| slovo | definícia |
condor
(encz) | condor,kondor n: Zdeněk Brož |
Condor
(gcide) | Condor \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r),
n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.]
1. (Zool.) A very large bird of the Vulture family
(Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated
parts of the Andes.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The California vulture ({Gymnogyps
californianus}), also called California condor. [Local,
U. S.]
Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered
species. The California condor used to number in the
thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the
United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could
be identified in the wild. A breeding program was
instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in
captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds
had been reintroduced into the wild.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
3. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and
equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold,
and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also colon.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is
no longer coined.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
condor
(wn) | condor
n 1: the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere |
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condor
(encz) | condor,kondor n: Zdeněk Brož |
secondorder plant
(encz) | secondorder plant,systém druhého řádu [tech.] v.martin |
California condor
(gcide) | Condor \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r),
n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.]
1. (Zool.) A very large bird of the Vulture family
(Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated
parts of the Andes.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The California vulture ({Gymnogyps
californianus}), also called California condor. [Local,
U. S.]
Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered
species. The California condor used to number in the
thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the
United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could
be identified in the wild. A breeding program was
instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in
captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds
had been reintroduced into the wild.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
3. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and
equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold,
and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also colon.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is
no longer coined.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]California condor \Cal`i*for"ni*a con"dor\ (Zool.)
a large vulture (Gymnogyps californianus), also called
California vulture.
Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered
species. The California condor used to number in the
thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the
United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could
be identified in the wild. A breeding program was
instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in
captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds
had been reintroduced into the wild.
[PJC] |
Condorcet
(gcide) | Condorcet \Condorcet\ prop. n.
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet,
a French philosopher and mathematician, born 17 Sept 1743,
died 29 March 1794. His most important work was on
probability and the philosophy of mathematics. His most
important treatise was "Essay on the Application of Analysis
to the Probability of Majority Decisions" (1785), an
extremely important work in the development of the theory of
probability. His work in probability led him to a study of
voting methods, and laid the groundwork for the various
ranked-pairs voting methods, which are often referred to as
"Condorcet's Method". |
andean condor
(wn) | Andean condor
n 1: large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and
white neck ruff [syn: Andean condor, Vultur gryphus] |
california condor
(wn) | California condor
n 1: North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct
[syn: California condor, Gymnogyps californianus] |
condor
(wn) | condor
n 1: the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere |
condorcet
(wn) | Condorcet
n 1: French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794) [syn:
Condorcet, Marquis de Condorcet, {Marie Jean Antoine
Nicolas Caritat}] |
marquis de condorcet
(wn) | Marquis de Condorcet
n 1: French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794) [syn:
Condorcet, Marquis de Condorcet, {Marie Jean Antoine
Nicolas Caritat}] |
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