slovo | definícia |
imitation (mass) | imitation
- umelý |
imitation (encz) | imitation,imitace Pavel Machek; Giza |
imitation (encz) | imitation,imitování n: Zdeněk Brož |
imitation (encz) | imitation,imitovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
imitation (encz) | imitation,náhražka n: Zdeněk Brož |
imitation (encz) | imitation,napodobení n: Zdeněk Brož |
imitation (encz) | imitation,napodobenina n: Zdeněk Brož |
imitation (encz) | imitation,napodobování n: Zdeněk Brož |
imitation (encz) | imitation,umělý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Imitation (gcide) | Imitation \Im"i*ta"tion\, n. [L. imitatio: cf. F. imitation.]
1. The act of imitating.
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Poesy is an art of imitation, . . . that is to say,
a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
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2. That which is made or produced as a copy; that which is
made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or
for fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance.
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Both these arts are not only true imitations of
nature, but of the best nature. --Dryden.
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3. (Mus.) One of the principal means of securing unity and
consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of
essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on
different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other
parts of voises. Cf. Canon.
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4. (Biol.) The act of condition of imitating another species
of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate,
v. t., 3.
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Note: Imitation is often used adjectively to characterize
things which have a deceptive appearance, simulating
the qualities of a superior article; -- opposed to
real or genuine; as, imitation lace; imitation
bronze; imitation modesty, etc.
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imitation (wn) | imitation
adj 1: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine
article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic
fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with
imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator
hide" [syn: fake, false, faux, imitation,
simulated]
n 1: the doctrine that representations of nature or human
behavior should be accurate imitations [ant: formalism]
2: something copied or derived from an original
3: copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
4: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic
effect [syn: caricature, imitation, impersonation] |
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imitation (mass) | imitation
- umelý |
limitation (mass) | limitation
- obmedzenie |
abject imitation (encz) | abject imitation,otrocká imitace abject imitation,otrocká napodobenina |
delimitation (encz) | delimitation,ohraničení n: Zdeněk Broždelimitation,vymezení n: Zdeněk Brož |
imitation (encz) | imitation,imitace Pavel Machek; Gizaimitation,imitování n: Zdeněk Brožimitation,imitovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožimitation,náhražka n: Zdeněk Brožimitation,napodobení n: Zdeněk Brožimitation,napodobenina n: Zdeněk Brožimitation,napodobování n: Zdeněk Brožimitation,umělý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
imitation leather (encz) | imitation leather, n: |
imitations (encz) | imitations,imitace pl. Zdeněk Brož |
limitation (encz) | limitation,limitace n: RNDr. Pavel Piskačlimitation,omezení n: Zdeněk Brož |
limitation of liability (encz) | limitation of liability,omezení odpovědnosti [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
limitations (encz) | limitations,omezení n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
statute of limitations (encz) | statute of limitations, |
Delimitation (gcide) | Delimitation \De*lim`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. delimitatio: cf. F.
d['e]limitation.]
The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries;
limitation. --Gladstone.
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Illimitation (gcide) | Illimitation \Il*lim`it*a"tion\, n. [Pref. il- not + limitation:
cf. F. illimitation.]
State of being illimitable; lack of, or freedom from,
limitation. --Bp. Hall.
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imitation oil of bitter almonds (gcide) | Nitrobenzene \Ni`tro*ben"zene\ (? or ?), n. [Nitro- + benzene.]
(Chem.)
A yellow aromatic liquid (C6H5.NO2), produced by the action
of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor
imitation oil of bitter almonds, or essence of mirbane.
It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large
quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called
also nitrobenzol.
[1913 Webster] NitrobenzolAlmond \Alm"ond\ ([aum]"m[u^]nd), n. [OE. almande, almaunde,
alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh: cf.
Sp. almendra. Cf. Amygdalate.]
1. The fruit of the almond tree.
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Note: The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled,
thick-shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the
products of different varieties of the one species,
Amygdalus communis, a native of the Mediterranean
region and western Asia.
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2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.
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3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One
of the tonsils.
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Almond oil, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter
almonds.
Oil of bitter almonds, a poisonous volatile oil obtained
from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation;
benzoic aldehyde.
Imitation oil of bitter almonds, nitrobenzene.
Almond tree (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond.
Almond willow (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of
a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow ({Salix
amygdalina}). --Shenstone.
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Imitation oil of bitter almonds (gcide) | Nitrobenzene \Ni`tro*ben"zene\ (? or ?), n. [Nitro- + benzene.]
(Chem.)
A yellow aromatic liquid (C6H5.NO2), produced by the action
of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor
imitation oil of bitter almonds, or essence of mirbane.
It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large
quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called
also nitrobenzol.
[1913 Webster] NitrobenzolAlmond \Alm"ond\ ([aum]"m[u^]nd), n. [OE. almande, almaunde,
alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh: cf.
Sp. almendra. Cf. Amygdalate.]
1. The fruit of the almond tree.
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Note: The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled,
thick-shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the
products of different varieties of the one species,
Amygdalus communis, a native of the Mediterranean
region and western Asia.
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2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.
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3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One
of the tonsils.
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Almond oil, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter
almonds.
Oil of bitter almonds, a poisonous volatile oil obtained
from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation;
benzoic aldehyde.
Imitation oil of bitter almonds, nitrobenzene.
Almond tree (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond.
Almond willow (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of
a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow ({Salix
amygdalina}). --Shenstone.
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Imitational (gcide) | Imitational \Im`i*ta"tion*al\, a.
Pertaining to, or employed in, imitation; as, imitational
propensities.
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Limitation (gcide) | Limitation \Lim`i*ta"tion\ (-t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. limitatio:
cf. F. limitation. See Limit, v. t.]
1. The act of limiting; the state or condition of being
limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved
by the council.
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They had no right to mistake the limitation . . . of
their own faculties, for an inherent limitation of
the possible modes of existence in the universe.
--J. S. Mill.
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2. That which limits; a restriction; a qualification; a
restraining condition, defining circumstance, or
qualifying conception; as, limitations of thought.
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The cause of error is ignorance what restraints and
limitations all principles have in regard of the
matter whereunto they are applicable. --Hooker.
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3. A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to
beg, or exercise their functions; also, the time during
which they were permitted to exercise their functions in
such a district. --Chaucer. Latimer.
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4. A limited time within or during which something is to be
done.
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You have stood your limitation, and the tribunes
Endue you with the people's voice. --Shak.
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5. (Law)
(a) A certain period limited by statute after which the
claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit.
(b) A settling of an estate or property by specific rules.
(c) A restriction of power; as, a constitutional
limitation. --Wharton. Bouvier.
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To know one's own limitations, to know the reach and limits
of one's abilities. --A. R. Wallace.
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Nonlimitation (gcide) | Nonlimitation \Non*lim`i*ta"tion\, n.
Want of limitation; failure to limit.
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Statute of limitations (gcide) | Statute \Stat"ute\ (-[-u]t), n. [F. statut, LL. statutum, from
L. statutus, p. p. of statuere to set, station, ordain, fr.
status position, station, fr. stare, statum, to stand. See
Stand, and cf. Constitute, Destitute.]
1. An act of the legislature of a state or country,
declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a
positive law; the written will of the legislature
expressed with all the requisite forms of legislation; --
used in distinction from common law. See Common law,
under Common, a. --Bouvier.
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Note: Statute is commonly applied to the acts of a
legislative body consisting of representatives. In
monarchies, the laws of the sovereign are called
edicts, decrees, ordinances, rescripts, etc. In works
on international law and in the Roman law, the term is
used as embracing all laws imposed by competent
authority. Statutes in this sense are divided into
statutes real, statutes personal, and statutes mixed;
statutes real applying to immovables; statutes personal
to movables; and statutes mixed to both classes of
property.
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2. An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a
permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university.
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3. An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by
statute) for the purpose of being hired; -- called also
statute fair. [Eng.] Cf. 3d Mop, 2. --Halliwell.
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Statute book, a record of laws or legislative acts.
--Blackstone.
Statute cap, a kind of woolen cap; -- so called because
enjoined to be worn by a statute, dated in 1571, in behalf
of the trade of cappers. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
Statute fair. See Statute, n., 3, above.
Statute labor, a definite amount of labor required for the
public service in making roads, bridges, etc., as in
certain English colonies.
Statute merchant (Eng. Law), a bond of record pursuant to
the stat. 13 Edw. I., acknowledged in form prescribed, on
which, if not paid at the day, an execution might be
awarded against the body, lands, and goods of the debtor,
and the obligee might hold the lands until out of the
rents and profits of them the debt was satisfied; --
called also a pocket judgment. It is now fallen into
disuse. --Tomlins. --Bouvier.
Statute mile. See under Mile.
Statute of limitations (Law), a statute assigning a certain
time, after which rights can not be enforced by action.
Statute staple, a bond of record acknowledged before the
mayor of the staple, by virtue of which the creditor may,
on nonpayment, forthwith have execution against the body,
lands, and goods of the debtor, as in the statute
merchant. It is now disused. --Blackstone.
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Syn: Act; regulation; edict; decree. See Law.
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