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labyrinth
(encz) | labyrinth,bludiště n: J. Polach |
labyrinth
(encz) | labyrinth,labyrint n: J. Polach |
Labyrinth
(gcide) | Labyrinth \Lab"y*rinth\, n. [L. labyrinthus, Gr. laby`rinthos:
cf. F. labyrinthe.]
1. An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which
render it difficult to find the way from the interior to
the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths.
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Note: The Labyrinth of Classical Mythology was a vast maze
constructed by Daedalus on the island of Crete, in
order to confine the Minotaur; the task was done at the
command of King Minos. One theory suggests that the
myth had some basis in the structure of the palace of
King Minos at Knossos, in Crete, it being a
multistoried royal palace with labyrinthine passages
between rooms.
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2. Hence: Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an
ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden, having
high hedges separating confusingly convoluted passages.
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3. Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved
form, or having a very complicated nature.
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The serpent . . . fast sleeping soon he found,
In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled. --Milton.
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The labyrinth of the mind. --Tennyson.
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4. An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.
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I' the maze and winding labyrinths o' the world.
--Denham.
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5. (Anat.) The internal ear. See Note under Ear.
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6. (Metal.) A series of canals through which a stream of
water is directed for suspending, carrying off, and
depositing at different distances, the ground ore of a
metal. --Ure.
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7. (Arch.) A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often
inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.
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Syn: Maze; confusion; intricacy; windings.
Usage: Labyrinth, Maze. Labyrinth, originally; the name
of an edifice or excavation, carries the idea of
design, and construction in a permanent form, while
maze is used of anything confused or confusing,
whether fixed or shifting. Maze is less restricted in
its figurative uses than labyrinth. We speak of the
labyrinth of the ear, or of the mind, and of a
labyrinth of difficulties; but of the mazes of the
dance, the mazes of political intrigue, or of the mind
being in a maze.
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labyrinth
(wn) | labyrinth
n 1: complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to
get lost [syn: maze, labyrinth]
2: a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with
hearing and equilibrium [syn: inner ear, internal ear,
labyrinth] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
labyrinth
(encz) | labyrinth,bludiště n: J. Polachlabyrinth,labyrint n: J. Polach |
labyrinthian
(encz) | labyrinthian, adj: |
labyrinthine
(encz) | labyrinthine,bludištní adj: Zdeněk Brožlabyrinthine,spletitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
labyrinthine artery
(encz) | labyrinthine artery, n: |
labyrinthine sense
(encz) | labyrinthine sense, n: |
labyrinthine vein
(encz) | labyrinthine vein, n: |
labyrinthitis
(encz) | labyrinthitis, n: |
labyrinthodont
(encz) | labyrinthodont,labyrintodont Zdeněk Brož |
labyrinths
(encz) | labyrinths,bludiště n: pl. J. Polach |
membranous labyrinth
(encz) | membranous labyrinth, n: |
osseous labyrinth
(encz) | osseous labyrinth, n: |
superorder labyrinthodonta
(encz) | superorder Labyrinthodonta, n: |
superorder labyrinthodontia
(encz) | superorder Labyrinthodontia, n: |
Labyrinthal
(gcide) | Labyrinthal \Lab`y*rin"thal\, a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a labyrinth; intricate;
labyrinthian.
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Labyrinthian
(gcide) | Labyrinthian \Lab`y*rin"thi*an\, a.
Intricately winding; like a labyrinth; perplexed;
labyrinthal.
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Labyrinthibranch
(gcide) | Labyrinthibranch \Lab`y*rin"thi*branch\, a. [See Labyrinth,
and Branchia.] (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthici. -- n. One of the
Labyrinthici. Labyrinthic |
Labyrinthic
(gcide) | Labyrinthic \Lab`y*rin"thic\, Labyrinthical \Lab`y*rin`thic*al\,
a. [L. labyrinthicus: cf. F. labyrinthique.]
Like or pertaining to a labyrinth.
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Labyrinthical
(gcide) | Labyrinthic \Lab`y*rin"thic\, Labyrinthical \Lab`y*rin`thic*al\,
a. [L. labyrinthicus: cf. F. labyrinthique.]
Like or pertaining to a labyrinth.
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Labyrinthici
(gcide) | Labyrinthici \Lab`y*rin"thi*ci\, n. pl. [NL. See Labyrinth.]
(Zool.)
An order of teleostean fishes, including the Anabas, or
climbing perch, and other allied fishes.
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Note: They have, connected with the gill chamber, a special
cavity in which a labyrinthiform membrane is arranged
so as to retain water to supply the gills while the
fish leaves the water and travels about on land, or
even climbs trees.
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Labyrinthiform
(gcide) | Labyrinthiform \Lab`y*rin"thi*form\, a. [Labyrinth + -form: cf.
F. labyrinthiforme.]
Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.
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Labyrinthine
(gcide) | Labyrinthine \Lab`y*rin"thine\, a.
Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal;
labyrinthian.
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Labyrinthodon
(gcide) | Labyrinthodon \Lab`y*rin"tho*don\, n. [Gr. laby`rinthos
labyrinth + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Paleon.)
A genus of very large fossil amphibians, of the Triassic
period, having bony plates on the under side of the body. It
is the type of the order Labyrinthodonta. Called also
Mastodonsaurus.
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Labyrinthodont
(gcide) | Labyrinthodont \Lab`y*rin"tho*dont\, a. (Paleon.)
Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthodonta. -- n. One of the
Labyrinthodonta.
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Labyrinthodonta
(gcide) | Labyrinthodonta \Lab`y*rin`tho*don"ta\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See
Labyrinthodon.] (Paleon.)
An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genus
Labyrinthodon, and many other allied forms, from the
Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic formations. By recent
writers they are divided into two or more orders. See
Stegocephala.
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(st[e^]g`[-o]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ste`gh
roof + kefalh` head.] (Paleon.)
An extinct order of amphibians found fossil in the Mesozoic
rocks; called also Stegocephali, and Labyrinthodonta.
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Note: Their teeth, in transverse sections, usually show a
labyrinthiform arrangement of the cement and dentine.
The under side of the body was covered with bony
plates. Some of the Stegocephala were of very large
size, and the form of the body varied from short, stout
forms to others that were as slender as serpents.
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artery of the labyrinth
(wn) | artery of the labyrinth
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that
supplies the labyrinth [syn: labyrinthine artery, {artery
of the labyrinth}, internal auditory artery] |
bony labyrinth
(wn) | bony labyrinth
n 1: cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that
contains the membranous labyrinth [syn: bony labyrinth,
osseous labyrinth] |
labyrinth
(wn) | labyrinth
n 1: complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to
get lost [syn: maze, labyrinth]
2: a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with
hearing and equilibrium [syn: inner ear, internal ear,
labyrinth] |
labyrinth of minos
(wn) | Labyrinth of Minos
n 1: a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command
of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur |
labyrinthian
(wn) | labyrinthian
adj 1: resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a
labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths" [syn:
labyrinthine, labyrinthian, mazy] |
labyrinthine
(wn) | labyrinthine
adj 1: relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear;
"labyrinthine deafness"
2: resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine
network of tortuous footpaths" [syn: labyrinthine,
labyrinthian, mazy] |
labyrinthine artery
(wn) | labyrinthine artery
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that
supplies the labyrinth [syn: labyrinthine artery, {artery
of the labyrinth}, internal auditory artery] |
labyrinthine sense
(wn) | labyrinthine sense
n 1: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear
that registers the orientation of the head [syn:
equilibrium, labyrinthine sense, vestibular sense,
sense of balance, sense of equilibrium] |
labyrinthine vein
(wn) | labyrinthine vein
n 1: veins that drain the inner ear [syn: labyrinthine vein,
internal auditory vein] |
labyrinthitis
(wn) | labyrinthitis
n 1: inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and
vomiting [syn: labyrinthitis, otitis interna] |
labyrinthodont
(wn) | labyrinthodont
n 1: an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia |
labyrinthodonta
(wn) | Labyrinthodonta
n 1: extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied
salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened
skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic [syn:
Labyrinthodontia, superorder Labyrinthodontia,
Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodonta] |
labyrinthodontia
(wn) | Labyrinthodontia
n 1: extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied
salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened
skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic [syn:
Labyrinthodontia, superorder Labyrinthodontia,
Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodonta] |
membranous labyrinth
(wn) | membranous labyrinth
n 1: the sensory structures of the inner ear including the
labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within
the bony labyrinth |
osseous labyrinth
(wn) | osseous labyrinth
n 1: cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that
contains the membranous labyrinth [syn: bony labyrinth,
osseous labyrinth] |
superorder labyrinthodonta
(wn) | superorder Labyrinthodonta
n 1: extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied
salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened
skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic [syn:
Labyrinthodontia, superorder Labyrinthodontia,
Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodonta] |
superorder labyrinthodontia
(wn) | superorder Labyrinthodontia
n 1: extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied
salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened
skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic [syn:
Labyrinthodontia, superorder Labyrinthodontia,
Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodonta] |
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