slovo | definícia |
rarefied (encz) | rarefied,zředěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Rarefied (gcide) | Rarefy \Rar"e*fy\ (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]; 277), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Rarefied (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Rarefying (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [F. rar['e]fier;
L. rarus rare + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L.
rarefacere. See -fy.]
To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or
enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; --
opposed to condense.
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rarefied (wn) | rarefied
adj 1: having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the
rarefied mountain air" [syn: rare, rarefied,
rarified]
2: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown
ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand
purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand,
high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified,
idealistic, noble-minded] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
rarefied (encz) | rarefied,zředěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
rarefied (wn) | rarefied
adj 1: having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the
rarefied mountain air" [syn: rare, rarefied,
rarified]
2: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown
ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand
purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand,
high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified,
idealistic, noble-minded] |
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