| slovo | definícia |
rarefy
(encz) | rarefy,zjemnit Pavel Cvrček |
rarefy
(encz) | rarefy,zředit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Rarefy
(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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Rarefy
(gcide) | Rarefy \Rar"e*fy\, v. i.
To become less dense; to become thin and porous. "Earth
rarefies to dew." --Dryden.
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rarefy
(wn) | rarefy
v 1: lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"
2: make more subtle or refined [syn: rarefy, sublimate,
subtilize]
3: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) [syn:
rarefy, attenuate] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
rarefy
(encz) | rarefy,zjemnit Pavel Cvrčekrarefy,zředit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Rarefying
(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.
[1913 Webster] |
rarefy
(wn) | rarefy
v 1: lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"
2: make more subtle or refined [syn: rarefy, sublimate,
subtilize]
3: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) [syn:
rarefy, attenuate] |
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