| slovo | definícia |
alto
(encz) | alto,alt n: Zdeněk Brož |
alto
(gcide) | Viola \Vi"o*la\, n. [It. See Viol.] (Mus.)
An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but
larger, and a fifth lower in compass.
[1913 Webster]
Viola da braccio [It., viol for the arm], the tenor viol,
or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is
written in the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the
alto.
Viola da gamba [It., viol for the leg], an instrument
resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the
knees. It is now rarely used.
Viola da spalla [It., viol for the shoulder], an instrument
formerly used, resembling the viola, and intermediate in
size between the viola and the viola da gamba.
Viola di amore [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole d'amour], a
viol, larger than the viola, having catgut strings upon,
and brass or steel wires under, the keyboard. These,
sounding sympathetically with the strings, yield a
peculiarly soft and silvery sound. It is now seldom used.
[1913 Webster] |
Alto
(gcide) | Alto \Al"to\, n.; pl. Altos. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf.
Alt.]
1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or
counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest
female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and
soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor.
[1913 Webster]
2. An alto singer.
[1913 Webster]
Alto clef (Mus.) the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef,
placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of
the staff. --Moore.
[1913 Webster] |
alto
(gcide) | high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched,
nasal}; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto;
falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp;
screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing;
soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]
Syn: high.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
[WordNet 1.5] high-power |
alto
(wn) | alto
adj 1: of or being the lowest female voice [syn: alto,
contralto]
2: of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that
of tenor [syn: countertenor, alto]
3: (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group;
"alto clarinet or recorder"
n 1: a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
2: the lowest female singing voice [syn: contralto, alto]
3: the highest adult male singing voice [syn: countertenor,
alto]
4: (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a
family of musical instruments
5: the pitch range of the lowest female voice |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
altogether
(mass) | altogether
- celkom, úplne |
realtor
(mass) | realtor
- realitný agent |
signaltonoise
(mass) | signal-to-noise
- odstup signálu od šumu |
asfaltový
(msas) | asfaltový
- tarry |
kobaltový
(msas) | kobaltový
- cobalt |
asfaltovy
(msasasci) | asfaltovy
- tarry |
kobaltovy
(msasasci) | kobaltovy
- cobalt |
altogether
(encz) | altogether,dohromady adv: altogether,naprosto adv: Zdeněk Brožaltogether,úplně adv: Zdeněk Brožaltogether,vesměs adv: Zdeněk Brožaltogether,zcela adv: Zdeněk Brož |
alton
(encz) | Alton,Alton n: [jmén.] příjmení, mužské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
contralto
(encz) | contralto,kontraalt n: Zdeněk Brož |
dalton
(encz) | Dalton,Dalton n: [jmén.] příjmení, mužské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
galton
(encz) | Galton, |
in the altogether
(encz) | in the altogether, adj: |
malton
(encz) | Malton,Malton n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
maltose
(encz) | maltose,maltóza n: Zdeněk Brožmaltose,sladový cukr Zdeněk Brož |
realtor
(encz) | realtor,obchodník s nemovitostmi n: [amer.] Rostislav Svoboda |
salton
(encz) | Salton,Salton n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
walton
(encz) | Walton,Walton n: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA, mužské křestní
jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
alton
(czen) | Alton,Altonn: [jmén.] příjmení, mužské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
asfaltovaný
(czen) | asfaltovaný,tarredadj: střecha ap. Pino |
asfaltovat
(czen) | asfaltovat,asphaltv: Zdeněk Brožasfaltovat,bituminizev: Zdeněk Brož |
asfaltový
(czen) | asfaltový,asphalticadj: Zdeněk Brožasfaltový,tarredadj: Pinoasfaltový,tarryadj: Zdeněk Brož |
asfaltový chodník
(czen) | asfaltový chodník,tarmacadamn: Zdeněk Brož |
dalton
(czen) | Dalton,Daltonn: [jmén.] příjmení, mužské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
kobaltová modř
(czen) | kobaltová modř,cobalt bluen: VlKkobaltová modř,cobalt ultramarinen: VlKkobaltová modř,smalt Zdeněk Brož |
kobaltový
(czen) | kobaltový,smaltadj: Zdeněk Brož |
malton
(czen) | Malton,Maltonn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
salto
(czen) | salto,flip Zdeněk Brožsalto,somersault |
salto dozadu
(czen) | salto dozadu,backflip ari100 |
salton
(czen) | Salton,Saltonn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
smaltovaný
(czen) | smaltovaný,enameledadj: Zdeněk Brož |
střelba na asfaltové holuby
(czen) | střelba na asfaltové holuby,trapshootingn: [sport.] Jiří Dadák |
vrhač asfaltových terčů
(czen) | vrhač asfaltových terčů,trapn: pro sportovní střelbu Petr Prášek |
walton
(czen) | Walton,Waltonn: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA, mužské křestní
jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Alto
(gcide) | Viola \Vi"o*la\, n. [It. See Viol.] (Mus.)
An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but
larger, and a fifth lower in compass.
[1913 Webster]
Viola da braccio [It., viol for the arm], the tenor viol,
or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is
written in the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the
alto.
Viola da gamba [It., viol for the leg], an instrument
resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the
knees. It is now rarely used.
Viola da spalla [It., viol for the shoulder], an instrument
formerly used, resembling the viola, and intermediate in
size between the viola and the viola da gamba.
Viola di amore [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole d'amour], a
viol, larger than the viola, having catgut strings upon,
and brass or steel wires under, the keyboard. These,
sounding sympathetically with the strings, yield a
peculiarly soft and silvery sound. It is now seldom used.
[1913 Webster]Alto \Al"to\, n.; pl. Altos. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf.
Alt.]
1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or
counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest
female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and
soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor.
[1913 Webster]
2. An alto singer.
[1913 Webster]
Alto clef (Mus.) the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef,
placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of
the staff. --Moore.
[1913 Webster]high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched,
nasal}; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto;
falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp;
screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing;
soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]
Syn: high.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
[WordNet 1.5] high-power |
alto clef
(gcide) | Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf.
Contratenor, and see Tenor a part in music.] (Mus.)
One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the
treble; high tenor.
[1913 Webster]
Counter-tenor clef (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the
third line; -- also called alto clef.
[1913 Webster]Alto \Al"to\, n.; pl. Altos. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf.
Alt.]
1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or
counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest
female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and
soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor.
[1913 Webster]
2. An alto singer.
[1913 Webster]
Alto clef (Mus.) the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef,
placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of
the staff. --Moore.
[1913 Webster]Clef \Clef\ (kl[e^]f; 277), n. [F. clef key, a key in music, fr.
L. clavis key. See Clavicle.] (Mus.)
A character used in musical notation to determine the
position and pitch of the scale as represented on the staff.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The clefs are three in number, called the C, F, and G
clefs, and are probably corruptions or modifications of
these letters. They indicate that the letters of
absolute pitch belonging to the lines upon which they
are placed, are respectively C, F, and G. The F or bass
clef, and the G or treble clef, are fixed in their
positions upon the staff. The C clef may have three
positions. It may be placed upon the first or lower
line of the staff, in which case it is called soprano
clef, upon the third line, in which case it called alto
clef, or upon the fourth line, in which case tenor
clef. It rarely or never is placed upon the second
line, except in ancient music. See other forms of C
clef under C, 2.
[1913 Webster]
Alto clef, Bass clef. See under Alto, Bass.
[1913 Webster] |
Alto clef
(gcide) | Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf.
Contratenor, and see Tenor a part in music.] (Mus.)
One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the
treble; high tenor.
[1913 Webster]
Counter-tenor clef (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the
third line; -- also called alto clef.
[1913 Webster]Alto \Al"to\, n.; pl. Altos. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf.
Alt.]
1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or
counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest
female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and
soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor.
[1913 Webster]
2. An alto singer.
[1913 Webster]
Alto clef (Mus.) the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef,
placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of
the staff. --Moore.
[1913 Webster]Clef \Clef\ (kl[e^]f; 277), n. [F. clef key, a key in music, fr.
L. clavis key. See Clavicle.] (Mus.)
A character used in musical notation to determine the
position and pitch of the scale as represented on the staff.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The clefs are three in number, called the C, F, and G
clefs, and are probably corruptions or modifications of
these letters. They indicate that the letters of
absolute pitch belonging to the lines upon which they
are placed, are respectively C, F, and G. The F or bass
clef, and the G or treble clef, are fixed in their
positions upon the staff. The C clef may have three
positions. It may be placed upon the first or lower
line of the staff, in which case it is called soprano
clef, upon the third line, in which case it called alto
clef, or upon the fourth line, in which case tenor
clef. It rarely or never is placed upon the second
line, except in ancient music. See other forms of C
clef under C, 2.
[1913 Webster]
Alto clef, Bass clef. See under Alto, Bass.
[1913 Webster] |
alto contralto
(gcide) | low-pitched \low-pitched\ adj.
1. low in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of high-pitched. [Narrower terms: {alto,
contralto ; {baritone ; {bass, deep ; {contrabass,
double-bass ; {throaty ]
Syn: low.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. set at a low angle or slant; having a low degree of pitch;
as, a low-pitched roof.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Alto-cumulus
(gcide) | Alto-cumulus \Al`to-cu"mu*lus\, n. [L. altus high + L. & E.
cumulus.] (Meteor.)
A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or
grayish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often
grouped in flocks or rows.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Altogether
(gcide) | Altogether \Al`to*geth"er\, adv. [OE. altogedere; al all +
togedere together. See Together.]
1. All together; conjointly. [Obs.]
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Altogether they went at once. --Chaucer.
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2. Without exception; wholly; completely.
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Every man at his best state is altogether vanity.
--Ps. xxxix.
5.
[1913 Webster]altogether \altogether\ n.
1. nakedness; -- used mostly in the phrase "in the
altogether". [informal]
Syn: raw, buff, birthday suit
[WordNet 1.5] |
altogether
(gcide) | Altogether \Al`to*geth"er\, adv. [OE. altogedere; al all +
togedere together. See Together.]
1. All together; conjointly. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Altogether they went at once. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
2. Without exception; wholly; completely.
[1913 Webster]
Every man at his best state is altogether vanity.
--Ps. xxxix.
5.
[1913 Webster]altogether \altogether\ n.
1. nakedness; -- used mostly in the phrase "in the
altogether". [informal]
Syn: raw, buff, birthday suit
[WordNet 1.5] |
Altometer
(gcide) | Altometer \Al*tom"e*ter\, n. [L. altus high + -meter.]
A theodolite. --Knight.
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Alto-relievo
(gcide) | Alto-relievo \Al"to-re*lie"vo\, n.
Alto-rilievo.
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altorilievo
(gcide) | Relief \Re*lief"\ (r?-l?f"), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly,
a lifting up, a standing out. See Relieve, and cf.
Basrelief, Rilievi.]
1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the
removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything
oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained;
succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress.
[1913 Webster]
He sees the dire contagion spread so fast,
That, where it seizes, all relief is vain. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by
the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as,
a relief of a sentry.
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For this relief much thanks; 'tis bitter cold.
--Shak.
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3. That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort,
uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or
comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of
duty by taking the place of another; a relay.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Feudal Law) A fine or composition which the heir of a
deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of
taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles,
had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the
tenant.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Sculp. & Arch.) The projection of a figure above the
ground or plane on which it is formed.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Relief is of three kinds, namely, high relief
(altorilievo), low relief, (basso-rilievo), and
demirelief (mezzo-rilievo). See these terms in the
Vocabulary.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Paint.) The appearance of projection given by shading,
shadow, etc., to any figure.
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7. (Fort.) The height to which works are raised above the
bottom of the ditch. --Wilhelm.
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8. (Physical Geog.) The elevations and surface undulations of
a country. --Guyot.
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Relief valve, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of
steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve.
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Syn: Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance;
remedy; redress; indemnification.
[1913 Webster]Alto-rilievo \Al"to-ri*lie*vo\, n.; pl. Alto-rilievos. [It.]
(Sculp.)
High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project
more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an
alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo.
[1913 Webster]
Note: When the figure stands only half out, it is called
mezzo-rilievo, demi-rilievo, or medium relief; when its
projection is less than one half, basso-rilievo,
bas-relief, or low relief.
[1913 Webster] altostratus |
Alto-rilievo
(gcide) | Relief \Re*lief"\ (r?-l?f"), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly,
a lifting up, a standing out. See Relieve, and cf.
Basrelief, Rilievi.]
1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the
removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything
oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained;
succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress.
[1913 Webster]
He sees the dire contagion spread so fast,
That, where it seizes, all relief is vain. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by
the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as,
a relief of a sentry.
[1913 Webster]
For this relief much thanks; 'tis bitter cold.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort,
uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or
comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of
duty by taking the place of another; a relay.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Feudal Law) A fine or composition which the heir of a
deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of
taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles,
had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the
tenant.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Sculp. & Arch.) The projection of a figure above the
ground or plane on which it is formed.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Relief is of three kinds, namely, high relief
(altorilievo), low relief, (basso-rilievo), and
demirelief (mezzo-rilievo). See these terms in the
Vocabulary.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Paint.) The appearance of projection given by shading,
shadow, etc., to any figure.
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7. (Fort.) The height to which works are raised above the
bottom of the ditch. --Wilhelm.
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8. (Physical Geog.) The elevations and surface undulations of
a country. --Guyot.
[1913 Webster]
Relief valve, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of
steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance;
remedy; redress; indemnification.
[1913 Webster]Alto-rilievo \Al"to-ri*lie*vo\, n.; pl. Alto-rilievos. [It.]
(Sculp.)
High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project
more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an
alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo.
[1913 Webster]
Note: When the figure stands only half out, it is called
mezzo-rilievo, demi-rilievo, or medium relief; when its
projection is less than one half, basso-rilievo,
bas-relief, or low relief.
[1913 Webster] altostratus |
Alto-rilievos
(gcide) | Alto-rilievo \Al"to-ri*lie*vo\, n.; pl. Alto-rilievos. [It.]
(Sculp.)
High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project
more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an
alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo.
[1913 Webster]
Note: When the figure stands only half out, it is called
mezzo-rilievo, demi-rilievo, or medium relief; when its
projection is less than one half, basso-rilievo,
bas-relief, or low relief.
[1913 Webster] altostratus |
Altos
(gcide) | Alto \Al"to\, n.; pl. Altos. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf.
Alt.]
1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or
counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest
female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and
soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor.
[1913 Webster]
2. An alto singer.
[1913 Webster]
Alto clef (Mus.) the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef,
placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of
the staff. --Moore.
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Alto-stratus
(gcide) | altostratus \altostratus\, Alto-stratus \Al`to-stra"tus\, n. [L.
altus high + L. & E. stratus.] (Meteor.)
A cloud formation similar to cirro-stratus, but heavier and
at a lower level; a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude
of 2 or 3 miles.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5] |
altostratus
(gcide) | altostratus \altostratus\, Alto-stratus \Al`to-stra"tus\, n. [L.
altus high + L. & E. stratus.] (Meteor.)
A cloud formation similar to cirro-stratus, but heavier and
at a lower level; a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude
of 2 or 3 miles.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5] |
Basaltoid
(gcide) | Basaltoid \Ba*salt"oid\, a. [Basalt + -oid.]
Formed like basalt; basaltiform.
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Cobaltous
(gcide) | Cobaltous \Co*balt"ous\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; -- said
esp. of cobalt compounds in which the metal has its lower
valence.
[1913 Webster]
Cobaltous chloride, a crystalline compound, CoCl2, of a
pale rose color when hydrous, blue when dehydrated. Its
solution is used for a sympathetic ink, the writing being
nearly colorless when dried in the air, owing to absorbed
moisture, and becoming bright blue when warmed.
[1913 Webster] |
Cobaltous chloride
(gcide) | Cobaltous \Co*balt"ous\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; -- said
esp. of cobalt compounds in which the metal has its lower
valence.
[1913 Webster]
Cobaltous chloride, a crystalline compound, CoCl2, of a
pale rose color when hydrous, blue when dehydrated. Its
solution is used for a sympathetic ink, the writing being
nearly colorless when dried in the air, owing to absorbed
moisture, and becoming bright blue when warmed.
[1913 Webster] |
Contralto
(gcide) | Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? or ?), n. [It., fr. contra + alto.
See Alto.] (Mus.)
(a) The part sung by the highest male or lowest female
voices; the alto or counter tenor.
(b) the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice
is a contralto; she is a contralto.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The usual range of the contralto voice is from G, below
middle C, to the C above that; though exceptionally it
embraces two octaves.
[1913 Webster]Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? or ?), a. (Mus.)
Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music
called contralto; as, a contralto voice.
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countertenor alto
(gcide) | high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched,
nasal}; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto;
falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp;
screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing;
soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]
Syn: high.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
[WordNet 1.5] high-power |
Dalton
(gcide) | Microcrith \Mi`cro*crith"\, n. [Micro- + crith.] (Chem.)
The weight of the half hydrogen molecule, or of the hydrogen
atom, at one time taken as the standard in comparing the
atomic weights of the elements; thus, an atom of oxygen
weighs sixteen microcriths. This unit is no longer used, and
has been replaced by the Dalton, which is of approximately
the same value. See molecular weight and Crith. --J. P.
Cooke.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Dalton \Dalton\ n.
John Dalton, scientist, born 1766, died 1844.
Syn: John Dalton.
[WordNet 1.5]dalton \dalton\ n. [from the chemist John Dalton, proponent of
the modern atomic theory of matter.]
a unit of mass, approximately 1.66 x 10^-24 grams; -- it is
approximately equal to the mass of one hydrogen atom, but the
exact value differs slightly as used in physics and
chemistry. It is used mostly to describe the size of proteins
and nucleic acids in biochemistry.
Note: Molecular weights are often expressed as dimensionless
units, the unit being understood (in chemistry) to be
the atomic mass unit with carbon equal to 14. Thus
having a "molecular weight of 255" means the same as
each molecule having a mass of 255 daltons.
Syn: Syn. atomic mass unit.
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dalton
(gcide) | Microcrith \Mi`cro*crith"\, n. [Micro- + crith.] (Chem.)
The weight of the half hydrogen molecule, or of the hydrogen
atom, at one time taken as the standard in comparing the
atomic weights of the elements; thus, an atom of oxygen
weighs sixteen microcriths. This unit is no longer used, and
has been replaced by the Dalton, which is of approximately
the same value. See molecular weight and Crith. --J. P.
Cooke.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Dalton \Dalton\ n.
John Dalton, scientist, born 1766, died 1844.
Syn: John Dalton.
[WordNet 1.5]dalton \dalton\ n. [from the chemist John Dalton, proponent of
the modern atomic theory of matter.]
a unit of mass, approximately 1.66 x 10^-24 grams; -- it is
approximately equal to the mass of one hydrogen atom, but the
exact value differs slightly as used in physics and
chemistry. It is used mostly to describe the size of proteins
and nucleic acids in biochemistry.
Note: Molecular weights are often expressed as dimensionless
units, the unit being understood (in chemistry) to be
the atomic mass unit with carbon equal to 14. Thus
having a "molecular weight of 255" means the same as
each molecule having a mass of 255 daltons.
Syn: Syn. atomic mass unit.
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