| slovo | definícia |
boost
(mass) | boost
- zvýšiť |
boost
(encz) | boost,oživit v: Zdeněk Brož |
boost
(encz) | boost,podpořit v: Zdeněk Brož |
boost
(encz) | boost,pozvednout v: Zdeněk Brož |
boost
(encz) | boost,stupňovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
boost
(encz) | boost,zesílit v: Zdeněk Brož |
boost
(encz) | boost,zvýšit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Boost
(gcide) | Boost \Boost\ (b[=oo]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boosted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Boosting.] [Cf. Boast, v. i.]
To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to
climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles,
or in making advancement. [Colloq. U. S.]
[1913 Webster] |
Boost
(gcide) | Boost \Boost\ (b[=oo]st), n.
A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb;
help. [Colloq. U. S.]
[1913 Webster] |
boost
(wn) | boost
n 1: the act of giving hope or support to someone [syn: boost,
encouragement]
2: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
[syn: rise, boost, hike, cost increase]
3: the act of giving a push; "he gave her a boost over the
fence"
v 1: increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" [syn: hike,
hike up, boost]
2: give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost
the economy"
3: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the
use of computers in the classroom" [syn: promote,
advance, boost, further, encourage]
4: increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical
circuit" [syn: boost, advance, supercharge]
5: push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer
had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
boosting
(mass) | boosting
- plniť |
boost converter
(encz) | boost converter,DC spínaný měnič n: [tech.] výstupní napětí > vstupní
napětí Jiří Dadákboost converter,spínaný zdroj n: [el.] parkmaj |
boost up
(encz) | boost up,podpořit v: Zdeněk Brožboost up,vysadit v: Zdeněk Brož |
boosted
(encz) | boosted,zesílený Jaroslav Šedivý |
booster
(encz) | booster,podpora n: Zdeněk Brožbooster,pomocný motor Zdeněk Brož |
boosting
(encz) | boosting,plnění n: Zdeněk Brožboosting,zesilování n: Zdeněk Brož |
give you a boost
(encz) | give you a boost, |
morale booster
(encz) | morale booster, n: |
takeoff booster
(encz) | takeoff booster, n: |
tax boost
(encz) | tax boost, n: |
Boost
(gcide) | Boost \Boost\ (b[=oo]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boosted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Boosting.] [Cf. Boast, v. i.]
To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to
climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles,
or in making advancement. [Colloq. U. S.]
[1913 Webster]Boost \Boost\ (b[=oo]st), n.
A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb;
help. [Colloq. U. S.]
[1913 Webster] |
Boosted
(gcide) | Boost \Boost\ (b[=oo]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boosted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Boosting.] [Cf. Boast, v. i.]
To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to
climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles,
or in making advancement. [Colloq. U. S.]
[1913 Webster] |
Booster
(gcide) | Booster \Boost"er\ (b[=oo]st"[~e]r), n.
1. (Elec.) An instrument for regulating the electro-motive
force in an alternating-current circuit; -- so called
because used to "boost", or raise, the pressure in the
circuit.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. an enthusiastic supporter.
[PJC]
3. the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or
part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second
stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is
detached after the fuel is spent. Also called {booster
rocket}. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist
the takeoff of airplanes.
[PJC]
4. (Med.) an immunizing medication given after an initial
immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended
immunity. Also called booster dose. When in the form of
an injection, it may be called a booster shot.
[PJC]
5. any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide
increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a
pumping device.
[PJC]
6. (Mil.) an explosive charge which is more powerful than a
primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure
detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps
containing separate compartments for primer and booster
are used as detonators for certain explosives.
[PJC] |
booster dose
(gcide) | Booster \Boost"er\ (b[=oo]st"[~e]r), n.
1. (Elec.) An instrument for regulating the electro-motive
force in an alternating-current circuit; -- so called
because used to "boost", or raise, the pressure in the
circuit.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. an enthusiastic supporter.
[PJC]
3. the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or
part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second
stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is
detached after the fuel is spent. Also called {booster
rocket}. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist
the takeoff of airplanes.
[PJC]
4. (Med.) an immunizing medication given after an initial
immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended
immunity. Also called booster dose. When in the form of
an injection, it may be called a booster shot.
[PJC]
5. any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide
increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a
pumping device.
[PJC]
6. (Mil.) an explosive charge which is more powerful than a
primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure
detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps
containing separate compartments for primer and booster
are used as detonators for certain explosives.
[PJC] |
booster rocket
(gcide) | Booster \Boost"er\ (b[=oo]st"[~e]r), n.
1. (Elec.) An instrument for regulating the electro-motive
force in an alternating-current circuit; -- so called
because used to "boost", or raise, the pressure in the
circuit.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. an enthusiastic supporter.
[PJC]
3. the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or
part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second
stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is
detached after the fuel is spent. Also called {booster
rocket}. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist
the takeoff of airplanes.
[PJC]
4. (Med.) an immunizing medication given after an initial
immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended
immunity. Also called booster dose. When in the form of
an injection, it may be called a booster shot.
[PJC]
5. any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide
increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a
pumping device.
[PJC]
6. (Mil.) an explosive charge which is more powerful than a
primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure
detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps
containing separate compartments for primer and booster
are used as detonators for certain explosives.
[PJC] |
booster shot
(gcide) | Booster \Boost"er\ (b[=oo]st"[~e]r), n.
1. (Elec.) An instrument for regulating the electro-motive
force in an alternating-current circuit; -- so called
because used to "boost", or raise, the pressure in the
circuit.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. an enthusiastic supporter.
[PJC]
3. the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or
part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second
stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is
detached after the fuel is spent. Also called {booster
rocket}. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist
the takeoff of airplanes.
[PJC]
4. (Med.) an immunizing medication given after an initial
immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended
immunity. Also called booster dose. When in the form of
an injection, it may be called a booster shot.
[PJC]
5. any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide
increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a
pumping device.
[PJC]
6. (Mil.) an explosive charge which is more powerful than a
primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure
detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps
containing separate compartments for primer and booster
are used as detonators for certain explosives.
[PJC] |
Boosting
(gcide) | Boost \Boost\ (b[=oo]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boosted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Boosting.] [Cf. Boast, v. i.]
To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to
climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles,
or in making advancement. [Colloq. U. S.]
[1913 Webster] |
ramboostan
(gcide) | Rambutan \Ram*bu"tan\ (r[a^]m*b[=oo]"t[a^]n), n. [Malay
ramb[=u]tan, fr. rambut hair of the head.] (Bot.)
A Malayan fruit produced by the tree Nephelium lappaceum,
and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval
in shape, covered with coarse hairs (whence the name), and
contains a pleasant acid pulp. Called also ramboostan.
[1913 Webster] |
boost up
(wn) | boost up
v 1: push upward; "She pushed up her children when the policeman
came by" |
booster
(wn) | booster
n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their
supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the
library" [syn: supporter, protagonist, champion,
admirer, booster, friend]
2: someone who is an active supporter and advocate [syn:
promoter, booster, plugger]
3: a thief who steals goods that are in a store [syn: booster,
shoplifter, lifter]
4: an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted
signal [syn: booster, booster amplifier, {booster
station}, relay link, relay station, relay transmitter]
5: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: booster,
booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, {takeoff
rocket}]
6: an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was
effective [syn: booster, booster dose, booster shot,
recall dose] |
booster amplifier
(wn) | booster amplifier
n 1: an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted
signal [syn: booster, booster amplifier, {booster
station}, relay link, relay station, {relay
transmitter}] |
booster cable
(wn) | booster cable
n 1: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a
tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" [syn: {jumper
cable}, jumper lead, lead, booster cable] |
booster dose
(wn) | booster dose
n 1: an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was
effective [syn: booster, booster dose, booster shot,
recall dose] |
booster rocket
(wn) | booster rocket
n 1: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: booster,
booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster,
takeoff rocket] |
booster shot
(wn) | booster shot
n 1: an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was
effective [syn: booster, booster dose, booster shot,
recall dose] |
booster station
(wn) | booster station
n 1: an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted
signal [syn: booster, booster amplifier, {booster
station}, relay link, relay station, {relay
transmitter}] |
booster unit
(wn) | booster unit
n 1: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: booster,
booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster,
takeoff rocket] |
morale booster
(wn) | morale booster
n 1: anything that serves to increase morale; "the sight of
flowers every morning was my morale builder" [syn: {morale
building}, morale booster] |
takeoff booster
(wn) | takeoff booster
n 1: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: booster,
booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster,
takeoff rocket] |
tax boost
(wn) | tax boost
n 1: the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of
15 percent" [syn: tax-increase, tax boost, tax hike] |
booster
(foldoc) | Booster
A data-parallel language.
"The Booster Language", E. Paalvast, TR PL 89-ITI-B-18, Inst
voor Toegepaste Informatica TNO, Delft, 1989.
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