slovo | definícia |
dense (mass) | dense
- hlúpy |
dense (encz) | dense,hloupý Pavel Machek |
dense (encz) | dense,hustý Pavel Machek |
dense (encz) | dense,hutný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
dense (encz) | dense,nechápavý Pavel Machek |
Dense (gcide) | Dense \Dense\, a. [L. densus; akin to Gr. ? thick with hair or
leaves: cf. F. dense.]
1. Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together;
close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small
space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense crowd; a dense forest; a
dense fog.
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All sorts of bodies, firm and fluid, dense and rare.
--Ray.
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To replace the cloudy barrier dense. --Cowper.
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2. Stupid; gross; crass; as, dense ignorance.
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dense (wn) | dense
adj 1: permitting little if any light to pass through because of
denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog";
"impenetrable gloom" [syn: dense, heavy,
impenetrable]
2: hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense
vegetation"; "thick woods" [syn: dense, thick]
3: having high relative density or specific gravity; "dense as
lead"
4: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so
dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met
anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning,
at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb
officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either
normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with
the slow students" [syn: dense, dim, dull, dumb,
obtuse, slow] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
condense (mass) | condense
- zhustiť |
condensed (mass) | condensed
- kondenzovaný, zhustený, skrátený |
condense (encz) | condense,kondenzovat v: Zdeněk Brožcondense,zkrátit v: Zdeněk Brož |
condensed (encz) | condensed,zhuštěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
condensed milk (encz) | condensed milk,kondenzované mléko |
condenser (encz) | condenser,kondenzátor n: Zdeněk Brož |
condenser microphone (encz) | condenser microphone, n: |
dense blazing star (encz) | dense blazing star, n: |
dense stupidity (encz) | dense stupidity,nekonečná omezenost |
dense-leaved elodea (encz) | dense-leaved elodea, n: |
densely (encz) | densely,hustě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
denseness (encz) | denseness,hustota n: Zdeněk Brož |
denser (encz) | denser,hustější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
densest (encz) | densest,nejhustější Jaroslav Šedivý |
electrical condenser (encz) | electrical condenser, n: |
electrolytic condenser (encz) | electrolytic condenser, n: |
goldenseal (encz) | goldenseal,vodilka n: [bot.] mykhal |
optical condenser (encz) | optical condenser, n: |
reflux condenser (encz) | reflux condenser, n: |
superdense (encz) | superdense,superhustý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Achromatic condenser (gcide) | Condenser \Con*dens"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, condenses.
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2. (Physic)
(a) An instrument for condensing air or other elastic
fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable
piston to force the air into a receiver, and a valve
to prevent its escape.
(b) An instrument for concentrating electricity by the
effect of induction between conducting plates
separated by a nonconducting plate.
(c) A lens or mirror, usually of short focal distance,
used to concentrate light upon an object.
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3. (Chem.) An apparatus for receiving and condensing the
volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid
form, by cooling.
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4. (Steam Engine) An apparatus, separate from the cylinder,
in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of
cold water or air. See Illust. of Steam engine.
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Achromatic condenser (Optics), an achromatic lens used as a
condenser.
Bull's-eye condenser, or Bull's-eye (Optics), a lens of
short focal distance used for concentrating rays of light.
Injection condenser, a vessel in which steam is condensed
by the direct contact of water.
Surface condenser, an apparatus for condensing steam,
especially the exhaust of a steam engine, by bringing it
into contact with metallic surface cooled by water or air.
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Asarum Canadense (gcide) | Ginger \Gin"ger\, n. [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF.
gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi,
fr. Gr. ?; of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjeb[imac]l,
fr. Skr. [,c][.r][.n]gav["e]ra, prop., hornshaped; ???ga horn
+ v["e]ra body.]
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1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and
West Indies. The species most known is {Zingiber
officinale}.
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2. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale,
which is much used in cookery and in medicine.
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Ginger ale
(a) a soft drink flavored with ginger and carbonated.
(a) See ginger beer, below.
Ginger beer or Ginger ale, a mild beer impregnated with
ginger.
Ginger cordial, a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon
rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy.
Ginger pop. See Ginger ale (above).
Ginger wine, wine impregnated with ginger.
Wild ginger (Bot.), an American herb (Asarum Canadense)
with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock
which has a strong taste of ginger.
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Balsamodendron Gileadense (gcide) | Xylobalsamum \Xy`lo*bal"sa*mum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood +
ba`lsamon the balsam tree, balsam; cf. L. xylobalsamum balsam
wood, Gr. xyloba`lsamon.] (Med.)
The dried twigs of a Syrian tree ({Balsamodendron
Gileadense}). --U. S. Disp.
[1913 Webster]Balm \Balm\ (b[aum]m), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F.
baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba`lsamon; perhaps of
Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. Balsam.]
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1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
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2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or
shrubs. --Dryden.
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3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.
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4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. "Balm for each
ill." --Mrs. Hemans.
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Balm cricket (Zool.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.
Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and
Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family ({Balsamodendron
Gileadense}). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong
aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of
Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a
yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic
taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent
and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb
Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of
Gilead, and so are the American trees, {Populus
balsamifera}, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and
Abies balsamea (balsam fir).
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