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English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
Alhazen — For the Moon crater, see Alhazen (crater). For the asteroid, see 59239 Alhazen. Alhazen Alhazen (Ibn al Haytham) … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
crooked — crooked, devious, oblique mean not straight or straightforward. Crooked may imply the presence of material curves, turns, or bends {a crooked back} {a crooked road} {the crooked trunk of a tree} In its frequent extended use it applies especially… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tortuous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. spiral, snaky, sinuous, serpentine; winding, crooked. See convolution. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Winding] Syn. snaky, sinuous, twisting; see crooked 1 , winding . 2. [Not straightforward] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
crooked — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bent, curved, angular, sinuous, winding, askew, zigzag, twisted, warped; false, dishonest, fraudulent, deceptive, sneaking; oblique, aslant, distorted, awry. See improbity, distortion. II (Roget s… … English dictionary for students
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
Esker — An esker is a long winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North America. Eskers are frequently several kilometres long and, because of their peculiar uniform… … Wikipedia
South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… … Universalium
sinuous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. winding, curvy; devious, convoluted. See circuity, deviation, deception. Ant., straight[forward]. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Twisted] Syn. crooked, circuitous, curved; see indirect , twisted 1 . 2.… … English dictionary for students
Tortuous — Tor tu*ous, a. [OE. tortuos, L. tortuosus, fr. tortus a twisting, winding, fr. torquere, tortum, to twist: cf. F. tortueux. See {Torture}.] 1. Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tortuously — Tortuous Tor tu*ous, a. [OE. tortuos, L. tortuosus, fr. tortus a twisting, winding, fr. torquere, tortum, to twist: cf. F. tortueux. See {Torture}.] 1. Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English