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English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
slat — slat1 [slat] n. [ME sclat < OFr esclat, a fragment < esclater, to splinter < Langobardic slaitan, to tear apart, split, akin to OHG slizzan, OE slitan: see SLIT] 1. a thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc. [slats of a Venetian blind ] ☆ … English World dictionary
Slat — Slat, n. [CF. {Slot} a bar.] A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slat|er — slat|er1 «SLAY tuhr», noun. 1. a person who covers roofs with slates. 2. Scottish. a wood louse. slat|er2 «SLAY tuhr», noun. a violent critic … Useful english dictionary
slat — [slæt] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Old French; Origin: esclat; SLATE1] a thin flat piece of wood, plastic etc, used especially in furniture >slatted adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
slat — [ slæt ] noun count a thin flat piece of wood, metal, etc., used especially for making furniture or window blinds … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slat — (n.) late 14c., a roofing slate, from O.Fr. esclat split piece, splinter, back formation from esclater to break, splinter, burst, probably from Frankish *slaitan to tear, slit, related to O.H.G. slizan, O.E. slitan (see SLIT (Cf. slit) (v.)).… … Etymology dictionary
slat — ► NOUN ▪ a thin, narrow piece of wood or other material, especially one of a series which overlap or fit into each other. DERIVATIVES slatted adjective. ORIGIN shortening of Old French esclat splinter … English terms dictionary
slat — slat1 /slat/, n., v., slatted, slatting. n. 1. a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc. 2. Aeron. a control surface along the leading edge of a wing that … Universalium
slat — UK [slæt] / US noun [countable] Word forms slat : singular slat plural slats a thin flat piece of wood, metal etc, used especially for making furniture or window blinds … English dictionary
slat — [[t]slæt[/t]] n. v. slat•ted, slat•ting 1) a long, narrow strip of wood, metal, or the like used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc 2) slats, Slang. a) the ribs b) the buttocks 3) to furnish or make… … From formal English to slang
wood — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. forest, grove, timber, copse, coppice, thicket, spinny, bosque, bois; woods, woodland; board, plank, log, lumber. See materials. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Wooden] Syn. woodlike, made of wood, hard;… … English dictionary for students