BRUTUM FULMEN

Meaning of BRUTUM FULMEN in English

Pronunciation: ˌ brü-tu ̇ m- ' fu ̇ l-men

Function: foreign term

Etymology: L

: insensible thunderbolt : a futile threat or display of force

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BRUTUM FULMEN — foreign term Etymology: Latin insensible thunderbolt ; a futile threat or display of force
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BRUTUM FULMEN — foreign term Etymology: Latin : insensible thunderbolt : a futile threat or display of force
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRUTUM FULMEN — [bru.tum ful.men] [L] foreign term : insensible thunderbolt: a futile threat or display of force
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRUTUM FULMEN — [ L. ] Harmless thunderbolt, loud but harmless threatening, empty sound, "sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Dictionary of English Synonyms
COLLAPSE — I . n. 1. Falling together, falling in ( as the sides of a flue ). 2. ( Med. ) …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FULMINATE — I. verb (-nated; -nating) see: black Date: 15th century transitive verb to utter or send out with denunciation , intransitive …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FULMINATE — I. -ˌnāt, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English fulminaten, from Medieval Latin fulminatus, past participle of fulminare, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULMINOUS — ˈfu̇lmənəs, ˈfəl- adjective Etymology: Latin fulmin-, fulmen + English -ous : of, relating to, or resembling thunder and lightning
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULMINIC ACID — (ˈ)fu̇l|]minik-, |fəl|] noun Etymology: fulminic International Scientific Vocabulary fulmin- (from Latin fulmin-, fulmen lightning) + -ic : an unstable acid …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULMINEOUS — (ˈ)fu̇l|minēəs, |fəl|- adjective Etymology: Latin fulmineus, from fulmin-, fulmen lightning + -eus -eous : fulminous
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULMINIC — /ful min"ik/ , adj. 1. highly explosive; unstable. 2. of or derived from fulminic acid. [ 1815-25; fulmin- (s. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FULMINATE — — fulminator , n. — fulminatory /ful"meuh neuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj. /ful"meuh nayt'/ , v. , fulminated, fulminating , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FULMINATE — I. -ˌnāt verb ( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin fulminatus, past participle of fulminare, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FULMINIC ACID — [ fʌl'mɪnɪk , fʊl- ] ■ noun Chemistry a very unstable acid isomeric with cyanic acid. Origin C19: fulminic from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FULMINATE — [ 'fʊlmɪneɪt , 'fʌl- ] ■ verb 1》 express vehement protest. 2》 literary explode violently or flash like lightning. 3》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FULMINATE — [ful.mi.nate] vb -nat.ed ; -nat.ing [ME, fr. ML fulminatus, pp. of fulminare, fr. L, to strike (of lightning), fr. fulmin-, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS — born 106 BC, Arpinum, Latium [now Arpino, Italy] died Dec. 7, 43 BC, Formiae, Latium [now Formia] English byname Tully …
Britannica English vocabulary
FULMINATE — / ˈfʊlmɪneɪt; NAmE ; ˈfʌl-/ verb [ v ] fulminate against (sb/sth) ( formal ) to criticize sb/sth angrily ► …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FULMINATE — ful ‧ mi ‧ nate /ˈfʊlməneɪt, ˈfʊlmɪneɪt, ˈfʌl-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] formal [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FULMINIC ACID — n. Chem. an isomer of cyanic acid that is stable only in solution. °Chem. formula: HONC. [L fulmen: see FULMINATE]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FULMINATE — v. & n. --v.intr. 1 (often foll. by against) express censure loudly and forcefully. 2 explode violently; flash like lightning …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FULMINIC ACID — n. Chem. an isomer of cyanic acid that is stable only in solution. °Chem. formula: HONC. [ L fulmen: see …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FULMINATE — v. & n. v.intr. 1 (often foll. by against) express censure loudly and forcefully. 2 explode violently; flash like lightning …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FULMINIC ACID — n. Chem. an isomer of cyanic acid that is stable only in solution. Usage: Chem. formula: HONC Etymology: L fulmen: …
Oxford English vocab
FULMINATE — v. & n. --v.intr. 1. (often foll. by against) express censure loudly and forcefully. 2 explode violently; flash like lightning …
Oxford English vocab

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