transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlim-pət ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English lempet, from Old English lempedu, from Medieval Latin lampreda lamprey
Date: before 12th century
1. : a marine gastropod mollusk (especially families Acmaeidae and Patellidae) that has a low conical shell broadly open beneath, browses over rocks or timbers in the littoral area, and clings very tightly when disturbed
2. : one that clings tenaciously to someone or something
3. : an explosive device designed to cling magnetically to a metallic surface (as the hull of a ship)
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