LASCAUX CAVE

Meaning of LASCAUX CAVE in English

/lanns koh"/

a cave in Lascaux, France, discovered in 1940 and containing exceptionally fine Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings thought to date to Magdalenian times (c13,000-8500 B.C.).

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LASCAUX — geographical name cave SW central France near town of Montignac
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAVE — I Naturally formed underground cavity. A cave often consists of a number of underground chambers, constituting a series of caverns. …
Английский словарь Британика
CAVE — I. ˈkāv noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cava, from cavus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAVE — (n.) A coalition or group of seceders from a political party, as from the Liberal party in England in 1866. …
Английский словарь Webster
CAVE — (v. i.) To dwell in a cave.
Английский словарь Webster
CAVE — — cavelike , adj. /kayv/ , n. , v. , caved, caving . n. 1. a hollow in the earth, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAVE — I. ˈkāv noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cava, from cavus hollow; akin to Greek koilos hollow, and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LASCAUX — geographical name cave SW central France near town of Montignac
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAVE — vi to dwell in a cave. 2. cave ·noun to make hollow; to scoop out. 3. cave ·noun any hollow …
Webster English vocab
CAVE — [cave] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L cava, fr. cavus hollow; akin to Gk koilos hollow, and prob. to Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAVE — also called cavern, natural opening in the Earth large enough for human exploration. Such a cavity is formed in many …
Britannica English vocabulary
LASCAUX — Lascaux BrE AmE ˈlæsk əʊ læ ˈskəʊ AmE lɑː ˈskoʊ læ- —French [ las ko \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAVE — I cave noun, verb 'hollow' BrE AmE keɪv ▷ caved keɪvd ▷ caves keɪvz ▷ caving ˈkeɪv ɪŋ ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAVE — / keɪv; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a large hole in the side of a hill or under …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LASCAUX — Las ‧ caux /læˈskəʊ/ BrE AmE a cave in southwest France that has ↑ prehistoric paintings of animals and hunters …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAVE — I. cave 1 /keɪv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin cava , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAVE — n. & v. --n. 1 a large hollow in the side of a cliff, hill, etc., or underground. 2 Brit. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAVE — n. & v. n. 1 a large hollow in the side of a cliff, hill, etc., or underground. 2 Brit. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAVE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a large hollow in the side of a cliff, hill, etc., or underground. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CAVE — ( caves, caving, caved) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. A cave is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Aladdin's Cave ▪ Her apartment is an Aladdin's Cave of antiques, old books, and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAVE — n. Jewel Cave National Monument Mammoth Cave National Park Russell Cave National Monument Timpanogos Cave National Monument Wind Cave National …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CAVE — n. Naturally formed underground cavity. A cave often consists of a number of underground chambers, constituting a series of caverns. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CAVE — Synonyms and related words : abri, air-raid shelter, antre, bend, bomb shelter, bombproof, bow, bowl, break, break down, breakdown, breaking …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAVE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , large ▪ shallow , small ▪ dark ▪ damp , dank ▪ mountain , rocky …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CAVE — n. 1 cavern, grotto, hollow, hole, cavity, den In the cave were prehistoric wall paintings v. 2 cave in. a …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CAVE — The most remarkable caves noticed in Scripture are, that in which Lot dwelt after the destruction of Sodom, (Genesis 19:30) …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
CAVE — 1. сущ. 1) пещера; полость, котловина Syn : burrow, cavern, grotto, tunnel 2) погреб, подвал, яма (для хранения чего-либо) Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LASCAUX — Пещера Ласко
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CAVE — _I 1. keıv n 1. пещера 2. полость; впадина 3. геол. карстовое образование 4. спец. (экранированная) камера radiation cave - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CAVE — 1) полость 2) экранированная ( от излучений ) камера 3) сил. зольник 4) обрушивать(ся); обваливать(ся) 5) делать выемку, выдалбливать • …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CAVE — 1) полость 2) экранированная (от излучений) камера 3) сил. зольник 4) обрушивать(ся); обваливать(ся) 5) делать выемку, выдалбливать • to cave in — обрушиваться в выработку - high-level …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CAVE — 1) полость, выемка; впадина 2) пещера 3) обрушение || обрушать(ся) 4) свес крыши • to cave in — прогибаться; оседать, опускаться to cave in rock — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CAVE — _I 1. keıv n 1. пещера 2. полость; впадина 3. геол. карстовое образование 4. спец. (экранированная) камера radiation cave - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CAVE — (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment) камера автоматической виртуальной среды, CAVE-система класс систем для проведения экспериментов в виртуальных мирах см. тж. virtual reality, VRML
Англо-Русский толковый словарь терминов и сокращений по ВТ, Интернету и программированию
CAVE — 1. сущ. 1) пещера; полость, котловина Syn : burrow, cavern, grotto, tunnel 2) погреб, подвал, яма (для хранения чего-либо) Syn …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LASCAUX GROTTO — Cave near Montignac, Fr. , that contains perhaps the most outstanding known display of prehistoric art. Discovered in 1940, it …
Английский словарь Британика
LASCAUX GROTTO — French Grotte de Lascaux, cave containing one of the most outstanding displays of prehistoric art yet discovered, located above the …
Britannica English vocabulary
LASCAUX GROTTO — Cave near Montignac, Fr. , that contains perhaps the most outstanding known display of prehistoric art. Discovered in 1940, it …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PALEOLITHIC PERIOD — or Old Stone Age Ancient technological or cultural stage characterized by the use of rudimentary chipped stone tools. During the …
Английский словарь Британика
FRANCO-CANTABRIAN SCHOOL — Oldest and most complete of several artistic traditions of the Paleolithic Period that flourished in southwestern France and the Cantabrian …
Английский словарь Британика
AURIGNACIAN CULTURE — Paleolithic Europe, named after the village of Aurignac in southern France where the tradition was first identified. The Aurignacian period …
Английский словарь Британика
PERIGORDIAN — |perə|gȯ(r)dēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Périgord, region in southwestern France + English -ian : of or belonging to a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIO GALLEGOS — city, capital of Santa Cruz provincia, extreme southern Argentina. It lies on the southern (right) bank of the estuary of …
Britannica English vocabulary
FRANCO-CANTABRIAN SCHOOL — the oldest and most complete of several traditions of Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) art that flourished in southwestern France and …
Britannica English vocabulary
EYZIES-DE-TAYAC CAVES — series of prehistoric rock dwellings located downstream from Lascaux Grotto and near the town of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac in Dordogne dpartement, …
Britannica English vocabulary
DORDOGNE RIVER — river in southwestern France, rising in the Massif Central and flowing west for 293 mi (472 km) to Bec d'Ambs, …
Britannica English vocabulary
DORDOGNE — dpartement, Aquitaine rgion, southwestern France, created chiefly from the ancient pays (district) of Prigord. It essentially comprises the limestone plateaus …
Britannica English vocabulary
BATAILLE, GEORGES — born Sept. 10, 1897, Billom, France died July 9, 1962, Paris French librarian and writer whose essays, novels, and poetry …
Britannica English vocabulary
AURIGNACIAN CULTURE — toolmaking industry and artistic tradition of Upper Paleolithic Europe that followed the Mousterian industry, was contemporary with the Perigordian, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
PREHISTORIC — Prehistoric people and things existed at a time before information was written down. ...the famous prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREHISTORIC — Prehistoric people and things existed at a time before information was written down. ...the famous ~ cave paintings of Lascaux. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TALENTED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a talented cast ▪ It's a fantastic production with an enormously talented cast. a talented/accomplished …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PERCENTAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES high proportion/percentage etc (of sth) (= a very large part of a number ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOTICEABLE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a green field ▪ All around the house were green fields and rolling hills. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLYCERINE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Be careful not to use too much glycerine or the colour will become too moist …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EFFACE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PALEOLITHIC PERIOD — or Old Stone Age Ancient technological or cultural stage characterized by the use of rudimentary chipped stone tools. During the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AURIGNACIAN CULTURE — Stone-tool industry and artistic tradition of Upper Paleolithic Europe, named after the village of Aurignac in southern France where the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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