EPIGENE

Meaning of EPIGENE in English

[ 'ɛpɪdʒi:n ]

■ adjective Geology taking place or produced on the surface of the earth.

Origin

C19: from Fr. épigène , from Gk epigenēs , from epi 'upon' + genēs (see -gen ).

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

EPIGENE — ˈepəˌjēn adjective Etymology: French épigène, from Greek epigenēs growing after, from epigignesthai to be born after — more at epigone …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPIGENE — (a.) Formed originating on the surface of the earth; -- opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks.
Английский словарь Webster
EPIGENE — (a.) Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found.
Английский словарь Webster
EPIGENE — ( a. ) Formed originating on the surface of the earth; -- opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EPIGENE — ( a. ) Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EPIGENE — /ep"i jeen'/ , adj. Geol. formed or originating on the earth's surface (opposed to hypogene ). [ 1815-25; épigène epigenés …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EPIGENE — adj formed originating on the surface of the earth; opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks. 2. epigene ·adj foreign; …
Webster English vocab
EPIGENE — adj. Geol. produced on the surface of the earth. [F ÷pigëne f. Gk epigenes (as EPI-, genes born)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EPIGENE — adj. Geol. produced on the surface of the earth. [ F épigène f. Gk epigenes (as EPI-, genes born) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EPIGENE — adj. Geol. produced on the surface of the earth. Etymology: F {eacute}pig{egrave}ne f. Gk epigenes (as EPI-, genes born)
Oxford English vocab
EPIGENE — эпигенный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EPIGENE — 1) биол. эпигенный 2) геол. эпигенетический
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
EPIGENE — эпигенный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HYPOGENE — “+ˌjēn adjective Etymology: hypo- + -gene (as in epigene ) 1. : formed, crystallized, or lying at depths below the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPIGENITE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYPOGENE — (a.) Formed or crystallized at depths the earth's surface; -- said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose crystallization is …
Английский словарь Webster
HYPOGENE — ( a. ) Formed or crystallized at depths the earth's surface; -- said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPOGENE — — hypogenic /huy'peuh jen"ik, hip'euh-/ , adj. /huy"peuh jeen', hip"euh-/ , adj. Geol. 1. formed beneath the earth's surface, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EPI- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "upon," "on," "over," "near," "at," "before," "after" ( epicedium; epidermis; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPOGENE — adj formed or crystallized at depths the earth's surface; said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose crystallization is …
Webster English vocab
ЭПИГЕННЫЙ — epigene
Большой Русско-Английский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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