ZIMMER

Meaning of ZIMMER in English

[ 'zɪmə ]

(also ~ frame )

■ noun trademark a kind of walking frame.

Origin

1950s: from ~ Orthopaedic Limited, the name of the manufacturer.

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

ZIMMER — n. British trademark for a lightweight metal walker to aid the handicapped person in walking
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ZIMMER — n. family name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ZIMMER — zimmer, Z~ trademark BrE AmE ˈzɪm ə AmE - ə r ▷ zimmer|s z
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ZIMMER — ➡ Zimmer frame
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ZIMMER — frame [UK] [trademark], UK also and ANZ walking frame, US walker - a rectangular metal frame with four legs which …
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BRADLEY, MARION ZIMMER — born June 3, 1930, Albany, N.Y., U.S. ne Marion Zimmer American writer, known especially for her many science fiction novels …
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ZIMMER FRAME — ( Zimmer frames) A Zimmer frame or a Zimmer is a frame that old or ill people sometimes use to …
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ZIMMER FRAME — (~s) A ~ or a Zimmer is a frame that old or ill people sometimes use to help them walk. …
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DIFFIDENT — ˈdifədənt also -d ə nt or -ˌdent adjective Etymology: Latin diffident-, diffidens, present participle of diffidere to mistrust, from dif- …
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DHARMA — ˈdərmə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit, literally, that which is established, from dhārayati he holds — more at firm …
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CONCRETIZE — (ˈ)kän|krēd.ˌīz sometimes -äŋ|k- or kənˈk- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: concrete (I) + -ize transitive verb : to make concrete, …
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FRAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a framed photo ▪ A small framed photo of his girlfriend sits on a …
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