CHINA SYNDROME

Meaning of CHINA SYNDROME in English

Function: noun

Etymology: from the notion that the molten reactor contents could hypothetically sink through the earth to reach China

Date: 1970

: MELTDOWN 1

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

CHINA SYNDROME — noun Etymology: from the notion that the molten reactor contents could hypothetically sink through the earth to reach China Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHINA SYNDROME — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: so called from the notion that a molten reactor's contents could theoretically sink through …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHINA SYNDROME — a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINA SYNDROME — Etymology: from the notion that the molten reactor contents could hypothetically sink through the earth to reach China Date: 1970 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHINA SYNDROME — ■ noun a hypothetical sequence of events following the meltdown of a nuclear reactor, in which the core melts through …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHINA SYNDROME — [China Syndrome] n [fr. the notion that the molten reactor contents could theoretically sink through the earth to reach China] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHINA SYNDROME — {n.}, {informal} From the title of the movie with Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon. The possibility that an industrial nuclear …
Slang English vocab
CHINA SYNDROME — {n.}, {informal} From the title of the movie with Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon. The possibility that an industrial nuclear …
Словарь английских идиом
CHINA SYNDROME — n. , informal From the title of the movie with Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon. The possibility that an industrial …
American Idioms English vocabulary
CHINA SYNDROME — noun (Science and Technology) A hypothetical sequence of events following the meltdown of a nuclear reactor, in which so much …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
CHINA — China (sh-) npr China; muralia de China Chinese Wall, Great Wall of China; mar de China China Sea; tinta de …
Interlingua English vocab
SYNDROME — noun see: dromedary Date: 1541 a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYNDROME — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) severe acute respiratory syndrome battered woman syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome Cushing …
Английский словарь Британика
CHINA — I officially People's Republic of China Country, eastern Asia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Area: 3,696,100 sq mi (9,572,900 sq km). Population …
Английский словарь Британика
CHINA — I. ˈchīnə noun ( -s ) Etymology: modification (influenced by China, the country) of Persian chīnī (Chinese) porcelain 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYNDROME — ˈsinˌdrōm sometimes -_drəm or -drə(ˌ)mē or -drəmi noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek syndromē act of running …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYNDROME — (n.) A group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, such as a disease.
Английский словарь Webster
SYNDROME — (n.) Concurrence.
Английский словарь Webster
SYNDROME — ( n. ) Concurrence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SYNDROME — — syndromic /sin drom"ik/ , adj. /sin"drohm, -dreuhm/ , n. 1. Pathol. , Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINA — /chuy"neuh/ , n. 1. People's Republic of , a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINA — /chuy"neuh/ , n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SYNDROME — -drəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek syndromē combination, syndrome, from syn- + dramein to run — more at dromedary …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SYNDROME — noun concurrence. 2. syndrome ·noun a group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, …
Webster English vocab
SYNDROME — [syn.drome] n [NL, fr. Gk syndrome combination, syndrome, fr. syn- + dramein to run--more at dromedary] (1541) 1: a group …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHINA — Temples on the slopes of Mount T'ai, one of the five holy peaks of China; it is the principal peak …
Britannica English vocabulary
SYNDROME — syndrome BrE AmE ˈsɪn drəʊm -drəm AmE \ -droʊm —Formerly also -drə ʊ m i ▷ syndrome|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SYNDROME — / ˈsɪndrəʊm; NAmE -droʊm/ noun 1. a set of physical conditions that show you have a particular disease or medical …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHINA — / ˈtʃaɪnə; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. white clay which is baked and used for making delicate cups, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYNDROME — syn ‧ drome /ˈsɪndrəʊm $ -droʊm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHINA — China BrE AmE the largest country in eastern Asia. Population: 1,321,851,888 (2007). Capital: Beijing. China's population is the largest of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHINA — chi ‧ na /ˈtʃaɪnə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Persian ; Origin: chini 'Chinese' ; because …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHINA — n. & adj. --n. 1 a kind of fine white or translucent ceramic ware, porcelain, etc. 2 things made from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHINA — n. & adj. n. 1 a kind of fine white or translucent ceramic ware, porcelain, etc. 2 things made from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHINA — n. & adj. --n. 1. a kind of fine white or translucent ceramic ware, porcelain, etc. 2 things made from …
Oxford English vocab
SYNDROME — ( syndromes) 1. A syndrome is a medical condition that is characterized by a particular group of signs and symptoms. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHINA — 1. China is a hard white substance made from clay. It is used to make things such as cups, bowls, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYNDROME — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Asperger's syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome Down's syndrome economy class syndrome irritable bowel …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHINA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a paper/plastic/china cup (= one made of paper etc ) ▪ All they had to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SYNDROME — [noun] [C] - a combination of medical problems that commonly go together, which might show the existence of a particular …
Cambridge English vocab
CHINA — [noun] [U] - high quality clay that is shaped and then heated to make it permanently hard, or objects made …
Cambridge English vocab
SYNDROME — n. acquired immunodeficiency syndrome severe acute respiratory syndrome battered woman syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome Cushing syndrome Down …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHINA — n. People's Republic of China bone china China Sea Cochin China Great Wall of China
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHINA — n. officially People's Republic of China Country, eastern Asia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Area: 3,696,100 sq mi (9,572,900 sq km). Population …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SYNDROME — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute ▪ clinical ▪ Asperger's , chronic fatigue , etc. VERB + SYNDROME ▪ have , suffer …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHINA — noun 1 hard white substance ADJECTIVE ▪ fine ▪ bone ▪ fine bone ~ tableware VERB + CHINA ▪ be …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SYNDROME — A syndrome is the combination of symptoms and signs which together represent a disease process.
English Dictionary of Medicine
SYNDROME — сущ.; мед. синдром, совокупность симптомов down syndrome ≈ болезнь Дауна Syn : symptom (медицина) синдром, совокупность симптомов цепь взаимосвязанных событий, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHINA — сущ. Китай; People's Republic of China Китайская Народная Республика, КНР Китай китайский - * tea китайский чай - * wood …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHINA — I прил. China китайский II 1. сущ. фарфор, фарфоровые изделия egg-shell china ≈ тонкий фарфор Syn : porcelain to break …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SYNDROME — syndrome.ogg ʹsındrəʋm n 1. мед. синдром, совокупность симптомов 2. цепь взаимосвязанных событий, сочетание явлений ( общественной жизни и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHINA — china.ogg 1. ʹtʃaınə n 1. 1> фарфор ( материал ) egg-shell china - китайский /очень тонкий/ фарфор 2> фарфоровые изделия; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHINA — фарфор; фарфоровые изделия; фарфоровая посуда - bone china - egg-shell china - opaque stone china
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CHINA — фарфор; фарфоровые изделия; фарфоровая посуда - bone china - China porcelain - jasperated china - soft china
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CHINA — china I прил.Chinaкитайский II 1. сущ.фарфор, фарфоровые изделия egg-shell china — тонкий фарфор Syn:porcelain•• break china — взбудоражить, вызвать переполох …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHINA — 1. ʹtʃaınə n геогр. Китай People's Republic of China - Китайская Народная Республика, КНР Republic of China = Taiwan 2 …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SYNDROME — сущ. ; мед. синдром, совокупность симптомов - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - Down's syndrome - rape trauma syndrome Syn: symptom
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SYNDROME — сущ.; мед. синдром, совокупность симптомов - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - Down's syndrome - rape trauma syndrome Syn: symptom
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SYNDROME — синдром - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - adaptation syndrome - flight syndrome - infant isolation syndrome - maternal deprivation syndrome
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SYNDROME — синдром - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - adaptation syndrome - flight syndrome - infant isolation syndrome - maternal deprivation syndrome
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CHINA — _I China _a. китайский _II 1. _n. фарфор, фарфоровые изделия - egg-shell china - break china 2. _a. фарфоровый; china …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CHINA — I China a. китайский II 1. n. фарфор, фарфоровые изделия - egg-shell china - break china 2. a. фарфоровый; china …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SYNDROME — синдром (а) остаток при делении кода принятого сообщения на производящий многочлен б) признак неисправности в логической схеме в) совокупность признаков …
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
SYNDROME — синдром а) (остаток при делении кода принятого сообщения на производящий многочлен) б) (признак неисправности в логической схеме) в) (совокупность признаков неадекватного поведения) - not-invented-here …
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию

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