SLOW-TWITCH

Meaning of SLOW-TWITCH in English

Pronunciation: ' sl ō - ˌ twich

Function: adjective

Date: 1971

: of, relating to, or being muscle fiber that contracts slowly especially during sustained physical activity requiring endurance ― compare FAST-TWITCH

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SLOW-TWITCH — adjective Date: 1971 of, relating to, or being muscle fiber that contracts slowly especially during sustained physical activity requiring endurance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLOW-TWITCH — ¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ adjective : of, relating to, or being muscle fiber that contracts slowly especially during sustained physical activity requiring …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLOW-TWITCH — /sloh"twich'/ , adj. Physiol. of or pertaining to muscle fiber that contracts relatively slowly and is resistant to fatigue (distinguished …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW-TWITCH — adjective Date: 1971 : of, relating to, or being muscle fiber that contracts slowly especially during sustained physical activity requiring …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLOW-TWITCH — [slow-twitch] adj (1971): of, relating to, or being muscle fiber that contracts slowly esp. during sustained physical activity requiring endurance--compare …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TWITCH — n. spasmette
English interlingue dictionary
TWITCH — I. verb Etymology: Middle English twicchen; akin to Old English twiccian to pluck, Old High German gizwickan to pinch Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TWITCH — I. ˈtwich verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English twicchen; akin to Old English twiccian to pluck, catch hold of, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWITCH — (n.) A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in …
Английский словарь Webster
TWITCH — (n.) The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the …
Английский словарь Webster
TWITCH — (v. t.) To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch …
Английский словарь Webster
TWITCH — ( v. t. ) To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWITCH — ( n. ) The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWITCH — ( n. ) A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWITCH — — twitcher , n. — twitchingly , adv. /twich/ , v.t. 1. to tug or pull at with a quick, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWITCH — I. ˈtwich verb Etymology: Middle English twicchen; akin to Old English twiccian to pluck, Old High German gi zwickan to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLOW — I. ˈslō adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slāw; akin to Old High German slēo dull Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWITCH — noun the act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
TWITCH — [twitch] vb [ME twicchen; akin to OE twiccian to pluck, OHG gizwickan to pinch] vt (14c): to move or pull …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLOW — [slow] adj [ME, fr. OE slaw; akin to OHG sleo dull] (bef. 12c) 1 a: mentally dull: stupid "a ~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TWITCH — twitch BrE AmE twɪtʃ ▷ twitched twɪtʃt ▷ twitches ˈtwɪtʃ ɪz -əz ▷ twitching/s ˈtwɪtʃ ɪŋ/z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWITCH — / twɪtʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. if a part of your body twitches , or if …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLOW — / sləʊ; NAmE sloʊ/ adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( slow·er , slow·est ) NOT FAST 1. not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWITCH — I. twitch 1 /twɪtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: Perhaps from Low German ] 1 . [intransitive …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLOW — I. slow 1 S2 W2 /sləʊ $ sloʊ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative slower , superlative slowest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1. a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Oxford English vocab
TWITCH — ( twitches, twitching, twitched) If something, especially a part of your body, twitches or if you twitch it, it makes …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLOW — ( slower, slowest, slows, slowing, slowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWITCH — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) If something, especially a part of your body, ~es or if you ~ it, it makes a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TWITCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN body ▪ The doctor was having trouble since the body was twitching and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLOW — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car slows down ▪ The car slowed down and stopped outside our house. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWITCH — (PULL) [verb] [T] - to give (something) a sudden light pullYou'll feel something twitch the line when you get a …
Cambridge English vocab
SLOW — [verb]To slow is to reduce speed or activity.All the cars have to slow at the bend. [I]The traffic slowed to …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLOW — adj. slow up slow down slow coach slow witted
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLOW — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: RETARDED , backward, dim-witted, dull, feebleminded, half-witted, imbecile, moronic, simple, slow-witted Related Words: limited; ||dunch …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLOW — adjective 1. Synonyms: retarded , backward, dim-witted, dull, feebleminded, half-witted, imbecile, moronic, simple, slow-witted Related Word: limited; ||dunch 2. moving, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TWITCH — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nervous ▪ little , slight ▪ His mouth gave a slight ~. ▪ involuntary ▪ muscle …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLOW — I. verb ADVERB ▪ considerably , dramatically , markedly , noticeably , sharply , significantly ▪ Sales have ~ed down …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLOW — INDEX: 1. moving slowly or doing something slowly 2. happening or changing slowly 3. to do something slowly 4. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
TWITCH — n. 25B6; verb he twitched and then lay still : JERK, convulse, have a spasm, quiver, tremble, shiver, shudder. he …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLOW — adj. 1 lagging, laggard, dawdling, sluggish, sluggard(ly), slow-moving, leaden, ponderous, unhurried, plodding, snail-like, tortoise-like, torpid, leaden-footed, creeping, crawling; deliberate, slow-paced, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TWITCH — 1. сущ. 1) а) подергивание, судорога; конвульсия Syn : jerk, cramp б) резкое дергающее усилие, дерганье; рывок 2) горн. пережим …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLOW — 1. прил. 1) медленный, тихий a slow train ≈ поезд, идущий с малой скоростью Syn : dilatory, gradual, laggard, leisurely, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TWITCH — 1. twıtʃ n 1. 1> резкое дёргающее или тянущее усилие; дёрганье to give a twitch at smb.'s sleeve - дёрнуть …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLOW — slow.ogg 1. sləʋ n разг. 1. 1> копуша, копун; копунья 2> лентяй 2. кляча 3. слабо поданный мяч ( крикет …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLOW — 1) замедлять 2) малосветосильный 3) малоспособный 4) медленнодействующий 5) медленный 6) медлительный 7) неспешный 8) тихий 9) тихоходный 10) укоснительный 11) черепаший • dead slow speed — самый малый ход slow down to …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TWITCH — 1. twıtʃ n 1. 1> резкое дёргающее или тянущее усилие; дёрганье to give a twitch at smb.'s sleeve - дёрнуть …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SLOW — 1. sləʋ n разг. 1. 1> копуша, копун; копунья 2> лентяй 2. кляча 3. слабо поданный мяч ( крикет ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TWITCH — I 1. сущ. 1) а) подергивание, судорога; резкое вздрагивание; конвульсия convulsive twitches in the face — конвульсивные подергивания лица Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SLOW
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TWITCH — I 1. сущ. 1) а) подергивание, судорога; резкое вздрагивание; конвульсия convulsive twitches in the face — конвульсивные подергивания лица Syn: jerk, cramp б) резкое дергающее усилие, дерганье; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SLOW
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TWITCH — 1. _n. 1> подергивание, судорога 2> резкое дергающее усилие; рывок 3> _горн. пережим жилы 2. _v. 1> дергать, тащить; (at …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SLOW — 1. _a. 1> медленный, тихий; постепенный 2> медлительный, неторопливый 3> неспешащий; he was slow in arriving - он запоздал; he …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TWITCH — 1. n. 1. подергивание, судорога 2. резкое дергающее усилие; рывок 3. горн. пережим жилы 2. v. 1. дергать, тащить; (at …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SLOW — 1. a. 1. медленный, тихий; постепенный 2. медлительный, неторопливый 3. неспешащий; he was slow in arriving - он запоздал; he …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TWITCH — 1. _n. 1> подёргивание, судорога 2> резкое дёргающее усилие; рывок 3> _горн. пережим жилы 2. _v. 1> дёргать, тащить (at …
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