AVATAR


Meaning of AVATAR in English

/av"euh tahr', av'euh tahr"/ , n.

1. Hindu Myth. the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god.

2. an embodiment or personification, as of a principle, attitude, or view of life.

3. Computers. a graphical image that represents a person, as on the Internet.

[ 1775-85; avatara a passing down, equiv. to ava down + -tara a passing over ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .