FRACTIONAL ORBITAL BOMBARDMENT SYSTEM

Meaning of FRACTIONAL ORBITAL BOMBARDMENT SYSTEM in English

a missile or satellite with a nuclear warhead sent into a low orbit so that it can suddenly be directed at a target. Abbr.: FOBS, F.O.B.S.

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ORBITAL — n orbital (1. [Astron.]; 2. [Anat.])
Interlingua English vocab
FRACTIONAL — adj fractional
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FRACTIONAL — adjective Date: 1650 of, relating to, or being a fraction, of, relating to, or being ~ currency, relatively small ; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOMBARDMENT — noun see: bombard
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SYSTEM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Small Computer System Interface ABO blood group system actor manager system American System of …
Английский словарь Британика
ORBITAL — Mathematical expression, called a wave function , that describes properties characteristic of no more than two electrons near an atomic …
Английский словарь Британика
ORBITAL — I. ˈȯ(r)bəd. ə l, -bət ə l adjective Etymology: orbit (I) + -al 1. : of or relating to an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRACTIONAL — I. -shən ə l, -shnəl adjective 1. : of or relating to a fraction : being or constituting a fraction …
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SYSTEM — ˈsistə̇m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin systema, from Greek systēma, from synistanai to bring together, combine, from syn- …
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BOMBARDMENT — (ˈ)bäm|bärdmənt, -bȧd- also (ˈ)bəm- noun ( -s ) 1. : the act or an instance of bombarding or the state …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRACTIONAL — (a.) Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population.
Английский словарь Webster
FRACTIONAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers.
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BOMBARDMENT — (n.) An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs …
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FRACTIONAL — ( a. ) Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRACTIONAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOMBARDMENT — ( n. ) An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, etc.; the act of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ORBITAL — /awr"bi tl/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to an orbit. n. 2. Physics , Chem. a. a wave function …
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FRACTIONAL — — fractionally , adv. /frak"sheuh nl/ , adj. 1. pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a …
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FRACTIONAL — adj. of or pertaining to fractions; constituting a fraction; tiny, small; insignificant
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BOMBARDMENT — n. shelling, gunfire; bombing
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BOMBARDMENT — see bombard II
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ORBITAL — Etymology: orbital, adjective Date: 1932 : a mathematically described region around a nucleus in an atom or molecule that may …
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FRACTIONAL — adjective Date: 1650 1. : of, relating to, or being a fraction 2. : of, relating to, or being fractional …
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FRACTIONAL — adj relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population. 2. fractional ·adj of or pertaining to fractions …
Webster English vocab
BOMBARDMENT — noun an attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, ·etc.; the act of throwing bombs …
Webster English vocab
FRACTIONAL — ■ adjective 1》 relating to or expressed as a fraction. 2》 small or tiny in amount. 3》 Chemistry relating to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ORBITAL — [or.bit.al] n [orbital, adj.] (1932): a subdivision of a nuclear shell containing zero, one, or two electrons
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FRACTIONAL — [frac.tion.al] adj (1675) 1: of, relating to, or being a fraction 2: of, relating to, or being fractional currency 3: …
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ORBITAL — Electron orbitals in atoms (Left) s orbital; (right) p orbital in chemistry and physics, a mathematical expression, called a wave …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORBITAL — orbital BrE AmE ˈɔːb ɪt ə l § -ət- AmE ˈɔːrb ət̬ ə l ▷ orbital|ly i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FRACTIONAL — fractional BrE AmE ˈfræk ʃ ə n‿ ə l ▷ fractional|ly i
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BOMBARDMENT — bombardment BrE AmE bɒm ˈbɑːd mənt ⇨-ˈbɑːb- AmE \ bɑːm ˈbɑːrd- ▷ bombardment|s s
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SYSTEM — / ˈsɪstəm; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] system (of / for sth) an organized set of ideas or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ORBITAL — / ˈɔːbɪtl; NAmE ˈɔːrb-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. connected with the orbit of …
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FRACTIONAL — / ˈfrækʃənl; NAmE / adjective 1. ( formal ) very small; not important SYN minimal : a fractional decline in …
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BOMBARDMENT — ➡ bombard
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SYSTEM — sys ‧ tem S1 W1 /ˈsɪstəm, ˈsɪstɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ system , ↑ systematization …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ORBITAL — I. or ‧ bit ‧ al 1 /ˈɔːbɪtl $ ˈɔːr-/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . relating to the orbit of …
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FRACTIONAL — frac ‧ tion ‧ al /ˈfrækʃ ə nəl/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . very small in amount SYN tiny : …
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BOMBARDMENT — bom ‧ bard ‧ ment /bɒmˈbɑːdmənt $ bɑːmˈbɑːrd-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] a continuous attack on a place …
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FRACTIONAL — adj. 1 of or relating to or being a fraction. 2 very slight; incomplete. 3 Chem. relating to the separation …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ORBITAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 Anat., Astron., & Physics of an orbit or orbits. 2 (of a road) passing round …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRACTIONAL — adj. 1 of or relating to or being a fraction. 2 very slight; incomplete. 3 Chem. relating to the separation …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ORBITAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. Anat., Astron., & Physics of an orbit or orbits. 2 (of a road) passing round …
Oxford English vocab
FRACTIONAL — adj.1 of or relating to or being a fraction. 2 very slight; incomplete. 3 Chem. relating to the separation of …
Oxford English vocab
SYSTEM — ( systems) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A system is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ORBITAL — 1. An orbital road goes all the way round a large city. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, use beltway ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRACTIONAL — If something is fractional , it is very small in size or degree. ...a fractional hesitation. ADJ : usu ADJ …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOMBARDMENT — ( bombardments) 1. A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing. The city has been flattened …
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ORBITAL — 1. An ~ road goes all the way round a large city. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use beltway ) ...a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FRACTIONAL — If something is ~, it is very small in size or degree. ...a ~ hesitation. ADJ: usu ADJ n ~ly …
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BOMBARDMENT — (~s) 1. A ~ is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing. The city has been flattened by …
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SYSTEM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a class system/structure (= a social system that has classes ) ▪ He felt he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ORBITAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN motion ▪ The orbital motion of the earth provided a causal explanation for why …
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FRACTIONAL — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ fractional distillation ▪ The report shows a fractional sales increase for the month of …
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BOMBARDMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE aerial ▪ In 1932 Stanley Baldwin had revealed that, in the opinion of the …
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ORBITAL — [adjective] [not gradable]an orbital space station(UK) An orbital road is one which takes traffic around a city rather than through …
Cambridge English vocab
FRACTIONAL — [adjective]Fractional means extremely small.The fall in the value of the yen might result in a fractional increase in interest rates …
Cambridge English vocab
BOMBARDMENT — [noun]The use of modern weapons has made it more difficult to protect civilians from aerial bombardment. [U]Trapped militia were pounded …
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SYSTEM — n. free enterprise system Small Computer System Interface ABO blood group system actor manager system American System of manufacture Apgar …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ORBITAL — adj. Mathematical expression, called a wave function , that describes properties characteristic of no more than two electrons near an …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOMBARDMENT — Synonyms and related words : air raid, alpha decay, atom-chipping, atom-smashing, atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, beta decay, blitz, blitzkrieg, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRACTIONAL — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: INCOMPLETE 1, fragmentary, part, partial
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BOMBARDMENT — n. Function: noun Synonyms: BARRAGE , broadside, burst, cannonade, drumfire, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, volley
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