NEPHELE

Meaning of NEPHELE in English

/nef"euh lee'/ , n. Class. Myth.

a woman formed from a cloud by Zeus as a counterfeit of Hera, in order to deceive the lustful Ixion: mother by Ixion of the centaurs.

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NEPHELE — [Greek] A nymph, the first wife of Athamas, and mother of Phrixus and Helle. When she was driven away by …
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NEPHELOMETER — noun Etymology: Greek nephelē cloud + International Scientific Vocabulary -meter Date: 1884 an instrument for measuring the extent or degree …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEBULA — noun (plural ~e; also -las) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, mist, cloud; akin to Old High German nebul fog, Greek …
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NEPHELOSCOPE — noun also neph·e·le·scope ˈnefələˌskōp Etymology: nepheloscope from nephel- + -scope; nepehelescope from Greek nephelē cloud + English -scope : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEPHELIUM — nə̇ˈfēlēəm, neˈ- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin nephelion, a plant, probably burdock, from Greek nephelion small …
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NEPHELINE — ˈnefəˌlēn, -_lə̇n noun or neph·e·lite -ˌlīt ( -s ) Etymology: nepheline from French néphéline, from Greek nephelē cloud + French …
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NEPHEL- — combining form or nephelo- Etymology: French néphél-, from Greek nephel-, nephelo-, from nephelē — more at nebula 1. : cloud …
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NEBULA — ˈnebyələ noun ( plural nebu·las -ləz ; or nebu·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, mist, cloud; akin to …
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EPINEPHELUS — ˌepəˈnefələs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek epinephelos clouded, overcast, from epi- + nephelē cloud — more at …
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NIMBUS — — nimbused , adj. /nim"beuhs/ , n. , pl. nimbi /-buy/ , nimbuses . 1. Class. Myth. a shining cloud …
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NEPHELOMETER — — nephelometric /nef'euh leuh me"trik/ , nephelometrical , adj. — nephelometrically , adv. — nephelometry , n. /nef'euh lom"i teuhr/ …
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NEPHELINE — /nef"euh lin/ , n. a feldspathoid mineral, essentially sodium aluminum silicate, NaAlSiO 4 , occurring in alkali-rich volcanic rocks. Also, …
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NEBULA — — nebular , adj. /neb"yeuh leuh/ , n. , pl. nebulae /-lee', -luy'/ , nebulas . 1. Astron. a. Also …
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NEPHELOMETER — noun Etymology: Greek nephelē cloud + International Scientific Vocabulary -meter Date: 1884 1. : an instrument for measuring the extent …
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NEPHELINE — noun also neph·e·lite -ˌlīt Etymology: French néphéline, from Greek nephelē cloud — more at nebula Date: circa 1814 : a …
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NEBULA — noun ( plural neb·u·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī ; also -las ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, mist, cloud; akin to Old …
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NEPHELOMETER — [ ˌnɛfə'lɒmɪtə ] ■ noun an instrument for measuring the size and concentration of suspended particles by means of light …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NEPHELINE — [ 'nɛf(ə)lɪn ] ■ noun a colourless, greenish, or brownish aluminosilicate mineral occurring in igneous rocks. Origin C19: from Fr. …
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CLOUD CUCKOO LAND — ■ noun a state of absurdly over-optimistic fantasy. Origin C19: translation of Gk Nephelokokkugia , a city built by the …
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NEPHELOMETER — [neph.e.lom.e.ter] n [Gk nephele cloud + ISV -meter] (1884) 1: an instrument for measuring the extent or degree of cloudiness …
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NEPHELINE — [neph.e.line] also neph.e.lite n [F nepheline, fr. Gk nephele cloud--more at nebula] (ca. 1814): a hexagonal mineral that is a …
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NEBULA — [neb.u.la] n, pl -lae also -las [NL, fr. L, mist, cloud; akin to OHG nebul fog, Gk nephele, nephos cloud] …
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ATHAMAS — in Greek mythology, king of the prehistoric Minyans in the ancient Boeotian city of Orchomenus. His first wife was Nephele, …
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ARGONAUT — first submarine to navigate extensively in the open sea, built in 1897 by the American engineer and naval architect Simon …
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CLOUD CUCKOO LAND — ( BrE ) ( NAmE cloud·land , ˈla-la land ) noun [ U ] ( informal , disapproving ) if …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — n. a fanciful or ideal place. [transl. of Gk Nephelokokkugia f. nephele cloud + kokkux cuckoo (in Aristophanes' Birds)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOUDCUCKOO-LAND — n. a fanciful or ideal place. [ transl. of Gk Nephelokokkugia f. nephele cloud + kokkux cuckoo (in Aristophanes' Birds) …
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INO — [Greek] Ino is the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia. She was the sister of Agave, Semele, and Autonoe. This is …
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HELLE — [Greek heroic] The daughter of Athamas and Nephele. With her brother Phrixus she fled from her degenerate mother-in-law Ino, who …
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GOLDEN FLEECE — [Greek heroic] The Golden Fleece was the treasure sought by Jason and the Argonauts. It originated in the following fashion. …
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ATHAMAS — [Greek heroic] The king of Orchomenus, son of Aeolus. He divorced his first wife, the goddess Nephele, to be able …
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