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- 221. ALTAZIMUTH MOUNTING (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary)
a mounting with two axes, to allow movement in both horizontal and vertical planes, used with telescopes, antennas, and precise surveying instruments. [ 1875-80 ] ... - 222. ASCEND (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
əˈsend also aˈ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English ascenden, from Latin ascendere, adscendere, from ad- + -scendere (from scandere to climb) — more at scan intransitive verb ... - 223. PACIFY (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
ˈpasəˌfī transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English pacifien, from Latin pacificare, from pac-, pax peace + -ificare -ify — more at peace 1. a. : to allay anger or ... - 224. HYRAX (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈhīˌraks Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, mouse, shrewmouse; akin to Latin susurrus hum, murmur — more at swarm synonym of procavia II. noun ( plural hyraxes -sə̇z ; also hyra·ces ... - 225. DRIVING (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. adjective Etymology: from present participle of drive (I) 1. : acting with vigor : energetic responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive 2. ... - 226. EASE (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
... a special seat mounting for ease in riding — Motor Transportation in the ... - 227. EQUATORIAL (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. |ēkwə|tōrēəl, |ek-, -tȯr- adjective Etymology: equator + -ial 1. a. : of, at, or relating to the equator or an equator equatorial regions equatorial diameter ... - 228. FLIGHT (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈflīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flyht; akin to Middle Dutch vlucht flight, Old English flēogan to fly — more at fly ... - 229. FRAME (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈfrām verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English framien, framen to benefit, comfort, construct, from Old English framian, fromian to avail, benefit, make progress; akin to Old Frisian framia ... - 230. GLUT (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈglət, usu -əd.+V verb ( glutted ; glutted ; glutting ; gluts ) Etymology: Middle English glotten, glouten, probably from Middle French glotir, gloutir to swallow, from Latin gluttire — more ... - 231. GUN (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
... feminine proper name 1. a. : a piece of ordnance on a carriage or other mounting for throwing projectiles by the force of some explosive (as gunpowder) usually with high muzzle velocity and ... - 232. HARNESS (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈhärnə̇s, ˈhȧn- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English herneis, harneis baggage of an army or of a group of travelers, gear of a riding horse, armor, furniture, ... - 233. HEADER (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈhedə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English heder, from hed head + -er 1. obsolete : headsman 2. : a worker or machine that removes heads ; especially : a grain-harvesting machine ... - 234. HOOK (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈhu̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hok, hook, from Old English hōc; akin to Old Frisian hōk corner, MD hoec fishhook, corner, Old English haca bolt, Old High German hāko hook, Icelandic ... - 235. JUMBO (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
... orange to jumbos larger than a basketball — Charlotte D. Widrig 2. a. : a traveling carriage for mounting drills or saws or for transporting excavated material (as in tunnel driving) ... - 236. MEDIUM (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈmēdēəm noun ( plural mediums -dēəmz ; or me·dia -dēə) Etymology: Latin, from neuter of medius middle — more at mid 1. : something lying in a middle or intermediate position: as ... - 237. NEST (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈnest noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch & Old High German nest, Latin nidus, Old Irish net nest, Sanskrit nīḍa ... - 238. PASSE-PARTOUT (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˌpa]spə(r)ˈtü, ˌpä], ]ˌspärˈ-, ]ˌspȧˈ- noun ( plural passe-partouts -ü(z)) Etymology: French, from the phrase passe partout pass everywhere 1. : something that passes or enables one ... - 239. PERFECTION (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. pə(r)ˈfekshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English perfeccioun, from Old French perfection, from Latin perfection-, perfectio, from perfectus (past participle of perficere to complete, perfect) ... - 240. PLATFORM (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈplatˌfȯrm noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French plate-forme, literally, flat form, from plate (feminine of plat flat, from Old French) + forme form, from Old French ...