DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
Ambo
Search for:
Mini search box
 

   ambo
         n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give
               prominence to the person on it [syn: {dais}, {podium},
               {pulpit}, {rostrum}, {ambo}, {stump}, {soapbox}]

English Dictionary: ambo by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ameba
n
  1. naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
    Synonym(s): ameba, amoeba
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amoeba
n
  1. naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
    Synonym(s): ameba, amoeba
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amp
n
  1. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
    Synonym(s): ampere, amp, A
  2. a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
    Synonym(s): adenosine monophosphate, AMP, adenylic acid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Annaba
n
  1. a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
anopia
n
  1. sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ANOVA
n
  1. a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means; a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables
    Synonym(s): analysis of variance, ANOVA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Anpu
n
  1. Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal
    Synonym(s): Anubis, Anpu
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Amb- \Amb-\, Ambi- \Am*bi-\ [L. prefix ambi-, amb-, akin to Gr.
      [?], Skr. abhi, AS. embe, emb, OHG. umbi, umpi, G. um, and
      also L. ambo both. Cf. {Amphi-}, {Both}, {By}.]
      A prefix meaning about, around; -- used in words derived from
      the Latin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Amb- \Amb-\, Ambi- \Am*bi-\ [L. prefix ambi-, amb-, akin to Gr.
      [?], Skr. abhi, AS. embe, emb, OHG. umbi, umpi, G. um, and
      also L. ambo both. Cf. {Amphi-}, {Both}, {By}.]
      A prefix meaning about, around; -- used in words derived from
      the Latin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Amove \A*move"\, v. t. [L. amovere; a- (ab) + movere to move:
      cf. OF. amover.]
      1. To remove, as a person or thing, from a position. [Obs.]
            --Dr. H. More.
  
      2. (Law) To dismiss from an office or station.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Amove \A*move"\, v. t. & i. [OE. amovir, L. admovere to move to,
      to excite; ad + movere.]
      To move or be moved; to excite. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Amphi- \Am*phi-\ [Gr. 'amfi`.]
      A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying both, of both
      kinds, on both sides, about, around.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   An \An\, conj. [Shortened fr. and, OE. an., and, sometimes and
      if, in introducing conditional clauses, like Icel. enda if,
      the same word as and. Prob. and was originally pleonastic
      before the conditional clause.]
      If; -- a word used by old English authors. --Shak.
  
               Nay, an thou dalliest, then I am thy foe. --B. Jonson.
  
      {An if}, and if; if.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ambia, IN (town, FIPS 1342)
      Location: 40.48882 N, 87.51618 W
      Population (1990): 249 (107 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 47917

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Amboy, CA
      Zip code(s): 92304
   Amboy, IL (city, FIPS 1270)
      Location: 41.71660 N, 89.33355 W
      Population (1990): 2377 (963 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 61310
   Amboy, IN (town, FIPS 1360)
      Location: 40.60163 N, 85.92738 W
      Population (1990): 370 (154 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 46911
   Amboy, MN (city, FIPS 1324)
      Location: 43.88846 N, 94.15730 W
      Population (1990): 517 (258 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 56010
   Amboy, WA
      Zip code(s): 98601
   Amboy, WV
      Zip code(s): 26705

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   amoeba n.   Humorous term for the Commodore Amiga personal
   computer.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Amoeba
  
      1. A distributed {operating system}
      developed by {Andrew S. Tanenbaum} and others of {Vrije
      Universiteit, Amsterdam}.   Amoeba is only available under
      licence from the VUA, but is free of charge and includes all
      {source}, {binaries} and documentation.
  
      {Home (http://www.am.cs.vu.nl/)}.
  
      [Features?]
  
      2. A derogatory term for {Commodore}'s
      {Amiga} {personal computer}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1997-05-07)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   AMP
  
      {Algebraic Manipulation Package}
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Anab
      grape-town, one of the cities in the mountains of Judah, from
      which Joshua expelled the Anakim (Josh. 11:21; 15:50). It still
      retains its ancient name. It lies among the hills, 10 miles
      south-south-west of Hebron.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Anab, a grape; a knot
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Anub, same as Anab
  
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners