Толковый словарь английского языка - corinthian
Corinthian
corinthian
I. noun Date: 1520 a native or resident of Corinth, Greece, a merry profligate man, II. adjective Date: 1594 of, relating to, or characteristic of Corinth or ~s, of or relating to the lightest and most ornate of the three ancient Greek architectural orders distinguished especially by its large capitals decorated with carved acanthus leaves
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 of ancient Corinth in southern Greece. 2 Archit. of an order characterized by ornate decoration and flared capitals with rows of acanthus leaves, used esp. by the Romans. 3 archaic profligate. --n. a native of Corinth. Etymology: L Corinthius f. Gk Korinthios + -AN CORIOLIS EFFECT n. a hypothetical force used to explain rotating systems, such that the movement of air or water over the surface of the rotating earth is directed clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere. Etymology: G. G. Coriolis, Fr. scientist d. 1843 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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