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draft
English
Etymology
A phonetic spelling of draught.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d???ft/
- Rhymes: -??ft
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /d?æft/
- Rhymes: -æft
Noun
draft (countable and uncountable, plural drafts)
- A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
- Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
- An act of drinking.
- The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
- to drink at a draft
- She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
- A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.)
- Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
- (nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull; depth of water drawn by a vessel.
- An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
- I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
- His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
- A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
- A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
- Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
- He left the country to avoid the draft.
- (politics) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
- (sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
- (rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
- The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
- (possibly archaic) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
- using oxen for draft shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft
- (possibly archaic) The act of drawing in a net for fish.
- (possibly archaic) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
- he cast his net, which brought him a very great draft
- A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
Synonyms
- (mouthful of liquid): swig; see also Thesaurus:drink
Derived terms
- air draft
- backdraft
- deep draft
- downdraft
- updraft
Translations
Verb
draft (third-person singular simple present drafts, present participle drafting, simple past and past participle drafted)
- (transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
- To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
- To write a law.
- (transitive) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
- To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
- To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
- The calves were drafted from the cows.
- (transitive, sports) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
- After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
- (transitive, intransitive) To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
- To draw out; to call forth.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Addison to this entry?)
- To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
Translations
Adjective
draft (not comparable)
- (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
- I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
- Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
- A Clydesdale is a draft horse.
Translations
Related terms
- draw
Further reading
- draft in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- draft in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English draw
Noun
draft n (definite singular draftet, indefinite plural draft or drafter, definite plural drafta or draftene)
- nautical chart
Usage notes
Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer, see references.
Synonyms
- sjøkart
- kystkart
References
- “draft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English draw
Noun
draft n (definite singular draftet, indefinite plural draft, definite plural drafta)
draft f (definite singular drafta, indefinite plural drafter, definite plural draftene)
- nautical chart
Usage notes
Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer, see Bokmål references.
Synonyms
- sjøkart
- kystkart
References
- “draft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Noun
draft m (plural drafts)
- draft (in sports)
Yola
Noun
draft
- Alternative form of draught
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prototype
English
Etymology
From French prototype or Late Latin prototypon, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (pr?tótupos, “original; prototype”), from ?????- (pr?to-, “prefix meaning ‘first’”) (from ?????? (prôtos, “first; earliest”)) + ?????? (túpos, “blow, pressing; sort, type”) (from ????? (túpt?, “to beat, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (“to push; to stick”)). The word is analysable as proto- +? -type.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p???t?t??p/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?o?t??ta?p/, /-??-/
- Hyphenation: pro?to?type
Noun
prototype (plural prototypes)
- An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. [from late 16th c.]
- An early sample or model built to test a concept or process.
- (computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code.
- (semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
- (motor racing) A type of race car, a racing sports car not based on a production car. A 4-wheeled cockpit-seating car built especially for racing on sports car circuits, that does not use the silhouette related to a consumer road car.
Synonyms
- (basis for other forms or objects): see Thesaurus:exemplar
- (motorsport): racing prototype, sports prototype, prototype racecar
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- antetype
- first article
Verb
prototype (third-person singular simple present prototypes, present participle prototyping, simple past and past participle prototyped)
- (transitive) To create a prototype of.
Translations
References
Further reading
- prototype on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pr?totypus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ?????????? (pr?tótupos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.t?.tip/
Noun
prototype m (plural prototypes)
- prototype
Derived terms
- prototypique
Further reading
- “prototype” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- prototyp
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????- (pr?to-) + ????? (túpos)
Noun
prototype m (definite singular prototypen, indefinite plural prototyper, definite plural prototypene)
- a prototype
References
- “prototype” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- prototyp
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????- (pr?to-) + ????? (túpos)
Noun
prototype m (definite singular prototypen, indefinite plural prototypar, definite plural prototypane)
- a prototype
References
- “prototype” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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