different between hybrid vs fairway

English

Etymology

Known in English since 1601, but rare before c.1850. From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: h?'br?d, IPA^(key): /?ha?.b??d/

Noun

hybrid (plural hybrids)

1. (biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
2. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
   1. (linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
   2. A hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
   3. (cycling) A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
   4. (golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
   5. An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
   6. A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.

Synonyms

• (biology): bastard, crossbred/crossbreed/cross-breed, mixling

Translations

Adjective

hybrid (comparative more hybrid, superlative most hybrid)

1. Consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components.

Translations

Related terms

See also

• transgenic
• cultivar

References

• hybrid, page 216, chapter: A Miscegenation Vocabulary in Interracialism, Terms from the Oxford English Dictionary, book: Black White Intermarriage in American History, Literature and Law, Edited by Werner Sollor, Oxford University Press, 2000 [1]
• hybrid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• hybrid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• hybrid at OneLook Dictionary Search

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin hibrida

Noun

hybrid m (definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybrider, definite plural hybridene)

1. a hybrid

References

• “hybrid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin hibrida

Noun

hybrid m (definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybridar, definite plural hybridane)

1. a hybrid

References

• “hybrid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

fair +? way

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??we?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??we?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)we?

Noun

fairway (plural fairways)

1. (golf) The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
2. Any tract of land free from obstacles.
3. (Military) A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. (JP 4-01.6)
4. (nautical) A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places.

Translations

See also

• draft
• watercraft. (JP 4-01.6)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English fairway.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fair?way

Noun

fairway m (plural fairways)

1. (golf) fairway: the area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short