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surface
English
Etymology
From French surface.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s??f?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s??f?s/
Noun
surface (plural surfaces)
- The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
- The outside hull of a tangible object.
- (figuratively) Outward or external appearance.
- “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, […].
- (mathematics, geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a more-than-two-dimensional space.
- (fortification) That part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Stocqueler to this entry?)
Synonyms
- overside
- superfice (archaic)
Derived terms
Related terms
- surficial
Translations
Verb
surface (third-person singular simple present surfaces, present participle surfacing, simple past and past participle surfaced)
- (transitive) To provide something with a surface.
- (transitive) To apply a surface to something.
- (intransitive) To rise to the surface.
- (transitive) To bring to the surface.
- 2007, Patrick Valentine, The Sage of Aquarius (page 182)
- Sage went immediately to work; Damien surfaced the submarine and readied the group to meet outside the hatch.
- 2007, Patrick Valentine, The Sage of Aquarius (page 182)
- (intransitive) To come out of hiding.
- (intransitive) For information or facts to become known.
- (transitive) To make information or facts known.
- (intransitive) To work a mine near the surface.
- (intransitive) To appear or be found.
Translations
French
Etymology
sur- +? face, calque of Latin superficies.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy?.fas/
- Homophones: surfaces, surfacent
Noun
surface f (plural surfaces)
- surface
Derived terms
Further reading
- “surface” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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dirigent
English
Etymology
From Latin d?rig?ns, present participle of d?rig?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d??.?.d??nt/
Noun
dirigent (plural dirigents)
- (now chiefly biochemistry) Something that or someone who directs; a director or guide.
- 2011, Florence Gleason, Raymond Chollet, Plant Biochemistry, page 133,
- The monolignol substrates are held in position by proteins called dirigents (guide proteins). […] Lignan dirigent proteins are found in the cytoplasm, but similar dirigents have been localized in the cell walls of some plants.
- 1905, George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Medical Record, Volume 68, page 887,
- One of its members is deputed in rotation to maintain continuous contact with the director or dirigents of the hospital by means of biweekly, if necessary daily, visits to the institution.
- 2011, Florence Gleason, Raymond Chollet, Plant Biochemistry, page 133,
- (dated, geometry) The line of motion of a describent line or surface that in so moving defines a plane or solid figure; a directrix.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Hutton to this entry?)
- 1877, James Booth, A Treatise on Some New Geometrical Methods, page 348,
- The straight line in which the vertical polar plane cuts the plane of the circle of contact is called the dirigent. As there are in general two circles of contact, there are two dirigents, and they are parallel to the diretrices.
- 1891, Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society, Volume 21, page 308,
- In this case, to which Sphero-Cartesians, and all other sphero-quadrics, whose dirigents are small circles, are analogous in Spherics, the dirigent conic F must also have double contact with S.
Adjective
dirigent (not comparable)
- That directs.
- 17thC, Richard Baxter, The Life of Faith, 1838, The Practical Works of Richard Baxter, Volume 3, page 690,
- 6. God must then be known in his three personalities; as the Father, the Word or Son, and the Spirit.
- 7. And these in their three causalities; efficient, dirigent, and final.
- 17thC, Richard Baxter, Mr. Baxter's Dying Thoughts, 1838, The Practical Works of Richard Baxter, Volume 3, page 1012,
- V. I shall better know the methods and perfections of the Scripture, and all God's dirigent word and will.
- 17thC, Richard Baxter, The Life of Faith, 1838, The Practical Works of Richard Baxter, Volume 3, page 690,
See also
- dirigible
Anagrams
- ingirted
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /di.?i??ent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /di.?i??en/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /di.?i?d??ent/
- Rhymes: -ent
Noun
dirigent m (plural dirigents)
- leader
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?d?r???nt]
Noun
dirigent m
- (music) A conductor
Related terms
- See režim
- dirigovat
Further reading
- dirigent in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- dirigent in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Noun
dirigent c (singular definite dirigenten, plural indefinite dirigenter)
- (music) a conductor
References
- “dirigent” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin d?rig?ns, present participle of d?rig? (“I direct”). The sense “conductor” was probably borrowed from German Dirigent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?di.ri???nt/
- Hyphenation: di?ri?gent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
dirigent m (plural dirigenten, diminutive dirigentje n)
- A conductor, person who musically directs an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble
- (figuratively) A director, person pulling the strings
Derived terms
Related terms
- dirigeren
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: dirigen
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.?i.???/
Verb
dirigent
- third-person plural present indicative of diriger
- third-person plural present subjunctive of diriger
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?di?.ri.?ent/, [?d?i?????n?t?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?di.ri.d??ent/, [?d?i??id???n?t?]
Verb
d?rigent
- third-person plural future active indicative of d?rig?
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From German Dirigent, from Latin d?rig?ns, present participle of d?rig?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?ir?i????nt/
Noun
dirigent m (feminine equivalent dirigentka)
- conductor (person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble)
Declension
Further reading
- dirigent in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
dirigent m (definite singular dirigenten, indefinite plural dirigenter, definite plural dirigentene)
- (music) a conductor
Derived terms
- kordirigent
Related terms
- dirigere
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
dirigent m (definite singular dirigenten, indefinite plural dirigentar, definite plural dirigentane)
- (music) a conductor
Derived terms
- kordirigent
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dir??ent/
- Hyphenation: di?ri?gent
Noun
dirìgent m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- conductor (music)
Declension
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diri???nt/
Noun
dirig?nt m anim (female equivalent dirigêntka)
- conductor, person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble
Inflection
Further reading
- “dirigent”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
dirigent c
- conductor (person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble)
Declension
Related terms
- dirigera
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