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crypt

N ห้องใต้ดิน hong-tai-din

cryptanalysis

N การ ถอดรหัส

cryptic

ADJ กำกวม ไม่ชัด เจน hidden obscure kam-kuam

cryptic

ADJ ที่ เป็นความลับ ti-pen-kwam-lab

cryptically

ADV อย่าง กำกวม อย่าง ไม่ชัด เจน obscurely yang-kam-kuam

cryptically

ADV อย่าง เป็นความลับ yang-pen-kam-kuam

cryptocrystalline

A เกี่ยวกับ ผลึก โครงสร้าง ที่ เล็ก มาก

cryptogam

N พืช พวก Cryptogamia ที่ ไร้ ดอก และ ไร้ เมล็ด

cryptogram

N รหัสลับ cryptograph ra-had-lab

cryptograph

N รหัสลับ cryptogram ra-had-lab

cryptograph

N เครื่อง ใส่ หรือ ถอดรหัส krueang-sai-rue-thod-ra-had

cryptography

N การศึกษา เกี่ยวกับ รหัส สัญญา ณ kan-suek-sa-kiao-kab-ra-had-san-yan

cryptology

N วิทยาการ เกี่ยวกับ รหัสลับ cryptography

cryptonym

N นามแฝง

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRYPT

n.[Gr. , to hide. ] A subterranean cell or cave, especially under a church for the interment of persons; also, a subterranean chapel or oratory, and the grave of a martyr.

CRYPTIC, CRYPTICAL

a.Hidden; secret; occult.

CRYPTICALLY

adv. Secretly.

CRYPTOGAM

n.[See Cryptogamy. ] In botany, a plant whose stamens and pistils are not distinctly visible.

CRYPTOGAMIAN

a.Pertaining to plants of the class Cryptogamia, including ferns, mosses, sea-weeds, mushrooms, etc.

CRYPTOGAMY

n.[Gr. , concealed, and marriage. ] Concealed marriage; a term applied to plants whose stamens and pistils are not well ascertained, or too small to be numbered with certainty.

CRYPTOGRAPHER

n.One who writes in secret characters.

CRYPTOGRAPHICAL

a.Written in secret characters or in cipher, or with sympathetic ink.

CRYPTOGRAPHY

n.[Gr. , hidden, and to write. ] The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters or cypher.

CRYPTOLOGY

n.[Gr. , secret, and discourse. ] Secret or enigmatical language.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRYPT

Crypt (krpt ), n. Etym: [L. crypta vault, crypt, Gr. Crot, Crotto.]

1. A vault wholly or partly under ground; especially, a vault under a church, whether used for burial purposes or for a subterranean chapel or oratory. Priesthood works out its task age after age, ... treasuring in convents and crypts the few fossils of antique learning. Motley. My knees are bowed in crypt and shrine. Tennyson.

2. (Anat. )

Defn: A simple gland, glandular cavity, or tube; a follicle; as, the cryps of Lieberk.

CRYPTAL

CRYPTAL Crypt "al (-al ), a. (Anat. )

Defn: Of or pertaining to crypts.

CRYPTIC; CRYPTICAL

Cryp "tic (krp "tk ), Cryp "tic *al (-t-kal ), a. Etym: [L. crypticus, Gr.

Defn: Hidden; secret; occult. "Her [nature's ] more cryptic ways of working. " Glanvill.

CRYPTICALLY

CRYPTICALLY Cryp "tic *al *ly, adv.

Defn: Secretly; occultly.

CRYPTIDINE

Cryp "ti *dine (krp "t-dn; 1 4 ), n. Etym: [Gr. krypto `s hidden. ] (Chem. )

Defn: One of the quinoline bases, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C11H11N; also, any one of several substances metameric with, and resembling, cryptidine proper.

CRYPTOBRANCHIATA

Cryp `to *bran `chi *a "ta (krp `t-bra `k- "t ), n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. krypto `s hidden + L. branchia a gill. ] (Zoöl.) (a ) A division of the Amphibia; the Derotremata. (b ) A group of nudibranch mollusks.

CRYPTOBRANCHIATE

CRYPTOBRANCHIATE Cryp `to *bran "chi *ate (-br "k-t ), a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having concealed or rudimentary gills.

CRYPTOCRYSTALLINE

Cryp `to *crys "tal *line (-krs "tal-ln ), a. Etym: [Gr. krypto `s hidden +E. crystalline. ] (Geol.)

Defn: Indistinctly crystalline; -- applied to rocks and minerals, whose state of aggregation is so fine that no distinct particles are visible, even under the microscope.

CRYPTOGAM

Cryp "to *gam (krp "t-gm ), n. Etym: [Cf. F. cryptogame. See Cryptogamia. ] (Bot. )

Defn: A plant belonging to the Cryptogamia. Henslow.

CRYPTOGAMIA

Cryp `to *ga "mi *a (krp `t-g "m- ), n.; pl. Cryptogamiæ (-. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. krypto `s hidden, secret + ga `mos marriage. ] (Bot. )

Defn: The series or division of flowerless plants, or those never having true stamens and pistils, but propagated by spores of various kinds.

Note: The subdivisions have been variously arranged. The following arrangement recognizes four classes: --I. Pteridophyta, or Vascular Acrogens. These include Ferns, Equiseta or Scouring rushes, Lycopodiaceæ or Club mosses, Selaginelleæ, and several other smaller orders. Here belonged also the extinct coal plants called Lepidodendron, Sigillaria, and Calamites. II. Bryophita, or Cellular Acrogens. These include Musci, or Mosses, Hepaticæ, or Scale mosses and Liverworts, and possibly Characeæ, the Stoneworts. III. Algæ,which are divided into Florideæ, the Red Seaweeds, and the orders Dictyoteæ, Oösporeæ, Zoösporeæ, Conjugatæ, Diatomaceæ, and Cryptophyceæ. IV. Fungi. The molds, mildews, mushrooms, puffballs, etc. , which are variously grouped into several subclasses and many orders. The Lichenes or Lichens are now considered to be of a mixed nature, each plant partly a Fungus and partly an Alga.

CRYPTOGAMIAN; CRYPTOGAMIC; CRYPTOGAMOUS

CRYPTOGAMIAN; CRYPTOGAMIC; CRYPTOGAMOUS Cryp `to *ga "mi *an (krp `t-g "m-an ), Cryp `to *gam "ic (krp `t-gm "k ),Cryp *to "gam *ous a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the series Cryptogamia, or to plants of that series.

CRYPTOGAMIST

CRYPTOGAMIST Cryp *tog "a *mist (-mst ), n.

Defn: One skilled in cryptogamic botany.

CRYPTOGRAM

CRYPTOGRAM Cryp "to *gram (krp "t-grm ), n.

Defn: A cipher writing. Same as Cryptograph.

CRYPTOGRAPH

Cryp "to *graph (-grf ), n. Etym: [Gr. krypto `s hidden + -graph: cf. F.cryptographe.]

Defn: Cipher; something written in cipher. "Decipherers of cryptograph. " J. Earle.

CRYPTOGRAPHAL

CRYPTOGRAPHAL Cryp *tog "ra *phal (krp-tg "r-fal ), a.

Defn: Pertaining to cryptography; cryptographical. Boyle.

CRYPTOGRAPHER

CRYPTOGRAPHER Cryp *tog "ra *pher (krp-tg "r-fr ), n.

Defn: One who writes in cipher, or secret characters.

CRYPTOGRAPHIC; CRYPTOGRAPHICAL

CRYPTOGRAPHIC; CRYPTOGRAPHICAL Cryp `to *graph "ic (krp `t-grf "k ), Cryp `to *graph "ic *al (krp `t-grf "-kal ),a.

Defn: Relating to cryptography; written in secret characters or in cipher, or with sympathetic ink.

CRYPTOGRAPHIST

CRYPTOGRAPHIST Cryp *tog "ra *phist (krp-tg "r-fst ), n.

Defn: Same as Cryptographer.

CRYPTOGRAPHY

Cryp *tog "ra *phy (-f ), n. Etym: [Cf. F. cryptographie.]

Defn: The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters, or cipher.

CRYPTOLOGY

Cryp *tol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Gr. krypto `s hidden + -logy. ]

Defn: Secret or enigmatical language. Johnson.

CRYPTONYM

Cryp "to *nym (krp "t-nm ), n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: A secret name; a name by which a person is known only to the initiated.

CRYPTOPINE

Cryp "to *pine (krp "t-pn; 1 4 ), n. Etym: [Gr. krypto `s hidden + E.opium. ] (Chem. )

Defn: A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.

CRYPTURI

Cryp *tu "ri (krp-t "r ), n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: An order of flying, dromTinamou.

New American Oxford Dictionary

crypt

crypt |kript krɪpt | ▶noun 1 an underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place. 2 Anatomy a small tubular gland, pit, or recess. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘cavern ’): from Latin crypta, from Greek kruptē ‘a vault, ’ from kruptos ‘hidden. ’

cryptanalysis

cryptic

cryp tic |ˈkriptik ˈkrɪptɪk | ▶adjective 1 having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure: he found his boss's utterances too cryptic. • (of a crossword ) having difficult clues that indicate the solutions indirectly. 2 Zoology (of coloration or markings ) serving to camouflage an animal in its natural environment. DERIVATIVES cryp ti cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos ‘hidden. ’ Sense 2 dates from the late 19th cent.

cryptid

cryptid |ˈkrɪptɪd | ▶noun an animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the yeti. ORIGIN 1990s: from crypto- + -id 3 .

crypto

cryp to |ˈkriptō ˈkrɪptoʊ | ▶noun 1 short for cryptography. 2 ( pl. cryptos ) informal a person having a secret allegiance to a political creed, esp. communism.

crypto-

crypto- |ˈˌkrɪpˌtoʊ | ▶comb. form concealed; secret: cryptogram. ORIGIN from Greek kruptos ‘hidden. ’

cryptobiont

cryp to bi ont |ˌkriptəˈbīˌänt ˌkrɪptoʊˈbaɪɑnt ˌkrɪptoʊˈbaɪɑnt | ▶noun Biology an organism capable of cryptobiosis.

cryptobiosis

cryp to bi o sis |ˌkriptəˌbīˈōsis ˌkrɪptəˌbaɪˈoʊsɪs | ▶noun Biology a physiological state in which metabolic activity is reduced to an undetectable level without disappearing altogether. It is known in certain plant and animal groups adapted to survive periods of extremely dry conditions.

cryptobiotic

cryp to bi ot ic |ˌkriptəˌbīˈätik ˌkrɪptəˌbaɪˈɑtɪk | ▶adjective Biology 1 of, relating to, or capable of cryptobiosis. 2 of or denoting primitive organisms of the kind presumed to have existed in earlier geological periods but to have left no trace of their existence.

cryptoclastic

cryp to clas tic |ˌkriptōˈklastik ˌkrɪptoʊˈklæstɪk ˌkrɪptoʊˈklæstɪk | ▶adjective Geology composed of microscopic fragments.

cryptococcosis

cryp to coc co sis |ˌkriptəkäˈkōsəs ˌkrɪptəkəˈkoʊsəs | ▶noun Medicine infestation with a yeastlike fungus, resulting in tumors in the lungs and sometimes spreading to the brain. [The fungus is Cryptococcus neoformans, phylum Basidiomycota, class Basidiomycetes. ] DERIVATIVES cryp to coc cal |-ˈkäkəl |adjective ORIGIN 1930s: from modern Latin Cryptococcus (part of the binomial of the fungus ) + -osis .

cryptocrystalline

cryp to crys tal line |ˌkriptōˈkristəˌlin, -ˌlīn, -ˌlēn ˌkrɪptoʊˈkrɪstəlaɪn | ▶adjective having a crystalline structure visible only when magnified.

cryptogam

cryp to gam |ˈkriptəˌgam ˈkrɪptoʊɡæm | ▶noun Botany, dated a plant that has no true flowers or seeds, including ferns, mosses, liverworts, lichens, algae, and fungi. DERIVATIVES cryptogamous |kripˈtägəməs |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French cryptogame, from modern Latin cryptogamae (plantae ), denoting nonflowering plants, from Greek kruptos ‘hidden ’ + gamos ‘marriage ’ (because the means of reproduction was not apparent ).

cryptogamic

cryp to gam ic |ˌkriptəˈgamik ˌkrɪptəˈɡæmɪk | ▶adjective Botany of, relating to, or denoting cryptogams. • Ecology (of a desert soil or surface crust ) covered with or consisting of a fragile black layer of cyanobacteria, mosses, and lichens, which is often important in preventing erosion.

cryptogenic

cryp to gen ic |ˌkriptəˈjenik ˌkrɪptoʊˈʤɛnɪk | ▶adjective (of a disease ) of obscure or uncertain origin.

cryptogram

cryp to gram |ˈkriptəˌgram ˈkrɪptəɡræm | ▶noun 1 a text written in code. 2 a symbol or figure with secret or occult significance.

cryptography

cryptology

cryptomeria

cryp to me ri a |ˌkriptəˈmi (ə )rēə ˌkrɪptəˈmɪriə | ▶noun a tall, conical, coniferous tree with long, curved, spirally arranged leaves and short cones. Native to China and Japan, it is grown for timber in Japan. Also called Japanese cedar. [Cryptomeria japonica, family Taxodiaceae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from crypto- ‘hidden ’ + Greek meros ‘part ’ (because the seeds are concealed by scales ).

cryptonym

cryp to nym |ˈkriptəˌnim ˈkrɪptənɪm | ▶noun a code name. DERIVATIVES cryp ton y mous |kripˈtänəməs |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from crypto- ‘hidden ’ + Greek onuma ‘name. ’

cryptorchid

cryp tor chid |kripˈtôrkid krɪpˈtɔrkɪd | ▶noun Medicine a person suffering from cryptorchidism.

cryptorchidism

cryp tor chi dism |kripˈtôrkiˌdizəm krɪpˈtɔrkəˌdɪzəm | ▶noun Medicine a condition in which one or both of the testes fail to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from crypto- ‘hidden ’ + Greek orkhis, orkhid- ‘testicle ’ + -ism .

cryptosporidiosis

cryptosporidiosis |ˌkrɪptə (ʊ )spərɪdɪˈəʊsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine an intestinal condition caused by infection with cryptosporidium, causing diarrhoea and vomiting.

cryptosporidium

cryp to spor i di um |ˌkriptəspəˈridēəm krɪptoʊspəˈrɪdiəm | ▶noun a parasitic coccidian protozoan found in the intestinal tract of many vertebrates, where it sometimes causes disease. [Genus Cryptosporidium, phylum Sporozoa. ] ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from crypto- ‘concealed ’ + modern Latin sporidium ‘small spore. ’

Cryptozoic

Cryp to zo ic |ˌkriptəˈzō -ik ˌkrɪptəˈzoʊɪk ˌkrɪptəˈzoʊɪk | ▶adjective Geology of, relating to, or denoting the period (the Precambrian ) in which rocks contain no, or only slight, traces of living organisms. Compare with Phanerozoic. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek kruptos ‘hidden ’ + zōē ‘life ’ + -ic .

cryptozoic

cryp to zo ic |ˌkriptəˈzō -ik ˌkrɪptəˈzoʊɪk | ▶adjective Ecology (of small invertebrates ) living on the ground but hidden in the leaf litter, under stones or pieces of wood. DERIVATIVES cryp to zo a |-ˈzōə |plural noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek kruptos ‘hidden ’ + zōē ‘life ’ + -ic .

cryptozoology

cryp to zo ol o gy |ˌkriptəzōˈäləjē, -zo͞o -ˌkrɪptəzoʊˈɑləʤi | ▶noun the search for and study of animals whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the Loch Ness monster and the yeti. DERIVATIVES cryp to zo o log i cal |-ˌzōəˈläjikəl, -ˌzo͞oə - |adjective, cryp to zo ol o gist |-jist |noun

Oxford Dictionary

crypt

crypt |krɪpt | ▶noun 1 an underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place. 2 Anatomy a small tubular gland, pit, or recess. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘cavern ’): from Latin crypta, from Greek kruptē ‘a vault ’, from kruptos ‘hidden ’.

cryptanalysis

cryptic

cryp |tic |ˈkrɪptɪk | ▶adjective 1 having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure: he found his boss's utterances too cryptic. • (of a crossword ) having difficult clues which indicate the solutions indirectly. 2 Zoology (of coloration or markings ) serving to camouflage an animal in its natural environment. DERIVATIVES cryptically adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos ‘hidden ’. Sense 2 dates from the late 19th cent.

cryptid

cryptid |ˈkrɪptɪd | ▶noun an animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the yeti. ORIGIN 1990s: from crypto- + -id 3 .

crypto

cryp to |ˈkriptō ˈkrɪptoʊ | ▶noun 1 short for cryptography. 2 ( pl. cryptos ) informal a person having a secret allegiance to a political creed, esp. communism.

crypto-

crypto- |ˈkrɪptəʊ | ▶combining form concealed; secret: cryptogram. ORIGIN from Greek kruptos ‘hidden ’.

cryptobiont

cryptobiont |ˌkrɪptəʊˈbʌɪɒnt | ▶noun Biology an organism capable of cryptobiosis.

cryptobiosis

cryptobiosis |ˌkrɪptə (ʊ )bʌɪˈəʊsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biology a physiological state in which metabolic activity is reduced to an undetectable level without disappearing altogether. It is known in certain plant and animal groups adapted to survive periods of extremely dry conditions.

cryptobiotic

crypto |biot ¦ic |ˈkrɪptəʊbʌɪˈɒtɪk | ▶adjective Biology 1 relating to or capable of cryptobiosis. 2 denoting primitive organisms of the kind presumed to have existed in earlier geological periods but to have left no trace of their existence.

cryptoclastic

cryp to clas tic |ˌkriptōˈklastik ˌkrɪptoʊˈklæstɪk ˌkrɪptoʊˈklæstɪk | ▶adjective Geology composed of microscopic fragments.

cryptococcosis

cryptococcosis |ˌkrɪptə (ʊ )kəˈkəʊsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine infestation with a yeast-like fungus, resulting in tumours in the lungs and sometimes spreading to the brain. It occurs chiefly in the United States. Also called torulosis. ●The fungus is Cryptococcus neoformans, subdivision Deuteromycotina (or class Teliomycetes ). DERIVATIVES cryptococcal adjective ORIGIN 1930s: from modern Latin Cryptococcus (part of the binomial of the fungus ) + -osis .

cryptocrystalline

crypto |crys ¦tal |line |ˌkrɪptəʊˈkrɪst (ə )lʌɪn | ▶adjective having a crystalline structure visible only when magnified.

cryptogam

cryptogam |ˈkrɪptə (ʊ )gam | ▶noun Botany, dated a plant that has no true flowers or seeds, including ferns, mosses, liverworts, lichens, algae, and fungi. DERIVATIVES cryptogamous |-ˈtɒgəməs |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French cryptogame, from modern Latin cryptogamae (plantae ), denoting non-flowering plants, from Greek kruptos ‘hidden ’ + gamos ‘marriage ’ (because the means of reproduction was not apparent ).

cryptogamic

crypto |gam ¦ic |krɪptə (ʊ )ˈɡamɪk | ▶adjective 1 Botany relating to or denoting cryptogams. 2 Ecology (of a desert soil or surface crust ) covered with or consisting of a fragile black layer of cyanobacteria, mosses, and lichens, which is often important in preventing erosion.

cryptogenic

cryptogenic |ˌkrɪptəʊˈdʒɛnɪk | ▶adjective (of a disease ) of obscure or uncertain origin.

cryptogram

cryptogram |ˈkrɪptə (ʊ )gram | ▶noun a text written in code.

cryptography

cryptology

cryptomeria

cryptomeria |ˌkrɪptə (ʊ )ˈmɪərɪə | ▶noun a tall conical coniferous tree with long, curved, spirally arranged leaves and short cones. Native to China and Japan, it is grown for timber in Japan. Also called Japanese cedar. ●Cryptomeria japonica, family Taxodiaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from crypto- ‘hidden ’ + Greek meros ‘part ’ (because the seeds are concealed by scales ).

cryptonym

cryptonym |ˈkrɪptənɪm | ▶noun a code name. DERIVATIVES cryptonymous |krɪpˈtɒnɪməs |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from crypto- ‘hidden ’ + -onym .

cryptorchid

cryptorchid |ˌkrɪpˈtɔːkɪd | ▶noun Medicine a person suffering from cryptorchidism.

cryptorchidism

crypt |orchid |ism |ˈkrɪpˌtɔːkɪdɪzm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a condition in which one or both of the testes fail to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from crypto- ‘hidden ’ + Greek orkhis, orkhid- ‘testicle ’ + -ism .

cryptosporidiosis

cryptosporidiosis |ˌkrɪptə (ʊ )spərɪdɪˈəʊsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine an intestinal condition caused by infection with cryptosporidium, causing diarrhoea and vomiting.

cryptosporidium

cryptosporidium |ˌkrɪptə (ʊ )spɒˈrɪdɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. cryptosporidia ) a parasitic coccidian protozoan found in the intestinal tract of many vertebrates, where it sometimes causes disease. ●Genus Cryptosporidium, phylum Sporozoa. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from crypto- ‘concealed ’ + modern Latin sporidium ‘small spore ’.

Cryptozoic

Cryptozoic |ˌkrɪptəˈzəʊɪk | ▶adjective Geology relating to or denoting the period (the Precambrian ) in which rocks contain no, or only slight, traces of living organisms. Compare with Phanerozoic. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek kruptos ‘hidden ’ + zōē ‘life ’ + -ic .

cryptozoic

cryptozoic |ˌkrɪptəˈzəʊɪk | ▶adjective Ecology (of small invertebrates ) living on the ground but hidden in the leaf litter under stones or pieces of wood. DERIVATIVES cryptozoa plural noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek kruptos ‘hidden ’ + zōē ‘life ’ + -ic .

cryptozoology

crypto |zool ¦ogy |ˌkrɪptəʊzuːˈɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the search for and study of animals whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the Loch Ness monster and the yeti. DERIVATIVES cryptozoological adjective, cryptozoologist noun

American Oxford Thesaurus

crypt

crypt noun the fraternity pledges had to spend the night in a crypt: tomb, vault, mausoleum, burial chamber, sepulcher, catacomb, ossuary, undercroft.

cryptic

cryptic adjective she leaves cryptic messages on his answering machine: enigmatic, mysterious, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, obscure, abstruse, arcane, oracular, Delphic, ambiguous, elliptical, oblique; informal as clear as mud. ANTONYMS clear.

Oxford Thesaurus

crypt

crypt noun tomb, vault, mausoleum, burial chamber, sepulchre, catacomb, ossuary, undercroft; cellar, basement; Archaeology mastaba.

cryptic

cryptic adjective his cryptic comments taxed her powers of comprehension: enigmatic, mysterious, hard to understand, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, obscure, abstruse, arcane, oracular, Delphic, ambiguous, elliptical, oblique; informal as clear as mud. ANTONYMS straightforward, clear.

French Dictionary

cryptage

cryptage n. m. informatique Opération par laquelle est substitué, à un texte en clair, un texte inintelligible, inexploitable pour quiconque ne possède pas la clé permettant de le ramener à sa forme initiale (GDT ). : Le cryptage (et non l ’*encryption ) permet d ’assurer la confidentialité des données. Des outils de cryptage destinés aux logiciels de courrier électronique.

crypte

crypte n. f. nom féminin Caveau souterrain servant de sépulture dans certaines églises. Note Orthographique cr y pte.

crypter

crypter v. tr. Transformer une information en un cryptogramme, de manière à la rendre inintelligible à toute personne non autorisée et à en assurer ainsi la confidentialité (GDT ). : Crypter un message permet d ’empêcher le piratage des informations qui transitent sur les réseaux (codes d ’accès, numéros de cartes de crédit, etc. ). Une protection plus efficace serait de crypter les documents que vous voulez vraiment garder confidentiels et personnels.

crypto-

crypto- préf. préfixe Élément du grec signifiant « caché ».

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

crypt

crypt /krɪpt /名詞 C 1 (教会大聖堂などの )地下室〘昔は納骨室墓所として用いられた〙.2 〘解剖〙小窩（しようか）, 小胞 , 腺窩（せんか）.

cryptic

cryp tic -ti cal /krɪ́ptɪk //-tɪk (ə )l /形容詞 1 〈発言意見などが〉 (故意に )秘密にされた, 隠された ; 不可解な, なぞめいた ; 〈人が〉隠しごとをして, 理解困難な ▸ a cryptic remark なぞめいた発言 2 〘動〙擬態 [身を隠すの ]に適した .cr ý p ti cal ly 副詞

cryptography

cryp tog ra phy /krɪptɑ́ɡrəfi |-tɔ́ɡ -/名詞 U 暗号書記 [解読 ]法 .cr ỳ p to gr á ph ic 形容詞暗号書記 [解読 ]法の .