English-Thai Dictionary
epic
ADJ ซึ่ง ยิ่งใหญ่ และ กล้าหาญ sueng-ying-yai-lae-kla-han
epic
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ มหากาพย์ เกี่ยวกับ บทกวี ที่ เล่าเรื่อง ความกล้าหาญ และ การผจญภัย kiao-kab-ma-ha-kab
epic
N มหากาพย์ โคลง เล่าเรื่อง ความกล้าหาญ และ การผจญภัย ma-ha-kab
epic
N วรรณ คดี ละคร ภาพยนตร์ ที่ ลงทุน สูง มาก ใน การ สร้าง และ มัก มี เรื่องราว เกี่ยวกับ ประวัติศาสตร์ wan-na-ka-de-la-kon-pab-pa-yon-ti-long-tun-sung-mak-nai-kan-sang-lae-mak-me-rueang-rao-kiao-kab-pra-wad-ti-sad
epical
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ มหากาพย์ kiao-kab-ma-ha-kab
epicardiac
A เกี่ยวกับ เยื่อ หุ้ม ของ หัวใจ
epicardium
N เยื้อ หุ้ม ของ หัวใจ
epicedial
A เกี่ยวกับ เพลงสวด ใน งานศพ
epicedian
A เกี่ยวกับ เพลงสวด ใน งานศพ
epicedium
N เพลงสวด ใน งานศพ
epicene
ADJ มี บุคลิกลักษณะ ของ ทั้งสอง เพศ androgynous me-buk-ka-lik-lak-sa-na-kong-tang-song-ped
epicene
ADJ อ่อนแอ weak on-ae
epicene
ADJ ไม่ใช่ ทั้ง เพศหญิง และ เพศชาย effiminate unmanly mai-chai-tang-ped-ying-lae-ped-chai
epicene
N คนที่ มี ลักษณะ ของ ทั้งสอง เพศ (ทาง วรรณ คดี สิ่ง ที่ มี ลักษณะ ของ ทั้งสอง เพศ kon-ti-me-lak-sa-na-kong-tang-song-ped
epicenter
N จุดศูนย์กลาง จุด ที่ สำคัญ ที่สุด center focal jud-sun-kang
epicenter
N พื้นดิน เหนือ ศูนย์กลาง การ สั่นสะเทือน ของ แผ่นดินไหว พื้นดิน เหนือ จุดศูนย์กลาง ของ แผ่นดินไหว center puen-din-nuea-sun-klang-kan-san-sa-tuean-kong-paen-din-wai
epicentral
A ที่ ติดกับ ตรงกลาง ของ ข้อ กระดูกสันหลัง
epichordal
A ที่อยู่ บน หลัง ของ notochord
epicoele
N โพรง ใน ส่วนหลัง ของ สมอง ส่วนหลัง ที่ พบ medulla oblongata
epicondyle
N ปุ่ม ที่อยู่ ตรง ปลาย ของ หัว กระดูก ยาว
epicoracoid
A ที่อยู่ บน ปุ่ม ของ coracoid
epicranium
N ส่วน หุ้ม กระ โหลก ศีรษะ
epicure
N ผู้ มี รสนิยมสูง ใน การกิน นักกิน epicurean gourmet phu-me-rod-ni-yom-sung-nai-kan-kin
epicurean
ADJ ซึ่ง รู้จัก เสพ สุข กับ ชีวิต sueng-ru-jak-seb-suk-kab-chi-wid
epicurean
ADJ ซึ่ง อุทิศ ให้ กับ ความหรูหรา และ พิถีพิถัน โดยเฉพาะ การกิน sueng-u-thid-hai-kab-kwam-ru-ra-lae-pi-te-pi-tan-doi-cha-phow-kan-kin
epicycle
N การ เคลื่อนที่ ของ ดาวเคราะห์ ตาม ทฤษฎี ระบบสุริยะ ของ เพล โต ที่ว่า วัตถุ ทรงกลม จะ เคลื่อนที่ ไป ตาม เส้นรอบวง ของ วัตถุ ทรงกลม ที่ ใหญ่ กว่า cycle orbit kan-kluean-ti-kong-dao-kro-tam-true-sa-de-ra-bob-su-ri-ya-kong-ple-to-ti-wa-wad-tu-song-klom-ja-kluean-ti-pai-tam-sen-rob-wong-kong-wad-tu-song-klom-ti-yai-kwa
epicycle
N วัตถุ ทรงกลม ที่ กลิ้ง ไป รอบๆ เส้นรอบวง ของ วัตถุ ทรงกลม ที่ ใหญ่ กว่า (ทาง เรขาค ณิต wad-tu-song-klom-ti-kling-pai-rob-rob-sen-rob-wong-kong-wad-tu-song-klom-ti-yai-kwa
epicyclic
ADJ ซึ่ง มี แกน หมุนรอบ แกนกลาง ซึ่ง มี เกียร์ (เกียร์ รถยนต์ )ชนิด มี เฟือง เล็ก หมุนรอบ เฟือง ใหญ่ sueng-me-kaen-mun-rob-kaen-klang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
EPIC
a.[L. epicus; Gr. a song, or to speak. ] Narrative; containing narration; rehearsing. An epic poem, otherwise called heroic, is a poem which narrates a story, real or fictitious or both, representing, in an elevated style, some signal action or series of actions and events, usually the achievements of some distinguished hero, and intended to form the morals and affect the mind with the love of virtue. The matter of the poem includes the action of the fable, the incidents, episodes, characters, morals and machinery. The form includes the manner of narration, the discourses introduced, descriptions, sentiments, style, versification, figures and other ornaments. The end is to improve the morals, and inspire a love of virtue, bravery and illustrious actions.
EPICEDE
n.[Gr. ] A funeral song or discourse.
EPICEDIAN
a.Elegiac; mournful.
EPICEDIUM
n.An elegy.
EPICENE
a.[Gr. common. ] Common to both sexes; of both kinds.
EPICTETIAN
a.Pertaining to Epictetus, the Grecian writer.
EPICURE
n.[L. epicurus, a voluptuary, from Epicurus. ] Properly, a follower of Epicurus; a man devoted to sensual enjoyments; hence, one who indulges in the luxuries of the table. [The word is now used only or chiefly in the latter sense. ]
EPICUREAN, EPICUREAN
a.[L. epicureus.] Pertaining to Epicurus; as the Epicurean philosophy or tenets. 1. Luxurious; given to luxury; contributing to the luxuries of the table.
EPICUREAN, EPICUREAN
n.A follower of Epicurus.
EPICUREANISM
n.Attachment to the doctrines of Epicurus.
EPICURISM
n.Luxury; sensual enjoyments; indulgence in gross pleasure; voluptuousness. 1. The doctrines of Epicurus.
EPICURIZE
v.i.To feed or indulge like an epicure; to riot; to feast. 1. To profess the doctrines of Epicurus.
EPICYCLE
n.[Gr. a circle. ] A little circle, whose center is in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small orb, which, being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with it, and yet by its own peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet fastened to it round its proper center.
EPICYCLOID
n.[Gr. form. ] In geometry, a curve generated by the revolution of the periphery of a circle along the convex or concave side of the periphery of another circle. A curve generated by any point in the plane of a movable circle which rolls on the inside or outside of the circumference of a fixed circle.
EPICYCLOIDAL
a.Pertaining to the epicycloid, or having its properties.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EPIC
Ep "ic, a. Etym: [L. epicus, Gr. vox voice: cf. F. épique. See Voice. ]
Defn: Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated in an elevated style. The epic poem treats of one great, complex action, in a grand style and with fullness of detail. T. Arnold.
EPIC
EPIC Ep "ic, n.
Defn: An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a.
EPICAL
EPICAL Ep "ic *al (, a.
Defn: Epic. -- Ep "ic *al *ly, adv. Poems which have an epical character. Brande & C. His [Wordsworth's ] longer poems (miscalled epical ). Lowell.
EPICARDIAC
EPICARDIAC Ep `i *car "di *ac, a. (Anat. )
Defn: Of or relating to the epicardium.
EPICARDIUM
Ep `i *car "di *um, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Anat. )
Defn: That of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of the heart; the cardiac pericardium.
EPICARICAN
Ep `i *car "i *can, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An isopod crustacean, parasitic on shrimps.
EPICARP
EPICARP Ep "i *carp, Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary. See Illust. under Endocarp.
EPICEDE
Ep "i *cede, n. Etym: [L. epicedion, Gr. épicède.]
Defn: A funeral song or discourse; an elegy. [R.] Donne.
EPICEDIAL
EPICEDIAL Ep `i *ce "di *al, a.
Defn: Elegiac; funereal.
EPICEDIAN
EPICEDIAN Ep `i *ce "di *an, a.
Defn: Epicedial. -- n.
Defn: An epicede.
EPICEDIUM
Ep `i *ce "di *um, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: An epicede.
EPICENE
Ep "i *cene, a. & n. Etym: [L. epicoenus, Gr. épicène.]
1. Common to both sexes; -- a term applied, in grammar, to such nouns as have but one form of gender, either the masculine or feminine, to indicate animals of both sexes; as bos, for the ox and cow; sometimes applied to eunuchs and hermaphrodites.
2. Fig. : Sexless; neither one thing nor the other. The literary prigs epicene. Prof. Wilson. He represented an epicene species, neither churchman nor layman. J. A. Symonds.
EPICENTRAL
Ep `i *cen "tral, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + centrum. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Arising from the centrum of a vertebra. Owen.
EPICERASTIC
Ep `i *ce *ras "tic, a. Etym: [Gr. épicérastique.] (Med. )
Defn: Lenient; assuaging. [Obs. ]
EPICHIREMA
Ep `i *chi *re "ma, n.; pl. Epichiremata. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet. &Logic )
Defn: A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. [Written also epicheirema.]
EPICHORDAL
Ep `i *chor "dal, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + chordal. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Upon or above the notochord; -- applied esp. to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
EPICHORIAL
Ep `i *cho "ri *al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: In or of the country. [R.] Epichorial superstitions from every district of Europe. De Quincey.
EPICLEIDIUM
Ep `i *clei "di *um, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Anat. )
Defn: A projection, formed by a separate ossification, at the scapular end of the clavicle of many birds.
EPICLINAL
Ep `i *cli "nal, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: Situated on the receptacle or disk of a flower.
EPICOELE; EPICELE
Ep "i *coele, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. (Anat. )
Defn: A cavity formed by the invagination of the outer wall of the body, as the atrium of an amphioxus and possibly the body cavity of vertebrates.
EPICOENE
EPICOENE Ep "i *coene, a.
Defn: Epicene. [R.] Hadley.
EPICOLIC
Ep `i *col "ic, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. (Anat. )
Defn: Situated upon or over the colon; -- applied to the region of the abdomen adjacent to the colon.
EPICONDYLAR
EPICONDYLAR Ep `i *con "dy *lar, n. (Anat. )
Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, an epicondyle.
EPICONDYLE
Ep `i *con "dyle, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + condyle. ] (Anat. )
Defn: A projection on the inner side of the distal end of the numerus; the internal condyle.
EPICORACOID
Ep `i *cor "a *coid, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + coracoid. ] (Anat. )
Defn: A ventral cartilaginous or bony element of the coracoid in the shoulder girdle of some vertebrates.
EPICRANIAL
EPICRANIAL Ep `i *cra "ni *al, a. (Anat. )
Defn: Pertaining to the epicranium; as epicranial muscles.
EPICRANIUM
Ep `i *cra "ni *um, n. Etym: [NL. See Epi-, and Cranium. ]
1. (Anat. )
Defn: The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The dorsal wall of the head of insects.
EPICTETAIN; EPICTETIAN
Ep `ic *te "tain, Ep `ic *te "tian, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to Epictetus, the Roman Stoic philosopher, whose conception of life was to be passionless under whatever circumstances.
EPICURE
Ep "i *cure, n. Etym: [L. Epicurus, Gr.
1. A follower of Epicurus; an Epicurean. [Obs. ] Bacon.
2. One devoted to dainty or luxurious sensual enjoyments, esp. to the luxuries of the table.
Syn. -- Voluptuary; sensualist.
EPICUREAN
Ep `i *cu *re "an, a. Etym: [L. Epicureus, Gr. épicurien. ]
1. Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy. "The sect Epicurean. " Milton.
2. Given to luxury; adapted to luxurious tastes; luxurious; pertaining to good eating. Courses of the most refined and epicurean dishes. Prescott. Epicurean philosophy. See Atomic philosophy, under Atomic.
EPICUREAN
EPICUREAN Ep `i *cu *re "an, n.
1. A follower or Epicurus.
2. One given to epicurean indulgence.
EPICUREANISM
EPICUREANISM Ep `i *cu *re "an *ism, n.
Defn: Attachment to the doctrines of Epicurus; the principles or belief of Epicurus.
EPICURELY
EPICURELY Ep "i *cure `ly, adv.
Defn: Luxuriously. Nash.
EPICUREOUS
EPICUREOUS Ep `i *cu *re "ous, a.
Defn: Epicurean. [Obs. ]
EPICURISM
Ep "i *cu *rism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. épicurisme. ]
1. The doctrines of Epicurus.
2. Epicurean habits of living; luxury.
EPICURIZE
EPICURIZE Ep "i *cu *rize, v. i.
1. To profess or tend towards the doctrines of Epicurus. Cudworth.
2. To feed or indulge like an epicure. Fuller.
EPICYCLE
Ep "i *cy `cle, n. Etym: [L. epicyclus, Gr. Cycle. ]
1. (Ptolemaic Astron.)
Defn: A circle, whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small circle, whose center, being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with the deferent, and yet, by its own peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet fastened to it round its proper center. The schoolmen were like astronomers which did feign eccentries, and epicycles, and such engines of orbs. Bacon.
2. (Mech. )
Defn: A circle which rolls on the circumference of another circle, either externally or internally.
EPICYCLIC
EPICYCLIC Ep `i *cyc "lic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, resembling, or having the motion of, an epicycle. Epicyclic train (Mach. ), a train of mechanism in which epicyclic motion is involved; esp. , a train of spur wheels, bevel wheels, or belt pulleys, in which an arm, carrying one or more of the wheels, sweeps around a center lying in an axis common to the other wheels.
EPICYCLOID
Ep `i *cy "cloid, n. Etym: [Epicycle + -oid: cf. F. épicycloïde.](Geom.)
Defn: A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the convex side of a fixed circle.
Note: Any point rigidly connected with the rolling circle, but not in its circumference, traces a curve called an epitrochoid. The curve traced by a point in the circumference of the rolling circle when it rolls on the concave side of a fixed circle is called a hypocycloid; the curve traced by a point rigidly connected with the rolling circle in this case, but not its circumference, is called a hypotrochoid. All the curves mentioned above belong to the class class called roulettes or trochoids. See Trochoid.
EPICYCLOIDAL
EPICYCLOIDAL Ep `i *cy *cloid "al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the epicycloid, or having its properties. Epicycloidal wheel, a device for producing straight-line motion from circular motion, on the principle that a pin fastened in the periphery of a gear wheel will describe a straight line when the wheel rolls around inside a fixed internal gear of twice its diameter.
New American Oxford Dictionary
epic
ep ic |ˈepik ˈɛpɪk | ▶noun a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation. • the genre of such poems: the romances display gentler emotions not found in Greek epic. • a long film, book, or other work portraying heroic deeds and adventures or covering an extended period of time: a Hollywood biblical epic. ▶adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics: England's national epic poem Beowulf . • heroic or grand in scale or character: his epic journey around the world | a tragedy of epic proportions. DERIVATIVES ep i cal adjective, ep i cal ly |-(ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as an adjective ): via Latin from Greek epikos, from epos ‘word, song, ’ related to eipein ‘say. ’
epicanthic
ep i can thic |ˌepiˈkanTHik ˌɛpəˈkænθɪk | ▶adjective denoting a fold of skin from the upper eyelid covering the inner angle of the eye, typical in many peoples of eastern Asia and found as a congenital abnormality elsewhere.
epicardium
ep i car di um |ˌepiˈkärdēəm ˌɛpəˈkɑrdiəm | ▶noun Anatomy a serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart. DERIVATIVES ep i car di al |-dēəl |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from epi- ‘above ’ + Greek kardia ‘heart, ’ on the pattern of pericardium .
epicarp
epicarp |ˈɛpɪkɑːp | ▶noun Botany the outermost layer of the pericarp. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from epi- + a shortened form of pericarp .
epicedium
ep i ce di um |ˌepiˈsēdēəm ˌɛpəˈsidiəm | ▶noun ( pl. epicedia |-dēə | ) formal a funeral ode. DERIVATIVES ep i ce di an |-dēən |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (originally in the anglicized form epicede and the Greek form epicedeon ): from Latin, from Greek epikēdeion, neuter of epokēdeios ‘of a funeral ’ (based on kēdos ‘care, grief ’).
epicene
ep i cene |ˈepiˌsēn ˈɛpəˌsin | ▶adjective having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex: the sort of epicene beauty peculiar to boys of a certain age. • effeminate; effete: the actor infused the role with an epicene languor. ▶noun an epicene person. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a grammatical term ): via late Latin from Greek epikoinos (based on koinos ‘common ’).
epicenter
ep i cen ter |ˈepiˌsentər ˈɛpəsɛntər |(Brit. epicentre ) ▶noun the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. • the central point of something, typically a difficult or unpleasant situation: the patient was at the epicenter of concern. DERIVATIVES ep i cen tral |ˌepiˈsentrəl |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek epikentros ‘situated on a center, ’ from epi ‘upon ’ + kentron ‘center. ’
epicondyle
ep i con dyle |ˌepiˈkänˌdīl, -ˈkändl ˌɛpəˈkɑndaɪl | ▶noun Anatomy a protuberance above or on the condyle of a long bone, esp. either of the two at the elbow end of the humerus. DERIVATIVES ep i con dyl ar |-ˈkändl -ər |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French épicondyle, modern Latin epicondylus (see epi-, condyle ).
epicondylitis
ep i con dy li tis |ˌepiˌkändīˈlītis, -ˌkändlˈītis ˌɛpɪˌkɑndaɪˈlaɪtɪs | ▶noun Medicine a painful inflammation of tendons surrounding an epicondyle.
epicontinental
ep i con ti nen tal |ˌepiˌkäntəˈnen (t )l ˌɛpəˌkɑntəˈnɛntl | ▶adjective denoting those areas of sea or ocean overlying the continental shelf.
epicormic
ep i cor mic |ˌepiˈkôrmik ˌɛpɪˈkɔrmɪk | ▶adjective Botany (of a shoot or branch ) growing from a previously dormant bud on the trunk or a limb of a tree. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from epi- ‘upon ’ + Greek kormos ‘tree trunk. ’
epicotyl
ep i cot yl |ˌepiˈkätl ˌɛpəˈkɑdl | ▶noun Botany the region of an embryo or seedling stem above the cotyledon.
epicritic
ep i crit ic |ˌepiˈkritik ˌɛpəˈkrɪdɪk | ▶adjective Physiology relating to or denoting those sensory nerve fibers of the skin that are capable of fine discrimination of touch or temperature stimuli. Often contrasted with protopathic. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek epikritikos ‘giving judgment over, ’ from epi ‘upon or over ’ + krinein ‘to judge. ’
Epictetus
Ep ic te tus |ˌepikˈtētəs ˌɛpəkˈtidəs | ( c. ad 55 – c. 135 ), Greek philosopher. He preached the common brotherhood of man and advocated a Stoic philosophy.
epicure
ep i cure |ˈepiˌkyo͝or ˈɛpəˌkjʊ (ə )r | ▶noun a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink. DERIVATIVES ep i cur ism |-ˌrizəm, ˌepiˈkyo͝o - |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a disciple of Epicurus ): via medieval Latin from Greek Epikouros ‘Epicurus. ’
Epicurean
Ep i cu re an |ˌepikyəˈrēən, ˌepiˈkyo͝orēən ˌɛpəkjəˈriən | ▶noun a disciple or student of the Greek philosopher Epicurus. • ( epicurean ) a person devoted to sensual enjoyment, esp. that derived from fine food and drink. ▶adjective of or concerning Epicurus or his ideas: Epicurean philosophers. • ( epicurean ) relating to or suitable for an epicure: epicurean feasts.
Epicureanism
Ep i cu re an ism |ˌepəkyəˈrēəˌnizəm, -ˈkyo͝orēə -ˌɛpəkjəˈriəˌnɪzəm | ▶noun an ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good ), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
Epicurus
Ep i cu rus |ˌepəˈkyo͝orəs ˈɛpəkjʊrəs | (341 –270 bc ), Greek philosopher, founder of Epicureanism. His physics is based on Democritus' theory of a materialist universe composed of indestructible atoms moving in a void, unregulated by divine providence.
epicuticle
ep i cu ti cle |ˌepiˈkyo͞otikəl ˈɛpɪkjutɪkəl | ▶noun Botany & Zoology the thin, waxy, protective outer layer covering the surfaces of some plants, fungi, insects, and other arthropods. DERIVATIVES ep i cu tic u lar |-kyo͞oˈtikyələr |adjective
epicycle
ep i cy cle |ˈepiˌsīkəl ˈɛpəsaɪkəl | ▶noun Geometry a small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a larger one. • historical a circle of this type used to describe planetary orbits in the Ptolemaic system. DERIVATIVES ep i cy clic |ˌepiˈsīklik, ˈepi- |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or via late Latin from Greek epikuklos, from epi ‘upon ’ + kuklos ‘circle. ’
epicycloid
ep i cy cloid |ˌepiˈsīˌkloid ˌɛpəˈsaɪklɔɪd | ▶noun Mathematics a curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling on the exterior of another circle. DERIVATIVES ep i cy cloi dal |-sīˈkloidl |adjective
Oxford Dictionary
epic
epic |ˈɛpɪk | ▶noun 1 a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a nation. • [ mass noun ] the genre of epics: the romances display gentler emotions not found in Greek epic. • a long film, book, or other work portraying heroic deeds and adventures or covering an extended period of time: a Hollywood biblical epic. 2 informal an exceptionally long and arduous task or activity: the business of getting hospital treatment soon became an epic. ▶adjective 1 relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics: our national epic poem Beowulf . 2 heroic or grand in scale or character: his epic journey around the world | a tragedy of epic proportions. DERIVATIVES epical adjective, epically adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as an adjective ): via Latin from Greek epikos, from epos ‘word, song ’, related to eipein ‘say ’.
epicanthic
epi |can ¦thic |ɛpɪˈkanθɪk | ▶adjective denoting a fold of skin from the upper eyelid covering the inner angle of the eye, typical in many peoples of eastern Asia and found as a congenital abnormality elsewhere.
epicardium
epicardium |ˌɛpɪˈkɑːdɪəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Anatomy a serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium, attached to the muscles of the wall of the heart. DERIVATIVES epicardial adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from epi- ‘above ’ + Greek kardia ‘heart ’, on the pattern of pericardium .
epicarp
epicarp |ˈɛpɪkɑːp | ▶noun Botany the outermost layer of the pericarp. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from epi- + a shortened form of pericarp .
epicedium
epicedium |ˌɛpɪˈsiːdɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. epicedia |-dɪə | ) formal a funeral ode. DERIVATIVES epicedian adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (originally in the anglicized form epicede and the Greek form epicedeon ): from Latin, from Greek epikēdeion, neuter of epokēdeios ‘of a funeral ’ (based on kēdos ‘care, grief ’).
epicene
epicene |ˈɛpɪsiːn | ▶adjective having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex: the sort of epicene beauty peculiar to boys of a certain age. • effeminate; effete: the actor infused the role with an epicene languor. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a grammatical term ): via late Latin from Greek epikoinos (based on koinos ‘common ’).
epicentre
epicentre |ˈɛpɪsɛntə |(US epicenter ) ▶noun the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. • the central point of something, typically a difficult or unpleasant situation: the epicentre of labour militancy was the capital itself. DERIVATIVES epicentral |-ˈsɛntr (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek epikentros ‘situated on a centre ’, from epi ‘upon ’ + kentron ‘centre ’.
epicondyle
epicondyle |ˌɛpɪˈkɒndɪl | ▶noun Anatomy a protuberance above or on the condyle of a long bone, especially either of the two at the elbow end of the humerus. DERIVATIVES epicondylar adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French épicondyle, modern Latin epicondylus (see epi-, condyle ).
epicondylitis
epicondylitis |ˌɛpɪkɒndɪˈlʌɪtɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a painful inflammation of tendons surrounding an epicondyle; tennis elbow.
epicontinental
epi |con ¦tin |en ¦tal |ˌɛpɪkɒntɪˈnɛnt (ə )l | ▶adjective denoting those areas of sea or ocean overlying the continental shelf.
epicormic
epicormic |ˌɛpɪˈkɔːmɪk | ▶adjective Botany (of a shoot or branch ) growing from a previously dormant bud on the trunk or a limb of a tree. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from epi- ‘upon ’ + Greek kormos ‘tree trunk ’.
epicotyl
epicotyl |ˌɛpɪˈkɒtɪl | ▶noun Botany the region of an embryo or seedling stem above the cotyledon.
epicritic
epicritic |ˌɛpɪˈkrɪtɪk | ▶adjective Physiology relating to or denoting those sensory nerve fibres of the skin which are capable of fine discrimination of touch or temperature stimuli. Often contrasted with protopathic. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek epikritikos ‘giving judgement over ’, from epi ‘upon or over ’ + krinein ‘to judge ’.
Epictetus
Epictetus |ˌɛpɪkˈtiːtəs | ( c. 55 – c. 135 ad ), Greek philosopher. Originally a slave, he preached the common brotherhood of man and advocated a Stoic philosophy.
epicure
epicure |ˈɛpɪkjʊə, ˈɛpɪkjɔː | ▶noun a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink. DERIVATIVES epicurism noun ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a disciple of Epicurus ): via medieval Latin from Greek Epikouros ‘Epicurus ’.
Epicurean
Epicurean |ˌɛpɪkjʊ (ə )ˈriːən | ▶noun 1 a disciple or student of the Greek philosopher Epicurus. 2 ( epicurean ) a person devoted to sensual enjoyment, especially that derived from fine food and drink. ▶adjective 1 relating to Epicurus or his ideas: Epicurean philosophers. 2 ( epicurean ) relating to or suitable for an epicure: epicurean feasts.
Epicureanism
Epicureanism |ˌɛpɪkjʊəˈriːəˌnɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good ), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, especially that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
Epicurus
Epicurus |ˌɛpɪˈkjʊərəs | (341 –270 bc ), Greek philosopher, founder of Epicureanism. His physics is based on Democritus' theory of a materialist universe composed of indestructible atoms moving in a void, unregulated by divine providence.
epicuticle
epicuticle |ˈɛpɪˌkjuːtɪk (ə )l | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Botany & Zoology the thin, waxy protective outer layer covering the surfaces of some plants, fungi, and insects and other arthropods. DERIVATIVES epicuticular adjective
epicycle
epicycle |ˈɛpɪˌsʌɪk (ə )l | ▶noun Geometry a small circle whose centre moves round the circumference of a larger one. • historical an epicycle used to describe planetary orbits in the Ptolemaic system. DERIVATIVES epicyclic |-ˈsʌɪklɪk, -ˈsɪklɪk |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or via late Latin from Greek epikuklos, from epi ‘upon ’ + kuklos ‘circle ’.
epicycloid
epicycloid |ˌɛpɪˈsʌɪklɔɪd | ▶noun Mathematics a curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling on the exterior of another circle. DERIVATIVES epicycloidal |-ˈklɔɪd (ə )l |adjective
American Oxford Thesaurus
epic
epic noun 1 the epics of Homer: heroic poem; story, saga, legend, romance, chronicle, myth, fable, tale. 2 a big Hollywood epic: long film; informal blockbuster. ▶adjective 1 a traditional epic poem: heroic, long, grand, monumental, Homeric, Miltonian. 2 their epic journey: ambitious, heroic, grand, great, Herculean; very long, monumental; adventurous.
epicure
epicure noun she sipped at the water as an epicure would savor a good wine: gourmet, gastronome, gourmand, connoisseur; informal foodie.
epicurean
epicurean noun a generous, life-loving epicurean: hedonist, sensualist, pleasure-seeker, sybarite, voluptuary, bon vivant, bon viveur; epicure, gourmet, gastronome, connoisseur, gourmand. ▶adjective epicurean excesses: hedonistic, sensualist, pleasure-seeking, self-indulgent, good-time, sybaritic, voluptuary, lotus-eating; decadent, unrestrained, extravagant, intemperate, immoderate; gluttonous, gourmandizing.
Oxford Thesaurus
epic
epic noun 1 the epics of Homer: heroic poem, long poem, long story; saga, legend, romance, lay, history, chronicle, myth, fable, folk tale, folk story. 2 a big Hollywood epic: epic film, long film; informal blockbuster. ▶adjective 1 a traditional epic poem: heroic, long, grand, monumental, vast, Homeric, Miltonian; lofty, grandiloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, extravagant, bombastic. ANTONYMS understated. 2 their epic journey through the mountains: ambitious, heroic, grand, arduous, extraordinary, Herculean; very long, very great, very large, huge, monumental.
epicene
epicene adjective 1 the epicene shape resolved into that of a cloaked female: sexless, asexual, neuter, unsexed; bisexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite; technical monoclinous, gynandrous, gynandromorphic, parthenogenetic; rare androgyne. 2 he gave an epicene titter: effeminate, womanish, unmanly, unmasculine, girlish; effete, weak, namby-pamby; informal sissy, girly, camp, limp-wristed, nancy, pansified, queeny. ANTONYMS masculine, macho.
epicure
epicure noun as an epicure, he is entranced by their new range of speciality foods: gourmet, gastronome, gourmand, connoisseur; glutton, sensualist, hedonist; French bon viveur, bon vivant; informal foodie.
epicurean
epicurean noun a generous, life-loving epicurean: hedonist, sensualist, pleasure seeker, pleasure lover, sybarite, voluptuary; epicure, gourmet, gastronome, connoisseur, gourmand, glutton; French bon viveur, bon vivant. ANTONYMS puritan. ▶adjective 1 their careers have been undone by epicurean excess: hedonistic, sensualist, pleasure-seeking, self-indulgent, indulgent, libertine, sybaritic, voluptuary, lotus-eating; dissolute, decadent, louche, licentious, sinful, shameless, depraved; wanton, abandoned, unrestrained, profligate, extravagant, intemperate, immoderate; sensual, carnal; Dionysiac, Bacchanalian, saturnalian; gluttonous, gourmandizing, greedy. ANTONYMS puritanical. 2 an epicurean feast: gourmet, gastronomic.
Duden Dictionary
Epicedium
Epi ce di um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Epic e dium …ˈt͜seː …|das Epicedium; Genitiv: des Epicediums, Plural: die Epicedia griechisch-neulateinisch lateinische Schreibung von Epikedeion
Epicondylus
Epi con dy lus Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Epic o ndylus |der Epicondylus; Genitiv: des Epicondylus, Plural: die Epicondyli griechisch-neulateinisch Knochenvorsprung oder Knochenfortsatz, der auf einem Condylus liegt
Epicönum
Epi cö num Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Epic ö num …ˈt͜søː …|das Epicönum; Genitiv: des Epicönums, Plural: die Epicöna griechisch-lateinisch Substantiv, das ein Wesen mit natürlichem Geschlecht (ein Tier ) bezeichnet, aber sowohl für das männliche wie auch das weibliche Tier mit demselben Genus gebraucht wird z. B. Affe, Giraffe
French Dictionary
épice
épice n. f. nom féminin Substance aromatique ou piquante servant à assaisonner un mets. : Le poivre, le paprika, le safran sont des épices. LOCUTION Pain d ’épice (s ). Selon la plupart des auteurs, le nom épice s ’écrit au singulier dans cette expression; cependant, la graphie au pluriel est également possible.
épicé
épicé , ée adj. adjectif 1 Dont le goût est relevé à l ’aide d ’épices. : Une cuisine trop épicée. SYNONYME assaisonné ; relevé . 2 figuré Osé. : Des scènes épicées. SYNONYME grivois ; salé .
épicéa
épicéa n. m. nom masculin Conifère voisin du sapin. SYNONYME épinette .
épicène
épicène adj. adjectif 1 linguistique Se dit d ’un nom qui, appartenant à la catégorie des animés, a la propriété d ’avoir un double genre grammatical correspondant à chacun des termes de l ’opposition de sexe. : Les noms enfant et journaliste sont épicènes. Note Technique La forme du mot épicène ne varie pas selon le genre. Un ou une enfant, un ou une journaliste. 2 linguistique Se dit d ’un nom, d ’un pronom, d ’un adjectif qui ne varie pas selon le genre. : Le pronom vous, l ’adjectif habile, le nom architecte sont épicènes. Note Orthographique épi cène.
épicentre
épicentre n. m. nom masculin Zone de la croûte terrestre où un séisme a été le plus intense. : L ’épicentre du tremblement de terre était situé à San Francisco. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un épicentre.
épicer
épicer v. tr. verbe transitif Assaisonner d ’épices. : Julien n ’épiçait pas assez sa sauce. avancer Conjugaison Le c prend une cédille devant les lettres a et o. Il épiça, nous épiçons.
épicerie
épicerie n. f. nom féminin 1 Commerce de produits d ’alimentation. : Aller à l ’épicerie. 2 Produits d ’alimentation. : Maman m ’a demandé de ranger l ’épicerie dans l ’armoire. Note Technique L ’expression faire son épicerie s ’emploie au Québec au sens de faire son marché.
épicier
épicier épicière n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui tient une épicerie. FORME FAUTIVE épicier licencié. Calque de « licensed grocery » pour désigner une épicerie où l ’on vend de la bière, du vin et du cidre. Dans l ’affichage, on écrit bière, vin et cidre.
épicurien
épicurien , ienne adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui recherche et apprécie les jouissances de la vie. : D ’aimables épicuriens. Des convives épicuriens qui apprécient la bonne chère.
épicurisme
épicurisme n. m. nom masculin Doctrine des épicuriens.
Spanish Dictionary
épica
épica nombre femenino Género literario constituido por relatos de hazañas de héroes que representan los ideales de una clase guerrera o aristocrática y de toda una sociedad que asocia a estas personas con sus orígenes y destino como pueblo :la "Ilíada " y la "Odisea " son el punto de partida de la épica; la epopeya y la poesía heroica pertenecen a la épica .épica culta Subgénero de la poesía épica, fruto de la creación de un solo autor, que pretende ennoblecer con valores literarios una materia heroica :el poema sobre la conquista de Chile escrito por Ercilla pertenece a la épica culta .
epicardio
epicardio nombre masculino anat Membrana epitelial que rodea el corazón de los vertebrados .
epicarpio
epicarpio nombre masculino bot Capa externa de las tres que forman el pericarpio de los frutos, como la piel del melocotón .SINÓNIMO epicarpo .
epicarpo
epicarpo nombre masculino bot Epicarpio .
epiceno
epiceno adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 [género gramatical ] Que se aplica a los sustantivos que denotan indistintamente animales o personas de sexo masculino o femenino; el sexo se distingue añadiendo algún especificador al sustantivo (en los animales, las palabras ‘macho ’ o ‘hembra ’):‘búho ’ y ‘rata ’ son palabras de género epiceno .2 adjetivo [palabra ] Que es de este género :‘cocodrilo ’ es un sustantivo epiceno .
epicentro
epicentro nombre masculino 1 Punto de la superficie terrestre situado en la vertical del foco o hipocentro de un movimiento sísmico y donde este adquiere su máxima intensidad :el epicentro se localizó a 98 km de la capital mexicana .2 Lugar real o figurado desde el que parte una cosa o en el que se origina algo que tiende a propagarse :el rally tendrá su epicentro en Arezzo, en la región de Toscana; la cultura mediterránea tuvo su epicentro en Roma .
épico, -ca
épico, -ca adjetivo 1 De la épica o relacionado con ella :género épico; literatura épica; poesía épica; personaje épico; el "Cantar de Mio Cid " es uno de los escasos ejemplares de cantar épico castellano .2 Que es fruto del coraje, esfuerzo o heroísmo y es digno de ser ensalzado :el equipo logró una victoria épica en su primer partido de la competición .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [escritor ] Que cultiva el género de la épica .
epicondilitis
epicondilitis nombre femenino Inflamación de los tendones de los músculos que se insertan en el epicóndilo .
epicóndilo
epicóndilo nombre masculino Apófisis de la extremidad inferior del húmero .
epicontinental
epicontinental adjetivo 1 [porción de mar u océano ] Que está situado sobre la plataforma continental, por lo que es menos profundo que el resto :la franja oceánica que bordea Argentina es un mar epicontinental .2 adjetivo De esta porción de mar u océano o relacionado con ella :fauna epicontinental .
epicureísmo
epicureísmo nombre masculino 1 Doctrina filosófica una de cuyas principales ideas es que el placer constituye el bien supremo y la meta más importante es la vida tranquila :el epicureísmo se basa en la doble necesidad de eliminar el temor a los dioses y eliminar el temor a la muerte .2 Actitud de la persona que evita el dolor y busca el placer y el disfrute en todo lo que hace .ETIMOLOGÍA De Epicuro (filósofo griego, 341 -270 a.C.).
epicúreo, -rea
epicúreo, -rea adjetivo 1 De Epicuro (filósofo griego, 341 -270 a. C.) o del epicureísmo o relacionado con ellos :filosofía epicúrea; pensamiento epicúreo .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es seguidor o partidario del epicureísmo :filósofo epicúreo; Plutarco es un platónico moderado, con simpatías hacia los estoicos y muchas reservas y rechazos contra los epicúreos .3 [persona ] Que evita el dolor y busca el placer y el disfrute en todo lo que hace .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
epic
ep ic /épɪk /名詞 C 1 叙事詩 〘通例英雄的業績を荘重な文体で物語る長詩; →lyric 〙▸ a classical epic 古典叙事詩 〘Homer の Iliad など 〙▸ an art [a literary ] epic 文芸叙事詩 〘Milton の Paradise Lost など 〙▸ a folk [national ] epic 国民史詩 〘Beowulf など 〙2 (叙事詩的な )長編小説 [映画 ].3 ｟くだけて ｠一大事件 ; 英雄的な行為 .形容詞 1 叙事詩の, 叙事詩体の ▸ an epic poem 叙事詩 2 叙事詩にあるような ; 叙事詩的な, 勇壮な, 豪快な, 英雄的な .é p i cal ly /-k (ə )li /副詞
epicenter
ep i cen ter ｟英 ｠-tre /épɪsèntə r /名詞 C 1 震央 〘震源の真上の地点 〙; (原爆などの )爆心地 .2 中心点 .ep i c é n tral 形容詞
epicure
ep i cure /épɪkjʊ̀ə r /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠(飲食物にぜいたくな )快楽主義者 ; (特に繊細な感覚を持った )美食家, 食通 (gourmet ).
epicurean
ep i cu re an /èpɪkjurí (ː )ən /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 快楽主義の, ぜいたくな ; 食道楽の, 美食の .2 〖E- 〗エピクロス派 [主義 ]の .名詞 C 1 快楽主義者 (epicure, hedonist ).2 〖E- 〗エピクロス学派 [主義 ]の人 .～ì sm 名詞 U 快楽主義 ; 〖E- 〗エピクロス主義 .
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