Logo The Wordsmith Dictionary
Exact matches only Allow stemming Match all embedded
English-Thai Dictionary

jumping-off point

IDM จุด (หรือ สถานที่  เริ่มต้น ความเสี่ยง  jud-roem-ton-kwam-siang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JUMPING

ppr. Leaping; springing; bounding.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

JUMPING

JUMPING Jump "ing, p. a. & vb. n.

 

Defn: of Jump, to leap. Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing the larva of a moth (Carpocapsa saltitans ). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. -- Jumping deer (Zoöl.), a South African rodent (Pedetes Caffer ),allied to the jerboa. -- Jumping jack, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. -- Jumping louse (Zoöl.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family Psyllidæ, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. -- Jumping mouse (Zoöl.), North American mouse (Zapus Hudsonius ), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also kangaroo mouse. -- Jumping mullet (Zoöl.), gray mullet. -- Jumping shrew (Zoöl.), any African insectivore of the genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. -- Jumping spider (Zoöl.), spider of the genus Salticus and other related genera; one of the Saltigradæ; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey.

 

JUMPING DISEASE

JUMPING DISEASE Jump "ing dis *ease ".

 

Defn: A convulsive tic similar to or identical with miryachit, observed among the woodsmen of Maine.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

jumping bean

jump ing bean |ʤəmpɪŋ bin | noun a plant seed that jumps as a result of the movement of a moth larva that is developing inside it. [Affected seeds are found in several plants of the family Euphorbiaceae, in particular the Mexican plant Sebastiana pavoniana, the seeds of which can contain larvae of the moth Cydia saltitans. ]

 

jumping gene

jump ing gene noun informal term for transposon.

 

jumping jack

jump ing jack noun 1 a calisthenic jump done from a standing position with legs together and arms at the sides to a position with the legs apart and the arms over the head. 2 a toy figure of a man, with movable limbs.

 

jumping Jehoshaphat

jump ing Je hosh a phat exclam. see Jehoshaphat.

 

jumping mouse

jump ing mouse noun a mouselike rodent that has long back feet and typically moves in short hops, found in North America and China. [Family Zapodidae: three genera, in particular Zapus, and several species. ]

 

jumping-off place

jump ing-off place (also jumping-off point ) noun the point from which something is begun.

 

jumping plant louse

jump |ing plant louse noun a minute hopping bug with wings, resembling a miniature cicada. Many kinds are pests of cultivated plants. Family Psyllidae, suborder Homoptera.

 

jumping spider

jump ing spi der noun a large-eyed spider that hunts prey by stalking and pouncing on it. [Family Salticidae, order Araneae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

jumping bean

jump |ing bean noun a plant seed that jumps as a result of the movement of a moth larva which is developing inside it. Affected seeds are found in several plants of the family Euphorbiaceae, in particular the Mexican plant Sebastiana pavoniana, the seeds of which can contain larvae of the moth Cydia saltitans.

 

jumping gene

jump |ing gene noun informal term for transposon.

 

jumping jack

jump |ing jack |ˈʤʌmpɪŋ | noun 1 a jump done from a standing position with the arms and legs pointing outwards. 2 Brit. dated a small firework producing repeated explosions. 3 a toy figure of a man, with movable limbs.

 

jumping Jehoshaphat

jump |ing Je ¦hosha |phat exclamation see Jehoshaphat.

 

jumping mouse

jump |ing mouse noun a mouse-like rodent that has long back feet and typically moves in short hops, found in North America and China. Family Zapodidae: three genera, in particular Zapus, and several species.

 

jumping-off point

jumping-off point (also jumping-off place ) noun the point from which a new undertaking or activity is begun.

 

jumping plant louse

jump |ing plant louse noun a minute hopping bug with wings, resembling a miniature cicada. Many kinds are pests of cultivated plants. Family Psyllidae, suborder Homoptera.

 

jumping spider

jump |ing spider noun a large-eyed spider which hunts prey by stalking and pouncing on it. Family Salticidae, order Araneae.

 

Spanish Dictionary

jumping

jumping nombre masculino Concurso hípico que consiste en una sucesión de saltos de obstáculos .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

jumping

j mp ing 名詞 U C 形容詞 跳ねる (こと ), 跳躍 .~́ b an トビマメ 〘メキシコ産; 中に入っている蛾 (が )の幼虫の動きによって跳びはねる 〙.

 

jumping-off place [point]

j mping- ff pl ce [p int ]名詞 C 〖単数形で 〗1 «…にとっての » (旅の )出発点, 起点 ; (ある行為 過程の )第一歩 «for » .2 人里離れた場所 .3 最果ての地 ; 限界点, 極限 .