English-Thai Dictionary
Archer
SL เงิน จำนวน สอง พันฟ รัง ngen-jam-nuan-song-phan-frang
arch
ADJ ที่ มี เล่ห์เหลี่ยม เป็น หัวโจก crafty sly ti-mee-le-liam
arch
ADJ สำคัญ main chief sam-khan
arch
N การ ก่อตัว ของ หิน เป็น รูป โค้ง kan-ko-tua-khong-hin-pen-rub-khong
arch
N ทางเดิน ใต้ ประตู รูป โค้ง ซุ้มประตู thang-doen-tai-pra-tu-rub-khong
arch
N สิ่ง ที่ มี ลักษณะ โค้ง sing-ti-mee lak-sa-na-khong
arch
N โครงสร้าง ที่ มี รูป โค้ง arc curve vault thang-doen-ti-mee-lang-kha-khong
arch
VI มี รูป โค้ง มี โครงสร้าง โค้ง mee-rub-khong
arch
VT ทำให้ โค้ง ทำให้ งอ bend curve tham-hai-khong
arch over
PHRV ทำ หลังคา โค้ง คลุม (มัก ใช้ รูป passive voice tham-lang-ka khong-klum
arch over
PHRV ทำให้ (บางสิ่ง เป็น รูป โค้ง คลุม tham-hai
arch-
PRF หัวหน้า สำคัญ hua-na
archaeo-
PRF โบรา ณ bo-ran
archaeological
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ โบราณ คดี kiao-kab-bo-ran-ka-di
archaeology
N โบราณ คดี โบราณ คดี วิทยา archeology bo-ran-ka-di
archaeornis
N นก โบรา ณ nok-bo-ran
archaeozoic
N สมัยดึกดำบรรพ์ sa-mai-duek-dam-ban
archaic
ADJ ล้าสมัย พ้นสมัย old-fashioned la-sa-mai
archaic
ADJ โบรา ณ ancient bo-ran
archaism
N การ เลียนแบบ คำพูด หรือ เทคนิค โบรา ณ kan-lian-baeb-kham-phud-rue-thek-nik-bo-ran
archaism
N คำ เก่า คำ โบรา ณ kham-kao
archaize
VT ทำ ใฟ้ มี ลักษณะ โบรา ณ tam-hai-me-lak-sa-na-bo-ran
archangel
N ทูตสวรรค์ ชั้น หัวหน้า tud-sa-wan-chan-hua-na
archbishop
N หัวหน้า ของ บิ ชอพ chief bishop hua-na-khong-bi-chob
archbishopric
N ตำแหน่ง หัวหน้า มิชอบ tam-nang-hua-na-mi-chob
archdeacon
N รอง บาทหลวง rong-bad-luang
archdiocese
N เขต ปกครอง ของ อาร์ก บิชอป ked-pok-krong-kong-aek-bi-chob
archducal
A เกี่ยวกับ ตำแหน่ง เจ้าชาย kiao-kab-tam-nang-jao-chai
archduchess
N เจ้าหญิง ออสเตรีย jao-ying-aos-tia
archduchy
N เขต ปกครอง ของ ออสเตรีย ked-pok-krong-kong-aos-tia
archduke
N ตำแหน่ง เจ้าชาย แห่ง ออสเตรีย tam-nang-jao-chai-hang-aos-tia
arched
ADJ โค้ง โง้ง โก่ง curved khong
archegonium
N อวัยวะ สืบพันธุ์ เพศ เมีย จาก เฟิร์น และ มอ ส a-wai-ya-wa-sueb-pan-ped-mia-chak-puag-fern-lae-mos
archenemy
N ศัตรู สำคัญ sad-troo-tua-sam-kan
archenteron
N ที่ ย่อย อาหาร ของ ตัวอ่อน ti-yoi-ar-han-kong-tua-orn
archeo-
PRF โบรา ณ bo-ran
archeologist
N นักโบราณ คดี nak-bo-ran-ka-di
archeology
N โบราณ คดี โบราณ คดี วิทยา archaeology bo-ran-ka-di
archer
N ผู้ ยิง ธนู bowman phu-ying-tha-nu
archery
N กลุ่ม พล ธนู klum-pon-tha-nu
archery
N การ ยิง ธนู kan-ying-tha-nu
archery
N อุปกรณ์ การ ยิง ธนู u-pa-kon-kan-ying-tha-nu
archespore
N เซล แรกเริ่ม ของ เซล สปอร์ archeosporium cel-rerm-rak-kong-cel-sa-por
archesporium
N เซล แรกเริ่ม ของ สปอร์ archespore cel-rak-rerm-kong-cel-sa-por
archetype
N ต้นแบบ แม่แบบ prototype ton-baeb
archi-
PRF หัวหน้า สำคัญ hua-na
archidiaconal
A เกี่ยวกับ ตำแหน่ง รอง บาทหลวง kiao-kab-tam-naeng-rong-bard-luang
archiepiscopal
A เกี่ยวกับ อาร์ก บิชอป kiao-kab-ak-bi-chob
archil
N สาร สีม่วง ที่ ได้ จาก ไล เค น orchill san-si-muang-ti-dai-chak-lai-ken
archimandrite
N เจ้าอาวาส chao-ar-wad
archimedes
N ชื่อ นักฟิสิกส์ ผู้ประดิษฐ์ chue-nak-fi-sic-nak-pra-did
arching
N ส่วน ที่ เป็น รูป โค้ง suan-ti-pen-roob-kong
archipelago
N ทะเล บริเวณ ที่ มี หมู่เกาะ tha-le-bo-ri-wen-ti-mee-mu-kor
archipelago
N หมู่เกาะ mu-kor
architect
N ผู้สร้าง ผู้ สรรค์ สร้าง creator originator phu-sang
architect
N สถาปนิก ผู้ออกแบบ อาคาร นักออกแบบ อาคาร designer sa-tha-pa-nik
architectonic
N สถาปัตยกรรม sa-ta-pad-ta-ya-kam
architectonics
N สถาปัตยกรรม sa-ta-pad-ta-ya-kam
architecture
N สถาปัตยกรรม งาน สถาปัตยกรรม sa-tha-pad-ta-ya-kam
architrave
N ขอบ ประตู korb-pra-too
archive
N สถานที่ เก็บ เอกสารสำคัญ sa-than-ti-keb-aek-ka-san-sam-khan
archive
N เอกสารสำคัญ aek-ka-san-sam-khan
archives
N เอกสารสำคัญ record annal ek-ka-sarn-sam-kan
archivist
N ผู้ดูแล เอกสารสำคัญ poo-doo-lae-ek-ka-sarn-sam-kan
archivolt
N แถบ ลาย ที่ ประดับ ส่วนโค้ง ของ อาคาร tab-lai-ti-pra-dab-suan-kong-kong-ar-kan
archon
N หัวหน้า ผู้พิพากษา สมัยโบราณ เมือง เอเธนส์ hua-na-poo-pi-pak-sa-sa-mai-bo-ran-mueang-a-ten
archoplasm
N โปร โตพ ลาส ซึม archoplasm pro-to-plas-suem
archpriest
N หัวหน้า พระ hua-na-pra
archway
N ทาง ลอด ซุ้ม arch thang-lod-sum
archy
A เกี่ยวกับ กฏ kiao-kab-kod
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ARCH
n.[See Arc. ] 1. A segment or part of a circle. A concave or hollow structure of stone or brick, supported by its own curve. It may be constructed of wood, and supported by the mechanism of the work. This species of structure is much used in bridges.
A vault is properly a board arch.
2. The space between two piers of a bridge, when arched; or any place covered with an arch.
3. Any curvature, in form of an arch.
4. The vault of heaven, or sky.
Triumphal arches are magnificent structures at the entrance of cities, erected to adorn a triumph and perpetuate the memory of the event.
ARCH
v.t.To cover with an arch; to form with a curve; as to arch a gate.
ARCH
v.i.To make an arch or arches; as, to arch beneath the sand.
ARCH
a.[L. arcus, a bow; Eng. rogue. ] Cunning; sly; shrewd; waggish; mischievous for sport; mirthful; as we say in popular language, roguish; as an arch lad.
ARCH
a.Used also in composition. [Gr. chief. ] Chief; of the first class; principal; as, an arch deed.
Shakespeare uses this word as a noun; "My worthy arch and patrons;" but the use is not authorized.
ARCHAISM
n.[Gr. ancient, from beginning. ] An ancient or obsolete phrase or expression.
ARCHANGEL
n. 1. An angel of the highest order; an angel occupying the eighth rank in the celestiai hierarchy.
2. The name of several plants, as the dead-nettle, or lamium; a species of melittis; and the galeopsis or hedge-nettle.
ARCHANGELIC
a.Belonging to archangels.
ARCHAPOSTATE
n.A chief apostate.
ARCHAPOSTLE
n.The chief apostle.
ARCHARCHITECT
n.The supreme architect.
ARCHBEACON
n.The chief beacon, place of prospect or signal.
ARCHBISHOP
n.A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class; a metropolitan bishop, who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops, in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.
ARCHBISHOPRIC
n.[Archbishop and ric, or rick, territory or jurisdiction. ] The jurisdiction or place of an archbishop; the province over which an archbishop exercises authority.
ARCHBOTCHER
n.The chief botcher, or mender, ironically.
ARCHBUILDER, ARCHBILDER
n.Chief builder.
ARCHBUTLER
n.A chief butler; an officer of the German empire, who presents the cup to the emperor, on solemn occasions. This office belongs to the king of Bohemia.
ARCHCHAMBERLAIN
n.A chief chamberlain; an officer of the German empire, whose office is similar to that of the great chamberlain in England. This office belongs to the elector of Brandenburg.
ARCHCHANCELLOR
n.A chief chancellor; an officer in the German empire, who presides over the secretaries of the court. Under the first races of French kings, when Germany and Italy belonged to them, three archchancellors were appointed; and this institution gave rise to the three archchancellors now subsisting in German, who are the archbishops of Mentz, of Cologne, and of Treves.
ARCHCHANTER
n.The chief chanter, or president of the chanters of a church.
ARCHCHIMIC
a.Of supreme chimical powers.
ARCHCONSPIRATOR
n.Principal conspirator.
ARCHCOUNT
n.A chief count; a title formerly given to the earl of Flanders, on account of his great riches and power.
ARCHCRITIC
n.A chief critic.
ARCHDAPIFER
n.[Arch, chief, and L. dapifer, a food-bearer, from daps, meat or a feast, and fero, to carry. ] An officer in the German empire, whose office is, at the coronation of the emperor, to carry the first dish of meat to table on horseback.
ARCHDEACON
n.[See Deacon. ] In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, who has jurisdiction either over a part or over the whole diocese. He is usually appointed by the bishop, and has an authority originally derived from the bishop, but now independent of him. He has a court, the most inferior of ecclesiastical courts, for hearing ecclesiastical causes, and the punishment of offenders by spiritual censures.
ARCHDEACONRY
n.The office, jurisdiction or residence of an archdeacon. In England, every diocese is divided into archdeaconries, of which there are sixty, and each archdeaconry into rural deaneries, and each deanery into parishes.
ARCHDEACONSHIP
n.The office of an archdeacon.
ARCHDIVINE
n.A principal theologian.
ARCHDRUID
n.[See Druid. ] A chief druid, or pontiff of the ancient druids.
ARCHDUCAL
a.[See Archduke. ] Pertaining to an archduke.
ARCHDUCHESS
n.[See Duchess. ] A title given to the females of the house of Austria.
ARCHDUCHY
n.The territory of an archduke or archduchess.
ARCHDUKE
[See Duke. ] A title given to princes of the House of Austria; all the sons being archdukes, and the daughters archduchesses.
ARCHDUKEDOM
n.The territory or jurisdiction of an archduke or archduchess.
ARCHED
pp. Made with an arch or curve; covered with an arch.
ARCHENEMY
n.A principal enemy.
ARCHEOLOGICAL
a.Pertaining to a treatise or antiquity, or to the knowledge of ancient things.
ARCHEOLOGY
n.[Gr. ancient, and discourse. ] A discourse an antiquity; learning or knowledge which respects ancient times.
ARCHER
n.[See Arch and Arc. ] A bowman; one who uses a bow in battle; one who is skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.
ARCHERESS
n.A female archer.
ARCHERY
n.The use of the bow and arrow; the practice, art or skill of archers; the act of shooting with a bow and arrow.
ARCHES-COURT
in England, so called from the church of St. Mary le bow (de arcubus, ) whose top is raised of stone pillars built archwise, where it was anciently held, is a court of appeal, in the ecclesiastical polity, the judge of which is called the dean of the arches. This court had jurisdiction over thirteen peculiar parishes in London, belonging to the archbishop of Cantebury; but the office of dean of the arches being united with that of the archbishop's principal office, the dean now receives and determines appeals from the sentence of all inferior courts within the province; and from him lies an appeal to the king in chancery. This and all the principal spiritual courts are now held at Doctors' Commons.
ARCHETYPAL
a.Original; constituting a model or pattern.
ARCHETYPE
n.[Gr. beginning, and form. ] 1. The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made; as, a tree is the archetype or pattern of our idea of that tree.
2. Among minters, the standard weight, by which others are adjusted.
3. Among Platonists, the archetypal world is the world as it existed in the idea of God, before the creation.
ARCHEUS
n.[Gr. beginning, or a chief. ] A term used by the ancient chimists, to denote the interal efficient cause of all things; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers; the power that presides over the animal economy, or the vis medicatrix; the active principle of the material world. In medicine, good health, or ancient practice.
ARCHFELON
n.[See Felon. ] A chief felon.
ARCHFIEND
n.[See Fiend. ] A chief fiend or foe.
ARCHFLAMEN
n.A chief flamen or priest.
ARCHFLATTERER
n.[See Flatter. ] A chief flatterer.
ARCHFOE
n.[See Foe. ] A grand or chief enemy.
ARCHFOUNDER
n.A chief founder.
ARCHGOVERNOR
n.The chief governor.
ARCHHERESY
n.[See Heresy. ] The greatest heresy.
ARCHHERETIC
n.A chief heretic.
ARCHHIEREY
n.[Gr. chief, and priest. ] A chief priest in Russia.
ARCHHYPOCRITE
n.A great or chief hypocrite.
ARCHIATER
n.[Gr. chief, and physician. ] Chief physician; a word used in Russia.
ARCHICAL
a.Chief; primary.
ARCHIDIACONAL
a.[See Deacon. ] Pertaining to an archdeacon; as an archidiaconal visitation.
ARCHIEPISCOPAL
a.[See Episcopal. ] Belonging to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see.
ARCHIL
n.A lichen, which grows on rocks, in the Canary and Cape de Verd isles, which yields a rich purple color, not durable, but very beautiful. It is bruised between stones, and moistened with strong spirit of urine mixed with quick lime. It first takes a purplish red color, and then turns to blue. In the first state it is called archil; and in the second, lacmas or litmase, litmus.
ARCHILOCHIAN
a.Pertaining to Archilochus, the poet, who invented a verse of seven feet, the first four dactyls or spondees, the last three, trochees.
ARCHIMAGUS
n.[See Magician. ] The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire.
ARCHIMANDRITE
n.[from mandrite, a Syriac word for monk. ] In church history, a chief of the mandrites or monks, answering to abbot in Europe.
ARCHING
ppr. Forming an arch; covering with an arch.
ARCHING
a.Curving like an arch.
ARCHIPELAGO
n.[Authors are not agreed as to the origin of this word. Some suppose it to be compounded of Gr. chief, and sea; others of the Egean sea. ] In a general sense, a sea interspersed with many isles; but particularly the sea which separates Europe from Asia, otherwise called the Egean Sea. It contains the Grecian isles, called Cyclades and Sporades.
ARCHITECT
n.[Gr. chief, and a workman. See Technical. ] 1. A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and superintend the artificers employed.
2. A contriver; a former or maker.
ARCHITECTIVE
a.Used in building; proper for building.
ARCHITECTONIC
a.That has power or skill to build.
ARCHITECTONICS
n.The science of architecture.
ARCHITECTRESS
n.A female architect.
ARCHITECTURAL
a.Pertaining to the art of building; that is according to the rules of architecture.
ARCHITECTURE
n.[L. architectura.] 1. The art of building; but in a more limited and appropriate sense, the art of constructing houses, bridges and other buildings for the purposes of civil life.
2. Frame or structure.
The earth is a piece of divine architecture.
Military architecture is the art of fortification.
Naval architecture is the art of building ships.
ARCHITRAVE
n.[Gr. chief, and L. trabs, a beam. ] In architecture, the lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column. It probably represents the beam which, in ancient buildings, extended from column to column, to support the roof.
In chimneys, the architrave is called the mantle piece; and over doors and windows, the hyperthyrion.
ARCHIVAL
a.[See Archives. ] Pertaining to archives or records; contained in records.
ARCHIVAULT
n.[arch, chief, and vault. ] In building, the inner contour of an arch, or a band adorned with moldings, running over the faces of the arch-stones, and bearing upon the imposts. It has only a single face in the Tuscan order; two faces crowned in the Doric and Ionic, and the same moldings, as the architrave, in the Corinthian and Composite.
ARCHIVES
n.plu. [Gr. ; Low L. archivum.] The apartment in which records are kept; also the records and papers which are preserved, as evidences of facts.
ARCHIVIST
n.The keeper of archives or records.
ARCHLIKE
a.Built like an arch.
ARCHLUTE, ARCHILUTE
n. A large lute, a theorbo, the base-strings of which are doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison.
ARCHLY
adv. Shrewdly; wittily; jestingly.
ARCHMAGICIAN
n.The chief magician.
ARCHMARSHAL
n.The grand marshal of the German empire; a dignity belonging to the elector of Saxony.
ARCHNESS
n.Cunning; shrewdness; waggishness.
ARCHON
n.[Gr. a prince. ] The archons in Greece were chief magistrates chosen, after the death of Codrus, from the most illustrious families, to superintend civil and religious concerns. They were nine in number; the first was properly the archon; the second was called king; the third, polemarch, or general of the forces. The other six were called thesmothetae, or legislators.
ARCHONSHIP
n.The office of an archon; or the term of his office.
ARCHONTICS
n.In church history, a branch of the Valentinians, who held that the world was not created by God, but by angels, archontes.
ARCHPASTOR
n.Chief pastor, the shepherd and bishop of our souls.
ARCHPHILOSOPHER
n.A chief philosopher.
ARCHPILLAR
n.The main pillar.
ARCHPOET
n.The principal poet.
ARCHPOLITICIAN
n.[See Policy. ] An eminent or distinguished politician.
ARCHPONTIFF
n.[See Pontiff. ] A supreme pontiff or priest.
ARCHPRELATE
n.[See Prelate. ] The chief prelate.
ARCHPRESBYTER
n.[See Presbyter. ] a chief presbyter or priest.
ARCHPRESBYTERY
n.The absolute dominion of presbytery, or the chief presbytery.
ARCHPRIEST
n.[See Priest. ] A chief priest.
ARCHPRIMATE
n.The chief primate; an archbishop
ARCHPROPHET
n.Chief prophet.
ARCHPROTESTANT
n.A principal or distinguished protestant.
ARCHPUBLICAN
n.The distinguished publican.
ARCHREBEL
n.The chief rebel
ARCHTRAITOR
n.A principal traitor.
ARCHTREASURER
n.[See Treasure. ] The great treasurer of the German empire; a dignity claimed by the elector of Hanover.
ARCHTREASURERSHIP
n.The office of archtreasurer.
ARCHTYRANT
n.A principal or great tyrant.
ARCHVILLAIN
n.[See Villain. ] A chief or great villain.
ARCHVILLANY
n.Great villany.
ARCHWISE
adv. [arch and wise. See Wise. ] In the form of an arch.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ARCH
Arch, n. Etym: [F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus. See Arc. ]
1. (Geom.)
Defn: Any part of a curved line.
2. (Arch. ) (a ) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular ), or pointed. (b ) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve.
Note: Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust.
3. Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge.
4. Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta. "Colors of the showery arch. " Milton. Triumphal arch, a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph.
ARCH
Arch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arched; p. pr. & vb. n. Arching. ]
1. To cover with an arch or arches.
2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. The horse arched his neck. Charlesworth.
ARCH
ARCH Arch, v. i.
Defn: To form into an arch; to curve.
ARCH-
Arch- (ärch-, except in archangel and one or two other words ). Etym: [L. arch-, Gr. Arch-. ]
Defn: A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
ARCH
Arch, a. Etym: [See Arch-, pref. ]
1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. The most arch act of piteous massacre. Shak.
2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad. [He ] spoke his request with so arch a leer. Tatler.
ARCH
Arch, n. Etym: [See Arch-, pref. ]
Defn: A chief. [Obs. ] My worthy arch and patron comes to-night. Shak.
ARCH
*arch. Etym: [Gr. Arch, a.]
Defn: A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler ).
ARCHAEAN
Ar *chæ "an, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological history.
ARCHAEAN
ARCHAEAN Ar *chæ "an, n. (Geol.)
Defn: The earliest period in geological period, extending up to the Lower Silurian. It includes an Azoic age, previous to the appearance of life, and an Eozoic age, including the earliest forms of life.
Note: This is equivalent to the formerly accepted term Azoic, and to the Eozoic of Dawson.
ARCHAEOGRAPHY
Ar `chæ *og "ra *phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]
Defn: A description of, or a treatise on, antiquity or antiquities.
ARCHAEOLITHIC
Ar `chæ *o *lith "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Archæol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.
ARCHAEOLOGIAN
ARCHAEOLOGIAN Ar `chæ *o *lo "gi *an, n.
Defn: An archæologist.
ARCHAEOLOGIC; ARCHAEOLOGICAL
ARCHAEOLOGIC; ARCHAEOLOGICAL Ar `chæ *o *log "ic, Ar `chæ *o *log "ic *al,
Defn: Relating to archæology, or antiquities; as, archæological researches. -- Ar `*chæ *o *log "ic *al *ly, adv.
ARCHAEOLOGIST
ARCHAEOLOGIST Ar `chæ *ol "o *gist, n.
Defn: One versed in archæology; an antiquary. Wright.
ARCHAEOLOGY
Ar `chæ *ol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc.
ARCHAEOPTERYX
Ar `chæ *op "te *ryx, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebræ with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics.
ARCHAEOSTOMATOUS
Ar `chæ *o *stom "a *tous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Applied to a gastrula when the blastorope does not entirely up.
ARCHAEOZOIC
Ar `chæ *o *zo "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life.
ARCHAIC
Ar *cha "ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.
ARCHAICAL
ARCHAICAL Ar *cha "ic *al, a.
Defn: Archaic. [R.] -- Ar *cha "ic *al *ly, adv.
ARCHAISM
Ar "cha *ism, n. Etym: [Gr. archaïsme. See Arch, a.]
1. An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use.
2. Antiquity of style or use; obsoleteness. A select vocabulary corresponding (in point of archaism and remoteness from ordinary use ) to our Scriptural vocabulary. De Quincey.
ARCHAIST
ARCHAIST Ar "cha *ist, n.
1. Am antiquary.
2. One who uses archaisms.
ARCHAISTIC
ARCHAISTIC Ar `cha *is "tic, a.
Defn: Like, or imitative of, anything archaic; pertaining to an archaism.
ARCHAIZE
Ar "cha *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Archaized; p. pr. & vb. n.Archaizing. ] Etym: [Gr.
Defn: To make appear archaic or antique. Mahaffy.
ARCHANGEL
Arch `an "gel, n. Etym: [L. archangelus, Gr. archangel, F. archange. See Arch-, pref. , and Angel. ]
1. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy. Milton.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: A term applied to several different species of plants (Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc. ).
ARCHANGELIC
Arch `an *gel "ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. archangélique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to archangels; of the nature of, or resembling, an archangel. Milton.
ARCHBISHOP
Arch `bish "op, n. Etym: [AS. arcebisceop, arcebiscop, L.archiepiscopus, fr. Gr. Bishop. ]
Defn: A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate ) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.
ARCHBISHOPRIC
Arch `bish "op *ric, n. Etym: [AS. arcebiscoprice. See -ric. ]
Defn: The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority.
ARCH BRICK
ARCH BRICK Arch " brick `.
Defn: A wedge-shaped brick used in the building of an arch.
ARCHBUTLER
Arch `but "ler, n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + butler. ]
Defn: A chief butler; -- an officer of the German empire.
ARCHCHAMBERLAIN
Arch `cham "ber *lain, n. Etym: [Cf. G. erzkämmerer. See Arch-, pref. ]
Defn: A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.
ARCHCHANCELLOR
Arch `chan "cel *lor, n. Etym: [Cf. Ger. erzkanzler. See Arch-, pref. ]
Defn: A chief chancellor; -- an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court.
ARCHCHEMIC
ARCHCHEMIC Arch `chem "ic, a.
Defn: Of supreme chemical powers. [R.] "The archchemic sun. " Milton.
ARCHDEACON
Arch `dea "con, n. Etym: [AS. arcediacon, archidiacon, L.archidiaconus, fr. Gr. Arch-, pref. , and Deacon. ]
Defn: In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority. Blackstone.
ARCHDEACONRY
ARCHDEACONRY Arch `dea "con *ry, n.
Defn: The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See Benefice. Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries. Blackstone.
ARCHDEACONSHIP
ARCHDEACONSHIP Arch `dea "con *ship, n.
Defn: The office of an archdeacon.
ARCHDIOCESE
Arch `di "o *cese, n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + diocese. ]
Defn: The diocese of an archbishop.
ARCHDUCAL
ARCHDUCAL Arch `du "cal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an archduke or archduchy.
ARCHDUCHESS
Arch `duch "ess, n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + duchess. ]
Defn: The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See Archduke.
ARCHDUCHY
ARCHDUCHY Arch `duch "y, n.
Defn: The territory of an archduke or archduchess. Ash.
ARCHDUKE
Arch `duke ", n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + duke. ]
Defn: A prince of the imperial family of Austria.
Note: Formerly this title was assumed by the rulers of Lorraine, Brabant, Austria, etc. It is now appropriated to the descendants of the imperial family of Austria through the make line, all such male descendants being styled archduke, and all such female descendants archduchesses.
ARCHDUKEDOM
ARCHDUKEDOM Arch `duke "dom, n.
Defn: An archduchy.
ARCHEBIOSIS
Ar `che *bi *o "sis, n. Etym: [Pref. arche- + Gr.
Defn: To origination of living matter from non-living. See Abiogenesis. Bastian.
ARCHED
ARCHED Arched, a.
Defn: Made with an arch or curve; covered with an arch; as, an arched door.
ARCHEGONIAL
ARCHEGONIAL Ar `che *go "ni *al, a.
Defn: Relating to the archegonium.
ARCHEGONIUM
Ar `che *go "ni *um, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants.
ARCHEGONY
Ar *cheg "o *ny, n. Etym: [See Archegonium. ] (Biol.)
Defn: Spontaneous generation; abiogenesis.
ARCHELOGY
Ar *chel "o *gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy. ]
Defn: The science of, or a treatise on, first principles. Fleming.
ARCHENCEPHALA
Ar `chen *ceph "a *la, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. pref. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The division that includes man alone. R. Owen.
ARCHENEMY
Arch `en "e *my, n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + enemy. ]
Defn: A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind. Milton.
ARCHENTERIC
ARCHENTERIC Arch `en *ter "ic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Relating to the archenteron; as, archenteric invagination.
ARCHENTERON
Arch `en "ter *on, n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo. See Illust. under Invagination.
ARCHEOLOGY; ARCHEOLOGICAL
ARCHEOLOGY; ARCHEOLOGICAL Ar `che *ol "o *gy, n., Ar `che *o *log `ic *al, a.
Defn: Same as Archæology, etc.
ARCHER
Arch "er, n. Etym: [archier, F. archer, LL. arcarius, fr. L. arcus bow. See Arc, Arch, n.]
Defn: A bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.
ARCHERESS
ARCHERESS Arch "er *ess, n.
Defn: A female archer. Markham.
ARCHER FISH
ARCHER FISH Arch "er fish `. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small fish (Toxotes jaculator ), of the East Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Chætodon rostratus.
ARCHERSHIP
ARCHERSHIP Arch "er *ship, n.
Defn: The art or skill of an archer.
ARCHERY
Arch "er *y, n. Etym: [OE. archerie.]
1. The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc. ; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.
2. Archers, or bowmen, collectively. Let all our archery fall off In wings of shot a-both sides of the van. Webster (16 7 ).
ARCHES
ARCHES Arch "es,
Defn: pl. of Arch, n. Court of arches, or Arches Court (Eng. Law ), the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (de arcubus ). It is now held in Westminster. Mozley & W.
ARCHETYPAL
ARCHETYPAL Ar "che *ty `pal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or ideal ) or pattern; original. "One archetypal mind. " Gudworth.
Note: Among Platonists, the archetypal world is the world as it existed as an idea of God before the creation.
ARCHETYPALLY
ARCHETYPALLY Ar "che *ty `pal *ly, adv.
Defn: With reference to the archetype; originally. "Parts archetypally distinct. " Dana.
ARCHETYPE
Ar "che *type, n. Etym: [L. archetypum, Gr. archétype. See Arch-, pref. ]
1. The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed. The House of Commons, the archetype of all the representative assemblies which now meet. Macaulay. Types and shadows of that glorious archetype that was to come into the world. South.
2. (Coinage )
Defn: The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted.
3. (Biol.)
Defn: The plan or fundamental structure on which a natural group of animals or plants or their systems of organs are assumed to have been constructed; as, the vertebrate archetype.
ARCHETYPICAL
ARCHETYPICAL Ar `che *typ "ic *al, a.
Defn: Relating to an archetype; archetypal.
ARCHEUS
Ar *che "us, n. Etym: [LL. arch, Gr. Archi-, pref. ]
Defn: The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians ) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers. [Obs. ] Johnson.
ARCHI-
Ar "chi-. Etym: [L., archi-, Gr. arce-, erce-, OHG. erzi-.]
Defn: A prefix signifying chief, arch; as, architect, archiepiscopal. In Biol. and Anat. it usually means primitive, original, ancestral; as, archipterygium, the primitive fin or wing.
ARCHIANNELIDA
Ar `chi *an *nel "i *da, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ; pref. archi- + annelida. ](Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions.
ARCHIATER
Ar "chi *a `ter, n. Etym: [L. archiatrus, Gr.
Defn: Chief physician; -- a term applied, on the continent of Europe, to the first or body physician of princes and to the first physician of some cities. P. Cyc.
ARCHIBALD WHEEL
ARCHIBALD WHEEL Ar "chi *bald wheel.
Defn: A metal-hubbed wheel of great strength and elasticity, esp. adapted for artillery carriages and motor cars.
ARCHIBLASTULA
Ar `chi *blas "tu *la, n. Etym: [Pref. archi + blastula. ] (Biol.)
Defn: A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form; a c
ARCHICAL
Ar "chi *cal, a. Etym: [Gr. Arch-, pref. ]
Defn: Chief; primary; primordial. [Obs. ] Cudworth.
ARCHIDIACONAL
Ar `chi *di *ac "o *nal, a. Etym: [L. archidiaconus, Gr. archdeacon. ]
Defn: Of or pertaining to an archdeacon. This offense is liable to be censured in an archidiaconal visitation. Johnson.
ARCHIEPISCOPACY
Ar `chi *e *pis "co *pa *cy, n. Etym: [Pref. archi- + episcopacy. ]
1. That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.
2. The state or dignity of an archbishop.
ARCHIEPISCOPAL
Ar `chi *e *pis "co *pal, a. Etym: [Pref. archi- + episcopal. ]
Defn: Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see.
ARCHIEPISCOPALITY
ARCHIEPISCOPALITY Ar `chi *e *pis `co *pal "i *ty, n.
Defn: The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. Fuller.
ARCHIEPISCOPATE
Ar `chi *e *pis "co *pate, n. Etym: [Pref. archi- + episcopate. ]
Defn: The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.
ARCHIEREY
Ar *chi "e *rey, n. Etym: [Russ. archieréi, fr. Gr. arch- ) + * priest. ]
Defn: The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops. Pinkerton.
ARCHIL
Ar "chil, n. Etym: [OF. orchel, orcheil, It. orcella, oricello, or OSp. orchillo. Cf. Orchil. ]
1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc. ), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. Tomlinson.
2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. [Written also orchal and orchil. ]
ARCHILOCHIAN
Ar `chi *lo "chi *an, a. Etym: [L. Archilochius. ]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter.
ARCHIMAGE; ARCHIMAGUS
Ar "chi *mage, Ar `chi *ma "gus, n. Etym: [NL. ; pref. archi- + L. magus, Gr.
1. The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire.
2. A great magician, wizard, or enchanter. Spenser.
ARCHIMANDRITE
Ar `chi *man "drite, n. Etym: [L. archimandrita, LGr. arch- ) + (Gr. Church ) (a ) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church. (b ) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church.
ARCHIMEDEAN
Ar `chi *me *de "an, a. Etym: [L. Archimedeus.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc. Archimedean screw, or Archimedes' screw, an instrument, said to have been invented by Archimedes, for raising water, formed by winding a flexible tube round a cylinder in the form of a screw. When the screw is placed in an inclined position, and the lower end immersed in water, by causing the screw to revolve, the water is raised to the upper end. Francis.
ARCHIMEDES
ARCHIMEDES Ar `chi *me "des, n. (Paleon.)
Defn: An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.
ARCHING
ARCHING Arch "ing, n.
1. The arched part of a structure.
2. (Naut. )
Defn: Hogging; -- opposed to sagging.
ARCHIPELAGIC
ARCHIPELAGIC Ar `chi *pe *lag "ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an archipelago.
ARCHIPELAGO
Ar `chi *pel "a *go, n.; pl. -goes or -gos. Etym: [It. arcipelago,properly, chief sea; Gr. pref Plague. ]
1. The Grecian Archipelago, or Ægean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.
2. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.
ARCHIPTERYGIUM
Ar *chip `te *ryg "i *um, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. pref. arch- ) + (Anat. )
Defn: The primitive form of fin, like that of Ceratodus.
ARCHITECT
Ar "chi *tect, n. Etym: [L. architectus, architecton, Gr. archi- ) +architecte, It. architetto. See Technical. ]
1. A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed.
2. A contriver, designer, or maker. The architects of their own happiness. Milton. A French woman is a perfect architect in dress. Coldsmith.
ARCHITECTIVE
ARCHITECTIVE Ar `chi *tec "tive, a.
Defn: Used in building; proper for building. Derham.
ARCHITECTONIC; ARCHITECTONICAL
Ar `chi *tec *ton "ic, Ar `chi *tec *ton "ic *al, a. Etym: [L.architectonicus, Gr. Architect. ]
1. Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive. "Architectonic wisdom. " Boyle. These architectonic functions which we had hitherto thought belonged.J. C. Shairp.
2. Relating to the systemizing of knowledge.
ARCHITECTONIC
Ar `chi *tec *ton "ic, n. Etym: [Cf. F. architectonique. ]
1. The science of architecture.
2. The act of arranging knowledge into a system.
ARCHITECTONICS
ARCHITECTONICS Ar `chi *tec *ton "ics, n.
Defn: The science of architecture.
ARCHITECTOR
ARCHITECTOR Ar "chi *tec `tor, n.
Defn: An architect. [Obs. ] North.
ARCHITECTRESS
ARCHITECTRESS Ar "chi *tec `tress, n.
Defn: A female architect.
ARCHITECTURAL
ARCHITECTURAL Ar `chi *tec "tur *al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed to the rules of architecture. -- Ar `chi *tec "tur *al *ly, adv.
ARCHITECTURE
Ar "chi *tec `ture, n. Etym: [L. architectura, fr. architectus: cf. F.architecture. See Architect. ]
1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil architecture. Many other architectures besides Gothic. Ruskin.
3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship. The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees. Tyndall. The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine architecture. Burnet. Military architecture, the art of fortifications. -- Naval architecture, the art of building ships.
ARCHITEUTHIS
Ar `chi *teu "this, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. pref. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.
ARCHITRAVE
Ar "chi *trave, n. Etym: [F. architrave, fr. It. architrave; pref. archi- + trave beam, L. trabs.] (Arch. ) (a ) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column. (b ) The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form.
ARCHITRAVED
ARCHITRAVED Ar "chi *traved, a.
Defn: Furnished with an architrave. Cowper.
ARCHIVAL
ARCHIVAL Ar "chi *val, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records. Tooke.
ARCHIVE
Ar "chive, n.; pl. Archives. Etym: [F. archives, pl. , L. archivum,archium, fr. Gr. Archi-, pref. ]
1. pl.
Defn: The place in which public records or historic documents are kept. Our words. ... become records in God's court, and are laid up in his archives as witnesses. Gov. of Tongue.
2. pl.
Defn: Public records or documents preserved as evidence of facts; as, the archives of a country or family. [Rarely used in sing. ] Some rotten archive, rummaged out of some seldom explored press. Lamb.
Syn. -- Registers; records; chronicles.
ARCHIVIST
Ar "chi *vist, n. Etym: [F. archiviste. ]
Defn: A keeper of archives or records. [R.]
ARCHIVOLT
Ar "chi *volt, n. Etym: [F. archivolte, fr. It. archivolto; pref. archi- + volto vault, arch. See Vault. ] (Arch. ) (a ) The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening. (b ) More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged.
ARCHLUTE; ARCHILUTE
Arch "lute, Arch "i *lute, n. Etym: [Cf. F. archiluth, It. arciliuto.](Mus. )
Defn: A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison.
ARCHLY
ARCHLY Arch "ly, adv.
Defn: In an arch manner; with attractive slyness or roguishness; slyly; waggishly. Archly the maiden smiled. Longfellow.
ARCHMARSHAL
Arch `mar "shal, n. Etym: [G. erzmarschall. See Arch-, pref. ]
Defn: The grand marshal of the old German empire, a dignity that to the Elector of Saxony.
ARCHNESS
ARCHNESS Arch "ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being arch; cleverness; sly humor free from malice; waggishness. Goldsmith.
ARCHON
Ar "chon, n. Etym: [L. archon, Gr. (Antiq.)
Defn: One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by preëminence, the first of the nine chief magistrates. -- Ar *chon "tic, a.
ARCHONSHIP
ARCHONSHIP Ar "chon *ship, n.
Defn: The office of an archon. Mitford.
ARCHONTATE
Ar "chon *tate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. archontat. ]
Defn: An archon's term of office. Gibbon.
ARCHONTS
Ar "chonts, n. pl. Etym: [Gr. p. pr. See Archon. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The group including man alone.
ARCHOPLASM
ARCHOPLASM Ar "cho *plasm, n. [See Archon; Plasma. ] (Biol.)
Defn: The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.
ARCHPRELATE
Arch `prel "ate, n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + prelate. ]
Defn: An archbishop or other chief prelate.
ARCHPRESBYTER
ARCHPRESBYTER Arch `pres "by *ter, n.
Defn: Same as Archpriest.
ARCHPRESBYTERY
Arch `pres "by *ter *y, n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + presbutery.]
Defn: The absolute dominion of presbytery. Milton.
ARCHPRIEST
ARCHPRIEST Arch `priest ", n.
Defn: A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.
ARCHPRIMATE
Arch `pri "mate, n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + primate. ]
Defn: The chief primate. Milton.
ARCH STONE
ARCH STONE Arch " stone `.
Defn: A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch; a voussoir.
ARCHTRAITOR
Arch `trai "tor, n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + traitor. ]
Defn: A chief or transcendent traitor. I. Watts.
ARCHTREASURER
Arch `treas "ur *er, n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + treasurer. ]
Defn: A chief treasurer. Specifically, the great treasurer of the German empire.
ARCHWAY
ARCHWAY Arch "way, n.
Defn: A way or passage under an arch.
ARCHWIFE
Arch `wife ", n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + wife. ]
Defn: A big, masculine wife. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
ARCHWISE
ARCHWISE Arch "wise, adv.
Defn: Arch-shaped.
ARCHY
ARCHY Arch "y, a.
Defn: Arched; as, archy brows.
ARCHY
*ar "chy. Etym: [Gr. Arch-, pref. ]
Defn: A suffix properly meaning a rule, ruling, as in monarchy, the rule of one only. Cf. -arch.
New American Oxford Dictionary
arch
arch 1 |ärCH ɑrtʃ | ▶noun a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it. • a structure of this type forming a passageway or a ceremonial monument: a triumphal arch. • a shape resembling such a structure or a thing with such a shape: the delicate arch of his eyebrows. • the inner side of the foot. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] have the curved shape of an arch: a beautiful bridge that arched over a canal. • form or cause to form the curved shape of an arch: her eyebrows arched in surprise | [ with obj. ] : she arched her back. 2 [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. arched ) provide (a bridge, building, or part of a building ) with an arch: high arched windows. • archaic or literary span (something ) by or as if by an arch: the vine arched his evening seat. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French arche, based on Latin arcus ‘bow ’ (see arc ).
arch
arch 2 |ɑrtʃ ärCH | ▶adjective deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing: arch observations about even the most mundane matters. DERIVATIVES arch ly adverb, arch ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘chief, principal ’): from arch-, because of its association with words such as rogue .
arch-
arch- |ɑːtʃ | ▶comb. form chief; principal: archbishop. • preeminent of its kind: archenemy. • (in unfavorable senses ) out-and-out: arch-scoundrel. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek arkhi-, from arkhos ‘chief. ’
archaea
ar chae a |ärˈkēə ɑrˈkiə | ▶plural noun another term for archaebacteria. DERIVATIVES ar chae an (also archaeal ) adjective & noun
Archaean
Ar chae an ▶adjective British spelling of Archean.
archaebacteria
ar chae bac te ri a |ˌärkēˌbakˈti (ə )rēə ˌɑrkiˌbækˈtɪriə | ▶plural noun ( sing. archaebacterium |-ˈti (ə )rēəm | ) Biology microorganisms that are similar to bacteria in size and simplicity of structure but radically different in molecular organization. They are now believed to constitute an ancient intermediate group between the bacteria and eukaryotes. Also called archaea. DERIVATIVES ar chae bac te ri al adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek arkhaios ‘primitive. ’
archaeo-
archaeo- (also archeo- ) ▶comb. form relating to archaeology or prehistoric times: archaeoastronomy | archaeomagnetism. ORIGIN from Greek arkhaios ‘ancient, ’ from arkhē ‘beginning. ’
archaeoastronomy
ar chae o as tron o my |ˌärkēō -əˈstränəmē ˌɑrkioʊəˈstrɑnəmi | ▶noun the investigation of the astronomical knowledge of prehistoric cultures. Also called astroarchaeology.
archaeology
ar chae ol o gy |ˌärkēˈäləjē ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤi |(also archeology ) ▶noun the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains. DERIVATIVES ar chae o log ic |-əˈläjik |adjective, ar chae o log i cal |-əˈläjikəl |adjective, ar chae o log i cal ly adverb, ar chae ol o gist |-jist |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘ancient history ’): from modern Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia ‘ancient history, ’ from arkhaios ‘ancient ’ (see archaeo- ). The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
archaeomagnetism
arch ¦aeo |mag ¦net |ism |ˌɑːkɪəʊˈmagnɪtɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] magnetism possessed by components of clay and rocks which have in the past been heated above a certain temperature. The orientation and intensity of this remanent magnetism was fixed by the earth's magnetic field when the material cooled, and can be used to study the earth's magnetism and as a method of geological and archaeological dating. DERIVATIVES archaeomagnetic |ˌaːkɪəʊmagˈnɛtɪk |adjective
archaeometry
archaeometry |ˌɑːkɪˈɒmətri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the application of scientific techniques to the dating of archaeological remains. DERIVATIVES archaeometric |ˌɑːkɪəˈmɛtrɪk |adjective
archaeopteryx
ar chae op ter yx |ˌärkēˈäptəriks ˌɑrkiˈɑptərɪks | ▶noun the oldest known fossil bird, of the late Jurassic period. It had feathers, wings, and hollow bones like a bird, but teeth, a bony tail, and legs like a small coelurosaur dinosaur. [Archaeopteryx lithographica, subclass Archaeornithes. ] ORIGIN from Greek arkhaios ‘ancient ’ (see archaeo- ) + pterux ‘wing. ’
archaic
ar cha ic |ärˈkāik ɑrˈkeɪɪk | ▶adjective very old or old-fashioned: prisons are run on archaic methods. • (of a word or a style of language ) no longer in everyday use but sometimes used to impart an old-fashioned flavor. • of an early period of art or culture, esp. the 7th –6th centuries bc in Greece: the archaic temple at Corinth. DERIVATIVES ar cha i cal ly adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French archaïque, from Greek arkhaikos, from arkhaios, from arkhē ‘beginning. ’
archaism
ar cha ism |ˈärkēˌizəm, ˈärkā -ˈɑrkeɪˌɪzəm | ▶noun a thing that is very old or old-fashioned. • an archaic word or style of language or art. • the use or conscious imitation of very old or old-fashioned styles or features in language or art. DERIVATIVES ar cha is tic |ˌärkēˈistik, ˌärkā - |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin archaismus, from Greek arkhaismos, from arkhaizein ‘imitate archaic styles, ’ from arkhaios ‘ancient, ’ from arkhē ‘beginning. ’
archaize
archaize |ˈɑːkeɪʌɪz |(also archaise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] give (an artistic work ) an old-fashioned flavour by using archaic words or styles. • [ no obj. ] use archaic words or styles in an artistic work. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek arkhaizein, from arkhaios ‘ancient ’ (see Archaean ).
archaizing
ar cha iz ing |ˈärkēˌīziNG, ˈärkā -ˈɑrkiaɪzɪŋ | ▶adjective consciously imitating a word or a style of language or art that is very old or old-fashioned: some archaizing poetry.
Archangel
Arch an gel |ˈärkˌānjəl ˈɑrkeɪnʤəl | a port in northwestern Russia, on the White Sea; pop. 348,700 (est. 2008 ). It is named after the monastery of the Archangel Michael that is situated here. Russian name Arkhangelsk.
archangel
arch an gel |ˈärkˌānjəl ˈɑrkˌeɪnʤəl | ▶noun an angel of high rank. • in traditional Christian angelology, a being of the eighth order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. DERIVATIVES arch an gel ic |ˌärkanˈjelik |adjective ORIGIN Middle English, from Anglo-Norman French archangele, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek arkhangelos, from arkhi- ‘chief ’ + angelos ‘messenger, angel. ’
archbishop
arch bish op |ˈärCHˈbiSHəp ˈˌɑrtʃˈbɪʃəp | ▶noun the chief bishop responsible for an archdiocese. ORIGIN Old English, from arch- ‘chief ’ + biscop (see bishop ), replacing earlier heah-biscop ‘high bishop. ’
archbishopric
arch bish op ric |ˌärCHˈbiSHəprik ˈˌɑrtʃˈbɪʃəprɪk | ▶noun the office of an archbishop. • an archdiocese. ORIGIN Old English arcebiscoprice (see arch-, bishopric ).
archboard
arch |board ▶noun a block of shaped wood at the aft end of the counter at the stern of a ship.
archdeacon
arch dea con |ˈärCHˈdēkən ˈˌɑrtʃˈdikən | ▶noun a senior Christian cleric (in the early Church a deacon, in the modern Anglican church a priest ) to whom a bishop delegates certain responsibilities. ORIGIN Old English arce-, ercediacon, from ecclesiastical Latin archidiaconus, from ecclesiastical Greek arkhidiakonos, from arkhi- ‘chief ’ + diakonos (see deacon ).
archdeaconry
arch dea con ry |ˌärCHˈdēkənrē ˈˌɑrtʃˈdikənri | ▶noun ( pl. archdeaconries ) the office of an archdeacon. • the district for which an archdeacon is responsible. • the residence of an archdeacon.
archdiocese
arch di o cese |ˌärCHˈdīəsis, -ˌsēz ˈˌɑrtʃˈˌdaɪəsɪs | ▶noun the district for which an archbishop is responsible. DERIVATIVES arch di oc e san |ˌärCHdīˈäsəsən |adjective
archduchess
arch duch ess |ˈärCHˈdəCHis ˈˌɑrtʃˈdətʃəs | ▶noun historical the wife or widow of an archduke. • a daughter of the emperor of Austria.
archduke
arch duke |ˈärCHˈd (y )o͞ok ˈˌɑrtʃˈd (j )uk | ▶noun historical a son of the emperor of Austria. DERIVATIVES arch du cal |ˌärCHˈd (y )o͞okəl |adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Old French archeduc, from Merovingian Latin archidux, archiduc-, from archi- ‘chief ’ + dux, duc- (see duke ).
Archean
Ar che an |ärˈkēən ɑrˈkiən |(Brit. Archaean ) ▶adjective Geology of, relating to, or denoting the eon that constitutes the earlier (or middle ) part of the Precambrian, in which there was no life on earth. It precedes the Proterozoic eon. Also called azoic. • (as noun the Archean ) the Archean eon or the system of rocks deposited during it. The Archean extended from the origin of the earth (see Precambrian ) to about 2,500 million years ago. In models that include the Priscoan eon, the Archean began about 4,000 million years ago. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek arkhaios ‘ancient ’ + -an .
archegonium
ar che go ni um |ˌärkiˈgōnēəm ˌɑrkəˈɡoʊniəm | ▶noun ( pl. archegonia |-nēə | ) Botany the female sex organ in mosses, liverworts, ferns, and most conifers. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek arkhegonos, from arkhe- ‘first ’ + gonos ‘race. ’
archenemy
arch en e my |ˈärCHˈenəmē ɑrˌtʃɛnəmi | ▶noun a person who is extremely hostile or opposed to someone or something: the twins were archenemies. • (the Archenemy ) the Devil.
archenteron
arch en ter on |ärkˈentəˌrän ɑrˈkɛntərɑn | ▶noun Embryology the rudimentary alimentary cavity of an embryo at the gastrula stage. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek arkhē ‘beginning ’ + enteron ‘intestine. ’
archeo-
archeo- ▶comb. form archaeo-.
archeology
ar che ol o gy ▶noun variant of archaeology.
archer
arch er |ˈärCHər ˈɑrtʃər | ▶noun a person who shoots with a bow and arrows, esp. at a target for sport. • (the Archer ) the zodiacal sign or constellation Sagittarius. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French archier, based on Latin arcus ‘bow. ’
Archer, Jeffrey
Ar ¦cher |ˈɑːtʃə | (Howard ), Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (b.1940 ), British writer and Conservative politician. He resigned as an MP after being declared bankrupt, and embarked on a career as a bestselling novelist. He was deputy chairman of the Conservative Party 1985 –6, but resigned after a libel case; in 2001 he was found to have committed perjury in that case and was jailed for four years.
archerfish
ar cher fish |ˈärCHərˌfiSH ˈɑrtʃərfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or archerfishes ) a freshwater fish that knocks insect prey off overhanging vegetation by spitting water at it. It is native to Asia, Australia, and the Philippines. [Genus Toxotes, family Toxotidae: several species, in particular T. jaculator. ]
archery
ar cher y |ˈärCHərē ˈɑrtʃ (ə )ri | ▶noun the sport or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows, esp. at a target. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French archerie, from archier (see archer ).
arches
arch es |ˈärCHiz ɑrtʃəz | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] used in names of moths with curving archlike patterns on the wings, such as dark arches. [Several genera in the families Noctuidae and Notodontidae. ]
archetypal
ar che typ al |ˌärk (i )ˈtīpəl ɑːrkiˈtaɪpl | ▶adjective very typical of a certain kind of person or thing: the archetypal country doctor. • recurrent as a symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology: an archetypal journey representing the quest for identity. • of, relating to, or denoting an original that has been imitated: the archetypal believer, Abraham. • relating to or denoting Jungian archetypes.
archetype
ar che type |ˈärk (i )ˌtīp ˈɑːkitaɪp | ▶noun a very typical example of a certain person or thing: the book is a perfect archetype of the genre. • an original that has been imitated: the archetype of faith is Abraham. • a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology: mythological archetypes of good and evil. • Psychoanalysis (in Jungian psychology ) a primitive mental image inherited from the earliest human ancestors, and supposed to be present in the collective unconscious. DERIVATIVES ar che typ i cal |ˌärk (i )ˈtipikəl |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek arkhetupon ‘something molded first as a model, ’ from arkhe- ‘primitive ’ + tupos ‘a model. ’
archfiend
arch fiend |ˈärCHˈfēnd ˌɑrtʃˌfind | ▶noun literary a chief fiend, esp. the Devil.
archidiaconal
ar chi di ac o nal |ˌärkidīˈakənl ˌɑrkəˌdaɪˈækənl | ▶adjective of or relating to an archdeacon. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin archidiaconalis, from archi- ‘chief ’ + diaconalis (see diaconal ).
archiepiscopal
ar chi e pis co pal |ˌärkēəˈpiskəpəl ˌɑrkiəˈpɪskəpəl | ▶adjective of or relating to an archbishop. DERIVATIVES ar chi e pis co pa cy |-əˈpiskəpəsē |noun ( pl. archiepiscopacies ), ar chi e pis co pate |-pit, -ˌpāt |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek arkhiepiskopos ‘archbishop ’ (from arkhi- ‘chief ’ + episkopos ‘bishop ’) + -al .
archil
ar chil |ˈärkəl, -CHəl ˈɑrtʃəl | ▶noun archaic spelling of orchil.
Archilochus
Ar chil o chus |ärˈkiləkəs ˌɑrkəˈloʊkəs | (8th or 7th century bc ), Greek poet. He is credited with the invention of iambic meter.
archimandrite
ar chi man drite |ˌärkəˈmanˌdrīt ˌɑrkəˈmændraɪt | ▶noun the head of a large monastery or group of monasteries in the Orthodox Church. • an honorary title given to a monastic priest. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin, from ecclesiastical Greek arkhimandritēs, from arkhi- ‘chief ’ + mandra ‘monastery. ’
Archimedean screw
Ar chi me de an screw |ˌärkəˈmēdēən ˌɑrkəˈmidiən skru | ▶noun a device invented by Archimedes for raising water by means of a spiral within a tube.
Archimedes
Ar chi me des |ˌärkəˈmēdēz ˌɑrkəˈmidiz | ( c. 287 –212 bc ), Greek mathematician and inventor from Syracuse. He is noted for his discovery of Archimedes' principle (legend has it that he made this discovery while taking a bath and ran through the streets shouting “Eureka! ”). Among his mathematical discoveries are the ratio of the radius of a circle to its circumference and formulas for the surface area and volume of a sphere and of a cylinder. DERIVATIVES Ar chi me de an |-ˈmēdēən |adjective
Archimedes' principle
Ar chi me des' prin ci ple Physics a result stating that a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid is subject to an upward force equal in magnitude to the weight of fluid it displaces.
archipelago
ar chi pel a go |ˌärkəˈpeləˌgō ˌɑrkəˈpɛləˌɡoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. archipelagos or archipelagoes ) a group of islands. • a sea or stretch of water containing many islands. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Italian arcipelago, from Greek arkhi- ‘chief ’ + pelagos ‘sea. ’ The word was originally used as a proper name ( the Archipelago ‘the Aegean Sea ’): the generalization of meaning occurred because the Aegean Sea is remarkable for its large numbers of islands.
Archipenko, Aleksandr
Ar chi pen ko, Aleksandr |ˌärkəˈp (y )eNGkō ˌɑrkəˈpɛŋkoʊ | (1887 –1964 ), US sculptor; born in Russia; full name Aleksandr Porfirevich Archipenko. He adapted cubist techniques to sculpture.
Archipiélago de Colón
Ar chi pié la go de Co lón |ˌärCHēˈpyāläˌgō dā kōˈlōn ˌɑrtʃiˌpjeɪlaɡoʊdeɪkəˈloʊn | official Spanish name for Galapagos Islands.
architect
ar chi tect |ˈärkiˌtekt ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt | ▶noun a person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises their construction. • a person who is responsible for inventing or realizing a particular idea or project: a chief architect of the plan to slash income taxes. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be architected ) Computing design and make: few software packages were architected with Ethernet access in mind. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French architecte, from Italian architetto, via Latin from Greek arkhitektōn, from arkhi- ‘chief ’ + tektōn ‘builder. ’
architectonic
ar chi tec ton ic |ˌärkitekˈtänik ˈˌɑrkəˌtɛkˈtɑnɪk | ▶adjective of or relating to architecture or architects. • (of an artistic composition or physical appearance ) having a clearly defined structure, esp. one that is artistically pleasing: the painting's architectonic harmony. ▶noun (architectonics ) [ usu. treated as sing. ] the scientific study of architecture. • musical, literary, or artistic structure: the architectonics of Latin prose. DERIVATIVES ar chi tec ton i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek arkhitektonikos, from arkhitektōn (see architect ).
architecture
ar chi tec ture |ˈärkiˌtekCHər ˈɑrkəˌtɛk (t )ʃər | ▶noun 1 the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings. • the style in which a building is designed or constructed, esp. with regard to a specific period, place, or culture: Victorian architecture. 2 the complex or carefully designed structure of something: the chemical architecture of the human brain. • the conceptual structure and logical organization of a computer or computer-based system: a client /server architecture. DERIVATIVES ar chi tec tur al |ˌärkiˈtekCHərəl |adjective, ar chi tec tur al ly |ˌärkiˈtekCHərəlē |adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin architectura, from architectus (see architect ).
architrave
ar chi trave |ˈärkiˌtrāv ˈɑrkəˌtreɪv | ▶noun 1 (in classical architecture ) a main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third entablature. 2 the molded frame around a doorway or window. • a molding around the exterior of an arch. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian, from archi- ‘chief ’ + -trave from Latin trabs, trab- ‘a beam. ’
archive
ar chive |ˈärˌkīv ˈɑrˌkaɪv |(usu. archives ) ▶noun a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people: source materials in local archives | [ as modifier ] : a section of archive film. • the place where such documents or records are kept: to get into the archives I had to fill in a request form. ▶verb [ with obj. ] place or store (something ) in such a collection or place. • Computing transfer (data ) to a less frequently used storage medium such as magnetic tape, typically external to the computer system and having a greater storage capacity. DERIVATIVES ar chi val |ärˈkīvəl |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘place where records are kept ’): from French archives (plural ), from Latin archiva, archia, from Greek arkheia ‘public records, ’ from arkhē ‘government. ’ The verb dates from the late 19th cent.
archivist
ar chi vist |ˈärkəvist, -ˌkī -ˈɑrkəvəst | ▶noun a person who maintains and is in charge of archives.
archivolt
ar chi volt |ˈärkəˌvōlt ˈɑrkəvoʊlt | ▶noun a band of molding, resembling an architrave, around the lower curve of an arch. • the lower curve itself from impost to impost of the columns. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French archivolte or Italian archivolto, based on Latin arcus ‘bow, arch ’ + volvere ‘to roll. ’
archlute
arch lute |ˈärCHˌlo͞ot ˈɑrtʃˌlut | ▶noun a bass lute with an extended neck and unstopped bass strings. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French archiluth, from archi- ‘chief ’ + luth (see lute 1 ).
archon
ar chon |ˈärˌkän ˈɑrkɑn | ▶noun each of the nine chief magistrates in ancient Athens. • any ruler: rock's archons are disc jockeys and concert promoters. DERIVATIVES ar chon ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek arkhōn ‘ruler, ’ noun use of the present participle of arkhein ‘to rule. ’
archosaur
ar cho saur |ˈärkəˌsôr ˈɑrkəsɔr |(also archosaurus |ˌärkəˈsôrəs |) ▶noun Zoology & Paleontology a reptile of a large group that includes the dinosaurs and pterosaurs, represented today only by the crocodilians. [Subdivision Archosauria, subclass Diapsida. ] DERIVATIVES ar cho sau ri an |ˌärkəˈsôrēən |adjective ORIGIN 1930s: from modern Latin Archosauria, from Greek arkhos ‘chief ’ or arkhōn ‘ruler ’ + -saur .
archpriest
arch priest |ˈärCHˈprēst ˈˌɑrtʃˈˌprist | ▶noun a chief priest.
arch-rival
arch-rival ▶noun the chief rival of a person, team, or organization.
archway
arch way |ˈärCHˌwā ˈɑrtʃˌweɪ | ▶noun a curved structure forming a passage or entrance.
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arch
arch 1 |ɑːtʃ | ▶noun a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it. • an arch forming a monument or ornamental feature: a triumphal arch. • a shape resembling an arch: the delicate arch of his eyebrows. • the inner side of the foot. ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of place ] have the curved shape of an arch: a beautiful bridge that arched over a canal. • form or cause to form the curved shape of an arch: [ no obj. ] : her eyebrows arched in surprise | [ with obj. ] : she arched her back. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French arche, based on Latin arcus ‘bow ’.
arch
arch 2 |ɑːtʃ | ▶adjective deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing: a somewhat arch tone of voice. DERIVATIVES archly adverb, archness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from arch-, by association with the sense ‘rogue ’ in combinations such as arch-scoundrel.
arch-
arch- |ɑːtʃ | ▶combining form chief; principal: archbishop | archdiocese. • pre-eminent of its kind; out-and-out: arch-enemy. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek arkhi-, from arkhos ‘chief ’.
archaea
archaea |ɑːˈkiːə | ▶plural noun Biology microorganisms which are similar to bacteria in size and simplicity of structure but radically different in molecular organization. They are now believed to constitute an ancient group which is intermediate between the bacteria and eukaryotes. Also called archaebacteria. DERIVATIVES archaean (also archaeal ) adjective & noun ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek arkhaios ‘primitive ’.
Archaean
Archaean |ɑːˈkiːən |(US Archean ) ▶adjective Geology relating to or denoting the aeon that constitutes the earlier (or middle ) part of the Precambrian, in which there was no life on the earth. It precedes the Proterozoic aeon and (in some schemes ) is preceded by the Priscoan aeon. Also called the Azoic. • (as noun the Archaean ) the Archaean aeon or the system of rocks deposited during it. The Archaean extended from the origin of the earth (see Precambrian ) to about 2,500 million years ago. In schemes which include the Priscoan aeon, the Archaean began about 4,000 million years ago. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek arkhaios ‘ancient ’ + -an .
archaebacteria
archaebacteria |ˌɑːkɪbakˈtɪərɪə | ▶plural noun ( sing. archaebacterium |ˌɑːkɪbakˈtɪərɪəm | ) another term for archaea. DERIVATIVES archaebacterial adjective
archaeo-
archaeo- |ˈɑːkɪəʊ | ▶combining form relating to archaeology or prehistoric times: archaeoastronomy. ORIGIN from Greek arkhaios ‘ancient ’.
archaeoastronomy
archaeo |astron ¦omy |ˌɑːkɪəʊəˈstrɒnəmi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the investigation of the astronomical knowledge of prehistoric cultures. Also called astro-archaeology.
archaeology
archaeology |ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒi |(US also archeology ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains. DERIVATIVES archaeologic |-ˈlɒdʒɪk |adjective, archaeological |-ˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )l |adjective, archaeologically |-ˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )li |adverb, archaeologist noun, archaeologize (also archaeologise ) verb ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘ancient history ’): from modern Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia ‘ancient history ’, from arkhaios ‘ancient ’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
archaeomagnetism
arch ¦aeo |mag ¦net |ism |ˌɑːkɪəʊˈmagnɪtɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] magnetism possessed by components of clay and rocks which have in the past been heated above a certain temperature. The orientation and intensity of this remanent magnetism was fixed by the earth's magnetic field when the material cooled, and can be used to study the earth's magnetism and as a method of geological and archaeological dating. DERIVATIVES archaeomagnetic |ˌaːkɪəʊmagˈnɛtɪk |adjective
archaeometry
archaeometry |ˌɑːkɪˈɒmətri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the application of scientific techniques to the dating of archaeological remains. DERIVATIVES archaeometric |ˌɑːkɪəˈmɛtrɪk |adjective
archaeopteryx
archaeopteryx |ˌɑːkɪˈɒptərɪks | ▶noun the oldest known fossil bird, of the late Jurassic period. It had feathers, wings, and hollow bones like a bird, but teeth, a bony tail, and legs like a small coelurosaur dinosaur. ●Archaeopteryx lithographica, subclass Archaeornithes. ORIGIN from archaeo- ‘ancient ’ + Greek pterux ‘wing ’.
archaic
archaic |ɑːˈkeɪɪk | ▶adjective very old or old-fashioned: prisons are run on archaic methods. • (of a word or a style of language ) no longer in everyday use but sometimes used to impart an old-fashioned flavour. • of an early period of art or culture, especially the 7th –6th centuries bc in Greece: the archaic temple at Corinth. DERIVATIVES archaically adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French archaïque, from Greek arkhaikos, from arkhaios, from arkhē ‘beginning ’.
archaism
archaism |ˈɑːkeɪɪz (ə )m | ▶noun a thing that is very old or old-fashioned, especially an archaic word or style of language or art: conscious archaisms inspired by French harpsichord music. • [ mass noun ] the use or conscious imitation of archaic styles or features in language or art. DERIVATIVES archaistic |-ˈɪstɪk |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin archaismus, from Greek arkhaismos, from arkhaizein ‘imitate archaic styles ’, from arkhaios ‘ancient ’, from arkhē ‘beginning ’.
archaize
archaize |ˈɑːkeɪʌɪz |(also archaise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] give (an artistic work ) an old-fashioned flavour by using archaic words or styles. • [ no obj. ] use archaic words or styles in an artistic work. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek arkhaizein, from arkhaios ‘ancient ’ (see Archaean ).
archaizing
archaizing |ˈɑːkeɪʌɪzɪŋ |(also archaising ) ▶adjective consciously imitating a word or a style of language or art that is very old or old-fashioned.
Archangel
Archangel |ˈɑːkeɪndʒ (ə )l | a port of NW Russia, on the White Sea; pop. 348,700 (est. 2008 ). It is named after the monastery of the Archangel Michael situated there. Russian name Arkhangelsk.
archangel
archangel |ˈɑːkeɪndʒ (ə )l, ɑːkˈeɪn -| ▶noun 1 an angel of greater than ordinary rank. • (in traditional Christian angelology ) a being of the eighth-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. 2 (also yellow archangel ) a yellow-flowered Eurasian dead-nettle found in woodland. ●Lamiastrum galeobdolon (or Galeobdolon luteum ), family Labiatae. DERIVATIVES archangelic |-anˈdʒɛlɪk |adjective ORIGIN Middle English, from Anglo-Norman French archangele, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek arkhangelos, from arkhi- ‘chief ’ + angelos ‘messenger, angel ’.
archbishop
arch |bishop |ɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp especially in titles ˈɑːtʃ -| ▶noun the chief bishop responsible for a large district. ORIGIN Old English, from arch- ‘chief ’ + biscop (see bishop ), replacing earlier heah-biscop ‘high-bishop ’.
archbishopric
arch |bishop |ric |ɑːtʃˈbɪʃəprɪk | ▶noun the office of an archbishop. • an archdiocese. ORIGIN Old English arcebiscoprice (see arch-, bishopric ).
archboard
arch |board ▶noun a block of shaped wood at the aft end of the counter at the stern of a ship.
archdeacon
arch |deacon |ɑːtʃˈdiːk (ə )n especially in titles ˈɑːtʃ -| ▶noun a senior Christian cleric (in the early Church a deacon, in the modern Anglican Church a priest ) to whom a bishop delegates certain responsibilities. ORIGIN Old English arce-, ercediacon, from ecclesiastical Latin archidiaconus, from ecclesiastical Greek arkhidiakonos, from arkhi- ‘chief ’ + diakonos (see deacon ).
archdeaconry
arch |deacon ¦ry |ɑːtʃˈdiːk (ə )nri | ▶noun ( pl. archdeaconries ) the district for which an archdeacon is responsible. • the residence of an archdeacon. • the office of an archdeacon.
archdiocese
arch |dio ¦cese |ɑːtʃˈdʌɪəsɪs | ▶noun the district for which an archbishop is responsible. DERIVATIVES archdiocesan |ɑːtʃdʌɪˈɒsɪs (ə )n |adjective
archduchess
arch |duch ¦ess |ˌɑːtʃˈdʌtʃɪs | ▶noun historical 1 the wife or widow of an archduke. 2 a daughter of the Emperor of Austria.
archduke
arch |duke |ˈɑːtʃdjuːk | ▶noun a chief duke, in particular (formerly ) the son of the Emperor of Austria. DERIVATIVES archducal adjective, archduchy noun ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Old French archeduc, from Merovingian Latin archidux, archiduc-, from archi- ‘chief ’ + dux, duc- (see duke ).
Archean
Ar |chean ▶adjective US spelling of Archaean.
arched
arched |ɑːtʃt | ▶adjective constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches: high arched windows.
archegonium
archegonium |ˌɑːkɪˈgəʊnɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. archegonia |-ɪə | ) Botany the female sex organ in mosses, liverworts, ferns, and most conifers. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek arkhegonos, from arkhe- ‘chief ’ + gonos ‘race ’.
arch-enemy
arch-enemy ▶noun a person who is extremely opposed or hostile to someone or something: the twins were arch-enemies. • (the Arch-enemy ) the Devil.
archenteron
archenteron |ɑːˈkɛntərɒn | ▶noun Embryology the rudimentary alimentary cavity of an embryo at the gastrula stage. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek arkhē ‘beginning ’ + enteron ‘intestine ’.
archeology
arche |ology ▶noun US spelling of archaeology.
archer
ar ¦cher |ˈɑːtʃə | ▶noun a person who shoots with a bow and arrows, especially at a target as a sport. • (the Archer ) the zodiacal sign or constellation Sagittarius. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French archier, based on Latin arcus ‘bow ’.
Archer, Jeffrey
Ar ¦cher |ˈɑːtʃə | (Howard ), Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (b.1940 ), British writer and Conservative politician. He resigned as an MP after being declared bankrupt, and embarked on a career as a bestselling novelist. He was deputy chairman of the Conservative Party 1985 –6, but resigned after a libel case; in 2001 he was found to have committed perjury in that case and was jailed for four years.
archerfish
archer |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or archerfishes ) a freshwater fish that knocks insect prey off overhanging vegetation by shooting water at it from its mouth. It is native to Asia, Australia, and the Philippines. ●Genus Toxotes, family Toxotidae: several species, in particular T. jaculator.
archery
arch |ery |ˈɑːtʃəri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] shooting with a bow and arrows, especially at a target as a sport. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French archerie, from archier (see archer ).
arches
arches |ɑːtʃɪz | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] used in names of moths with curving arch-like patterns on the wings, such as dark arches. ●Several genera in the families Noctuidae and Notodontidae.
archetypal
archetypal |ˌɑːkɪˈtʌɪp (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 very typical of a certain kind of person or thing: the archetypal country doctor. • relating to or denoting an original which has been imitated: archetypal myths. 2 relating to or denoting Jungian archetypes. 3 recurrent as a symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology: an archetypal journey representing the quest for identity. DERIVATIVES archetypally adverb
archetype
archetype |ˈɑːkɪtʌɪp | ▶noun 1 a very typical example of a certain person or thing: he was the archetype of the old-style football club chairman. • an original which has been imitated; a prototype: an instrument which was the archetype of the early flute. 2 Psychoanalysis (in Jungian theory ) a primitive mental image inherited from the earliest human ancestors, and supposed to be present in the collective unconscious. 3 a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology: mythological archetypes of good and evil. DERIVATIVES archetypical |-ˈtɪpɪk (ə )l |adjective, archetypically adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek arkhetupon ‘something moulded first as a model ’, from arkhe- ‘primitive ’ + tupos ‘a model ’.
arch-fiend
arch-fiend ▶noun literary the Devil.
archidiaconal
archidiaconal |ˌɑːkɪdʌɪˈak (ə )n (ə )l | ▶adjective relating to an archdeacon. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin archidiaconalis, from archi- ‘chief ’ + diaconalis (see diaconal ).
archiepiscopal
archiepiscopal |ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəp (ə )l | ▶adjective relating to an archbishop. DERIVATIVES archiepiscopacy noun ( pl. archiepiscopacies ), archiepiscopate |-pət, -peɪt |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek arkhiepiskopos ‘archbishop ’ (from arkhi- ‘chief ’ + episkopos ‘bishop ’) + -al .
archil
archil |ˈɑːtʃɪl | ▶noun archaic spelling of orchil.
Archilochus
Archilochus |ɑːˈkɪləkəs | (8th or 7th century bc ), Greek poet. Acclaimed in his day as equal in stature to Homer and Pindar, he wrote satirical verse and fables and is credited with the invention of iambic metre.
archimandrite
archimandrite |ˌɑːkɪˈmandrʌɪt | ▶noun the superior of a large monastery or group of monasteries in the Orthodox Church. • an honorary title given to a monastic priest. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin, from ecclesiastical Greek arkhimandritēs, from arkhi- ‘chief ’ + mandra ‘monastery ’.
Archimedean screw
Archimedean screw |ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdɪən | ▶noun a device invented by Archimedes for raising water by means of a helix rotating within a tube.
Archimedes
Archimedes |ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz | ( c. 287 –212 bc ), Greek mathematician and inventor, of Syracuse. He is famous for his discovery of Archimedes' principle (legend has it that he made this discovery while taking a bath, and ran through the streets shouting ‘Eureka! ’); among his mathematical discoveries are the ratio of the radius of a circle to its circumference, and formulas for the surface area and volume of a sphere and of a cylinder. DERIVATIVES Archimedean adjective
Archimedes' principle
Archimedes' principle |ɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz |Physics a law stating that a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid is subject to an upward force equal in magnitude to the weight of fluid it displaces.
archipelago
archipelago |ˌɑːkɪˈpɛləgəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. archipelagos or archipelagoes ) an extensive group of islands. • a sea or stretch of water having many islands. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Italian arcipelago, from Greek arkhi- ‘chief ’ + pelagos ‘sea ’. The word was originally used as a proper name ( the Archipelago ‘the Aegean Sea ’): the general sense arose because the Aegean Sea is notable for its large numbers of islands.
Archipenko, Alexander
Archipenko, Alexander |ˌɑːkɪˈpjɛŋkəʊ | (1887 –1964 ), Russian-born American sculptor; full name Alexander Porfirevich Archipenko. He adapted cubist techniques to sculpture. Notable works: Walking Woman (1912 ).
Archipiélago de Colón
Archipiélago de Colón |arkiˈpjelaɣəɔ ðe kəɔˈləɔn | official Spanish name for Galapagos Islands.
architect
archi |tect |ˈɑːkɪtɛkt | ▶noun a person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises their construction. • a person who is responsible for inventing or realizing a particular idea or project: the architects of the reform programme. ▶verb [ with obj. ] Computing design and configure (a program or system ). ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French architecte, from Italian architetto, via Latin from Greek arkhitektōn, from arkhi- ‘chief ’ + tektōn ‘builder ’.
architectonic
architectonic |ˌɑːkɪtɛkˈtɒnɪk | ▶adjective 1 relating to architecture or architects. 2 (of an artistic composition ) having a clearly defined structure, especially one that is artistically pleasing: the painting's architectonic harmony. ▶noun (architectonics ) [ usu. treated as sing. ] 1 the scientific study of architecture. 2 musical, literary, or artistic structure. DERIVATIVES architectonically adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek arkhitektonikos, from arkhitektōn (see architect ).
architecture
archi |tec ¦ture |ˈɑːkɪtɛktʃə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings. • the style in which a building is designed and constructed, especially with regard to a specific period, place, or culture: Georgian architecture. 2 the complex or carefully designed structure of something: the chemical architecture of the human brain. • the conceptual structure and logical organization of a computer or computer-based system. DERIVATIVES architectural |-ˈtɛktʃ (ə )r (ə )l |adjective, architecturally |-ˈtɛktʃ (ə )r (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin architectura, from architectus (see architect ).
architrave
architrave |ˈɑːkɪtreɪv | ▶noun 1 (in classical architecture ) a main beam resting across the tops of columns. 2 the moulded frame around a doorway or window. • a moulding round the exterior of an arch. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian, from archi- ‘chief ’ + -trave from Latin trabs, trab- ‘a beam ’.
archive
archive |ˈɑːkʌɪv | ▶noun (usu. archives ) a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people: [ as modifier ] : a section of archive film. • the place where historical documents or records are kept. • a complete record of the data in part or all of a computer system, stored on an infrequently used medium. ▶verb [ with obj. ] place or store (something ) in an archive. • Computing transfer (data ) to a less frequently used storage medium such as magnetic tape. DERIVATIVES archival |ɑːˈkʌɪv (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘place where records are kept ’): from French archives (plural ), from Latin archiva, archia, from Greek arkheia ‘public records ’, from arkhē ‘government ’. The verb dates from the late 19th cent.
archivist
archivist |ˈɑːkɪvɪst | ▶noun a person who maintains and is in charge of archives.
archivolt
archivolt |ˈɑːkɪvəʊlt | ▶noun a band of mouldings round the lower curve of an arch. • the lower curve of an arch from impost to impost of the columns. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French archivolte or Italian archivolto, based on Latin arcus ‘bow, arch ’ + volvere ‘to roll ’.
archlute
arch |lute |ˈɑːtʃl (j )uːt | ▶noun a bass lute with an extended neck which supports unstopped bass strings. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French archiluth, from archi- ‘chief ’ + luth ‘lute ’.
archon
archon |ˈɑːkən | ▶noun each of the nine chief magistrates in ancient Athens. DERIVATIVES archonship noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek arkhōn ‘ruler ’, noun use of the present participle of arkhein ‘to rule ’.
archosaur
archosaur |ˈɑːkəsɔː | ▶noun Zoology & Palaeontology a reptile of a large group that includes the dinosaurs and pterosaurs and is represented today only by the crocodilians. ●Subdivision Archosauria, subclass Diapsida. ORIGIN 1930s: from modern Latin Archosauria, from Greek arkhos ‘chief ’ or arkhōn ‘ruler ’ + -saur .
archpriest
arch |priest |ˈɑːtʃpriːst | ▶noun a chief priest.
arch-rival
arch-rival ▶noun the chief rival of a person, team, or organization.
archway
arch |way |ˈɑːtʃweɪ | ▶noun a curved structure forming a passage or entrance.
American Oxford Thesaurus
arch
arch 1 noun 1 a stone arch: archway, vault, span, dome. 2 the arch of his spine: curve, bow, bend, arc, curvature, convexity; hunch, crook. ▶verb she arched her eyebrows: curve, arc.
arch
arch 2 adjective an arch grin: mischievous, teasing, saucy, knowing, playful, roguish, impish, cheeky, tongue-in-cheek.
arch-
arch- combining form his archenemy: chief, principal, foremost, leading, main, major, prime, premier, greatest; informal number-one, numero uno. ANTONYMS minor.
archaic
archaic adjective archaic conventions: obsolete, out of date, old-fashioned, outmoded, behind the times, bygone, anachronistic, antiquated, superannuated, antediluvian, old world, old-fangled; ancient, old, extinct, defunct; prehistoric; literary of yore. ANTONYMS modern.
archetypal
archetypal adjective he's the archetypal matinee idol: quintessential, classic, most typical, representative, model, exemplary, consummate, textbook; stock, stereotypical, prototypical. ANTONYMS atypical. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
archetype
archetype noun the archetype of Southern hospitality: quintessence, essence, representative, model, embodiment, prototype, stereotype; original, pattern, standard, paradigm.
architect
architect noun 1 the architect of St. Mary's Cathedral: designer, planner, draftsman. 2 Andrew was the architect of the plan: originator, author, creator, founder, father, founding father; engineer, inventor, mastermind; literary begetter.
architecture
architecture noun 1 modern architecture: building design, building style, planning, building, construction; formal architectonics. 2 the architecture of a computer system: structure, construction, organization, layout, design, build, anatomy, makeup; informal setup. WORD LINKS architectonics the scientific study of architecture Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
archive
archive noun 1 she delved into the family archives: records, annals, chronicles, accounts; papers, documents, files; history; Law muniments. 2 the national archive: record office, registry, repository, depository, museum, chancery. ▶verb the videos are archived for future use: file, log, catalog, document, record, register; store, cache.
Oxford Thesaurus
arch
arch 1 noun 1 a stone arch was built at the entrance: archway, vault, span, dome; bridge. 2 the arch of the spine: curve, bow, bend, arc, semicircle, sweep; curvature, convexity, curving, curling, bending, flex; hunch, crook. ▶verb she arched her eyebrows and shrugged: curve, bow, bend, arc, curl.
arch
arch 2 adjective ‘I wonder for how long! ’ he said in a somewhat arch tone: knowing, playful, mischievous, puckish, roguish, impish, elfin, devilish, naughty, wicked, cheeky, teasing, saucy, flippant, tongue-in-cheek; artful, sly, cunning, affected; archaic frolicsome.
arch-
arch- combining form archbishop | arch-enemy: chief, principal, foremost, leading, main, pre-eminent, cardinal, major, prime, premier, elite, star, outstanding, ultra-, super-; top, highest, greatest, best, first, head; out-and-out, complete, utter, total; informal number-one, numero uno. ANTONYMS minor, pseudo-.
archaic
archaic adjective an archaic word | archaic conventions: obsolete, obsolescent, out of date, anachronistic, old-fashioned, outmoded, behind the times, bygone, antiquated, antique, superannuated, antediluvian, past its prime, having seen better days, olde worlde, old-fangled; ancient, very old, aged, prehistoric, primitive, of yore; extinct, defunct, discontinued, discarded, fossilized, dead; French passé, démodé; informal old hat, out of the ark. ANTONYMS new, modern.
archbishop
archbishop noun WORD LINKS archbishop archiepiscopal relating to an archbishop Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
arched
arched adjective a great arched ceiling: vaulted, curved, domed, rounded, bowed; formal embowed.
archer
archer noun bowman. WORD LINKS archer toxophily archery Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
archetypal
archetypal adjective Blackpool is the archetypal British seaside resort: most typical, most characteristic, representative, standard, conventional, classic, model, exemplary, quintessential, prime, textbook, copybook; stock, stereotypical, prototypical, paradigmatic, illustrative; average, clichéd, trite, hackneyed. ANTONYMS atypical, unique. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
archetype
archetype noun an archetype of the old-style football-club chairman: typification, type, prototype, representative, stereotype; original, pattern, model, standard, mould; embodiment, exemplar, essence, quintessence, textbook example, paradigm, ideal, idea.
architect
architect noun 1 the great Norman architect of Durham Cathedral: designer, planner, builder, building consultant, draughtsman. 2 Aneurin Bevan, architect of the National Health Service: originator, author, creator, instigator, founder, father, mother, founding father, prime mover; engineer, designer, deviser, planner, shaper, inventor, maker, producer, contriver, mastermind; cause, agent; literary begetter.
architecture
architecture noun 1 schools of architecture and design: building design, planning, building, construction; formal architectonics. 2 an example of modern architecture: building style, design, structure, construction, framework. 3 the architecture of a computer system: structure, construction, form, formation, shape, composition, organization, layout, design, build, anatomy, make-up, constitution; informal set-up. WORD LINKS architecture architectonic relating to architecture architectonics study of architecture Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
archive
archive noun 1 (archives ) if you delve into the family archives you'll find that their marriage was a very happy one: records, annals, chronicles, registers, accounts; papers, documents, rolls, dossiers, files, deeds, ledgers; history, information, evidence; documentation, paperwork; formal muniments. 2 more and more museums, archives, and libraries are becoming independent: record office, registry, repository, museum, chancery. ▶verb these videos are archived for future use: file, log, catalogue, pigeonhole; store, record, register, chronicle, cache; document, put on record, post.
Duden Dictionary
Archaik
Ar cha ik Substantiv, feminin , die |Arch a ik |die Archaik; Genitiv: der Archaik griechisch archaïkós = altertümlich, zu: archaĩos = alt, altertümlich; ursprünglich, zu: archḗ, Architekt 1 frühzeitliche Kulturepoche 2 archaische 1a 1a, 2 Art
Archaiker
Ar cha i ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Arch a iker |der Archaiker; Genitiv: des Archaikers, Plural: die Archaiker in archaischem 3 Stil schaffender Künstler
Archaikerin
Ar cha i ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Arch a ikerin |die Archaikerin; Genitiv: der Archaikerin, Plural: die Archaikerinnen weibliche Form zu Archaiker
Archaikum
Ar cha i kum Substantiv, Neutrum Geologie , das Archäikum |Arch a ikum |Archäozoikum
Archäikum
Ar chä i kum Substantiv, Neutrum Geologie , das Archaikum |Arch ä ikum |Archäozoikum
archaisch
ar cha isch Adjektiv |arch a isch |griechisch archaĩos, Archaik 1 a der Vor-, Frühzeit angehörend oder aus ihr überkommen; vor-, frühzeitlich eine archaische Pflanzenwelt, Fauna | die Wandzeichnungen sind noch ganz archaisch b Psychologie entwicklungsgeschichtlich älteren Schichten der Persönlichkeit angehörend archaisches Denken 2 altertümlich, veraltet archaische Wortformen 3 der Frühstufe eines Stils, besonders der vorklassischen Epoche der griechischen Kunst angehörend, entstammend archaische Vasenmalereien | die archaische Plastik | archaisches Lächeln einem Lächeln ähnelnder Gesichtsausdruck in der frühgriechischen Kunst
archäisch
ar chä isch Adjektiv |arch ä isch |das Archäikum betreffend, ihm angehörend, ihm entstammend eine archäische Formation
archaisieren
ar cha i sie ren , ar cha isie ren schwaches Verb bildungssprachlich |archais ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « griechisch archaḯzein archaische Sprach- oder Kunstformen verwenden eine Kunstepoche, in der man gern archaisierte | meist im 1. Partizip eine archaisierende (altertümelnde ) Sprache
Archaismus
Ar cha is mus Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft, Stilkunde, Kunstwissenschaft , der |Archa i smus |der Archaismus; Genitiv: des Archaismus, Plural: die Archaismen griechisch archaïsmós 1 einzelnes archaisches Element (in Sprache oder Kunst ) die Archaismen in Thomas Manns Romanen | »weiland « ist ein Archaismus 2 ohne Plural archaisierende sprachliche oder künstlerische Haltung, Gestaltungsweise der Archaismus in der modernen Kunst
Archaist
Ar cha ist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Archa i st |der Archaist; Genitiv: des Archaisten, Plural: die Archaisten Vertreter einer künstlerischen, geistigen Haltung, die sich an einer frühzeitlichen Epoche orientiert
Archaistin
Ar cha is tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Archa i stin |die Archaistin; Genitiv: der Archaistin, Plural: die Archaistinnen weibliche Form zu Archaist
archaistisch
ar cha is tisch Adjektiv |archa i stisch |den Archaismus betreffend
Archangelsk
Ar chan gelsk Eigenname |Arch a ngelsk |Stadt in Russland
Archanthropinen
Ar ch an th ro pi nen, Ar chan thro pi nen Pluralwort , die |Archanthrop i nen |die Archanthropinen (Plural ) griechisch-neulateinisch Gruppe der Urmenschen, in deren Lebenszeit die Entdeckung des Feuers fällt
Archäologe
Ar chäo lo ge Substantiv, maskulin , der |Archäol o ge |der Archäologe; Genitiv: des Archäologen, Plural: die Archäologen griechisch archaiológos Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der Archäologie
Archäologie
Ar chäo lo gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Archäolog ie |die Archäologie; Genitiv: der Archäologie, Plural: die Archäologien griechisch archaiología = Erzählungen aus der alten Geschichte, zu: archaĩos (Archaik ) und lógos, Logos Wissenschaft von den sichtbaren Überresten alter Kulturen; Altertumsforschung, -kunde, -wissenschaft industrielle Archäologie Industriearchäologie
Archäologin
Ar chäo lo gin Substantiv, feminin , die |Archäol o gin |die Archäologin; Genitiv: der Archäologin, Plural: die Archäologinnen weibliche Form zu Archäologe
archäologisch
ar chäo lo gisch Adjektiv |archäol o gisch |auf der Archäologie beruhend, sie anwendend, betreffend, dazu gehörend
Archäometrie
Ar chäo me t rie , Ar chäo me trie Substantiv, feminin , die |Archäometr ie |die Archäometrie; Genitiv: der Archäometrie Gesamtheit der naturwissenschaftlichen Methoden und Verfahren, die in der Archäologie zur Auffindung, Untersuchung und Bestimmung von Objekten angewandt werden
Archäophyt
Ar chä o phyt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Archäoph y t |der Archäophyt; Genitiv: des Archäophyten, Plural: die Archäophyten Adventivpflanze der frühgeschichtlichen Zeit
Archäopteris
Ar chä o p te ris , Ar chä op te ris Substantiv, feminin , die |Archä o pteris |die Archäopteris; Genitiv: der Archäopteris, Plural: die Archäopteriden ausgestorbener Farn des Devons
Archäopteryx
Ar chä o p te ryx, Ar chae o p te ryx, Ar chä op te ryx Ar chae op te ryx Substantiv, maskulin Paläontologie , der Archaeopteryx |Archä o pteryx Archae o pteryx |der Archäopteryx; Genitiv: des Archäopteryx, Plural: die Archäopteryxe und Archäopteryges |[…ˈteːrygeːs ]|der Archaeopteryx; Genitiv: des Archaeopteryx, Plural: die Archaeopteryxe und Archaeopteryges |[…ˈteːrygeːs ]|zu griechisch ptéryx = Flügel Urvogel
Archäozoikum
Ar chä o zo i kum , Ar chäo zo i kum Substantiv, Neutrum Geologie , das |Archäoz o ikum |das Archäozoikum; Genitiv: des Archäozoikums zu griechisch zōḗ = Leben vor dem Algonkium liegende Formation des Präkambriums
Arche
Ar che Substantiv, feminin , die |A rche |die Arche; Genitiv: der Arche, Plural: die Archen mittelhochdeutsch arche, althochdeutsch archa, arka < lateinisch arca = Kasten die Arche [Noah ] biblisch schiffähnlicher Kasten, in dem Noah mit seiner Familie und zahlreichen Tierpaaren die Sintflut überlebte
Archebakterie
Ar che bak te rie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Archebakt e rie |die Archebakterie; Genitiv: der Archebakterie, Plural: die Archebakterien meist im Plural an extremen Standorten (z. B. in Salzseen ) vorkommender, früher den Bakterien zugeordneter Organismus
Archeget
Ar ch e get , Ar che get Substantiv, maskulin , der |Archeg e t |der Archeget; Genitiv: des Archegeten, Plural: die Archegeten griechisch Stammvater; Vorläufer, Protagonist
Archegoniaten
Ar che go ni a ten Pluralwort , die |Archegoni a ten |die Archegoniaten (Plural ) griechisch-neulateinisch zusammenfassende Bezeichnung für Moose und Farnpflanzen, die ein Archegonium ausbilden
Archegonium
Ar che go ni um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Archeg o nium |das Archegonium; Genitiv: des Archegoniums, Plural: die Archegonien Geschlechtsorgan der Moose und Farne, das weibliche Keimzellen ausbildet
Archenzephalon
Ar ch en ze pha lon, Ar chen ze pha lon Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Archenz e phalon |das Archenzephalon; Genitiv: des Archenzephalons Urhirn als entwicklungsgeschichtliche Vorstufe des Vor- und Mittelhirns
Archespor
Ar che s por , Ar che spor Substantiv, Neutrum Biologie , das |Archesp o r |das Archespor; Genitiv: des Archespors Zellschicht, aus der entwicklungsgeschichtlich die Sporen der Moose und Farne sowie die Pollen der höheren Pflanzen hervorgehen
Archetyp
Ar che typ Substantiv, maskulin , der |Archet y p |der Archetyp; Genitiv: des Archetyps, Plural: die Archetypen lateinisch archetypum < griechisch archétypon, zu: týpos, Typ 1 Philosophie Urbild, Urform des Seienden die platonischen »Ideen « sind [die ] Archetypen des Seienden 2 a Psychologie eins der ererbten, im kollektiven Unbewussten bereitliegenden urtümlichen Bilder, die Gestaltungen [vor ]menschlicher Grunderfahrungen sind und zusammen die genetische Grundlage der Persönlichkeitsstruktur repräsentieren nach C. G. Jung b bildungssprachlich Urform, Musterbild Byron, der Archetyp des modernen Touristen 3 a Fachsprache älteste überlieferte oder erschließbare Fassung einer Handschrift, eines Druckes b Fachsprache Original eines Kunst- oder Schriftwerks im Gegensatz zu Nachbildungen oder Abschriften 4 Biologie rekonstruierte, die stammesgeschichtliche Verwandtschaft von Lebewesen begründende Ausgangsform
archetypisch
ar che ty pisch Adjektiv |archet y pisch |einem Archetyp entsprechend, zugehörend archetypische Bilder, Symbole
Archetypus
Ar che ty pus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Archet y pus |der Archetypus; Genitiv: des Archetypus, Plural: die Archetypen Archetyp
Archeus
Ar che us Substantiv, maskulin , der |Arch e us |der Archeus; Genitiv: des Archeus, Plural: die Archei griechisch-neulateinisch Bezeichnung für eine als schaffend und gestaltend vorgestellte Naturkraft (in der humanistischen Naturphilosophie )
Archibald
Ar chi bald Eigenname |A rchibald |männlicher Vorname
Archidiakon
Ar chi di a kon Substantiv, maskulin , der |Archidiak o n auch …ˈdiːa …|der Archidiakon; Genitiv: des Archidiakons und Archidiakonen, Archidiakone [n ] griechisch-lateinisch 1 a erster Diakon, Stellvertreter des Bischofs in der alten und frühmittelalterlichen Kirche b Stellvertreter eines anglikanischen Bischofs 2 (besonders im Mittelalter ) Vorsteher eines Kirchensprengels 3 Ehrentitel in der evangelischen Kirche; Träger dieses Titels 4 zweiter Geistlicher an evangelischen Stadtkirchen
Archidiakonat
Ar chi di a ko nat Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |Archidiakon a t |das, auch : der Archidiakonat; Genitiv: des Archidiakonat [e ]s, Plural: die Archidiakonate 1 Amt eines Archidiakons 2 Wohnung eines Archidiakons 3 Kirchensprengel
Archigenese
Ar chi ge ne se Substantiv, feminin , die Archigenesis |Archigen e se |die Archigenese; Genitiv: der Archigenese Abiogenese
Archigenesis
Ar chi ge ne sis Substantiv, feminin , die Archigenese |Archig e nesis |die Archigenesis; Genitiv: der Archigenesis Abiogenese
Archigonie
Ar chi go nie Substantiv, feminin , die |Archigon ie |die Archigonie; Genitiv: der Archigonie griechisch-neulateinisch Abiogenese
Archilexem
Ar chi le xem Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das |Archilex e m |das Archilexem; Genitiv: des Archilexems, Plural: die Archilexeme griechisch das Lexem innerhalb eines Wortfeldes, das den allgemeinsten Inhalt hat z. B. Pferd gegenüber Gaul, Klepper, Rappe, Hengst
Archilochius
Ar chi lo chi us Substantiv, maskulin , der |Archiloch i us |der Archilochius; Genitiv: des Archilochius griechisch-lateinisch ; nach dem altgriechischen Dichter Archilochos Bezeichnung für verschiedene antike Versformen Archilochius maior aus einer daktylischen ; Tetrapodie und einem Ithyphallicus bestehende Versform
Archimandrit
Ar chi man d rit , Ar chi man drit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Archimandr i t |griechisch-lateinisch 1 Oberer eines ostkirchlichen Kloster [verband ]s 2 Ehrentitel für verdiente Priester einer Ostkirche und Träger dieses Titels
Archimedes
Ar chi me des Eigenname |Archim e des |altgriechischer Mathematiker
archimedisch
ar chi me disch Adjektiv |archim e disch |nach dem griechischen Mathematiker Archimedes (um 285 –212 v. Chr.)von Archimedes herrührend, nach ihm benannt archimedisches Prinzip | archimedischer Punkt von Archimedes geforderter fester Standpunkt außerhalb der Erde, von dem aus er die Erde in Bewegung setzen könne | die archimedischen Körper | archimedische Schraube Gerät zur Be- oder Entwässerung | archimedisches Axiom (Mathematik ) | archimedische Spirale (Geometrie )
Archipel
Ar chi pel Substantiv, maskulin Geografie , der |Archip e l |der Archipel; Genitiv: des Archipels, Plural: die Archipele älter italienisch archipelago, eigentlich = Hauptmeer, wohl umgebildet aus griechisch Aigaĩon pélagos = Ägäisches Meer Inselgruppe der Malaiische Archipel
Archiphonem
Ar chi pho nem, Ar chi fo nem Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das Archifonem |Archiphon e m Archifon e m |das Archiphonem; Genitiv: des Archiphonems, Plural: die Archiphoneme das Archifonem; Genitiv: des Archifonems, Plural: die Archifoneme griechisch Gesamtheit der distinktiven Merkmale , die zwei oder mehreren Phonemen gemeinsam sind
Archipresbyter
Ar chi pres by ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Archipr e sbyter |der Archipresbyter; Genitiv: des Archipresbyters, Plural: die Archipresbyter griechisch-lateinisch ; »Erzpriester «1 Geschichte oberster Priester einer [Bischofs ]kirche; Erzpriester 2 a Vorsteher eines ländlichen evangelischen Kirchenkreises b Ehrentitel für verdiente evangelische Geistliche; Träger dieses Titels
Architekt
Ar chi tekt Substantiv, maskulin , der Architektin |Archit e kt |der Architekt; Genitiv: des Architekten, Plural: die Architekten lateinisch architectus < griechisch architéktōn = Baumeister, aus: archi- = Haupt-, Ober- (zu: árchein = der Erste, Führer sein, archós = Anführer, Oberhaupt, zu: archḗ = Herrschaft, Regierung; Anfang, Ursprung ) und téktōn = Baumeister Person, die auf dem Gebiet der Baukunst ausgebildet ist, die Bauwerke entwirft und gestaltet, Baupläne ausarbeitet und deren Ausführung einleitet und überwacht die Bauten des Architekten Müller | [An ] Herrn Architekten Schulze | figurativ die Architekten (Schöpfer ) der Europäischen Union
Architektenbüro
Ar chi tek ten bü ro Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Archit e ktenbüro |1 Büro eines Architekten, einer Architektin 2 geschäftlicher, wirtschaftlicher Zusammenschluss mehrerer Architekt [inn ]en ein Architektenbüro gründen
Architektenwettbewerb
Ar chi tek ten wett be werb Substantiv, maskulin , der |Archit e ktenwettbewerb |Wettbewerb, bei dem Architekt [inn ]en zu einem bestimmten Projekt Entwürfe einreichen, von denen einer oder mehrere prämiert werden
Architektin
Ar chi tek tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Archit e ktin |die Architektin; Genitiv: der Architektin, Plural: die Architektinnen weibliche Form zu Architekt
Architektonik
Ar chi tek to nik Substantiv, feminin , die |Architekt o nik |1 ohne Plural Wissenschaft vom Bauen, von der Baukunst 2 a [kunstgerechter ] Aufbau eines Bauwerks die Architektonik der Loireschlösser b strenger, gesetzmäßiger [künstlerischer oder geistiger ] Aufbau die Architektonik des menschlichen Körpers, einer Dichtung
architektonisch
ar chi tek to nisch Adjektiv |architekt o nisch |spätlateinisch architectonicus < griechisch architektonikós 1 die Architektonik 1 1, 2a , die Architektur betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, auf ihr beruhend, ihren Gesetzen gemäß; baulich 2 die Architektonik 2b betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, auf ihr beruhend, ihr gemäß die architektonische Gliederung der Fabel
Architektur
Ar chi tek tur Substantiv, feminin , die |Architekt u r |die Architektur; Genitiv: der Architektur, Plural: die Architekturen lateinisch architectura 1 ohne Plural Baukunst [als wissenschaftliche Disziplin ] maurische Architektur | Architektur studieren | figurativ geistige Architektur (bildungssprachlich ; Kunst des strengen geistigen Aufbaus )2 a [mehr oder weniger kunstgerechter ] Aufbau und [künstlerische ] Gestaltung von Bauwerken die kühne, gotische Architektur eines Bauwerks b Konstruktion, Struktur des Aufbaus die Architektur des Internets | die Architektur eines Musikstücks 3 ohne Plural Gesamtheit von Erzeugnissen der Baukunst (besonders eines Volkes, Bereichs, Stils, einer Zeit ); Baustil die Architektur der Griechen und Römer
architektural
ar chi tek tu ral Adjektiv |architektur a l |französisch und englisch architectural architektonisch 1
Architekturbild
Ar chi tek tur bild Substantiv, Neutrum Kunst , das |Architekt u rbild |Darstellung von Innen- oder Außenansicht eines Bauwerks (als Bildgattung ), bei der die nicht zur Architektur gehörigen Motive nur als Staffage dienen
Architekturbüro
Ar chi tek tur bü ro Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Architekt u rbüro |Architektenbüro
Architekturmodell
Ar chi tek tur mo dell Substantiv, Neutrum Architektur , das |Architekt u rmodell |plastisches Modell eines Bauwerks in verkleinertem Maßstab zur Veranschaulichung eines geplanten Baus
Architekturmuseum
Ar chi tek tur mu se um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Architekt u rmuseum |Museum, das eine Sammlung von Bauentwürfen und Baumodellen präsentiert
Architekturzeichnung
Ar chi tek tur zeich nung Substantiv, feminin , die |Architekt u rzeichnung |Zeichnung, die den Entwurf eines Gebäudes oder einzelner Teile eines Gebäudes (z. B. Grundriss, Aufriss oder Details ) zeigt
Architrav
Ar chi t rav , Ar chi trav Substantiv, maskulin Architektur , der |Architr a v |italienisch architrave, zu griechisch archi- (Architekt ) und lateinisch trabs = Balken auf Säulen ruhender tragender Querbalken [aus Stein oder Holz ] in der antiken und späteren Baukunst
Archiv
Ar chiv Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Arch i v |das Archiv; Genitiv: des Archivs, Plural: die Archive spätlateinisch archivum < griechisch archeĩon = Regierungs-, Amtsgebäude, zu: árchein = regieren, herrschen, zu: archḗ, Architekt a Einrichtung zur systematischen Erfassung, Erhaltung und Betreuung von Schriftstücken, Dokumenten, Urkunden, Akten, insbesondere soweit sie historisch, rechtlich oder politisch von Belang sind das Archiv für Wohlfahrtspflege b geordnete Sammlung von [historisch, rechtlich, politisch belangvollen ] Schriftstücken, Dokumenten, Urkunden, Akten ein umfangreiches Archiv | ein Archiv anlegen | figurativ im Archiv der Geschichte versinken c Raum, Gebäude für ein Archiv a a, b im Archiv arbeiten
Archivakten
Ar chiv ak ten Pluralwort , die |Arch i vakten |Pluraletantum in einem Archiv aufbewahrte Akten
Archivale
Ar chi va le Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Archiv a le |das Archivale; Genitiv: des Archivales, Plural: die Archivalien meist im Plural Schriftstück, Dokument, Urkunde; Akte in, aus einem Archiv die Benutzung der Archivalien erlauben
archivalisch
ar chi va lisch Adjektiv |archiv a lisch |1 ein oder mehrere Archive betreffend eine archivalische Tätigkeit ausüben 2 zu einem oder mehreren Archiven gehörend, darin enthalten, daraus stammend archivalisches Material
Archivar
Ar chi var Substantiv, maskulin , der |Archiv a r |der Archivar; Genitiv: des Archivars, Plural: die Archivare fachlich ausgebildeter Betreuer eines Archivs
Archivarin
Ar chi va rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Archiv a rin |weibliche Form zu Archivar
archivarisch
ar chi va risch Adjektiv |archiv a risch |a das Archiv betreffend b den Archivar betreffend
Archivbeamter
Ar chiv be am ter substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |Arch i vbeamter |vgl. Beamter Beamter im Archivdienst
Archivbeamtin
Ar chiv be am tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Arch i vbeamtin |weibliche Form zu Archivbeamter
Archivbild
Ar chiv bild Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Arch i vbild |Bild, Foto aus einem Bildarchiv
Archivdienst
Ar chiv dienst Substantiv, maskulin , der |Arch i vdienst |Dienst der beamteten oder öffentlich angestellten Archivarinnen und Archivare die Laufbahn des gehobenen Archivdienstes
Archivdirektor
Ar chiv di rek tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Arch i vdirektor |Direktor eines Archivs
Archivdirektorin
Ar chiv di rek to rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Arch i vdirektorin |weibliche Form zu Archivdirektor
archivieren
ar chi vie ren schwaches Verb |archiv ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « (Schriftstücke, Urkunden, Dokumente, Akten ) in ein Archiv aufnehmen Dokumente archivieren | der Name ist archiviert
Archivierung
Ar chi vie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Archiv ie rung |die Archivierung; Genitiv: der Archivierung, Plural: die Archivierungen das Archivieren die Archivierung von Bildmaterial
archivisch
ar chi visch Adjektiv |arch i visch |das Archiv betreffend
Archivistik
Ar chi vis tik Substantiv, feminin , die |Archiv i stik |die Archivistik; Genitiv: der Archivistik Archivwissenschaft
Archivmaterial
Ar chiv ma te ri al Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Arch i vmaterial |in einem Archiv aufbewahrtes Material
Archivolte
Ar chi vol te Substantiv, feminin Architektur , die |Archiv o lte |die Archivolte; Genitiv: der Archivolte, Plural: die Archivolten mittellateinisch-italienisch 1 bandartige Stirn- und Innenseite eines Rundbogens 2 plastisch gestalteter Bogenlauf im romanischen und gotischen Portal
Archivwesen
Ar chiv we sen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Arch i vwesen |ohne Plural Gesamtheit dessen, was mit der Funktion, Einrichtung, Organisation und Verwaltung von Archiven zusammenhängt
Archon
Ar chon Substantiv, maskulin , der Archont |A rchon |der Archon; Genitiv: des Archons, Archonten über lateinisch archon aus gleichbedeutend griechisch árchōn, Genitiv archóntos, eigentlich Partizip Präsens von griechisch árchein »herrschen «einer der [neun ] höchsten Beamten in Athen und anderen Städten der Antike
Archont
Ar chont Substantiv, maskulin , der Archon |Arch o nt |über lateinisch archon aus gleichbedeutend griechisch árchōn, Genitiv archóntos, eigentlich Partizip Präsens von griechisch árchein »herrschen «einer der [neun ] höchsten Beamten in Athen und anderen Städten der Antike
Archontat
Ar chon tat Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Archont a t |das Archontat; Genitiv: des Archontat [e ]s, Plural: die Archontate neulateinisch 1 Amt eines Archonten 2 Amtszeit eines Archonten
French Dictionary
archaïque
archaïque adj. adjectif 1 Qui n ’est plus en usage, qui remonte à une époque très reculée. : Le terme closure est archaïque: il s ’employait aux xii e et xiii e siècles au sens de « clôture », « enceinte ». 2 figuré Dépassé, démodé. : Une coutume archaïque. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les mots suivants: • ancien, qui existe depuis longtemps; • antique, très ancien. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [arkaik ] Note Orthographique archa ï que.
archaïsant
archaïsant , ante adj. adjectif Qui fait usage d ’archaïsmes. : Un écrivain archaïsant. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [arkaizɑ̃, ɑ̃t ]
archaïsme
archaïsme n. m. nom masculin 1 Caractère de ce qui est désuet. : L ’archaïsme de certains usages. 2 Mot, sens, construction qui n ’est plus en usage. : Le nom *peignure est un archaïsme pour coiffure . Le verbe *écarter est un archaïsme au sens de « perdre, égarer ». La construction *rapport à est un archaïsme pour à cause de, parce que . VOIR vieilli . Note Technique Dans cet ouvrage, les archaïsmes sont répertoriés dans les formes fautives et sont donc précédés d ’un astérisque. Ils renvoient aux emplois en usage. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [arkaism ]
archange
archange n. m. nom masculin Ange qui se situe tout en haut dans le classement des anges. : L ’archange Gabriel. Saint Michel archange. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [arkɑ̃ʒ ]
arche
arche n. f. nom féminin 1 architecture Voûte en arc d ’un pont, d ’un viaduc. : Les arches anciennes du Ponte Vecchio à Florence. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom arc, courbe décrite par une voûte. 2 Bateau fermé. LOCUTION Arche de Noé. Vaisseau qui permit à Noé, à sa famille et aux espèces animales d ’échapper au Déluge. : L ’arche de Noé s ’est-elle arrêtée sur le mont Ararat? Note Typographique Le nom s ’écrit avec une minuscule dans cette expression. FORME FAUTIVE arche du pied. Calque de « arch of the foot » pour cambrure du pied.
archéo-
archéo - préf. préfixe Élément du grec signifiant « ancien ». : Archéologie. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [arkeo ]
archéologie
archéologie n. f. nom féminin Étude des choses anciennes. : Grâce à l ’archéologie, on découvre comment nos ancêtres vivaient. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [arkeɔlɔʒi ] Note Orthographique ar ch éologie.
archéologique
archéologique adj. adjectif Propre à l ’archéologie. : Des recherches archéologiques ont lieu à la place Royale à Québec. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [arkeɔlɔʒik ] Note Orthographique ar ch éologique.
archéologue
archéologue n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Spécialiste de l ’archéologie. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [arkeɔlɔg ] Note Orthographique ar ch éologue.
archer
archer n. m. nom masculin Celui qui pratique le tir à l ’arc. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom archet, baguette servant à jouer d ’un instrument à cordes.
archère
archère n. f. nom féminin Fente verticale dans une muraille servant au tir à l ’arc. SYNONYME meurtrière .
archet
archet n. m. nom masculin Baguette servant à jouer d ’un instrument à cordes. : L ’archet d ’un violon. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom archer, celui qui pratique le tir à l ’arc.
archétype
archétype n. m. nom masculin Modèle original ou idéal. : Le David de Michel-Ange est l ’archétype du citoyen-guerrier. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [arketip ]
archevêché
archevêché n. m. nom masculin Diocèse d ’un archevêque.
archevêque
archevêque n. m. nom masculin Évêque qui dirige plusieurs évêques. : Son Éminence, l ’archevêque Paul Grégoire. Note Typographique Comme les titres administratifs, les titres religieux s ’écrivent généralement avec une minuscule. L ’abbé, le cardinal, le curé, l ’évêque, le pape. Cependant, ces titres s ’écrivent avec une majuscule lorsqu ’ils remplacent un nom de personne. L ’Archevêque sera présent à la réunion.
archi-
archi- préf. préfixe Élément du grec signifiant « degré extrême ». Note Technique Les mots composés avec le préfixe archi- s ’écrivent sans trait d ’union à l ’exception des mots formés pour la circonstance où archi- a valeur de superlatif. C ’est archi-ennuyeux, archi-fou.
archiduc
archiduc archiduchesse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Titre des princes, des princesses de la maison d ’Autriche. : Les chemises de l ’archiduchesse sont-elles sèches, archi-sèches?
archimillionnaire
archimillionnaire adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui possède un ou plusieurs millions (d ’unités monétaires ). : Ils ont gagné 6 000 000 $: ils sont archimillionnaires.
archipel
archipel n. m. nom masculin Groupe d ’îles. : L ’archipel des Mille-Îles. Note Typographique Dans les dénominations géographiques, le mot archipel suivi d ’un déterminant s ’écrit avec une minuscule.
architecte
architecte n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin 1 Personne qui conçoit la création d ’un édifice et qui peut en diriger la construction. : Paule est une architecte de talent. 2 figuré Personne qui crée, édifie une œuvre complexe. : Il a été l ’architecte d ’une banque de terminologie qui compte aujourd ’hui plus de trois millions de fiches.
architectonique
architectonique adj. et n. f. adjectif Conforme à l ’art de l ’architecture. nom féminin 1 Ensemble des règles de l ’architecture. 2 figuré Structure de quelque chose.
architectural
architectural , ale , aux adj. adjectif Qui concerne l ’architecture. : Des concours architecturaux, des règles architecturales.
architecture
architecture n. f. nom féminin 1 Art de construire des édifices selon des proportions et des règles déterminées par leur caractère et leur objet. : L ’architecture moderne. 2 figuré Structure. : L ’architecture d ’un roman.
archivage
archivage n. m. nom masculin Action de classer, de conserver (des documents ) dans les archives.
archiver
archiver v. tr. verbe transitif Classer un document dans les archives. : Ces dossiers ont été archivés. aimer
archives
archives n. f. pl. nom féminin pluriel 1 Ensemble de titres, de documents anciens. : Les archives du ministère de la Culture. 2 Ensemble des documents, quelle que soit leur date ou leur nature, produits ou reçus par une personne ou un organisme pour ses besoins ou l ’exercice de ses activités et conservés pour leur valeur d ’information générale. Loi sur les archives . 3 Lieu où on les conserve. Note Technique Ce nom s ’emploie toujours au pluriel.
archiviste
archiviste n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Spécialiste du classement et de la conservation des archives.
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archaeopteryx
archaeopteryx nombre masculino Ave de unos 35 cm de longitud, con cola ósea larga, dientes y cuerpo cubierto de plumas; vivió durante el período jurásico .El plural es archaeopteryx .
archi-
archi- 1 Prefijo de origen griego que entra en la formación de nombres y adjetivos con el significado de ‘más importante ’, ‘destacado ’, ‘superior en autoridad ’:archiduque, archidiócesis, archicofradía .También puede adoptar las formas arce- , arci- , arque- , arqui- y arz- : arcediano , arquetipo , arzobispo .2 Prefijo de origen griego que entra en la formación de adjetivos con el significado de ‘muy ’, ‘demasiado ’ y que aporta un valor de intensificación :archimillonario, archisabido, archiconocido .
archibebe
archibebe nombre masculino Ave zancuda de unos 30 cm de longitud, plumaje castaño con manchas negras, patas rojas y pico largo también rojo; habita en las costas de Europa central y septentrional .
archicofrade
archicofrade nombre común Miembro de una archicofradía .
archicofradía
archicofradía nombre femenino Cofradía más antigua o con mayores privilegios que otras de la misma población .
archiconocido, -da
archiconocido, -da adjetivo Que es muy conocido :The Beatles es un grupo archiconocido .
archidiácono
archidiácono nombre masculino 1 Vicario general en la jerarquía eclesiástica católica, encargado especialmente de administrar una parte de la diócesis .SINÓNIMO arcediano .2 Canónigo que ejercía jurisdicción bajo las órdenes de un obispo en una parte de la diócesis .SINÓNIMO arcediano .3 Jefe del colegio de diáconos que antiguamente era el encargado de administrar los bienes de la diócesis, formar a los nuevos clérigos y, a veces, incluso gobernar la diócesis mientras la sede estaba vacante .SINÓNIMO arcediano .
archidiocesano, -na
archidiocesano, -na adjetivo 1 De la archidiócesis o relacionado con ella .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que pertenece a una archidiócesis :es la sede con más archidiocesanos del país .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [arzobispo ] Que tiene una archidiócesis .
archidiócesis
archidiócesis nombre femenino Diócesis que está bajo la jurisdicción de un arzobispo .El plural es archidiócesis .
archiducado
archiducado nombre masculino 1 Dignidad o título de archiduque .2 Territorio perteneciente al archiduque .
archiducal
archiducal adjetivo Que está relacionado con un archiduque o archiducado .
archiduque, -quesa
archiduque, -quesa nombre masculino y femenino 1 Príncipe de la casa de Austria o de la de Baviera :el asesinato del archiduque Fernando originó la primera guerra mundial .2 nombre femenino Princesa de la casa de Austria .3 Mujer o hija de un archiduque .
archifonema
archifonema nombre masculino ling Unidad fonológica que representa el conjunto de los rasgos distintivos que son comunes a dos fonemas cuya oposición en un determinado contexto se neutraliza o deja de producir diferencias de significado :/R / es el archifonema de los fonemas vibrantes simple (r ) y múltiple (rr ), que se neutralizan en posición final de sílaba .
archilexema
archilexema nombre masculino ling Lexema cuyo significado está incluido en otros lexemas de significado más específico que pertenecen a un mismo campo léxico :‘asiento ’ es el archilexema de ‘taburete ’, ‘sofá ’, ‘silla ’, etc .
archimandrita
archimandrita nombre masculino En la iglesia ortodoxa, superior de un monasterio o de un grupo de monasterios .
archimillonario, -ria
archimillonario, -ria adjetivo 1 [cantidad, cifra ] Que es muy elevado o que asciende a muchos millones .SINÓNIMO multimillonario .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que tiene muchos millones .SINÓNIMO multimillonario .
archipámpano
archipámpano nombre masculino irónico Persona que ejerce una elevada dignidad o autoridad imaginarias :el archipámpano de las Indias .
archiperres
archiperres nombre masculino plural Trastos que no sirven para nada, carecen de valor o estorban en un lugar .
archipiélago
archipiélago nombre masculino Conjunto de islas próximas entre sí, y generalmente con un origen geológico común :el archipiélago canario; el archipiélago japonés .
archisabido
archisabido adjetivo Que es de conocimiento general :por más que fuera archisabido, no estaba de más insistir en ello .
archivador
archivador nombre masculino 1 Carpeta con varios apartados cosidos o pegados por el lomo, que sirve para guardar papeles de manera ordenada .2 Mueble o caja que sirve para guardar fichas o documentos de manera ordenada .SINÓNIMO archivo .
archivar
archivar verbo transitivo 1 Guardar documentos en un archivo :hay una persona encargada de archivar los expedientes .2 Guardar un archivo (conjunto lógico de información o de datos ) en la memoria de una computadora, un disquete, etc. , para conservarlo o que no sufra alteraciones :no hay espacio en el disco duro para archivar su documento .SINÓNIMO salvar .3 Dar por terminado un asunto o dejar de ocuparse de él :pedirán que se archiven definitivamente las investigaciones, que se han reanudado por orden del juez .
archivero, -ra
archivero, -ra nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que tiene a su cargo un archivo y se dedica a mantenerlo y conservarlo :el archivero de la catedral; fue un culto archivero de la Iglesia y bibliotecario del Estado .SINÓNIMO archivista .2 nombre masculino Arg, Chile, Méx, Pan, Perú Mueble o caja que sirve para guardar fichas o documentos de manera ordenada .SINÓNIMO archivador .
archivista
archivista nombre común Archivero (persona ).
archivística
archivística nombre femenino Técnica de conservación y catalogación de archivos .
archivístico, -ca
archivístico, -ca adjetivo Del archivo o relacionado con él :el galardón ha recaído en la obra acerca de los fondos archivísticos existentes en la ciudad .
archivo
archivo nombre masculino 1 Edificio o local donde se conservan los documentos ordenados y clasificados que produce una institución, personalidad, etc. , en el ejercicio de sus funciones o actividades :sabemos que en el archivo real de Toledo se guardaban las actas de los concilios precedidas del discurso inaugural del soberano .2 Mueble o caja que sirve para guardar documentos o fichas de manera ordenada .SINÓNIMO archivador .3 Conjunto de los documentos conservados en ese edificio o guardados en ese mueble o caja .4 inform Conjunto lógico de información o de datos que se designa con un nombre y se configura como una unidad autónoma completa para el sistema o el usuario .SINÓNIMO fichero .
archivología
archivología nombre femenino Ciencia que estudia el régimen de los archivos y todo lo relacionado con ellos .
archivológico, -ca
archivológico, -ca adjetivo De la archivología o relacionado con ella .
archivolta
archivolta nombre femenino Arquivolta .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
arch
arch 1 /ɑː r tʃ /〖語源は 「弓 」〗名詞 複 ~es /-ɪz /C 1 〘建 〙(建物 橋などを支える )アーチ , 迫持 (せりもち ).2 (ドア 窓などの上部の )アーチ型部分 ; アーチ型 [弓形 ]の物 , アーチ型の門 ; アーチ道 (archway )▸ the triumphal arch in Paris パリの凱旋 (がいせん )門 ▸ an arch of the eyebrow まゆ毛のカーブ 3 土踏まず, 足の甲 ▸ have high [fallen, low ] arches 土踏まずがある [ない ]動詞 他動詞 (→分詞 arched )〈物 体など 〉をアーチ型 [弓なり ]に曲げる; 〈物などが 〉〈場所 〉をアーチ状に覆う, …にアーチ状にかかる ▸ arch one's back (前 後ろに )弓なりに背中を曲げる ▸ a trail arched over by trees 木が覆いかぶさった小道 ▸ arch one's eyebrows まゆをつり上げる (!驚きや不信などの表情 ) 自動詞 〈物 体 まゆなどが 〉アーチ型 [弓なり ]に曲がる ; 弧を描く; 〈物などが 〉【場所に 】アーチ状にかかる [覆う ] «over » ▸ A vivid rainbow arched over the sky .色鮮やかな虹が空に弧を描いていた
arch
arch 2 形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗なぞめいた, いたずらっぽい 〈表情など 〉.2 〈声の調子などが 〉見下したような, 優越感たっぷりの ; 批判的な .3 主要な, 主な .~ly 副詞
arch-
arch- /ɑː r tʃ /接頭辞 〖名詞 に付けて 〗主な, 主要な ; 最高の, 第一の ; 最高位の, 首位の ▸ arch bishop 大司教
archaeological
ar chae o log i cal /ɑ̀ː r kiəlɑ́dʒɪk (ə )l |-lɔ́dʒ -/形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗考古学 (上 )の .~ly 副詞
archaeologist
à r chae ó l o gist 名詞 C 考古学者 .
archaeology
ar chae ol o gy /ɑ̀ː r kiɑ́lədʒi |-ɔ́l -/名詞 U 考古学 .
archaeopteryx
ar chae op ter yx /ɑ̀ː r kiɑ́ptərɪks |-ɔ́p -/名詞 C 〘古生物 〙始祖鳥 〘鳥の最古の祖先とされる 〙.
archaic
ar cha ic /ɑː r kéɪɪk /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 古風な, 時代遅れの 〈規則など 〉.2 古語の, 懐古的な 〈語や語法 〉(→archaism 1 ).3 古代の .
archaism
ar cha ism /ɑ́ː r kiɪ̀z (ə )m |-keɪ -/名詞 1 C 古語, 懐古的表現 ; U 古文体, 懐古文 .2 C 過去のなごり .
archangel
arch an gel /ɑ́ː r kèɪndʒ (ə )l /名詞 C 〘神 〙大天使 〘天使9階級中の第8位; →angel 〙.
archbishop
à rch b í shop 名詞 C 〖しばしばA -〗(カトリックの )大司教, (ギリシャ正教の )大主教, (英国国教の )大監督 [主教 ](→bishop ).
archbishopric
à rch b í sh op ric /-rɪk /名詞 C U archbishopの職 [管区, 官邸 ].
archdeacon
à rch d é acon 名詞 C (カトリックの )助祭長, (ギリシャ正教の )長輔 (ほ )祭, (プロテスタントの )大執事, 副監督 〘bishopの次位 〙.
archdeaconry
à rch d é acon ry 名詞 複 -ries C U archdeaconの職 [管区, 官邸 ].
archdiocese
arch di o cese /ɑ̀ː r tʃdáɪəsəs /名詞 C 〖時にA -〗archbishopの管区 .
archduke
à rch d ú ke 名詞 C 旧オーストリア皇子 ; 大公 .
arched
arched /ɑː r tʃt /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗アーチ型の, アーチの付いた 〈窓 橋 屋根など 〉; 弓形の 〈まゆなど 〉.
archenemy
à rch é nemy 名詞 複 -mies C 最大の敵 ; 〖the ~〗魔王 (Satan ).
archeology
ar che ol o gy 名詞 =archaeology .
archer
arch er /ɑ́ː r tʃə r /名詞 C 1 弓の射手 ; アーチェリーの選手 .2 〖the A- 〗〘天 〙=Sagittarius .
archery
arch er y /ɑ́ː r tʃ (ə )ri /名詞 U 1 (洋 )弓術, アーチェリー .2 〖集合的に 〗弓矢類, アーチェリーの道具 .3 〖集合的に 〗射手隊 .
archetypal
ar che typ al /ɑ̀ː r kitáɪp (ə )l /形容詞 ⦅かたく ⦆〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗原型の, 典型的な .
archetype
ar che type /ɑ́ː r kitàɪp /名詞 C ⦅かたく ⦆原型 (prototype ); 典型例 .
archetypical
ar che typ i cal /ɑ̀ː r kɪtɪ́pɪk (ə )l /形容詞 =archetypal .
Archie
Ar chie /ɑ́ː r tʃi /名詞 1 アーチー 〘男の名 〙.2 〖時にa -〗〘コンピュ 〙アーチー 〘FTPファイル検索ソフト 〙.
Archimedes
Ar chi me des /ɑ̀ː r kɪmíːdiːz /名詞 アルキメデス 〘287?--212 b.c.; 古代ギリシャの数学者 物理学者 〙.
archipelago
ar chi pel a go /ɑ̀ː r kəpéləɡòʊ /名詞 複 ~(e )s C 1 群島, 諸島 ; 多島海 .2 〖the A- 〗=the Aegean Sea .
architect
ar chi tect /ɑ́ː r kɪtèkt / (! -ch-は /k /; 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖archi (首位の )tect (大工 )〗(名 )architecture 名詞 複 ~s /-ts /C 1 建築家 [士 ], 建築技師 .2 (庭園 船舶などの )設計者 [士 ], 設計技師 ▸ a landscape architect 造園設計士 3 ⦅かたく ⦆(計画 政策 考え方などの )立案 [発案 ]者 ▸ a chief architect of economic reform 経済改革の主導者
architectural
ar chi tec tur al /ɑ̀ː r kɪtéktʃ (ə )r (ə )l /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗建築上の, 建築学 [術 ]の 〈様式 特徴など 〉.~ly 副詞 建築 (学 )上 .
architecture
ar chi tec ture /ɑ́ː r kətèktʃə r / (! -ch-は /k /; 強勢は第1音節 ) →architect 名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 U 建築 , 建築学, 建築技術 ▸ major in [study ] architecture 建築学を専攻する [学ぶ ]2 U 〖修飾語を伴って 〗(建築物の )建築様式 ▸ The architecture of the house is baroque (style ).その家の建築様式はバロック様式です ▸ modern architecture 現代建築様式 3 U ⦅かたく ⦆〖通例the ~〗構造, 構成 ▸ the architecture of the brain 脳の構造 ▸ the molecular architecture of DNA DNAの分子構造 4 C U 〘コンピュ 〙アーキテクチャ 〘コンピュータの設計に関する仕様または考え方 〙.5 〖the ~; 集合的に 〗建築物, 構造物 .
archival
ar chi val /ɑː r káɪv (ə )l /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗古文書 (こもんじよ )の, 古記録の ; 古文書 [古記録 ]保管所の .
archive
ar chive /ɑ́ː r kaɪv /名詞 C 〖通例 ~s 〗1 古文書 (こもんじよ ), 古記録 .2 古文書 [古記録 ]保管所 .3 〘コンピュ 〙アーカイブ, 書庫 〘バックアップ用に圧縮した保存 参照用の文書; ネット上のものもさす 〙.動詞 他動詞 〘コンピュ 〙〈データ 〉をアーカイブに格納する, バックアップする .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗古文書 [古記録 ]の 〈資料など 〉.
archiving
á r chiv ing 名詞 U 〘コンピュ 〙アーカイビング, 保存 .
archivist
ar chi vist /ɑ́ː r kɪvɪst /名詞 C 古文書 (こもんじよ )[古記録, 公文書 ]保管係 .
archway
á rch w à y 名詞 複 ~s C アーチ下の通路 ; アーチ形の入口 [門 ].