English-Thai Dictionary
backbone
N กระดูกสันหลัง สิ่ง ที่ เหมือน กระดูกสันหลัง spine kra-duk-san-lang
backbone
N ความกล้า ความตั้งใจ ความเข้มแข็ง firmness fortitude khwam-kla
backboned
A ที่ หนักแน่น ti-nak-naen
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BACKBONE
n.[back and bone. ] The bone of the back; or the spine.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BACKBONE
Back "bone ", n. Etym: [2d back, n.+ bone. ]
1. The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.
2. Anything like, or serving the purpose of, a backbone. The lofty mountains on the north side compose the granitic axis, or backbone of the country. Darwin. We have now come to the backbone of our subject. Earle.
3. Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness. Shelley's thought never had any backbone. Shairp. To the backbone, through and through; thoroughly; entirely. "Staunch to the backbone. " Lord Lytton.
BACKBONED
BACKBONED Back "boned ", a.
Defn: Vertebrate.
New American Oxford Dictionary
backbone
back bone |ˈbakˌbōn ˈbækˌboʊn | ▶noun 1 the series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis; the spine. • the spine of a book. • Biochemistry the main chain of a polymeric molecule. 2 the chief support of a system or organization; the mainstay: these firms are the backbone of our industrial sector. • strength of character; firmness: he has the backbone to see us through this difficulty. 3 Computing & Telecommunications a high-speed, high-capacity digital connection which forms the axis of a local or wide area network.
Oxford Dictionary
backbone
back |bone |ˈbakbəʊn | ▶noun 1 the series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis; the spine. • US the spine of a book. • Biochemistry the main chain of a polymeric molecule. 2 the chief support of a system or organization: these firms are the backbone of our industrial sector. • [ mass noun ] strength of character: he has enough backbone to see us through this difficulty. 3 Computing & Telecommunications a high-speed, high-capacity digital connection which forms the axis of a local or wide area network.
American Oxford Thesaurus
backbone
backbone noun 1 an injured backbone: spine, spinal column, vertebral column, vertebrae; back; Anatomy dorsum, rachis. 2 the infantry is the backbone of our army: mainstay, cornerstone, foundation, chief support, buttress, pillar, tower of strength. 3 he has enough backbone to see us through: strength of character, strength of will, firmness, resolution, resolve, determination, fortitude, pluck, pluckiness, nerve, courage, mettle, spirit, moral fiber; informal guts, spunk, grit, true grit.
Oxford Thesaurus
backbone
backbone noun 1 an injured backbone: spine, spinal column, vertebral column, vertebrae; back; technical dorsum, rachis. 2 these firms are the backbone of our industrial sector: mainstay, cornerstone, foundation, chief support, buttress, pillar. 3 he has enough backbone to see us through this difficulty: strength of character, strength of will, firmness of purpose, firmness, resolution, resolve, determination, fortitude, mettle, moral fibre, spine, steel, nerve, spirit, pluck, pluckiness, courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness, valour, manliness; informal guts, spunk, grit; Brit. informal bottle; vulgar slang balls. ANTONYMS weakness. WORD LINKS backbone spinal, vertebral relating to the backbone 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.
Duden Dictionary
Backbone
Back bone Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , der oder das |ˈbɛkboʊn |der oder das Backbone; Genitiv: des Backbones, Plural: die Backbones englisch backbone, eigentlich = Rückgrat, Wirbelsäule System von Leitungen, die den Großteil der Daten innerhalb eines Computernetzwerks oder zwischen Computernetzwerken transportieren die Bandbreiten der Backbones ausbauen
Backbonenetz
Back bone netz Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das |ˈbɛkboʊn …|das Backbonenetz; Genitiv: des Backbonenetzes, Plural: die Backbonenetze englisch ; deutsch leistungsfähiges Netz, das lokale Netze miteinander verbindet aber keine eigentlichen Rechneranschlüsse besitzt
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
backbone
back bone /bǽkbòʊn /〖原義は 3 〗名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 〖the ~〗(制度 経済の )中心 ; (組織 チームの )大黒柱, 主力 .2 〖the ~〗根幹 [中心 ]をなす部分 ; 中央山脈 ,分水嶺 (れい ).3 C 背骨 ,脊椎 (せきつい )(spine ).4 U 〖しばしば否定文で 〗気骨, 意志の強さ, 勇気 .5 C ⦅米 ⦆(本の )背 .6 C 〘コンピュ 〙基幹回線, バックボーン 〘ネットワークの中核をなす部分 〙.to the b á ckbone 徹底した, 根っからの .