English-Thai Dictionary
cata-
PRF ลง ผ่าน long
catabolism
N การสลายตัว ของ สาร ใน สิ่งมีชีวิต เชิงซ้อน เป็น สาร ที่ต่ำ ลง
catacaustic
A เกี่ยวกับ การ รับ ที่เกิด จาก การ สะท้อนแสง
catachresis
N การ ใช้ ศัพท์ ผิด
cataclysm
N การเปลี่ยนแปลง ที่ รุนแรง (โดยเฉพาะ ทางสังคม หรือ การเมือง kan-pian-plaeng-ti-run-raeng
cataclysm
N การเปลี่ยนแปลง ที่ รุนแรง ของ เปลือกโลก catastrophe kan-pian-plaeng-ti-run-raeng-kong-plueak-lok
cataclysm
N ความหายนะ ความพินาศ disaster kwam-hai-ya-na
catacomb
N หลุมฝังศพ ใต้ดิน ที่ มี หลายๆ ห้อง underground cemetery lum-fang-sob-tai-din-ti-me-lai-lai-hong
catadromous
A เกี่ยวกับ การ ว่าย จาก แม่น้ำ สู่ ทะเล เพื่อ วางไข่
catafalque
N ที่ตั้ง หีบศพ ที่ มี การ ประดับ ตกแต่ง ti-tang-hib-sob-ti-me-kan-pra-dab-tok-taeng
catalan
A เกี่ยวกับม ณ ฑล หนึ่ง ของ สเปน
catalase
N ชื่อ น้ำย่อย ที่ เปลี่ยน ไฮโดรเจน เพอ รอค ไซ ด์ เป็น ออกซิเจน เและ น้ำ
catalectic
A พยางค์ ของ โคลง
catalepsy
N การ เจ็บป่วย ที่ ผู้ป่วย ไม่ สามารถ ขยับเขยื้อน ตนเอง ได้ kan-jeb-puai-ti-phu-puai-mai-sa-mad-kha-yab-ka-yuean-ton-eng-dai
catalog
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ บัญชีรายชื่อ catalogue kiao-kab-ban-chi-rai-chue
catalog
N บัญชีรายชื่อ catalogue list ban-chi-rai-chue
catalog
N สิ่ง ที่ ใช้ บันทึก รายชื่อ เช่น สมุด ไฟล์ catalogue sing-ti-chai-ban-tuek-rai-chue-chen-sa-mud-fai
catalog
VT บันทึก ใน บัญชีรายชื่อ catalogue record ban-tuk-nai-ban-chi-rai-chue
catalogue
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ บัญชีรายชื่อ catalog kiao-kab-ban-chi-rai-chue
catalogue
N บัญชีรายชื่อ catalog list ban-chi-rai-chue
catalogue
N สิ่ง ที่ ใช้ บันทึก รายชื่อ เช่น สมุด ไฟล์ แค็ตตาล็อก catalog sing-ti-chai-ban-tuek-rai-chue-chen-sa-mud-fa
catalogue
VT บันทึก ใน บัญชีรายชื่อ catalog record ban-tuk-nai-ban-chi-rai-chue
catalonia
N พื้น ที่หนึ่ง ใน สเปน
catalpa
N ชื่อ ต้นไม้ จำพวก หนึ่ง มีด อก สี ขาว รูป ระฆัง
catalysis
N การ เพิ่ม ปฏิกิริยา ทาง เคมี การ เร่ง ปฏิกิริยาเคมี kan-poem-pa-ti-ki-ri-ya-tang-ke-me
catalyst
N คน หรือ สิ่ง ที่ ทำให้เกิด การเปลี่ยนแปลง spur impetus instigator kon-rue-sing-ti-tham-hai-koed-kan-pian-plang
catalyst
N ตัวเร่ง ปฎิกิริยา accelerator chemical reactor tua-reng-pa-ti-ki-ri-ya
catalytic converter
N อุปกรณ์ ที่ ช่วย ลด สาร เป็นพิษ ใน ระบบ ท่อไอเสีย aub-pa-kon-ti-chuai-lod-san-pen-phid-nai-ra-bob-tho-ai-sia
catalyze
VT ทำให้ เป็น ตัวกระตุ้น tham-hai-pen-tua-kra-tun
catamaran
N เรือใบ ที่ มี ลำ เรือ สอง ลำ double-hulled craft ruea-bai-ti-me-lam-ruea-song-lam
catamenia
N ประจำเดือน ระดู
catamite
N เด็กผู้ชาย ที่ ถูก กัก ไว้ สังวาส ทาง ทวารหนัก
catamount
N สัตว์ป่า ใน ตระกูล แมว ทะเลาะวิวาท
cataplasm
N ยา พอก
cataplexy
N การ ช๊ อก อย่างกะทันหัน กล้ามเนื้อ ไร้ กำลัง
catapult
N หนังสติ๊ก รูป ตัว วี ไม้ หนังสติ๊ก รูป ตัว วาย (Y slingshot sling nang-sa-tik-rub-tua-we
catapult
N เครื่อง ยิง ใน สมัยโบรา ณ kreang-ying-nai-sa-mai-bo-ran
catapult
VT ขว้าง หรือ ยิง ก้อนหิน fling kwang-rue-ying-kon-hin
catapult
VT เคลื่อนไหว อย่างรวดเร็ว kean-wai-yang-ruad-reol
cataract
N ต้อ ต้อกระจก ต้อแก้วตา tor
cataract
N น้ำตก ที่ สูงชัน waterfall rapids nam-tok-ti-sung-chan
catarrh
N โรคหวัด และ มี น้ำมูก ไหล ออกมา
catastasis
N จุดสุดยอด ของ ละคร
catastrophe
N การเปลี่ยนแปลง อย่างรุนแรง ของ เปลือกโลก cataclysm kan-pian-plang-yang-run-raeng-kong-pluea-klok
catastrophe
N ความล้มเหลว failure fiasco kwam-lom-leol
catastrophe
N ความหายนะ ภัยพิบัติ calamity disaster kwam-hai-ya-na
catastrophe
N จุดจบ จุด อวสาน jud-job
catatonia
N มี อาการ โรคจิต
catatonic
ADJ ที่ ไม่ สามารถ เคลื่อนไหว ได้ (เนื่องจาก ความเจ็บป่วย หรือ ช็อค ti-mai-sa-matd-kluean-wai-dai
catawba
N ชื่อ ภาษาท้องถิ่น ของ รัฐ หนึ่ง ใน อเมริกา ต้น องุ่น แดงช นิดหนึ่ง
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CATAMOUNT
n.Cat of the mountain, the wild cat.
CATABAPTIST
n.One who opposes baptism.
CATACAUSTIC
a.Catacaustic curves, in geometry, are that species of caustic curves, which are formed by reflection.
CATACHRESIS
n.An abuse of a trope or of words; a figure in rhetoric, when one word is abusively put for another, or when a word is too far wrested from its true signification; as, a voice beautiful to the ear. A catachresis is a trope which borrows the name of one thing to express another, or a harsh trope; as when Milton, speaking of Raphaels descent from heaven, says, he sails between worlds and worlds. Here the novelty of the word sails enlivens the image. So in scripture we read of the blood of the grape. Deuteronomy 32:14.
CATACHRESTTIC, CATACHRESTICAL
a.Belonging to a catachresis; forced; far-fetched; wrested from its natural sense.
CATACHRESTICALLY
adv. In a forced manner.
CATACLYSM
n.A deluge, or overflowing of water; particularly, the flood in Noahs days.
CATACOMB
n.A cave, grotto or subterraneous place for the burial of the dead. It is said to have been originally applied to the chapel of St. Sebastian in Rome, where the ancient Roman Calendars say, the body of St. Peter was deposited. It is now applied to a vast number of subterraneous sepulchers, about three miles from Rome, in the Appian way; supposed to be the cells and caves in which the primitive Christians concealed themselves, and in which were deposited the bodies of the primitive martyrs. These are visited by devout people, and relics are taken from them, baptized by the Pope and dispersed through Catholic countries. Each catacomb is three feet broad and eight or ten high; along the side walls are sepulchral niches, closed with thick tiles or pieces of marble. Catacombs are found also at Naples and in other places.
CATACOUSTICS
n.That part of acoustics or the doctrine of sounds, which treats of reflected sounds. But the distinction is deemed of little use.
CATADIOPTRIC, CATADIOPTRICAL
a.Reflecting light.
CATADUPE
n.A cataract or waterfall.
CATAGMATIC
a.That has the quality of consolidating broken parts; promoting the union of fractured bones.
CATAGRAPH
n.The first draught o a picture; also, a profile.
CATALECTIC
a.Pertaining to metrical composition, or to measure. Catalectic verses, are such as want either feet or syllables.
CATALEPSIS, CATALEPSY
n.A sudden suppression of motion and sensation, a kind of apoplexy, in which the patient is speechless, senseless, and fixed in one posture, with his eyes open, without seeing or understanding. The word is applied also to a retention of the breath or of the humors, and to the interception of the blood by bandages.
CATALEPTIC
a.Pertaining to catalepsy.
CATALOGIZE
v.t.To insert in a catalogue.
CATALOGUE
n.A list or enumeration of the names of men or things disposed in a certain order, often in alphabetical order; as a catalogue of the students of a college, or of books, or of the stars.
CATALOGUE
v.t.To make a list of.
CATALPA
n.A large tree of Carolina and the South, which in blossom has a beautiful appearance. It belongs to the genus Bignonia, or trumpet flower.
CATALYSIS
n.Dissolution.
CATAMENIAL
a.Pertaining to the catamenia, or menstrual discharges.
CATAMITE
n.A boy kept for unnatural purposes.
CATAPASM
n.A dry powder for sprinkling the body.
CATAPELT, CATAPULT
n.A military engine used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, darts and arrows upon an enemy. Some of these would throw a stone of a hundred pounds weight.
CATAPELTIC
a.Pertaining to the catapelt. As a noun, the catapelt.
CATAPHONICS
n.The doctrine of reflected sounds, a branch of acoustics.
CATAPHRACT
n. 1. In the ancient military art, a piece of heavy defensive armor, formed of cloth or leather, strengthened with scales or links, used to defend the breast, or whole body, or even the horse as well as the rider.
2. A horseman in complete armor.
CATAPLASM
n.A poultice; a soft and moist substance to be applied to some part of the body, to excite or repel heat, or to relax the skin, etc. When mustard is an ingredient, it is called a sinapism.
CATAPUCE
n.The herb spurge.
CATARACT
n. 1. A great fall of water over a precipice; as that of Niagara, of the Rhine, Danube and Nile. It is a cascade upon a great scale.
The tremendous cataracts of America thundering in their solitudes.
2. In medicine and surgery, an opacity of the cystaline lens, or its capsule; a disorder in the eye, by which the pupil, which is usually black and transparent, becomes opake, blue, gray, brown, etc. , by which vision is impaired or destroyed.
CATARRH
n.catar. A defluxion, or increased secretion of mucus from the membranes of the nose, fauces and bronchiae, with fever, sneezing cough, thirst, lassitude and loss of appetite, and sometimes an entire loss of taste; called also a cold, coryza. An epidemic catarrh is called Influenza.
CATARRHAL, CATARRHOUS
a.Pertaining to catarrh, produced by it or attending it; as a catarrhal fever.
CATASTERISM
n.A constellation, or a placing among the stars.
CATASTROPHE, CATASTROPHY
n. 1. The change or revolution which produces the final event of a dramatic piece; or the unfolding and winding up of the plot, clearing up difficulties, and closing the play. The ancients divided a play into the protasis, epitasis, catastasis, and catastrophy; the introduction, continuance, heightening, and development or conclusion.
2. A final event; conclusion; generally, an unfortunate conclusion, calamity, or disaster.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CATA
Cat "a. Etym: [Gr. kata `.]
Defn: The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition, used as a prefix to signify down, downward, under, against, contrary or opposed to, wholly, completely; as in cataclysm, catarrh. It sometimes drops the final vowel, as in catoptric; and is sometimes changed to cath, as in cathartic, catholic.
CATABAPTIST
Cat `a *bap "tist, n. Etym: [Pref. cata + aptist. See Baptist. ] (Eccl.)
Defn: One who opposes baptism, especially of infants. [Obs. ] Featley.
CATABASION
Cat `a *ba "sion, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr.
Defn: A vault under altar of a Greek church.
CATABIOTIC
CATABIOTIC Cat `a *bi *ot "ic, a.
Defn: Aee under Force.
CATACAUSTIC
Cat `a *caus "tic, a. Etym: [Pref. cata + caustic. ] (Physics )
Defn: Relating to, or having the properties of, a caustic curve formed by reflection. See Caustic, a. Nichol.
CATACAUSTIC
CATACAUSTIC Cat `a *caus "tic, n. (Physics )
Defn: A caustic curve formed by reflection of light. Nichol.
CATACHRESIS
Cat `a *chre "sis, n. Etym: [L. fr. Gr. (Rhel.)
Defn: A figure by which one word is wrongly put for another, or by which a word is wrested from its true signification; as, "To take arms against a sea of troubles. " Shak. "Her voice was but the shadow of a sound. " Young.
CATACHRESTIC; CATACHRESTICAL
CATACHRESTIC; CATACHRESTICAL Cat `a *chres "tic, Cat "a *chres "tic *al, a.
Defn: Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fatched. -- Cat `a *chres "tic *al *ly, adv. [A ] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. Jer. Taylor.
CATACLASM
CATACLASM Cat "a *clasm, n. [Gr. ; down + to break. ]
Defn: A breaking asunder; disruption.
CATACLYSM
Cat "a *clysm, n. Etym: [L. cataclysmos, Gr. cataclysme. ]
1. An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: Any violent catastrophe, involving sudden and extensive changes of the earth's surface.
CATACLYSMAL; CATACLYSMIC
CATACLYSMAL; CATACLYSMIC Cat `a *clys "mal, Cat "a *clys "mic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a cataclysm.
CATACLYSMIST
CATACLYSMIST Cat `a *clys "mist, n.
Defn: One who believes that the most important geological phenomena have been produced by cataclysms.
CATACOMB
Cat "a *comb, n. Etym: [It. catacomba, fr. L. catacumba perh. from Gr.
Defn: A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used for the burial of the dead; -- commonly in the plural.
Note: The terms is supposed to have been applied originally to the tombs under the church of St. Sebastain in Rome. The most celebrated catacombs are those near Rome, on the Appian Way, supposed to have been the place or refuge and interment of the early Chrictians; those of Egypt, extending for a wide distance in the vicinity of Cairo; and those of Paris, in abandoned stone quarries, excavated under a large portion of the city.
CATACOUSTIC
Cat `a *cous "tic, n. Etym: [Pref. cata _ acoustics: cf. F.caraconstique.] (Physics )
Defn: That part of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds or echoes See Acoustics. Hutton.
CATACROTIC
CATACROTIC Cat `a *crot "ic, a. [Cata- + Gr. a beating. ] (Physiol.)
Defn: Designating, pertaining to, or characterized by, that form of pulse tracing, or sphygmogram, in which the descending portion of the curve is marked by secondary elevations due to two or more expansions of the artery in the same beat. -- Ca *tac "rotism (#), n.
CATADICROTISM
CATADICROTISM Cat `a *di "cro *tism, n. [Cata- + dicrotism. ] (Physiol.)
Defn: Quality or state of being catacrotic. -- Cat `a *di *crot "ic (#), a.
CATADIOPTRIC; CATADIOPTRICAL
Cat `a *di *op "tric, Cat `a *di *op "tric *al, a. Etym: [Pref. cata +dioptric: cf. F. catadioptrique.] (Physics )
Defn: Pertaining to, produced by, or involving, both the reflection and refraction of light; as, a catadioptric light. Hutton.
CATADIOPTRICS
CATADIOPTRICS Cat `a *di *op "trics, n.
Defn: The science which treats of catadioptric phenomena, or of the used of catadioptric instruments.
CATADROME
Cat "a *drome, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. A race course.
2. (Mach. )
Defn: A machine for raising or lowering heavy weights.
CATADROMOUS
Ca *tad "ro *mous, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Bot. )
Defn: Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna nearer the rachis than the lowest superior one; -- said of a mode of branching in ferns, and opposed to anadromous.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and of the eel.
CATAFALCO
Cat `a *fal "co, n. Etym: [It. ]
Defn: See Catafalque.
CATAFALQUE
Cat "a *falque `, n. Etym: [F., fr. It. catafalco, scaffold, funeral canopy; of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. catafalso, cadahalso, cadalso, Pr. casafalc, OF. chafaut. Cf. Scaffold. ]
Defn: A temporary structure sometimes used in the funeral solemnities of eminent persons, for the public exhibition of the remains, or their conveyance to the place of burial.
CATAGMATIC
Cat `*ag *mat "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. catagmatique.] (Med. )
Defn: Having the quality of consolidating broken bones.
CATAIAN
CATAIAN Ca *ta "ian, n.
Defn: A native of Cathay or China; a foreigner; -- formerly a term of reproach. Shak.
CATALAN
CATALAN Cat "a *lan, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Catalonia. -- n.
Defn: A native or inbabitant of Catalonia; also, the language of Catalonia. Catalan furnace, Catalan forge (Metal. ), a kind of furnace for producing wrought iron directly from the ore. It was formerly much used, esp. in Catalonia, and is still used in some parts of the United States and elsewhere.
CATALECTIC
Cat `a *lec "tic, a. Etym: [L. catalecticus, Gr.
1. (Pros.)
Defn: Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse.
2. (Photog. & Chem. )
Defn: Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance. Abney.
CATALEPSY; CATALEPSIS
Cat "a *lep `sy, Cat `a *lep "sis, n. Etym: [NL. catalepsis, fr. Gr. (Med. )
Defn: A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues.
CATALEPTIC
Cat `a *lep "tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, catalepsy; affected with catalepsy; as, a cataleptic fit.
CATALLACTA
Cat `al *lac "ta, n.; pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. Catallactics. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Protozoa, of which Magosphæra is the type. They exist both in a myxopod state, with branched pseudopodia, and in the form of ciliated bodies united in free, spherical colonies.
CATALLACTICS
Cat `al *lac "tics n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The science of exchanges, a branch of political economy.
CATALOG
CATALOG Cat "a *log, n. & v.
Defn: Catalogue.
CATALOGIZE
CATALOGIZE Cat "a *lo *gize, v. t.
Defn: To insert in a catalogue; to register; to catalogue. [R.] Coles.
CATALOGUE
Cat "a *logue, n. Etym: [F., fr. catalogus, fr. Gr.
Defn: A list or enumeration of names, or articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order; as, a catalogue of the students of a college, or of books, or of the stars. Card catalogue, a catalogue, as of books, having each item entered on a separate card, and the cards arranged in cases by subjects, or authors, or alphabetically. -- Catalogue raisonné Etym: [F.], a catalogue of books, etc. , classed according to their subjects. Syn. -- List; roll; index; schedule; enumeration; inventory. See List.
CATALOGUE
Cat "a *logue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Catalogued; p. pr. & vb. n.Cataloguing.]
Defn: To make a list or catalogue; to insert in a catalogue.
CATALOGUER
CATALOGUER Cat "a *log `uer, n.
Defn: A maker of catalogues; esp. one skilled in the making of catalogues.
CATALPA
Ca *tal "pa, n. Etym: [From the language of the Indians of Carolina, where Catesby discovered this tree in the year 1726.] (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of American and East Indian trees, of which the best know species are the Catalpa bignonioides, a large, ornamental North American tree, with spotted white flowers and long cylindrical pods, and the C. speciosa, of the Mississipi valley; -- called also Indian bean.
CATALYSIS
Ca *tal "y *sis, n.; pl. Catalyse. Etym: [ML. , fr. Gr.
1. Dissolution; degeneration; decay. [R.] Sad catalysis and declension of piety. Evelyn.
2. (Chem. ) (a ) A process by which reaction occurs in the presence of certain agents which were formerly believed to exert an influence by mere contact. It is now believed that such reactions are attended with the formation of an intermediate compound or compounds, so that by alternate composition and decomposition the agent is apparenty left unchanged; as, the catalysis of making ether from alcohol by means of sulphuric acid; or catalysis in the action of soluble ferments (as diastase, or ptyalin ) on starch. (b ) The catalytic force.
CATALYTIC
CATALYTIC Cat `a *ly "tic, a.
Defn: Relating to, or causing, catalysis. "The catalytic power is ill understood. " Ure. Catalytic force, that form of chemical energy formerly supposed to determine catalysis.
CATALYTIC
CATALYTIC Cat `a *lyt "ic, n. (Chem. )
Defn: An agent employed in catalysis, as platinum black, aluminium chloride, etc.
CATAMARAN
Cat `a *ma *ran ", n. Etym: [The native East Indian name. ]
1. A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the coasts of the East and West Indies and South America. Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America, and at life-saving stations.
2. Any vessel with twin hulls, whether propelled by sails or by steam; esp. , one of a class of double-hulled pleasure boats remarkable for speed.
3. A kind of fire raft or torpedo bat. The incendiary rafts prepared by Sir Sidney Smith for destroying the French flotilla at Boulogne, 18 4, were called catamarans. Knight.
4. A quarrelsome woman; a scold. [Colloq. ]
CATAMENIA
Cat `a *me "nia, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Med. )
Defn: The monthly courses of women; menstrual discharges; menses.
CATAMENIAL
Cat `a *me "ni *al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to the catamenia, or menstrual discharges.
CATAMITE
Cat "a *mite, n. Etym: [L. Catamitus, an old form of Ganymedes Ganymede, Gr.
Defn: A boy kept for unnatural purposes.
CATAMOUNT
Cat "a *mount, n. Etym: [Cat + mount; cf. Sp. gato mentes mountain cat. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The cougar. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the lynx.
CATANADROMOUS
Cat "a *nad `ro *mous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Ascending and descending fresh streams from and to the sea, as the salmon; anadromous. [R.]
CATAPASM
Cat "a *pasm, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med. )
Defn: A compound medicinal powder, used by the ancients to sprinkle on ulcers, to absorb perspiration, etc. Dunglison.
CATAPELTIC
CATAPELTIC Cat `a *pel "tic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a catapult.
CATAPETALOUS
Cat `a *pet "al *ous, a. Etym: [Pref. cata + petalous. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.
CATAPHONIC
CATAPHONIC Cat `a *phon "ic, a.
Defn: Of or relating to cataphonics; catacoustic.
CATAPHONICS
Cat `a *phon "ics, n. Etym: [Pref. cata + phonic: cf. F. cataphonique.](Physics )
Defn: That branch of acoustics which treats of reflested sounds; catacoustics.
CATAPHRACT
Cat "a *phract, n. Etym: [L. cataphractes, Gr.
1. (Mil. Antiq.)
Defn: Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.
2. A horseman covered with a cataphract. Archers and slingers, cataphracts, and spears. Milton.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The armor or plate covering some fishes.
CATAPHRACTED
CATAPHRACTED Cat "a *phract `ed, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Covered with a cataphract, or armor of plates, scales, etc. ; or with that which corresponds to this, as horny or bony plates, hard, callous skin, etc.
CATAPHRACTIC
CATAPHRACTIC Cat `a *phrac "tic, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cataphract.
CATAPHYSICAL
Cat `a *phys "ic *al, a. Etym: [Pref. cata + physical. ]
Defn: Unnatural; contrary to nature. [R.] Some artists... have given to Sir Walter Scott a pile of forehead which is unpleassing and cataphysical. De Quincey.
CATAPLASM
Cat "a *plasm, n. Etym: [L. cataplasma, Gr. (Med. )
Defn: A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the body; a poultice. Dunglison.
CATAPLEXY
Cat "a *plex `y, n. [Gr. amazement: cf. Apoplexy. ] (Med. )
Defn: A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles. -- Cat `a *plec "tic (#), a.
CATAPUCE
Cat "a *puce, n. Etym: [F.] (Bot. )
Defn: Spurge. [Obs. ]
CATAPULT
Cat "a *pult, n. Etym: [L. catapulta, Gr.
1. (Mil. Antiq.)
Defn: An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.
2. A forked stick with elasti band for throwing small stones, etc.
CATARACT
Cat "a *ract, n. Etym: [L. cataracta, catarracles, a waterfall, Gr.
1. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
2. (Surg.)
Defn: An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight.
3. (Mach. )
Defn: A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.
CATARACTOUS
CATARACTOUS Cat `a *rac "tous, a.
Defn: Of the nature of a cataract in the eye; affected with cataract.
CATARRH
Ca *tarrh ", n. Etym: [L. catarrhus, Gr. Stream. ] (Med. )
Defn: An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which there are congestion, swelling, and an altertion in the quantity and quality of mucus secreted; as catarrh of the stomach; catarrh of the bladder.
Note: In America, the term catarrh is applied especially to a chronic inflammation of, and hypersecretion fron, the membranes of the nose or air passages; in England, to an acute influenza, resulting a cold, and attended with cough, thirst, lassitude, and watery eyes; also, to the cold itself.
CATARRHAL
CATARRHAL Ca *tarrh "al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, produced by, or attending, catarrh; of the nature of catarrh.
CATARRHINE
Cat "ar *rhine, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward. See Monkey.
CATARRHOUS
CATARRHOUS Ca *tarrh "ous, a.
Defn: Catarrhal. [R.]
CATASTALTIC
Cat `a *stal "tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med. )
Defn: Checking evacutions through astringent or styptic qualities.
CATASTASIS
Ca *tas "ta *sis, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr.
1. (Rhet.)
Defn: That part of a speech, usually the exordium, in which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be discussed.
2. (Med. )
Defn: The state, or condition of anything; constitution; habit of body.
CATASTERISM
Ca *tas "ter *ism, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A placing among the stars; a catalogue of stars. The catasterisms of Eratosthenes. Whewell.
CATASTROPHE
Ca *tas "tro *phe, n. Etym: [L. catastropha, Gr.
1. An event producing a subversion of the order or system of things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or disastrous nature; hence, sudden calamity; great misfortune. The strange catastrophe of affairs now at London. Bp. Buret. The most horrible and portentous catastrophe that nature ever yet saw. Woodward.
2. The final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a denouement, as a death in a tragedy, or a marriage in a comedy.
3. (Geol.)
Defn: A violent and widely extended change in the surface of the earth, as, an elevation or subsidence of some part of it, effected by internal causes. Whewell.
CATASTROPHIC
CATASTROPHIC Cat `a *stroph "ic, a.
Defn: Of a pertaining to a catastrophe. B. Powell.
CATASTROPHISM
CATASTROPHISM Ca *tas "tro *phism, n. (Geol.)
Defn: The doctrine that the geological changes in the earth's crust have been caused by the sudden action of violent physical causes; -- opposed to the doctrine of uniformism.
CATASTROPHIST
CATASTROPHIST Ca *tas "tro *phist, n. (Geol.)
Defn: One who holds the theory or catastrophism.
CATAWBA
CATAWBA Ca *taw "ba, n.
1. A well known light red variety of American grape.
2. A light-colored, sprightly American wine from the Catawba grape.
CATAWBAS
CATAWBAS Ca *taw "bas, n. pl.
Defn:; sing. Catawba. (Ethnol.) An appalachian tribe of Indians which originally inhabited the regions near the Catawba river and the head waters of the Santee.
New American Oxford Dictionary
cata-
cata- (also cat- ) ▶prefix 1 down; downward: catadromous | cataract. 2 wrongly; badly: catachresis | catastrophe. 3 completely; thoroughly: catechize. 4 against: catapult. ORIGIN from Greek kata ‘down. ’
catabolism
ca tab o lism |kəˈtabəˌlizəm kəˈtæbəˌlɪzəm | ▶noun Biology the breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy; destructive metabolism. DERIVATIVES cat a bol ic |ˌkatəˈbälik |adjective, ca tab o lize |-ˌlīz |verb ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek katabolē ‘throwing down, ’ from kata- ‘down ’ + ballein ‘to throw. ’
catabolite
ca tab o lite |kəˈtabəˌlīt kəˈtæbəlaɪt | ▶noun Biochemistry a product of catabolism.
catachresis
cat a chre sis |ˌkatəˈkrēsis ˌkædəˈkrisɪs | ▶noun ( pl. catachreses |-sēz | ) the use of a word in a way that is not correct, for example, the use of mitigate for militate . DERIVATIVES cat a chres tic |-ˈkrestik |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin, from Greek katakhrēsis, from katakhrēsthai ‘misuse, ’ from kata- ‘down ’ (expressing the sense ‘wrongly ’) + khrēsthai ‘use. ’
cataclasis
cataclasis |ˌkatəˈkleɪsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geology the fracture and breaking up of rock by natural processes. DERIVATIVES cataclastic |-ˈklastɪk |adjective ORIGIN 1950s: from cata- ‘completely ’ + Greek klasis ‘breaking ’.
cataclysm
cat a clysm |ˈkatəˌklizəm ˈkædəˌklɪzəm | ▶noun a large-scale and violent event in the natural world. • a sudden violent upheaval, esp. in a political or social context: the cataclysm of the First World War. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally denoting the biblical Flood described in Genesis ): from French cataclysme, via Latin from Greek kataklusmos ‘deluge, ’ from kata- ‘down ’ + kluzein ‘to wash. ’
cataclysmic
cat a clys mic |ˌkatəˈklizmik ˈˌkædəˈklɪzmɪk | ▶adjective relating to or denoting a violent natural event. • informal used to emphasize the extent of something bad or unwelcome: the concert was a cataclysmic failure. DERIVATIVES cat a clys mi cal ly |-mik (ə )lē |adverb
catacomb
cat a comb |ˈkatəˌkōm ˈkædəkoʊm | ▶noun (usu. catacombs ) an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs, as constructed by the ancient Romans. • an underground construction resembling or compared to such a cemetery. ORIGIN Old English, from late Latin catacumbas, the name of the subterranean cemetery of St. Sebastian near Rome.
catadioptric
cat a di op tric |ˌkatəˌdīˈäptrik ˌkædədaɪˈɑptrɪk | ▶adjective Optics denoting an optical system that involves both the reflecting and refracting of light, in order to reduce aberration.
catadromous
ca tad ro mous |kəˈtadrəməs kəˈtædrəməs | ▶adjective Zoology (of a fish such as the eel ) migrating down rivers to the sea to spawn. The opposite of anadromous. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from cata- ‘down ’ + Greek dromos ‘running, ’ on the pattern of anadromous .
catafalque
cat a falque |ˈkatəˌfô (l )k, -ˌfalk ˈkædəˌfælk | ▶noun a decorated wooden framework supporting the coffin of a distinguished person during a funeral or while lying in state. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian catafalco, of unknown origin. Compare with scaffold .
Catalan
Cat a lan |ˈkatlˌan, ˈkatl-ən ˈkædlˌæn | ▶noun 1 a native of Catalonia. 2 a Romance language closely related to Castilian Spanish and Provençal, widely spoken in Catalonia (where it has official status alongside Castilian Spanish ) and in Andorra, the Balearic Islands, and parts of southern France. ▶adjective of or relating to Catalonia, its people, or its language. ORIGIN from French, from Spanish catalán, related to Catalan català ‘Catalan, ’ Catalunya ‘Catalonia. ’
catalase
cat a lase |ˈkatlˌās, -ˌāz ˈkædleɪs | ▶noun Biochemistry an enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from catalysis + -ase .
catalectic
cat a lec tic |ˌkatlˈektik ˌkædəˈlɛktɪk |Prosody ▶adjective (of a metrical line of verse ) lacking one syllable in the last foot. ▶noun a line lacking a syllable in the last foot. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from late Latin catalecticus, from Greek katalēktikos, from katalēgein ‘leave off. ’
catalepsy
cat a lep sy |ˈkatlˌepsē ˈkædlˌɛpsi | ▶noun a medical condition characterized by a trance or seizure with a loss of sensation and consciousness accompanied by rigidity of the body. DERIVATIVES cat a lep tic |ˌkatlˈeptik |adjective & noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from French catalepsie or late Latin catalepsia, from Greek katalēpsis, from katalambanein ‘seize upon. ’
catalexis
cat a lex is |ˌkatlˈeksis ˈkætlɛksəs | ▶noun the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse.
Catalina
Cat a li na |ˌkatlˈēnə ˌkætlˈinə | another name for Santa Catalina.
catalog
cat a log |ˈkatlˌôg, -ˌäg ˈkædlɔɡ |(also catalogue ) ▶noun a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order, in particular: • a list of all the books or resources in a library. • a publication containing details and often photographs of items for sale, esp. one produced by a mail-order company. • a descriptive list of works of art in an exhibition or collection giving detailed comments and explanations. • a list of courses offered by a university or college. • [ in sing. ] a series of unfortunate or bad things: his life was a catalog of dismal failures. ▶verb ( catalogs, cataloged, cataloging; also catalogues, catalogued, cataloguing ) [ with obj. ] make a systematic list of (items of the same type ). • enter (an item ) in such a list: the picture was withdrawn before being cataloged. • list (similar situations, qualities, or events ) in succession: the report catalogs dangerous work practices in the company. DERIVATIVES cat a log er (also cataloguer ) noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos, from katalegein ‘pick out or enroll. ’
catalogue raisonné
cat a logue rai son né |katlˌôg ˌrāzəˈnā, -ˌäg ˌkædlɔɡ rɛzəˈneɪ | ▶noun ( pl. catalogues raisonnés |ˈkatlˌôg (z ) ˌrāzəˈnā, -ˌäg (z ) | ) a descriptive catalog of works of art with explanations and scholarly comments. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: French, literally ‘explained catalog. ’
Catalonia
Cat a lo ni a |ˌkatlˈōnēə ˌkædlˈoʊniə | an autonomous region in northeastern Spain; capital, Barcelona. The region has a strong separatist tradition; the normal language for everyday purposes is Catalan, which has also won acceptance in recent years for various official purposes. Catalan name Catalunya; Spanish name Cataluña.
catalpa
ca tal pa |kəˈtalpə kəˈtælpə | ▶noun a tree with large heart-shaped leaves, clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers, and long, slender beanlike seedpods, native to North America and eastern Asia and cultivated as an ornamental. [Genus Catalpa, family Bignoniaceae: several species, including the southern (or common ) catalpa (C. bignonioides ).] ORIGIN from Creek.
catalufa
cat a lu fa |ˌkatlˈo͞ofə kætlˈufə | ▶noun another term for bigeye ( sense 2 ). ORIGIN from Spanish.
catalysis
ca tal y sis |kəˈtaləsis kəˈtæləsəs | ▶noun Chemistry & Biochemistry the acceleration of a chemical reaction by a catalyst. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin, from Greek katalusis, from kataluein ‘dissolve, ’ from kata- ‘down ’ + luein ‘loosen. ’
catalyst
cat a lyst |ˈkatl-ist ˈkædləst | ▶noun a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change. • a person or thing that precipitates an event: the governor's speech acted as a catalyst for debate. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from catalysis, on the pattern of analyst .
catalytic
cat a lyt ic |ˌkatlˈitik ˈˌkædəˈlɪdɪk | ▶adjective relating to or involving the action of a catalyst. DERIVATIVES cat a lyt i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from catalysis, on the pattern of pairs such as analysis, analytic .
catalytic converter
cat a lyt ic con vert er |kætəlɪtɪkkənˈvɜːrtər | ▶noun a device incorporated in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle, containing a catalyst for converting pollutant gases into less harmful ones.
catalyze
cat a lyze |ˈkatlˌīz ˈkædlaɪz |(Brit. catalyse ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause or accelerate (a reaction ) by acting as a catalyst. • cause (an action or process ) to begin: the tragic event helped to catalyze the already growing popular anger. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from catalysis, on the pattern of analyze .
catamaran
cat a ma ran |ˌkatəməˈran, ˈkatəməˌran ˈˌkædəməˈˌræn | ▶noun a yacht or other boat with twin hulls in parallel. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Tamil kaṭṭumaram, literally ‘tied wood. ’
Catamarca
Cat a mar ca |ˌkätäˈmärkä, ˌkatəˈmärkə ˌkɑtɑˈmɑrkɑ | a mining and commercial town in northwestern Argentina, the capital of Catamarca province; pop. 153,200 (est. 2005 ).
catamite
cat a mite |ˈkatəˌmīt ˈkædəˌmaɪt | ▶noun archaic a boy kept for homosexual practices. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin catamitus, via Etruscan from Greek Ganumēdēs (see Ganymede ).
catamount
cat a mount |ˈkatəˌmount ˈkætəmaʊnt |(also catamountain |-ˌmountən |) ▶noun a medium-sized or large wild cat, esp. a cougar. ORIGIN late Middle English (as catamountain ): from the phrase cat of the mountain .
catananche
catananche |ˌkatəˈnaŋki | ▶noun a plant of a genus that includes cupid's dart. ●Genus Catananche, family Compositae. ORIGIN from modern Latin, from Latin catanance, a plant used in love potions, from Greek katanankē, from kata- ‘down ’ + anankē ‘compulsion ’.
Catania
Ca ta nia |kəˈtänyə, -ˈtān -, -ˈtānēə kəˈtæniə | a seaport on the east coast of Sicily, in southern Italy, at the foot of Mount Etna; pop. 296,469 (2008 ).
Catanzaro
Ca tan za ro |ˌkätän (d )ˈzärō ˌkɑtɑndˈzɑroʊ | the chief town of the Calabria region of southern Italy; pop. 93,519 (2008 ).
cataphatic
cat a phat ic |ˌkatəˈfatik ˌkætəˈfætɪk | ▶adjective Theology (of knowledge of God ) obtained through affirmation. The opposite of apophatic. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek kataphatikos ‘affirmative, ’ from kataphasis ‘affirmation, ’ from kata- (as an intensifier ) + phanai ‘speak. ’
cataphor
cat a phor |ˈkatəfər, -ˌfôr ˈkætəfɔːr | ▶noun Grammar a word or phrase that refers to or stands for a later word or phrase (e.g., in when they saw Ruth, the men looked slightly abashed, the word they is used as a cataphor for the men ). ORIGIN late 20th cent.: back-formation from cataphora .
cataphora
ca taph o ra |kəˈtafərə kəˈtæf (ə )rə | ▶noun Grammar the use of a word or phrase that refers to or stands for a later word or phrase (e.g., the pronoun he in he may be 37, but Jeff behaves like a teenager ). Compare with anaphora. DERIVATIVES cat a phor ic |ˌkatəˈfôrik |adjective, cat a phor i cal ly |ˌkatəˈfôrik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN 1970s: from cata- on the pattern of anaphora .
cataphoresis
cat a pho re sis |ˌkatəfəˈrēsis ˌkætəfəˈrisɪs | ▶noun another term for electrophoresis.
cataphract
cat a phract |ˈkatəˌfrakt ˈkætəfrækt | ▶noun archaic a soldier in full armor. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek kataphraktos ‘clothed in full armor. ’
cataplasm
cat a plasm |ˈkatəˌplazəm ˈkætəplæzəm | ▶noun another term for poultice.
cataplexy
cat a plex y |ˈkatəˌpleksē ˈkædəplɛksi | ▶noun a medical condition in which strong emotion or laughter causes a person to suffer sudden physical collapse though remaining conscious. DERIVATIVES cat a plec tic |ˌkatəˈplektik |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek kataplēxis ‘stupefaction, ’ from kataplessein, from kata- ‘down ’ + plēssein ‘strike. ’
catapult
cat a pult |ˈkatəˌpəlt, -ˌpo͝olt ˈkædəpəlt | ▶noun a device in which accumulated tension is suddenly released to hurl an object some distance, in particular: • historical a military machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones or other missiles. • a mechanical device for launching a glider or other aircraft, esp. from the deck of a ship. • chiefly Brit. a slingshot. ▶verb [ with obj. ] hurl or launch (something ) in a specified direction with or as if with a catapult: the plane was refueled and catapulted back into the air again | the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards along the road | figurative : their music catapulted them to the top of the charts. • [ no obj. ] move suddenly or at great speed as though hurled by a catapult: the horse catapulted away from the fence. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French catapulte or Latin catapulta, from Greek katapeltēs, from kata- ‘down ’ + pallein ‘hurl. ’
cataract
cat a ract |ˈkatəˌrakt ˈkædəˌrækt | ▶noun 1 a large waterfall. • a sudden rush of water; a downpour: the rain enveloped us in a deafening cataract. 2 a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision: she had cataracts in both eyes. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin cataracta ‘waterfall, floodgate, ’ also ‘portcullis ’ (medical sense 2 probably being a figurative use of this ), from Greek kataraktēs ‘down-rushing, ’ from katarassein, from kata- ‘down ’ + arassein ‘strike, smash. ’
catarrh
ca tarrh |kəˈtär kəˈtɑr | ▶noun excessive discharge or buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane. DERIVATIVES ca tarrh al |kəˈtärəl |adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from French catarrhe, from late Latin catarrhus, from Greek katarrhous, from katarrhein ‘flow down, ’ from kata- ‘down ’ + rhein ‘flow. ’
catarrhine
cat ar rhine |ˈkatəˌrīn ˈkædəraɪn |Zoology ▶adjective of or relating to primates of a group that comprises the Old World monkeys, gibbons, great apes, and humans. They are distinguished by having nostrils that are close together and directed downward. Compare with platyrrhine. ▶noun a catarrhine primate. [Infraorder Catarrhini, order Primates: four families. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from cata- ‘down ’ + Greek rhis, rhin- ‘nose. ’
catastasis
ca tas ta sis |keˈtastəsis kəˈtæstəsəs | ▶noun ( pl. catastases |-ˌsēz | ) the third part of an ancient Greek drama, in which the action is heightened for the catastrophe.
catastrophe
ca tas tro phe |kəˈtastrəfē kəˈtæstrəfi | ▶noun an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster: a national economic catastrophe | leading the world to catastrophe. • the denouement of a drama, esp. a classical tragedy. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘denouement ’): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē ‘overturning, sudden turn, ’ from kata- ‘down ’ + strophē ‘turning ’ (from strephein ‘to turn ’).
catastrophe theory
ca tas tro phe the o ry |kəˈtæstrəfi ˈθɪəri | ▶noun a branch of mathematics concerned with systems displaying abrupt discontinuous change.
catastrophic
cat a stroph ic |ˌkatəˈsträfik ˈˌkædəˈstrɑfɪk | ▶adjective 1 involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering: a catastrophic earthquake. • involving a sudden and large-scale alteration in the state of something: the body undergoes catastrophic collapse toward the state of a black hole. • of or relating to geological catastrophism. 2 extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful: catastrophic mismanagement of the economy. DERIVATIVES cat a stroph i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb
catastrophism
ca tas tro phism |kəˈtastrəˌfizəm kəˈtæstrəfɪzəm | ▶noun Geology the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted chiefly from sudden violent and unusual events. Often contrasted with uniformitarianism. DERIVATIVES ca tas tro phist noun & adjective
catastrophize
catastrophize |kəˈtastrəfʌɪz | ▶verb [ no obj. ] view or present a situation as considerably worse than it actually is: traumatic experiences can predispose people to catastrophize.
catatonia
cat a to ni a |ˌkatəˈtōnēə ˌkædəˈtoʊniə | ▶noun Psychiatry abnormality of movement and behavior arising from a disturbed mental state (typically schizophrenia ). It may involve repetitive or purposeless overactivity, or catalepsy, resistance to passive movement, and negativism. • informal a state of immobility and stupor. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from cata- ‘badly ’ + Greek tonos ‘tone or tension. ’
catatonic
cat a ton ic |ˌkatəˈtänik ˈˌkædəˈtɑnɪk | ▶adjective Psychiatry of, relating to, or characterized by catatonia: catatonic schizophrenia. • informal of or in an immobile or unresponsive stupor.
Catawba
Ca taw ba |kəˈtôbə, -ˈtäbə kəˈtɔbə | ▶noun a North American variety of grape. • a white wine made from this grape. ORIGIN named after the Catawba River .
Catawba River
Ca taw ba Riv er |kəˈtôbə kəˌtɔbə ˈrɪvər | a river that flows for 300 miles (480 km ) from the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina across much of South Carolina.
Oxford Dictionary
cata-
cata- |ˈkatə |(also cat- ) ▶prefix 1 down; downwards: catadromous. 2 wrongly; badly: catachresis. 3 completely: cataclysm. 4 against; alongside: catapult. ORIGIN from Greek kata ‘down ’.
catabolism
catabolism |kəˈtabəlɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biology the breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy; destructive metabolism. DERIVATIVES catabolic |katəˈbɒlɪk |adjective, catabolize |-ˌlīz |verb ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek katabolē ‘throwing down ’, from kata- ‘down ’ + ballein ‘to throw ’.
catabolite
catabolite |kəˈtabəlʌɪt | ▶noun Biochemistry a product of catabolism.
catachresis
catachresis |ˌkatəˈkriːsɪs | ▶noun ( pl. catachreses |-siːz | ) [ mass noun ] the use of a word in an incorrect way, for example the use of mitigate for militate . DERIVATIVES catachrestic |-ˈkriːstɪk, -ˈkrɛstɪk |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin, from Greek katakhrēsis, from katakhrēsthai ‘misuse ’, from kata- ‘down ’ (expressing the sense ‘wrongly ’) + khrēsthai ‘use ’.
cataclasis
cataclasis |ˌkatəˈkleɪsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geology the fracture and breaking up of rock by natural processes. DERIVATIVES cataclastic |-ˈklastɪk |adjective ORIGIN 1950s: from cata- ‘completely ’ + Greek klasis ‘breaking ’.
cataclysm
cataclysm |ˈkatəˌklɪz (ə )m | ▶noun a large-scale and violent event in the natural world. • a sudden violent political or social upheaval: the cataclysm of the First World War. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally denoting the biblical Flood described in Genesis ): from French cataclysme, via Latin from Greek kataklusmos ‘deluge ’, from kata- ‘down ’ + kluzein ‘to wash ’.
cataclysmic
cata |clys ¦mic |katəˈklɪzmik | ▶adjective (of a natural event ) large-scale and violent: a cataclysmic earthquake. • causing sudden and violent upheaval: a novel about a cataclysmic world war. • informal used to emphasize the extent of something bad or unwelcome: the concert was a cataclysmic failure. DERIVATIVES cataclysmically |-ˈklɪzmɪk (ə )li |adverb
catacomb
catacomb |ˈkatəkuːm, -kəʊm | ▶noun (usu. catacombs ) an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs, as constructed by the ancient Romans. • an underground construction resembling or compared to catacombs. ORIGIN Old English, from late Latin catacumbas, the name of the subterranean cemetery of St Sebastian near Rome.
catadioptric
catadioptric |ˌkatədʌɪˈɒptrɪk | ▶adjective Optics denoting an optical system which involves both the reflecting and refracting of light, in order to reduce aberration.
catadromous
catadromous |kaˈtadrəməs | ▶adjective Zoology (of a fish such as the eel ) migrating down rivers to the sea to spawn. The opposite of anadromous. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from cata- ‘down ’ + Greek dromos ‘running ’, on the pattern of anadromous .
catafalque
catafalque |ˈkatəfalk | ▶noun a decorated wooden framework supporting the coffin of a distinguished person during a funeral or while lying in state. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian catafalco, of unknown origin. Compare with scaffold .
Catalan
Catalan |ˈkatəlan | ▶noun 1 a native of Catalonia in Spain. 2 [ mass noun ] a Romance language closely related to Castilian Spanish and Provençal, widely spoken in Catalonia (where it has official status alongside Castilian Spanish ) and in Andorra, the Balearic Islands, and parts of southern France. It has about 6 million speakers in all. ▶adjective relating to Catalonia, its people, or its language. ORIGIN from French, from Spanish catalán, related to Catalan català ‘Catalan ’, Catalunya ‘Catalonia ’.
catalase
catalase |ˈkatəleɪz | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry an enzyme that catalyses the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from catalysis + -ase .
catalectic
catalectic |ˌkatəˈlɛktɪk | ▶adjective Prosody (of a metrical line of verse ) lacking one syllable in the last foot. ▶noun a line lacking a syllable in the last foot. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from late Latin catalecticus, from Greek katalēktikos, from katalēgein ‘leave off ’.
catalepsy
catalepsy |ˈkat (ə )lɛpsi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a medical condition characterized by a trance or seizure with a loss of sensation and consciousness accompanied by rigidity of the body. DERIVATIVES cataleptic |-ˈlɛptɪk |adjective & noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from French catalepsie or late Latin catalepsia, from Greek katalēpsis, from katalambanein ‘seize upon ’.
catalexis
cat a lex is |ˌkatlˈeksis ˈkætlɛksəs | ▶noun the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse.
catalogue
catalogue |ˈkat (ə )lɒg |(US catalog ) ▶noun a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order, in particular: • a list of all the books or resources in a library. • a publication containing details of items for sale, especially one produced by a mail-order company. • a list of works of art in an exhibition or collection, with detailed comments and explanations. • US a list of courses offered by a university or college. • [ in sing. ] a series of unwelcome or unpleasant things: his life was a catalogue of dismal failures. ▶verb ( catalogues, cataloguing, catalogued; US also catalogs, cataloging, cataloged ) [ with obj. ] make a systematic list of (items of the same type ). • enter (an item ) in a catalogue. • list (similar situations, qualities, or events ) in succession: the report catalogues dangerous work practices in the company. DERIVATIVES cataloguer (US also cataloger ) noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos, from katalegein ‘pick out or enrol ’.
catalogue raisonné
catalogue raisonné |ˌreɪzɒˈneɪ | ▶noun ( pl. catalogues raisonnés pronunc. same ) a descriptive catalogue of works of art with explanations and scholarly comments. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: French, ‘explained catalogue ’.
Catalonia
Catalonia |ˌkatəˈləʊnɪə | an autonomous region of NE Spain; capital, Barcelona. The region has a strong separatist tradition; the normal language for everyday purposes is Catalan, which has also won acceptance in recent years for various official purposes. Catalan name Catalunya |ˌkatəˈluːnɪə |; Spanish name Cataluña |ˌkataˈluɲa |. DERIVATIVES Catalonian adjective & noun
catalpa
catalpa |kəˈtalpə | ▶noun a tree with large heart-shaped leaves, clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers, and slender bean-like seed pods, native to North America and eastern Asia and cultivated as an ornamental. ●Genus Catalpa, family Bignoniaceae: several species, in particular the Indian bean tree. ORIGIN from Creek.
catalufa
catalufa |ˌkatəˈluːfə | ▶noun another term for bigeye ( sense 2 ). ORIGIN from Spanish.
catalyse
catalyse |ˈkat (ə )lʌɪz |(US catalyze ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause or accelerate (a reaction ) by acting as a catalyst. • cause (an action or process ) to begin: the introduction of the canal and the railway catalysed the city's industrial growth. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from catalysis, on the pattern of analyse .
catalyser
cata |lyser |ˈkat (ə )lʌɪzə | ▶noun Brit. another term for catalytic converter.
catalysis
catalysis |kəˈtalɪsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the acceleration of a chemical reaction by a catalyst. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin, from Greek katalusis, from kataluein ‘dissolve ’, from kata- ‘down ’ + luein ‘loosen ’.
catalyst
cata |lyst |ˈkat (ə )lɪst | ▶noun a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change. • a person or thing that precipitates an event: the prime minister's speech acted as a catalyst for debate. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from catalysis, on the pattern of analyst .
catalytic
cata |lyt ¦ic |ˌkatəˈlɪtɪk | ▶adjective relating to or involving the action of a catalyst. DERIVATIVES catalytically adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from catalysis, on the pattern of pairs such as analysis, analytic .
catalytic converter
cata |lyt ¦ic con |vert ¦er |katəlɪtɪkkənˈvɜːtə (r )| ▶noun a device incorporated in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle, containing a catalyst for converting pollutant gases into less harmful ones.
catalyze
cata |lyze ▶verb US spelling of catalyse.
catamaran
cata |ma ¦ran |ˌkatəməˈran | ▶noun a yacht or other boat with twin hulls in parallel. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Tamil kaṭṭumaram, literally ‘tied wood ’.
Catamarca
Cat a mar ca |ˌkätäˈmärkä, ˌkatəˈmärkə ˌkɑtɑˈmɑrkɑ | a mining and commercial town in northwestern Argentina, the capital of Catamarca province; pop. 153,200 (est. 2005 ).
catamite
catamite |ˈkatəmʌɪt | ▶noun archaic a boy kept for homosexual practices. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin catamitus, via Etruscan from Greek Ganumēdēs (see Ganymede ).
catamount
catamount |ˈkatəmaʊnt |(also catamountain |ˌkatəˈmaʊntɪn |) ▶noun N. Amer. a puma. • archaic any medium-sized or large wild cat. ORIGIN late Middle English (as catamountain ): from the phrase cat of the mountain .
catananche
catananche |ˌkatəˈnaŋki | ▶noun a plant of a genus that includes cupid's dart. ●Genus Catananche, family Compositae. ORIGIN from modern Latin, from Latin catanance, a plant used in love potions, from Greek katanankē, from kata- ‘down ’ + anankē ‘compulsion ’.
Catania
Catania |kəˈtɑːnɪə, -ˈteɪnɪə | a seaport situated at the foot of Mount Etna, on the east coast of Sicily; pop. 296,469 (2008 ).
Catanzaro
Ca tan za ro |ˌkätän (d )ˈzärō ˌkɑtɑndˈzɑroʊ | the chief town of the Calabria region of southern Italy; pop. 93,519 (2008 ).
cataphatic
cataphatic |ˌkatəˈfatɪk | ▶adjective Theology (of knowledge of God ) obtained through defining God with positive statements. The opposite of apophatic. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek kataphatikos ‘affirmative ’, from kataphasis ‘affirmation ’, from kata- (as an intensifier ) + phanai ‘speak ’.
cataphor
cataphor |ˈkɑtəfə, -fɔː | ▶noun Grammar a word or phrase that refers to or stands for a later word or phrase (e.g. in when they saw Ruth, the men looked slightly abashed, they is used as a cataphor for the men ). ORIGIN late 20th cent.: back-formation from cataphora .
cataphora
cataphora |kəˈtaf (ə )rə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Grammar the use of a word or phrase that refers to or stands for a later word or phrase (e.g. the pronoun he in he may be approaching 37, but Jeff has no plans to retire from the sport yet ). Compare with anaphora. DERIVATIVES cataphoric |katəˈfɒrɪk |adjective, cataphorically adverb ORIGIN 1970s: from cata- on the pattern of anaphora .
cataphract
cataphract |ˈkatəfrakt | ▶noun archaic a soldier in full armour. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek kataphraktos ‘clothed in full armour ’.
cataplasm
cataplasm |ˈkatəplaz (ə )m | ▶noun archaic a plaster or poultice. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cataplasme or late Latin cataplasma, from Greek kataplasma, from kataplassein ‘plaster over ’.
cataplexy
cataplexy |ˈkatəˌplɛksi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a medical condition in which strong emotion or laughter causes a person to suffer sudden physical collapse though remaining conscious. DERIVATIVES cataplectic |-ˈplɛktɪk |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek kataplēxis ‘stupefaction ’, from kataplessein, from kata- ‘down ’ + plēssein ‘strike ’.
catapult
cata |pult |ˈkatəpʌlt | ▶noun 1 Brit. a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones. 2 historical a military machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones or other missiles. 3 a mechanical device for launching a glider or other aircraft, especially from the deck of a ship. ▶verb [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] hurl or launch (something ) with or as if with a catapult: the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards along the road | figurative : their music catapulted them to the top of the charts. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move suddenly or at great speed as though hurled by a catapult: the horse catapulted away from the fence. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French catapulte or Latin catapulta, from Greek katapeltēs, from kata- ‘down ’ + pallein ‘hurl ’.
cataract
cataract |ˈkatərakt | ▶noun 1 a large waterfall. • a sudden rush of water; a downpour: the rain enveloped us in a deafening cataract. 2 a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision: she had cataracts in both eyes. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin cataracta ‘waterfall, floodgate ’, also ‘portcullis ’ (medical sense 2 probably being a figurative use of this ), from Greek kataraktēs ‘down-rushing ’, from katarassein, from kata- ‘down ’ + arassein ‘strike, smash ’.
catarrh
catarrh |kəˈtɑː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] excessive discharge or build-up of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane. DERIVATIVES catarrhal adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from French catarrhe, from late Latin catarrhus, from Greek katarrhous, from katarrhein ‘flow down ’, from kata- ‘down ’ + rhein ‘flow ’.
catarrhine
catarrhine |ˈkatərʌɪn |Zoology ▶adjective relating to primates of a group that comprises the Old World monkeys, gibbons, great apes, and humans. They are distinguished by having nostrils that are close together and directed downwards, and do not have a prehensile tail. Compare with platyrrhine. ▶noun a catarrhine primate. ●Infraorder Catarrhini, order Primates: four families. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from cata- ‘down ’ + Greek rhis, rhin- ‘nose ’.
catastasis
ca tas ta sis |keˈtastəsis kəˈtæstəsəs | ▶noun ( pl. catastases |-ˌsēz | ) the third part of an ancient Greek drama, in which the action is heightened for the catastrophe.
catastrophe
catastrophe |kəˈtastrəfi | ▶noun 1 an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster: an environmental catastrophe | [ mass noun ] : inaction will only bring us closer to catastrophe. • something very unfortunate or unsuccessful: the tax would be a catastrophe for the industry. 2 the denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘denouement ’): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē ‘overturning, sudden turn ’, from kata- ‘down ’ + strophē ‘turning ’ (from strephein ‘to turn ’).
catastrophe theory
ca ¦tas |tro ¦phe the ¦ory ▶noun [ mass noun ] a branch of mathematics concerned with systems displaying abrupt discontinuous change.
catastrophic
cata |stroph ¦ic |katəˈstrɒfɪk | ▶adjective involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering: a catastrophic earthquake. • extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful: catastrophic mismanagement of the economy. • involving a sudden and large-scale alteration in state: the body undergoes catastrophic collapse towards the state of a black hole. • relating to geological catastrophism. DERIVATIVES catastrophically |-ˈstrɒfɪk (ə )li |adverb
catastrophism
ca ¦tas ¦troph |ism |kəˈtastrəfɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geology the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted chiefly from sudden violent and unusual events. Often contrasted with uniformitarianism. DERIVATIVES catastrophist noun & adjective
catastrophize
catastrophize |kəˈtastrəfʌɪz | ▶verb [ no obj. ] view or present a situation as considerably worse than it actually is: traumatic experiences can predispose people to catastrophize.
catatonia
catatonia |ˌkatəˈtəʊnɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Psychiatry abnormality of movement and behaviour arising from a disturbed mental state (typically schizophrenia ). It may involve repetitive or purposeless overactivity, or catalepsy, resistance to passive movement, and negativism. • informal a state of immobility and stupor. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from cata- ‘badly ’ + Greek tonos ‘tone or tension ’.
catatonic
cata |ton ¦ic |katəˈtɒnɪk | ▶adjective Psychiatry relating to or characterized by catatonia: catatonic schizophrenia. • informal of or in an immobile or unresponsive stupor.
Catawba
Catawba |kəˈtɔːbə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a North American variety of grape. • a white wine made from the Catawba grape. ORIGIN named after the River Catawba in North and South Carolina.
Catawba River
Ca taw ba Riv er |kəˈtôbə kəˌtɔbə ˈrɪvər | a river that flows for 300 miles (480 km ) from the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina across much of South Carolina.
American Oxford Thesaurus
cataclysm
cataclysm noun their homeland was destroyed by a great cataclysm: disaster, catastrophe, calamity, tragedy, devastation, holocaust, ruin, ruination, upheaval, convulsion, apocalypse, act of God.
catacombs
catacombs plural noun they unearthed the catacombs of an apparently prominent family: underground cemetery, crypt, vault, tomb, ossuary.
catalog
catalog noun 1 a library catalog: directory, register, index, list, listing, record, archive, inventory. 2 a mail-order catalog: brochure, mailer, wish book. ▶verb the collection is fully cataloged: classify, categorize, systematize, index, list, archive, make an inventory of, inventory, record, itemize.
catalyst
catalyst noun the governor's speech was a catalyst for debate: stimulus, stimulation, spark, sparkplug, spur, incitement, impetus.
catapult
catapult verb the boulder was catapulted into the sea: propel, launch, hurl, fling, send flying, fire, blast, shoot.
cataract
cataract noun the glistening cataract made a spectacular backdrop for our photo shoot: waterfall, cascade, falls, rapids, white water.
catastrophe
catastrophe noun the flood of '82 was the worst catastrophe in the town's history: disaster, calamity, cataclysm, holocaust, havoc, ruin, ruination, tragedy; adversity, blight, trouble, trial, tribulation.
catastrophic
catastrophic adjective the losses were catastrophic: disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, apocalyptic, ruinous, tragic, fatal, dire, awful, terrible, dreadful.
Oxford Thesaurus
cataclysm
cataclysm noun their homeland was destroyed by a great cataclysm: disaster, catastrophe, calamity, tragedy, act of God, devastation, crisis, holocaust, ruin, ruination, upheaval, convulsion, blow, shock, reverse, trouble, trial, tribulation; misfortune, mishap, accident, mischance, misadventure, woe, affliction, distress; informal meltdown, whammy; archaic bale; Scottish archaic mishanter. ANTONYMS salvation, godsend.
cataclysmic
cataclysmic adjective the cataclysmic Krakatoa eruption of 1883: disastrous, catastrophic, calamitous, tragic, devastating, ruinous, terrible, violent, awful. ANTONYMS fortunate, beneficial.
catacombs
catacombs plural noun underground cemetery, sepulchre, crypt, vault, mausoleum, tomb, ossuary; tunnels, labyrinth, maze.
catalogue
catalogue noun 1 a computerized library catalogue: directory, register, index, list, listing, record, archive, inventory, roll, table, calendar, classification, roster. 2 a mail-order catalogue: brochure, prospectus, guide, magalogue, mailer; N. Amer. informal wish book. ▶verb it will be some time before the collection is fully catalogued: classify, categorize, systematize, systemize, index, list, archive, make an inventory of, inventory, record, register, file, log, enumerate, alphabetize, itemize, pigeonhole, tabulate.
catapult
catapult noun a 16 -year-old boy fired a catapult at a low-flying helicopter: sling; N. Amer. slingshot; Austral. /NZ shanghai. ▶verb Sam felt himself being catapulted into the sea: propel, launch, hurl, hurtle, fling, send flying, send, let fly, let loose, fire, blast, shoot.
cataract
cataract noun 1 the river descends in a succession of spectacular cataracts: waterfall, cascade, falls, rapids, white water; torrent; downpour, shower; N. English force; Scottish archaic linn. 2 he had cataracts in both eyes: opacity, opaqueness.
catastrophe
catastrophe noun the bush fires were the latest in a growing list of catastrophes: disaster, calamity, cataclysm, crisis, holocaust, ruin, ruination, tragedy, blow, shock; adversity, blight, trouble, trial, tribulation, mishap, misfortune, mischance, misadventure, accident, failure, reverse, woe, affliction, distress; informal meltdown, whammy; archaic bale; Scottish archaic mishanter. ANTONYMS salvation, godsend.
catastrophic
catastrophic adjective the catastrophic consequences of a major oil spill: disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, ruinous, tragic, fatal, dire, awful, terrible, dreadful, black, woeful, grievous, lamentable, miserable, unfortunate; literary direful. ANTONYMS fortunate, beneficial.
Duden Dictionary
Catalpa
Ca tal pa , die Katalpa |Cat a lpa |
Catania
Ca ta nia Eigenname |Cat a nia |Stadt auf Sizilien
French Dictionary
cata-
cata- préf. préfixe Élément du grec signifiant « en dessous, en arrière ». : Catacombe.
catabolisme
catabolisme n. m. Ensemble des réactions de dégradation des composés organiques de la matière vivante, produisant de l ’énergie thermique ou de liaison (respiration, fermentation ) et des déchets éliminés par l ’organisme (GDT ). ANTONYME anabolisme .
catachrèse
catachrèse n. f. nom féminin Métaphore où l ’on emploie un mot au-delà de son sens propre. : Exemples: les bras d ’un fauteuil, la tête d ’un lit. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [katakrɛz ] Note Orthographique cata chrè se.
cataclysme
cataclysme n. m. nom masculin 1 Désastre naturel d ’une grande ampleur. : Ce raz-de-marée a été un cataclysme. 2 figuré Bouleversement majeur. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom catastrophe, accident causant la mort de plusieurs personnes. Note Orthographique catacl y sme.
catacombe
catacombe n. f. nom féminin Vaste cavité souterraine ayant servi de cimetière. : Les catacombes romaines. Note Technique Ce mot s ’utilise surtout au pluriel.
catadioptre
catadioptre n. m. nom masculin Petit disque destiné à réfléchir la lumière, la nuit, afin de signaler un objet, un véhicule. : Il est prudent de placer des catadioptres sur une bicyclette.
catafalque
catafalque n. m. nom masculin Décoration funèbre élevée pour recevoir un cercueil. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom cénotaphe, tombeau vide élevé à la mémoire d ’un mort.
catalan
catalan , ane adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin De la Catalogne. : Le design catalan. Un Catalan, une Catalane. Note Typographique L ’adjectif s ’écrit avec une minuscule; le nom, avec une majuscule. nom masculin Langue parlée en Catalogne. : Jordi parle le catalan. Note Typographique Le nom de la langue s ’écrit avec une minuscule.
catalepsie
catalepsie n. f. nom féminin médecine Interruption apparente des mouvements des muscles et perte momentanée de sensibilité. : Sous l ’influence d ’un hypnotiseur, cette personne est tombée en catalepsie.
cataleptique
cataleptique adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif 1 médecine Relatif à la catalepsie. : Un état cataleptique. 2 médecine Atteint de catalepsie. nom masculin et féminin Personne atteinte de catalepsie. : Une cataleptique.
catalogage
catalogage n. m. nom masculin 1 Action de classer selon un certain ordre. 2 Élaboration d ’un catalogue. Note Orthographique catalo ga ge.
catalogne
catalogne n. f. nom féminin Étoffe faite au métier avec des retailles de tissus.
catalogue
catalogue n. m. nom masculin 1 Liste d ’objets classés. : Le musée vend le catalogue de cette exposition. SYNONYME relevé ; répertoire . 2 Cahier comportant la liste des produits d ’une entreprise, leurs prix, leurs caractéristiques et les renseignements utiles à la vente de ces produits. : Voici le catalogue de nos articles. 3 Répertoire de données informatiques.
cataloguer
cataloguer v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Classer par ordre dans un catalogue. : Cataloguer des disques, des livres. SYNONYME inventorier ; répertorier . 2 figuré Classer (quelqu ’un, quelque chose ) dans une catégorie, surtout défavorable. : Elle a été cataloguée tout de suite: c ’est une fausse timide. aimer
catalyse
catalyse n. f. nom féminin chimie Action d ’un corps dont la présence provoque ou accélère une réaction chimique. Note Orthographique catal y se.
catalyser
catalyser v. tr. verbe transitif 1 chimie Agir comme catalyseur. 2 figuré Provoquer une réaction. : Sa présence a catalysé l ’opposition entre les deux clans. aimer Note Orthographique catal y ser.
catalyseur
catalyseur n. m. nom masculin 1 chimie Substance qui provoque la catalyse. 2 figuré Élément qui déclenche une réaction. Note Orthographique catal y seur.
catamaran
catamaran n. m. nom masculin Voilier à deux coques. : Des catamarans très rapides. Note Orthographique catamar an.
cataplasme
cataplasme n. m. nom masculin Pansement de pâte molle appliquée sur la peau pour soulager un malade. : Un cataplasme à la moutarde. LOCUTION Un cataplasme sur une jambe de bois. figuré Effort inutile, remède inefficace. SYNONYME cautère ; coup .
catapulte
catapulte n. f. nom féminin anciennement Machine de guerre servant à lancer des pierres, des traits. Note Technique Attention au genre féminin de ce nom: une catapulte.
catapulter
catapulter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Lancer avec une catapulte. : Des pierres catapultées. 2 Lancer loin et avec puissance. : Ce hockeyeur a catapulté la rondelle dans les gradins. 3 figuré Parachuter quelqu ’un à un poste plus important que celui qu ’il occupe. SYNONYME bombarder ; élever ; porter . aimer
cataracte
cataracte n. f. nom féminin 1 Chute d ’un grand cours d ’eau, où il y a une importante différence de niveau entre deux points (Recomm. off. ). Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • cascade, chute d ’eau de faible débit, comportant ordinairement plusieurs paliers; • chute, masse d ’eau tombant brusquement à l ’emplacement d ’une rupture de pente; • rapide, partie d ’un cours d ’eau, souvent hérissée de roches, où le courant devient rapide et agité par suite d ’un resserrement du lit ou d ’une faible augmentation de la pente. Note Typographique Les noms génériques de géographie s ’écrivent avec une minuscule. 2 médecine Affection de l ’œil rendant partiellement ou totalement aveugle. : Elle a été opérée de la cataracte. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom vieilli catarrhe, rhume.
catarrhe
catarrhe n. m. nom masculin vieux Rhume. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom cataracte, affection de l ’œil. Note Orthographique cata rrh e.
catastrophe
catastrophe n. f. nom féminin 1 Malheur brusque très grave. : Cette explosion est une catastrophe. SYNONYME désastre . 2 Accident causant la mort de plusieurs personnes. : Une catastrophe aérienne. SYNONYME drame . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom cataclysme, désastre naturel d ’une grande ampleur. LOCUTION En catastrophe En toute hâte. : Ils sont arrivés en catastrophe et nous ont dit qu ’ils étaient très en retard. Note Orthographique catastro ph e.
catastropher
catastropher v. tr. verbe transitif familier Bouleverser, consterner. : Leur départ l ’a catastrophé. SYNONYME atterrer . aimer Note Orthographique catastro ph er.
catastrophique
catastrophique adj. adjectif 1 Désastreux. : Une sécheresse catastrophique. SYNONYME effroyable ; horrible . 2 Qui provoque une catastrophe. : Un raz-de-marée catastrophique. 3 familier Ennuyeux. : Son absence est catastrophique. SYNONYME fâcheux . Note Orthographique catastro ph ique.
Spanish Dictionary
cata
cata nombre femenino 1 Prueba de un alimento o una bebida para examinar su sabor o su calidad :cata de champán espumoso seco; la cosecha de 1980 ganó una medalla de oro en la primera cata oficial .SINÓNIMO catadura .2 Porción de alguna cosa que se prueba o examina :te traigo una pequeña cata de los distintos quesos que fabricamos .3 Arg, Chile Cotorra de color verde con tonalidades amarillas y azules, que habita en la copa de los árboles donde forma grandes nidos; se reproduce con facilidad, vive en forma comunitaria y se alimenta de frutos, hojas y granos, pudiendo producir, en algunos casos, daños significativos en determinados cultivos .4 Colomb Cosa oculta o encerrada .5 Colomb, Méx Sondeo que se hace de un terreno para ver los materiales que contiene .
cata-
cata- Prefijo de origen griego que entra en la formación de nombres y adjetivos con el significado de ‘abajo ’, ‘debajo ’, ‘hacia abajo ’, ‘contra ’:catadióptrico .
catabólico, -ca
catabólico, -ca adjetivo Del catabolismo o relacionado con él :las reacciones metabólicas pueden ser de dos tipos: catabólicas (productoras de energía ) o anabólicas (consumidoras de energía ).
catabolismo
catabolismo nombre masculino biol Fase del proceso del metabolismo en la cual se destruye la sustancia de los seres vivos .ANTÓNIMO anabolismo .
catabra
catabra (también catabre )nombre femenino Colomb Recipiente, de calabaza o mimbre, que se lleva a la espalda y se usa para transportar granos, frutas, etc .
catabre
catabre (también catabra o catabro )nombre masculino Colomb Recipiente de calabaza o mimbre que se usa para transportar granos, frutas, etc .
catacaldos
catacaldos nombre común 1 coloquial Persona que inicia muchas actividades y no se dedica con constancia a ninguna .2 nombre común Persona entrometida .El plural es catacaldos .
cataclismo
cataclismo nombre masculino 1 Desastre de grandes proporciones que afecta a todo el planeta o a parte de él y es producido por un fenómeno natural :los terremotos y los huracanes son cataclismos .2 Alteración grande de la normalidad en el orden social o político :los últimos años del siglo xix y especialmente los primeros del xx suponen un cataclismo en las tradiciones artísticas .3 Disgusto, contratiempo o suceso que altera la vida cotidiana .
catacresis
catacresis nombre femenino lit Metáfora de uso corriente lexicalizada y no advertida como tal, que consiste en el uso de una palabra con un sentido diferente del que originariamente le corresponde con el fin de nombrar a una cosa que carece de nombre particular :al hablar de la hoja de una espada se produce una catacresis .El plural es catacresis .
catacumbas
catacumbas nombre femenino plural Serie de galerías subterráneas donde los primeros cristianos enterraban a sus muertos y practicaban las ceremonias del culto :en las paredes de las catacumbas se disponen pinturas con temas evangélicos y alegóricos .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xviii ) del latín catacumbae y este compuesto del griego katá ‘debajo ’ y del latín *cumbere ‘dormir ’, ‘yacer ’, ‘descansar (en la tumba )’.
catadióptrico, -ca
catadióptrico, -ca nombre masculino 1 Elemento de señalización de un vehículo que refleja la luz procedente de una fuente luminosa exterior :catadióptrico trasero del automóvil .2 adjetivo [sistema óptico ] Que implica a la vez reflexión y refracción de la luz .3 [aparato ] Que está compuesto de espejos y lentes .
catador, -ra
catador, -ra nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que se dedica a probar o catar un alimento o una bebida para informar de su calidad y de sus propiedades :hubo diferencias de valoración entre los elaboradores y los catadores de los productos .2 Persona que se dedica a probar o catar vinos para informar de su calidad y de sus propiedades :un buen catador reconoce el año de cosecha .SINÓNIMO catavinos .3 Persona que por experiencia conoce y sabe apreciar alguna cosa :era un auténtico catador de libros clásicos .4 Persona que se dedica a catar o castrar colmenas quitándoles parte de los panales con miel .
catadura
catadura nombre femenino 1 despectivo Aspecto físico o apariencia externa de una persona, especialmente de su cara :había huéspedes de distinta catadura .2 Prueba de un alimento o una bebida para examinar su sabor o su calidad .SINÓNIMO cata .
catafalco
catafalco nombre masculino Armazón cubierto con tela negra que representa un sepulcro y que se levanta en los templos para celebrar los funerales por un difunto .SINÓNIMO túmulo .
catáfora
catáfora nombre femenino lit Anticipación de lo que va a venir en el discurso, realizada por una palabra, generalmente un demostrativo :en ‘esto, lo que ahora diré, es prueba de su inocencia ’, ‘esto ’ actúa como catáfora .
catalán, -lana
catalán, -lana adjetivo 1 Relativo a Cataluña, comunidad autónoma española, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Cataluña .3 nombre masculino /adjetivo Lengua románica que se habla en Cataluña, Baleares, parte del País Valenciano, Andorra y sudeste de Francia .4 adjetivo Que tiene relación con esta lengua . VÉASE crema catalana .
catalanidad
catalanidad nombre femenino Cualidad o condición de catalán :es un autor catalán que escribe en castellano y que no renuncia a su catalanidad específica, que además ostenta con mayor poderío que nadie .SINÓNIMO catalanismo .
catalanismo
catalanismo nombre masculino 1 Palabra, expresión o giro propios de la lengua catalana que se usa en otro idioma :la palabra ‘butifarra ’ es un catalanismo; Juan Fernández de Heredia (1310 -1396 ) escribió un total de 14 obras en un aragonés lleno de catalanismos .2 Estima o admiración por la cultura y las tradiciones de Cataluña :su catalanismo no le impide apreciar los valores de otros lugares .3 Movimiento político que pretende el reconocimiento político de Cataluña y defiende sus valores históricos y culturales :de todos los movimientos nacionalistas que se produjeron con anterioridad a la Guerra Civil el catalanismo fue el que alcanzó una mayor importancia .4 Cualidad o condición de catalán :en sus obras se hace evidente su catalanismo .SINÓNIMO catalanidad .
catalanista
catalanista adjetivo 1 Del catalanismo o relacionado con este movimiento político :doctrinas catalanistas; manifestación catalanista .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es partidario del catalanismo político .
catalanización
catalanización nombre femenino Acción de catalanizar o catalanizarse :la catalanización de la escuela ha sido un objetivo siempre del catalanismo .
catalanizar
catalanizar verbo transitivo 1 Imprimir rasgos característicos de la lengua catalana; en especial, adaptar la ortografía de una palabra de otra lengua a las normas fonológicas, morfológicas u ortográficas del catalán .2 Imprimir rasgos, cualidades o costumbres que se consideran propias de Cataluña .
catalanohablante
catalanohablante adjetivo /nombre común 1 Que habla catalán como lengua materna o tiene gran dominio de este idioma .2 adjetivo [país, territorio ] Que está habitado por población de habla catalana .
catalejo
catalejo nombre masculino 1 Instrumento óptico para ver a larga distancia que consiste en un tubo, generalmente extensible, con una lente en cada extremo, una colectora de la luz y otra amplificadora de la imagen formada por la primera :un catalejo de 35 aumentos .2 catalejos nombre masculino plural Chile, Colomb, Méx, Venez Instrumento óptico formado por dos cilindros idénticos unidos y provistos de prismas y de lentes en su interior que permite la visión ampliada, con ambos ojos, de objetos lejanos .SINÓNIMO gemelos, prismáticos .ETIMOLOGÍA De catalejos (singular ), compuesto del español antiguo catar ‘mirar ’ y el adverbio lejos , por utilizarse para ver a larga distancia. De la familia etimológica de catar (V.).
catalepsia
catalepsia nombre femenino Trastorno nervioso repentino que se caracteriza por la inmovilidad y rigidez del cuerpo y la pérdida de la sensibilidad y de la capacidad de contraer los músculos voluntariamente :la catalepsia se presenta sobre todo en algunos enfermos esquizofrénicos .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del griego katálepsis ‘acción de coger ’, en la lengua médica ‘ataque, parálisis ’, derivado de katalambánein ‘apoderarse de ’, ‘atacar (una enfermedad )’. De la raíz indoeuropea de lema (V.).
cataléptico, -ca
cataléptico, -ca adjetivo 1 De la catalepsia o relacionado con ella .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que padece catalepsia .
catalicores
catalicores nombre masculino Pipeta larga para catar o probar vinos y licores .El plural es catalicores .
catalina
catalina nombre femenino coloquial Excremento humano o del ganado vacuno .
catálisis
catálisis nombre femenino Variación en la velocidad de una reacción química producida por la presencia de un catalizador :la catálisis puede ser heterogénea (las sustancias de la reacción son absorbidas por el catalizador ) u homogénea (el catalizador se une a las sustancias de la reacción ).
catalítico, -ca
catalítico, -ca adjetivo De la catálisis o relacionado con ella :agente catalítico . VÉASE estufa catalítica .
catalizador, -ra
catalizador, -ra adjetivo /nombre femenino 1 [sustancia ] Que acelera o retarda una reacción química sin participar en ella :los catalizadores positivos aceleran la reacción, mientras que los negativos la retardan .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino [persona, cosa ] Que atrae, conforma y agrupa fuerzas, opiniones, sentimientos, etc. :esa actriz fue, durante los años 40, el catalizador de la idealización de los hombres .3 n. m.Dispositivo de los automotores que reduce la emisión de gases tóxicos que libera el motor .
catalizar
catalizar verbo transitivo 1 Causar o provocar un proceso o una reacción de cualquier tipo .2 Atraer, conformar y agrupar fuerzas, opiniones, sentimientos, etc .3 Producir catálisis :el platino se utiliza para catalizar muchas reacciones . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .
catalogación
catalogación nombre femenino 1 Acción de catalogar .2 Efecto de catalogar .
catalogar
catalogar verbo transitivo 1 Registrar y clasificar libros, documentos, monedas, objetos en venta, etc. , para formar un inventario de ellos o incluirlos en uno ya elaborado :el último listado dolménico, publicado en 1992, cataloga en Navarra 434 dólmenes y 198 túmulos .2 Calificar o considerar una cosa o a una persona de la manera que se expresa :nos encontramos en una época que podríamos catalogar como crucial para el futuro de la empresa; la crítica ha catalogado su poesía como obra coral; el escritor no quiere que le cataloguen como un chismoso . Conjugación [7 ] como llegar .
catálogo
catálogo nombre masculino Lista o relación ordenada con algún criterio de libros, documentos, monedas, objetos en venta, etc. , de una persona, empresa o institución, que generalmente contiene una breve descripción del objeto relacionado y ciertos datos de interés :el catálogo de publicaciones de la editorial; el catálogo de una biblioteca; en el catálogo de especies amenazadas se reseñan 19 especies de animales vertebrados y 56 de flora que se encuentran en peligro de extinción .
catamarán
catamarán nombre masculino 1 Embarcación deportiva de vela y motor formada por dos cascos estrechos y alargados unidos por una plataforma :el catamarán soporta olas de gran magnitud .2 Balsa de tres a cinco troncos de madera con la proa fina y los costados ligeramente alzados, empleada especialmente en la India .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés catamaran y este del tamil kattumaram, compuesto por kattu ‘atar ’ y maram ‘árbol, madera ’, por ser en su origen una embarcación fabricada con troncos ensamblados .
catanga
catanga nombre femenino Colomb Cesta de boca estrecha con tapa, formada por un cilindro de juncos, en la que los pescadores echan la pesca u otros víveres .
cataplasma
cataplasma nombre femenino 1 Sustancia medicamentosa en forma de pasta blanda que se extiende entre dos gasas y se aplica caliente sobre alguna parte del cuerpo con fines calmantes, curativos o emolientes :las cataplasmas se utilizaban antiguamente para reducir un dolor local .2 coloquial Persona enfermiza o achacosa que se queja en exceso .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvi ) del griego katáplasma ‘emplasto ’, derivado de plásma ‘materia modelable ’ y este de plássein ‘moldear, amasar ’. De la familia etimológica de plástico (V.).
cataplejía
cataplejía nombre femenino Trastorno neurológico de origen psíquico que consiste en la pérdida repentina de movimiento ante un estímulo emotivo muy intenso, conservando perfectamente lúcida la conciencia .
cataplín
cataplín nombre masculino eufemismo Cojón :se dio un golpe en los cataplines .estar hasta los cataplines coloquial Estar harto de alguien o algo :estoy hasta los cataplines de tener que lavar la ropa a mano; nos dijo que estaba hasta los cataplines de su jefe .Se usa generalmente en plural .
catapulta
catapulta nombre femenino 1 Máquina de guerra antigua que se utilizaba para lanzar a gran distancia piedras o flechas de gran tamaño; generalmente estaba formada por un gran armazón de madera con ruedas y un mecanismo de lanzamiento .2 Cosa que impulsa y favorece decisivamente el desarrollo de otra :sus años como gobernador fueron la catapulta hacia la presidencia .
catapultar
catapultar verbo transitivo 1 Disparar o lanzar piedras u otra cosa con una catapulta :las tropas catapultaban piedras contra la muralla; (fig ) retenía el balón cuando era necesario y lo catapultaba cuando veía al rival descompuesto en defensa .2 Dar un fuerte impulso social a alguien o hacerlo ascender socialmente de forma muy rápida :el salto del jugador a un equipo de primera división lo ha catapultado a la selección .
catar
catar verbo transitivo 1 Probar un alimento o una bebida para examinar su sabor o su calidad :catar el vino .2 Experimentar por primera vez la impresión o sensación que produce alguna cosa :apiñados en la puerta, nos detuvimos a catar el ambiente de la sala con expectativa silenciosa .3 Quitar a las colmenas parte de los panales con miel .SINÓNIMO castrar .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz patrimonial del latín captare ‘tratar de coger ’, ‘tratar de percibir por los sentidos ’, derivado de capere ‘tomar ’, ‘coger ’. Antiguamente significó ‘mirar ’ y, posteriormente, por metonimia, ‘probar ’ con el sentido del gusto. A la misma familia etimológica latina pertenecen acatar , catalejo , recatar y rescatar . De la raíz indoeuropea de caber (V.).
catarata
catarata nombre femenino 1 Cascada de gran altura, anchura y volumen de agua :las impresionantes cataratas del Niágara están en Estados Unidos .2 Opacidad del cristalino del ojo o de su cápsula que impide el paso de la luz y es causa de la pérdida total o parcial de visión :el tratamiento de la catarata es quirúrgico .Se usa generalmente en plural .
catarí
catarí (también qatarí )adjetivo 1 Relativo a Catar, país de Oriente Medio, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es de Catar .Es la grafía recomendada por la Real Academia Española .
catarinita
catarinita nombre femenino Méx Insecto del mismo orden que el escarabajo de unos 5 mm de largo, forma casi esférica, color rojo o amarillo con puntitos negros, con antenas engrosadas hacia la punta, boca de tipo masticador, patas cortas y alas protegidas por unas placas duras denominadas élitros; tanto los adultos como las larvas se alimentan de pulgones, por lo que resultan muy beneficiosas para la agricultura .SINÓNIMO mariquita .
cátaro, -ra
cátaro, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que era seguidor de un movimiento religioso cristiano herético de los siglos xi y xii que afirmaba la existencia de dos principios universales, el bien y el mal, rechazaba los sacramentos y el culto a las imágenes, atacaba a la jerarquía eclesiástica y justificaba el suicidio :los cátaros vivían con una gran sencillez .2 adjetivo De estas personas o relacionado con ellas :la herejía cátara; un castillo cátaro .
catarral
catarral adjetivo Del catarro o que tiene relación con esta inflamación o con este malestar físico :infección catarral .
catarrino
catarrino adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [primate ] Que pertenece al infraorden de los catarrinos .2 catarrinos nombre masculino plural zool Infraorden de primates antropoides caracterizados por tener el tabique nasal muy estrecho y una cola nunca prensil :el chimpancé, el gorila, el mandril y el macaco pertenecen a los catarrinos .
catarro
catarro nombre masculino 1 Inflamación aguda o crónica de las membranas mucosas del aparato respiratorio, especialmente de la garganta y de la nariz, de naturaleza vírica, bacteriana o alérgica, que produce un aumento de la secreción nasal y suele ir acompañada de tos, fiebre y dolores musculares .2 Malestar físico provocado por esta inflamación .SINÓNIMO constipado, resfriado .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín catarrhus y este del griego katárrhus, derivado de katarrein ‘correr (un líquido ) de arriba abajo ’, compuesto de katá ‘en ’ y rhein ‘colar ’, ‘derramar ’; originariamente designaba el flujo derramado procedente de las membranas mucosas cuando se padece un catarro .
catarroso, -sa
catarroso, -sa adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 Que habitualmente padece catarro .2 Que padece un catarro .
catarsis
catarsis nombre femenino 1 Entre los antiguos griegos, purificación de las pasiones del ánimo mediante las emociones que provoca la contemplación de una situación trágica .2 Liberación o eliminación de los recuerdos que alteran la mente o el equilibrio nervioso :ha logrado la catarsis de las emociones .El plural es catarsis .
catártico, -ca
catártico, -ca adjetivo De la catarsis psíquica o relacionado con ella :función catártica; efecto catártico; poder catártico .
catastral
catastral adjetivo Del catastro o relacionado con él :el valor catastral de una propiedad .
catastro
catastro nombre masculino Censo estadístico de los bienes inmuebles de una determinada población que contiene la descripción física, económica y jurídica de las propiedades rústicas y urbanas :el catastro constituye la base sobre la cual se distribuye el impuesto de bienes inmuebles y es utilizado por la administración pública en la elaboración de proyectos de obras públicas .
catástrofe
catástrofe nombre femenino 1 Suceso desdichado en el que se produce gran destrucción y muchas desgracias con grave alteración del desarrollo normal de las cosas :una catástrofe aérea .2 coloquial Cosa mal hecha, de mala calidad o que produce mala impresión :nuestra primera cita ha sido una catástrofe .SINÓNIMO desastre .
catastrófico, -ca
catastrófico, -ca adjetivo 1 Que tiene las características de una catástrofe :el representante del pueblo manifestó la conveniencia de pedir la calificación de zona catastrófica .2 Que es desastroso o muy malo :la semana que perdió el trabajo le resultó catastrófica; la situación alimentaria y económica del país es cada vez más catastrófica .
catastrofismo
catastrofismo nombre masculino 1 Tendencia a predecir catástrofes .2 Teoría según la cual la historia de la Tierra habría sufrido grandes catástrofes naturales en momentos determinados que habrían eliminado los organismos vivos de otras épocas .
catastrofista
catastrofista adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que tiende a predecir catástrofes .2 adjetivo Que es propio o característico de estas personas :visión catastrofista; hipótesis catastrofista; teoría catastrofista .
catatar
catatar verbo transitivo Perú Provocar [una cosa ] fascinación en una persona :me han catatado los vestidos .
catatonía
catatonía nombre femenino Síndrome psicomotor que se da en ciertas formas de esquizofrenia, caracterizado especialmente por el negativismo, la oposición, la catalepsia y estereotipos gestuales .
catatónico, -ca
catatónico, -ca adjetivo 1 De la catatonía o que tiene relación con este síndrome .2 [persona ] Que se ha quedado paralizada mentalmente, sin capacidad de respuesta, a causa de una fuerte impresión o un gran cansancio psíquico .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que padece catatonía .
catauro
catauro nombre masculino Car Cesto hecho de yagua, que se usa para llevar alimentos .
catavino
catavino nombre masculino 1 Copa de cristal fino con la que se examinan, huelen y prueban los mostos y los vinos .2 Tubo o pipeta para sacar vino de un tonel y catarlo .3 Taza para probar el vino .
catavinos
catavinos nombre común Persona que se dedica a probar o catar vinos para informar de su calidad y de sus propiedades :el catavinos examinó el aroma, el color y el sabor de cada uno de los vinos .SINÓNIMO catador .El plural es catavinos .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
cataclysm
cat a clysm /kǽtəklɪ̀z (ə )m /名詞 C ⦅かたく ⦆1 (社会の )大変動, 激動 (!戦争 革命など ) ; 革命的な出来事 [事件 ].2 (自然界の )大変動, 大災害 (!大地震 大洪水 火山爆発など ) .
cataclysmic
cat a clys mic /kæ̀təklɪ́zmɪk /形容詞 1 ⦅かたく ⦆大変動をもたらした 〈事件 出来事 〉, 激動の ; 〘地 〙地殻を激変させる .2 ⦅くだけて ⦆非常に不 (愉 )快な, 大失敗の .
catacomb
cat a comb /kǽtəkòʊm |-kùːm /名詞 C 1 〖通例 ~s 〗(特に都市にある )地下墓地 ; 〖the Catacombs 〗カタコンベ 〘古代ローマの地下墓地; 初期キリスト教徒が迫害から逃れた場所 〙.2 (曲がりくねった )地下通路 .
catafalque
cat a falque /kǽtəfɔ̀ːk |-fæ̀lk /名詞 C 棺 (ひつぎ )台 〘特に要人の遺体を安置した棺を置く装飾された木製の台 〙.
Catalan
Cat a lan /kǽt (ə )lən |kǽtəlæ̀n /名詞 1 C カタルーニャ人 .2 U カタルーニャ語 .形容詞 カタルーニャ地方 (Catalonia )の ; カタルーニャ人 [語 ]の .
catalepsy
cat a lep sy /kǽt (ə )lèpsi /名詞 U 〘精神医 〙強梗 (こう )症, カタレプシー .c à t a l é p tic 形容詞 名詞 C 強梗症の (患者 ).
catalog
cat a log ⦅主に英 ⦆-logue /kǽt (ə )lɔ̀ːɡ |-lɔ̀ɡ / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖原義は 「目録 」〗名詞 複 ~s /-z /C 1 (商品などの )カタログ ; (展示品 蔵書などの )目録 , 表 ▸ a card catalog カード式 (図書 )目録 ▸ place [put ] the products in [on ] a catalog 製品をカタログに載せる 2 〖a ~ of A 〗一続き [一連 ]のA 〈よくないことなど 〉▸ a catalog of failures [disasters, errors ]一連の失敗 [災害, 誤り ]3 ⦅米 ⦆大学便覧 (⦅英 ⦆calendar ).動詞 他動詞 自動詞 1 (〈商品 蔵書 展示品など 〉の )カタログ [目録 , 表 ]を作成する ; (…を )カタログ [目録 , 表 ]に入れる .2 (…を )列挙する ; 並べる .c á t a l ò g (u )er 名詞 C カタログ作成者 .
Catalonia
Cat a lo ni a /kæ̀t (ə )lóʊniə /名詞 カタルーニャ, カタロニア 〘スペイン北東部の地中海に面した地方; →Catalan 〙.
catalysis
ca tal y sis /kətǽləsɪs /名詞 複 -ses /-sɪ̀ːz /U C 1 〘化 〙触媒作用 [現象 ]; 接触反応 〘固体触媒による 〙.2 誘因, 人 [物 ]の関係に影響を及ぼす人 [事 ].
catalyst
cat a lyst /kǽt (ə )lɪst /名詞 C 1 変化を促すもの [人 ].2 〘化 〙触媒 .
catalytic
cat a lyt ic /kæ̀t (ə )lɪ́tɪk /形容詞 1 変化を促す働きをもつ .2 〘化 〙触媒の, 触媒作用をもつ .~̀ conv é rter (自動車の )触媒式排気ガス浄化装置 .~̀ cr á cker (石油精製に用いる )接触分解器 .
catalyze
cat a lyze /kǽt (ə )làɪz /動詞 他動詞 1 〘化 〙…に触媒作用を及ぼす .2 (刺激して )〈物事 〉の変化を促進させる .
catamaran
cat a ma ran /kæ̀təmərǽn /名詞 C 1 双胴船 〘2つの船体を平行につないだ (帆 )船 〙.2 いかだ .
catapult
cat a pult /kǽtəpʌ̀lt /名詞 C 1 〘史 〙石弓 〘古代の大型兵器 〙; 石弓のように物を飛ばす道具 [装置 ].2 ⦅英 ⦆(玩具 (がんぐ )の )ぱちんこ (⦅米 ⦆slingshot ).3 カタパルト, (空母の )飛行機射出装置, グライダーの射出装置 .動詞 他動詞 1 突然 [一躍 ]〈人 〉を 【有名 スターなどに 】する «to » , 【ある世界 社会に 】〈人 〉を入れる «into » .2 〖be ~ed 〗〈人が 〉 «…から /…に » 勢いよく投げ出される, 放り出される, 飛び出す «out of , from /into » .3 …をぱちんこで打つ, カタパルトで射出する .自動詞 1 勢いよく飛び出す [動く, 走り出す ]; 〈飛行機が 〉カタパルトから発進する .2 突然 【ある状態 [世界 ]に 】なる [入り込む ] «to , into » .
cataract
cat a ract /kǽtəræ̀kt /名詞 複 ~s /-ts /C 1 〘医 〙〖通例 ~s 〗白内障 .2 ⦅文 ⦆大滝 , 瀑布 (ばくふ )(→waterfall ).3 〖通例 ~s 〗急流 ; 豪雨 ; 大洪水 .
catarrh
ca tarrh /kətɑ́ː r /名詞 U 〘医 〙カタル 〘かぜなどによる鼻 のどなどの粘膜の炎症 〙.~al /-r (ə )l /形容詞
catastrophe
ca tas tro phe /kətǽstrəfi / (! ca-は /kə /; 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖語源は 「転覆 」〗名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 C 大災害 , 大惨事 , 災禍 (disaster )▸ a major catastrophe 大規模災害 2 U C (一般的に )災難 , 不幸 (な事態 ), 不運 (misfortune ); 大失敗 ▸ suffer catastrophe in the war 戦禍をこうむる 3 〘劇 〙(悲劇の )大詰め , 破局 , カタストロフィ .~́ th è ory 〘数 〙カタストロフィ理論 .
catastrophic
cat a stroph ic /kæ̀təstrɑ́fɪk |-strɔ́f -/形容詞 大惨事の, 悲惨な, 壊滅的な ; とてもひどい .c à t a str ó ph i cal ly 副詞
catatonic
cat a ton ic /kæ̀tətɑ́nɪk |-tɔ́n -/形容詞 〘精神医 〙緊張病の .cat a to ni a /kæ̀tətóʊniə /名詞