English-Thai Dictionary
corporal
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ร่างกาย มนุษย์ kiao-kab-rang-kai-ma-nud
corporal punishment
N การ ลงโทษ ทาง ร่างกาย kan-long-thod-tang-rang-kai
corporate
ADJ ที่ ร่วมกัน ที่ แชร์ ร่วมกัน joint common ti-ruam-kan
corporate
ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ บริษัท ti-kiao-kab-bo-ri-sad
corporation
N บริษัท bo-ri-sad
corporator
N ผู้ถือหุ้น บริษัท สมาชิก ของ สมาคม หรือ สโมสร
corporeal
ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ ร่างกาย physical ti-kiao-kab-rang-kai
corporeally
ADV อย่าง ที่ เกี่ยวกับ ร่างกาย physically yang-ti-kiao-kab-rang-kai
corporeity
N คุณ ลักษณะ
corposant
N ไฟ ที่ สว่าง บน ยอด อาคาร หรือ โบสถ์
corps
N กลุ่มคน ที่ทำงาน ร่วมกัน klum-kon-ti-tam-ngan-ruam-kan
corps
N กองกำลัง ทหาร kong-kam-lang-ta-han
corpse
N ซากศพ ศพ cadaver clay stiff sak-sob
corpulence
N ความอ้วน obesity overweight stoutness kwam-uan
corpulency
N ความอ้วน corpulence obesity fatness
corpulent
ADJ อ้วนท้วน obese rotund weighty lean thin uan-thuan
corpus
N คลังข้อมูล การ รวบรวม งานเขียน หรือ ข้อมูล คำ klang-kor-mun
corpus
N ส่วน ของ ร่างกาย suan-kong-rang-kai
corpus
N ส่วนสำคัญ suan-sam-kan
corpuscle
N อนุภาค อ ณู ส่วน เล็กๆ ar-nu-pak
corpuscle
N เซลล์ ที่ เคลื่อน ได้ อิสระ sel-ti-kluean-dai-id-sa-ra
corpuscule
N อนุภาค เม็ด เลือด corpuscle
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CORPORAL
n.[L., head. ] 1. The lowest officer of a company of infantry, next below a sergeant. He has charge over one of the divisions, places and relieves sentinels, etc.
2. The corporal of a ship of war, is an officer under the master at arms, employed to teach the sailors the use of small arms; to attend at the gangways or entering ports, and see that no spirituous liquors are brought, except by permission; to extinguish fire and candles, etc.
CORPORAL
a.[L., body. ] 1. Belonging or relating to the body; as corporal pain, opposed to mental.
2. Material; not spiritual. [See Corporeal. ]
CORPORAL, CORPORALE
n.A fine linen cloth, used to cover the sacred elements in the eucharist or in which the sacrament is put. Corporal oath, a solemn oath, so called from the ancient usage of touching the corporale, or cloth that covered the consecrated elements.
CORPORALITY
n.The state of being a body or embodied; opposed to spirituality. If this light hath any corporality, it is most subtile and pure.
CORPORALLY
adv. Bodily; in or with the body; as, to be corporally present.
CORPORALSHIP
n.[from corporal. ] A corporals command in a Russian company, or a division of twenty-three men. Each squadron consists of two companies, and each of these, of three corporalships or sixty nine men who come in the front.
CORPORAS
n.The old name of the corporal or communion cloth.
CORPORATE
a.[L., to be shaped into a body, body. ] 1. United in a body, or community, as a number of individuals, who are empowered to transact business as an individual; formed into a body; as a corporate assembly, or society; a corporate town.
2. United; general; collectively one.
They answer in a corporate voice.
CORPORATENESS
n.The state of a corporate body.
CORPORATION
n.A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual. Corporations are aggregate or sole. Corporations aggregate consist of two or more persons united in a society, which is preserved by a succession of members, either forever, or till the corporation is dissolved by the power that formed it, by the death of all its members, by surrender of its charter or franchises, or by forfeiture. Such corporations are the mayor and aldermen of cities, the head and fellows of a college, the dean and chapter of a cathedral church, the stockholders of a bank or insurance company, etc. A corporation sole consists of one person only and his successors, as a king or a bishop.
CORPORATOR
n.The member of a corporation.
CORPORATURE
n.The state of being embodied. [Not in use. ]
CORPOREAL, CORPOREOUS
a.Having a body; consisting of a material body; material; opposed to spiritual or immaterial; as our corporeal frame; corporeal substance.
CORPOREALIST
n.One who denies the existence of spiritual substances.
CORPOREALLY
adv. In body; in a bodily form or manner.
CORPOREITY
n.The state of having a body, or of being embodied; materiality. The one attributed corporeity to God.
CORPORIFY
v.t.To embody; to form into a body.
CORPOSANT
n.A name given by seamen to a luminous appearance often beheld, in dark tempestuous nights, about the decks and rigging of a ship, but particularly at the mastheads and yard-arms, supposed to be electrical.
CORPS
n.[L., body. It is pronounced kore, and is an ill word in English. ] 1. In military language, a body of troops; any division of an army; as a corps de reserve.
2. A body, in contempt, as used by Milton and Dryden, but probably pronounced in the English manner, as corpse.
3. A carcase; a dead body. [See Corpse. ]
4. In architecture, any part that projects beyond a wall, serving as the ground of some decoration.
CORPSE
n.[L., a body. ] The dead body of a human being.
CORPULENCE, CORPULENCY
n.[L., body. ] 1. Fleshiness; excessive fatness; a state of being loaded with flesh; as the body of a human being.
2. Spissitude; grossness of matter; as corpulence of water. [Little used. ]
CORPULENT
a.Fleshy; having a great or excessive quantity of fat or flesh, in proportion to the frame of the body; as a corpulent child. Corpus Christi. [Body of Christ. ] A festival of the church of England, kept on the next Thursday after Trinity-Sunday, in honor of the Eucharist.
CORPUSCLE
n.[L., body. ] A minute particle, or physical atom; corpuscles are the very small bodies which compose large bodies, not the elementary principles of matter, but such small particles simple or compound, as are not dissolved or dissipated by ordinary heat. It will add much to our satisfaction, if those corpuscles can be discovered by microscopes.
CORPUSCULAR
a.Relating to corpuscles, or small particles, supposed to be the constituent materials of all large bodies. The corpuscular philosophy attempts to account for the phenomena of nature, by the motion, figure, rest, position, etc. , of the minute particles of matter.
CORPUSCULARIAN
a.Corpuscular, as above.
CORPUSCULARIAN
n.An advocate for the corpuscular philosophy.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CORPORACE
CORPORACE Cor "po *race (kr "p-rs ), n.
Defn: See Corporas.
CORPORAL
Cor "po *ral (kr "p-ral ), n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. F. caporal, It. caporale, fr. capo head, chief, L. caput. See Chief, and cf. Caporal. ] (Mil. )
Defn: A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the lowest noncomissioned officer in a company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels. Corporal's guard, a detachment such as would be in charge of a corporal for guard duty, etc. ; hence, derisively, a very small number of persons. -- Lance corporal, an assistant corporal on private's pay. Farrow. -- Ship's corporal (Naut. ), a petty officer who assists the master at arms in his various duties.
CORPORAL
Cor "po *ral, a. Etym: [L. corporalis, fr. corpus body. See Corpse. ]
1. Belonging or relating to the body; bodily. "Past corporal toil. " Shak. Pillories and other corporal infections. Milton. Corporal punishment (law ), punishment applied to the body of the offender, including the death penalty, whipping, and imprisonment.
2. Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In this sense now usually written corporeal. Milton. A corporal heaven. ...where the stare are. Latimer. What seemed corporal melted As breath into the wind. Shak.
Syn. -- Corporal, Bodily, Corporeal. Bodily is opposed to mental; as, bodily affections. Corporeal refers to the whole physical structure or nature, of the body; as, corporeal substance or frame. Corporal, as now used, refers more to punishment or some infliction; as, corporal punishment. To speak of corporeal punishment is an error. Bodily austerities; the corporeal mold.
CORPORAL; CORPORALE
Cor "po *ral (kr "p-ral ), Cor `po *ra "le (-r "l ), n. Etym: [LL. corporale:cf. F. corporal. See Corporal, a.]
Defn: A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth. Corporal oath, a solemn oath; -- so called from the fact that it was the ancient usage for the party taking it to touch the corporal, or cloth that covered the consecrated elements.
CORPORALITY
Cor `po *ral "i *ty (kr `p-rl "l-t ), n.: pl. Corporalities (-t. Etym: [L.corporalitas: cf. F.corporalit.]
1. The state of being or having a body; bodily existence; corporeality; -- opposed to spirituality. Dr. H. More.
2. A confraternity; a guild. [Obs. ] Milton.
CORPORALLY
CORPORALLY Cor "po *ral *ly (kr "p-ral-ly ), adv.
Defn: In or with the body; bodily; as, to be corporally present. Sharp.
CORPORALSHIP
CORPORALSHIP Cor "po *ral *ship, n. (Mil. )
Defn: A corporal's office.
CORPORAS
Cor "po *ras (kr "p-rs ), n. Etym: [Prop. pl. of corporal. ]
Defn: The corporal, or communion cloth. [Obs. ] Fuller.
CORPORATE
Cor "po *rate (kr "p-rt ), a. Etym: [L. corporatus, p. p. of corporare to shape into a body, fr. corpus body. See Corpse. ]
1. Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a corporate town.
2. Belonging to a corporation or incorporated body. "Corporate property. " Hallam.
3. United; general; collectively one. They answer in a joint and corporate voice. Shak. Corporate member, an actual or voting member of a corporation, as distinguished from an associate or an honorary member; as, a corporate member of the American Board.
CORPORATE
CORPORATE Cor "po *rate (-rt ), v. t.
Defn: To incorporate. [Obs. ] Stow.
CORPORATE
CORPORATE Cor "po *rate, v. i.
Defn: To become incorporated. [Obs. ]
CORPORATELY
CORPORATELY Cor "po *rate *ly (-rt-l ), adv.
1. In a corporate capacity; acting as a coprporate body.
2. In, or as regarda, the body. Fabyan.
CORPORATION
Cor `po *ra "tion (kr `p-r "shn ), n. Etym: [L. corporatio incarnation: cf. F. corporation corporation. ]
Defn: A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual.
Note: Corporations are aggregate or sole. Corporations aggregate consist of two or more persons united in a society, which is preserved by a succession of members, either forever or till the corporation is dissolved by the power that formed it, by the death of all its members, by surrender of its charter or franchises, or by forfeiture. Such corporations are the mayor and aldermen of cities, the head and fellows of a college, the dean and chapter of a cathedral church, the stockholders of a bank or insurance company, etc. A corporation sole consists of a single person, who is made a body corporate and politic, in order to give him some legal capacities, and especially that of succession, which as a natural person he can not have. Kings, bishops, deans, parsons, and vicars,are in England sole corporations. A fee will not pass to a corporation sole without the word "successors " in the grant. There are instances in the United States of a minister of a parish seized of parsonage lands in the right of his parish, being a corporation sole, as in Massachusetts. Corporations are sometimes classified as public and private; public being convertible with municipal, and private corporations being all corporations not municipal. Close corporation. See under Close.
CORPORATOR
CORPORATOR Cor "po *ra `tor (kr "p-r `tr ), n.
Defn: A member of a corporation, esp. one of the original members.
CORPORATURE
CORPORATURE Cor "po *ra *ture (kr "p-r-tr ), n.
Defn: The state of being embodied; bodily existence. [Obs. ] Dr. H. More.
CORPOREAL
Cor *po "re *al (kr-p "r-al ), a. Etym: [L. corporeus, fr. corpus body. ]
Defn: Having a body; consisting of, or pertaining to, a material body or substance; material; -- opposed to spiritual or immaterial. His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed almost spiritual. Milton. Corporeal property, such as may be seen and handled (as opposed to incorporeal, which can not be seen or handled, and exists only in contemplation ). Mozley & W.
Syn. -- Corporal; bodily. See Corporal.
CORPOREALISM
CORPOREALISM Cor *po "re *al *ism (-z'm ), n.
Defn: Materialism. Cudworth.
CORPOREALIST
CORPOREALIST Cor *po "re *al *ist (kr-p "r-al-st ), n.
Defn: One who denies the reality of spiritual existences; a materialist. Some corporealists pretended. .. to make a world without a God. Bp. Berkeley.
CORPOREALITY
Cor *po `re *al "i *ty (-l "-t ), n.: pl. Corporealities (-t.
Defn: The state of being corporeal; corporeal existence.
CORPOREALLY
CORPOREALLY Cor *po "re *al *ly (kr-p "r-al-l ), adv.
Defn: In the body; in a bodily form or manner.
CORPOREALNESS
CORPOREALNESS Cor *po "re *al *ness (-ns ), n.
Defn: Corporeality; corporeity.
CORPOREITY
Cor `po *re "i *ty (kr `p-r "-t ), n. Etym: [LL. corporeitas: cf. F.corpor.]
Defn: The state of having a body; the state of being corporeal; materiality. The one attributed corporeity to God. Bp. Stillingfleet. Those who deny light to be matter, do not therefore deny its corporeity. Coleridge.
CORPORIFY
Cor *por "i *fy (kr-pr "-f ), v. t. Etym: [L. corpus body + -fy: cf. F.corporifier.]
Defn: To embody; to form into a body. [Obs. ] Boyle.
CORPOSANT
Cor "po *sant (kr "p-znt ), n. Etym: [It. corpo santo holy body. ]
Defn: St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint.
CORPS
Corps (kr, pl. krz ), n. sing. & pl. Etym: [F., fr. L. corpus body. See Corpse. ]
1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs. ] See Corpse, 1. By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences ] and where. Piers Plowman.
2. A body of men; esp. , an organized division of the military establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps. A corps operating with an army should consist of three divisions of the line, a brigade of artillery, and a regiment of cavalry. Gen. Upton (U. S. Tactics. )
3. A body or code of laws. [Obs. ] The whole corps of the law. Bacon.
4. (Eccl.)
Defn: The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed. [Obs. ] The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents have a corps. Bacon. Army corps, or (French ) Corps d'armée (k, a body containing two or more divisions of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself. -- Corps de logis (ke l Etym: [F., body of the house ], the principal mass of a building, considered apart from its wings. -- Corps diplomatique (k Etym: [F., diplomatic body ], the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a government.
CORPSE
Corpse (krps ), n. Etym: [OF. cors (sometimes written corps ), F.corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo. ]
1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuosly. [Obs. ]
Note: Formerly written (after the French form ) corps. See Corps, n., 1.
2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. D. Webster. Corpse candle. (a ) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment. (b ) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death. -- Corpse gate, the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called also lich gate.
CORPULENCE; CORPULENCY
Cor "pu *lence (kr "p-lens ), Cor "pu *len *cy (kr "p-len-s ), n. Etym: [L.corpulentia: cf. F. corpulence. ]
1. Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.
2. Thickness; density; compactness. [Obs. ] The heaviness and corpulency of water requiring a great force to divide it. Ray.
CORPULENT
Cor "pu *lent (-p-lent ), a. Etym: [L. corpulentus, fr. corpus: cf. F.corpulent. See Corpse. ]
1. Very fat; obese.
2. Solid; gross; opaque. [Obs. ] Holland.
Syn. -- Stout; fleshy; bulky; obese. See Stout.
CORPULENTLY
CORPULENTLY Cor "pu *lent *ly, adv.
Defn: In a corpulent manner.
CORPUS
Cor "pus (-ps ), n.; pl. Corpora (-p. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing. Corpus callosum (k; pl. Corpora callosa (-s Etym: [NL. , callous body ] (Anat. ), the great band of commissural fibers uniting the cerebral hemispheries. See Brain. -- Corpus Christi (kr Etym: [L., body of Christ ] (R. C. Ch. ), a festival in honor of the eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. -- Corpus Christi cloth. Same as Pyx cloth, under Pyx. -- Corpus delicti (d Etym: [L., the body of the crime ] (Law ), the substantial and fundamental fact of the comission of a crime; the proofs essential to establish a crime. -- Corpus luteum (l; pl. Corpora lutea (-. Etym: [NL. , luteous body ](Anat. ), the reddish yellow mass which fills a ruptured Grafian follicle in the mammalian ovary. -- Corpus striatum (str; pl. Corpora striata (-t. Etym: [NL. , striate body ] (Anat. ), a ridge in the wall of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
CORPUSCLE
Cor "pus *cle (-ps-s'l ), n. Etym: [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus. ]
1. A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
2. (Anat. )
Defn: A protoplasmic animal cell; esp. , such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are imbedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles. See Blood. Virchow showed that the corpuscles of bone are homologous with those of connective tissue. Quain's Anat. Red blood corpuscles (Physiol.), in man, yellowish, biconcave, circular discs varying from 1 /35 to 1 /32 of an inch in diameter and about 1 /124 of an inch thick. They are composed of a colorless stroma filled in with semifluid hæmoglobin and other matters. In most mammals the red corpuscles are circular, but in the camels, birds, reptiles, and the lower vertebrates generally, they are oval, and sometimes more or less spherical in form. In Amphioxus, and most invertebrates, the blood corpuscles are all white or colorless. -- White blood corpuscles (Physiol.), rounded, slightly flattened, nucleated cells, mainly protoplasmic in composition, and possessed of contractile power. In man, the average size is about 1 /25 of an inch, and they are present in blood in much smaller numbers than the red corpuscles.
CORPUSCULAR
Cor *pus "cu *lar (kr-ps "k-lr ), a. Etym: [Cf. F. corpusculaire.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles. Corpuscular philosophy, that which attempts to account for the phenomena of nature, by the motion, figure, rest, position, etc. , of the minute particles of matter. -- Corpuscular theory (Opt. ), the theory enunciated by Sir Isaac Newton, that light consists in the emission and rapid progression of minute particles or corpuscles. The theory is now generally rejected, and supplanted by the undulatory theory.
CORPUSCULARIAN
CORPUSCULARIAN Cor *pus `cu *la "ri *an (-l "r-an ), a.
Defn: Corpuscular. [Obs. ]
CORPUSCULARIAN
CORPUSCULARIAN Cor *pus `cu *la "ri *an, n.
Defn: An adherent of the corpuscular philosophy. Bentley.
CORPUSCULE
CORPUSCULE Cor *pus "cule (kr-ps "kl ), n.
Defn: A corpuscle. [Obs. ]
CORPUSCULOUS
CORPUSCULOUS Cor *pus "cu *lous (-k-ls ), a.
Defn: Corpuscular. Tyndall.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Corp.
Corp. |kɔrp | ▶abbreviation • (Corp ) informal corporal: been abroad before, Corp? • corporation: IBM Corp.
corpora
cor po ra |ˈkôrpərə ˈkɔrp (ə )rə | plural form of corpus.
corporal
cor po ral 1 |ˈkôrp (ə )rəl ˈkɔrp (ə )rəl | ▶noun a low-ranking noncommissioned officer in the armed forces, in particular (in the US Army ) an NCO ranking above private first class and below sergeant or (in the US Marine Corps ) an NCO ranking above lance corporal and below sergeant. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, obsolete variant of caporal, from Italian caporale, probably based on Latin corpus, corpor- ‘body (of troops ),’ with a change of spelling in Italian due to association with capo ‘head. ’
corporal
cor po ral 2 |ˈkɔrp (ə )rəl ˈkôrp (ə )rəl | ▶adjective of or relating to the human body. DERIVATIVES cor po ral ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin corporalis, from corpus, corpor- ‘body. ’
corporal
cor po ral 3 |ˈkɔrp (ə )rəl ˈkôrp (ə )rəl | ▶noun a cloth on which the chalice and paten are placed during the celebration of the Eucharist. ORIGIN Middle English: from medieval Latin corporale (pallium )‘body (cloth ),’ from Latin corpus, corpor- ‘body. ’
corporality
cor po ral i ty |ˌkôrpəˈralitē ˌkɔrpəˈrælədi | ▶noun rare material or corporeal existence. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin corporalitas, from Latin corporalis ‘relating to the body ’ (see corporal 2 ).
corporal punishment
cor po ral pun ish ment |ˈkɔrp (ə )rəl ˈpənɪʃmənt | ▶noun physical punishment, such as caning or flogging. • punishment under law that includes imprisonment and death.
corporate
cor po rate |ˈkôrp (ə )rət ˈkɔrp (ə )rət | ▶adjective of or relating to a corporation, esp. a large company or group: airlines are very keen on their corporate identity. • Law (of a company or group of people ) authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law. • of or shared by all the members of a group: the service emphasizes the corporate responsibility of the congregation. ▶noun |ˈkɔːrpərət |a corporate company or group. DERIVATIVES cor po rate ly adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare ‘form into a body, ’ from corpus, corpor- ‘body. ’
corporate hospitality
cor |por |ate hos ¦pi |tal ¦ity ▶noun [ mass noun ] the entertaining of clients by companies in order to promote business, especially at sporting or other public events.
corporate raider
cor po rate raid er ▶noun a financier who makes a practice of making hostile takeover bids for companies, either to control their policies or to resell them for a profit.
corporate state
cor |por |ate state ▶noun a state governed by representatives not of geographical areas but of vocational corporations of the employers and employees in each trade, profession, or industry.
corporate welfare
cor po rate wel fare ▶noun government support or subsidy of private business, such as by tax incentives.
corporation
cor po ra tion |ˌkôrpəˈrāSHən ˌkɔrpəˈreɪʃən | ▶noun a company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person ) and recognized as such in law. • (also municipal corporation ) a group of people elected to govern a city, town, or borough. • dated, humorous a paunch. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin corporatio (n- ), from Latin corporare ‘combine in one body ’ (see corporate ).
corporation tax
cor |por |ation tax ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. tax levied on companies' profits.
corporatism
cor po rat ism |ˈkôrp (ə )rəˌtizəm ˈkɔrp (ə )rəˌtɪzəm | ▶noun the control of a state or organization by large interest groups. DERIVATIVES cor po rat ist adjective & noun
corporative
cor |pora ¦tive |ˈkɔːp (ə )rətɪv | ▶adjective relating to or denoting a state, typically a fascist one, organized into corporations representing employers and employees in various trades or professions. DERIVATIVES corporativism noun, corporativist adjective & noun
corporatize
cor po ra tize |ˈkôrp (ə )rəˌtīz ˈkɔrpərətaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] convert (a state organization ) into an independent commercial company.
corporator
cor |por ¦ator |ˈkɔːpəreɪtə | ▶noun Indian an elected member of a municipal corporation.
corporeal
cor po re al |kôrˈpôrēəl kɔrˈpɔriəl | ▶adjective of or relating to a person's body, esp. as opposed to their spirit: he was frank about his corporeal appetites. • having a body: a corporeal God. • Law consisting of material objects; tangible: corporeal property. DERIVATIVES cor po re al i ty |kôrˌpôrēˈalitē |noun, cor po re al ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘material ’): from late Latin corporealis, from Latin corporeus ‘bodily, physical, ’ from corpus, corpor- ‘body. ’
corporeity
cor po re i ty |ˌkôrpəˈrēitē, -ˈrāitē ˌkɔrpəˈriədi | ▶noun rare the quality of having a physical body or existence. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French corporéité or medieval Latin corporeitas, from Latin corporeus ‘composed of flesh, ’ from corpus, corpor- ‘body. ’
corposant
cor po sant |ˈkôrpəˌsant, -zant ˈkɔrpəsænt | ▶noun archaic an appearance of St. Elmo's fire on a mast, rigging, or other structure. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Old Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian corpo santo ‘holy body. ’
corps
corps |kôr kɔ (ə )r | ▶noun ( pl. corps |kôrz | ) a main subdivision of an armed force in the field, consisting of two or more divisions: the 5th Army Corps. • a branch of a military organization assigned to a particular kind of work: the U.S. Army Medical Corps. • a body of people engaged in a particular activity: the press corps. • short for corps de ballet. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, from Latin corpus ‘body. ’
corps de ballet
corps de bal let |ˌkôr də baˈlā ˈˌkɔr də bæˈˌleɪ | ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the members of a ballet company who dance together as a group. • the members of the lowest rank of dancers in a ballet company. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: French.
corps d'elite
corps d'elite |ˌkɔː deɪˈliːt | ▶noun a select group of people. ORIGIN French.
corpse
corpse |kôrps kɔrps | ▶noun a dead body, esp. of a human being rather than an animal. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the living body of a person or animal ): alteration of corse by association with Latin corpus, a change that also took place in French (Old French cors becoming corps ). The p was originally silent, as in French; the final e was rare before the 19th cent. , but now distinguishes corpse from corps .
corpse candle
corpse can ¦dle ▶noun a lambent flame seen just above the ground in a churchyard or over a grave, superstitiously regarded as an omen of death.
corpsman
corps man |ˈkôrmən ˈkɔrzmən | ▶noun an enlisted member of a military medical unit. • a member of a civilian corps, esp. a paramedical corps.
corpulence
cor pu lence |ˈkôrpyələns | ▶noun the state of being fat; obesity: her corpulence is the butt of every joke. DERIVATIVES cor pu len cy noun
corpulent
cor pu lent |ˈkôrpyələnt ˈkɔrpjələnt | ▶adjective (of a person ) fat. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin corpulentus, from corpus ‘body. ’
corpus
cor pus |ˈkôrpəs ˈkɔrpəs | ▶noun ( pl. corpora |-pərə | or corpuses ) 1 a collection of written texts, esp. the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject: the Darwinian corpus. • a collection of written or spoken material in machine-readable form, assembled for the purpose of studying linguistic structures, frequencies, etc. 2 Anatomy the main body or mass of a structure. • the central part of the stomach, between the fundus and the antrum. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a human or animal body ): from Latin, literally ‘body. ’ Sense 1 dates from the early 18th cent.
corpus callosum
cor pus cal lo sum |kaˈlōsəm ˌkɔrpəs kəˈloʊsəm | ▶noun ( pl. corpora callosa |ˈkôrpərə kaˈlōsə | ) Anatomy a broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from corpus and Latin callosum, neuter of callosus ‘tough. ’
corpus cavernosum
cor pus ca ver no sum |ˌkavərˈnōsəm ˌkɔrpəs ˌkævərˈnoʊsəm | ▶noun ( pl. corpora cavernosa |-ˈnōsə | ) Anatomy either of two masses of erectile tissue forming the bulk of the penis and the clitoris. ORIGIN from corpus and Latin cavernosum, neuter of cavernosus ‘containing hollows. ’
Corpus Christi
Cor pus Chris ti 1 |ˌkôrpəs ˈkristē ˌkɔrpəs ˈkrɪsti | a city and port in southern Texas, on Corpus Christi Bay; pop. 286,462 (est. 2008 ).
Corpus Christi
Cor pus Chris ti 2 |ˌkɔrpəs ˈkrɪsti ˌkôrpəs ˈkristē | a feast of the Western Christian Church commemorating the institution of the Eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘body of Christ. ’
corpuscle
cor pus cle |ˈkôrˌpəsəl ˈkɔrˌpəsəl | ▶noun Biology a minute body or cell in an organism, esp. a red or white cell in the blood of vertebrates. • historical a minute particle regarded as the basic constituent of matter or light. DERIVATIVES cor pus cu lar |kôrˈpəskyələr |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin corpusculum ‘small body, ’ diminutive of corpus .
corpus delicti
cor pus de lic ti |dəˈlikˌtī, -tē ˌkɔrpəs dəˈlɪktaɪ | ▶noun Law the facts and circumstances constituting a breach of a law. • concrete evidence of a crime, such as a corpse. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘body of offense. ’
corpus luteum
cor pus lu te um |ˈlo͞otēəm ˌkɔrpəs ˈludiəm | ▶noun ( pl. corpora lutea |ˈlo͞otēə | ) Anatomy a hormone-secreting structure that develops in an ovary after an ovum has been discharged but degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from corpus and Latin luteum, neuter of luteus ‘yellow. ’
corpus spongiosum
cor pus spon gi o sum |ˌspənjēˈōsəm ˌkɔrpəs ˈspənʤiˌoʊsəm | ▶noun ( pl. corpora spongiosa |ˌspənjēˈōsə | ) Anatomy a mass of erectile tissue alongside the corpora cavernosa of the penis and terminating in the glans. ORIGIN from corpus and Latin spongiosum, neuter of spongiosus ‘porous. ’
corpus striatum
cor pus stri a tum |strīˈātəm ˌkɔrpəs straɪˈeɪdəm | ▶noun ( pl. corpora striata |strīˈātə | ) Anatomy part of the basal ganglia of the brain, comprising the caudate and lentiform nuclei. ORIGIN from corpus and Latin striatum, neuter of striatus ‘grooved. ’
Oxford Dictionary
Corp.
Corp. ▶abbreviation • N. Amer. Corporation: IBM Corp. • (Corp ) informal Corporal: been abroad before, Corp?
corpora
cor |pora |ˈkɔːpərə | plural form of corpus.
corporal
corporal 1 |ˈkɔːp (ə )r (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above lance corporal or private first class and below sergeant. 2 (also ship's corporal ) Brit. historical a petty officer who attended solely to police matters, under the master-at-arms. 3 North American term for fallfish. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, obsolete variant of caporal, from Italian caporale, probably based on Latin corpus, corpor- ‘body (of troops )’, with a change of spelling in Italian due to association with capo ‘head ’.
corporal
corporal 2 |ˈkɔːp (ə )r (ə )l | ▶adjective relating to the human body. DERIVATIVES corporally adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin corporalis, from corpus, corpor- ‘body ’.
corporal
corporal 3 |ˈkɔːp (ə )r (ə )l | ▶noun a cloth on which the chalice and paten are placed during the celebration of the Eucharist. ORIGIN Middle English: from medieval Latin corporale (pallium ) ‘body (cloth )’, from Latin corpus, corpor- ‘body ’.
corporality
cor |por ¦al |ity |kɔːpəˈralɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] rare material or corporeal existence. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin corporalitas, from Latin corporalis ‘relating to the body ’ (see corporal 2 ).
corporal punishment
cor |poral pun ¦ish |ment ▶noun [ mass noun ] physical punishment, such as caning or flogging.
corporate
cor |por |ate |ˈkɔːp (ə )rət | ▶adjective relating to a large company or group: airlines are very keen on their corporate identity. • Law (of a large company or group ) authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law. • of or shared by all the members of a group: the service emphasizes the corporate responsibility of the congregation. ▶noun a corporate company or group. DERIVATIVES corporately adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare ‘form into a body ’, from corpus, corpor- ‘body ’.
corporate hospitality
cor |por |ate hos ¦pi |tal ¦ity ▶noun [ mass noun ] the entertaining of clients by companies in order to promote business, especially at sporting or other public events.
corporate raider
cor |por |ate raid ¦er ▶noun a financier who makes a practice of making hostile takeover bids for companies, either to control their policies or to resell them for a profit.
corporate state
cor |por |ate state ▶noun a state governed by representatives not of geographical areas but of vocational corporations of the employers and employees in each trade, profession, or industry.
corporate welfare
cor po rate wel fare ▶noun government support or subsidy of private business, such as by tax incentives.
corporation
cor |por |ation |kɔːpəˈreɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law. 2 Brit. a group of people elected to govern a city, town, or borough. 3 dated, humorous a paunch. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin corporatio (n- ), from Latin corporare ‘combine in one body ’ (see corporate ).
corporation tax
cor |por |ation tax ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. tax levied on companies' profits.
corporatism
cor |por ¦at |ism |ˈkɔːpərətɪzəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the control of a state or organization by large interest groups. DERIVATIVES corporatist adjective & noun
corporative
cor |pora ¦tive |ˈkɔːp (ə )rətɪv | ▶adjective relating to or denoting a state, typically a fascist one, organized into corporations representing employers and employees in various trades or professions. DERIVATIVES corporativism noun, corporativist adjective & noun
corporatize
corporatize |ˈkɔːp (ə )rətʌɪz |(also corporatise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] convert (a state organization ) into an independent commercial company. DERIVATIVES corporatization noun
corporator
cor |por ¦ator |ˈkɔːpəreɪtə | ▶noun Indian an elected member of a municipal corporation.
corporeal
corporeal |kɔːˈpɔːrɪəl | ▶adjective relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit: he was frank about his corporeal appetites. • having a body: a corporeal God. • Law consisting of material objects. DERIVATIVES corporeality |-ˈalɪti |noun, corporeally adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘material ’): from late Latin corporealis, from Latin corporeus ‘bodily, physical ’, from corpus, corpor- ‘body ’.
corporeity
corporeity |ˌkɔːpəˈriːɪti, -ˈreɪɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] rare the quality of having a physical body or existence. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French corporéité or medieval Latin corporeitas, from Latin corporeus ‘composed of flesh ’, from corpus, corpor- ‘body ’.
corposant
corposant |ˈkɔːpəzant | ▶noun archaic an appearance of St Elmo's fire on a mast, rigging, or other structure. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Old Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian corpo santo ‘holy body ’.
corps
corps |kɔː | ▶noun ( pl. corps |kɔːz | ) [ often in names ] a main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions: the 5th Army Corps. • a branch of an army assigned to a particular kind of work: the Royal Army Medical Corps. • [ with adj. or noun modifier ] a body of people engaged in a particular activity: the press corps. • short for corps de ballet. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, from Latin corpus ‘body ’.
corps de ballet
corps de ballet |ˌkɔː də ˈbaleɪ | ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the members of a ballet company who dance together as a group. • the members of the lowest rank of dancers in a ballet company. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: French.
corps d'elite
corps d'elite |ˌkɔː deɪˈliːt | ▶noun a select group of people. ORIGIN French.
corpse
corpse |kɔːps | ▶noun a dead body, especially of a human being rather than an animal. ▶verb [ no obj. ] theatrical slang spoil a piece of acting by forgetting one's lines or laughing uncontrollably. • [ with obj. ] cause (an actor ) to forget their lines and start laughing. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the living body of a person or animal ): alteration of corse by association with Latin corpus, a change which also took place in French (Old French cors becoming corps ). The p was originally silent, as in French; the final e was rare before the 19th cent. , but now distinguishes corpse from corps .
corpse candle
corpse can ¦dle ▶noun a lambent flame seen just above the ground in a churchyard or over a grave, superstitiously regarded as an omen of death.
corpsman
corps man |ˈkôrmən ˈkɔrzmən | ▶noun an enlisted member of a military medical unit. • a member of a civilian corps, esp. a paramedical corps.
corpulence
corpulence |ˈkɔːpjʊləns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state of being fat; obesity: her corpulence is the butt of every joke. DERIVATIVES corpulency noun
corpulent
corpulent |ˈkɔːpjʊl (ə )nt | ▶adjective (of a person ) fat: a short, somewhat corpulent man. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin corpulentus, from corpus ‘body ’.
corpus
corpus |ˈkɔːpəs | ▶noun ( pl. corpora |ˈkɔːpərə | or corpuses ) 1 a collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject: the Darwinian corpus. • a collection of written or spoken material in machine-readable form, assembled for the purpose of linguistic research. 2 Anatomy the main body or mass of a structure. • the central part of the stomach, between the fundus and the antrum. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a human or animal body ): from Latin, literally ‘body ’. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th cent.
corpus callosum
corpus callosum |kəˈləʊsəm | ▶noun ( pl. corpora callosa |-sə | ) Anatomy a broad band of nerve fibres joining the two hemispheres of the brain. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from corpus and Latin callosum, neuter of callosus ‘tough ’.
corpus cavernosum
corpus cavernosum |ˌkavəˈnəʊsəm | ▶noun ( pl. corpora cavernosa |-sə | ) Anatomy either of two masses of erectile tissue forming the bulk of the penis and the clitoris. ORIGIN from corpus and Latin cavernosum, neuter of cavernosus ‘containing hollows ’.
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi 1 |ˌkɔːpəs ˈkrɪsti | a city and port in southern Texas; pop. 286,462 (est. 2008 ). It is situated on Corpus Christi Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi 2 |ˌkɔːpəs ˈkrɪsti | ▶noun a feast of the Western Christian Church commemorating the institution of the Eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘body of Christ ’.
corpuscle
corpuscle |ˈkɔːpʌs (ə )l | ▶noun Biology a minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white cell in the blood of vertebrates. • historical a minute particle regarded as the basic constituent of matter or light. DERIVATIVES corpuscular |kɔːˈpʌskjʊlə |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin corpusculum ‘small body ’, diminutive of corpus .
corpus delicti
corpus delicti |dɪˈlɪktʌɪ | ▶noun Law the facts and circumstances constituting a crime. • concrete evidence of a crime, such as a corpse. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘body of offence ’.
corpus luteum
corpus luteum |ˈluːtɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. corpora lutea |ˈluːtɪə | ) Anatomy a hormone-secreting structure that develops in an ovary after an ovum has been discharged but degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from corpus and Latin luteum, neuter of luteus ‘yellow ’.
corpus spongiosum
corpus spongiosum |ˌspʌndʒɪˈəʊsəm | ▶noun ( pl. corpora spongiosa |-sə | ) Anatomy a mass of erectile tissue alongside the corpora cavernosa of the penis and terminating in the glans. ORIGIN from corpus and Latin spongiosum, neuter of spongiosus ‘porous ’.
corpus striatum
corpus striatum |strʌɪˈeɪtəm | ▶noun ( pl. corpora striata |-tə | ) Anatomy part of the basal ganglia of the brain, comprising the caudate and lentiform nuclei. ORIGIN from corpus and Latin striatum, neuter of striatus ‘grooved ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
corporal
corporal adjective See corporeal.
corporation
corporation noun the chairman of the corporation: company, firm, business, concern, operation, house, organization, agency, trust, partnership; conglomerate, group, chain, multinational; informal outfit, setup.
corporeal
corporeal adjective they tried to bring Satan into corporeal existence: bodily, fleshly, carnal, corporal, somatic, human, mortal, earthly, physical, material, tangible, concrete, real, actual.
corps
corps noun 1 an army corps: unit, division, detachment, section, company, contingent, squad, squadron, regiment, battalion, brigade, platoon. 2 a corps of trained engineers: group, body, band, cohort, party, gang, pack; team, crew.
corpse
corpse noun the corpse was stolen from the morgue: dead body, body, carcass, skeleton, remains, mortal remains; informal stiff; Medicine cadaver. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See body . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
corpulent
corpulent adjective they provide ample seating for their corpulent clients: fat, obese, overweight, plump, portly, stout, chubby, paunchy, beer-bellied, heavy, bulky, chunky, well-upholstered, well padded, well covered, meaty, fleshy, rotund, broad in the beam; informal tubby, pudgy, beefy, porky, roly-poly, blubbery, corn-fed; rare abdominous. ANTONYMS thin.
Oxford Thesaurus
corporal
corporal adjective corporal punishment | what seemed corporal melted, as breath into the wind: bodily, fleshly, corporeal, carnal, mortal, earthly, worldly, physical, material, real, actual, tangible, substantial; rare somatic. ANTONYMS spiritual.
corporate
corporate adjective he emphasized the corporate responsibility of the congregation: collective, shared, common, communal, joint, combined, united, allied, amalgamated, pooled, merged, concerted, collaborative, cooperative; company, business, house. ANTONYMS individual.
corporation
corporation noun 1 he was chairman of the corporation for three years: company, firm, business, concern, operation, agency, office, bureau, house, guild, institution, organization, trust, partnership, federation, conglomerate, consortium, syndicate, group, chain, combine, multiple, multinational; informal outfit, set-up. 2 Brit. the corporation refused two planning applications: council, town council, municipal authority, civic authority; authorities.
corporeal
corporeal adjective they tried to bring Satan into corporeal existence: bodily, fleshly, carnal, corporal, human, mortal, earthly; physical, material, actual, real, substantial, tangible, concrete. ANTONYMS incorporeal.
corps
corps noun she belonged to the local Salvation Army corps | the press corps: unit, division, detachment, section, company, troop, contingent, squad, squadron, regiment, garrison, battalion, brigade, platoon, force; group, body, band, team, party, troupe, gang, pack; in ancient Rome cohort; informal bunch, crew, gaggle, posse.
corpse
corpse noun she found his corpse at the bottom of the stairs: dead body, body, cadaver, carcass, skeleton; remains, relics; informal stiff; archaic corse. WORD LINKS corpse necro- related prefix, as in necropolis necrophobia fear of corpses Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
corpulence
corpulence noun he had been called ‘Bubbles ’ because of his corpulence: obesity, fatness, plumpness, stoutness, chubbiness, chunkiness, paunchiness, portliness, roundness, rotundity, burliness, heaviness, fleshiness, meatiness; ample proportions, fat, weight, beer belly, paunch; informal tubbiness, pudginess, porkiness, beefiness, blubber; Brit. informal podginess, fubsiness; archaic embonpoint.
corpulent
corpulent adjective his corpulent figure seemed to fill the small pulpit: fat, fattish, obese, overweight, plump, portly, stout, chubby, paunchy, beer-bellied, thickset, hefty, heavy, heavyset, burly, bulky, chunky, well padded, well covered, well upholstered, meaty, fleshy, rotund, round, well rounded, broad, broad in the beam, of ample proportions, big, large, gargantuan, elephantine; informal tubby, pudgy, beefy, porky, roly-poly, blubbery, poddy; Brit. informal podgy, fubsy; N. Amer. informal zaftig, corn-fed, lard-assed; Austral. /NZ nuggety; technical pyknic; archaic squabby, pursy; rare abdominous. ANTONYMS thin.
corpus
corpus noun his work has no parallel in the whole corpus of Renaissance poetry: collection, compilation, body, entity, whole, aggregation, mass.
Duden Dictionary
Corpora
Cor po ra |C o rpora |Plural von Corpus
Corporate Design
Cor po rate De sign Substantiv, Neutrum Wirtschaft , das |ˈkɔːpərət diˈza͜in |das Corporate Design; Genitiv: des Corporate Designs, Corporate Designs englisch, aus: corporate = körperschaftlich und Design gleichartige Gestaltung aller Produkte eines Unternehmens, einer Unternehmensgruppe als Ausdruck der Corporate Identity
Corporate Identity
Cor po rate Iden ti ty Substantiv, feminin Wirtschaft , die |ˈkɔːpərət a͜iˈdɛntəti |die Corporate Identity; Corporate Identity, Corporate Identities englisch, aus: corporate = körperschaftlich und identity = Identität Erscheinungsbild, das ein Unternehmen im Rahmen seiner Public Relations anstrebt und in dem sich das Selbstverständnis des Unternehmens widerspiegeln soll; Unternehmensidentität Abkürzung: CI
Corps consulaire
Corps con su laire Substantiv, Neutrum , das |kɔrkõsyˈlɛːr |das Corps consulaire; Genitiv: des Corps consulaire, Plural: die Corps consulaires |[…ˈlɛːr ]|konsularisches Korps Abkürzung: CC
Corps de Ballet
Corps de Bal let Substantiv, Neutrum , das |kɔrdəbaˈlɛ |das Corps de Ballet; Corps de Ballet, Corps de Ballet französisch, zu: corps (Korps ) und ballet = Ballett Ballettgruppe, Ballettkorps (im Gegensatz zu den Solotänzer [inne ]n )
Corps diplomatique
Corps di p lo ma tique , Corps di plo ma tique Substantiv, Neutrum , das |kɔrdiplɔmaˈtiːk |das Corps diplomatique; Genitiv: des Corps diplomatique, Corps diplomatiques |[kɔrdiplɔmaˈtiːk ]|französisch, zu: diplomatique, diplomatisch französische Bezeichnung für: diplomatisches Korps
Corpus
Cor pus Substantiv, Neutrum , das |C o rpus |das Corpus; Genitiv: des Corpus, Plural: die Corpora lateinisch corpus 1 Medizin Hauptteil eines Organs oder Körperteils 2 Korpus
Corpus Christi
Cor pus Chris ti Substantiv, Neutrum katholische Kirche , das |C o rpus Chr i sti |das Corpus Christi; Genitiv: des Corpus Christi lateinisch Leib Christi als Altarsakrament
Corpus Christi mysticum
Cor pus Chris ti mys ti cum Substantiv, Neutrum katholische Kirche , das |C o rpus Chr i sti m y sticum - - …kʊm |das Corpus Christi mysticum; Genitiv: des Corpus Christi mysticum lateinisch [die Kirche als ] der mystische Leib Christi
Corpusculum
Cor pus cu lum Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Corp u sculum |das Corpusculum; Genitiv: des Corpusculums, Plural: die Corpuscula meist im Plural kleines Gebilde im Organismus
Corpus Delicti
Cor pus De lic ti Substantiv, Neutrum Rechtssprache , das |C o rpus Del i cti |das Corpus Delicti; Corpus Delicti, Corpora Delicti lateinisch = Gesamttatbestand eines Vergehens Gegenstand (Werkzeug ), mit dem eine Straftat, ein Verbrechen begangen worden ist und der dem Gericht als Beweisstück dient der Staatsanwalt legte das Corpus Delicti vor
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
Cor pus In s c rip ti o num La ti na rum , Cor pus In scrip ti o num La ti na rum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |C o rpus Inscripti o num Latin a rum |das Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; Genitiv: des Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum maßgebliche Sammlung der lateinischen Inschriften der Römerzeit Abkürzung: CIL
Corpus Iuris
Cor pus Iu ris Substantiv, Neutrum Rechtssprache , das |C o rpus I u ris |das Corpus Iuris; Genitiv: des Corpus Iuris lateinisch Gesetzbuch, -sammlung
Corpus Iuris Canonici
Cor pus Iu ris Ca no ni ci , Cor pus Ju ris Ca no ni ci Substantiv, Neutrum , das Corpus Juris Canonici |C o rpus I u ris Can o nici C o rpus J u ris Can o nici - ˈjuːris kaˈnoːnit͜si - ˈjuːris kaˈnoːnit͜si |das Corpus Iuris Canonici; Genitiv: des Corpus Iuris Canonici das Corpus Juris Canonici; Genitiv: des Corpus Juris Canonici bis 1918 allein gültige Sammlung des katholischen Kirchenrechts; vgl. Codex Iuris Canonici
Corpus Iuris Civilis
Cor pus Iu ris Ci vi lis Substantiv, Neutrum , das |C o rpus I u ris Civilis - - t͜siˈviː …|das Corpus Iuris Civilis; Genitiv: des Corpus Iuris Civilis von dem oströmischen Kaiser Justinian im 6. Jahrhundert n. Chr. veranlasste Sammlung der damals geltenden Rechtsvorschriften
Corpus luteum
Cor pus lu te um Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |C o rpus l u teum |das Corpus luteum; Genitiv: des Corpus luteum Gelbkörper des Eierstocks
Corpus Reformatorum
Cor pus Re for ma to rum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |C o rpus Reformat o rum |das Corpus Reformatorum; Genitiv: des Corpus Reformatorum Gesamtausgabe der Schriften der Reformatoren mit Ausnahme der Schriften Luthers Abkürzung: CR
French Dictionary
corporatif
corporatif , ive adj. adjectif Relatif à une corporation, à une association de personnes exerçant la même profession. : Un regroupement corporatif. FORMES FAUTIVES affaires corporatives. Calque de « corporate affairs » pour affaires de la société, de l ’entreprise. bon citoyen corporatif. Calque de « corporate citizen » pour entreprise citoyenne. client corporatif. Calque de « corporate customer » pour client commercial, société cliente. corporatif. Anglicisme au sens de général, de l ’entreprise, de la société. culture corporative. Calque de « corporate culture » pour culture organisationnelle, culture d ’entreprise. droit corporatif. Calque de « corporate law » pour droit commercial. image corporative. Calque de « corporate image » pour image, image de marque, image de la société, de l ’entreprise, réputation de la société. nom corporatif. Calque de « corporate name » pour raison sociale, dénomination sociale, nom de société.
corporation
corporation n. f. nom féminin 1 Ensemble des personnes qui exercent une même profession, un même métier. : Une corporation d ’électriciens. SYNONYME ordre professionnel . 2 Au Canada, désigne une forme de société. Note Technique En ce sens, le mot est un anglicisme perpétué par les textes législatifs. FORMES FAUTIVES corporation. Anglicisme au sens de société, entreprise. corporation professionnelle. Calque de « professional corporation » pour ordre professionnel.
corporatisme
corporatisme n. m. nom masculin Défense exclusive des intérêts des membres d ’une corporation au détriment de ceux de la population.
corporatiste
corporatiste adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Relatif au corporatisme. : Une attitude corporatiste. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui fait preuve de corporatisme.
corporel
corporel , elle adj. adjectif Relatif au corps humain. : L ’hygiène corporelle.
corps
corps n. m. nom masculin 1 Partie matérielle d ’un être animé. : Le corps humain. 2 Objet matériel. : Un corps plongé dans un liquide. 3 Groupe de personnes. : Le corps diplomatique. 4 typographie Dimension d ’une lettre. Le corps s ’exprime en points. : Le corps de cette note est de 8 points. LOCUTIONS À bras-le-corps En passant les deux bras autour du corps. À corps perdu Sans ménager sa personne. À son corps défendant Malgré soi. Perdu corps et biens. Se dit d ’un bateau qui a sombré avec son équipage. Un corps à corps ou corps-à -corps. Combat. : Des corps à corps ou corps-à -corps. Note Orthographique cor ps.
corpulence
corpulence n. f. nom féminin Ampleur, volume du corps. SYNONYME embonpoint ; obésité . Note Orthographique corpul en ce.
corpulent
corpulent , ente adj. adjectif Qui a une forte corpulence. : Il est un peu trop corpulent. SYNONYME gras ; obèse . Note Orthographique corpul ent.
corpus
corpus n. m. nom masculin linguistique Ensemble des éléments sur lesquels porte une recherche linguistique. Prononciation Le s se prononce, [kɔrpys ]
corpuscule
corpuscule n. m. nom masculin Très petit corps. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • atome, la plus petite quantité de matière susceptible de se combiner; • molécule, la plus petite partie d ’un corps qui puisse exister à l ’état libre; • particule, corps d ’une extrême petitesse.
Spanish Dictionary
corpachón
corpachón nombre masculino 1 Cuerpo muy grande y fuerte de una persona :es extremadamente alto, luce unos bigotes rotundos, no habla español y a su paso todas las miradas se vuelven invariablemente hacia su corpachón .2 Cuerpo de ave despojado de las pechugas y piernas .
corpiño
corpiño nombre masculino 1 Prenda de vestir femenina ajustada, escotada, sin mangas, que se lleva sobre la camisa y cubre el tronco hasta la cintura, va abierta por delante y se cierra con botones o cordones; forma parte de numerosos trajes populares de diversos países y regiones .SINÓNIMO bustier .2 RPlata, Méx Prenda interior femenina de tejido suave, fino y elástico, que cubre y sostiene el pecho; generalmente está formada por dos cazoletas o trozos de tejido unidos por delante con una costura, por detrás con un cierre y sujetos a los hombros por medio de tirantes o breteles .SINÓNIMO sujetador .
corporación
corporación nombre femenino 1 Organismo oficial constituido por un conjunto de personas que se reúnen para decidir asuntos científicos, económicos, etc. , de interés general :las reales academias y las cámaras de la propiedad son corporaciones .2 Grupo de empresas y sociedades que realizan diversos trabajos y servicios de manera independiente con el fin de conseguir un enriquecimiento común :nuestra corporación está integrada por 67 cajas de ahorros .corporación municipal Esp Conjunto de personas integrado por un alcalde y varios concejales que se encarga de administrar y gobernar un municipio :la Corporación Municipal se muestra globalmente favorable a la aprobación del proyecto, aunque ahora mismo está siendo estudiado por todos los grupos .También simplemente corporación .Cuando hace referencia a una corporación municipal concreta, suele escribirse con mayúscula .SINÓNIMO ayuntamiento, cabildo, consistorio, intendencia, municipalidad .
corporal
corporal adjetivo 1 Del cuerpo o relacionado con él :castigo corporal; expresión corporal .2 corporales nombre masculino plural relig Lienzo o paño que se extiende encima del ara para poner sobre él el cáliz y la patena con la hostia durante la celebración de la misa católica .
corporalidad
corporalidad nombre femenino Cualidad de lo que es corporal :se hace referencia a cualidades anímicas, sustantivamente distintas a las cualidades de la corporalidad .
corporativamente
corporativamente adverbio En corporación :se convertían en iniciadores de una nueva corporación o de una nueva tendencia o escuela corporativamente organizada .
corporativismo
corporativismo nombre masculino 1 Tendencia de un grupo o sector profesional a defender a toda costa sus intereses y derechos de grupo, sin tener en cuenta ni la justicia ni las implicaciones o perjuicios que puedan causar a terceros .2 Doctrina económico -social que propugna la reunión o agrupación de los individuos de una misma profesión en corporaciones .
corporativista
corporativista adjetivo 1 Del corporativismo o relacionado con él :mantuvieron una actitud corporativista al no declarar en contra del compañero que actuó con negligencia .2 Que es partidario del corporativismo .
corporativo, -va
corporativo, -va adjetivo De la corporación o relacionado con ella :gestión corporativa; institución corporativa; los artesanos tenían una organización del trabajo jerarquizada en maestros, oficiales y aprendices y desarrollaban una fuerte defensa corporativa a través de los gremios .
corporeidad
corporeidad nombre femenino Cualidad de lo que es corpóreo :usando la perspectiva conseguía dar a los personajes de sus cuadros una gran apariencia de corporeidad; los jugos secretos de la tierra entrañable darán a tu pensamiento, dolorosamente, agridulce corporeidad .ANTÓNIMO incorporeidad .
córpore insepulto
córpore insepulto formal Expresión latina que significa ‘con el cuerpo sin sepultar ’ o ‘de cuerpo presente ’; se aplica especialmente a un tipo de funeral que se celebra con el difunto sobre el catafalco, antes de ser inhumado :misa córpore insepulto .Es incorrecto el uso de la locución precedida de la preposición de .
corporeización
corporeización nombre femenino Efecto de corporeizar .
corporeizar
corporeizar verbo transitivo Dar cuerpo o materia a una idea u otra cosa no material :la fuerza, el poder y la capacidad de ordenación corporeizadas en el lugar producen la ordenación del espacio . Conjugación [26 ] como homogeneizar .
corpóreo, -rea
corpóreo, -rea adjetivo Que tiene cuerpo, volumen o consistencia material :su filosofía se basa en que es preciso desembarazarse de las ataduras corpóreas, si se quiere alcanzar el conocimiento de las cosas .ANTÓNIMO incorpóreo .
Corps
Corps VÉASE guardia de Corps .
corpudo, -da
corpudo, -da adjetivo Corpulento :allí sale gritando la guitarra morisca y el corpudo laúd .
corpulencia
corpulencia nombre femenino Cualidad de corpulento :corría con una rapidez impropia de su corpulencia .
corpulento, -ta
corpulento, -ta adjetivo Que tiene mucho cuerpo :árbol corpulento; animal corpulento; la obra tiene un dramatismo solemne con figuras corpulentas de gestos patéticos y composición cerrada y monumental; echó hacia atrás su corpulenta humanidad para ver quién entraba .SINÓNIMO corpudo .
corpus
corpus nombre masculino 1 ling Conjunto cerrado de textos o de datos destinado a la investigación científica :este diccionario está elaborado a partir de un corpus de textos compuesto por más de diez millones de palabras .2 lit Recopilación de los escritos de un autor, de una serie de leyes, etcétera .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del latín corpus .El plural es corpus .
corpuscular
corpuscular adjetivo 1 De los corpúsculos o relacionado con ellos .2 Que está compuesto de corpúsculos :la naturaleza corpuscular de la luz .3 [sistema físico ] Que admite por materia elemental los corpúsculos .
corpúsculo
corpúsculo nombre masculino Partícula de materia de tamaño microscópico :el núcleo de una célula es un corpúsculo .
Sanseido Dictionary
Corp.
Corp. 〖 Corporation 〗法人 。
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Corp
Corp .corp .Corporal ; corporation .
corpora
cor po ra /kɔ́ː r p (ə )rə /名詞 corpusの複数形 .
corporal
cor po ral 1 /kɔ́ː r p (ə )r (ə )l /名詞 C 〖しばしばC -; しばしば呼びかけで 〗1 ｟米 ｠〘軍 〙(陸軍 海兵隊の )伍長 (｟略 ｠ Cpl ) 〘下士官でsergeantの下の階級 〙.2 ｟英 ｠〘軍 〙(陸 空軍, 海兵隊の )衛兵伍長 .
corporal
cor po ral 2 形容詞 1 ｟かたく 文 ｠肉体の, 身体に影響する (physical )▸ corporal punishment 体罰, 体刑 〘学校 刑務所などで行われる鞭 （むち ）打ちなど 〙2 個人の (personal ).～ly 副詞
corporate
cor po rate /kɔ́ː r p (ə )rət /→corporation 形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 法人 (組織 )の , 会社の ▸ corporate culture 企業文化, 社風 ▸ corporate executives 会社の重役 2 共同 [団体 ]の ; 一体化した ▸ corporate responsibility 共同責任 ～̀ g ó vernance 企業統治 〘株主などによる企業経営への関与 統制 〙.～̀ hospit á lity 会社の接待 〘商利益のために顧客を接待すること 〙.～̀ id é ntity コーポレートアイデンティティ .～̀ r á ider 企業買収人, 会社乗っ取り屋 .～ly 副詞 法人 [会社 ]として, 共同 [団体 ]で .
corporation
cor po ra tion /kɔ̀ː r pəréɪʃ (ə )n /〖語源は 「一体にすること 」〗(形 )corporate 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 企業 ; 株式会社 (! 特に子会社を持つ大企業をさす; →company 類義 ) (｟略 ｠Corp. )▸ Sony Corporation ソニー株式会社 ▸ work for an international corporation 国際企業で働く 2 法人 ; (一般に )団体 , 組合 ▸ a public corporation 公団, 特殊法人 ▸ a corporation aggregate 社団法人 3 ｟英 古 ｠〖しばしばC -〗都市自治体 , 市政執行機関 (council )▸ the Corporation of the City of London ロンドン市自治体 4 ｟おどけて ｠太鼓腹 .～́ t à x ｟英 ｠法人税 .
corporeal
cor po re al /kɔː r pɔ́ːriəl /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 (心 精神に対して )身体 (上 )の, 肉体の (physical )(↔spiritual ).2 物質の, 有形の (material ).
corps
corps /kɔː r / (! 語末 -psは発音しない; coreと同音 ) 〖＜フランス 〗名詞 複 ～/-z /C 〖単複両扱い 〗〘軍 〙1 〖しばしばC -〗(特殊任務を持った )部隊 ; (訓練された )軍団 , 兵団 〘2--3個師団からなるもの 〙▸ the Marine Corps 海兵隊 ▸ the Flying Corps 航空部隊 ▸ the Army Corps 陸軍部隊 ▸ the Peace Corps 平和部隊 2 (特定の活動をする小さな )団 (体 ), 班 ▸ the press corps 記者団
corps de ballet
corps de bal let /kɔ̀ː r -də -bæléɪ |-bǽleɪ /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 C 〖単数扱い 〗(バレエで )群舞を踊る人々 .
corpse
corpse /kɔː r ps /名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /C (特に人間の )死体 , 死骸 （しがい ）.
corpulence
cor pu lence -len cy /kɔ́ː r pjələns //-lənsi /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠肥満, 肥大 .
corpulent
cor pu lent /kɔ́ː r pjələnt /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〈人が 〉 (不健康に )肥満した, 非常に太った .
corpus
cor pus /kɔ́ː r pəs /名詞 複 corpora /kɔ́ː r p (ə )rə /, ～es /-ɪz /C 1 ｟かたく ｠(特定の種類 作家の文書 [資料 ]の )集大成, 集積 .2 〘言 〙言語資料 (の集積 ), コーパス .3 〘解剖 〙体 （たい ）.4 (人間 動物の )体 ; 死体 .C -̀ Chr í sti /-krɪ́sti /〘カトリック 〙キリスト聖体の祝日 〘Trinity Sundayの次の木曜日 〙.
corpuscle
cor pus cle /kɔ́ː r pʌs (ə )l /名詞 C 〖通例 ～s 〗血球 ▸ red [white ] corpuscles 赤 [白 ]血球 cor p ú s cu lar 形容詞
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