English-Thai Dictionary

draco

N ชื่อ กลุ่ม ดาว  ชื่อ นัก กฏ หมาย ชาว กรีก โบรา ณ 

 

draconian

A ที่ เข้มงวด  เกี่ยวกับ นัก กฏ หมาย กรีก โบรา ณ 

 

draconic

A เกี่ยวกับ มังกร  ที่ เข้มงวด  หรือ เกี่ยวกับ นัก กฏ หมาย กรีก โบรา ณ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DRACO

n.[See Dragon. ] 1. In astronomy, a constellation of the northern hemisphere, containing according to Flamstead, eighty stars.
2. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds.
3. A genus of animals of two species. [See Dragon. ]

 

DRACONTIC

a.[L.] In astronomy, belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one entire revolution.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DRACO

Dra "co, n. Etym: [L. See Dragon. ]

 

1. (Astron.)

 

Defn: The Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic.

 

2. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A genus of lizards. See Dragon, 6.

 

DRACONIAN

DRACONIAN Dra *co "ni *an, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c. Draconian code, or Draconian laws, a code of laws made by Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were said to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of excessive rigor.

 

DRACONIC

DRACONIC Dra *con "ic, a.

 

Defn: Relating to Draco, the Athenian lawgiver; or to the constellation Draco; or to dragon's blood.

 

DRACONIN

Dra *co "nin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. draconine. See Draco. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: A red resin forming the essential basis of dragon's blood; -- called also dracin.

 

DRACONTIC

Dra *con "tic, a. Etym: [From L. draco dragon, in allusion to the terms dragon's head and dragon's tail. ] (Astron.)

 

Defn: Belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one revolution, from ascending node to ascending node. See Dragon's head, under Dragon. [Obs. ] "Dracontic month. " Crabb.

 

DRACONTINE

Dra *con "tine, a. Etym: [L. draco dragon. ]

 

Defn: Belonging to a dragon. Southey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Draco

Dra co 1 |ˈdrākō ˈdreɪkoʊ |Astronomy a large northern constellation (the Dragon ), stretching around the north celestial pole and said to represent the dragon killed by Hercules. It has no bright stars. • (as genitive Draconis |drāˈkōnis, drə -|) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Gamma Draconis. ORIGIN Latin.

 

Draco

Dra co 2 |ˈdreɪkoʊ ˈdrākō | (7th century bc ), Athenian legislator. His codification of Athenian law was notorious for its severity; for instance, the death penalty was imposed even for trivial crimes, which gave rise to the adjective draconian in English.

 

dracone

dracone |ˈdrakəʊn | ▶noun a large flexible sausage-shaped container used for transporting oil and other liquids on water. ORIGIN 1950s: from Latin draco, dracon-, from Greek drakōn ‘serpent ’ (because of its shape ).

 

draconian

dra co ni an |drəˈkōnēən, drā -drəˈkoʊniən | ▶adjective (of laws or their application ) excessively harsh and severe. DERIVATIVES dra con ic |-ˈkänik |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the Greek name Drakōn (see Draco 2 ) + -ian .

 

Oxford Dictionary

Draco

Draco 1 |ˈdreɪkəʊ |Astronomy a large northern constellation (the Dragon ), stretching around the north celestial pole and said to represent the dragon killed by Hercules. It has no bright stars. ORIGIN Latin.

 

Draco

Draco 2 |ˈdreɪkəʊ | (7th century bc ), Athenian legislator. His codification of Athenian law was notorious for its severity in that the death penalty was imposed even for trivial crimes.

 

dracone

dracone |ˈdrakəʊn | ▶noun a large flexible sausage-shaped container used for transporting oil and other liquids on water. ORIGIN 1950s: from Latin draco, dracon-, from Greek drakōn ‘serpent ’ (because of its shape ).

 

draconian

draconian |drəˈkəʊnɪən, dreɪ -| ▶adjective (of laws or their application ) excessively harsh and severe. DERIVATIVES draconic |-ˈkɒnɪk |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the name of Draco (see Draco 2 ) + -ian .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

draconian

draconian adjective collaborators suffered draconian reprisals: harsh, severe, strict, extreme, drastic, stringent, tough; cruel, oppressive, ruthless, relentless, punitive; authoritarian, despotic, tyrannical, repressive. ANTONYMS lenient.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

draconian

draconian adjective collaborators suffered draconian reprisals: harsh, severe, strict, extreme, drastic, stringent, tough, swingeing, cruel, brutal, oppressive, ruthless, relentless, summary, punitive, authoritarian, despotic, tyrannical, arbitrary, repressive, iron-fisted; rare suppressive. ANTONYMS mild.

 

French Dictionary

draconien

draconien , ienne adj. adjectif Énergique. : Des mesures draconiennes (et non *drastiques ).

 

Spanish Dictionary

draconiano, -na

draconiano, -na adjetivo [ley, medida ] Que es excesivamente severo :el nuevo código arrendatario evitaría que el arrendador pueda imponer condiciones draconianas al arrendatario .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Draconian

Dra co ni an -con ic /drəkóʊniən //-kɑ́nɪk |-kɔ́n -/形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖しばしばd -〗(アテネの政治家の )ドラコンのような ; 厳しい ; 残忍な .