English-Thai Dictionary

fossil

N คน คร่ำครึ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  พวก เต่าล้านปี  conservative fogy fuddy-duddy liberal kon-kam-krue

 

fossil

N ซากพืช หรือ สัตว์ ที่ เป็น หิน  ซาก ฟอสซิล  sak-pued-rue-sad-ti-pen-hin

 

fossiliferous

A ที่ มี ซากพืชซากสัตว์ เป็น หิน 

 

fossilization

N การ เปลี่ยนเป็น ซาก หิน  การ ทำให้ ล้าสมัย  fossilisation

 

fossilize

VT เปลี่ยนเป็น ซาก หิน  ทำให้ ล้าสมัย  fossilise

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FOSSIL

a.[L. fossitis, from fodio, fossius, to dig. ] 1. Dug out of the earth; as fossil coal; fossil salt. The term fossil is now usually appropriated to those inorganic substances, which have become penetrated by earthy or metallic particles. Thus we say, fossil shells, fossil bones, fossil wood.
2. That may be taken from the earth by digging.

 

FOSSIL

n.A substance dug from the earth, or penetrated with earthy or metallic particles. Fossils are native or extraneous. Native fossils are minerals, properly so called, as earth, salts, combustibles and metallic bodies. Extraneous fossils are bodies of vegetable or animal origin accidentally buried in the early, as plants, shells, bones and other substances, many of which are petrified.

 

FOSSIL-COPAL

n.Highgate resin; a resinous substance found in perforating the bed of blue clay at Highgate, near London. It appears to be a true vegetable gum or resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth.

 

FOSSILIST

n.One who studies the nature and properties of fossils; one who is versed in the science of fossils.

 

FOSSILIZATION

n.The act or process of converting into a fossil or petrification.

 

FOSSILIZE

v.t.To convert into a fossil; as, to fossilize bones or wood.

 

FOSSILIZE

v.i.To become or be changed into a fossil.

 

FOSSILIZED

pp. Converted into a fossil.

 

FOSSILIZING

ppr. Changing into a fossil.

 

FOSSILOGY

n.[fossil, and Gr. discourse. ] A discourse or treatise on fossils; also, the science of fossils.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FOSSIL

Fos "sil, a. Etym: [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F. fossile. See Fosse. ]

 

1. Dug out of the eart; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.

 

2. (Paleon.)

 

Defn: Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks. whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells. Fossil copal, a resinous substance, first found in the blue clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth. -- Fossil cork, flax, paper, or wood, varieties of amianthus. -- Fossil farina, a soft carbonate of lime. -- Fossil ore, fossiliferous red hematite. Raymond.

 

FOSSIL

FOSSIL Fos "sil, n.

 

1. A substance dug from the earth. [Obs. ]

 

Note: Formerly all minerals were called fossils, but the word is now restricted to express the remains of animals and plants found buried in the earth. Ure.

 

2. (Paleon.)

 

Defn: The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species, but many of the later ones belong to species still living.

 

3. A person whose views and opinions are extremely antiquated; one whose sympathies are with a former time rather than with the present. [Colloq. ]

 

FOSSILIFEROUS

Fos `sil *if "er *ous, a. Etym: [Fossil + -ferous. ] (Paleon.)

 

Defn: Containing or composed of fossils.

 

FOSSILIFICATION

Fos *sil `i *fi *ca "tion, n. Etym: [Fossil + L. facere to make. ]

 

Defn: The process of becoming fossil.

 

FOSSILISM

FOSSILISM Fos "sil *ism, n.

 

1. The science or state of fossils. Coleridge.

 

2. The state of being extremely antiquated in views and opinions.

 

FOSSILIST

FOSSILIST Fos "sil *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who is versed in the science of fossils; a paleontologist. Joseph Black.

 

FOSSILIZATION

Fos `sil *i *za "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. fossilisation. ]

 

Defn: The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.

 

FOSSILIZE

Fos "sil *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fossilized; p. pr. & vb. n.Fossilizing. ] Etym: [Cf. F. fossiliser. ]

 

1. To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.

 

2. To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden. Ten layers of birthdays on a woman's head Are apt to fossilize her girlish mirth. Mrs. Browning.

 

FOSSILIZE

FOSSILIZE Fos "sil *ize, v. i.

 

1. To become fossil.

 

2. To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress.

 

FOSSILIZED

FOSSILIZED Fos "sil *ized, a.

 

Defn: Converted into a fossil; antiquated; firmly fixed in views or opinions. A fossilized sample of confused provincialism. Earle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fossil

fos sil |ˈfäsəl ˈfɑsəl | ▶noun the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock. • derogatory or humorous an antiquated or stubbornly unchanging person or thing: he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times. • a word or phrase that has become obsolete except in set phrases or forms, e.g., hue in hue and cry . ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting a fossilized fish found, and believed to have lived, underground ): from French fossile, from Latin fossilis ‘dug up, ’ from fodere ‘dig. ’

 

fossil fuel

fos sil fu el |ˈfɑsəl ˈˌfju (ə )l | ▶noun a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

 

fossiliferous

fossiliferous |ˌfɒsɪˈlɪf (ə )rəs | ▶adjective Geology (of a rock or stratum ) containing fossils or organic remains.

 

fossil ivory

fos sil i vo ry ▶noun ivory from the tusks of a mammoth.

 

fossilize

fos sil ize |ˈfäsəˌlīz ˈfɑsəˌlaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be fossilized ) preserve (an organism ) so that it becomes a fossil: the hard parts of the body are readily fossilized. • [ no obj. ] become a fossil: flowers do not readily fossilize. • become or cause to become antiquated, fixed, or incapable of change or development. DERIVATIVES fos sil i za tion |ˌfäsəliˈzāSHən |noun

 

fossilized

fos sil ized |ˈfäsəˌlīzd ˈfɑːsəlaɪzd | ▶adjective preserved to become a fossil: a fossilized bone | fossilized human remains. • archaic and incapable of change: a faltering economy and a fossilized political system.

 

fossil record

fos ¦sil re ¦cord ▶noun the record of the occurrence and evolution of living organisms through geological time as inferred from fossils.

 

Oxford Dictionary

fossil

fossil |ˈfɒs (ə )l, -sɪl | ▶noun the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form. • derogatory or humorous a person or thing that is outdated or resistant to change: he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times. • a word or phrase that has become obsolete except in set phrases or forms, e.g. hue in hue and cry . ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting a fossilized fish found, and believed to have lived, underground ): from French fossile, from Latin fossilis ‘dug up ’, from fodere ‘dig ’.

 

fossil fuel

fos ¦sil fuel ▶noun a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

 

fossiliferous

fossiliferous |ˌfɒsɪˈlɪf (ə )rəs | ▶adjective Geology (of a rock or stratum ) containing fossils or organic remains.

 

fossil ivory

fos ¦sil ivory ▶noun [ mass noun ] ivory from the tusks of a mammoth.

 

fossilize

fossilize |ˈfɒs (ə )lʌɪz, ˈfɒsɪlʌɪz |(also fossilise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] preserve (an animal or plant ) so that it becomes a fossil: the hard parts of the body are readily fossilized. • [ no obj. ] become a fossil. • become or cause to become fixed and incapable of change or development: [ with obj. ] : we want to see a working countryside —we don't want to see it fossilized. DERIVATIVES fossilization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun

 

fossilized

fossilized |ˈfɒs (ə )lʌɪzd, fɒsɪlʌɪzd |(also fossilised ) ▶adjective preserved to become a fossil: a fossilized bone | fossilized human remains. • archaic and incapable of change: a faltering economy and a fossilized political system.

 

fossil record

fos ¦sil re ¦cord ▶noun the record of the occurrence and evolution of living organisms through geological time as inferred from fossils.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fossil

fossil noun we could detect fossils in the cornerstone of the building: petrified remains, petrified impression, remnant, relic.

 

fossilized

fossilized adjective 1 fossilized remains: petrified, ossified. 2 a fossilized idea: archaic, antiquated, antediluvian, old-fashioned, quaint, outdated, outmoded, behind the times, anachronistic, stuck in time; informal prehistoric.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fossil

fossil noun fossils of eels have been found in rocks a hundred million years old: petrified remains, petrified impression, cast, impression, mould, remnant, relic; Geology reliquiae. WORD LINKS fossil palaeontology, palaeobiology study of fossil animals and plants palaeobotany study of fossil plants 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.

 

fossilized

fossilized adjective 1 the fossilized remains of extinct animals: petrified, ossified; rare lapidified. 2 a traditional pattern of etiquette was the fossilized norm in the royal court: archaic, antiquated, antediluvian, old-fashioned, quaint, outdated, outmoded, behind the times, anachronistic, stuck in time; informal prehistoric.

 

Duden Dictionary

fossil

fos sil Adjektiv |foss i l |lateinisch fossilis = ausgegraben, zu: fossum, 2. Partizip von: fodere = graben a vorweltlich, urzeitlich, als Versteinerung erhalten fossile Krebse b (auf bestimmte Rohstoffe bezogen ) aus erdgeschichtlich weit zurückliegender Zeit stammend fossile Brennstoffe, Energieträger

 

Fossil

Fos sil Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Foss i l |das Fossil; Genitiv: des Fossils, Plural: die Fossilien als Abdruck, Versteinerung o. Ä. erhaltener Überrest von Tieren oder Pflanzen aus frühen Epochen der Erdgeschichte Fossilien in Bernstein | Fossilien präparieren | figurativ der alte Lehrer ist für die Schüler ein Fossil (jemand mit überlebten Vorstellungen ) | figurativ das Auto war ein Fossil aus den Zwanzigerjahren

 

Fossilisation

Fos si li sa ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Fossilisati o n |die Fossilisation; Genitiv: der Fossilisation, Plural: die Fossilisationen lateinisch-neulateinisch Vorgang des Entstehens von Fossilien

 

fossilisieren

fos si li sie ren schwaches Verb |fossilis ie ren |versteinern, zu Fossilien werden

 

French Dictionary

fossile

fossile adj. et n. m. adjectif Se dit d ’une empreinte, d ’un reste d ’animal ou de végétal très ancien qui a été conservé dans des dépôts sédimentaires. : Sous les glaces du Groenland, on a retrouvé de l ’ADN fossile, de minuscules traces d ’une forêt vieille de 800 000 ans. nom masculin 1 Organisme fossile. : Un fossile de dinosaure, qui vivait il y a 70 millions d ’années en Mongolie, présente des caractéristiques aviaires, notamment un bec, et devait peser 1,4 tonne pour 8 mètres de longueur. 2 figuré Personne archaïque, ayant des idées désuètes. : « C ’est un nouveau régime qui s ’avance, piétinant les fossiles gaulliens pour affirmer une nouvelle dynamique du pouvoir » (L ’Express ). Combustibles fossiles. Combustibles dérivés d ’organismes vivants, végétaux ou animaux, par des procédés de fossilisation (GDT ). : Depuis 2000, les quantités de gaz à effet de serre envoyées dans l ’atmosphère par l ’usage de combustibles fossiles (charbon, pétrole, gaz naturel ) augmentent. Énergie fossile. Énergie produite à partir de ressources épuisables telles que le pétrole brut, le gaz naturel, le charbon, etc. : La culture à très grande échelle du maïs, de la canne à sucre, du colza, de la betterave ou du soja induit nombre d ’effets pervers dont la consommation de beaucoup d ’énergie fossile, d ’eau ou d ’engrais. Prononciation Le o est fermé ou ouvert, [fosil, fɔsil ] Note Orthographique fo ss i l e, deux s, un l.

 

fossilisation

fossilisation n. f. nom féminin Transformation progressive de corps organisés à l ’état fossile.

 

fossilisé

fossilisé , ée adj. adjectif 1 Devenu fossile. : Un insecte fossilisé. 2 figuré Figé, rétrograde. : Un organisme fossilisé par la tradition. SYNONYME momifié ; sclérosé .

 

fossiliser

fossiliser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Amener à l ’état de fossile, au propre et au figuré. : Une fougère fossilisée. Des points de vue archaïques, voire fossilisés. verbe pronominal Devenir fossile, au propre et au figuré. : Ce parti est devenu rétrograde: il s ’est fossilisé. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ces insectes se sont fossilisés. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fossil

fos sil /fɑ́s (ə )l |fɔ́s -/〖語源は 「発掘された 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 化石 ▸ a dinosaur fossil 恐竜の化石 2 ｟くだけて けなして ｠〖通例old ～〗生きた化石 , 時代遅れの老人 [制度 ].形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 化石化した, 化石の ▸ a fossil egg 化石卵 ▸ fossil remains 化石 (動物 )2 ｟くだけて けなして ｠時代遅れの, 古くさい .～́ f ù el 化石燃料 〘石油 天然ガス 石炭など 〙.～̀ r é cord 化石情報 [記録 ] 〘化石から読み取れるデータ 〙.

 

fossilize

fos sil ize /fɑ́s (ə )làɪz |fɔ́s -/動詞 自動詞 他動詞 1 (…を )化石化する ; 〖通例 be ～d 〗化石化した .2 ｟非難して ｠(…が [を ])硬化する [させる ], 老化する [させる ].