English-Thai Dictionary

lethal

ADJ ที่ ทำให้ ตาย ได้  ถึงตาย  fatal deadly ti-tam-hai-tai-dai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LETHAL

a.[L. lethalis, mortal, from Gr. oblivion. ] Deadly; mortal; fatal.

 

LETHALITY

n.Mortality.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LETHAL

Leth "al, n. Etym: [Lauric + ether + alcohol. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.

 

LETHAL

Le "thal, a. Etym: [L. lethalis, letalis, fr. lethum, letum, death: cf. F. léthal.]

 

Defn: Deadly; mortal; fatal. "The lethal blow. " W. Richardson. -- Le "thal *ly, adv.

 

LETHALITY

Le *thal "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. léthalité.]

 

Defn: The quality of being lethal; mortality.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lethal

le thal |ˈlēTHəl ˈliθəl | ▶adjective sufficient to cause death: a lethal cocktail of alcohol and pills. • harmful or destructive: the Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record. DERIVATIVES le thal i ty |lēˈTHalətē |noun, le thal ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘causing spiritual death ’): from Latin lethalis, from lethum, a variant (influenced by Greek lēthē ‘forgetfulness ’) of letum ‘death. ’

 

lethal chamber

le thal cham ber ▶noun an enclosed space in which animals may be killed with gas.

 

lethal gene

le thal gene ▶noun a gene that is capable of causing the death of an organism, usually during the development of the embryo. Also called lethal factor, lethal mutation.

 

lethal injection

le thal in jec tion ▶noun an injection administered for the purposes of euthanasia or as a means of capital punishment.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lethal

le ¦thal |ˈliːθ (ə )l | ▶adjective sufficient to cause death: a lethal cocktail of drink and pills. • very harmful or destructive: the Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record. • (in a sporting context ) very accurate or skilful: a lethal drop-shot. DERIVATIVES lethality |lɪˈθalɪti |noun, lethally adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘causing spiritual death ’): from Latin lethalis, from lethum, a variant (influenced by Greek lēthē ‘forgetfulness ’), of letum ‘death ’.

 

lethal chamber

le ¦thal cham |ber ▶noun an enclosed space in which animals may be killed painlessly with gas.

 

lethal gene

le thal gene ▶noun a gene that is capable of causing the death of an organism, usually during the development of the embryo. Also called lethal factor, lethal mutation.

 

lethal injection

le ¦thal in |jec ¦tion ▶noun an injection administered for the purposes of euthanasia or as a means of capital punishment.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lethal

lethal adjective a lethal dose of arsenic: fatal, deadly, mortal, death-dealing, life-threatening, murderous, killing; poisonous, toxic, noxious, venomous; dangerous, destructive, harmful, pernicious; literary deathly, nocuous. ANTONYMS harmless, safe.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lethal

lethal adjective a lethal weapon | those pills were lethal: fatal, deadly, mortal, causing death, death-dealing, life-threatening, murderous, homicidal, killing, terminal, final, incurable; poisonous, toxic, virulent, noxious, venomous; dangerous, destructive, harmful, pernicious, malignant, disastrous, calamitous, ruinous; literary deathly, nocuous, mephitic; archaic baneful. ANTONYMS harmless, safe.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lethal

le thal /líːθ (ə )l /形容詞 1 死を引き起こす ; 死に至る ; 致死量の ; 致命的な .2 ｟しばしばおどけて ｠死ぬほど強烈な .～̀ combin á tion 危険な組み合わせ .～̀ w é apon 殺人兵器 ; 凶器 .