English-Thai Dictionary

mantis

N ตั๊กแตน ตำ ข้าว (จัด อยู่ ใน ตระกูล  Mantidae tak-ka-tan-tam-kao

 

mantissa

N ตัวเลข ด้าน ขวา ของ จุด ใน  logarithm ฐาน สิบ  tua-lek-dan-kwa-kong-jud-nai

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MANTIS

Man "tis, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer. The common American species is M. Carolina. Mantis shrimp. (Zoöl.) See Sguilla.

 

MANTISPID

MANTISPID Man *tis "pid, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa, and allied genera. The larvæ feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under Neuroptera.

 

MANTISSA

Man *tis *sa, n. Etym: [L., an addition, makeweight; of Tuscan origin. ](Math. )

 

Defn: The decimal part of a logarithm, as distinguished from the integral part, or characteristic.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mantis

man tis |ˈmantis ˈmæn (t )əs |(also praying mantis ) ▶noun ( pl. same or mantises ) a slender predatory insect related to the cockroach. It waits motionless for prey with its large spiky forelegs folded like hands in prayer. [Suborder Mantodea, order Dictyoptera: Mantidae and other families, and many species, including Mantis religiosa, introduced to America from southern Europe and now found commonly in the northeastern US. ] ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, literally ‘prophet. ’

 

mantissa

man tis sa |manˈtisə mænˈtɪsə | ▶noun 1 Mathematics the part of a logarithm that follows the decimal point. 2 Computing the part of a floating-point number that represents the significant digits of that number, and that is multiplied by the base raised to the exponent to give the actual value of the number. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘makeweight, ’ perhaps from Etruscan.

 

mantis shrimp

man tis shrimp ▶noun a predatory marine crustacean with a pair of large spined front legs that resemble those of a mantis and are used for capturing prey. [Order Stomatopoda: many species, including the European Squilla desmaresti. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

mantis

mantis |ˈmantɪs |(also praying mantis ) ▶noun ( pl. same or mantises ) a slender predatory insect with a triangular head, which waits motionless for prey with its large forelegs folded like hands in prayer. ●Suborder Mantodea, order Dictyoptera: Mantidae and other families, and many species, including Mantis religiosa of southern Europe. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, literally ‘prophet ’.

 

mantissa

mantissa |manˈtɪsə | ▶noun 1 Mathematics the part of a logarithm after the decimal point. 2 Computing the part of a floating-point number which represents the significant digits of that number. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘makeweight ’, perhaps from Etruscan.

 

mantis shrimp

man ¦tis shrimp ▶noun a predatory marine crustacean with a pair of large spined front legs that resemble those of a mantis and are used for capturing prey. ●Order Stomatopoda: many species.

 

Duden Dictionary

Mantis

Man tis Substantiv, feminin , die |M a ntis |die Mantis; Genitiv: der Mantis, Plural: die Mantis griechisch Gattung der Fangheuschrecken, zu der u. a. die Gottesanbeterin gehört

 

mantisch

man tisch Adjektiv |m a ntisch |griechisch die Mantik betreffend

 

Mantisse

Man tis se Substantiv, feminin , die |Mant i sse |lateinisch manti (s )sa = Zugabe Mathematik Reihe der beim [dekadischen ] Logarithmus hinter dem Komma stehenden Ziffern

 

Spanish Dictionary

mantis

mantis nombre femenino Insecto de cuerpo muy largo y estrecho de hasta 9 cm de longitud, color verde o amarillento, con las patas delanteras largas y robustas, provistas de fuertes espolones y espinas entre los cuales quedan cogidos los insectos de que se alimenta; cuando está en reposo, une las patas delanteras en una actitud que recuerda a una figura orante; la hembra suele devorar al macho tras la cópula .También mantis religiosa .SINÓNIMO campanero, mamboretá, santateresa .El plural es mantis .

 

mantisa

mantisa nombre femenino mat Fracción decimal de un logaritmo, que sigue a la característica o parte entera :la mantisa es siempre positiva .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

mantis

man tis /mǽntəs /名詞 複 ～es, mantes /-tiːz /C 〘虫 〙カマキリ (praying mantis ).