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[prəub] 1. noun1) (a long thin instrument used by doctors to examine a wound etc.) sonda2) (an investigation: a police probe into illegal activities.) preiskava2. verb1) (to investigate: He probed into her private life.) raziskovati2) (to examine (as if) with a probe: The doctor probed the wound; He probed about in the hole with a stick.) sondirati* * *I [próub]nounmedicine sonda; technical (lunina itd.) sonda, raziskovalni satelit; figuratively sondiranje; American preiskavaII [próub]1.transitive verb medicinesondirati, preiskovati s sondo; figuratively preiskovati;2.intransitive verbraziskovati, prodirati ( into v) -
102 problem
['probləm]1) (a difficulty; a matter about which it is difficult to decide what to do: Life is full of problems; ( also adjective) a problem child.) težava; težaven2) (a question to be answered or solved: mathematical problems.) problem•- problematical- problematic* * *[prɔbləm]nounproblem, težka naloga, težko vprašanje, sporna zadeva; mathematics računski problem -
103 pulp
1. noun1) (the soft, fleshy part of a fruit.) meso2) (a soft mass of other matter, eg of wood etc from which paper is made: wood-pulp.) pulpa2. verb(to make into pulp: The fruit was pulped and bottled.) zmehčati v kašo- pulpy* * *I [pʌlp]nounsadno meso; botany stržen stebla; mehka, kašnata snov, pulpa; papirna kaša, papirmaše, celičnina, drobni zmletek (papir); zdrobljena ruda, prebrana (suha) ruda; American colloquially cenen, senzacionalni tisk, literarna plažafiguratively to reduce ( —ali beat) to a pulp — pretepsti na žive in mrtve, premlatitiII [pʌlp]transitive verb & intransitive verbzmehčati (se) v kašo -
104 purchase
['pə: əs] 1. verb(to buy: I purchased a new house.) kupiti2. noun1) (anything that has been bought: She carried her purchases home in a bag.) nakup2) (the act of buying: The purchase of a car should never be a hasty matter.) nakup•* * *I [pɜ:čəs]nounnakup, nakupovanje, kupovanje, kupčija; iztržek, (letni) dohodek; juridically pridobljeno premoženje z nakupom (ne z dediščino); nautical priprava za dviganje, vzvod, škripec, vrv, dvigalo; figuratively vpliv, vpliven položaj, prednost, močII [pɜ:čəs]transitive verbkupiti; pridobiti, priboriti ( with z); figuratively kupiti koga, podkupiti; juridically pridobiti imetje z nakupom (ne z dediščino); nautical dvigniti (z vzvodom, dvigalom) -
105 purgative
['pə:ɡətiv]noun, adjective ((a medicine) which clears waste matter out of the body.) odvajalo* * *[pɜ:gətiv]1.adjective ( purgatively adverb)medicine čistilen, odvajalen;2.nounmedicinepurgativ, čistilo, odvajalo -
106 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) postaviti2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) zastaviti3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) izraziti4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) zapisati5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) zapluti•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with* * *I [put]nounmet kamna z rame; (borza) premijski posliII [put]1.transitive verbpoložiti, postaviti, dati kam, vtakniti ( in one's pocket v žep; in prison v ječo); spraviti (koga v posteljo, v neprijeten položaj, v red, v tek); izpostaviti, podvreči čemu ( to put to death usmrtiti koga); posaditi (into, under s čim; the land was put under potatoes); poslati, dati, siliti, naganjati (to v, k; to put to school poslati v šolo, to put to trade dati koga v uk, to put the horse to the fence nagnati konja v skok čez ograjo); napeljati, zvabiti (on, to k); napisati ( to put one's signature to a document); prestaviti, prevesti ( into French v francoščino); izraziti, formulirati ( I cannot put it into words ne znam tega z besedami izraziti; how shall I put it kako naj to formuliram?); oceniti, preceniti (at; I put his income at £ 1000 a year po mojem zasluži 1000 funtov na leto); uporabiti (to; to put s.th. to a good use dobro kaj uporabiti); zastaviti, postaviti (vprašanje, predlog; I put it to you apeliram na vas, obračam se na vas); staviti (on; denar na kaj); vložiti, investirati ( into v); naložiti (npr. davek, to put a taɔ on obdavčiti kaj); naprtiti, pripisati komu kaj (on; they put the blame on him krivdo valijo na njega); sport metati, vreči (kroglo); poriniti (bodalo), streljati (in, into);2.intransitive verbpodati se, napotiti se, iti, hiteti ( for kam; to put to land podati se na kopno; to put to sea odplutito put for home — napotiti se domov); nautical jadrati, krmariti, pluti; American izlivati se ( into v)to put s.o. above s.o. else — postaviti koga pred drugegato put one's brain to it — koncentrirati se na kaj, lotiti se česato put a bullet through — ustreliti, preluknjati kogato put in black and white, to put in writing — napisatito be hard put to it — biti v zagati, v škripcih, biti prisiljen k čemuput the case that — recimo, dato put o.s. in (under) the care of s.o. — postaviti se pod zaščito kogato put s.o. out of countenance — spraviti koga iz ravnotežjato put down the drain — vreči v vodo, neumno zapravitito put an end ( —ali stop, period) to — napraviti konec s čim, končatito put one's foot in it — narediti napako, osramotiti se, blamirati seto put s.o. on his feet — spraviti koga na nogeto put the finger on — pokazati s prstom na, identificirati koga (kaj)to put s.o. on guard — opozoriti koga na previdnostto put one's hands to — lotiti se; pomagatito put into the hands of s.o. — prepustiti komu, dati komu v roketo put out of one's head — izbiti si iz glave, pozabitito put s.o. in a hole — spraviti koga v neugodon položajto put it to s.o. — apelirati na koga, dati komu na voljoslang to put the lid on — presegati vse meje, biti višek česato put s.o.'s nose out of joint — spodriniti kogato put s.o. on his oath — zapriseči kogato put o.s. in s.o.'s place — vživeti se v položaj koga drugegato put s.o. right — popraviti kogato put in shape — spraviti v dobro kondicijo, oblikovatito put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel — metati komu polena pod nogefiguratively to put teeth into — zagristi se v kajto put s.o. through it — dajati koga na sito in rešetoto put into words — izraziti z besedami, točno opisatito put s.o. in the wrong — postaviti koga na laž, dokazati, da nima pravto put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s potislang to put s.o. wise — odpreti komu očislang to put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, dati mu vetraIII [pʌt]nounarchaic tepec, čudak, kmetIV [pʌt]noun& verb see putt -
107 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) vprašanje2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) vprašanje3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) vprašanje4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) dvom5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) možnost2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spraševati2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) dvomiti•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *I [kwésčən]nounvprašanje; (sporno) vprašanje, problem ( the Negro ŋ črnsko vprašanje); zadeva, stvar ( only a question of time samo stvar časa); dvomjuridically preiskava, zasliševanje; parliament predlog (dan na glasovanje), interpelacija; parliament question! — k zadevi! (vzklik govorniku)parliament to put the question — dati na glasovanjejuridically question of law — pravno vprašanjejuridically leading question — sugestivno vprašanjehistory juridically to put s.o. to the question — zasliševati, mučiti kogato beg the question — narediti prenagljen sklep, predpostavljatibeside the question — neprikladen, nevaženbeyond ( —ali past) question — nedvomno, nespornoto call in question — spodbijati, dvomitito come into question — priti v pretres, postati važnoin question — omenjen, za katerega greout of the question — nemogoče, ne pride v poštevto put a question to s.o. — vprašati koga kajwhat is the question? — za kaj gre?II [kwésčən]transitive verb & intransitive verbvprašati, spraševati; juridically izpraševati, zasliševati; dvomiti, podvomiti, vpraševati seit cannot be questioned but (that) — ni dvoma, da -
108 record
1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) poročilo2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) gramofonska plošča3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) rekord4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) kartoteka, dosje2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) zapisati2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) posneti3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) zabeležiti4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) vpisati•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
- on record* * *I [rékɔ:d]1.nounzapis, zabeležba; pismeno poročilo; dokument, listina, spričevalo, figuratively priča; spomin, spominska plošča, spomenik; register, seznam, tabela; protokol, zapisnik; registracija; gramofonska plošča; sport rekord; plural spisi, akti, arhiv; osebna preteklost, karakteristikaon record — pismeno zabeleženo, dokazanooff the record American neslužbeno, zaupno, ne za objavoa bad record — slab sloves, slaba karakteristikapolice record, criminal record — kazenski registerto bear record to — pričati, dokazovatito beat (to break, to cut) a record — potolči, zrušiti rekordit is on record — zapisano je (v zgodovini itd.)to hold the record — imeti, držati rekordto keep record of — zapisovati, beležiti (dohodke in izdatke); voditi protokolto leave, to place on record — dati službeno protokoliratito set up a record — postaviti rekord;2.adjectiverekordenII [rikɔ:d]1.transitive verb(pismeno) (za)beležiti, zapisati, vpisati, vnesti, registrirati; protokolirati; juridically vnesti v zapisnik, dati na protokol; posneti na gramofonsko ploščo; govoriti v fonograf; obvestiti, informirati o čem; obdržati v spominu; archaic (ustno) poročatithe thermometer recorded 10° below zero — termometer je zabeležil 10° pod ničloher voice has been recorded by the gramophone — njen glas je bil posnet na gramofonsko ploščo;2.intransitive verbregistrirati; (o pticah) peti; dati se posneti (na gramofonsko ploščo) -
109 reflection
[rə'flekʃən]noun She looked at her reflection in the water; After reflection I felt I had made the wrong decision; The book is called `Reflections of a Politician'.) odsev; premislek* * *[riflékšən]noun(zlasti) physics odsev, odraz, odboj, odbijanje (svetlobe, toplote, barve itd.); figuratively posledica, vpliv; physiology refleks, refleksna kretnja; refleksija, premišljevanje, razmišljanje; misel, modra beseda; presoja; obdolžitev, očitek, neugodna sodba, graja (on zaradi, gledé); slaba luč, sramotaon (serious) reflection — po (resnem, zrelem) premisleku, če vse prav premislimoto be a reflection on s.th. — slabo luč metati na kajto cast reflections upon s.o.'s character — neugodno se izraziti o značaju kake osebeto see one's reflection in a glass, in the water — videti svoj odsev v zrcalu, v vodi -
110 require
1) (to need: Is there anything else you require?) potrebovati2) (to ask, force or order to do something: You are required by law to send your children to school; I will do everything that is required of me.) zahtevati•* * *[rikwáiə]transitive verbzahtevati, British English želeti; iskati, potrebovati; pozvati; siliti, priganjati; intransitive verb British English biti potreben; zahtevati; (redko) prositi (of s.o. for s.th. koga kaj)if required — če (je) potrebno, na željo (zahtevo)in the required time — v zahtevanem, predpisanem časuit requires an expert to do this — potreben je strokovnjak, da to narediif that is what you require of me — če je to tisto, kar zahtevate (želite) od menehave you got all you require? — imate vse, kar potrebujete?will you require tea at four o'clock? British English želite čaj ob štirih?to require medical care — potrebovati (zahtevati) zdravniško pomoč (oskrbo, nego)do not explain more than required — ne pojasnjujte več, kot je potrebno -
111 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) korenina2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) korenina3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) izvor4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) korenine2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) ukoreniniti (se)- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) riti2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) brskati* * *I [ru:t]nounkorenika, korenina, koren; figuratively koren, izvor, poreklo, izvirna oblika; vzrok; temelj, osnova, jedro, srž, bit; mathematics & grammar koren; plural vznožje (gore)root and branch figuratively korenito, temeljito, popolnoma, radikalnoroot of the matter — jedro, bistvo stvaricube root, third root mathematics kubični korenDutch roots plural cvetlične čebulicesecond root, square root mathematics kvadratni korento destroy root and branch — popolnoma uničiti (iztrebiti, izkoreniniti)to lay axe at the root of — posekati korenine (zla itd.)to strike at the root (of) — udariti po korenini, odrezati korenino (česa)to take (to strike) root — pognati korenine, ukoreniniti seto take root from — imeti svoj izvor v, bazirati nato tear up the roots — izkoreniniti; iztrebitiII [ru:t]1.transitive verb & intransitive verbgloboko posaditi, vsaditi, ukoreniniti; vcepiti, vliti; ukopati, pribiti, prikovati koga (kot s korenino);2.intransitive verbukoreniniti seobedience rooted in fear — pokorščina, ki je osnovana na strahuto stand rooted to the spot — biti, stati kot v zemljo ukopanto root out (up) — izruvati, izpuliti, izkoreniniti, uničiti, iztrebiti;3.adjectivesestavljen iz korenin; korenski; figuratively osnovenroot extraction mathematics korenjenjeIII [ru:t]intransitive verb & intransitive verb (o prašiču) riti (z gobcem)to root about figuratively riti, bezati, brskati, drezatito root out, to root up — izbrskati, izbezati, izkopatiIV [ru:t]intransitive verb American slang sport navijati ( for za), želeti uspeh; podpirati, zagovarjati, odobravati -
112 rubricate
[rú:brikeit]transitive verbrdeče pobarvati ali označiti, rdeče tiskati; poudariti s posebnim tiskom; opremiti z rubrikami; rubriciratirubricated letters, rubricated matter printing črke v rdeči pisavi (tisku) -
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114 say
[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) reči2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) reči3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) ponavljati4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) reči2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) beseda- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say* * *I [séi]1.transitive verbreči, izjaviti, govoriti (kaj); izreči, izgovoriti, povedati, izraziti; navesti, omeniti, trditi; obljubiti; deklamirati; colloquially domnevati, vzeti (da...);2.intransitive verbgovoriti, praviti; pomeniti; odločiti se; biti napisanoso said so done, no sooner said than done — rečeno--storjenosad to say — obžalovanja vredno, žalI say! — slišiš! čuj!, hej!I dare say — zelo verjetno (često derogatory), (kakor) mislimit is said, they say — govori se, pravijohe is said to be ill — baje (pravijo, da) je bolan(let us) say this happens — vzemimo (recimo), da se to zgodisaid I? colloquially says I? slang kajne?, ali ni res?say it with flowers slang povejte to obzirno, vljudno!I'll give you say five days to do it — dal vam bom recimo pet dni, da to napravitea country, say India — dežela kot (npr.) Indijathat is to say — to se pravi, to je, to pomeni, z drugimi besedamia sum of 50 pounds (say fifty pounds) — vsota 50 funtov (z besedami: fifty pounds)this is saying a great deal — to se že nekaj pravi, to že nekaj poveyou don't say so! — česa ne poveste!, je to mogoče?what do you say to that? — kaj pravite k temu?to say Mass ecclesiastic brati mašoto say no — reči ne, odkloniti, odbiti, zanikatito say nothing of... — da molčimo o..., kaj šeleto say yes — reči da, odobritito have s.th. to say to (with) — imeti nekaj reči, povedati k (pri)he has nothing to say for himself — on je redkobeseden (skromen, nepomemben) človekwhat I say is... — po mojem mišljenjuwhen all is said and done — skratka, konec koncevII [séi]nounkar je rečeno; izrek, govor, beseda; mnenje, trditev; pravica ali prilika za govorjenje; American zadnja beseda, dokončna odločitevit is my say! — sedaj govorim jaz!, pusti(te) me, da govorim!who has the say in this matter? — kdo ima zadnjo besedo (kdo odloča) v tej zadevi?to have one's say (to, on) — izraziti svoje mnenje (o)I will have my say — povedal bom, kar moram povedatilet him have his say — naj pove, kaj misli o temIII [séi]nounfino volneno blago -
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[séisou]noundialectal American colloquially zatrjevanje, zagotavljanje, trditev; zadnja, odločilna beseda; navodilo, ukazto have the say-so in a matter — imeti zadnjo besedo, odločiti v neki stvari -
116 scandal
['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) sramota2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) škandal, pohujšanje3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) opravljanje•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalously* * *[skændl]nounškandal, škandalozen dogodek, spotika, pohujšanje; sramota; obrekovanje, opravljanje; juridically javna (raz)žalitev, žaljiva izjava na sodiščuscandal-broth, scandal-water slang čajit is a scandal that... — škandal je, da...to spread scandal — širiti čenče, obrekovanja -
117 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) resen2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) resen3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) resen4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) resen•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *[síəriəs]adjective ( seriously adverb)resen, seriozen, resnoben, slovesen; trezen, premišljen, umirjen; pomemben, upoštevanja vreden; humorously "pobožen"serious illness — resna, nevarna bolezenserious matter (music, reading) — resna zadeva (glasba, čtivo)are you serious? — misliš (to) resno? -
118 sewage
[-i‹]noun (waste matter (carried away in sewers).) odplaka* * *[sjúidž]1.nounblato v kanalu, odpadna (odtočna) voda, odplakasewage system — kanalizacija;2.transitive verboskrbeti s kanalizacijo, kanalizirati; (po)gnojiti zemljo z odplakami -
119 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) sram2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) sramota3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) sramota4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) škoda2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) prisiliti2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) osramotiti•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame* * *I [šéim]nounsram, sramežljivost; sramota, nečastshame!, for shame! — sramota!for shame!, shame on you! — fej!, sram te bodi!what a shame! — kakšna sramota!the shame of it! — o ta sramota!more shame to him! — še bolj sramotno zanj!to bring shame on s.o. — nakopati sramoto komuto bring shame on o.s. — osramotiti se, nakopati si sramototo cry shame upon s.o. — zmerjati koga, biti ogorčen nad komto die with shame — umreti, v zemljo se vdreti od sramuto have lost all shame, to be lost to shame — nobenega sramu ne več poznatito put s.o. to shame — osramotiti kogaII [šéim]transitive verbspraviti v sramoto, osramotiti; nakopati, napraviti sramoto (komu); figuratively zasenčiti, prekositito shame the devil — povedati resnico; intransitive verb archaic dialectal sramovati se -
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matter — mat·ter n 1: a subject of consideration, disagreement, or litigation: as a: a legal case, dispute, or issue a matter within the court s jurisdiction often used in titles of legal proceedings matter of Doe see also in re b … Law dictionary
Matter — Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Matter in bar — Matter Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Matter of fact — Matter Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Matter of record — Matter Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
matter — n 1 Matter, substance, material, stuff are comparable when they mean what goes into the makeup or forms the being of a thing whether physical or not. In the relevant sense matter basically denotes that of which all physical objects are made, but… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Matter-Eater Lad — by Curt Swan and George Klein. From Batman #84 (June 1954). Publication information Publisher … Wikipedia
Matter cannon — is a physics concept used as a weapon in Stephen R. Donaldson s Sci fi series, The Gap Cycle. The actual implementation and use as a weapon is completely fictional; however, the underlying theory and operational details are realistic. In essence … Wikipedia
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matter — ► NOUN 1) physical substance or material in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses mass. 2) an affair or situation under consideration; a topic. 3) (the matter) the reason for a problem. 4) … English terms dictionary