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adjectiveunregelmäßig; sprunghaft [Wesen, Person, Art]; unbeständig [Charakter, Leistung]; launenhaft [Verhalten]; ungleichmäßig [Bewegung, Verlauf]* * *[i'rætik]- academic.ru/86707/erratically">erratically* * *er·rat·ic[erˈæ:tɪk, AM -t̬-]1. (inconsistent, unsteady) sprunghaft, launenhaft, unberechenbar2. (wandering) [umher]wandernd\erratic pulse unregelmäßiger Puls* * *[I'rtɪk]adjunberechenbar; progress, pattern, rhythm, pulse, breathing ungleichmäßig; performance variabel; movement unkontrollierthis work is rather erratic — er ist in seiner Arbeit recht wechselhaft
public transport here is very erratic — die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel verkehren hier nur sehr unregelmäßig
* * *erratic [ıˈrætık]A adj (adv erratically)1. (umher)ziehend, (-)wandernd3. GEOL erratisch:erratic block, erratic boulder → B4. ungleich-, unregelmäßig, regel-, ziellos (Bewegung)5. unstet, sprunghaft, launenhaft, unberechenbarB s GEOL erratischer Block, Findling m* * *adjectiveunregelmäßig; sprunghaft [Wesen, Person, Art]; unbeständig [Charakter, Leistung]; launenhaft [Verhalten]; ungleichmäßig [Bewegung, Verlauf]* * *adj.fahrig adj.unstet adj.wandernd adj. -
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nounFelsbrocken, der* * *['bəuldə]* * *boul·der[ˈbəʊldəʳ, AM ˈboʊldɚ]n Felsbrocken m, Felsblock merratic \boulder erratischer Block* * *['bəʊldə(r)]nFelsblock m, Felsbrocken m* * *boulder [ˈbəʊldə(r)] s1. Felsblock m, -brocken m2. GEOL erratischer Block, Findling m* * *nounFelsbrocken, der* * *adj.zu Geröll machen ausdr. n.Brocken - m.Felsblock m.Felsbrocken m.Geröllblock m. -
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boul·der [ʼbəʊldəʳ, Am ʼboʊldɚ] nFelsbrocken m, Felsblock m;erratic \boulder erratischer Block
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erratic block — or erratic boulder noun A mass of rock transported by ice and deposited at a distance • • • Main Entry: ↑erratic … Useful english dictionary
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Erratic — Er*rat ic, n. 1. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character. [1913 Webster] 2. A rogue. [Obs.] Cockeram. [1913 Webster] 3. (Geol.) Any stone or material that has been borne… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
erratic — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin erraticus, from erratus, past participle of errare Date: 14th century 1. a. having no fixed course ; wandering < an erratic comet > b. archaic nomadic … New Collegiate Dictionary
erratic — /əˈrætɪk / (say uh ratik), /i / (say ee ) adjective 1. deviating from the proper or usual course in conduct or opinion; eccentric. 2. having no certain course; wandering; not fixed: erratic winds. 3. Geology a. (of boulders, etc.) transported… …
erratic — A rock fragment carried by glacial ice, or by floating ice (ice rafting), and subsequently deposited at some distance from the outcrop from which it was derived, and generally, though not necessarily, resting on bedrock or sediments of… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Big Rock (glacial erratic) — Big Rock Big Rock (also known as Okotoks Erratic) is a glacial erratic situated between the towns of Okotoks and Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada (18 kilometres south of Calgary). The 15,000 tonne (16,500 short ton) quartzite boulder is the world s … Wikipedia
er|rat´i|cal|ly — er|rat|ic «uh RAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not steady; uncertain; irregular: »An erratic clock is not dependable. An erratic mind jumps from one idea to another. 2. queer; odd: »erratic ideas, erratic behavior. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
er|rat|ic — «uh RAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not steady; uncertain; irregular: »An erratic clock is not dependable. An erratic mind jumps from one idea to another. 2. queer; odd: »erratic ideas, erratic behavior. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
