hitchhiker thumb

См. также в других словарях:

• Thumb — For other uses, see Thumb (disambiguation). Thumb The Thumb. Latin pollex, digitus primus, digitus I Artery …   Wikipedia

• thumb — /θʌm / (say thum) noun 1. the short, thick inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger. 2. the corresponding digit in other animals; the pollex. 3. that part of a glove, etc., which covers the thumb. 4. Architecture → ovolo. –verb (t) 5 …  

• thumb — thumbless, adj. thumblike, adj. /thum/, n. 1. the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger. 2. the corresponding digit in other animals; pollex. 3. the part of a glove or mitten for containing this digit. 4. Archit. an… …   Universalium

• thumb — [[t]θʌm[/t]] n. 1) anat. the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger 2) zool. the corresponding digit in other animals; pollex 3) the part of a glove or mitten for containing this digit 4) to soil or wear with the… …   From formal English to slang

• thumb — The first digit on the radial side of the hand. SYN: pollex [TA], digitus (manus) primus, first finger. [A.S. thuma] bifid t. a congenital malformed t. where the distal phalanx is divided. gamekeeper s t. chronic …   Medical dictionary

• Technology in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — The fictional universe of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams is a galaxy spanning society of interacting extraterrestrial cultures, so the technological level in the series is highly advanced, though often unreliable.… …   Wikipedia

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases — The terms Primary Phase and Secondary Phase describe the first two radio series of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy . [The spelling of Hitchhiker s Guide has varied in different editions. For consistency this article always spells it this way …   Wikipedia

• Diastrophic dysplasia — An inherited skeletal disorder involving significantly short stature (dwarfism). Characteristic features at birth include short birth length with short limbs (short limbed dwarfism), hitchhiker thumb , and clubfeet. Palatal malformations such as… …   Medical dictionary

• Dysplasia — Abnormal in form. From the Greek dys (bad, disordered, abnormal) and plassein (to form). For example, retinal dysplasia is abnormal formation of the retina during embryonic development. * * * Abnormal tissue development. SEE ALSO: heteroplasia.… …   Medical dictionary

• Hitchhiking — (also known as thumbing, hitching, autostop or thumbing up a ride) is a means of transportation that is gained by asking people, usually strangers, for a ride in their automobile or other road vehicle to travel a distance that may either be short …   Wikipedia

• Types of gestures — Gestures are a form of body language or non verbal communication.Although some gestures, such as the ubiquitous act of pointing, differ little from one place to another, most gestures do not have invariable or universal meanings, having specific… …   Wikipedia