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• speck of dust — dulkių dalelė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. dust particle; speck of dust vok. Staubpartikel, f; Staubteilchen, n; Stäubchen, n rus. пылинка, f; частица пыли, f pranc. grain de poussière, m; particule de poussière, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• speck´less — speck «spehk», noun, verb. –n. 1. a small spot or mark; stain: »Can you clean the specks off this wallpaper? In beauty faults conspicuous grow, The smallest speck is seen on snow (John Gay). SYNONYM(S): speckle. 2. a tiny bit; particle: »a speck… …   Useful english dictionary

• speck — [spek] n [: Old English; Origin: specca] a very small mark, spot, or piece of something speck of ▪ a speck of dust …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dust — dust1 W3S3 [dʌst] n [U] [: Old English;] 1.) dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt that is in buildings on furniture, floors etc if they are not kept clean ▪ All the furniture was covered in dust . ▪ a thick layer of dust ▪ There… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• speck — [[t]spe̱k[/t]] specks 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A speck is a very small stain, mark, or shape. He has even cut himself shaving. There is a speck of blood by his ear. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n A speck is a very small piece of a powdery substance. Billy… …   English dictionary

• speck — noun 1) a mere speck in the distance Syn: dot, pinprick, spot, fleck, speckle 2) a speck of dust Syn: particle, grain, atom, molecule; bit, trace …   Thesaurus of popular words

• dust particle — dulkių dalelė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. dust particle; speck of dust vok. Staubpartikel, f; Staubteilchen, n; Stäubchen, n rus. пылинка, f; частица пыли, f pranc. grain de poussière, m; particule de poussière, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Speck — Speck, n. [OE. spekke, AS. specca; cf. LG. spaak.] 1. A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small place of a color different from that of the main substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on paper or loth; specks of decay in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dust — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine ▪ airborne ▪ radioactive ▪ house, household ▪ desert (esp. AmE …   Collocations dictionary

• dust — Synonyms and related words: acres, air, air pollution, alluvion, alluvium, altercation, arable land, ashes, attritus, bamboozle, barrel, beat, beeline, begrime, bemire, bemud, besmoke, besprinkle, bickering, biscuit, bleach, body, bone, bones,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• speck — Synonyms and related words: ace, amount, atom, band, bar, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, besprinkle, birthmark, bit, black sheep, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, bloodstain, blot, blotch, blur, brand, bread, caste mark, chalk, chalk up, check,… …   Moby Thesaurus