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nounTurmspitze, die* * *(a tall, pointed tower, especially one built on the roof of a church.) die Spitze* * *[spaɪər, AM spaɪr]n Turmspitze f* * *[spaɪə(r)]n(of church) Turmspitze f, Turm m* * *spire1 [ˈspaıə(r)] s2. ZOOL Gewinde nspire2 [ˈspaıə(r)]A s1. (Dach-, Turm-, auch Baum-, Berg) Spitze f2. Kirchturm m4. BOTa) (Blüten)Ähre fb) Sprössling mc) Grashalm(spitze) m(f)B v/i spitz zulaufenC v/t1. spire up auftürmen2. mit einer Spitze versehen, spitz zulaufen lassen* * *nounTurmspitze, die* * *n.Kirchturmspitze m.Turmspitze f. -
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<tech.gen> (a usu. tall, acutely pointed object; e.g. a church tower) ■ Spitze f -
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10 broach spire
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11 conical spire
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12 openwork spire
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14 roof spire
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15 stone roof spire
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16 timber spire
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17 top of spire
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1. transitive verbtaper [to a point] — spitz zulaufen lassen
2. intransitive verbbe tapered — sich verjüngen; (to a point) spitz zulaufen
3. nountaper [to a point] — spitz zulaufen
[wax] taper — Wachsstock, der
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120908/taper_away">taper away- taper off* * *['teipə] 1. noun(a long, thin type of candle.) die Wachskerze2. verb((sometimes with off) to make or become narrower or slimmer at one end: The leaves taper (off) to a point.) sich verjüngen- tapered- tapering* * *tap·er[ˈteɪpəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. n1. (candle) [spitz zulaufende] Wachskerze; (stick) wachsüberzogener Span; (wick) wachsüberzogener DochtII. vt▪ to \taper sth column, spire etw verjüngen [o spitz zulaufen lassenIII. vi* * *['teɪpə(r)]1. n(= candle) (dünne) Kerze2. vtend of plank, stick etc zuspitzen; edge abschrägen; hair spitz zuschneiden; pair of trousers (nach unten) verengen3. visich zuspitzen; (vase) sich verjüngen; (trousers) nach unten enger werden; (hair) (im Nacken) spitz zulaufen* * *taper [ˈteıpə(r)]A s1. a) dünne Wachskerzeb) schwache Lichtquelle2. Wachsstock m3. Verjüngung f, Konizität f4. konischer Gegenstand5. fig langsames Nachlassen, Abnehmen n6. ELEK Widerstandsverteilung fB adj spitz zulaufend, konisch, sich verjüngend:taper file Spitzfeile fC v/t1. verjüngen, zuspitzen, konisch machentaper off one’s day den Tag auslaufen lassenD v/i* * *1. transitive verbtaper [to a point] — spitz zulaufen lassen
2. intransitive verbbe tapered — sich verjüngen; (to a point) spitz zulaufen
3. nountaper [to a point] — spitz zulaufen
[wax] taper — Wachsstock, der
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SPIRE — Le premier établissement humain qui est à l’origine de la ville de Spire (en allemand: Speyer) date de l’époque celte: Noviomagus. Installé sur une terrasse du Rhin, il devait devenir un camp romain sous César et Drusus. La cité qui en naquit fut … Encyclopédie Universelle
Spire — • A tapering construction in plan conical, pyramidal, octagonal, or hexagonal crowning a steeple or tower Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spire Spire … Catholic encyclopedia
Spire — Spire, n. [OE. spire, spir, a blade of grass, a young shoot, AS. sp[=i]r; akin to G. spier a blade of grass, Dan. spire a sprout, sprig, Sw. spira a spar, Icel. sp[=i]ra.] 1. A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spire — Spire, n. [L. spira coil, twist; akin to Gr. ???: cf. F. spire.] 1. A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole. See {Spiral}, n. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spire — Spire, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiring}.] To shoot forth, or up in, or as if in, a spire. Emerson. [1913 Webster] It is not so apt to spire up as the other sorts, being more inclined to branch into arms. Mortimer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spire — puede referirse a: Chicago Spire: Rascacielos que actualmente se encuentra en construcción en Chicago, (Estados Unidos). Spire de Dublín: La escultura de mayor altura del mundo, situada en una céntrica calle de la ciudad de Dublín (Irlanda). Esta … Wikipedia Español
Spire — Spire, v. i. [L. spirare to breathe. See {Spirit}.] To breathe. [Obs.] Shenstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spire — [spaıə US spaır] n ↑spire, ↑cross [: Old English; Origin: spir] a roof that rises steeply to a point on top of a tower, especially on a church →↑steeple … Dictionary of contemporary English
spire — spire1 [spīr] n. [Fr < L spira < Gr speira < IE base * sper , to turn, wrap > Latvian sprangāt, to lace up] 1. a spiral or coil 2. any of the convolutions of a spiral or coil 3. Zool. the upper part of a spiral shell of a gastropod… … English World dictionary
spire — [ spaır ] noun count the pointed top of a church tower or other building … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spire — O.E. spir sprout, shoot, stalk of grass, from P.Gmc. *spiraz (Cf. O.N. spira a stalk, slender tree, M.L.G. spir a small point or top ), from PIE *spei sharp point (see SPIKE (Cf. spike) (n.1)). Meaning tapering top of a tower or steeple first rec … Etymology dictionary