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1 University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland
University: UHIУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland
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2 Bergland
n mountainous country* * *Bẹrg|landnthilly or (= Gebirgsland) mountainous country; (= Gegend) hilly/mountainous region; (= Landschaft) hilly/mountainous scenery* * *Berg·landnt hilly country [or region]; (gebirgig) mountainous country [or region]* * *das spanische Bergland — the hill country of Spain
* * *Bergland n mountainous country* * *das hilly country no indef. art; (mit hohen Bergen) mountainous country no indef. art.* * *-¨er n.mountainous country n. -
3 montagne
montagne [mɔ̃taɲ]feminine noun• la montagne ( = région) the mountains* * *mɔ̃taɲ1) ( élévation) mountain2) ( région montagneuse)de montagne — [route, animal] mountain (épith)
3) fig ( grande quantité) mountain•Phrasal Verbs:••la foi déplace or soulève les montagnes — faith can move mountains
il n'y a que les montagnes qui ne se rencontrent pas — Proverbe there are none so distant that fate cannot bring them together Proverbe
c'est la montagne qui accouche d'une souris — hum a great deal of effort leading to nothing much
* * *mɔ̃taɲ nf1) mountainles montagnes Rocheuses — the Rocky Mountains, the Rockies
la montagne — the mountains pl
Nous passons tous les ans un mois à la montagne. — We spend a month in the mountains every year.
en montagne (séjour, randonnée) — in the mountains
* * *montagne nf1 ( élévation) mountain; pays de montagnes mountainous country;2 ( région montagneuse) la montagne the mountains (pl); une semaine à la or en montagne a week in the mountains; de montagne [route, animal] mountain ( épith); il neige en haute/basse montagne it's snowing on the upper/lower slopes; village situé en haute montagne village high up in the mountains; village de basse montagne village in the foothills of the mountains; station de ski de moyenne montagne medium altitude ski resort;3 ( grande quantité) mountain (de of); des montagnes de repassage/papiers mountains of ironing/papers.les montagnes Rocheuses the Rocky Mountains, the Rockies; montagnes russes big dipper (sg) GB, roller coaster (sg); montagne à vaches○ fig easy walks (pl); ( pour ski) easy slopes (pl).se faire une montagne de qch to get really worked up about sth; faire battre des montagnes to stir up trouble; la foi déplace or soulève les montagnes faith can move mountains; il n'y a que les montagnes qui ne se rencontrent pas Prov there are none so distant that fate cannot bring them together Prov; c'est la montagne qui accouche d'une souris hum a great deal of effort leading to nothing much.[mɔ̃taɲ] nom féminin1. [mont] mountainmoi, en ce moment, c'est les montagnes russes [moral, santé] I'm a bit up and down at the momentles Montagnes Rocheuses the Rocky Mountains, the Rockiesdéplacer ou soulever des montagnes to move heaven and eartha. [mensonge] huge, colossalb. [canular] mammoth (modificateur)il n'y a que les montagnes qui ne se rencontrent pas (proverbe) there are none so distant that fate cannot bring togethersi la montagne ne va pas à Mahomet, Mahomet ira à la montagne (proverbe) if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain2. [région]b. [en Écosse] the highlands3. [grosse quantité]une montagne de lots ou mountains ou a mountain of4. HISTOIRE -
4 NYKR
(gen. -rs, pl. nykrar), m.1) a fabulous water-being (mostly appearing in the shape of a grey horse);2) the hippopotamus.* * *m., gen. nykrs, [a word common to all Teut. languages; A. S. nicor; Engl. nick; Germ. nix; Dan. nök and nisse; mod. Norse nyk; Swed. näcken = a sea goblin; one is tempted to suggest that the Lat. Neptunus (p = g) may be related to this Teutonic word; cp. also Germ. neckisch, neckerei = whims, Dan. nykker]:—the ‘nick,’ a fabulous water-goblin, mostly appearing in the shape of a gray water-horse, emerging from lakes, to be recognised by its inverted hoofs, cp. the tale told in Landn. 2. ch. 10, as also Maurer’s Volksagen: poët., nykra borg = ‘nick-burrow,’ a lake, Lex. Poët. The nykr is the Proteus of the Northern tales, and takes many shapes, whence the gramm. term nykrat, part. a kind of kakemphaton, a change in a figure of speech, e. g. to call a sword first a ‘serpent’ and then a ‘wand,’ or to choose a verb which does not suit the trope in the noun; sá löstr er vér köllum nykrat eðr finngálknat … ok er þar svá skipt líkneskjum á hinum sama hlut, sem nykrinn skiptisk á margar leiðir, Skálda 187; en ef sverð er ormr kallaðr en síðan fiskr eða vöndr eðr annan veg breytt, þat kalla menn nykrat ok þykir þat spilla, Edda 123. In mod. Norse tales a water-goblin is called nykk or nök (nökken), see Ivar Aasen and Mr. Dasent’s Transl. of Asbjörnsen and Moe’s Norse Tales. The legend exists also in the Highlands of Scotland. In mod. Icel. tales the nykr is also called nennir or kumbr, q. v.; nykr-hestr, vatna-hestr.II. the hippopotamus; nykrar svá stórir sem fílar, Al. 167, 171. -
5 Gaidhealtachd
nf.ind. Gaeldom, the name of the country occupied by the Gaels, usually termed the Highlands of Scotland -
6 oben
Adv.1. at the top; (obenauf) on (the) top; oben! als Aufschrift: this side up!; oben links at the top left; im Bild: in the top left-hand corner; oben am Tisch at the head of the table; da oben up there; hier oben up here; nach oben up(wards); von oben from above; ( mit dem) Gesicht / Bauch etc. nach oben face / belly etc. up; von oben bis unten from top to bottom; Person: from top to toe, from head to foot; oben ohne umg. topless; mir steht es bis hier oben umg., fig. I’m fed up to the back teeth (with it); nicht ( mehr) wissen, wo oben und unten ist umg., fig. not know whether one is coming or going; von oben herab fig. condescendingly2. im Text: siehe oben see above; oben erwähnt oder genannt above(-mentioned); nachgestellt: mentioned above; oben stehend above(-mentioned); nachgestellt: above; oben zitiert quoted above3. im Haus: upstairs; nach oben upstairs; von oben from upstairs; der Lift fährt nach oben the lift (Am. elevator) is going up; mit dem Lift nach oben fahren go up in the lift (Am. elevator)4. umg. (im Norden) up north; oben in den Highlands up in the Highlands; er kommt von da oben he’s from up north5. umg., in einer Hierarchie oder Rangordnung: at the top; jetzt ist er ganz oben he’s made it to the top now; die da oben the top people, the powers that be; das ist ein Befehl von ganz oben the order came from the very top; ganz oben stehen in einer Tabelle etc.: be in top spot; in der Hitliste: be at number one; sich oben halten stay at the top* * *at the head; up; at the top; on top; above; upstairs; overhead* * *['oːbn]adv1) (= am oberen Ende) at the top; (= an der Oberfläche) on the surface; (im Hause) upstairs; (= in der Höhe) upso ist das Leben, mal bist du óben, mal bist du unten — that's life, sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down
óben und unten (von etw) verwechseln — to get sth upside down
wo ist óben (bei dem Bild)? — which is the top (of the picture)?, which is the right way up (for the picture)?
die Leute, die óben wohnen — the people on the floor above us/you etc, the people (who live) upstairs
wir möchten lieber óben wohnen — we'd rather live high(er) up
möchten Sie lieber óben schlafen? (im oberen Bett) — would you like the top bunk?, would you like to sleep on top?
wir wohnen rechts óben or óben rechts — we live on the top floor to the right
die Abbildung óben links or links óben auf der Schautafel — the illustration on the top left corner or in the top left-hand corner of the diagram
ganz óben — right at the top
ganz óben auf dem Stapel/in der Rangordnung — right at the top of the pile/of the hierarchy
hier/dort óben — up here/there
die ganze Sache steht mir bis hier óben (inf) — I'm sick to death of the whole thing (inf), I'm fed up to the back teeth with the whole thing (Brit inf)
bis óben (hin) — to the top
hoch óben — high (up) above
beim Festessen saß er weiter óben an der Tafel — at the banquet he sat nearer the top of the table
óben auf dem Berg/der Leiter/dem Dach — on top of the mountain/ladder/roof
óben am Himmel — up in the sky
óben im Himmel — up in heaven, in heaven above (liter)
óben in Schottland — up in Scotland
óben im Norden — up (in the) north
nach óben — up, upwards; (im Hause) upstairs
der Fahrstuhl fährt nach óben — the lift (Brit) or elevator (US) is going up
wir sind mit dem Fahrstuhl nach óben gefahren — we went up in the lift (Brit) or elevator (US)
die Bergsteiger sind auf dem Weg nach óben — the climbers are on their way up
der Weg nach óben (fig) — the road to the top
endlich hat sie den Weg nach óben geschafft (fig) — she finally got to the top or made it (to the top)
nach óben zu or hin — towards (Brit) or toward (US) the top
von óben (her) — down; (im Hause) down(stairs)
ich komme gerade von óben (am Berg) — I've just come from the top; (im Hause) I've just been upstairs
von óben bis unten — from top to bottom; (von Mensch) from top to toe
jdn von óben bis unten mustern — to look sb up and down
jdn von óben herab behandeln — to be condescending to sb, to treat sb condescendingly
jdn von óben herab ansehen — to look down on sb
weiter óben — further up
das Gehöft liegt weiter óben (am Berg/im Tal) — the farm is further or higher up (the mountain/valley)
2) (inf = die Vorgesetzten)die da óben — the powers that be (inf), the top brass (inf)
das wird óben entschieden — that's decided higher up
er will sich nur óben beliebt machen — he's just sucking up to the management (inf)
der Befehl kommt von óben — it's orders from above
3) (= vorher) abovesiehe óben — see above
óben genannt attr — above-mentioned
wie óben erwähnt or genannt — as mentioned above
der óben schon erwähnte Herr — the above-mentioned or aforementioned gentleman
der weiter óben erwähnte Fall — the case referred to before or above
* * *1) (higher up: seen from above.) above2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) above* * *[ˈo:bn̩]1. (in der Höhe) up\oben auf dem Dach up on the roof[hoch] \oben am Himmel [high] up in the sky\oben im Himmel up in heavens, in heavens abovenach \oben zu wird der Weg steiler further up the path becomes steeper\oben bleiben to stay updort/hier \oben up there/herewo ist er? — da \oben! where is he? — up there!nach \oben up[wards]der Weg nach \oben the way upwarme Luft steigt nach \oben warm air risesder Wagen blieb mit den Rädern nach \oben liegen the car came to rest upside downnach \oben kommen to come upvon \oben from aboveer kommt gerade von \oben (am Berg) he's just come from the topvon \oben hat man eine tolle Aussicht there's a great view from the top2. (am oberen Ende) at the top\oben im Schrank at the top of the cupboard\oben auf der Seite on the top of the page\oben an der Tafel at the head of the tableauf Seite 30 \oben at the top of page 30wo [o was] ist \oben [bei dem Bild]? which is the top [of the picture]?, which is the right way up [for the picture]?\oben auf dem Berg/dem Dach/der Leiter on top of the mountain/the roof/the ladderbis \oben [hin] up to the topich bin voll bis \oben hin (fam) I'm full to the topder Keller steht bis \oben hin unter Wasser the cellar is full up with waterganz \oben right at the top, at the very topdie Singdrossel sitzt ganz \oben auf dem Baum the song-thrush is sitting right at the top of the tree\oben links/rechts, links/rechts \oben at the top of the left/rightich möchte das Buch \oben rechts I'd like the book on the top right\oben links in der Ecke in the top left-hand cornerder Weisheitszahn \oben rechts the upper right wisdom toothdie Abbildung rechts \oben auf der Seite the illustration on the top right of the pagenach \oben [hin] towards the topweit \oben near the topvon \oben from the topdie sechste Zeile von \oben the sixth line down [or from the top3. (im oberen Stockwerk) upstairsdas Paar, das \oben wohnt the couple on the floor above usich möchte lieber \oben wohnen I'd rather live high[er] upwir wohnen links \oben [o \oben links] we live on the top floor to the left[im Bett] \oben schlafen to sleep in the upper bunknach \oben upstairsgehst du nach \oben? are you going upstairs?der Aufzug fährt nach \oben the lift is going upich bin mit dem Aufzug nach \oben gefahren I went up in the liftvon \oben from upstairsich komme gerade von \oben I've just been upstairs, I've just come downder Aufzug kommt von \oben the lift is coming down4. (fam: in einer Hierarchie, Rangfolge) at the topwir haben keine Ahnung von dem, was \oben geschieht we have no idea what happens among the powers that besolche Dinge werden \oben entschieden these things are decided by the powers that besie will sich einfach nur \oben beliebt machen she's just sucking up to the management pej famer ist jetzt ganz \oben he is now riding highich gebe Ihren Antrag dann weiter, die \oben sollen sich damit beschäftigen I'll pass your application on, the powers that be can deal with itnach \oben to the powers that be, to the top famsie wollte nach \oben she wanted to get [or make it] to the topder Weg nach \oben the road to the topjetzt hat er den Weg nach \oben geschafft he finally got to the top [or made it [to the top]]etw nach \oben weitergeben to pass sth on to a superiorvon \oben from the powers that be, from the topdie Anordnung kommt von \oben it's orders from above5. (im Norden) up northdort/hier \oben up there/here [in the north]\oben im Norden up [in the] northweiter \oben further up [north]das Dorf liegt weiter \oben [am Berg/im Tal] the village is further [or higher] up [the mountain/valley]6. (vorher) aboveder [weiter] \oben erwähnte Fall the case referred to abovedie \oben schon erwähnte Person the above-mentioned [or form aforementioned] personwie \oben erwähnt as mentioned abovedas \oben Genannte/Stehende the abovesiehe \oben see above; s.a. Obenstehende7. (an der Oberfläche) on the surfaceFett schwimmt \oben fat floats on the top [or surface]; (fig) there are always people who do all right8. (auf der Oberseite) on topder Stoff ist \oben glänzend, unten matt the upper part of the material is shiny, the lower part matt9.▶ [hier] \oben! (auf Kisten etc.) this way [or side] up!▶ etw nach \oben aufrunden to round sth up▶ nach \oben buckeln, nach unten treten (prov) to be servile to those higher in the hierarchy and arrogant to those lower▶ von \oben herab condescendinglyjdn von \oben herab ansehen to look down on sbjdn von \oben herab behandeln to behave in a superior manner toward sb, to be condescending to sbeine Kellnerin mit \oben ohne a topless waitressin dieser Bar wird \oben ohne bedient there are topless waitresses in this bareine \oben-ohne-Bar a topless barein \oben-ohne-Modell a topless model\oben ohne gehen to be topless▶ jd ist \oben nicht ganz richtig sb is not be quite right in the headdie ganze Sache steht mir bis hier \oben I'm fed up to the back teeth with the whole thing fam▶ mal \oben, mal unten sometimes up, sometimes downso ist das Leben, mal ist man \oben, mal ist man unten that's life, sometimes you're up, sometimes you're downjdn von \oben bis unten mustern to look sb up and down▶ nicht mehr wissen, wo \oben und unten ist to not know whether you are coming or going* * *1) (an hoch/höher gelegenem Ort)hier/dort oben — up here/there
[hoch] oben am Himmel — [high] up in the sky
von oben herab — (fig.) condescendingly
der Aufzug fährt nach oben — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is going up
3) (am oberen Ende, zum oberen Ende hin) at the topoben im/auf dem Schrank — at the/up on top of the cupboard
nach oben [hin] — towards the top
weiter oben [im Tal] — further or higher up [the valley]
oben links/rechts — at the top on the left/right
oben [links/rechts] — (in Bildunterschriften) above [left/right]
die fünfte Zeile von oben — the fifth line from the top; the fifth line down
nach oben kommen — (an die Oberfläche) come up
‘oben’ — ‘this side up’
wo od. was ist [bei dem Bild] oben — which is the right way up [on the picture]?; which is the top [of the picture]?
bis oben hin voll sein — (ugs.) be full to the top
4) (an der Oberseite) on topweit/ganz oben — near the top/right at the top
der Befehl kam von oben — the order came from above
die da oben — (ugs.) the high-ups (coll.)
6) ([weiter] vorn im Text) aboveoben erwähnt/genannt/stehend — above-mentioned
7) (im Norden) up northhier/dort oben — up here/there [in the north]
* * *oben adv1. at the top; (obenauf) on (the) top;oben! als Aufschrift: this side up!;oben links at the top left; im Bild: in the top left-hand corner;oben am Tisch at the head of the table;da oben up there;hier oben up here;nach oben up(wards);von oben from above;(mit dem) Gesicht/Bauch etcnach oben face/belly etc up;von oben bis unten from top to bottom; Person: from top to toe, from head to foot;oben ohne umg topless;mir steht es bis hier oben umg, fig I’m fed up to the back teeth (with it);nicht (mehr) wissen, wo oben und unten ist umg, fig not know whether one is coming or going;von oben herab fig condescendingly2. im Text:siehe oben see above;genannt above(-mentioned); nachgestellt: mentioned above;oben stehend above(-mentioned); nachgestellt: above;oben zitiert quoted above3. im Haus: upstairs;nach oben upstairs;von oben from upstairs;der Lift fährt nach oben the lift (US elevator) is going up;mit dem Lift nach oben fahren go up in the lift (US elevator)4. umg (im Norden) up north;oben in den Highlands up in the Highlands;er kommt von da oben he’s from up northjetzt ist er ganz oben he’s made it to the top now;die da oben the top people, the powers that be;das ist ein Befehl von ganz oben the order came from the very top;sich oben halten stay at the top* * *1) (an hoch/höher gelegenem Ort)hier/dort oben — up here/there
[hoch] oben am Himmel — [high] up in the sky
von oben herab — (fig.) condescendingly
2) (im Gebäude) upstairsder Aufzug fährt nach oben — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is going up
3) (am oberen Ende, zum oberen Ende hin) at the topoben im/auf dem Schrank — at the/up on top of the cupboard
nach oben [hin] — towards the top
weiter oben [im Tal] — further or higher up [the valley]
oben links/rechts — at the top on the left/right
oben [links/rechts] — (in Bildunterschriften) above [left/right]
die fünfte Zeile von oben — the fifth line from the top; the fifth line down
nach oben kommen — (an die Oberfläche) come up
‘oben’ — ‘this side up’
wo od. was ist [bei dem Bild] oben — which is the right way up [on the picture]?; which is the top [of the picture]?
bis oben hin voll sein — (ugs.) be full to the top
4) (an der Oberseite) on top5) (in einer Hierarchie, Rangfolge) at the topweit/ganz oben — near the top/right at the top
die da oben — (ugs.) the high-ups (coll.)
6) ([weiter] vorn im Text) aboveoben erwähnt/genannt/stehend — above-mentioned
7) (im Norden) up northhier/dort oben — up here/there [in the north]
* * *adj.top adj. adv.above adv.ahead adv.aloft adv.supra adv.up adv.upstairs adv. präp.at the top of expr. -
7 Lithgow, James
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 27 January 1883 Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotlandd. 23 February 1952 Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland[br]Scottish shipbuilder; creator of one of the twentieth century's leading industrial organizations.[br]Lithgow attended Glasgow Academy and then spent a year in Paris. In 1901 he commenced a shipyard apprenticeship with Russell \& Co., where his father, William Lithgow, was sole proprietor. For years Russell's had topped the Clyde tonnage output and more than once had been the world's leading yard. Along with his brother Henry, Lithgow in 1908 was appointed a director, and in a few years he was Chairman and the yard was renamed Lithgows Ltd. By the outbreak of the First World War the Lithgow brothers were recognized as good shipbuilders and astute businessmen. In 1914 he joined the Royal Artillery; he rose to the rank of major and served with distinction, but his skills in administration were recognized and he was recalled home to become Director of Merchant Shipbuilding when British shipping losses due to submarine attack became critical. This appointment set a pattern, with public duties becoming predominant and the day-to-day shipyard business being organized by his brother. During the interwar years, Lithgow served on many councils designed to generate work and expand British commercial interests. His public appointments were legion, but none was as controversial as his directorship of National Shipbuilders Security Ltd, formed to purchase and "sterilize" inefficient shipyards that were hindering recovery from the Depression. To this day opinions are divided on this issue, but it is beyond doubt that Lithgow believed in the task in hand and served unstintingly. During the Second World War he was Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs and was one of the few civilians to be on the Board of Admiralty. On the cessation of hostilities, Lithgow devoted time to research boards and to the expansion of the Lithgow Group, which now included the massive Fairfield Shipyard as well as steel, marine engineering and other companies.Throughout his life Lithgow worked for the Territorial Army, but he was also a devoted member of the Church of Scotland. He gave practical support to the lona Community, no doubt influenced by unbounded love of the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsMilitary Cross and mentioned in dispatches during the First World War. Baronet 1925. Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire 1945. Commander of the Order of the Orange-Nassau (the Netherlands). CB 1947. Served as the employers' representative on the League of Nations International Labour Conference in the 1930s. President, British Iron and Steel Cofederation 1943.Further ReadingJ.M.Reid, 1964, James Lithgow, Master of Work, London: Hutchinson.FMW -
8 Caledones
Călēdŏnĭa, ae, f, also Călī- [cf. Welsh celydd, a woody shelter, and Lat. celo], = Kalêdonia, the province of the ancient Britons, now the Highlands in the northern part of Scotland, Tac. Agr. 10; 11; 25; 31.—II.Derivv.A.Călē-dŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Caledonian:B.silva,
Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 102; Flor. 3, 10, 18:saltus,
id. 1, 17, 3:ursus,
Mart. Spect. 7:Britanni,
id. 10, 44, 1; Luc. 6, 68:Oceanus,
Val. Fl. 1, 8. —Călēdŏnĭcus, a, um, adj., Caledonian:angulus,
Sol. 22, 1.— Călēdŏnes, um, m., a people in the Scottish Highlands, Eum. Pan. Const. 7. -
9 Caledonia
Călēdŏnĭa, ae, f, also Călī- [cf. Welsh celydd, a woody shelter, and Lat. celo], = Kalêdonia, the province of the ancient Britons, now the Highlands in the northern part of Scotland, Tac. Agr. 10; 11; 25; 31.—II.Derivv.A.Călē-dŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Caledonian:B.silva,
Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 102; Flor. 3, 10, 18:saltus,
id. 1, 17, 3:ursus,
Mart. Spect. 7:Britanni,
id. 10, 44, 1; Luc. 6, 68:Oceanus,
Val. Fl. 1, 8. —Călēdŏnĭcus, a, um, adj., Caledonian:angulus,
Sol. 22, 1.— Călēdŏnes, um, m., a people in the Scottish Highlands, Eum. Pan. Const. 7. -
10 Caledonicus
Călēdŏnĭa, ae, f, also Călī- [cf. Welsh celydd, a woody shelter, and Lat. celo], = Kalêdonia, the province of the ancient Britons, now the Highlands in the northern part of Scotland, Tac. Agr. 10; 11; 25; 31.—II.Derivv.A.Călē-dŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Caledonian:B.silva,
Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 102; Flor. 3, 10, 18:saltus,
id. 1, 17, 3:ursus,
Mart. Spect. 7:Britanni,
id. 10, 44, 1; Luc. 6, 68:Oceanus,
Val. Fl. 1, 8. —Călēdŏnĭcus, a, um, adj., Caledonian:angulus,
Sol. 22, 1.— Călēdŏnes, um, m., a people in the Scottish Highlands, Eum. Pan. Const. 7. -
11 Caledonius
Călēdŏnĭa, ae, f, also Călī- [cf. Welsh celydd, a woody shelter, and Lat. celo], = Kalêdonia, the province of the ancient Britons, now the Highlands in the northern part of Scotland, Tac. Agr. 10; 11; 25; 31.—II.Derivv.A.Călē-dŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Caledonian:B.silva,
Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 102; Flor. 3, 10, 18:saltus,
id. 1, 17, 3:ursus,
Mart. Spect. 7:Britanni,
id. 10, 44, 1; Luc. 6, 68:Oceanus,
Val. Fl. 1, 8. —Călēdŏnĭcus, a, um, adj., Caledonian:angulus,
Sol. 22, 1.— Călēdŏnes, um, m., a people in the Scottish Highlands, Eum. Pan. Const. 7. -
12 Morrison, William Murray
[br]b. 7 October 1873 Birchwood, Inverness-shire, Scotlandd. 21 May 1948 London, England[br]Scottish pioneer in the development of the British aluminium industry and Highlands hydroelectric energy.[br]After studying at the West of Scotland Technical College in Glasgow, in January 1895 Morrison was appointed Engineer to the newly formed British Aluminium Company Limited (BAC); it was with this organization that he spent his entire career. The company secured the patent rights to the Héroult and Bayer processes. It constructed a 200 tonne per year electrolytic plant at Foyers on the shore of Loch Ness, together with an adjacent 5000 kW hydroelectric scheme, and it built an alumina factory at Larne Harbour in north-eastern Ireland. Morrison was soon Manager at Foyers, and he became the company's Joint Technical Adviser. In 1910 he was made General Manager, and later he was appointed Managing Director. Morrison successfully brought about improvements in all parts of the production process; between 1915 and 1930 he increased the size of individual electrolytic cells by a factor of five, from 8,000 to 40,000 amperes. Soon after 1901, BAC built a second works for electrolytic reduction, at Kinlochleven in Argyllshire, where the primary design originated from Morrison. In the 1920s a third plant was erected at Fort William, in the lee of Ben Nevis, with hydroelectric generators providing some 75 MW. Alumina factories were constructed at Burntisland on the Firth of Forth and, in the 1930s, at Newport in Monmouthshire. Rolling mills were developed at Milton in Staffordshire, Warrington, and Falkirk in Stirlingshire, this last coming into use in the 1940s, by which time the company had a primary-metal output of more than 30,000 tonnes a year. Morrison was closely involved in all of these developments. He retired in 1946 as Deputy Chairman of BAC.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsCommander of the Order of St Olav of Norway 1933 (BAC had manufacturing interests in Norway). Knighted 1943. Vice-Chairman, British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association, Faraday Society, Institute of Metals. Institute of Metals Platinum Medal 1942.Bibliography1939, "Aluminium and highland water power", Journal of the Institute of Metals 65:17– 36 (seventeenth autumn lecture),See also: Hall, Charles MartinJKABiographical history of technology > Morrison, William Murray
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13 Cheviot Wool
Produced by a breed of sheep in South Scotland and the Highlands. It is a fine, dense and soft wool, with a 4-in. staple, spinning 46's to 50's quality. The Sutherland Cheviot is the cleanest and best. It is used for Cheviot tweeds. -
14 Hochland
n GEOG. uplands Pl., highlands Pl.; (Gebirge) mountains Pl.; das schottische Hochland the Scottish Highlands* * *das Hochlandhighland; upland; highlands* * *Hoch|landnthighlanddas schottische Hóchland — the Scottish Highlands pl
* * *(a mountainous part of certain countries, especially (with capital) of Scotland.) highlands* * *Hoch·land[ˈho:xlant]nt highland usu pldas schottische \Hochland the Scottish Highlands npl* * *das; Pl. Hochländer highlands pl* * *das schottische Hochland the Scottish Highlands* * *das; Pl. Hochländer highlands pl* * *-¨er n.highland n.upland n.
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