Engelsk navneord: hair | |||
1. | hair (i anatomi) a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He combed his hair. Each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | body covering | ||
Mere specifikke termer | beard, body hair, brow, bush, cilium, coat, coif, coiffure, cowlick, crotch hair, curl, down, eyebrow, eyelash, facial hair, forelock, foretop, guard hair, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle, head of hair, lash, lock, mane, mane, pelage, pile, pubic hair, ringlet, supercilium, whorl | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | hairline, part, parting | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | integumentary system | ||
Vedrærer disse specifikke termer | ceratin, keratin | ||
2. | hair (om mængde el. mål) a very small distance or space | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They escaped by a hair's-breadth. They lost the election by a whisker. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, whisker | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
3. | hair (om plante) filamentous hairlike growth on a plant | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Peach fuzz. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | fuzz, tomentum | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | enation, plant process | ||
Mere specifikke termer | beard, stinging hair | ||
4. | hair (i anatomi) any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | There is a hair in my soup. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pilus | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | filament, filum | ||
Mere specifikke termer | ingrown hair | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | mammal, mammalian | ||
5. | hair (om genstand) cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | haircloth | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | cloth, fabric, material, textile | ||
6. | hair (om dyr) a filamentous projection or process on an organism | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | appendage, outgrowth, process | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bristle, pilus, sensory hair, seta, vibrissa, whisker | ||