Engelsk navneord: root | |||
1. | root (om plante) (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | plant organ | ||
Mere specifikke termer | adventitious root, briarroot, calamus, carrot, cassava, chicory, chicory root, cocoyam, dasheen, eddo, ginseng, horseradish, horseradish root, Hottentot bread, Hottentot's bread, licorice root, mandrake, mandrake root, manioc, orris, orrisroot, oyster plant, parsnip, pneumatophore, prop root, radish, rootlet, salsify, sarsaparilla root, senega, taproot, taro | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | bark, root cap, root hair | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | root system, rootage | ||
Vedrærer disse specifikke termer | parenchyma | ||
Overordnet emneområde | botany, phytology | ||
2. | root (om sted) the place where something begins, where it springs into being | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The Italian beginning of the Renaissance. Jupiter was the origin of the radiation. Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River. Communism's Russian root. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | beginning, origin, rootage, source | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | point | ||
Mere specifikke termer | birthplace, cradle, derivation, fountainhead, head, headspring, headwater, home, jumping-off place, place of origin, point of departure, point source, provenance, provenience, spring, trail head, trailhead, wellhead, wellspring | ||
3. | root (om kommunikation) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Thematic vowels are part of the stem. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | base, radical, root word, stem, theme | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | descriptor, form, signifier, word form | ||
Overordnet emneområde | linguistics | ||
4. | root (om mængde el. mål) a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | number | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cube root, square root | ||
5. | root (om gruppe) the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | solution | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | set | ||
6. | root (om person) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | relation, relative | ||
Mere specifikke termer | ancestress, father, forbear, forebear, forefather, foremother, primogenitor, progenitor, sire | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | descendant, descendent | ||
7. | root (om kommunikation) a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | etymon | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | descriptor, form, signifier, word form | ||
8. | root (i anatomi) the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | tooth root | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | cement, cementum | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | tooth | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: root | |||
1. | root (om ændring) take root and begin to grow | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This plant roots quickly. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | grow | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | root | ||
2. | root (om tilstand) come into existence, originate | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The problem roots in her depression. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | become | ||
3. | root (om relation) plant by the roots | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | plant, set | ||
4. | root (om relation) dig with the snout | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The pig was rooting for truffles. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rootle, rout | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | cut into, delve, dig, turn over | ||
5. | root (om ændring) become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He finally settled down. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | settle, settle down, steady down, take root | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | stabilise, stabilize | ||
Mere specifikke termer | roost | ||
6. | root (om ændring) cause to take roots | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | grow | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | root | ||