Engelsk ordbog



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Engelsk navneord: reed

1. reed (om plante) tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites


Mindre specifikke termergraminaceous plant, gramineous plant


Mere specifikke termerArundo conspicua, Arundo donax, carrizo, Chionochloa conspicua, common reed, ditch reed, giant reed, Phragmites communis, toetoe, toitoi

2. Reed (om person) United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920)


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)John Reed


Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termercommie, communist, journalist

3. Reed (om person) United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)Walter Reed


Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termeroperating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon

4. reed (om genstand) a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)vibrating reed


Mindre specifikke termervibrator


Mere specifikke termerdouble reed

5. reed (om genstand) a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)beating-reed instrument, reed instrument


Mindre specifikke termerwood, woodwind, woodwind instrument


Mere specifikke termerdouble reed, double-reed instrument, free-reed, single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind









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