Engelsk navneord: backbone | |||
| 1. | backbone (om erkendelse) a central cohesive source of support and stability | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Faith is his anchor. The keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money. He is the linchpin of this firm. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | anchor, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | support | ||
| 2. | backbone (om egenskab) fortitude and determination | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He didn't have the guts to try it. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | grit, gumption, guts, moxie, sand | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | fortitude | ||
| Overordnet anvendelse | colloquialism | ||
| 3. | backbone (i anatomi) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The fall broke his back. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | back, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | skeletal structure | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | chine, notochord | ||
| Omfatter disse specifikke termer | canalis vertebralis, coccyx, intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk, spinal canal, tail bone, vertebra, vertebral canal | ||
| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | axial skeleton | ||
| 4. | backbone (om genstand) the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The title and author were printed on the spine of the book. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | spine | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | part, portion | ||
| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | book, volume | ||
| 5. | backbone (om genstand) the part of a network that connects other networks together | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion | ||
| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | mesh, meshing, meshwork, net, network | ||