1854, from German, from Gottlieb Biedermeier, name of a fictitious writer of stodgy poems (invented by Ludwig Eichrodt as a satire on bourgeois taste); the name generally applied to styles prevalent in Germany 1815 48; also conventional,…

/ˈskibob, ingl. ˈskiːbHb/ [vc. ingl., comp. di ski «sci» e bob «slitta»] s. m. inv. bicicletta da neve

agg. (di tetto) coperto di embrici, coperto di coppi

i. The undesirable variation in pitch from root to tip caused by aerodynamic loading. ii. The twist built into a propeller or rotor blade. In the case of a propeller, it is to ensure that the pitch angle at the root is greater than the tip. In…

Translation — przycisnąć przyprzeć kogoś do muru — from polish — — 1

1922 (earlier insuline, 1914), coined in English from L. insula island, so called because the hormone is secreted by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Insuline was coined independently in French in 1909

Temporal range: Lower Ordovician–Upper Triassic

A contract provision that allows a lender to require a borrower to repay all or part of an outstanding loan if certain requirements are not met. An acceleration clause outlines the reasons that the lender can demand loan repayment. Also known as…

Translation — — — — 1

zorgvuldig zijn woorden kiezen{{/term}} choose one s words carefully

Translation — 陶 — from chinese — — 1

tegen elk aannemelijk bod{{/term}} any reasonable offer accepted

(chiefly military) (derogatory) stupid or annoying person; jerk

[English Word] squatter area [English Plural] squatter areas [Swahili Word] Uswahilini [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 9 [Swahili Definition] Makaazi yasiyo na mpangilio. [English Example] In squatter areas nobody adheres to housing laws. [Swahili…