serpentine
21Serpentine — Ser|pen|ti|ne [zɛrpɛn ti:nə], die; , n: a) schlangenförmig an steilen Berghängen ansteigender Weg mit vielen extrem scharfen Kurven: die Serpentine herauffahren, herunterfahren. b) extrem scharfe Kurve innerhalb einer Serpentine (a): die… …
22serpentine — {{11}}serpentine (adj.) twisting, winding, 1610s; see SERPENT (Cf. serpent) + INE (Cf. ine) (1). An earlier adjective meaning having the evil qualities of a serpent is recorded from late 14c. The winding lake of that name in Hyde Park, London,… …
23SERPENTINE — s. f. Pierre fine tachetée comme la peau d un serpent. Un vase, une tasse de serpentine. Il se dit aussi Du marbre serpentin. SERPENTINE, en Botanique, est Le nom d une plante exotique dont le bois, appelé Bois de serpent, était employé… …
24serpentine — 1. adjective /ˈsəːpəntaɪn,ˈsɚːpəntaɪn/ a) Sinuous; curving in alternate directions. The serpentine path through the mountains was narrow and dangerous. b) Having the shape or form of a snake. There are serpentine species of lizards which do not… …
25Serpentine — Original name in latin Serpentine Name in other language Serpentine State code AU Continent/City Australia/Perth longitude 32.36051 latitude 115.97723 altitude 36 Population 1855 Date 2012 02 28 …
26serpentine — ser|pen|tine [ˈsə:pəntaın US ˈsə:rpənti:n] adj [only before noun] literary 1.) winding like a snake ▪ the serpentine course of the river 2.) complicated and difficult to understand ▪ a serpentine plot …
27serpentine — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)pəntaɪn[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is serpentine is curving and winding in shape, like a snake when it moves. [LITERARY] ...serpentine woodland pathways. Syn: winding …
28serpentine — A metamorphic rock which takes a polish, typically dark to yellowish green, sometimes brown, and often with spots or mottling its snake like qualities. It is often considered a marble. During the Renaissance green Greek porphyry was described… …
29Serpentine — serpantinas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Posūkio kreivė zigzagais nutiestame kalnų kelyje, kur nuokalnė labai stati, o posūkio kampai smailūs. atitikmenys: angl. serpentine vok. Serpentine, f rus. cерпентин, m …
30serpentine — serpantinas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Posūkio kreivė zigzagais nutiestame kalnų kelyje, kur nuokalnė labai stati, o posūkio kampai smailūs. atitikmenys: angl. serpentine vok. Serpentine, f rus. cерпентин, m …
