(n) a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning

thermobaric bomb

(n) a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive, Syn. volume-detonation bomb, fuel-air bomb, aerosol bomb, vacuum bomb, Example:a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb

barbarian

(adj) without civilizing influences; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade, Syn. wild, uncivilized, uncivilised, barbaric, savage, Example:barbarian invaders; barbaric practices; a savage people; fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient; wild tribes

red silk-cotton tree

(n) East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok, Syn. Bombax malabarica, simal, Bombax ceiba

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Barbaric

a. [ L. barbaricus foreign, barbaric, Gr. barbariko`s. ] 1. Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with reference to barbarous nations of east. “Barbaric pearl and gold.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement. “Wild, barbaric music.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Baric

a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to barium; as, baric oxide. [ 1913 Webster ]

Baric

a. [ Gr. &unr_; weight. ] (Physics) Of or pertaining to weight, esp. to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere as measured by the barometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Centrobaric

a. [ Gr. (&unr_;) &unr_; a treatise of Archimedes on finding the center of gravity, fr. &unr_; gravitating toward the center; &unr_; center + &unr_; weight. ] Relating to the center of gravity, or to the process of finding it. [ 1913 Webster ]

Centrobaric method (Math.), a process invented for the purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis, depending upon the principle that every figure formed by the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has for measure the product of the line or surface by the length of the path of its center of gravity; -- sometimes called theorem of Pappus, also, incorrectly, Guldinus's properties. See Barycentric calculus, under Calculus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hyperbaric

a. [ hyper- + baric. ] 1. Of, pertaining to, or using a pressure that is greater than normal atmospheric pressure; as, a hyperbaric chamber, where divers may decompress slowly to avoid the bends. [ PJC ]

2. Of, pertaining to, or using an oxygen pressure that is greater than that at normal atmospheric pressure; as, a hyperbaric tent to provide additional oxygen to patients with breathing difficulty. [ PJC ]

Isobaric

a. (Phys. Geog.) Denoting equal pressure; as, an isobaric line; specifically, of or pertaining to isobars. [ 1913 Webster ]

Semibarbaric

a. Half barbarous or uncivilized; as, semibarbaric display. [ 1913 Webster ]

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アイソバリックスピン

[aisobarikkusupin] (n) isobaric spin

威張り散らす

[いばりちらす, ibarichirasu] (v5s) to domineer

灸羽田

[やいとはた;ヤイトハタ, yaitohata ; yaitohata] (n) (uk) malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus); estuary cod; greasy cod; spotted river cod; estuary rock cod

高圧酸素室