(adj) very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale), Syn. heroic, larger-than-life, Example:an epic voyage; of heroic proportions; heroic sculpture

epic

(adj) constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic, Syn. epical, Example:epic tradition

epicalyx

(n) a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus, Syn. calyculus, calycle, false calyx

epicanthus

(n) a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome, Syn. epicanthic fold

epicardia

(n) the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach

epicardium

(n) the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium, Syn. visceral pericardium

epicarp

(n) outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape, Syn. exocarp

epicarpal

(adj) of or relating to the epicarp

epicenter

(n) the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake, Syn. epicentre

epicondyle

(n) a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments

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

Epi-

‖ [ Gr. 'epi` on, upon, to; akin to Skr. api besides, and prob. to L. ob to, before, on account of, and perh. to E. of, off. ] A prefix, meaning upon, beside, among, on the outside, above, over. It becomes ep-before a vowel, as in epoch, and eph-before a Greek aspirate, as in ephemeral. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epiblast

n. [ Pref. epi- + -blast. ] (Biol.) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See Blastoderm, Delamination. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epiblastic

a. (Biol.) Of or relating to, or consisting of, the epiblast. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epiblema

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a cover; &unr_; over + &unr_; to throw. ] (Bot.) The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids. Goodale. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epibolic

a. [ Gr. &unr_; to throw upon, add to; 'epi` upon + &unr_; to throw. ] (Biol.) Growing or covering over; -- said of a kind of invagination. See under Invagination. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epiboly

n. [ Cf. Gr. &unr_; a throwing upon. ] (Biol.) Epibolic invagination. See under Invagination. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epibranchial

a. [ Pref. epi- + branchial. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch. -- n. An epibranchial cartilage or bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epic

n. An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epic

a. [ L. epicus, Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; a word, speech, tale, song; akin to L. vox voice: cf. F. épique. See Voice. ] Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated in an elevated style. [ 1913 Webster ]

The epic poem treats of one great, complex action, in a grand style and with fullness of detail. T. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epical

a. Epic. -- Ep"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Poems which have an epical character. Brande & C. [1913 Webster]

His [Wordsworth's] longer poems (miscalled epical). Lowell. [1913 Webster]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

オケピ

[okepi] (n) (abbr) (See オーケストラピット) orchestra pit

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Epidemie { f }; Seuche { f } | Epidemien { pl }; Seuchen { pl }

epidemic | epidemics

Epidemiologie { f }

epidemiology

Epidermis { f }

epidermis

Epikureer { m }; Genussmensch { m }

epicurean

Epileptiker { m } | Epileptiker { pl }

epileptic | epileptics

Epilog { m }

epilog

Epilog { m }; Nachwort { n } | Epiloge { pl }

epilogue; epilog [ Am. ] | epilogues; epilogs [ Am. ]

Epiphanias { n }

Epiphany

Epiphanie { f }

epiphany

Epiphora { f }; Wiederholung am Satzende

epiphora

Episode { f } | Episoden { pl }

episode | episodes

Epistel { f }

epistle; lesson

Epistomologie { f }

epistomology

Epitaxietransistor { m } [ electr. ]

epitaxial transistor

Epitaxiewachstum { n }; Aufwachsen einer Halbleiterschicht [ electr. ]

epitaxial growth

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