camel (redirected from Camels)

cam·el  (kml)

n.

1. A humped, long-necked ruminant mammal of the genus Camelus, domesticated in Old World desert regions as a beast of burden and as a source of wool, milk, and meat.

2. A device used to raise sunken objects, consisting of a hollow structure that is submerged, attached tightly to the object, and pumped free of water. Also called caisson.

3. Sports A spin in figure skating that is performed in an arabesque or modified arabesque position.

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[Middle English, from Old English and from Anglo-Norman cameil, both from Latin camlus, from Greek kamlos, of Semitic origin; see gml¹ in Semitic roots.]

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camel [ˈkæməl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two cud-chewing artiodactyl mammals of the genus Camelus (see Arabian camel, Bactrian camel): family Camelidae. They are adapted for surviving long periods without food or water in desert regions, esp by using humps on the back for storing fat

2. (Engineering / General Engineering) a float attached to a vessel to increase its buoyancy See also caisson [3]

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a raft or float used as a fender between a vessel and a wharf

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  a fawn colour

b.  (as adjective) a camel dress

[Old English, from Latin camēlus, from Greek kamēlos, of Semitic origin; related to Arabic jamal]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

camel - cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot Camelus, genus Camelus - type genus of the Camelidae: camels Arabian camel, Camelus dromedarius, dromedary - one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus - two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia

Translations

camel [ˈkæməl]

A. N

1. (= animal) → camello m

2. (= colour) → color m camello

B. CPD camel coat N (also camelhair coat) → abrigo m de pelo de camello
camel hair N → pelo m de camello

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camel [ˈkæm^əl] n → chameau m
camel hair camel's hair [ˈkæm^əlz] modif [brush, coat] → en poil de chameau

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camel

n → Kamel nt

attr (= colour) coat → kamelhaarfarben

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camel [ˈkæm/əl]

1. n → cammello

2. adj (colour) → color cammello inv

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camel [ˈkæm/əl]

1. n → cammello

2. adj (colour) → color cammello inv

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camel

n camel [ˈkӕməl]

a desert animal with one (dromedaryˈdromədəri) or two (bactrian (camel)ˈbӕktriən) humps on its back, used for carrying goods and/or people. kameel جَمَل камила velbloud kamel das Kamel (Dromedar, Trampeltier) καμήλα camello kaamel شتر kameli chameau גָמָל ऊंट deva teve onta úlfaldi: drómedari (einn hnúður); kameldÿr (tveir hnúðar) cammello らくだ 낙타 kupranugaris kamielis unta kameel dromedar; kamel wielbłąd camelo cămilă верблюд ťava kamela kamila kamel อูฐ deve 駱駝 верблюд اونٹ lạc đà 骆驼

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camel → جمل velbloud kamel Kamel καμήλα camello kameli chameau deva cammello ラクダ 낙타 kameel kamel wielbłąd camelo верблюд kamel อูฐ deve con lạc đà 骆驼