fos·sil (f s  l)n. 1. A remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust. 2. One, such as a rigid theory, that is outdated or antiquated. 3. Linguistics a. A word or morpheme that is used only in certain restricted contexts, as kempt in unkempt, but is otherwise obsolete. b. An archaic syntactic rule or pattern used only in idioms, as so be it. adj. 1. Characteristic of or having the nature of a fossil. 2. Being or similar to a fossil. 3. Belonging to the past; antiquated. [From Latin fossilis, dug up, from fossus, past participle of fodere, to dig.] |
fossil [ˈfɒsəl]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Palaeontology)
a. a relic, remnant, or representation of an organism that existed in a past geological age, or of the activity of such an organism, occurring in the form of mineralized bones, shells, etc., as casts, impressions, and moulds, and as frozen perfectly preserved organisms
b. (as modifier) fossil insects
2. Informal derogatory
a. a person, idea, thing, etc., that is outdated or incapable of change
b. (as modifier) fossil politicians
3. (Linguistics) Linguistics a form once current but now appearing only in one or two special contexts, as for example stead, which is found now only in instead (of) and in phrases like in his stead
4. Obsolete any rock or mineral dug out of the earth
[from Latin fossilis dug up, from fodere to dig]
| fossil (fsl) The remains or imprint of an organism from a previous geologic time. A fossil can consist of the preserved tissues of an organism, as when encased in amber, ice, or pitch, or more commonly of the hardened relic of such tissues, as when organic matter is replaced by dissolved minerals. Hardened fossils are often found in layers of sedimentary rock and along the beds of rivers that flow through them. See also index fossilmicrofossiltrace fossil fossilize verb |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | fossil - someone whose style is out of fashion colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
| 2. | fossil - the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil fucoid - a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales belemnite - a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae guide fossil, index fossil - a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found microfossil - a fossil that must be studied microscopically remains - any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner" wormcast - fossil trail of a worm | |
| Adj. | 1. | fossil - characteristic of a fossil |
fossil
noun fossilized remains, remains, petrified remains, impression, relic They dissolved the fossil and extracted the DNA.
Translations
fossil [ˈfɒsəl]
n → fossile m
modif [collector, hunter] → de fossiles
fossil energy n → énergie f fossile
fossil fuel n → combustible m fossile
fossil energy n → énergie f fossile
fossil fuel n → combustible m fossile
n fossil [ˈfosl]
the hardened remains of an animal or vegetable found in rock Fossils have been found here which may be a million years old. fossiel مُتَحَجِّرَه вкаменелост zkamenělina fossil; forstening das Fossil απολίθωμα fósil kivistis فسیل fossiili fossile מְאוּבָּן जीवाश्म fosil, okamina kövület fosil steingervingur fossile 化石 화석 suakmenėjusi liekana, fosilija fosilija fosil fossiel fossil, forsteining skamielina fóssil fosilă ископаемое skamenelina okamnina fosil fossil ซากพืชหรือสัตว์ที่เป็นหิน fosil 化石 скам'янілість متحجر ، پتھرایا ہوا ڈھانچا، فوصل vật hoá đá; hoá thạch 化石
v fossilize, ˈfossilise
to change into a fossil Time had fossilized the animal remains in the river-bed. fossiliseer يَتَحَجَّر вкаменявам се zkamenět forstene versteinern απολιθώνω fosilizar kivistama, kivistuma سنگواره کردن kivettyä fossiliser לְאַבֵּן जीवाश्म बनना fosilizirati (se), okameniti (se) megkövesít menjadi fosil steingerva(st) fossilizzare 化石にする 화석이 되게 하다 paversti į akmenį pārakmeņoties menjadi fosil verstenen forsteine zamieniać w kamień fossilizar a transforma în fosile превращать(ся) в окаменелость skamenieť okamneti okameniti fossilisera[] กลายเป็นซากพืชซากสัตว์ fosilleşmek 使成化石 перетворювати(ся) на камінь فوصل میں تبدیل کرنا hoá thạch; hóa đá 使成化石
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