imperial

im·pe·ri·al  (m-pîr-l)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of an empire or a sovereign, especially an emperor or empress: imperial rule; the imperial palace.

2. Ruling over extensive territories or over colonies or dependencies: imperial nations.

3.

a. Having supreme authority; sovereign.

b. Regal; majestic.

4. Outstanding in size or quality.

5. Of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures.

n.

1. An emperor or empress.

2. The top of a carriage.

3. Something outstanding in size or quality.

4. A variable size of paper, usually 23 by 33 inches (55.8 by 83.8 centimeters).

5. A pointed beard grown from the lower lip and chin.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin imperilis, from imperium, command; see empire. N., sense 5, after the beard of Napoleon III.]

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im·peri·al·ly adv.

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imperial [ɪmˈpɪərɪəl]

adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to an empire, emperor, or empress

2. characteristic of or befitting an emperor; majestic; commanding

3. characteristic of or exercising supreme authority; imperious

4. (Business / Commerce) (esp of products and commodities) of a superior size or quality

5. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) (usually prenominal) (of weights, measures, etc.) conforming to standards or definitions legally established in Britain an imperial gallon

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any of various book sizes, esp 7½ by 11 inches (imperial octavo) or (chiefly Brit) 11 by 15 inches (imperial quarto)

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a size of writing or printing paper, 23 by 31 inches (US and Canadian) or 22 by 30 inches (Brit)

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) (formerly) a Russian gold coin originally worth ten roubles

4. US

a.  the top of a carriage, such as a diligence

b.  a luggage case carried there

5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect a dome that has a point at the top

6. (Clothing & Fashion) a small tufted beard popularized by the emperor Napoleon III

7. (Historical Terms) a member of an imperial family, esp an emperor or empress

8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a red deer having antlers with fourteen points

[from Late Latin imperiālis, from Latin imperium command, authority, empire]

imperially  adv

imperialness  n

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Imperial [ɪmˈpɪərɪəl]

adj

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes not capital) of or relating to a specified empire, such as the British Empire

n

(Historical Terms) a supporter or soldier of the Holy Roman Empire

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	imperial - a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III imperial beard beard, face fungus, whiskers - the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
	2.	imperial - a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach baggage, luggage - cases used to carry belongings when traveling
Adj.	1.	imperial - relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire"
	2.	imperial - of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures
	3.	imperial - befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperial palace"
	4.	imperial - belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" regal, majestic, purple, royal noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"

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imperial

adjective royal, regal, kingly, queenly, princely, sovereign, majestic, monarchial, monarchal the Imperial Palace in Tokyo

Translations

imperial [ɪmˈpɪərɪəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= of empire, emperor) → imperial

2. (= imperious) → señorial

3. (Brit) [weights, measures] → británico

B. CPD imperial gallon N (Brit) → galón m inglés
imperial system N → sistema m británico de pesos y medidas

IMPERIAL SYSTEM

Aunque el sistema métrico decimal se implantó oficialmente en 1971 en el Reino Unido para medidas y pesos y es el que se enseña en los colegios, en el lenguaje cotidiano aún se sigue usando en muchos casos el llamado imperial system. Por ejemplo, en las tiendas se sigue pesando en libras (pounds) y la gente suele decir su peso en stones y pounds. La cerveza se mide en pintas (pints), las distancias en millas (miles) y la longitud, la altura o la profundidad en pies (feet) y pulgadas (inches).

En Estados Unidos el sistema imperial también se usa para todas las medidas y pesos, aunque la capacidad de la onza (ounce), del galón (gallon) y de la pinta (pint) es ligeramente inferior a la del Reino Unido. Por otro lado, en EE.UU. la gente mide su peso sólo en libras (pounds) y no en stones.

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imperial [ɪmˈpɪəriəi] adj

(connected with an empire) → impérial(e)

(British) [measure] → impérial(e)

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imperial

adj

(= of empire) → Reichs-; (= of emperor) → kaiserlich, Kaiser-; imperial Rome → das Rom der Kaiserzeit; His Imperial Highness → Seine Kaiserliche Majestät; imperial eagle → Kaiseradler m

(= of British Empire) → Empire-, des Empire

(= lordly, majestic) → majestätisch, gebieterisch

weights, measures → englisch

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imperial [ɪmˈpɪərɪəl] adj (gen) → imperiale; (imperious) → imperioso/a (Brit) (weights, measures) misurato secondo un sistema non metrico

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imperial

adj imperial [imˈpiəriəl]

of an empire or an emperor the imperial crown. keiserlik إمبراطوري имперски říšský; císařský kejserlig; kejser- kaiserlich αυτοκρατορικός imperial keiserlik امپراتوری keisarillinen impérial שֶׁל אִימפֶּריָה, שֶׁל הַקֵיסָר शाही, प्रतापी carski, vladarski birodalmi kerajaan, kekaisaran keisara-, keisaralegur imperiale 帝国の 제국의 imperijos, imperatoriaus impērijas-; imperatora- empayar keizerlijk, rijks- keiser-, keiserlig cesarski imperial imperial имперский; императорский cisársky vladarski carski kejserlig, imperie- ยิ่งใหญ่มาก imparatorluğa ait 帝國的，皇帝的 імперський شہنشاہیت سے منسوب thuộc hoàng đế 帝国的，皇帝的

n imˈperialism

(belief in) the policy of having or extending control over the territory of other nations. imperialisme إسْتِعْمار империализъм imperialismus imperialisme der Imperialismus ιμπεριαλισμός imperialismo imperialism امپریالیسم imperialismi impérialisme אִימפֶּריָאלִיזם साम्राज्यवाद imperijalizam imperializmus imperialisme heimsvaldastefna imperialismo 帝国主義 제국주의 imperializmas imperiālisms imperialisme imperialisme imperialisme imperializm imperialismo imperialism империализм imperializmus imperializem imperijalizam imperialism ลัทธิจักรวรรดินิยม emperyalizm, sömürgecilik 帝國主義 імперіалізм شہنشاہیت chủ nghĩa đế quốc 帝国主义

n / adj imˈperialist

imperialis إسْتِعْماري империалист imperialista, imperialistický imperialist der/die Imperialist(in), imperialistisch ιμπεριαλιστής, ιμπεριαλιστικός imperialista imperialist, imperialistlik امپریالیست imperialisti impérialiste אִימפֶּריָאלִיסט साम्राज्यवादी imperijalist imperialista imperialis heimsvaldasinni imperialista 帝国主義者 제국주의자 imperialistas; imperialistinis imperiālists; imperiālistisks imperialis imperialist imperialist, keisertro imperialista, imperialistyczny imperialista imperialist империалист; империалистический imperialista imperialist imperijalista imperialist อย่างยิ่งใหญ่ emperyalist, sömürgeci 帝國主義者 імперіаліст سامراج کا حامی người theo chủ nghĩa đế quốc 帝国主义者