squid

SQUID

 (skwĭd)

n.

A device that measures minute changes in magnetic flux by means of one or more Josephson junctions, often used to detect extremely small changes in magnetic fields, electric currents, and voltages.

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[s(uperconducting) qu(antum) i(nterference) d(evice).]

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squid

 (skwĭd)

n. pl. squids or squid

Any of various marine cephalopod mollusks of several families of the superorder Decapodiformes (or Decabrachia), having a usually elongated body, eight arms and two tentacles, a reduced or absent internal shell, and a pair of fins.

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[Origin unknown.]

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squid

(skwɪd)

n, pl squid or squids

(Animals) any of various fast-moving pelagic cephalopod molluscs of the genera Loligo, Ommastrephes, etc, of most seas, having a torpedo-shaped body ranging from about 10 centimetres to 16.5 metres long and a pair of triangular tail fins: order Decapoda (decapods). See also cuttlefish

vb, squids, squidding or squidded

(Aeronautics) (intr) (of a parachute) to assume an elongated squidlike shape owing to excess air pressure

[C17: of unknown origin]

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squid

(skwɪd)

n

(Currencies) slang Brit a pound sterling

[C20: rhyming slang for quid]

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SQUID

abbreviation for

(Nuclear Physics) superconducting quantum interference device

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squid

(skwɪd)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) squid, (esp. for kinds or species) squids.

any of several ten-armed cephalopods, as of the genera Loligo and Ommastrephes, having a slender body and a pair of rounded or triangular caudal fins and varying in length from 4–6 in. (10–15 cm) to 60–80 ft. (18–24 m).

[1605–15; orig. uncertain]

SQUID

(skwɪd)
n.

superconducting quantum interference device: a device that senses minute changes in magnetic fields, used to indicate neural activity in the brain.

[1965–70]

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squid

Past participle: squidded
Gerund: squidding

Imperative

squid

squid

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squid - (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food calamari, calamary cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" squid - widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
	2.	squid - widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins decapod - cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones loligo - somewhat flattened cylindrical squid ommastrephes - extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms and large rhombic terminal fins architeuthis, giant squid - largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long) calamari, calamary, squid - (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food

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Translations

حَبَّارحَبّار: حَيَوان رخوي

oliheňkrakatice

tiarmet blæksprutte

Tintenfisch

καλαμάρι

calamar

kalmaar

سرپاور دم‌کل

mustekala

calmarencornetcalamar

lignja

tintahal

smokkfiskur

calamaro

イカ

오징어

loligo

galvakojaigalvakojiskalmarai

galvkājis

inktvispijlinktvis

tiarmet blekksprutakkar

kałamarnicakalmar

lula

calmar

кальмар

krak

bläckfisk

ปลาหมึก

kalamarmürekkep balığı

mực ống

鱿鱼乌贼

squid

[skwɪd] N (squid or squids (pl)) → calamar m, sepia f

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squid

[ˈskwɪd] n → calmar m, calamar m, encornet m

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squid

n → Tintenfisch m

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squid

[skwɪd] n → calamaro

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squid

(skwid) – plurals squid ~squids – noun

a type of sea creature with ten tentacles. inkvis حَبّار: حَيَوان رخوي сепия lula oliheň zehnfüßiger Tintenfisch tiarmet blæksprutte καλαμάρι kalmaar ماهي مركب kalmari calmar דיוּנוֹן समुद्रफेनी liganj, sipica tintahal gurita smokkfiskur calamaro いか 오징어 galvakojis, galvakojai, kalmarai galvkājis sotong pijlinktvistiarmet blekksprutkałamarnica lula calmar кальмар krak, kalmár ligenj lignja bläckfisk ปลาหมึก mürekkep balığı, kalamar 烏賊，魷魚 кальмар ایک قسم کا سمندری جانور mực ống 乌贼，鱿鱼

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squid

→ حَبَّار oliheň tiarmet blæksprutte Tintenfisch καλαμάρι calamar mustekala calmar lignja calamaro イカ 오징어 pijlinktvis tiarmet blekksprut kałamarnica lula кальмар bläckfisk ปลาหมึก kalamar mực ống 鱿鱼

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