Dam (d m, däm), (Carl Peter) Henrik 1895-1976. Danish biochemist. He shared a 1943 Nobel Prize for the discovery of vitamin K. |
| dam 1 (dm) n. 1. a. A barrier constructed across a waterway to control the flow or raise the level of water. b. A body of water controlled by such a barrier. 2. A barrier against the passage of liquid or loose material, as a rubber sheet used in dentistry to isolate one or more teeth from the rest of the mouth. 3. An obstruction; a hindrance. tr.v. dammed, dam·ming, dams 1. To hold back or confine by means of a dam. 2. To close up; obstruct: He tried to dam his grief. See Synonyms at hinder1. [Middle English.] dam  mer n. |
| dam 2 (dm) n. 1. Abbr. d. A female parent. Used of a four-legged animal. 2. Archaic A mother. [Middle English dam, dame, lady, mother; see dame.] |
| dam 3 abbr. decameter |
Dam (Danish) [dam]
n
(Biographies / Dam, (Carl Peter) Henrik (1895-1976) M, Danish, SCIENCE: chemist) (Carl Peter) Henrik (ˈhɛnrəg). 1895-1976, Danish biochemist who discovered vitamin K (1934): Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1943
dam1
n
1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a barrier of concrete, earth, etc., built across a river to create a body of water for a hydroelectric power station, domestic water supply, etc.
2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a reservoir of water created by such a barrier
3. something that resembles or functions as a dam
vb dams, damming, dammed
(tr; often foll by up) to obstruct or restrict by or as if by a dam
[probably from Middle Low German; compare Old Icelandic damma to block up]
dam2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) the female parent of an animal, esp of domestic livestock
[variant of dame]
dam3
interj & adv & adj
a variant spelling of damn (sense 1-4); often used in combination, as in damfool, damme dammit
dam4
symbol for
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) decametre(s)
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | dam - a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement milldam - dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill weir - a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow |
| 2. | dam - a metric unit of length equal to ten meters metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms | |
| 3. | dam - female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock female - an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) | |
| Verb | 1. | dam - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" |
dam
noun
barrier, wall, barrage, obstruction, embankment, hindrance They went ahead with plans to build a dam across the river.
Translations
dam [dæm]
dam [dæm]
1. n (wall) → diga, sbarramento; (reservoir) → bacino artificiale
2. vt (also dam up) (river) → sbarrare con una diga; (lake) → costruire una diga su (fig) → arginare, frenare
dam [dæm]
1. n (wall) → diga, sbarramento; (reservoir) → bacino artificiale
n dam [dӕm]
1 a bank or wall of earth, concrete etc to keep back water A new dam was being built at the mouth of the valley. damwal سَد бент hráz; přehrada dæmning; dige der Staudamm φράγμα dique tamm سد pato barrage סֶכֶר बांध nasip, brana (védő)gát bendungan stífla barriera, diga ダム 댐 užtvanka dambis; aizsprosts empangan dam demning, dike tama represa baraj плотина hrádza; priehrada jez brana fördämning เขื่อน baraj, bend 堤壩 дамба; гребля پانی کے بہاؤ کو روکنے کے لۓ زمین یا پکی تعمیر کے ذریعہ باندھا جانے والا بند đập nước 堤坝
2 the water kept back. dam ماء السَّد вода в бент přehradní jezero opdæmmet vand der Stausee νερό που συγκρατείται από φράγμα presa, embalse paisvesi آب سد padottu vesi réservoir מים חסומים ע”י סֶכֶר बांध, पशुओं की माता nasipom ograđen gát waduk uppistöðulón bacino d'acqua せきとめた水 댐 물 užtvenktas vanduo aizdambējuma ūdens simpanan air stuwmeer dam, vann zbiornik represa dig запруда priehradné jazero jez zaustavljena voda damm น้ำที่กักไว้ set 攔在堤壩裡的水 загачена вода روکا گیا پانی nước ngăn lại 拦在堤坝里的水
v – past tense, past participle dammed – (sometimes with up ) –
to hold back by means of a dam The river has been dammed up. opdam, stuit, keer يَحجِز بواسِطة سَد запречвам přehradit opdæmme stauen φράζω, συγκρατώ embalsar tammistama بند آوردن؛ جلوی چیزی را گرفتن padota endiguer לִסכוֹר बांध बांधना učvrstiti branom, spriječiti gátat emel vminek membendung stífla arginare ダムでせきとめる 댐을 막다 užtvenkti aizdambēt; aizsprostot mengempang afdammen, indammen demme opp, sperre av przegrodzić, spiętrzyć represar a îndigui перегораживать плотиной prehradiť zajeziti pregraditi fördämma, dämma för (till, upp) สร้างเขื่อน baraj/bent yapmak 築壩攔水 загачувати, запруджувати بند کے ذریعہ روکنا xây đập ngăn nước 筑坝拦水
Dam → سد přehrada dæmning Damm φράγμα embalse pato barrage brana diga ダム 댐 dam demning tama represa плотина damm เขื่อน baraj đập ngăn nước 水坝
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