1. A dense black coal that takes a high polish and is used for jewelry.
2. A deep black.
adj.
1. Made of or resembling a dense, black, highly polished coal.
2. Black as coal; jet-black: jet hair.
[Middle English get, jet, from Anglo-Norman geet, jeet, from Latin gagātēs, from Greek, lignite, jet, after Gagai, a town of Lycia (near present-day Kumluca, Turkey), where pieces of lignite could be found washed out at the mouth of the local river.]
jet 2
(jĕt)
n.
1.
a. A high-velocity fluid stream forced under pressure out of a small-diameter opening or nozzle.
b. An outlet, such as a nozzle, used for emitting such a stream.
c. Something emitted in or as if in a high-velocity fluid stream: "such myriad and such vivid jets of images"(Henry Roth).
2.
a. A jet-propelled vehicle, especially a jet-propelled aircraft.
b. A jet engine.
v.jet·ted, jet·ting, jets
v.intr.
1. To travel by jet aircraft: jetted from Houston to Los Angeles.
2. To move very quickly.
v.tr.
To propel outward or squirt, as under pressure: "Any man might ... hang around ... jetting tobacco juice"(Ross Lockridge, Jr.).
[French, from Old French, from jeter, to spout forth, throw, from Vulgar Latin *iectāre, alteration of Latin iactāre, frequentative of iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]
1. a thin stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small aperture or nozzle
2. an outlet or nozzle for emitting such a stream
3. (Aeronautics) a jet-propelled aircraft
4. (Celestial Objects) astronomy a long thin feature extending from an active galaxy and usually observed at radio wavelengths
vb, jets, jettingorjetted
5. to issue or cause to issue in a jet: water jetted from the hose; he jetted them with water.
6. to transport or be transported by jet aircraft
[C16: from Old French jeter to throw, from Latin jactāre to toss about, frequentative of jacere to throw]
jet
(dʒɛt)
n
(Minerals)
a. a hard black variety of coal that takes a brilliant polish and is used for jewellery, ornaments, etc
b. (as modifier): jet earrings.
[C14: from Old French jaiet, from Latin gagātēs, from Greek lithos gagatēs stone of Gagai, a town in Lycia, Asia Minor]
JET
(dʒɛt)
n acronym for
(Atomic Physics) Joint European Torus; a tokamak plasma-containment device at Culham, Oxfordshire, for research into energy production by nuclear fusion
aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
Ketalar, ketamine, ketamine hydrochloride - a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP
(of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc. The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch. git نوع من الفَحْم شَديد السَّواد черен кехлибар azeviche gagát; gagátový der Gagat; Gagat-... gagat γαγάτηςazabache pigisüsi کهربای سیاه gagaatti jais עֲשוּי מִמחצָב שָׁחוֹר וְקָשֶה कृष्णाश्म, संगमूसा ahat szurokszén; gagát batu hitam svartaraf giavazzo 黒玉 제트 엔진 gagatas ahāts; ahāta- jet gitjettgagat جټ، فراره هغه نل چې مايعات دفوارې په توګه پكښې بېږى: دجټ الوتكه azeviche (de) lignit гагат čierny jantár; z čierneho jantáru gagat gagat kolsvart แร่สีดำมันเงาใช้ทำเครื่องเพชรพลอย; นิล kara kehribar, siyah amber 黑玉(製)的 гагат, чорний янтар سنگ موسی hạt huyền 黑玉,黑色大理石制的
ˌjet-ˈblack adjective
very black. jet-black hair. gitswart, pikswart سَبَج، شديد السَّواد катранено черен preto-azeviche černý jako uhel pechschwarz gagatsort κατάμαυρος negro como el azabache pigimust سیاه براق و بسیار تیره sysimusta noir de jais שָׁחוֹר מְאוֹד וָּמברִיק बहुत काला crn poput ahata koromfekete hitam legam kolsvartur corvino まっ黒の 새까만, 칠흑의 juodas kaip smala spoži melns hitam berkilat gitzwartkullsvart kruczoczarny تور ځليدونكى رنګ preto-azeviche negru ca tăciunele чёрный как смоль čierny ako uhoľ bleščeče črn veoma crn kolsvart ดำสนิท; ดำปี๋ kapkara, simsiyah 烏黑的 чорний, як смола گہرا سیاہ đen nhánh 乌黑发亮的
jet2
(dʒet) noun
1. a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening. Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately. straal تَيار هواء أو غاز струя jato proud der Strahl -stråle; stråle πίδακαςchorro juga فوران؛ برون جهش suihku jetסילון ईसामसीह की रोयल के थोलिक समाज का सदस्य mlaz (víz-, gáz-, gőz)sugár semburan buna getto 噴射 (액체, 가스 등의) 분출, 분사 srovė, čiurkšlė strūkla pancutan straal sprut, stråle; blussstrumień جټ jacto jet струя prúd curek mlaz stråle, ström, låga ก๊าซหรือของเหลวที่พ่นออกมาอย่างรวดเร็ว fışkırma 噴射 струмінь کسی پتلی چیز سے نکلنے والی پانی یا گیس وغیرہ کی تیز دھار tia 喷射
2. a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes. This gas jet is blocked. sproeier فَتْحَةٌ يَخْرُج منها الهواء النفّاث дюза saída tryska die Düse strålehoved στενό άνοιγμα σωλήνα, ακροφύσιο boquilla (purske)ava دهانه suutin gicleurפומית, פתח धारा mlaznica fúvóka penyembur þrÿstistútur becco ふき出し口 분출구 žikleris sprausla muncung straalpijp, gaspit strålerør/-spiss dysza خولی saída jgheab сопло, форсунка otvor (potrubia) ustnik cevi mlaznica pip, rör, munstycke ช่องทางเดินออกของก๊าซในเครื่องมืออุปกรณ์ต่าง ๆ püskürtme memesi 噴嘴 форсунка نلکی وغیرہ کی ٹونٹی vòi 喷嘴
3. an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion. We flew by jet to America. straler طائِرَه نَفّاثَه реактивен самолет jato tryskové letadlo der Jet jet; jetfly αεριωθούμενοavión a reacción, reactor reaktiivlennuk هواپیمای جت suihkukone avion à réaction מָטוֹס סִילוֹן जेट विमान mlažnjak sugárhajtású (repülő)gép pesawat jet þota jet ジェット機 제트기 reaktyvinis lėktuvas reaktīvā lidmašīna kapal terbang jet straalvliegtuigjetflyodrzutowiec دجټ الوتكه jacto avion cu reacţie реактивный самолёт prúdové lietadlo reaktivno letalo mlazni avion jet, jetflyg เครื่องบินไอพ่น jet 噴射機 реактивний двигун جٹ انجن سے چلنے والا طیارہ máy bay phản lực 喷气式飞机
ˈjet-lag noun
symptoms such as tiredness and lack of concentration caused by flying a long distance in a short period of time. stralervermoeidheid, stralermoegheid, straleruitputting; reistamheid, reismoegheid; vlugmoegheid, vlugtamheid, vlugflouheid تَعب السَّفر بالطّائِرَه отпадналост след пътуване със самолет cansaço de viagem pásmová nemoc, desynchronismus Anpassungsschwierigkeiten bei langen Flügen in andere Zeitzonen jetlag κόπωση των υπερπόντιων πτήσεων jet-lag ajavööndivahetuse väsimus بی خوابی و ناراحتی ناشی از مسافرت طولانی با هواپیما aikaerorasitus fatigue due au décalage horaire יַעֶפֶת, גֶ'טלֵג जेट यात्रा से होने वाली थकान umor uzrokovan letenjem na velike udaljenosti u kratkom vremenu fáradtság (repüléstől) kelelahan karena penerbangan flugþreyta jetlag, 時差ボケ 시차병 vangumas po ilgo skrydžio organisma diennakts ritma izjaukšana (veicot lielus attālumus ar reaktīvo lidmašīnu) gangguan ritma harian jetlagdøgnvillhet ستره cansaço de viagem jet lag, oboseală datorată decalajului orar нарушение суточного ритма pásmová choroba (porucha biorytmu u cestujúcich, ktorí pri lete prekonali niekoľko časových pásiem) utrujenost zaradi časovnega premika umor zbog promene vremenske zone jetdriven อาการอ่อนเพลียจากการเดินทางด้วยเครื่องบินเป็นเวลานาน uçak yorgunluğu 時差症狀 десинхроноз جیٹ سے طویل سفر کے بعد محسوس ہونے والی تکان sự mệt mỏi sau khi bay 时差反应(短期内远距离飞行起的生理节奏失调)
ˌjet-proˈpelled adjective
driven by jet propulsion. jet-propelled racing-cars. straalaangedrewe مُسَيَّر بِمُحَرِّكٍ نَفّاث с реактивен двигател a jato reaktivní mit Düsenantrieb jetdrevet αεριωθούμενος propulsionado a chorro reaktiiv- مجهز به موتور جت suihkumoottorikäyttöinen à réaction מוּנָע ע”י סִילוֹן जेट चालित trkaći automobili na mlazni pogon sugárhajtású dengan mesin jet þrÿstiloftsknúinn a reazione ジェット式の 제트 추진식의 su reaktyviniu varikliu ar reaktīvo dzinēju didorong jet met straalaandrijving jetdrevet o napędzie odrzutowym دجټ الوتكه a jacto cu reacţie реактивный reaktívny na reaktivni pogon na mlazni pogon jet, jetflyg ถูกขับเคลื่อนด้วยแรงดันของก๊าซ tepkili, jet motorlu 噴射推進的 з реактивним двигуном جٹ انجن سے چلنے والا đẩy đi do phản lực 喷气式(发动机)推进的
jet propulsion a method of producing very fast forward motion (for aircraft, missiles etc) by sucking air or liquid etc into a jet engine
and forcing it out from behind. straalaandrywing الدَّفْع النفثي реактивно задвижване propulsão a jato tryskový pohon der Düsenantrieb jetfremdrift; jetkraft αεριώθηση de propulsión a chorro reaktiivliikumine رانش فورانی suihkuvoima propulsion par réaction הַנָעֲת סִילוֹן जेट चालन mlazni pogon sugárhajtás dorongan jet þrÿstiloftsknúningur propulsione a reazione diretta ジェット推進 (로켓식) 분사 반동 추진 reaktyvinë jëga reaktīvā vilkme pendorongan jet straalaandrijving jet-, reaksjonsdrift napęd odrzutowy د جت ماشين propulsão a jacto propulsie prin reacţie реактивное движение prúdový pohon reaktivni pogon mlazni pogon jet, reaktionsdrift การขับเคลื่อนด้วยแรงดันของก๊าซ jetle çalıştırma, jet motoru ile işleyen/işleme 噴射推進 реактивний рух پیچھے کی طرف گیس خارج کرنے سے تیز رفتاری کے ساتھ آگے بڑھنے کا عمل sự phản lực 喷气推进
The Jet of Light.--The Missionary.--The Rescue in a Ray of Electricity.--A Lazarist Priest.--But little Hope.--The Doctor's Care.--A Life of Self-Denial.
Ferguson darted his powerful electric jet toward various points of space, and caused it to rest on a spot from which shouts of terror were heard.
For this purpose, ``he stained his hair and his whole body entirely as black as jet, so that nothing was white but his teeth,'' and succeeded in imposing himself on the king, as an Ethiopian minstrel.
Far off, the lofty jet of the whale might be seen, and nearer at hand the prowling shark, that villainous footpad of the seas, would come skulking along, and, at a wary distance, regard us with his evil eye.
The tulip was beautiful, splendid, magnificent; its stem was more than eighteen inches high; it rose from out of four green leaves, which were as smooth and straight as iron lance-heads; the whole of the flower was as black and shining as jet.
The whale was now going head out, and sending his spout before him in a continual tormented jet; while his one poor fin beat his side in an agony of fright.
At the instant of the dart an ulcerous jet shot from this cruel wound, and goaded by it into more than sufferable anguish, the whale now spouting thick blood, with swift fury blindly darted at the craft, bespattering them and their glorying crews all over with showers of gore, capsizing Flask's boat and marring the bows.
Moving on, I at last came to a dim sort of light not far from the docks, and heard a forlorn creaking in the air; and looking up, saw a swinging sign over the door with a white painting upon it, faintly representing a tall straight jet of misty spray, and these words underneath -- The Spouter-Inn: --Peter Coffin.
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