- cis·tern
- /ˈsıstɚn/ noun, pl -terns [count]: a container that holds a supply of water: such as
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cis|tern — «SIHS tuhrn», noun. 1. an artificial reservoir for storing water, especially a tank below ground. 2. Anaty. a cavity or vessel in the body, especially any of several spaces in the brain. ╂[< Old French cisterne < Latin cisterna < cista… … Useful english dictionary
cis — cis·andine; cis·co; cis·gangetic; cis·jurane; cis·lei·than; cis·mon·tane; cis·pa·dane; cis·pon·tine; cis·rhe·nane; cis·sa; cis·sam·pe·los; cis·sie; cis·sing; cis·soid; cis·sus; cis·ta·ce·ae; cis·ter·cian·ism; cis·tern; cis·ter·nal;… … English syllables
tern — al·tern; chil·tern; cis·tern; cit·tern; flit·tern; git·tern; in·tern·ee; in·tern·ment; in·tern·ship; lan·tern·man; lec·tern; li·top·tern; pas·tern; pat·tern·ize; pat·tern·less; quar·tern; sal·tern; sis·tern; slat·tern·li·ness; su·per·al·tern;… … English syllables
cistern — cis·tern … English syllables
cistern — cis|tern [ˈsıstən US ərn] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista box ] a container in which the supply of water for a building is stored inside the building = ↑tank … Dictionary of contemporary English
cistern — cis|tern [ sıstərn ] noun count a container for holding water … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cistern — cis•tern [[t]ˈsɪs tərn[/t]] n. 1) a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid 2) anat. a reservoir or receptacle of some natural fluid of the body • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < L cisterna < cist(a) chest … From formal English to slang
cistern — 1. [TA] Any cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir, especially for chyle, lymph, or cerebrospinal fluid. 2. An ultramicroscopic space occurring between the membranes of the flattened sacs of the endoplasmic reticulum … Medical dictionary
Cistern — Cis tern, n. [OE. cisterne, OF. cisterne, F. cisterne, fr. L. cisterna, fr. cista box, chest. See {Cist}, and cf. {chest}.] 1. An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer, or other liquids. [1913 Webster] 2. A natural reservoir; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
НЕРВЫ ЧЕЛОВЕКА — НЕРВЫ ЧЕЛОВЕКА. [Анатомия, физиология и патология нерва см. ст. Нервы в томе XX; там же (ст. 667 782) рисунки Нервы человека]. Ниже приведена таблица нервов, освещающая в систематическом порядке важнейшие моменты анатомии и физиологии каждого… … Большая медицинская энциклопедия
