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• gas|tron|o|my — «gas TRON uh mee», noun. the art or science of good eating; epicurism. ╂[< French gastronomie < Greek gastronomíā (title of a poem) < gast , gastrós stomach + nómos law] …   Useful english dictionary

• gas|tron|o|mist — «gas TRON uh mihst», noun. = gastronome. (Cf. ↑gastronome) …   Useful english dictionary

• gas — am·phi·gas·tri·um; am·phi·gas·tru·la; ar·chi·gas·ter; ar·gas; ar·gas·i·dae; as·pi·do·gas·trea; av·gas; chae·to·gas·ter; cha·las·to·gas·tra; clis·to·gas·tra; de·gas; di·strin·gas; dod·gas·ted; en·gas·tri·myth·ic; en·ter·o·gas·trone; ep·i·gas·ter;… …   English syllables

• Gas-filled tube — See also: Gas discharge lamp A gas filled tube, also known as a discharge tube, is an arrangement of electrodes in a gas within an insulating, temperature resistant envelope. Although the envelope is typically glass, power tubes often use… …   Wikipedia

• thy|ra|tron — «THY ruh tron», noun. a gas filled, three or four element vacuum tube containing a hot cathode, in which the grid initiates, but does not limit, the current. It is used mainly as an electronic switch. ╂[< Greek thýrā door + English tron] …   Useful english dictionary

• Gen|e|tron — «JEHN uh tron», noun. Trademark. a fluoride gas used as an aerosol dispersant, a refrigerant, and a solvent …   Useful english dictionary

• strob|o|tron — «STROB uh tron», noun. an electron tube containing a rare gas, or mixture of such gases, used as a source of light in a stroboscope …   Useful english dictionary

• gastronomy — gas·tron·o·my …   English syllables

• gastronome — gas•tro•nome [[t]ˈgæs trəˌnoʊm[/t]] also gas•tron•o•mer [[t]gæˈstrɒn ə mər[/t]] gas•tron′o•mist, n. a connoisseur of good food; gourmet • Etymology: 1815–25; < F, back formation from gastronomie gastronomy …   From formal English to slang

• gastronomy — gas•tron•o•my [[t]gæˈstrɒn ə mi[/t]] n. 1) the art or science of good eating 2) a style of cooking or eating • Etymology: 1805–15; < F gastronomie < Gk gastronómia. See gastro , nomy gas•tro•nom•ic ˌgæs trəˈnɒm ɪk gas tro•nom′i•cal, adj.… …   From formal English to slang