ves·tige

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• ves|tige — «VEHS tihj», noun. 1. all that remains; slight remnant; trace: »A blackened, charred stump was a vestige of a fire. Ghost stories are vestiges of a former widespread belief in ghosts. SYNONYM(S): mark. See syn. under trace. (Cf. ↑trace) 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• ves — car·ves·trene; de·fer·ves·cence; de·fer·ves·cent; di·ves·ti·tive; di·ves·ti·ture; ef·fer·ves·cence; ef·fer·ves·cent; ef·fer·ves·cent·ly; fla·ves·cence; fla·ves·cent; ful·ves·cent; gal·ves·to·nian; in·gra·ves·cence; in·gra·ves·cent;… …   English syllables

• tige — pres·tige; tige; ves·tige; …   English syllables

• vestige — ves·tige …   English syllables

• vestige — ves•tige [[t]ˈvɛs tɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence 2) a very slight trace or amount of something: the last vestige of hope[/ex] 3) bio anat. a degenerate or imperfectly… …   From formal English to slang

• vestige — ves|tige [ˈvestıdʒ] n formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Latin vestigium footprint, track ] 1.) a small part or amount of something that remains when most of it no longer exists = ↑trace vestige of ▪ The new law removed the last vestiges… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• vestige — ves|tige [ vestıdʒ ] noun FORMAL 1. ) count vestige of a very small sign of something that has almost disappeared or stopped existing: vestiges of snow melting in the sun Their goal is to increase the pace of change, and wipe out the remaining… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vestige — A trace or a rudimentary structure; the degenerated remains of any structure which occurs as an entity in the embryo or fetus. SYN: vestigium [TA]. [L. vestigium] v. of ductus deferens [TA] remnant in a female of the …   Medical dictionary

• Vestige — Ves tige, n. [F., from L. vestigium footprint, trace, sign; the last part ( stigium) is probably akin to E. sty, v. i. Cf. {Investigate}.] 1. The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• LIAISONS MÉCANIQUES — Les réalisations mécaniques peuvent se classer en deux groupes principaux. D’une part, on trouve les constructions dans lesquelles les différents organes constitutifs n’ont pas de déplacement relatif les uns par rapport aux autres, si l’on… …   Encyclopédie Universelle