- tiff
- I. intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1700 to have a petty quarrel II. noun Date: 1754 a petty quarrel
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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TIFF — [Abk. für Tagged Image File Format], ein von Microsoft, Hewlett Packard und Aldus definiertes Dateiformat für Bitmap Grafiken. Es ist weit verbreitet und bildet das wohl wichtigste Format für den Austausch von Bildern zwischen verschiedenen… … Universal-Lexikon
Tiff — Tiff, n. [Originally, a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel. ?efr a smell, ?efa to sniff, Norw. tev a drawing in of the breath, teva to sniff, smell, dial. Sw. t[ u]v smell, scent, taste.] 1. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor. Sipping his tiff… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tiff — [tıf] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from the sound of air escaping under pressure] a slight argument between friends or people who are in love tiff with ▪ Dave s had a tiff with his girlfriend … Dictionary of contemporary English
Tiff — Tiff, v. t. [OE. tiffen, OF. tiffer, tifer, to bedizen; cf. D. tippen to clip the points or ends of the hair, E. tip, n.] To deck out; to dress. [Obs.] A. Tucker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tiff — Tiff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tiffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tiffing}.] To be in a pet. [1913 Webster] She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph. Landor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
TIFF — (Tagged Image File Format) es un formato de archivo de imágenes. La denominación en inglés Tagged Image File Format (formato de archivo de imágenes con etiquetas) se debe a que los ficheros TIFF contienen, además de los datos de la imagen… … Enciclopedia Universal
tiff — n *quarrel, bickering, spat, squabble, wrangle, altercation Analogous words: scrap, rumpus, row, *brawl, broil: difference, variance, dissension, contention, *discord tiff vb spat, bicker, quarrel, squabble, wrangle, altercate (see under QUARREL… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tiff — formatas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Skaitmeninis grafinės informacijos laikymo formatas. Skirtas dideliems aukštos ↑skiriamosios gebos paveikslams laikyti. Grafiniai duomenys struktūrizuojami, dėl to galima sparti prieiga prie… … Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas
tiff — tiff1 [tif] n. [< ?] 1. a slight fit of anger or bad humor; huff; pet 2. a slight quarrel; spat vi. to be in or have a tiff tiff2 [tif] n. [< ?] Now Rare 1. liquor; esp., weak liquor … English World dictionary
TIFF — ist die Abkürzung von: Tagged Image File Format, einem Rasterbilddateiformat Tokyo International Film Festival Toronto International Film Festival Transilvania International Film Festival Tromsø International Film Festival … Deutsch Wikipedia
tiff — index bicker, brawl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
