skeleton
1Skeleton — Fédération internationale FIBT (fondée en 1923) Sport olympique depuis Depuis 1928 …
2Skeleton — Skel e*ton, a. Consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton; consisting merely of the framework or outlines; having only certain leading features of anything; as, a skeleton sermon; a skeleton crystal. [1913 Webster] {Skeleton bill}, a bill or draft… …
3skeleton — [skel′ə tən] n. [ModL < Gr < skeleton (sōma), dried (body), mummy < skeletos, dried up, akin to sklēros, dry, hard < IE base * (s)kel > SHALLOW] 1. the hard framework of an animal body, supporting the tissues and protecting the… …
4skeleton — ● skeleton nom masculin (anglais skeleton, du grec skeletos, squelette) Sorte de luge utilisée sur piste de neige durcie ou de glace, sur laquelle le coureur est couché à plat ventre. Sport pratiqué avec cet engin. (Le skeleton est redevenu… …
5skeleton — UK US /ˈskelɪtən/ adjective [before noun] ► used to describe something in its most basic form: »His solicitor confirmed he had faxed a skeleton argument supporting his client s application for bail. »The rail company was hoping to run a skeleton… …
6skeleton — 1570s, from Mod.L. sceleton bones, bony framework of the body, from Gk. skeleton soma dried up body, mummy, from neut. of skeletos dried up, from skellein dry up, from PIE root *skele to parch, whither (Cf. Gk. skleros hard ). The Greek word was… …
7Skeleton — Skel e*ton, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? (sc. ???) a dried body, a mummy, fr. ???? dried up, parched, ???? to dry, dry up, parch.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal. Note: [See… …
8skeleton — ► NOUN 1) an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant. 2) a very thin or emaciated person or animal. 3) a supporting framework, basic structure, or… …
9skeleton — skèletōn m DEFINICIJA sport 1. disciplina sanjkanja u kojoj se upotrebljavaju specijalne sanjke 2. vrsta sanjki na kojima natjecatelj leži potrbuške ETIMOLOGIJA engl. skeleton, usp. skelet …
10Skeleton — Skeleton, s. Schlitten, S. 870 …
