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Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments.
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Millipede — Desarrolladora(s) Atari Distribuidora(s) Atari Diseñador(es) Ed Logg Plataforma(s) … Wikipedia Español
Millipede — ist eine von IBM entwickelte Speichertechnik und bildet so etwas wie eine Mischung aus Flash Speicher und (Mikro )Festplatte. Sie basiert auf der Rasterkraftmikroskoptechnologie, entwickelt vom Nobelpreisträger Gerd Binnig. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… … Deutsch Wikipedia
millipede — (n.) also millepede, c.1600, from L. millepeda wood louse, a type of crawling insect, from mille thousand + pes (gen. pedis) foot (see FOOT (Cf. foot) (n.)). Probably a loan translation of Gk. chiliopous … Etymology dictionary
millipede — ► NOUN ▪ a small invertebrate animal (an arthropod) with an elongated body composed of many segments, most of which bear two pairs of legs. ORIGIN from Latin mille thousand + pes foot … English terms dictionary
millipede — [mil′i pēd΄] n. [< L millepeda < mille, thousand + pes (gen. pedis), FOOT] any of a class (Diplopoda) of many legged arthropods with an elongated body having two pairs of walking legs on each segment … English World dictionary
Millipede — For other uses, see Millipede (disambiguation). Millipede Temporal range: 428–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Millipede — Le Millipede est une mémoire de masse expérimentale d’IBM mise au point à son laboratoire de Zurich. La technologie est appelée MEMS (micro electrical mechanical system), mais les chercheurs suisses ont surnommé leur petite invention… … Wikipédia en Français
Millipede — Типы компьютерной памяти Энергозависимая DRAM (в том числе DDR SDRAM) SRAM Перспективные T RAM Z RAM TTRAM Из истории Память на линиях задержки Запоминающая электронстатическая трубка Запоминающая ЭЛТ Энергонезависимая ПЗУ … Википедия
millipede — UK [ˈmɪlɪpiːd] / US [ˈmɪlɪˌpɪd] noun [countable] Word forms millipede : singular millipede plural millipedes an insect with a long thin body and many pairs of small legs … English dictionary
millipede — Milleped Mil le*ped (m[i^]l l[ e]*p[e^]d[i^]), n. [L. millepeda; mille a thousand + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. mille pieds.] (Zo[ o]l.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm. [Written also {millipede} and {milliped}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
millipede — /mil euh peed /, n. any terrestrial arthropod of the class Diplopoda, having a cylindrical body composed of 20 to more than 100 segments, each with two pairs of legs. Also, millepede. [1595 1605; < L milipeda (Pliny), equiv. to mili MILLI + peda … Universalium
