colossus

  • 81colossus-wise — colossˈus wise (Shakespeare) Astride • • • Main Entry: ↑colossus …

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  • 82colossus — noun (plural colossi) Etymology: Latin, from Greek kolossos Date: 14th century 1. a statue of gigantic size and proportions 2. a person or thing of immense size or power …

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  • 83colossus — Synonyms and related words: Antaeus, Atlas, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Charles Atlas, Cyclops, Goliath, Hercules, Polyphemus, Samson, Superman, Tarzan, Titan, amazon, antenna tower, barbican, belfry, bell tower, bully, bullyboy, campanile, column …

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  • 84Colossus — 1943 nach Alan Turing erbauter erster vollständiger Röhrenrechner mit 1500 Röhren, berechnete die deutsche Enigma Codierung …

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  • 85Colossus — ● np. m. ►HISTO L un des premiers calculateurs conçus sur notre planète, en Angleterre, en 1943. Construit en 10 exemplaires, il fut utilisé par Turing, Alan Mathison pour casser les codes Nazis …

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  • 86COLOSSUS —    any gigantic statue, specially one of Apollo in bronze, 120 ft. high, astride over the mouth of the harbour at Rhodes, reckoned one of the seven wonders of the world, erected in 280 B.C., destroyed by an earthquake 56 years after, and sold to… …

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  • 87colossus — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. giant, titan, monster, prodigy. See size. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gigantic statue, Goliath, titan, leviathan; see giant 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. giant, titan, monster, leviathan,… …

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  • 88colossus — co|los|sus [ kə lasəs ] noun count LITERARY someone or something that is very large or impressive …

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  • 89Colossus — 1943 nach Alan Turing erbauter erster vollständiger Röhrenrechner mit 1500 Röhren, berechnete die deutsche Enigma Codierung …

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  • 90colossus — co los·sus || sÉ™s n. giant legendary statue; something that is huge …

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