- grit gravel
- мелкозернистый гравий
Англо-русский словарь по машиностроению. 2014.
Англо-русский словарь по машиностроению. 2014.
Grit — Grit, n. [OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. gre[ o]t grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grj[=o]t, and to E. groats, grout. See {Groats}, {Grout}, and cf. {Grail} gravel.] 1. Sand or gravel;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grit — [n1] particles of dirt dust, foreign matter, gravel, lumps, pebbles, powder, sand; concepts 260,831 grit [n2] courage, determination backbone, daring, doggedness, fortitude, gameness, guts*, hardihood, intestinal fortitude*, mettle, moxie*, nerve … New thesaurus
gravel — [grav′əl] n. [ME < OFr gravelle, dim. of grave, coarse sand, seashore < or akin to Gaul * grava, stone < IE base * ghreu , to rub hard, pulverize > GRIT] 1. a loose mixture of pebbles and rock fragments coarser than sand, often mixed… … English World dictionary
grit — [OE] Etymologically, grit is ‘something produced by pounding’. Prehistoric Indo European *ghrēu denoted ‘rub, pound, crush’, and from it came Germanic *greutam ‘tiny particles of crushed or pounded rock’, hence ‘sand, gravel’. Its modern… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
grit — [OE] Etymologically, grit is ‘something produced by pounding’. Prehistoric Indo European *ghrēu denoted ‘rub, pound, crush’, and from it came Germanic *greutam ‘tiny particles of crushed or pounded rock’, hence ‘sand, gravel’. Its modern… … Word origins
grit — {{11}}grit (n.) O.E. greot sand, dust, earth, gravel, from P.Gmc. *greutan tiny particles of crushed rock (Cf. O.S. griot, O.Fris. gret, O.N. grjot rock, stone, Ger. Grieß grit, sand ), from PIE *ghreu rub, grind (Cf. Lith. grudas corn, kernel … Etymology dictionary
grit — [[t]grɪt[/t]] n. v. grit•ted, grit•ting 1) hard, abrasive particles, as of sand, stone, or gravel 2) firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck 3) pet a coarse grained siliceous rock, usu. with sharp, angular grains 4) the granular texture… … From formal English to slang
grit — gritless, adj. gritter, n. /grit/, n., v., gritted, gritting. n. 1. abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc. 2. firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck: She has a… … Universalium
grit — /grɪt / (say grit) noun 1. fine, stony, or hard particles such as are deposited like dust from the air or occur as impurities in food, etc. 2. Geology a sandstone composed of coarse angular grains and very small pebbles. 3. firmness of character; …
grit — 1. noun 1) the grit from the paths Syn: sand, dust, dirt; gravel, pebbles, stones 2) just the grit we re looking for in a candidate Syn: courage, bravery, pluck, mettle, backbone … Thesaurus of popular words
grit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēot; akin to Old High German grioz sand Date: before 12th century 1. a. sand, gravel b. a hard sharp granule (as of sand); also material (as many abrasives) composed of such granules 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary