female

female
1. a женского пола, женский

female child — девочка

female relations — родственницы

female patients — пациентки

female lead — кино главная женская роль

female insect — самка насекомого

female bee — пчелиная матка

female catheter of metal — женский металлический катетер

female urethral catheter — женский уретральный катетер

female sex hormone — женский половой гормон

female gymnastics — женская гимнастика

female generation — женское поколение

2. a женский; для женщин

female education — женское образование

female fragrance — запах, свойственный парфюмерии для женщин

an unattached female — женщина без спутника жизни

female suffrage — избирательное право для женщин

control female — женщина из контрольной группы

female gift set — подарочный набор для женщин

3. a тех. охватывающий, объемлющий

female elbow — охватывающий патрубок

female ways — охватывающие направляющие

female coupler — охватывающая соединительная часть

4. a тех. наружный, внешний

female extension — наружный переходник

5. a тех. с внутренней резьбой

female thread — внутренняя резьба

female taper — внутренний конус

female ell — угольник с внутренней резьбой

female fitting — фитинг с внутренней резьбой

female socket — розетка с внутренней резьбой

female joint — соединение с внутренней резьбой

Синонимический ряд:
1. feminine (adj.) delicate; effeminate; feminine; gentle; ladylike; soft; unmanly; womanlike; womanly
2. woman (noun) dame; gentlewoman; girl; lady; madam; matron; she; woman
Антонимический ряд:
male; manly; masculine

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  • Female — (♀) is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces ova (egg cells). The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by… …   Wikipedia

  • Female — Fe male, a. 1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. [1913 Webster] As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • female — n Female, woman, lady are comparable when meaning a person and especially an adult who belongs to the sex that is the counterpart of the male sex. Female (the correlative of male) emphasizes the idea of sex; it applies not only to human beings… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • female — female, feminine 1. general. Female is used as an adjective, contrasting with the etymologically unrelated word male, to designate the sex of humans and animals that can bear offspring and to designate plants that are fruit bearing. Feminine is… …   Modern English usage

  • female — Ⅰ. female UK US /ˈfiːmeɪl/ adjective ► belonging or relating to women: »The percentage of female managers in industry has doubled in five years. ► used to describe a piece of equipment that has a hole or space into which another part can be… …   Financial and business terms

  • female — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. femelle (12c.) woman, female, from M.L. femella a female, from L. femella young female, girl, dim. of femina woman (see FEMININE (Cf. feminine)). Sense extended in V.L. from humans to female of other animals. Spelling… …   Etymology dictionary

  • female — [fē′māl΄] adj. [ME, altered after MALE < femelle < OFr < L femella, dim. of femina, a woman < IE base * dhē , to suck, suckle > L felare, to suck, filius, son, fetus, progeny, Gr thēlazein, to suckle, thele, nipple] 1. designating… …   English World dictionary

  • female — ► ADJECTIVE 1) referring to the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs. 2) relating to or characteristic of women or female animals. 3) (of a plant or flower) having a pistil but no stamens. 4) (of a fitting) manufactured hollow so that a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Female — Fe male, n. [OE. femel, femal, F. femelle, fr. L. femella, dim. of femina woman. See {Feminine}.] 1. An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova. [1913 Webster] The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • female — [adj] having the qualities or characteristics of a woman effeminate, fecund, feminine, fertile, maternal, muliebrous, womanish, womanly; concepts 371,408 Ant. male, masculine female [n] woman daughter, femme, gal, gentlewoman, girl, grandmother,… …   New thesaurus

  • female — female. См. самка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.


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