单词 prescaler 释义 prescaler Electronics.[pre- A. 2.]A scaling circuit employed to scale down the input to a counting or other scaling circuit so that it can deal with h......
单词 preschool 释义 preschool, a. and n.A. adj. [pre- B. 2.] (Stress variable.) Of or pertaining to the time before a child is old enough for school.1924Jrnl. Amer. Med. ......
单词 prescapula 释义 ‖ prescapula Anat.|priskpjl|[pre- A. 4 b.]That part of the scapula or shoulder-blade above (or in quadrupeds, anterior to) its spine or median axis.......
单词 presbytre 释义 ‖ presbytre[F., ad. late L. presbyterium.]A Roman Catholic priest's house; = presbytery 6.1844Lever T. Burke II. 165, I took him home with me to my p......
单词 prestidigitator 释义 prestidigitator|prstddtet(r)|Also in F. form ‖ prestidigitateur |prstidiitatr|.[ad. F. prestidigitateur (J. de Rovre, a 1830: see quot. 1859), ......
单词 presbytership 释义 presbytership[See -ship.]The office or rank of presbyter; = presbyterate 1.1597Hooker Eccl. Pol. v. lxxviii. 3 Let them vse what dialect they will......
单词 presbytery 释义 presbytery|prs-, przbtr|Also 5 presbetory, -bytory, 6–7 -beterie, -y, biterie, -bytrie, 6–8 -bitery.[a. OF. presbiterie (12th c. in Littr) a priest......
单词 presbytia 释义 ‖ presbytia|-bt|[mod.L., f. Gr. : see presbyte. Cf. F. presbytie.]= presbyopia. So presbytic a., presbytism.1706Phillips (ed. 6), Presbytia, a dimnes......
单词 prestidigitation 释义 prestidigitation|prstddten|[a. F. prestidigitation, f. as next: see -ation.]Sleight of hand, legerdemain. Also fig.1859[see next].1862Leisure H......
单词 prestidigital 释义 prestidigital, a. nonce-wd.[f. after next and digital.]Light-fingered; practising sleight of hand.1856Reade Never Too Late vi, The two hands he ga......