An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
English-French-Persian
فرهنگ ریشه شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک
M. Heydari-Malayeri - Paris Observatory
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multiwire proportional chamber otâqak-e besyâr-sim-e barpâreši Fr.: chambre proportionnelle multifils Same as → Charpak's detector. → multi-; → wire; → proportional; → chamber. |
wire sim (#) Fr.: fil A slender flexible thread or rod of metal. M.E., O.E. wir, cf. O.N. viravirka "filigree work," Swed. vira "to twist," O.H.G. wiara "fine gold work." Sim "wire," initially "strand of silver," from sim "silver," from Mid.Pers. asêm "silver," from Gk. asemon "without mark, uncoined, shapeless, formless," from argurion asemon "uncoined money." For semantic similarity, see → silver. |
