pad
Signification (English)
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- A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
- A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
- A soft, or small, cushion.
- A soft area on the ends of a digit:
- A soft area on the ends of a digit:
- A soft area on the ends of a digit:
- A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
- A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
- A menstrual pad; a mass of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow.
- A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
- A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects the player from damage when hit by the ball.
- A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.
- A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
- Ellipsis of keypad.
- Ellipsis of mouse pad.
- A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
- An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket on one end; a "trip cord".
- The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
- A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
- (slang) A bed.
- (colloquial) A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
- (slang) A prison cell.
- A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
- The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
- A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
Concepts
matelassure
ouatiner
pas de tir
tablette électronique
tablette tactile
ardoise électronique
Synonyms
pad of paper
launching pad
inking pad
launch area
put under
cover over
sketch-book
Notepad
cover inside
weapons platform
anything wrapped round
bed pillow
drip mat
carrier ring
filler ring
joint-packing
insertion ring
fixed attenuator
filling piece
insert ring
stationary attenuator
packing collar
annular packing
filling-in ring
cushion ring
sliding plate ring
shim block
filler piece
spacer strip
backup plate
beam pad
note paper
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/pæd/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
1554, "bundle of straw to lie on", probably from Low German or West Flemish pad (“sole of the foot”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to pass”), which would make it related to both path and find.
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