| 单词 | geepound |
| 释义 | geepound in British English (ˈdʒiːˌpaʊnd) noun another name for slug2 (sense 1) Word origin C20: from gee, representing g(ravity) + pound2slug in British English 2 (slʌɡ) noun 1. an fps unit of mass; the mass that will acquire an acceleration of 1 foot per second per second when acted upon by a force of 1 pound. 1 slug is approximately equal to 32.17 pounds 2. metallurgy a metal blank from which small forgings are worked 3. a bullet or pellet larger than a pellet of buckshot 4. mainly US and Canadian a metal token for use in slot machines, etc 5. printing a. a thick strip of type metal that is less than type-high and is used for spacing b. a similar strip carrying a type-high letter, used as a temporary mark by compositors c. a metal strip containing a line of characters as produced by a linecaster 6. a draught of a drink, esp an alcoholic one 7. a magnetic core that is screwed into or out of an inductance coil to adjust the tuning of a radio frequency amplifier Word origin C17 (bullet), C19 (printing): perhaps from slug1, with allusion to the shape of the animal |
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