| 单词 | popper |
| 释义 | popper[ pop-er ] / ˈpɒp ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR popper ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person or thing that pops. a utensil, as a covered pan, used for popping corn. Angling. chugger. a vial of amyl or butyl nitrite abused as a vasodilator for the effect of exhilaration. Origin of popper1740–50; pop1 + -er1; compare Middle English poppere a small dagger Words nearby popperPopov, popover, poppa, poppadom, Poppaea Sabina, popper, poppet, poppethead, poppied, popping crease, poppit Definition for popper (2 of 2)Popper [ pop-er ] / ˈpɒp ər / nounSir Karl (Rai·mund) [rey-muhnd], /ˈreɪ mənd/, 1902–1994, British philosopher, born in Austria. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for popperBritish Dictionary definitions for popper (1 of 2)popper / (ˈpɒpə) / nouna person or thing that pops British an informal name for press stud mainly US and Canadian a container for cooking popcorn in slang an amyl nitrite capsule, which is crushed and its contents inhaled by drug users as a stimulant British Dictionary definitions for popper (2 of 2)Popper / (ˈpɒpə) / nounSir Karl. 1902–94, British philosopher, born in Vienna. In The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1934), he proposes that knowledge cannot be absolutely confirmed, but rather that science progresses by the experimental refutation of the current theory and its consequent replacement by a new theory, equally provisional but covering more of the known data. The Open Society and its Enemies (1945) is a critique of dogmatic political philosophies, such as Marxism. Other works are The Poverty of Historicism (1957), Conjectures and Refutations (1963), and Objective Knowledge (1972) Derived forms of PopperPopperian (pɒˈpɪərɪən), noun, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for popperpopper [ pŏp′ər ] n.An ampule of amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite used as a stimulant drug. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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