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Traditional English :: varve
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varvate - n. annually deposited layers of clay and silt in a lake used to determine the chronology of glacial sediments. varved adj. [Sw. varv layer] |
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English Idioms :: variety show
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varvate - {n.} A program that includes several different kinds of entertainment (as songs, dances, comic skits and little dramas). * /Jane's father was the master of ceremonies of a variety show on TV./ |
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English Idioms :: variety store
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varvate - {n.} A store that sells many different kinds of things, especially items that are fairly small and in everyday use. * /I went into a variety store and bought some paint./ * /Five-and-ten cent stores are a kind of variety store./ |
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Traditional English :: var.
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varvate - abbr.
1 variant.
2 variety. |
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Traditional English :: varactor
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varvate - n.
a semiconductor diode with a capacitance dependent on the applied voltage. [varying re actor] |
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Traditional English :: varec
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varvate - n.
1 seaweed.
2 = KELP. [F varec(h) f. ON: rel. to WRECK] |
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