fossilized – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
fossilized
adj.
petrified; old; ancient; out-of-date
fossilize (Amer.)
v.
change into a fossil, petrify; be petrified, become a fossil; make outmoded; become old-fashioned or outmoded, become unchanging (also fossilise)
FOSSIL
FOSSIL is a standard protocol for allowing
serial communication for
telecommunications programs under the
DOS operating system. FOSSIL is an acronym for
Fido Opus SEAdog Standard Interface Layer.
Fido refers to
FidoBBS,
Opus refers to
Opus-CBCS BBS, and
SEAdog refers to a Fidonet compatible mailer. The standards document that defines the FOSSIL protocol is maintained by the Fidonet Technical Standards Committee.
Fossil
Fossils (from Classical
Latin fossilis; literally, "obtained by digging") are the preserved remains or
traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in
fossiliferous (fossil-containing)
rock formations and
sedimentary layers (
strata) is known as the
fossil record.
fossilized
Adjective
1. set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system"
(synonym) fossilised, ossified
(similar) inflexible
fossilize
Verb
1. convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"
(synonym) fossilise
(hypernym) convert, change over
(hyponym) lapidify, petrify
(derivation) fossilization, fossilisation
2. become mentally inflexible
(synonym) fossilise
(hypernym) senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
fossilize (Amer.)
v.
zkamenět; fosilizovat
fossilize (Amer.)
Czas.
kamienieć; tworzyć skamielinę; kostnieć; powodować kostnienie
