Wasting
Translation- Wasting
- Wasting Wast"ing, a.
Causing waste; also, undergoing waste; diminishing; as, a
wasting disease; a wasting fortune.
[1913 Webster]
{Wasting palsy} (Med.), progressive muscular atrophy. See under {Progressive}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Wasting — could also mean unefficient and/or uneffective consumption. See waste. In medical circles, wasting refers to the process by which a debilitating disease causes muscle and fat tissue to waste away. Wasting is sometimes referred to as acute… … Wikipedia
wasting — adj. 1) опустошительный; разорительный; wasting war опустоши тельная война 2) изнурительный (о болезни) … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
wasting — 1> слабость (больного и т. п.); упадок сил; исхудание 2> упадок, деградация 3> мед. атрофия 4> опустошительный, разорительный Ex: wasting wars опустошительные войны 5> изнурительный (о болезни и т. п.) … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
wasting — ˈweɪstɪŋ прил. 1) опустошительный; опустошающий, разорительный wasting war ≈ опустошительная война Syn : devastating, ruinous 2) изнурительный (о болезни) слабость … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
wasting — wastingly, adv. wastingness, n. /way sting/, adj. 1. gradually reducing the fullness and strength of the body: a wasting disease. 2. laying waste; devastating; despoiling: the ravages of a wasting war. n. 3. Geol. See mass wasting. [1200 50; ME;… … Universalium
Wasting — Waste Waste, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wasting}.] [OE. wasten, OF. waster, guaster, gaster, F. g[^a]ter to spoil, L. vastare to devastate, to lay waste, fr. vastus waste, desert, uncultivated, ravaged, vast, but influenced by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wasting — adjective Date: 13th century 1. laying waste ; devastating 2. undergoing or causing decay or loss of strength < wasting diseases such as tuberculosis > … New Collegiate Dictionary
wasting — приближённая ударная обработка камня; оспицовка камня mass wasting … Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов
wasting — пауза; перерыв (в работе) … Англо-русский словарь технических терминов
wasting — adjective Referring to something that cause a waste, particularly a wasting disease which causes pronounced loss of body mass … Wiktionary
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