Latest Meanings (258)

Definition of SWAT

SWAT stands for Special Weapons And Tactics. Portuguese), a US police group that is highly specialized and trained to act in...

Machining Meaning

Machining is the act, process or effect of machining, that is, a procedure that aims to give shape to a raw material, through tools or machines. Machining (or machining, in Portuguese from...

Definition of Aquifer

Aquifer is an underground geological formation capable of storing water, forming huge underground lakes. For an aquifer to form, porous rocks or rocks with...

Definition of Typhoon

Typhoon is a meteorological phenomenon characterized by a tropical cyclone that occurs in eastern seas, usually China and Indian Ocean. Typhoons have enormous power to...

meaning of fig

Figa is an amulet in the form of a small closed hand, with the thumb inserted between the index and middle fingers. The fig is used superstitiously as a sign of protection against ill omens, dangers,...

meaning of evade

Deceiving is the act of making someone believe in something that does not correspond to reality, feeding someone's hopes with unsubstantiated, unfounded, unrealistic promises. The word elude can be...

meaning of wholesome

Salutar is an adjective of two genders in the Portuguese language and is related to health, something useful and favorable to preserve health and life. Salutar is a word with origins in the Latin salutaris,...

Definition of Accuracy

Accuracy is the precision and accuracy of data and information, when there are no errors or misunderstandings. The word accuracy is related to accuracy, a term widely used in physics and in...

Definition of Effectiveness

Effectiveness is the characteristic, particularity or state of what is effective, that is, what is real, true and legitimate. It can also be the consequence or the effect of what is real; the reality or the...

Definition of Spyware

Spyware is computer spy software, which aims to observe and steal information. personal data of the user who uses the PC on which the program is installed, retransmitted them to a source...

meaning of drachma

Drachma was a type of currency used in Ancient Greece and some Middle Eastern kingdoms during the Hellenistic period. The drachma is considered the monetary unit with the longest circulation time in the...

meaning of fjord

Fjord is a term used in geomorphology to define a huge valley formed by rocks and flooded with water, due to the melting of ice in the Ice Age. The word fjord or fjord is of Norwegian origin (...)

Definition of Teúda and Manteúda

Teúda e Manteúda is an expression existing in the archaic Portuguese language and which means the equivalent of "held and maintained", in the contemporary language. These terms are still used today in a context...

Definition of Judgment

Acórdão is a masculine noun in the Portuguese language used as a legal term to define a final decision or sentence that, when given by a higher court, is valid as a model...

Definition of Kizomba

Kizomba is an African musical and dance style that emerged in Angola in the mid-1980s. The rhythm was born from the fusion of semba, zouk and other foreign genres, such as merengue and some...

Art and Culture (4)

Definition of WaltzThe waltz is a classical musical genre, which also unfolds into a classical da...

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Art and Culture (6)

Meaning of Secondary ColorsSecondary colors are colors formed by combining two primary colors. Th...

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Expressions in Latin (5)

Definition of Quo vadisQuo vadis is a Latin expression meaning “Where are you going? ” in Latin. ...

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