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zwis.

overhang (condition in which someone or something falls loosely by their weight, being fixed to something)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈzvis/
  1. overhang (condition in which someone or something falls loosely by their weight, being fixed to something)

    inanimate · masculine · uncountable
  2. overhanging (simple exercise that involves grasping a high bar with the hands and lowering the body freely without touching the ground with the feet)

    countable · inanimate · masculine
  3. overhang, cornice (overhanging mass of a substance such as snow or ice)

    countable · inanimate · masculine
  4. overhang, cornice (horizontal fragment protruding from a rock face)

    countable · inanimate · masculine
  5. pendant lamp or part thereof on which a shade hangs

    colloquial · countable · inanimate · masculine
  6. distance between a vertical line passing through the center of the front (or rear) wheel and a line parallel to this line marking the extreme front (or rear) point of the vehicle

    countable · inanimate · masculine
  7. greatest vertical distance between an overhanging cable and a line joining two points on which it is fixed to a structure

    countable · inanimate · masculine
  8. tilt of the aircraft to the left or right

    countable · inanimate · masculine
  9. decorative motif in the form of a bundle of leaves, flowers, or fruit hanging from a single point, placed on the walls or ceilings of a room

    countable · inanimate · masculine
  10. state of indifference manifested by an unwillingness to take action or interest in something

    colloquial · derogatory · inanimate · masculine · uncountable
  11. interruption of the operation of a technical device, forcing it to be restarted

    colloquial · countable · inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰsder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *iź Proto-Slavic *jьz Proto-Slavic *jьz- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Balto-Slavic *san? Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm? Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) Old Polish z- Polish z- Proto-Indo-European *weyp-? Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ḗˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ěti Proto-Slavic *visěti Polish wisieć Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Old Polish -ać Polish -ać Polish zwisaćdeverb. Polish zwis Deverbal from zwisać.

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