rauta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hardware noun The physical parts of a computer or electronic system — the processor, memory, drives, screen, cables and casing — as opposed to the programs that run on them.
- iron noun A common, silvery-grey metal that rusts and is attracted to magnets; the main ingredient of steel.
- martial adj Relating to war, fighting, or the armed forces; warlike or military in character.
- tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.
Senses
rauta is used for these senses in English:
- hardware (computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
- iron (not comparable) Made of the metal iron.
- iron (uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
- iron (golf) A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
- martial (comparable) Connected with or relating to armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
- martial (not comparable, chemistry, medicine, obsolete) Containing, or relating to, iron (which was symbolically associated with the planet Mars by alchemists); chalybeate, ferric, ferrous.
- tap (dance) One of the metal pieces attached to the sole of a tap dancer's shoe at the toe and heel to cause a tapping sound.
hardware — full definition
- noun The physical parts of a computer or electronic system — the processor, memory, drives, screen, cables and casing — as opposed to the programs that run on them.
- noun Tools, fixings and metal household goods such as nails, screws, hinges, locks and door handles.
- noun Heavy military equipment such as weapons, vehicles and aircraft.
iron — full definition
- noun A common, silvery-grey metal that rusts and is attracted to magnets; the main ingredient of steel.
- noun A small electrical appliance with a hot, flat base, used to smooth wrinkles out of clothes.
- verb To smooth clothing or fabric using a heated iron.
- adj Extremely strong, tough, or unyielding, used figuratively.