root definizione dal dizionario inglese italiano

Definizione monolingua

root

root (third-person singular simple present roots, present participle rooting, simple past and past participle rooted)

1. (computing, slang, transitive) To break into a computer system and obtain root access.

   We rooted his box and planted a virus on it.

root (plural roots)

1. The part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients.
   Some roots (2)

   This trees roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground.

2. The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

   Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing.

3. The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.

   The root is the only part of the hair that is alive.

4. The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.

   He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen.

5. The primary source.

   The love of money is the root of all evil.

6. (arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.

   The cube root of 27 is 3.

7. (arithmetic) A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).

   Multiply by root 2.

8. (analysis) A zero (of a function).
9. (graph theory, computing) The single node of a tree that has no parent.
10. (linguistics) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
11. (philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.
12. (computing) In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure.
13. (computing) The person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.
14. (computing) The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories. In PC-based systems the number of entries in a root directory may be limited whereas the number entries in subdirectories is unlimited.
15. (Australian, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.

    Fancy a root?

root

1. (Low Prussian) red

Definizione dizionario root

	radice
	of a tooth
	arithmetic: number or expression which when raised to a power gives the specified number or expression
	source
	of a plant
	The absorbing and anchoring organ of a vascular plant; it bears neither leaves nor flowers and is usually subterranean. (Source: MGH)
	Una parola da cui una o più altre parole sono derivate.
	A word from which another word or words are derived.
	Origine, inizio di un evento, di una condizione o di un periodo.
	Origin, beginning of an event, a condition or a period
	Base etimologica da cui derivano molteplici varianti lessicali di diverse lingue storiche.
	The highest or uppermost level in a hierarchically organized set of information. The root is the point from which further subsets are branched in a logical sequence that moves from a broad or general focus to narrower perspectives.

	fottere
	coarse slang: have sexual intercourse

	scopare
	coarse slang: have sexual intercourse

	trombare
	coarse slang: have sexual intercourse

	trombata
	coarse slang: act of sexual intercourse

causa

frugare

inizio

origine

piantare

radicarsi

ràdeca

Altri significati:

(philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.

root (user)

(linguistics) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.

(graph theory, computing) The single node of a tree that has no parent.

(arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.

computing: user account at the root of the directory structure

(computing) The person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.

linguistic

(Australian, New Zealand coarse slang) A sexual partner.

analysis: zero of a function

(Australian, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.

The part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients. thumb|Some roots (2)

(analysis) A zero (of a function).

philology: word from which another word or words are derived

of a hair

The primary source.

(Australian, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse.

cheer

The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

rummage, root out

The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.

The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.

(Australian, New Zealand coarse slang) An act of sexual intercourse.

graph theory: a designated node in a tree

(computing) The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories. In PC-based systems the number of entries in a root directory may be limited whereas the number entries in subdirectories is unlimited.

(arithmetic) A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).

To rummage, to search as if by digging in soil, to root out.

(computing) In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure.

(US) To cheer to show support for a sports team, etc.

person who manages accounts on a UNIX system

(to) root