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81airy-fairy — /ˌɛəri ˈfɛəri/ (say .airree fairree) adjective Colloquial 1. light and delicate; whimsical; fanciful. 2. lacking sufficient substance or realism: airy fairy plans. {from airy, fairy Lilian of Tennyson s poem Lilian (1830) …
82Airy spirals — Erio spiralės statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Airy spirals vok. Airysche Spiralen, f rus. спирали Эри, f pranc. spirales d’Airy, f …
83airy-fairy — mod. insubstantial; of wishful thinking. □ Haven t you outgrown that kind of airy fairy thinking yet? □ I don’t care to hear any more of your airy fairy ideas …
84airy-fairy — adjective Date: 1850 1. chiefly British delicate, fairylike 2. chiefly British lacking substance or purpose < in…an airy fairy, unserious, insufficiently careful fashion Times Lite …
85Airy-Punkt — Die Bessel Punkte (nach Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel) sind die optimalen Positionen der Auflager eines gleichmäßig belasteten Balkens oder Bretts. Verbiegung eines gleichmäßig belasteten Balkens für verschiedene Paare von Auflagepunkten. Die blaue… …
86Airy disc — /air ee/, Optics. the bright central part of the diffraction pattern of light from a point source that is diffracted by a circular aperture. [named after Sir George Biddel Airy (1801 92)] * * * …
87airy-fairy — not real, impractical, pie in the sky Sell flying saucers to little gray people? That s too airy fairy for me! …
88airy-fairy — British, informal not practical or not useful in real situations. She s talking about selling her house and buying an old castle in Ireland. It all sounds a bit airy fairy to me …
89airy fairy — adjective BrE not very clear or practical; vague: airy fairy ideas …
90airy-fairy — air′y fair′y adj. 1) cvb brit. delicate or lovely 2) brit. unrealistic: airy fairy ideas about winning the sweepstakes[/ex] • Etymology: 1830 …
