alchemy
The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe,…The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.
» Alchemy was the forerunner of modern chemistry.
Die Alchimie war die Vorläuferin der modernen Chemie.
Алхимия была предшественницей современной химии.
Значение
значений: 3(неисчисляемое)The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.
The purpose of physical alchemy—as opposed to its various spiritual pursuits—was to treat the supposed leprosity of base metals such as lead, refining and purifying them into gold.
Alchemie
алхи́мияalxímija
алхі́міяalxímija
(исчисляемое)The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
(исчисляемое, сленг)Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.
- a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
- the way two individuals relate to each other
Примеры
предложений: 15Alchemy was the forerunner of modern chemistry.
Алхимия была предшественницей современной химии.
deDie Alchimie war die Vorläuferin der modernen Chemie.
Chemistry is an offshoot of alchemy.
Dr. Faust was well versed in alchemy.
Доктор Фауст хорошо разбирался в алхимии.
deDr. Faust war sehr versiert in Alchimie.
Psychoanalysis is to psychology as alchemy is to chemistry.
deDie Psychoanalyse verhält sich zur Psychologie so wie die Alchimie zur Chemie.
Love is a perfect alchemy of mind, body, and soul.
deLiebe ist vollkommene Alchimie von Körper, Geist und Seele.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Old French alkimie, arquemie (French alchimie), from Medieval Latin alchēmia, from ArFrom Old French alkimie, arquemie (French alchimie), from Medieval Latin alchēmia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “ingot, bar”). Compare Spanish alquimia and Italian alchimia.
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Формы
мн. число: alchemiesСинонимы
синонимов: 2- the way two individuals relate to each other:chemistryinterpersonal chemistry
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 9Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым