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pith

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сердцевина, суть, мякиш

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The soft, spongy substance inside plant partsThe soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

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/pɪθ/

» The pith of an orange is rather bitter.

Значення

значень: 14

(незлічуване, зазвичай)The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
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сердцеви́наserdcevína
soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
(незлічуване, зазвичай)The albedo (“whitish inner portion of the rind”) of a citrus fruit.
Senses relating to humans and animals.
(ширше, незлічуване, зазвичай)The soft tissue inside a human or animal body or one of their organs; specifically, the spongy interior substance of a horn or the shaft of a feather.
(ширше, незлічуване, зазвичай)Chiefly of animals: the soft tissue inside a spinal cord; the spinal marrow; also, the spinal cord itself.
(Ірландія, Southern England, West Country, ширше, незлічуване, зазвичай)The soft inner portion of a loaf of bread.
мякишmjakiš
(переносно, незлічуване, зазвичай)The central or innermost part of something; the core, the heart.
(переносно, незлічуване, зазвичай)The essential or vital part of something; the essence.
The pith of my idea is that people should choose their own work hours.
сутьsutʹ
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
(переносно, незлічуване, зазвичай)Physical power or strength; force, might.
(переносно, незлічуване, зазвичай)A quality of courage and endurance; backbone, mettle, spine.
(переносно, незлічуване, зазвичай)The energy, force, or power of speech or writing; specifically, such force or power due to conciseness; punch, punchiness.
(переносно, незлічуване, зазвичай)Chiefly in of (great) pith and moment: gravity, importance, substance, weight.
(перехідне)One divided by pi, that is, 1/π (approximately 0.31831…).

Приклади

речень: 3

The pith of an orange is rather bitter.
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We need to discuss the pith of the matter.
ruНам нужно обсудить суть вопроса.
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Tom is such a picky eater that he'll diligently pick the stringy pith from an orange before eating it.
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мов: 7

Русский

За значеннями 3

soft, spongy substance inside plant parts:

soft inner portion of a loaf of bread:

essential or vital part of something — see also essence:

Deutsch

За значеннями 1

soft, spongy substance inside plant parts:

Походження

The noun is derived from Middle English pith, pithe (“soft interior; pith, pulp”) [and oth

The noun is derived from Middle English pith, pithe (“soft interior; pith, pulp”) [and other forms], from Old English piþa [and other forms], from Proto-Germanic *piþô, from earlier *piþō (oblique *pittan); further etymology unknown. Doublet of pit (“seed or stone inside a fruit”).

From pi (“constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter”) + -th (suffix forming ordinal numerals).

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