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Definisjon av stem

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Noun
stem - the tube of a tobacco pipe
tubing, tube conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
stalk
plant organ a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
gynophore the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle
carpophore a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel
corn stalk, cornstalk the stalk of a corn plant
filament a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
funicle, funiculus the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
petiolule the stalk of a leaflet
cane a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
sporangiophore stalk bearing one or more sporangia
cutting, slip the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
tuber type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
rhizome, rootstalk, rootstock a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
axis the center around which something rotates
caudex woody stem of palms and tree ferns
internode a segment of a stem between two nodes
beanstalk stem of a bean plant
cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf
receptacle a container that is used to put or keep things in
caudex, stock woody stem of palms and tree ferns
stipe supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap
flower stalk, scape erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
leafstalk, petiole the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
bulb a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"
corm solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
leaf node, node (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
branch a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
culm stem of plants of the Gramineae
halm, haulm stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
shank
cylinder a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
ground tackle, anchor a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
key metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
handgrip, handle, grip, hold the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
nail a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
pin a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
stem - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
root, root word, base, theme, radical
signifier, word form, descriptor, form a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature
stem - a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
stem turn
turning, turn act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"
stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
bow, fore, prow
front the side that is seen or that goes first

Verb
stem - remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
stem - stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
stanch, staunch, halt
check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
stem - grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
originate in come from
stem - cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
orient familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen"
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Substantiv
stem - The above-ground stalk technically axis of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms.
stem - A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogue the shaft of a feather.
stem - A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
stem - The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word. A stem often has a more fundamental root. Systematic conjugations and declensions derive from their stems.
stem - A vertical stroke of a letter.
stem - A vertical stroke of a symbol representing a note in written music.
stem - The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.

Verb
stem - To take out the stem from.
stem - To be caused or derived; to originate.
stem - To descend in a family line.
stem - To direct the stem of a ship against; to make headway against.
stem - To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram.
stem - To stop, hinder for instance, a river or blood.
stem - To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) stem
  • Presens: stem / stems
  • Preteritum: stemmed
  • Perfektum: (have) stemmed

Substantiv

  • Entall: stem
  • Flertall: stems

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