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- (pīl) [L. pila pillar] an aggregation of similar elements for generating electricity.
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pile — pile1 /puyl/, n., v., piled, piling. n. 1. an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other: a pile of papers; a pile of bricks. 2. Informal. a large number, quantity, or amount of anything: a pile of work. 3. a heap of wood on which a… … Universalium
pile — pile1 S2 [paıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(arrangement of things)¦ 2¦(large amount)¦ 3 a pile of something 4 the bottom of the pile 5 the top of the pile 6¦(house)¦ 7¦(material)¦ 8¦(post)¦ 9 make a/your pile 10 piles … Dictionary of contemporary English
pile — pile1 [ paıl ] noun ** ▸ 1 things put on things ▸ 2 large amount of something ▸ 3 surface of cloth/carpet ▸ 4 piling ▸ 5 hemorrhoids ▸ 6 very large old building ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a number of things put on top of each other: She sorted her… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pile — pile1 noun 1》 a heap of things laid or lying one on top of another. ↘informal a large amount: the growing pile of work. 2》 a large imposing building: a Gothic pile. 3》 a series of plates of dissimilar metals laid one on another alternately to … English new terms dictionary
pil´er — pile1 «pyl», noun, verb, piled, pil|ing. –n. 1. many things lying one upon another in a more or less orderly way: »a pile of stones, a pile of wood. SYNONYM(S): stack, heap. 2. a mass like a hill or mound: » … Useful english dictionary
pile — 1. pile [ pil ] n. f. • 1287; lat. pila « colonne » I ♦ 1 ♦ Pilier de maçonnerie soutenant les arches (d un pont). « des lourdes piles du pont Marie aux arches légères du nouveau pont » (Zola). 2 ♦ Tas plus haut que large d objets de même espèce… … Encyclopédie Universelle
compile — /keuhm puyl /, v.t., compiled, compiling. 1. to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work. 2. to make (a book, writing, or the like) of materials from various sources: to compile an anthology of plays; to… … Universalium
pilaster — /pi las teuhr/, n. Archit. a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column. [1565 75; PILE1 (in obs. sense pillar ) + ASTER1, modeled on It pilastro or ML pilastrum] * * * … Universalium
pillar — pillared, adj. pillarlike, adj. /pil euhr/, n. 1. an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as… … Universalium
pillory — /pil euh ree/, n., pl. pillories, v., pilloried, pillorying. n. 1. a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision. v.t. 2. to set in the pillory. 3. to… … Universalium
