Jet

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Intransitive verb 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 See also 1.7 References 2 Czech 2.1 Verb 2.2 Related terms 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.3 Related terms

English

Etymology

The spout of fluid

From French jet, Old French get, giet, Latin iactus (a throwing, a throw) from iacere (to throw). See Abject, Ejaculate, Gist, Jess, Jut.

The stone or coal

From Old French / French jet, jayet, Latin gagates, after Greek Gagas, a town and river in Lycia.

Noun

Jet (plural Jets)

1. A stream, spout, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
2. A class of airplane whose engines use turbines rather than propellors.
3. A hard, black form of coal, sometimes used in jewellery.
4. (colour) The colour of jet (3), deep black.

   jet colour:

5. An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.
6. A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.

Translations

spray

Bulgarian: струя f Dutch: straal f Finnish: suihku

French: jet m Japanese: 噴射 (ふんしゃ, funsha),射出 (しゃし゠つ, shashutsu) Spanish: chorro m

airplane

Bulgarian: реактивен самолет m Dutch: straalvliegtuig n Finnish: suihkukone

French: jet m Japanese: ジェット機 (じぇっとき, jettoki) Spanish: jet m

coal

Bulgarian: черен ÐºÐµÑ Ð»Ð¸Ð±Ð°Ñ€ m Chinese: 瑿 Finnish: gagaatti

French: jais Japanese: 黒玉 (くろたま, kurotama), 貝褐炭 (ばいかつたん, baikatsutan) Spanish: azabache m

colour

Dutch: koolzwart n French: jais

Japanese: 漆黒 (しっこく, shikkoku) Spanish: azabache m

Intransitive verb

to jet (third-person singular simple present jets, present participle jetting, simple past jetted, past participle jetted)

1. To spray out of a container.
2. To travel on a jet (2).

Adjective

Jet (no comparative or superlative)

1. Propelled by turbine engines, e.g. jet airplane.
2. (colour) Of a very dark black in colour.

Translations

propelled

Bulgarian: реактивен m Spanish: a chorro, a propulsión, a reacción

colour

Spanish: azabache m & f

Derived terms

bubble-jet printer executive jet fanjet gas jet ink-jet printer jato jet-black jet boat jet engine jet fighter, fighter jet jet lag

jet off jet set jet stream, jetstream jet turbine jet wash jetbead jetfoil jetliner jetpack jetport jet-propelled

jetsam jetski, jet ski jettison jumbo jet jump jet pulse jet ram jet, ramjet superjet trijet

See also

• Appendix:Colours

References

• Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (G & C. Merriam Co., 1913, edited by Noah Porter), ARTFL version at [1]

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Czech

Verb

jet (jedu, jedeš, jede, jedeme, jedete, jedou)

1. to ride
2. to go (by vehicle)

Related terms

• jít - to go (by foot)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʒɛt/
• SAMPA: /dZEt/

Noun

jet m

1. throw
2. spurt, spout

Related terms

• jeter

fa:jet fr:jet it:jet hu:jet ja:jet zh:jet