splitting

splitting
/split"ing/, adj.
1. being split or causing something to split.
2. violent or severe, as a headache.
3. very fast or rapid.
n.
4. Usually, splittings. a part or fragment that has been split off from something: Some cavemen made their smaller tools from the splittings of stone.
[1585-95; SPLIT + -ING2, -ING1]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Splitting — (englisch für teilen oder spalten) bezeichnet: im Familienrecht Realteilung Quasisplitting erweitertes Splitting im Steuerrecht Ehegattensplitting Familiensplitting Gnaden oder Witwensplitting Steuersplitting I (1957), Steuersplitting II (1964)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Splitting — can refer to:* In mathematics generally, partition * In geometric topology, Heegard splitting * In topology, manifold decomposition * In category theory, a section* In psychoanalysis, dissociation * Splitting (psychology), cognitive error typical …   Wikipedia

  • splitting — ● splitting nom masculin (anglais splitting, de to split, cliver) Synonyme de clivure. ● splitting (synonymes) nom masculin (anglais splitting, de to split, cliver) Synonymes : clivure …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Splitting — Splitting: Das Fremdwort hat im Deutschen zwei unterschiedliche Bedeutungen: Es bezeichnet zum einen eine»Form der Haushaltsbesteuerung bei Ehegatten«, zum anderen die »Verteilung der Erst und Zweitstimme auf verschiedene Parteien (bei Wahlen)«.… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • splitting — index division (act of dividing) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 splitting …   Law dictionary

  • splitting — [split′iŋ] adj. 1. that splits 2. a) aching severely: said of the head b) severe, as a headache …   English World dictionary

  • Splitting — Splịt|ting 〈n.; s; unz.〉 Form der Besteuerung von Ehegatten, wobei zur Berechnung der Steuer beider Einkommen zusammengezählt u. durch zwei geteilt wird [zu engl. split „spalten“] * * * Splịt|ting [ ʃp… , sp… ], das; s, s [engl. splitting,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • splitting — adjective Date: 1593 that splits or causes to split: as a. causing a piercing sensation < a splitting headache > b. very fast or quick < racing off at a splitting pace Charles Dickens > c. sidesplitting < a splitting laugh > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • splitting — 1. noun a) The action of the verb to split. In other words, something troubling, such as being discovered in the toilets in a shaming way, can be both remembered and also pushed to the periphery of consciousness, a process that psychotherapists… …   Wiktionary

  • splitting — split·ting || splɪtɪŋ adj. causing to split; cleaving; separating; very loud, deafening; very fast; extremely painful n. act of splitting, cleaving, separating, dividing splɪt n. act of splitting; breach between people; share, portion;… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Splitting — Split Split (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split} ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[=i]zen. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”