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roots

/ɹuːts/

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noun

Wurzeln

The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.

Examples :

"The strong roots of the oak tree held it firmly in place during the storm. "

Die starken Wurzeln der Eiche hielten sie während des Sturms fest an ihrem Platz.

plant biology anatomy organism vegetable agriculture nature part

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Wurzelgemüse

A root vegetable.

Examples :

"Many people enjoy eating roots like carrots and potatoes. "

Viele Leute essen gerne Wurzelgemüse wie Karotten und Kartoffeln.

vegetable food plant agriculture

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Zahnwurzel

The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

Examples :

"Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing."

Zahnschäden sind ein häufiges Problem beim zu starken Zähneputzen.

anatomy part body

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Haarwurzel

The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.

Examples :

"The root is the only part of the hair that is alive."

Die Haarwurzel ist der einzige Teil des Haares, der lebendig ist.

anatomy body physiology part

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Ansatz, Ansatzstelle

The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.

Examples :

"He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen."

Er hat sich letzten Monat die Haare schwarz gefärbt, sodass man den grauen Ansatz sehen kann.

appearance body part

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Ursprung, Grundlage

The primary source; origin.

Examples :

"The love of money is the root of all evil."

Die Liebe zum Geld ist der Ursprung allen Übels.

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Wurzeln

Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.

Examples :

"The cube root of 27 is 3."

Die Kubikwurzel von 27 ist 3.

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Quadratwurzel

A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).

Examples :

"Multiply by root 2."

Multiplizieren Sie mit der Quadratwurzel aus 2.

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Nullstelle

A zero (of an equation).

Examples :

"The quadratic equation has two roots: -3 and 5. "

Die quadratische Gleichung hat zwei Nullstellen: -3 und 5.

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Wurzel

The single node of a tree that has no parent.

Examples :

"In a family tree, the earliest ancestor we know about is the roots of our family's history. "

In einem Stammbaum ist der früheste Vorfahre, den wir kennen, die Wurzeln unserer Familiengeschichte.

plant part nature biology organism

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Wurzel, Wortstamm

The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.

Examples :

"Many English words, like "construction," share the same roots as the word "structure," showing their related meanings. "

Viele englische Wörter, wie "construction", teilen sich die gleichen Wortstämme wie das Wort "structure" und zeigen so ihre verwandten Bedeutungen.

grammar linguistics word language structure

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Wortstamm, Ursprungswort

(philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.

Examples :

"The word "photograph" has Greek roots; "photo" means light, and "graph" means to write. "

Das Wort „Fotografie“ hat griechische Wurzeln; „Foto“ bedeutet Licht, und „Graph“ bedeutet schreiben.

language linguistics word

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Grundton

The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.

Examples :

"In the C major chord, the note "C" is the most important because it's the roots, and all the other notes in the chord are related to it. "

Im C-Dur-Akkord ist der Ton „C“ am wichtigsten, da er der Grundton ist und alle anderen Noten des Akkords damit in Beziehung stehen.

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Grundlage, Ursprung

The lowest place, position, or part.

Examples :

"The missing homework assignment remained buried at the roots of his backpack, crumpled and forgotten. "

Die fehlende Hausaufgabe blieb am Grund seines Rucksacks vergraben, zerknittert und vergessen.

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Der Root-Benutzer, der Systemadministrator

Examples :

"I have to log in as root before I do that."

Ich muss mich als Root-Benutzer anmelden, bevor ich das tue.

computing system internet technology job

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Stammverzeichnis

The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.

Examples :

"I installed the files in the root directory."

Ich habe die Dateien im Stammverzeichnis installiert.

computing structure

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Penis, Glied

A penis, especially the base of a penis.

body organ anatomy sex

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Geschlechtsverkehr, Beischlaf

An act of sexual intercourse.

Examples :

"Fancy a root?"

Lust auf Geschlechtsverkehr?

sex action body human

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Partner, Geliebte

A sexual partner.

sex person human

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Vorfahren, Herkunft

Examples :

"I have both Irish and German roots."

Ich habe sowohl irische als auch deutsche Vorfahren.

family history race

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Ursprünge, Anfänge

Beginnings; origin.

Examples :

"Jazz has its roots in blues."

Der Jazz hat seine Ursprünge im Blues.