Miasma
21miasma — (Del gr. miasma, mancha.) ► sustantivo masculino Mal olor desprendido de los cuerpos muertos y las materias corrompidas, que antiguamente se creía que era causa de enfermedades. SINÓNIMO efluvio * * * miasma (del gr. «míasma», mancha) m., gralm.… …
22miasma — mi|as|ma [miˈæzmə, maı ] n [singular] literary [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: making dirty ] 1.) dirty air or a thick unpleasant mist that smells bad ▪ He looked up at me through a miasma of cigarette smoke. ▪ A foul miasma lay over the town …
23miasma — noun (plural mas; also miasmata) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, defilement, from miainein to pollute Date: 1665 1. a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease; also a heavy vaporous emanation or atmosphere < a miasma of tobacco… …
24Miasma — A poisonous vapor or mist believed to be made up of particles from decomposing material that could cause disease and be identified by its foul smell. The miasma theory of disease originated in the Middle Ages and persisted for centuries. During… …
25Miasma — Mi|ạs|ma 〈n.; s, ạs|men〉 Bodenausdünstung, die nach veralteter Annahme Seuchen verursacht, Gift , Pesthauch [<grch. miasma „Befleckung, Schmutz“] * * * Mi|ạs|ma, das; s, …men [griech. mi̓asma = Verunreinigung]: (einer früheren Annahme… …
26miasma — [[t]miæ̱zmə[/t]] miasmas N VAR You can describe something bad or confused that seems to be in the air all around you as a miasma. [LITERARY] He crouched back in his chair, a miasma of failure, stupidity, self pity hovering all around him …
27miasma — noun (singular, uncountable) literary 1 a thick, unhealthy, unpleasant mist: A foul miasma lay over the town. 2 an evil influence or feeling: The miasma of defeat hung over them …
28miasma — UK [mɪˈæzmə] / US noun [countable] Word forms miasma : singular miasma plural miasmas literary 1) a cloud of unpleasant gas or smoke 2) a very unpleasant feeling or atmosphere …
29miasma — {{＃}}{{LM M25777}}{{〓}} {{［}}miasma{{］}} ‹mias·ma› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Olor o sustancia perjudiciales o malolientes que se desprenden de cuerpos enfermos, de materias corruptas o de aguas estancadas. {{★}}{{＼}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{／}} Del griego míasma… …
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30miasma — miasmal, miasmatic /muy az mat ik/, miasmatical, miasmic, adj. /muy az meuh, mee /, n., pl. miasmas, miasmata / meuh teuh/. 1. noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere. 2. a… …
