The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
trépan — [ trepɑ̃ ] n. m. • v. 1363; lat. médiév. trepanum; gr. trupanon 1 ♦ Instrument de chirurgie en forme de vilebrequin, destiné à percer les os (notamment ceux du crâne). 2 ♦ (1611) Vilebrequin pour forer. ⇒ 2. drille, foreuse. Trépan de sonde :… … Encyclopédie Universelle
trepan — TREPÁN, trepane, s.n. 1. Instrument de chirurgie în formă de sfredel, folosit la trepanaţii; p. ext. operaţie făcută cu acest instrument. 2. Instrument de sculptură, folosit pentru a face perforaţii adânci în piatră şi în marmură. 3. Un fel de… … Dicționar Român
Trepan — Trépan Trépan usé Un trépan (terme issu du grec trupaô : je perce) est un outil de forage surtout utilisé dans l industrie pétrolière. Il a la forme d un cône unique en acier spécial très dur ou de trois cônes imbriqués ensemble. La surface… … Wikipédia en Français
trepan — TREPAN. s. m. Instrument de Chirurgie avec lequel on coupe en rond, & on enleve un morceau du crane. Dez que le Chirurgien eut apporté son trepan. Il signifie aussi l Operation qui se fait avec cet instrument. Ce blessé est trop foible, il ne… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Trepan — Tre*pan , n. [F. tr[ e]pan (cf. Sp. tr[ e]pano, It. trepano, trapano), LL. trepanum, fr. Gr. ? a borer, auger, trepan, fr. ? to bore, ? a hole. Cf. {Trephine}.] 1. (Surg.) A crown saw or cylindrical saw for perforating the skull, turned, when… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trepan — Tre*pan , n. [See {Trapan}.] 1. A snare; a trapan. [1913 Webster] Snares and trepans that common life lays in its way. South. [1913 Webster] 2. a deceiver; a cheat. [1913 Webster] He had been from the beginning a spy and a trepan. Macaulay. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trepan — trèpān m <G trepána> DEFINICIJA med. tehn. instrument kojim se buše kosti, osobito kosti lubanje ETIMOLOGIJA fr. trépan: kružna pila ← srlat. trepanum ← grč. trýpanon: svrdlo … Hrvatski jezični portal
trepan — ► NOUN chiefly historical ▪ a saw used by surgeons for perforating the skull. ► VERB (trepanned, trepanning) ▪ perforate (a person s skull) with a trepan. DERIVATIVES trepanation noun. ORIGIN from Greek trupan to bore , from trup … English terms dictionary
trepan — trepan1 [trē pan′, tripan′] n. [ME trepane < ML trepanum < Gr trypanon, carpenters tool, auger, trepan < trypan, to bore < IE * treup < base * ter , to bore, rub > THROW] 1. an early form of the trephine 2. a heavy boring tool… … English World dictionary
Trepan — Tre*pan , v. t. To insnare; to trap; to trapan. [1913 Webster] Guards even of a dozen men were silently trepanned from their stations. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
