- Trimester
- Trimester \Tri*mes"ter\, n. [L. trimestris of three months; tri- (see {Tri-}) + mensis month: cf. F. trimestre.] A term or period of three months. [1913 Webster]
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Trimester — (lat.: tri ‚drei‘ und mensis ‚Monat‘ bzw. trimestris ‚dreimonatig‘) steht für: einen Zeitabschnitt von drei Monaten, siehe Quartal die Aufteilung des Studienjahres in vier Abschnitte zu je drei Monaten, siehe Trimester (Studium) ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
trimester — trimester. См. триместр. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Trimester — (v. gr.), eine Zeit von drei Monaten … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Triméster — (lat.), Zeit von drei Monaten … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Triméster — (lat.), Zeit von 3 Monaten … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
trimester — 1821, period of three months, from Fr. trimestre (early 17c.), from L. trimestris of three months, from tri three + mensis month (see MOON (Cf. moon) (n.)). Specific obstetrics sense is attested from 1916 … Etymology dictionary
Trimester — [Aufbauwortschatz (Rating 1500 3200)] Auch: • Semester Bsp.: • Das Herbstsemester hat begonnen … Deutsch Wörterbuch
trimester — ► NOUN 1) a period of three months, especially as a division of the duration of pregnancy. 2) N. Amer. each of the three terms in an academic year. DERIVATIVES trimestral adjective trimestrial adjective. ORIGIN Latin trimestris, from tri three +… … English terms dictionary
trimester — [trī mes′tər, trī′mes΄tər] n. [Fr trimestre < L trimestris, of three months < tri , three + mensis, month: see MOON] 1. a period or term of three months; specif., any of the three three month periods of a human pregnancy 2. in some colleges … English World dictionary
Trimester — The nine months of pregnancy is traditionally divided into three trimesters: distinct periods of roughly three months in which different phases of fetal development take place. The first trimester is a time of basic cell differentiation. It is… … Medical dictionary
