Drift jelentése magyarul, definíció, kiejtés és példamondatok

drift

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Főnév

1. (physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.

2. The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.

3. A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.

4. The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.

5. The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.

6. (handiwork) A tool.

7. A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong projectiles.

8. Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.

9. The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.

10. A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel.

11. Movement.

12. A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.

13. Slow, cumulative change.

genetic drift

Ige

1. To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.

The balloon was drifting in the breeze.

2. To move haphazardly without any destination.

He drifted from town to town, never settling down.

3. To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.

This car tends to drift left at high speeds.

4. To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.

5. To drive into heaps.

A current of wind drifts snow or sand

6. To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.

Snow or sand drifts.

7. To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.

8. To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.

9. To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).