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crest

[krest] брит. / амер.

  1. сущ.

    1. гребешок, хохолок, плюмаж (у птиц)

    2. гребень шлема; поэт. шлем

    3. цветное перо на стреле (крепится для отличия стрел разных лучников)

    4. хвост кометы; предмет, похожий на гребень

    5. грива, холка

    6. гребень (волны); вершина (горы)

    7. конёк крыши

    8. тех. пик нагрузки

    9. физ. вершина волны

    10. геральд. украшение наверху гербового щита; герб (на флагах)

  2. гл.

    1. надевать плюмаж, приделывать гребень; украшаться плюмажем, гребнем

    2. венчать, увенчивать

    3. достигать вершины чего-л., оказываться в высшей точке

    4. уст. задирать нос, вести себя гордо

    5. поэт. накатывать; вздыматься (о волнах)

Physics (En-Ru)

crest

гребень (вершина)

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In the far distance he saw the long wall of the Paradou, creeping like a thin white line amongst the gloomy patches of the pine plantations to the crest of the hills.
Вдали перед ним вырисовывалась белая стена Параду – бледная, тонкая линия, бегущая по гребням холмов среди темных пятен сосновых рощиц.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
His dress was very plain and simple, and the fashion of it between the Asiatic and the European; but he had on his head a light helmet of gold, adorned with jewels, and a plume on the crest.
Одежда императора была очень скромная и простая, фасон - нечто среднее между азиатским и европейским, но на голове надет был легкий золотой шлем, украшенный драгоценными камнями и пером на верхушке.
Swift, Jonathan / Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the worldСвифт, Джонатан / Путешествия Гулливера
Путешествия Гулливера
Свифт, Джонатан
© Издательство "Правда", 1987
Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the world
Swift, Jonathan
The mouth was froglike, but the face was not. It was all angles and sharp planes and above it rose the suggestion of a crest.
Рот был, как у лягушки, но морда совсем другая: вся в углах и острых гранях, а наверху что-то вроде гребня.
Simak, Clifford D. / The Fellowship of the TalismanСаймак, Клиффорд Д. / Братство Талисмана
Братство Талисмана
Саймак, Клиффорд Д.
© 1978 by Clifford D. Simak
© Перевод. К. Королев, 2005
The Fellowship of the Talisman
Simak, Clifford D.
© 1978 by Clifford D. Simak
Before that crest crashed over, before our connection broke, I caught one more thought from him, plain and simple: mouth or face?
И прежде чем рухнуть с этой вершины, прежде чем прервался наш контакт, я уловила еще одну его мысль, простую и понятную: «В лицо или в рот?»
Mead, Richelle / Succubus on TopМид, Райчел / Голод суккуба
Голод суккуба
Мид, Райчел
© Е. Р. Волковыский, перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на русском языке, ООО "Издательство"Эксмо", 2010
© 2008 by Richelle Mead
Succubus on Top
Mead, Richelle
© 2008 by Richelle Mead
A mile or two on, he cautiously turned Pips upslope, pausing deep in the scattered trees on the crest.
Проехав милю или две, Мэт с опаской поворотил Типуна вверх по склону и остановился, забравшись поглубже в редкую рощицу на гребне.
Jordan, Robert / The Fires of HeavenДжордан, Роберт / Огни небес
Огни небес
Джордан, Роберт
The Fires of Heaven
Jordan, Robert
© 1993 by The Bandersnatch Group, Inc.
There were atoms in the ancient world even, but since we've learned that you've discovered the chemical molecule and protoplasm and the devil knows what, we had to lower our crest.
Атомы-то и в древнем мире были. А вот как узнали у нас, что вы там открыли у себя "химическую молекулу", да "протоплазму", да черт знает чтó еще, -- так у нас и поджали хвосты.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
The third wave up is supposed to be a crest (the scenario in this instance).
Третья волна должна быть самой высокой (как в данном примере).
Nison, Steve / Japanese Candlestick Charting TechniquesНисон, Стив / Японские свечи: графический анализ финансовых рынков
Японские свечи: графический анализ финансовых рынков
Нисон, Стив
© 1991 by Steve Nison
© OOO «Диаграмма», 1997
Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques
Nison, Steve
© 1991 by Steve Nison
Azzie continued to push his way forward, on the crest of an advancing wave of chaos.
На гребне надвигающейся волны всеобщего хаоса Аззи упрямо проталкивался к одному ему известной цели.
Zelazny, Roger,Sheckley, Robert / Bring Me the Head of Prince CharmingЖелязны, Роджер,Шекли, Роберт / Принеси мне голову Прекрасного принца
Принеси мне голову Прекрасного принца
Желязны, Роджер,Шекли, Роберт
© 1991 by Amber Corporation and Robert Sheckley
© Перевод. А. К. Андреев, Н. Б. Шварцман, 2004
Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming
Zelazny, Roger,Sheckley, Robert
© 1991 by Amber Corporation and Robert Sheckley
For a time it was very familiar to the world, for at the crest of the boom he allowed quite a number of photographs and at least one pencil sketch to be published in the sixpenny papers.
Одно время она была известна всем и каждому, ибо в разгар бума он разрешил помещать в дешевых газетках множество своих фотографий и, наконец, даже карандашный портрет…
Wells, Herbert George / Tono-BungayУэллс, Герберт / Тоно Бенге
Тоно Бенге
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
Tono-Bungay
Wells, Herbert George
© the Literary Executors of the Estate of H. G. Wells
Upon the crest of a hill beyond the trees and roofs and spires of town sunlight lay like a pale scrap of cloth, was blotted away.
За деревьями, крышами, шпилями города солнце белесым лоскутом крыло гребень холма, снова меркло.
Faulkner, William / The Sound and the FuryФолкнер, Уильям / Шум и ярость
Шум и ярость
Фолкнер, Уильям
© О. Сорока (наследник), перевод, 1973
© "Азбука-классика", 2006
The Sound and the Fury
Faulkner, William
© 1984 by Jill Faulkner Summers
The trees ended just at the crest of the hill, and Silk stopped there.
Роща кончилась как раз на вершине, и Силк остановился.
Eddings, David / Pawn of ProphecyЭддингс, Дэвид / Обретение чуда
Обретение чуда
Эддингс, Дэвид
Pawn of Prophecy
Eddings, David
© 1982 by David Eddings
The parameters provide optimal crest formation and flexible control of the radial distribution of batch material in the intermediate zone of the furnace top.
Указанные параметры обеспечивают оптимальное формирование гребня и гибкое регулирование радиального распределения шихты в промежуточной зоне колошника.
Then, suddenly, a huge, ugly head with a red crest, an enormous beak, and a piercing, open eye burst in.
Вдруг внутрь туши влезла огромная безобразная голова с красным гребнем и чудовищным клювом; широко раскрытый глаз пронзил меня своим взглядом.
Castaneda, Carlos / The Active Side of InfinityКастанеда, Карлос / Активная сторона бесконечности
Активная сторона бесконечности
Кастанеда, Карлос
© 1998 by Laugan Productions
© "София", 2008
© ООО Издательство "София", 2008
The Active Side of Infinity
Castaneda, Carlos
© 1998 by Laugan Productions
Groove-forming and crest-forming elements are fixed to the opposite longitudinal sides, respectively.
На противоположных продольных бортах закреплены соответственно пазообразующие элементы и гребнеобразующие элементы.
The intricate crest gleaming on the breast pocket was reminiscent of the emblem on a packet of Marlboro cigarettes.
На его нагрудном кармане посверкивал сложный герб, напоминающий эмблему с пачки "Мальборо".
Pelevin, Victor / Homo ZapiensПелевин, В. О. / Generation "П"
Generation "П"
Пелевин, В. О.
© В. Пелевин, текст, 2009
Homo Zapiens
Pelevin, Victor
© Victor Pelevin, 1999
© Andrew Bromfield, 2000

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krestNounгребешок; хохолок; плюмаж

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Collocations

acoustic crest
ампулярный гребешок
ampullar crest
ампулярный гребешок
alveolar crest
верхушка альвеолярного отростка
crest camber
запас в высоте земляной плотины
crest coefficient
коэффициент водослива
crest length
длина по гребню
crest load
нагрузка на вершину
crest of bench
верхняя бровка уступа
crest of dam
гребень плотины
crest of spillway
гребень водослива
crest of structure
свод структуры
crest of thread
вершина резьбы
crest of weir shutter
гребень затвора плотины
crest radius
радиус гребня
crest ratio
коэффициент пиковой импульсной нагрузки

Word forms

crest

noun
SingularPlural
Common casecrestcrests
Possessive casecrest'scrests'

crest

verb
Basic forms
Pastcrested
Imperativecrest
Present Participle (Participle I)cresting
Past Participle (Participle II)crested
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I crestwe crest
you crestyou crest
he/she/it creststhey crest
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am crestingwe are cresting
you are crestingyou are cresting
he/she/it is crestingthey are cresting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have crestedwe have crested
you have crestedyou have crested
he/she/it has crestedthey have crested
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been crestingwe have been cresting
you have been crestingyou have been cresting
he/she/it has been crestingthey have been cresting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I crestedwe crested
you crestedyou crested
he/she/it crestedthey crested
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was crestingwe were cresting
you were crestingyou were cresting
he/she/it was crestingthey were cresting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had crestedwe had crested
you had crestedyou had crested
he/she/it had crestedthey had crested
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been crestingwe had been cresting
you had been crestingyou had been cresting
he/she/it had been crestingthey had been cresting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will crestwe shall/will crest
you will crestyou will crest
he/she/it will crestthey will crest
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be crestingwe shall/will be cresting
you will be crestingyou will be cresting
he/she/it will be crestingthey will be cresting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have crestedwe shall/will have crested
you will have crestedyou will have crested
he/she/it will have crestedthey will have crested
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been crestingwe shall/will have been cresting
you will have been crestingyou will have been cresting
he/she/it will have been crestingthey will have been cresting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would crestwe should/would crest
you would crestyou would crest
he/she/it would crestthey would crest
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be crestingwe should/would be cresting
you would be crestingyou would be cresting
he/she/it would be crestingthey would be cresting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have crestedwe should/would have crested
you would have crestedyou would have crested
he/she/it would have crestedthey would have crested
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been crestingwe should/would have been cresting
you would have been crestingyou would have been cresting
he/she/it would have been crestingthey would have been cresting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am crestedwe are crested
you are crestedyou are crested
he/she/it is crestedthey are crested
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being crestedwe are being crested
you are being crestedyou are being crested
he/she/it is being crestedthey are being crested
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been crestedwe have been crested
you have been crestedyou have been crested
he/she/it has been crestedthey have been crested
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was crestedwe were crested
you were crestedyou were crested
he/she/it was crestedthey were crested
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being crestedwe were being crested
you were being crestedyou were being crested
he/she/it was being crestedthey were being crested
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been crestedwe had been crested
you had been crestedyou had been crested
he/she/it had been crestedthey had been crested
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be crestedwe shall/will be crested
you will be crestedyou will be crested
he/she/it will be crestedthey will be crested
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been crestedwe shall/will have been crested
you will have been crestedyou will have been crested
he/she/it will have been crestedthey will have been crested