paradox para·dox n

paradox para·dox n
['pærəˌdɒks]
paradosso

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  • paradox — That which is apparently, though not actually, inconsistent with or opposed to the known facts in any case. [G. paradoxos, incredible, beyond belief, fr. doxa, belief] Weber p. if a muscle is loaded beyond its power to contract it may elongate. * …   Medical dictionary

  • paradox — par a*dox (p[a^]r [.a]*d[o^]ks), n.; pl. {paradoxes} (p[a^]r [.a]*d[o^]ks*[e^]z). [F. paradoxe, L. paradoxum, fr. Gr. para doxon; para beside, beyond, contrary to + dokei^n to think, suppose, imagine. See {Para }, and {Dogma}.] A tenet or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paradox — par·a·dox || pærÉ™dÉ‘ks / dÉ’ks n. statement that seems to be self contradictory; false statement, untrue statement …   English contemporary dictionary

  • paradox — ungewöhnlich; komisch; befremdend; kurios; skurril; befremdlich; absonderlich; sonderbar; seltsam; vernunftwidrig; irrwitzig; unsinnig; …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Paradox — Widerspruch; Paradoxon; Antinomie * * * pa|ra|dox [para dɔks] <Adj.>: Widersprüchliches, Unvereinbares in sich enthaltend: paradoxe Äußerungen; es ist paradox, wenn man bei solcher Umweltbelastung von einem Luftkurort spricht. Syn.: ↑… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • paradox — par•a•dox [[t]ˈpær əˌdɒks[/t]] n. 1) a seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that expresses a possible truth 2) a self contradictory and false proposition 3) a person, thing, or situation, exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature 4) an …   From formal English to slang

  • paradox — pa|ra|dox <über (spät)lat. paradoxus aus gleichbed. gr. parádoxos zu ↑para... u. dóxa »Meinung«>: 1. widersinnig, einen Widerspruch in sich enthaltend. 2. (ugs.) sehr merkwürdig; ganz u. gar abwegig, unsinnig …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Hydrostatic paradox — paradox par a*dox (p[a^]r [.a]*d[o^]ks), n.; pl. {paradoxes} (p[a^]r [.a]*d[o^]ks*[e^]z). [F. paradoxe, L. paradoxum, fr. Gr. para doxon; para beside, beyond, contrary to + dokei^n to think, suppose, imagine. See {Para }, and {Dogma}.] A tenet or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • par|a|dox — «PAR uh doks», noun. 1. a statement that may be true but seems to say two opposite things. “More haste, less speed,” and “The child is father to the man” are paradoxes. 2. a statement that is false because it says two opposite things: »There is… …   Useful english dictionary

  • paradoxes — paradox par a*dox (p[a^]r [.a]*d[o^]ks), n.; pl. {paradoxes} (p[a^]r [.a]*d[o^]ks*[e^]z). [F. paradoxe, L. paradoxum, fr. Gr. para doxon; para beside, beyond, contrary to + dokei^n to think, suppose, imagine. See {Para }, and {Dogma}.] A tenet or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -archie — Griechische Wortstämme sind im Deutschen überwiegend in Fachausdrücken zu finden, die entweder direkt dem Griechischen entstammen oder Neubildungen sind. Von einer begrenzten Anzahl dieser Wortstämme wurden und werden zahlreiche wissenschaftliche …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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