Promethean – English-suomi Translations in WikDict

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Promethean adjective /pɹoʊ-/ , /pɹəˈmi.θi.ən/ , /pɹəˈmiː.θɪ.ən/
(rare) Of or pertaining to the promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea).	Callosamia promethea -koihin liittyvä, Prometheuksen, prometeaaninen
Of or pertaining to Prometheus, a demigod in Greek mythology who created mortals from clay and stole fire from Zeus to give to them, for which Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock and having an eagle feed on his liver which grew back each night; he was later rescued by Heracles.	Prometheuksen, prometeaaninen
Boldly creative, inventive, or original; skilful, talented; also, recklessly daring; audacious.	omintakeinen
Of a Romantic literary hero: defying traditional moral categories; rebelling against a larger order; persecuted but dauntless.	prometeaaninen

Promethean noun /pɹoʊ-/ , /pɹəˈmi.θi.ən/ , /pɹəˈmiː.θɪ.ən/
(also, attributive, historical) A kind of lucifer match consisting of a glass tube containing sulfuric acid coated on the outside with a flammable mixture of potassium chlorate and sugar and wrapped in paper rolls; the match was lit by crushing the tube with pliers, causing the acid to react with and ignite the flammable components. This type of match was superseded by the friction match which was lit by rubbing against a rough surface.	Promethean-tulitikku, Prometheuksen kaltainen henkilö

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