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root noun

  /ɹuːt/ , /ɹʊt/
  • The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
  • The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
  • The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
  • (figurative) The primary source; origin.
  • (arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
  • (analysis) A zero (of an equation).
  • (graph theory, computing) The single node of a tree that has no parent.
  • (philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.
 raiz
  • (linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
 raiz, radical
  • (computing) The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.
 diretório raiz
  • (computing) In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure; the person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.
 root

root verb

  /ɹuːt/ , /ɹʊt/
  • (intransitive, with "for" or "on", US) To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.) [late 19th century]
 torcer

root verb

  /ɹuːt/ , /ɹʊt/
  • To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
 rootear

root verb

  /ɹuːt/ , /ɹʊt/
  • (transitive) To root out; to abolish.
 arraigar, enraizar, erradicar, extirpar, radicar, revolver

rooted adjective

  /ɹʊtɪd/ , /ˈɹuːtɪd/
  • (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Broken, damaged, non-functional.
 enxofre
root for
animar, torcer
take root
criar raízes, radicar, deitar raízes, enraizar, fixar raízes
square root
raiz quadrada
cube root
raiz cúbica
root beer
cerveja de raiz, cerveja de raízes, root beer
root and branch
minuncioso

🇵🇹 pt en 🇬🇧

root

root
root beer
root beer
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