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objet naturel

Definitions of objet naturel
  1. noun
    an object occurring naturally; not made by man
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    antonyms:
    artefact
    a man-made object taken as a whole
    examples:
    monde
    the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
    étoile du soir
    a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
    types:
    corps, structure organique
    the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
    cadavre, corps, dépouille
    a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
    astre, corps
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
    astre
    natural objects visible in the sky
    constellation
    a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
    couverture, couverture naturelle
    a natural object that covers or envelops
    mécanique
    a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
    nid
    a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
    caillou, noyau, pierre, roche
    a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
    échantillon
    all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
    cosmos, nature, univers
    everything that exists anywhere
    partie de la plante
    any part of a plant or fungus
    cadavre, carcasse
    the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
    charogne
    the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
    écaille
    a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
    carapace, coque, gousse, écale
    the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
    épine
    a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
    anatomie
    alternative names for the body of a human being
    cadavre, corps
    the dead body of a human being
    couverture
    any covering for the body or a body part
    enveloppe
    an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
    chromosome
    a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
    barrière
    anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
    ruche
    a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
    nid d'oiseau
    nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young
    couverture
    anything that covers
    bloc de pierre
    a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
    calcul
    a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
    comète
    (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
    croûte, écorce
    a hard outer layer that covers something
    aérolithe, météorite
    (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
    astéroïde, planétoïde
    any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun
    ordre naturel
    the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws
    particule
    a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
    caillou
    a small smooth rounded rock
    planète
    (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
    satellite
    any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
    coquille, coquille d'oeuf
    the exterior covering of a bird's egg
    étoile
    (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
    chicot, souche
    a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
    chapeau
    a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
    péricarpe
    the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
    organe des plantes
    a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
    tissus végétal
    the tissue of a plant
    souche
    the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
    porte-greffe, souche
    a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
    écorce
    tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
    type of:
    ensemble, tout
    an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
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