lichaam

Definitions of lichaam
  1. noun
    the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
    synonyms: bast, body, bodystocking, corpus, korpus, lijf
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    anatomie, gedaante, gestalte, lijf, lijfje, ontleedkunde, verschijning, vlees
    alternative names for the body of a human being
  2. noun
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
    synonyms: apparaat, instantie, orgaan
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    auditorium, gehoor, publiek
    a body of people sharing some common interest
    christendom, christenheid
    the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
    administratie, landsregering, overheidsdienst, regering
    the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
    kiescollege
    the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president
    school
    a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
    academie
    the body of faculty and students at a university
    docentencorps, docentenkorps, faculteit, staf
    the body of teachers and administrators at a school
    kolonie, wijkcentrum
    a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
    ledenaantal, ledental, lidmaatschap
    the body of members of an organization or group
    beroepsgroep
    a body of people doing the same kind of work
    oppositie, oppositiepartij
    a body of people united in opposing something
    inspectoraat
    a body of inspectors
    jury
    a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
    forum, panel
    a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
    communauteit, commune, communiteit, convent, gemeenschap, klooster, kloostergemeenschap, leefeenheid, leefgemeenschap, leefgroep, levensgemeenschap, woongemeenschap, woongroep
    the body of people in a learned occupation
    justitie
    persons who administer justice
    varsity
    a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University
    C.D., CD, corps diplomatique, diplomatie
    the body of diplomatic personnel
    overheidspersoneel
    people elected or appointed to administer a government
    administratie, bedrijfspolitiek, bedrijfsvoering, directielid, leiding, management
    those in charge of running a business
    opperbevel, oppercommando
    the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)
  3. noun
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
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    chromosoom
    a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
    massa
    a body of matter without definite shape
    partikel
    a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
    geslachtschromosoom
    (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual
    autosoom
    any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
    heliumkern
    a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes
    bètadeeltje, bêtadeeltje
    a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope
    drijfhout, drijfnet, drijfwant
    a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
    ion
    a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
  4. noun
    a three-dimensional shape
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    polyeder, veelvlak
    a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
    hexaëder, kubus
    a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
    eierkolen, eivorm
    an egg-shaped object
    rol
    a cylinder that revolves
    schoolvakantie, uitsparing
    a small concavity
    omkeerprisma, prisma
    a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
    luchtzak, valwind
    a hollow concave shape made by removing something
    afdruk, afdruksel, bluts, buts, deuk, indruk
    a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
    daklijn
    any long raised strip
    spits, spitsuur, topproductie, topproduktie
    a V shape
    bluts, buts, deuk, incisie, insectie, insnijding, rits, snede, snee
    a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
    piramide
    a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
    tetraëder, viervlak
    any polyhedron having four plane faces
    pentaëder, vijfvlak
    any polyhedron having five plane faces
    zesvlak
    any polyhedron having six plane faces
    achtvlak, octaëder
    any polyhedron having eight plane faces
    decaëder, tienvlak
    any polyhedron having ten plane faces
    dodecaëder, twaalfvlak
    any polyhedron having twelve plane faces
    icosaëder
    any polyhedron having twenty plane faces
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    vorm
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
  5. noun
    a group of people who work together
    synonyms: organisatie
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    Ku-Klux-Klan
    a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people
    parlementsgebouw
    the federal government of the United States
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    linie, verdedigingslinie
    any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something
    lijnorganisatie
    the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output
    belangenorganisatie, belangenvereniging, instelling, sportbond
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
    bourgeoisie, etablissement, instelling, instituut
    an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
    defensie, verdediging, verdedigingsmiddel
    an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
    gezelschap, toneelgezelschap, toneelgroep, troep, variétégezelschap
    organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
    eenheid, unit, zelfstandigheid
    an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
    ontwikkelingshulp, ontwikkelingswerk
    a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries
    personeel, personeelsafdeling, personeelszaken
    group of people willing to obey orders
    bond, syndicaat, vakbond, vakcentrale, vakfederatie, vakorganisatie, vakverbond, vakvereniging, werknemersorganisatie
    an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
    muziekgezelschap, muziekgroep
    an organization of musicians who perform together
    partij, staatspartij
    an organization to gain political power
    coalitie, volkenbond
    an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
    pikorde
    the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
    afvaardiging, delegatie, deputatie, gezantschap, legatie, missie, schuldoverdracht, vertegenwoordiging
    a group of representatives or delegates
    grauwschimmel
    any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
    Rode Kruis
    an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime
    autoriteit, autoriteiten, bestuur, bewind, gezag, gezagsdragers, gouvernement, landsregering, overheid, regering, regiem, regime
    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
    liefdadigheidsinstelling, liefdadigheidsorganisatie
    an institution set up to provide help to the needy
    collectief, collectivum, verzamelnaam
    members of a cooperative enterprise
    firma, huis, onderneming
    an institution created to conduct business
    akte, bedrijf, bedrijfsorganisatie, firma, handel, handelsonderneming, handelszaak, huis
    a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
    compagnie
    a unit of firefighters including their equipment
    familie, gezin, huisgezin, huishouden, huishouding
    a social unit living together
    erezaak, geloof, geloofsovertuiging, gewetenszaak, godsdienst, kloosterleven, religie
    an institution to express belief in a divine power
    vicariaat
    the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
    ballet
    a company that produces ballets
    koor, spreekkoor, zangkoor
    a group of people assembled to sing together
    spreekkoor
    a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
    dienst, krijgsdienst
    a force that is a branch of the armed forces
    armee, armée, heer, heerschaar, heir, krijgsmacht, landleger, landmacht, landstrijdkrachten, leger, legermacht, legerschaar, manschappen, regeringstroepen, strijdkrachten, strijdmacht, troep, troepen, troepenmacht, weermacht
    the military forces of a nation
    brigade, equipe, kernploeg, ploeg, ploegverband, sportploeg, team, teamverband
    a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
    beveiligingsdienst, bewakingsdienst, gendarmerie, hermandad, kit, politie, politie-apparaat, politieapparaat, politiekorps, politiemacht, prinsemarij, wet
    the force of policemen and officers
    marechaussee
    a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners
    arbeidsvolume, beroepsbevolking, mankracht, menskracht
    the force of workers available
    coöp., coöperatie, samenwerkingsorgaan, samenwerkingsverband
    an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
    bevolkingsgroep, broederschap, club, communauteit, commune, communiteit, congregatie, convent, fraterniteit, gemeenschap, klaver, klaveren, klooster, kloostergemeenschap, kolonie, leefeenheid, leefgemeenschap, leefgroep, levensgemeenschap, soos, vereniging, vrijmetselaarsloge, woongemeenschap, woongroep
    a formal association of people with similar interests
    industriebond
    a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
    poule, syndicaat, trust
    an association of companies for some definite purpose
    beroepsorganisatie, vakorganisatie
    an association of practitioners of a given profession
    bemanning, crew, ploeg
    an organized group of workmen
    bende, boevenbende
    an association of criminals
    duet
    two performers or singers who perform together
    kwartet
    four performers or singers who perform together
    kwintet
    five performers or singers who perform together
    octet
    eight performers or singers who perform together
    orkest
    a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
    band, fanfarekorps, kapel, korps, muziekkapel, muziekkorps
    instrumentalists not including string players
    band, dansorkest, fanfarekorps, kapel, korps, muziekkapel, muziekkorps
    a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
    arbeiderspartij
    a political party in the United States formed in 1900 to advocate socialism
    zijspan
    a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
    bemanning, crew
    the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
    onderwijsinstelling
    an institution dedicated to education
    comité
    a self-constituted organization to promote something
    patrouille, verkenningspatrouille
    a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
    krijgslieden, krijgsvolk, soldatenvolk
    soldiers collectively
    missie
    an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
    instelling
    an association organized to promote art or science or education
    werkgroep, workshop
    a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved
    personeel, staf
    personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
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