"backbone" meaning in English

See backbone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ˈbækˌbəʊn, ˈbækˌboʊn Forms: backbone, backbone, backbones
Etymology: : backbone < back + bone
  1. η ραχοκοκαλιά, η σπονδυλική στήλη
    Sense id: el-backbone-en-noun-pheNJ4Ba
  2. βασική δομή ή υποδομή
    Sense id: el-backbone-en-noun-CTxZOFOg Categories (other): Μεταφορικοί όροι (αγγλικά)
  3. δικτυακός κορμός
    Sense id: el-backbone-en-noun-X~BzQiO0 Categories (other): Δίκτυο υπολογιστών (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spinal column, vertebral column, spine
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  "etymology_text": ": backbone < back + bone",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "backbone"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-κλίσ-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backbone",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backbones",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "η ραχοκοκαλιά, η σπονδυλική στήλη"
      ],
      "id": "el-backbone-en-noun-pheNJ4Ba"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Μεταφορικοί όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "※ The Internet is the backbone of the Web, the technical infrastructure that makes the Web possible",
          "translation": "Το Διαδίκτυο είναι η βασική υποδομή του Παγκόσμιου Ιστού, η τεχνική υποδομή που υλοποιεί τον Παγκόσμιο Ιστό (Απόδοση: το Βικιλεξικό.)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "βασική δομή ή υποδομή"
      ],
      "id": "el-backbone-en-noun-CTxZOFOg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταφορικά"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Δίκτυο υπολογιστών (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "δικτυακός κορμός"
      ],
      "id": "el-backbone-en-noun-X~BzQiO0",
      "raw_tags": [
        "δίκτυο υπολογιστών"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈbækˌbəʊn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈbækˌboʊn"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "spinal column"
    },
    {
      "word": "vertebral column"
    },
    {
      "word": "spine"
    }
  ],
  "word": "backbone"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": backbone < back + bone",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "backbone"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-κλίσ-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backbone",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backbones",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "η ραχοκοκαλιά, η σπονδυλική στήλη"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Μεταφορικοί όροι (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "※ The Internet is the backbone of the Web, the technical infrastructure that makes the Web possible",
          "translation": "Το Διαδίκτυο είναι η βασική υποδομή του Παγκόσμιου Ιστού, η τεχνική υποδομή που υλοποιεί τον Παγκόσμιο Ιστό (Απόδοση: το Βικιλεξικό.)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "βασική δομή ή υποδομή"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταφορικά"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Δίκτυο υπολογιστών (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "δικτυακός κορμός"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "δίκτυο υπολογιστών"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈbækˌbəʊn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈbækˌboʊn"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "spinal column"
    },
    {
      "word": "vertebral column"
    },
    {
      "word": "spine"
    }
  ],
  "word": "backbone"
}

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