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ad·mi·ral A0092600 (ăd′mər-əl)n.1. The commander in chief of a fleet.2. A flag officer.3. a. A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above vice admiral and below Admiral of the Fleet.b. One who holds the rank of admiral, Admiral of the Fleet, rear admiral, or vice admiral.4. Any of various brightly colored nymphalid butterflies of the genera Limenitis and Vanessa, especially V. atalanta, having black wings with red bands.5. Archaic The ship carrying an admiral; flagship. [Middle English amiral, admiral, Muslim military commander, emir, admiral, ultimately (partly via Old French amiral) from Medieval Latin admīrālis, alteration (influenced by admīrārī, to wonder at, admire) of amīrālis, ultimately (possibly via Medieval Greek ameras, amerad-) from Arabic 'amīr, commander; see ʔmr in Semitic roots + Latin -ālis, noun suffix. Alternatively, both Old French amiral and Medieval Latin amīrālis ultimately from Arabic 'amīr-al-'ālī, the high commander ('amīr + al, the + 'ālī, high; see ʕly in Semitic roots).]admiral (ˈædmərəl) n1. (Military) the supreme commander of a fleet or navy2. (Military) Also called: admiral of the fleet or fleet admiral a naval officer of the highest rank, equivalent to general of the army or field marshal3. (Military) a senior naval officer entitled to fly his own flag. See also rear admiral, vice admiral4. (Nautical Terms) chiefly Brit the master of a fishing fleet5. (Animals) any of various nymphalid butterflies, esp the red admiral or white admiral[C13: amyral, from Old French amiral emir, and from Medieval Latin admīrālis (the spelling with d probably influenced by admīrābilis admirable); both from Arabic amīr emir, commander, esp in the phrase amīr-al commander of, as in amīr-al-bahr commander of the sea] ˈadmiralˌship nad•mi•ral (ˈæd mər əl) n. 1. the commander in chief of a fleet. 2. (in the U.S. Navy) a. a high-ranking officer, next above vice-admiral. b. an officer of any of the four highest ranks: rear admiral, vice-admiral, admiral, and fleet admiral. 3. any of several brightly colored butterflies of the genera Vanessa and Basilarchia, as the red admiral, V. atalanta rubria. 4. Obs. the flagship of an admiral. [1175–1225; Middle English, variant of amiral < Old French < Arabic amīr al commander of the amīr al-mu'minīn commander of the faithful] ad′mi•ral•ship`, n. admiral - First used in English to mean "an emir or prince under the Sultan," coming from Arabic amir al, "commander of"; admiral was originally a sea lord due to the office of amir-al-bahr or amir-al-ma (Arabic), "ameer/emir of the sea."See also related terms for prince.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | admiral - the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiralfull admiralflag officer - a senior naval officer above the rank of captain | | 2. | admiral - any of several brightly colored butterfliesbrush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast | Translationsadmiral (ˈӕdmərəl) noun (with capital in titles) the commander of a navy. 海軍上將 海军上将,舰队司令 IdiomsSeetap the admiraladmiral
admiral any of various nymphalid butterflies, esp the red admiral or white admiral Admiral (from Arabic amir al bahr, “ruler on the sea”), a navy rank. It was first used in Europe in the 12th century in Venice and Genoa and later spread to the navies of other countries. In Russia admiral ranks (admiral general, admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral) were introduced by Peter I in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The May 7, 1940, decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet created the following ranks in the USSR Navy: rear admiral, vice admiral, admiral, and admiral of the fleet; and in the navy engineering corps, engineer rear admiral, engineer vice admiral, and engineer admiral. On March 3, 1955, the rank of admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union replaced the rank of admiral of the fleet, and on April 18, 1962, the rank of admiral of the fleet was reintroduced and added to all those existing. ADMIRAL Abciximab before Direct Angioplasty & Stenting in Myocardial Infarction Regarding Acute & Long-Term Follow-Up. A trial assessing clinical benefit of abciximab + primary stenting for acute MI Primary endpoint Composite—death, reinfarction, urgent revascularization of target vessel at 30 days Conclusion Early abciximab in acute MI improves coronary patency before stenting, stenting success, coronary patency at 6 months, recovery of left ventricular function, outcomesADMIRAL Cardiology A clinical trial–Abciximab before Direct Angioplasty & stenting in Myocardial Infarction Regarding Acute and Long-term followup. See Abciximab, Angioplasty, Myocardial infarction, Stenting. Admiral
ADMIRAL, officer. In some countries is the commander in chief of the navalforces. This office does not exist in the United States. See ADML See ADMadmiral
Synonyms for admiralnoun the supreme commander of a fleetSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun any of several brightly colored butterfliesRelated Words- brush-footed butterfly
- four-footed butterfly
- nymphalid
- nymphalid butterfly
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