main

chief: the main person in charge; principal: main reason
Not to be confused with:mane – neck hair of an animal; a person’s long hair: a luxurious mane

Main

M0043300 (mān, mīn) A river rising in eastern Germany and flowing about 525 km (325 mi) generally westward to the Rhine River at Mainz.

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M0043300 (mān)adj.1. Most important; principal. See Synonyms at chief.2. Exerted to the utmost; sheer: "They took her off the sled by main strength" (Jack London).3. Nautical Connected to or located near the mainmast: a main skysail.4. Obsolete Of or relating to a continuous area or stretch, as of land or water.n.1. The chief or largest part: His ideas are, in the main, impractical.2. The principal pipe or conduit in a system for conveying water, gas, oil, or other utility.3. Physical strength: fought with might and main.4. A mainland.5. The open ocean.6. Nautical a. A mainsail.b. A mainmast.7. The main dish of a meal: "Unsurprisingly, the mains and their house-made condiments were the standouts of a recent meal" (Lindsey Tramuta).

[Middle English, from Old English mægen, strength; see magh- in Indo-European roots.]

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(meɪn) adj (prenominal) 1. chief or principal in rank, importance, size, etc2. sheer or utmost (esp in the phrase by main force)3. (Nautical Terms) nautical of, relating to, or denoting any gear, such as a stay or sail, belonging to the mainmast4. obsolete significant or importantn5. (Civil Engineering) a principal pipe, conduit, duct, or line in a system used to distribute water, electricity, etc6. (Civil Engineering) (plural) a. the main distribution network for water, gas, or electricityb. (as modifier): mains voltage. 7. the chief or most important part or consideration8. great strength or force (now chiefly in the phrase (with) might and main)9. (Nautical Terms) literary the open ocean10. (Historical Terms) archaic short for Spanish Main11. (Nautical Terms) archaic short for Spanish Main12. (Physical Geography) archaic short for mainland13. in the main for the main on the whole; for the most part[C13: from Old English mægen strength]

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(meɪn) n1. (Gambling, except Cards) a throw of the dice in dice games2. (Games, other than specified) a cockfighting contest3. (General Sporting Terms) a match in archery, boxing, etc[C16: of unknown origin]

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(meɪn; German main) n (Placename) a river in central and W Germany, flowing west through Würzburg and Frankfurt to the Rhine. Length: about 515 km (320 miles)

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adj. 1. chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading. 2. syntactically independent. 3. pertaining to or connected to a mainmast or mainsail. 4. sheer; utmost: by main strength. 5. Obs. of or pertaining to a broad expanse: main sea. n. 6. a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc. 7. physical strength or force: might and main. 8. the chief part or point: in the main, a good plan. 9. the open ocean: the bounding main. 10. mainland. [before 900; Middle English meyn, strength, power, Old English mægen, derivative of the Germanic v. base *mag- may¹;]

Main

(meɪn, maɪn)

n. a river in central Germany, flowing W from N Bavaria into the Rhine at Mainz. 305 mi. (490 km) long.

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Noun	1.	main - any very large body of (salt) waterbrinybody of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"high sea, international waters - the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nationhydrosphere - the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vaporoffing - the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"territorial waters - the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction
	2.	main - a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewageelectric main - a main that distributes electricitygas main - a main that distributes gasinfrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"pipage, pipe, piping - a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.sewer line, sewer main - a main in a sewage systemwater main - main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water
Adj.	1.	main - most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"chief, master, principal, primaryimportant, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
	2.	main - (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"independentgrammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)dependent, subordinate - (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"
	3.	main - of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"

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adjective1. chief, leading, major, prime, head, special, central, particular, necessary, essential, premier, primary, vital, critical, crucial, supreme, outstanding, principal, cardinal, paramount, foremost, predominant, pre-eminent My main concern now is to protect the children.
chief least, minor, secondary, dependent, lesser, subordinate, trivial, insignificant, unimportant, auxiliary2. sheer, direct, entire, pure, mere, absolute, utter, utmost, downright, brute, undisguised She had to be held back by main force.plural noun1. pipeline, channel, pipe, conduit, duct the water supply from the mains2. cable, line, electricity supply, mains supply amplifiers which plug into the mainsin the main on the whole, generally, mainly, mostly, in general, for the most part In the main, children are taboo in the workplace.

main

adjectiveMost important, influential, or significant:capital, cardinal, chief, first, foremost, key, leading, major, number one, paramount, premier, primary, prime, principal, top.

Translations

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main

(mein) adjective chief, principal or most important. the main purpose; the main character in the story.主要的 noun (also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables. The water's been turned off at the main(s); (also adjective) the mains electricity supply.干线ˈmainly adverb more (of) the thing mentioned than anything else; mostly or largely. This skirt is mainly dark grey.主要地ˈmainland noun a large piece of land as compared with neighbouring islands. Britain is not part of the mainland of Europe.大陆ˈmainspring noun the chief spring, especially the spring that causes the wheels to move in a watch or clock. 主发条ˈmainstream noun the chief direction or trend of a system of theories, developments etc. the mainstream of traditional art.主流

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Main

(mīn), river, c.310 mi (500 km) long, formed near Kulmbach, E central Germany, by the confluence of the Roter Main and the Weisser Main, both of which rise in the Fichtelgebirge. It then winds generally west through the rich farmland of central Germany and past the industrial areas of Schweinfurt, Würzburg, Aschaffenburg, and Frankfurt to the Rhine River at Mainz. Navigable from its junction with the Regnitz River, its chief tributary, the Main is an important east-west route. The Ludwig Canal connects it with the Danube River. A recently completed addition to the canal links the Danube with the Rhine, allowing barge traffic from the North Sea to the Black Sea, a distance of more than 2,000 mi (3,200 km). There are about 40 hydroelectric power plants on the Main, of which Griesheim (62,000-kW capacity) is the largest.

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In electrical work, the current from which all other branch circuits are taken.

Main

a river in the Federal Republic of Germany; the largest right-bank tributary of the Rhine. Length, 524 km; basin area, 27,200 sq km.

The Main is formed by the confluence of the Red Main, which rises on the slopes of the Fränkische Alb, and the White Main, which rises in the Fichtelgebirge mountains. For most of its length the Main flows amid hills in a narrow valley and across a plain. Its high-water period occurs during the winter and the beginning of spring; there are flash floods in the summer, owing to rain. The water level in the Main’s lower course fluctuates by 2-3 m; the average discharge at the mouth is 170 cu m per sec. The Main is navigable for a distance of almost 400 km from the mouth. The Main valley is densely populated, with such cities as Wiirzburg and Frankfurt being located on the river. The waters of the Main are extremely polluted.

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a river in Chukchi National Okrug, Magadan Oblast, RSFSR. A right-bank tributary of the Anadyr’ River. Length, 475 km; basin area, 32,800 sq km. The Main rises on the slopes of the Penzhina Range from Lake Main. It flows northeast, for the most part within a broad valley; in its lower course it breaks up into branches. It is fed by snow and rain. The average discharge is about 260 cu m per sec. The Main freezes over in mid-October, and the ice breaks up at the end of May. In its lower course the river is navigable during the high-water period by shallow-draft vessels.

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[mān] (electricity) One of the conductors extending from the service switch, generator bus, or converter bus to the main distribution center in interior wiring. power transmission line (engineering) A duct or pipe that supplies or drains ancillary branches.

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1. In an air-conditioning system, a major duct or pipe for distributing to or collecting from various branches. 2. In any system of continuous piping, the principal artery of the system to which branches may be connected.

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¹1. Nautical of, relating to, or denoting any gear, such as a stay or sail, belonging to the mainmast 2. a principal pipe, conduit, duct, or line in a system used to distribute water, electricity, etc. 3. a. the main distribution network for water, gas, or electricity b. (as modifier): mains voltage 4. Literary the open ocean 5. Archaic short for Spanish Main6. Archaic short for mainland

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²1. a throw of the dice in dice games 2. a cockfighting contest

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a river in central and W Germany, flowing west through W?rzburg and Frankfurt to the Rhine. Length: about 515 km (320 miles)

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adj chief

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adj sheer

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noun pipeline

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noun cable

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phrase in the main

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adj most important, influential, or significant

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noun any very large body of (salt) water

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noun a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

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adj most important element

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adj (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

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adj of force

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