cold-blooded

Cold-blooded — is a loose layman s term often used to refer to animals that do not use their metabolism to maintain body temperature. It is typically associated with at least one of three different thermophysiological characteristics: ectothermy, controlling… …   Wikipedia

cold-blooded — I adjective aloof, barbarous, brutal, brutish, calculated, calculating, callous, cold, cold hearted, cruel, cruel hearted, deliberate, demoniac, devilish, diabolic, dispassionate, feelingless, fiendish, frigid, hard, hardhearted, hardened,… …   Law dictionary

Cold-blooded — Cold blood ed, a. 1. Having cold blood; said of fish or animals whose blood is but little warmer than the water or air about them. [1913 Webster] 2. Deficient in sensibility or feeling; hard hearted. [1913 Webster] 3. Not thoroughbred; said of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

cold-blooded — adj. 1) хладнокровный; бесчувственный, равнодушный; невозмути мый cold blooded murder 2) зябкий 3) zool. холоднокровный …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Cold Blooded — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Cold Blooded Originaltitel Coldblooded Produktio …   Deutsch Wikipedia

cold-blooded — adjective Date: 1595 1. a. done or acting without consideration, compunction, or clemency < cold blooded murder > b. matter of fact, emotionless < a cold blooded assessment > 2. having cold blood …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Cold Blooded — Infobox Album Name = Cold Blooded Type = Album Artist = Rick James Released = 1983 Recorded = Genre = Funk Length = 39:48 Label = Gordy/Motown 6043GL Producer = Rick James Reviews = * Rolling Stone Rating|2|5… …   Wikipedia

cold-blooded — cold bloodedly, adv. cold bloodedness, n. /kohld blud id/, adj. 1. designating or pertaining to animals, as fishes and reptiles, whose blood temperature ranges from the freezing point upward, in accordance with the temperature of the surrounding… …   Universalium

cold-blooded — прил. 1) сухой, лишенный фантазии, невозмутимый, неэмоциональный; хладнокровный, бесчувственный Syn : cool, composed, matter of fact, emotionless 2) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

cold-blooded — see poikilothermal …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

cold-blooded — холоднокровный …   Англо-русский технический словарь