chad

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English - Turkish
{i} Çad, Çat
Çad

Çad gölü küçülmeye devam ediyor. - Lake Chad continues to shrink.

Çad gölü küçülmeye devam ediyor. - Lake Chad is continuing to shrink.

kırpıntı

Related Terms

chad tape
kırpıntılı bant
chad tape
kirpintili bant
hanging chad
chad asılı
of chad
chad in
Chadian
{s} Çad, Çad'a özgü
Chadian
Çadlı
chadian
çadiyen/kadiyen (vizeyen döneminde bir çağ)
English - English
The British version of the "Kilroy was here" graffiti
A male given name. Also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names
A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Chad
Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, punched cards, paper tape etc

The keypunch wasn't named after a Mr. Chadless; it was so named because, as expected, it punched tape while producing little or no chad.

One of these pieces of paper

Much of the controversy seems to revolve around ballot cards designed to be perforated by a stylus but which, either through error or deliberate omission, have not been perforated with sufficient precision for a machine to count them. In some cases a piece of the card–a chad–is hanging, say by two corners. In other cases there is no separation at all, just an indentation.

{i} Republic of Chad, country in central Africa; Lake Chad, lake in Africa; male first name
from Old English Ceadda, a seventh century saint
A shallow lake of north-central Africa in Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria. It was first explored by Europeans in 1823. Scraps or bits of paper, such as the perforated edges of paper for tractor feed printers or the tiny rectangles punched out from data cards. a country in north central Africa, between Niger and Sudan. Population: 8,707,000 (2001) Capital: N'djamena. French Tchad Country, north-central Africa
a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960 a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river

Related Terms

Chad Basin
The area surrounding Lake Chad and constituting the largest inland drainage area in Africa, with three major streams, the Komadugu Yobe, Logone, and Chari
dimpled chad
a chad that is punched or dimpled but is still attached to the voting ballot at all four corners
hanging chad
A piece of punch-through paper on a voting ballot that has not fully detached from the card-stock
pregnant chad
a chad that is bulging or pierced but is still attached to the voting ballot at all four corners
swinging-door chad
chad with two corners detached

My discovery of the chad in all its permutations — the dimpled chad, the hanging chad, the penciled chad, the pregnant chad, the swinging-door chad, the tri-chad, the incomplete detached chad, the trapdoor chad, the nondetached chad - opened up a whole new world. Design issues: how graphic design informs society, K Holland.

Chadian
Of, from, or pertaining to Chad, the Chadian people or the Chadian language
Chadian
{s} of or pertaining to Chad (country in north central Africa)
Chadian
{i} native or resident of the Republic of Chad (country in north central Africa)
Chadian
A person from Chad or of Chadian descent
Lake Chad
Lake, western Africa. Located at the juncture of the boundaries of Nigeria, Niger, and Chad, its southern part forms the northern extent of Cameroon. Fed by the Chari River, its area varies from year to year, usually ranging between 3,800 and 9,900 sq mi (9,850 and 25,600 sq km). Its water level has been dropping since the 1970s, a change apparently related to the desertification of the surrounding Sahel region. The lake was first explored by Europeans in 1823
Republic of Chad
{i} Chad, country in central Africa
chadian
a native or inhabitant of Chad of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language; "the Chadian desert"; "Chad soldiers"; "Chadian folktales
dimpled chad
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
hanging chad
a chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one corner
lake chad
a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river
swinging chad
a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at two corners
tri-chad
a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at three corners
chad

    Turkish pronunciation

    çäd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʧad/ /ˈʧæd/

    Etymology

    [ chad ] (noun.) 1947. Old English Ceadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh century saint, revived in the 20th century.
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