Colossus computer — Colossus MkI/MkII A Colossus Mark 2 computer. The operator on the left is Dorothy Duboisson. The slanted control panel on the left was used to set the pin patterns on the Lorenz. The bedstead paper tape transport is on the right. Developer Tommy… … Wikipedia
Colossi — Colossus Co*los sus, n.; pl. L. {Colossi}, E. {Colossuses}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Colossus — Mark II Colossi waren frühe Computer, die in England während des Zweiten Weltkriegs speziell zur Dechiffrierung von geheimen Nachrichten des deutschen Militärs gebaut wurden. Mit ihrer Hilfe wurde ab 1943 in Bletchley Park die Entzifferung der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Colossus — Co*los sus, n.; pl. L. {Colossi}, E. {Colossuses}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
COLOSSUS Lysippi — ut quidam aiunt, discipulus, colossi Rhodii auctor, quem tamen a Caleto, vel Coleta artifice sic dictum fuisse tradit Festus. Sed haec sunt mera somnia. Auctor enim eius fuit vel Cahres, vel Laches. Plin. l. 34. c. 7. Ante omnes autem in… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Colossus — (gr.), s. Koloß; die in Rom errichteten Colossi, z.B. der C, Neronis, Domitiani etc., s. u. Rom (a. Geogr.) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
colossus — ► NOUN (pl. colossi or colossuses) ▪ a person or thing of enormous size, in particular a statue that is much bigger than life size. ORIGIN Latin, from Greek kolossos … English terms dictionary
colossus — [kə läs′əs] n. pl. for 1 & 3 colossi [kə läs′ī΄] or colossuses [ME < L < Gr kolossos] 1. a gigantic statue 2. [C ] the gigantic statue of Apollo set at the entrance to the harbor of Rhodes c. 280 B.C. and included among the Seven Wonders of … English World dictionary
Colossi of Memnon — The Colossi of Memnon The Colossi of Memnon (known to locals as el Colossat, or es Salamat) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, across the River … Wikipedia
Colossus — The original meaning of the word colossus is an exceptionally large statue. Colossus may refer to: Contents 1 Statues 2 Media 3 Computing … Wikipedia
