diocez-o: diocese (of a bishop). — DEF
dioptr-o: (opt.) diopter: sight-vane. Def.: La fesnestreto tra qua on regardas por vizar punto per l'instrumento nomata alidado; IV—292. — DEIRS
dioptri-o: (opt.) diopter; unit of refractive power. Def.: Uneso di mezuro por la «okulvitri»; IV—292. — DEFIRS
dioptrik-o: dioptrics. Def.: Teorio di la optikala vitri (kp. katoptriko); IV—292. — DEF
dioram-o: diorama: — DEFIRS
diorit-o: (min.) diorite. — DEFIRS
diplas-ar: (tr.) to displace; to change the place of (ulo); to misplace; put out of place (ulo); -ar su: to change one's place or residence; -o-pezo: (nav.) displacement (of a ship); il diplasas omno en sua chambro: he puts everything out of place in his room; -ar libro: to misplace a book; (cf. egarar). — EF
diplom-o: diploma; -izar: to confer a d. upon (ulu). — DEFIRS
diplomac-o: diplomacy, diplomatics; (fig.) tact, shrewdness; skill in conducting any kind of negotiation or social matter; -ema, -atra: diplomatic; -isto: diplomat. — DEFIRS
diplomatik-o: diplomatics: science of ancient writings. — DEFIRS
diport-o: (stock exchange) backwardation. Def.: Ajorno til proxima borsal liquidaco di la livro di valori vendita, pagante premio; la premio pagata por ta ajorno; II—75. — DFIS
dipter-a, -o: (ent.) dipteral (insect). — DEFIS
diptik-o: diptych: ancient tablet of two leaves. — DEFIS
direcion-o: (line of) direction, bearing (both ways). Ex.: Du paraleli havas la sama direciono; IV—4. V.exp.: vid. sinso. — DEFIRS
direkt-ar: (tr.) to direct; manage, conduct; put in a direction, (ulu, ulo, ad); -(ad)o: direction, management; -eyo, -erio: manager's house or office; -anta, iva: directive, managing; -anto, -ero, -isto: director, manager; -ist-eso, -er-eso: directorship; -ist-ala, -er-ala: directorial -ebla: dirigible; mis- -ar: to mismanage. Ex.: Direktar veturo, navo, armeo, teatro. Direktisto di fabrikerio. Direktar sua regardi vers objekto. Direktar la studiado di ulu. Direktebla balono esas aer-navo. V. exp.: vid. guidar. — DEFIRS
direktori-o*: (Fr. hist.) Directoire. — DEFIRS
diret-a: direct (opposite to indirect, as: direct way, discourse, method); -a treno: through train. Ex.: La Suez-kanalo esas la voyo maxim direta de Europa a la extrema oriento. V. exp.: La voyo direta de A a B povas ne esar rekta (E. straight). Ant.: ne-direta. — DEFIS
dis: (mus.) D. sharp.
dis-don-ar: (tr.) to distribute promiscuously, deal out; -(ad)o: distribution, giving (gifts, etc.), deal (at cards); (cf. distributar, repartisar). Def.: Donar hike ed ibe (ordinare hazarde); VI—79. Ex.: Disdonar prospekti a la pasanti.
disenteri-o: (med.) dysentery; -ala, ika: (persons) dysenteric. — DEFIRS
disert-ar: (intr.) to dissertate; -o, uro: dissertation; oral or written examination on a question; disquisition; (college) theme. — DeFIRS
dish-o: dish (of food), viand, mess; -o frianda: a toothsome d.; karno- -o: meat dish, dish of meat. — E
disident-a: (rel.) dissident, dissenting; -(ul)o: dissenter; -eso: dissent. Def.: (Teknikala termino di religiala historio): qua ne konsentas kun la maxim multa samreligiani pri ula punto, dogmato; III—389, 634. Ex.: Sekto disidenta. — DeFIRS
disimul-ar: (tr.) to dissimulate, dissemble; hide under a false appearance; -anta: two-, double-faced, artful, sly. Def.: Celar sua pensi, opinioni, sentimeni, o fingar altri; III—199. Ex.: Disimular sua joyo, kulpi, desfeliceso. Me ne disimulas la danjero ube me esas. (I do not hide the fact that there is danger where I am). — EFIS
disip-ar: (tr.) to waste, squander; (cf. extravagar, prodigar); -(ad)o, -eso: dissipation, waste; -anto, -ero, -emo: squanderer, spendthrift, prodigal, waster. Def.: Spensar abunde ed ecese sua havaji en multa frivola o sterila spensi, e havas prefere blamanta senco. Figurale, on disipas sua forteso, sua atenco inter multa objekti e skopi; IV—102; (kp. prodigar). — EFIS
disk-o: disc, disk; (games) quoit, discus; -o di luno: d. of the moon; signal- -o: signal d. (as on R.R.). — DEFIRS
diskont-ar: (tr., com.) to discount: advance money on a bill, deducting the interest; -isto: bill-broker. — DEFIRS
diskret-a: discreet, -eso: discretion. Ex. Il esas saja e diskreta persono. Atingar la evo di diskreteso. Fidar a la diskreteso di ulu. V. exp.: Modesta esas ta qua havas pri su opiniono moderata, ne exajerata, e ne havas ecesa pretendi; humila esas ta, qua havas pri su basa opiniono, e qua pozas su base, sub la ceteri; diskreta esas ta qua evitas jenar or tedar la ceteri per sua demandi, o nocar li per ne-prudenta agi, exemple revelanta la sekretaji; IV—465. Ant.: ne-diskreta, ne-oportuna. — DEFIRS
diskriminant-o*: (math.) discriminant. — DE
diskurs-ar: (intr.) to make a speech, deliver a discourse, an address to discant (pri); -achar: to rant. — DEFIRS
diskursiv-a*: (phil.) discursive: proceeding regularly from premises to conclusion. — DEF
diskut-ar: (tr.) to discuss (a questoin, project, point of law, etc); -achar: to wrangle, dispute, cavil; -ebla, -inda:: discussable, debatable. Def.: Examenar questiono ponderante la «por» el la «kontre». Parolante pri personi ne havanta la sama opiniono, kambiar argumenti pri ula temo; V—678. — DEFIRS
dislok-ar: (tr.) to dislocate: disarrange, put out of order or place; (milit.) to break up (an army); to dismember (a state). Ex.: On dislokas, sive mobili, utensili, mashini, sive armeo od armeo-korpo; III—324. V. exp.: Luxacar koncernas nur l'artiki. — DEFIS
dism-o: tithe; impozar la- -o: to t., levy t.s. — FIS
disoci-ar: (tr., chem.) to dissociate; break up into consitutents. — DEFIRS
disonanc-ar: (intr., mus.) to make a dissonance, discord; (cf. des-, mis-, ne-akordar). — DEFIRS
dispach-o: (mar. insur.) adjustment of averages; -isto: nautical assessor. — DFS
disparat-a: (log.) disparate; (fig.) incongruous; -ajo, -eso: disparity. Def.: Teknike e precize, aplikesas a du nocioni, qui ne apartenas a la sama genero, nek esas genero l'una di l'altra. Vulgare e laxe, dicenas pri omno quo esas tre nesimila, nekoheranta, neharmonianta; III—389. — DEFIS