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Definition of billiards

Billiards is a term derived from the Latin word billard that refers to a game that is played on a table and consists of propelling balls with a cue. There are multiple variants of this discipline. The basis of billiards is the collisions that the balls establish with the rails and with each other. The player must hit a […]

Definition of best seller

The English expression best seller is recognized by the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) as a literary or musical work that is very successful on a commercial level. In other words, a book or music album becomes a best seller when it reaches a high level of sales. Although the RAE […]

Definition of adventure

Adventure is a term whose etymology takes us to the Latin language: its word adventūra can be translated as that which will come or happen. The notion is usually used in reference to the event, fact or event that, for some reason, is out of the ordinary. For example: «Yesterday we lived an adventure since we lost the […]

Definition of avatar

Avatar is a term from the French language that has its etymological root in the Sanskrit word avatâra. The concept is used in different ways according to the context. The first meaning mentioned by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) in its dictionary refers to a vicissitude, an incident, an event or a stage. […]

Audio Definition

Audio is a term that comes from the English language, although its most distant etymological antecedent is found in Latin. The concept of audio is used to name the technique that allows recording, transmitting and reproducing sounds. For example: «My son is a specialist in audio engineering», «I was reading several manuals on the Internet […]

Definition of mask

The mask is an element that is used to cover the face, especially the area around the eyes. This type of mask is used to make it difficult to recognize the individual wearing it. For example: “At the carnival I am going to wear a mask that my grandmother gave me”, “The victim […]

Definition of anthro

An antro is a grotto or a cavern, according to the first meaning mentioned in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). The term in our language comes from the Latin antrum, in turn derived from the Greek ántron. By extension to this meaning, the most common use of the term today appears. HE […]

Definition of anime

If we refer to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), we will find two meanings of the term anime, which comes from the Latin amineus. The first mentions a resin that is used for the production of drugs and medicines; The second is used in some countries and refers to the curbaril (a tree native to the continent […]

Definition of speakers

Speakers are devices that allow sound amplification. Called speakers or horns depending on the country, speakers are electrical transducers: they convert the current of electricity into a sound wave. The process that ends with the emission of sounds through the speakers begins with the conversion of electrical signals into […]

Definition of bishop

The bishop is a chess piece that can advance or retreat diagonally across all free squares. It should be remembered that chess is a game whose games are played on a board divided into sixty-four squares or squares. Chess pits two players against one another. Each one receives sixteen pieces: among them, […]