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colossus    音标拼音: [kəl'ɑsəs]
n. 巨像,巨人

巨像,巨人

colossus
n 1: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
[synonym: {giant}, {goliath}, {behemoth}, {monster},
{colossus}]
2: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [synonym:
{colossus}, {behemoth}, {giant}, {heavyweight}, {titan}]

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 Webster]

He doth bestride the narrow world
Like a colossus. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Note: There is no authority for the statement that the legs
of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of
the harbor. --Dr. Wm. Smith.
[1913 Webster]

2. Any man or beast of gigantic size.
[1913 Webster]

68 Moby Thesaurus words for "colossus":
Antaeus, Atlas, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Charles Atlas, Cyclops,
Goliath, Hercules, Polyphemus, Samson, Superman, Tarzan, Titan,
amazon, antenna tower, barbican, belfry, bell tower, bully,
bullyboy, campanile, column, cupola, derrick, dome, fire tower,
giant, gorilla, lantern, lighthouse, martello, martello tower,
mast, minaret, monument, muscle man, obelisk, observation tower,
pagoda, pilaster, pillar, pinnacle, pole, powerhouse, pylon,
pyramid, shaft, skyscraper, spire, stalwart, standpipe, steeple,
strong man, strong-arm man, stupa, television mast, the mighty,
the strong, titan, tope, tough, tough guy, tour, tower,
tower of strength, turret, water tower, windmill tower

(A huge and ancient statue on the Greek island of Rhodes).

1. The Colossus and Colossus Mark II computers used
by {Alan Turing} at {Bletchley Park}, UK during the Second
World War to crack the "Tunny" cipher produced by the Lorenz
SZ 40 and SZ 42 machines. Colossus was a semi-fixed-program
{vacuum tube} calculator (unlike its near-contemporary, the
freely programmable {Z3}).

["Breaking the enemy's code", Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum,
September 1987, pp. 47-51.]

2. The computer in the 1970 film, "Colossus: The Forbin
Project". Forbin is the designer of a computer that will run
all of America's nuclear defences. Shortly after being turned
on, it detects the existence of Goliath, the Soviet
counterpart, previously unknown to US Planners. Both
computers insist that they be linked, whereupon the two become
a new super computer and threaten the world with the immediate
launch of nuclear weapons if they are detached. Colossus
begins to give its plans for the management of the world under
its guidance. Forbin and the other scientists form a
technological resistance to Colossus which must operate
underground.

{The Internet Movie Database
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064177)}.

(2007-01-04)


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  • Colossus of Rhodes - Wikipedia
    One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it was constructed to celebrate the successful defence of Rhodes against an attack by Demetrius I of Macedon, who had besieged it for a year with a large army and navy
  • Colossus of Rhodes | Description, Location, Facts | Britannica
    Colossus of Rhodes, colossal statue of the sun god Helios that stood in the ancient Greek city of Rhodes and was one of the Seven Wonders of the World The statue, which took 12 years to build (c 294–282 BCE), was toppled by an earthquake about 225 226 BCE
  • COLOSSUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The Statue of Liberty is a modern colossus, enormous and stately, at the entrance to New York Harbor And someone who has played a colossal role in history, such as Winston Churchill, may be called a colossus as well
  • Colossus of Rhodes - World History Encyclopedia
    Previously, the Greeks had applied the term 'colossus' to statuary of any size, but from now on, thanks to the giant figure of Helios, the term would be applied only to very large figure sculptures
  • Colossus of Rhodes - New World Encyclopedia
    The Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue of the Greek god Helios, erected on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos, a student of sculptor Lysippos, between 292 and 280 B C E It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
  • Meaning and Symbolism of the Colossus of Rhodes, One of the Seven . . .
    Built in the city of Rhodes, which is the largest island in the Dodecanese, Greece, the statue was in honor of the Greek sun-god Helios Rhodians erected to commemorate their steadfast defense against a siege mounted by Macedonian king Demetrius of the Antigonid dynasty
  • The Colossus of Rhodes: Ancient Greece’s Giant Statue
    Erected in the early 3rd century BCE, this monumental figure stood as a testament to the engineering prowess of ancient Greece Despite its eventual destruction, the Colossus remains an enduring symbol of antiquity’s architectural ambition
  • Colossus - Wikipedia
    Colossus, Colossos, or the plural Colossi or Colossuses, may refer to:
  • Colossus | Ancient Greek, Bronze, Statue | Britannica
    Chares’ statue of Helios in Rhodes was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World More than 100 feet (30 m) high, it took 12 years to complete The Romans also erected large statues; Pliny reports, for example, that Zenodorus made a 106-foot (32-metre) colossus of Nero
  • Musk says SpaceX agreed only six-month Colossus AI lease to Anthropic
    SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday the IPO-bound company had only agreed to lease its Colossus AI training data center clusters to ‌Anthropic for six months, though he added it was "possible





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