control tower
control tower - řídící věž
BrE
/kən'trəʊl ˌtaʊə/
AmE
/kən'troʊl ˌtaʊər/

noun - a place from where instructions and directions are given to planes on the ground and in the air

 
woodwind - dechový nástroj
BrE
/'wʊdwɪnd/
AmE
/'wɪdwɪnd/

noun - a type of musical instrument that is played by blowing air into it, usually made of wood

pick
pick - trsátko
BrE
/'pɪk/
AmE
/'pɪk/

noun - a small flat piece of plastic that is used to pluck the strings when playing the guitar etc.

 
fret - pražec (na hmatníku)
BrE
/'fret/
AmE
/'fret/

noun - one of the bars extending across the neck of a stringed instrument (e.g. the guitar)

artisan
artisan - řemeslník
BrE
/ˌɑ:tɪ'zæn/
AmE
/'ɑ:rt̬ɪzn/

noun, formal - a person skilled in a trade, usually one that makes things with their hands

 
salinity - salinita, slanost
BrE
/sə'lɪnəti/
AmE
/sə'lɪnət̬i/

noun - the amount of salt in something

stave
stave - notová osnova
BrE
/'steɪv/
AmE
/'steɪv/

noun - the lines on which we write musical notes

 
dividend - dělenec (mat.)
BrE
/'dɪvɪdend/
AmE
/'dɪvɪdend/

noun - the number that is being divided

 
spore - výtrus, spora, zárodečná buňka
BrE
/'spɔ:/
AmE
/'spɔ:r/

noun - a cell that has the ability to develop into a new plant, a new fungus etc.

 
nucleus - jádro (např. atomu či buňky)
BrE
/'nju:kliəs/
AmE
/'nu:kliəs/

noun - the central part of a cell, atom etc.

crescent
crescent - srpek (např. měsíce)
BrE
/'kresənt/
AmE
/'kresənt/

noun - a curved shape that is pointed at the sides (like the moon in the night sky)

 
scalene - obecný (např. trojúhelník), nerovnostranný (např. trojúhelník)
BrE
/'skeɪli:n/
AmE
/'skeɪli:n/

adjective - having sides of different lengths (e.g. a triangle)

 
median - těžnice
BrE
/'mi:diən/
AmE
/'mi:diən/

noun - a straight line passing through one of the corners of a triangle and the middle of the opposite side

 
tropic - obratník
BrE
/'trɒpɪk/
AmE
/'trɑ:pɪk/

noun - one of the two imaginary lines north and south of the equator that marks the farthest the sun can go and still shine directly overhead

 
stake - hranice (pro upalování), kůl (pro upalování)
BrE
/'steɪk/
AmE
/'steɪk/

noun - a pointed wooden post to which people were tied in the past before being burnt to death