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asp

/æsp/

aspnoun

asps

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/æsp/

Translations

гадюка

The asp is a venomous snake found in the Nile region.

Гадюка - это ядовитая змея, обитающая в районе Нила.

осётр

The asp is a type of fish found in European rivers.

Осётр - это вид рыбы, обитающий в европейских реках.

Additional translations

аспид

змея

Definitions

A small venomous snake native to Europe, particularly the viper species Vipera aspis.

The asp is known for its potent venom and is often found in the rocky hills of southern Europe.

A type of venomous snake, often associated with the Egyptian cobra, Naja haje, which is believed to have been used by Cleopatra to commit suicide.

Legend has it that Cleopatra used an asp to end her life, allowing the snake to bite her.

Any venomous snake, especially in historical or literary contexts.

In medieval bestiaries, the asp was depicted as a deadly guardian of treasure.

Synonyms

aspadjective

more asp

Срав.

most asp

Превосх.

/æsp/

Used attributively, e.g., "asp venom", "asp bite"

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of an asp (the snake).

The scientists studied asp venom to develop new antivenoms.

aspproper noun

Definitions

An acronym for Active Server Pages, a Microsoft technology for creating dynamic web pages.

The legacy application still runs on ASP.

An acronym for Application Service Provider, a company that delivers software and services over a network.

Many early ASPs failed during the dot-com bust.

The standard three-letter abbreviation for the amino acid aspartic acid.

The protein sequence includes an ASP at position 42.

An acronym for Answer Set Programming, a form of declarative programming focused on solving complex search problems through logical inference.

The research team encoded the scheduling problem in ASP to compare solver performance.

An acronym for Average Selling Price, a business metric representing the mean price at which a product or service is sold over a given period.

Rising component costs pushed the laptop line's ASP above the forecasted figure.