macintosh
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈmækɪnˌtɔʃ/
- UK
:
impermeable
Examples
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The first CLEA exercises were black and white for the Apple Macintosh.
Academic text (1996) -
Each unit contains a processor (similar to a mid-sized Macintosh computer) and 512K of memory.
Academic text (1996) -
It was surprising to see apples ready so soon, having grown up going to U-pick farms in the late fall and picking crisp Macintosh apples while the wind blew my hair into my eyes.
Blog text (8) -
A math placement test was developed using HyperCAT(TM), a computerized testing system for Apple Macintosh and Windows-based computers, to reflect the curriculum taught in a middle school mathematics talent development program.
Academic text (1996) -
HyperCAT(TM) (Shermis, 1989) is a computerized adaptive testing program that can be used with either HyperCard(TM) for Apple Macintosh or WinPlus(TM) for Windows-based computers (Object Plus, Inc., 1994).
Academic text (1996) -
The paper-and-pencil instrument was converted to a computerized test using HyperCard™ (Apple Computer, Inc., 1995), a Macintosh database programming environment that allows the test administrator to create educational courseware.
Academic text (1996) -
I wore my macintosh during the heavy rain to stay dry.
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She chose a bright yellow macintosh to brighten her rainy day.
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He bought a new macintosh to protect himself from the downpour.
Synonyms
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6.2
A waterproof coat that keeps you dry in rain
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1.6
Clothing and items like a raincoat or umbrella that keep you dry in rain
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7.3
A waterproof coat you wear in heavy rain
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2.0
A coat that keeps you dry in the rain
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1.8
Clothing that keeps you dry in the rain
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4.8
A jacket made from flexible fabric that keeps out wind and rain or a turtle with a soft shell
How Waterproof
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word macintosh comes from the same Scottish inventor, Charles Macintosh, and it came to mean the raincoat made from his waterproof fabric. That's why a macintosh is a waterproof coat you wear to stay dry.