boomerang — [ bumrɑ̃g ] n. m. • 1863; mot angl., d une langue australienne ♦ Arme de jet des indigènes australiens, formée d une pièce de bois dur courbée, qui revient à son point de départ si le but est manqué. Se retourner, revenir comme un boomerang, en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
boomerang — is an Australian word which has moved into International English. It was borrowed from Dharuk, the Aboriginal language spoken in the Sydney region. While the spelling boomerang is now standard, in the early period the word was given a variety of… … Australian idioms
Boomerang — bezeichnet: in englischer Sprache den Bumerang BOOMERanG, ein Experiment zum Nachweis der kosmischen Hintergrundstrahlung Boomerang (Fernsehsender), eine Fernsehsendermarke Boomerang (Film), eine US amerikanische Filmkomödie Commonwealth… … Deutsch Wikipedia
BOOMERANG — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Boomerang (homonymie). BOOMERanG (acronyme de Balloon Observations of Millimetric Extragalatic Radiation and Geophysics) est un ballon stratosphérique d observation américain transportant un télescope de 1,2… … Wikipédia en Français
Boomerang — (ingl., de or. australiano; pronunc. [bumerán]) m. Bumerán. * * * Un boomerang es un objeto que tras ser lanzado regresa a su punto de origen debido a su perfil y forma de lanzamiento especiales. Cualquier material es válido para construir un… … Enciclopedia Universal
boomerang — (del inglés; pronunciamos bumerán ) sustantivo masculino 1. Bumerán. bumerán o boomerang sustantivo masculino 1. Arma arrojadiza propia de los indígenas australianos, formada por una lámina de madera encorvada, que, una ve … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
boomerang — [bo͞om′ər aŋ΄] n. [< Austral native name] 1. a flat, curved stick that can be thrown so that it will return to a point near the thrower: it is used as a weapon by Australian Aborigines 2. something that goes contrary to expectations and… … English World dictionary
Boomerang — Boom er*ang, n. A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Boomerang — Boomerang, engl. Schreibung für Bumerang (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
boomerang — → búmeran o bumerán … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
