Definitions for galgæl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gal*gæl(n.)

  1. Informal: Sometimes Offensive.a girl or woman.

    Category: Usage Note

* Usage: See girl.

Origin of gal:

1785–95; by alter. of girl

galgæl(n.)

  1. a cgs unit of acceleration, equal to one centimeter per second per second.

    Category: Weights and Measures

Origin of gal:

1910–15; after Galileo

Gal.

  1. Galatians.

    Category: Bible

gal.

  1. gallon.

    Category: Weights and Measures

Princeton's WordNet

  1. gallon, gal(noun)

    United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

  2. gal(noun)

    a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)

  3. gal(noun)

    alliterative term for girl (or woman)

Wiktionary

  1. Gal(Symbol)

    The symbol for the cgs unit of acceleration, gal or galileo.

  2. Origin: Shortened from galileo


Translations for gal

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

gall(noun)

a bitter liquid which is stored in the gall bladder.

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