elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo
(adjective) of great mass; huge and bulky; “a jumbo jet”; “jumbo shrimp”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Elephantine
An island in the river Nile, and the ancient city that occupied it.
Elephantine (not comparable)
Of, from, or pertaining to Elephantine or the Elephantine people.
elephantine (comparative more elephantine, superlative most elephantine)
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elephants.
Very large.
• (of or relating to elephants): elephantic, elephantlike
• (very large): See also gigantic
Source: Wiktionary
El`e*phan"tine, a. Etym: [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. éléphantin.]
Definition: Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread. Elephantine epoch (Geol.), the epoch distinguished by the existence of large pachyderms. Mantell.
– Elephantine tortoise (Zoöl.), a huge land tortoise; esp., Testudo elephantina, from islands in the Indian Ocean; and T. elephantopus, from the Galapagos Islands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
