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Meaning of still life | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌstɪl ˈlaɪf/

Definitions

  1. A work of art depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects.
  2. A pattern that does not change from one generation to the next.
    countable, usually

Equivalents

Čeština zátiší
Deutsch Stillleben
Ελληνικά νεκρή φύση
Suomi asetelma
Français nature morte
Italiano natura morta
日本語 静物画
한국어 정물화
Nederlands stilleven
Polski martwa natura
Русский натюрморт
Svenska stilleben
Українська натюрморт

Examples

“I think you're talking about a configuration known as "eater," a still life in 6-8 cells. If the glider hits the right spot, the eater will form a bridge and destroy the glider while undergoing little change before reverting.”
“Thus, a natural question, apparently proposed very early, was whether there exists a still life (i.e. period 1 oscillator) that reflects a glider.”
“I haven't tested yet, but I expect hlife to win by a very large margin since the puffer train has lots of still life and blinkers to make Gosper's algorithm look good, and hlife's low-level implementation is quite good at handling the more random parts.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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