skimmer Význam & definícia

Význam skimmer v slovenčine

• 0 a piece of equipment that records someone's credit card or bank account details so that their bank account can be used illegally:

  • They used a card skimmer at a cash machine to clone account details.

  • A skimmer is a pager-size device that reads and stores the information from the magnetic strip on a credit card.

  • Oil skimmers ended up picking up chunks of broken ice, clogging the skimmers and hampering their ability to collect oil.

  • Small fishing vessels have moved portable skimmers into place on Unalaska Island's wild northwest coast.

  • Fat from stock, soups or sauces can be removed using a skimmer.

  • Every day they use a pool skimmer to get rid of leaves from the water.

• 1 a seabird with long wings that flies low over water :

  • Swans destroyed the nesting grounds of the terns and skimmers.

  • The Indian skimmer looks a bit like a tern.

• 2 someone who reads something quickly in order to understand the main points, without studying it in detail:

  • People tend to be skimmers during the week, reading more in depth in the weekend

  • The image alone would make any magazine skimmer take a second glance.

• 3 a type of flat shoe, similar to a ballet dancer's shoe, worn by women:

  • Skimmers are both graceful and comfortable.

  • With their barely there heels, these skimmers are very elegant.

• 4 a flat stone that can be made to touch and rise off the surface of water several times when it is thrown:

  • The stones on the beach are great skimmers.