Definizione monolingua

tombstone

tombstone (third-person singular simple present tombstones, present participle tombstoning, simple past and past participle tombstoned)

1. (surfing) For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface.
   • 2005, Bruce Jenkins, Surfer magazine, (referring to Kelly Slater) [1]:

     Before the contest even started, Slater went down hard in a warmup session. He took a two-wave hold-down in the semifinals, his board tombstoning eerily for all to see, […]

tombstone (plural tombstones)

1. A headstone marking the persons grave.
   • 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacobs Room Chapter 2

     True, theres no harm in crying for ones husband, and the tombstone, though plain, was a solid piece of work, and on summers days when the widow brought her boys to stand there one felt kindly towards her.

2. (mathematics) The symbol ""?"" marking the end of a proof.

Definizione dizionario tombstone

	lapide
	stone on grave
	A memorial stone on a grave which often bears an inscription with the name and date of birth and death of the deceased person.

	pietra tombale
	stone on grave

	pietra sepolcrale
	A memorial stone on a grave which often bears an inscription with the name and date of birth and death of the deceased person.

lastra tombale

Altri significati:

A marker that is used to represent and track a deleted item and prevent its accidental reintroduction into the synchronization community.

(surfing) For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface.

A headstone marking the person's grave.

(mathematics) The symbol " '''?''' " marking the end of a proof.