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blok

//ˈblɔk//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    block (cuboid piece of hard material)
  2. 2.
    apartment building, block, block of flats, tower block
  3. 3.
    block, cellblock
  4. 4.
    block, pad (for writing)
  5. 5.
    block (series of similar items)
  6. 6.
    bloc
  7. 7.
    block, miniature sheet (joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape)
    • blok okolicznościowy/pamiątkowy

      a commemorative block

    • wydać blok

      to print a block

  8. 8.
    code block (block of source code, often one that is delimited by brackets or in some similar way, depending on the programming language)
  9. 9.
    block (defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court)
  10. 10.
    heart block
    • blok serca

      a heart block

    • blok przedsionkowo-komorowy

      an atrioventricular block

  11. 11.
    engine block
    • blok napędowy

      a driving block

    • blok cylindrów

      a cylinder block

    • blok silnika

      an engine block

  12. 12.
    block, pulley wheel, sheave
  13. 13.
    a type of desert made from powdered milk and crushed biscuits or wafers

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Borrowed from German Block. Sense 8 is a semantic loan from English code block, sense 9 is a semantic loan from English block, sense 10 is a semantic loan from English heart block, and sense 11 is a semantic loan from English engine block. First attested in 1782.

Forms

  • bloczekdiminutive
  • blochalternative
Nominative
Singular
blok
Plural
bloki
Genitive
Singular
bloku
Plural
bloków
Dative
Singular
blokowi
Plural
blokom
Accusative
Singular
blok
Plural
bloki
Instrumental
Singular
blokiem
Plural
blokami
Locative
Singular
bloku
Plural
blokach
Vocative
Singular
bloku
Plural
bloki

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