| trunk | main stem of a tree; human body not including the limbs and head; large box for storage or transport; large storage compartment in automobile; long nasal appendage on an elephant's face; broadband communications line that carries multiple channels | en | (isim) | en |
| trunk | The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk | en | en |
| trunk | The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs | en | en |
| trunk | The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of an artery, as distinct from the branches | en | en |
| trunk | That part of a pilaster which is between the base and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column | en | en |
| trunk | That segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus | en | en |
| trunk | The proboscis of an elephant | en | en |
| trunk | The proboscis of an insect | en | en |
| trunk | A long tube through which pellets of clay, p&?;as, etc | en | en |
| trunk | are driven by the force of the breath | en | en |
| trunk | A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to convey the effects of a traveler | en | en |
| trunk | A flume or sluice in which ores are separated from the slimes in which they are contained | en | en |
| trunk | A large pipe forming the piston rod of a steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston, thus making the engine more compact | en | en |
| trunk | A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an elevator, etc | en | en |
| trunk | To lop off; to curtail; to truncate; to maim | en | en |
| trunk | To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk | en | en |
| trunk | See Trunk, n | en | en |
| trunk | luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber | en | en |
| trunk | The trunk of a tree is the large main stem from which the branches grow. the gnarled trunk of a birch tree | en | en |
| trunk | A trunk is a large, strong case or box used for storing things or for taking on a journey | en | en |
| trunk | An elephant's trunk is its very long nose that it uses to lift food and water to its mouth | en | en |
| trunk | The trunk of a car is a covered space at the back or front in which you put luggage or other things | en | en |
| trunk | Trunks are shorts that a man wears when he goes swimming. = swimming trunks | en | en |
| trunk | Your trunk is the central part of your body, from your neck to your waist | en | en |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber | en | en |
| trunk | luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage | en | en |
| trunk | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" | en | en |
| trunk | compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" | en | en |
| trunk | a long flexible snout as of an elephant | en | en |
| trunk | A communication line between two switching systems The term "switching systems" typically includes equipment in a central office (the telephone company) and PBXs A tie trunk connects PBXs Central office trunks connect a PBX to the switching system at the central office | en | en |
| trunk | 1) In a communications network, a single transmission channel between two switching centers or nodes, or both 2) A circuit between switchboards or other switching equipment, as distinguished from circuits which extend between central office switching equipment and information origination/termination equipment Trunks may be used to interconnect switches, such as major, minor, public and private switches, to form networks | en | en |
| trunk | The line of communication between switching systems | en | en |
| trunk | a dedicated telecommunications channel between two communications systems or COs | en | en |
| trunk | A (high-capacity) connection between switches From a customer perspective, trunk may refer to an external (carrier) line connected to CPE/PBX, including local exchange lines, WATS lines and dedicated private lines Customer trunks may be outgoing only, incoming only or two-way | en | en |
| trunk | Also called a Line, Exchange Line or Circuit A telephone circuit linking two switching systems | en | en |
| trunk | A physical loop topology, either open or closed, employing two optical fiber signal paths, one in each direction (e g counter-rotating), forming a sequence of peer connections between FDDI nodes When the trunk forms a closed loop it is sometimes called a trunk ring | en | en |
| trunk | A communications channel between two points, typically referring to large-bandwidth telephone channels between switching centers that handle many simultaneous voice and data signals | en | en |
| trunk | A telephone channel between two central offices or switching devices that is used in providing a telephone connection between subscribers | en | en |
| trunk | In cellular systems, this is the connection between the MTSO and CO and the connections between the MTSO and cell sites | en | en |
| trunk | Trunks are communication channels between two switching points or devices; they are capable of handling voice-frequency transmission and supervisory signals in both directions | en | en |
| trunk | A communication line between two switching systems | en | en |
| trunk | A method, which allows for the utilization of frequencies by a larger number of users A "trunked" system assigns customer calls to the first available frequency thereby providing faster access to the system and reducing the likelihood of blockage | en | en |
| trunk | A telephone line connected to a call center and used for incoming or outgoing calls | en | en |
| trunk | A transmission link joining two points, which is distinguished by its large information carrying capacity and by the fact that all signals go from point to point without branching off t any separate groups except at the end points | en | en |
| trunk | In a network, a trunk is a communications path connecting two switching systems used to establish end-to-end connections between customers | en | en |
| trunk | A dedicated circuit that interconnects two switching centers or central offices | en | en |
| trunk | A telephone circuit or path between two switches, at least one of which is usually a telephone company central office or switching centre | en | en |
| trunk | A telecommunications channel between your System 75 and the local or long distance calling network Trunks of the same kind connecting to the same end points are assigned to the same trunk group | en | en |
| trunk | The communications path between two switches | en | en |
| trunk | the part of the tree above the ground but below the branches - the STEM It holds up the crown | en | en |
| trunk | A dedicated aggregate telephone circuit connecting two switching centers, central offices, or data-concentration devices Also, the main network cable | en | en |
| trunk | Transmission channel connecting two switching devices * | en | en |
| trunk | n The main and central part of a tree | en | en |
| trunk | A communication line between two switching systems A trunk connects switches together - either the switches in two central offices or smaller switches called PBXs on the customer's premises | en | en |
n:trunks / Etymology :Middle English tronke box, trunk, from Middle French tronc, from Latin truncus trunk, torso. Pronunciation :'tr&[ng]k. Function :noun. Date :15th century.
