groundbreaking
revolutionary
TRANSLATION
groundbreaking (Adjektiv) = bahnbrechend, wegweisend groundbreaking (Nomen) = erster Spatenstich --- GOOGLE INDEX groundbreaking: approximately 10,200,000 Google hits
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A team of Glasgow-based consultants develops a GROUNDBREAKING technique for treating brain tumours.
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The University of California at San Diego must increasingly rely on financial support from private sources to pursue GROUNDBREAKING research and cutting-edge technologies.
(Media Newswire)
(BBC)
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The University of California at San Diego must increasingly rely on financial support from private sources to pursue GROUNDBREAKING research and cutting-edge technologies.
(Media Newswire)
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groundbreaking
adjective
- characterized by originality and innovation
noun
- the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
(American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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WORD ORIGIN
The adjective groundbreaking, meaning something new and innovative, stems from the ceremony that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project. Such ceremonies are often attended by dignitaries such as politicians and businessmen. The shovel used during the groundbreaking is usually a special ceremonial shovel meant to be saved for subsequent display.
The daily news is full of groundbreaking discoveries in just about any field, from computer technology to medicine. While groundbreaking, the real value of some inventions is questionable. The London Times published a list of the top ten useless inventions in 2008. Number nine on the list was an "alarm-equipped fork," which actually received a patent from the U.S. government. The Times described it as follows:
Are you a manic food chewer or a super fast food shoveller? Two inventors have come up with the answer for you: a fork with a built-in timer and alarm. The timer’s circuitry is connected to the handle of the fork and buzzes or lights up after a preset time, ensuring that eaters leave sufficient space between forkfuls for chewing 32 healthy times before swallowing. A must for business lunches and candlelight dinners.
(sources: Wikipedia, London Times)
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SYNONYMS
avant-garde, cutting-edge, innovating, innovative, leading-edge, radical, revolutionary, spearheading, trailblazing, trendsetting
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"As economies wind down, groundbreaking products become less likely to emerge."
adjective
- characterized by originality and innovation
noun
- the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
(American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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WORD ORIGIN
The adjective groundbreaking, meaning something new and innovative, stems from the ceremony that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project. Such ceremonies are often attended by dignitaries such as politicians and businessmen. The shovel used during the groundbreaking is usually a special ceremonial shovel meant to be saved for subsequent display.
The daily news is full of groundbreaking discoveries in just about any field, from computer technology to medicine. While groundbreaking, the real value of some inventions is questionable. The London Times published a list of the top ten useless inventions in 2008. Number nine on the list was an "alarm-equipped fork," which actually received a patent from the U.S. government. The Times described it as follows:
Are you a manic food chewer or a super fast food shoveller? Two inventors have come up with the answer for you: a fork with a built-in timer and alarm. The timer’s circuitry is connected to the handle of the fork and buzzes or lights up after a preset time, ensuring that eaters leave sufficient space between forkfuls for chewing 32 healthy times before swallowing. A must for business lunches and candlelight dinners.
(sources: Wikipedia, London Times)
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SYNONYMS
avant-garde, cutting-edge, innovating, innovative, leading-edge, radical, revolutionary, spearheading, trailblazing, trendsetting
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"As economies wind down, groundbreaking products become less likely to emerge."
