backbone
espinha dorsal
definition
noun
Both chickens and humans are vertebrates, a group of animals that have skulls and backbones .
the series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis; the spine.
these firms are the backbone of our industrial sector
the chief support of a system or organization; the mainstay.
translation of 'backbone'
noun
força de caráter,
suporte principal,
espinha dorsal,
coluna vertebral
example
The same techniques can be adapted to route LSPs in a 'backbone' network.
Spina bifida, often called open spine, affects the 'backbone' and, sometimes, the spinal cord.
She knew it wasn't her husband's fault that his employer's didn't pay him enough for the work he did, but she still wished that he would have enough 'backbone' to try and find another job.
Although the discussion above has been limited to the side chains, the peptide 'backbone' also forms hydrogen bonds with the DPPC acceptor headgroups.
I heard from a number of wireless ISPs, too, though those are just as subject to the 'backbone' connection cost issues and have scalability problems, too.
It has been proposed that the photoexcited flavin molecule adds a cysteine residue of the protein 'backbone' , thus activating autophosphorylation of the enzyme.
The spinal cord, a pathway for messages between the brain and the body, is protected by the 'backbone' , or spinal column.
The interstate highway system is the 'backbone' of our national economy - clearly, there's a need to support it.
Your 'backbone' (vertebral column) is actually a stack of more than 30 small bones called vertebrae.
The spine, hips and shoulders are literally the 'backbone' of the body.
The 8Mb backbone was expected to provide a noticeable advancement in capacity over the area network 'backbone' .
The purpose of the scheme was to cede provision of the Internet 'backbone' network directly to commercial carriers.
In addition, the network is configured with end-to-end redundancy from the customer premise equipment to the 'backbone' network.
You must do it right because your staff are the 'backbone' of your business.
Therefore, the 'backbone' of the squad remains the same, which will probably not be enough to improve on last season's third place.
Finally, ancestral archosaurs had a double row of bony plates (called scutes, or osteoderms) running along the 'backbone' .
And maybe we'll have the spine and the 'backbone' to get the job done.
The next major breakthrough was to invest very heavily in the high-speed optical 'backbone' network.
the great Pennine range is the 'backbone' of England
It is a problem that has to be addressed because the clubs are the 'backbone' of the Association.
I'll tell myself I just don't want to get into it, when the truth is, I have no 'backbone' whatsoever.
Scrunching up the backbone would bring the shoulder and pelvis closer together, while straightening the 'backbone' would push them apart, he explained.
A good host company should offer its customers multiple connections to the Internet from its servers (also known as a 'backbone' connection).
Just as in rural areas of the United States, there is little commercial interest in extending the Internet 'backbone' to rural areas in less developed countries.
The function of the vertebrate 'backbone' relies on an array of tissues, with variable composition and structure integrated into a multitude of configurations.
Traditionally, skills of a given trade were transmitted from father to son thereby forming the 'backbone' of the apprenticeship system.
Can't sophisticated people attack the computer systems that are the 'backbone' of these big financial institutions?
He cites his mother as his inspiration, support and the 'backbone' of his success.
these firms are the 'backbone' of our industrial sector
The characters have no 'backbone' , the story little credibility or substance.
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