colossus

1 someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful [syn: giant, goliath, behemoth, monster]

2 a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn: behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan] [also: colossi (pl)]

English

Etymology

From colossus < (kolossos) "large statue", especially the colossus of Rhodes.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒsəs

Noun

1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
2. Any man or beast of gigantic size.

Translations

• Czech: kolos
• French: colosse
• German: Koloss
• Greek: κολοσσός (kolossós)
• Italian: colosso
• Japanese: 巨人 (kyojín)
• Latin: colossus
• Portuguese: colosso
• Russian: колосс (kolóss)
• Spanish: coloso

Latin

Etymology

From (kolossos) "large statue", especially the colossus of Rhodes.

Noun

colossus (genitive colossi); , second declension

1. colossus

See also

• Colosseum

Colossus may refer to:

Statues

• Any exceptionally large statue (the original meaning of the word)
• Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
• The 12 Jin Ren 12 Colossus made by the order of Shihuangdi
• Colossus of Nero, a bronze statue of the Emperor Nero.
• Colossus of Barletta, a giant statue of an unidentified Roman emperor
• Colossus of Constantine, a giant bronze and marble statue of Constantine the Great
• Colossus of Leonardo, a giant, unfinished statue of a horse, also known as the "Gran Cavallo"

Media

• Colossus (producer) a moniker of Charles Tate, also known as Grand Synthe, Alta Plana, King Kooba.
• Colossus (album), the second album by British electronic group Scorn
• Colossus (comics), a superhero in the X-Men comic book series
• Colossus (novel), a science fiction novel by D F Jones about a computer that takes over the world
  • Colossus: The Forbin Project, a film based on the Jones novel
• Colossus (collection), a collection of science fiction short stories by Donald Wandrei
• "Colossus", a Canadian movie theater brand owned by Cineplex Entertainment
• "Colossus", a song from Quintessence (Borknagar album)
• The Colossus, a collection of poetry by Sylvia Plath
• Colossus, one of XANA's monsters in the TV show Code Lyoko

Computing

• Colossus computer, the first programmable digital electronic computer, used for code breaking in World War II
• "Colossus", a computer program developed for NASA's Project Apollo
• "Colossus", an insurance industry expert system product from Computer Sciences Corporation
• The titular enemies in the Shadow of the Colossus video game
• The Colossus, the name of a Space Pirate ship from the game Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
• Colossus Chess, a series of chess-playing programs

Other

• Colossus (Six Flags Magic Mountain), a wooden roller coaster in Valencia, California
• Colossus (Six Flags St. Louis), a Ferris wheel
• Colossus (Thorpe Park), a roller coaster in Chertsey, England
• HMS Colossus, ships of the UK Royal Navy
• Colossus bridge, a record setting, early 19th century timber structure over the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia
• Shadow of the Colossus A video game developed for the PS2

See also

• Colosseum

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