agile

agile
agile (adj.) 1580s, from M.Fr. agile (14c.) and directly from L. agilis "nimble, quick," from agere "to move, drive" (see ACT (Cf. act) (n.)). Related: Agilely.

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  • agile — [ aʒil ] adj. • XIVe; lat. agilis 1 ♦ Qui a de la facilité et de la rapidité dans l exécution de ses mouvements. ⇒ leste, souple, vif. « La bohémienne dansait [...] agile, légère » (Hugo). « Le clown agile » (Verlaine). Les doigts agiles du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Agile — can refer to: *Agility *Association of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe (AGILE) *Agile Software Corporation, a provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions *Agile software development, a family of software development… …   Wikipedia

  • AGILE — Organización Agencia Espacial Italiana Estado Activo Satélite de Tierra Fecha de lanzamiento 23 de abril de 2007 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Agile — Ag ile, a. [F. agile, L. agilis, fr. agere to move. See {Agent}.] Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue. [1913 Webster] Shaking it with agile hand. Cowper. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • AGILE — (italienisch Astro rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero) ist ein Kleinsatellit der italienischen Raumfahrtagentur ASI auf der Basis der Plattform Mita, den das Unternehmen COSMOS mit der indischen Trägerrakete PSLV C8 am 23. April 2007 auf eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Agile — steht für den Forschungssatelliten AGILE als Kurzform für Agile Softwareentwicklung die militärische Rakete AIM 95 Agile die Association of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • AGILE (КА) — AGILE (Astro rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero) итальянская орбитальная обсерватория, предназначенный для наблюдения космического пространства в рентгеновском и гамма диапазонах. Спутник запущен 23 апреля 2007 года с индийского космодрома… …   Википедия

  • agile — AGÍLE adv. (muz.; ca indicaţie de execuţie) Cu agilitate, sprinten, vioi, uşor. [< it. agile]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 21.10.2004. Sursa: DN  ÁGILE adv. (muz.) cu agilitate. (< it. agile) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • agile — agile, nimble, brisk, spry mean acting or moving with quickness and alacrity. Agile implies dexterity and ease in the management of one’s limbs or, by extension, one’s wits {agile as a monkey} {in a flow of racy comment, skimming from one topic… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • agile — [aj′əl, aj′īl΄] adj. [Fr < L agilis < agere, ACT1] 1. quick and easy of movement; deft and active 2. keen and lively [an agile wit] agilely adv. agility [ə jil′ə tē] n. SYN. AGILE and NI …   English World dictionary

  • Agile — puede referirse a: AIM 95 Agile, un misil aire aire. AGILE, un observatorio espacial de rayos gamma italiano. Desarrollo ágil de software Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través …   Wikipedia Español

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