a. [ L. viperinus: cf. F. vipérin. ] Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper. [ 1913 Webster ]
Viperine snake. (Zool.) (a)Any venomous snake of the family Viperidae.(b)A harmless snake resembling a viper in form or color, esp. Tropidonotus viperinus, a small European species which resembles the viper in color. [ 1913 Webster ]
. 1. A line of pipe with pumping machinery and apparatus for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids, such as petroleum or natural gas, between distant points. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
2. fig. an information channel direct from the source. [ PJC ]
3. the set of stages and processes from the invention or design of a product to its ultimate use, production, or commercial sale. Used commonly in the phrase in the pipeline, i. e. still in preparation or under development. [ PJC ]
English-Thai: NECTEC'sLexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]NECTEC Lexitron Dictionary EN-TH
. 1. A line of pipe with pumping machinery and apparatus for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids, such as petroleum or natural gas, between distant points. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
2. fig. an information channel direct from the source. [ PJC ]
3. the set of stages and processes from the invention or design of a product to its ultimate use, production, or commercial sale. Used commonly in the phrase in the pipeline, i. e. still in preparation or under development. [ PJC ]