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Definition of Sirenes

Sirene
Sirene Si*rene", n. See Siren, 6.
sirene
Siren Si"ren, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo["o]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren or family Sirenid[ae], destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also sirene, and syren.]

Meaning of Sirenes from wikipedia

- of orchestras Sirènes ("Sirens"), a movement in the Debussy suite Nocturnes The Sirens, Op. 33, by Reinhold Glière (1875–1956) The Siren (Waterhouse painting)...
- work Nocturnes in which the third movement, "Sirènes", depicts sirens. According to Debussy, "'Sirènes' depicts the sea and its countless rhythms and...
- The greater siren (Siren lacertina) is an amphibian and one of the five members of the genus Siren. The largest of the sirens and one of the largest amphibians...
- include: Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826 – lesser siren Siren lacertina Linnaeus, 1766 – greater siren Siren nettingi Goin, 1942 – western siren Siren reticulata...
- Look up siren song in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A siren song typically refers to the song of the siren, dangerous creatures in Gr**** mythology...
- of the genus Siren in that dwarf sirens have three toes on each foot rather than four. Whereas sirens have three gill slits, dwarf sirens keep just a single...
- 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013. "Alarmeringstest op 2 april: combinatie sirenes en BE-Alert". Crisiscentrum (in Dutch). 25 March 2015. Archived from the...
- Song of the Sirens (stylized as 回:Song of the Sirens) is the ninth and last extended play by South Korean girl group GFriend, released on July 13, 2020...
- "Song to the Siren" is a song written by Tim Buckley and Larry Beckett, first released by Buckley on his 1970 album Starsailor. It was later included...
- Sirens Of ****s is a four piece band and music label based in Switzerland. Sirens Of ****s was formed in 2014 by Melvyn Buss and Arci Friede who collaborated...