имя существительное 1) головоломка, загадка Например: an enigma to a wider audience — задачка для широкой аудитории 2) что-либо загадочное Синоним(ы): puzzle
noun Etymology: Latin aenigma, from Greek ainigmat-, ainigma, from ainissesthai to speak in riddles, from ainos fable 1. an obscure speech or writing 2. something hard to understand or explain 3. an inscrutable or mysterious person Synonyms: see mystery
The electro-mechanical cipher engine used by the Germans in World War II to encrypt and decrypt field orders. Many of their messages were deciphered at Bletchley Park, by Alan Turing and others. See also: Tunny Emulator.