Sol : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sol	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for Sol
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sol n a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid Synonym(s): sol, colloidal solution, colloidal suspension (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization Synonym(s): sol, soh, so
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sol \Sol\ Sole \Sole\, n. [From hydrosol an aqueous colloidal solution, confused with G. sole, soole, salt water from which salt is obtained.] (Chem.) A fluid mixture of a colloid and a liquid; a liquid colloidal solution or suspension.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sol \Sol\, n. [See {Sou}.] 1. A sou. 2. A silver and gold coin of Peru. The silver sol is the unit of value, and is worth about 68 cents.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sol \Sol\, n. [It.] (Mus.) (a) A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to the fifth tone of any diatonic scale. (b) The tone itself.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
G \G\ (j[emac]) 1. G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246. Note: The form of G is from the Latin, in the alphabet which it first appeared as a modified form of C. The name is also from the Latin, and probably comes to us through the French. Etymologically it is most closely related to a c hard, k y, and w; as in corn, grain, kernel; kin L. genus, Gr. [?]; E. garden, yard; drag, draw; also to ch and h; as in get, prehensile; guest, host (an army); gall, choler; gust, choose. See {C}. 2. (Mus.) G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or model scale; -- called also {sol} by the Italians and French. It was also originally used as the treble clef, and has gradually changed into the character represented in the margin. See {Clef}. G[sharp] (G sharp) is a tone intermediate between G and A.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SOL 1. {Simulation Oriented Language}. 2. {Second-Order lambda-calculus}. 3. Semantic Operating Language. Language for manipulating semantic networks for building cognitive models, particularly for natural language understanding. "Explorations in Cognition", D.A. Norman et al, W.H. Freeman 1974. 4. Shit Outta Luck.