English Dictionary: Aleutians | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
3. A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede. 4. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb. --Milton. 5. A turn revolution; rotation; compass. According to the common vicissitude and wheel of things, the proud and the insolent, after long trampling upon others, come at length to be trampled upon themselves. --South. [He] throws his steep flight in many an a[89]ry wheel. --Milton. {A wheel within a wheel}, [or] {Wheels within wheels}, a complication of circumstances, motives, etc. {Balance wheel}. See in the Vocab. {Bevel wheel}, {Brake wheel}, {Cam wheel}, {Fifth wheel}, {Overshot wheel}, {Spinning wheel}, etc. See under {Bevel}, {Brake}, etc. {Core wheel}. (Mach.) (a) A mortise gear. (b) A wheel having a rim perforated to receive wooden cogs; the skeleton of a mortise gear. {Measuring wheel}, an odometer, or perambulator. {Wheel and axle} (Mech.), one of the elementary machines or mechanical powers, consisting of a wheel fixed to an axle, and used for raising great weights, by applying the power to the circumference of the wheel, and attaching the weight, by a rope or chain, to that of the axle. Called also {axis in peritrochio}, and {perpetual lever}, -- the principle of equilibrium involved being the same as in the lever, while its action is continuous. See {Mechanical powers}, under {Mechanical}. {Wheel animal}, or {Wheel animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of rotifers having a ciliated disk at the anterior end. {Wheel barometer}. (Physics) See under {Barometer}. {Wheel boat}, a boat with wheels, to be used either on water or upon inclined planes or railways. {Wheel bug} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American hemipterous insect ({Prionidus cristatus}) which sucks the blood of other insects. So named from the curious shape of the prothorax. {Wheel carriage}, a carriage moving on wheels. {Wheel chains}, or {Wheel ropes} (Naut.), the chains or ropes connecting the wheel and rudder. {Wheel cutter}, a machine for shaping the cogs of gear wheels; a gear cutter. {Wheel horse}, one of the horses nearest to the wheels, as opposed to a leader, or forward horse; -- called also {wheeler}. {Wheel lathe}, a lathe for turning railway-car wheels. {Wheel lock}. (a) A letter lock. See under {Letter}. (b) A kind of gunlock in which sparks were struck from a flint, or piece of iron pyrites, by a revolving wheel. (c) A kind of brake a carriage. {Wheel ore} (Min.), a variety of bournonite so named from the shape of its twin crystals. See {Bournonite}. {Wheel pit} (Steam Engine), a pit in the ground, in which the lower part of the fly wheel runs. {Wheel plow}, or {Wheel plough}, a plow having one or two wheels attached, to render it more steady, and to regulate the depth of the furrow. {Wheel press}, a press by which railway-car wheels are forced on, or off, their axles. {Wheel race}, the place in which a water wheel is set. {Wheel rope} (Naut.), a tiller rope. See under {Tiller}. {Wheel stitch} (Needlework), a stitch resembling a spider's web, worked into the material, and not over an open space. --Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework). {Wheel tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Aspidosperma excelsum}) of Guiana, which has a trunk so curiously fluted that a transverse section resembles the hub and spokes of a coarsely made wheel. See {Paddlewood}. {Wheel urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any sea urchin of the genus {Rotula} having a round, flat shell. {Wheel window} (Arch.), a circular window having radiating mullions arranged like the spokes of a wheel. Cf. {Rose window}, under {Rose}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aladinist \A*lad"in*ist\, n. [From Aladin, for Ala Eddin, i. e., height of religion, a learned divine under Mohammed II. and Bajazet II.] One of a sect of freethinkers among the Mohammedans. | |
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Alation \A*la"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. alatus winged.] The state of being winged. | |
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Aldine \Al"dine\ (?; 277), a. (Bibliog.) An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his family, of Venice, for the most part in the 16th century and known by the sign of the anchor and the dolphin. The term has also been applied to certain elegant editions of English works. | |
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Aleutian \A*leu"tian\, Aleutic \A*leu"tic\, a. [Said to be from the Russ. aleut a bold rock.] Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands. | |
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Aliethmoid \Al`i*eth"moid\, Aliethmoidal \Al`i*eth*moid"al\, a. [L. ala wing + E. ethomoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage. | |
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Aliethmoid \Al`i*eth"moid\, Aliethmoidal \Al`i*eth*moid"al\, a. [L. ala wing + E. ethomoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage. | |
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Allodium \Al*lo"di*um\, n. [LL. allodium, alodium, alodis, alaudis, of Ger. origin; cf. OHG. al all, and [?]t (AS. e[be]d) possession, property. It means, therefore, entirely one's property.] (Law) Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to {feud}. --Blackstone. --Bouvier. | |
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Allotment \Al*lot"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. alotement, F. allotement.] 1. The act of allotting; assignment. 2. That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party. The alloments of God and nature. --L'Estrange. A vineyard and an allotment for olives and herbs. --Broome. 3. (law) The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person. {Cottage allotment}, an allotment of a small portion of land to a country laborer for garden cultivation. [Eng.] | |
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Allot \Al*lot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allotting}.] [OF. aloter, F. allotir; a (L. ad) + lot lot. See {Lot}.] 1. To distribute by lot. 2. To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a share or lot; to set apart as one's share; to bestow on; to grant; to appoint; as, let every man be contented with that which Providence allots him. Ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge. --Johnson. | |
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Allthing \All`thing`\, adv. [For in all (= every) thing.] Altogether. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Allude \Al*lude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Alluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alluding}.] [L. alludere to play with, to allude; ad + ludere to play.] To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction. These speeches . . . do seem to allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use. --Hooker. Syn: To refer; point; indicate; hint; suggest; intimate; signify; insinuate; advert. See {Refer}. | |
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Altaian \Al*ta"ian\, Altaic \Al*ta"ic\, a. [Cf. F. alta[8b]que.] Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia. | |
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Altheine \Al*the"ine\, n. (Chem.) Asparagine. | |
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Asparagine \As*par"a*gine\, n. [Cf. F. asparagine.] (Chem.) A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, {C4H8N2O3+H2O}, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also {altheine}. | |
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Altheine \Al*the"ine\, n. (Chem.) Asparagine. | |
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Asparagine \As*par"a*gine\, n. [Cf. F. asparagine.] (Chem.) A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, {C4H8N2O3+H2O}, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also {altheine}. | |
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Altimeter \Al*tim"e*ter\, n. [LL. altimeter; altus high + metrum, Gr. [?], measure: cf. F. altim[8a]tre.] An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc. --Knight. | |
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Altimetry \Al*tim"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. altim[82]trie.] The art of measuring altitudes, or heights. | |
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Altincar \Al*tin"car\, n. See {Tincal}. | |
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Altometer \Al*tom"e*ter\, n. [L. altus high + -meter.] A theodolite. --Knight. | |
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Aladdin, WY Zip code(s): 82710 | |
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Aldan, PA (borough, FIPS 676) Location: 39.92286 N, 75.28880 W Population (1990): 4549 (1816 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Alden, AL Zip code(s): 35073 Alden, IA (city, FIPS 1045) Location: 42.51243 N, 93.37903 W Population (1990): 855 (363 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50006 Alden, KS (city, FIPS 950) Location: 38.24408 N, 98.31115 W Population (1990): 182 (102 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67512 Alden, MI Zip code(s): 49612 Alden, MN (city, FIPS 838) Location: 43.67014 N, 93.57324 W Population (1990): 623 (267 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56009 Alden, NY (village, FIPS 1088) Location: 42.89835 N, 78.49452 W Population (1990): 2457 (985 housing units) Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14004 | |
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Alden Manor, NY Zip code(s): 11003 | |
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Aldenville, PA Zip code(s): 18401 | |
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Aldine, TX (CDP, FIPS 1696) Location: 29.91358 N, 95.37599 W Population (1990): 11133 (4069 housing units) Area: 21.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Aleutians East, AK (Borough, FIPS 13) Location: 55.22918 N, 161.91519 W Population (1990): 2464 (693 housing units) Area: 18090.5 sq km (land), 20790.0 sq km (water) | |
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Aleutians West Census, AK (Area, FIPS 16) Location: 52.24265 N, 175.12975 W Population (1990): 9478 (2051 housing units) Area: 11401.5 sq km (land), 25155.6 sq km (water) | |
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Alledonia, OH Zip code(s): 43902 | |
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Alleyton, TX Zip code(s): 78935 | |
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Altamahaw-Ossipee, NC (CDP, FIPS 1150) Location: 36.17927 N, 79.50683 W Population (1990): 1076 (468 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Altamont, IL (city, FIPS 1049) Location: 39.05798 N, 88.74851 W Population (1990): 2296 (912 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62411 Altamont, KS (city, FIPS 1550) Location: 37.19154 N, 95.29472 W Population (1990): 1048 (437 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67330 Altamont, MO (town, FIPS 910) Location: 39.88885 N, 94.08674 W Population (1990): 188 (92 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64620 Altamont, NY (village, FIPS 1517) Location: 42.70508 N, 74.03630 W Population (1990): 1519 (555 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12009 Altamont, OR (CDP, FIPS 1850) Location: 42.19818 N, 121.71972 W Population (1990): 18591 (7564 housing units) Area: 26.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Altamont, SD (town, FIPS 1140) Location: 44.84038 N, 96.69014 W Population (1990): 48 (24 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57226 Altamont, TN (town, FIPS 940) Location: 35.42974 N, 85.72844 W Population (1990): 679 (256 housing units) Area: 27.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37301 Altamont, UT (town, FIPS 760) Location: 40.35859 N, 110.28627 W Population (1990): 167 (73 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84001 | |
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Altamonte Spring, FL Zip code(s): 32701 | |
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Altamonte Springs, FL (city, FIPS 950) Location: 28.66208 N, 81.39525 W Population (1990): 34879 (17140 housing units) Area: 22.1 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water) | |
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Altenburg, MO (city, FIPS 928) Location: 37.63125 N, 89.58142 W Population (1990): 307 (138 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Altheimer, AR (city, FIPS 1150) Location: 34.31895 N, 91.84623 W Population (1990): 972 (346 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72004 | |
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Altmar, NY (village, FIPS 1550) Location: 43.51056 N, 76.00499 W Population (1990): 336 (125 housing units) Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13302 | |
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Alton, IA (city, FIPS 1585) Location: 42.98638 N, 96.00759 W Population (1990): 1063 (425 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51003 Alton, IL (city, FIPS 1114) Location: 38.90397 N, 90.15402 W Population (1990): 32905 (14212 housing units) Area: 38.9 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62002 Alton, IN (town, FIPS 1270) Location: 38.12234 N, 86.42124 W Population (1990): 57 (47 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Alton, KS (city, FIPS 1600) Location: 39.46820 N, 98.94825 W Population (1990): 115 (76 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67623 Alton, MO (city, FIPS 964) Location: 36.69386 N, 91.39894 W Population (1990): 692 (369 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Alton, NH Zip code(s): 03809 Alton, TX (city, FIPS 2212) Location: 26.28396 N, 98.30565 W Population (1990): 3069 (780 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78572 Alton, UT (town, FIPS 870) Location: 37.43879 N, 112.48320 W Population (1990): 93 (37 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84710 Alton, VA Zip code(s): 24520 | |
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Alton Bay, NH Zip code(s): 03810 | |
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Altona, IL (village, FIPS 1140) Location: 41.11521 N, 90.16469 W Population (1990): 559 (223 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61414 Altona, IN (town, FIPS 1288) Location: 41.35089 N, 85.15285 W Population (1990): 156 (68 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Altona, NY (CDP, FIPS 1572) Location: 44.89220 N, 73.65927 W Population (1990): 1003 (146 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12910 | |
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Altonah, UT Zip code(s): 84002 | |
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Altoona, AL (town, FIPS 1660) Location: 34.03138 N, 86.31355 W Population (1990): 960 (405 housing units) Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Altoona, FL Zip code(s): 32702 Altoona, IA (city, FIPS 1630) Location: 41.65087 N, 93.47629 W Population (1990): 7191 (2582 housing units) Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50009 Altoona, KS (city, FIPS 1625) Location: 37.52552 N, 95.66165 W Population (1990): 456 (211 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66710 Altoona, PA (city, FIPS 2184) Location: 40.50785 N, 78.40129 W Population (1990): 51881 (22698 housing units) Area: 25.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16601, 16602 Altoona, WI (city, FIPS 1550) Location: 44.80505 N, 91.44200 W Population (1990): 5889 (2397 housing units) Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54720 | |
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Aultman, PA Zip code(s): 15713 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Aladdin Enterprises development company, founded in 1986, best known as the original developer of {Ghostscript}. Address: San Francisco Peninsula, California, USA. Not to be confused with {Aladdin Systems, Inc.}. {Aladdin Enterprises Home (http://www.aladdin.com/)}. (2003-09-24) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Aladdin Systems, Inc. and other {utility programs} for the {Macintosh}, {Microsoft Windows}, and {Palm} {handheld computers}. Not to be confused with {Aladdin Enterprises}. {Aladdin Systems Home (http://www.aladdinsys.com/)}. (2003-09-20) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ALADIN 1. 2. ["A Conversational System for Engineering Assistance: ALADIN", Y. Siret, Proc Second Symp Symb Algebraic Math, ACM Mar 1971]. (1995-04-13) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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