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Guttatrap \Gut"ta*trap\, n. The inspissated juice of a tree of the genus {Artocarpus} ({A. incisa}, or breadfruit tree), sometimes used in making birdlime, on account of its glutinous quality. | |
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Snapdragon \Snap"drag`on\, n. 1. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus {Antirrhinum}, especially the cultivated {A. majus}, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the face of a dragon. (b) A West Indian herb ({Ruellia tuberosa}) with curiously shaped blue flowers. 2. A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See {Flapdragon}. --Swift. | |
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d8Ageratum \[d8]A*ger"a*tum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a sort of plant; 'a priv. + [?] old age.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, one species of which ({A. Mexicanum}) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters. | |
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Ames-ace \Ames"-ace\, n. Same as {Ambs-ace}. | |
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Amic \Am"ic\, a. [L. ammonia + -ic.] (Chem.) Related to, or derived, ammonia; -- used chiefly as a suffix; as, amic acid; phosphamic acid. {Amic acid} (Chem.), one of a class of nitrogenized acids somewhat resembling amides. | |
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d8Amigo \[d8]A*mi"go\, n.; pl. {Amigos}. [Sp., fr. L. amicus.] A friend; -- a Spanish term applied in the Philippine Islands to friendly natives. | |
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Amnesic \Am*ne"sic\, a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to amnesia. [bd]Amnesic or co[94]rdinate defects.[b8] --Quian. | |
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Embryonic \Em`bry*on"ic\, a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary. {Embryonic} {sac [or] vesicle} (Bot.), the vesicle within which the embryo is developed in the ovule; -- sometimes called also {amnios sac}, and {embryonal sac}. | |
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Pellitory \Pel"li*to*ry\, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See {Bertram}.] (Bot.) (a) A composite plant ({Anacyclus Pyrethrum}) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also {bertram}, and {pellitory of Spain}. (b) The feverfew ({Chrysanthemum Parthenium}); -- so called because it resembles the above. | |
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Pyrethrine \Pyr"eth*rine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the root of the pellitory of Spain ({Anacyclus pyrethrum}). | |
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Bertram \Ber"tram\, n. [Corrupted fr. L. pyrethrum, Gr. [?] a hot spicy plant, fr. [?] fire.] (Bot.) Pellitory of Spain ({Anacyclus pyrethrum}). | |
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Pellitory \Pel"li*to*ry\, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See {Bertram}.] (Bot.) (a) A composite plant ({Anacyclus Pyrethrum}) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also {bertram}, and {pellitory of Spain}. (b) The feverfew ({Chrysanthemum Parthenium}); -- so called because it resembles the above. | |
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Pyrethrine \Pyr"eth*rine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the root of the pellitory of Spain ({Anacyclus pyrethrum}). | |
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Bertram \Ber"tram\, n. [Corrupted fr. L. pyrethrum, Gr. [?] a hot spicy plant, fr. [?] fire.] (Bot.) Pellitory of Spain ({Anacyclus pyrethrum}). | |
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Anagoge \An`a*go"ge\, n. [Gr. [?] a leading up; [?] + [?] a leading, [?] to lead.] 1. An elevation of mind to things celestial. 2. The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New. | |
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Anagogic \An`a*gog"ic\, Anagogical \An`a*gog"ic*al\, a. Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. -- {An`a*gog"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Anagogic \An`a*gog"ic\, Anagogical \An`a*gog"ic*al\, a. Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. -- {An`a*gog"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Anagogic \An`a*gog"ic\, Anagogical \An`a*gog"ic*al\, a. Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. -- {An`a*gog"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Anagogics \An`a*gog"ics\, n. pl. Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures. --L. Addison. | |
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Anagogy \An"a*go`gy\, n. Same as {Anagoge}. | |
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Anaseismic \An`a*seis"mic\, a. [Cf. Gr. [?] a shaking up and down.] Moving up and down; -- said of earthquake shocks. | |
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Discrepance \Dis*crep"ance\ (?; 277), Discrepancy \Dis*crep"an*cy\, n.; pl. {-ances}, {-ancies}. [L. disrepantia: cf. OF. discrepance. See {Discrepant}.] The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement; variance; discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety. There hath been ever a discrepance of vesture of youth and age, men and women. --Sir T. Elyot. There is no real discrepancy between these two genealogies. --G. S. Faber. | |
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Ancestor \An"ces*tor\, n. [OE. ancestre, auncestre, also ancessour; the first forms fr. OF. ancestre, F. anc[88]tre, fr. the L. nom. antessor one who goes before; the last form fr. OF. ancessor, fr. L. acc. antecessorem, fr. antecedere to go before; ante before + cedere to go. See {Cede}, and cf. {Antecessor}.] 1. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father. 2. (Biol.) An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse. 3. (Law) One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir. | |
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Ancestorial \An`ces*to"ri*al\, a. Ancestral. --Grote. | |
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Ancestorially \An`ces*to"ri*al*ly\, adv. With regard to ancestors. | |
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Ancestral \An*ces"tral\ (?; 277), a. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. [bd]Ancestral trees.[b8] --Hemans. | |
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Ancestress \An"ces*tress\, n. A female ancestor. | |
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Ancestry \An"ces*try\, n. [Cf. OF. ancesserie. See {Ancestor}.] 1. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent. Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. --Addison. 2. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent. | |
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Oxtongue \Ox"tongue`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, {Anchusa officinalis}, a kind of bugloss, and {Helminthia echioides}, both European herbs. | |
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Alkanet \Al"ka*net\, n. [Dim. of Sp. alcana, alhe[ntil]a, in which al is the Ar. article. See {Henna}, {and cf}. {Orchanet}.] 1. (Chem.) A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of {Alkanna tinctoria}, which gives a fine deep red color. 2. (Bot.) (a) A boraginaceous herb ({Alkanna tinctoria}) yielding the dye; orchanet. (b) The similar plant {Anchusa officinalis}; bugloss; also, the American puccoon. | |
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Anchusin \An"chu*sin\, n. [L. anchusa the plant alkanet, Gr. [?].] (Chem.) A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root. | |
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Discrepance \Dis*crep"ance\ (?; 277), Discrepancy \Dis*crep"an*cy\, n.; pl. {-ances}, {-ancies}. [L. disrepantia: cf. OF. discrepance. See {Discrepant}.] The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement; variance; discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety. There hath been ever a discrepance of vesture of youth and age, men and women. --Sir T. Elyot. There is no real discrepancy between these two genealogies. --G. S. Faber. | |
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Moccasin \Moc"ca*sin\, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.] [Sometimes written {moccason}.] 1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin ({Ancistrodon piscivorus}) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is {Ancistrodon atrofuscus}. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles. {Moccasin flower} (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper ({Cypripedium acaule}) found in North America. The lower petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under coniferous trees. | |
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Copperhead \Cop"per*head`\, n. [From its color.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A poisonous American serpent ({Ancistrodon conotortrix}), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also {copper-belly}, and {red viper}. 2. A nickname applied to a person in the Northern States who sympathized with the South during the Civil War. [U.S.] | |
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Water moccasin \Wa"ter moc"ca*sin\ (Zo[94]l.) A venomous North American snake ({Ancistrodon piscivorus}) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called also {water snake}, {water adder}, {water viper}. | |
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Moccasin \Moc"ca*sin\, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.] [Sometimes written {moccason}.] 1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin ({Ancistrodon piscivorus}) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is {Ancistrodon atrofuscus}. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles. {Moccasin flower} (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper ({Cypripedium acaule}) found in North America. The lower petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under coniferous trees. | |
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Ancistroid \An*cis"troid\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] a hook + [?] shape.] Hook-shaped. | |
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Angiocarpous \An`gi*o*car"pous\ ([acr]n`j[icr]*[osl]*k[aum]r"p[ucr]s), a. [Angio- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) (a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. --Brande & C. (b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. --Gray. | |
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Angiography \An`gi*og"ra*phy\, n. [Angio- + -graphy: cf. F. angiographie.] (Anat.) A description of blood vessels and lymphatics. | |
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Angioscope \An"gi*o*scope\ ([acr]n"j[icr]*[osl]*sk[omac]p), n. [Angio- + -scope.] An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants. --Morin. | |
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Angiosperm \An"gi*o*sperm\ (-[acr]n"j[icr]*[osl]*sp[etil]rm), n. [Angio- + Gr. [?], [?], seed.] (Bot.) A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp. Note: The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied to one of the two grand divisions of these species, the other division including gymnosperms, or those which have naked seeds. The oak, apple, beech, etc., are angiosperms, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the allied varieties, are gymnosperms. | |
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Angiospermatous \An`gi*o*sper"ma*tous\ ([acr]n`j[icr]*[osl]*sp[etil]r"m[adot]*t[ucr]s), a. (Bot.) Same as {Angiospermous}. | |
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Angiospermous \An`gi*o*sper"mous\, a. (Bot.) Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp. | |
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Angiosporous \An`gi*os"po*rous\, a. [Angio- + spore.] (Bot.) Having spores contained in cells or thec[91], as in the case of some fungi. | |
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Angiostomous \An`gi*os"to*mous\, a. [Angio- + Gr. [?] mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods. | |
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Angostura bark \An`gos*tu"ra bark`\ ([aum][nsm]`g[ocr]s*t[oomac]"r[adot] b[aum]rk`). [From Angostura, in Venezuela.] An aromatic bark used as a tonic, obtained from a South American of the rue family ({Galipea cusparia, [or] officinalis}). --U. S. Disp. | |
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Blindworm \Blind"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard ({Anguis fragilis}), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder. Newts and blindworms do no wrong. --Shak. | |
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Anguish \An"guish\, n. [OE. anguishe, anguise, angoise, F. angoisse, fr. L. angustia narrowness, difficulty, distress, fr. angustus narrow, difficult, fr. angere to press together. See {Anger}.] Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress. But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. --Ex. vi. 9. Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. --Jer. iv. 31. Note: Rarely used in the plural: Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him. --Latimer. Syn: Agony; pang; torture; torment. See {Agony}. | |
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Anguish \An"guish\, v. t. [Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare.] To distress with extreme pain or grief. [R.] --Temple. | |
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Angust \An*gust"\, a. [L. angustus. See {Anguish}.] Narrow; strait. [Obs.] | |
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Angustate \An*gus"tate\, a. [L. angustatus, p. p. of angustare to make narrow.] Narrowed. | |
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Angustation \An`gus*ta"tion\, n. The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting. --Wiseman. | |
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Angusticlave \An*gus"ti*clave\ ([acr]n*g[ucr]s"t[icr]*kl[amac]v), n. [L. angustus narrow + clavus a nail, a stripe.] (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank. | |
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Angustifoliate \An*gus`ti*fo"li*ate\ ([acr]n*g[ucr]s`t[icr]*f[omac]"l[icr]*[asl]t), Angustifolious \An*gus`ti*fo"li*ous\ ([acr]n*g[ucr]s`t[icr]*f[omac]"l[icr]*[ucr]s), a. [L. angustus narrow (see {Anguish}) + folium leaf.] (Bot.) Having narrow leaves. --Wright. | |
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Angustifoliate \An*gus`ti*fo"li*ate\ ([acr]n*g[ucr]s`t[icr]*f[omac]"l[icr]*[asl]t), Angustifolious \An*gus`ti*fo"li*ous\ ([acr]n*g[ucr]s`t[icr]*f[omac]"l[icr]*[ucr]s), a. [L. angustus narrow (see {Anguish}) + folium leaf.] (Bot.) Having narrow leaves. --Wright. | |
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Angustura bark \An`gus*tu"ra bark`\ See {Angostura bark}. | |
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Anethol \An"e*thol\, n. [L. anethum (see {Anise}) + -ol.] (Chem.) A substance obtained from the volatile oils of anise, fennel, etc., in the form of soft shining scales; -- called also {anise camphor}. --Watts. | |
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Anisic \A*nis"ic\, a. Of or derived from anise; as, anisic acid; anisic alcohol. | |
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Anisospore \An"i*so*spore`\, n. [Gr. [?] priv. + isospore.] (Biol.) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size; -- opposed to {isospore}. | |
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Anisostemonous \An`i*so*stem"o*nous\, a. [Gr. [?] unequal + [?] warp, thread; [?] to stand.] (Bot.) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals. | |
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Anisosthenic \An`i*so*sthen"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] unequal + [?] strength.] Of unequal strength. | |
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Anxious \Anx"ious\ ([acr][nsm]k"sh[ucr]s), a. [L. anxius, fr. angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. 'a`gchein to choke. See {Anger}.] 1. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle. 2. Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor. The sweet of life, from which God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares. --Milton. 3. Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please. He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform. --Macaulay. Note: Anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc., before the object of solicitude. Syn: Solicitous; careful; uneasy; unquiet; restless; concerned; disturbed; watchful. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anxiously \Anx"ious*ly\, adv. In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anxiousness \Anx"ious*ness\, n. The quality of being anxious; great solicitude; anxiety. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Anacoco, LA (village, FIPS 1920) Location: 31.25574 N, 93.34392 W Population (1990): 823 (328 housing units) Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71403 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
An#asco zona, PR (urbana, FIPS 2680) Location: 18.28847 N, 67.14135 W Population (1990): 5826 (2088 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Angus, MN Zip code(s): 56712 Angus, TX (city, FIPS 3288) Location: 31.99772 N, 96.42571 W Population (1990): 363 (136 housing units) Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Anoka County, MN (county, FIPS 3) Location: 45.27416 N, 93.24083 W Population (1990): 243641 (85519 housing units) Area: 1098.1 sq km (land), 57.7 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
ANSI standard /an'see stan'd*rd/ The ANSI standard usage of `ANSI standard' refers to any practice which is typical or broadly done. It's most appropriately applied to things that everyone does that are not quite regulation. For example: ANSI standard shaking of a laser printer cartridge to get extra life from it, or the ANSI standard word tripling in names of usenet alt groups. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
ANSI standard pizza /an'see stan'd*rd peet'z*/ [CMU] Pepperoni and mushroom pizza. Coined allegedly because most pizzas ordered by CMU hackers during some period leading up to mid-1990 were of that flavor. See also {rotary debugger}; compare {ISO standard cup of tea}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ANSI C A revision of {C}, adding {function prototypes}, {structure passing}, {structure assignment} and standardised library functions. {ANSI} X3.159-1989. {cgram} is a {grammar} for ANSI C, written in {Scheme}. {unproto} is a program for removing function prototypes to translate ANSI C to standard C. {lcc} is a {retargetable} {compiler} for ANSI C. (1995-11-26) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ANSI X12 content of business transactions conducted through {Electronic Data Interchange} (EDI). ANSI X12 is produced by the committee ASC X12, supported by the {Data Interchange Standards Association, Inc.} (DISA). [{(http://www.onlinewbc.org/Docs/procure/standard.html)}]. (1999-09-18) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ANSI Z39.50 Definition and Protocol Specification for Library Applications, officially known as ANSI/NISO Z39.50-1992, and ANSI/NISO Z39.50-1995. This {standard}, used by {WAIS}, specifies an {OSI} {application layer} service to allow an application on one computer to query a {database} on another. Z39.50 is used in libraries and for searching some databases on the {Internet}. The US {Library of Congress (http://lcweb.loc.gov/z3950/agency/)} is the official maintanence agency for Z39.50. {Index Data}, a Danish company, have released a lot of Z39.50 code. Their {web site} explains the relevant {ISO} {standards} and how they are amicably converging in Z39.50 version 4.0. {Overview (http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/VI/5/op/udtop3.htm)}. {Z39.50 resources (http://lamp.cs.utas.edu.au/net.html#Z3950)}. (1996-07-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ANSI/SPARC {ANSI Standards Planning And Requirments Committee} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ANSI/SPARC Architecture model of {database} architecture comprising a {physical schema}, a {conceptual schema} and user {views}. [Reference?] (1998-12-17) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ANSI/SPARC model {ANSI/SPARC Architecture} |