English Dictionary: Beschleunigungsgitter | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Birch \Birch\ (b[etil]rch), n.; pl. {Birches} (-[ecr]z). [OE. birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj[94]rk, Sw. bj[94]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche, birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr. bh[umac]rja. [root]254. Cf. 1st {Birk}.] 1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus {Betula}; as, the white or common birch ({B. alba}) (also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch ({B. glandulosa}); the paper or canoe birch ({B. papyracea}); the yellow birch ({B. lutea}); the black or cherry birch ({B. lenta}). 2. The wood or timber of the birch. 3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging. Note: The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in schools. They were also made into brooms. The threatening twigs of birch. --Shak. 4. A birch-bark canoe. {Birch of Jamaica}, a species ({Bursera gummifera}) of turpentine tree. {Birch partridge}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ruffed grouse}. {Birch wine}, wine made of the spring sap of the birch. {Oil of birch}. (a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European birch ({Betula alba}), and used in the preparation of genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor. (b) An oil prepared from the black birch ({B. lenta}), said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for which it is largely sold. | |
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Back \Back\, a. 1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements. 2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent. 3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action. {Back charges}, charges brought forward after an account has been made up. {Back filling} (Arch.), the mass of materials used in filling up the space between two walls, or between the inner and outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or vault. {Back pressure}. (Steam Engine) See under {Pressure}. {Back rest}, a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work, to steady it in turning. {Back slang}, a kind of slang in which every word is written or pronounced backwards; as, nam for man. {Back stairs}, stairs in the back part of a house; private stairs. Also used adjectively. See {Back stairs}, {Backstairs}, and {Backstair}, in the Vocabulary. {Back step} (Mil.), the retrograde movement of a man or body of men, without changing front. {Back stream}, a current running against the main current of a stream; an eddy. {To take the back track}, to retrace one's steps; to retreat. [Colloq.] | |
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Baculine \Bac"u*line\, a. [L. baculum staff.] Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod. | |
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Baculometry \Bac`u*lom"e*try\, n. [L. baculum staff + -metry] Measurement of distance or altitude by a staff or staffs. | |
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Basal-nerved \Ba"sal-nerved`\, a. (Bot.) Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of leaves. | |
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain organic bodies resembling them in their property of forming salts with acids. 6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound. 7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure. 8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions. 9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand. 10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms. 11. [See {Base} low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base. [Now commonly written {bass}.] The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar. --Dryden. 12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc. 13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.] 14. (Zo[94]l.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ. 15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal. 16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline. 17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See {Escutcheon}. 18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.] 19. pl. A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower. [Obs.] 20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.] 21. An apron. [Obs.] [bd]Bakers in their linen bases.[b8] --Marston. 22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting place or a goal in various games. To their appointed base they went. --Dryden. 23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles. --Lyman. 24. A rustic play; -- called also {prisoner's base}, {prison base}, or {bars}. [bd]To run the country base.[b8] --Shak. 25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield. {Altern base}. See under {Altern}. {Attic base}. (Arch.) See under {Attic}. {Base course}. (Arch.) (a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made of large stones of a mass of concrete; -- called also {foundation course}. (b) The architectural member forming the transition between the basement and the wall above. {Base hit} (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach the first base without being put out. {Base line}. (a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in military operations. (b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent. {Base plate}, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of the steam engine; the bed plate. {Base ring} (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave molding. --H. L. Scott. | |
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Basil \Bas"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basiled} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Basiling}.] To grind or form the edge of to an angle. --Moxon. | |
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Becalm \Be*calm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Becalmed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Becalming}.] 1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease. Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. --Philips. 2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed. | |
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Becalm \Be*calm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Becalmed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Becalming}.] 1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease. Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. --Philips. 2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed. | |
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Becalm \Be*calm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Becalmed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Becalming}.] 1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease. Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. --Philips. 2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed. | |
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Beguilement \Be*guile"ment\, n. The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled. | |
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Beguile \Be*guile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beguiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beguiling}.] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. --Gen. iii. 13. 2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.] When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. --Shak. 3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert. Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. --W. Irving. Syn: To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain. | |
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Beguiling \Be*guil"ing\, a. Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. -- {Be*guil"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Beguiling \Be*guil"ing\, a. Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. -- {Be*guil"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Bejewel \Be*jew"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bejeweled} or {Bejewelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bejeweling} or {Bejewelling}.] To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. [bd]Bejeweled hands.[b8] --Thackeray. | |
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Bejewel \Be*jew"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bejeweled} or {Bejewelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bejeweling} or {Bejewelling}.] To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. [bd]Bejeweled hands.[b8] --Thackeray. | |
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Beslime \Be*slime"\, v. t. To daub with slime; to soil. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Bezzle \Bez"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bezzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bezzling}.] [OF. besillier, besiler, to maltreat, pillage; or shortened fr. embezzle. Cf. {Embezzle}.] To plunder; to waste in riot. [Obs.] | |
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Biglandular \Bi*glan"du*lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + glandular.] Having two glands, as a plant. | |
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Bookland \Book"land`\, Bockland \Bock"land`\, n. [AS. b[?]cland; b[?]c book + land land.] (O. Eng. Law) Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds. | |
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Bockland \Bock"land\, n. See {Bookland}. | |
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Boggle \Bog"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boggling}.] [ See {Bogle}, n.] 1. To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision. We start and boggle at every unusual appearance. --Glanvill. Boggling at nothing which serveth their purpose. --Barrow. 2. To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully. 3. To play fast and loose; to dissemble. --Howell. Syn: To doubt; hesitate; shrink; stickle; demur. | |
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Bookland \Book"land`\, Bockland \Bock"land`\, n. [AS. b[?]cland; b[?]c book + land land.] (O. Eng. Law) Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds. | |
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Bookselling \Book"sell`ing\, n. The employment of selling books. | |
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Boswellian \Bos*well"i*an\, a. Relating to, or characteristic of, Dr. Johnson's biographer, James Boswell, whose hero worship made his narrative a faithful but often uncritical record of details. -- {Bos"well*ize}, v. i. & t. -- {Bos"weel*ism}. n. | |
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Boswellian \Bos*well"i*an\, a. Relating to, or characteristic of, Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson. | |
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Boxhauling \Box"haul`ing\, n. (Naut.) A method of going from one tack to another. See {Boxhaul}. | |
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Buckle \Buc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Buckling}.] [OE. boclen, F. boucler. See {Buckle}, n.] 1. To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness. 2. To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted. 3. To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively | |
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Buckling \Buc"kling\, a. Wavy; curling, as hair. --Latham. | |
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Bushel \Bush"el\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Busheled}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Busheling}.] [Cf. G. bosseln.] (Tailoring) To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments. [U. S.] | |
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Bushelman \Bush"el*man\, n. A tailor's assistant for repairing garments; -- called also {busheler}. [Local, U.S.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bazile Mills, NE (village, FIPS 3355) Location: 42.51377 N, 97.91002 W Population (1990): 34 (12 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Boxholm, IA (city, FIPS 7750) Location: 42.17327 N, 94.10633 W Population (1990): 214 (113 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50040 | |
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Buckland, AK (city, FIPS 9600) Location: 65.98105 N, 161.13168 W Population (1990): 318 (70 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99727 Buckland, MA Zip code(s): 01338 Buckland, OH (village, FIPS 9974) Location: 40.62426 N, 84.26069 W Population (1990): 239 (99 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Bucklin, KS (city, FIPS 9000) Location: 37.54899 N, 99.63460 W Population (1990): 710 (355 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67834 Bucklin, MO (city, FIPS 9388) Location: 39.78237 N, 92.88925 W Population (1990): 616 (308 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64631 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
back link of an explicit link in the other direction. (1996-05-28) | |
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baseline {released version} | |
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BIG-LAN ["BIG-LAN Frequently Asked Questions Memo", BIG-LAN DIGEST V4:I8, February 14, 1992.] | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Bishlam, in peace |