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d8A mensa et thoro \[d8]A men"sa et tho"ro\ [L., from board and bed.] (Law) A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife. --Abbott. | |
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d8Anamnesis \[d8]An`am*ne"sis\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to remind, recall to memory; [?] + [?] to put in mind.] (Rhet.) A recalling to mind; recollection. | |
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d8Ananas \[d8]A*na"nas\, n. [Sp. ananas, from the native American name.] (Bot.) The pineapple ({Ananassa sativa}). | |
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d8Anemosis \[d8]An`e*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.[?] wind.] A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon the trunk; wind shake. | |
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d8Anhinga \[d8]An*hin"ga\, n. [Pg.] (Zo[94]l.) An aquatic bird of the southern United States ({Platus anhinga}); the darter, or snakebird. | |
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d8Dominus \[d8]Dom"i*nus\, n.; pl. {Domini}. [L., master. See {Dame}.] Master; sir; -- a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or a clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor. --Cowell. | |
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d8Enmanch82 \[d8]En`man`ch[82]"\, a. [F.; pref. en- (L. in) + manche sleeve.] (Her.) Resembling, or covered with, a sleeve; -- said of the chief when lines are drawn from the middle point of the upper edge upper edge to the sides. | |
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d8Euonymus \[d8]Eu*on"y*mus\, n. [NL. (cf. L. euonymos). fr. Gr. [?], lit., of good name.] (Bot.) A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic. | |
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d8Hemian91sthesia \[d8]Hem`i*an`[91]s*the"si*a\, n. [Hemi- + an[91]sthesia.] (Med.) An[91]sthesia upon one side of the body. | |
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d8Hemionus \[d8]He*mi"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a half ass, a mule.] (Zo[94]l.) A wild ass found in Thibet; the kiang. --Darwin. | |
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d8Homunculus \[d8]Ho*mun"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Homunculi}. [L., dim. of homo man.] A little man; a dwarf; a manikin. --Sterne. | |
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d8Mamzer \[d8]Mam"zer\, n. [Heb. m[a0]mz[?]r.] A person born of relations between whom marriage was forbidden by the Mosaic law; a bastard. --Deut. xxiii. 2 (Douay version). | |
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d8Manes \[d8]Ma"nes\, n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors. Hail, O ye holy manes! --Dryden. | |
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d8Mangue \[d8]Mangue\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) The kusimanse. | |
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d8Manis \[d8]Ma"nis\, n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also {Scaly anteater}. See {Pangolin}. | |
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d8Manus \[d8]Ma"nus\, n.; pl. {Manus}. [L., the hand.] (Anat.) The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand. | |
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d8Mem-sahib \[d8]Mem"-sa`hib\, n. [Hind. mem-s[be]hib; mem (fr. E. ma'am) + Ar. [87][be]hib master. See {Sahib}.] Lady; mistress; -- used by Hindustani-speaking natives in India in addressing European women. | |
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d8Menostasis \[d8]Me*nos"ta*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mh`n month + 'istan`nai to stop.] (Med.) Stoppage of the mences. | |
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d8Menses \[d8]Men"ses\, n. pl. [L. mensis month, pl. menses months, and the monthly courses of women. Cf. {Month}.] (Med.) The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative organs. | |
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d8Mimesis \[d8]Mi*me"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] imitation.] (Rhet. & Biol.) Imitation; mimicry. | |
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d8Mimosa \[d8]Mi*mo"sa\ (?; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] imitator. Cf. {Mime}.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants ({Mimosa sensitiva}, and {M. pudica}). Note: The term mimosa is also applied in commerce to several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in tanning; -- called also {wattle bark}. --Tomlinson. | |
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d8Momus \[d8]Mo"mus\, n. [Gr. [?] blame, ridicule, Momus.] (Gr. Myth.) The god of mockery and censure. | |
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d8Monas \[d8]Mo"nas\, n. [NL. See {Monad}.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of minute flagellate Infusoria of which there are many species, both free and attached. See Illust. under {Monad}. | |
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d8Monoceros \[d8]Mo*noc"e*ros\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?]; mo`nos alone, single + ke`ras horn.] 1. A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn. Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails. --Spenser. 2. (Astron.) The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion. | |
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d8Monocondyla \[d8]Mon`o*con"dy*la\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mono-}, and {Condyle}.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of vertebrates, including the birds and reptiles, or those that have only one occipital condyle; the Sauropsida. | |
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d8Monogamia \[d8]Mon`o*ga"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Monogamous}.] (Bot.) A Linn[91]an order of plants, having solitary flowers with united anthers, as in the genus {Lobelia}. | |
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d8Monogynia \[d8]Mon`o*gyn"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] single + [?] woman, female.] (Bot.) A Linn[91]an order of plants, including those which have only one style or stigma. | |
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d8Monoxylon \[d8]Mo*nox"y*lon\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?], fr. [?] made from one piece of wood; mo`nos alone + [?] wood.] A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber. | |
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d8Monozoa \[d8]Mon`o*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] single + [?] an animal.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Radiolaria; -- called also {Monocyttaria}. -- {Mon`o*zo"ic}, a. | |
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d8Monseigneur \[d8]Mon`sei`gneur"\, n.; pl. {Messeigneurs}. [F., fr. mon my + seigneur lord, L. senior older. See {Senior}, and cf. {Monsieur}.] My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.) | |
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d8Monsieur \[d8]Mon*sieur"\, n.; pl. {Messieurs}. [F., fr. mon my + Sieur, abbrev. of seigneur lord. See {Monseigneur}.] 1. The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir. [Represented by the abbreviation M. or Mons. in the singular, and by {MM.} or {Messrs.} in the plural.] 2. The oldest brother of the king of France. 3. A Frenchman. [Contemptuous] --Shak. | |
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d8Monsignore \[d8]Mon`si*gno"re\, n.; pl. {Monsignors}. [It., my lord. Cf. {Monseigneur}.] My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.) | |
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d8Moonshee \[d8]Moon"shee\, n. [Hind. munish[c6], fr. Ar. munish[c6] a writer, author, secretary, tutor.] A Mohammedan professor or teacher of language. [India] | |
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d8Non assumpsit \[d8]Non` as*sump"sit\ [L., he did not undertake.] (Law) The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit. | |
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d8Non compos \[d8]Non com"pos\ d8Non compos mentis \[d8]Non com"pos men"tis\ [L.] Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of reason, either by nature or from accident. | |
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d8Non compos \[d8]Non com"pos\ d8Non compos mentis \[d8]Non com"pos men"tis\ [L.] Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of reason, either by nature or from accident. | |
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d8Non est factum \[d8]Non` est` fac"tum\ [Law L. it is not (his) deed.] (Law) The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond. | |
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d8Non est inventus \[d8]Non` est` in*ven"tus\ [L., he is not found.] (Law) The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county. --Bouvier. | |
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d8Non sequitur \[d8]Non seq"ui*tur\ [L., it does not follow.] (Logic) An inference which does not follow from the premises. | |
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d8Nonchalance \[d8]Non`cha`lance"\, n. [F. See {Nonchalant}.] Indifference; carelessness; coolness. | |
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d8Nonchalant \[d8]Non`cha`lant"\, a. [F., fr. non not (L. non) + chaloir to concern one's self for, fr. L. calere to be warm, to be inflamed with desire, to be troubled. See {Non-}, and {Caldron}.] Indifferent; careless; cool. | |
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d8Nonconstat \[d8]Non`con"stat\, n. [Law L.] It does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it does not follow. | |
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d8Non-ego \[d8]Non-e"go\, n. [L., not I.] (Metaph.) The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego. See {Ego}. | |
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d8Nuance \[d8]Nu`ance"\, n. [F.] A shade of difference; a delicate gradation. | |
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d8Nunc dimittis \[d8]Nunc" di*mit"tis\ [L. nunc now + dimittis thou lettest depart.] (Eccl.) The song of Simeon (--Luke ii. 29-32), used in the ritual of many churches. It begins with these words in the Vulgate. | |
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d8Nuncius \[d8]Nun"ci*us\, n.; pl. {Nuncii}. [L.] (Roman & Old Eng. Law) (a) A messenger. (b) The information communicated. | |
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D91mon \D[91]"mon\, n., D91monic \D[91]*mon"ic\, a. See {Demon}, {Demonic}. | |
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Damianist \Da"mi*an*ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Damian, patriarch of Alexandria in the 6th century, who held heretical opinions on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. | |
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Dam \Dam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Damming}.] 1. To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally used with in or up. I'll have the current in this place dammed up. --Shak. A weight of earth that dams in the water. --Mortimer. 2. To shut up; to stop up; to close; to restrain. The strait pass was dammed With dead men hurt behind, and cowards. --Shak. {To dam out}, to keep out by means of a dam. | |
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Damn \Damn\ (d[acr]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damned} (d[acr]md or d[acr]m"n[ecr]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Damning} (d[acr]m"[icr]ng or d[acr]m"n[icr]ng).] [OE. damnen dampnen (with excrescent p), OF. damner, dampner, F. damner, fr. L. damnare, damnatum, to condemn, fr. damnum damage, a fine, penalty. Cf. {Condemn}, {Damage}.] 1. To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment; to sentence; to censure. He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him. --Shak. 2. (Theol.) To doom to punishment in the future world; to consign to perdition; to curse. 3. To condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as by denuciation, hissing, hooting, etc. You are not so arrant a critic as to damn them [the works of modern poets] . . . without hearing. --Pope. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer. --Pope. Note: Damn is sometimes used interjectionally, imperatively, and intensively. | |
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Damning \Damn"ing\, a. That damns; damnable; as, damning evidence of guilt. | |
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Damningness \Damn"ing*ness\, n. Tendency to bring damnation. [bd]The damningness of them [sins].[b8] --Hammond. | |
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Dawn \Dawn\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dawning}.] [OE. dawnen, dawen, dagen, daien, AS. dagian to become day, to dawn, fr. d[91]g day; akin to D. dagen, G. tagen, Icel. daga, Dan. dages, Sw. dagas. See {Day}. [root]71.] 1. To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns. In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene . . . to see the sepulcher. --Matt. xxviii. 1. 2. To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand. [bd]In dawning youth.[b8] --Dryden. When life awakes, and dawns at every line. --Pope. Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid. --Heber, | |
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Deem \Deem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deeming}.] [OE. demen to judge, condemn, AS. d[?]man, fr. d[?]m doom; akin to OFries. d[?]ma, OS. ad[?]mian, D. doemen, OHG. tuommen, Icel. d[91]ma, Sw. d[94]mma, Dan. d[94]mme, Goth. d[?]mjan. See {Doom}, n., and cf. {Doom}, v.] 1. To decide; to judge; to sentence; to condemn. [Obs.] Claudius . . . Was demed for to hang upon a tree. --Chaucer. 2. To account; to esteem; to think; to judge; to hold in opinion; to regard. For never can I deem him less him less than god. --Dryden. | |
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Dehumanize \De*hu"man*ize\, v. t. To divest of human qualities, such as pity, tenderness, etc.; as, dehumanizing influences. | |
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Demency \De"men*cy\, n. [L. dementia, fr. demens mad. See {Dement}.] Dementia; loss of mental powers. See {Insanity}. | |
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Demoness \De"mon*ess\, n. A female demon. | |
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Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, Demoniacal \Dem`o*ni"a*cal\ (?; 277), a. [L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. d[82]moniaque. See {Demon}.] 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices. Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. --Thackeray. 2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power. [bd]Demoniac frenzy.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, n. 1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon. The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire. --Bates. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved. | |
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Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, Demoniacal \Dem`o*ni"a*cal\ (?; 277), a. [L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. d[82]moniaque. See {Demon}.] 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices. Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. --Thackeray. 2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power. [bd]Demoniac frenzy.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Demoniacally \Dem`o*ni"a*cal*ly\, adv. In a demoniacal manner. | |
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Demoniacism \Dem`o*ni"a*cism\, n. The state of being demoniac, or the practices of demoniacs. | |
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Demoniasm \De*mo"ni*asm\, n. See {Demonianism}. [R.] | |
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Demonic \De*mo"nic\, a. [L. daemonicus, Gr. daimoniko`s.] Of or pertaining to a demon or to demons; demoniac. [bd]Demonic ambushes.[b8] --Lowell. | |
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Demonism \De"mon*ism\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]monisme.] The belief in demons or false gods. The established theology of the heathen world . . . rested upon the basis of demonism. --Farmer. | |
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Demonist \De"mon*ist\, n. A believer in, or worshiper of, demons. | |
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Demonize \De"mon*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demonizing}.] [Cf. LL. daemonizare to be possessed by a demon, Gr. [?].] 1. To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into. 2. To control or possess by a demon. | |
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Demonize \De"mon*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demonizing}.] [Cf. LL. daemonizare to be possessed by a demon, Gr. [?].] 1. To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into. 2. To control or possess by a demon. | |
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Demonize \De"mon*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demonizing}.] [Cf. LL. daemonizare to be possessed by a demon, Gr. [?].] 1. To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into. 2. To control or possess by a demon. | |
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Demonocracy \De`mon*oc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. dai`mwn demon + kra`tos strength: cf. F. d[82]monocratie.] The power or government of demons. A demonocracy of unclean spirits. --H. Taylor. | |
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Demonographer \De`mon*og"ra*pher\, n. [Demon + -graph + -er.] A demonologist. [R.] --Am. Cyc. | |
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Demonship \De"mon*ship\, n. The state of a demon. --Mede. | |
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Demonstrability \De*mon`stra*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality of being demonstrable; demonstrableness. | |
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Demonstrable \De*mon"stra*ble\, a. [L. demonstrabilis: cf. OF. demonstrable, F. d[82]montrable.] 1. Capable of being demonstrated; that can be proved beyond doubt or question. The grand articles of our belief are as demonstrable as geometry. --Glanvill. 2. Proved; apparent. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Demonstrableness \De*mon"stra*ble*ness\, n. The quality of being demonstrable; demonstrability. | |
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Demonstrably \De*mon"stra*bly\, adv. In a demonstrable manner; incontrovertibly; clearly. Cases that demonstrably concerned the public cause. --Clarendon. | |
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Demonstrance \De*mon"strance\, n. [OF. demonstrance.] Demonstration; proof. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Demonstrate \Dem"on*strate\ (?; 277), v. t. [L. demonstratus, p. p. of demonstrare to demonstrate; de- + monstrare to show. See {Monster}.] 1. To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident. --Shak. 2. To show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the possibility of doubt or denial. We can not demonstrate these things so as to show that the contrary often involves a contradiction. --Tillotson. 3. (Anat.) To exhibit and explain (a dissection or other anatomical preparation). | |
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Demonstrater \Dem"on*stra`ter\, n. See {Demonstrator}. | |
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Demonstration \Dem`on*stra"tion\, n. [L. demonstratio: cf. F. d[82]monstration.] 1. The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason. Those intervening ideas which serve to show the agreement of any two others are called [bd]proofs;[b8] and where agreement or disagreement is by this means plainly and clearly perceived, it is called demonstration. --Locke. 2. An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a manifestation; a show. Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief? --Shak. Loyal demonstrations toward the prince. --Prescott. 3. (Anat.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or other anatomical preparation. 4. (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement indicating an attack. 5. (Logic) The act of proving by the syllogistic process, or the proof itself. 6. (Math.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; -- these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously established propositions. {Direct}, [or] {Positive}, {demonstration} (Logic & Math.), one in which the correct conclusion is the immediate sequence of reasoning from axiomatic or established premises; -- opposed to {Indirect}, [or] {Negative}, {demonstration} (called also {reductio ad absurdum}), in which the correct conclusion is an inference from the demonstration that any other hypothesis must be incorrect. | |
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Demonstration \Dem`on*stra"tion\, n. [L. demonstratio: cf. F. d[82]monstration.] 1. The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason. Those intervening ideas which serve to show the agreement of any two others are called [bd]proofs;[b8] and where agreement or disagreement is by this means plainly and clearly perceived, it is called demonstration. --Locke. 2. An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a manifestation; a show. Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief? --Shak. Loyal demonstrations toward the prince. --Prescott. 3. (Anat.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or other anatomical preparation. 4. (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement indicating an attack. 5. (Logic) The act of proving by the syllogistic process, or the proof itself. 6. (Math.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; -- these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously established propositions. {Direct}, [or] {Positive}, {demonstration} (Logic & Math.), one in which the correct conclusion is the immediate sequence of reasoning from axiomatic or established premises; -- opposed to {Indirect}, [or] {Negative}, {demonstration} (called also {reductio ad absurdum}), in which the correct conclusion is an inference from the demonstration that any other hypothesis must be incorrect. | |
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Demonstrative \De*mon"stra*tive\, n. (Gram.) A demonstrative pronoun; as, [bd]this[b8] and [bd]that[b8] are demonstratives. | |
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Demonstrative \De*mon"stra*tive\, a. [F. d[82]monstratif, L. demonstrativus.] 1. Having the nature of demonstration; tending to demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or conclusively. [bd]Demonstrative figures.[b8] --Dryden. An argument necessary and demonstrative. --Hooker. 2. Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative. 3. Consisting of eulogy or of invective. [bd]Demonstrative eloquence.[b8] --Blair. {Demonstrative pronoun} (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly designating that to which it refers. | |
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Demonstrative \De*mon"stra*tive\, a. [F. d[82]monstratif, L. demonstrativus.] 1. Having the nature of demonstration; tending to demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or conclusively. [bd]Demonstrative figures.[b8] --Dryden. An argument necessary and demonstrative. --Hooker. 2. Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative. 3. Consisting of eulogy or of invective. [bd]Demonstrative eloquence.[b8] --Blair. {Demonstrative pronoun} (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly designating that to which it refers. | |
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Demonstratively \De*mon"stra*tive*ly\, adv. In a manner fitted to demonstrate; clearly; convincingly; forcibly. | |
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Demonstrativeness \De*mon"stra*tive*ness\, n. The state or quality of being demonstrative. | |
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Demonstrator \Dem"on*stra`tor\ (?; 277), n. [L.: cf. F. d[82]monstrateur.] 1. One who demonstrates; one who proves anything with certainty, or establishes it by indubitable evidence. 2. (Anat.) A teacher of practical anatomy. | |
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Demonstratory \De*mon"stra*to*ry\, a. Tending to demonstrate; demonstrative. --Johnson. | |
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Deniance \De*ni"ance\, n. Denial. [Obs.] --E. Hall. | |
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Denounce \De*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denouncing}.] [F. d[82]noncer, OF. denoncier, fr. L. denuntiare, denunciare; de- + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, nuntius a messenger, message. See {Nuncio}, and cf. {Denunciate}.] 1. To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil). [Obs.] Denouncing wrath to come. --Milton. I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish. --Deut. xxx. 18. 2. To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression. His look denounced desperate. --Milton. 3. To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize. Denounced for a heretic. --Sir T. More. To denounce the immoralities of Julius C[91]sar. --Brougham. | |
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Denounce \De*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denouncing}.] [F. d[82]noncer, OF. denoncier, fr. L. denuntiare, denunciare; de- + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, nuntius a messenger, message. See {Nuncio}, and cf. {Denunciate}.] 1. To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil). [Obs.] Denouncing wrath to come. --Milton. I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish. --Deut. xxx. 18. 2. To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression. His look denounced desperate. --Milton. 3. To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize. Denounced for a heretic. --Sir T. More. To denounce the immoralities of Julius C[91]sar. --Brougham. | |
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Denouncement \De*nounce"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. denoncement.] Solemn, official, or menacing announcement; denunciation. [Archaic] False is the reply of Cain, upon the denouncement of his curse. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Denouncer \De*noun"cer\n. One who denounces, or declares, as a menace. Here comes the sad denouncer of my fate. --Dryden. | |
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Denounce \De*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denouncing}.] [F. d[82]noncer, OF. denoncier, fr. L. denuntiare, denunciare; de- + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, nuntius a messenger, message. See {Nuncio}, and cf. {Denunciate}.] 1. To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil). [Obs.] Denouncing wrath to come. --Milton. I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish. --Deut. xxx. 18. 2. To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression. His look denounced desperate. --Milton. 3. To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize. Denounced for a heretic. --Sir T. More. To denounce the immoralities of Julius C[91]sar. --Brougham. | |
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Denunciate \De*nun"ci*ate\, v. t. [L. denuntiatus, denunciatus, p. p. of denuntiare, -ciare. See {Denounce}.] To denounce; to condemn publicly or solemnly. [R.] To denunciate this new work. --Burke. | |
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Denunciation \De*nun`ci*a"tion\, n. [L. denuntiatio, -ciatio.] 1. Proclamation; announcement; a publishing. [Obs.] Public . . . denunciation of banns before marriage. --Bp. Hall. 2. The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment. 3. That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment. Uttering bold denunciations of ecclesiastical error. --Motley. | |
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Denunciative \De*nun"ci*a*tive\, a. [L. denuntiativus, -ciativus, monitory.] Same as {Denunciatory}. --Farrar. | |
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Denunciator \De*nun"ci*a`tor\, n. [L. denuntiator, -ciator, a police officer.] One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially intended or coming evil; one who threatens or accuses. | |
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Denunciatory \De*nun"ci*a*to*ry\, a. Characterized by or containing a denunciation; minatory; accusing; threatening; as, severe and denunciatory language. | |
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Deny \De*ny"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denying}.] [OE. denien, denaien, OF. denier, deneer, F. d[82]nier, fr. L. denegare; de- + negare to say no, deny. See {Negation}.] 1. To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit. Note: We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself. 2. To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce. [Obs.] [bd]If you deny to dance.[b8] --Shak. 3. To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request. Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies? --Pope. To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it. --J. Edwards. 4. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow. The falsehood of denying his opinion. --Bancroft. Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved. --Keble. {To deny one's self}, to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to practice self-denial. Let him deny himself, and take up his cross. --Matt. xvi. 24. | |
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Denyingly \De*ny"ing*ly\, adv. In the manner of one denies a request. --Tennyson. | |
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Dimension \Di*men"sion\, n. [L. dimensio, fr. dimensus, p. p. of dimetiri to measure out; di- = dis- + metiri to measure: cf. F. dimension. See {Measure}.] 1. Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; -- usually, in the plural, measure in length and breadth, or in length, breadth, and thickness; extent; size; as, the dimensions of a room, or of a ship; the dimensions of a farm, of a kingdom. Gentlemen of more than ordinary dimensions. --W. Irving. {Space of dimension}, extension that has length but no breadth or thickness; a straight or curved line. {Space of two dimensions}, extension which has length and breadth, but no thickness; a plane or curved surface. {Space of three dimensions}, extension which has length, breadth, and thickness; a solid. {Space of four dimensions}, as imaginary kind of extension, which is assumed to have length, breadth, thickness, and also a fourth imaginary dimension. Space of five or six, or more dimensions is also sometimes assumed in mathematics. 2. Extent; reach; scope; importance; as, a project of large dimensions. 3. (Math.) The degree of manifoldness of a quantity; as, time is quantity having one dimension; volume has three dimensions, relative to extension. 4. (Alg.) A literal factor, as numbered in characterizing a term. The term dimensions forms with the cardinal numbers a phrase equivalent to degree with the ordinal; thus, a^{2}b^{2}c is a term of five dimensions, or of the fifth degree. 5. pl. (Phys.) The manifoldness with which the fundamental units of time, length, and mass are involved in determining the units of other physical quantities. Note: Thus, since the unit of velocity varies directly as the unit of length and inversely as the unit of time, the dimensions of velocity are said to be length [divby] time; the dimensions of work are mass [times] (length)^{2} [divby] (time)^{2}; the dimensions of density are mass [divby] (length)^{3}. | |
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{Dimension lumber}, {Dimension scantling}, [or] {Dimension stock} (Carp.), lumber for building, etc., cut to the sizes usually in demand, or to special sizes as ordered. {Dimension stone}, stone delivered from the quarry rough, but brought to such sizes as are requisite for cutting to dimensions given. | |
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{Dimension lumber}, {Dimension scantling}, [or] {Dimension stock} (Carp.), lumber for building, etc., cut to the sizes usually in demand, or to special sizes as ordered. {Dimension stone}, stone delivered from the quarry rough, but brought to such sizes as are requisite for cutting to dimensions given. | |
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{Dimension lumber}, {Dimension scantling}, [or] {Dimension stock} (Carp.), lumber for building, etc., cut to the sizes usually in demand, or to special sizes as ordered. {Dimension stone}, stone delivered from the quarry rough, but brought to such sizes as are requisite for cutting to dimensions given. | |
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{Dimension lumber}, {Dimension scantling}, [or] {Dimension stock} (Carp.), lumber for building, etc., cut to the sizes usually in demand, or to special sizes as ordered. {Dimension stone}, stone delivered from the quarry rough, but brought to such sizes as are requisite for cutting to dimensions given. | |
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Dimensional \Di*men"sion*al\, a. Pertaining to dimension. | |
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Dimensioned \Di*men"sioned\, a. Having dimensions. [R.] | |
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Dimensionless \Di*men"sion*less\, a. Without dimensions; having no appreciable or noteworthy extent. --Milton. | |
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Dimensity \Di*men"si*ty\, n. Dimension. [R.] --Howell. | |
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Dimensive \Di*men"sive\, a. Without dimensions; marking dimensions or the limits. Who can draw the soul's dimensive lines? --Sir J. Davies. | |
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Diminish \Di*min"ish\, v. i. To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it. | |
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Diminish \Di*min"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diminished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diminishing}.] [Pref. di- (= L. dis-) + minish: cf. L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See {Dis-}, and {Minish}.] 1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to {augment} or {increase}. Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt. --Barrow. 2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken. This doth nothing diminish their opinion. --Robynson (More's Utopia). I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. --Ezek. xxix. 15. O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished heads. --Milton. 3. (Mus.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh. 4. To take away; to subtract. Neither shall ye diminish aught from it. --Deut. iv. 2. {Diminished column}, one whose upper diameter is less than the lower. {Diminished}, [or] {Diminishing}, {scale}, a scale of gradation used in finding the different points for drawing the spiral curve of the volute. --Gwilt. {Diminishing rule} (Arch.), a board cut with a concave edge, for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft. {Diminishing stile} (Arch.), a stile which is narrower in one part than in another, as in many glazed doors. Syn: To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce; contract; curtail; impair; degrade. See {Decrease}. | |
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Diminishable \Di*min"ish*a*ble\, a. Capable of being diminished or lessened. | |
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Diminish \Di*min"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diminished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diminishing}.] [Pref. di- (= L. dis-) + minish: cf. L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See {Dis-}, and {Minish}.] 1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to {augment} or {increase}. Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt. --Barrow. 2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken. This doth nothing diminish their opinion. --Robynson (More's Utopia). I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. --Ezek. xxix. 15. O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished heads. --Milton. 3. (Mus.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh. 4. To take away; to subtract. Neither shall ye diminish aught from it. --Deut. iv. 2. {Diminished column}, one whose upper diameter is less than the lower. {Diminished}, [or] {Diminishing}, {scale}, a scale of gradation used in finding the different points for drawing the spiral curve of the volute. --Gwilt. {Diminishing rule} (Arch.), a board cut with a concave edge, for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft. {Diminishing stile} (Arch.), a stile which is narrower in one part than in another, as in many glazed doors. Syn: To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce; contract; curtail; impair; degrade. See {Decrease}. | |
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Diminish \Di*min"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diminished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diminishing}.] [Pref. di- (= L. dis-) + minish: cf. L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See {Dis-}, and {Minish}.] 1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to {augment} or {increase}. Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt. --Barrow. 2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken. This doth nothing diminish their opinion. --Robynson (More's Utopia). I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. --Ezek. xxix. 15. O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished heads. --Milton. 3. (Mus.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh. 4. To take away; to subtract. Neither shall ye diminish aught from it. --Deut. iv. 2. {Diminished column}, one whose upper diameter is less than the lower. {Diminished}, [or] {Diminishing}, {scale}, a scale of gradation used in finding the different points for drawing the spiral curve of the volute. --Gwilt. {Diminishing rule} (Arch.), a board cut with a concave edge, for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft. {Diminishing stile} (Arch.), a stile which is narrower in one part than in another, as in many glazed doors. Syn: To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce; contract; curtail; impair; degrade. See {Decrease}. | |
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Diminisher \Di*min"ish*er\, n. One who, or that which, diminishes anything. --Clerke (1637). | |
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Diminish \Di*min"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diminished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diminishing}.] [Pref. di- (= L. dis-) + minish: cf. L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See {Dis-}, and {Minish}.] 1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to {augment} or {increase}. Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt. --Barrow. 2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken. This doth nothing diminish their opinion. --Robynson (More's Utopia). I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. --Ezek. xxix. 15. O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished heads. --Milton. 3. (Mus.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh. 4. To take away; to subtract. Neither shall ye diminish aught from it. --Deut. iv. 2. {Diminished column}, one whose upper diameter is less than the lower. {Diminished}, [or] {Diminishing}, {scale}, a scale of gradation used in finding the different points for drawing the spiral curve of the volute. --Gwilt. {Diminishing rule} (Arch.), a board cut with a concave edge, for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft. {Diminishing stile} (Arch.), a stile which is narrower in one part than in another, as in many glazed doors. Syn: To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce; contract; curtail; impair; degrade. See {Decrease}. | |
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Diminish \Di*min"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diminished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diminishing}.] [Pref. di- (= L. dis-) + minish: cf. L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See {Dis-}, and {Minish}.] 1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to {augment} or {increase}. Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt. --Barrow. 2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken. This doth nothing diminish their opinion. --Robynson (More's Utopia). I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. --Ezek. xxix. 15. O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished heads. --Milton. 3. (Mus.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh. 4. To take away; to subtract. Neither shall ye diminish aught from it. --Deut. iv. 2. {Diminished column}, one whose upper diameter is less than the lower. {Diminished}, [or] {Diminishing}, {scale}, a scale of gradation used in finding the different points for drawing the spiral curve of the volute. --Gwilt. {Diminishing rule} (Arch.), a board cut with a concave edge, for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft. {Diminishing stile} (Arch.), a stile which is narrower in one part than in another, as in many glazed doors. Syn: To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce; contract; curtail; impair; degrade. See {Decrease}. | |
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Diminish \Di*min"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diminished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diminishing}.] [Pref. di- (= L. dis-) + minish: cf. L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See {Dis-}, and {Minish}.] 1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to {augment} or {increase}. Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt. --Barrow. 2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken. This doth nothing diminish their opinion. --Robynson (More's Utopia). I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. --Ezek. xxix. 15. O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished heads. --Milton. 3. (Mus.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh. 4. To take away; to subtract. Neither shall ye diminish aught from it. --Deut. iv. 2. {Diminished column}, one whose upper diameter is less than the lower. {Diminished}, [or] {Diminishing}, {scale}, a scale of gradation used in finding the different points for drawing the spiral curve of the volute. --Gwilt. {Diminishing rule} (Arch.), a board cut with a concave edge, for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft. {Diminishing stile} (Arch.), a stile which is narrower in one part than in another, as in many glazed doors. Syn: To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce; contract; curtail; impair; degrade. See {Decrease}. | |
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Diminishingly \Di*min"ish*ing*ly\, adv. In a manner to diminish. | |
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Diminishment \Di*min"ish*ment\, n. Diminution. [R.] --Cheke. | |
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Dim \Dim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dimming}.] 1. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse. A king among his courtiers, who dims all his attendants. --Dryden. Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways. --Cowper. 2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of. Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears. --C. Pitt. | |
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Dine \Dine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dining}.] [F. d[8c]ner, OF. disner, LL. disnare, contr. fr. an assumed disjunare; dis- + an assumed junare (OF. juner) to fast, for L. jejunare, fr. jejunus fasting. See {Jejune}, and cf. {Dinner}, {D[?]jeuner}.] To eat the principal regular meal of the day; to take dinner. Now can I break my fast, dine, sup, and sleep. --Shak. {To dine with Duke Humphrey}, to go without dinner; -- a phrase common in Elizabethan literature, said to be from the practice of the poor gentry, who beguiled the dinner hour by a promenade near the tomb of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in Old Saint Paul's. | |
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Dining \Din"ing\, n. & a. from {Dine}, a. Note: Used either adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, dining hall or dining-hall, dining room, dining table, etc. | |
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Din \Din\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dinning}.] [AS. dynian. See {Din}, n.] 1. To strike with confused or clanging sound; to stun with loud and continued noise; to harass with clamor; as, to din the ears with cries. 2. To utter with a din; to repeat noisily; to ding. This hath been often dinned in my ears. --Swift. {To din into}, to fix in the mind of another by frequent and noisy repetitions. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Flytrap \Fly"trap\, n. 1. A trap for catching flies. 2. (Bot.) A plant {(Dion[91]a muscipula)}, called also Venus's flytrap, the leaves of which are fringed with stiff bristles, and fold together when certain hairs on their upper surface are touched, thus seizing insects that light on them. The insects so caught are afterwards digested by a secretion from the upper surface of the leaves. | |
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Dominical \Do*min"ic*al\, a. [LL. dominicalis, for L. dominicus belonging to a master or lord (dominica dies the Lord's day), fr. dominus master or lord: cf. F. dominical. See {Dame}.] 1. Indicating, or pertaining to, the Lord's day, or Sunday. 2. Relating to, or given by, our Lord; as, the dominical (or Lord's) prayer. --Howell. Some words altered in the dominical Gospels. --Fuller. {Dominical altar} (Eccl.), the high altar. {Dominical letter}, the letter which, in almanacs, denotes Sunday, or the Lord's day (dies Domini). The first seven letters of the alphabet are used for this purpose, the same letter standing for Sunday during a whole year (except in leap year, when the letter is changed at the end of February). After twenty-eight years the same letters return in the same order. The dominical letters go backwards one day every common year, and two every leap year; e. g., if the dominical letter of a common year be G, F will be the dominical letter for the next year. Called also {Sunday letter}. Cf. {Solar cycle}, under {Cycle}, n. | |
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Dominical \Do*min"ic*al\, n. The Lord's day or Sunday; also, the Lord's prayer. [Obs.] | |
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Dominical \Do*min"ic*al\, a. [LL. dominicalis, for L. dominicus belonging to a master or lord (dominica dies the Lord's day), fr. dominus master or lord: cf. F. dominical. See {Dame}.] 1. Indicating, or pertaining to, the Lord's day, or Sunday. 2. Relating to, or given by, our Lord; as, the dominical (or Lord's) prayer. --Howell. Some words altered in the dominical Gospels. --Fuller. {Dominical altar} (Eccl.), the high altar. {Dominical letter}, the letter which, in almanacs, denotes Sunday, or the Lord's day (dies Domini). The first seven letters of the alphabet are used for this purpose, the same letter standing for Sunday during a whole year (except in leap year, when the letter is changed at the end of February). After twenty-eight years the same letters return in the same order. The dominical letters go backwards one day every common year, and two every leap year; e. g., if the dominical letter of a common year be G, F will be the dominical letter for the next year. Called also {Sunday letter}. Cf. {Solar cycle}, under {Cycle}, n. | |
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Dominical \Do*min"ic*al\, a. [LL. dominicalis, for L. dominicus belonging to a master or lord (dominica dies the Lord's day), fr. dominus master or lord: cf. F. dominical. See {Dame}.] 1. Indicating, or pertaining to, the Lord's day, or Sunday. 2. Relating to, or given by, our Lord; as, the dominical (or Lord's) prayer. --Howell. Some words altered in the dominical Gospels. --Fuller. {Dominical altar} (Eccl.), the high altar. {Dominical letter}, the letter which, in almanacs, denotes Sunday, or the Lord's day (dies Domini). The first seven letters of the alphabet are used for this purpose, the same letter standing for Sunday during a whole year (except in leap year, when the letter is changed at the end of February). After twenty-eight years the same letters return in the same order. The dominical letters go backwards one day every common year, and two every leap year; e. g., if the dominical letter of a common year be G, F will be the dominical letter for the next year. Called also {Sunday letter}. Cf. {Solar cycle}, under {Cycle}, n. | |
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Dominican \Do*min"i*can\, a. [NL. Dominicanus, fr. Dominicus, Dominic, the founder: cf. F. Dominicain.] Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religions communities named from him. {Dominican nuns}, an order of nuns founded by St. Dominic, and chiefly employed in teaching. {Dominican tertiaries} (the third order of St. Dominic). See {Tertiary}. | |
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Dominican \Do*min"i*can\, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807. The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is always a Dominican friar. The Dominicans are called also {preaching friars}, {friars preachers}, {black friars} (from their black cloak), {brothers of St. Mary}, and in France, {Jacobins}. | |
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Dominican \Do*min"i*can\, a. [NL. Dominicanus, fr. Dominicus, Dominic, the founder: cf. F. Dominicain.] Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religions communities named from him. {Dominican nuns}, an order of nuns founded by St. Dominic, and chiefly employed in teaching. {Dominican tertiaries} (the third order of St. Dominic). See {Tertiary}. | |
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Dominican \Do*min"i*can\, a. [NL. Dominicanus, fr. Dominicus, Dominic, the founder: cf. F. Dominicain.] Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religions communities named from him. {Dominican nuns}, an order of nuns founded by St. Dominic, and chiefly employed in teaching. {Dominican tertiaries} (the third order of St. Dominic). See {Tertiary}. | |
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Dominicide \Do*min"i*cide\, n. [L. dominus master + caedere to cut down, kill.] 1. The act of killing a master. 2. One who kills his master. | |
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Domino whist \Dom"i*no whist\ A game of cards in which the suits are played in sequence, beginning with a 5 or 9, the player who gets rid of his cards first being the winner. | |
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Domino \Dom"i*no\, n.; pl. {Dominos} or (esp. the pieces for a game) {Dominoes}. [F. domino, or It. domin[95], or Sp. domin[a2], fr. L. dominus master. The domino was orig. a hood worn by the canons of a cathedral. See {Don}, {Dame}.] 1. A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a sort of amice. --Kersey. 2. A mourning veil formerly worn by women. 3. A kind of mask; particularly, a half mask worn at masquerades, to conceal the upper part of the face. Dominos were formerly worn by ladies in traveling. 4. A costume worn as a disguise at masquerades, consisting of a robe with a hood adjustable at pleasure. 5. A person wearing a domino. 6. pl. A game played by two or more persons, with twenty-eight pieces of wood, bone, or ivory, of a flat, oblong shape, plain at the back, but on the face divided by a line in the middle, and either left blank or variously dotted after the manner of dice. The game is played by matching the spots or the blank of an unmatched half of a domino already played --Hoyle. 7. One of the pieces with which the game of dominoes is played. --Hoyle. | |
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Domino \Dom"i*no\, n.; pl. {Dominos} or (esp. the pieces for a game) {Dominoes}. [F. domino, or It. domin[95], or Sp. domin[a2], fr. L. dominus master. The domino was orig. a hood worn by the canons of a cathedral. See {Don}, {Dame}.] 1. A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a sort of amice. --Kersey. 2. A mourning veil formerly worn by women. 3. A kind of mask; particularly, a half mask worn at masquerades, to conceal the upper part of the face. Dominos were formerly worn by ladies in traveling. 4. A costume worn as a disguise at masquerades, consisting of a robe with a hood adjustable at pleasure. 5. A person wearing a domino. 6. pl. A game played by two or more persons, with twenty-eight pieces of wood, bone, or ivory, of a flat, oblong shape, plain at the back, but on the face divided by a line in the middle, and either left blank or variously dotted after the manner of dice. The game is played by matching the spots or the blank of an unmatched half of a domino already played --Hoyle. 7. One of the pieces with which the game of dominoes is played. --Hoyle. | |
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Don \Don\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Donned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Donning}.] [Do + on; -- opposed to doff. See {Do}, v. t., 7.] To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with. Should I don this robe and trouble you. --Shak. At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. --Emerson. | |
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Doom \Doom\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doomed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dooming}.] 1. To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. [Obs.] --Milton. 2. To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a criminal doomed to chains or death. Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls. --Dryden. 3. To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine. Have I tongue to doom my brother's death? --Shak. 4. To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion. [New England] --J. Pickering. 5. To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint, as by decree or by fate. A man of genius . . . doomed to struggle with difficulties. --Macaulay. | |
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Downiness \Down"i*ness\, n. The quality or state of being downy. | |
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Down \Down\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Downed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Downing}.] To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down. [Archaic or Colloq.] [bd]To down proud hearts.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. I remember how you downed Beauclerk and Hamilton, the wits, once at our house. --Madame D'Arblay. | |
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Dun \Dun\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Dunned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dunning}.] [AS. dyne noise, dynian to make a noise, or fr. Icel. dynr, duna, noise, thunder, duna to thunder; the same word as E. din. [?][?][?]. See {Din}.] To ask or beset, as a debtor, for payment; to urge importunately. Hath she sent so soon to dun? --Swift. | |
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Dynamic \Dy*nam"ic\, Dynamical \Dy*nam"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] powerful, fr. [?] power, fr. [?] to be able; cf. L. durus hard, E. dure: cf. F. dynamique.] 1. Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or power; characterized by energy or production of force. Science, as well as history, has its past to show, -- a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is dynamic, not divine. --J. Martineau. The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic, causes. --J. Peile. 2. Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as, dynamical geology. As natural science has become more dynamic, so has history. --Prof. Shedd. {Dynamical electricity}. See under {Electricity}. | |
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Dynamic \Dy*nam"ic\, Dynamical \Dy*nam"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] powerful, fr. [?] power, fr. [?] to be able; cf. L. durus hard, E. dure: cf. F. dynamique.] 1. Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or power; characterized by energy or production of force. Science, as well as history, has its past to show, -- a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is dynamic, not divine. --J. Martineau. The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic, causes. --J. Peile. 2. Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as, dynamical geology. As natural science has become more dynamic, so has history. --Prof. Shedd. {Dynamical electricity}. See under {Electricity}. | |
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Dynamic \Dy*nam"ic\, Dynamical \Dy*nam"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] powerful, fr. [?] power, fr. [?] to be able; cf. L. durus hard, E. dure: cf. F. dynamique.] 1. Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or power; characterized by energy or production of force. Science, as well as history, has its past to show, -- a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is dynamic, not divine. --J. Martineau. The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic, causes. --J. Peile. 2. Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as, dynamical geology. As natural science has become more dynamic, so has history. --Prof. Shedd. {Dynamical electricity}. See under {Electricity}. | |
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Electricity \E`lec*tric"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Electricities}. [Cf. F. [82]lectricit[82]. See {Electric}.] 1. A power in nature, a manifestation of energy, exhibiting itself when in disturbed equilibrium or in activity by a circuit movement, the fact of direction in which involves polarity, or opposition of properties in opposite directions; also, by attraction for many substances, by a law involving attraction between surfaces of unlike polarity, and repulsion between those of like; by exhibiting accumulated polar tension when the circuit is broken; and by producing heat, light, concussion, and often chemical changes when the circuit passes between the poles or through any imperfectly conducting substance or space. It is generally brought into action by any disturbance of molecular equilibrium, whether from a chemical, physical, or mechanical, cause. Note: Electricity is manifested under following different forms: (a) {Statical electricity}, called also {Frictional [or] Common}, {electricity}, electricity in the condition of a stationary charge, in which the disturbance is produced by friction, as of glass, amber, etc., or by induction. (b) {Dynamical electricity}, called also {Voltaic electricity}, electricity in motion, or as a current produced by chemical decomposition, as by means of a voltaic battery, or by mechanical action, as by dynamo-electric machines. (c) {Thermoelectricity}, in which the disturbing cause is heat (attended possibly with some chemical action). It is developed by uniting two pieces of unlike metals in a bar, and then heating the bar unequally. (d) {Atmospheric electricity}, any condition of electrical disturbance in the atmosphere or clouds, due to some or all of the above mentioned causes. (e) {Magnetic electricity}, electricity developed by the action of magnets. (f) {Positive electricity}, the electricity that appears at the positive pole or anode of a battery, or that is produced by friction of glass; -- called also {vitreous electricity}. (g) {Negative electricity}, the electricity that appears at the negative pole or cathode, or is produced by the friction of resinous substance; -- called also resinous electricity. (h) {Organic electricity}, that which is developed in organic structures, either animal or vegetable, the phrase animal electricity being much more common. 2. The science which unfolds the phenomena and laws of electricity; electrical science. 3. Fig.: Electrifying energy or characteristic. | |
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Heat \Heat\, n. [OE. hete, h[91]te, AS. h[?]tu, h[?]to, fr. h[be]t hot; akin to OHG. heizi heat, Dan. hede, Sw. hetta. See {Hot}.] 1. A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation, and which, as manifested in fire, the sun's rays, mechanical action, chemical combination, etc., becomes directly known to us through the sense of feeling. In its nature heat is a mode if motion, being in general a form of molecular disturbance or vibration. It was formerly supposed to be a subtile, imponderable fluid, to which was given the name caloric. Note: As affecting the human body, heat produces different sensations, which are called by different names, as heat or sensible heat, warmth, cold, etc., according to its degree or amount relatively to the normal temperature of the body. 2. The sensation caused by the force or influence of heat when excessive, or above that which is normal to the human body; the bodily feeling experienced on exposure to fire, the sun's rays, etc.; the reverse of cold. 3. High temperature, as distinguished from low temperature, or cold; as, the heat of summer and the cold of winter; heat of the skin or body in fever, etc. Else how had the world . . . Avoided pinching cold and scorching heat! --Milton. 4. Indication of high temperature; appearance, condition, or color of a body, as indicating its temperature; redness; high color; flush; degree of temperature to which something is heated, as indicated by appearance, condition, or otherwise. It has raised . . . heats in their faces. --Addison. The heats smiths take of their iron are a blood-red heat, a white-flame heat, and a sparking or welding heat. --Moxon. 5. A single complete operation of heating, as at a forge or in a furnace; as, to make a horseshoe in a certain number of heats. 6. A violent action unintermitted; a single effort; a single course in a race that consists of two or more courses; as, he won two heats out of three. Many causes . . . for refreshment betwixt the heats. --Dryden. [He] struck off at one heat the matchless tale of [bd]Tam o'Shanter.[b8] --J. C. Shairp. 7. Utmost violence; rage; vehemence; as, the heat of battle or party. [bd]The heat of their division.[b8] --Shak. 8. Agitation of mind; inflammation or excitement; exasperation. [bd]The head and hurry of his rage.[b8] --South. 9. Animation, as in discourse; ardor; fervency. With all the strength and heat of eloquence. --Addison. 10. Sexual excitement in animals. 11. Fermentation. {Animal heat}, {Blood heat}, {Capacity for heat}, etc. See under {Animal}, {Blood}, etc. {Atomic heat} (Chem.), the product obtained by multiplying the atomic weight of any element by its specific heat. The atomic heat of all solid elements is nearly a constant, the mean value being 6.4. {Dynamical theory of heat}, that theory of heat which assumes it to be, not a peculiar kind of matter, but a peculiar motion of the ultimate particles of matter. {Heat engine}, any apparatus by which a heated substance, as a heated fluid, is made to perform work by giving motion to mechanism, as a hot-air engine, or a steam engine. {Heat producers}. (Physiol.) See under {Food}. {Heat rays}, a term formerly applied to the rays near the red end of the spectrum, whether within or beyond the visible spectrum. {Heat weight} (Mech.), the product of any quantity of heat by the mechanical equivalent of heat divided by the absolute temperature; -- called also {thermodynamic function}, and {entropy}. {Mechanical equivalent of heat}. See under {Equivalent}. {Specific heat of a substance} (at any temperature), the number of units of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of the substance at that temperature one degree. {Unit of heat}, the quantity of heat required to raise, by one degree, the temperature of a unit mass of water, initially at a certain standard temperature. The temperature usually employed is that of 0[deg] Centigrade, or 32[deg] Fahrenheit. | |
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Dynamically \Dy*nam"ic*al*ly\, adv. In accordance with the principles of dynamics or moving forces. --J. Peile. | |
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Dynamics \Dy*nam"ics\, n. 1. That branch of mechanics which treats of the motion of bodies (kinematics) and the action of forces in producing or changing their motion (kinetics). Dynamics is held by some recent writers to include statics and not kinematics. 2. The moving moral, as well as physical, forces of any kind, or the laws which relate to them. 3. (Mus.) That department of musical science which relates to, or treats of, the power of tones. | |
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Mechanics \Me*chan"ics\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]canique.] That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies. Note: That part of mechanics which considers the action of forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called {statics}; that which relates to such action in producing motion is called {dynamics}. The term mechanics includes the action of forces on all bodies, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes, however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of solid bodies only: The mechanics of liquid bodies is called also {hydrostatics}, or {hydrodynamics}, according as the laws of rest or of motion are considered. The mechanics of gaseous bodies is called also {pneumatics}. The mechanics of fluids in motion, with special reference to the methods of obtaining from them useful results, constitutes {hydraulics}. {Animal mechanics} (Physiol.), that portion of physiology which has for its object the investigation of the laws of equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the bones forming the arms of the levers, the contractile muscles the power, the joints the fulcra or points of support, while the weight of the body or of the individual limbs constitutes the weight or resistance. {Applied mechanics}, the principles of abstract mechanics applied to human art; also, the practical application of the laws of matter and motion to the construction of machines and structures of all kinds. | |
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Dynamics \Dy*nam"ics\, n. 1. That branch of mechanics which treats of the motion of bodies (kinematics) and the action of forces in producing or changing their motion (kinetics). Dynamics is held by some recent writers to include statics and not kinematics. 2. The moving moral, as well as physical, forces of any kind, or the laws which relate to them. 3. (Mus.) That department of musical science which relates to, or treats of, the power of tones. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mechanics \Me*chan"ics\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]canique.] That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies. Note: That part of mechanics which considers the action of forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called {statics}; that which relates to such action in producing motion is called {dynamics}. The term mechanics includes the action of forces on all bodies, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes, however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of solid bodies only: The mechanics of liquid bodies is called also {hydrostatics}, or {hydrodynamics}, according as the laws of rest or of motion are considered. The mechanics of gaseous bodies is called also {pneumatics}. The mechanics of fluids in motion, with special reference to the methods of obtaining from them useful results, constitutes {hydraulics}. {Animal mechanics} (Physiol.), that portion of physiology which has for its object the investigation of the laws of equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the bones forming the arms of the levers, the contractile muscles the power, the joints the fulcra or points of support, while the weight of the body or of the individual limbs constitutes the weight or resistance. {Applied mechanics}, the principles of abstract mechanics applied to human art; also, the practical application of the laws of matter and motion to the construction of machines and structures of all kinds. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dynamism \Dy"na*mism\, n. [Cf. F. dynamisme. See {Dynamics}.] The doctrine of Leibnitz, that all substance involves force. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dynamist \Dy"na*mist\, n. One who accounts for material phenomena by a theory of dynamics. Those who would resolve matter into centers of force may be said to constitute the school of dynamists. --Ward (Dyn. Sociol. ). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dynamization \Dy"na*mi*za`tion\, [Gr. [?] power. See {Dynamic}.] (Homeop.) The act of setting free the dynamic powers of a medicine, as by shaking the bottle containing it. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dynamograph \Dy*nam"o*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] power + -graph. See {Dynamic}.] (Physiol.) A dynamometer to which is attached a device for automatically registering muscular power. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Damiansville, IL (village, FIPS 18472) Location: 38.50948 N, 89.62419 W Population (1990): 379 (127 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Deming, NM (city, FIPS 20270) Location: 32.26173 N, 107.75042 W Population (1990): 10970 (4487 housing units) Area: 15.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88030 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Denham Springs, LA (city, FIPS 20435) Location: 30.47970 N, 90.95931 W Population (1990): 8381 (3166 housing units) Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Denning, AR (city, FIPS 18370) Location: 35.42460 N, 93.75522 W Population (1990): 206 (89 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dona Ana County, NM (county, FIPS 13) Location: 32.34523 N, 106.83238 W Population (1990): 135510 (49148 housing units) Area: 9861.3 sq km (land), 19.3 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Downing, MO (city, FIPS 19990) Location: 40.48644 N, 92.36850 W Population (1990): 359 (203 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63536 Downing, WI (village, FIPS 20675) Location: 45.04854 N, 92.12410 W Population (1990): 250 (92 housing units) Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54734 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Downingtown, PA (borough, FIPS 19752) Location: 40.00715 N, 75.70245 W Population (1990): 7749 (3157 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19335 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dunning, NE (village, FIPS 13960) Location: 41.82772 N, 100.10368 W Population (1990): 131 (104 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68833 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
domainist /doh-mayn'ist/ adj. 1. [Usenet, by pointed analogy with "sexist", "racist", etc.] Someone who judges people by the domain of their email addresses; esp. someone who dismisses anyone who posts from a public internet provider. "What do you expect from an article posted from aol.com?" 2. Said of an {{Internet address}} (as opposed to a {bang path}) because the part to the right of the `@' specifies a nested series of `domains'; for example, subdomain called thyrsus within the top-level domain called com. See also {big-endian}, sense 2. The meaning of this term has drifted. At one time sense 2 was primary. In elder days it was also used of a site, mailer, or routing program which knew how to handle domainist addresses; or of a person (esp. a site admin) who preferred domain addressing, supported a domainist mailer, or proselytized for domainist addressing and disdained {bang path}s. These senses are now (1996) obsolete, as effectively all sites have converted. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DDE Manager An {Oracle} product that lets {Microsoft Windows} applications that support the {Dynamic Data Exchange} (DDE) {protocol} act as front end tools for Oracle. It allows applications like {Excel}, {Word}, {Ami Professional}, {WingZ} and {ToolBook} to query, update, graph and report information stored in Oracle. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dining Philosophers Problem resource allocation between processes. The DPP is a model and universal method for testing and comparing theories on resource allocation. Dijkstra hoped to use it to help create a layered {operating system}, by creating a machine which could be consider to be an entirely {deterministic} {automaton}. The problem consists of a finite set of processes which share a finite set of resources, each of which can be used by only one process at a time, thus leading to potential {deadlock}. The DPP visualises this as a number of philosophers sitting round a dining table with a fork between each adjacent pair. Each philosopher may arbitrarily decide to use either the fork to his left or the one to his right but each fork may only be used by one philosopher at a time. Several potential solutions have been considered. Semaphores - a simple, but unfair solution where each resources is a {binary semaphore} and additional semaphores are used to avoid deadlock and/or {starvation}. Critical Regions - each processor is protected from interference while it exclusively uses a resource. Monitors - the process waits until all required resources are available then grabs all of them for use. The best solution allows the maximum parallelism for any number of processes (philosophers), by using an array to track the process' current state (i.e. hungry, eating, thinking). This solution maintains an array of semaphores, so hungry philosophers trying to acquire resources can block if the needed forks are busy. (1998-08-09) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
domain calculus variables take values drawn from a given {domain}. Examples of the domain calculus are {ILL}, {FQL}, {DEDUCE} and the well known {Query By Example} (QBE). {INGRES} is a {relational DBMS} whose {DML} is based on the relational calculus. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
domain selection more {domains} for which specific {software reuse} engineering projects are to be initiated. (1997-12-26) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Domain Software Engineering Environment {configuration management} system from {Apollo}. (1996-05-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
domainist opposed to a {bang path}) because the part to the right of the "@" specifies a nested series of "domains"; for example, esr@snark.thyrsus.com specifies the machine called snark in the subdomain called thyrsus within the top-level domain called com. See also {big-endian}. 2. Said of a site, mailer or routing program which knows how to handle domainist addresses. 3. Said of a person (especially a site admin) who prefers domain addressing, supports a domainist mailer, or proselytises for domainist addressing and disdains {bang paths}. This term is now (1993) semi-obsolete, as most sites have converted. [{Jargon File}] (1995-04-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
domain-specific language derived from a {domain model} and that is used for the definition of components or software architectures supporting that domain. A domain-specific language is often used as input to an application generator. (1997-12-26) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic adaptive routing Automatic re{routing} of traffic based on analysis of current {network} conditions. This does not include routing decisions based on predefined information. (1995-01-30) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dynamic Address Translation {physical address}, as performed by a {memory management unit} and an {operating system} which supports {virtual memory}. (1995-01-30) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic analysis Dynamic analysis relies on executing a piece of software with selected test data. (1996-05-13) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic binding The property of {object-oriented programming} languages where the code executed to perform a given operation is determined at {run time} from the {class} of the operand(s) (the receiver of the message). There may be several different classes of objects which can receive a given message. An expression may denote an object which may have more than one possible class and that class can only be determined at run time. New classes may be created that can receive a particular message, without changing (or recompiling) the code which sends the message. An class may be created that can receive any set of existing messages. {C++} implements dynamic binding using "{virtual member function}s". One important reason for having dynamic binding is that it provides a mechanism for selecting between alternatives which is arguably more robust than explicit selection by conditionals or {pattern matching}. When a new {subclass} is added, or an existing subclass changes, the necessary modifications are localised: you don't have incomplete conditionals and broken patterns scattered all over the program. See {overloading}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dynamic Data Exchange {Microsoft Windows} 3 {hotlink} {protocol} that allows {application programs} to communicate using a {client-server} model. Whenever the server (or "publisher") modifies part of a document which is being shared via DDE, one or more clients ("subscribers") are informed and include the modification in the copy of the data on which they are working. (1997-06-05) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dynamic Data Linking {Dynamic Data Exchange} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic database management system relationships where typically the relationship is specified at retrieval time and the locations of related records are discovered during retrieval. Both {Independent Logical File} (ILF) databases and {relational databases} are value-based. The opposite is a {static database management system}. (1998-10-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic DBMS {dynamic database management system} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dynamic Drive Overlay that does not support {Logical Block Addressing} to access drives larger than 528 MB. The alternatives are to update the system BIOS or install an {EIDE controller} card with a suitable on-board BIOS. {Seagate (http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/drivers/discfile.shtml)}. (2001-03-18) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dynamic Execution prediction}, {data flow analysis} and {speculative execution}. {Intel} implemented Dynamic Execution in the {P6} after analysing the execution of billions of lines of code. (1995-05-05) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol dynamically allocate {IP address}es to computers on a {local area network}. The {system administrator} assigns a range of IP addresses to DHCP and each client computer on the LAN has its {TCP/IP} software configured to request an IP address from the DHCP server. The request and grant process uses a lease concept with a controllable time period. DHCP is defined in {RFC 2131}. {Microsoft} introduced DHCP on their {NT server} with version 3.5 in late 1994. {(http://www.dhcp.org/)}. (1998-11-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dynamic HTML giving greater control over the layout of page elements and the ability to have web pages which change and interact with the user without having to communicate with the server. DHTML was created by {Microsoft} can be viewed in {Internet Explorer} 4.0 and {Netscape} Communicator 4.0 but, as usual, Microsoft and Netscape disagree on how DHTML should be implemented. The {Document Object Model} Group of the {World Wide Web Consortium} is developing standards for DHTML. {(http://www.w3c.org/DOM/)}. (1998-07-02) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DYnamic LANguage most closely resembling {CLOS} and {Scheme}, developed by Advanced Technology Group East at {Apple Computer}. {Thomas} is a Dylan {compiler} implemented in {Scheme}. See also {Marlais}. ["Dylan(TM) an Object-Oriented Dynamic Language", {Apple Computer}, Eastern Research and Technology, April 1992]. (1995-04-19) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic link {activation record} for the {scope} from which the current scope was called at {run time}. This is used in a {statically scoped} language to restore the {environment pointer} on exit from a scope. To access a {non-local variable} in a {dynamically scoped} language, dynamic links are followed until a binding for the given variable name is found. (1995-03-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic link library {Dynamically Linked Library} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System Systems & Software Ltd.} for handling all kinds of {requirements} (in fact, any information at all) as modules containing trees of text objects, qualified by an arbitrary number of user-defined attributes, and cross-linked by directional links. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic RAM {dynamic random access memory} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic random access memory information is stored in {capacitors} on a {MOS} {integrated circuit}. Typically each {bit} is stored as an amount of electrical charge in a storage cell consisting of a capacitor and a {transistor}. Due to leakage the capacitor discharges gradually and the memory cell loses the information. Therefore, to preserve the information, the memory has to be refreshed periodically. Despite this inconvenience, the DRAM is a very popular memory technology because of its high density and consequent low price. The first commercially available DRAM chip was the {Intel 1103}, introduced in 1970. The early DRAM chips up to a 16k x 1 (16384 locations of one bit each) model needed 3 supply voltages (+5V, -5V and +12V). Beginning with the 64 kilobit chips, {charge pumps} were included on-chip to create the necessary supply voltages out of a single +5V supply. This was necessary to fit the device into a 16-pin {DIL} package, which was the preferred package at the time, and also made them easier to use. To reduce the pin count, thereby helping miniaturisation, DRAMs generally had a single data line which meant that a computer with an N bit wide {data bus} needed a "bank" of (at least) N DRAM chips. In a bank, the address and control signals of all chips were common and the data line of each chip was connected to one of the data bus lines. Beginning with the 256 kilobit DRAM, a tendency toward {surface mount} packaging arose and DRAMs with more than one data line appeared (e.g. 64k x 4), reducing the number of chips per bank. This trend has continued and DRAM chips with up to 36 data lines are available today. Furthermore, together with surface mount packages, memory manufacturers began to offer memory modules, where a bank of memory chips was preassembled on a little {printed circuit} board (SIP = Single Inline Pin Module, SIMM = Single Inline Memory Module, DIMM = Dual Inline Memory Module). Today, this is the preferred way to buy memory for {workstations} and {personal computers}. DRAM bit cells are arranged on a chip in a grid of rows and columns where the number of rows and columns are usually a power of two. Often, but not always, the number of rows and columns is the same. A one megabit device would then have 1024 x 1024 memory cells. A single memory cell can be selected by a 10-bit row address and a 10-bit column address. To access a memory cell, one entire row of cells is selected and its contents are transferred into an on-chip buffer. This discharges the storage capacitors in the bit cells. The desired bits are then read or written in the buffer. The (possibly altered) information is finally written back into the selected row, thereby refreshing all bits (recharging the capacitors) in the row. To prevent data loss, all bit cells in the memory need to be refreshed periodically. This can be done by reading all rows in regular intervals. Most DRAMs since 1970 have been specified such that one of the rows needs to be refreshed at least every 15.625 microseconds. For a device with 1024 rows, a complete refresh of all rows would then take up to 16 ms; in other words, each cell is guaranteed to hold the data for 16 ms without refresh. Devices with more rows have accordingly longer retention times. Many varieties of DRAM exist today. They differ in the way they are interfaced to the system - the structure of the memory cell itself is essentially the same. "Traditional" DRAMs have multiplexed address lines and separate data inputs and outputs. There are three control signals: RAS\ (row address strobe), CAS\ (column address strobe), and WE\ (write enable) (the backslash indicates an {active low} signal). Memory access procedes as follows: 1. The control signals initially all being inactive (high), a memory cycle is started with the row address applied to the address inputs and a falling edge of RAS\ . This latches the row address and "opens" the row, transferring the data in the row to the buffer. The row address can then be removed from the address inputs since it is latched on-chip. 2. With RAS\ still active, the column address is applied to the address pins and CAS\ is made active as well. This selects the desired bit or bits in the row which subsequently appear at the data output(s). By additionally activating WE\ the data applied to the data inputs can be written into the selected location in the buffer. 3. Deactivating CAS\ disables the data input and output again. 4. Deactivating RAS\ causes the data in the buffer to be written back into the memory array. Certain timing rules must be obeyed to guarantee reliable operation. 1. RAS\ must remain inactivate for a while before the next memory cycle is started to provide sufficient time for the storage capacitors to charge (Precharge Time). 2. It takes some time from the falling edge of the RAS\ or CAS\ signals until the data appears at the data output. This is specified as the Row Access Time and the Column Access Time. Current DRAM's have Row Access Times of 50-100 ns and Column Access Times of 15-40 ns. Speed grades usually refer to the former, more important figure. Note that the Memory Cycle Time, which is the minimum time from the beginning of one access to the beginning of the next, is longer than the Row Access Time (because of the Precharge Time). Multiplexing the address pins saves pins on the chip, but usually requires additional logic in the system to properly generate the address and control signals, not to mention further logic for refresh. Therefore, DRAM chips are usually preferred when (because of the required memory size) the additional cost for the control logic is outweighed by the lower price. Based on these principles, chip designers have developed many varieties to improve performance or ease system integration of DRAMs: PSRAMs (Pseudo Static Random Access Memory) are essentially DRAMs with a built-in address {multiplexor} and refresh controller. This saves some system logic and makes the device look like a normal {SRAM}. This has been popular as a lower cost alternative for SRAM in {embedded systems}. It is not a complete SRAM substitute because it is sometimes busy when doing self-refresh, which can be tedious. {Nibble Mode DRAM} can supply four successive bits on one data line by clocking the CAS\ line. {Page Mode DRAM} is a standard DRAM where any number of accesses to the currently open row can be made while the RAS signal is kept active. Static Column DRAM is similar to Page Mode DRAM, but to access different bits in the open row, only the column address needs to be changed while the CAS\ signal stays active. The row buffer essentially behaves like SRAM. {Extended Data Out DRAM} (EDO DRAM) can continue to output data from one address while setting up a new address, for use in {pipelined} systems. DRAM used for Video RAM ({VRAM}) has an additional long shift register that can be loaded from the row buffer. The shift register can be regarded as a second interface to the memory that can be operated in parallel to the normal interface. This is especially useful in {frame buffers} for {CRT} displays. These frame buffers generate a serial data stream that is sent to the CRT to modulate the electron beam. By using the shift register in the VRAM to generate this stream, the memory is available to the computer through the normal interface most of the time for updating the display data, thereby speeding up display data manipulations. SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) adds a separate clock signal to the control signals. It allows more complex {state machines} on the chip and high speed "burst" accesses that clock a series of successive bits out (similar to the nibble mode). CDRAM (Cached DRAM) adds a separate static RAM array used for caching. It essentially combines main memory and {cache} memory in a single chip. The cache memory controller needs to be added externally. RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) changes the system interface of DRAM completely. A byte-wide bus is used for address, data and command transfers. The bus operates at very high speed: 500 million transfers per second. The chip operates synchronously with a 250MHz clock. Data is transferred at both rising and falling edges of the clock. A system with signals at such frequencies must be very carefully designed, and the signals on the Rambus Channel use nonstandard signal levels, making it incompatible with standard system logic. These disadvantages are compensated by a very fast data transfer, especially for burst accesses to a block of successive locations. A number of different refresh modes can be included in some of the above device varieties: RAS\ only refresh: a row is refreshed by an ordinary read access without asserting CAS\. The data output remains disabled. CAS\ before RAS\ refresh: the device has a built-in counter for the refresh row address. By activating CAS\ before activating RAS\, this counter is selected to supply the row address instead of the address inputs. Self-Refresh: The device is able to generate refresh cycles internally. No external control signal transitions other than those for bringing the device into self-refresh mode are needed to maintain data integrity. (1996-07-11) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic routing automatically to network topology or traffic changes. (1997-05-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic scope versions of {Lisp}, an {identifier} can be referred to, not only in the block where it is declared, but also in any function or procedure called from within that block, even if the called procedure is declared outside the block. This can be implemented as a simple stack of (identifier, value) pairs, accessed by searching down from the top of stack for the most recent instance of a given identifier. The opposite is {lexical scope}. A common implementation of dynamic scope is {shallow binding}. (1996-07-11) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic scoping {dynamic scope} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dynamic Systems Development Method framework. {DSDM.org Home (http://www.dsdm.org/)}. [What is it?] (2002-02-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamic translation used to speed up execution of {byte-code} programs. To execute a program unit such as a {method} or a {function}, the virtual machine compiles its bytecodes into (hardware) machine code. The translated code is also placed in a cache, so that next time that unit's machine code can be executed immediately, without repeating the translation. This technique was pioneered by the commercial {Smalltalk} implementation currently known as {VisualWorks}, in the early 1980s. Currently it is also used by some implementations of the {Java Virtual Machine} under the name {JIT} (Just In Time compilation). [Peter L. Deutsch and Alan Schiffman. "Efficient Implementation of the Smalltalk-80 System", 11th Annual Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages, Jan 1984, pp. 297-302]. (2002-04-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dynamically Linked Library programs} when they are loaded or run rather than as the final phase of {compilation}. This means that the same block of library code can be shared between several {tasks} rather than each task containing copies of the routines it uses. The executable is compiled with a library of "{stubs}" which allow {link errors} to be detected at {compile-time}. Then, at {run time}, either the system {loader} or the task's entry code must arrange for library calls to be patched with the addresses of the real shared library routines, possibly via a {jump table}. The alternative is to make library calls part of the {operating system} {kernel} and enter them via some kind of {trap} instruction. This is generally less efficient than an ordinary {subroutine} call. It is important to ensure that the version of a dynamically linked library is compatible with what the executable expects. Examples of operating systems using dynamic linking are {SunOS} (.so - shared object files), {Microsoft Windows} (.dll) and {RISC OS} on the {Acorn} {Archimedes} (relocatable modules). (1995-12-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
dynamically scoped {dynamic scope} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DYnamics ANAlyzer vibrational and other dynamic physical systems. [Sammet 1969, p. 628]. (1997-07-20) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Daemoniac one "possessed with a devil." In the days of our Lord and his apostles, evil spirits, "daemons," were mysteriously permitted by God to exercise an influence both over the souls and bodies of men, inflicting dumbness (Matt. 9:32), blindness (12:22), epilepsy (Mark 9:17-27), insanity (Matt. 8:28; Mark 5:1-5). Daemoniacs are frequently distinguished from those who are afflicted with ordinary bodily maladies (Mark 1:32; 16:17, 18; Luke 6:17, 18). The daemons speak in their own persons (Matt. 8:29; Mark 1:23, 24; 5:7). This influence is clearly distinguished from the ordinary power of corruption and of temptation over men. In the daemoniac his personality seems to be destroyed, and his actions, words, and even thoughts to be overborne by the evil spirit (Mark, l.c.; Acts 19:15). | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Dominica Dominica:Geography Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total area: 750 sq km land area: 750 sq km comparative area: slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 148 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall Terrain: rugged mountains of volcanic origin Natural resources: timber Land use: arable land: 9% permanent crops: 13% meadows and pastures: 3% forest and woodland: 41% other: 34% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: NA natural hazards: flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling Dominica:People Population: 82,608 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 29% (female 11,665; male 12,130) 15-64 years: 64% (female 25,606; male 26,890) 65 years and over: 7% (female 3,724; male 2,593) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 0.4% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 18.63 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 5.33 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -9.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 9.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.2 years male: 74.35 years female: 80.2 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.95 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican Ethnic divisions: black, Carib Indians Religions: Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5% Languages: English (official), French patois Literacy: age 15 and over has ever attended school (1970) total population: 94% male: 94% female: 94% Labor force: 25,000 by occupation: agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28% (1984) Dominica:Government Names: conventional long form: Commonwealth of Dominica conventional short form: Dominica Digraph: DO Type: parliamentary democracy Capital: Roseau Administrative divisions: 10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter Independence: 3 November 1978 (from UK) National holiday: Independence Day, 3 November (1978) Constitution: 3 November 1978 Legal system: based on English common law Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Crispin Anselm SORHAINDO (since 25 October 1993) election last held 4 October 1993 (next to be held NA October 1998); results - President Crispin Anselm SORHAINDO was elected by the House of Assembly to a five-year term head of government: Prime Minister (Mary) Eugenia CHARLES (since 21 July 1980, elected for a third term 28 May 1990) cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister Legislative branch: unicameral House of Assembly: elections last held 28 May 1990 (next to be held by October 1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (30 total; 9 appointed senators and 21 elected representatives) DFP 11, UWP 6, DLP 4 Judicial branch: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Political parties and leaders: Dominica Freedom Party (DFP), Brian ALLEYNE; Dominica Labor Party (DLP), Rosie DOUGLAS; United Workers Party (UWP), Edison JAMES Other political or pressure groups: Dominica Liberation Movement (DLM), a small leftist group Member of: ACCT, ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WMO Diplomatic representation in US: Dominica has no embassy in the US consulate(s) general: New York US diplomatic representation: no official presence since the Ambassador resides in Bridgetown (Barbados), but travels frequently to Dominica Flag: green with a centered cross of three equal bands - the vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white - the horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in the center of the cross is a red disk bearing a sisserou parrot encircled by 10 green five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the 10 stars represent the 10 administrative divisions (parishes) Economy Overview: The economy is dependent on agriculture and thus is highly vulnerable to climatic conditions. Agriculture accounts for about 30% of GDP and employs 40% of the labor force. Principal products include bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, and coconuts. Development of the tourist industry remains difficult because of the rugged coastline and the lack of an international airport. In 1994 a tropical storm devastated the banana industry. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $200 million (1994 est.) National product real growth rate: 1.6% (1994 est.) National product per capita: $2,260 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.6% (1993 est.) Unemployment rate: 15% (1992 est.) Budget: revenues: $70 million expenditures: $84 million, including capital expenditures of $26 million (FY90/91 est.) Exports: $48.3 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: bananas, soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges partners: UK 55%, CARICOM countries, Italy, US Imports: $98.8 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, food, chemicals partners: US 25%, CARICOM, UK, Japan, Canada External debt: $92.8 million (1992) Industrial production: growth rate -10% (1994 est.); accounts for 7% of GDP Electricity: capacity: 7,000 kW production: 30 million kWh consumption per capita: 347 kWh (1993) Industries: soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes Agriculture: accounts for 30% of GDP; principal crops - bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, coconuts; bananas provide the bulk of export earnings; forestry and fisheries potential not exploited Illicit drugs: transshipment point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe; minor cannabis producer Economic aid: recipient: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $120 million Currency: 1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976) Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June Dominica:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: total: 750 km paved: 370 km unpaved: gravel or earth 380 km Ports: Portsmouth, Roseau Merchant marine: none Airports: total: 2 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 1 Dominica:Communications Telephone system: 4,600 telephones; fully automatic network local: NA intercity: NA international: SHF radio and microwave radio relay links to Martinique and Guadeloupe; VHF and UHF radio links to Saint Lucia Radio: broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 1 cable televisions: NA Dominica:Defense Forces Branches: Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic:Geography Location: Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total area: 48,730 sq km land area: 48,380 sq km comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire Land boundaries: total 275 km, Haiti 275 km Coastline: 1,288 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 6 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall Terrain: rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed Natural resources: nickel, bauxite, gold, silver Land use: arable land: 23% permanent crops: 7% meadows and pastures: 43% forest and woodland: 13% other: 14% Irrigated land: 2,250 sq km (1989) Environment: current issues: water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation natural hazards: occasional hurricanes (July to October) international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea Note: shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti (eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic, western one-third is Haiti) Dominican Republic:People Population: 7,511,263 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 35% (female 1,288,210; male 1,336,162) 15-64 years: 61% (female 2,246,791; male 2,312,555) 65 years and over: 4% (female 178,388; male 149,157) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 1.17% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 23.92 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 6.15 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -6.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 49.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.73 years male: 66.57 years female: 70.99 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.72 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican Ethnic divisions: white 16%, black 11%, mixed 73% Religions: Roman Catholic 95% Languages: Spanish Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 83% male: 85% female: 82% Labor force: 2.3 million to 2.6 million by occupation: agriculture 49%, services 33%, industry 18% (1986) Dominican Republic:Government Names: conventional long form: Dominican Republic conventional short form: none local long form: Republica Dominicana local short form: none Digraph: DR Type: republic Capital: Santo Domingo Administrative divisions: 29 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 district* (distrito); Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabon, Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, Elias Pina, El Seibo, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Monsenor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Salcedo, Samana, Sanchez Ramirez, San Cristobal, San Juan, San Pedro de Macoris, Santiago, Santiago Rodriguez, Valverde Independence: 27 February 1844 (from Haiti) National holiday: Independence Day, 27 February (1844) Constitution: 28 November 1966 Legal system: based on French civil codes Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory or married persons regardless of age note: members of the armed forces and police cannot vote Executive branch: chief of state and head of government: President Joaquin BALAGUER Ricardo (since 16 August 1986, sixth elected term began 16 August 1994); Vice President Jacinto PEYNADO (since 16 August 1994) election last held 16 May 1994 (next to be held May 1996); results - Joaquin BALAGUER (PRSC) 42.6%, Juan BOSCH Gavino (PLD) 13.2%, Jose Francisco PENA Gomez (PRD) 41.9%, Jacobo MAJLUTA (PRI) 2.3% cabinet: Cabinet; nominated by the president Legislative branch: bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) Senate (Senado): elections last held 16 May 1994 (next to be held May 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (30 total) PRSC 15, PLD 1, PRD 14 Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados): elections last held 16 May 1994 (next to be held May 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (120 total) PLD 13, PRSC 50, PRD 57 Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Corte Suprema) Political parties and leaders: major parties: Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC), Joaquin BALAGUER Ricardo; Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), (vacant following retirement of Juan BOSCH Gavino); Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), Jose Franciso PENA Gomez; Independent Revolutionary Party (PRI), Jacobo MAJLUTA minor parties: National Veterans and Civilian Party (PNVC), Juan Rene BEAUCHAMPS Javier; Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic (PLRD), Andres Van Der HORST; Democratic Quisqueyan Party (PQD), Elias WESSIN Chavez; National Progressive Force (FNP), Marino VINICIO Castillo; Popular Christian Party (PPC), Rogelio DELGADO Bogaert; Dominican Communist Party (PCD), Narciso ISA Conde; Dominican Workers' Party (PTD), Ivan RODRIGUEZ; Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Union (UPA), Ignacio RODRIGUEZ Chiappini; Alliance for Democracy Party (APD), Maximilano Rabelais PUIG Miller, Nelsida MARMOLEJOS, Vicente BENGOA; Democratic Union (UD), Fernando ALVAREZ Bogaert note: in 1983 several leftist parties, including the PCD, joined to form the Dominican Leftist Front (FID); however, they still retain individual party structures Other political or pressure groups: Collective of Popular Organzations (COP), leader NA Member of: ACP, CARICOM (observer), ECLAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES, LAIA (observer), NAM (guest), OAS, OPANAL, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Jose del Carmen ARIZA Gomez chancery: 1715 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 332-6280 FAX: [1] (202) 265-8057 consulate(s) general: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico), Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and San Juan (Puerto Rico) consulate(s): Charlotte Amalie (Virgin Islands), Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Minneapolis, Mobile, and Ponce (Puerto Rico) US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Donna Jean HRINAK embassy: corner of Calle Cesar Nicolas Penson and Calle Leopoldo Navarro, Santo Domingo mailing address: Unit 5500, Santo Domingo; APO AA 34041 telephone: [1] (809) 541-2171, 8100 FAX: [1] (809) 686-7437 Flag: a centered white cross that extends to the edges, divides the flag into four rectangles - the top ones are blue (hoist side) and red, the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue; a small coat of arms is at the center of the cross Economy Overview: The Dominican economy showed some signs of slippage in 1994, although its overall performance in recent years has been relatively strong. After posting an increase of nearly 8% in 1992, GDP growth fell to 3% in 1993 and 1994 as mining output decreased and erosion of real wages caused private consumption to decline. A pre-election boost in government spending in early 1994 led to the first government deficit in four years and bumped inflation up to 14% for the year. Continued dynamism in construction and the services sector, especially tourism, should keep the economy growing in 1995. Tourism, agriculture, and manufacturing for export remain key sectors of the economy. Domestic industry is based on the processing of agricultural products, oil refining, and chemicals. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $24 billion (1994 est.) National product real growth rate: 2.9% (1994 est.) National product per capita: $3,070 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 14% (1994) Unemployment rate: 30% (1994 est.) Budget: revenues: $1.8 billion expenditures: $2.2 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1994 est.) Exports: $585 million (f.o.b., 1994) commodities: ferronickel, sugar, gold, coffee, cocoa partners: US 52%, EC 23%, Puerto Rico 9%, Asia 7% (1992) Imports: $2.5 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.) commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum, cotton and fabrics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals partners: US 60% (1993) External debt: $4.3 billion (1994 est.) Industrial production: growth rate 3.4% (1994); accounts for 14% of GDP Electricity: capacity: 1,450,000 kW production: 5.4 billion kWh consumption per capita: 651 kWh (1993) Industries: tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco Agriculture: accounts for 15% of GDP and employs 49% of labor force; commercial crops - sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, and tobacco; food crops - rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; animal output - cattle, hogs, dairy products, meat, eggs; not self-sufficient in food Illicit drugs: transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY85-89), $575 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $655 million Currency: 1 Dominican peso (RD$) = 100 centavos Exchange rates: Dominican pesos (RD$) per US$1 - 13.258 (January 1995), 13.160 (1994), 12.679 (1993), 12.774 (1992), 12.692 (1991), 8.525 (1990) Fiscal year: calendar year Dominican Republic:Transportation Railroads: total: 1,655 km (in numerous segments; includes 4 different gauges from 0.558-m narrow gauge to 1.435-m standard gauge) Highways: total: 12,000 km paved: 5,800 km unpaved: gravel or improved earth 5,600 km; unimproved earth 600 km Pipelines: crude oil 96 km; petroleum products 8 km Ports: Barahona, La Romana, Puerto Plata, San Pedro de Macoris, Santo Domingo Merchant marine: total: 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,587 GRT/1,165 DWT Airports: total: 36 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 2 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 5 with paved runways under 914 m: 16 with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 6 Dominican Republic:Communications Telephone system: 190,000 telephones; relatively efficient domestic system based on islandwide microwave radio relay network local: NA intercity: islandwide microwave radio relay network international: 1 coaxial submarine cable; 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station Radio: broadcast stations: AM 120, FM 0, shortwave 6 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 18 televisions: NA Dominican Republic:Defense Forces Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Manpower availability: males age 15-49 2,008,597; males fit for military service 1,266,812; males reach military age (18) annually 79,769 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $116 million, 1.4% of GDP (1994) |