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d8Antilegomena \[d8]An`ti*le*gom"e*na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] against + [?] to speak; part. pass. [?].] (Eccl.) Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena. | |
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d8Antlia \[d8]Ant"li*a\, n.; pl. {Antil[91]}. [L., a pump, Gr, [?] hold of a ship] (Zo[94]l.) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See {Lepidoptera}. | |
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d8Dentalium \[d8]Den*ta"li*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda, having a tubular conical shell. | |
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d8Dentelle \[d8]Den*telle"\, n. [F.] (Bookbinding) An ornamental tooling like lace. --Knight. | |
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d8Dentelli \[d8]Den*tel"li\, n. pl. [It., sing. dentello, prop., little tooth, dim. of dente tooth, L. dens, dentis. Cf. {Dentil}.] Modillions. --Spectator. | |
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d8Entellus \[d8]En*tel"lus\, n. [NL., the specific name, fr. Gr. [?] to command.] (Zo[94]l.) An East Indian long-tailed bearded monkey ({Semnopithecus entellus}) regarded as sacred by the natives. It is remarkable for the caplike arrangement of the hair on the head. Called also {hoonoomaun} and {hungoor}. | |
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d8Enthelmintha \[d8]En`thel*min"tha\, Enthelminthes \En`thel*min"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] within + [?], [?], worm.] (Zo[94]l.) Intestinal worms. See {Helminthes}. | |
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d8H91matolysis \[d8]H[91]m`a*tol"y*sis\, n. [NL.; h[91]mato- + Gr. [?] a loosing, dissolving, fr. [?] to loose, dissolve.] (Physiol.) Dissolution of the red blood corpuscles with diminished coagulability of the blood; h[91]molysis. -- {H[91]m`a*to*lyt"ic}, a. | |
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d8Indoles \[d8]In"do*les\, n. [L. Cf. {Adolescence}.] Natural disposition; natural quality or abilities. | |
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d8Matelass82 \[d8]Mate`las`s[82]"\, a. [F., p.p. of matelasser to cushion, to cover as with a mattress, fr. matelas mattress. See {Mattress}.] Ornamented by means of an imitation or suggestion of quilting, the surface being marked by depressed lines which form squares or lozenges in relief; as, matelass[82] silks. | |
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d8Matelass82 \[d8]Mate`las`s[82]"\, n. A quilted ornamented dress fabric of silk or silk and wool. | |
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d8Medialuna \[d8]Me"di*a*lu"na\, n. [Sp. media luna half-moon.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Half-moon}. | |
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Medulla \Me*dul"la\, n. [L.] 1. Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] --Milton. 2. (Anat.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance, of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata. 3. (Bot.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith. {[d8]Medulla oblongata}. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation, swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital part of the brain; -- called also {bulb of the spinal cord}. See {Brain}. | |
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d8Metalepsis \[d8]Met`a*lep"sis\, n.; pl. {Metalepses}. [L., fr. Gr. [?] participation, alteration, fr. [?] to partake, to take in exchange; [?] beyond + [?] to take.] (Rhet.) The continuation of a trope in one word through a succession of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a different kind in one word. | |
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d8Modiolus \[d8]Mo*di"o*lus\, n.; pl. {Modioli}. [L., a small measure.] (Anat.) The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear. | |
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d8Modulus \[d8]Mod"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Moduli}. [L., a small measure. See {Module}, n.] (Math., Mech., & Physics) A quantity or coefficient, or constant, which expresses the measure of some specified force, property, or quality, as of elasticity, strength, efficiency, etc.; a parameter. {Modulus of a machine}, a formula expressing the work which a given machine can perform under the conditions involved in its construction; the relation between the work done upon a machine by the moving power, and that yielded at the working points, either constantly, if its motion be uniform, or in the interval of time which it occupies in passing from any given velocity to the same velocity again, if its motion be variable; -- called also the efficiency of the machine. --Mosley. --Rankine. {Modulus of a system of logarithms} (Math.), a number by which all the Napierian logarithms must be multiplied to obtain the logarithms in another system. {Modulus of elasticity}. (a) The measure of the elastic force of any substance, expressed by the ratio of a stress on a given unit of the substance to the accompanying distortion, or strain. (b) An expression of the force (usually in terms of the height in feet or weight in pounds of a column of the same body) which would be necessary to elongate a prismatic body of a transverse section equal to a given unit, as a square inch or foot, to double, or to compress it to half, its original length, were that degree of elongation or compression possible, or within the limits of elasticity; -- called also {Young's modulus}. {Modulus of rupture}, the measure of the force necessary to break a given substance across, as a beam, expressed by eighteen times the load which is required to break a bar of one inch square, supported flatwise at two points one foot apart, and loaded in the middle between the points of support. --Rankine. | |
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d8Mytilus \[d8]Myt"i*lus\, n. [L., a sea mussel, Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See Illust. under {Byssus}. | |
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Daintily \Dain"ti*ly\, adv. In a dainty manner; nicely; scrupulously; fastidiously; deliciously; prettily. | |
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Dandelion \Dan"de*li`on\, n. [F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr. L. dens tooth + leo lion. See {Tooth}, n., and {Lion}.] (Bot.) A well-known plant of the genus {Taraxacum} ({T. officinale}, formerly called {T. Dens-leonis} and {Leontodos Taraxacum}) bearing large, yellow, compound flowers, and deeply notched leaves. | |
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Dandle \Dan"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dandled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dandling}.] [Cf. G. d[84]ndeln to trifly, dandle, OD. & Prov. G. danten, G. tand trifly, prattle; Scot. dandill, dander, to go about idly, to trifly.] 1. To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant. Ye shall be dandled . . . upon her knees. --Is.[?] 2. To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet. They have put me in a silk gown and gaudy fool's cap; I as ashamed to be dandled thus. --Addison. The book, thus dandled into popularity by bishops and good ladies, contained many pieces of nursery eloquence. --Jeffrey. 3. To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle. [Obs.] Captains do so dandle their doings, and dally in the service, as it they would not have the enemy subdued. --Spenser. | |
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Dandle \Dan"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dandled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dandling}.] [Cf. G. d[84]ndeln to trifly, dandle, OD. & Prov. G. danten, G. tand trifly, prattle; Scot. dandill, dander, to go about idly, to trifly.] 1. To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant. Ye shall be dandled . . . upon her knees. --Is.[?] 2. To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet. They have put me in a silk gown and gaudy fool's cap; I as ashamed to be dandled thus. --Addison. The book, thus dandled into popularity by bishops and good ladies, contained many pieces of nursery eloquence. --Jeffrey. 3. To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle. [Obs.] Captains do so dandle their doings, and dally in the service, as it they would not have the enemy subdued. --Spenser. | |
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Dandler \Dan"dler\, n. One who dandles or fondles. | |
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Dandle \Dan"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dandled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dandling}.] [Cf. G. d[84]ndeln to trifly, dandle, OD. & Prov. G. danten, G. tand trifly, prattle; Scot. dandill, dander, to go about idly, to trifly.] 1. To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant. Ye shall be dandled . . . upon her knees. --Is.[?] 2. To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet. They have put me in a silk gown and gaudy fool's cap; I as ashamed to be dandled thus. --Addison. The book, thus dandled into popularity by bishops and good ladies, contained many pieces of nursery eloquence. --Jeffrey. 3. To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle. [Obs.] Captains do so dandle their doings, and dally in the service, as it they would not have the enemy subdued. --Spenser. | |
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Dandy \Dan"dy\, n.; pl. {Dandies}. [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.] 1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb. 2. (Naut.) (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set. (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also {jigger}, and {mizzen}. 3. A dandy roller. See below. {Dandy brush}, a yard whalebone brush. {Dandy fever}. See {Dengue}. {Dandy line}, a kind of fishing line to which are attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end. {Dandy roller}, a roller sieve used in machines for making paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the paper. | |
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Dandyling \Dan"dy*ling\, n. [Dandy + [?]ling.] A little or insignificant dandy; a contemptible fop. | |
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Dauntless \Daunt"less\, a. Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid. Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned. --Dryden. -- {Daunt"less*ly}, adv. -- {Daunt"less*ness}, n. | |
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Dauntless \Daunt"less\, a. Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid. Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned. --Dryden. -- {Daunt"less*ly}, adv. -- {Daunt"less*ness}, n. | |
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Dauntless \Daunt"less\, a. Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid. Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned. --Dryden. -- {Daunt"less*ly}, adv. -- {Daunt"less*ness}, n. | |
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Dental \Den"tal\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See {Tooth}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery. 2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. {Dental formula} (Zo[94]l.), a brief notation used by zo[94]logists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. {Dental surgeon}, a dentist. | |
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Dental \Den"tal\, n. [Cf. F. dentale. See {Dental}, a.] 1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A marine mollusk of the genus {Dentalium}, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See {Dentalium}. | |
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Dental \Den"tal\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See {Tooth}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery. 2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. {Dental formula} (Zo[94]l.), a brief notation used by zo[94]logists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. {Dental surgeon}, a dentist. | |
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Dental \Den"tal\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See {Tooth}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery. 2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. {Dental formula} (Zo[94]l.), a brief notation used by zo[94]logists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. {Dental surgeon}, a dentist. | |
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Dentalism \Den"tal*ism\, n. The quality of being formed by the aid of the teeth. | |
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Dentel \Dent"el\, n. Same as {Dentil}. | |
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Dential \Den"ti*al\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to dentine. | |
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Dentil \Den"til\, n. [LL. dentillus, for L. denticulus. Cf. {Dentelli}, {Denticle}, {Dentile}.] (Arch.) A small square block or projection in cornices, a number of which are ranged in an ornamental band; -- used particularly in the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders. | |
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Dentilabial \Den`ti*la"bi*al\, a. Formed by the teeth and the lips, or representing a sound so formed. -- n. A dentilabial sound or letter. | |
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Dentilated \Den"ti*la`ted\, a. Toothed. | |
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Dentilation \Den`ti*la"tion\, n. Dentition. | |
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Dentilave \Den"ti*lave\, n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + lavare to wash.] A wash for cleaning the teeth. | |
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Dentile \Den"tile\, n. [LL. dentillus, for L. denticulus. See {Dentil}.] (Zo[94]l.) A small tooth, like that of a saw. | |
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Dentilingual \Den`ti*lin"gual\, a. [L. dens tooth + E. lingual.] Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed. -- n. A dentilingual sound or letter. The letters of this fourth, dentilingual or linguidental, class, viz., d, t, s, z, l, r. --Am. Cyc. | |
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Dentiloquist \Den*til"o*quist\, n. One who speaks through the teeth, that is, with the teeth closed. | |
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Dentiloquy \Den*til"o*quy\, n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + loqui to speak.] The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth, or with them closed. | |
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Dentolingual \Den`to*lin"gual\, a. Dentilingual. | |
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Deontological \De*on`to*log"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to deontology. | |
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Deontologist \De`on*tol"o*gist\, n. One versed in deontology. | |
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Deontology \De`on*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] gen. [?], necessity, obligation (p. neut. of [?] it is necessary) + -logy.] The science relat[?] to duty or moral obligation. --J. Bentham. | |
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Dimethyl \Di*meth"yl\, n. [Pref. di- + methyl.] (Chem.) Ethane; -- sometimes so called because regarded as consisting of two methyl radicals. See {Ethane}. | |
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Ethane \Eth"ane\, n. [From {Ether}.] (Chem.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, {C2H6}, forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are common alcohol, aldehyde, ether, and acetic acid. Called also {dimethyl}. | |
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Dimethyl \Di*meth"yl\, n. [Pref. di- + methyl.] (Chem.) Ethane; -- sometimes so called because regarded as consisting of two methyl radicals. See {Ethane}. | |
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Ethane \Eth"ane\, n. [From {Ether}.] (Chem.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, {C2H6}, forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are common alcohol, aldehyde, ether, and acetic acid. Called also {dimethyl}. | |
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Lutidine \Lu"ti*dine\, n. [From toluidine, by transposition.] (Chem.) Any one of several metameric alkaloids, {C5H3N.(CH3)2}, of the pyridine series, obtained from bone oil as liquids, and having peculiar pungent odors. These alkaloids are also called respectively {dimethyl pyridine}, {ethyl pyridine}, etc. | |
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Theobromine \The`o*bro"mine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloidal ureide, {C7H8N4O2}, homologous with and resembling caffeine, produced artificially, and also extracted from cacao and chocolate (from {Theobroma Cacao}) as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also {dimethyl xanthine}. | |
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Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. t. 1. To make less; to bring low. Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught. --Thomson. 2. To break; to disperse. [R.] --Clarendon. | |
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Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, n. The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy. [R.] --Johnson. | |
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Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwindling}.] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS. dw[c6]nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dv[c6]na to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain origin. The suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is added to the root with a diminutive force.] To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away. Weary sennights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. --Shak. Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. --Swift. | |
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Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwindling}.] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS. dw[c6]nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dv[c6]na to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain origin. The suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is added to the root with a diminutive force.] To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away. Weary sennights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. --Shak. Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. --Swift. | |
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Dwindlement \Dwin"dle*ment\, n. The act or process of dwindling; a dwindling. [R.] --Mrs. Oliphant. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwindling}.] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS. dw[c6]nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dv[c6]na to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain origin. The suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is added to the root with a diminutive force.] To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away. Weary sennights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. --Shak. Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. --Swift. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dundalk, MD (CDP, FIPS 23975) Location: 39.26857 N, 76.49737 W Population (1990): 65800 (26464 housing units) Area: 34.5 sq km (land), 10.7 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dundalk Sparrows, MD Zip code(s): 21219, 21222 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
demodulate {demodulation} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
demodulation For example, in a radio broadcast using {amplitude modulation} the audio signal is transmitted as the mean amplitude of a radio-frequency carrier so demodulation requires a circuit which measures the amplitude and filters out the carrier. There are many other kinds of {modulation} and corresponding demodulation. (1998-07-29) |