English Dictionary: Meldeauflage | by the DICT Development Group |
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Malt \Malt\, a. Relating to, containing, or made with, malt. {Malt liquor}, an alcoholic liquor, as beer, ale, porter, etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt. {Malt dust}, fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in making malt; -- used as a fertilizer. [bd] Malt dust consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the grain.[b8] --Sir H. Davy. {Malt floor}, a floor for drying malt. {Malt house}, [or] {Malthouse}, a house in which malt is made. {Malt kiln}, a heated chamber for drying malt. | |
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Melotype \Mel"o*type\, n. (Photog.) A picture produced by a process in which development after exposure may be deferred indefinitely, so as to permit transportation of exposed plates; also, the process itself. | |
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Meltable \Melt"a*ble\, a. Capable of being melted. | |
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Moldable \Mold"a*ble\, Mouldable \Mould"a*ble\, a. Capable of being molded or formed. | |
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Moldboard \Mold"board`\, Mouldboard \Mould"board`\, n. 1. A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing. 2. (Founding) A follow board. | |
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Moltable \Molt"a*ble\, a. Capable of assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible. [Obs.] | |
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Moldable \Mold"a*ble\, Mouldable \Mould"a*ble\, a. Capable of being molded or formed. | |
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Moldboard \Mold"board`\, Mouldboard \Mould"board`\, n. 1. A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing. 2. (Founding) A follow board. | |
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Mollebart \Mol"le*bart\, n. An agricultural implement used in Flanders, consisting of a kind of large shovel drawn by a horse and guided by a man. [Written also {molleb[91]rt} and {mouldeb[91]rt}.] --Simmonds. | |
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Multifaced \Mul"ti*faced`\, a. [Multi- + face.] Having many faces. | |
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Multifarious \Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. multifarius; multus much, many. Cf. {Bifarious}.] 1. Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold. There is a multifarious artifice in the structure of the meanest animal. --Dr. H. More. 2. (Bot.) Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows. | |
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Multifariously \Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ly\, adv. With great multiplicity and diversity; with variety of modes and relations. | |
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Multifariousness \Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ness\, n. 1. Multiplied diversity. 2. (Law) The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them. --Burrill. | |
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Multiferous \Mul*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. multifer; multus much, many + ferre to bear.] Bearing or producing much or many. [R.] | |
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Multifid \Mul"ti*fid\, a. [L. multifidus; multus much, many + findere to split: cf. F. multifide.] (Bot.) Having many segments; cleft into several parts by linear sinuses; as, a multifid leaf or corolla. | |
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Multiflorous \Mul`ti*flo"rous\, a. [L. multiflorus; multus much, many + flos, floris, flower: cf. F. multiflore.] (Bot.) Having many flowers. | |
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Multiflue \Mul"ti*flue\, a. [Multi- + flue.] Having many flues; as, a multiflue boiler. See {Boiler}. | |
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Boiler \Boil"er\, n. 1. One who boils. 2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled. Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc. 3. (Mech.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron plates riveted together, or a composite structure variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes. Note: The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside. Watt used the wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures. Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and tubular boilers. {Barrel of a boiler}, the cylindrical part containing the flues. {Boiler plate}, {Boiler iron}, plate or rolled iron of about a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc. {Cylinder boiler}, one which consists of a single iron cylinder. {Flue boilers} are usually single shells containing a small number of large flues, through which the heat either passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water. {Locomotive boiler}, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire box and a large number of small flues leading to the chimney. {Multiflue boiler}. Same as {Tubular boiler}, below. {Sectional boiler}, a boiler composed of a number of sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built up. {Tubular boiler}, a boiler containing tubes which form flues, and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler. See Illust. {of Steam boiler}, under {Steam}. {Tubulous boiler}. See under {Tubulous}. See {Tube}, n., 6, and 1st {Flue}. | |
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Multifoil \Mul"ti*foil\, n. [Multi- + foil.] (Arch.) An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils. [R.] See {Foil}. | |
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Multifoil \Mul"ti*foil\, a. Having more than five divisions or foils. | |
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Multifold \Mul"ti*fold\, a. [Multi- + fold.] Many times doubled; manifold; numerous. | |
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Multiform \Mul"ti*form\, a. [L. multiformis; multus much, many + forma shape: cf. F. multiforme.] Having many forms, shapes, or appearances. A plastic and multiform unit. --Hare. | |
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Multiformity \Mul`ti*form"i*ty\, n. [L. multiformitas.] The quality of being multiform; diversity of forms; variety of appearances in the same thing. --Purchas. | |
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Multiformous \Mul`ti*form"ous\, a. Multiform. [Obs.] | |
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Multiparous \Mul*tip"a*rous\, a. [Multi- + L. parere to produce: cf. F. multipare.] Producing many, or more than one, at a birth. | |
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Multipartite \Mul*tip"ar*tite\, a. [L. multipartitus multus much, many partitus divided, p. p.: cf. F. multipartite. See {Partite}.] Divided into many parts; having several parts. | |
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Multiped \Mul"ti*ped\, n. [L. multipes, multipeda; multus much, many + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. multip[8a]de.] (Zo[94]l.) An insect having many feet, as a myriapod. | |
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Multiped \Mul"ti*ped\, a. Having many feet. | |
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Multiphase \Mul"ti*phase\, a. [Multi- + phase.] Having many phases; specif. (Elec.), pertaining to, or designating, a generator producing, or any system conveying or utilizing, two or more waves of pressure, or electromotive force, not in phase with each other; polyphase. | |
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Multiplane \Mul"ti*plane\, a. Having several or many planes or plane surfaces; as, a multiplane kite. | |
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Multiplane \Mul"ti*plane\, n. [Multi- + plane.] (A[89]ronautics) An a[89]roplane with three or more superposed main planes. | |
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple, and multiply.] Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts. {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4}, in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton}, from its discoverer. {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more unlike units. {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even fertilization may have been evolved. {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under {Collective}. {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity, which appear to form a single system. | |
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, n. (Math.) A quantity containing another quantity a number of times without a remainder. Note: {A common multiple} of two or more numbers contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a common multiple of 3 and 4. The {least common multiple} is the least number that will do this; thus, 12 is the least common multiple of 3 and 4. | |
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Parallel \Par"al*lel\, n. (Elec.) That arrangement of an electrical system in which all positive poles, electrodes, terminals, etc., are joined to one conductor, and all negative poles, etc., to another conductor; -- called also {multiple}. Opposed to {series}. Note: Parts of a system so arranged are said to be in parallel or in multiple. | |
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple, and multiply.] Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts. {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4}, in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton}, from its discoverer. {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more unlike units. {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even fertilization may have been evolved. {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under {Collective}. {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity, which appear to form a single system. | |
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, n. (Math.) A quantity containing another quantity a number of times without a remainder. Note: {A common multiple} of two or more numbers contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a common multiple of 3 and 4. The {least common multiple} is the least number that will do this; thus, 12 is the least common multiple of 3 and 4. | |
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Parallel \Par"al*lel\, n. (Elec.) That arrangement of an electrical system in which all positive poles, electrodes, terminals, etc., are joined to one conductor, and all negative poles, etc., to another conductor; -- called also {multiple}. Opposed to {series}. Note: Parts of a system so arranged are said to be in parallel or in multiple. | |
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple, and multiply.] Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts. {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4}, in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton}, from its discoverer. {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more unlike units. {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even fertilization may have been evolved. {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under {Collective}. {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity, which appear to form a single system. | |
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple, and multiply.] Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts. {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4}, in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton}, from its discoverer. {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more unlike units. {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even fertilization may have been evolved. {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under {Collective}. {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity, which appear to form a single system. | |
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d8Sclerosis \[d8]Scle*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ([?][?], fr. sklhro`s hard.] 1. (Med.) Induration; hardening; especially, that form of induration produced in an organ by increase of its interstitial connective tissue. 2. (Bot.) Hardening of the cell wall by lignification. {Cerebro-spinal sclerosis} (Med.), an affection in which patches of hardening, produced by increase of the neuroglia and atrophy of the true nerve tissue, are found scattered throughout the brain and spinal cord. It is associated with complete or partial paralysis, a peculiar jerking tremor of the muscles, headache, and vertigo, and is usually fatal. Called also {multiple, disseminated, [or] insular, sclerosis}. | |
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Collective \Col*lect"ive\, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.] 1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the {collective} body of a nation. --Bp. Hoadley. 2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs.] [bd]Critical and collective reason.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. 3. (Gram.) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc. 4. Tending to collect; forming a collection. Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons. --Young. 5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note. {Collective fruit} (Bot.), that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also {multiple fruit}. --Gray. | |
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple, and multiply.] Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts. {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4}, in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton}, from its discoverer. {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more unlike units. {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even fertilization may have been evolved. {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under {Collective}. {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity, which appear to form a single system. | |
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Integration \In`te*gra"tion\, n. [L. integratio a renewing, restoring: cf. F. int[82]gration.] 1. The act or process of making whole or entire. 2. (Math.) The operation of finding the primitive function which has a given function for its differential coefficient. See {Integral}. Note: The symbol of integration is [integral2l] (standing for the Latin summa sum), and the integral is also regarded as the limiting value of the sum of great numbers of differentials, when the magnitude of the differentials decreases, and their number increases indefinitely. See {Limit}, n. When the summation is made between specified values of the variable, the result is a definite integral, and those values of the variable are the limits of the integral. When the summation is made successively for two or more variables, the result is a {multiple integral}. 3. In the theory of evolution: The process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent. It is supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in development. | |
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2. An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as, the root crop. 3. That which resembles a root in position or function, esp. as a source of nourishment or support; that from which anything proceeds as if by growth or development; as, the root of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like. Specifically: (a) An ancestor or progenitor; and hence, an early race; a stem. They were the roots out of which sprang two distinct people. --Locke. (b) A primitive form of speech; one of the earliest terms employed in language; a word from which other words are formed; a radix, or radical. (c) The cause or occasion by which anything is brought about; the source. [bd]She herself . . . is root of bounty.[b8] --Chaucer. The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. --1 Tim. vi. 10 (rev. Ver.) (d) (Math.) That factor of a quantity which when multiplied into itself will produce that quantity; thus, 3 is a root of 9, because 3 multiplied into itself produces 9; 3 is the cube root of 27. (e) (Mus.) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed. --Busby. (f) The lowest place, position, or part. [bd]Deep to the roots of hell.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The roots of the mountains.[b8] --Southey. 4. (Astrol.) The time which to reckon in making calculations. When a root is of a birth yknowe [known]. --Chaucer. {A[89]rial roots}. (Bot.) (a) Small roots emitted from the stem of a plant in the open air, which, attaching themselves to the bark of trees, etc., serve to support the plant. (b) Large roots growing from the stem, etc., which descend and establish themselves in the soil. See Illust. of {Mangrove}. {Multiple primary root} (Bot.), a name given to the numerous roots emitted from the radicle in many plants, as the squash. {Primary root} (Bot.), the central, first-formed, main root, from which the rootlets are given off. {Root and branch}, every part; wholly; completely; as, to destroy an error root and branch. {Root-and-branch men}, radical reformers; -- a designation applied to the English Independents (1641). See Citation under {Radical}, n., 2. {Root barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), one of the Rhizocephala. {Root hair} (Bot.), one of the slender, hairlike fibers found on the surface of fresh roots. They are prolongations of the superficial cells of the root into minute tubes. --Gray. {Root leaf} (Bot.), a radical leaf. See {Radical}, a., 3 (b) . {Root louse} (Zo[94]l.), any plant louse, or aphid, which lives on the roots of plants, as the Phylloxera of the grapevine. See {Phylloxera}. {Root of an equation} (Alg.), that value which, substituted for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies the equation. {Root of a nail} (Anat.), the part of a nail which is covered by the skin. {Root of a tooth} (Anat.), the part of a tooth contained in the socket and consisting of one or more fangs. {Secondary roots} (Bot.), roots emitted from any part of the plant above the radicle. {To strike root}, {To take root}, to send forth roots; to become fixed in the earth, etc., by a root; hence, in general, to become planted, fixed, or established; to increase and spread; as, an opinion takes root. [bd]The bended twigs take root.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple, and multiply.] Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts. {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4}, in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton}, from its discoverer. {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more unlike units. {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even fertilization may have been evolved. {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under {Collective}. {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity, which appear to form a single system. | |
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{Blazing star}, {Double star}, {Multiple star}, {Shooting star}, etc. See under {Blazing}, {Double}, etc. {Nebulous star} (Astron.), a small well-defined circular nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star. {Star anise} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so called from its star-shaped capsules. {Star apple} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of about sixty species, and the natural order ({Sapotace[91]}) to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family. {Star conner}, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne. {Star coral} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of stony corals belonging to {Astr[91]a}, {Orbicella}, and allied genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and contain conspicuous radiating septa. {Star cucumber}. (Bot.) See under {Cucumber}. {Star flower}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Ornithogalum}; star-of-Bethlehem. (b) See {Starwort} (b) . (c) An American plant of the genus {Trientalis} ({Trientalis Americana}). --Gray. {Star fort} (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles; -- whence the name. {Star gauge} (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of different parts of the bore of a gun. {Star grass}. (Bot.) (a) A small grasslike plant ({Hypoxis erecta}) having star-shaped yellow flowers. (b) The colicroot. See {Colicroot}. {Star hyacinth} (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus {Scilla} ({S. autumnalis}); -- called also {star-headed hyacinth}. {Star jelly} (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants ({Nostoc commune}, {N. edule}, etc.). See {Nostoc}. {Star lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Stellion}. {Star-of-Bethlehem} (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant ({Ornithogalum umbellatum}) having a small white starlike flower. {Star-of-the-earth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Plantago} ({P. coronopus}), growing upon the seashore. {Star polygon} (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other so as to form a star-shaped figure. {Stars and Stripes}, a popular name for the flag of the United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in a blue field, white stars to represent the several States, one for each. With the old flag, the true American flag, the Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster. {Star showers}. See {Shooting star}, under {Shooting}. {Star thistle} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with radiating spines. {Star wheel} (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines. {Star worm} (Zo[94]l.), a gephyrean. {Temporary star} (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly, shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears. These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be variable stars of long and undetermined periods. {Variable star} (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes irregularly; -- called {periodical star} when its changes occur at fixed periods. {Water star grass} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms. | |
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Transformer \Trans*form"er\, n. {Multiple transformer}. (Elec.) (a) A transformer connected in multiple or in parallel with the primary circuit. (b) A transformer with more than one primary or more than one secondary coil. {Parallel transformer} (Elec.), a transformer connected in parallel. | |
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Multiplex \Mul"ti*plex\, a. [L. multiplex, -plicis. See {Multiply}.] Manifold; multiple. | |
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Multipliable \Mul"ti*pli`a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. multipliable.] Capable of being multiplied. -- {Mul"ti*pli`a*ble*ness}, n. | |
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Multipliable \Mul"ti*pli`a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. multipliable.] Capable of being multiplied. -- {Mul"ti*pli`a*ble*ness}, n. | |
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Multiplicable \Mul"ti*pli*ca*ble\, a. [L. multiplicabilis.] Capable of being multiplied; multipliable. | |
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Multiplicand \Mul"ti*pli*cand`\, n. [L. multiplicandus to be multiplied: cf. F. multiplicande.] (Math.) The number which is to be multiplied by another number called the multiplier. See Note under {Multiplication}. | |
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Multiplicate \Mul"ti*pli*cate\, a. [L. multiplicatus, p. p. of multiplicare. See {Multiply}.] Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold. {Multiplicate flower} (Bot.), a flower that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls. | |
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Multiplicate \Mul"ti*pli*cate\, a. [L. multiplicatus, p. p. of multiplicare. See {Multiply}.] Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold. {Multiplicate flower} (Bot.), a flower that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls. | |
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Multiplication \Mul`ti*pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. multiplicatio: cf. F. multiplication. See {Multiply}.] 1. The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation. The increase and multiplication of the world. --Thackeray. 2. (Math.) The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the reverse of division. Note: The word multiplication is sometimes used in mathematics, particularly in multiple algebra, to denote any distributive operation expressed by one symbol upon any quantity or any thing expressed by another symbol. Corresponding extensions of meaning are given to the words multiply, multiplier, multiplicand, and product. Thus, since [phi](x + y) = [phi]x + [phi]y (see under {Distributive}), where [phi](x + y), [phi]x, and [phi]y indicate the results of any distributive operation represented by the symbol [phi] upon x + y, x, and y, severally, then because of many very useful analogies [phi](x + y) is called the product of [phi] and x + y, and the operation indicated by [phi] is called multiplication. Cf. {Facient}, n., 2. 3. (Bot.) An increase above the normal number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation. 4. The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, -- attributed formerly to the alchemists. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Multiplication table}, a table giving the product of a set of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, a table giving the products of the first ten or twelve numbers multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10 or 12. | |
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Compound \Com"pound\, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances. --I. Watts. {Compound addition}, {subtraction}, {multiplication}, {division} (Arith.), the addition, subtraction, etc., of compound numbers. {Compound crystal} (Crystallog.), a twin crystal, or one seeming to be made up of two or more crystals combined according to regular laws of composition. {Compound engine} (Mech.), a form of steam engine in which the steam that has been used in a high-pressure cylinder is made to do further service in a larger low-pressure cylinder, sometimes in several larger cylinders, successively. {Compound ether}. (Chem.) See under {Ether}. {Compound flower} (Bot.), a flower head resembling a single flower, but really composed of several florets inclosed in a common calyxlike involucre, as the sunflower or dandelion. {Compound fraction}. (Math.) See {Fraction}. {Compound fracture}. See {Fracture}. {Compound householder}, a householder who compounds or arranges with his landlord that his rates shall be included in his rents. [Eng.] {Compound interest}. See {Interest}. {Compound larceny}. (Law) See {Larceny}. {Compound leaf} (Bot.), a leaf having two or more separate blades or leaflets on a common leafstalk. {Compound microscope}. See {Microscope}. {Compound motion}. See {Motion}. {Compound number} (Math.), one constructed according to a varying scale of denomination; as, 3 cwt., 1 qr., 5 lb.; -- called also {denominate number}. {Compound pier} (Arch.), a clustered column. {Compound quantity} (Alg.), a quantity composed of two or more simple quantities or terms, connected by the sign + (plus) or - (minus). Thus, a + b - c, and bb - b, are compound quantities. {Compound radical}. (Chem.) See {Radical}. {Compound ratio} (Math.), the product of two or more ratios; thus ab:cd is a ratio compounded of the simple ratios a:c and b:d. {Compound rest} (Mech.), the tool carriage of an engine lathe. {Compound screw} (Mech.), a screw having on the same axis two or more screws with different pitch (a differential screw), or running in different directions (a right and left screw). {Compound time} (Mus.), that in which two or more simple measures are combined in one; as, 6-8 time is the joining of two measures of 3-8 time. {Compound word}, a word composed of two or more words; specifically, two or more words joined together by a hyphen. | |
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Multiplication \Mul`ti*pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. multiplicatio: cf. F. multiplication. See {Multiply}.] 1. The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation. The increase and multiplication of the world. --Thackeray. 2. (Math.) The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the reverse of division. Note: The word multiplication is sometimes used in mathematics, particularly in multiple algebra, to denote any distributive operation expressed by one symbol upon any quantity or any thing expressed by another symbol. Corresponding extensions of meaning are given to the words multiply, multiplier, multiplicand, and product. Thus, since [phi](x + y) = [phi]x + [phi]y (see under {Distributive}), where [phi](x + y), [phi]x, and [phi]y indicate the results of any distributive operation represented by the symbol [phi] upon x + y, x, and y, severally, then because of many very useful analogies [phi](x + y) is called the product of [phi] and x + y, and the operation indicated by [phi] is called multiplication. Cf. {Facient}, n., 2. 3. (Bot.) An increase above the normal number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation. 4. The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, -- attributed formerly to the alchemists. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Multiplication table}, a table giving the product of a set of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, a table giving the products of the first ten or twelve numbers multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10 or 12. | |
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Compound \Com"pound\, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances. --I. Watts. {Compound addition}, {subtraction}, {multiplication}, {division} (Arith.), the addition, subtraction, etc., of compound numbers. {Compound crystal} (Crystallog.), a twin crystal, or one seeming to be made up of two or more crystals combined according to regular laws of composition. {Compound engine} (Mech.), a form of steam engine in which the steam that has been used in a high-pressure cylinder is made to do further service in a larger low-pressure cylinder, sometimes in several larger cylinders, successively. {Compound ether}. (Chem.) See under {Ether}. {Compound flower} (Bot.), a flower head resembling a single flower, but really composed of several florets inclosed in a common calyxlike involucre, as the sunflower or dandelion. {Compound fraction}. (Math.) See {Fraction}. {Compound fracture}. See {Fracture}. {Compound householder}, a householder who compounds or arranges with his landlord that his rates shall be included in his rents. [Eng.] {Compound interest}. See {Interest}. {Compound larceny}. (Law) See {Larceny}. {Compound leaf} (Bot.), a leaf having two or more separate blades or leaflets on a common leafstalk. {Compound microscope}. See {Microscope}. {Compound motion}. See {Motion}. {Compound number} (Math.), one constructed according to a varying scale of denomination; as, 3 cwt., 1 qr., 5 lb.; -- called also {denominate number}. {Compound pier} (Arch.), a clustered column. {Compound quantity} (Alg.), a quantity composed of two or more simple quantities or terms, connected by the sign + (plus) or - (minus). Thus, a + b - c, and bb - b, are compound quantities. {Compound radical}. (Chem.) See {Radical}. {Compound ratio} (Math.), the product of two or more ratios; thus ab:cd is a ratio compounded of the simple ratios a:c and b:d. {Compound rest} (Mech.), the tool carriage of an engine lathe. {Compound screw} (Mech.), a screw having on the same axis two or more screws with different pitch (a differential screw), or running in different directions (a right and left screw). {Compound time} (Mus.), that in which two or more simple measures are combined in one; as, 6-8 time is the joining of two measures of 3-8 time. {Compound word}, a word composed of two or more words; specifically, two or more words joined together by a hyphen. | |
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Multiplication \Mul`ti*pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. multiplicatio: cf. F. multiplication. See {Multiply}.] 1. The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation. The increase and multiplication of the world. --Thackeray. 2. (Math.) The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the reverse of division. Note: The word multiplication is sometimes used in mathematics, particularly in multiple algebra, to denote any distributive operation expressed by one symbol upon any quantity or any thing expressed by another symbol. Corresponding extensions of meaning are given to the words multiply, multiplier, multiplicand, and product. Thus, since [phi](x + y) = [phi]x + [phi]y (see under {Distributive}), where [phi](x + y), [phi]x, and [phi]y indicate the results of any distributive operation represented by the symbol [phi] upon x + y, x, and y, severally, then because of many very useful analogies [phi](x + y) is called the product of [phi] and x + y, and the operation indicated by [phi] is called multiplication. Cf. {Facient}, n., 2. 3. (Bot.) An increase above the normal number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation. 4. The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, -- attributed formerly to the alchemists. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Multiplication table}, a table giving the product of a set of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, a table giving the products of the first ten or twelve numbers multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10 or 12. | |
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Multiplicative \Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive\, a. [Cf. F. multiplicatif.] Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease numbers. | |
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Multiplicatively \Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive*ly\, adv. So as to multiply. | |
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Multiplicator \Mul"ti*pli*ca`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. multiplicateur. Cf. {Multiplier}.] The number by which another number is multiplied; a multiplier. | |
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Multiplicious \Mul`ti*pli"cious\, a. [See {Multiplex}.] Manifold. [Obs.] | |
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Multiplicity \Mul`ti*plic"ity\, n. [Cf. F. multiplicit[82].] The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or objects. [bd]A multiplicity of goods.[b8] --South. | |
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Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Multiplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Multiplying}.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr. multiplex manifold. See {Multitude}, {Complex}.] 1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to. Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience. --Ames. 2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under {Multiplication}. 3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.] {Multiplying gear} (Mach.), gear for increasing speed. {Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}. | |
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Multiplier \Mul"ti*pli`er\, n. [Cf. F. multiplier. Cf. {Multiplicator}.] 1. One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number. 2. (Math.) The number by which another number is multiplied. See the Note under {Multiplication}. 3. (Physics) An instrument for multiplying or increasing by repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used to render such a force or action appreciable or measurable when feeble. See {Thermomultiplier}. | |
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Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Multiplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Multiplying}.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr. multiplex manifold. See {Multitude}, {Complex}.] 1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to. Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience. --Ames. 2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under {Multiplication}. 3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.] {Multiplying gear} (Mach.), gear for increasing speed. {Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}. | |
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Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. i. 1. To become greater in number; to become numerous. When men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them. --Gen. vi. 1. 2. To increase in extent and influence; to spread. The word of God grew and multiplied. --Acts xii. 24. 3. To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Lens \Lens\ (l[ecr]nz), n.; pl. {Lenses} (-[ecr]z). [L. lens a lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. {Lentil}.] (Opt.) A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two opposite regular surfaces, either both curved, or one curved and the other plane, and commonly used, either singly or combined, in optical instruments, for changing the direction of rays of light, and thus magnifying objects, or otherwise modifying vision. In practice, the curved surfaces are usually spherical, though rarely cylindrical, or of some other figure. Lenses Note: Of spherical lenses, there are six varieties, as shown in section in the figures herewith given: viz., a plano-concave; b double-concave; c plano-convex; d double-convex; e converging concavo-convex, or converging meniscus; f diverging concavo-convex, or diverging meniscus. {Crossed lens} (Opt.), a double-convex lens with one radius equal to six times the other. {Crystalline lens}. (Anat.) See {Eye}. {Fresnel lens} (Opt.), a compound lens formed by placing around a central convex lens rings of glass so curved as to have the same focus; used, especially in lighthouses, for concentrating light in a particular direction; -- so called from the inventor. {Multiplying} {lens [or] glass} (Opt.), a lens one side of which is plane and the other convex, but made up of a number of plane faces inclined to one another, each of which presents a separate image of the object viewed through it, so that the object is, as it were, multiplied. {Polyzonal lens}. See {Polyzonal}. | |
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Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Multiplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Multiplying}.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr. multiplex manifold. See {Multitude}, {Complex}.] 1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to. Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience. --Ames. 2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under {Multiplication}. 3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.] {Multiplying gear} (Mach.), gear for increasing speed. {Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}. | |
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Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Multiplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Multiplying}.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr. multiplex manifold. See {Multitude}, {Complex}.] 1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to. Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience. --Ames. 2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under {Multiplication}. 3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.] {Multiplying gear} (Mach.), gear for increasing speed. {Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}. | |
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Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Multiplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Multiplying}.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr. multiplex manifold. See {Multitude}, {Complex}.] 1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to. Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience. --Ames. 2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under {Multiplication}. 3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.] {Multiplying gear} (Mach.), gear for increasing speed. {Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}. | |
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Multipolar \Mul`ti*po"lar\, a. [Multi- + polar.] (Biol.) Having many poles; -- applied especially to those ganglionic nerve cells which have several radiating processes. | |
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Multipolar \Mul`ti*po"lar\, a. [Multi- + polar.] 1. Having many poles; in Anat., designating specif. a nerve cell which has several dendrites. 2. (Elec.) Having, or pertaining to, many poles, as a field magnet or armature of a dynamo, or a dynamo having such a field magnet or (sometimes) armature. | |
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Multipotent \Mul*tip"o*tent\, a. [L. multipotens; multus much + potens powerful. See {Potent}.] Having manifold power, or power to do many things. [bd]Jove multipotent.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Multipresence \Mul`ti*pres"ence\, n. The state or power of being multipresent. The multipresence of Christ's body. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Multipresent \Mul`ti*pres"ent\, a. [Multi- + present, a.] Being, or having the power to be, present in two or more places at once. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Multivagant \Mul*tiv"a*gant\, Multivagous \Mul*tiv"a*gous\, a. [L. multivagus; multus much + vagus wandering; cf. vagans, p. pr. of vagari. See {Vagary}.] Wandering much. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Multivagant \Mul*tiv"a*gant\, Multivagous \Mul*tiv"a*gous\, a. [L. multivagus; multus much + vagus wandering; cf. vagans, p. pr. of vagari. See {Vagary}.] Wandering much. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Multivalence \Mul*tiv"a*lence\, n. (Chem.) Quality, state, or degree, of a multivalent element, atom, or radical. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Multivalent \Mul*tiv"a*lent\, a. [Multi- + L. valens, p. pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.) (a) Having a valence greater than one, as silicon. (b) Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Multivalve \Mul"ti*valve\, n. [Cf. F. multivalve.] (Zo[94]l.) Any mollusk which has a shell composed of more than two pieces. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Multivalve \Mul"ti*valve\, Multivalvular \Mul`ti*val"vu*lar\, a. [Multi- + valve, valvular: cf. F. multivalve.] 1. Having many valves. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the chitons. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Multivalve \Mul"ti*valve\, Multivalvular \Mul`ti*val"vu*lar\, a. [Multi- + valve, valvular: cf. F. multivalve.] 1. Having many valves. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the chitons. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Multiversant \Mul*tiv"er*sant\, a. [Multi- + L. versans, p. pr. See {Versant}.] Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms; protean. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Multivious \Mul*tiv"i*ous\, a. & adv. [L. multivius; multus many + via way.] Having many ways or roads; by many ways. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Multivocal \Mul*tiv"o*cal\, a. [Multi- + vocal.] Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning; equivocal. [bd]An ambiguous multivocal word.[b8] --Coleridge. -- n. A multivocal word. [R.] --Fitzed. Hall. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Malta Bend, MO (town, FIPS 45632) Location: 39.19425 N, 93.36414 W Population (1990): 289 (125 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multi-BinProlog to {BinProlog} for {Solaris} 2.3. Version: 3.30. (1995-04-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multiflow Computer work in {Very Long Instruction Word} processors. Address: New Haven, Conn. USA. (1995-03-01) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multi-part key {compound key} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multi-Pascal An extension of {Pascal-S} with {multiprocessing} features. Used in "The Art of Parallel Programming", Bruce P. Lester, P-H 1993. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multiple access {multiplexing} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multiple Document Interface show windows giving views of more than one document at a time. The opposite is {Single Document Interface} (SDI). (1999-03-30) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multiple inheritance possibility that a {sub-class} may be derived from multiple {parent classes} which are themselves not derived one from the other. (1997-08-06) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multiple Instruction Multiple Data {Multiple Instruction/Multiple Data} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multiple Instruction/Multiple Data (MIMD) The classification under {Flynn's taxonomy} of a {parallel processor} where many {functional unit}s perform different operations on different data. Examples would be a network of {workstation}s or {transputer}s. Compare {SIMD}. (1994-11-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multiple Master that is a mixture of two or more other fonts. A Multiple Master font is a single font containing from two to sixteen master designs (the current implementation limit). A weight factor specifies the contribution of each master design for the creation of a multiple master font {instance}. A Multiple Master instance is a single {interpolation} of a multiple master font as created by a user or application. {ATM Glossary (http://www.adobe.com/supportservice/devrelations/typeforum/glossary.html)}. {Useable fonts (http://susi.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/Mirror/winsite/win3/fonts_atm.html)}. (1998-05-31) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multiple perspective software development which, instead of adopting a monolithic representation and centralised control, models development in terms of collaboration between autonomous partial systems. Software development usually involves people with different goals, expertise, and backgrounds, and the use of a wide range of formalisms, tools, and environments. As information is exchanged between participants, dependencies may be established between information created by them. Multiple perspective software development may be mapped into the transaction model which can be used to prevent uncoordinated access to interdependent information causing inconsistency. [Fox Wai-Leung Poon] (1995-12-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multiple value a database, for example a person may have an address field which spanned multiple records (with different indexes). Multiple values are a non-{relational} technique. MUs have recently been made available in {DB2}, despite the product being so heavily influenced by {Codd's Laws} of {relational databases}. [Confirm, clarify?] (1995-10-30) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multiple Virtual Storage because it had multiple 16 MB virtual address spaces, in contrast to {SVS}. MVS ran on the {IBM 390} series {mainframes}. It became MVS/SP, then MVS/XA (with 31-bit addressing) and then MVS/ESA. MVS/Open Edition (MVS/OE), aimed at the growing {open systems} market, added {TCP/IP} and {Unix} support in an MVS address space, allowing users to run IBM, {CICS}-type applications, {batch} applications and Unix. MVS/ESA was repackaged as {OS/390} as a marketing exercise but it's basically the same thing. Version: 5.1. [Features? Dates?] (1999-01-20) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multiplex printer multiplexing} to provide multiple duplex channels over one wire. For example, channels A, B, C, and D could be used for simultaneous transmission in both directions. (2000-04-02) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multiplexer {multiplexor} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multiplexing 1. signals for transmission on some shared medium (e.g. a telephone wire). The signals are combined at the transmitter by a multiplexor (a "mux") and split up at the receiver by a demultiplexor. The communications channel may be shared between the independent signals in one of several different ways: {time division multiplexing}, {frequency division multiplexing}, or {code division multiplexing}. If the inputs take turns to use the output channel ({time division multiplexing}) then the output {bandwidth} need be no greater than the maximum bandwidth of any input. If many inputs may be active simultaneously then the output bandwidth must be at least as great as the total bandwidth of all simultaneously active inputs. In this case the multiplexor is also known as a {concentrator}. (1995-03-02) 2. {files}. Placing the copies on totally separate {paths} to {mirror}ed {devices} greatly reduces the probability of all copies being corrupt. Multiplexing differs from mirroring in that mirroring takes one data file and copies it to many devices, thus making it possible to copy a corrupt file many times. Multiplexing writes the data files to many places simultaneously; there is no "original" data file. (2001-05-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multiplexor {multiplexing} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multiplexor Channel (MPX) {mainframe} terminology for a slow peripheral device connection, e.g. for a {printer}, operator console, or card reader. (1997-06-30) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multipop-68 developed in Edinburgh by Robin Popplestone and others. It was inspired by {MIT}' {Project MAC}, via a "MiniMac" project which was aborted when it became obvious that {Elliot Brothers} Ltd. could not supply the necessary disk storage. Multipop was highly efficient in its use of machine resources to support {symbolic programming}, and effective - e.g. in supporting the development of the {Boyer-Moore theorem prover} and of Burstall and Darlington's transformation work. It was not good at supporting the user programs which were then the standard fare of computing, e.g. matrix inversion. This arose from the fact that while the {POP-2} compiler generated good code for function call (which is a lot of what layered systems like operating systems do) it did not generate efficient code for arithmetic or store access, because there was no way to police the generation of illegal objects statically. ({Hindley-Milner type} checking did not exist). Indeed, since many OS features like file-access were performed by function-call (of a {closure}) rather than an OS call requiring a {context switch}, POP-2 actually gained performance. Multipop68 was efficient primarily because the one language, POP-2 served all purposes: it was the command language for the operating system as well as being the only available programming language. Thus there was no need to swap in compilers etc. All store management was accomplished uniformly by the {garbage collector}, as opposed to having store management for the OS and store management for each application. There was a substantial amount of {assembly language} in Multipop68. This was primarily for interrupt handling, and it is difficult to handle this without a {real-time} garbage-collector. [Edited from a posting by Robin Popplestone]. (1995-03-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multiprocessing {multitasking} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multiprocessor {parallel processor} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multiprogramming {multitasking} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multiprotocol Label Switching by the {IETF}. Initially developed to improve switching speed, other benefits are now seen as being more important. MPLS adds a 32-{bit} label to each {packet} to improve {network} efficiency and to enable {routers} to direct {packets} along predefined routes in accordance with the required {quality of service}. The label is added when the {packet} enters the MPLS {network}, and is based on an analysis of the {packet} {header}. The label contains information on the route along which the {packet} may travel, and the {forwarding equivalence class} (FEC) of the {packet}. Packets with the same {FEC} are routed through the {network} in the same way. Routers make forwarding decisions based purely on the contents of the label. This simplifies the work done by the {router}, leading to an increase in speed. At each {router}, the label is replaced with a new label, which tells the next {router} how to forward the {packet}. The label is removed when the {packet} leaves the MPLS {network}. Modern {ASIC}-based routers can look up routes fast enough to make the speed increase less important. However, MPLS still has some benefits. The use of {FEC}s allows {QoS} levels to be guaranteed, and MPLS allows {IP} {tunnel}s to be created through a {network}, so that {VPN}s can be implemented without {encryption}. {MPLS Resource Center (http://www.mplsrc.com/)}. [RFC 3031] (2002-04-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions {multimedia} {electronic mail} messages and {World-Wide Web} {hypertext} documents on the {Internet}. MIME provides the ability to transfer non-textual data, such as graphics, {audio} and fax. It is defined in {RFC 2045}, {RFC 2046}, {RFC 2047}, {RFC 2048}, {RFC 2049}, and {BCP0013}. It uses {mimencode} to encode binary data into {base 64} using a subset of {ASCII}. {FAQ (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/mail/mime-faq/top.html)}. (1995-04-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Multi-Version Concurrency Control multi-user {database} performance. The main difference between multiversion and lock models is that in MVCC locks acquired for querying (reading) data don't conflict with locks acquired for writing data and so reading never blocks writing and writing never blocks reading. This technique is used in the {free software} database {PostgreSQL}. (1999-06-18) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
multi-way branch {switch statement} | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Maldives Maldives:Geography Location: Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India Map references: Asia Area: total area: 300 sq km land area: 300 sq km comparative area: slightly more than 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 644 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 35-310 nm as defined by geographic coordinates; segment of zone coincides with maritime boundary with India territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August) Terrain: flat with elevations only as high as 2.5 meters Natural resources: fish Land use: arable land: 10% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 3% forest and woodland: 3% other: 84% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies natural hazards: low level of islands makes them very sensitive to sea level rise international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea Note: 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls; archipelago of strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean Maldives:People Population: 261,310 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 47% (female 60,038; male 63,042) 15-64 years: 50% (female 63,526; male 67,020) 65 years and over: 3% (female 3,537; male 4,147) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 3.58% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 42.8 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 50 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 65.49 years male: 63.99 years female: 67.07 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.17 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Maldivian(s) adjective: Maldivian Ethnic divisions: Sinhalese, Dravidian, Arab, African Religions: Sunni Muslim Languages: Divehi (dialect of Sinhala; script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1985) total population: 91% male: 91% female: 92% Labor force: 66,000 (est.) by occupation: fishing industry 25% Maldives:Government Names: conventional long form: Republic of Maldives conventional short form: Maldives Digraph: MV Type: republic Capital: Male Administrative divisions: 19 districts (atolls); Aliff, Baa, Daalu, Faafu, Gaafu Aliff, Gaafu Daalu, Haa Aliff, Haa Daalu, Kaafu, Laamu, Laviyani, Meemu, Naviyani, Noonu, Raa, Seenu, Shaviyani, Thaa, Waavu Independence: 26 July 1965 (from UK) National holiday: Independence Day, 26 July (1965) Constitution: 4 June 1968 Legal system: based on Islamic law with admixtures of English common law primarily in commercial matters; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state and head of government: President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (since 11 November 1978); election last held 1 October 1993 (next to be held 1998); results - President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM was reelected with 92.76% of the vote cabinet: Ministry of Atolls; appointed by the president Legislative branch: unicameral Citizens' Council (Majlis): elections last held 2 December 1994 (next to be held NA December 1999); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (48 total, 40 elected, 8 appointed by the president) independents 40 Judicial branch: High Court Political parties and leaders: although political parties are not banned, none exist; country governed by the Didi clan for the past eight centuries Member of: AsDB, C, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OIC, SAARC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: Maldives has no embassy in the US, but does have a UN mission in New York; Permanent Representative to the UN Ahmed ZAKI US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka is accredited to Maldives and makes periodic visits there consular agency: Midhath Hilmy, Male telephone: 322581 Flag: red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag Economy Overview: Fishing is the largest industry, employing 25% of the work force and accounting for over 60% of exports. Over 90% of government tax revenue comes from import duties and tourism-related taxes. During the 1980s tourism became one of the most important and highest growth sectors of the economy. In 1993, tourism accounted for 17% of GDP and more than 60% of the Maldives' foreign exchange receipts. The Maldivian government initiated an economic reform program in 1989 initially by lifting import quotas and opening some exports to the private sector. Subsequently, it has liberalized regulations to allow more foreign investment. Agriculture and manufacturing continue to play a minor role in the economy, constrained by the limited availability of cultivatable land and the shortage of domestic labor. Most staple foods must be imported. In 1993, industry which consisted mainly of garment production, boat building, and handicrafts accounted for about 6% of GDP. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $360 million (1993 est.) National product real growth rate: 5.4% (1993 est.) National product per capita: $1,500 (1993 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 20% (1993) Unemployment rate: NEGL% Budget: revenues: $95 million (excluding foreign transfers) expenditures: $143 million, including capital expenditures of $71 million (1993 est.) Exports: $38.5 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: fish, clothing partners: US, UK, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Germany Imports: $177.8 million (c.i.f., 1993) commodities: consumer goods, intermediate and capital goods, petroleum products partners: Singapore, Germany, Sri Lanka, India, Japan External debt: $130 million (1993 est.) Industrial production: growth rate 24% (1990); accounts for 6% of GDP Electricity: capacity: 5,000 kW production: 30 million kWh consumption per capita: 123 kWh (1993) Industries: fishing and fish processing, tourism, shipping, boat building, some coconut processing, garments, woven mats, coir (rope), handicrafts Agriculture: fishing, coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-88), $28 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $125 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $14 million Currency: 1 rufiyaa (Rf) = 100 laari Exchange rates: rufiyaa (Rf) per US$1 - 11.770 (January 1995), 11.586 (1994), 10.957 (1993), 10.569 (1992), 10.253 (1991), 9.509 (1990) Fiscal year: calendar year Maldives:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: total: NA paved: NA unpaved: NA (Male has 9.6 km of coral highways within the city) Ports: Gan, Male Merchant marine: total: 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 50,384 GRT/77,771 DWT ships by type: cargo 14, container 1, oil tanker 1 Airports: total: 2 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 Maldives:Communications Telephone system: 2,804 telephones; minimal domestic and international facilities local: NA intercity: NA international: 1 INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth station Radio: broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 1 televisions: NA Maldives:Defense Forces Branches: National Security Service (paramilitary police force) Manpower availability: males age 15-49 57,172; males fit for military service 31,911 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Moldova Moldova:Geography Location: Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States - European States Area: total area: 33,700 sq km land area: 33,700 sq km comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Hawaii Land boundaries: total 1,389 km, Romania 450 km, Ukraine 939 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none; landlocked International disputes: certain territory of Moldova and Ukraine - including Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina - are considered by Bucharest as historically a part of Romania; this territory was incorporated into the former Soviet Union following the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in 1940 Climate: moderate winters, warm summers Terrain: rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea Natural resources: lignite, phosphorites, gypsum Land use: arable land: 50% permanent crops: 13% meadows and pastures: 9% forest and woodland: 0% other: 28% Irrigated land: 2,920 sq km (1990) Environment: current issues: heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods natural hazards: NA international agreements: signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change Note: landlocked Moldova:People Population: 4,489,657 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 27% (female 588,155; male 609,372) 15-64 years: 64% (female 1,487,170; male 1,386,293) 65 years and over: 9% (female 258,958; male 159,709) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 0.36% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 15.93 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 10.05 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -2.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 29.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.22 years male: 64.81 years female: 71.8 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.16 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Moldovan(s) adjective: Moldovan Ethnic divisions: Moldavian/Romanian 64.5%, Ukrainian 13.8%, Russian 13%, Gagauz 3.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Bulgarian 2%, other 1.7% (1989 figures) note: internal disputes with ethnic Russians and Ukrainians in the Dniester region and Gagauz Turks in the south Religions: Eastern Orthodox 98.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist (only about 1,000 members) (1991) note: the large majority of churchgoers are ethnic Moldavian Languages: Moldovan (official; virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1989) total population: 96% male: 99% female: 94% Labor force: 2.03 million (January 1994) by occupation: agriculture 34.4%, industry 20.1%, other 45.5% (1985 figures) Moldova:Government Names: conventional long form: Republic of Moldova conventional short form: Moldova local long form: Republica Moldova local short form: none former: Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia Digraph: MD Type: republic Capital: Chisinau Administrative divisions: previously divided into 40 rayons; new districts possible under new constitution in 1994 Independence: 27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) National holiday: Independence Day, 27 August 1991 Constitution: new constitution adopted NA July 1994; replaces old Soviet constitution of 1979 Legal system: based on civil law system; no judicial review of legislative acts; does not accept compulsory ICJ jurisdiction but accepts many UN and OSCE documents Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Mircea SNEGUR (since 3 September 1990); election last held 8 December 1991 (next to be held NA 1996); results - Mircea SNEGUR ran unopposed and won 98.17% of vote; note - President SNEGUR was named executive president by the Supreme Soviet on 3 September 1990 and was confirmed by popular election on 8 December 1991 head of government: Prime Minister Andrei SANGHELI (since 1 July 1992; reappointed 5 April 1994 after elections for new legislature); First Deputy Prime Minister Ion GUTU (since NA) cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president on recommendation of the prime minister Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament: elections last held 27 February 1994 (next to be held NA 1999); results - percent by party NA; seats - (104 total) Agrarian-Democratic Party 56, Socialist/Yedinstvo Bloc 28, Peasants and Intellectual Bloc 11, Christian Democratic Popular Front 9 Judicial branch: Supreme Court Political parties and leaders: Christian Democratic Popular Front (formerly Moldovan Popular Front), Iurie ROSCA, chairman; Yedinstvo Intermovement, Vladimir SOLONARI, chairman; Social Democratic Party, Oazu NANTOI, chairman, two other chairmen; Agrarian-Democratic Party, Dumitru MOTPAN, chairman; Democratic Party, Gheorghe GHIMPU, chairman; Democratic Labor Party, Alexandru ARSENI, chairman; Reform Party, Anatol SELARU; Republican Party, Victor PUSCAS; Socialist Party, Valeriu SENIC, cochairman; Communist Party, Vladimir VORONIN, cochairman; Peasants and Intellectuals Bloc Other political or pressure groups: United Council of Labor Collectives (UCLC), Igor SMIRNOV, chairman; Congress of Intellectuals, Alexandru MOSANU; The Ecology Movement of Moldova (EMM), G. MALARCHUK, chairman; The Christian Democratic League of Women of Moldova (CDLWM), L. LARI, chairman; National Christian Party of Moldova (NCPM), D. TODIKE, M. BARAGA, V. NIKU, leaders; The Peoples Movement Gagauz Khalky (GKh), S. GULGAR, leader; The Democratic Party of Gagauzia (DPG), G. SAVOSTIN, chairman; The Alliance of Working People of Moldova (AWPM), G. POLOGOV, president; Christian Alliance for Greater Romania; Stefan the Great Movement; Liberal Convention of Moldova; Association of Victims of Repression; Christian Democratic Youth League Member of: BSEC, CE (guest), CIS, EBRD, ECE, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NACC, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Nicolae TAU chancery: Suites 329, 333, 1511 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 telephone: [1] (202) 783-3012 FAX: [1] (202) 783-3342 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Mary C. PENDLETON embassy: Strada Alexei Mateevich #103, Chisinau mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [373] (2) 23-37-72 FAX: [373] (2) 23-30-44 Flag: same color scheme as Romania - 3 equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; emblem in center of flag is of a Roman eagle of gold outlined in black with a red beak and talons carrying a yellow cross in its beak and a green olive branch in its right talons and a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its breast is a shield divided horizontally red over blue with a stylized ox head, star, rose, and crescent all in black-outlined yellow Economy Overview: Moldova enjoys a favorable climate and good farmland but has no major mineral deposits. As a result, Moldova's economy is primarily based on agriculture, featuring fruits, vegetables, wine, and tobacco. Moldova must import all of its supplies of oil, coal, and natural gas, and energy shortages have contributed to sharp production declines since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Moldovan government is making steady progress on an ambitious economic reform agenda, and the IMF has called Moldova a model for the region. As part of its reform efforts, Chisinau has introduced a stable currency, freed all prices, stopped issuing preferential credits to state enterprises and backed their steady privatization, removed export controls, and freed interest rates. Chisinau appears strongly committed to continuing these reforms in 1995. Meanwhile, privatization of medium and large enterprises got underway in mid-1994 and is expected to pick up speed in 1995. To improve its precarious energy situation, Chisinau reached an agreement with Moscow in December 1994 on gas deliveries for 1995. Gazprom, Russia's national gas company, has agreed to reduce prices for natural gas deliveries to Moldova from the world market price of $80/thousand cubic meters (tcm) to $58/tcm in return for part ownership of the Moldovan pipeline system. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $11.9 billion (1994 estimate as extrapolated from World Bank estimate for 1992) National product real growth rate: -30% (1994 est.) National product per capita: $2,670 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 7.6% per month (1994) Unemployment rate: 1% (includes only officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers) Budget: revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA note: budget deficit for 1993 approximately 6% of GDP Exports: $144 million to outside the FSU countries (1994); over 70% of exports go to FSU countries commodities: foodstuffs, wine, tobacco, textiles and footwear, machinery, chemicals (1991) partners: Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Romania, Germany Imports: $174 million from outside the FSU countries (1994); over 70% of imports are from FSU countries commodities: oil, gas, coal, steel, machinery, foodstuffs, automobiles, and other consumer durables partners: Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Romania, Germany External debt: $300 million (as of 11 December 1994) Industrial production: growth rate -30% (1994 est.) Electricity: capacity: 3,000,000 kW production: 8.2 billion kWh consumption per capita: 1,830 kWh (1994) Industries: key products are canned food, agricultural machinery, foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines, hosiery, refined sugar, vegetable oil, shoes, textiles Agriculture: accounts for about 40% of GDP; Moldova's principal economic activity; products are vegetables, fruits, wine, grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, meat, milk, tobacco Illicit drugs: illicit cultivator of opium poppy and cannabis; mostly for CIS consumption; transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe Economic aid: recipient: joint EC-US loan (1993), $127 million; IMF STF credit (1993), $64 million; IMF stand-by loan (1993), $72 million; US commitments (1992-93), $61 million in humanitarian aid, $11 million in technical assistance; World Bank loan (1993), $60 million; Russia (1993), 50 billion ruble credit; Romania (1993), 20 billion lei credit Currency: the leu (plural lei) was introduced in late 1993 Exchange rates: lei per US$1 - 4.277 (22 December 1994) Fiscal year: calendar year Moldova:Transportation Railroads: total: 1,150 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines broad gauge: 1,150 km 1.520-m gauge (1990) Highways: total: 20,000 km paved or graveled: 13,900 km unpaved: earth 6,100 km (1990) Pipelines: natural gas 310 km (1992) Ports: none Airports: total: 26 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 with paved runways under 914 m: 3 with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 2 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 5 with unpaved runways under 914 m: 8 Moldova:Communications Telephone system: 577,000 telephones; 134 telephones/1,000 persons; telecommunication system not well developed; 215,000 unsatisfied requests for telephone service (1991) local: NA intercity: NA international: international connections to the other former Soviet republics by land line and microwave radio relay through Ukraine, and to other countries by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; 1 EUTELSAT and 1 INTELSAT earth station Radio: broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: NA televisions: NA Moldova:Defense Forces Branches: Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops) Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,116,912; males fit for military service 881,642; males reach military age (18) annually 35,447 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: $NA, 2% of GDP (1994) |