English Dictionary: Rhodanthe manglesii | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Radiant \Ra"di*ant\, a. (Physics) Emitted or transmitted by radiation; as, a radiant energy; radiant heat. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Radiant \Ra"di*ant\, a. [L. radians, -antis, p. pr. of radiare to emit rays or beams, fr. radius ray: cf. F. radiant. See {Radius}, {Ray} a divergent line.] 1. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; [U.S.] rays; radiating; radiate. 2. Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun. Mark what radiant state she spreads. --Milton. 3. Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face. 4. (Her.) Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant. 5. (Bot.) Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers. {Radiant energy} (Physics), energy given out or transmitted by radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat. {Radiant heat}, proceeding in right lines, or directly from the heated body, after the manner of light, in distinction from heat conducted or carried by intervening media. {Radiant point}. (Astron.) See {Radiant}, n., 3. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Radiant \Ra"di*ant\, n. 1. (Opt.) The luminous point or object from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly. 2. (Geom.) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve. 3. (Astron.) The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear to radiate. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Radiant \Ra"di*ant\, a. [L. radians, -antis, p. pr. of radiare to emit rays or beams, fr. radius ray: cf. F. radiant. See {Radius}, {Ray} a divergent line.] 1. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; [U.S.] rays; radiating; radiate. 2. Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun. Mark what radiant state she spreads. --Milton. 3. Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face. 4. (Her.) Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant. 5. (Bot.) Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers. {Radiant energy} (Physics), energy given out or transmitted by radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat. {Radiant heat}, proceeding in right lines, or directly from the heated body, after the manner of light, in distinction from heat conducted or carried by intervening media. {Radiant point}. (Astron.) See {Radiant}, n., 3. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Radiant engine \Radiant engine\ (Mach.) A semiradial engine. See {Radial engine}, above. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Radiant \Ra"di*ant\, a. [L. radians, -antis, p. pr. of radiare to emit rays or beams, fr. radius ray: cf. F. radiant. See {Radius}, {Ray} a divergent line.] 1. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; [U.S.] rays; radiating; radiate. 2. Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun. Mark what radiant state she spreads. --Milton. 3. Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face. 4. (Her.) Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant. 5. (Bot.) Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers. {Radiant energy} (Physics), energy given out or transmitted by radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat. {Radiant heat}, proceeding in right lines, or directly from the heated body, after the manner of light, in distinction from heat conducted or carried by intervening media. {Radiant point}. (Astron.) See {Radiant}, n., 3. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Radiant \Ra"di*ant\, a. [L. radians, -antis, p. pr. of radiare to emit rays or beams, fr. radius ray: cf. F. radiant. See {Radius}, {Ray} a divergent line.] 1. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; [U.S.] rays; radiating; radiate. 2. Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun. Mark what radiant state she spreads. --Milton. 3. Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face. 4. (Her.) Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant. 5. (Bot.) Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers. {Radiant energy} (Physics), energy given out or transmitted by radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat. {Radiant heat}, proceeding in right lines, or directly from the heated body, after the manner of light, in distinction from heat conducted or carried by intervening media. {Radiant point}. (Astron.) See {Radiant}, n., 3. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Radiantly \Ra"di*ant*ly\, adv. In a radiant manner; with glittering splendor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Radiometer \Ra`di*om"e*ter\, n. [L. radius radius + -meter: cf. F. radiom[8a]tre.] 1. (Naut.) A forestaff. 2. (Physics) An instrument designed for measuring the mechanical effect of radiant energy. Note: It consists of a number of light discs, blackened on one side, placed at the ends of extended arms, supported on an a pivot in an exhausted glass vessel. When exposed to rays of light or heat, the arms rotate. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Radiometry \Ra`di*om"e*try\, n. (Physics) The use of the radiometer, or the measurement of radiation. -- {Ra`di*o*met"ric}, a. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Radiometry \Ra`di*om"e*try\, n. (Physics) The use of the radiometer, or the measurement of radiation. -- {Ra`di*o*met"ric}, a. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rat \Rat\, n. [AS. r[91]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G. ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[86]tta, F. rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf. {Raccoon}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of the genus {Mus} and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway, or brown, rat ({M. Alexandrinus}). These were introduced into Anerica from the Old World. 2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair. [Local, U.S.] 3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union. [Cant] Note: [bd]It so chanced that, not long after the accession of the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this country (in some timber as is said); and being much stronger than the black, or, till then, the common, rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter. The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first, as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the government of George the First, but has by degrees obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any sudden and mercenary change in politics.[b8] --Lord Mahon. {Bamboo rat} (Zo[94]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus {Rhizomys}. {Beaver rat}, {Coast rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Beaver} and {Coast}. {Blind rat} (Zo[94]l.), the mole rat. {Cotton rat} (Zo[94]l.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious to the crop. {Ground rat}. See {Ground Pig}, under {Ground}. {Hedgehog rat}. See under {Hedgehog}. {Kangaroo rat} (Zo[94]l.), the potoroo. {Norway rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common brown rat. See {Rat}. {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) See {Pocket Gopher}, under {Pocket}. (b) Any African rodent of the genus {Cricetomys}. {Rat Indians} (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock. {Rat mole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole rat}, under {Mole}. {Rat pit}, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be killed by a dog for sport. {Rat snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc. {Spiny rat} (Zo[94]l.), any South America rodent of the genus {Echinomys}. {To smell a rat}. See under {Smell}. {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any American rat of the genus {Neotoma}, especially {N. Floridana}, common in the Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Krameric \Kra*mer"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, {Krameria} (rhatany); as, krameric acid, usually called {ratanhia-tannic} acid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rattinet \Rat`ti*net"\, n. A woolen stuff thinner than ratteen. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rattoon \Rat*toon"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rattooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rattooning}.] [Cf. Sp. reto[a4]ar.] To sprout or spring up from the root, as sugar cane of the previous year's planting. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Readmit \Re`ad*mit"\, v. t. To admit again; to give entrance or access to again. Whose ear is ever open, and his eye Gracious to readmit the suppliant. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Readmittance \Re`ad*mit"tance\, n. Allowance to enter again; a second admission. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ready-made \Read"y-made`\, a. Made already, or beforehand, in anticipation of need; not made to order; as, ready-made clothing; ready-made jokes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d, OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan. & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth. r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.] Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer. Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. --Shak. Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and {nettle butterfly}. {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests houses. (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral} (b), under {Kermes}. {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber. --Cray. {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish} (d) . {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra}) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood. --Gray. {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}. {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C. {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites. (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris}, especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks. (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}. {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood. (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in India. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d, OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan. & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth. r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.] Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer. Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. --Shak. Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and {nettle butterfly}. {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests houses. (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral} (b), under {Kermes}. {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber. --Cray. {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish} (d) . {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra}) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood. --Gray. {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}. {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C. {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites. (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris}, especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks. (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}. {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood. (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in India. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Red chalk}. See under {Chalk}. {Red copper} (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite. {Red coral} (Zo[94]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium rubrum}). See Illusts. of {Coral} and {Gorgonlacea}. {Red cross}. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of the English. (b) The Geneva cross. See {Geneva convention}, and {Geneva cross}, under {Geneva}. {Red currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}. {Red deer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus}), native of the forests of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very similar to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The Virginia deer. See {Deer}. {Red duck} (Zo[94]l.), a European reddish brown duck ({Fuligula nyroca}); -- called also {ferruginous duck}. {Red ebony}. (Bot.) See {Grenadillo}. {Red empress} (Zo[94]l.), a butterfly. See {Tortoise shell}. {Red fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii}) found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the American {Abies magnifica} and {A. nobilis}. {Red fire}. (Pyrotech.) See {Blue fire}, under {Fire}. {Red flag}. See under {Flag}. {Red fox} (Zo[94]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes fulvus}), which is usually reddish in color. {Red grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See under {Ptarmigan}. {Red gum}, [or] {Red gum-tree} (Bot.), a name given to eight Australian species of {Eucalyptus} ({Eucalyptus amygdalina}, {resinifera}, etc.) which yield a reddish gum resin. See {Eucalyptus}. {Red hand} (Her.), a left hand appaum[82], fingers erect, borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called also {Badge of Ulster}. {Red herring}, the common herring dried and smoked. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species. (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}. {Red lead}. (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}. {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}. {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}. {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge. {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}. {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his color. {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See {Maple}. {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below. {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple color ({Morus rubra}). {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}. {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a reddish color. {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish. {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}. {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark. {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}. {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, -- because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an extreme radical in social reform. [Cant] {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England. {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}. {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}. {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California and Australia. {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver. {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or] Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the Florida reefs. {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions. {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to infarction or inflammation. {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red. Called also {red mite}. {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree. {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species. (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}. {Red lead}. (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}. {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}. {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}. {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge. {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}. {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his color. {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See {Maple}. {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below. {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple color ({Morus rubra}). {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}. {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a reddish color. {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish. {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}. {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark. {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}. {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, -- because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an extreme radical in social reform. [Cant] {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England. {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}. {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}. {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California and Australia. {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver. {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or] Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the Florida reefs. {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions. {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to infarction or inflammation. {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red. Called also {red mite}. {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree. {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Underwing \Un"der*wing`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the posterior wings of an insect. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of noctuid moths belonging to {Catocala} and allied genera, in which the hind wings are banded with red and black or other conspicuous colors. Many of the species are called {red underwing}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Red underwing} (Zo[94]l.), any species of noctuid moths belonging to {Catacola} and allied genera. The numerous species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange. {Red water}, a disease in cattle, so called from an appearance like blood in the urine. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Underwing \Un"der*wing`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the posterior wings of an insect. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of noctuid moths belonging to {Catocala} and allied genera, in which the hind wings are banded with red and black or other conspicuous colors. Many of the species are called {red underwing}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Red underwing} (Zo[94]l.), any species of noctuid moths belonging to {Catacola} and allied genera. The numerous species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange. {Red water}, a disease in cattle, so called from an appearance like blood in the urine. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redden \Red"den\ (r?d"d'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reddened} (-d'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reddening}.] [From {Red}, a.] To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redeem \Re*deem"\ (r?*d?m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Redeemed}. (-d[?]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Redeeming}.] [F. r[82]dimer, L. redimere; pref. red-, re- re- + emere, emptum, to buy, originally, to take, cf. OIr. em (in comp.), Lith. imti. Cf. {Assume}, {Consume}, {Exempt}, {Premium}, {Prompt}, {Ransom}.] 1. To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase. If a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold. --Lev. xxv. 29. 2. Hence, specifically: (a) (Law) To recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by force of the mortgage. (b) (Com.) To regain by performing the obligation or condition stated; to discharge the obligation mentioned in, as a promissory note, bond, or other evidence of debt; as, to redeem bank notes with coin. 3. To ransom, liberate, or rescue from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying a price or ransom; to ransom; to rescue; to recover; as, to redeem a captive, a pledge, and the like. Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. --Ps. xxv. 22. The Almighty from the grave Hath me redeemed. --Sandys. 4. (Theol.) Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. --Gal. iii. 13. 5. To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem one's promises. I will redeem all this on Percy's head. --Shak. 6. To pay the penalty of; to make amends for; to serve as an equivalent or offset for; to atone for; to compensate; as, to redeem an error. Which of ye will be mortal, to redeem Man's mortal crime? --Milton. It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows. --Shak. {To redeem the time}, to make the best use of it. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redan \Re*dan"\ (r?*d?n"), n. [F., for OF. redent a double notching or jagging, as in the teeth of a saw, fr. L. pref. re- re- + dens, dentis, a tooth. Cf. {Redented}.] [Written sometimes {redent} and {redens}.] 1. (Fort.) A work having two parapets whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy. 2. A step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven ground, to keep the parts level. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redented \Re*dent"ed\ (r?*d?nt"?d), a. [From OF. redent. See {Redan}.] Formed like the teeth of a saw; indented. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Red-hand \Red"-hand`\ (r?d"h?nd`), Red-handed \Red"-hand`ed\ (-h?nd`?d), a. [or] adv. Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; -- said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Red-hand \Red"-hand`\ (r?d"h?nd`), Red-handed \Red"-hand`ed\ (-h?nd`?d), a. [or] adv. Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; -- said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redient \Re"di*ent\ (r?"d?-ent), a. [L. rediens, p. pr. of redire to return; pref. red- + ire to go.] Returning. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redintegrate \Re*din"te*grate\ (r?*d?n"t?*gr?t), a. [L. redintegratus, p. p. of redintegrare to restore; pref. red-, re-, re- + integrare to make whole, to renew, fr. integer whole. See {Integer}.] Restored to wholeness or a perfect state; renewed. --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redintegrate \Re*din"te*grate\ (-gr?t), v. t. To make whole again; a renew; to restore to integrity or soundness. The English nation seems obliterated. What could redintegrate us again? --Coleridge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redintegration \Re*din`te*gra"tion\ (-gr?"sh?n), n. [L. redintegratio.] 1. Restoration to a whole or sound state; renewal; renovation. --Dr. H. More. 2. (Chem.) Restoration of a mixed body or matter to its former nature and state. [Achaic.] --Coxe. 3. (Psychology) The law that objects which have been previously combined as part of a single mental state tend to recall or suggest one another; -- adopted by many philosophers to explain the phenomena of the association of ideas. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redmouth \Red"mouth`\ (-mouth`), n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {Diabasis}, or {H[91]mulon}, of the Southern United States, having the inside of the mouth bright red. Called also {flannelmouth}, and {grunt}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Margate fish \Mar"gate fish"\ (Zo[94]l.) A sparoid fish ({Diabasis aurolineatus}) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; -- called also {red-mouth grunt}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redound \Re*dound"\, n. 1. The coming back, as of consequence or effect; result; return; requital. We give you welcome; not without redound Of use and glory to yourselves ye come. --Tennyson. 2. Rebound; reverberation. [R.] --Codrington. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redound \Re*dound"\ (r?*dound"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Redounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Redounding}.] [F. redonder, L. redundare; pref. red-, re-, re- + undare to rise in waves or surges, fr. unda a wave. See {Undulate}, and cf. {Redundant}.] 1. To roll back, as a wave or flood; to be sent or driven back; to flow back, as a consequence or effect; to conduce; to contribute; to result. The evil, soon Driven back, redounded as a flood on those From whom it sprung. --Milton. The honor done to our religion ultimately redounds to God, the author of it. --Rogers. both . . . will devour great quantities of paper, there will no small use redound from them to that manufacture. --Addison. 2. To be in excess; to remain over and above; to be redundant; to overflow. For every dram of honey therein found, A pound of gall doth over it redound. --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redound \Re*dound"\ (r?*dound"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Redounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Redounding}.] [F. redonder, L. redundare; pref. red-, re-, re- + undare to rise in waves or surges, fr. unda a wave. See {Undulate}, and cf. {Redundant}.] 1. To roll back, as a wave or flood; to be sent or driven back; to flow back, as a consequence or effect; to conduce; to contribute; to result. The evil, soon Driven back, redounded as a flood on those From whom it sprung. --Milton. The honor done to our religion ultimately redounds to God, the author of it. --Rogers. both . . . will devour great quantities of paper, there will no small use redound from them to that manufacture. --Addison. 2. To be in excess; to remain over and above; to be redundant; to overflow. For every dram of honey therein found, A pound of gall doth over it redound. --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redound \Re*dound"\ (r?*dound"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Redounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Redounding}.] [F. redonder, L. redundare; pref. red-, re-, re- + undare to rise in waves or surges, fr. unda a wave. See {Undulate}, and cf. {Redundant}.] 1. To roll back, as a wave or flood; to be sent or driven back; to flow back, as a consequence or effect; to conduce; to contribute; to result. The evil, soon Driven back, redounded as a flood on those From whom it sprung. --Milton. The honor done to our religion ultimately redounds to God, the author of it. --Rogers. both . . . will devour great quantities of paper, there will no small use redound from them to that manufacture. --Addison. 2. To be in excess; to remain over and above; to be redundant; to overflow. For every dram of honey therein found, A pound of gall doth over it redound. --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redundance \Re*dun"dance\ (r?*d?n"dans), Redundancy \Re*dun"dan*cy\ (-dan*s?), n. [L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.] 1. The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess. 2. That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or superabundant. Labor . . . throws off redundacies. --Addison. 3. (Law) Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redundance \Re*dun"dance\ (r?*d?n"dans), Redundancy \Re*dun"dan*cy\ (-dan*s?), n. [L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.] 1. The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess. 2. That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or superabundant. Labor . . . throws off redundacies. --Addison. 3. (Law) Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redundant \Re*dun"dant\ (-dant), a. [L. redundans, -antis, p. pr. of redundare: cf. F. redondant. See {Redound}.] 1. Exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; as, a redundant quantity of bile or food. Notwithstanding the redundant oil in fishes, they do not increase fat so much as flesh. --Arbuthnot. 2. Using more worrds or images than are necessary or useful; pleonastic. Where an suthor is redundant, mark those paragraphs to be retrenched. --I. Watts. Syn: Superfluous; superabundant; excessive; exuberant; overflowing; plentiful; copious. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redundantly \Re*dun"dant*ly\ (r?*d?n"dant*l?), adv. In a refundant manner. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retain \Re*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retaining}.] [F. retainir, L. retinere; pref. re- re- + tenere to hold, keep. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Rein} of a bridle, {Retention}, {Retinue}.] 1. To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like. [bd]Thy shape invisibleretain.[b8] --Shak. Be obedient, and retain Unalterably firm his love entire. --Milton. An executor may retain a debt due to him from the testator. --Blackstone. 2. To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor. A Benedictine convent has now retained the most learned father of their order to write in its defense. --Addison. 3. To restrain; to prevent. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple. {Retaining wall} (Arch. & Engin.), a wall built to keep any movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place; -- called also {retain wall}. Syn: To keep; hold; retrain. See {Keep}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retent \Re*tent"\, n. [L. retentum, fr. retentus, p. p. See {Retain}.] That which is retained. --Hickok. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retention \Re*ten"tion\, n. [L. retentio: cf. F. r[82]tention. See {Retain}.] 1. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined. 2. The power of retaining; retentiveness. No woman's heart So big, to hold so much; they lack retention. --Shak. 3. That which contains something, as a tablet; a [?][?][?][?] of preserving impressions. [R.] --Shak. 4. The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. --Shak. 5. Place of custody or confinement. 6. (Law) The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien. --Erskine. Craig. {Retention cyst} (Med.), a cyst produced by obstruction of a duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retention of the natural secretions. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retention \Re*ten"tion\, n. [L. retentio: cf. F. r[82]tention. See {Retain}.] 1. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined. 2. The power of retaining; retentiveness. No woman's heart So big, to hold so much; they lack retention. --Shak. 3. That which contains something, as a tablet; a [?][?][?][?] of preserving impressions. [R.] --Shak. 4. The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. --Shak. 5. Place of custody or confinement. 6. (Law) The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien. --Erskine. Craig. {Retention cyst} (Med.), a cyst produced by obstruction of a duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retention of the natural secretions. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retentive \Re*ten"tive\, a. [Cf. F. r[82]tentif.] Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory. Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to the strength of spirit. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retentive \Re*ten"tive\, n. That which retains or confines; a restraint. [R.] --Bp. Hall. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retentively \Re*ten"tive*ly\, adv. In a retentive manner. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retentiveness \Re*ten"tive*ness\, n. The quality of being retentive. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retentivity \Re`ten*tiv"i*ty\, n. The power of retaining; retentive force; as, the retentivity of a magnet. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retinite \Ret"i*nite\, n. [Gr.[?][?][?] resin: cf. F. r[82]tinite.] (Min.) An inflammable mineral resin, usually of a yellowish brown color, found in roundish masses, sometimes with coal. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retinitis \Ret`i*ni"tis\, n. [NL., fr. NL. & E. retina + -tis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the retina. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retinoid \Ret"i*noid\, a. [Gr. [?][?][?] resin + -oid.] Resinlike, or resinform; resembling a resin without being such. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retund \Re*tund"\, v. t. [L. retundere, retusum; pref. re- re- + tundere to beat.] To blunt; to turn, as an edge; figuratively, to cause to be obtuse or dull; as, to retund confidence. --Ray. Cudworth. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rhodanate \Rho"da*nate\, n. (Chem.) A salt of rhodanic acid; a sulphocyanate. [Obsoles.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rhodonite \Rho"don*ite\, n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose. ] (Min.) Manganese spar, or silicate of manganese, a mineral occuring crystallised and in rose-red masses. It is often used as an ornamental stone. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rident \Ri"dent\, a. [L. ridens, p. pr. of ridere to laugh.] Laughing. [R.] --Thackeray. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners, For we be come unto a quiet rode [road]. --Spenser. {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the road}, traveling or passing over a road; coming or going; on the way. My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. --Cowper. {Road agent}, a highwayman, especially on the stage routes of the unsettled western parts of the United States; -- a humorous euphemism. [Western U.S.] The highway robber -- road agent he is quaintly called. --The century. {Road book}, a quidebook in respect to roads and distances. {Road metal}, the broken, stone used in macadamizing roads. {Road roller}, a heavy roller, or combinations of rollers, for making earth, macadam, or concrete roads smooth and compact. -- often driven by steam. {Road runner} (Zo[94]l.), the chaparral cock. {Road steamer}, a locomotive engine adapted to running on common roads. {To go on the road}, to engage in the business of a commercial traveler. [Colloq.] {To take the road}, to begin or engage in traveling. {To take to the road}, to engage in robbery upon the highways. Syn: Way; highway; street; lane; pathway; route; passage; course. See {Way}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rodent \Ro"dent\, a. [L. rodens, -entis, p. pr. of rodere to gnaw. See {Rase}, v. t., and cf. {Rostrum}.] 1. Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Gnawing. (b) Of or pertaining to the Rodentia. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rodent \Ro"dent\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Rodentia. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Branch \Branch\, n.; pl. {Branches}. [OE. braunche, F. branche, fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor. brank branch, bough.] 1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant. 2. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a branch of a river; a branch of a railway. Most of the branches, or streams, were dried up. --W. Irving. 3. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department. [bd]Branches of knowledge.[b8] --Prescott. It is a branch and parcel of mine oath. --Shak. 4. (Geom.) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola. 5. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family. His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock. --Carew. 6. (Naut.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters. {Branches of a bridle}, two pieces of bent iron, which bear the bit, the cross chains, and the curb. {Branch herring}. See {Alewife}. {Root and branch}, totally, wholly. Syn: Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig; sprig. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rotund \Ro*tund"\, a. [L. rotundus. See {Round}, and cf. {Rotunda}.] 1. Round; circular; spherical. 2. Hence, complete; entire. 3. (Bot.) Orbicular, or nearly so. --Gray. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rotund \Ro*tund"\, n. A rotunda. [Obs.] --Burke. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rotunda \Ro*tun"da\, n. [Cf. It. rotonda, F. rotonde; both fr. L. rotundus round. See {Rotund}, a.] (Arch.) A round building; especially, one that is round both on the outside and inside, like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly, but very commonly, used for a large round room; as, the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rotundate \Ro*tund"ate\, a. Rounded; especially, rounded at the end or ends, or at the corners. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rotundifolious \Ro*tund`i*fo"li*ous\, a. [L. rotundus round + folium a leaf.] (Bot.) Having round leaves. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rotundity \Ro*tund"i*ty\, n. [L. rotunditas: cf. F. rotondit[82].] 1. The state or quality of being rotu[?]; roundness; sphericity; circularity. Smite flat the thick rotundity o'the world! --Shak. 2. Hence, completeness; entirety; roundness. For the more rotundity of the number and grace of the matter, it passeth for a full thousand. --Fuller. A boldness and rotundity of speech. --Hawthorne. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rotundness \Ro*tund"ness\, n. Roundness; rotundity. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rotundo \Ro*tun"do\, n. See {Rotunda}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rudenture \Ru"den*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. rudens a rope.] (Arch.) Cabling. See {Cabling}. --gwilt. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Radiant, VA Zip code(s): 22732 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Redondo Beach, CA (city, FIPS 60018) Location: 33.85650 N, 118.37617 W Population (1990): 60167 (28220 housing units) Area: 16.3 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 90277, 90278 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rotonda, FL (CDP, FIPS 61937) Location: 26.88151 N, 82.27696 W Population (1990): 3576 (2235 housing units) Area: 31.3 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
root mode n. Syn. with {wizard mode} or `wheel mode'. Like these, it is often generalized to describe privileged states in systems other than OSes. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
RedNet Ltd. "onLine", an {Internet} service aimed at both hobbyists and corporate end-users. The service offers {dial-in} with {slip} or {PPP}, {POP3} {electronic mail}. {(http://www.rednet.co.uk)}. E-mail: {Snail mail}: RedNet Ltd., 6 Cliveden Office Village, Lancaser Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP12 3YZ, UK. Telephone: +44 (1494) 513 333. Fax: +44 (494) 443 374. (1994-11-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
redundancy 1. components to perform a single function in order to cope with failures and errors. Redundancy normally applies primarily to hardware. For example, one might install two or even three computers to do the same job. There are several ways these could be used. They could all be active all the time thus giving extra performance through {parallel processing} as well as extra availability; one could be active and the others simply monitoring its activity so as to be ready to take over if it failed ("warm standby"); the "spares" could be kept turned off and only switched on when needed ("cold standby"). Another common form of hardware redundancy is {disk mirroring}. Redundancy can also be used to detect and recover from errors, either in hardware or software. A well known example of this is the {cyclic redundancy check} which adds redundant data to a block in order to detect corruption during storage or transmission. If the cost of errors is high enough, e.g. in a {safety-critical system}, redundancy may be used in both hardware AND software with three separate computers programmed by three separate teams and some system to check that they all produce the same answer, or some kind of majority voting system. 2. information content that can be eliminated without losing essential information. Technically, redundancy is one minus the ratio of the actual uncertainty to the maximum uncertainty. This is the fraction of the structure of the message which is determined not by the choice of the sender, but rather by the accepted statistical rules governing the choice of the symbols in question. [Shannon and Weaver, 1948, p. l3] [Better explanation?] (1995-05-09) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks It's {Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks of Inexpensive Disks") A project at the computer science department of the {University of California at Berkeley}, under the direction of Professor Katz, in conjunction with Professor {John Ousterhout} and Professor {David Patterson}. The project is reaching its culmination with the implementation of a prototype disk array file server with a capacity of 40 GBytes and a sustained bandwidth of 80 MBytes/second. The server is being interfaced to a 1 Gb/s {local area network}. A new initiative, which is part of the {Sequoia 2000} Project, seeks to construct a geographically distributed storage system spanning disk arrays and automated libraries of {optical disk}s and tapes. The project will extend the interleaved storage techniques so successfully applied to disks to tertiary storage devices. A key element of the research will be to develop techniques for managing latency in the I/O and network paths. The original ("..Inexpensive..") term referred to the 3.5 and 5.25 inch disks used for the first RAID system but no longer applies. The following standard RAID specifications exist: RAID 0 Non-redundant striped array RAID 1 Mirrored arrays RAID 2 Parallel array with ECC RAID 3 Parallel array with parity RAID 4 Striped array with parity RAID 5 Striped array with rotating parity {(ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/doc/techreports/berkeley.edu/raid/raidPapers)}. {(http://HTTP.CS.Berkeley.EDU/projects/parallel/research_summaries/14-Computer-Architecture/)}. ["A Case for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)", "D. A. Patterson and G. Gibson and R. H. Katz", Proc ACM SIGMOD Conf, Chicago, IL, Jun 1988]. ["Introduction to Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)", "D. A. Patterson and P. Chen and G. Gibson and R. H. Katz", IEEE COMPCON 89, San Francisco, Feb-Mar 1989]. (1995-07-20) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks Renamed {Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
root mode Synonym with {wizard mode} or "wheel mode". Like these, it is often generalised to describe privileged states in systems other than {operating system}s. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
root node which typically has {daughters}. (1998-11-14) |