English Dictionary: Rifadin | by the DICT Development Group |
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Rabatine \Rab"a*tine\, n. [See {Rabato}.] A collar or cape. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Rabbet \Rab"bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rabbeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rabbeting}.] [F. raboter to plane, plane down,rabot a plane; pref. re- re- + OF. abouter, aboter. See {Abut}, and cf. {Rebut}.] 1. To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet. 2. To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint. | |
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Rabbiting \Rab"bit*ing\, n. The hunting of rabbits. --T. Hughes. | |
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Rabdomancy \Rab"do*man`cy\, n. [Gr. [?] rod + -mancy.] Divination by means of rods or wands. [Written also {rhabdomancy}.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Rabidness \Rab"id*ness\, n. The quality or state of being rabid. | |
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Raft \Raft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rafted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rafting}.] To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber. | |
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Rafting \Raft"ing\, n. The business of making or managing rafts. | |
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Rapidness \Rap"id*ness\, n. Quality of being rapid; rapidity. | |
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Rebatement \Re*bate"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. rabatement, fr. rabatre to diminish, F. rabatre.] Same as 3d {Rebate}, v. | |
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Rebiting \Re*bit"ing\, n. (Etching) The act or process of deepening worn lines in an etched plate by submitting it again to the action if acid. --Fairholt. | |
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Reboation \Re`bo*a"tion\, n. Repetition of a bellow. [R.] --Bp. Patrick. | |
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Rebut \Re*but"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebutted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebutting}.] [OF. reb[?][?]ter to repulse, drive back; pref. re- + bouter to push, thrust. See 1st {Butt}, {Boutade}.] 1. To drive or beat back; to repulse. Who him, recount'ring fierce, as hawk in flight, Perforce rebutted back. --Spenser. 2. (Law) To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or countervailing proof. --Abbott. | |
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Refitment \Re*fit"ment\ (-ment), n. The act of refitting, or the state of being refitted. | |
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Refute \Re*fute"\ (r?*F3t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Refuting}.] [F. r[82]futer, L. refuteare to repel, refute. Cf. {Confute}, {Refuse} to deny.] To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to refute opinions or theories; to refute a disputant. There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that it is impossible to refute such multitudes. --Addison. Syn: To confute; disprove. See {Confute}. | |
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Rehibition \Re`hi*bi"tion\ (r?`h?*b?sh"?n), n. [Pref. re- + L. habere to have.] (Law) The returning of a thing purchased to the seller, on the ground of defect or frand. | |
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Reobtain \Re`ob*tain"\ (r?`?b-t?n"), v. t. To obtain again. | |
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Reobtainable \Re`ob*tain"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a. That may be reobtained. | |
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Repeating \Re*peat"ing\, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating decimal} (Arith.), a circulating decimal. See under {Decimal}. {Repeating firearm}, a firearm that may be discharged many times in quick succession; especially: (a) A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of the mechanism the charges are successively introduced from a chamber containing them into the breech of the barrel, and fired. (b) A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel. See {Revolver}, and {Magazine gun}, under {Magazine}. | |
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Repeat \Re*peat"\ (-p?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repeated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Repeating}.] [F. r[82]p[82]ter, L. repetere; pref. re- re- + petere to fall upon, attack. See {Petition}.] 1. To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again; to iterate; to recite; as, to repeat an effort, an order, or a poem. [bd]I will repeat our former communication.[b8] --Robynson (More's Utopia). Not well conceived of God; who, though his power Creation could repeat, yet would be loth Us to abolish. --Milton. 2. To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again. [Obs.] --Waller. 3. (Scots Law) To repay or refund (an excess received). {To repeat one's self}, to do or say what one has already done or said. {To repeat signals}, to make the same signals again; specifically, to communicate, by repeating them, the signals shown at headquarters. Syn: To reiterate; iterate; renew; recite; relate; rehearse; recapitulate. See {Reiterate}. | |
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Repeating \Re*peat"ing\, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating decimal} (Arith.), a circulating decimal. See under {Decimal}. {Repeating firearm}, a firearm that may be discharged many times in quick succession; especially: (a) A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of the mechanism the charges are successively introduced from a chamber containing them into the breech of the barrel, and fired. (b) A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel. See {Revolver}, and {Magazine gun}, under {Magazine}. | |
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Circle \Cir"cle\ (s[etil]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle, akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. {Circus}, {Circum-}.] 1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center. 2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring. 3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle. Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a {mural circle}; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a {meridian [or] transit circle}; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a {reflecting circle}; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a {repeating circle}. 4. A round body; a sphere; an orb. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth. --Is. xi. 22. 5. Compass; circuit; inclosure. In the circle of this forest. --Shak. 6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set. As his name gradually became known, the circle of his acquaintance widened. --Macaulay. 7. A circular group of persons; a ring. 8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself. Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden. 9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning. That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again, that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches nothing. --Glanvill. 10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.] Has he given the lie, In circle, or oblique, or semicircle. --J. Fletcher. 11. A territorial division or district. Note: {The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire}, ten in number, were those principalities or provinces which had seats in the German Diet. {Azimuth circle}. See under {Azimuth}. {Circle of altitude} (Astron.), a circle parallel to the horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar. {Circle of curvature}. See {Osculating circle of a curve} (Below). {Circle of declination}. See under {Declination}. {Circle of latitude}. (a) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic, passing through its poles. (b) (Spherical Projection) A small circle of the sphere whose plane is perpendicular to the axis. {Circles of longitude}, lesser circles parallel to the ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it. {Circle of perpetual apparition}, at any given place, the boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is equal to the latitude of the place. {Circle of perpetual occultation}, at any given place, the boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within which the stars never rise. {Circle of the sphere}, a circle upon the surface of the sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a small circle. {Diurnal circle}. See under {Diurnal}. {Dress circle}, a gallery in a theater, generally the one containing the prominent and more expensive seats. {Druidical circles} (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury. {Family circle}, a gallery in a theater, usually one containing inexpensive seats. {Horary circles} (Dialing), the lines on dials which show the hours. {Osculating circle of a curve} (Geom.), the circle which touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called circle of curvature. {Pitch circle}. See under {Pitch}. {Vertical circle}, an azimuth circle. {Voltaic} {circle [or] circuit}. See under {Circuit}. {To square the circle}. See under {Square}. Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure. | |
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Repeating \Re*peat"ing\, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating decimal} (Arith.), a circulating decimal. See under {Decimal}. {Repeating firearm}, a firearm that may be discharged many times in quick succession; especially: (a) A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of the mechanism the charges are successively introduced from a chamber containing them into the breech of the barrel, and fired. (b) A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel. See {Revolver}, and {Magazine gun}, under {Magazine}. | |
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Circle \Cir"cle\ (s[etil]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle, akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. {Circus}, {Circum-}.] 1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center. 2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring. 3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle. Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a {mural circle}; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a {meridian [or] transit circle}; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a {reflecting circle}; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a {repeating circle}. 4. A round body; a sphere; an orb. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth. --Is. xi. 22. 5. Compass; circuit; inclosure. In the circle of this forest. --Shak. 6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set. As his name gradually became known, the circle of his acquaintance widened. --Macaulay. 7. A circular group of persons; a ring. 8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself. Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden. 9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning. That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again, that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches nothing. --Glanvill. 10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.] Has he given the lie, In circle, or oblique, or semicircle. --J. Fletcher. 11. A territorial division or district. Note: {The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire}, ten in number, were those principalities or provinces which had seats in the German Diet. {Azimuth circle}. See under {Azimuth}. {Circle of altitude} (Astron.), a circle parallel to the horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar. {Circle of curvature}. See {Osculating circle of a curve} (Below). {Circle of declination}. See under {Declination}. {Circle of latitude}. (a) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic, passing through its poles. (b) (Spherical Projection) A small circle of the sphere whose plane is perpendicular to the axis. {Circles of longitude}, lesser circles parallel to the ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it. {Circle of perpetual apparition}, at any given place, the boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is equal to the latitude of the place. {Circle of perpetual occultation}, at any given place, the boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within which the stars never rise. {Circle of the sphere}, a circle upon the surface of the sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a small circle. {Diurnal circle}. See under {Diurnal}. {Dress circle}, a gallery in a theater, generally the one containing the prominent and more expensive seats. {Druidical circles} (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury. {Family circle}, a gallery in a theater, usually one containing inexpensive seats. {Horary circles} (Dialing), the lines on dials which show the hours. {Osculating circle of a curve} (Geom.), the circle which touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called circle of curvature. {Pitch circle}. See under {Pitch}. {Vertical circle}, an azimuth circle. {Voltaic} {circle [or] circuit}. See under {Circuit}. {To square the circle}. See under {Square}. Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure. | |
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. {Circulating}, [or] {Circulatory}, {decimal}, a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also {recurring decimal}, {repeating decimal}, and {repetend}. | |
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Repeating \Re*peat"ing\, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating decimal} (Arith.), a circulating decimal. See under {Decimal}. {Repeating firearm}, a firearm that may be discharged many times in quick succession; especially: (a) A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of the mechanism the charges are successively introduced from a chamber containing them into the breech of the barrel, and fired. (b) A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel. See {Revolver}, and {Magazine gun}, under {Magazine}. | |
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. {Circulating}, [or] {Circulatory}, {decimal}, a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also {recurring decimal}, {repeating decimal}, and {repetend}. | |
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Repeating \Re*peat"ing\, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating decimal} (Arith.), a circulating decimal. See under {Decimal}. {Repeating firearm}, a firearm that may be discharged many times in quick succession; especially: (a) A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of the mechanism the charges are successively introduced from a chamber containing them into the breech of the barrel, and fired. (b) A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel. See {Revolver}, and {Magazine gun}, under {Magazine}. | |
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Repeating \Re*peat"ing\, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating decimal} (Arith.), a circulating decimal. See under {Decimal}. {Repeating firearm}, a firearm that may be discharged many times in quick succession; especially: (a) A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of the mechanism the charges are successively introduced from a chamber containing them into the breech of the barrel, and fired. (b) A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel. See {Revolver}, and {Magazine gun}, under {Magazine}. | |
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{Repeating instruments} (Astron. & Surv.), instruments for observing angles, as a circle, theodolite, etc., so constructed that the angle may be measured several times in succession, and different, but successive and contiguous, portions of the graduated limb, before reading off the aggregate result, which aggregate, divided by the number of measurements, gives the angle, freed in a measure from errors of eccentricity and graduation. {Repeating watch}. See {Repeater} (a) | |
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{Repeating instruments} (Astron. & Surv.), instruments for observing angles, as a circle, theodolite, etc., so constructed that the angle may be measured several times in succession, and different, but successive and contiguous, portions of the graduated limb, before reading off the aggregate result, which aggregate, divided by the number of measurements, gives the angle, freed in a measure from errors of eccentricity and graduation. {Repeating watch}. See {Repeater} (a) | |
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. {Circulating}, [or] {Circulatory}, {decimal}, a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also {recurring decimal}, {repeating decimal}, and {repetend}. | |
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Repetend \Rep`e*tend\ (r?p`?-t?nd"), n. [L. repetendus to be repeated, fr. repetere to repeat.] (Math.) That part of a circulating decimal which recurs continually, ad infinitum: -- sometimes indicated by a dot over the first and last figures; thus, in the circulating decimal .728328328 + (otherwise .7[2dot]8[3dot]), the repetend is 283. | |
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. {Circulating}, [or] {Circulatory}, {decimal}, a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also {recurring decimal}, {repeating decimal}, and {repetend}. | |
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Repetend \Rep`e*tend\ (r?p`?-t?nd"), n. [L. repetendus to be repeated, fr. repetere to repeat.] (Math.) That part of a circulating decimal which recurs continually, ad infinitum: -- sometimes indicated by a dot over the first and last figures; thus, in the circulating decimal .728328328 + (otherwise .7[2dot]8[3dot]), the repetend is 283. | |
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Reptant \Rep"tant\ (r?p"tant), a. [L. reptans, -antis, p. pr. of reptare, v. intens. from repere to creep. See {Reptile}.] 1. (Bot.) Same as {Repent}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Creeping; crawling; -- said of reptiles, worms, etc. | |
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Repute \Re*pute"\ (r?-p?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reputing}.] [F. r[82]puter, L. reputare to count over, think over; pref. re- re- + putare to count, think. See {Putative}.] To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to hold; to think; to reckon. Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? --Job xviii. 3. The king your father was reputed for A prince most prudent. --Shak. | |
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Revetment \Re*vet"ment\, n. [F. rev[88]tement the lining of a ditch, fr. rev[88]tir to clothe, L. revestire. See {Revest}, v. t.] (Fort. & Engin.) A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall. [Written also {rev[88]tement}.] | |
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Revetment \Re*vet"ment\, n. [F. rev[88]tement the lining of a ditch, fr. rev[88]tir to clothe, L. revestire. See {Revest}, v. t.] (Fort. & Engin.) A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall. [Written also {rev[88]tement}.] | |
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Revet \Re*vet"\ (r[esl]*v[ecr]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revetted};p. pr. & vb. n. {Revetting}.] [See {Revetment}.] (Mil. & Civil Engineering) To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other material. | |
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Rhabdom \Rhab"dom\ (r[acr]b"d[ocr]m), n. [Gr. "ra`bdwma a bundle of rods, fr. "ra`bdos a rod.] (Zo[94]l.) One of numerous minute rodlike structures formed of two or more cells situated behind the retinul[91] in the compound eyes of insects, etc. See Illust. under {Ommatidium}. | |
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Rhabdomancy \Rhab"do*man`cy\, n. Same as {Rabdomancy}. | |
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Rabdomancy \Rab"do*man`cy\, n. [Gr. [?] rod + -mancy.] Divination by means of rods or wands. [Written also {rhabdomancy}.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Rhabdomancy \Rhab"do*man`cy\, n. Same as {Rabdomancy}. | |
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Rabdomancy \Rab"do*man`cy\, n. [Gr. [?] rod + -mancy.] Divination by means of rods or wands. [Written also {rhabdomancy}.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Rhabdomere \Rhab"do*mere\, n. [Rhabdom + -mere.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the several parts composing a rhabdom. | |
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Rift \Rift\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rifting}.] To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds. --Longfellow. To dwell these rifted rocks between. --Wordsworth. | |
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Riveting \Riv"et*ing\, n. 1. The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing. 2. The whole set of rivets, collectively. --Tomlinsin. {Butt riveting}, riveting in which the ends or edges of plates form a butt joint, and are fastened together by being riveted to a narrow strip which covers the joint. {Chain riveting}, riveting in which the rivets, in two or more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other. {Crossed riveting}, riveting in which the rivets in one row are set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next row. {Double riveting}, in lap riveting, two rows of rivets along the seam; in butt riveting, four rows, two on each side of the joint. {Lap riveting}, riveting in which the ends or edges of plates overlap and are riveted together. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rivet \Riv"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riveted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riveting}.] 1. To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron. 2. To spread out the end or point of, as of a metallic pin, rod, or bolt, by beating or pressing, so as to form a sort of head. 3. Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection. Rivet and nail me where I stand, ye powers! --Congreve. Thus his confidence was riveted and confirmed. --Sir W. Scott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ropedancer \Rope"dan`cer\, n. One who dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats, on a rope extended through the air at some height. -- {Rope"dan`cing}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ropedancer \Rope"dan`cer\, n. One who dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats, on a rope extended through the air at some height. -- {Rope"dan`cing}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rubedinous \Ru*bed"i*nous\, a. [L. rubedo redness, fr. rubere to be red.] Reddish. [R.] --M. Stuart. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rubiaceous \Ru`bi*a"ceous\, a. [L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of plants ({Rubiace[91]}) named after the madder ({Rubia tinctoria}), and including about three hundred and seventy genera and over four thousand species. Among them are the coffee tree, the trees yielding peruvian bark and quinine, the madder, the quaker ladies, and the trees bearing the edible fruits called genipap and Sierre Leone peach, besides many plants noted for the beauty or the fragrance of their blossoms. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rubidine \Ru"bi*dine\ (? [or] ?), n. (Chem.) A nitrogenous base homologous with pyridine, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, {C11H17N}; also, any one of the group od metameric compounds of which rubidine is the type. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rubidium \Ru*bid"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. rubidus red, fr. rubere to be red. So called from two dark red spectroscopic lines by means of which it was discovered in the lepidolite from Rozena, Moravia. See {Rubicund}.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element. It occurs quite widely, but in small quantities, and always combined. It is isolated as a soft yellowish white metal, analogous to potassium in most of its properties. Symbol Rb. Atomic weight, 85.2. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ruffed \Ruffed\, a. Furnished with a ruff. {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also {tippet grouse}, {partridge}, {birch partridge}, {pheasant}, {drummer}, and {white-flesher}. {ruffed lemur} (Zo[94]l.), a species of lemur ({lemur varius}) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also {ruffed maucaco}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ruption \Rup"tion\, n. [L. ruptio, fr. rumpere, ruptum, to break.] A breaking or bursting open; breach; rupture. [bd]By ruption or apertion.[b8] --Wiseman. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rapidan, VA Zip code(s): 22733 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Reiffton, PA (CDP, FIPS 64072) Location: 40.31595 N, 75.86757 W Population (1990): 2522 (996 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Repton, AL (town, FIPS 64368) Location: 31.40881 N, 87.23976 W Population (1990): 293 (116 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36475 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ripton, VT Zip code(s): 05766 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rubottom, OK Zip code(s): 73463 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
repeating group associated with a single instance of some {entity}. For example, a book might have multiple authors. In order to represent such a relationship in a {relational database}, it would be converted to "first normal form" as the first step in {database normalisation}. Each author of the book would then appear in a separate {row}, each of which also contained the book's {primary key}. (2001-04-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ruptime {Unix} {Berkeley networking} command to report the status of all hosts on the net. See also rwho. See ruptime(1N). | |
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]: | |
rubidium Symbol: Rb Atomic number: 37 Atomic weight: 85.47 Soft silvery metallic element, belongs to group 1 of the periodic table. Rb-97, the naturally occurring isotope, is radioactive. It is highly reactive, with properties similar to other elements in group 1, like igniting spontaneously in air. Discovered spectroscopically in 1861 by W. Bunsen and G.R. Kirchoff. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Rephidim supports, one of the stations of the Israelites, situated in the Wady Feiran, near its junction with the Wady esh-Sheikh. Here no water could be found for the people to drink, and in their impatience they were ready to stone Moses, as if he were the cause of their distress. At the command of God Moses smote "the rock in Horeb," and a copious stream flowed forth, enough for all the people. After this the Amalekites attacked the Israelites while they were here encamped, but they were utterly defeated (Ex. 17:1, 8-16). They were the "first of the nations" to make war against Israel (Num. 24:20). Leaving Rephidim, the Israelites advanced into the wilderness of Sinai (Ex. 19:1, 2; Num. 33:14, 15), marching probably through the two passes of the Wady Solaf and the Wady esh-Sheikh, which converge at the entrance to the plain er-Rahah, the "desert of Sinai," which is two miles long and about half a mile broad. (See {SINAI}; {MERIBAH}.) | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Rephidim, beds; places of rest |