English Dictionary: Vespidae | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bilberry \Bil"ber*ry\, n.; pl. {Bilberries}. [Cf. Dan. b[94]lleb[91]r bilberry, where b[94]lle is perh. akin to E. ball.] 1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry ({Vaccinium myrtillus}); also, its edible bluish black fruit. There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak. 2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species {Vaccinium myrtilloides}, {V. c[91]spitosum} and {V. uliginosum}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vasodilator \Vas`o*di*lat"or\, a.[L. vas a vessel + dilator.] (Physiol.) Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called {vaso-inhibitory}, and {vasohypotonic} nerves, since their stimulation causes relaxation and rest. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Vis \[d8]Vis\, n. 1. Force; power. 2. (Law) (a) Physical force. (b) Moral power. {Principle of vis viva} (Mech.), the principle that the difference between the aggregate work of the accelerating forces of a system and that of the retarding forces is equal to one half the vis viva accumulated or lost in the system while the work is being done. {Vis impressa} [L.] (Mech.), force exerted, as in moving a body, or changing the direction of its motion; impressed force. {Vis inerti[91]}. [L.] (a) The resistance of matter, as when a body at rest is set in motion, or a body in motion is brought to rest, or has its motion changed, either in direction or in velocity. (b) Inertness; inactivity. Note: Vis interti[91] and inertia are not strictly synonymous. The former implies the resistance itself which is given, while the latter implies merely the property by which it is given. {Vis mortua} [L.] (Mech.), dead force; force doing no active work, but only producing pressure. {Vis vit[91]}, or {Vis vitalis} [L.] (Physiol.), vital force. {Vis viva} [L.] (Mech.), living force; the force of a body moving against resistance, or doing work, in distinction from vis mortua, or dead force; the kinetic energy of a moving body; the capacity of a moving body to do work by reason of its being in motion. See {Kinetic energy}, in the Note under {Energy}. The term vis viva is not usually understood to include that part of the kinetic energy of the body which is due to the vibrations of its molecules. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Vis \[d8]Vis\, n. 1. Force; power. 2. (Law) (a) Physical force. (b) Moral power. {Principle of vis viva} (Mech.), the principle that the difference between the aggregate work of the accelerating forces of a system and that of the retarding forces is equal to one half the vis viva accumulated or lost in the system while the work is being done. {Vis impressa} [L.] (Mech.), force exerted, as in moving a body, or changing the direction of its motion; impressed force. {Vis inerti[91]}. [L.] (a) The resistance of matter, as when a body at rest is set in motion, or a body in motion is brought to rest, or has its motion changed, either in direction or in velocity. (b) Inertness; inactivity. Note: Vis interti[91] and inertia are not strictly synonymous. The former implies the resistance itself which is given, while the latter implies merely the property by which it is given. {Vis mortua} [L.] (Mech.), dead force; force doing no active work, but only producing pressure. {Vis vit[91]}, or {Vis vitalis} [L.] (Physiol.), vital force. {Vis viva} [L.] (Mech.), living force; the force of a body moving against resistance, or doing work, in distinction from vis mortua, or dead force; the kinetic energy of a moving body; the capacity of a moving body to do work by reason of its being in motion. See {Kinetic energy}, in the Note under {Energy}. The term vis viva is not usually understood to include that part of the kinetic energy of the body which is due to the vibrations of its molecules. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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