English Dictionary: Vigee-Lebrun | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vanilla \Va*nil"la\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. vainilla, dim. of Sp. vaina a sheath, a pod, L. vagina; because its grains, or seeds, are contained in little pods.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of tropical America. 2. The long podlike capsules of {Vanilla planifolia}, and {V. claviculata}, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules, extensively used in confectionery, perfumery, etc. Note: As a medicine, vanilla is supposed to possess powers analogous to valerian, while, at the same time, it is far more grateful. {Cuban vanilla}, a sweet-scented West Indian composite shrub ({Eupatorium Dalea}). {Vanilla bean}, the long capsule of the vanilla plant. {Vanilla grass}. Same as {Holy grass}, under {Holy}. | |
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Vireo \Vir"e*o\, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to {Vireo} and allied genera of the family {Vireonid[91]}. In many of the species the back is greenish, or olive-colored. Called also {greenlet}. Note: In the Eastern United States the most common species are the white-eyed vireo ({Vireo Noveboracensis}), the redeyed vireo ({V. olivaceus}), the blue-headed, or solitary, vireo ({V. solitarius}), the warbling vireo ({V. gilvus}), and the yellow-throated vireo ({V. flavifrons}). All these are noted for the sweetness of their songs. | |
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Greenlet \Green"let\, n. l. (Zo[94]l.) One of numerous species of small American singing birds, of the genus {Vireo}, as the solitary, or blue-headed ({Vireo solitarius}); the brotherly-love ({V. Philadelphicus}); the warbling greenlet ({V. gilvus}); the yellow-throated greenlet ({V. flavifrons}) and others. See {Vireo}. 2. (Zo[94]l,) Any species of {Cyclorhis}, a genus of tropical American birds allied to the tits. | |
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Vesselful \Ves"sel*ful\, n.; pl. {Vesselfuls}. As much as a vessel will hold; enough to fill a vessel. | |
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Vesselful \Ves"sel*ful\, n.; pl. {Vesselfuls}. As much as a vessel will hold; enough to fill a vessel. | |
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Visual \Vis"u*al\, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight: cf. F. visuel. See {Vision}.] 1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve. The air, Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray. --Milton. 2. That can be seen; visible. [R.] {Visual angle}. (Opt.) See under {Angle}. {Visual cone} (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point of sight, or the eye. {Visual plane}, any plane passing through the point of sight. {Visual point}, the point at which the visual rays unite; the position of the eye. {Visual purple} (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and yellow, and then disappearing. Also called {rhodopsin}, and {vision purple}. See {Optography}. {Visual ray}, a line from the eye, or point of sight. {Visual white} (Physiol.), the final product in the action of light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal epithelium. {Visual yellow} (Physiol.), a product intermediate between visual purple and visual white, formed in the photochemical action of light on visual purple. | |
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Visual \Vis"u*al\, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight: cf. F. visuel. See {Vision}.] 1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve. The air, Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray. --Milton. 2. That can be seen; visible. [R.] {Visual angle}. (Opt.) See under {Angle}. {Visual cone} (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point of sight, or the eye. {Visual plane}, any plane passing through the point of sight. {Visual point}, the point at which the visual rays unite; the position of the eye. {Visual purple} (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and yellow, and then disappearing. Also called {rhodopsin}, and {vision purple}. See {Optography}. {Visual ray}, a line from the eye, or point of sight. {Visual white} (Physiol.), the final product in the action of light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal epithelium. {Visual yellow} (Physiol.), a product intermediate between visual purple and visual white, formed in the photochemical action of light on visual purple. | |
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Visual \Vis"u*al\, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight: cf. F. visuel. See {Vision}.] 1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve. The air, Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray. --Milton. 2. That can be seen; visible. [R.] {Visual angle}. (Opt.) See under {Angle}. {Visual cone} (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point of sight, or the eye. {Visual plane}, any plane passing through the point of sight. {Visual point}, the point at which the visual rays unite; the position of the eye. {Visual purple} (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and yellow, and then disappearing. Also called {rhodopsin}, and {vision purple}. See {Optography}. {Visual ray}, a line from the eye, or point of sight. {Visual white} (Physiol.), the final product in the action of light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal epithelium. {Visual yellow} (Physiol.), a product intermediate between visual purple and visual white, formed in the photochemical action of light on visual purple. | |
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Vocal \Vo"cal\, a. [L. vocalis, fr. vox, vocis, voice: cf. F. vocal. See {Voice}, and cf. {Vowel}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices. To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song. --Milton. 2. Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer. [bd]Vocal worship.[b8] --Milton. 3. Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, [?]poken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds. 4. (Phon.) (a) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See {Voice}, and {Vowel}, also Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 199-202. (b) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel. {Vocal cords} [or] {chords}. (Anat.) See {Larynx}, and the Note under {Voice}, n., 1. {Vocal fremitus} [L. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring] (Med.), the perceptible vibration of the chest wall, produced by the transmission of the sonorous vibrations during the act of using the voice. {Vocal music}, music made by the voice, in distinction from {instrumental music}; hence, music or tunes set to words, to be performed by the human voice. {Vocal tube} (Anat.), the part of the air passages above the inferior ligaments of the larynx, including the passages through the nose and mouth. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Vassalboro, ME Zip code(s): 04989 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Visual BASIC system from {Microsoft Corporation} for {Microsoft Windows}. VB is good for developing Windows interfaces, it invokes fragments of {BASIC} code when the user performs certain operations on graphical objects on-screen. It is widely used for in-house {application program} development and for prototyping. It can also be used to create {ActiveX} and {COM} components. Version 1 was released in 1991 [by Microsoft?]. Current version: 6, as of 1999-11-26. {Home (http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/)}. {History (http://www.iessoft.com/scripts/vbhistry.asp)}. {Strollo Software (http://www.op.net/~jstrollo/vblinks.html)}. {Books (http://www.wrox.com/Consumer/Default.asp?Category=Visual+Basic)}. (1999-11-26) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Visual Basic for Applications manipulating components of its {Microsoft Office} suite. It is used as the {macro} language for these applications and is the primary means of customising and extending them. A VBA program operates on {objects} representing the application and the entities it manipulates, e.g. a {spreadsheet} or a range of cells in {Microsoft Excel}. [Relationship to {Visual BASIC}? URL?] (1999-09-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Visual BASIC Script is an extension of their {Visual Basic} language. VBScript can be used with {Microsoft Office} applications and others. It can also be embedded in {web pages} but can only be understood by {Internet Explorer}. Visual Basic is a {BASIC} variant with {object-oriented} features. Objects include applications, windows and selections. [Relationship with {ASP}? {VBA}?] (1998-07-05) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
visual bell {visible bell} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Visual FoxPro Software}'s {FoxPRO}. Latest version: 5.0, as of 2000-06-21. {Home (http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/)}. [Features? Dates?] (2000-08-06) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
visual programming 1. Writing programs in a language which manipulates visual information or supports visual interaction. 2. Writing programs in a {visual programming language}. 3. Writing programs in a {visual programming environment}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
visual programming environment Software which allows the use of visual expressions (such as graphics, drawings, animation or {icon}s) in the process of programming. These visual expressions may be used as graphical interfaces for textual programming languages. They may be used to form the syntax of new visual programming languages leading to new paradigms such as {programming by demonstration} or they may be used in graphical presentations of the behaviour or structure of a program. (1995-02-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
visual programming language to specify a program in a two-(or more)-dimensionsional way. Conventional textual languages are not considered two-dimensional since the {compiler} or {interpreter} processes them as one-dimensional streams of characters. A VPL allows programming with visual expressions - spatial arrangements of textual and graphical symbols. VPLs may be further classified, according to the type and extent of visual expression used, into {icon}-based languages, {form}-based languages and {diagram language}s. {Visual programming environment}s provide graphical or iconic elements which can be manipulated by the user in an interactive way according to some specific spatial grammar for program construction. A visually transformed language is a non-visual language with a superimposed visual representation. Naturally visual languages have an inherent visual expression for which there is no obvious textual equivalent. {Visual Basic}, {Visual C++} and the entire {Microsoft} Visual family are not, despite their names, visual programming languages. They are textual languages which use a graphical {GUI builder} to make programming interfaces easier. The user interface portion of the programming environment is visual, the languages are not. Because of the confusion caused by the multiple meanings of the term "{visual programming}", Fred Lakin has proposed the term "executable graphics" as an alternative to VPL. Some examples of visual programming languages are {Prograph}, {Pict}, {Tinkertoy}, {Fabrik}, {CODE 2.0} and {Hyperpascal}. {(http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/users/ianr/vpl.html)}. {(http://cuiwww.unige.ch/eao/www/readme.html)}. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.lang.visual} (NOT for {Visual Basic} or {Visual C++}). (1995-02-10) |