English Dictionary: Viocin | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vaccine \Vac"cine\, a. [L. vaccinus, fr. vacca a cow; cf. Skr. v[be]c to bellow, to groan.] Of or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or caused by, vaccinia; as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease. -- n. The virus of vaccinia used in vaccination. | |
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Vacuum \Vac"u*um\, n.; pl. E. {Vacuums}, L. {Vacua}. [L., fr. vacuus empty. See {Vacuous}.] 1. (Physics) A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by way of distinction, absolute vacuum); hence, in a more general sense, a space, as the interior of a closed vessel, which has been exhausted to a high or the highest degree by an air pump or other artificial means; as, water boils at a reduced temperature in a vacuum. | |
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Vagina \Va*gi"na\, n.; pl. {Vagin[91]}. [L. vagina a scabbard or sheath.] 1. (Anat.) (a) A sheath; a theca; as, the vagina of the portal vein. (b) Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to the external orifice if the genital canal, or to the cloaca. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of {Spermatheca}. 3. (Bot.) The basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath. 4. (Arch.) The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vagina \Va*gi"na\, n.; pl. {Vagin[91]}. [L. vagina a scabbard or sheath.] 1. (Anat.) (a) A sheath; a theca; as, the vagina of the portal vein. (b) Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to the external orifice if the genital canal, or to the cloaca. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of {Spermatheca}. 3. (Bot.) The basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath. 4. (Arch.) The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise. | |
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Vicine \Vic"ine\, a. [L. vicinus: cf. F. voisin.] Near; neighboring; vicinal. [R.] --Glanvill. | |
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Vicine \Vic"ine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid ex tracted from the seeds of the vetch ({Vicia sativa}) as a white crystalline substance. | |
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Viewly \View"ly\, Viewsome \View"some\, a. Pleasing to the sight; sightly. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Vigonia \Vi*go"ni*a\, a. [Cf. F. vigogne vicu[ntil]a. See {Vicu[ntil]a}.] Of or pertaining to the vicu[ntil]a; characterizing the vicu[ntil]a; -- said of the wool of that animal, used in felting hats, and for other purposes. --Prescott. | |
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Visayan \Vi*sa"yan\, n. [Cf. Sp. Bisayo a Visayan.] A member of the most numerous of the native races of the Philippines, occupying the Visayan Islands and the northern coast Mindanao; also, their language. The Visayans possessed a native culture and alphabet. | |
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Viscin \Vis"cin\, n. (Chem.) A clear, viscous, tasteless substance extracted from the mucilaginous sap of the mistletoe ({Viscum album}), holly, etc., and constituting an essential ingredient of birdlime. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vision \Vi"sion\, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. [?] to see, [?] I know, and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant}, {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View}, {Visage}, {Visit}.] 1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight. Faith here is turned into vision there. --Hammond. 2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of external objects are appreciated as a result of the stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an expansion of the optic nerve. 3. That which is seen; an object of sight. --Shak. 4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural, prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a specter; as, the visions of Isaiah. The baseless fabric of this vision. --Shak. No dreams, but visions strange. --Sir P. Sidney. 5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy. --Locke. {Arc of vision} (Astron.), the arc which measures the least distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes visible. {Beatific vision} (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in heaven. {Direct vision} (Opt.), vision when the image of the object falls directly on the yellow spot (see under {Yellow}); also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from their original direction. {Field of vision}, field of view. See under {Field}. {Indirect vision} (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina. {Reflected vision}, [or] {Refracted vision}, vision by rays reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms, respectively. {Vision purple}. (Physiol.) See {Visual purple}, under {Visual}. | |
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Vision \Vi"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Visioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Visioning}.] To see in a vision; to dream. For them no visioned terrors daunt, Their nights no fancied specters haunt. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Visne \Visne\ (?; 277), n. [OF. visn[82], veisin[82], visnet, neighborhood, LL. vicinatus, fr. L. vicunus neighboring, a neighbor. See {Vicinity}.] (Law) Neighborhood; vicinity; venue. See {Venue}. | |
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Vison \Vi"son\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) The mink. | |
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Mink \Mink\, n. [Cf. 2d {Minx}.] (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus {Putorius}, allied to the weasel. The European mink is {Putorius lutreola}. The common American mink ({P. vison}) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also {minx}, {nurik}, and {vison}. | |
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Vison \Vi"son\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) The mink. | |
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Mink \Mink\, n. [Cf. 2d {Minx}.] (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus {Putorius}, allied to the weasel. The European mink is {Putorius lutreola}. The common American mink ({P. vison}) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also {minx}, {nurik}, and {vison}. | |
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Vixen \Vix"en\, n. [AS. fixen a she-fox, for fyxen, fem. of fox. See {Fox}.] 1. A female fox. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 2. A cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used of either sex, now only of a woman. --Barrow. She was a vixen when she went to school. --Shak. | |
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Vashon, WA Zip code(s): 98070 | |
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Vaughn, MT Zip code(s): 59487 Vaughn, NM (town, FIPS 82570) Location: 34.60656 N, 105.21228 W Population (1990): 633 (371 housing units) Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88353 Vaughn, WA Zip code(s): 98394 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
VAXen /vak'sn/ n. [from `oxen', perhaps influenced by `vixen'] (alt. `vaxen') The plural canonically used among hackers for the {DEC} VAX computers. "Our installation has four PDP-10s and twenty vaxen." See {boxen}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
VAXen /vak'sn/ (From "oxen", perhaps influenced by "vixen") The plural canonically used among hackers for the {DEC} {VAX} computers. "Our installation has four PDP-10s and twenty vaxen." See {boxen}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-20) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
V.pcm {V.90} | |
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VSAM {Virtual Storage Access Method} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
VSCM {Scheme}, written in {ANSI C} and {Scheme}. VSCM features {exception} and {interrupt} handling, executable portable memory images, {coroutines} and {continuations} with multiple arguments. Portability is achieved by exclusive use of legal ANSI C features. Version II Nov9 by Matthias Blume included {run-time support} and a {bytecode compiler}. It conforms to R4RS and IEEE P1178 and runs on {Unix} and {Macintosh}. VSCM is no longer actively developed - the author recommends {StandardML}. {Home (http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~blume/vscm/)}. (2001-01-02) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Vision (Luke 1:22), a vivid apparition, not a dream (comp. Luke 24:23; Acts 26:19; 2 Cor. 12:1). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Vashni, the second; changed; a tooth |