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touto. The English have applied the name especially to the Germanic people living nearest them, the Hollanders. Cf. {Derrick}, {Teutonic}.] Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants. {Dutch auction}. See under {Auction}. {Dutch cheese}, a small, pound, hard cheese, made from skim milk. {Dutch clinker}, a kind of brick made in Holland. It is yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape. {Dutch clover} (Bot.), common white clover ({Trifolium repens}), the seed of which was largely imported into England from Holland. {Dutch concert}, a so-called concert in which all the singers sing at the same time different songs. [Slang] {Dutch courage}, the courage of partial intoxication. [Slang] --Marryat. {Dutch door}, a door divided into two parts, horizontally, so arranged that the lower part can be shut and fastened, while the upper part remains open. {Dutch foil}, {Dutch leaf}, [or] {Dutch gold}, a kind of brass rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in Holland to ornament toys and paper; -- called also {Dutch mineral}, {Dutch metal}, {brass foil}, and {bronze leaf}. {Dutch liquid} (Chem.), a thin, colorless, volatile liquid, {C2H4Cl2}, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor, produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or olefiant gas; -- called also {Dutch oil}. It is so called because discovered (in 1795) by an association of four Hollandish chemists. See {Ethylene}, and {Olefiant}. | |
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Cackle \Cac"kle\, n. 1. The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg. By her cackle saved the state. --Dryden. 2. Idle talk; silly prattle. There is a buzz and cackle all around regarding the sermon. --Thackeray. | |
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Cackle \Cac"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cackled} (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cackling}.] [OE. cakelen; cf. LG. kakeln, D. kakelen, G. gackeln, gackern; all of imitative origin. Cf. {Gagle}, {Cake} to cackle.] 1. To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does. When every goose is cackling. --Shak. 2. To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle. --Arbuthnot. 3. To talk in a silly manner; to prattle. --Johnson. | |
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Cajole \Ca*jole"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cajoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cajoling}.] [F. cajoler, orig., to chatter like a bird in a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle talk, to flatter, from the source of OF. goale, jaiole, F. ge[93]le, dim. of cage a cage. See {Cage}, {Jail}.] To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle. I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a reception of my views. --F. W. Robertson. Syn: To flatter; wheedle; delude; coax; entrap. | |
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Chloride \Chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt). {Chloride of ammonium}, sal ammoniac. {Chloride of lime}, bleaching powder; a grayish white substance, {CaOCl2}, used in bleaching and disinfecting; -- called more properly {calcium hypochlorite}. See {Hypochlorous acid}, under {Hypochlorous}. {Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate. | |
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Casal \Ca"sal\, a. (Gram.) Of or pertaining to case; as, a casal ending. | |
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Cassia \Cas"sia\, n. [L. cassia and casia, Gr. [?] and [?]; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qets[c6][be]h, fr. q[be]tsa' to cut off, to peel off.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most of which have purgative qualities. The leaves of several species furnish the senna used in medicine. 2. The bark of several species of {Cinnamomum} grown in China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon. It is imported as {cassia}, but commonly sold as cinnamon, from which it differs more or less in strength and flavor, and the amount of outer bark attached. Note: The medicinal [bd]cassia[b8] (Cassia pulp) is the laxative pulp of the pods of a leguminous tree ({Cassia fistula} or Pudding-pipe tree), native in the East Indies but naturalized in various tropical countries. {Cassia bark}, the bark of {Cinnamomum cassia}, etc. The coarser kinds are called {Cassia lignea}, and are often used to adulterate true cinnamon. {Cassia buds}, the dried flower buds of several species of cinnamon ({Cinnamomum cassia}, atc..). {Cassia oil}, oil extracted from cassia bark and cassia buds; -- called also {oil of cinnamon}. | |
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Casual \Cas"u*al\, a. [OE. casuel, F. casuel, fr. L. casualis, fr. casus fall, accident, fr. cadere to fall. See {Case}.] 1. Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance. Casual breaks, in the general system. --W. Irving. 2. Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as, casual expenses. A constant habit, rather than a casual gesture. --Hawthorne. Syn: Accidental; fortutious; incidental; occasional; contingent; unforeseen. See {Accidental}. | |
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Casual \Cas"u*al\, n. One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant. | |
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Casually \Cas"u*al*ly\, adv. Without design; accidentally; fortuitously; by chance; occasionally. | |
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Causal \Caus"al\, a. [L. causalis. See {Cause}.] Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause; causative. Causal propositions are where two propositions are joined by causal words. --Watts. | |
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Causal \Caus"al\, n. A causal word or form of speech. Anglo-Saxon drencan to drench, causal of Anglo-Saxon drincan to drink. --Skeat. | |
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Causally \Caus"al*ly\, adv. According to the order or series of causes; by tracing effects to causes. | |
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Causally \Caus"al*ly\, n. (Mining.) The lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off washing. | |
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Chlormethane \Chlor`meth"ane\, n. (Chem.) A colorless gas, {CH3Cl}, of a sweet odor, easily condensed to a liquid; -- called also {methyl chloride}. | |
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Chloroform \Chlo"ro*form\, n. [Chlorine + formyl, it having been regarded as a trichloride of this radical: cf. F. chloroforme, G. chloroform.] (Chem.) A colorless volatile liquid, {CHCl3}, having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of wax, resin, etc., and is extensively used to produce an[91]sthesia in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain. | |
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Chessel \Ches"sel\, n. The wooden mold in which cheese is pressed. --Simmonds. | |
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Chessil \Ches"sil\, n. [OE. chesil, AS. ceosel gravel, sand.] Gravel or pebbles. --Halliwell. | |
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Wheatear \Wheat"ear`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small European singing bird ({Saxicola [oe]nanthe}). The male is white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings and a black stripe through each eye. The tail is black at the tip and in the middle, but white at the base and on each side. Called also {checkbird}, {chickell}, {dykehopper}, {fallow chat}, {fallow finch}, {stonechat}, and {whitetail}. | |
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Balata \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}). 2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called {chicle}, or {chicle gum}. | |
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Chicle \Chic"le\, n., Chicle gum \Chicle gum\ [Amer. Sp. chicle.] A gumlike substance obtained from the bully tree ({Mimusops globosa}) and sometimes also from the naseberry or sapodilla ({Sapota zapotilla}). It is more plastic than caoutchouc and more elastic than gutta-percha, as an adulterant of which it is used in England. It is used largely in the United States in making chewing gum. | |
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Balata \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}). 2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called {chicle}, or {chicle gum}. | |
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Chicle \Chic"le\, n., Chicle gum \Chicle gum\ [Amer. Sp. chicle.] A gumlike substance obtained from the bully tree ({Mimusops globosa}) and sometimes also from the naseberry or sapodilla ({Sapota zapotilla}). It is more plastic than caoutchouc and more elastic than gutta-percha, as an adulterant of which it is used in England. It is used largely in the United States in making chewing gum. | |
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Chisel \Chis"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chiseled}, or {Chiselled} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chiseling}, or {Chiselling}.] [Cf. F. ciseler.] 1. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue. 2. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang] | |
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Chisel \Chis"el\, n. [OF. chisel, F. ciseau, fr. LL. cisellus, prob. for caesellus, fr. L. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut. Cf. {Scissors}.] A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer. {Cold chisel}. See under {Cold}, a. | |
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Chisleu \Chis"leu\, n. [Heb.] The ninth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of November with a part of December. | |
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Chisley \Chis"ley\ (ch[icr]z"l[ycr]), a. [AS. ceosel gravel or sand. Cf. {Chessom}.] Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel; -- said of a soil. --Gardner. | |
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Choicely \Choice"ly\, adv. 1. With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference. [bd]A band of men collected choicely, from each county some.[b8] --Shak. 2. In a preferable or excellent manner; excellently; eminently. [bd]Choicely good.[b8] --Walton. | |
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{Chuck farthing}, a play in which a farthing is pitched into a hole; pitch farthing. {Chuck hole}, a deep hole in a wagon rut. {Elliptic chuck}, a chuck having a slider and an eccentric circle, which, as the work turns round, give it a sliding motion across the center which generates an ellipse. --Knight. | |
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Chuckle \Chuc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chuckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chuckling}.] [From lst {Chuck}.] 1. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. [Obs.] --Dryden. 2. To fondle; to cocker. [Obs.] --Dryden. | |
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Chuckle \Chuc"kle\, n. A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision. | |
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Chuckle \Chuc"kle\, v. i. [From lst {Chuck}.] To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision. | |
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Cicely \Cic"e*ly\, n. [L. seselis, Gr. [?], [?]; perh. ultimately of Egyptian origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several umbelliferous plants, of the genera {Myrrhis}, {Osmorrhiza}, etc. | |
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Coagulum \Co*ag"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Coagula}. [L. See {Coagulate}, a.] The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot of blood. | |
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Cockal \Cock"al\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] 1. A game played with sheep's bones instead of dice [Obs.] 2. The bone used in playing the game; -- called also {huckle bone}. [Obs.] --Nares. A little transverse bone Which boys and bruckeled children call (Playing for points and pins) cockal. --Herrick. | |
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Cockle \Coc"kle\ (k[ocr]k"k'l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS. s[aemac]coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. {Coach}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus {Cardium}, especially {C. edule}, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes applied to similar shells of other genera. 2. A cockleshell. 3. The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the Cornish miners. --Raymond. 4. The fire chamber of a furnace. [Eng.] --Knight. 5. A hop-drying kiln; an oast. --Knight. 6. The dome of a heating furnace. --Knight. {Cockle hat}, a hat ornamented with a cockleshell, the badge of a pilgrim. --Shak. {Cockle stairs}, winding or spiral stairs. | |
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Cockle \Coc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cockled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cockling}.] [Of uncertian origin.] To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting. {Cockling sea}, waves dashing against each other with a short and quick motion. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. | |
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Cockle \Coc"kle\, n. [AS. coccel, cocel; cf. Gael. cogall tares, husks, cockle.] (Bot.) (a) A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose ({Luchnis Githage}). (b) The {Lotium}, or darnel. | |
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Cockyolly \Cock`y*ol"ly\, [or] Cockyoly bird \Cock`y*ol"y, bird\ . [Cf. {Cock}, fowl; {Yellow}.] A pet name for any small bird. | |
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Carbonyl \Car"bon*yl\, n. [Carbon + -yl.] (Chem.) The radical {(CO)[b7][b7]}, occuring, always combined, in many compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl chloride, etc. Note: Though denoted by a formula identical with that of carbon monoxide, it is chemically distinct, as carbon seems to be divalent in carbon monoxide, but tetravalent in carbonyl compounds. {Carbonyl chloride} (Chem.), a colorless gas, {COCl2}, of offensive odor, and easily condensable to liquid. It is formed from chlorine and carbon monoxide, under the influence of light, and hence has been called {phosgene gas}; -- called also {carbon oxychloride}. | |
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Cobaltous \Co*balt"ous\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; -- said esp. of cobalt compounds in which the metal has its lower valence. {Cobaltous chloride}, a crystalline compound, {CoCl2}, of a pale rose color when hydrous, blue when dehydrated. Its solution is used for a sympathetic ink, the writing being nearly colorless when dried in the air, owing to absorbed moisture, and becoming bright blue when warmed. | |
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Carbonyl \Car"bon*yl\, n. [Carbon + -yl.] (Chem.) The radical {(CO)[b7][b7]}, occuring, always combined, in many compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl chloride, etc. Note: Though denoted by a formula identical with that of carbon monoxide, it is chemically distinct, as carbon seems to be divalent in carbon monoxide, but tetravalent in carbonyl compounds. {Carbonyl chloride} (Chem.), a colorless gas, {COCl2}, of offensive odor, and easily condensable to liquid. It is formed from chlorine and carbon monoxide, under the influence of light, and hence has been called {phosgene gas}; -- called also {carbon oxychloride}. | |
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Cobaltous \Co*balt"ous\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; -- said esp. of cobalt compounds in which the metal has its lower valence. {Cobaltous chloride}, a crystalline compound, {CoCl2}, of a pale rose color when hydrous, blue when dehydrated. Its solution is used for a sympathetic ink, the writing being nearly colorless when dried in the air, owing to absorbed moisture, and becoming bright blue when warmed. | |
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Coequal \Co*e"qual\, a. [L. coaequalis; co- + aequalis equal.] Being on an equality in rank or power. -- n. One who is on an equality with another. In once he come to be a cardinal, He'll make his cap coequal with the crown. --Shak. | |
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Coequally \Co*e"qual*ly\, adv. With coequality. | |
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Coggle \Cog"gle\, n. [See {Cog} small boat.] A small fishing boat. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. | |
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Coggle \Cog"gle\, n. [Cf. {Cobble} a cobblestone.] A cobblestone. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. | |
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Cogwheel \Cog"wheel`\, n. A wheel with cogs or teeth; a gear wheel. See Illust. of {Gearing}. | |
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Coquille \Co*quille"\ (k[osl]*k[emac]l"; F. k[osl]`k[emac]"y'), n. [F.] Lit., a shell; hence: (a) A shell or shell-like dish or mold in which viands are served. (b) The expansion of the guard of a sword, dagger, etc. (c) A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for neckwear, and named from the manner in which it is gathered or fulled. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] | |
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Cosily \Co"si*ly\ (k?"z?-l?), adv. See {Cozily}. | |
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Cozily \Co"zi*ly\ (k?"z?-l?), adv. Snugly; comfortably. | |
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d8Cucullus \[d8]Cu*cul"lus\, n.; pl. {Cuculli}. [L., a hood.] 1. (Bot.) A hood-shaped organ, resembling a cowl or monk's hood, as certain concave and arched sepals or petals. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A color marking or structure on the head somewhat resembling a hood. | |
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Cycle \Cy"cle\, n. (a) (Thermodynamics) A series of operations in which heat is imparted to (or taken away from) a working substance which by its expansion gives up a part of its internal energy in the form of mechanical work (or being compressed increases its internal energy) and is again brought back to its original state. (b) (Elec.) A complete positive and negative wave of an alternating current; one period. The number of cycles (per second) is a measure of the frequency of an alternating current. | |
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Cycle \Cy"cle\ (s?"k'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cycled}. (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cycling} (-kl[?]ng).] 1. To pass through a cycle of changes; to recur in cycles. --Tennyson. Darwin. 2. To ride a bicycle, tricycle, or other form of cycle. | |
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Cycle \Cy"cle\ (s?"k'l), n. [F. ycle, LL. cyclus, fr. Gr. ky`klos ring or circle, cycle; akin to Skr. cakra wheel, circle. See {Wheel}.] 1. An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres. --Milton. 2. An interval of time in which a certain succession of events or phenomena is completed, and then returns again and again, uniformly and continually in the same order; a periodical space of time marked by the recurrence of something peculiar; as, the cycle of the seasons, or of the year. Wages . . . bear a full proportion . . . to the medium of provision during the last bad cycle of twenty years. --Burke. 3. An age; a long period of time. Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay. --Tennyson. 4. An orderly list for a given time; a calendar. [Obs.] We . . . present our gardeners with a complete cycle of what is requisite to be done throughout every month of the year. --Evelyn. 5. The circle of subjects connected with the exploits of the hero or heroes of some particular period which have served as a popular theme for poetry, as the legend of Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, and that of Charlemagne and his paladins. 6. (Bot.) One entire round in a circle or a spire; as, a cycle or set of leaves. --Gray. 7. A bicycle or tricycle, or other light velocipede. {Calippic cycle}, a period of 76 years, or four Metonic cycles; -- so called from Calippus, who proposed it as an improvement on the Metonic cycle. {Cycle of eclipses}, a period of about 6,586 days, the time of revolution of the moon's node; -- called {Saros} by the Chaldeans. | |
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Cyclo- \Cy"clo-\ (s?"kl?-). [Gr. ky`klos circle, wheel.] A combining form meaning circular, of a circle or wheel. | |
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Cecil, AL Zip code(s): 36013 Cecil, AR Zip code(s): 72930 Cecil, GA (town, FIPS 14192) Location: 31.04558 N, 83.39308 W Population (1990): 376 (129 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Cecil, OH (village, FIPS 12700) Location: 41.21914 N, 84.60151 W Population (1990): 249 (91 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45821 Cecil, PA Zip code(s): 15321 Cecil, WI (village, FIPS 13325) Location: 44.81233 N, 88.44907 W Population (1990): 373 (202 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54111 | |
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Chassell, MI Zip code(s): 49916 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chowchilla, CA (city, FIPS 13294) Location: 37.11542 N, 120.25658 W Population (1990): 5930 (2271 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 93610 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Coachella, CA (city, FIPS 14260) Location: 33.68093 N, 116.15229 W Population (1990): 16896 (3830 housing units) Area: 52.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92236 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Cogswell, ND (city, FIPS 15100) Location: 46.10711 N, 97.78403 W Population (1990): 184 (105 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Coquille, OR (city, FIPS 15350) Location: 43.18130 N, 124.18172 W Population (1990): 4121 (1781 housing units) Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97423 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Cowgill, MO (city, FIPS 16984) Location: 39.56056 N, 93.92579 W Population (1990): 257 (119 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64637 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Cuchillo, NM Zip code(s): 87932 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
cycle 1. n. The basic unit of computation. What every hacker wants more of (noted hacker Bill Gosper described himself as a "cycle junkie"). One can describe an instruction as taking so many `clock cycles'. Often the computer can access its memory once on every clock cycle, and so one speaks also of `memory cycles'. These are technical meanings of {cycle}. The jargon meaning comes from the observation that there are only so many cycles per second, and when you are sharing a computer the cycles get divided up among the users. The more cycles the computer spends working on your program rather than someone else's, the faster your program will run. That's why every hacker wants more cycles: so he can spend less time waiting for the computer to respond. 2. By extension, a notional unit of _human_ thought power, emphasizing that lots of things compete for the typical hacker's think time. "I refused to get involved with the Rubik's Cube back when it was big. Knew I'd burn too many cycles on it if I let myself." 3. vt. Syn. {bounce} (sense 4), {120 reset}; from the phrase `cycle power'. "Cycle the machine again, that serial port's still hung." | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CAJOLE language developed by Chris Hankin Sharp at {Westfield College}. ["The Data Flow Programming Language CAJOLE: An Informal Introduction", C.L. Hankin et al, SIGPLAN Notices 16(7):35-44 (Jul 1981)]. (1994-11-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Cecil AN {object-oriented} language combining {multi-method}s with a classless object model, object-based {encapsulation} and optional {static type checking}. It distinguishes between {subtyping} and {code inheritance}. Includes both explicit and implicit parameterisation of objects, types, and methods. {(ftp://cs.washington.edu/pub/chambers/cecil-spec.ps.Z)}. ["The Cecil Language: Specification and Rationale", C. Chambers, TR 93-03-05, U Wash (Mar 1993)]. (1994-10-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CESSL CEll Space Simulation Language. A language for simulating cellular space models. ["The CESSL Programming Language", D.R. Frantz, 012520-6-T, CS Dept, U Michigan (Sept 1971)]. (1994-12-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CHISEL An extension of {C} for {VLSI} design, implemented as a C {preprocessor}. It produces {CIF} as output. ["CHISEL - An Extension to the Programming language C for VLSI Layout", K. Karplus, PHD Thesis, Stanford U, 1982]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Cigale {syntax}. ["CIGALE: A Tool for Interactive Grammar Construction and Expression Parsing", F. Voisin, Sci Comp Prog 7:61-86, 1986]. (1999-01-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Cocol {Coco Language} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
COWSEL COntrolled Working SpacE Language. Burstall and Popplestone, U Edinburgh, 1964-66. LISP-like semantics with FORTH-like stack, and reverse Polish syntax. Forerunner of POP. EPU-R-12, U Edinburgh (Apr 1966). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CYCL A {frame language}. ["Building Large Knowledge-Based Systems", Doug B. Lenat et al, A-W 1990]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
cycle {clock}. Each {instruction} takes a number of clock cycles. Often the computer can access its memory once on every clock cycle, and so one speaks also of "memory cycles". Every {hacker} wants more cycles (noted hacker {Bill Gosper} describes himself as a "cycle junkie"). There are only so many cycles per second, and when you are sharing a computer the cycles get divided up among the users. The more cycles the computer spends working on your program rather than someone else's, the faster your program will run. That's why every hacker wants more cycles: so he can spend less time waiting for the computer to respond. The use of the term "cycle" for a computer clock period can probably be traced back to the rotation of a generator generating alternating current though computers generally use a clock signal which is more like a {square wave}. Interestingly, the earliest mechanical calculators, e.g. Babbage's {Difference Engine}, really did have parts which rotated in true cycles. [{Jargon File}] (1997-09-30) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Cyclo {C++} code analysis tool by Roger D. Binns. It measures {cyclomatic complexity}, shows function calls, and can draw {flowgraphs} of {ANSI C} and {C++} code. It requires {Lex} and {C++}. Posted to {alt.sources}, 1993-06-28. (1993-06-28) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Chesil ungodly, a town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:30); probably the same as Bethul (19:4) and Bethuel (1 Chr. 4:30); now Khelasa. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Chisleu the name adopted from the Babylonians by the Jews after the Captivity for the third civil, or ninth ecclesiastical, month (Neh. 1:1; Zech. 7:1). It corresponds nearly with the moon in November. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Cockle occurs only in Job 31:40 (marg., "noisome weeds"), where it is the rendering of a Hebrew word (b'oshah) which means "offensive," "having a bad smell," referring to some weed perhaps which has an unpleasant odour. Or it may be regarded as simply any noisome weed, such as the "tares" or darnel of Matt. 13:30. In Isa. 5:2, 4 the plural form is rendered "wild grapes." | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Chesil, foolishness | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Chisleu, Cisleu, Casleu, rashness; confidence |