English Dictionary: caudate nucleus | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Midshipman \Mid"ship`man\, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}. 1. (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required. (b) In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant. (c) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An American marine fish of the genus {Porichthys}, allied to the toadfish. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under {Cadet}. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now called, in the United States, {midshipman}; in England, {sublieutenant}. | |
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Cathetometer \Cath`e*tom"e*ter\, n. [From Gr. [?] vertical height + -meter.] An instrument for the accurate measurement of small differences of height; esp. of the differences in the height of the upper surfaces of two columns of mercury or other fluid, or of the same column at different times. It consists of a telescopic leveling apparatus (d), which slides up or down a perpendicular metallic standard very finely graduated (bb). The telescope is raised or depressed in order to sight the objects or surfaces, and the differences in vertical height are thus shown on the graduated standard. [Written also {kathetometer}.] | |
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Archer fish \Arch"er fish`\ (Zo[94]l.) A small fish ({Toxotes jaculator}), of the East Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to {Ch[91]todon rostratus}. | |
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Ch91todont \Ch[91]"to*dont\, n. [Gr. [?] hair + [?], [?], tooth.] (Zo[94]l.) A marine fish of the family {Ch[91]todontid[91]}. The ch[91]todonts have broad, compressed bodies, and usually bright colors. | |
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Ch91todont \Ch[91]to*dont\, a. Of or pertaining to the Ch[91]todonts or the family {Ch[91]todontid[91]}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Citation \Ci*ta"tion\, n. [F. citation, LL. citatio, fr.L. citare to cite. See {Cite}] 1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice. 2. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation. This horse load of citations and fathers. --Milton. 3. Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts. 4. (Law) A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
catatonic adj. Describes a condition of suspended animation in which something is so {wedged} or {hung} that it makes no response. If you are typing on a terminal and suddenly the computer doesn't even echo the letters back to the screen as you type, let alone do what you're asking it to do, then the computer is suffering from catatonia (possibly because it has crashed). "There I was in the middle of a winning game of {nethack} and it went catatonic on me! Aaargh!" Compare {buzz}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
catatonic Describes a condition of suspended animation in which something is so {wedged} or {hung} that it makes no response. If you are typing on a {terminal} and suddenly the computer doesn't even echo the letters back to the screen as you type, let alone do what you're asking it to do, then the computer is suffering from catatonia (possibly because it has crashed). Compare {buzz}. [{Jargon File}] |