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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jackal \Jack"al`\, n. [Pers. shagh[be]l: cf. OF. jackal, F. chacal; cf. Skr. [87][f0]g[be]la.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling. Note: The common species of Southern Asia ({Canis aureus}) is yellowish gray, varied with brown on the shoulders, haunches, and legs. The common African species ({C. anthus}) is darker in color. 2. One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated. [Colloq.] --Ld. Lytton. | |
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Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. [?], OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindoo}.] 1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies, or, sometimes, to the West Indies. 2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk. 3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.] {Indian} bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree ({Persea Indica}). {Indian bean} (Bot.), a name of the catalpa. {Indian berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Cocculus indicus}. {Indian bread}. (Bot.) Same as {Cassava}. {Indian club}, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for gymnastic exercise. {Indian cordage}, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut husk. {Indian corn} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zea} ({Z. Mays}); the maize, a native of America. See {Corn}, and {Maize}. {Indian cress} (Bot.), nasturtium. See {Nasturtium}, 2. {Indian cucumber} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Medeola} ({M. Virginica}), a common in woods in the United States. The white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers. {Indian currant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Symphoricarpus} ({S. vulgaris}), bearing small red berries. {Indian dye}, the puccoon. {Indian fig}. (Bot.) (a) The banyan. See {Banyan}. (b) The prickly pear. {Indian file}, single file; arrangement of persons in a row following one after another, the usual way among Indians of traversing woods, especially when on the war path. {Indian fire}, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter, and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light. {Indian grass} (Bot.), a coarse, high grass ({Chrysopogon nutans}), common in the southern portions of the United States; wood grass. --Gray. {Indian hemp}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Apocynum} ({A. cannabinum}), having a milky juice, and a tough, fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in properties. (b) The variety of common hemp ({Cannabis Indica}), from which hasheesh is obtained. {Indian mallow} (Bot.), the velvet leaf ({Abutilon Avicenn[91]}). See {Abutilon}. {Indian meal}, ground corn or maize. [U.S.] {Indian millet} (Bot.), a tall annual grass ({Sorghum vulgare}), having many varieties, among which are broom corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It is called also {Guinea corn}. See {Durra}. {Indian ox} (Zo[94]l.), the zebu. {Indian paint}. See {Bloodroot}. {Indian paper}. See {India paper}, under {India}. {Indian physic} (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus {Gillenia} ({G. trifoliata}, and {G. stipulacea}), common in the United States, the roots of which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called also {American ipecac}, and {bowman's root}. --Gray. {Indian pink}. (Bot.) (a) The Cypress vine ({Ipom[d2]a Quamoclit}); -- so called in the West Indies. (b) See {China pink}, under {China}. {Indian pipe} (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb ({Monotropa uniflora}), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying. {Indian plantain} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the genus {Cacalia}, tall herbs with composite white flowers, common through the United States in rich woods. --Gray. {Indian poke} (Bot.), a plant usually known as the {white hellebore} ({Veratrum viride}). {Indian pudding}, a pudding of which the chief ingredients are Indian meal, milk, and molasses. {Indian purple}. (a) A dull purple color. (b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and black. {Indian red}. (a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the Persian Gulf. Called also {Persian red}. (b) See {Almagra}. {Indian rice} (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See {Rice}. {Indian shot} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Canna} ({C. Indica}). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot. See {Canna}. {Indian summer}, in the United States, a period of warm and pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under {Summer}. {Indian tobacco} (Bot.), a species of {Lobelia}. See {Lobelia}. {Indian turnip} (Bot.), an American plant of the genus {Aris[91]ma}. {A. triphyllum} has a wrinkled farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a very acrid juice. See {Jack in the Pulpit}, and {Wake-robin}. {Indian wheat}, maize or Indian corn. {Indian yellow}. (a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but less pure than cadmium. (b) See {Euxanthin}. | |
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d8Canna \[d8]Can"na\, n. [L., a reed. See {Cane}.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot ({C. Indica}) is found in gardens of the northern United States. | |
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Lemon \Lem"on\ (l[ecr]m"[ucr]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[umac]n; cf. Ar. laim[umac]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. {Lime} a fruit.] 1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of the genus {Citrus}, the common fruit known in commerce being that of the species {C. Limonum} or {C. Medica} (var. Limonum). There are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet. 2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree. {Lemon grass} (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass ({Andropogon Sh[d2]nanthus}, and perhaps other allied species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery. {Lemon sole} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow European sole ({Solea aurantiaca}). {Salts of lemon} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the characteristic acid of lemon; -- called also {salts of sorrel}. It is used in removing ink stains. See {Oxalic acid}, under {Oxalic}. [Colloq.] | |
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Lime \Lime\, n. [F. lime; of Persian origin. See {Lemon}.] (Bot.) A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree which bears it. There are two kinds; {Citrus Medica}, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime ({C. Medica}, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour. | |
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Choose \Choose\, v. i. 1. To make a selection; to decide. They had only to choose between implicit obedience and open rebellion. --Prescott. 2. To do otherwise. [bd]Can I choose but smile?[b8] --Pope. {Can not choose but}, must necessarily. Thou canst not choose but know who I am. --Shak. | |
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Canada \Can"a*da\, n. A British province in North America, giving its name to various plants and animals. {Canada balsam}. See under {Balsam}. {Canada goose}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Wild goose}. {Canada jay}. See {Whisky Jack}. {Canada lynx}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Lynx}. {Canada porcupine} (Zo[94]l.) See {Porcupine}, and {Urson}. {Canada rice} (Bot.) See under {Rick}. {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird. | |
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Spruce \Spruce\, n. [OE. Spruce or Pruse, Prussia, Prussian. So named because it was first known as a native of Prussia, or because its sprouts were used for making, spruce beer. Cf. Spruce beer, below, {Spruce}, a.] 1. (Bot.) Any coniferous tree of the genus {Picea}, as the Norway spruce ({P. excelsa}), and the white and black spruces of America ({P. alba} and {P. nigra}), besides several others in the far Northwest. See {Picea}. 2. The wood or timber of the spruce tree. 3. Prussia leather; pruce. [Obs.] Spruce, a sort of leather corruptly so called for Prussia leather. --E. Phillips. {Douglas spruce} (Bot.), a valuable timber tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii}) of Northwestern America. {Essence of spruce}, a thick, dark-colored, bitterish, and acidulous liquid made by evaporating a decoction of the young branches of spruce. {Hemlock spruce} (Bot.), a graceful coniferous tree ({Tsuga Canadensis}) of North America. Its timber is valuable, and the bark is largely used in tanning leather. {Spruce beer}. [G. sprossenbier; sprosse sprout, shoot (akin to E. sprout, n.) + bier beer. The word was changed into spruce because the beer came from Prussia (OE. Spruce), or because it was made from the sprouts of the spruce. See {Sprout}, n., {Beer}, and cf. {Spruce}, n.] A kind of beer which is tinctured or flavored with spruce, either by means of the extract or by decoction. {Spruce grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Spruce partridge}, below. {Spruce leather}. See {Spruce}, n., 3. {Spruce partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome American grouse ({Dendragapus Canadensis}) found in Canada and the Northern United States; -- called also {Canada grouse}. | |
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Canada \Can"a*da\, n. A British province in North America, giving its name to various plants and animals. {Canada balsam}. See under {Balsam}. {Canada goose}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Wild goose}. {Canada jay}. See {Whisky Jack}. {Canada lynx}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Lynx}. {Canada porcupine} (Zo[94]l.) See {Porcupine}, and {Urson}. {Canada rice} (Bot.) See under {Rick}. {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird. | |
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Candescence \Can*des"cence\, n. See {Incandescence}. | |
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Candescent \Can*des"cent\, a. [L. candescens, -entis, p. pr. of candescere, v. incho. fr. candere to shine.] Glowing; luminous; incandescent. | |
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Candicant \Can"di*cant\, a. [L. candicans, p. pr. of candicare to be whitish.] Growing white. [Obs.] | |
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Candock \Can"dock\n. [Prob. fr. can + dock (the plant). Cf. G. kannenkraut horsetail, lit. [bd]canweed.[b8]] (Bot.) A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of {Equisetum}; also, the yellow frog lily ({Nuphar luteum}). | |
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Can \Can\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Canned}; p. pr. &vb. n. {Canning}.] To preserve by putting in sealed cans [U. S.] [bd]Canned meats[b8] --W. D. Howells. {Canned goods}, a general name for fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish, preserved in hermetically sealed cans. | |
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Cant hook \Cant" hook`\ A wooden lever with a movable iron hook. hear the end; -- used for canting or turning over heavy logs, etc. [U. S.] --Bartlett. | |
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Canticle \Can"ti*cle\, n.; pl. {Canticles}. [L. canticulum a little song, dim. of canticum song, fr. cantus a singing, fr. coner to sing. See {Chant}.] 1. A song; esp. a little song or hymn. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. pl. The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament. 3. A canto or division of a poem [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service. | |
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Canticle \Can"ti*cle\, n.; pl. {Canticles}. [L. canticulum a little song, dim. of canticum song, fr. cantus a singing, fr. coner to sing. See {Chant}.] 1. A song; esp. a little song or hymn. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. pl. The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament. 3. A canto or division of a poem [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service. | |
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Canticoy \Can"ti*coy\, n. [Of American Indian origin.] A social gathering; usually, one for dancing. | |
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Canto \Can"to\, n.; pl. {Cantos}. [It. canto, fr. L. cantus singing, song. See {Chant}.] 1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book. 2. (Mus.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano. {[d8]Canto fermo}[It.] (Mus.), the plain ecclesiastical chant in cathedral service; the plain song. | |
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Lilac \Li"lac\ (l[imac]"l[ait]k), n. [Also {lilach}.] [Sp. lilac, lila, Ar. l[c6]lak, fr. Per. l[c6]laj, l[c6]lanj, l[c6]lang, n[c6]laj, n[c6]l, the indigo plant, or from the kindred l[c6]lak bluish, the flowers being named from the color. Cf. {Anil}.] 1. (Bot.) A shrub of the genus {Syringa}. There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia. {Syringa vulgaris}, the common lilac, and {S. Persica}, the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British colonies various other shrubs have this name. 2. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac. {California lilac} (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of purplish flowers ({Ceanothus thyrsiflorus}). | |
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Centage \Cent"age\, n. Rate by the hundred; percentage. | |
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Centesimal \Cen*tes"i*mal\, a. [L. centesimus the hundredth, fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. cent[82]simal.] Hundredth. -- n. A hundredth part. The neglect of a few centesimals. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Centesimation \Cen*tes`i*ma"tion\, n. [L. centesimore to take out or select every hundredth, fr. centesimus hundredth.] (Mil.) The infliction of the death penalty upon one person in every hundred, as in cases of mutiny. | |
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Centesimo \Cen*tes"i*mo\, n.; pl. {-mi}. [It. & Sp.] A copper coin of Italy and Spain equivalent to a centime. | |
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Centesm \Cen"tesm\, n. [L. centesima.] Hundredth. | |
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Centicipitous \Cen`ti*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. centiceps, -cipitis; centum a hunder + caput head.] Hundred-headed. | |
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Centigrade \Cen"ti*grade\, a. [L. centum a hundred + gradus degree: cf. F. centigrade.] Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the centigrade thermometer; as, 10[f8] centigrade (or 10[f8] C.). {Centigrade thermometer}, a thermometer having the zero or 0 at the point indicating the freezing state of water, and the distance between that and the point indicating the boiling state of water divided into one hundred degrees. It is called also the {Celsius thermometer}, from Anders Celsius, the originator of this scale. | |
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Centigrade \Cen"ti*grade\, a. [L. centum a hundred + gradus degree: cf. F. centigrade.] Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the centigrade thermometer; as, 10[f8] centigrade (or 10[f8] C.). {Centigrade thermometer}, a thermometer having the zero or 0 at the point indicating the freezing state of water, and the distance between that and the point indicating the boiling state of water divided into one hundred degrees. It is called also the {Celsius thermometer}, from Anders Celsius, the originator of this scale. | |
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Centigram \Cen"ti*gram\, Centigramme \Cen"ti*gramme\, n. [F. centigramme; centi- (L. centum) + gramme. See {Gram}.] The hundredth part of a gram; a weight equal to .15432 of a grain. See {Gram}. | |
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Centigram \Cen"ti*gram\, Centigramme \Cen"ti*gramme\, n. [F. centigramme; centi- (L. centum) + gramme. See {Gram}.] The hundredth part of a gram; a weight equal to .15432 of a grain. See {Gram}. | |
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Centistere \Cen"ti*stere\, n. [F. centist[8a]re; centi- (l. centum) + st[8a]re.] The hundredth part of a stere, equal to .353 cubic feet. | |
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Cento \Cen"to\, n.; pl. {Centos}. [L. cento a garment of several pieces sewed together, patchwork, a poem made up of various verses of another poem.] A literary or a musical composition formed by selections from different authors disposed in a new order. | |
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Cedar \Ce"dar\, n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. [?].] (Bot.) The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor. Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white cedar ({Cupressus thyoides}) is now called {Cham[d2]cyparis sph[91]roidea}; American red cedar is the {Juniperus Virginiana}; Spanish cedar, the West Indian {Cedrela odorata}. Many other trees with odoriferous wood are locally called cedar. {Cedar bird} (Zo[94]l.), a species of chatterer ({Ampelis cedrarum}), so named from its frequenting cedar trees; -- called also {cherry bird}, {Canada robin}, and {American waxwing}. | |
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Chanticleer \Chan"ti*cleer\ (ch[acr]n"t[icr]*kl[emac]r), n. [F. Chanteclair, name of the cock in the Roman du Renart (Reynard the Fox); chanter to chant + clair clear. See {Chant}, and {Clear}.] A cock, so called from the clearness or loudness of his voice in crowing. | |
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Chemotaxis \Chem`o*tax"is\, n. Formerly also Chemiotaxis \Chem`i*o*tax"is\ [Chemical + Gr. [?] arrangement, fr. [?] to arrange.] (Biol.) The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms, as bacteria, zo[94]spores of alg[91], etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted ({positive chemotaxis}) or repelled ({negative chemotaxis}). -- {Chem`o*tac"tic}, a. -- {Chem`o*tac"tic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Chemotaxis \Chem`o*tax"is\, n. Formerly also Chemiotaxis \Chem`i*o*tax"is\ [Chemical + Gr. [?] arrangement, fr. [?] to arrange.] (Biol.) The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms, as bacteria, zo[94]spores of alg[91], etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted ({positive chemotaxis}) or repelled ({negative chemotaxis}). -- {Chem`o*tac"tic}, a. -- {Chem`o*tac"tic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Chemotaxis \Chem`o*tax"is\, n. Formerly also Chemiotaxis \Chem`i*o*tax"is\ [Chemical + Gr. [?] arrangement, fr. [?] to arrange.] (Biol.) The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms, as bacteria, zo[94]spores of alg[91], etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted ({positive chemotaxis}) or repelled ({negative chemotaxis}). -- {Chem`o*tac"tic}, a. -- {Chem`o*tac"tic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Chemotaxis \Chem`o*tax"is\, n. Formerly also Chemiotaxis \Chem`i*o*tax"is\ [Chemical + Gr. [?] arrangement, fr. [?] to arrange.] (Biol.) The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms, as bacteria, zo[94]spores of alg[91], etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted ({positive chemotaxis}) or repelled ({negative chemotaxis}). -- {Chem`o*tac"tic}, a. -- {Chem`o*tac"tic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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d8Chemosis \[d8]Che*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a swelling of the cornea resembling a cockleshell, fr. [?] a gaping, hence a cockleshell.] (Med.) Inflammatory swelling of the conjunctival tissue surrounding the cornea. -- {Che*mot"ic}, a. | |
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Chintz \Chintz\, n.; pl. {Chintzes}. [Hindi ch[c6]nt spotted cotton clooth, ch[c6]nt[be] spot.] Cotton cloth, printed with flowers and other devices, in a number of different colors, and often glazed. --Swift. | |
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Chintz \Chintz\, n.; pl. {Chintzes}. [Hindi ch[c6]nt spotted cotton clooth, ch[c6]nt[be] spot.] Cotton cloth, printed with flowers and other devices, in a number of different colors, and often glazed. --Swift. | |
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Lark \Lark\, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l[be]werce; akin to D. leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l[?]rahha, G. lerche, Sw. l[84]rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l[91]virki.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus {Alauda} and allied genera (family {Alaudid[91]}). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned by the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus {Otocoris}. The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and usually, dull, sandy brown colors. Note: The European skylark, or lark of the poets ({Alauda arvensis}), is of a brown mottled color, and is noted for its clear and sweet song, uttered as it rises and descends almost perpendicularly in the air. It is considered a table delicacy, and immense numbers are killed for the markets. Other well-known European species are the crested, or tufted, lark ({Alauda cristata}), and the wood lark ({A. arborea}). The pipits, or titlarks, of the genus {Anthus} (family {Motacillid[91]}) are often called larks. See {Pipit}. The American meadow larks, of the genus {Sturnella}, are allied to the starlings. See {Meadow Lark}. The Australian bush lark is {Mirafra Horsfieldii}. See {Shore lark}. {Lark bunting} (Zo[94]l.), a fringilline bird ({Calamospiza melanocorys}) found on the plains of the Western United States. {Lark sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a sparrow ({Chondestes grammacus}), found in the Mississippi Valley and the Western United States. | |
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Lasso \Lass"o\ (l[acr]s"s[osl]) n.; pl. {Lassos} (-s[omac]z). [Sp. lazo, L. laqueus. See {Lace}.] A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc. {Lasso cell} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of defensive and offensive stinging cells, found in great numbers in all c[d2]lenterates, and in a few animals of other groups. They are most highly developed in the tentacles of jellyfishes, hydroids, and Actini[91]. Each of these cells is filled with, fluid, and contains a long, slender, often barbed, hollow thread coiled up within it. When the cell contracts the thread is quickly ejected, being at the same time turned inside out. The thread is able to penetrate the flesh of various small, soft-bodied animals, and carries a subtle poison by which they are speedily paralyzed and killed. The threads, at the same time, hold the prey in position, attached to the tentacles. Some of the jellyfishes, as the Portuguese man-of-war, and {Cyanea}, are able to penetrate the human skin, and inflict painful stings in the same way. Called also {nettling cell}, {cnida}, {cnidocell}. | |
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Cnidocil \Cni"do*cil\, n. [Cnida + cilium eyelash.] (Zo[94]l.) The fine filiform process of a cnidoblast. | |
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Coindication \Co*in`di*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. co[8b]dication.] One of several signs or symptoms indicating the same fact; as, a coindication of disease. | |
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Comatose \Co"ma*tose`\ (? [or] ?; 277), a. [From {Coma} lethargy.] Relating to, or resembling, coma; drowsy; lethargic; as, comatose sleep; comatose fever. | |
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Comatous \Co"ma*tous\, a. Comatose. | |
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Comedy \Com"e*dy\, n.; pl. {Comedies}. [F. com[82]die, L. comoedia, fr. Gr. [?]; [?] a jovial festivity with music and dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession (perh. akin to [?] village, E. home) + [?] to sing; for comedy was originally of a lyric character. See {Home}, and {Ode}.] A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy. With all the vivacity of comedy. --Macaulay. Are come to play a pleasant comedy. --Shak. | |
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Comet-finder \Com"et-find`er\, [or] Comet- seeker \Com"et- seek`er\, n. (Astron.) A telescope of low power, having a large field of view, used for finding comets. | |
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Cometic \Co*met"ic\, a. Relating to a comet. | |
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Cometographer \Com`et*og"ra*pher\, n. One who describes or writes about comets. | |
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Cometography \Com`et*og"ra*phy\, n. [Comet + -graphy: cf. F. com[82]tographie.] A description of, or a treatise concerning, comets. | |
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Comity \Com"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Comities}. [L. comitas, fr. comis courteous, kind.] Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals; friendly civility; as, comity of manners; the comity of States. {Comity of nations} (International Law), the courtesy by which nations recognize within their own territory, or in their courts, the peculiar institutions of another nation or the rights and privileges acquired by its citizens in their own land. By some authorities private international law rests on this comity, but the better opinion is that it is part of the common law of the land, and hence is obligatory as law. Syn: Civility; good breeding; courtesy; good will. | |
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Commatic \Com*mat"ic\, a. [L. commaticus, Gr. [?]. See {Comma}.] Having short clauses or sentences; brief; concise. | |
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Commatism \Com"ma*tism\, n. [See {Commatic}.] Conciseness in writing. --Bp. Horsley. | |
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Commodious \Com*mo"di*ous\, a. [LL. commodiosus, fr. L. commodum convenience, fr. commodus. See {Commode}.] Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities; serviceable; spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable; as, a commodious house. [bd]A commodious drab.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Commodious gold.[b8] --Pope. The haven was not commodious to winter in. --Acts xxvii. 12. Syn: Convenient; suitable; fit; proper; advantageous; serviceable; useful; spacious; comfortable. | |
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Commodiously \Com*mo"di*ous*ly\, adv. In a commodious manner. To pass commodiously this life. --Milton. | |
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Commodiousness \Com*mo"di*ous*ness\, n. State of being commodious; suitableness for its purpose; convenience; roominess. Of cities, the greatness and riches increase according to the commodiousness of their situation. --Sir W. Temple. The commodiousness of the harbor. --Johnson. | |
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Comtism \Com"tism\ (? [or] ?), n. [Named after the French philosopher, Auguste Comte.] Positivism; the positive philosophy. See {Positivism}. | |
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Comtist \Com"tist\, n. A disciple of Comte; a positivist. | |
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Condescend \Con`de*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Condescended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Condescending}.] [F. condescendre, LL. condescendere, fr. L. con- + descendere. See {Descend}.] 1. To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inferior. [bd]Condescend to men of low estate.[b8] --Rom. xii. 16. Can they think me so broken, so debased With corporal servitude, that my mind ever Will condescend to such absurd commands? --Milton. Spain's mighty monarch, In gracious clemency, does condescend, On these conditions, to become your friend. --Dryden. Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of superiority. Those who thought they were honoring me by condescending to address a few words to me. --F. W. Robinson. 2. To consent. [Obs.] All parties willingly condescended heruento. --R. Carew. Syn: To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe. | |
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Condescend \Con`de*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Condescended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Condescending}.] [F. condescendre, LL. condescendere, fr. L. con- + descendere. See {Descend}.] 1. To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inferior. [bd]Condescend to men of low estate.[b8] --Rom. xii. 16. Can they think me so broken, so debased With corporal servitude, that my mind ever Will condescend to such absurd commands? --Milton. Spain's mighty monarch, In gracious clemency, does condescend, On these conditions, to become your friend. --Dryden. Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of superiority. Those who thought they were honoring me by condescending to address a few words to me. --F. W. Robinson. 2. To consent. [Obs.] All parties willingly condescended heruento. --R. Carew. Syn: To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe. | |
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Condescendence \Con`de*scend"ence\, Condescendency \Con`de*scend"en*cy\, n. [Cf. F. condescendance.] Condescension. [Obs.] | |
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Condescendence \Con`de*scend"ence\, Condescendency \Con`de*scend"en*cy\, n. [Cf. F. condescendance.] Condescension. [Obs.] | |
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Condescend \Con`de*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Condescended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Condescending}.] [F. condescendre, LL. condescendere, fr. L. con- + descendere. See {Descend}.] 1. To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inferior. [bd]Condescend to men of low estate.[b8] --Rom. xii. 16. Can they think me so broken, so debased With corporal servitude, that my mind ever Will condescend to such absurd commands? --Milton. Spain's mighty monarch, In gracious clemency, does condescend, On these conditions, to become your friend. --Dryden. Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of superiority. Those who thought they were honoring me by condescending to address a few words to me. --F. W. Robinson. 2. To consent. [Obs.] All parties willingly condescended heruento. --R. Carew. Syn: To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe. | |
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Condescendingly \Con`de*scend"ing*ly\, adv. In a condescending manner. --Atterbury. | |
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Condescension \Con`de*scen"sion\, n. [L. condescensio.] The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors. It forbids pride . . . and commands humility, modesty, and condescension to others. --Tillotson. Such a dignity and condescension . . . as are suitable to a superior nature. --Addison. Syn: Complaisance; courtesy; affability. | |
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Condescent \Con`de*scent"\, n. [Cf. {Condescend}, {Descent}.] An act of condescension. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. | |
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Condign \Con*dign"\, a. [F. condigne, L. condignus very worthy; con- + dignus worthy. See {Deign}, and cf. {Digne}.] 1. Worthy; suitable; deserving; fit. [Obs.] Condign and worthy praise. --Udall. Herself of all that rule she deemend most condign. --Spenser. 2. Deserved; adequate; suitable to the fault or crime. [bd]Condign censure.[b8] --Milman. Unless it were a bloody murderer . . . I never gave them condign punishment. --Shak. | |
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Condignity \Con*dig"ni*ty\, n. [Cf. F. condignit[82].] (Scholastic Theol.) Merit, acquired by works, which can claim reward on the score of general benevolence. Such a worthiness of condignity, and proper merit of the heavenly glory, cannot be found in any the best, most perfect, and excellent of created beings. --Bp. Bull. | |
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Condignly \Con*dign"ly\, adv. According to merit. | |
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Condignness \Con*dign"ness\, n. Agreeableness to deserts; suitableness. | |
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Condisciple \Con`dis*ci"ple\, n. [L. condiscipulus. See {Disciple}.] A schoolfellow; a fellow-student. [R.] | |
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Condog \Con*dog"\ (?; 115), v. i. [A punning corruption of concur.] To concur; to agree. [Burlesque] Note: This word appears in early dictionaries as a synonym for the word agree; thus. [bd]Agree; concurre, cohere, condog, condescend.[b8] --Cockeram. | |
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Conduce \Con*duce"\, v. t. To conduct; to lead; to guide. [Obs.] He was sent to conduce hither the princess. --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Conduce \Con*duce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Conduced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conducing}.] [L. conducere to bring together, conduce, hire; con- + ducere to lead. See {Duke} and cf. Conduct, n., {Cond}.] To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward. He was sensible how much such a union would conduce to the happiness of both. --Macaulay. The reasons you allege do more conduce To the hot passion of distemper'd blood. --Shak. Syn: To contribute; aid; assist; tend; subserve. | |
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Conduce \Con*duce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Conduced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conducing}.] [L. conducere to bring together, conduce, hire; con- + ducere to lead. See {Duke} and cf. Conduct, n., {Cond}.] To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward. He was sensible how much such a union would conduce to the happiness of both. --Macaulay. The reasons you allege do more conduce To the hot passion of distemper'd blood. --Shak. Syn: To contribute; aid; assist; tend; subserve. | |
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Conducent \Con*du"cent\, a. [L. conducens, p. pr.] Conducive; tending. Conducent to the good success of this business. --Abp. Laud. | |
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Conducibility \Con*du"ci*bil"i*ty\, n. The state or quality of being conducible; conducibleness. --Bp. Wilkins. | |
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Conducible \Con*du"ci*ble\, a. [L. conducibilis.] Conducive; tending; contributing. --Bacon. All his laws are in themselves conducible to the temporal interest of them that observe them. --Bentley. | |
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Conducibleness \Con*du"ci*ble*ness\, n. Quality of being conducible. | |
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Conducibly \Con*du"ci*bly\, adv. In a manner to promote. [R.] | |
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Conduce \Con*duce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Conduced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conducing}.] [L. conducere to bring together, conduce, hire; con- + ducere to lead. See {Duke} and cf. Conduct, n., {Cond}.] To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward. He was sensible how much such a union would conduce to the happiness of both. --Macaulay. The reasons you allege do more conduce To the hot passion of distemper'd blood. --Shak. Syn: To contribute; aid; assist; tend; subserve. | |
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Conducive \Con*du"cive\, a. Loading or tending; helpful; contributive; tending to promote. However conducive to the good or our country. --Addison. | |
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Conduciveness \Con*du"cive*ness\, n. The quality of conducing. | |
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Conduct \Con"duct\ (k[ocr]n"d[ucr]kt), n. [LL. conductus defense, escort, fr. L. conductus, p. p. of conducere. See {Conduce}, and cf. {Conduit}.] 1. The act or method of conducting; guidance; management. Christianity has humanized the conduct of war. --Paley. The conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs. --Ld. Brougham. 2. Skillful guidance or management; generalship. Conduct of armies is a prince's art. --Waller. Attacked the Spaniards . . . with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed. --Robertson. 3. Convoy; escort; guard; guide. [Archaic] I will be your conduct. --B. Jonson. In my conduct shall your ladies come. --Shak. 4. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument. [Obs.] Although thou hast been conduct of my shame. --Shak. 5. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior. All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury. --Macaulay. What in the conduct of our life appears So well designed, so luckily begun, But when we have our wish, we wish undone? --Dryden. 6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development. The book of Job, in conduct and diction. --Macaulay. {Conduct money} (Naut.), a portion of a seaman's wages retained till the end of his engagement, and paid over only if his conduct has been satisfactory. Syn: Behavior; carriage; deportment; demeanor; bearing; management; guidance. See {Behavior}. | |
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Conduct \Con*duct"\, v. i. 1. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry. 2. To conduct one's self; to behave. [U. S.] | |
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Conduct \Con*duct"\ (k[ocr]n*d[ucr]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conducted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conducting}.] [See {Conduct}, n.] 1. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend. I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. --Milton. 2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom. Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege. --Prescott. 3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well. 4. (Physics) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc. 5. (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition. | |
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Conduct \Con"duct\ (k[ocr]n"d[ucr]kt), n. [LL. conductus defense, escort, fr. L. conductus, p. p. of conducere. See {Conduce}, and cf. {Conduit}.] 1. The act or method of conducting; guidance; management. Christianity has humanized the conduct of war. --Paley. The conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs. --Ld. Brougham. 2. Skillful guidance or management; generalship. Conduct of armies is a prince's art. --Waller. Attacked the Spaniards . . . with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed. --Robertson. 3. Convoy; escort; guard; guide. [Archaic] I will be your conduct. --B. Jonson. In my conduct shall your ladies come. --Shak. 4. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument. [Obs.] Although thou hast been conduct of my shame. --Shak. 5. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior. All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury. --Macaulay. What in the conduct of our life appears So well designed, so luckily begun, But when we have our wish, we wish undone? --Dryden. 6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development. The book of Job, in conduct and diction. --Macaulay. {Conduct money} (Naut.), a portion of a seaman's wages retained till the end of his engagement, and paid over only if his conduct has been satisfactory. Syn: Behavior; carriage; deportment; demeanor; bearing; management; guidance. See {Behavior}. | |
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Conductance \Con*duct"ance\ (k[ocr]n*d[ucr]k"t[ait]ns), n. [Conduct, v. + -ance.] (Elec.) Conducting power; -- the reciprocal of {resistance}. A suggested unit is the mho, the reciprocal of the ohm. Conductance is an attribute of any specified conductor, and refers to its shape, length, and other factors. Conductivity is an attribute of any specified material without direct reference to its shape or other factors. --Sloane's Elec. Dict. | |
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Conduct \Con*duct"\ (k[ocr]n*d[ucr]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conducted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conducting}.] [See {Conduct}, n.] 1. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend. I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. --Milton. 2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom. Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege. --Prescott. 3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well. 4. (Physics) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc. 5. (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition. | |
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Conductibility \Con*duct`i*bil"i*ty\ (k[ocr]n*d[ucr]k`t[icr]*b[icr]l"[icr]*t[ycr]), n. [Cf. F. conductibilit[82].] 1. Capability of being conducted; as, the conductibility of heat or electricity. 2. Conductivity; capacity for receiving and transmitting. | |
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Conductible \Con*duct"i*ble\ (-b'l), a. Capable of being conducted. | |
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Conduct \Con*duct"\ (k[ocr]n*d[ucr]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conducted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conducting}.] [See {Conduct}, n.] 1. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend. I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. --Milton. 2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom. Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege. --Prescott. 3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well. 4. (Physics) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc. 5. (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition. | |
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Conduction \Con*duc"tion\ (k[ocr]n*d[ucr]k"sh[ucr]n), n. [L. conductio a bringing together: cf. F. conduction.] 1. The act of leading or guiding. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. The act of training up. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 3. (Physics) Transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity. [The] communication [of heat] from one body to another when they are in contact, or through a homogenous body from particle to particle, constitutes conduction. --Amer. Cyc. | |
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Conductive \Con*duct"ive\ (-d[ucr]k"t[icr]v), a. Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive tissue of a pistil. The ovarian walls . . . are seen to be distinctly conductive. --Goodale (Gray's Bot. ). | |
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Conductivity \Con`duc*tiv"i*ty\ (k[ocr]n`d[ucr]k*t[icr]v"[icr]*t[ycr]), n. The quality or power of conducting, or of receiving and transmitting, as heat, electricity, etc.; as, the conductivity of a nerve. {Thermal conductivity} (Physics), the quantity of heat that passes in unit time through unit area of a plate whose thickness is unity, when its opposite faces differ in temperature by one degree. | |
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Conductor \Con*duct"or\ (k[ocr]n*d[ucr]k"t[etil]r), n. [LL., a carrier, transporter, L., a lessee.] 1. One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director. Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. --Dryden. 2. One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car. [U. S.] 3. (Mus.) The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus. 4. (Physics) A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod. 5. (Surg.) A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director. 6. (Arch.) Same as {Leader}. {Prime conductor} (Elec.), the largest conductor of an electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or retain the electricity. | |
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Coherer \Co*her"er\, n. (Elec.) Any device in which an imperfectly conducting contact between pieces of metal or other conductors loosely resting against each other is materially improved in conductivity by the influence of Hertzian waves; -- so called by Sir O. J. Lodge in 1894 on the assumption that the impact of the electic waves caused the loosely connected parts to cohere, or weld together, a condition easily destroyed by tapping. A common form of coherer as used in wireless telegraphy consists of a tube containing filings (usually a pinch of nickel and silver filings in equal parts) between terminal wires or plugs (called {conductor plugs}). | |
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Conductory \Con*duct"o*ry\, a. [LL. conductorius.] Having the property of conducting. [R.] | |
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Conductress \Con*duct"ress\, n. A woman who leads or directs; a directress. | |
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Conoidic \Co*noid"ic\, Conoidical \Co*noid"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to a conoid; having the form of a conoid. | |
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Conoidic \Co*noid"ic\, Conoidical \Co*noid"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to a conoid; having the form of a conoid. | |
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Contact \Con"tact\, n. [L. contactus, fr. contingere, -tactum, to touch on all sides. See {Contingent}.] 1. A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting. 2. (Geom.) The property of two curves, or surfaces, which meet, and at the point of meeting have a common direction. 3. (Mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock. --Raymond. {Contact level}, a delicate level so pivoted as to tilt when two parts of a measuring apparatus come into contact with each other; -- used in precise determinations of lengths and in the accurate graduation of instruments. | |
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Contact \Con"tact\, n. [L. contactus, fr. contingere, -tactum, to touch on all sides. See {Contingent}.] 1. A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting. 2. (Geom.) The property of two curves, or surfaces, which meet, and at the point of meeting have a common direction. 3. (Mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock. --Raymond. {Contact level}, a delicate level so pivoted as to tilt when two parts of a measuring apparatus come into contact with each other; -- used in precise determinations of lengths and in the accurate graduation of instruments. | |
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Goniometer \Go`ni*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] angle + -meter: cf. F. goniom[8a]tre.] An instrument for measuring angles, especially the angles of crystals, or the inclination of planes. {Contact, [or] Hand}, {goniometer}, a goniometer having two movable arms (ab, cd), between which (at ab) the faces of the crystals are placed. These arms turn about a fixed point, which is the center of the graduated circle or semicircle upon which the angle is read off. {Reflecting goniometer}, an instrument for measuring the angles of crystals by determining through what angular space the crystal must be turned so that two rays reflected from two surfaces successively shall have the same direction; -- called also {Wollaston's goniometer}, from the inventor. | |
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Contaction \Con*tac"tion\, n. Act of touching. [Obs.] | |
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Contagion \Con*ta"gion\, n. [L. contagio: cf. F. contagion. See {Contact}.] 1. (Med.) The transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact. Note: The term has been applied by some to the action of miasmata arising from dead animal or vegetable matter, bogs, fens, etc., but in this sense it is now abandoned. --Dunglison. And will he steal out of his wholesome bed To dare the vile contagion of the night? --Shak. 2. That which serves as a medium or agency to transmit disease; a virus produced by, or exhalation proceeding from, a diseased person, and capable of reproducing the disease. 3. The act or means of communicating any influence to the mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm. [bd]The contagion of example.[b8] --Eikon Basilike. When lust . . . Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The soul grows clotted by contagion. --Milton. 4. Venom; poison. [Obs.] [bd]I'll touch my point with this contagion.[b8] --Shak. Syn: See {Infection}. | |
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Contagioned \Con*ta"gioned\, a. Affected by contagion. | |
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Contagionist \Con*ta"gion*ist\, n. One who believes in the contagious character of certain diseases, as of yellow fever. | |
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Contagious \Con*ta"gious\, a. [L. contagiosus: cf. F. contagieux.] 1. (Med.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease. 2. Conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous; as, contagious air. 3. Spreading or communicable from one to another; exciting similar emotions or conduct in others. His genius rendered his courage more contagious. --Wirt. The spirit of imitation is contagious. --Ames. Syn: {Contagious}, {Infectious}. Usage: These words have been used in very diverse senses; but, in general, a contagious disease has been considered as one which is caught from another by contact, by the breath, by bodily effluvia, etc.; while an infectious disease supposes some entirely different cause acting by a hidden influence, like the miasma of prison ships, of marshes, etc., infecting the system with disease. [bd]This distinction, though not universally admitted by medical men, as to the literal meaning of the words, certainly applies to them in their figurative use. Thus we speak of the contagious influence of evil associates; their contagion of bad example, the contagion of fear, etc., when we refer to transmission by proximity or contact. On the other hand, we speak of infection by bad principles, etc., when we consider anything as diffused by some hidden influence. | |
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Contagious disease \Con*ta"gious dis*ease"\ (Med.) A disease communicable by contact with a patient suffering from it, or with some secretion of, or object touched by, such a patient. Most such diseases have already been proved to be germ diseases, and their communicability depends on the transmission of the living germs. Many germ diseases are not contagious, some special method of transmission or inoculation of the germs being required. | |
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Contagiously \Con*ta"gious*ly\, adv. In a contagious manner. | |
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Contagiousness \Con*ta"gious*ness\, n. Quality of being contagious. | |
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Contection \Con*tec"tion\ (-t[ecr]k"sh[ucr]n), n. [L. contegere, -tectum, to cover up.] A covering. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Contek \Con"tek\ (k[ocr]n"t[ecr]k), n. [OE. conteck, conteke, contake, perh. a corruption either of contact or contest.] 1. Quarrel; contention; contest. [Obs.] Contek with bloody knife. --Chaucer. 2. Contumely; reproach. [Obs.] --Wyclif. | |
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d8Conte \[d8]Conte\, n.; pl. {Contes}. [F.] A short narrative or tale, esp. one dealing with surprising or marvelous events. The conte (sic) is a tale something more than a sketch, it may be, and something less than a short story. . . . The [bd]Canterbury Tales[b8] are contes, most of them, if not all, and so are some of the [bd]Tales of a Wayside Inn.[b8] --Brander Matthews. | |
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Contesseration \Con*tes`ser*a"tion\, n. [L. contesseratio, from contesserare to contract friendship by means of the tesserae (friendship tokens).] An assemblage; a collection; harmonious union. [Obs.] That person of his [George Herbert], which afforded so unusual a contesseration of elegancies. --Oley. | |
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Contest \Con*test"\, v. i. To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with. The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of contesting with it, when there are hopes of victory. --Bp. Burnet. Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove contest? --Pope. | |
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Contest \Con"test\, n. 1. Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation. Leave all noisy contests, all immodest clamors and brawling language. --I. Watts. 2. Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter. The late battle had, in effect, been a contest between one usurper and another. --Hallam. It was fully expected that the contest there would be long and fierce. --Macaulay. Syn: Conflict; combat; battle; encounter; shock; struggle; dispute; altercation; debate; controvesy; difference; disagreement; strife. Usage: {Contest}, {Conflict}, {Combat}, {Encounter}. Contest is the broadest term, and had originally no reference to actual fighting. It was, on the contrary, a legal term signifying to call witnesses, and hence came to denote first a struggle in argument, and then a struggle for some common object between opposing parties, usually one of considerable duration, and implying successive stages or acts. Conflict denotes literally a close personal engagement, in which sense it is applied to actual fighting. It is, however, more commonly used in a figurative sense to denote strenuous or direct opposition; as, a mental conflict; conflicting interests or passions; a conflict of laws. An encounter is a direct meeting face to face. Usually it is a hostile meeting, and is then very nearly coincident with conflict; as, an encounter of opposing hosts. Sometimes it is used in a looser sense; as, [bd]this keen encounter of our wits.[b8] --Shak. Combat is commonly applied to actual fighting, but may be used figuratively in reference to a strife or words or a struggle of feeling. | |
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Contest \Con*test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contesting}.] [F. contester, fr. L. contestari to call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses, to bring an action; con- + testari to be a witness, testic witness. See {Testify}.] 1. To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute. The people . . . contested not what was done. --Locke. Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty repeated, few more contested than this. --J. D. Morell. 2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground. 3. (Law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert. {To contest an election}. (Polit.) (a) To strive to be elected. (b) To dispute the declared result of an election. Syn: To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue; contend. | |
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Contestable \Con*test"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. contestable.] Capable of being contested; debatable. | |
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Contestant \Con*test"ant\, n. [Cf. F. contestant.] One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another. | |
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Contestation \Con`tes*ta"tion\, n. [L. contestatio testimony: cf. F. contestation a contesting.] 1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. [bd]Loverlike contestation.[b8] --Milton. After years spent in domestic, unsociable contestations, she found means to withdraw. --Clarendon. 2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs.] A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God. --Barrow. | |
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Contest \Con*test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contesting}.] [F. contester, fr. L. contestari to call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses, to bring an action; con- + testari to be a witness, testic witness. See {Testify}.] 1. To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute. The people . . . contested not what was done. --Locke. Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty repeated, few more contested than this. --J. D. Morell. 2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground. 3. (Law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert. {To contest an election}. (Polit.) (a) To strive to be elected. (b) To dispute the declared result of an election. Syn: To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue; contend. | |
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Contest \Con*test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contesting}.] [F. contester, fr. L. contestari to call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses, to bring an action; con- + testari to be a witness, testic witness. See {Testify}.] 1. To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute. The people . . . contested not what was done. --Locke. Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty repeated, few more contested than this. --J. D. Morell. 2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground. 3. (Law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert. {To contest an election}. (Polit.) (a) To strive to be elected. (b) To dispute the declared result of an election. Syn: To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue; contend. | |
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Contestingly \Con*test"ing*ly\, adv. In a contending manner. | |
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Contex \Con*tex\, v. t. To context. [Obs.] --Boyle. | |
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Context \Con*text"\, a. [L. contextus, p. p. of contexere to weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See {Text}.] Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.] The coats, without, are context and callous. --Derham. | |
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Context \Con"text\, n. [L. contextus; cf. F. contexte .] The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning. According to all the light that the contexts afford. --Sharp. | |
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Context \Con*text"\, v. t. To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] --Feltham. The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts. --R. Junius. | |
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Contextural \Con*tex"tur*al\ (?; 135), a. Pertaining to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven. --Dr. John Smith (1666). | |
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Contexture \Con*tex"ture\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. contexture.] The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing; a weaving together of parts; structural character of a thing; system; constitution; texture. That wonderful contexture of all created beings. --Dryden. He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty. --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Contextured \Con*tex"tured\ (?; 135), a. Formed into texture; woven together; arranged; composed. [R.] --Carlyle. | |
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Conticent \Con"ti*cent\, a. [L. conticens, p. pr. of conticere; con- + tacere to be silent.] Silent. [R.] [bd]The guests sit conticent.[b8] --Thackeray. | |
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Contignation \Con`tig*na"tion\, n. [L. contignatio, fr. contignare to join with beams; con- + tignum beam.] 1. The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric. --Burke. 2. A framework or fabric, as of beams. --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Contiguate \Con*tig"u*ate\, a. [LL. contiguatus.] Contiguous; touching. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Contiguity \Con`ti*gu"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. contiguit[82], LL. contiguitas.] The state of being contiguous; intimate association; nearness; proximity. The convicinity and contiguity of the two parishes. --T. Warton. | |
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Contiguous \Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See {Contingent}.] In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. --Sir I. Newton. Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith. {Contiguous angles}. See {Adjacent angles}, under {Angle}. Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See {Adjacent}. -- {Con*tig"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Con*tig"u*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Adjacent \Ad*ja"cent\, a. [L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of adjacere to lie near; ad + jac[emac]re to lie: cf. F. adjacent.] Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on; as, a field adjacent to the highway. [bd]The adjacent forest.[b8] --B. Jonson. {Adjacent} or {contiguous angle}. (Geom.) See {Angle}. Syn: Adjoining; contiguous; near. Usage: {Adjacent}, {Adjoining}, {Contiguous}. Things are adjacent when they lie close each other, not necessary in actual contact; as, adjacent fields, adjacent villages, etc. I find that all Europe with her adjacent isles is peopled with Christians. --Howell. Things are adjoining when they meet at some line or point of junction; as, adjoining farms, an adjoining highway. What is spoken of as contiguous should touch with some extent of one side or the whole of it; as, a row of contiguous buildings; a wood contiguous to a plain. | |
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Angle \An"gle\ ([acr][nsm]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked, angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook. Into the utmost angle of the world. --Spenser. To search the tenderest angles of the heart. --Milton. 2. (Geom.) (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet. (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle. 3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. Though but an angle reached him of the stone. --Dryden. 4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological [bd]houses.[b8] [Obs.] --Chaucer. 5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there. --Shak. A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope. {Acute angle}, one less than a right angle, or less than 90[deg]. {Adjacent} or {Contiguous angles}, such as have one leg common to both angles. {Alternate angles}. See {Alternate}. {Angle bar}. (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as {Angle iron}. {Angle bead} (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. {Angle brace}, {Angle tie} (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight. {Angle iron} (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted. {Angle leaf} (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle. {Angle meter}, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. {Angle shaft} (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. {Curvilineal angle}, one formed by two curved lines. {External angles}, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened. {Facial angle}. See under {Facial}. {Internal angles}, those which are within any right-lined figure. {Mixtilineal angle}, one formed by a right line with a curved line. {Oblique angle}, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. {Obtuse angle}, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90[deg]. {Optic angle}. See under {Optic}. {Rectilineal} or {Right-lined angle}, one formed by two right lines. {Right angle}, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a quarter circle). {Solid angle}, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. {Spherical angle}, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. {Visual angle}, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye. {For Angles of commutation}, {draught}, {incidence}, {reflection}, {refraction}, {position}, {repose}, {fraction}, see {Commutation}, {Draught}, {Incidence}, {Reflection}, {Refraction}, etc. | |
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Contiguous \Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See {Contingent}.] In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. --Sir I. Newton. Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith. {Contiguous angles}. See {Adjacent angles}, under {Angle}. Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See {Adjacent}. -- {Con*tig"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Con*tig"u*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Contiguous \Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See {Contingent}.] In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. --Sir I. Newton. Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith. {Contiguous angles}. See {Adjacent angles}, under {Angle}. Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See {Adjacent}. -- {Con*tig"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Con*tig"u*ous*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Contiguous \Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See {Contingent}.] In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. --Sir I. Newton. Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith. {Contiguous angles}. See {Adjacent angles}, under {Angle}. Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See {Adjacent}. -- {Con*tig"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Con*tig"u*ous*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Contuse \Con*tuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contusing}.] [L. contusus, p. p. of contundere to beat, crush; con- + tundere to beat, akin to Skr. tud (for stud) to strike, Goth. stautan. See {Stutter}.] 1. To beat, pound, or together. Roots, barks, and seeds contused together. --Bacon. 2. To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin. {Contused wound}, a wound attended with bruising. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Contuse \Con*tuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contusing}.] [L. contusus, p. p. of contundere to beat, crush; con- + tundere to beat, akin to Skr. tud (for stud) to strike, Goth. stautan. See {Stutter}.] 1. To beat, pound, or together. Roots, barks, and seeds contused together. --Bacon. 2. To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin. {Contused wound}, a wound attended with bruising. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Contuse \Con*tuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contusing}.] [L. contusus, p. p. of contundere to beat, crush; con- + tundere to beat, akin to Skr. tud (for stud) to strike, Goth. stautan. See {Stutter}.] 1. To beat, pound, or together. Roots, barks, and seeds contused together. --Bacon. 2. To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin. {Contused wound}, a wound attended with bruising. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Contuse \Con*tuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contusing}.] [L. contusus, p. p. of contundere to beat, crush; con- + tundere to beat, akin to Skr. tud (for stud) to strike, Goth. stautan. See {Stutter}.] 1. To beat, pound, or together. Roots, barks, and seeds contused together. --Bacon. 2. To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin. {Contused wound}, a wound attended with bruising. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Contusion \Con*tu"sion\, n. [L. contusio: cf. F. contusion.] 1. The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised. 2. (Med.) A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Countess \Count"ess\ (kount"?s), n.; pl. {Countesses} (-[?]s). [F. comtesse. See {Count} a nobleman.] The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same dignity in her own right. See the Note under {Count}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Countess \Count"ess\ (kount"?s), n.; pl. {Countesses} (-[?]s). [F. comtesse. See {Count} a nobleman.] The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same dignity in her own right. See the Note under {Count}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
County \Coun"ty\ (koun"t?), n.; pl. {Counties} (-t[?]z). [F. comt[?], fr. LL. comitatus. See {Count}.] 1. An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. [Obs.] 2. A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; -- called also a {shire}. See {Shire}. Every county, every town, every family, was in agitation. --Macaulay. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Commissioner \Com*mis"sion*er\, n. 1. A person who has a commission or warrant to perform some office, or execute some business, for the government, corporation, or person employing him; as, a commissioner to take affidavits or to adjust claims. To another address which requested that a commission might be sent to examine into the state of things in Ireland, William returned a gracious answer, and desired the Commons to name the commissioners. --Macaulay. 2. An officer having charge of some department or bureau of the public service. Herbert was first commissioner of the Admiralty. --Macaulay. The commissioner of patents, the commissioner of the land office, the commissioner of Indian affairs, are subordinates of the secretary of the interior. --Bartlett. {Commissioner of deeds}, an officer having authority to take affidavits, depositions, acknowledgment of deeds, etc., for use in the State by which he is appointed. [U. S.] {County commissioners}, certain administrative officers in some of the States, invested by local laws with various powers in reference to the roads, courthouses, financial matters, etc., of the county. [U. S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
3. A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.] --Shak. {County commissioners}. See {Commissioner}. {County corporate}, a city or town having the privilege to be a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol, etc. [Eng.] --Mozley & W. {County court}, a court whose jurisdiction is limited to county. {County palatine}, a county distinguished by particular privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace), because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and Durham. {County rates}, rates levied upon the county, and collected by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.] {County seat}, a county town. [U.S.] {County sessions}, the general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.] {County town}, the town of a county, where the county business is transacted; a shire town. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
3. A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.] --Shak. {County commissioners}. See {Commissioner}. {County corporate}, a city or town having the privilege to be a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol, etc. [Eng.] --Mozley & W. {County court}, a court whose jurisdiction is limited to county. {County palatine}, a county distinguished by particular privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace), because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and Durham. {County rates}, rates levied upon the county, and collected by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.] {County seat}, a county town. [U.S.] {County sessions}, the general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.] {County town}, the town of a county, where the county business is transacted; a shire town. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Common \Com"mon\, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com- + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low, common. Cf. {Immunity}, {Commune}, n. & v.] 1. Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property. Though life and sense be common to men and brutes. --Sir M. Hale. 2. Belonging to or shared by, affecting or serving, all the members of a class, considered together; general; public; as, properties common to all plants; the common schools; the Book of Common Prayer. Such actions as the common good requireth. --Hooker. The common enemy of man. --Shak. 3. Often met with; usual; frequent; customary. Grief more than common grief. --Shak. 4. Not distinguished or exceptional; inconspicuous; ordinary; plebeian; -- often in a depreciatory sense. The honest, heart-felt enjoyment of common life. --W. Irving. This fact was infamous And ill beseeming any common man, Much more a knight, a captain and a leader. --Shak. Above the vulgar flight of common souls. --A. Murphy. 5. Profane; polluted. [Obs.] What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. --Acts x. 15. 6. Given to habits of lewdness; prostitute. A dame who herself was common. --L'Estrange. {Common bar} (Law) Same as {Blank bar}, under {Blank}. {Common barrator} (Law), one who makes a business of instigating litigation. {Common Bench}, a name sometimes given to the English Court of Common Pleas. {Common brawler} (Law), one addicted to public brawling and quarreling. See {Brawler}. {Common carrier} (Law), one who undertakes the office of carrying (goods or persons) for hire. Such a carrier is bound to carry in all cases when he has accommodation, and when his fixed price is tendered, and he is liable for all losses and injuries to the goods, except those which happen in consequence of the act of God, or of the enemies of the country, or of the owner of the property himself. {Common chord} (Mus.), a chord consisting of the fundamental tone, with its third and fifth. {Common council}, the representative (legislative) body, or the lower branch of the representative body, of a city or other municipal corporation. {Common crier}, the crier of a town or city. {Common divisor} (Math.), a number or quantity that divides two or more numbers or quantities without a remainder; a common measure. {Common gender} (Gram.), the gender comprising words that may be of either the masculine or the feminine gender. {Common law}, a system of jurisprudence developing under the guidance of the courts so as to apply a consistent and reasonable rule to each litigated case. It may be superseded by statute, but unless superseded it controls. --Wharton. Note: It is by others defined as the unwritten law (especially of England), the law that receives its binding force from immemorial usage and universal reception, as ascertained and expressed in the judgments of the courts. This term is often used in contradistinction from {statute law}. Many use it to designate a law common to the whole country. It is also used to designate the whole body of English (or other) law, as distinguished from its subdivisions, local, civil, admiralty, equity, etc. See {Law}. {Common lawyer}, one versed in common law. {Common lewdness} (Law), the habitual performance of lewd acts in public. {Common multiple} (Arith.) See under {Multiple}. {Common noun} (Gram.), the name of any one of a class of objects, as distinguished from a proper noun (the name of a particular person or thing). {Common nuisance} (Law), that which is deleterious to the health or comfort or sense of decency of the community at large. {Common pleas}, one of the three superior courts of common law at Westminster, presided over by a chief justice and four puisne judges. Its jurisdiction is confined to civil matters. Courts bearing this title exist in several of the United States, having, however, in some cases, both civil and criminal jurisdiction extending over the whole State. In other States the jurisdiction of the common pleas is limited to a county, and it is sometimes called a {county court}. Its powers are generally defined by statute. {Common prayer}, the liturgy of the Church of England, or of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States, which all its clergy are enjoined to use. It is contained in the Book of Common Prayer. {Common school}, a school maintained at the public expense, and open to all. {Common scold} (Law), a woman addicted to scolding indiscriminately, in public. {Common seal}, a seal adopted and used by a corporation. {Common sense}. (a) A supposed sense which was held to be the common bond of all the others. [Obs.] --Trench. (b) Sound judgment. See under {Sense}. {Common time} (Mus.), that variety of time in which the measure consists of two or of four equal portions. {In common}, equally with another, or with others; owned, shared, or used, in community with others; affecting or affected equally. {Out of the common}, uncommon; extraordinary. {Tenant in common}, one holding real or personal property in common with others, having distinct but undivided interests. See {Joint tenant}, under {Joint}. {To make common cause with}, to join or ally one's self with. Syn: General; public; popular; national; universal; frequent; ordinary; customary; usual; familiar; habitual; vulgar; mean; trite; stale; threadbare; commonplace. See {Mutual}, {Ordinary}, {General}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
3. A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.] --Shak. {County commissioners}. See {Commissioner}. {County corporate}, a city or town having the privilege to be a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol, etc. [Eng.] --Mozley & W. {County court}, a court whose jurisdiction is limited to county. {County palatine}, a county distinguished by particular privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace), because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and Durham. {County rates}, rates levied upon the county, and collected by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.] {County seat}, a county town. [U.S.] {County sessions}, the general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.] {County town}, the town of a county, where the county business is transacted; a shire town. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Common \Com"mon\, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com- + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low, common. Cf. {Immunity}, {Commune}, n. & v.] 1. Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property. Though life and sense be common to men and brutes. --Sir M. Hale. 2. Belonging to or shared by, affecting or serving, all the members of a class, considered together; general; public; as, properties common to all plants; the common schools; the Book of Common Prayer. Such actions as the common good requireth. --Hooker. The common enemy of man. --Shak. 3. Often met with; usual; frequent; customary. Grief more than common grief. --Shak. 4. Not distinguished or exceptional; inconspicuous; ordinary; plebeian; -- often in a depreciatory sense. The honest, heart-felt enjoyment of common life. --W. Irving. This fact was infamous And ill beseeming any common man, Much more a knight, a captain and a leader. --Shak. Above the vulgar flight of common souls. --A. Murphy. 5. Profane; polluted. [Obs.] What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. --Acts x. 15. 6. Given to habits of lewdness; prostitute. A dame who herself was common. --L'Estrange. {Common bar} (Law) Same as {Blank bar}, under {Blank}. {Common barrator} (Law), one who makes a business of instigating litigation. {Common Bench}, a name sometimes given to the English Court of Common Pleas. {Common brawler} (Law), one addicted to public brawling and quarreling. See {Brawler}. {Common carrier} (Law), one who undertakes the office of carrying (goods or persons) for hire. Such a carrier is bound to carry in all cases when he has accommodation, and when his fixed price is tendered, and he is liable for all losses and injuries to the goods, except those which happen in consequence of the act of God, or of the enemies of the country, or of the owner of the property himself. {Common chord} (Mus.), a chord consisting of the fundamental tone, with its third and fifth. {Common council}, the representative (legislative) body, or the lower branch of the representative body, of a city or other municipal corporation. {Common crier}, the crier of a town or city. {Common divisor} (Math.), a number or quantity that divides two or more numbers or quantities without a remainder; a common measure. {Common gender} (Gram.), the gender comprising words that may be of either the masculine or the feminine gender. {Common law}, a system of jurisprudence developing under the guidance of the courts so as to apply a consistent and reasonable rule to each litigated case. It may be superseded by statute, but unless superseded it controls. --Wharton. Note: It is by others defined as the unwritten law (especially of England), the law that receives its binding force from immemorial usage and universal reception, as ascertained and expressed in the judgments of the courts. This term is often used in contradistinction from {statute law}. Many use it to designate a law common to the whole country. It is also used to designate the whole body of English (or other) law, as distinguished from its subdivisions, local, civil, admiralty, equity, etc. See {Law}. {Common lawyer}, one versed in common law. {Common lewdness} (Law), the habitual performance of lewd acts in public. {Common multiple} (Arith.) See under {Multiple}. {Common noun} (Gram.), the name of any one of a class of objects, as distinguished from a proper noun (the name of a particular person or thing). {Common nuisance} (Law), that which is deleterious to the health or comfort or sense of decency of the community at large. {Common pleas}, one of the three superior courts of common law at Westminster, presided over by a chief justice and four puisne judges. Its jurisdiction is confined to civil matters. Courts bearing this title exist in several of the United States, having, however, in some cases, both civil and criminal jurisdiction extending over the whole State. In other States the jurisdiction of the common pleas is limited to a county, and it is sometimes called a {county court}. Its powers are generally defined by statute. {Common prayer}, the liturgy of the Church of England, or of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States, which all its clergy are enjoined to use. It is contained in the Book of Common Prayer. {Common school}, a school maintained at the public expense, and open to all. {Common scold} (Law), a woman addicted to scolding indiscriminately, in public. {Common seal}, a seal adopted and used by a corporation. {Common sense}. (a) A supposed sense which was held to be the common bond of all the others. [Obs.] --Trench. (b) Sound judgment. See under {Sense}. {Common time} (Mus.), that variety of time in which the measure consists of two or of four equal portions. {In common}, equally with another, or with others; owned, shared, or used, in community with others; affecting or affected equally. {Out of the common}, uncommon; extraordinary. {Tenant in common}, one holding real or personal property in common with others, having distinct but undivided interests. See {Joint tenant}, under {Joint}. {To make common cause with}, to join or ally one's self with. Syn: General; public; popular; national; universal; frequent; ordinary; customary; usual; familiar; habitual; vulgar; mean; trite; stale; threadbare; commonplace. See {Mutual}, {Ordinary}, {General}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
3. A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.] --Shak. {County commissioners}. See {Commissioner}. {County corporate}, a city or town having the privilege to be a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol, etc. [Eng.] --Mozley & W. {County court}, a court whose jurisdiction is limited to county. {County palatine}, a county distinguished by particular privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace), because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and Durham. {County rates}, rates levied upon the county, and collected by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.] {County seat}, a county town. [U.S.] {County sessions}, the general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.] {County town}, the town of a county, where the county business is transacted; a shire town. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
3. A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.] --Shak. {County commissioners}. See {Commissioner}. {County corporate}, a city or town having the privilege to be a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol, etc. [Eng.] --Mozley & W. {County court}, a court whose jurisdiction is limited to county. {County palatine}, a county distinguished by particular privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace), because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and Durham. {County rates}, rates levied upon the county, and collected by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.] {County seat}, a county town. [U.S.] {County sessions}, the general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.] {County town}, the town of a county, where the county business is transacted; a shire town. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
3. A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.] --Shak. {County commissioners}. See {Commissioner}. {County corporate}, a city or town having the privilege to be a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol, etc. [Eng.] --Mozley & W. {County court}, a court whose jurisdiction is limited to county. {County palatine}, a county distinguished by particular privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace), because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and Durham. {County rates}, rates levied upon the county, and collected by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.] {County seat}, a county town. [U.S.] {County sessions}, the general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.] {County town}, the town of a county, where the county business is transacted; a shire town. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cuneatic \Cu`ne*at"ic\ (k?`n?-?t"?k), a. Cuneiform. [bd]Cuneatic decipherment.[b8] --Sayce. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cyanotic \Cy`a*not"ic\ (s?`?-n?t"?k), a. (Med.) Relating to cyanosis; affected with cyanosis; as, a cyanotic patient; having the hue caused by cyanosis; as, a cyanotic skin. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Cantua Creek, CA Zip code(s): 93608 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Contoocook, NH (CDP, FIPS 14340) Location: 43.22351 N, 71.71511 W Population (1990): 1334 (550 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
candygrammar n. A programming-language grammar that is mostly {syntactic sugar}; the term is also a play on `candygram'. {COBOL}, Apple's Hypertalk language, and a lot of the so-called `4GL' database languages share this property. The usual intent of such designs is that they be as English-like as possible, on the theory that they will then be easier for unskilled people to program. This intention comes to grief on the reality that syntax isn't what makes programming hard; it's the mental effort and organization required to specify an algorithm precisely that costs. Thus the invariable result is that `candygrammar' languages are just as difficult to program in as terser ones, and far more painful for the experienced hacker. [The overtones from the old Chevy Chase skit on Saturday Night Live should not be overlooked. This was a "Jaws" parody. Someone lurking outside an apartment door tries all kinds of bogus ways to get the occupant to open up, while ominous music plays in the background. The last attempt is a half-hearted "Candygram!" When the door is opened, a shark bursts in and chomps the poor occupant. [There is a similar gag in "Blazing Saddles" --ESR] There is a moral here for those attracted to candygrammars. Note that, in many circles, pretty much the same ones who remember Monty Python sketches, all it takes is the word "Candygram!", suitably timed, to get people rolling on the floor. -- GLS] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
candygrammar A programming-language grammar that is mostly {syntactic sugar}; the term is also a play on "candygram". {COBOL}, {Apple Computer}'s {Hypertalk} language, and a lot of the so-called "{4GL}" database languages share this property. The usual intent of such designs is that they be as English-like as possible, on the theory that they will then be easier for unskilled people to program. This intention comes to grief on the reality that syntax isn't what makes programming hard; it's the mental effort and organisation required to specify an algorithm precisely that costs. Thus the invariable result is that "candygrammar" languages are just as difficult to program in as terser ones, and far more painful for the experienced hacker. [The overtones from the old Chevy Chase skit on Saturday Night Live should not be overlooked. This was a "Jaws" parody. Someone lurking outside an apartment door tries all kinds of bogus ways to get the occupant to open up, while ominous music plays in the background. The last attempt is a half-hearted "Candygram!" When the door is opened, a shark bursts in and chomps the poor occupant. There is a moral here for those attracted to candygrammars. Note that, in many circles, pretty much the same ones who remember Monty Python sketches, all it takes is the word "Candygram!", suitably timed, to get people rolling on the floor. - {GLS}] [{Jargon File}] (2001-06-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
centi-call second (2002-03-25) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Comdex A computer show that is held twice yearly, once in the spring (in Atlanta) and once in autumn (in Las Vegas). Comdex is a major show during which new releases of software and hardware are made. {Microsoft}, for example, often annouces its products at Comdex. (1995-01-11) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
context That which surrounds, and gives meaning to, something else. after the symbol under consideration. If the syntax of a symbol is independent of its context, the grammar is said to be {context-free}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
context clash {production} of a {syntax} applies by looking at the next input {token} ("lexeme"). E.g. given syntax C -> A | b c A -> d | b e If you're parsing non-terminal C and the next token is 'b', you don't know whether it's the first or second alternative of C since they both can start with b. To discover whether a grammar has a context clash: For each non-terminal, N, with multiple alternatives, look at the first symbol of each alternative's right-hand side, call it s. If s is the empty string, then find the set FOLLOWER(N) otherwise find the set FIRST*(s). If any of the sets for N's alternatives intersect then there will be a context clash when parsing N. If the next input symbol is one of those in the intersection of two sets then you won't know which of the alternatives applies. FIRST(s) is the set of symbols with which s can start, including s itself. If s is a non-terminal then FIRST(s) also includes the first symbol of each alternative right-hand side of s. The '*' in FIRST*(s) means the "{transitive closure}" of FIRST which means keep applying FIRST to each element of the result until the result doesn't change. I.e. start with just the set R = {s}, then for each non-terminal x in R, add FIRST(x) to R. Keep doing this until nothing new is added. (We are really only interested in the terminals in FIRST*(s) but some definitions include the non-terminals). FOLLOWER(N) is the set of symbols which can come after N in a sentence. Find each occurrence of N on the right-hand side of a rule, e.g. M -> ... | ... N ... | ... If there is a symbol s immediately following N then add FIRST*(s) to the result (again, we're only interested in the terminal symbols in FIRST*(s)) if there is no symbol after N in the alternative then add FOLLOWER(M) to the result (i.e. if N can be the last symbol in an M then anything that can follow M can also follow N). If a grammar can generate the same sentence in multiple different ways (with different parse tress) then it is ambiguous. An ambiguity must start with a context clash (but not all context clashes imply ambiguity). The context clash occurs when trying to parse the first token of the phrase with multiple parses - you will not be able to tell which alternative to take. To see if a context clash is also a case of ambiguity you would need to follow the alternatives involved in each context clash to see if they can generate the same complete sequence of tokens. (1995-04-05) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
context switch stops running one {process} and starts running another. Many operating systems implement concurrency by maintaining separate environments or "contexts" for each process. The amount of separation between processes, and the amount of information in a context, depends on the operating system but generally the OS should prevent processes interfering with each other, e.g. by modifying each other's memory. A context switch can be as simple as changing the value of the {program counter} and {stack pointer} or it might involve resetting the {MMU} to make a different set of memory {pages} available. In order to present the user with an impression of parallism, and to allow processes to respond quickly to external events, many systems will context switch tens or hundreds of times per second. (1996-12-18) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
context-free Said of a {grammar} where the syntax of each constituent is independent of the symbols occuring before and after it in a sentence. {Parser}s for such grammars are simpler than those for context-dependent grammars because the parser need only know the current symbol. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
context-sensitive menu user action (typically a {mouse} click) and whose contents are determined by which {application window} was clicked or has the {input focus}. Most {GUI}s use a secondary mouse button (right or middle) to call up a context-sensitive menu as the {primary mouse button} is normally used to interact with objects which are already visible. The context-sensitive menu often contains functions that are also available in a {menu bar} but the context-sensitive menu provides quick access to a subset of functions that are particularly relevant to the window area clicked on. The {RISC OS} {WIMP} uses only context-sensitive menus (always invoked using the middle mouse button). This saves screen space and reduces mouse movement compared to a {menu bar}. (1999-09-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Contextually Communicating Sequential Processes (CCSP) A notation based on {CSP}. ["Contextually Communicating Sequential Processes - A Software Engineering Approach", M. Hull et al, Software Prac & Exp 16(9):845-864 (Sept 1986)]. (1994-11-01) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Candace the queen of the Ethiopians whose "eunuch" or chamberlain was converted to Christianity by the instrumentality of Philip the evangelist (Acts 8:27). The country which she ruled was called by the Greeks Meroe, in Upper Nubia. It was long the centre of commercial intercourse between Africa and the south of Asia, and hence became famous for its wealth (Isa. 45:14). It is somewhat singular that female sovereignty seems to have prevailed in Ethiopia, the name Candace (compare "Pharaoh," "Ptolemy," "Caesar") being a title common to several successive queens. It is probable that Judaism had taken root in Ethiopia at this time, and hence the visit of the queen's treasurer to Jerusalem to keep the feast. There is a tradition that Candace was herself converted to Christianity by her treasurer on his return, and that he became the apostle of Christianity in that whole region, carrying it also into Abyssinia. It is said that he also preached the gospel in Arabia Felix and in Ceylon, where he suffered martyrdom. (See {PHILIP}.) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Cnidus a town and harbour on the extreme south-west of the peninsula of Doris in Asia Minor. Paul sailed past it on his voyage to Rome after leaving Myra (Acts 27:7). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Candace, who possesses contrition | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Cnidus, age |