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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius) + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}), having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}. (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}. (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}). (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See {Indian robin}, below. {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See {Knot}. {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}. {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird. {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole. {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink. {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some white on the wings. {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white. {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}. {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the European robin. {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European robin. (b) The American robin. (c) The American bluebird. {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher. (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot. {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}. {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European gurnard. (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.] {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla fuliginosa}), native of India. | |
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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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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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Candor \Can"dor\, n. [Written also {candour}.] [L. candor, fr. cand[89]re; cf. F. candeur. See {candid}.] 1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence. [Obs.] Nor yor unquestioned integrity Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot That may take from your innocence and candor. --Massinger. 2. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity. Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who held that side of the question. --Whewell. | |
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Candor \Can"dor\, n. [Written also {candour}.] [L. candor, fr. cand[89]re; cf. F. candeur. See {candid}.] 1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence. [Obs.] Nor yor unquestioned integrity Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot That may take from your innocence and candor. --Massinger. 2. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity. Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who held that side of the question. --Whewell. | |
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Candroy \Can"droy\, n. A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing. | |
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Cane \Cane\, n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna, fr. Gr. [?], [?]; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. q[be]neh reed. Cf. {Canister}, {canon}, 1st {Cannon}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name given to several peculiar palms, species of {Calamus} and {D[91]manorops}, having very long, smooth flexible stems, commonly called rattans. (b) Any plant with long, hard, elastic stems, as reeds and bamboos of many kinds; also, the sugar cane. (c) Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as, the canes of a raspberry. Like light canes, that first rise big and brave. --B. Jonson. Note: In the Southern United States {great cane} is the {Arundinaria macrosperma}, and {small cane} is. {A. tecta}. 2. A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally made of one the species of cane. Stir the fire with your master's cane. --Swift. 3. A lance or dart made of cane. [R.] Judgelike thou sitt'st, to praise or to arraign The flying skirmish of the darted cane. --Dryden. 4. A local European measure of length. See {Canna}. {Cane borer} (Zo[94].), A beetle {(Oberea bimaculata)} which, in the larval state, bores into pith and destroy the canes or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc. {Cane mill}, a mill for grinding sugar canes, for the manufacture of sugar. {Cane trash}, the crushed stalks and other refuse of sugar cane, used for fuel, etc. | |
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Cantar \Can"tar\, d8Cantarro \[d8]Can*tar"ro\, n. [It. cantaro (in sense 1), Sp. cantaro (in sense 2).] 1. A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome it is nearly 75 pounds, in Sardinia nearly 94 pounds, in Cairo it is 95 pounds, in Syria about 503 pounds. 2. A liquid measure in Spain, ranging from two and a half to four gallons. --Simmonds. | |
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Canter \Can"ter\, n. [An abbreviation of Caner bury. See Canterbury gallop, under {Canterbury}.] 1. A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding. Note: The canter is a thoroughly artificial pace, at first extremely tiring to the horse, and generally only to be produced in him by the restraint of a powerful bit, which compels him to throw a great part of his weight on his haunches . . . There is so great a variety in the mode adopted by different horses for performing the canter, that no single description will suffice, nor indeed is it easy . . . to define any one of them. --J. H. Walsh. | |
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Canter \Can"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cantered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cantering}.] To move in a canter. | |
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Canter \Can"ter\, v. t. To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter. | |
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Canter \Cant"er\, n. 1. One who cants or whines; a beggar. 2. One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language. The day when he was a canter and a rebel. --Macaulay. | |
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Canterbury \Can"ter*bur*y\, n. 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [85] Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made. 2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc. {Canterbury ball} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula} of several varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped flowers. {Canterbury gallop}, a gentle gallop such as was used by pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter. {Canterbury tale}, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any tale told by travelers to pass away the time. | |
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Canterbury \Can"ter*bur*y\, n. 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [85] Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made. 2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc. {Canterbury ball} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula} of several varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped flowers. {Canterbury gallop}, a gentle gallop such as was used by pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter. {Canterbury tale}, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any tale told by travelers to pass away the time. | |
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d8Aubin \[d8]Au"bin\, n. [F.] A broken gait of a horse, between an amble and a gallop; -- commonly called a {Canterbury gallop}. | |
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Canterbury \Can"ter*bur*y\, n. 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [85] Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made. 2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc. {Canterbury ball} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula} of several varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped flowers. {Canterbury gallop}, a gentle gallop such as was used by pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter. {Canterbury tale}, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any tale told by travelers to pass away the time. | |
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Canterbury \Can"ter*bur*y\, n. 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [85] Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made. 2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc. {Canterbury ball} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula} of several varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped flowers. {Canterbury gallop}, a gentle gallop such as was used by pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter. {Canterbury tale}, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any tale told by travelers to pass away the time. | |
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Canter \Can"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cantered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cantering}.] To move in a canter. | |
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Canter \Can"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cantered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cantering}.] To move in a canter. | |
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d8Chanterelle \[d8]Chan`te*relle"\, n. [F.] (Bot.) A name for several species of mushroom, of which one ({Cantharellus cibrius}) is edible, the others reputed poisonous. | |
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Cantharidal \Can*thar"*i*dal\, a. Of or pertaining to cantharides or made of cantharides; as, cantharidal plaster. | |
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Cantharis \Can"tha*ris\, n.; pl. {Cantharides}. [L., a kind of beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari`s.] (Zo[94]l.) A beetle ({Lytta, [or] Cantharis, vesicatoria}), havin1g an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the apothecary; -- also called {Spanish fly}. Many other species of {Lytta}, used for the same purpose, take the same name. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}. The plural form in usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine. | |
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Cantharides \Can*thar"i*des\, n. pl. See {Cantharis}. | |
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Cantharidin \Can*thar"i*din\, n. (Chem.) The active principle of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided prisms. | |
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Blister \Blis"ter\, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same root as blast, bladder, blow. See {Blow} to eject wind.] 1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle. And painful blisters swelled my tender hands. --Grainger. 2. Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin, as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the surface, as on steel. 3. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister. --Dunglison. {Blister beetle}, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the {Lytta ([or] Cantharis) vesicatoria}, called {Cantharis} or {Spanish fly} by druggists. See {Cantharis}. {Blister fly}, a blister beetle. {Blister plaster}, a plaster designed to raise a blister; -- usually made of Spanish flies. {Blister steel}, crude steel formed from wrought iron by cementation; -- so called because of its blistered surface. Called also {blistered steel}. {Blood blister}. See under {Blood}. | |
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Cantharis \Can"tha*ris\, n.; pl. {Cantharides}. [L., a kind of beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari`s.] (Zo[94]l.) A beetle ({Lytta, [or] Cantharis, vesicatoria}), havin1g an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the apothecary; -- also called {Spanish fly}. Many other species of {Lytta}, used for the same purpose, take the same name. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}. The plural form in usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine. | |
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Sea bream \Sea" bream`\ (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the common European species ({Pagellus centrodontus}), the Spanish ({P. Oweni}), and the black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}); -- called also {old wife}. | |
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Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.] 1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree. Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P. Sidney. The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young. 2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship. [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden. 3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise. [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison. 4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old. And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? --Cen. xlvii. 8. Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that designates the age; as, she was eight years old. 5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice. Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old. --Milton. 6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared. 7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes. 8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.] If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have old turning the key. --Shak. 9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly as a term of reproach. 10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly. 11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak. {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life. {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1. {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}. {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2. {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil. {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo maura}). {Old maid}. (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never been married; a spinster. (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}). (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The person with whom the odd card is left is the old maid. {Old man's beard}. (Bot.) (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit. (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}. {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with long white hairs. {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of {Geology}. {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time, or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians. {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}. {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis}) inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is varied with black and white and is remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld}, and {old wife}. {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}. {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}. {Old wife}. [In the senses b and c written also {oldwife}.] (a) A prating old woman; a gossip. Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim. iv. 7. (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the American alewife, etc. (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw. {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere. Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}. | |
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Cantor \Can"tor\, n. [L., a singer, fr. caner to sing.] A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor. The cantor of the church intones the Te Deum. --Milman. | |
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Cantoral \Can"tor*al\, a. Of or belonging to a cantor. {Cantoral staff}, the official staff or baton of a cantor or precentor, with which time is marked for the singers. | |
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Cantoral \Can"tor*al\, a. Of or belonging to a cantor. {Cantoral staff}, the official staff or baton of a cantor or precentor, with which time is marked for the singers. | |
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Cantoris \Can*to"ris\, a. [L., lit., of the cantor, gen. of cantor.] Of or pertaining to a cantor; as, the cantoris side of a choir; a cantoris stall. --Shipley. | |
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Cantrap \Can"trap\, Cantrip \Can"trip\, n. [Cf. Icel. gandar, ODan. & OSw. gan, witchcraft, and E. trap a snare, tramp.] A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief. [Written also {cantraip}.] [Scot.] | |
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Cantrap \Can"trap\, Cantrip \Can"trip\, n. [Cf. Icel. gandar, ODan. & OSw. gan, witchcraft, and E. trap a snare, tramp.] A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief. [Written also {cantraip}.] [Scot.] | |
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Cantred \Can"tred\, d8Cantref \[d8]Can"tref\, n. [W. cantref; cant hundred + tref dwelling place, village.] A district comprising a hundred villages, as in Wales. [Written also {kantry}.] | |
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Cantrap \Can"trap\, Cantrip \Can"trip\, n. [Cf. Icel. gandar, ODan. & OSw. gan, witchcraft, and E. trap a snare, tramp.] A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief. [Written also {cantraip}.] [Scot.] | |
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Cemeterial \Cem`e*te"ri*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a cemetery. [bd]Cemeterial cells.[b8] [R.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Cemetery \Cem"e*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Cemeteries}. [L. cemeterium, Gr. [?] a sleeping chamber, burial place, fr. [?] to put to sleep.] A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis. | |
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Cemetery \Cem"e*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Cemeteries}. [L. cemeterium, Gr. [?] a sleeping chamber, burial place, fr. [?] to put to sleep.] A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis. | |
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Cenatory \Cen"a*to*ry\, a. [L. cenatorius, fr. cenare to dine, sup, fr. cena, coena, dinner, supper.] Of or pertaining to dinner or supper. [R.] The Romans washed, were anointed, and wore a cenatory garment. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Centare \Cen"tare`\, n. [F. centiare; centi- (L. centum) + -are.] A measure of area, the hundredth part of an are; one square meter, or about 1[frac15] square yards. | |
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Centaur \Cen"taur\, n. [L. centaurus, Gr. [?].] 1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous being, represented as half man and half horse. 2. (Astron.) A constellation in the southern heavens between Hydra and the Southern Cross. | |
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Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera {Cnicus}, {Craduus}, and {Onopordon}. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants. {Blessed thistle}, {Carduus benedictus}, so named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of venomous creatures. {Bull thistle}, {Cnicus lanceolatus}, the common large thistle of neglected pastures. {Canada thistle}, {Cnicus arvensis}, a native of Europe, but introduced into the United States from Canada. {Cotton thistle}, {Onopordon Acanthium}. {Fuller's thistle}, the teasel. {Globe thistle}, {Melon thistle}, etc. See under {Globe}, {Melon}, etc. {Pine thistle}, {Atractylis gummifera}, a native of the Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the involucre. {Scotch thistle}, either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland. {Sow thistle}, {Sonchus oleraceus}. {Spear thistle}. Same as {Bull thistle}. {Star thistle}, a species of {Centaurea}. See {Centaurea}. {Torch thistle}, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See {Cereus}. {Yellow thistle}, {Cincus horridulus}. {Thistle bird} (Zo[94]l.), the American goldfinch, or yellow-bird ({Spinus tristis}); -- so called on account of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under {Goldfinch}. {Thistle butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely colored American butterfly ({Vanessa cardui}) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- called also {painted lady}. {Thistle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza militaria}). [Prov. Eng.] {Thistle crown}, a gold coin of England of the reign of James I., worth four shillings. {Thistle finch} (Zo[94]l.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.] {Thistle funnel}, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth. | |
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Behen \Be"hen\, Behn \Behn\, n. [Per. & Ar. bahman, behmen, an herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.) (a) The {Centaurea behen}, or saw-leaved centaury. (b) The {Cucubalus behen}, or bladder campion, now called {Silene inflata}. (c) The {Statice limonium}, or sea lavender. | |
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Bluebottle \Blue"bot`tle\, n. 1. (Bot.) A plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain fields. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped flowers. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly ({Musca vomitoria}). Its body is steel blue. | |
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Bluets \Blu"ets\, n. [F. bluet, bleuet, dim. of bleu blue. See {Blue}, a.] (Bot.) A name given to several different species of plants having blue flowers, as the {Houstonia c[d2]rulea}, the {Centaurea cyanus} or bluebottle, and the {Vaccinium angustifolium}. | |
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d8Centaurea \[d8]Cen`tau*re"a\, n. [NL. See {Centaury}.] (Bot.) A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle ({Centaurea Cyanus}) and the star thistle ({C. Calcitrapa}). | |
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Cornflower \Corn"flow`er\ (-flou`?r), n. (Bot.) A conspicuous wild flower ({Centaurea Cyanus}), growing in grainfields. | |
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Bluebottle \Blue"bot`tle\, n. 1. (Bot.) A plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain fields. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped flowers. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly ({Musca vomitoria}). Its body is steel blue. | |
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Bluets \Blu"ets\, n. [F. bluet, bleuet, dim. of bleu blue. See {Blue}, a.] (Bot.) A name given to several different species of plants having blue flowers, as the {Houstonia c[d2]rulea}, the {Centaurea cyanus} or bluebottle, and the {Vaccinium angustifolium}. | |
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d8Centaurea \[d8]Cen`tau*re"a\, n. [NL. See {Centaury}.] (Bot.) A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle ({Centaurea Cyanus}) and the star thistle ({C. Calcitrapa}). | |
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Cornflower \Corn"flow`er\ (-flou`?r), n. (Bot.) A conspicuous wild flower ({Centaurea Cyanus}), growing in grainfields. | |
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Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te, OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr, s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.] 1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges. 2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense. The breath of these flowers is sweet to me. --Longfellow. 3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer. To make his English sweet upon his tongue. --Chaucer. A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne. 4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion. Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. --Milton. 5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon. 6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish. 7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners. Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades? --Job xxxviii. 31. Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold. Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured, sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc. {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}. {Sweet apple}. (Bot.) (a) Any apple of sweet flavor. (b) See {Sweet-top}. {Sweet bay}. (Bot.) (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}). (b) Swamp sassafras. {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora} ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple. {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.) (a) Either of the North American plants of the umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray. (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing in England. {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet flag}, below. {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum}) from which the gum ladanum is obtained. {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}. {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites sagittata}) found in Western North America. {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste. See the Note under {Corn}. {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves. {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus}) having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and America. See {Calamus}, 2. {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}. {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass. {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}. {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary purposes. {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William. {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}. {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}. {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten. {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea Ageratum}) allied to milfoil. {Sweet oil}, olive oil. {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}. {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}. {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag. {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous ether}, under {Spirit}. {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); -- called also {sultan flower}. {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for sweetmeats. [Colloq.] {Sweet William}. (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many varieties. (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler. (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.] {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale. {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}. {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or special interest in, as a young man for a young woman. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious. | |
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Ironheads \I"ron*heads`\, n. (Bot.) A European composite herb ({Centaurea nigra}); -- so called from the resemblance of its knobbed head to an iron ball fixed on a long handle. --Dr. Prior. | |
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Knapweed \Knap"weed`\, n. (Bot.) The black centaury ({Centaurea nigra}); -- so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also {bullweed}. | |
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Matfelon \Mat"fel*on\, n. [W. madfelen.] (Bot.) The knapweed ({Centaurea nigra}). | |
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Saint \Saint\ (s[amac]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God. Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints. --1 Cor. i. 2. 2. One of the blessed in heaven. Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure Far separate, circling thy holy mount, Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing. --Milton. 3. (Eccl.) One canonized by the church. [Abbrev. St.] {Saint Andrew's cross}. (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust. 4, under {Cross}. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ({Ascyrum Crux-Andre[91]}, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's cross. --Gray. {Saint Anthony's cross}, a T-shaped cross. See Illust. 6, under {Cross}. {Saint Anthony's fire}, the erysipelas; -- popularly so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the intercession of Saint Anthony. {Saint Anthony's nut} (Bot.), the groundnut ({Bunium flexuosum}); -- so called because swine feed on it, and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. --Dr. Prior. {Saint Anthony's turnip} (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. --Dr. Prior. {Saint Barnaby's thistle} (Bot.), a kind of knapweed ({Centaurea solstitialis}) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th. --Dr. Prior. {Saint Bernard} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of large, handsome dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the rough-haired. See Illust. under {Dog}. {Saint Catharine's flower} (Bot.), the plant love-in-a-mist. See under {Love}. {Saint Cuthbert's beads} (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. {Saint Dabeoc's heath} (Bot.), a heatherlike plant ({Dab[d2]cia polifolia}), named from an Irish saint. {Saint Distaff's Day}. See under {Distaff}. {Saint Elmo's fire}, a luminous, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship, particularly at the masthead and the yardarms. It has also been observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a {Helena}, or a {Corposant}; a double, or twin, flame is called a {Castor and Pollux}, or a {double Corposant}. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint of sailors. {Saint George's cross} (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. {Saint George's ensign}, a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal navy of England; -- called also {the white ensign}. --Brande & C. {Saint George's flag}, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an admiral. [Eng.] --Brande & C. {Saint Gobain glass} (Chem.), a fine variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St. Gobain in France, where it was manufactured. {Saint Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), the seed of a tree of the Philippines ({Strychnos Ignatia}), of properties similar to the nux vomica. {Saint James's shell} (Zo[94]l.), a pecten ({Vola Jacob[91]us}) worn by pilgrims to the Holy Land. See Illust. under {Scallop}. {Saint James's-wort} (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio Jacob[91]a}). {Saint John's bread}. (Bot.) See {Carob}. {Saint John's-wort} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Hypericum}, most species of which have yellow flowers; -- called also {John's-wort}. {Saint Leger}, the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. {Saint Martin's herb} (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant ({Sauvagesia erecta}). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine. | |
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{Blazing star}, {Double star}, {Multiple star}, {Shooting star}, etc. See under {Blazing}, {Double}, etc. {Nebulous star} (Astron.), a small well-defined circular nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star. {Star anise} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so called from its star-shaped capsules. {Star apple} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of about sixty species, and the natural order ({Sapotace[91]}) to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family. {Star conner}, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne. {Star coral} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of stony corals belonging to {Astr[91]a}, {Orbicella}, and allied genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and contain conspicuous radiating septa. {Star cucumber}. (Bot.) See under {Cucumber}. {Star flower}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Ornithogalum}; star-of-Bethlehem. (b) See {Starwort} (b) . (c) An American plant of the genus {Trientalis} ({Trientalis Americana}). --Gray. {Star fort} (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles; -- whence the name. {Star gauge} (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of different parts of the bore of a gun. {Star grass}. (Bot.) (a) A small grasslike plant ({Hypoxis erecta}) having star-shaped yellow flowers. (b) The colicroot. See {Colicroot}. {Star hyacinth} (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus {Scilla} ({S. autumnalis}); -- called also {star-headed hyacinth}. {Star jelly} (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants ({Nostoc commune}, {N. edule}, etc.). See {Nostoc}. {Star lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Stellion}. {Star-of-Bethlehem} (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant ({Ornithogalum umbellatum}) having a small white starlike flower. {Star-of-the-earth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Plantago} ({P. coronopus}), growing upon the seashore. {Star polygon} (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other so as to form a star-shaped figure. {Stars and Stripes}, a popular name for the flag of the United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in a blue field, white stars to represent the several States, one for each. With the old flag, the true American flag, the Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster. {Star showers}. See {Shooting star}, under {Shooting}. {Star thistle} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with radiating spines. {Star wheel} (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines. {Star worm} (Zo[94]l.), a gephyrean. {Temporary star} (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly, shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears. These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be variable stars of long and undetermined periods. {Variable star} (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes irregularly; -- called {periodical star} when its changes occur at fixed periods. {Water star grass} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms. | |
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Bachelor's button \Bach"e*lor's but"ton\, (Bot.) A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of {Ranunculus}, and the cornflower ({Centaures cyanus}) and globe amaranth ({Gomphrena}). Note: Bachelor's buttons, a name given to several flowers [bd]from their similitude to the jagged cloathe buttons, anciently worne in this kingdom[b8], according to Johnson's --Gerarde, p. 472 (1633); but by other writers ascribed to [bd]a habit of country fellows to carry them in their pockets to divine their success with their sweethearts.[b8] --Dr. Prior. | |
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Centauromachy \Cen`tau*rom"a*chy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] centaur + [?] battle.] (Ancient Art) A fight in which centaurs take part, -- a common theme for relief sculpture, as in the Parthenon metopes. | |
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Centaury \Cen"tau*ry\, n. [L. centaureum and centauria, Gr. [?], [?], and [?], fr. the Centaur Chiron.] (Bot.) A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the {Eryther[91]a Centaurium} and the {Chlora perfoliata} of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus {Sabbatia}, and even to the unrelated {Centaurea}. | |
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Center \Center\, [or] Centre \Centre\, punch \punch\ . (Mech.) (a) A punch for making indentations or dots in a piece of work, as for suspension between lathe centers, etc. (b) A punch for punching holes in sheet metal, having a small conical center to insure correct locating. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, [or] Centre \Cen"tre\, seal \seal\ . (Gas Manuf.) A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in turn for the renewal of the lime. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central portion of anything. 3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. 4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right}, and {Left}. 6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Note: In a lathe the {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the {dead center} is on the tail stock. {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates. See {Co[94]rdinates}. {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See {Circle}. {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or {Centring}.] 1. To be placed in a center; to be central. 2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More. Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\, v. t. 1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point. --Milton. 2. To collect to a point; to concentrate. Thy joys are centered all in me alone. --Prior. 3. (Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central portion of anything. 3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. 4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right}, and {Left}. 6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Note: In a lathe the {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the {dead center} is on the tail stock. {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates. See {Co[94]rdinates}. {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See {Circle}. {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central portion of anything. 3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. 4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right}, and {Left}. 6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Note: In a lathe the {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the {dead center} is on the tail stock. {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates. See {Co[94]rdinates}. {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See {Circle}. {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central portion of anything. 3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. 4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right}, and {Left}. 6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Note: In a lathe the {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the {dead center} is on the tail stock. {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates. See {Co[94]rdinates}. {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See {Circle}. {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central portion of anything. 3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. 4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right}, and {Left}. 6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Note: In a lathe the {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the {dead center} is on the tail stock. {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates. See {Co[94]rdinates}. {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See {Circle}. {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. | |
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Flotation \Flo*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. flottation a floating, flottaison water line, fr. flotter to float. See {Flotilla}.] 1. The act, process, or state of floating. 2. The science of floating bodies. {Center of flotation}. (Shipbuilding) (a) The center of any given plane of flotation. (b) More commonly, the middle of the length of the load water line. --Rankine. {Plane, [or] Line}, {of flotation}, the plane or line in which the horizontal surface of a fluid cuts a body floating in it. See {Bearing}, n., 9 (c) . {Surface of flotation} (Shipbuilding), the imaginary surface which all the planes of flotation touch when a vessel rolls or pitches; the envelope of all such planes. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central portion of anything. 3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. 4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right}, and {Left}. 6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Note: In a lathe the {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the {dead center} is on the tail stock. {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates. See {Co[94]rdinates}. {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See {Circle}. {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. | |
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3. Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence, seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense. They derive an importance from . . . the gravity of the place where they were uttered. --Burke. 4. (Physics) The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the center of the earth; terrestrial gravitation. 5. (Mus.) Lowness of tone; -- opposed to acuteness. {Center of gravity} See under {Center}. {Gravity battery}, See {Battery}, n., 4. {Specific gravity}, the ratio of the weight of a body to the weight of an equal volume of some other body taken as the standard or unit. This standard is usually water for solids and liquids, and air for gases. Thus, 19, the specific gravity of gold, expresses the fact that, bulk for bulk, gold is nineteen times as heavy as water. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central portion of anything. 3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. 4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right}, and {Left}. 6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Note: In a lathe the {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the {dead center} is on the tail stock. {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates. See {Co[94]rdinates}. {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See {Circle}. {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. | |
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Gyration \Gy*ra"tion\, n. 1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution. The gyrations of an ascending balloon. --De Quincey. If a burning coal be nimbly moved round in a circle, with gyrations continually repeated, the whole circle will appear like fire. --Sir I. Newton. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell. {Center of gyration}. (Mech.) See under {Center}. {Radius of gyration} the distance between the axis of a rotating body and its center of gyration. --Rankine. | |
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Inertia \In*er"ti*a\, n. [L., idleness, fr. iners idle. See {Inert}.] 1. (Physics) That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless acted on by some external force; -- sometimes called {vis inerti[91]}. 2. Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action; want of energy; sluggishness. Men . . . have immense irresolution and inertia. --Carlyle. 3. (Med.) Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased. {Center of inertia}. (Mech.) See under {Center}. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central portion of anything. 3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. 4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right}, and {Left}. 6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Note: In a lathe the {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the {dead center} is on the tail stock. {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates. See {Co[94]rdinates}. {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See {Circle}. {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. | |
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Motion \Mo"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. motio, fr. movere, motum, to move. See {Move}.] 1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- opposed to {rest}. Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace attends thee, and each word, each motion, forms. --Milton. 2. Power of, or capacity for, motion. Devoid of sense and motion. --Milton. 3. Direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the motion of the planets is from west to east. In our proper motion we ascend. --Milton. 4. Change in the relative position of the parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative movement of its parts. This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion. --Dr. H. More. 5. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity. Let a good man obey every good motion rising in his heart, knowing that every such motion proceeds from God. --South. 6. A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn. Yes, I agree, and thank you for your motion. --Shak. 7. (Law) An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant. --Mozley & W. 8. (Mus.) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. The independent motions of different parts sounding together constitute counterpoint. --Grove. Note: Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is that when parts move in opposite directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique motion is that when one part is stationary while another moves. Similar or direct motion is that when parts move in the same direction. 9. A puppet show or puppet. [Obs.] What motion's this? the model of Nineveh? --Beau. & Fl. Note: Motion, in mechanics, may be simple or compound. {Simple motions} are: ({a}) straight translation, which, if of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. ({b}) Simple rotation, which may be either continuous or reciprocating, and when reciprocating is called oscillating. ({c}) Helical, which, if of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. {Compound motion} consists of combinations of any of the simple motions. {Center of motion}, {Harmonic motion}, etc. See under {Center}, {Harmonic}, etc. {Motion block} (Steam Engine), a crosshead. {Perpetual motion} (Mech.), an incessant motion conceived to be attainable by a machine supplying its own motive forces independently of any action from without. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central portion of anything. 3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. 4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right}, and {Left}. 6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Note: In a lathe the {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the {dead center} is on the tail stock. {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates. See {Co[94]rdinates}. {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See {Circle}. {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. | |
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Oscillation \Os`cil*la"tion\, n. [L. oscillatio a swinging.] 1. The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration. 2. Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth. His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme points of the oscillation were not very remote. --Macaulay. {Axis of oscillation}, {Center of oscillation}. See under {Axis}, and {Center}. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central portion of anything. 3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. 4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right}, and {Left}. 6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Note: In a lathe the {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the {dead center} is on the tail stock. {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates. See {Co[94]rdinates}. {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See {Circle}. {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. | |
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Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion. See {Percuss}.] 1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock; impression of sound on the ear. The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak. 3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate. {Center of percussion}. See under {Center}. {Percussion bullet}, a bullet containing a substance which is exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet. {Percussion cap}, a small copper cap or cup, containing fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to explode gunpowder. {Percussion fuze}. See under {Fuze}. {Percussion lock}, the lock of a gun that is fired by percussion upon fulminating powder. {Percussion match}, a match which ignites by percussion. {Percussion powder}, powder so composed as to ignite by slight percussion; fulminating powder. {Percussion sieve}, {Percussion table}, a machine for sorting ores by agitation in running water. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central portion of anything. 3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. 4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right}, and {Left}. 6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Note: In a lathe the {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the {dead center} is on the tail stock. {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates. See {Co[94]rdinates}. {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See {Circle}. {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. | |
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Pressure \Pres"sure\ (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr. premere. See 4th {Press}.] 1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. 2. A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization. Where the pressure of danger was not felt. --Macaulay. 3. Affliction; distress; grievance. My people's pressures are grievous. --Eikon Basilike. In the midst of his great troubles and pressures. --Atterbury. 4. Urgency; as, the pressure of business. 5. Impression; stamp; character impressed. All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past. --Shak. 6. (Mech.) The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust, distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference to the upon a unit's area. {Atmospheric pressure}, {Center of pressure}, etc. See under {Atmospheric}, {Center}, etc. {Back pressure} (Steam engine), pressure which resists the motion of the piston, as the pressure of exhaust steam which does not find free outlet. {Fluid pressure}, pressure like that exerted by a fluid. It is a thrust which is normal and equally intense in all directions around a point. --Rankine. {Pressure gauge}, a gauge for indicating fluid pressure; a manometer. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. [?] to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. 2. The middle or central portion of anything. 3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction. 4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right}, and {Left}. 6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Note: In a lathe the {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the {dead center} is on the tail stock. {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. {Center of a} {curve [or] surface} (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar co[94]rdinates. See {Co[94]rdinates}. {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See {Circle}. {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. | |
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; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points. {Central force} (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center. {Center sun} (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body about which M[84]dler supposed the solar system together with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess characteristics of the position of such a body. | |
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Centerbit \Cen"ter*bit`\, Centrebit \Cen"tre*bit`\, n. An instrument turning on a center, for boring holes. See {Bit}, n., 3. | |
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Centerboard \Cen"ter*board`\, Centreboard \Cen"tre*board\,, n. (Naut.) A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or {Centring}.] 1. To be placed in a center; to be central. 2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More. Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden. | |
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Cartridge \Car"tridge\ (k[aum]r"tr[icr]j), n. [Formerly cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.) A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material. {Ball cartridge}, a cartridge containing a projectile. {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge without a projectile. {Center-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate occupies an axial position usually in the center of the base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied to the middle of the base of the bullet. {Rim-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate is contained in a rim surrounding its base. {Cartridge bag}, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for a cannon. {Cartridge belt}, a belt having pockets for cartridges. {Cartridge box}, a case, usually of leather, attached to a belt or strap, for holding cartridges. {Cartridge paper}. (a) A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges. (b) A rough tinted paper used for covering walls, and also for making drawings upon. | |
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Centerfire cartridge \Cen"ter*fire` car"tridge\ See under {Cartridge}. | |
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Cartridge \Car"tridge\ (k[aum]r"tr[icr]j), n. [Formerly cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.) A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material. {Ball cartridge}, a cartridge containing a projectile. {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge without a projectile. {Center-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate occupies an axial position usually in the center of the base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied to the middle of the base of the bullet. {Rim-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate is contained in a rim surrounding its base. {Cartridge bag}, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for a cannon. {Cartridge belt}, a belt having pockets for cartridges. {Cartridge box}, a case, usually of leather, attached to a belt or strap, for holding cartridges. {Cartridge paper}. (a) A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges. (b) A rough tinted paper used for covering walls, and also for making drawings upon. | |
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Centerfire cartridge \Cen"ter*fire` car"tridge\ See under {Cartridge}. | |
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Centering \Cen"ter*ing\, n. (Arch.) Same as {Center}, n., 6. [Written also {centring}.] | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or {Centring}.] 1. To be placed in a center; to be central. 2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More. Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden. | |
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Centerpiece \Cen"ter*piece`\, Centrepiece \Cen"tre*piece`\, n. An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table, ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure. | |
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Centiare \Cen"ti*are`\, n. [F. See Centare.] See {centare}. | |
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d8Centrum \[d8]Cen"trum\, n.; pl. E. {Centrums}, L. {Centra}. [L., center.] (Anat.) The body, or axis, of a vertebra. See {Vertebra}. | |
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Central \Cen"tral\, d8Centrale \[d8]Cen*tra"le\, n. [NL. centrale, fr. L. centralis.] (Anat.) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular. | |
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Central \Cen"tral\, a. [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F. central. See {Center}.] Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center | |
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; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points. {Central force} (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center. {Center sun} (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body about which M[84]dler supposed the solar system together with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess characteristics of the position of such a body. | |
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Reserve city \Reserve city\ (Banking) In the national banking system of the United States, any of certain cities in which the national banks are required (--U. S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5191) to keep a larger reserve (25 per cent) than the minimum (15 per cent) required of all other banks. The banks in certain of the reserve cities (specifically called {central reserve cities}) are required to keep their reserve on hand in cash; banks in other reserve cities may keep half of their reserve as deposits in these banks (--U. S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5195). | |
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Centralism \Cen"tral*ism\, n. 1. The state or condition of being central; the combination of several parts into one whole; centralization. 2. The system by which power is centralized, as in a government. | |
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Centrality \Cen*tral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Centralities}. The state of being central; tendency towards a center. Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence equal to the centrifugence. --R. W. Emerson. | |
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Centrality \Cen*tral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Centralities}. The state of being central; tendency towards a center. Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence equal to the centrifugence. --R. W. Emerson. | |
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Centralization \Cen`tral*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. centralisation.] The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power in the general government; the centralization of commerce in a city. | |
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Centralize \Cen"tral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Centralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centralizing}.] [Cf. F. centraliser.] To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control. [To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft. | |
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Centralize \Cen"tral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Centralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centralizing}.] [Cf. F. centraliser.] To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control. [To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft. | |
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Centralize \Cen"tral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Centralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centralizing}.] [Cf. F. centraliser.] To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control. [To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft. | |
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Centrally \Cen"tral*ly\, adv. In a central manner or situation. | |
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Jupiter \Ju"pi*ter\, n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See {Jove}.] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He corresponds to the Greek Zeus. 2. (Astron.) One of the planets, being the brightest except Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean diameter being about 85,000 miles. It revolves about the sun in 4,332.6 days, at a mean distance of 5.2028 from the sun, the earth's mean distance being taken as unity. {Jupiter's beard}. (Bot.) (a) A South European herb, with cymes of small red blossoms ({Centranthus ruber}). (b) The houseleek ({Sempervivum tectorum}); -- so called from its massive inflorescence, like the sculptured beard of Jove. --Prior. (c) the cloverlike {Anthyllis Barba-Jovis}. {Jupiter's staff} (Bot.), the common mullein; -- so called from its long, rigid spike of yellow blossoms. | |
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d8Perciformes \[d8]Per`ci*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true perches ({Percid[91]}); the pondfishes ({Centrarchid[91]}); the sci[91]noids ({Sci[91]nid[91]}); the sparoids ({Sparid[91]}); the serranoids ({Serranid[91]}), and some other related families. | |
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Center \Center\, [or] Centre \Centre\, punch \punch\ . (Mech.) (a) A punch for making indentations or dots in a piece of work, as for suspension between lathe centers, etc. (b) A punch for punching holes in sheet metal, having a small conical center to insure correct locating. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, [or] Centre \Cen"tre\, seal \seal\ . (Gas Manuf.) A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in turn for the renewal of the lime. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or {Centring}.] 1. To be placed in a center; to be central. 2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More. Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden. | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\, v. t. 1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point. --Milton. 2. To collect to a point; to concentrate. Thy joys are centered all in me alone. --Prior. 3. (Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center. | |
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Centre \Cen"tre\, n. & v. See {Center}. | |
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Centerbit \Cen"ter*bit`\, Centrebit \Cen"tre*bit`\, n. An instrument turning on a center, for boring holes. See {Bit}, n., 3. | |
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Centerboard \Cen"ter*board`\, Centreboard \Cen"tre*board\,, n. (Naut.) A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or {Centring}.] 1. To be placed in a center; to be central. 2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More. Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden. | |
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Centerpiece \Cen"ter*piece`\, Centrepiece \Cen"tre*piece`\, n. An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table, ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure. | |
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Centric \Cen"tric\, Centrical \Cen"tric*al\, a. Placed in the center or middle; central. At York or some other centrical place. --Sir W. Scott. -- {Cen"tric*al*ly}, adv. -- {Cen"tric*al*ness}, n. | |
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Centric \Cen"tric\, Centrical \Cen"tric*al\, a. Placed in the center or middle; central. At York or some other centrical place. --Sir W. Scott. -- {Cen"tric*al*ly}, adv. -- {Cen"tric*al*ness}, n. | |
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Centric \Cen"tric\, Centrical \Cen"tric*al\, a. Placed in the center or middle; central. At York or some other centrical place. --Sir W. Scott. -- {Cen"tric*al*ly}, adv. -- {Cen"tric*al*ness}, n. | |
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Centric \Cen"tric\, Centrical \Cen"tric*al\, a. Placed in the center or middle; central. At York or some other centrical place. --Sir W. Scott. -- {Cen"tric*al*ly}, adv. -- {Cen"tric*al*ness}, n. | |
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Centricity \Cen*tric"i*ty\, n. The state or quality of being centric; centricalness. | |
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Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, n. A centrifugal machine. | |
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Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, a. [L. centrum center + fugere to flee.] 1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center. 2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster. (b) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos. {Centrifugal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is from a center. Note: When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity, a force must act on the body to keep it in the circle without change of velocity. The direction of this force is towards the center of the circle. If this force is applied by means of a string to the body, the string will be in a state of tension. To a person holding the other end of the string, this tension will appear to be directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency to move away from the center of the circle which it is describing. Hence this latter force is often called centrifugal force. The force which really acts on the body being directed towards the center of the circle is called centripetal force, and in some popular treatises the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as opposing and balancing each other. But they are merely the different aspects of the same stress. --Clerk Maxwell. {Centrifugal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (motor) sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles by which motion is produced. {Centrifugal machine}, A machine for expelling water or other fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling table. {Centrifugal pump}, a machine in which water or other fluid is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case. Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this kind. | |
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Centrifugal filter \Cen*trif"u*gal fil"ter\ A filter, as for sugar, in which a cylinder with a porous or foraminous periphery is rapidly rotated so as to drive off liquid by centrifugal action. | |
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Force \Force\, n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis strong. See {Fort}, n.] 1. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term. He was, in the full force of the words, a good man. --Macaulay. 2. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion. Which now they hold by force, and not by right. --Shak. 3. Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation. Is Lucius general of the forces? --Shak. 4. (Law) (a) Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary to law, upon persons or things; violence. (b) Validity; efficacy. --Burrill. 5. (Physics) Any action between two bodies which changes, or tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to change, any physical relation between them, whether mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force; centrifugal force. {Animal force} (Physiol.), muscular force or energy. {Catabiotic force} [Gr. [?] down (intens.) + [?] life.] (Biol.), the influence exerted by living structures on adjoining cells, by which the latter are developed in harmony with the primary structures. {Centrifugal force}, {Centripetal force}, {Coercive force}, etc. See under {Centrifugal}, {Centripetal}, etc. {Composition of forces}, {Correlation of forces}, etc. See under {Composition}, {Correlation}, etc. {Force and arms} [trans. of L. vi et armis] (Law), an expression in old indictments, signifying violence. {In force}, [or] {Of force}, of unimpaired efficacy; valid; of full virtue; not suspended or reversed. [bd]A testament is of force after men are dead.[b8] --Heb. ix. 17. {Metabolic force} (Physiol.), the influence which causes and controls the metabolism of the body. {No force}, no matter of urgency or consequence; no account; hence, to do no force, to make no account of; not to heed. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Of force}, of necessity; unavoidably; imperatively. [bd]Good reasons must, of force, give place to better.[b8] --Shak. {Plastic force} (Physiol.), the force which presumably acts in the growth and repair of the tissues. {Vital force} (Physiol.), that force or power which is inherent in organization; that form of energy which is the cause of the vital phenomena of the body, as distinguished from the physical forces generally known. Syn: Strength; vigor; might; energy; stress; vehemence; violence; compulsion; coaction; constraint; coercion. Usage: {Force}, {Strength}. Strength looks rather to power as an inward capability or energy. Thus we speak of the strength of timber, bodily strength, mental strength, strength of emotion, etc. Force, on the other hand, looks more to the outward; as, the force of gravitation, force of circumstances, force of habit, etc. We do, indeed, speak of strength of will and force of will; but even here the former may lean toward the internal tenacity of purpose, and the latter toward the outward expression of it in action. But, though the two words do in a few cases touch thus closely on each other, there is, on the whole, a marked distinction in our use of force and strength. [bd]Force is the name given, in mechanical science, to whatever produces, or can produce, motion.[b8] --Nichol. Thy tears are of no force to mollify This flinty man. --Heywood. More huge in strength than wise in works he was. --Spenser. Adam and first matron Eve Had ended now their orisons, and found Strength added from above, new hope to spring Out of despair. --Milton. | |
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Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, a. [L. centrum center + fugere to flee.] 1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center. 2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster. (b) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos. {Centrifugal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is from a center. Note: When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity, a force must act on the body to keep it in the circle without change of velocity. The direction of this force is towards the center of the circle. If this force is applied by means of a string to the body, the string will be in a state of tension. To a person holding the other end of the string, this tension will appear to be directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency to move away from the center of the circle which it is describing. Hence this latter force is often called centrifugal force. The force which really acts on the body being directed towards the center of the circle is called centripetal force, and in some popular treatises the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as opposing and balancing each other. But they are merely the different aspects of the same stress. --Clerk Maxwell. {Centrifugal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (motor) sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles by which motion is produced. {Centrifugal machine}, A machine for expelling water or other fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling table. {Centrifugal pump}, a machine in which water or other fluid is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case. Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this kind. | |
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Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, a. [L. centrum center + fugere to flee.] 1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center. 2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster. (b) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos. {Centrifugal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is from a center. Note: When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity, a force must act on the body to keep it in the circle without change of velocity. The direction of this force is towards the center of the circle. If this force is applied by means of a string to the body, the string will be in a state of tension. To a person holding the other end of the string, this tension will appear to be directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency to move away from the center of the circle which it is describing. Hence this latter force is often called centrifugal force. The force which really acts on the body being directed towards the center of the circle is called centripetal force, and in some popular treatises the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as opposing and balancing each other. But they are merely the different aspects of the same stress. --Clerk Maxwell. {Centrifugal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (motor) sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles by which motion is produced. {Centrifugal machine}, A machine for expelling water or other fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling table. {Centrifugal pump}, a machine in which water or other fluid is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case. Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this kind. | |
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Inflorescence \In`flo*res"cence\, n. [L. inflorescens, p. pr. of inflorescere to begin to blossom; pref. in- in + florescere to begin to blossom: cf.F. inflorescence. See {Florescent}.] 1. A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms. 2. (Bot.) (a) The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis, and to each other. (b) An axis on which all the flower buds. Inflorescence affords an excellent characteristic mark in distinguishing the species of plants. --Milne. {Centrifugal inflorescence}, determinate inflorescence. {Centripetal inflorescence}, indeterminate inflorescence. See under {Determinate}, and {Indeterminate}. | |
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Determinate \De*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. determinatus, p. p. of determinare. See {Determine}.] 1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed; established; definite. Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet. --Dryden. 2. Conclusive; decisive; positive. The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. --Acts ii. 23. 3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.] My determinate voyage. --Shak. 4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.] More determinate to do than skillful how to do. --Sir P. Sidney. {Determinate inflorescence} (Bot.), that in which the flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which puts a limit to its growth; -- also called {centrifugal inflorescence}. {Determinate problem} (Math.), a problem which admits of a limited number of solutions. {Determinate quantities}, {Determinate equations} (Math.), those that are finite in the number of values or solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem or equation determine the number. | |
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Inflorescence \In`flo*res"cence\, n. [L. inflorescens, p. pr. of inflorescere to begin to blossom; pref. in- in + florescere to begin to blossom: cf.F. inflorescence. See {Florescent}.] 1. A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms. 2. (Bot.) (a) The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis, and to each other. (b) An axis on which all the flower buds. Inflorescence affords an excellent characteristic mark in distinguishing the species of plants. --Milne. {Centrifugal inflorescence}, determinate inflorescence. {Centripetal inflorescence}, indeterminate inflorescence. See under {Determinate}, and {Indeterminate}. | |
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Determinate \De*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. determinatus, p. p. of determinare. See {Determine}.] 1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed; established; definite. Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet. --Dryden. 2. Conclusive; decisive; positive. The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. --Acts ii. 23. 3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.] My determinate voyage. --Shak. 4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.] More determinate to do than skillful how to do. --Sir P. Sidney. {Determinate inflorescence} (Bot.), that in which the flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which puts a limit to its growth; -- also called {centrifugal inflorescence}. {Determinate problem} (Math.), a problem which admits of a limited number of solutions. {Determinate quantities}, {Determinate equations} (Math.), those that are finite in the number of values or solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem or equation determine the number. | |
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Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, a. [L. centrum center + fugere to flee.] 1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center. 2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster. (b) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos. {Centrifugal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is from a center. Note: When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity, a force must act on the body to keep it in the circle without change of velocity. The direction of this force is towards the center of the circle. If this force is applied by means of a string to the body, the string will be in a state of tension. To a person holding the other end of the string, this tension will appear to be directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency to move away from the center of the circle which it is describing. Hence this latter force is often called centrifugal force. The force which really acts on the body being directed towards the center of the circle is called centripetal force, and in some popular treatises the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as opposing and balancing each other. But they are merely the different aspects of the same stress. --Clerk Maxwell. {Centrifugal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (motor) sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles by which motion is produced. {Centrifugal machine}, A machine for expelling water or other fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling table. {Centrifugal pump}, a machine in which water or other fluid is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case. Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this kind. | |
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Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, a. [L. centrum center + fugere to flee.] 1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center. 2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster. (b) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos. {Centrifugal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is from a center. Note: When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity, a force must act on the body to keep it in the circle without change of velocity. The direction of this force is towards the center of the circle. If this force is applied by means of a string to the body, the string will be in a state of tension. To a person holding the other end of the string, this tension will appear to be directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency to move away from the center of the circle which it is describing. Hence this latter force is often called centrifugal force. The force which really acts on the body being directed towards the center of the circle is called centripetal force, and in some popular treatises the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as opposing and balancing each other. But they are merely the different aspects of the same stress. --Clerk Maxwell. {Centrifugal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (motor) sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles by which motion is produced. {Centrifugal machine}, A machine for expelling water or other fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling table. {Centrifugal pump}, a machine in which water or other fluid is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case. Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this kind. | |
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Centrifugence \Cen*trif"u*gence\, n. The property or quality of being centrifugal. --R. W. Emerson. | |
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Centering \Cen"ter*ing\, n. (Arch.) Same as {Center}, n., 6. [Written also {centring}.] | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or {Centring}.] 1. To be placed in a center; to be central. 2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More. Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden. | |
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Centring \Cen"tring\, n. See {Centring}. | |
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Centering \Cen"ter*ing\, n. (Arch.) Same as {Center}, n., 6. [Written also {centring}.] | |
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Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Centered} or {Centred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centering} or {Centring}.] 1. To be placed in a center; to be central. 2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More. Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden. | |
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Centring \Cen"tring\, n. See {Centring}. | |
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Centripetal \Cen*trip"e*tal\, a. [L. centrum center + petere to move toward.] 1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center. 2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit. (b) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos. 3. Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone. --R. Owen. {Centripetal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round the sun, the center of the system, See {Centrifugal force}, under {Centrifugal}. {Centripetal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (sensory) transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the body inwards, to the central organ. | |
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Force \Force\, n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis strong. See {Fort}, n.] 1. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term. He was, in the full force of the words, a good man. --Macaulay. 2. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion. Which now they hold by force, and not by right. --Shak. 3. Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation. Is Lucius general of the forces? --Shak. 4. (Law) (a) Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary to law, upon persons or things; violence. (b) Validity; efficacy. --Burrill. 5. (Physics) Any action between two bodies which changes, or tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to change, any physical relation between them, whether mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force; centrifugal force. {Animal force} (Physiol.), muscular force or energy. {Catabiotic force} [Gr. [?] down (intens.) + [?] life.] (Biol.), the influence exerted by living structures on adjoining cells, by which the latter are developed in harmony with the primary structures. {Centrifugal force}, {Centripetal force}, {Coercive force}, etc. See under {Centrifugal}, {Centripetal}, etc. {Composition of forces}, {Correlation of forces}, etc. See under {Composition}, {Correlation}, etc. {Force and arms} [trans. of L. vi et armis] (Law), an expression in old indictments, signifying violence. {In force}, [or] {Of force}, of unimpaired efficacy; valid; of full virtue; not suspended or reversed. [bd]A testament is of force after men are dead.[b8] --Heb. ix. 17. {Metabolic force} (Physiol.), the influence which causes and controls the metabolism of the body. {No force}, no matter of urgency or consequence; no account; hence, to do no force, to make no account of; not to heed. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Of force}, of necessity; unavoidably; imperatively. [bd]Good reasons must, of force, give place to better.[b8] --Shak. {Plastic force} (Physiol.), the force which presumably acts in the growth and repair of the tissues. {Vital force} (Physiol.), that force or power which is inherent in organization; that form of energy which is the cause of the vital phenomena of the body, as distinguished from the physical forces generally known. Syn: Strength; vigor; might; energy; stress; vehemence; violence; compulsion; coaction; constraint; coercion. Usage: {Force}, {Strength}. Strength looks rather to power as an inward capability or energy. Thus we speak of the strength of timber, bodily strength, mental strength, strength of emotion, etc. Force, on the other hand, looks more to the outward; as, the force of gravitation, force of circumstances, force of habit, etc. We do, indeed, speak of strength of will and force of will; but even here the former may lean toward the internal tenacity of purpose, and the latter toward the outward expression of it in action. But, though the two words do in a few cases touch thus closely on each other, there is, on the whole, a marked distinction in our use of force and strength. [bd]Force is the name given, in mechanical science, to whatever produces, or can produce, motion.[b8] --Nichol. Thy tears are of no force to mollify This flinty man. --Heywood. More huge in strength than wise in works he was. --Spenser. Adam and first matron Eve Had ended now their orisons, and found Strength added from above, new hope to spring Out of despair. --Milton. | |
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Centripetal \Cen*trip"e*tal\, a. [L. centrum center + petere to move toward.] 1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center. 2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit. (b) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos. 3. Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone. --R. Owen. {Centripetal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round the sun, the center of the system, See {Centrifugal force}, under {Centrifugal}. {Centripetal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (sensory) transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the body inwards, to the central organ. | |
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Centripetal \Cen*trip"e*tal\, a. [L. centrum center + petere to move toward.] 1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center. 2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit. (b) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos. 3. Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone. --R. Owen. {Centripetal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round the sun, the center of the system, See {Centrifugal force}, under {Centrifugal}. {Centripetal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (sensory) transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the body inwards, to the central organ. | |
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Inflorescence \In`flo*res"cence\, n. [L. inflorescens, p. pr. of inflorescere to begin to blossom; pref. in- in + florescere to begin to blossom: cf.F. inflorescence. See {Florescent}.] 1. A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms. 2. (Bot.) (a) The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis, and to each other. (b) An axis on which all the flower buds. Inflorescence affords an excellent characteristic mark in distinguishing the species of plants. --Milne. {Centrifugal inflorescence}, determinate inflorescence. {Centripetal inflorescence}, indeterminate inflorescence. See under {Determinate}, and {Indeterminate}. | |
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Centripetence \Cen*trip"e*tence\, n. Centripetency. | |
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Centripetency \Cen*trip"e*ten*cy\, n. Tendency toward the center. | |
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Centriscoid \Cen*tris"coid\, a. [NL. Centriscus (r. Gr. [?] a kind of fish) + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Allied to, or resembling, the genus {Centriscus}, of which the bellows fish is an example. | |
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Bellows fish \Bel"lows fish`\ (Zo[94]l.) A European fish ({Centriscus scolopax}), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called also {trumpet fish}, and {snipe fish}. | |
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Centrobaric \Cen`tro*bar"ic\, a. [Gr. ([?]) [?] a treatise of Archimedes on finding the center of gravity, fr. [?] gravitating toward the center; [?] center + [?] weight.] Relating to the center of gravity, or to the process of finding it. {Centrobaric method} (Math.), a process invented for the purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis, depending upon the principle that every figure formed by the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has for measure the product of the line or surface by the length of the path of its center of gravity; -- sometimes called {theorem of Pappus}, also, incorrectly, {Guldinus's properties}. See {Barycentric calculus}, under {Calculus}. | |
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Centrobaric \Cen`tro*bar"ic\, a. [Gr. ([?]) [?] a treatise of Archimedes on finding the center of gravity, fr. [?] gravitating toward the center; [?] center + [?] weight.] Relating to the center of gravity, or to the process of finding it. {Centrobaric method} (Math.), a process invented for the purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis, depending upon the principle that every figure formed by the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has for measure the product of the line or surface by the length of the path of its center of gravity; -- sometimes called {theorem of Pappus}, also, incorrectly, {Guldinus's properties}. See {Barycentric calculus}, under {Calculus}. | |
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Sage \Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See {Safe}.] (Bot.) (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage. (b) The sagebrush. {Meadow sage} (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia ({S. pratensis}) growing in meadows in Europe. {Sage cheese}, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which are added to the milk. {Sage cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse. {Sage green}, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves of garden sage. {Sage grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a very large American grouse ({Centrocercus urophasianus}), native of the dry sagebrush plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the plains}. The male is called {sage cock}, and the female {sage hen}. {Sage hare}, or {Sage rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hare ({Lepus Nuttalli, [or] artemisia}) which inhabits the arid regions of Western North America and lives among sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit. {Sage hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the sage grouse. {Sage sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a small sparrow ({Amphispiza Belli}, var. {Nevadensis}) which inhabits the dry plains of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush. {Sage thrasher} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western North America. {Sage willow} (Bot.), a species of willow ({Salix tristis}) forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green leaves. | |
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Centrode \Cen"trode\, n. (Kinematics) In two figures having relative motion, one of the two curves which are the loci of the instantaneous center. | |
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Centroid \Cen"troid\, n. [L. centrum + -oid.] The center of mass, inertia, or gravity of a body or system of bodies. | |
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Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds. 3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii. 2. 4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}. Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like. {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a rock.] Same as {Roche alum}. {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides}) very abundant on rocks washed by tides. {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}. (b) The goggle-eye. (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called rock bass. {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the corals and Foraminifera. {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate. {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name. {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}. {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges. (b) A California rockfish. {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}). (b) A rockling. {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture. {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See Illust. under {Cancer}. {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata}, etc. {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under {Crystal}. {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock doo}. {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc. {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck. {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}. {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex. {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}. {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}. {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny lobster}, and {sea crayfish}. {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence. {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}. {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}. {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}. {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish green. {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia}) Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}. {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}. {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover. (b) The rock snipe. {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black patches on the back. {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}. {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet. {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation from sea water in large basins or cavities. {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}. {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and allied genera. {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons; as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}. {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover}, {winter snipe}. {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy feel, and adhering to the tongue. {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe. (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}). {Rock tar}, petroleum. {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout. {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases of extremity. {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and {starling}. {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}. {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico. | |
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Centrolecithal \Cen`tro*lec"i*thal\, a. [Gr. [?] center + [?] yolk of an egg.] (Biol.) Having the food yolk placed at the center of the ovum, segmentation being either regular or unequal. --Balfour. | |
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Centrolinead \Cen`tro*lin"e*ad\, n. An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging to a center. | |
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Centrolineal \Cen`tro*lin"e*al\, a. [L. centrum + linea line.] Converging to a center; -- applied to lines drawn so as to meet in a point or center. | |
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d8Araroba \[d8]Ar`a*ro"ba\, n. [Tupi.] 1. Goa powder. 2. A fabaceous tree of Brazil ({Centrolobium robustum}) having handsomely striped wood; -- called also {zebrawood}. | |
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Blackfish \Black"fish\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A small kind of whale, of the genus {Globicephalus}, of several species. The most common is {G. melas}. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The tautog of New England ({Tautoga}). 3. (Zo[94]l.) The black sea bass ({Centropristis atrarius}) of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally called also {black Harry}. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish of southern Europe ({Centrolophus pompilus}) of the Mackerel family. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The female salmon in the spawning season. Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes. | |
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Sea pike \Sea" pike`\ (Zo[94]l.) (a) The garfish. (b) A large serranoid food fish ({Centropomus undecimalis}) found on both coasts of America; -- called also {robalo}. (c) The merluce. | |
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Snook \Snook\, n. [D. snoek.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large perchlike marine food fish ({Centropomus undecimalis}) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America; -- called also {ravallia}, and {robalo}. (b) The cobia. (c) The garfish. | |
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Blackfish \Black"fish\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A small kind of whale, of the genus {Globicephalus}, of several species. The most common is {G. melas}. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The tautog of New England ({Tautoga}). 3. (Zo[94]l.) The black sea bass ({Centropristis atrarius}) of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally called also {black Harry}. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish of southern Europe ({Centrolophus pompilus}) of the Mackerel family. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The female salmon in the spawning season. Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes. | |
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Note: The {common, [or] English, {pheasant} ({Phasianus Colchicus}) is now found over most of temperate Europe, but was introduced from Asia. The {ring-necked pheasant} ({P. torquatus}) and the {green pheasant} ({P. versicolor}) have been introduced into Oregon. The {golden pheasant} ({Thaumalea picta}) is one of the most beautiful species. The {silver pheasant} ({Euplocamus nychthemerus}) of China, and several related species from Southern Asia, are very beautiful. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.] Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc. {Fireback pheasant}. See {Fireback}. {Gold}, [or] {Golden}, {pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), a Chinese pheasant ({Thaumalea picta}), having rich, varied colors. The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and the under parts are scarlet. {Mountain pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. [Local, U.S.] {Pheasant coucal} (Zo[94]l.), a large Australian cuckoo ({Centropus phasianus}). The general color is black, with chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species. {Pheasant duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The hooded merganser. {Pheasant parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a large and beautiful Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus Adelaidensis}). The male has the back black, the feathers margined with yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet. {Pheasant's eye}. (Bot.) (a) A red-flowered herb ({Adonis autumnalis}) of the Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye Adonis}. (b) The garden pink ({Dianthus plumarius}); -- called also {Pheasant's-eye pink}. {Pheasant shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine univalve shell of the genus {Phasianella}, of which numerous species are found in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a pheasant. {Pheasant wood}. (Bot.) Same as {Partridge wood} (a), under {Partridge}. {Sea pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the pintail. {Water pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The sheldrake. (b) The hooded merganser. | |
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Centrosome \Cen"tro*some`\, n. [Gr. [?] center + -[?] the body.] (Biol.) A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cell division is organized. | |
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Centrosphere \Cen"tro*sphere\, n. [Gr. [?] centre + sphere.] 1. (Geol.) The nucleus or central part of the earth, forming most of its mass; -- disting. from {lithosphere}, {hydrosphere}, etc. 2. (Biol.) The central mass of an aster from which the rays extend and within which the centrosome lies when present; the attraction sphere. The name has been used both as excluding and including the centrosome, and also to designate a modified mass of protoplasm about a centrosome whether aster rays are developed or not. | |
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Centrostaltic \Cen`tro*stal"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] center + [?] checking.] (Physiol.) A term applied to the action of nerve force in the spinal center. --Marshall Hall. | |
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d8Centrum \[d8]Cen"trum\, n.; pl. E. {Centrums}, L. {Centra}. [L., center.] (Anat.) The body, or axis, of a vertebra. See {Vertebra}. | |
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Centry \Cen"try\, n. See {Sentry}. [Obs.] --Gray. | |
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Centurial \Cen*tu"ri*al\, a. [L. See {Century}.] Of or pertaining to a century; as, a centurial sermon. [R.] | |
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Centuriate \Cen*tu"ri*ate\, a. [L. centuriatus, p. p. of centuriare to divide (men) into centuries.] Pertaining to, or divided into, centuries or hundreds. [R.] --Holland. | |
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Centuriate \Cen*tu"ri*ate\, v. t. [See {century}.] To divide into hundreds. [Obs.] | |
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Centuriator \Cen*tu"ri*a`tor\, Centurist \Cen"tu*rist\, n. [Cf. F. centuriateur.] An historian who distinguishes time by centuries, esp. one of those who wrote the [bd]Magdeburg Centuries.[b8] See under {Century}. [R.] | |
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Century \Cen"tu*ry\, n.; pl. {Centuries}. [L. centuria (in senses 1 & 3), fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See {Cent}.] 1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a hundred things. [Archaic.] And on it said a century of prayers. --Shak. 2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place over two centuries ago. Note: Century, in the reckoning of time, although often used in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive years (as, a century of temperance work), usually signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting of a period of one hundred years ending with the hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first century ({a}. {d}. 1-100 inclusive); the seventh century ({a}.{d}. 601-700); the eighteenth century ({a}.{d}. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting it with some other system of chronology it is used of similar division of those eras; as, the first century of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100). 3. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A division of the Roman people formed according to their property, for the purpose of voting for civil officers. (b) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion. {Century plant} (Bot.), the {Agave Americana}, formerly supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the name. See {Agave}. {The Magdeburg Centuries}, an ecclesiastical history of the first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes, compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at Magdeburg. | |
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Centurion \Cen*tu"ri*on\, n. [L. centurio, fr. centuria; cf. F. centurion. See {Century}.] (Rom. Hist.) A military officer who commanded a minor division of the Roman army; a captain of a century. A centurion of the hand called the Italian band. --Acts x. 1. | |
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Centuriator \Cen*tu"ri*a`tor\, Centurist \Cen"tu*rist\, n. [Cf. F. centuriateur.] An historian who distinguishes time by centuries, esp. one of those who wrote the [bd]Magdeburg Centuries.[b8] See under {Century}. [R.] | |
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Century \Cen"tu*ry\, n.; pl. {Centuries}. [L. centuria (in senses 1 & 3), fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See {Cent}.] 1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a hundred things. [Archaic.] And on it said a century of prayers. --Shak. 2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place over two centuries ago. Note: Century, in the reckoning of time, although often used in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive years (as, a century of temperance work), usually signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting of a period of one hundred years ending with the hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first century ({a}. {d}. 1-100 inclusive); the seventh century ({a}.{d}. 601-700); the eighteenth century ({a}.{d}. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting it with some other system of chronology it is used of similar division of those eras; as, the first century of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100). 3. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A division of the Roman people formed according to their property, for the purpose of voting for civil officers. (b) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion. {Century plant} (Bot.), the {Agave Americana}, formerly supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the name. See {Agave}. {The Magdeburg Centuries}, an ecclesiastical history of the first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes, compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at Magdeburg. | |
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Aloe \Al"oe\ ([acr]l"n[osl]), n.; pl. {Aloes} (-[omac]z). [L. alo[89], Gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. alo[8a]s.] 1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.] --Wyclif. 2. (Bot.) A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries. 3. pl. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but syntactically singular.] {American aloe}, {Century aloe}, the agave. See {Agave}. | |
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Century \Cen"tu*ry\, n.; pl. {Centuries}. [L. centuria (in senses 1 & 3), fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See {Cent}.] 1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a hundred things. [Archaic.] And on it said a century of prayers. --Shak. 2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place over two centuries ago. Note: Century, in the reckoning of time, although often used in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive years (as, a century of temperance work), usually signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting of a period of one hundred years ending with the hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first century ({a}. {d}. 1-100 inclusive); the seventh century ({a}.{d}. 601-700); the eighteenth century ({a}.{d}. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting it with some other system of chronology it is used of similar division of those eras; as, the first century of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100). 3. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A division of the Roman people formed according to their property, for the purpose of voting for civil officers. (b) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion. {Century plant} (Bot.), the {Agave Americana}, formerly supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the name. See {Agave}. {The Magdeburg Centuries}, an ecclesiastical history of the first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes, compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at Magdeburg. | |
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Chandry \Chan"dry\, n. Chandlery. [Obs.] [bd]Torches from the chandry.[b8] --B. Jonson. | |
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Chant \Chant\, n.[F. chant, fr. L. cantus singing, song, fr. canere to sing. See {Chant}, v. t.] 1. Song; melody. 2. (Mus.) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music. 3. A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting. 4. Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone. [R.] His strange face, his strange chant. --Macaulay. {Ambrosian chant}, See under {Ambrosian}. {Chant royal} [F.], in old French poetry, a poem containing five strophes of eleven lines each, and a concluding stanza. -- each of these six parts ending with a common refrain. {Gregorian chant}. See under {Gregorian}. | |
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Precentor \Pre*cen"tor\, n. [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See {Chant}.] A leader of a choir; a directing singer. Specifically: (a) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; -- called also the {chanter} or master of the choir. --Hook. (b) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and other churches. | |
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Chanter \Chant"er\ (ch[adot]nt"[etil]r), n. [Cf. F. chanteur.] 1. One who chants; a singer or songster. --Pope. 2. The chief singer of the chantry. --J. Gregory. 3. The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See {Bagpipe}. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The hedge sparrow. | |
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Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG. hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.] A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden. The roughest berry on the rudest hedge. --Shak. Through the verdant maze Of sweetbrier hedges I pursue my walk. --Thomson. Note: Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean; as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc. {Hedge bells}, {Hedge bindweed} (Bot.), a climbing plant related to the morning-glory ({Convolvulus sepium}). {Hedge bill}, a long-handled billhook. {Hedge garlic} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alliaria}. See {Garlic mustard}, under {Garlic}. {Hedge hyssop} (Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus {Gratiola}, the leaves of which are emetic and purgative. {Hedge marriage}, a secret or clandestine marriage, especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.] {Hedge mustard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sisymbrium}, belonging to the Mustard family. {Hedge nettle} (Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus {Stachys}, belonging to the Mint family. It has a nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless. {Hedge note}. (a) The note of a hedge bird. (b) Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] --Dryden. {Hedge priest}, a poor, illiterate priest. --Shak. {Hedge school}, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge, in Ireland; a school for rustics. {Hedge sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a European warbler ({Accentor modularis}) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white. Called also {chanter}, {hedge warbler}, {dunnock}, and {doney}. {Hedge writer}, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low, scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] --Swift. {To breast up a hedge}. See under {Breast}. {To hang in the hedge}, to be at a standstill. [bd]While the business of money hangs in the hedge.[b8] --Pepys. | |
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Precentor \Pre*cen"tor\, n. [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See {Chant}.] A leader of a choir; a directing singer. Specifically: (a) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; -- called also the {chanter} or master of the choir. --Hook. (b) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and other churches. | |
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Chanter \Chant"er\ (ch[adot]nt"[etil]r), n. [Cf. F. chanteur.] 1. One who chants; a singer or songster. --Pope. 2. The chief singer of the chantry. --J. Gregory. 3. The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See {Bagpipe}. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The hedge sparrow. | |
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Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG. hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.] A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden. The roughest berry on the rudest hedge. --Shak. Through the verdant maze Of sweetbrier hedges I pursue my walk. --Thomson. Note: Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean; as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc. {Hedge bells}, {Hedge bindweed} (Bot.), a climbing plant related to the morning-glory ({Convolvulus sepium}). {Hedge bill}, a long-handled billhook. {Hedge garlic} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alliaria}. See {Garlic mustard}, under {Garlic}. {Hedge hyssop} (Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus {Gratiola}, the leaves of which are emetic and purgative. {Hedge marriage}, a secret or clandestine marriage, especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.] {Hedge mustard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sisymbrium}, belonging to the Mustard family. {Hedge nettle} (Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus {Stachys}, belonging to the Mint family. It has a nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless. {Hedge note}. (a) The note of a hedge bird. (b) Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] --Dryden. {Hedge priest}, a poor, illiterate priest. --Shak. {Hedge school}, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge, in Ireland; a school for rustics. {Hedge sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a European warbler ({Accentor modularis}) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white. Called also {chanter}, {hedge warbler}, {dunnock}, and {doney}. {Hedge writer}, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low, scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] --Swift. {To breast up a hedge}. See under {Breast}. {To hang in the hedge}, to be at a standstill. [bd]While the business of money hangs in the hedge.[b8] --Pepys. | |
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Precentor \Pre*cen"tor\, n. [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See {Chant}.] A leader of a choir; a directing singer. Specifically: (a) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; -- called also the {chanter} or master of the choir. --Hook. (b) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and other churches. | |
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Chanter \Chant"er\ (ch[adot]nt"[etil]r), n. [Cf. F. chanteur.] 1. One who chants; a singer or songster. --Pope. 2. The chief singer of the chantry. --J. Gregory. 3. The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See {Bagpipe}. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The hedge sparrow. | |
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Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG. hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.] A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden. The roughest berry on the rudest hedge. --Shak. Through the verdant maze Of sweetbrier hedges I pursue my walk. --Thomson. Note: Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean; as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc. {Hedge bells}, {Hedge bindweed} (Bot.), a climbing plant related to the morning-glory ({Convolvulus sepium}). {Hedge bill}, a long-handled billhook. {Hedge garlic} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alliaria}. See {Garlic mustard}, under {Garlic}. {Hedge hyssop} (Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus {Gratiola}, the leaves of which are emetic and purgative. {Hedge marriage}, a secret or clandestine marriage, especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.] {Hedge mustard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sisymbrium}, belonging to the Mustard family. {Hedge nettle} (Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus {Stachys}, belonging to the Mint family. It has a nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless. {Hedge note}. (a) The note of a hedge bird. (b) Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] --Dryden. {Hedge priest}, a poor, illiterate priest. --Shak. {Hedge school}, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge, in Ireland; a school for rustics. {Hedge sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a European warbler ({Accentor modularis}) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white. Called also {chanter}, {hedge warbler}, {dunnock}, and {doney}. {Hedge writer}, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low, scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] --Swift. {To breast up a hedge}. See under {Breast}. {To hang in the hedge}, to be at a standstill. [bd]While the business of money hangs in the hedge.[b8] --Pepys. | |
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Chantor \Chant"or\, n. A chanter. | |
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Chantress \Chant"ress\, n. [Cf. OF. chanteresse.] A female chanter or singer. --Milton. | |
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Chantry \Chant"ry\, n.; pl. {Chantries}. [OF. chanterie, fr. chanter to sing.] 1. An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and offering of prayers, commonly for the founder. 2. A chapel or altar so endowed. --Cowell. | |
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Chantry \Chant"ry\, n.; pl. {Chantries}. [OF. chanterie, fr. chanter to sing.] 1. An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and offering of prayers, commonly for the founder. 2. A chapel or altar so endowed. --Cowell. | |
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Chaunter \Chaunt"er\, n. 1. A street seller of ballads and other broadsides. [Slang, Eng.] 2. A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey. [Colloq.] He was a horse chaunter; he's a leg now. --Dickens. 3. The flute of a bagpipe. See {Chanter}, n., 3. | |
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Chaunterie \Chaunt"er*ie\, n. See {Chantry}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Chian \Chi"an\a. [L. chius, fr. Chios the island Chios, Gr. [?].] Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the [92]gean Sea. {Chian earth}, a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic. {Chian turpentine}, a fragrant, almost transparent turpentine, obtained from the {Pistacia Terebinthus}. | |
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China \Chi"na\, n. 1. A country in Eastern Asia. 2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See {Porcelain}. {China aster} (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant. See {Aster}. {China bean}. See under {Bean}, 1. {China clay} See {Kaolin}. {China grass}, Same as {Ramie}. {China ink}. See {India ink}. {China pink} (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of {Dianthus} ({D. Chiensis}) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink. {China root} (Med.), the rootstock of a species of {Smilax} ({S. China}, from the East Indies; -- formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from {Alpinia Gallanga} and {Alpinia officinarum}). {China rose}. (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the {Rosa Indica}, and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant ({Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis}) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies. {China shop}, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery. {China ware}, porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general. {Pride of China}, {China tree}. (Bot.) See {Azedarach}. | |
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Quinhydrone \Quin*hy"drone\, n. [Quinone + hydroquinone.] (Chem.) A green crystalline substance formed by the union of quinone with hydroquinone, or as an intermediate product in the oxidation of hydroquinone or the reduction of quinone. [Written also {chinhydrone}.] | |
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Chondrification \Chon`dri*fi*ca"tion\, n. (Physiol.) Formation of, or conversion into, cartilage. | |
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Chondrify \Chon"dri*fy\, v. t. & i. [Gr. [?] cartilage + -fy.] To convert, or be converted, into cartilage. | |
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Chondrigen \Chon"dri*gen\, n. [Gr. [?] cartilage + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous body called chondrin. | |
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Chondrigenous \Chon*drig"e*nous\, a. [Gr. [?] cartilage + -genous.] (Physiol.) Affording chondrin. | |
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Chondrin \Chon"drin\, n. [Gr. [?] cartilage.] (Physiol. Chem.) A colorless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance, tasteless and odorless, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of boiling water. It is similar to gelatin, and is a large ingredient of commercial gelatin. | |
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Chondrite \Chon"drite\, n. [Gr. [?] a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.] (Min.) A meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules. | |
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Chondritic \Chon*drit"ic\, a. (Min.) Granular; pertaining to, or having the granular structure characteristic of, the class of meteorites called chondrites. | |
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Chondro- \Chon"dro-\ [Gr. [?] a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.] A combining form meaning a grain, granular, granular cartilage, cartilaginous; as, the chondrocranium, the cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates and of embryos. | |
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Chondrodite \Chon"dro*dite\, n. [Gr. [?] a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.] (Min.) A fluosilicate of magnesia and iron, yellow to red in color, often occurring in granular form in a crystalline limestone. | |
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Chondrogen \Chon"dro*gen\, n. [Gr. [?] cartilage + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) Same as {Chondrigen}. | |
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Chondrogenesis \Chon`dro*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. [?] cartilage + genesis.] (Physiol.) The development of cartilage. | |
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Chondroid \Chon"droid\, a. [Gr. [?] cartilage + -oid.] Resembling cartilage. | |
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Chondrology \Chon*drol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] cartilage + -logy: cf. F. chondrologie.] (Anat.) The science which treats of cartilages. --Dunglison. | |
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d8Chondroma \[d8]Chon*dro"ma\, n.; pl. {Chondromata}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] cartilage + -oma.] A cartilaginous tumor or growth. | |
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Chondrometer \Chon*drom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage + -meter.] A steelyard for weighting grain. | |
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d8Chondropterygii \[d8]Chon*drop`te*ryg"i*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] cartilage + [?], [?], wing, fin.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of fishes, characterized by cartilaginous fins and skeleton. It includes both ganoids (sturgeons, etc.) and selachians (sharks), but is now often restricted to the latter. [Written also {Chondropterygia}.] | |
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Chondropterygian \Chon*drop`ter*yg"i*an\, a. [Cf. F. chondropterygien.] Having a cartilaginous skeleton. -- n. One of the Chondropterygii. | |
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Chondrotomy \Chon*drot"o*my\, n. [Gr. [?] + [?] a cutting.] (Anat.) The dissection of cartilages. | |
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Chondrule \Chon"drule\, n. [Dim. from Gr. [?] a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.] (Min.) A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imbedded more or less abundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites. | |
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Carrageen \Car"ra*geen`\, Carrigeen \Car"ri*geen`\, n. A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed ({Chondrus crispus}), which, when bleached, is the {Irish moss} of commerce. [Also written {carragheen}, {carageen}.] | |
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Chyometer \Chy*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] to pour + -meter.] (Chem.) An instrument for measuring liquids. It consists of a piston moving in a tube in which is contained the liquid, the quantity expelled being indicated by the graduation upon the piston rod. | |
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Scimiter \Scim"i*ter\, Scimitar \Scim"i*tar\, n. [F. cimeterre, cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[c6]r.] 1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians. [Written also {cimeter}, and {scymetar}.] 2. A long-handled billhook. See {Billhook}. {Scimiter pods} (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a leguminous woody climbing plant ({Entada scandens}) growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are made into boxes. | |
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Cimeter \Cim"e*ter\, n. See {Scimiter}. | |
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Scimiter \Scim"i*ter\, Scimitar \Scim"i*tar\, n. [F. cimeterre, cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[c6]r.] 1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians. [Written also {cimeter}, and {scymetar}.] 2. A long-handled billhook. See {Billhook}. {Scimiter pods} (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a leguminous woody climbing plant ({Entada scandens}) growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are made into boxes. | |
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Cimeter \Cim"e*ter\, n. See {Scimiter}. | |
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Slag \Slag\, n. (Metal.) A product of smelting, containing, mostly as silicates, the substances not sought to be produced as matte or metal, and having a lower specific gravity than the latter; -- called also, esp. in iron smelting, {cinder}. The slag of iron blast furnaces is essentially silicate of calcium, magnesium, and aluminium; that of lead and copper smelting furnaces contains iron. | |
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Cinder \Cin"der\ (s[icr]n"d[etil]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross; akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel; perh. influenced by F. cendre ashes, fr. L. cinis. Cf. {Sinter}.] 1. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct. 2. A hot coal without flame; an ember. --Swift. 3. A scale thrown off in forging metal. 4. The slag of a furnace, or scoriaceous lava from a volcano. {Cinder frame}, a framework of wire in front of the tubes of a locomotive, to arrest the escape of cinders. {Cinder notch} (Metal.), the opening in a blast furnace, through which melted cinder flows out. | |
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Slag \Slag\, n. (Metal.) A product of smelting, containing, mostly as silicates, the substances not sought to be produced as matte or metal, and having a lower specific gravity than the latter; -- called also, esp. in iron smelting, {cinder}. The slag of iron blast furnaces is essentially silicate of calcium, magnesium, and aluminium; that of lead and copper smelting furnaces contains iron. | |
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Cinder \Cin"der\ (s[icr]n"d[etil]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross; akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel; perh. influenced by F. cendre ashes, fr. L. cinis. Cf. {Sinter}.] 1. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct. 2. A hot coal without flame; an ember. --Swift. 3. A scale thrown off in forging metal. 4. The slag of a furnace, or scoriaceous lava from a volcano. {Cinder frame}, a framework of wire in front of the tubes of a locomotive, to arrest the escape of cinders. {Cinder notch} (Metal.), the opening in a blast furnace, through which melted cinder flows out. | |
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Cinder \Cin"der\ (s[icr]n"d[etil]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross; akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel; perh. influenced by F. cendre ashes, fr. L. cinis. Cf. {Sinter}.] 1. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct. 2. A hot coal without flame; an ember. --Swift. 3. A scale thrown off in forging metal. 4. The slag of a furnace, or scoriaceous lava from a volcano. {Cinder frame}, a framework of wire in front of the tubes of a locomotive, to arrest the escape of cinders. {Cinder notch} (Metal.), the opening in a blast furnace, through which melted cinder flows out. | |
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Cinder \Cin"der\ (s[icr]n"d[etil]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross; akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel; perh. influenced by F. cendre ashes, fr. L. cinis. Cf. {Sinter}.] 1. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct. 2. A hot coal without flame; an ember. --Swift. 3. A scale thrown off in forging metal. 4. The slag of a furnace, or scoriaceous lava from a volcano. {Cinder frame}, a framework of wire in front of the tubes of a locomotive, to arrest the escape of cinders. {Cinder notch} (Metal.), the opening in a blast furnace, through which melted cinder flows out. | |
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Cindery \Cin"der*y\, a. Resembling, or composed of, cinders; full of cinders. | |
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Cinter \Cin"ter\, n. [F. cintre.] (Arch.) See {Center}. | |
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Come-outer \Come-out"er\, n. One who comes out or withdraws from a religious or other organization; a radical reformer. [Colloq. U. S.] | |
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Cometary \Com"et*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. com[82]taire.] Pertaining to, or resembling, a comet. --Cheyne. | |
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Comether \Co*meth"er\, n. [Prob. dial. pron. of come hither, used in calling cows, etc.] [Dial. or Colloq., Brit.] 1. Matter; affair. 2. Friendly communication or association. {To put} {the, [or] one's}, {comether on}, to exercise persuasion upon; to get under one's influence; to beguile; to wheedle. How does ut come about, sorr, that whin a man has put the comether on wan woman he's sure bound to put ut on another? --Kipling. | |
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Comether \Co*meth"er\, n. [Prob. dial. pron. of come hither, used in calling cows, etc.] [Dial. or Colloq., Brit.] 1. Matter; affair. 2. Friendly communication or association. {To put} {the, [or] one's}, {comether on}, to exercise persuasion upon; to get under one's influence; to beguile; to wheedle. How does ut come about, sorr, that whin a man has put the comether on wan woman he's sure bound to put ut on another? --Kipling. | |
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Commaterial \Com`ma*te"ri*al\, a. Consisting of the same material. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Committer \Com*mit"ter\, n. 1. One who commits; one who does or perpetrates. --South. 2. A fornicator. [Obs.] --T. Decker. | |
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Commodore \Com"mo*dore`\, n. [Prob. a corruption of commander, or Sp. comendador a knight of a military order who holds a commandery; also a superior of a monastery, fr. LL. commendare to command. Cf. {Commend}, {Command}, {Commander}.] 1. (U. S. Navy) An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army. 2. (British Navy) A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral. 3. A title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club. 4. A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet. | |
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Commuter \Com*mut"er\, n. One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling. | |
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Conder \Cond"er\, n. [From {Cond}.] One who watches shoals of fish; a balker. See {Balker}. | |
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Condor \Con"dor\ (k[ocr]n"d[ocr]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[osl]n"d[osl]r), n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) The California vulture. [Local, U. S.] 2. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold, and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also {colon}. 3. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is no longer coined. | |
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Condor \Con"dor\, n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.] (Zo[94]l.) A very large bird of the Vulture family ({Sarcorhamphus gryphus}), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes. | |
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Condurango \Con`du*ran"go\, n. (Med.) See {Cundurango}. | |
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Cundurango \Cun`du*ran"go\ (k?n`d?-r?n"g?), n. (Med.) The bark of a South American vine ({Gonolobus Condurango}) of the Milkweed family. It has been supposed, but erroneously, to be a cure for cancer. [Written also {condurango}.] | |
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Condurango \Con`du*ran"go\, n. (Med.) See {Cundurango}. | |
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Cundurango \Cun`du*ran"go\ (k?n`d?-r?n"g?), n. (Med.) The bark of a South American vine ({Gonolobus Condurango}) of the Milkweed family. It has been supposed, but erroneously, to be a cure for cancer. [Written also {condurango}.] | |
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Condurrite \Con*dur"rite\, n. (Min.) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide, from the Condurra mine in Cornwall, England. | |
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Conhydrine \Con*hy"drine\ (? [or] [?]), n. [Conium + hydrate.] (Chem.) A vegetable alkaloid found with conine in the poison hemlock ({Conium maculatum}). It is a white crystalline substance, {C8H17NO}, easily convertible into conine. | |
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Rot \Rot\, n. 1. Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction. 2. (Bot.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood, supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See {Bitter rot}, {Black rot}, etc., below. 3. [Cf. G. rotz glanders.] A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st {Fluke}, 2. His cattle must of rot and murrain die. --Milton. {Bitter rot} (Bot.), a disease of apples, caused by the fungus {Gl[91]osporium fructigenum}. --F. L. Scribner. {Black rot} (Bot.), a disease of grapevines, attacking the leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus {L[91]stadia Bidwellii}. --F. L. Scribner. {Dry rot} (Bot.) See under {Dry}. {Grinder's rot} (Med.) See under {Grinder}. {Potato rot}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}. {White rot} (Bot.), a disease of grapes, first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus {Coniothyrium diplodiella}. --F. L. Scribner. | |
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Connatural \Con*nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. con- + natural.] 1. Connected by nature; united in nature; inborn; inherent; natural. These affections are connatural to us. --L'Estrange. 2. Partaking of the same nature. And mix with our connatural dust. --Milton. | |
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Connaturality \Con*nat`u*ral"i*ty\, n. Participation of the same nature; natural union or connection. [R.] A congruity and connaturality between them. --Sir M. Hale. | |
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Connaturalize \Con*nat"u*ral*ize\ (?; 135), v. t. To bring to the same nature as something else; to adapt. [Obs.] --Dr. J. Scott. | |
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Connaturally \Con*nat"u*ral*ly\, adv. By the act of nature; originally; from birth. --Sir M. Hale. | |
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Connaturalness \Con*nat"u*ral*ness\, n. Participation of the same nature; natural union. --I. Walton. | |
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Connature \Con*na"ture\ (?; 135), n. Participation in a common nature or character. [R.] Connature was defined as likeness in kind between either two changes in consciousness, or two states of consciousness. --H. Spencer. | |
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Connutritious \Con`nu*tri"tious\, a. Nutritious by force of habit; -- said of certain kinds of food. [Obs.] --Crabb. | |
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Quince \Quince\, n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. [?] Cydonian, [?] [?] a quince, fr. [?] Cydonia, a city in Crete, [?] the Cydonians. Cf. {Quiddany}.] 1. The fruit of a shrub ({Cydonia vulgaris}) belonging to the same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves. 2. (Bot.) a quince tree or shrub. {Japan quince} (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub ({Cydonia}, formerly {Pyrus, Japonica}) and its very fragrant but inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy flowers, usually red, but sometimes pink or white, and is much grown for ornament. {Quince curculio} (Zo[94]l.), a small gray and yellow curculio ({Conotrachelus crat[91]gi}) whose larva lives in quinces. {Quince tree} (Bot.), the small tree ({Cydonia vulgaris}) which produces the quince. | |
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Conterminable \Con*ter"mi*na*ble\, a. Having the same bounds; terminating at the same time or place; conterminous. Love and life not conterminable. --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Conterminal \Con*ter"mi*nal\, a. [LL. conterminalis.] Conterminous. | |
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Conterminant \Con*ter"mi*nant\, a. Having the same limits; ending at the same time; conterminous. --Lamb. | |
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Conterminate \Con*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. conterminare to border upon, fr. conterminus conterminous; con- + terminus border.] Having the same bounds; conterminous. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Conterminous \Con*ter"mi*nous\, a. [L. conterminus. Cf. {Conterminous}.] Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon; contiguous. This conformed so many of them as were conterminous to the colonies and garrisons, to the Roman laws. --Sir M. Hale. | |
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Conterranean \Con`ter*ra"ne*an\, Conterraneous \Con`ter*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. conterraneus; con- + terra country.] Of or belonging to the same country. --Howell. | |
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Conterranean \Con`ter*ra"ne*an\, Conterraneous \Con`ter*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. conterraneus; con- + terra country.] Of or belonging to the same country. --Howell. | |
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Contertionist \Con*ter"tion*ist\, n. One who makes or practices contortions. | |
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Contorniate \Con*tor"ni*ate\, d8Contorniate \[d8]Con*tor"ni*a`te\, n., [It. contorniato, p. pr. of contorniare to make a circuit or outline, fr. contorno circuit, outline. See {Contour}.] (Numis.) A species of medal or medallion of bronze, having a deep furrow on the contour or edge; -- supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors. --R. S. Poole. | |
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Contorsion \Con*tor"sion\, n. See {Contortion}. | |
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Contort \Con*tort"\, v. t. [L. contortus, p. p. of contorquere to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See {Torture}.] To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest. The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. --Ray. Kant contorted the term category from the proper meaning of attributed. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Contorted \Con*tort"ed\, a. 1. Twisted, or twisted together. [bd]A contorted chain of icicles.[b8] --Massinger. 2. (Bot.) (a) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants. (b) Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in contorted or convolute [91]stivation. | |
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Contortion \Con*tor"tion\, n. [L. contortio: cf. F. contorsion. See {Contort}, and cf. {Torsion}.] A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face. --Swift. All the contortions of the sibyl, without the inspiration. --Burke. | |
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Contortive \Con*tor"tive\, a. Expressing contortion. | |
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Contortuplicate \Con`tor*tu"pli*cate\, a. [L. contortuplicatus; contortus contorted + plicare to fold.] (Bot.) Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the morning-glory. --Gray. | |
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Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] 1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. Titian's coloring and contours. --A. Drummond. 2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification. {Contour feathers} (Zo[94]l.), those feathers that form the general covering of a bird. {Contour of ground} (Surv.), the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc. {Contour line} (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart. | |
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Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] 1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. Titian's coloring and contours. --A. Drummond. 2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification. {Contour feathers} (Zo[94]l.), those feathers that form the general covering of a bird. {Contour of ground} (Surv.), the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc. {Contour line} (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart. | |
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Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] 1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. Titian's coloring and contours. --A. Drummond. 2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification. {Contour feathers} (Zo[94]l.), those feathers that form the general covering of a bird. {Contour of ground} (Surv.), the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc. {Contour line} (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart. | |
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Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] 1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. Titian's coloring and contours. --A. Drummond. 2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification. {Contour feathers} (Zo[94]l.), those feathers that form the general covering of a bird. {Contour of ground} (Surv.), the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc. {Contour line} (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart. | |
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Contourniated \Con*tour"ni*a`ted\, a. [Cf. {Contorniate}.] (Numis.) Having furrowed edges, as if turned in a lathe. | |
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Contra \Con"tra\ A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary, in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many English words. Cf. {Counter}, adv. & pref. | |
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Contraband \Con"tra*band\, n. [It. contrabando; contra + bando ban, proclamation: cf. F. contrebande. See {Ban} an edict.] 1. Illegal or prohibited traffic. Persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband, and the most interested in the seizures. --Burke. 2. Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden. 3. A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war. [U.S.] {Contraband of war}, that which, according to international law, cannot be supplied to a hostile belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the aggrieved belligerent. --Wharton. | |
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Contraband \Con"tra*band\, a. Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as, contraband goods, or trade. The contraband will always keep pace, in some measure, with the fair trade. --Burke. | |
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Contraband \Con"tra*band\, v. t. 1. To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle. [Obs.] --Johnson. 2. To declare prohibited; to forbid. [Obs.] The law severly contrabands Our taking business of men's hands. --Hudibras. | |
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Contraband \Con"tra*band\, n. [It. contrabando; contra + bando ban, proclamation: cf. F. contrebande. See {Ban} an edict.] 1. Illegal or prohibited traffic. Persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband, and the most interested in the seizures. --Burke. 2. Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden. 3. A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war. [U.S.] {Contraband of war}, that which, according to international law, cannot be supplied to a hostile belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the aggrieved belligerent. --Wharton. | |
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Contrabandism \Con"tra*band*ism\ (-[icr]z'm), n. Traffic in contraband goods; smuggling. | |
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Contrabandist \Con"tra*band`ist\, n. One who traffics illegally; a smuggler. | |
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Contrabass \Con`tra*bass"\, n. (Mus.) The lowest stringed instrument of the violin family. | |
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Contrabass \Con`tra*bass"\, n. (Mus.) Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or bombardon. | |
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d8Basso \[d8]Bas"so\, n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See {Base}, a.] (Mus.) (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso. (b) One who sings the lowest part. (c) The double bass, or {contrabasso}. {[d8]Basso continuo}. [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass. | |
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Contrabasso \Con`tra*bas"so\, n. [It. contrabasso.] (Mus.) The largest kind of bass viol. See {Violone}. | |
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d8Basso \[d8]Bas"so\, n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See {Base}, a.] (Mus.) (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso. (b) One who sings the lowest part. (c) The double bass, or {contrabasso}. {[d8]Basso continuo}. [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass. | |
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Contrabasso \Con`tra*bas"so\, n. [It. contrabasso.] (Mus.) The largest kind of bass viol. See {Violone}. | |
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Wager \Wa"ger\, n. {Wagering, [or] gambling}, {contract}. A contract which is of the nature of wager. Contracts of this nature include various common forms of valid commercial contracts, as contracts of insurance, contracts dealing in futures, options, etc. Other wagering contracts and bets are now generally made illegal by statute against betting and gambling, and wagering has in many cases been made a criminal offence. Wages \Wa"ges\, n. pl. (Theoretical Economics) The share of the annual product or national dividend which goes as a reward to labor, as distinct from the remuneration received by capital in its various forms. This economic or technical sense of the word wages is broader than the current sense, and includes not only amounts actually paid to laborers, but the remuneration obtained by those who sell the products of their own work, and the wages of superintendence or management, which are earned by skill in directing the work of others. | |
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Dependent \De*pend"ent\, a. [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr. dependere. See {Depend}, and cf. {Dependant}.] 1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf. 2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends. England, long dependent and degraded, was again a power of the first rank. --Macaulay. {Dependent covenant} or {contract} (Law), one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed. {Dependent variable} (Math.), a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable, which is called the independent variable. | |
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Contract \Con*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.] 1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action. In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our faculties. --Dr. H. More. 2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit. Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak. 3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease. Each from each contract new strength and light. --Pope. Such behavior we contract by having much conversed with persons of high station. --Swift. 4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for. We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and lague with the aforesaid queen. --Hakluyt. Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by law. --Strype. 5. To betroth; to affiance. The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. --Shak. 6. (Gram.) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one. Syn: To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen; condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume. | |
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Contract \Con"tract\, a. Contracted; as, a contract verb. --Goodwin. | |
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Contract \Con*tract"\, a. [L. contractus, p. p.] Contracted; affianced; betrothed. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Contract \Con"tract\, n. [L. contractus, fr. contrahere: cf. F. contrat, formerly also contract.] 1. (Law) The agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights. --Wharton. 2. A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties, with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation. 3. The act of formally betrothing a man and woman. This is the the night of the contract. --Longwellow. Syn: Covenant; agreement; compact; stipulation; bargain; arrangement; obligation. See {Covenant}. | |
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Contract \Con*tract"\, v. i. 1. To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet. Years contracting to a moment. --Wordsworth. 2. To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain; as, to contract for carrying the mail. | |
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Wager \Wa"ger\, n. {Wagering, [or] gambling}, {contract}. A contract which is of the nature of wager. Contracts of this nature include various common forms of valid commercial contracts, as contracts of insurance, contracts dealing in futures, options, etc. Other wagering contracts and bets are now generally made illegal by statute against betting and gambling, and wagering has in many cases been made a criminal offence. Wages \Wa"ges\, n. pl. (Theoretical Economics) The share of the annual product or national dividend which goes as a reward to labor, as distinct from the remuneration received by capital in its various forms. This economic or technical sense of the word wages is broader than the current sense, and includes not only amounts actually paid to laborers, but the remuneration obtained by those who sell the products of their own work, and the wages of superintendence or management, which are earned by skill in directing the work of others. | |
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Dependent \De*pend"ent\, a. [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr. dependere. See {Depend}, and cf. {Dependant}.] 1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf. 2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends. England, long dependent and degraded, was again a power of the first rank. --Macaulay. {Dependent covenant} or {contract} (Law), one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed. {Dependent variable} (Math.), a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable, which is called the independent variable. | |
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Contract \Con*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.] 1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action. In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our faculties. --Dr. H. More. 2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit. Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak. 3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease. Each from each contract new strength and light. --Pope. Such behavior we contract by having much conversed with persons of high station. --Swift. 4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for. We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and lague with the aforesaid queen. --Hakluyt. Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by law. --Strype. 5. To betroth; to affiance. The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. --Shak. 6. (Gram.) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one. Syn: To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen; condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume. | |
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Contract \Con"tract\, a. Contracted; as, a contract verb. --Goodwin. | |
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Contract \Con*tract"\, a. [L. contractus, p. p.] Contracted; affianced; betrothed. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Contract \Con"tract\, n. [L. contractus, fr. contrahere: cf. F. contrat, formerly also contract.] 1. (Law) The agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights. --Wharton. 2. A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties, with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation. 3. The act of formally betrothing a man and woman. This is the the night of the contract. --Longwellow. Syn: Covenant; agreement; compact; stipulation; bargain; arrangement; obligation. See {Covenant}. | |
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Contract \Con*tract"\, v. i. 1. To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet. Years contracting to a moment. --Wordsworth. 2. To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain; as, to contract for carrying the mail. | |
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Contract system \Con"tract sys"tem\ 1. The sweating system. 2. The system of employing convicts by selling their labor (to be performed inside the prison) at a fixed price per day to contractors who are allowed to have agents in the prison to superintend the work. | |
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Contract tablet \Con"tract tablet\ (Babylonian & Assyrian Antiq.) A clay tablet on which was inscribed a contract, for safe keeping. Such tablets were inclosed in an outer case (often called the envelope), on which was inscribed a duplicate of the inscription on the inclosed tablet. | |
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Contract \Con*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.] 1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action. In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our faculties. --Dr. H. More. 2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit. Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak. 3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease. Each from each contract new strength and light. --Pope. Such behavior we contract by having much conversed with persons of high station. --Swift. 4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for. We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and lague with the aforesaid queen. --Hakluyt. Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by law. --Strype. 5. To betroth; to affiance. The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. --Shak. 6. (Gram.) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one. Syn: To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen; condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume. | |
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Contracted \Con*tract"ed\, a. 1. Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun. 2. Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind; contracted views. 3. Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace. Inquire me out contracted bachelors. --Shak. | |
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Contractedness \Con*tract"ed*ness\, n. The state of being contracted; narrowness; meanness; selfishness. | |
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Contractibility \Con*tract`i*bil"i*ty\, n. Capability of being contracted; quality of being contractible; as, the contractibility and dilatability of air. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Contractible \Con*tract"i*ble\, a. Capable of contraction. Small air bladders distable and contractible. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Contractibleness \Con*tract"i*ble*ness\, n. Contractibility. | |
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Contractile \Con*tract"ile\, a. [Cf. F. contractile.] tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues. The heart's contractile force. --H. Brooke. Each cilium seems to be composed of contractile substance. --Hixley. {Contractile vacuole} (Zo[94]l.), a pulsating cavity in the interior of a protozoan, supposed to be excretory in function. There may be one, two, or more. | |
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Vacuole \Vac"u*ole\, n. [L. vacuus empty: cf. F. vacuole.] (Biol.) A small air cell, or globular space, in the interior of organic cells, either containing air, or a pellucid watery liquid, or some special chemical secretions of the cell protoplasm. {Contractile vacuole}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Contractile}, and see Illusts. of {Infusoria}, and {Lobosa}. {Food vacuole}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Food}, and see Illust. of {Infusoria}. | |
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Contractile \Con*tract"ile\, a. [Cf. F. contractile.] tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues. The heart's contractile force. --H. Brooke. Each cilium seems to be composed of contractile substance. --Hixley. {Contractile vacuole} (Zo[94]l.), a pulsating cavity in the interior of a protozoan, supposed to be excretory in function. There may be one, two, or more. | |
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Contractility \Con`trac*til"i*ty\, n. 1. The quality or property by which bodies shrink or contract. 2. (Physiol.) The power possessed by the fibers of living muscle of contracting or shortening. Note: When subject to the will, as in the muscles of locomotion, such power is called voluntary contractility; when not controlled by the will, as in the muscles of the heart, it is involuntary contractility. | |
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Contract \Con*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.] 1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action. In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our faculties. --Dr. H. More. 2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit. Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak. 3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease. Each from each contract new strength and light. --Pope. Such behavior we contract by having much conversed with persons of high station. --Swift. 4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for. We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and lague with the aforesaid queen. --Hakluyt. Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by law. --Strype. 5. To betroth; to affiance. The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. --Shak. 6. (Gram.) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one. Syn: To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen; condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume. | |
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Contraction \Con*trac"tion\, n. [L. contractio: cf. F. contraction.] 1. The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendion; the contraction produced by cold. 2. (Math.) The process of shortening an operation. 3. The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as liabilities, obligation, debts, etc.; the process of becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease. 4. Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc. 5. (Gram.) The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never; can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is. 6. A marriage contract. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Contractive \Con*tract"ive\, a. Tending to contract; having the property or power or power of contracting. | |
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Contractor \Con*tract"or\, n. [L.] One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a railroad. | |
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Contracture \Con*trac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. contractura a drawing together.] (Med.) A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles. | |
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Contradance \Con"tra*dance`\, n. [Pref. contra- + dance: cf. F. contrdance. Cf. {Country-dance}.] A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines. | |
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Contradict \Con`tra*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contradicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contradicting}.] [L. contradictus, p. p. of contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See {Diction}.] 1. To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn. Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself, And say it is not so. --Shak. The future can not contradict the past. --Wordsworth. 2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.] No truth can contradict another truth. --Hooker. A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents. --Shak. | |
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Contradict \Con`tra*dict\, v. i. To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something. They . . . spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. --Acts xiii. 45. | |
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Contradictable \Con`tra*dict"a*ble\, a. Capable of being contradicting. | |
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Contradict \Con`tra*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contradicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contradicting}.] [L. contradictus, p. p. of contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See {Diction}.] 1. To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn. Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself, And say it is not so. --Shak. The future can not contradict the past. --Wordsworth. 2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.] No truth can contradict another truth. --Hooker. A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents. --Shak. | |
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Contradicter \Con`tra*dict"er\, n. one who contradicts. --Swift. | |
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Contradict \Con`tra*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contradicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contradicting}.] [L. contradictus, p. p. of contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See {Diction}.] 1. To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn. Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself, And say it is not so. --Shak. The future can not contradict the past. --Wordsworth. 2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.] No truth can contradict another truth. --Hooker. A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents. --Shak. | |
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Contradiction \Con`tra*dic"tion\, n. [L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F. contradiction.] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying. His fair demands Shall be accomplished without contradiction. --Shak. 2. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency; incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is inconsistent. can be make deathless death? That were to make Strange contradiction. --Milton. We state our experience and then we come to a manly resolution of acting in contradiction to it. --Burke. Both parts of a contradiction can not possibly be true. --Hobbes. Of contradictions infinite the slave. --Wordsworth. {Principle of contradiction} (Logic), the axiom or law of thought that a thing cannot be and not be at the same time, or a thing must either be or not be, or the same attribute can not at the same time be affirmed and and denied of the same subject. Note: It develops itself in three specific forms which have been called the [bd]Three Logical Axioms.[b8] First, [bd]A is A.[b8] Second, [bd]A is not Not-A[b8] Third, [bd]Everything is either A or Not-A.[b8] | |
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Contradictional \Con`tra*dic"tion*al\, a. Contradictory; inconsistent; opposing. [R.] --Milton. | |
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Contradictions \Con`tra*dic"tions\, a. 1. Filled with contradictions; inconsistent. [Obs.] 2. Inclined to contradict or cavil [Obs.] --Sharp. -- {Con`tra*dic"tious*ness}, n. --Norris. | |
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Contradictions \Con`tra*dic"tions\, a. 1. Filled with contradictions; inconsistent. [Obs.] 2. Inclined to contradict or cavil [Obs.] --Sharp. -- {Con`tra*dic"tious*ness}, n. --Norris. | |
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Contradictive \Con`tra*dict"ive\, a. Contradictory; inconsistent. -- {Con`tra*dict"ive*ly}, adv. | |
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Contradictive \Con`tra*dict"ive\, a. Contradictory; inconsistent. -- {Con`tra*dict"ive*ly}, adv. | |
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Contradictor \Con`tra*dict"or\, n. [L.] A contradicter. | |
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Contradictory \Con`tra*dict"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Contradictories}. 1. A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another; contrariety. It is common with princes to will contradictories. --Bacon. 2. pl. (Logic) propositions with the same terms, but opposed to each other both in quality and quantity. | |
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Contradictorily \Con`tra*dict"o*ri*ly\, adv. In a contradictory manner. --Sharp. | |
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Contradictoriness \Con"tra*dict`o*ri*ness\, n. The quality of being contradictory; opposition; inconsistency. --J. Whitaker. | |
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Contradictory \Con`tra*dict"o*ry\, a. [LL. contradictorius: cf. F. contradictoire.] 1. Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent. [bd]Contradictory assertions.[b8] --South. 2. Opposing or opposed; repugnant. Schemes . . . contradictory to common sense. --Addisn. | |
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Contradictory \Con`tra*dict"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Contradictories}. 1. A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another; contrariety. It is common with princes to will contradictories. --Bacon. 2. pl. (Logic) propositions with the same terms, but opposed to each other both in quality and quantity. | |
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Contradistinct \Con`tra*dis*tinct"\, a. Distinguished by opposite qualities. --J. Goodwin. | |
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Contradistinction \Con`tra*dis*tinc"tion\, n. Distinction by contrast. That there are such things as sins of infirmity in contradistinction to those of presumption is not to be questioned. --South. | |
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Contradistinctive \Con`tra*dis*tinc"tive\, a. having the quality of contradistinction; distinguishing by contrast. -- {Con`tra*dis*tinc"tive}, n. | |
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Contradistinguish \Con`tra*dis*tin"guish\ (?; 144), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contradistinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contradistinguishing}.] To distinguish by a contrast of opposite qualities. These are our complex ideas of soul and body, as contradistinguished. --Locke. | |
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Contradistinguish \Con`tra*dis*tin"guish\ (?; 144), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contradistinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contradistinguishing}.] To distinguish by a contrast of opposite qualities. These are our complex ideas of soul and body, as contradistinguished. --Locke. | |
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Contradistinguish \Con`tra*dis*tin"guish\ (?; 144), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contradistinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contradistinguishing}.] To distinguish by a contrast of opposite qualities. These are our complex ideas of soul and body, as contradistinguished. --Locke. | |
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Contrafagetto \Con`tra*fa*get"to\, n. [It.] (Mus.) The double bassoon, an octave deeper than the bassoon. | |
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Contrafissure \Con`tra*fis"sure\ (?; 135), n. (Med.) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it. --Coxe. | |
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Contrahent \Con"tra*hent\, a. [L. contrahens, p. pr. See {Contract}.] Entering into covenant; contracting; as, contrahent parties. [Obs.] --Mede. | |
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Contraindicant \Con"tra*in"di*cant\, n. (Med.) Something, as a symptom, indicating that the usual mode of treatment is not to be followed. --Burke. | |
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Contraindicate \Con"tra*in*"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contraindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contraindicating}.] (Med.) To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would seem to require. Contraindicating symptoms must be observed. --Harvey. | |
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Contraindicate \Con"tra*in*"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contraindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contraindicating}.] (Med.) To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would seem to require. Contraindicating symptoms must be observed. --Harvey. | |
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Contraindicate \Con"tra*in*"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contraindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contraindicating}.] (Med.) To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would seem to require. Contraindicating symptoms must be observed. --Harvey. | |
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Contraindication \Con"tra*in`di*ca"tion\, n. (med.) An indication or symptom which forbids the method of treatment usual in such cases. | |
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Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? [or] [?]), n. [It., fr. contra + alto. See {Alto}.] (Mus.) (a) The part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor. (b) the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice is a contralto; she is a contralto. Note: The usual range of the contralto voice is from G, below middle C, to the C above that; though exceptionally it embraces two octaves. | |
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Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? [or] [?]), a. (Mus.) Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music called contralto; as, a contralto voice. | |
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Contramure \Con"tra*mure\, n. [Cf. {Countermure}.] (fort.) An outer wall. [Obs.] --Chambers. | |
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Contranatural \Con"tra*nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. [Cf. {Counternatural}.] Opposed to or against nature; unnatural. [R.] --Bp. Rust. | |
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Contraplex \Con"tra*plex\, a. [Contra- + -plex as in duplex.] (Teleg.) Pertaining to the sending of two messages in opposite directions at the same time. | |
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Contraposition \Con"tra*po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. contra- + position: cf. f. conterposition.] 1. A placing over against; opposite position. [Obs.] --F. Potter. 2. (Logic) A so-called immediate inference which consists in denying the original subject of the contradictory predicate; e.g.: Every S is P; therefore, no Not-P is S. | |
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Contraption \Con*trap"tion\, n. A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] -- {Con*trap"tious}, a. We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market. --F. M. Ware. | |
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Contraption \Con*trap"tion\, n. A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] -- {Con*trap"tious}, a. We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market. --F. M. Ware. | |
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Contrapuntal \Con`tra*pun"tal\, a. [It. contrappunto counterpoint. See {Counterpoint}.] (Mus.) Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint. | |
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Contrapuntist \Con`tra*pun"tist\, n. [It. contrappuntista.] (Mus.) One skilled in counterpoint. --L. Mason. | |
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Contraremonstrant \Con"tra*re*mon"strant\, n. One who remonstrates in opposition or answer to a remonstrant. [R.] They did the synod wrong to make this distinction of contraremonstrants and remonstrants. --Hales. | |
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Contrariant \Con*tra"ri*ant\, a. [LL. contrarians, p. pr. of contrariare to oppose, fr. L. contrarius: cf. F. contrariant, p. pr. of contrarier to contradict. See {Contrary}.] Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory. [R.] The struggles of contrariant factions. --Coleridge. | |
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Contrariantly \Con*tra"ri*ant*ly\, adv. Contrarily. [Obs.] | |
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Contraries \Con"tra*ries\ (? [or] [?]; 48), n. pl. [Pl. of {Contrary}, n.] (Logic) Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other. If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false. --I. Watts. | |
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Contrary \Con"tra*ry\, n.; pl. {Contraries}. 1. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities. No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a knave. --Shak. 2. An opponent; an enemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See {Converse}, n., 1. --Locke. 4. (Logic) See {Contraries}. {On the contrary}, in opposition; on the other hand. --Swift. {To the contrary}, to an opposite purpose or intent; on the other side. [bd]They did it, not for want of instruction to the contrary.[b8] --Bp. Stillingfleet. | |
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Contrariety \Con`tra*ri"e*ty\n.; pl. {Contrarieties}. [L. contrarietas: cf. F. contrari[82]t[82].] 1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism. There is a contrariety between those things that conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the senses. --South. 2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency. How can these contrarieties agree? --Shak. Syn: Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance. | |
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Contrariety \Con`tra*ri"e*ty\n.; pl. {Contrarieties}. [L. contrarietas: cf. F. contrari[82]t[82].] 1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism. There is a contrariety between those things that conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the senses. --South. 2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency. How can these contrarieties agree? --Shak. Syn: Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance. | |
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Contrarily \Con"tra*ri*ly\ (? or [?]), adv. In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways. | |
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Contrariness \Con"tra*ri*ness\, n. state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy. | |
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Contrarious \Con*tra"ri*ous\, a. [LL. contrariosus: cf. OF. contrarios contralius.] Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse. [Archaic] --Milton. She flew contrarious in the face of God. --Mrs. Browning. | |
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Contrariously \Con*tra"ri*ous*ly\, adv. Contrarily; oppositely. --Shak. | |
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Contrariwise \Con"tra*ri*wise\ (? [or] [?]), adv. 1. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. --1 Pet. iii. 9. 2. In a contrary order; conversely. Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Contrarotation \Con`tra*ro*ta"tion\, n. Circular motion in a direction contrary to some other circular motion. | |
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Contrarry \Con"trar*ry\, v. t. [F. contrarier. See {Contrary}, a.] To contradict or oppose; to thwart. [Obs.] I was advised not to contrary the king. --Bp. Latimer. | |
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Contrary \Con"tra*ry\, n.; pl. {Contraries}. 1. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities. No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a knave. --Shak. 2. An opponent; an enemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See {Converse}, n., 1. --Locke. 4. (Logic) See {Contraries}. {On the contrary}, in opposition; on the other hand. --Swift. {To the contrary}, to an opposite purpose or intent; on the other side. [bd]They did it, not for want of instruction to the contrary.[b8] --Bp. Stillingfleet. | |
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Contrary \Con"tra*ry\ (? [or] ?; 48), a. [OE. contrarie, contraire, F. contraire, fr. L. contrarius, fr. contra. See {Contra-}.] 1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds. And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me. --Lev. xxvi. 21. We have lost our labor; they are gone a contrary way. --Shak. 2. Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent. Fame, if not double-faced, is double mouthed, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds. --Milton. The doctrine of the earth's motion appeared to be contrary to the sacred Scripture. --Whewell. 3. Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child. 4. (Logic) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions. {Contrary motion} (Mus.), the progression of parts in opposite directions, one ascending, the other descending. Syn: Adverse; repugnant; hostile; inimical; discordant; inconsistent. | |
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Contrary \Con"tra*ry\ (? [or] ?; 48), a. [OE. contrarie, contraire, F. contraire, fr. L. contrarius, fr. contra. See {Contra-}.] 1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds. And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me. --Lev. xxvi. 21. We have lost our labor; they are gone a contrary way. --Shak. 2. Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent. Fame, if not double-faced, is double mouthed, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds. --Milton. The doctrine of the earth's motion appeared to be contrary to the sacred Scripture. --Whewell. 3. Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child. 4. (Logic) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions. {Contrary motion} (Mus.), the progression of parts in opposite directions, one ascending, the other descending. Syn: Adverse; repugnant; hostile; inimical; discordant; inconsistent. | |
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Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.] 1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. 2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed. 3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar co[94]rdinates. {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis. {Polar bear} (Zo[94]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, [or] Thalarctos, maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs 1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful, and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See {Bear}. {Polar body}, {cell}, [or] {globule} (Biol.), a minute cell which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The first polar body formed is usually larger than the second one, and often divides into two after its separation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of the fertilizing spermatozo[94]n; but their functions are not fully understood. {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28[b7], the northern called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic circle. {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus, turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun. {Polar co[94]rdinates}. See under 3d {Co[94]rdinate}. {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math. Dict. {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly body from the north pole of the heavens. {Polar equation of a line} [or] {surface}, an equation which expresses the relation between the polar co[94]rdinates of every point of the line or surface. {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc. {Polar hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large hare of Arctic America ({Lepus arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L. timidus}). {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis. {Polar}, [or] {Polaric}, {opposition} [or] {contrast} (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an opposition or contrast as possible. {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}. {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2. {Polar whale} (Zo[94]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See {Whale}. | |
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Contrast \Con"trast\ (k[ocr]n"tr[adot]st), n. [F. contraste: cf. It. contrasto.] 1. The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities. place the prospect of the soul In sober contrast with reality. --Wordsworth. 2. Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison. The contrasts and resemblances of the seasons. --Whewell. 3. (Fine Arts) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities. --Fairholt. | |
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Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See {Stand}.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. --Lyell. | |
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Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. t. 1. To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past. 2. (Fine Arts) To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object. the figures of the groups must not be all on side . . . but must contrast each other by their several position. --Dryden. | |
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Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.] 1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. 2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed. 3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar co[94]rdinates. {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis. {Polar bear} (Zo[94]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, [or] Thalarctos, maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs 1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful, and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See {Bear}. {Polar body}, {cell}, [or] {globule} (Biol.), a minute cell which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The first polar body formed is usually larger than the second one, and often divides into two after its separation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of the fertilizing spermatozo[94]n; but their functions are not fully understood. {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28[b7], the northern called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic circle. {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus, turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun. {Polar co[94]rdinates}. See under 3d {Co[94]rdinate}. {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math. Dict. {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly body from the north pole of the heavens. {Polar equation of a line} [or] {surface}, an equation which expresses the relation between the polar co[94]rdinates of every point of the line or surface. {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc. {Polar hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large hare of Arctic America ({Lepus arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L. timidus}). {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis. {Polar}, [or] {Polaric}, {opposition} [or] {contrast} (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an opposition or contrast as possible. {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}. {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2. {Polar whale} (Zo[94]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See {Whale}. | |
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Contrast \Con"trast\ (k[ocr]n"tr[adot]st), n. [F. contraste: cf. It. contrasto.] 1. The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities. place the prospect of the soul In sober contrast with reality. --Wordsworth. 2. Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison. The contrasts and resemblances of the seasons. --Whewell. 3. (Fine Arts) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities. --Fairholt. | |
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Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See {Stand}.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. --Lyell. | |
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Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. t. 1. To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past. 2. (Fine Arts) To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object. the figures of the groups must not be all on side . . . but must contrast each other by their several position. --Dryden. | |
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Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See {Stand}.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. --Lyell. | |
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Contrastimulant \Con`tra*stim"u*lant\, a. Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants. -- n. (Med.) An agent which counteracts the effect of a stimulant. | |
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Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See {Stand}.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. --Lyell. | |
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Contrate \Con"trate\, a. [See {Contra-}.] Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it. [R.] {Contrate wheel}. See {Crown wheel}. | |
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Contrate \Con"trate\, a. [See {Contra-}.] Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it. [R.] {Contrate wheel}. See {Crown wheel}. | |
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Crown wheel \Crown" wheel`\ (hw?l`). [Named from its resemblance to a crown.] (Mach.) A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; -- called also a {contrate wheel} or {face wheel}. | |
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Contrate \Con"trate\, a. [See {Contra-}.] Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it. [R.] {Contrate wheel}. See {Crown wheel}. | |
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Crown wheel \Crown" wheel`\ (hw?l`). [Named from its resemblance to a crown.] (Mach.) A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; -- called also a {contrate wheel} or {face wheel}. | |
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Contratenor \Con"tra*ten`or\, n. [Cf. {Counter tenor}.] (Mus.) Counter tenor; contralto. | |
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Contravallation \Con`tra*val*la"tion\, n. [Pref. contra- + vallation: cf. F. contrevallation. Cf. {Countervallation}.] (Fort.) A trench guarded with a parapet, constructed by besiegers, to secure themselves and check sallies of the besieged. | |
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Contravene \Con`tra*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contravened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contravening}.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra + venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See {Come}.] 1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat. So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be contravened. --Southey. 2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law. Laws that place the subjects in such a state contravene the first principles of the compact of authority. --Johnson. Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross; obstruct; baffle; thwart. | |
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Contravene \Con`tra*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contravened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contravening}.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra + venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See {Come}.] 1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat. So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be contravened. --Southey. 2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law. Laws that place the subjects in such a state contravene the first principles of the compact of authority. --Johnson. Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross; obstruct; baffle; thwart. | |
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Contravener \Con`tra*ven"er\, n. One who contravenes. | |
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Contravene \Con`tra*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contravened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contravening}.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra + venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See {Come}.] 1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat. So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be contravened. --Southey. 2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law. Laws that place the subjects in such a state contravene the first principles of the compact of authority. --Johnson. Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross; obstruct; baffle; thwart. | |
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Contravention \Con`tra*ven"tion\, n. [Cf. F. contravention.] The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation. Warrants in contravention of the acts of Parliament. --Macaulay. In contravention of all his marriage stipulations. --Motley. | |
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Contraversion \Con`tra*ver"sion\, n. A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe. --Congreve. | |
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Contrayerva \Con`tra*yer"va\, n. [Sp. contrayerba, literally, a counter herb, hence, an antidote for poison, fr. l. contra + herba herb.] (Bot.) A species of {Dorstenia} ({D. Contrayerva}), a South American plant, the aromatic root of which is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic. | |
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Contredanse \Con"tre*danse`\, n. [Cf. F. contredanse (fr. E. {Country-dance}). ] 1. (a) A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines. (b) The quadrille. [Obs.] 2. (Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance. | |
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Contributable \Con*trib"u*ta*ble\, a. Capable of being contributed. | |
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Contributary \Con*trib"u*ta*ry\, a. 1. Contributory. [R.] 2. Tributary; contributing. [R.] It was situated on the Ganges, at the place where this river received a contributary stream. --D'Anville (Trans. ). | |
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Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contributed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contributing}.] [L. contributus, p. p. of contribuere to bring together, to add; con- + tribuere to grant, impart. See {Tribute}.] To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to contribute food or fuel for the poor. England contributes much more than any other of the allies. --Addison. | |
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Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. i. 1. To give a part to a common stock; to lend assistance or aid, or give something, to a common purpose; to have a share in any act or effect. We are engaged in war; the secretary of state calls upon the colonies to contribute. --Burke. 2. To give or use one's power or influence for any object; to assist. These men also contributed to obstruct the progress of wisdom. --Goldsmith. | |
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Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contributed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contributing}.] [L. contributus, p. p. of contribuere to bring together, to add; con- + tribuere to grant, impart. See {Tribute}.] To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to contribute food or fuel for the poor. England contributes much more than any other of the allies. --Addison. | |
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Contributer \Con*trib"u*ter\, n. One who, or that which, contributes; specifically, one who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine. | |
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Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contributed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contributing}.] [L. contributus, p. p. of contribuere to bring together, to add; con- + tribuere to grant, impart. See {Tribute}.] To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to contribute food or fuel for the poor. England contributes much more than any other of the allies. --Addison. | |
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Contribution \Con`tri*bu"tion\, n. [L. contributio: cf. F. contribution.] 1. The act of contributing. 2. That which is contributed; -- either the portion which an individual furnishes to the common stock, or the whole which is formed by the gifts of individuals. A certain contribution for the poor saints which are at jerusalem. --Rom. xv. 26. Aristotle's actual contributions to the physical sciences. --Whewell. 3. (Mil.) An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved on the people of a town or country. These sums, . . . and the forced contributions paid by luckless peasants, enabled him to keep his straggling troops together. --Motley. 4. (Law) Payment, by each of several jointly liable, of a share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their number for the common benefit. | |
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Contribution plan \Con`tri*bu"tion plan\ (Life Insurance) A plan of distributing surplus by giving to each policy the excess of premiums and interest earned thereon over the expenses of management, cost of insurance, and the policy value at the date of computation. This excess is called the contribution of the policy. | |
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Contributional \Con`tri*bu"tion*al\, a. Pertaining to, or furnishing, a contribution. | |
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Contributive \Con*trib"u*tive\, a. Contributing, or tending to contribute. --Fuller. | |
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Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Contributories}. One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness. --Abbott. | |
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Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, a. Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contributive. --Milton. Bonfires of contributory wood. --Chapman. {Contributory negligence} (Law), negligence by an injured party, which combines with the negligence of the injurer in producing the injury, and which bars recovery when it is the proximate cause of the injury. --Wharton. | |
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Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Contributories}. One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness. --Abbott. | |
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Negligence \Neg"li*gence\, n. [F. n[82]gligence, L. negligentia.] The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness. 2. An act or instance of negligence or carelessness. remarking his beauties, . . . I must also point out his negligences and defects. --Blair. 3. (Law) The omission of the care usual under the circumstances, being convertible with the Roman culpa. A specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability for negligence varies acordingly. {Contributory negligence}. See under {Contributory}. Syn: Neglect; inattention; heedlessness; disregard; slight. Usage: {Negligence}, {Neglect}. These two words are freely interchanged in our older writers; but a distinction has gradually sprung up between them. As now generally used, negligence is the habit, and neglect the act, of leaving things undone or unattended to. We are negligent as a general trait of character; we are guilty of neglect in particular cases, or in reference to individuals who had a right to our attentions. | |
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Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, a. Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contributive. --Milton. Bonfires of contributory wood. --Chapman. {Contributory negligence} (Law), negligence by an injured party, which combines with the negligence of the injurer in producing the injury, and which bars recovery when it is the proximate cause of the injury. --Wharton. | |
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Contrist \Con*trist"\, v. t. [Cf. F. contrister. See {Contristate}.] To make sad. [Obs.] To deject and contrist myself. --Sterne. | |
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Contristate \Con*tris"tate\, v. t. & i. [L. contristatus, p. p. of contristare to sadden; con- + tristis sad.] To make sorrowful. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Contrite \Con"trite\ (?; 277), a. [L. contritus bruised, p. p. of contrere to grind, bruise; con- + terere to rub, grind: cf. F. contrit See {Trite}.] 1. Thoroughly bruised or broken. [Obs.] 2. Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent. A contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. --Ps. li. 17. Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite. --Milton. Syn: Penitent; repentant; humble; sorrowful. | |
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Contrite \Con"trite\, n. A contrite person. --Hooker. | |
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Contrite \Con"trite\, v. In a contrite manner. | |
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Contriteness \Con"trite`ness\, n. Deep sorrow and penitence for sin; contrition. | |
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Contrition \Con*tri"tion\, n. [F. contrition, L. contritio.] 1. The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing. [Obs.] The breaking of their parts into less parts by contrition. --Sir I. Newton. 2. The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance. My future days shall be one whole contrition. --Dryden. Syn: repentance; penitence; humiliation; compunction; self-reproach; remorse. Usage: {Contrition}, {Attrition}, {repentance}. -- Contrition is deep sorrow and self-condemnation, with through repetance for sin because it is displeasing to God, and implies a feeling of love toward God. Attrition is sorrow for sin, or imperfect repentance produced by fear of punishment or a sense of the baseness of sin. Repentance is a penitent renunciation of, and turning from, sin; thorough repentance produces a new life. Repentance is often used as synonymous with contrition. See {Compunction}. | |
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Contriturate \Con*trit"u*rate\ (?; 135), v. t. To triturate; to pulverize. [R.] | |
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Contrivance \Con*triv"ance\, n. 1. The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning. The machine which we are inspecting demonstrates, by its construction, contrivance and design. Contrivance must have had a contriver. --Paley. 2. The thing contrived, invented, or planned; disposition of parts or causes by design; a scheme; plan; atrifice; arrangement. Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. --Burke. Syn: Device; plan; scheme; invention; machine; project; design; artifice; shift. See {Device}. | |
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Contrivble \Con*triv"*ble\, a. Capable of being contrived, planned, invented, or devised. A perpetual motion may seem easily contrivable. --Bp. Wilkins. | |
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Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contrived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contriving}.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven, to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con- + trouver to find. See {Troubadour}, {trover}.] To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan. What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of the universe than infinite wisdom. --Tillotson. neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life. --Hawthorne. Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot; concert; hatch. | |
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Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. i. To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot. The Fates with traitors do contrive. --Shak. Thou hast contrived against th very life Of the defendant. --Shak. | |
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Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contrived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contriving}.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven, to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con- + trouver to find. See {Troubadour}, {trover}.] To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan. What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of the universe than infinite wisdom. --Tillotson. neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life. --Hawthorne. Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot; concert; hatch. | |
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Contrivement \Con*trive"ment\, n. Contrivance; invention; arrangement; design; plan. [Obs.] Consider the admirable contrivement and artifice of this great fabric. --Glanvill. Active to meet their contrivements. --Sir G. Buck. | |
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Contriver \Con*triv"er\, n. One who contrives, devises, plans, or schemas. --Swift. | |
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Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contrived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contriving}.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven, to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con- + trouver to find. See {Troubadour}, {trover}.] To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan. What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of the universe than infinite wisdom. --Tillotson. neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life. --Hawthorne. Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot; concert; hatch. | |
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Cascade system \Cascade system\ (Elec.) A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a system of electric traction in which motors so connected are employed. The cascade system is also called {tandem, [or] concatenated}, {system}; the connection a {cascade, tandem, [or] concatenated}, {connection}, or {a concatenation}; and the control of the motors so obtained a {tandem, [or] concatenation}, {control}. Note: In the cascade system of traction the cascade connection is used for starting and for low speeds up to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor is cut loose from the other motor and is either left idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line. | |
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Control \Con*trol"\, n. 1. (Mach.) The complete apparatus used to control a mechanism or machine in operation, as a flying machine in flight; specifically (A[89]ronautics), the mechanism controlling the rudders and ailerons. 2. (Climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the climate of any particular place, as latitude,distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation. | |
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Control \Con*trol"\, n. [F. contr[93]le a counter register, contr. fr. contr-r[93]le; contre (L. contra) + r[93]le roll, catalogue. See {Counter} and {Roll}, and cf. {Counterroll}.] 1. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register. [Obs.] --Johnson. 2. That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint. [bd]Speak without control.[b8] --Dryden. 3. Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control. The House of Commons should exercise a control over all the departments of the executive administration. --Macaulay. {Board of control}. See under {Board}. | |
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Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[93]ler, fr. contr[93]le.] [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.] 1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.] This report was controlled to be false. --Fuller. 2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower. Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a scepter to control the world. --Shak. I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger passion does its power control. --Dryden. Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate; hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue. | |
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Cascade system \Cascade system\ (Elec.) A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a system of electric traction in which motors so connected are employed. The cascade system is also called {tandem, [or] concatenated}, {system}; the connection a {cascade, tandem, [or] concatenated}, {connection}, or {a concatenation}; and the control of the motors so obtained a {tandem, [or] concatenation}, {control}. Note: In the cascade system of traction the cascade connection is used for starting and for low speeds up to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor is cut loose from the other motor and is either left idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line. | |
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Control \Con*trol"\, n. 1. (Mach.) The complete apparatus used to control a mechanism or machine in operation, as a flying machine in flight; specifically (A[89]ronautics), the mechanism controlling the rudders and ailerons. 2. (Climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the climate of any particular place, as latitude,distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation. | |
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Control \Con*trol"\, n. [F. contr[93]le a counter register, contr. fr. contr-r[93]le; contre (L. contra) + r[93]le roll, catalogue. See {Counter} and {Roll}, and cf. {Counterroll}.] 1. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register. [Obs.] --Johnson. 2. That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint. [bd]Speak without control.[b8] --Dryden. 3. Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control. The House of Commons should exercise a control over all the departments of the executive administration. --Macaulay. {Board of control}. See under {Board}. | |
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Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[93]ler, fr. contr[93]le.] [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.] 1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.] This report was controlled to be false. --Fuller. 2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower. Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a scepter to control the world. --Shak. I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger passion does its power control. --Dryden. Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate; hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue. | |
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Controllability \Con*trol`la*bil"i*ty\, n. Capability of being controlled; controllableness. | |
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Controllable \Con*trol"la*ble\, a. Capable of being controlled, checked, or restrained; amenable to command. Passion is the drunkeness of the mind, and, therefore, . . . not always controllable by reason. --South. | |
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Controllableness \Con*trol"la*ble*ness\, n. Capability of being controlled. | |
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Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[93]ler, fr. contr[93]le.] [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.] 1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.] This report was controlled to be false. --Fuller. 2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower. Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a scepter to control the world. --Shak. I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger passion does its power control. --Dryden. Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate; hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue. | |
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Controller \Con*trol"ler\, n. 1. (Elec.) Any electric device for controlling a circuit or system; specif.: (a) An electromagnet, excited by the main current, for throwing a regulator magnet into or out of circuit in an automatic device for constant current regulation. (b) A kind of multiple switch for gradually admitting the current to, or shutting it off from, an electric motor; as, a car controller for an electric railway car. 2. (Mach.) A lever controlling the speed of an engine; -- applied esp. to the lever governing a throttle valve, as of a steam or gasoline engine, esp. on an automobile. | |
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Controller \Con*trol"ler\, n. [From control, v. t.: cf. F. contr[93]leur.] 1. One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who has power or authority to regulate or control; one who governs. The great controller of our fate Deigned to be man, and lived in low estate. --Dryden. 2. An officer appointed to keep a counter register of accounts, or to examine, rectify, or verify accounts. [More commonly written {controller}.] 3. (Naut.) An iron block, usually bolted to a ship's deck, for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block, and thus hold fast until disengaged. | |
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Controller \Con*trol"ler\, n. 1. (Elec.) Any electric device for controlling a circuit or system; specif.: (a) An electromagnet, excited by the main current, for throwing a regulator magnet into or out of circuit in an automatic device for constant current regulation. (b) A kind of multiple switch for gradually admitting the current to, or shutting it off from, an electric motor; as, a car controller for an electric railway car. 2. (Mach.) A lever controlling the speed of an engine; -- applied esp. to the lever governing a throttle valve, as of a steam or gasoline engine, esp. on an automobile. | |
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Controller \Con*trol"ler\, n. [From control, v. t.: cf. F. contr[93]leur.] 1. One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who has power or authority to regulate or control; one who governs. The great controller of our fate Deigned to be man, and lived in low estate. --Dryden. 2. An officer appointed to keep a counter register of accounts, or to examine, rectify, or verify accounts. [More commonly written {controller}.] 3. (Naut.) An iron block, usually bolted to a ship's deck, for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block, and thus hold fast until disengaged. | |
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Controllership \Con*trol"ler*ship\, n. The office of a controller. | |
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Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[93]ler, fr. contr[93]le.] [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.] 1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.] This report was controlled to be false. --Fuller. 2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower. Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a scepter to control the world. --Shak. I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger passion does its power control. --Dryden. Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate; hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue. | |
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Controlment \Con*trol"ment\, n. 1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence. You may do it without controlment. --Shak. 2. Opposition; resistance; hostility. [Obs.] Here have we war for war, and blood for blood, Controlment for controlment. --Shak. | |
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Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[93]ler, fr. contr[93]le.] [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.] 1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.] This report was controlled to be false. --Fuller. 2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower. Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a scepter to control the world. --Shak. I feel my virtue struggling in my soul: But stronger passion does its power control. --Dryden. Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate; hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue. | |
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Controversal \Con`tro*ver"sal\, a. 1. Turning or looking opposite ways. [Obs.] The temple of Janus, with his two controversal faces. --Milton. 2. Controversial. [Obs.] --Boyle. | |
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Controversary \Con`tro*ver"sa*ry\, a. Controversial. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Controverse \Con"tro*verse\, n. [Cf. F. controverse.] Controversy. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Controverse \Con"tro*verse\, v. t. [L. controversari, fr. controversus turned against, disputed.] To dispute; to controvert. [Obs.] [bd]Controversed causes.[b8] --Hooker. | |
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Controverser \Con"tro*ver`ser\, n. A disputant. [Obs.] | |
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Controversial \Con`tro*ver"sial\, a. [Cf. LL. controversialis.] Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity. | |
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Controversialist \Con`tro*ver"sial*ist\, n. One who carries on a controversy; a disputant. He [Johnson] was both intellectually and morally of the stuff of which controversialists are made. --Macaulay. | |
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Controversially \Con`tro*ver"sial*ly\, adv. In a controversial manner. | |
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Controversy \Con"tro*ver`sy\, n.; pl. {Controversies}. [L. controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed; contro- = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See {Verse}.] 1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions. This left no room for controversy about the title. --Locke. A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in writing. --Johnson. 2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference. The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. --Jer. xxv. 31. 3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs.] When any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment. --2 Sam. xv. 2. Syn: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation; contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel. | |
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Controversion \Con`tro*ver"sion\, n. Act of controverting; controversy. [Obs.] --Hooker. | |
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Controversor \Con"tro*ver`sor\, n. A controverser. [Obs.] | |
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Controversy \Con"tro*ver`sy\, n.; pl. {Controversies}. [L. controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed; contro- = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See {Verse}.] 1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions. This left no room for controversy about the title. --Locke. A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in writing. --Johnson. 2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference. The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. --Jer. xxv. 31. 3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs.] When any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment. --2 Sam. xv. 2. Syn: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation; contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel. | |
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Controvert \Con"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Controverting}.] [See {Controversy}.] To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate. Some controverted points had decided according to the sense of the best jurists. --Macaulay. | |
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Controvert \Con"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Controverting}.] [See {Controversy}.] To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate. Some controverted points had decided according to the sense of the best jurists. --Macaulay. | |
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Controverter \Con"tro*ver`ter\, n. One who controverts; a controversial writer; a controversialist. Some controverters in divinity are like swaggerers in a tavern. --B. Jonson. | |
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Controvertible \Con`tro*ver"ti*ble\, a. Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of question. -- {Con`tro*ver"ti*bly}, adv. | |
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Controvertible \Con`tro*ver"ti*ble\, a. Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of question. -- {Con`tro*ver"ti*bly}, adv. | |
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Controvert \Con"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Controverting}.] [See {Controversy}.] To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate. Some controverted points had decided according to the sense of the best jurists. --Macaulay. | |
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Controvertist \Con"tro*ver`tist\, n. One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist. How unfriendly is the controvertist to the discernment of the critic! --Campbell. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. {Over the counter} (Stock Exchanges), in an office; -- said of business so done, as distinguished from that done at an exchange. [Cant] Counterglow \Coun"ter*glow`\, n. (Astron.) An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen during September and October, when in the constellations Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet understood. Called also {Gegenschein}. | |
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Speed counter \Speed counter\ (Mach.) A device for automatically counting the revolutions or pulsations of an engine or other machine; -- called also simply {counter}. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r-). Note: [See {Counter}, adv. ] A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See {Counter}, adv. & a. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, adv. [F. contre, fr. L. contra against. Cf. {Contra-}.] 1. Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go. Running counter to all the rules of virtue. --Locks. 2. In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter. This is counter, you false Danish dogs! --Shak. 3. At or against the front or face. [R.] Which [darts] they never throw counter, but at the back of the flier. --Sandys. | |
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Counter \Count"er\ (koun"t?r), n. [OE. countere, countour, a counter (in sense 1), OF. contere, conteor, fr. conter to count. See {Count}, v. t. ] 1. One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner. 2. A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc. The old gods of our own race whose names . . . serve as counters reckon the days of the week. --E. B. Tylor. What comes the wool to? . . . I can not do it without counters. --Shak. 3. Money; coin; -- used in contempt. [Obs.] To lock such rascal counters from his friends. --Shak. 4. A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London. Anne Aysavugh . . . imprisoned in the Counter. --Fuller. 5. A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations. --Knight. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer, F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place, place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on which they are weighed or measured. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [See {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.] 1. (Naut.) The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r), n. An encounter. [Obs.] With kindly counter under mimic shade. --Spenser. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, v. i. (Boxing) To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing. His left hand countered provokingly. --C. Kingsley. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. {Over the counter} (Stock Exchanges), in an office; -- said of business so done, as distinguished from that done at an exchange. [Cant] Counterglow \Coun"ter*glow`\, n. (Astron.) An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen during September and October, when in the constellations Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet understood. Called also {Gegenschein}. | |
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Speed counter \Speed counter\ (Mach.) A device for automatically counting the revolutions or pulsations of an engine or other machine; -- called also simply {counter}. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r-). Note: [See {Counter}, adv. ] A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See {Counter}, adv. & a. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, adv. [F. contre, fr. L. contra against. Cf. {Contra-}.] 1. Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go. Running counter to all the rules of virtue. --Locks. 2. In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter. This is counter, you false Danish dogs! --Shak. 3. At or against the front or face. [R.] Which [darts] they never throw counter, but at the back of the flier. --Sandys. | |
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Counter \Count"er\ (koun"t?r), n. [OE. countere, countour, a counter (in sense 1), OF. contere, conteor, fr. conter to count. See {Count}, v. t. ] 1. One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner. 2. A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc. The old gods of our own race whose names . . . serve as counters reckon the days of the week. --E. B. Tylor. What comes the wool to? . . . I can not do it without counters. --Shak. 3. Money; coin; -- used in contempt. [Obs.] To lock such rascal counters from his friends. --Shak. 4. A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London. Anne Aysavugh . . . imprisoned in the Counter. --Fuller. 5. A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations. --Knight. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer, F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place, place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on which they are weighed or measured. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [See {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.] 1. (Naut.) The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r), n. An encounter. [Obs.] With kindly counter under mimic shade. --Spenser. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, v. i. (Boxing) To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing. His left hand countered provokingly. --C. Kingsley. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. {Over the counter} (Stock Exchanges), in an office; -- said of business so done, as distinguished from that done at an exchange. [Cant] Counterglow \Coun"ter*glow`\, n. (Astron.) An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen during September and October, when in the constellations Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet understood. Called also {Gegenschein}. | |
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Speed counter \Speed counter\ (Mach.) A device for automatically counting the revolutions or pulsations of an engine or other machine; -- called also simply {counter}. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r-). Note: [See {Counter}, adv. ] A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See {Counter}, adv. & a. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, adv. [F. contre, fr. L. contra against. Cf. {Contra-}.] 1. Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go. Running counter to all the rules of virtue. --Locks. 2. In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter. This is counter, you false Danish dogs! --Shak. 3. At or against the front or face. [R.] Which [darts] they never throw counter, but at the back of the flier. --Sandys. | |
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Counter \Count"er\ (koun"t?r), n. [OE. countere, countour, a counter (in sense 1), OF. contere, conteor, fr. conter to count. See {Count}, v. t. ] 1. One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner. 2. A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc. The old gods of our own race whose names . . . serve as counters reckon the days of the week. --E. B. Tylor. What comes the wool to? . . . I can not do it without counters. --Shak. 3. Money; coin; -- used in contempt. [Obs.] To lock such rascal counters from his friends. --Shak. 4. A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London. Anne Aysavugh . . . imprisoned in the Counter. --Fuller. 5. A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations. --Knight. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer, F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place, place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on which they are weighed or measured. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [See {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.] 1. (Naut.) The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r), n. An encounter. [Obs.] With kindly counter under mimic shade. --Spenser. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, v. i. (Boxing) To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing. His left hand countered provokingly. --C. Kingsley. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
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Counter brace \Coun"ter brace`\ (br?s`). 1. (Naut.) The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel. 2. (Engin.) A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace is designed to receive. Note: In a quadrilateral system of bracing, the main brace is usually in the direction of one diagonal, and the counter brace in the direction of the other. Strains in counter braces are occasioned by the live load only, as, in a roof, by the wind, or, in a bridge, by a moving train. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
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Drain \Drain\, n. 1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country. 2. That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink. 3. pl. The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains. [Eng.] --Halliwell. {Box drain}, {Counter drain}. See under {Box}, {Counter}. {Right of drain} (Law), an easement or servitude by which one man has a right to convey water in pipes through or over the estate of another. --Kent. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
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Extension \Ex*ten"sion\, n. [L. extensio: cf. F. extension. See {Extend}, v. t.] 1. The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion. 2. (Physics) That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space. 3. (Logic & Metaph.) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; -- correlative of intension. The law is that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension. --Sir W. Hamilton. The extension of [the term] plant is greater than that of geranium, because it includes more objects. --Abp. Thomson. 4. (Surg.) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line. 5. (Physiol.) The straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion. 6. (Com.) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt. {Counter extension}. (Surg.) See under {Counter}. {Extension table}, a table so constructed as to be readily extended or contracted in length. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
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Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, n. [Cf. F. irritant.] 1. That which irritates or excites. 2. (Physiol. & Med.) Any agent by which irritation is produced; as, a chemical irritant; a mechanical or electrical irritant. 3. (Toxicology) A poison that produces inflammation. {Counter irritant}. See under {Counter}. {Pure irritant} (Toxicology), a poison that produces inflammation without any corrosive action upon the tissues. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
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Potent \Po"tent\, n. 1. A prince; a potentate. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. [See {Potence}.] A staff or crutch. [Obs.] 3. (Her.) One of the furs; a surface composed of patches which are supposed to represent crutch heads; they are always alternately argent and azure, unless otherwise specially mentioned. {Counter potent} (Her.), a fur differing from potent in the arrangement of the patches. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
2. (Mus.) Same as {Contra}. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to {counter tenor}. 3. (Far.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck. 4. The back leather or heel part of a boot. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf. {Contratenor}, and see {Tenor} a part in music.] (Mus.) One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor. {Counter-tenor clef} (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the third line; -- also called {alto clef}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
2. (Mus.) Same as {Contra}. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to {counter tenor}. 3. (Far.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck. 4. The back leather or heel part of a boot. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf. {Contratenor}, and see {Tenor} a part in music.] (Mus.) One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor. {Counter-tenor clef} (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the third line; -- also called {alto clef}. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. [bd]Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle.[b8] --I. Taylor. {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See {Approach}. {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary. {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.] {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}. {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}. {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. [bd]Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases.[b8] --Macaulay. {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. {Counter sense}, opposite meaning. {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to another. {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another. {Counter tide}, contrary tide. | |
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Vair \Vair\, n. [F. vair, from OF. vair, a., L. varius various, variegated. See {Various}, and cf. {Menivel}.] The skin of the squirrel, much used in the fourteenth century as fur for garments, and frequently mentioned by writers of that period in describing the costly dresses of kings, nobles, and prelates. It is represented in heraldry by a series of small shields placed close together, and alternately white and blue. --Fairholt. No vair or ermine decked his garment. --Sir W. Scott. {Counter vair} (Her.), a fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures. | |
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Counter weight \Coun"ter *weight`\ (-w[amac]t`), n. A counterpoise. | |
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Counteract \Coun`ter*act"\ (koun`t?r-?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.] To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice. | |
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Counteract \Coun`ter*act"\ (koun`t?r-?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.] To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice. | |
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Counteractibely \Coun`ter*act"ibe*ly\, adv. By counteraction. | |
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Counteract \Coun`ter*act"\ (koun`t?r-?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.] To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice. | |
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Counteraction \Coun`ter*ac"tion\ (koun`t?r-?k"sh?n), n. Action in opposition; hindrance resistance. [They] do not . . . overcome the counteraction of a false principle or of stubborn partiality. --Johnson. | |
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Counteractive \Coun`ter*act"ive\ (-?kt"?v), a. Tending to counteract. | |
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Counteractive \Coun`ter*act"ive\, n. One who, or that which, counteracts. | |
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Counterbalance \Coun"ter*bal`ance\ (koun"t?r-b?l`ans), n. A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing another; as: (a) A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc., on the opposite side of the wheel. (b) A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a drawbridge or a scale beam. Money is the counterbalance to all other things purchasable by it. --Locke. | |
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Counterbalance \Coun`ter*bal"ance\ (-b?l"ans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterbalanced} (-anst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterbalancing}.] To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance. The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the mercurial cylinder. --Boyle. The cstudy of mind is necessary to counterbalance and correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Counterbalance \Coun`ter*bal"ance\ (-b?l"ans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterbalanced} (-anst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterbalancing}.] To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance. The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the mercurial cylinder. --Boyle. The cstudy of mind is necessary to counterbalance and correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Counterbalance \Coun`ter*bal"ance\ (-b?l"ans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterbalanced} (-anst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterbalancing}.] To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance. The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the mercurial cylinder. --Boyle. The cstudy of mind is necessary to counterbalance and correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Counterbore \Coun"ter*bore`\ (-b?r`), n. 1. A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a cylindrical screw head. 2. A kind of pin drill with the cutting edge or edges normal to the axis; -- used for enlarging a hole, or for forming a flat-bottomed recess at its mouth. | |
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Counterbore \Coun`ter*bore"\ (koun`t?r-b?r"), v. t. To form a counterbore in, by boring, turning, or drilling; to enlarge, as a hole, by means of a counterbore. | |
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Counterbrace \Coun"ter*brace`\, v. t. 1. (Naut.) To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another. 2. (Engin.) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted; to apply counter braces to. | |
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Counterbuff \Coun`ter*buff"\ (koun`t?r-b?f"), v. t. To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front. --Dryden. | |
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Counterbuff \Coun"ter*buff`\ (koun"t?r-b?f`), n. A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil. | |
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Countercast \Coun"ter*cast`\ (koun"t?r-k?st`), n. A trick; a delusive contrivance. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Countercaster \Coun"ter*cast`er\ (-?r), n. A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper; -- used contemptuously. | |
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Counterchange \Coun`ter*change"\ (koun`t[etil]r*ch[amac]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterchanged} (-ch?njd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterchanging}.] 1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to exchange. 2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging. See {Counterchaged}, a., 2. Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright. --Tennyson. | |
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Counterchange \Coun"ter*change`\ (koun"t[etil]r*ch[amac]nj`), n. Exchange; reciprocation. | |
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Counterchange \Coun`ter*change"\ (koun`t[etil]r*ch[amac]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterchanged} (-ch?njd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterchanging}.] 1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to exchange. 2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging. See {Counterchaged}, a., 2. Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright. --Tennyson. | |
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Counterchanged \Coun`ter*changed"\ (-ch?njd"), a. 1. Exchanged. 2. (Her.) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually; thus, if the field is divided palewise, or and azure, and cross is borne counterchanged, that part of the cross which comes on the azure side will be or, and that on the or side will be azure. | |
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Counterchange \Coun`ter*change"\ (koun`t[etil]r*ch[amac]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterchanged} (-ch?njd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterchanging}.] 1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to exchange. 2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging. See {Counterchaged}, a., 2. Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright. --Tennyson. | |
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Countercharge \Coun"ter*charge`\ (koun"t?r-ch?rj`), n. An opposing charge. | |
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Countercharm \Coun"ter*charm`\ (koun"t?r-ch?rm`), n. That which has the power of destroying the effect of a charm. | |
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Countercharm \Coun`ter*charm"\ (koun`t?r-ch?rm"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countercharmed} (-ch?rmd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countercharming}.] To destroy the effect of a charm upon. | |
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Countercharm \Coun`ter*charm"\ (koun`t?r-ch?rm"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countercharmed} (-ch?rmd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countercharming}.] To destroy the effect of a charm upon. | |
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Countercharm \Coun`ter*charm"\ (koun`t?r-ch?rm"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countercharmed} (-ch?rmd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countercharming}.] To destroy the effect of a charm upon. | |
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Countercheck \Coun`ter*check"\ (koun`t?r-ch?k"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterchecked} (-ch?ckt"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterchecking}.] To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check. | |
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Countercheck \Coun"ter*check`\ (koun"t?r-ch?k`), n. 1. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover. 2. Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check. The system of checks and counterchecks. --J. H. Newton. | |
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Countercheck \Coun`ter*check"\ (koun`t?r-ch?k"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterchecked} (-ch?ckt"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterchecking}.] To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check. | |
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Countercheck \Coun`ter*check"\ (koun`t?r-ch?k"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterchecked} (-ch?ckt"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterchecking}.] To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check. | |
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Counterclaim \Coun"ter*claim`\ (-kl[amac]m`), n. (Law) A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him. | |
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Counter-compony \Coun"ter-com*po`ny\ (-k[ocr]m*p[omac]`n[ycr]), a. (Her.) See {Compony}. | |
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Counter-couchant \Coun"ter-couch`ant\ (koun"t[etil]r*kouch"[ait]nt), a. (Her.) Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coat of arms. | |
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Counter-courant \Coun"ter-cou*rant"\ (-k??-r?nt"), a. (Her.) Running in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coast of arms. | |
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Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\ (koun"t?r-k?r`-rent), a. Running in an opposite direction. | |
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Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\, n. A current running in an opposite direction to the main current. | |
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Counterdraw \Coun`ter*draw"\ (koun`t[etil]r*dr[add]"), v. t. [imp. {Counterdrew} (-dr[udd]"); p. p. {Counterdrawn} (-dr?n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterdrawing}.] To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on oiled paper, or other transparent substance. | |
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Counterdraw \Coun`ter*draw"\ (koun`t[etil]r*dr[add]"), v. t. [imp. {Counterdrew} (-dr[udd]"); p. p. {Counterdrawn} (-dr?n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterdrawing}.] To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on oiled paper, or other transparent substance. | |
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Counterdraw \Coun`ter*draw"\ (koun`t[etil]r*dr[add]"), v. t. [imp. {Counterdrew} (-dr[udd]"); p. p. {Counterdrawn} (-dr?n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterdrawing}.] To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on oiled paper, or other transparent substance. | |
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Counterdraw \Coun`ter*draw"\ (koun`t[etil]r*dr[add]"), v. t. [imp. {Counterdrew} (-dr[udd]"); p. p. {Counterdrawn} (-dr?n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterdrawing}.] To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on oiled paper, or other transparent substance. | |
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Counterfaisance \Coun"ter*fai"sance\ (koun"t?r-f?"zans), n. See {Counterfesance}. [Obs.] | |
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Counterfesance \Coun"ter*fe`sance\ (-f?"zans), n. [OF. contrefaisance, fr. contrefaire. See {Counterfeit}, a.] The act of forging; forgery. [Obs.] [Written also {counterfaisance}.] | |
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Counterfaisance \Coun"ter*fai"sance\ (koun"t?r-f?"zans), n. See {Counterfesance}. [Obs.] | |
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Counterfesance \Coun"ter*fe`sance\ (-f?"zans), n. [OF. contrefaisance, fr. contrefaire. See {Counterfeit}, a.] The act of forging; forgery. [Obs.] [Written also {counterfaisance}.] | |
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Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, v. i. 1. To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend. The knave counterfeits well; a good knave. --Shak. 2. To make counterfeits. | |
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Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, n. 1. That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart. Thou drawest a counterfeit Best in all Athens. --Shak. Even Nature's self envied the same, And grudged to see the counterfeit should shame The thing itself. --Spenser. 2. That which is made in imitation of something, with a view to deceive by passing the false for the true; as, the bank note was a counterfeit. Never call a true piece of gold a counterfeit. --Shak. Some of these counterfeits are fabricated with such exquisite taste and skill, that it is the achievement of criticism to distinguish them from originals. --Macaulay. 3. One who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates another; an impostor; a cheat. I fear thou art another counterfeit; And yet, in faith, thou bear'st thee like a king. --Shak. | |
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Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\ (koun"t?r-f?t), a. [F. contrefait, p. p. of contrefaire to counterfeit; contre (L. contra) + faire to make, fr. L. facere. See {Counter}, adv., and {Fact}.] 1. Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed. Look here upon this picture, and on this- The counterfeit presentment of two brothers. --Shak. 2. Fabricated in imitation of something else, with a view to defraud by passing the false copy for genuine or original; as, counterfeit antiques; counterfeit coin. [bd]No counterfeit gem.[b8] --Robinson (More's Utopia). 3. Assuming the appearance of something; false; spurious; deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist. [bd]An arrant counterfeit rascal.[b8] --Shak. Syn: Forged; fictitious; spurious; false. | |
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Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterfeiting}.] 1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person. Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he. --Goldsmith. 2. To imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc. | |
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Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterfeiting}.] 1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person. Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he. --Goldsmith. 2. To imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc. | |
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Counterfeiter \Coun"ter*feit`er\ (-f?t`?r), n. 1. One who counterfeits; one who copies or imitates; especially, one who copies or forges bank notes or coin; a forger. The coin which was corrupted by counterfeiters. --Camden. 2. One who assumes a false appearance or semblance; one who makes false pretenses. Counterfeiters of devotion. --Sherwood. | |
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Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterfeiting}.] 1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person. Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he. --Goldsmith. 2. To imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc. | |
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Counterfeitly \Coun"ter*feit`ly\, adv. By forgery; falsely. | |
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Counterfesance \Coun"ter*fe`sance\ (-f?"zans), n. [OF. contrefaisance, fr. contrefaire. See {Counterfeit}, a.] The act of forging; forgery. [Obs.] [Written also {counterfaisance}.] | |
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Counterfleury \Coun"ter*fleu`ry\ (koun"t?r-fl?`r?), a. [F. contrefleuri.] (Her.) Counterflory. | |
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Counterflory \Coun"ter*flo`ry\ (-fl?`r?), a. [See {Counterfleury}.] (Her.) Adorned with flowers (usually fleurs-de-lis) so divided that the tops appear on one side and the bottoms on the others; -- said of any ordinary. | |
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Counterfoil \Coun"ter*foil`\ (-foil), n. [Counter- + foil a leaf.] 1. That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king money on the account; -- called also {counterstock}. [Eng.] 2. The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in which are noted the main particulars contained in the corresponding part, which has been issued. | |
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Counterforce \Coun"ter*force`\ (-f?rs`), n. An opposing force. | |
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Counterfort \Coun"ter*fort`\ (-f?rt`), n. 1. (Fort.) A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall. 2. A spur or projection of a mountain. --Imp. Dict. | |
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Countergage \Coun"ter*gage`\ (-g[amac]j`), n. (Carp.) An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made. --Knight. | |
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Counter \Coun"ter\, n. {Over the counter} (Stock Exchanges), in an office; -- said of business so done, as distinguished from that done at an exchange. [Cant] Counterglow \Coun"ter*glow`\, n. (Astron.) An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen during September and October, when in the constellations Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet understood. Called also {Gegenschein}. | |
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Counterguard \Coun"ter*guard`\ (koun"t[etil]r*g[aum]rd`), n. (Fort.) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire. | |
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Counterirritant \Coun"ter*ir`ri*tant\ (-?r"r?-tant), n., Counterirritation \Coun"ter*ir`ri*ta"tion\, n. See {Counter irritant}, etc., under {Counter}, a. | |
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Counterirritate \Coun"ter*ir"ri*tate\ (koun"t[etil]r-?r"r?-t?t), v. t. (Med.) To produce counter irritation in; to treat with one morbid process for the purpose of curing another. | |
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Counterirritant \Coun"ter*ir`ri*tant\ (-?r"r?-tant), n., Counterirritation \Coun"ter*ir`ri*ta"tion\, n. See {Counter irritant}, etc., under {Counter}, a. | |
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Counterjumper \Coun"ter*jump`er\ (koun"t[etil]r-j?mp`?r), n. A salesman in a shop; a shopman; -- used contemptuously. [Slang] | |
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Counterlath \Coun"ter*lath`\, n. (Building) (a) A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a bearing for laths laid crosswise. (b) Any lath laid without actual measurement between two gauged laths. (c) Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for plastering. (d) One of many laths used in preparing one side of a partition or framed wall, when the other side has been covered in and finished. | |
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Counterman \Coun"ter*man\ (koun"t[etil]r*m[ait]n), n.; pl. {Countermen} (-m[eit]n). A man who attends at the counter of a shop to sell goods. [Eng.] | |
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Countermand \Coun"ter*mand\ (koun"t[etil]r*m[adot]nd), n. A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command. Have you no countermand for Claudio yet, But he must die to-morrow? --Shak. | |
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Countermand \Coun`ter*mand"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[adot]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countermanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermanding}.] [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) + mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. {Mandate}.] 1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to countermand an order for goods. 2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.] Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodles. --Harvey. 3. To oppose; to revoke the command of. For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him. --Hooker. | |
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Countermandable \Coun`ter*mand"a*ble\ (-m?nd"?-b'l), a. Capable of being countermanded; revocable. --Bacon. | |
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Countermand \Coun`ter*mand"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[adot]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countermanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermanding}.] [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) + mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. {Mandate}.] 1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to countermand an order for goods. 2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.] Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodles. --Harvey. 3. To oppose; to revoke the command of. For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him. --Hooker. | |
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Countermand \Coun`ter*mand"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[adot]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countermanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermanding}.] [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) + mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. {Mandate}.] 1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to countermand an order for goods. 2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.] Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodles. --Harvey. 3. To oppose; to revoke the command of. For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him. --Hooker. | |
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Countermarch \Coun`ter*march"\ (koun`t?r-m?rch"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Countermarched} (-m?rcht"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermarching}.] (Mil.) To march back, or to march in reversed order. The two armies marched and countermarched, drew near and receded. --Macaulay. | |
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Countermarch \Coun"ter*march`\ (koun"t?r-m?rch`), n. 1. A marching back; retrocession. 2. (Mil.) An evolution by which a body of troops change front or reverse the direction of march while retaining the same men in the front rank; also, a movement by which the rear rank becomes the front one, either with or without changing the right to the left. 3. A change of measures; alteration of conduct. Such countermarches and retractions as we do not willingly impute to wisdom. --T. Burnet. | |
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Countermarch \Coun`ter*march"\ (koun`t?r-m?rch"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Countermarched} (-m?rcht"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermarching}.] (Mil.) To march back, or to march in reversed order. The two armies marched and countermarched, drew near and receded. --Macaulay. | |
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Countermarch \Coun`ter*march"\ (koun`t?r-m?rch"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Countermarched} (-m?rcht"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermarching}.] (Mil.) To march back, or to march in reversed order. The two armies marched and countermarched, drew near and receded. --Macaulay. | |
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Countermark \Coun"ter*mark`\ (-m?rk`), n. 1. A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several persons, that it may not be opened except in the presence of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or silver work by the Goldsmiths' Company of London, to attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark added to an ancient coin or medal, to show either its change of value or that it was taken from an enemy. 2. (Far.) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age. | |
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Countermark \Coun`ter*mark"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[aum]rk"), v. t. To apply a countermark to; as, to countermark silverware; to countermark a horse's teeth. | |
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Counterman \Coun"ter*man\ (koun"t[etil]r*m[ait]n), n.; pl. {Countermen} (-m[eit]n). A man who attends at the counter of a shop to sell goods. [Eng.] | |
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Countermine \Coun`ter*mine"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[imac]n"), v. t. [Cf. F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. {Countermined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermining}.] 1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine. 2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures. | |
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Countermine \Coun`ter*mine"\, v. i. To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly. 'Tis hard for man to countermine with God. --Chapman. | |
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Countermine \Coun"ter*mine`\ (koun"t[etil]r*m[imac]n`), n. [Counter- + mine underground gallery: cf. F. contermine.] 1. (Mil.) An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy. 2. A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project is defeated. Thinking himself contemned, knowing no countermine against contempt but terror. --Sir P. Sidney. | |
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Countermine \Coun`ter*mine"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[imac]n"), v. t. [Cf. F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. {Countermined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermining}.] 1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine. 2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures. | |
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Countermine \Coun`ter*mine"\ (koun`t[etil]r*m[imac]n"), v. t. [Cf. F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. {Countermined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermining}.] 1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine. 2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures. | |
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Countermove \Coun`ter*move"\ (koun`t?r-m??v"), v. t. & i. To move in a contrary direction to. | |
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Countermove \Coun"ter*move`\ (-m??v`), n. Countermovement \Coun"ter*move`ment\ (-ment). A movement in opposition to another. | |
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Countermove \Coun"ter*move`\ (-m??v`), n. Countermovement \Coun"ter*move`ment\ (-ment). A movement in opposition to another. | |
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Countermure \Coun"ter*mure`\ (-m?r`), n. [Counter- + mure: cf. F. contremur.] (Fort.) A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. {Contramure}. --Knolles. | |
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Countermure \Coun`ter*mure"\ (koun`t?r-m?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countermured} (-m?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermuring}.] [Cf. F. contremurer.] To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] --Kyd. | |
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Countermure \Coun`ter*mure"\ (koun`t?r-m?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countermured} (-m?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermuring}.] [Cf. F. contremurer.] To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] --Kyd. | |
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Countermure \Coun`ter*mure"\ (koun`t?r-m?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countermured} (-m?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermuring}.] [Cf. F. contremurer.] To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] --Kyd. | |
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Counternatural \Coun"ter*nat`u*ral\ (koun"t?r-n?t`?-ral; 135), a. Contrary to nature. [R.] --Harvey. | |
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Counter-paly \Coun"ter-pa`ly\ (-p?`l?), a. [F. contre-pal[82].] (Her.) Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colors used alternately or counterchanged. Thus the escutcheon in the illustration may also be blazoned paly of six per fess counterchanged argent and azure. | |
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Counterpane \Coun"ter*pane`\ (koun"t?r-p?n`), n. [See {Counterpoint}, corrupted into counterpane, from the employment of pane-shaped figures in these coverlets. ] A coverlet for a bed, -- originally stitched or woven in squares or figures. On which a tissue counterpane was cast. --Drayton. | |
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Counterpane \Coun"ter*pane`\, n. [OF. contrepan a pledge, security; contre + pan a skirt, also, a pawn or gage, F. pan a skirt. See {Pane}, and cf. {Pawn}.] (O. Law) A duplicate part or copy of an indenture, deed, etc., corresponding with the original; -- now called counterpart. Read, scribe; give me the counterpane. --B. Jonson. | |
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Counterpart \Coun"ter*part`\ (koun"t?r-p?rt`), n. 1. A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile. In same things the laws of Normandy agreed with the laws of England, so that they seem to be, as it were, copies or counterparts one of another. --Sir M. Hale. 2. (Law) One of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a duplicate. 3. A person who closely resembles another. 4. A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements it; that which serves to complete or complement anything; hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in another; an opposite. O counterpart Of our soft sex, well are you made our lords. --Dryden. | |
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Counterpassant \Coun"ter*pas`sant\ (-p?s"sant), a. [Counter- + passant: cf. F. contrepassant.] (Her.) Passant in opposite directions; -- said of two animals. | |
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Counterplead \Coun`ter*plead"\ (koun`t?r-pl?d"), v. t. To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny. | |
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Counterplot \Coun"ter*plot`\ (koun"t?r-pl?t`), n. A plot or artifice opposed to another. --L'Estrange. | |
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Counterplot \Coun`ter*plot"\ (koun`t?r-pl?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterplotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterplotting}.] To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem. Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been counterplotted. --De Quinsey. | |
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Counterplot \Coun`ter*plot"\ (koun`t?r-pl?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterplotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterplotting}.] To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem. Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been counterplotted. --De Quinsey. | |
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Counterplot \Coun`ter*plot"\ (koun`t?r-pl?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterplotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterplotting}.] To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem. Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been counterplotted. --De Quinsey. | |
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Counterpoint \Coun"ter*point`\ (koun"t?r-point`), n. [Counter- + point.] An opposite point [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys. | |
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Counterpoint \Coun"ter*point`\, n. [F. contrepoint; cf. It. contrappunto. Cf. {Contrapuntal}.] (Mus.) (a) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given {canto fermo} or melody. (b) The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody not single, but moving attended by one or more related melodies. (c) Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See {Polyphony}. Counterpoint, an invention equivalent to a new creation of music. --Whewell. | |
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Counterpoint \Coun"ter*point`\, n. [OF. contrepoincte, corruption of earlier counstepointe, countepointe, F. courtepointe, fr. L. culcita cushion, mattress (see {Quilt}, and cf. {Cushion}) + puncta, fem. p. p. of pungere to prick (see {Point}). The word properly meant a stitched quilt, with the colors broken one into another.] A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st {Counterpane}. Embroidered coverlets or counterpoints of purple silk. --Sir T. North. | |
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Figurative \Fig"ur*a*tive\, a. [L. figurativus: cf. F. figuratif. See {Figurative}.] 1. Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative. This, they will say, was figurative, and served, by God's appointment, but for a time, to shadow out the true glory of a more divine sanctity. --Hooker. 2. Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; -- applied to words and expressions. 3. Abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description. 4. Relating to the representation of form or figure by drawing, carving, etc. See {Figure}, n., 2. They belonged to a nation dedicated to the figurative arts, and they wrote for a public familiar with painted form. --J. A. Symonds. {Figurative} {counterpoint [or] descant}. See under {Figurate}. -- {Fig"ur*a*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Fig"ur*a*tive*ness}, n. | |
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Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`), n. [OE. countrepese, OF. contrepois, F. contrepods. See {Counter}, adv., and {Poise}, n.] 1. A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight. Fastening that to our exact balance, we put a metalline counterpoise into the opposite scale. --Boyle. 2. An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force. The second nobles are a counterpoise to the higher nobility, that they grow not too potent. --Bacon. 3. The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium; equiponderance. The pendulous round eart, with balanced air, In counterpoise. --Milton. | |
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Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterpoised} (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterpoising}.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F. contrepeser. See {Counter}, adv., and {Poise}, v. t. ] 1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance. Weights, counterpoising one another. --Sir K. Digby. 2. To act against with equal power; to balance. So many freeholders of English will be able to beard and counterpoise the rest. --Spenser. | |
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Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterpoised} (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterpoising}.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F. contrepeser. See {Counter}, adv., and {Poise}, v. t. ] 1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance. Weights, counterpoising one another. --Sir K. Digby. 2. To act against with equal power; to balance. So many freeholders of English will be able to beard and counterpoise the rest. --Spenser. | |
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Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterpoised} (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterpoising}.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F. contrepeser. See {Counter}, adv., and {Poise}, v. t. ] 1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance. Weights, counterpoising one another. --Sir K. Digby. 2. To act against with equal power; to balance. So many freeholders of English will be able to beard and counterpoise the rest. --Spenser. | |
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Counterpole \Coun"ter*pole`\ (-p?l`), n. The exact opposite. The German prose offers the counterpole to the French style. --De Quincey. | |
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Counterponderate \Coun`ter*pon"der*ate\ (-p?n"d?r-?t), v. t. To equal in weight; to counterpoise; to equiponderate. | |
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Counterprove \Coun`ter*prove"\ (koun`t?r-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterproved} (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterproving}.] To take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking an impression directly from the face of an original. See {Counter proof}, under {Counter}. | |
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Counterprove \Coun`ter*prove"\ (koun`t?r-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterproved} (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterproving}.] To take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking an impression directly from the face of an original. See {Counter proof}, under {Counter}. | |
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Counterprove \Coun`ter*prove"\ (koun`t?r-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterproved} (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterproving}.] To take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking an impression directly from the face of an original. See {Counter proof}, under {Counter}. | |
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Counter-roll \Coun"ter-roll`\ (-r?l`), n. [Cf. {Control}.] (O. Eng. Law) A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer's roll. --Burrill. Note: As a verb this word is contracted into control. See {Control}. | |
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Counterrolment \Coun`ter*rol"ment\ (koun`t?r-r?l"ment), n. A counter account. See {Control}. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Counter-salient \Coun`ter-sa"li*ent\ (-s?"l?-e]/>nt [or] -s?l"yent; 106), a. (Her.) Leaping from each other; -- said of two figures on a coast of arms. | |
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Counterscale \Coun"ter*scale`\ (koun"t?r-sk?l`), n. Counterbalance; balance, as of one scale against another. [Obs.] --Howell. | |
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Counterscarf \Coun"ter*scarf`\ (-sk?rf`), n. [Counter- + scarp: cf. F. contrescarpe.] (Fort.) The exterior slope or wall of the ditch; -- sometimes, the whole covered way, beyond the ditch, with its parapet and glacis; as, the enemy have lodged themselves on the counterscarp. | |
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Counterseal \Coun`ter*seal"\ (koun`t?r-s?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersealed} (-s?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersealing}.] To seal or ratify with another or others. --Shak. | |
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Counterseal \Coun`ter*seal"\ (koun`t?r-s?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersealed} (-s?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersealing}.] To seal or ratify with another or others. --Shak. | |
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Counterseal \Coun`ter*seal"\ (koun`t?r-s?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersealed} (-s?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersealing}.] To seal or ratify with another or others. --Shak. | |
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Countersecure \Coun`ter*se*cure"\ (-s?-k?r"), v. t. To give additional security to or for. --Burke. | |
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Countershaft \Coun"ter*shaft`\ (koun"t?r-sh?ft`), n. (Mach.) An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine. | |
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Countersign \Coun`ter*sign"\ (-s?n`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersigned} (-s?nd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersigning}.] [Counter- + sign: cf. F. contresigner.] To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing. | |
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Countersign \Coun"ter*sign`\, a. 1. The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing signed by a principal or superior, to attest its authenticity. 2. (Mil.) A private signal, word, or phrase, which must be given in order to pass a sentry; a watchword. | |
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Countersign \Coun`ter*sign"\ (-s?n`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersigned} (-s?nd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersigning}.] [Counter- + sign: cf. F. contresigner.] To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing. | |
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Countersign \Coun`ter*sign"\ (-s?n`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersigned} (-s?nd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersigning}.] [Counter- + sign: cf. F. contresigner.] To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing. | |
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Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\ (koun"t[etil]r*s[icr][nsm]k`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersunk} (-s[ucr][nsm]k`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersinking}.] 1. To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part; as, to countersink a hole for a screw. 2. To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork. | |
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Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\, n. 1. An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt. Note: In the United States a flaring cavity formed by chamfering the edges of a round hole is called a countersink, while a cylindrical flat-bottomed enlargement of the mouth of the hole is usually called {a conterbore}. 2. A drill or cutting tool for countersinking holes. | |
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Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\ (koun"t[etil]r*s[icr][nsm]k`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersunk} (-s[ucr][nsm]k`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersinking}.] 1. To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part; as, to countersink a hole for a screw. 2. To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork. | |
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Counterstand \Coun"ter*stand`\ (-st[?]nd`), n. Resistance; opposition; a stand against. Making counterstand to Robert Guiscard. --Longfellow. | |
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Counterstep \Coun"ter*step`\ (koun"t?r-st?p`), n. A contrary method of procedure; opposite course of action. | |
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Counterfoil \Coun"ter*foil`\ (-foil), n. [Counter- + foil a leaf.] 1. That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king money on the account; -- called also {counterstock}. [Eng.] 2. The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in which are noted the main particulars contained in the corresponding part, which has been issued. | |
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Counterstock \Coun"ter*stock`\ (-st?k`), n. See {Counterfoil}. | |
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Counterfoil \Coun"ter*foil`\ (-foil), n. [Counter- + foil a leaf.] 1. That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king money on the account; -- called also {counterstock}. [Eng.] 2. The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in which are noted the main particulars contained in the corresponding part, which has been issued. | |
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Counterstock \Coun"ter*stock`\ (-st?k`), n. See {Counterfoil}. | |
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Counterstroke \Coun"ter*stroke`\ (-str?k`), n. A stroke or blow in return. --Spenser. | |
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Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\ (koun"t[etil]r*s[icr][nsm]k`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersunk} (-s[ucr][nsm]k`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersinking}.] 1. To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part; as, to countersink a hole for a screw. 2. To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork. | |
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Countersunk \Coun"ter*sunk`\ (-s?nk`), p. p. & a. from {Countersink}. 1. Chamfered at the top; -- said of a hole. 2. Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt. 3. Beveled on the lower side, so as to fit a chamfered countersink; as, a countersunk nailhead. | |
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Countersway \Coun"ter*sway`\ (-sw[amac]`), n. A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence. [Obs.] A countersway of restraint, curbing their wild exorbitance. --Milton. | |
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Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf. {Contratenor}, and see {Tenor} a part in music.] (Mus.) One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor. {Counter-tenor clef} (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the third line; -- also called {alto clef}. | |
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Counterterm \Coun"ter*term`\ (-t?rm`), n. A term or word which is the opposite of, or antithesis to, another; an antonym; -- the opposite of synonym; as, [bd]foe[b8] is the counterterm of [bd]friend[b8]. --C. J. Smith. | |
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Countertime \Coun"ter*time`\ (-t?m`), n. 1. (Man.) The resistance of a horse, that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manege, occasioned by a bad horseman, or the bad temper of the horse. 2. Resistance; opposition. [Obs.] Give not shus the countertime to fate. --Dryden. | |
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Countertrippant \Coun"ter*trip`pant\ (-tr?p`pant), a. (Her.) Trippant in opposite directions. See {Trippant}. | |
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Countertripping \Coun"ter*trip`ping\ (-tr?p`p?ng), a. (Her.) Same as {Countertrippant}. | |
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Counterturn \Coun"ter*turn`\ (-t[?]rn`), n. The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties. --Dryden. | |
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Countervail \Coun`ter*vail"\ (koun`t?r-v?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countervailed} (-v?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countervailing}.] [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) + valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See {Vallant}.] To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate. Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong with it. --L'Estrange. | |
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Countervail \Coun"ter*vail`\ (koun"t?r-v?l`), n. Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital. [Obs.] Surely, the present pleasure of a sinful act is a poor countervail for the bitterness of the review. --South. | |
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Countervail \Coun`ter*vail"\ (koun`t?r-v?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countervailed} (-v?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countervailing}.] [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) + valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See {Vallant}.] To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate. Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong with it. --L'Estrange. | |
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Countervail \Coun`ter*vail"\ (koun`t?r-v?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countervailed} (-v?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countervailing}.] [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) + valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See {Vallant}.] To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate. Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong with it. --L'Estrange. | |
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Countervallation \Coun`ter*val*la"tion\ (-v?l-l?"s??n), n. (Fort.) See {Contravallation}. | |
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Counterview \Coun"ter*view`\ (koun"t?r-v?`), n. 1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which two persons front each other. Within the gates of hell sat Death and Sin, In counterview. --Milton M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his preface and appendix. --Sir W. Hamilton. 2. A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast. I have drawn some lines of Linger's character, on purpose to place it in counterview, or contrast with that of the other company. --Swift. | |
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Countervote \Coun`ter*vote"\ (koun`t[etil]r*v[omac]t"), v. t. To vote in opposition to; to balance or overcome by voting; to outvote. --Dr. J. Scott. | |
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Counterwait \Coun`ter*wait"\ (koun`t[etil]r*w[amac]t"), v. t. To wait or watch for; to be on guard against. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Counterweigh \Coun`ter*weigh"\ (-w[amac]"), v. t. To weigh against; to counterbalance. | |
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Counterwheel \Coun`ter*wheel"\ (-hw[emac]l"), v. t. (Mil.) To cause to wheel or turn in an opposite direction. | |
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Counterwork \Coun`ter*work"\ (-w[ucir]rk"), v. t. To work in opposition to; to counteract. That counterworks each folly and caprice. --Pope. | |
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Countor \Count"or\ (kount"?r), n. [From {Count}, v. t. (in sense 4).] (O. Eng. Law) An advocate or professional pleader; one who counted for his client, that is, orally pleaded his cause. [Obs.] --Burrill. | |
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Countour \Coun*tour"\ (k??n-t??r"), Countourhouse \Coun*tour"house`\ (-hous`), n. [See 2d {Counter}.] A merchant's office; a countinghouse. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Countour \Coun*tour"\ (k??n-t??r"), Countourhouse \Coun*tour"house`\ (-hous`), n. [See 2d {Counter}.] A merchant's office; a countinghouse. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Countre- \Coun"tre-\ (koun"ter-). Same as prefix {Counter-}. [Obs.] | |
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Countreplete \Coun`tre*plete"\ (-pl?t"), v. t. [Countre- + plete to plead.] To counterplead. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Countretaille \Coun"tre*taille`\ (koun"t?r-t?l`), n. [F. contretaille; contre (L. contra) + taille cut. See {Tally}.] A counter tally; correspondence (in sound). [Obs.] {At the countretaille}, in return. --Chaucer. | |
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Country \Coun"try\ (k?n"tr?), n.; pl. {Countries} (-tr[?]z). [F. contr[82]e, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.] 1. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship. Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred. --Gen. xxxxii. 9. I might have learned this by my last exile, that change of countries cannot change my state. --Stirling. Many a famous realm And country, whereof here needs no account --Milton. 2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town. As they walked, on their way into the country. --Mark xvi. 12 (Rev. Ver. ). God made the covatry, and man made the town. --Cowper. Only very great men were in the habit of dividing the year between town and country. --Macaulay. 3. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence: (a) One's constituents. (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country. All the country in a general voice Cried hate upon him. --Shak. 4. (Law) (a) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country. (b) The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn. 5. (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs. {Conclusion to the country}. See under {Conclusion}. {To put, [or] throw, one's self upon the country}, to appeal to one's constituents; to stand trial before a jury. | |
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Countrified \Coun"tri*fied\ (k?n"tr?-f?ld), p. a. Having the appearance and manners of a rustic; rude. As being one who took no pride, And was a deal too countrified. --Lloyd. | |
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Countrify \Coun"tri*fy\ (k?n"tr?-f?), v. t. To give a rural appearance to; to cause to appear rustic. --Lamb. | |
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Key \Key\ (k[emac]), n. [OE. keye, key, kay, AS. c[ae]g.] 1. An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning in its place. 2. An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc. 3. That part of an instrument or machine which serves as the means of operating it; as, a telegraph key; the keys of a pianoforte, or of a typewriter. 4. A position or condition which affords entrance, control, pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence, that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle; the key to a problem. Those who are accustomed to reason have got the true key of books. --Locke. Who keeps the keys of all the creeds. --Tennyson. 5. That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make fast, or adjust to position. 6. (Arch.) (a) A piece of wood used as a wedge. (b) The last board of a floor when laid down. 7. (Masonry) (a) A keystone. (b) That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place. 8. (Mach.) (a) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their relative position; a cotter; a forelock. See Illusts. of {Cotter}, and {Gib}. (b) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more frequently by its resistance to shearing, being usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the crank, pulley, etc. 9. (Bot.) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; -- called also {key fruit}. 10. (Mus.) (a) A family of tones whose regular members are called diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five, subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are temporary members of a key, under such names as [bd] sharp four,[b8] [bd]flat seven,[b8] etc. Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key. (b) The fundamental tone of a movement to which its modulations are referred, and with which it generally begins and ends; keynote. Both warbling of one song, both in one key. --Shak. 11. Fig: The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance. You fall at once into a lower key. --Cowper. {Key bed}. Same as {Key seat}. {Key bolt}, a bolt which has a mortise near the end, and is secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut. {Key bugle}. See {Kent bugle}. {Key of a position} [or] {country.} (Mil.) See {Key}, 4. {Key seat} (Mach.), a bed or groove to receive a key which prevents one part from turning on the other. {Key way}, a channel for a key, in the hole of a piece which is keyed to a shaft; an internal key seat; -- called also {key seat}. {Key wrench} (Mach.), an adjustable wrench in which the movable jaw is made fast by a key. {Power of the keys} (Eccl.), the authority claimed by the ministry in some Christian churches to administer the discipline of the church, and to grant or withhold its privileges; -- so called from the declaration of Christ, [bd]I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.[b8] --Matt. xvi. 19. | |
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Country \Coun"try\ (k?n"tr?), n.; pl. {Countries} (-tr[?]z). [F. contr[82]e, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.] 1. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship. Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred. --Gen. xxxxii. 9. I might have learned this by my last exile, that change of countries cannot change my state. --Stirling. Many a famous realm And country, whereof here needs no account --Milton. 2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town. As they walked, on their way into the country. --Mark xvi. 12 (Rev. Ver. ). God made the covatry, and man made the town. --Cowper. Only very great men were in the habit of dividing the year between town and country. --Macaulay. 3. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence: (a) One's constituents. (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country. All the country in a general voice Cried hate upon him. --Shak. 4. (Law) (a) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country. (b) The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn. 5. (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs. {Conclusion to the country}. See under {Conclusion}. {To put, [or] throw, one's self upon the country}, to appeal to one's constituents; to stand trial before a jury. | |
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Country \Coun"try\, a. 1. Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city. 2. Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners. 3. Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country. She, bowing herself towards him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language. --2 Macc. vii. 27. | |
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Key \Key\ (k[emac]), n. [OE. keye, key, kay, AS. c[ae]g.] 1. An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning in its place. 2. An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc. 3. That part of an instrument or machine which serves as the means of operating it; as, a telegraph key; the keys of a pianoforte, or of a typewriter. 4. A position or condition which affords entrance, control, pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence, that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle; the key to a problem. Those who are accustomed to reason have got the true key of books. --Locke. Who keeps the keys of all the creeds. --Tennyson. 5. That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make fast, or adjust to position. 6. (Arch.) (a) A piece of wood used as a wedge. (b) The last board of a floor when laid down. 7. (Masonry) (a) A keystone. (b) That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place. 8. (Mach.) (a) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their relative position; a cotter; a forelock. See Illusts. of {Cotter}, and {Gib}. (b) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more frequently by its resistance to shearing, being usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the crank, pulley, etc. 9. (Bot.) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; -- called also {key fruit}. 10. (Mus.) (a) A family of tones whose regular members are called diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five, subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are temporary members of a key, under such names as [bd] sharp four,[b8] [bd]flat seven,[b8] etc. Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key. (b) The fundamental tone of a movement to which its modulations are referred, and with which it generally begins and ends; keynote. Both warbling of one song, both in one key. --Shak. 11. Fig: The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance. You fall at once into a lower key. --Cowper. {Key bed}. Same as {Key seat}. {Key bolt}, a bolt which has a mortise near the end, and is secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut. {Key bugle}. See {Kent bugle}. {Key of a position} [or] {country.} (Mil.) See {Key}, 4. {Key seat} (Mach.), a bed or groove to receive a key which prevents one part from turning on the other. {Key way}, a channel for a key, in the hole of a piece which is keyed to a shaft; an internal key seat; -- called also {key seat}. {Key wrench} (Mach.), an adjustable wrench in which the movable jaw is made fast by a key. {Power of the keys} (Eccl.), the authority claimed by the ministry in some Christian churches to administer the discipline of the church, and to grant or withhold its privileges; -- so called from the declaration of Christ, [bd]I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.[b8] --Matt. xvi. 19. | |
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Country \Coun"try\ (k?n"tr?), n.; pl. {Countries} (-tr[?]z). [F. contr[82]e, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.] 1. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship. Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred. --Gen. xxxxii. 9. I might have learned this by my last exile, that change of countries cannot change my state. --Stirling. Many a famous realm And country, whereof here needs no account --Milton. 2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town. As they walked, on their way into the country. --Mark xvi. 12 (Rev. Ver. ). God made the covatry, and man made the town. --Cowper. Only very great men were in the habit of dividing the year between town and country. --Macaulay. 3. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence: (a) One's constituents. (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country. All the country in a general voice Cried hate upon him. --Shak. 4. (Law) (a) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country. (b) The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn. 5. (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs. {Conclusion to the country}. See under {Conclusion}. {To put, [or] throw, one's self upon the country}, to appeal to one's constituents; to stand trial before a jury. | |
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Country \Coun"try\, a. 1. Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city. 2. Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners. 3. Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country. She, bowing herself towards him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language. --2 Macc. vii. 27. | |
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Country bank \Coun"try bank\ (Banking) A national bank not in a reserve city. [Colloq., U. S.] | |
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Country club \Coun"try club\ A club usually located in the suburbs or vicinity of a city or town and devoted mainly to outdoor sports. | |
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Country cousin \Coun"try cousin\ A relative from the country visiting the city and unfamiliar with city manners and sights. | |
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Country seat \Coun"try seat`\ (k?n"tr? s?t`). A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city. | |
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Country-base \Coun"try-base`\ (-b?s`), n. Same as {Prison base}. | |
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Country-dance \Coun"try-dance`\ (-d?ns`), n. [Prob. an adaptation of contradance.] See {Contradance}. He had introduced the English country-dance to the knowledge of the Dutch ladies. --Macaulay. | |
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Countryman \Coun"try*man\ (k[ucr]n"tr[icr]-m[ait]n), n.; pl. {Countrymen} (-m[eit]n). 1. An inhabitant or native of a region. --Shak. 2. One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun. In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen. --2 Cor. xi. 26. 3. One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a husbandman or farmer. A simple countryman that brought her figs. --Shak. | |
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Countryman \Coun"try*man\ (k[ucr]n"tr[icr]-m[ait]n), n.; pl. {Countrymen} (-m[eit]n). 1. An inhabitant or native of a region. --Shak. 2. One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun. In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen. --2 Cor. xi. 26. 3. One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a husbandman or farmer. A simple countryman that brought her figs. --Shak. | |
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Countryside \Coun"try*side`\ (-s?d`), n. A particular rural district; a country neighborhood. [Eng.] --W. Black. Blackmore. | |
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Countrywoman \Coun"try*wom`an\ (-w??m`an), n.; pl. {Countrywomen} (-w[?]m`[?]n). A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with another native or inhabitant. --Shak. | |
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Countrywoman \Coun"try*wom`an\ (-w??m`an), n.; pl. {Countrywomen} (-w[?]m`[?]n). A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with another native or inhabitant. --Shak. | |
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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]: | |
Cundurango \Cun`du*ran"go\ (k?n`d?-r?n"g?), n. (Med.) The bark of a South American vine ({Gonolobus Condurango}) of the Milkweed family. It has been supposed, but erroneously, to be a cure for cancer. [Written also {condurango}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sea peach \Sea" peach`\ (Zo[94]l.) A beautiful American ascidian ({Cynthia, [or] Halocynthia, pyriformis}) having the size, form, velvety surface, and color of a ripe peach. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Candor, NC (town, FIPS 10120) Location: 35.29123 N, 79.74365 W Population (1990): 748 (326 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27229 Candor, NY (village, FIPS 12210) Location: 42.22726 N, 76.33762 W Population (1990): 869 (344 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13743 | |
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Canterbury, CT Zip code(s): 06331 Canterbury, NH Zip code(s): 03224 | |
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Cantrall, IL (village, FIPS 11033) Location: 39.93436 N, 89.68014 W Population (1990): 123 (52 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62625 | |
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Cantril, IA (city, FIPS 10450) Location: 40.64306 N, 92.06883 W Population (1990): 262 (125 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52542 | |
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Center, CO (town, FIPS 12855) Location: 37.75183 N, 106.10990 W Population (1990): 1963 (770 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81125 Center, KY Zip code(s): 42214 Center, MO (city, FIPS 12592) Location: 39.50985 N, 91.52851 W Population (1990): 552 (272 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63436 Center, ND (city, FIPS 13180) Location: 47.11495 N, 101.29692 W Population (1990): 826 (351 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Center, NE (village, FIPS 8360) Location: 42.60891 N, 97.87588 W Population (1990): 112 (55 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68724 Center, TX (city, FIPS 13732) Location: 31.79353 N, 94.17827 W Population (1990): 4950 (2161 housing units) Area: 16.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75935 | |
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Center Barnstead, NH Zip code(s): 03225 | |
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Center City, MN (city, FIPS 10576) Location: 45.39086 N, 92.81813 W Population (1990): 451 (159 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Center Conway, NH Zip code(s): 03813 | |
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Center Cross, VA Zip code(s): 22437 | |
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Center Harbor, NH Zip code(s): 03226 | |
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Center Hill, FL (city, FIPS 11325) Location: 28.64745 N, 81.99811 W Population (1990): 735 (309 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33514 | |
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Center Junction, IA (city, FIPS 12225) Location: 42.11437 N, 91.08934 W Population (1990): 166 (70 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52212 | |
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Center Line, MI (city, FIPS 14320) Location: 42.48115 N, 83.02520 W Population (1990): 9026 (3986 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48015 | |
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Center Lovell, ME Zip code(s): 04016 | |
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Center Moreland, PA Zip code(s): 18657 | |
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Center Moriches, NY (CDP, FIPS 13420) Location: 40.79915 N, 72.79680 W Population (1990): 5987 (2316 housing units) Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11934 | |
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Center Ossipee, NH Zip code(s): 03814 | |
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Center Point, AL (CDP, FIPS 13264) Location: 33.64313 N, 86.67876 W Population (1990): 22658 (9081 housing units) Area: 22.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35215, 35235 Center Point, IA (city, FIPS 12270) Location: 42.18497 N, 91.77672 W Population (1990): 1693 (650 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52213 Center Point, IN (town, FIPS 11746) Location: 39.41479 N, 87.07454 W Population (1990): 278 (117 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Center Point, LA Zip code(s): 71323 Center Point, WV Zip code(s): 26339 | |
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Center Ridge, AR Zip code(s): 72027 | |
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Center Rutland, VT Zip code(s): 05736 | |
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Center Sandwich, NH Zip code(s): 03227 | |
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Center Strafford, NH Zip code(s): 03815 | |
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Center Tuftonbor, NH Zip code(s): 03816 | |
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Center Valley, PA Zip code(s): 18034 Center Valley, WI Zip code(s): 54106 | |
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Centerbrook, CT Zip code(s): 06409 | |
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Centerburg, OH (village, FIPS 13036) Location: 40.30371 N, 82.69661 W Population (1990): 1323 (493 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43011 | |
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Centereach, NY (CDP, FIPS 13376) Location: 40.87078 N, 73.08328 W Population (1990): 26720 (7801 housing units) Area: 20.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11720 | |
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Centerfield, UT (town, FIPS 11870) Location: 39.12763 N, 111.81718 W Population (1990): 766 (279 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84622 | |
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Centerpoint, IN Zip code(s): 47840 | |
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Centerport, NY (CDP, FIPS 13442) Location: 40.90082 N, 73.37220 W Population (1990): 5333 (2042 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11721 Centerport, PA (borough, FIPS 12104) Location: 40.48665 N, 76.00629 W Population (1990): 284 (117 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Centerton, AR (city, FIPS 12820) Location: 36.36031 N, 94.28497 W Population (1990): 491 (186 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72719 Centerton, IN Zip code(s): 46151 | |
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Centertown, KY (city, FIPS 13870) Location: 37.41799 N, 86.99546 W Population (1990): 383 (173 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42328 Centertown, MO (town, FIPS 12664) Location: 38.61897 N, 92.40925 W Population (1990): 356 (150 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65023 Centertown, TN (town, FIPS 12380) Location: 35.72484 N, 85.91967 W Population (1990): 332 (120 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Centerview, MO (town, FIPS 12682) Location: 38.74556 N, 93.84556 W Population (1990): 214 (93 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64019 | |
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Centerville, GA (city, FIPS 14920) Location: 32.63197 N, 83.67637 W Population (1990): 3251 (1166 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31028 Centerville, IA (city, FIPS 12315) Location: 40.73083 N, 92.87434 W Population (1990): 5936 (2821 housing units) Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52544 Centerville, IN (town, FIPS 11836) Location: 39.81717 N, 84.99547 W Population (1990): 2398 (947 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47330 Centerville, KS Zip code(s): 66014 Centerville, MA (CDP, FIPS 12085) Location: 41.65338 N, 70.34444 W Population (1990): 9190 (5258 housing units) Area: 20.1 sq km (land), 10.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02632 Centerville, MN (city, FIPS 10648) Location: 45.16495 N, 93.05302 W Population (1990): 1633 (530 housing units) Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55038 Centerville, MO (city, FIPS 12718) Location: 37.43633 N, 90.96033 W Population (1990): 89 (48 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63633 Centerville, NC (town, FIPS 11560) Location: 36.18652 N, 78.11025 W Population (1990): 115 (53 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Centerville, OH (city, FIPS 13190) Location: 39.64107 N, 84.14004 W Population (1990): 21082 (8801 housing units) Area: 23.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Centerville, OH (village, FIPS 13169) Location: 38.89837 N, 82.44517 W Population (1990): 128 (52 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45458, 45459 Centerville, PA (borough, FIPS 12184) Location: 41.73632 N, 79.76119 W Population (1990): 249 (102 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Centerville, PA (borough, FIPS 12224) Location: 40.03069 N, 79.95933 W Population (1990): 3842 (1638 housing units) Area: 34.3 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16404 Centerville, SC (CDP, FIPS 12965) Location: 34.52463 N, 82.71890 W Population (1990): 4866 (1833 housing units) Area: 15.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Centerville, SD (city, FIPS 11060) Location: 43.11765 N, 96.95885 W Population (1990): 887 (423 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57014 Centerville, TN (town, FIPS 12420) Location: 35.79410 N, 87.44983 W Population (1990): 3616 (1604 housing units) Area: 26.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37033 Centerville, TX (city, FIPS 13900) Location: 31.25830 N, 95.97680 W Population (1990): 812 (411 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75833 Centerville, UT (city, FIPS 11980) Location: 40.92660 N, 111.88608 W Population (1990): 11500 (3088 housing units) Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84014 Centerville, WA Zip code(s): 98613 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Centerville Gwin, GA Zip code(s): 30058 | |
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Centrahoma, OK (city, FIPS 13100) Location: 34.60920 N, 96.34349 W Population (1990): 106 (44 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74534 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Central, AK (CDP, FIPS 11690) Location: 65.55583 N, 144.85782 W Population (1990): 52 (78 housing units) Area: 140.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99730 Central, IN Zip code(s): 47110 Central, NM (village, FIPS 13550) Location: 32.77530 N, 108.15424 W Population (1990): 1835 (700 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88026 Central, SC (town, FIPS 13015) Location: 34.72335 N, 82.78297 W Population (1990): 2438 (1282 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29630 Central, TN (CDP, FIPS 12460) Location: 36.32663 N, 82.29545 W Population (1990): 2635 (1130 housing units) Area: 11.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Central, UT Zip code(s): 84722 | |
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Central Aguirre, PR (comunidad, FIPS 16526) Location: 17.95696 N, 66.22661 W Population (1990): 1601 (537 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Central Bridge, NY Zip code(s): 12035 | |
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Central City, AR (town, FIPS 13120) Location: 35.32736 N, 94.23670 W Population (1990): 419 (174 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72941 Central City, CO (city, FIPS 12910) Location: 39.79981 N, 105.51239 W Population (1990): 335 (281 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Central City, IA (city, FIPS 12495) Location: 42.20345 N, 91.52361 W Population (1990): 1063 (471 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52214 Central City, IL (village, FIPS 12151) Location: 38.54803 N, 89.12864 W Population (1990): 1390 (640 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Central City, KY (city, FIPS 13978) Location: 37.29549 N, 87.12871 W Population (1990): 4979 (2196 housing units) Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42330 Central City, NE (city, FIPS 8535) Location: 41.11442 N, 98.00277 W Population (1990): 2868 (1230 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68826 Central City, PA (borough, FIPS 12296) Location: 40.10974 N, 78.80533 W Population (1990): 1246 (587 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15926 Central City, SD (city, FIPS 11140) Location: 44.36917 N, 103.76918 W Population (1990): 185 (67 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Central Falls, RI (city, FIPS 14140) Location: 41.88937 N, 71.39387 W Population (1990): 17637 (7337 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02863 | |
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Central Gardens, TX (CDP, FIPS 13972) Location: 29.99185 N, 94.02070 W Population (1990): 4026 (1594 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Central Heights-Midland City, AZ (CDP, FIPS 11720) Location: 33.40518 N, 110.81217 W Population (1990): 2969 (1267 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Central Islip, NY (CDP, FIPS 13552) Location: 40.78542 N, 73.19693 W Population (1990): 26028 (7697 housing units) Area: 15.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11722 | |
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Central Lake, MI (village, FIPS 14400) Location: 45.06979 N, 85.26308 W Population (1990): 954 (460 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49622 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Central Manchester, CT (CDP, FIPS 13435) Location: 41.77955 N, 72.52069 W Population (1990): 30934 (13443 housing units) Area: 16.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
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Central Pacolet, SC (town, FIPS 13060) Location: 34.90940 N, 81.75172 W Population (1990): 257 (106 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Central Park, WA (CDP, FIPS 11195) Location: 46.97058 N, 123.70151 W Population (1990): 2669 (1072 housing units) Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Central Point, OR (city, FIPS 12400) Location: 42.37370 N, 122.91097 W Population (1990): 7509 (2831 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97502 | |
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Central Somers, CT (CDP, FIPS 13445) Location: 41.99068 N, 72.44230 W Population (1990): 1644 (605 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Central Square, NY (village, FIPS 13585) Location: 43.28672 N, 76.14077 W Population (1990): 1671 (713 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13036 | |
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Central Valley, CA (CDP, FIPS 12468) Location: 40.67960 N, 122.37491 W Population (1990): 4340 (1668 housing units) Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Central Valley, NY (CDP, FIPS 13596) Location: 41.32892 N, 74.12726 W Population (1990): 1929 (698 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 10917 | |
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Central Waterford, CT (CDP, FIPS 13495) Location: 41.34570 N, 72.13071 W Population (1990): 2939 (1338 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Centralhatchee, GA (town, FIPS 15004) Location: 33.36836 N, 85.10424 W Population (1990): 301 (137 housing units) Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Centralia, IA (city, FIPS 12630) Location: 42.47231 N, 90.83681 W Population (1990): 123 (40 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Centralia, IL (city, FIPS 12164) Location: 38.52283 N, 89.12696 W Population (1990): 14274 (6317 housing units) Area: 16.8 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62801 Centralia, KS (city, FIPS 12425) Location: 39.72404 N, 96.13080 W Population (1990): 452 (216 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66415 Centralia, MO (city, FIPS 12898) Location: 39.21152 N, 92.13157 W Population (1990): 3414 (1501 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65240 Centralia, PA (borough, FIPS 12312) Location: 40.80424 N, 76.34424 W Population (1990): 63 (36 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17927 Centralia, WA (city, FIPS 11160) Location: 46.72122 N, 122.96205 W Population (1990): 12101 (5234 housing units) Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98531 | |
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Centre, AL (city, FIPS 13648) Location: 34.15302 N, 85.67173 W Population (1990): 2893 (1254 housing units) Area: 28.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35960 | |
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Centre County, PA (county, FIPS 27) Location: 40.91427 N, 77.81849 W Population (1990): 123786 (46195 housing units) Area: 2868.7 sq km (land), 11.2 sq km (water) | |
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Centre Hall, PA (borough, FIPS 12376) Location: 40.84442 N, 77.68462 W Population (1990): 1203 (497 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16828 | |
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Centre Island, NY (village, FIPS 13618) Location: 40.90017 N, 73.52209 W Population (1990): 439 (205 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Centredale, RI Zip code(s): 02904, 02911 | |
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Centreville, AL (city, FIPS 13672) Location: 32.95889 N, 87.13271 W Population (1990): 2508 (907 housing units) Area: 24.7 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35042 Centreville, IL (city, FIPS 12203) Location: 38.57722 N, 90.10158 W Population (1990): 7489 (2781 housing units) Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Centreville, MD (town, FIPS 14950) Location: 39.04352 N, 76.06529 W Population (1990): 2097 (888 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 21617 Centreville, MI (village, FIPS 14460) Location: 41.92183 N, 85.52742 W Population (1990): 1516 (498 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49032 Centreville, MS (town, FIPS 12740) Location: 31.08638 N, 91.06577 W Population (1990): 1771 (693 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39631 Centreville, VA (CDP, FIPS 14440) Location: 38.84693 N, 77.44381 W Population (1990): 26585 (11334 housing units) Area: 25.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 22020 | |
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Centuria, WI (village, FIPS 13850) Location: 45.44961 N, 92.55578 W Population (1990): 790 (322 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54824 | |
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Century, FL (town, FIPS 11375) Location: 30.97747 N, 87.26153 W Population (1990): 1989 (872 housing units) Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32535 Century, WV Zip code(s): 26214 | |
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Century Village, FL (CDP, FIPS 11437) Location: 26.71364 N, 80.12912 W Population (1990): 8363 (7621 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
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Commodore, PA Zip code(s): 15729 | |
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Contra Costa County, CA (county, FIPS 13) Location: 37.93335 N, 121.94870 W Population (1990): 803732 (316170 housing units) Area: 1865.5 sq km (land), 212.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Country Club, CA (CDP, FIPS 16651) Location: 37.96897 N, 121.33968 W Population (1990): 9325 (3747 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Country Club, FL (CDP, FIPS 15055) Location: 25.94790 N, 80.31730 W Population (1990): 3408 (1393 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Country Club, MO (village, FIPS 16802) Location: 39.82765 N, 94.82687 W Population (1990): 1755 (651 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Country Club Estates, GA (CDP, FIPS 19830) Location: 31.21245 N, 81.46435 W Population (1990): 7500 (2946 housing units) Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Country Club Heights, IN (town, FIPS 15364) Location: 40.12537 N, 85.68758 W Population (1990): 112 (44 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Country Club Hil, IL Zip code(s): 60478 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Country Club Hills, IL (city, FIPS 16691) Location: 41.56315 N, 87.72526 W Population (1990): 15431 (5002 housing units) Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Country Club Hills, MO (city, FIPS 16822) Location: 38.72070 N, 90.27476 W Population (1990): 1316 (544 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Country Club Trail, FL (CDP, FIPS 15065) Location: 26.52715 N, 80.12034 W Population (1990): 4599 (3319 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Country Homes, WA (CDP, FIPS 15150) Location: 47.74900 N, 117.42288 W Population (1990): 5126 (1922 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Country Knolls, NY (CDP, FIPS 18542) Location: 42.91490 N, 73.80567 W Population (1990): 2287 (704 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Country Lake Estates, NJ (CDP, FIPS 15250) Location: 39.94872 N, 74.54109 W Population (1990): 4492 (1425 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Country Life Acres, MO (village, FIPS 16876) Location: 38.62475 N, 90.45593 W Population (1990): 101 (34 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Countryside, IL (city, FIPS 16873) Location: 41.77655 N, 87.87656 W Population (1990): 5716 (2596 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Countryside, KS (city, FIPS 15975) Location: 39.01598 N, 94.65506 W Population (1990): 312 (133 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66202 Countryside, VA (CDP, FIPS 19560) Location: 39.05236 N, 77.41763 W Population (1990): 8349 (2942 housing units) Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Cinderella Book [CMU] n. "Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation", by John Hopcroft and Jeffrey Ullman, (Addison-Wesley, 1979). So called because the cover depicts a girl (putatively Cinderella) sitting in front of a Rube Goldberg device and holding a rope coming out of it. On the back cover, the device is in shambles after she has (inevitably) pulled on the rope. See also {{book titles}}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
control-C vi. 1. "Stop whatever you are doing." From the interrupt character used on many operating systems to abort a running program. Considered silly. 2. interj. Among BSD Unix hackers, the canonical humorous response to "Give me a break!" | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
control-O vi. "Stop talking." From the character used on some operating systems to abort output but allow the program to keep on running. Generally means that you are not interested in hearing anything more from that person, at least on that topic; a standard response to someone who is flaming. Considered silly. Compare {control-S}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
control-Q vi. "Resume." From the ASCII DC1 or {XON} character (the pronunciation /X-on/ is therefore also used), used to undo a previous {control-S}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
control-S vi. "Stop talking for a second." From the ASCII DC3 or XOFF character (the pronunciation /X-of/ is therefore also used). Control-S differs from {control-O} in that the person is asked to stop talking (perhaps because you are on the phone) but will be allowed to continue when you're ready to listen to him -- as opposed to control-O, which has more of the meaning of "Shut up." Considered silly. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Cantor 1. Cantor devised the diagonal proof of the uncountability of the {real numbers}: Given a function, f, from the {natural numbers} to the {real numbers}, consider the real number r whose binary expansion is given as follows: for each natural number i, r's i-th digit is the complement of the i-th digit of f(i). Thus, since r and f(i) differ in their i-th digits, r differs from any value taken by f. Therefore, f is not {surjective} (there are values of its result type which it cannot return). Consequently, no function from the natural numbers to the reals is surjective. A further theorem dependent on the {axiom of choice} turns this result into the statement that the reals are uncountable. This is just a special case of a diagonal proof that a function from a set to its {power set} cannot be surjective: Let f be a function from a set S to its power set, P(S) and let U = { x in S: x not in f(x) }. Now, observe that any x in U is not in f(x), so U != f(x); and any x not in U is in f(x), so U != f(x): whence U is not in { f(x) : x in S }. But U is in P(S). Therefore, no function from a set to its power-set can be surjective. 2. {concurrency}. [Athas, Caltech 1987. "Multicomputers: Message Passing Concurrent Computers", W. Athas et al, Computer 21(8):9-24 (Aug 1988)]. (1997-03-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
central office customer lines and locate switching equipment to interconnect those lines with other networks. (1995-03-20) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Central office exchange service {switching} at the {central office} instead of at the company premises. Typically, the telephone company owns and manages all the communications equipment necessary to implement the PBX and then sells various services to the company. (1999-10-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
central processing unit computer which controls all the other parts. Designs vary widely but, in general, the CPU consists of the {control unit}, the {arithmetic and logic unit} (ALU) and memory ({registers}, {cache}, {RAM} and {ROM}) as well as various temporary buffers and other logic. The control unit fetches instructions from memory and decodes them to produce signals which control the other part of the computer. This may cause it to transfer data between memory and ALU or to activate {peripherals} to perform input or output. A {parallel computer} has several CPUs which may share other resources such as memory and peripherals. The term "processor" has to some extent replaced "CPU", though RAM and ROM are not normally considered as part of a processor. This is particularly true of common modern {microprocessors} though there have been microprocessors which include RAM and/or ROM on the same {integrated circuit}. The {CPU Info Center} lists many kinds of CPU. (1998-10-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Centrex {Central office exchange service} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Centronics best known for designing the {parallel interface} for printers with the same name, found on many {microcomputers}. [Pin-out?] (1998-03-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI, Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science) An independent research institute active in the fields of mathematics and computer science. CWI also aims to transfer new knowledge in these fields to society, trade and industry CWI is funded for 70 percent by NWO, the National Organisation for Scientific Research. The remaining 30 percent is obtained through national and international programmes and contract research commissioned by industry. Address: Kruislaan 413, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; P.O.Box 94079, 1090 GB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Telephone: +31 (20) 5929 333. {Home (http://www.cwi.nl/)}. {(ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/)}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
century meltdown {Year 2000} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Cinderella Book Computation", by John Hopcroft and Jeffrey Ullman, (Addison-Wesley, 1979). So called because the cover depicts a girl (putatively Cinderella) sitting in front of a Rube Goldberg device and holding a rope coming out of it. On the back cover, the device is in shambles after she has (inevitably) pulled on the rope. See also {book titles}. [{Jargon File}] (1996-12-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
C-Interp An {interpreter} for a small subset of {C}, originally part of a communications package. {(ftp://oac2.hsc.uth.tmc.edu/Mac/Misc/C_Interp.sit)}. E-mail: Chuck Shotton (1993-05-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Comite Europeen des Postes et Telecommunications (CEPT, European Conference of Post and Telecommunications) The committee that defined the CEPT speech {compression} scheme. [Details of compression scheme?] (1998-03-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Commodore 1010 (1998-12-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Commodore 128 {Commodore Business Machines}' last commercially released 8-bit computer. However, they did prototype the {Commodore 65} and {Commodore SX64}. (1996-06-05) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Commodore 1541 64}. The 1541 was a single sided 160 Kb drive but converting to {flippy disks} would give another 160 Kb. The disk drive used {Group Code Recording} and contained a {6502} processor as a {disk controller}. Some people wrote code for it to vibrate the head at different frequencies to play tunes. The transfer rate was about 300 bytes per second. The 1541 used a {bit-serial} version of the {IEEE 488} parallel protocol. Some third-party speed-ups could transfer about 4 kilobytes per second over the interface, and some "fast loaders" managed up to 10 kbps. The {Commodore 1570} was an upgraded 1541 for use with the {Commodore 128}. (2000-03-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Commodore 1570 disk drive for use with the {C128}. It is basically a {1541} with the capability to use "burst loading" (like the {Commodore 1571}), and lots of new {bug}s. The {Commodore 1571} was a double-sided version of the 1570. (1996-04-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Commodore 1571 drive} for the {C128}. It was the double-sided version of the {Commodore 1570} disk drive but, unlike the 1570, worked quite well. The 1571 supported "{burst mode}" loading when used on a C128 in native mode, which increased the transfer speed from 1541 speed to about three kilobytes per second (about a 10-fold increase). The 1571 could be told to emulate a {1541} for use with a {C64} or 1541 disks. Bugs in early releases of the 1571 {ROM} affected access to the second side of the disk. (1996-04-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Commodore 1581 drive} for the {Commodore 64} and {Commodore 128}. The drive stores 800 {kilobytes} using an {MFM} format which is different from both {messy-dos} 720 kb, and the {Amiga} 880 kb formats. The 1581 supports a poor imitation of {directories} which are really just {partitions} and largely unused. It also supports burst loading like the {Commodore 1571}, but is actually faster as it is better designed. It has 3160 {blocks} free when formatted. The 1581 is the highest density C64 serial bus drive made by Commodore. However Creative Micro Designs (CMD) make the {FD2000} (1.6MB) and (until recently) the {FD4000} (3.2MB) 3.5" disk drives. {GEOS} users like 1581s as they are very fast when used with GEOS. See also {Commodore 1541}, {Commodore 1571}. (1998-12-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Commodore 64 {personal computer} released around September 1981. Prototypes were (apparently) made before Christmas 1980 (and shown at some computer fair). The {CPU} was a {6510} from {MOS Technolgies} (who were a wholly owned subsiduary of Commodore at this time(?)). The C64 had 64 {kilobytes} of {RAM} as standard and a 40-column text, 320x200 {pixel} display generating {composite video}, usually connected to a television. {DMA}-based memory expanders for the C64 (and C128) allowed 128, 256, and 512 kb of RAM. Several third party manufacturers produce accelerators and RAM expanders for the C64 and C128. (Some, risking a {holy war}, compare this to putting a brick on roller-skates). Such accelerators come in speeds up to 20MHz (20 times the original) and RAM expanders to 16MB. The C64's {1541} 5.25 {floppy disk} drive had a {6502} processor as a {disk controller}. See also {Commodore 65}. ["Assembly language programming with the Commodore 64", Marvin L. De Jong]. (1996-06-05) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Commodore 64DX {Commodore 65} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Commodore 65 computer designed by {Commodore Business Machines}, about 1989-1991. The C65 boasts an {ugly} collection of {custom} {integrated circuits} which makes even the {Amiga} hardware look standard. The core of the C65 {chipset} is the {CSG 4510} and {CSG 4569}. The 4510 is a {65CE02} with two {6526} {CIA}s. The 4569 is equivalent to a combination of the {6569} VIC-II and the {MMU} of the {Commodore 64}. The C65 also has a {DMA controller} (Commodore's purpose built {DMAgic}) which also functions as a simple {blitter}, and a {floppy controller} for the internal {Commodore 1581}-like disk drive. The floppy controller, known as the {F011}, supports seven drives (though the {DOS} only supports 2). The {4510} supports all the {C64} {video modes}, plus an 80 column text mode, and {bitplane} modes. The bitplane modes can use up to eight bitplanes, and {resolutions} of up to 1280 x 400. The {palette} is 12-bit like the {Amiga 500}. It also has two SID's (MOS 8580/6581) for stereo audio. The C65 has two busses, D and E, with 64 {kilobytes} of {RAM} on each. The VIC-III can access the D-bus while the CPU accesses the E-bus, and then they can swap around. This effectively makes the whole 8MB {address space} both {chip ram} and {fast ram}. {RAM} expansion is accomplished through a {trap door} slot in the bottom which uses a {grock} of a connector. The C65 has a {C128}-like native mode, where all of the new features are enabled, and the CPU runs at 3.5 megahertz with its {pipeline} enabled. It also has a C64 {incompatibility mode} which offers approx 50-80% compatibility with C64 software by turning off all its {bells and whistles}. The {bells and whistles} can still be accessed from the C64 mode, which is dissimilar to the C128's inescapable C64 mode. Production of the C65 was dropped only a few weeks before it moved from the Alpha stage, possibly due to Commodore's cash shortage. Commodore estimate that "between 50 and 10000" exist. There are at least three in Australia, about 30 in Germany and "some" in the USA and Canada. (1996-04-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Commodore Business Machines {Commodore 16}, {Commodore 128}, and {Amiga} {personal computers}. Their logo is a {chicken head}. On 29 April 1994, Commodore International announced that it had been unable to renegotiate terms of outstanding loans and was closing down the business. Commodore US was expected to go into liquidation. Commodore US, France, Spain, and Belgium were liquidated for various reasons. The names Commodore and Amiga were maintained after the liquidation. On 1995-04-21 CBM was bought by {Escom AG}, a German company and production of the Amiga resumed. Production of the 8-bit range alledgedly never stopped during the time in liquidation because a Chinese company were producing the {C64} in large numbers for the local market there. (1996-07-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Commodore SX64 seat cushion, this cumbersome experiment in transportable computers had a detachable keyboard on one end which, when removed, revealed a 6" {monitor} and a 5 1/4" {floppy disk} drive. The curious combination of a bulky design and microscopic display are the most likely cause for the SX64's discontinuation. [Processor? RAM? Dates?] (1997-10-25) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
COMTRAN ["Communications Computer Language COMTRAN", D.W. Clark et al, RADC-TR-69-190, Rose Air Development Center, Griffiss AFB, NY, July 1969]. [Sammet 1969, p.324, 331]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
contraction {reduction} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
control keys} found on all modern {keyboards}. If the control key is held down while pressing and releasing certain other keys then a "{control character}" is generated, e.g. holding control and hitting "A" generates control-A ({ASCII} code 1). The ASCII code for the control character is generally 64 less than that for the unmodified character. The control key does not generate any character on its own but most modern keyboards and {operating systems} allow a program to tell whether each of the individual keys on the keyboard (including modifier keys) is pressed at any time. Control characters mostly have some kind of "non-printing" effect on the output such as ringing the bell (Control-G) or advancing to the next line (Control-J). Most have alternative names suggesting these functions (Bell, Line Feed, etc.). See {ASCII character table}. (1997-07-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Control and Status Register additional information about the results of machine instructions, e.g. comparisons. It usually consists of several independent flags such as {carry}, {overflow} and zero. The CSR is chiefly used to determine the outcome of {conditional branch} instructions or other forms of conditional execution. (1998-06-26) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
control code special action rather than to appear as part of the data. Most control characters are input by holding down (either of) the "Control" key(s) on the keyboard and simultaneously pressing another key which may be a letter or (depending on the keyboard and {operating system}) certain punctuation characters. Some control codes usually have their own special keys: {escape}, {tab}, {delete}, {backspace}, {return} and can thus be entered with a single keypress. Different {operating system}s and programs have different conventions for what effect typing certain control codes will have, such as interrupting the current process or suspending output. Control codes may be output for their effect on the output device, e.g. moving the cursor or print head to the start of a new line. See {control-O}, {control-Q}, {control-S}. (1995-03-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
control flow of instructions in a program. This is determined at run time by the input data and by the {control structures} (e.g. "if" statements) used in the program. Not to be confused with "{flow control}". (1997-09-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Control Language conjunction with {RPG III}. See also {OCL}. (2000-04-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Control Program Machine} (VM) that provides "guest support" for {operating systems} that run on IBM {mainframe} compatible processors. Cp does this by providing a seamless {emulation} of privileged functions in the problem program environment. (1999-01-19) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Control Program for Microcomputers system} written by Gary Kildall of {Digital Research} for {8080} and {Zilog Z80}-based 8-bit computers. CP/M was very popular in the late 1970s but was virtually wiped out by {MS-DOS} after the release of the {IBM PC} in 1981. Many of CP/M's features and conventions strongly resemble those of early {DEC} operating systems such as {TOPS-10}, {OS/8}, {RSTS} and {RSX-11}. CP/M might have been the {OS} for the {IBM PC} instead of {MS-DOS} but Kildall wanted to keep control of his creation and only license it to IBM. Big Blue however wanted to own and control it completely. Kildall spent the day IBM's reps wanted to meet him enjoying the perfect flying weather in his private plane. [Did CP/M use the same {FAT} file system as MS-DOS?] (1996-01-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
control structure statements in a programming language which determines the sequence of execution of other instructions or statements (the {control flow}). In {assembly language} this typically consists of {jumps} and {conditional jumps} along with {procedure} call and return though some architectures include other constructs such as an instruction which skips the following instruction depending on some condition ({PDP}?), various kinds of {loop} instructions (later {Motorola 680x0}) or conditional execution of all instructions (Advanced RISC Machine). Basic control structures (whatever their names in particular languages) include "if CONDITION then EXPRESSION else EXPRESSION", the {switch statement}, "while CONDITION do EXPRESSION", "gosub", the suspect "{goto}" and the much-feared "{come from}". Other constructs handle errors and {exceptions} such as {traps} and {interrupts}. (1997-09-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
control tty (/dev/ptyp*) The network side of a {pseudo-tty}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
control unit {machine cycle} - fetch, decode, execute, store. (1995-04-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
control-C code 3. Control-C is the interrupt character used on many {operating system}s, including {Unix} and {MS-DOS} to abort a running program. Among {BSD} {Unix} hackers, the canonical humorous response to "Give me a break!" is "Control C". [{Jargon File}] (1995-03-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
control-G {bell} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
controller board, which allows the computer to use certain kinds of {peripheral} devices. A {disk controller} is used to connect {hard disks} and {floppy disks}, a {network controller} is used for {Ethernet}. Other controllers are: {keyboard controller}, {interrupt controller} and {graphics controller}. (1998-03-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
control-O The character used on some {operating system}s to abort output but allow the program to keep on running. The name "SI" comes from its use on some terminals to "shift in" an alternative character set. "SO" is {Control-N}. Compare {control-S}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-03-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
control-Q with {ASCII} code 17, used in {software handshaking} to resume output after a previous {control-S}. [{Jargon File}] (1996-06-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
control-S with {ASCII} code 19, used in {software handshaking} to temporarily suspend output until a {control-Q} is received. [{Jargon File}] (1996-06-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
country code for a particular country, generally used as a {top-level domain}. Originally, as the name implies, country codes were meant just for countries; but over time, country codes were allocated for many areas (mostly islands) that aren't countries -- such as Antarctica (aq), Christmas Island (cx) and Saint Pierre et Miquelon (pm). Country codes are based on {ISO 3166} and are used as the top level domain for {Internet} {hostnames} in most countries but hardly ever in the USA (code "us"). {Latest list (ftp://ftp.ripe.net/iso3166-countrycodes.txt)}. (2003-05-02) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Centurion a Roman officer in command of a hundred men (Mark 15:39, 44, 45). Cornelius, the first Gentile convert, was a centurion (Acts 10:1, 22). Other centurions are mentioned in Matt. 8:5, 8, 13; Luke 7:2, 6; Acts 21:32; 22:25, 26; 23:17, 23; 24:23; 27:1, 6, 11, 31, 43; 28:16. A centurion watched the crucifixion of our Lord (Matt. 27:54; Luke 23:47), and when he saw the wonders attending it, exclaimed, "Truly this man was the Son of God." "The centurions mentioned in the New Testament are uniformly spoken of in terms of praise, whether in the Gospels or in the Acts. It is interesting to compare this with the statement of Polybius (vi. 24), that the centurions were chosen by merit, and so were men remarkable not so much for their daring courage as for their deliberation, constancy, and strength of mind.", Dr. Maclear's N. T. Hist. | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Central African Republic Central African Republic:Geography Location: Central Africa, north of Zaire Map references: Africa Area: total area: 622,980 sq km land area: 622,980 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than Texas Land boundaries: total 5,203 km, Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Congo 467 km, Sudan 1,165 km, Zaire 1,577 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none; landlocked International disputes: none Climate: tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers Terrain: vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest Natural resources: diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil Land use: arable land: 3% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 5% forest and woodland: 64% other: 28% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished reputation as one of last great wildlife refuges; desertification natural hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea Note: landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa Central African Republic:People Population: 3,209,759 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 43% (female 690,290; male 694,153) 15-64 years: 53% (female 886,421; male 825,268) 65 years and over: 4% (female 64,846; male 48,781) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 2.1% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 41.84 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 20.89 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 135.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 42.15 years male: 40.68 years female: 43.67 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 5.37 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Central African(s) adjective: Central African Ethnic divisions: Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Sara 10%, Mandjia 21%, Mboum 4%, M'Baka 4%, Europeans 6,500 (including 3,600 French) Religions: indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%, other 11% note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority Languages: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 38% male: 52% female: 25% Labor force: 775,413 (1986 est.) by occupation: agriculture 85%, commerce and services 9%, industry 3%, government 3% note: about 64,000 salaried workers (1985) Central African Republic:Government Names: conventional long form: Central African Republic conventional short form: none local long form: Republique Centrafricaine local short form: none former: Central African Empire Abbreviation: CAR Digraph: CT Type: republic; Capital: Bangui Administrative divisions: 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui** Basse-Kotto, Gribingui*, Haute-Kotto, Haute-Sangha, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo-Gribingui, Lobaye, Mbomou, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha*, Vakaga Independence: 13 August 1960 (from France) National holiday: National Day, 1 December (1958) (proclamation of the republic) Constitution: 21 November 1986 Legal system: based on French law Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Ange PATASSE (since 22 October 1993); election last held 19 September 1993 (next scheduled for 1998); PATASSE received 52.45% of the votes and Abel GOUMBA received 45.62% head of government: Prime Minister (vacant) (Dr. Jean-Luc MANDABA resigned on 11 April 1995) cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale): elections last held 19 September 1993; results - percentage vote by party NA; seats - (85 total) MLPC 33, RDC 14, PLD 7, ADP 6, PSD 3, others 22 note: the National Assembly is advised by the Economic and Regional Council (Conseil Economique et Regional); when they sit together they are called the Congress (Congres) Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme) Political parties and leaders: Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC), the party of the new president, Ange Felix PATASSE; Movement for Democracy and Development (MDD), David DACKO; Marginal Movement for Democracy, Renaissance and Evolution (MDREC), Joseph BENDOUNGA; Central African Democratic Assembly (RDC), Andre KOLINGBA; Patriotic Front for Progress (FFP), Abel GOUMBA; Civic Forum (FC), Gen. Timothee MALENDOMA Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CCC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, UDEAC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Henri KOBA (appointed 19 September 1994) chancery: 1618 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 483-7800, 7801 FAX: [1] (202) 332-9893 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Robert E. GRIBBIN III embassy: Avenue David Dacko, Bangui mailing address: B. P. 924, Bangui telephone: [236] 61 02 00, 61 25 78, 61 02 10 FAX: [236] 61 44 94 Flag: four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in center; there is a yellow five-pointed star on the hoist side of the blue band Economy Overview: Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the backbone of the CAR economy, with more than 70% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates about half of GDP. Timber has accounted for about 26% of export earnings and the diamond industry for 54%. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked position, a poor transportation system, a largely unskilled work force, and a legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. A major plus is the large forest reserves, which the government is moving to protect from overexploitation. The 50% devaluation of the currencies of 14 Francophone African nations on 12 January 1994 had mixed effects on CAR's economy. While diamond, timber, coffee, and cotton exports increased - leading GDP to increase by 5.5% - inflation rose to 40%, fueled by the rising prices of imports on which the economy depends. CAR's poor resource base and primitive infrastructure will keep it dependent on multilateral donors and France for the foreseeable future. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1994 est.) National product real growth rate: 5.5% (1994 est.) National product per capita: $700 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 40% (1994 est.) Unemployment rate: 30% (1988 est.) in Bangui Budget: revenues: $175 million expenditures: $312 million, including capital expenditures of $122 million (1991 est.) Exports: $123.5 million (f.o.b., 1992) commodities: diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco partners: France, Belgium, Italy, Japan, US Imports: $165.1 million (f.o.b., 1992) commodities: food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, industrial products partners: France, other EC countries, Japan, Algeria External debt: $859 million (1991) Industrial production: growth rate 4% (1990 est.); accounts for 14% of GDP Electricity: capacity: 40,000 kW production: 100 million kWh consumption per capita: 29 kWh (1993) Industries: diamond mining, sawmills, breweries, textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles Agriculture: self-sufficient in food production except for grain; commercial crops - cotton, coffee, tobacco, timber; food crops - manioc, yams, millet, corn, bananas Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-90), $52 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-90), $1.6 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $6 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $38 million Currency: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF) per US$1 - 529.43 (January 1995), 555.20 (1994), 283.16 (1993), 264.69 (1992), 282.11 (1991), 272.26 (1990) note: beginning 12 January 1994, the CFA franc was devalued to CFAF 100 per French franc from CFAF 50 at which it had been fixed since 1948 Fiscal year: calendar year Central African Republic:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: total: 22,000 km paved: bituminous 458 km unpaved: improved earth 10,542 km; unimproved earth 11,000 km Inland waterways: 800 km; traditional trade carried on by means of shallow-draft dugouts; Oubangui is the most important river Ports: Bangui, Nola Airports: total: 61 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 with paved runways under 914 m: 19 with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 9 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 29 Central African Republic:Communications Telephone system: NA telephones; system is only fair local: NA intercity: network consists principally of micowave radio relay and low capacity, low powered radio communication international: 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station Radio: broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 1 televisions: NA Central African Republic:Defense Forces Branches: Central African Army (includes Republican Guard), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Police Force Manpower availability: males age 15-49 718,487; males fit for military service 375,950 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $30 million, 2.3% of GDP (1994) |