English Dictionary: dissimilation | by the DICT Development Group |
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d8Canaliculus \[d8]Can`a*lic"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Canaliculi}. [L.] (Anat.) A minute canal. | |
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d8Canella \[d8]Ca*nel"la\, n. [LL. (OE. canel, canelle, cinnamon, fr. F. cannelle), Dim. of L. canna a reed. Canella is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared bark. See {Cane}.] (Bot.) A genus of trees of the order {Canellace[91]}, growing in the West Indies. Note: The principal species is {Canella alba}, and its bark is a spice and drug exported under the names of wild cinnamon and whitewood bark. | |
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d8Cannel82 \[d8]Can`ne*l[82]"\, n. [F., pop., fluted.] (Textiles) A style of interweaving giving to fabrics a channeled or fluted effect; also, a fabric woven so as to have this effect; a rep. | |
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d8Chamal \[d8]Cha"mal\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) The Angora goat. See {Angora goat}, under {Angora}. | |
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d8Cumulus \[d8]Cu"mu*lus\ (k?"m?-l?s), n.; pl. {Cumuli} (-l[?]). [L., a heap. See {Cumber}.] (Meteor.) One of the four principal forms of clouds. See{Cloud}. | |
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d8Genouill8are \[d8]Ge*nouil`l[8a]re"\, n. [F.] 1. (Anc. Armor) A metal plate covering the knee. 2. (Fort.) That part of a parapet which lies between the gun platform and the bottom of an embrasure. | |
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d8Gymnol91ma \[d8]Gym"no*l[91]`ma\, d8Gymnol91mata \[d8]Gym*no*l[91]"ma*ta\, n. pl. [Nl., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + [?] the throat.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome. | |
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d8Gymnol91ma \[d8]Gym"no*l[91]`ma\, d8Gymnol91mata \[d8]Gym*no*l[91]"ma*ta\, n. pl. [Nl., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + [?] the throat.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome. | |
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d8Jumelle \[d8]Ju`melle"\, a. [F., fem. of jumeau, fr. L. gemellus. Cf. {Gemel}, a.] Twin; paired; -- said of various objects made or formed in pairs, as a binocular opera glass, a pair of gimmal rings, etc. | |
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d8Scamillus \[d8]Sca*mil"lus\, n.; pl. {Scamilli}. [L., originally, a little bench, dim. of scamnum bench, stool.] (Arch.) A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal. | |
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d8Semolella \[d8]Sem`o*lel"la\, n. [It.] See {Semolina}. | |
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d8Semolino \[d8]Sem`o*li"no\, n. [It.] Same as {Semolina}. | |
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d8Semoule \[d8]Se*moule"\, n. [F.] Same as {Semolina}. | |
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d8Similiter \[d8]Si*mil"i*ter\, n. [L., in like manner.] (Law) The technical name of the form by which either party, in pleading, accepts the issue tendered by his opponent; -- called sometimes a {joinder in issue}. | |
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d8Simulacrum \[d8]Sim`u*la"crum\, n.; pl. {Simulacra}. [L. See {Simulate}.] A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense. Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. --Thackeray. | |
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d8Sommeil \[d8]Som`meil"\, n. [F.] Slumber; sleep. | |
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d8Squamella \[d8]Squa*mel"la\, n.; pl. {Squamell[91]}. [NL., dim. fr. L. squama a scale.] (Bot.) A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea. | |
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d8Squamula \[d8]Squam"u*la\ (? [or] ?), n.; pl. {Squamul[91]}. [L., dim. of squama a scale.] (Bot.) One of the little hypogynous scales found in the flowers of grasses; a lodicule. | |
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d8Synald2pha \[d8]Syn`a*l[d2]"pha\, n. [L.] Same as {Synalepha}. | |
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d8Xenelasia \[d8]Xen`e*la"si*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. xenhlasi`a expulsion of strangers.] (Gr. Antiq.) A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably being to preserve the national simplicity of manners. | |
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d8Zymolysis \[d8]Zy*mol"y*sis\, n. [NL. See {Zyme}, and {Lysis}.] (Physiol. Chem.) The action of enzymes; also, the changes produced by such action. -- {Zy`mo*lyt"ic}, a. | |
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Decanal \Dec"a*nal\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. d[82]canal. See {Dean}.] Pertaining to a dean or deanery. His rectorial as well as decanal residence. --Churton. {Decanal side}, the side of the choir on which the dean's tall is placed. {Decanal stall}, the stall allotted to the dean in the choir, on the right or south side of the chancel. --Shipley. | |
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Decanal \Dec"a*nal\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. d[82]canal. See {Dean}.] Pertaining to a dean or deanery. His rectorial as well as decanal residence. --Churton. {Decanal side}, the side of the choir on which the dean's tall is placed. {Decanal stall}, the stall allotted to the dean in the choir, on the right or south side of the chancel. --Shipley. | |
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Decanal \Dec"a*nal\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. d[82]canal. See {Dean}.] Pertaining to a dean or deanery. His rectorial as well as decanal residence. --Churton. {Decanal side}, the side of the choir on which the dean's tall is placed. {Decanal stall}, the stall allotted to the dean in the choir, on the right or south side of the chancel. --Shipley. | |
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Decemlocular \De`cem*loc"u*lar\, a. [L. decem ten + E. locular.] (Bot.) Having ten cells for seeds. | |
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Decennial \De*cen"ni*al\, a. [See {Decennary}.] Consisting of ten years; happening every ten years; as, a decennial period; decennial games. --Hallam. | |
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Decennial \De*cen"ni*al\, n. A tenth year or tenth anniversary. | |
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Decine \De"cine\ (?; 104), n. [From L. decem ten.] (Chem.) One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H15, of the acetylene series; -- called also {decenylene}. | |
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, a. [F. d[82]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.] Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal coinage. {Decimal arithmetic}, the common arithmetic, in which numeration proceeds by tens. {Decimal fraction}, a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 10, as [frac2x10], [fract25x100], and is usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed at the left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25. {Decimal point}, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent units or whole numbers, as 1.05. | |
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. {Circulating}, [or] {Circulatory}, {decimal}, a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also {recurring decimal}, {repeating decimal}, and {repetend}. | |
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, a. [F. d[82]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.] Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal coinage. {Decimal arithmetic}, the common arithmetic, in which numeration proceeds by tens. {Decimal fraction}, a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 10, as [frac2x10], [fract25x100], and is usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed at the left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25. {Decimal point}, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent units or whole numbers, as 1.05. | |
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. {Circulating}, [or] {Circulatory}, {decimal}, a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also {recurring decimal}, {repeating decimal}, and {repetend}. | |
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, a. [F. d[82]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.] Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal coinage. {Decimal arithmetic}, the common arithmetic, in which numeration proceeds by tens. {Decimal fraction}, a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 10, as [frac2x10], [fract25x100], and is usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed at the left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25. {Decimal point}, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent units or whole numbers, as 1.05. | |
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d8Bougie d82cimale \[d8]Bou*gie" d[82]`ci`male"\ [F., lit., decimal candle.] A photometric standard used in France, having the value of one twentieth of the Violle platinum standard, or slightly less than a British standard candle. Called also {decimal candle}. | |
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, a. [F. d[82]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.] Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal coinage. {Decimal arithmetic}, the common arithmetic, in which numeration proceeds by tens. {Decimal fraction}, a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 10, as [frac2x10], [fract25x100], and is usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed at the left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25. {Decimal point}, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent units or whole numbers, as 1.05. | |
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Fraction \Frac"tion\, n. [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking, fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See {Break}.] 1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. [Obs.] Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to any fraction or breaking up. --Foxe. 2. A portion; a fragment. Some niggard fractions of an hour. --Tennyson. 3. (Arith. or Alg.) One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude. {Common, [or] Vulgar}, {fraction}, a fraction in which the number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed to be divided is indicated by figures or letters, called the denominator, written below a line, over which is the numerator, indicating the number of these parts included in the fraction; as [frac12], one half, [frac25], two fifths. {Complex fraction}, a fraction having a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator, or in both. --Davies & Peck. {Compound fraction}, a fraction of a fraction; two or more fractions connected by of. {Continued fraction}, {Decimal fraction}, {Partial fraction}, etc. See under {Continued}, {Decimal}, {Partial}, etc. {Improper fraction}, a fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator. {Proper fraction}, a fraction in which the numerator is less than the denominator. | |
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, a. [F. d[82]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.] Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal coinage. {Decimal arithmetic}, the common arithmetic, in which numeration proceeds by tens. {Decimal fraction}, a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 10, as [frac2x10], [fract25x100], and is usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed at the left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25. {Decimal point}, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent units or whole numbers, as 1.05. | |
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Decimalism \Dec"i*mal*ism\, n. The system of a decimal currency, decimal weights, measures, etc. | |
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Decimalize \Dec"i*mal*ize\, v. t. To reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the currency. -- {Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion}, n. | |
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Decimalize \Dec"i*mal*ize\, v. t. To reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the currency. -- {Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion}, n. | |
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Decimally \Dec"i*mal*ly\, adv. By tens; by means of decimals. | |
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Deck \Deck\, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.] 1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of vessels having more than one. {Berth deck} (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where the hammocks of the crew are swung. {Boiler deck} (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers are placed. {Flush deck}, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to stern. {Gun deck} (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun deck. {Half-deck}, that portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin. {Hurricane deck} (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck, usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull. {Orlop deck}, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line. {Poop deck}, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the mizzenmast aft. {Quarter-deck}, the part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one. {Spar deck}. (a) Same as the upper deck. (b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck. {Upper deck}, the highest deck of the hull, extending from stem to stern. 2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat. 3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car. 4. A pack or set of playing cards. The king was slyly fingered from the deck. --Shak. 5. A heap or store. [Obs.] Who . . . hath such trinkets Ready in the deck. --Massinger. {Between decks}. See under {Between}. {Deck bridge} (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower chords, between the girders. {Deck curb} (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof construction. {Deck floor} (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or balcony. {Deck hand}, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but not expected to go aloft. {Deck molding} (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the roof. {Deck roof} (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not surmounted by parapet walls. {Deck transom} (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the deck is framed. {To clear the decks} (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for action. {To sweep the deck} (Card Playing), to clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them. | |
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Desmology \Des*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. desmo`s ligament + -logy.] The science which treats of the ligaments. [R.] | |
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Diaconal \Di*ac"o*nal\, a. [LL. diaconalis: cf. F. diaconal. Cf. {Deacon}.] Of or pertaining to a deacon. | |
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides. {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See {Herringbone}, a. {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about 45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions. {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}. {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding. {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}. {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a plain scale. {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding}, under {Cross}, a. | |
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, n. 1. A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent, of a figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into two parts. 2. (Engin.) A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel. 3. A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving. | |
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides. {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See {Herringbone}, a. {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about 45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions. {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}. {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding. {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}. {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a plain scale. {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding}, under {Cross}, a. | |
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides. {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See {Herringbone}, a. {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about 45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions. {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}. {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding. {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}. {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a plain scale. {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding}, under {Cross}, a. | |
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides. {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See {Herringbone}, a. {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about 45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions. {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}. {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding. {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}. {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a plain scale. {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding}, under {Cross}, a. | |
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Cleavage \Cleav"age\, n. 1. The act of cleaving or splitting. 2. (Crystallog.) The quality possessed by many crystallized substances of splitting readily in one or more definite directions, in which the cohesive attraction is a minimum, affording more or less smooth surfaces; the direction of the dividing plane; a fragment obtained by cleaving, as of a diamond. See {Parting}. 3. (Geol.) Division into lamin[91], like slate, with the lamination not necessarily parallel to the plane of deposition; -- usually produced by pressure. {Basal cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the base of a crystal, or to the plane of the lateral axes. {Cell cleavage} (Biol.), multiplication of cells by fission. See {Segmentation}. {Cubic cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the faces of a cube. {Diagonal cleavage}, cleavage parallel to ta diagonal plane. {Egg clavage}. (Biol.) See {Segmentation}. {Lateral cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the lateral planes. {Octahedral, Dodecahedral, [or] Rhombohedral, {cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the faces of an octahedron, dodecahedron, or rhombohedron. {Prismatic cleavage}, cleavage parallel to a vertical prism. | |
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides. {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See {Herringbone}, a. {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about 45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions. {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}. {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding. {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}. {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a plain scale. {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding}, under {Cross}, a. | |
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Polemoscope \Po*lem"o*scope\, n. [Gr. [?] war + -scope: cf. F. pol[82]moscope.] An opera glass or field glass with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects do not lie directly before the eye; -- called also {diagonal, [or] side, opera glass}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides. {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See {Herringbone}, a. {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about 45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions. {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}. {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding. {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}. {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a plain scale. {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding}, under {Cross}, a. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides. {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See {Herringbone}, a. {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about 45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions. {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}. {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding. {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}. {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a plain scale. {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding}, under {Cross}, a. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides. {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See {Herringbone}, a. {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about 45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions. {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}. {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding. {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}. {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a plain scale. {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding}, under {Cross}, a. | |
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Diagonally \Di*ag"o*nal*ly\, adv. In a diagonal direction. | |
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Diagonial \Di`a*go"ni*al\, a. Diagonal; diametrical; hence; diametrically opposed. [Obs.] Sin can have no tenure by law at all, but is rather an eternal outlaw, and in hostility with law past all atonement; both diagonal contraries, as much allowing one another as day and night together in one hemisphere. --Milton. | |
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Disannul \Dis`an*nul"\, v. t. To annul completely; to render void or of no effect. For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? --Isaiah xiv. 27. Note: The prefix in this word an its derivatives is intensive, and not negative. | |
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Disannuller \Dis`an*nul"ler\, n. One who disannuls. | |
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Disannulment \Dis`an*nul"ment\, n. Complete annulment. | |
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Dismail \Dis*mail"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + mail: cf. OF. desmaillier.] To divest of coat of mail. --Spenser. | |
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Dismal \Dis"mal\, a. [Formerly a noun; e. g., [bd]I trow it was in the dismalle.[b8] Chaucer. Of uncertain origin; but perh. (as suggested by Skeat) from OF. disme, F. d[8c]me, tithe, the phrase dismal day properly meaning, the day when tithes must be paid. See {Dime}.] 1. Fatal; ill-omened; unlucky. [Obs.] An ugly fiend more foul than dismal day. --Spenser. 2. Gloomy to the eye or ear; sorrowful and depressing to the feelings; foreboding; cheerless; dull; dreary; as, a dismal outlook; dismal stories; a dismal place. Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowned. --Goldsmith. A dismal description of an English November. --Southey. Syn: Dreary; lonesome; gloomy; dark; ominous; ill-boding; fatal; doleful; lugubrious; funereal; dolorous; calamitous; sorrowful; sad; joyless; melancholy; unfortunate; unhappy. | |
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Dismally \Dis"mal*ly\, adv. In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably. | |
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Dismalness \Dis"mal*ness\, n. The quality of being dismal; gloominess. | |
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Dissimilar \Dis*sim"i*lar\, a. [Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F. dissimilaire.] Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features. This part very dissimilar to any other. --Boyle. | |
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Dissimilarity \Dis*sim`i*lar"i*ty\, n. Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilitude; variety; as, the dissimilarity of human faces and forms. --Sir W. Jones. | |
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Dissimilarly \Dis*sim"i*lar*ly\, adv. In a dissimilar manner; in a varied style. With verdant shrubs dissimilarly gay. --C. Smart. | |
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Dissimilate \Dis*sim"i*late\, v. t. To render dissimilar. | |
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Dissimilation \Dis*sim`i*la"tion\, n. The act of making dissimilar. --H. Sweet. | |
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Dissimile \Dis*sim"i*le\, n. [L. dissimile, neut. [?][?] dissimilis unlike.] (Rhet.) Comparison or illustration by contraries. | |
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Dissimilitude \Dis`si*mil"i*tude\, n. [L. dissimilitudo, fr. dissimilis: cf. F. dissimilitude.] 1. Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity. Dissimilitude between the Divinity and images. --Stillingfleet. 2. (Rhet.) A comparison by contrast; a dissimile. | |
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Dissimulate \Dis*sim"u*late\, a. [L. dissimulatus, p. p. of dissimulare. See {Dissemble}.] Feigning; simulating; pretending. [Obs.] --Henryson. | |
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Dissimulate \Dis*sim"u*late\, v. i. To dissemble; to feign; to pretend. | |
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Dissimulation \Dis*sim`u*la"tion\, n. [L. dissimulatio: cf. F. dissimulation.] The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy. Let love be without dissimulation. --Rom. xii. 9. Dissimulation . . . when a man lets fall signs and arguments that he is not that he is. --Bacon. Simulation is a pretense of what is not, and dissimulation a concealment of what is. --Tatler. | |
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Dissimulator \Dis*sim"u*la`tor\, n. [L.] One who dissimulates; a dissembler. | |
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Dissimule \Dis*sim"ule\, v. t. & i. [F. dissimuler. See {Dissimulate}.] To dissemble. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Dissimuler \Dis*sim"u*ler\, n. A dissembler. [Obs.] | |
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Dissimulour \Dis*sim"u*lour\, n. [OF. dissimuleur.] A dissembler. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Docimology \Doc`i*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] a test + -logy.] A treatise on the art of testing, as in assaying metals, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Duck mole}. See under {Duck}. {Golden mole}. See {Chrysochlore}. {Mole cricket} (Zo[94]l.), an orthopterous insect of the genus {Gryllotalpa}, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The common European species ({Gryllotalpa vulgaris}), and the American ({G. borealis}), are the best known. {Mole rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World rodents of the genera {Spalax}, {Georychus}, and several allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary. {Mole shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of short-tailed American shrews of the genus {Blarina}, esp. {B. brevicauda}. {Water mole}, the duck mole. | |
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Duck \Duck\, n. [OE. duke, doke. See {Duck}, v. t. ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily {Anatin[91]}, family {Anatid[91]}. Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into {river ducks} and {sea ducks}. Among the former are the common domestic duck ({Anas boschas}); the wood duck ({Aix sponsa}); the beautiful mandarin duck of China ({Dendronessa galeriliculata}); the Muscovy duck, originally of South America ({Cairina moschata}). Among the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc. 2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water. Here be, without duck or nod, Other trippings to be trod. --Milton. {Bombay duck} (Zo[94]l.), a fish. See {Bummalo}. {Buffel duck}, [or] {Spirit duck}. See {Buffel duck}. {Duck ant} (Zo[94]l.), a species of white ant in Jamaica which builds large nests in trees. {Duck barnacle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Goose barnacle}. {Duck hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon. (b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard. {Duck mole} (Zo[94]l.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia, having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck ({Ornithorhynchus anatinus}). It belongs the subclass Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird or reptile; -- called also {duckbill}, {platypus}, {mallangong}, {mullingong}, {tambreet}, and {water mole}. {To make ducks and drakes}, to throw a flat stone obliquely, so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of the water, raising a succession of jets | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Diagonal, IA (city, FIPS 21270) Location: 40.81077 N, 94.34124 W Population (1990): 298 (155 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50845 | |
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Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA (CDP, FIPS 19406) Location: 37.38733 N, 118.41250 W Population (1990): 2561 (1141 housing units) Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
decimal point point; {dot}; {ITU-T}, USA: period; {ITU-T}: decimal point. Rare: radix point; UK: full stop; {INTERCAL}: spot. (1995-03-14) |