English Dictionary: echo sounding | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Eucalyptus \[d8]Eu`ca*lyp"tus\, n. [NL., from GR. [?] well, good + [?] covered. The buds of Eucalyptus have a hemispherical or conical covering, which falls off at anthesis.] (Bot.) A myrtaceous genus of trees, mostly Australian. Many of them grow to an immense height, one or two species exceeding the height even of the California Sequoia. Note: They have rigid, entire leaves with one edge turned toward the zenith. Most of them secrete resinous gums, whence they called {gum trees}, and their timber is of great value. {Eucalyptus Globulus} is the blue gum; {E. gigantea}, the stringy bark: {E. amygdalina}, the peppermint tree. {E. Gunnii}, the Tasmanian cider tree, yields a refreshing drink from wounds made in the bark in the spring. Other species yield oils, tars, acids, dyes and tans. It is said that miasmatic valleys in Algeria and Portugal, and a part of the unhealthy Roman Campagna, have been made more salubrious by planting groves of these trees. | |
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Easy-going \Eas"y-go`ing\, a. Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; ease-loving; inactive. | |
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Egoism \E"go*ism\, n. [F. [82]go[8b]sme, fr. L. -ego I. See {I}, and cf. {Egotism}.] 1. (Philos.) The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provides for. 2. Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest; selfishness; -- opposed to altruism. | |
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Eikosane \Ei"ko*sane\, n. [Gr. e'i`kosi.] (Chem.) A solid hydrocarbon, {C20H42}, of the paraffine series, of artificial production, and also probably occurring in petroleum. | |
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Equisonance \E*quis"o*nance\, n. [Equi- + L. sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound: cf. F. [82]quisonnance. See {Sonant}.] (Mus.) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves. | |
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Equisonant \E*quis"o*nant\a. Of the same or like sound. | |
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Escocheon \Es*coch"eon\, n. Escutcheon. [Obs.] | |
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Muskellunge \Mus"kel*lunge\, n. [From the Amer. Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) A large American pike ({Esox nobilitor}) found in the Great Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence River. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also {maskallonge}, {maskinonge}, {muskallonge}, {muskellonge}, and {muskelunjeh}.] | |
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Essoin \Es*soin"\[or] Essoign \Es*soign\, n. [OF. essoine, essoigne, F. exoine, L. essonia, exonia; pref. ex- (L. ex from) + sunnis, sunnia, sonia, hindrance, excuse. Cf. Icel. syn refusal, synja to deny, refuse, Goth. sunja truth, sunj[omac]n to justify, OS. sunnea impediment, OHG. sunna.] 1. (Eng. Law) An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court. 2. Excuse; exemption. [Obs.] From every work he challenged essoin. --Spenser. {Essoin day} (Eng. Law), the first general return day of the term, on which the court sits to receive essoins. --Blackstone. | |
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Exacinate \Ex*ac"i*nate\, v. t. [L. ex out + acinus kernel.] To remove the kernel form. | |
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Exacination \Ex*ac`i*na"tion\, n. Removal of the kernel. | |
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Exciseman \Ex*cise"man\, n.; pl. {Excisemen}. An officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise duty. --Macaulay. | |
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Exciseman \Ex*cise"man\, n.; pl. {Excisemen}. An officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise duty. --Macaulay. | |
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Excise \Ex*cise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excising}.] 1. To lay or impose an excise upon. 2. To impose upon; to overcharge. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Excision \Ex*ci"sion\, n. [L. excisio: cf. F. excision. See {Excide}.] 1. The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction. Such conquerors are the instruments of vengeance on those nations that have . . . grown ripe for excision. --Atterbury. 2. (Eccl.) The act of cutting off from the church; excommunication. 3. (Surg.) The removal, especially of small parts, with a cutting instrument. --Dunglison. | |
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Excusement \Ex*cuse"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. excusement.] Excuse. [Obs.] --Gower. | |
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Excuse \Ex*cuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to exculpate; to absolve; to acquit. A man's persuasion that a thing is duty, will not excuse him from guilt in practicing it, if really and indeed it be against Gog's law. --Abp. Sharp. 2. To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it. I must excuse what can not be amended. --Shak. 3. To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon. And in our own (excuse some courtly stains.) No whiter page than Addison remains. --Pope. 4. To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture. I pray thee have me excused. --xiv. 19. 5. To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for. Think ye that we excuse ourselves to you? --2 Cor. xii. 19. Syn: To vindicate; exculpate; absolve; acquit. Usage: - {To Pardon}, {Excuse}, {Forgive}. A superior pardons as an act of mercy or generosity; either a superior or an equal excuses. A crime, great fault, or a grave offence, as one against law or morals, may be pardoned; a small fault, such as a failure in social or conventional obligations, slight omissions or neglects may be excused. Forgive relates to offenses against one's self, and punishment foregone; as, to forgive injuries or one who has injured us; to pardon grave offenses, crimes, and criminals; to excuse an act of forgetfulness, an unintentional offense. Pardon is also a word of courtesy employed in the sense of excuse. | |
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Excussion \Ex*cus"sion\, n. [L. excussio a shaking down; LL., a threshing of corn: cf. F. excussion.] The act of excusing; seizure by law. [Obs.] --Ayliffe. | |
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Exesion \Ex*e"sion\, n. [L. exedere, exesum, to eat up; ex out + edere to eat.] The act of eating out or through. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Exigence \Ex"i*gence\, n. [F.] Exigency. --Hooker. | |
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Exigency \Ex"i*gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Exigencies}. [LL. exigentia: cf. F. exigence.] The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or remedy; as, an unforeseen exigency. [bd]The present exigency of his affairs.[b8] --Ludlow. Syn: Demand; urgency; distress; pressure; emergency; necessity; crisis. | |
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Exigency \Ex"i*gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Exigencies}. [LL. exigentia: cf. F. exigence.] The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or remedy; as, an unforeseen exigency. [bd]The present exigency of his affairs.[b8] --Ludlow. Syn: Demand; urgency; distress; pressure; emergency; necessity; crisis. | |
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Exigendary \Ex`i*gen"da*ry\, n. See {Exigenter}. | |
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Exigent \Ex`i*gent\, a. [L. exigens, -entis, p. pr. of exigere to drive out or forth, require, exact. See {Exact}.] Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical. [bd]At this exigent moment.[b8] --Burke. | |
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Exigent \Ex"i*gent\, n. 1. Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment. [Obs.] Why do you cross me in this exigent? --Shak. 2. (o. Eng. Law) The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry. --Abbott. | |
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Exigenter \Ex"i*gent*er\, n. (O. Eng. Law) An officer in the Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas whose duty it was make out exigents. The office in now abolished. --Cowell. | |
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Exogamous \Ex*og"a*mous\, a. [Exo- + Gr. [?] marriage.] Relating to exogamy; marrying outside of the limits of one's own tribe; -- opposed to endogenous. | |
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Exogamy \Ex*og"a*my\, n. The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; -- opposed to endogamy. --Lubbock. | |
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Exogen \Ex"o*gen\, n. [Exo- + -gen: cf. F. exog[8a]ne.] (Bot.) A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable kingdom, and which the plants are characterized by having c wood bark, and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and increasing, if at all, by the animal addition of a new layer to the outside next to the bark. The leaves are commonly netted-veined, and the number of cotyledons is two, or, very rarely, several in a whorl. Cf. {Endogen}. --Gray. | |
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Exogenetic \Ex`o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.) Arising or growing from without; exogenous. | |
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Exogenous \Ex*og"e*nous\, a. 1. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or having the character of, an exogen; -- the opposite of endogenous. 2. (Biol.) Growing by addition to the exterior. 3. (Anat.) Growing from previously ossified parts; -- opposed to {autogenous}. --Owen. {Exogenous aneurism} (Med.), an aneurism which is produced by causes acting from without, as from injury. | |
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Exogenous \Ex*og"e*nous\, a. 1. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or having the character of, an exogen; -- the opposite of endogenous. 2. (Biol.) Growing by addition to the exterior. 3. (Anat.) Growing from previously ossified parts; -- opposed to {autogenous}. --Owen. {Exogenous aneurism} (Med.), an aneurism which is produced by causes acting from without, as from injury. | |
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Jalap \Jal"ap\, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from Jalapa, a town in Mexico, whence it was first obtained.] (Med.) The tubers of the Mexican plant {Ipom[d2]a purga} (or {Exogonium purga}), a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative medicines. Other species of Ipom[d2]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the {I. Orizabensis}, and {I. tuberosa}. {False jalap}, the root of {Mirabilis Jalapa}, four-o'clock, or marvel of Peru. | |
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Exosmose \Ex"os*mose`\, n. [Exo+osmose: cf. F. ezosmose.] (Physics) The passage of gases, vapors, or liquids thought membranes or porous media from within outward, in the phenomena of osmose; -- opposed to endosmose. See {Osmose}. | |
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Exosmotic \Ex`os*mot`ic\, a. Pertaining to exosmose. | |
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Exsiccant \Ex*sic"cant\, a. [L. exsiccans, p. pr. of exsiccare. See {Exsiccate}.] Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying up. -- n. (Med.) An exsiccant medicine. | |
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
echo cancellation A process which removes unwanted echoes from the signal on a telephone line. Echoes are usually caused by impedance mismatches along an analogue line. |