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Ecphoneme \Ec"pho*neme\, n. [See {Ecphonema}.] A mark (!) used to indicate an exclamation. --G. Brown. | |
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Egophonic \E`go*phon"ic\, a. Belonging to, or resembling, egophony. | |
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Egophony \E*goph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], goat + [?] voice.] (Med.) The sound of a patient's voice so modified as to resemble the bleating of a goat, heard on applying the ear to the chest in certain diseases within its cavity, as in pleurisy with effusion. | |
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Equipendency \E`qui*pend"en*cy\, n. [Equi- + pendency.] The act or condition of hanging in equipoise; not inclined or determined either way. --South. | |
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Equipensate \E`qui*pen"sate\, v. t. [Equi- + pensatus, p. p. of pensare to weigh. Cf. {Equipoise}.] To weigh equally; to esteem alike. [Obs.] | |
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Equipment \E*quip"ment\, n. [Cf. F. [82]quipement. See {Equip}.] 1. The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition. --Burke. The equipment of the fleet was hastened by De Witt. --Hume. 2. Whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad equipment (locomotives, cars, etc.; for carrying on business); horse equipments; infantry equipments; naval equipments; laboratory equipments. Armed and dight, In the equipments of a knight. --Longfellow. | |
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Equiponderance \E`qui*pon"der*ance\, Equiponderancy \E`qui*pon"der*an*cy\, n. [Equi- + ponderance: cf. F. [82]quipond[82]rance.] Equality of weight; equipoise. | |
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Equiponderance \E`qui*pon"der*ance\, Equiponderancy \E`qui*pon"der*an*cy\, n. [Equi- + ponderance: cf. F. [82]quipond[82]rance.] Equality of weight; equipoise. | |
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Equiponderant \E`qui*pon"der*ant\, a. [Cf. F. [82]quipond[82]rant.] Being of the same weight. A column of air . . . equiponderant to a column of quicksilver. --Locke. | |
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Equiponderate \E`qui*pon"der*ate\, v. i. [Equi- + L. ponderare to weigh. See {Ponderate}.] To be equal in weight; to weigh as much as another thing. --Bp. Wilkins. | |
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Equiponderate \E`qui*pon"der*ate\, v. t. To make equal in weight; to counterbalance. [bd]More than equiponderated the declension in that direction.[b8] --De Quincey. | |
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Equiponderous \E`qui*pon"der*ous\, a. [Equi- + L. pondus, ponderis, weight.] Having equal weight. --Bailey. | |
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Equipondious \E`qui*pon"di*ous\, a. [L. aequipondium an equal weight; aequus equal + pondus weight.] Of equal weight on both sides; balanced. [Obs.] --Glanvill. | |
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Equip \E*quip"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Equipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Equipping}.] [F. [82]quiper to supply, fit out, orig. said of a ship, OF. esquiper to embark; of German origin; cf. OHG. scif, G. schiff, Icel. skip, AS. scip. See {Ship}.] 1. To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, rigging, etc.; -- said esp. of ships and of troops. --Dryden. Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet. --Ludlow. 2. To dress up; to array; accouter. The country are led astray in following the town, and equipped in a ridiculous habit, when they fancy themselves in the height of the mode. --Addison. | |
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Escapement \Es*cape"ment\, n. [Cf. F. [82]chappement. See {Escape}.] 1. The act of escaping; escape. [R.] 2. Way of escape; vent. [R.] An escapement for youthful high spirits. --G. Eliot. 3. The contrivance in a timepiece which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration; -- so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration. Note: Escapements are of several kinds, as the vertical, or verge, or crown, escapement, formerly used in watches, in which two pallets on the balance arbor engage with a crown wheel; the anchor escapement, in which an anchor-shaped piece carries the pallets; -- used in common clocks (both are called recoil escapements, from the recoil of the escape wheel at each vibration); the cylinder escapement, having an open-sided hollow cylinder on the balance arbor to control the escape wheel; the duplex escapement, having two sets of teeth on the wheel; the lever escapement, which is a kind of detached escapement, because the pallets are on a lever so arranged that the balance which vibrates it is detached during the greater part of its vibration and thus swings more freely; the detent escapement, used in chronometers; the remontoir escapement, in which the escape wheel is driven by an independent spring or weight wound up at intervals by the clock train, -- sometimes used in astronomical clocks. When the shape of an escape-wheel tooth is such that it falls dead on the pallet without recoil, it forms a deadbeat escapement. | |
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Escape \Es*cape"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Escaped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Escaping}.] [OE. escapen, eschapen, OF. escaper, eschaper, F. echapper, fr. LL. ex cappa out of one's cape or cloak; hence, to slip out of one's cape and escape. See 3d {Cape}, and cf. {Scape}, v.] 1. To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger. [bd]Sailors that escaped the wreck.[b8] --Shak. 2. To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade; as, the fact escaped our attention. They escaped the search of the enemy. --Ludlow. | |
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Eschevin \Es"che*vin\, n. [OF. eschevin, a sort of magistrate, alderman, F. [82]chevin.] The alderman or chief officer of an ancient guild. [Obs.] | |
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92sopian \[92]*so"pi*an\, Esopian \E*so"pi*an\, a. [L. Aesopius, from Gr. [?], fr. the famous Greek fabulist [92]sop .] Of or pertaining to [92]sop, or in his manner. | |
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Esopian \E*so"pi*an\, Esopic \E*so"pic\, a. Same as {[92]sopian}, {[92]sopic}. | |
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Espinel \Es"pi*nel\, n. A kind of ruby. See {Spinel}. | |
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Espionage \Es"pi*o*nage\ (?; 277), n. [F. espionnage, fr. espionner to spy, fr. espion spy, OF. espie. See {Espy}.] The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as spies or secret emissaries; secret watching. | |
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Espy \Es*py"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Espied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Espying}.] [OF. espier, F. [82]pier, from OHG. speh[?]n to watch, spy, G. sp[84]hen; akin to L. specere to look, species sight, shape, appearance, kind. See {Spice}, {Spy}, and cf. {Espionage}.] 1. To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd. As one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money. --Gen. xlii. 27. A goodly vessel did I then espy Come like a giant from a haven broad. --Wordsworth. 2. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe. He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy. | |
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Eugubian \Eu*gu"bi*an\, Eugubine \Eu"gu*bine\, a. Of or pertaining to the ancient town of Eugubium (now Gubbio); as, the Eugubine tablets, or tables, or inscriptions. | |
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Eugubian \Eu*gu"bi*an\, Eugubine \Eu"gu*bine\, a. Of or pertaining to the ancient town of Eugubium (now Gubbio); as, the Eugubine tablets, or tables, or inscriptions. | |
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Eusebian \Eu*se"bi*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Eusebius, bishop of C[91]sarea, who was a friend and protector of Arius. | |
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Zimocca \Zi*moc"ca\, n. A sponge ({Euspongia zimocca}) of flat form and fine quality, from the Adriatic, about the Greek islands, and the coast of Barbary. | |
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Excipient \Ex*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. excipients, -entis, p. pr. of exipere. See {Except}, v. t.] Taking an exception. | |
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Excipient \Ex*cip"i*ent\, n. 1. An exceptor. [R.] 2. (Med.) An inert or slightly active substance used in preparing remedies as a vehicle or medium of administration for the medicinal agents. --Chambers. | |
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Expand \Ex*pand"\, v. i. To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy. --Dryden. | |
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Expand \Ex*pand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expanding}.] [L. expandere, expansum; ex out + pandere to spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. {Spawn}.] 1. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves. Then with expanded wings he steers his flight. --Milton. 2. To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to {contract}; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence. 3. (Math.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See {Expansion}, 5. | |
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Expand \Ex*pand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expanding}.] [L. expandere, expansum; ex out + pandere to spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. {Spawn}.] 1. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves. Then with expanded wings he steers his flight. --Milton. 2. To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to {contract}; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence. 3. (Math.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See {Expansion}, 5. | |
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Expander \Ex*pand"er\, n. Anything which causes expansion esp. (Mech.) a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc. | |
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Expand \Ex*pand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expanding}.] [L. expandere, expansum; ex out + pandere to spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. {Spawn}.] 1. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves. Then with expanded wings he steers his flight. --Milton. 2. To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to {contract}; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence. 3. (Math.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See {Expansion}, 5. | |
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Expanding \Ex*pand"ing\, a. That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging. {Expanding bit}, {Expanding drill} (Mech.), a bit or drill made adjustable for holes of various sizes; one which can be expanded in diameter while boring. {Expanding pulley} (Mach.), a pulley so made, as in sections, that its diameter can be increased or diminished. | |
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Expanding \Ex*pand"ing\, a. That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging. {Expanding bit}, {Expanding drill} (Mech.), a bit or drill made adjustable for holes of various sizes; one which can be expanded in diameter while boring. {Expanding pulley} (Mach.), a pulley so made, as in sections, that its diameter can be increased or diminished. | |
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Expanding \Ex*pand"ing\, a. That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging. {Expanding bit}, {Expanding drill} (Mech.), a bit or drill made adjustable for holes of various sizes; one which can be expanded in diameter while boring. {Expanding pulley} (Mach.), a pulley so made, as in sections, that its diameter can be increased or diminished. | |
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Expanding \Ex*pand"ing\, a. That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging. {Expanding bit}, {Expanding drill} (Mech.), a bit or drill made adjustable for holes of various sizes; one which can be expanded in diameter while boring. {Expanding pulley} (Mach.), a pulley so made, as in sections, that its diameter can be increased or diminished. | |
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Expanse \Ex*panse"\, n. [From L. expansus, p. p. of expandere. See {Expand}.] That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky. [bd]The green expanse.[b8] --Savage. Lights . . . high in the expanse of heaven. --Milton. The smooth expanse of crystal lakes. --Pope. | |
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Expanse \Ex*panse"\, v. t. To expand. [Obs.] That lies expansed unto the eyes of all. --Sir. T. Browne. | |
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Expansibility \Ex*pan`si*bil"i*ty\, n. The capacity of being expanded; as, the expansibility of air. | |
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Expansible \Ex*pan"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. expansible.] Capable of being expanded or spread out widely. Bodies are not expansible in proportion to their weight. --Grew. -- {Ex*pan"si*ble*ness},n. -{Ex*pan"si*bly},adv. | |
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Expansible \Ex*pan"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. expansible.] Capable of being expanded or spread out widely. Bodies are not expansible in proportion to their weight. --Grew. -- {Ex*pan"si*ble*ness},n. -{Ex*pan"si*bly},adv. | |
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Expansible \Ex*pan"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. expansible.] Capable of being expanded or spread out widely. Bodies are not expansible in proportion to their weight. --Grew. -- {Ex*pan"si*ble*ness},n. -{Ex*pan"si*bly},adv. | |
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Expansile \Ex*pan"sile\, a. Expansible. Ether and alcohol are more expansile than water. --Brande & C. | |
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Expansion \Ex*pan"sion\, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.] 1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement. 2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was formed of metal. The starred expansion of the skies. --Beattie. 3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure space. Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore. 4. (Com.) Enlargement or extension of business transactions; esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes. 5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation; as, the expansion of (a + b)^{2} is a^{2} + 2ab + b^{2}. 6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston. 7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion joint, expansion gear, etc. {Expansion curve}, a curve the co[94]rdinates of which show the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of the steam as it expands in the cylinder. {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust. of {Link motion}. {Automatic expansion gear} [or] {cut-off}, one that is regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of steam to the engine with the demand for power. {Fixed expansion gear}, [or] {Fixed cut-off}, one that always operates at the same fixed point of the stroke. {Expansion joint}, [or] {Expansion coupling} (Mech. & Engin.), a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts of a machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is prevented from causing injurious strains; as by heat, is prevented from causing injurious strains; as: (a) A side or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss, to support it but allow end play. (b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part of the pipe to slide within the other. (c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler while allowing lengthwise motion. {Expansion valve} (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke. | |
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Expansion \Ex*pan"sion\, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.] 1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement. 2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was formed of metal. The starred expansion of the skies. --Beattie. 3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure space. Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore. 4. (Com.) Enlargement or extension of business transactions; esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes. 5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation; as, the expansion of (a + b)^{2} is a^{2} + 2ab + b^{2}. 6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston. 7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion joint, expansion gear, etc. {Expansion curve}, a curve the co[94]rdinates of which show the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of the steam as it expands in the cylinder. {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust. of {Link motion}. {Automatic expansion gear} [or] {cut-off}, one that is regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of steam to the engine with the demand for power. {Fixed expansion gear}, [or] {Fixed cut-off}, one that always operates at the same fixed point of the stroke. {Expansion joint}, [or] {Expansion coupling} (Mech. & Engin.), a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts of a machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is prevented from causing injurious strains; as by heat, is prevented from causing injurious strains; as: (a) A side or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss, to support it but allow end play. (b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part of the pipe to slide within the other. (c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler while allowing lengthwise motion. {Expansion valve} (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke. | |
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Expansion \Ex*pan"sion\, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.] 1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement. 2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was formed of metal. The starred expansion of the skies. --Beattie. 3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure space. Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore. 4. (Com.) Enlargement or extension of business transactions; esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes. 5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation; as, the expansion of (a + b)^{2} is a^{2} + 2ab + b^{2}. 6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston. 7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion joint, expansion gear, etc. {Expansion curve}, a curve the co[94]rdinates of which show the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of the steam as it expands in the cylinder. {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust. of {Link motion}. {Automatic expansion gear} [or] {cut-off}, one that is regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of steam to the engine with the demand for power. {Fixed expansion gear}, [or] {Fixed cut-off}, one that always operates at the same fixed point of the stroke. {Expansion joint}, [or] {Expansion coupling} (Mech. & Engin.), a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts of a machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is prevented from causing injurious strains; as by heat, is prevented from causing injurious strains; as: (a) A side or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss, to support it but allow end play. (b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part of the pipe to slide within the other. (c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler while allowing lengthwise motion. {Expansion valve} (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke. | |
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Expansion \Ex*pan"sion\, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.] 1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement. 2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was formed of metal. The starred expansion of the skies. --Beattie. 3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure space. Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore. 4. (Com.) Enlargement or extension of business transactions; esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes. 5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation; as, the expansion of (a + b)^{2} is a^{2} + 2ab + b^{2}. 6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston. 7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion joint, expansion gear, etc. {Expansion curve}, a curve the co[94]rdinates of which show the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of the steam as it expands in the cylinder. {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust. of {Link motion}. {Automatic expansion gear} [or] {cut-off}, one that is regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of steam to the engine with the demand for power. {Fixed expansion gear}, [or] {Fixed cut-off}, one that always operates at the same fixed point of the stroke. {Expansion joint}, [or] {Expansion coupling} (Mech. & Engin.), a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts of a machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is prevented from causing injurious strains; as by heat, is prevented from causing injurious strains; as: (a) A side or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss, to support it but allow end play. (b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part of the pipe to slide within the other. (c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler while allowing lengthwise motion. {Expansion valve} (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke. | |
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Gear \Gear\, n. [OE. gere, ger, AS. gearwe clothing, adornment, armor, fr. gearo, gearu, ready, yare; akin to OHG. garaw[c6], garw[c6] ornament, dress. See {Yare}, and cf. {Garb} dress.] 1. Clothing; garments; ornaments. Array thyself in thy most gorgeous gear. --Spenser. 2. Goods; property; household stuff. --Chaucer. Homely gear and common ware. --Robynson (More's Utopia). 3. Whatever is prepared for use or wear; manufactured stuff or material. Clad in a vesture of unknown gear. --Spenser. 4. The harness of horses or cattle; trapping. 5. Warlike accouterments. [Scot.] --Jamieson. 6. Manner; custom; behavior. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 7. Business matters; affairs; concern. [Obs.] Thus go they both together to their gear. --Spenser. 8. (Mech.) (a) A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a bevel gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively. (b) An apparatus for performing a special function; gearing; as, the feed gear of a lathe. (c) Engagement of parts with each other; as, in gear; out of gear. 9. pl. (Naut.) See 1st {Jeer} (b) . 10. Anything worthless; stuff; nonsense; rubbish. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Wright. That servant of his that confessed and uttered this gear was an honest man. --Latimer. {Bever gear}. See {Bevel gear}. {Core gear}, a mortise gear, or its skeleton. See {Mortise wheel}, under {Mortise}. {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine), the arrangement of parts for cutting off steam at a certain part of the stroke, so as to leave it to act upon the piston expansively; the cut-off. See under {Expansion}. {Feed gear}. See {Feed motion}, under {Feed}, n. {Gear cutter}, a machine or tool for forming the teeth of gear wheels by cutting. {Gear wheel}, any cogwheel. {Running gear}. See under {Running}. {To throw} {in, [or] out of}, {gear} (Mach.), to connect or disconnect (wheelwork or couplings, etc.); to put in, or out of, working relation. | |
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Expansion \Ex*pan"sion\, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.] 1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement. 2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was formed of metal. The starred expansion of the skies. --Beattie. 3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure space. Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore. 4. (Com.) Enlargement or extension of business transactions; esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes. 5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation; as, the expansion of (a + b)^{2} is a^{2} + 2ab + b^{2}. 6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston. 7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion joint, expansion gear, etc. {Expansion curve}, a curve the co[94]rdinates of which show the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of the steam as it expands in the cylinder. {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust. of {Link motion}. {Automatic expansion gear} [or] {cut-off}, one that is regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of steam to the engine with the demand for power. {Fixed expansion gear}, [or] {Fixed cut-off}, one that always operates at the same fixed point of the stroke. {Expansion joint}, [or] {Expansion coupling} (Mech. & Engin.), a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts of a machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is prevented from causing injurious strains; as by heat, is prevented from causing injurious strains; as: (a) A side or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss, to support it but allow end play. (b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part of the pipe to slide within the other. (c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler while allowing lengthwise motion. {Expansion valve} (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke. | |
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Expansion \Ex*pan"sion\, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.] 1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement. 2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was formed of metal. The starred expansion of the skies. --Beattie. 3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure space. Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore. 4. (Com.) Enlargement or extension of business transactions; esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes. 5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation; as, the expansion of (a + b)^{2} is a^{2} + 2ab + b^{2}. 6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston. 7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion joint, expansion gear, etc. {Expansion curve}, a curve the co[94]rdinates of which show the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of the steam as it expands in the cylinder. {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust. of {Link motion}. {Automatic expansion gear} [or] {cut-off}, one that is regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of steam to the engine with the demand for power. {Fixed expansion gear}, [or] {Fixed cut-off}, one that always operates at the same fixed point of the stroke. {Expansion joint}, [or] {Expansion coupling} (Mech. & Engin.), a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts of a machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is prevented from causing injurious strains; as by heat, is prevented from causing injurious strains; as: (a) A side or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss, to support it but allow end play. (b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part of the pipe to slide within the other. (c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler while allowing lengthwise motion. {Expansion valve} (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke. | |
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Expansive \Ex*pan"sive\, a. [Cf. F. expansif.] Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. A more expansive and generous compassion. --Eustace. His forehead was broad and expansive. --Prescott. -- {Ex*pan"sive*ly}, adv. -{Ex*pan"sive*ness}, n. | |
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Expansive \Ex*pan"sive\, a. [Cf. F. expansif.] Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. A more expansive and generous compassion. --Eustace. His forehead was broad and expansive. --Prescott. -- {Ex*pan"sive*ly}, adv. -{Ex*pan"sive*ness}, n. | |
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Expansive \Ex*pan"sive\, a. [Cf. F. expansif.] Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. A more expansive and generous compassion. --Eustace. His forehead was broad and expansive. --Prescott. -- {Ex*pan"sive*ly}, adv. -{Ex*pan"sive*ness}, n. | |
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Expansure \Ex*pan"sure\ (?shur; 135), n. Expanse. [Obs.] [bd]Night's rich expansure.[b8] | |
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Expend \Ex*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expending}.] [L. expendere, expensum, to weigh out, pay out, lay out, lay out; ex out + pendere to weigh. See {Poise}, and cf. {Spend}.] To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to spend; as, they expend money for food or in charity; to expend time labor, and thought; to expend hay in feeding cattle, oil in a lamp, water in mechanical operations. If my death might make this island happy . . . I would expend it with all willingness. --Shak. | |
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Expend \Ex*pend"\, v. i. 1. To be laid out, used, or consumed. 2. To pay out or disburse money. They go elsewhere to enjoy and to expend. --Macaulay . | |
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Expend \Ex*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expending}.] [L. expendere, expensum, to weigh out, pay out, lay out, lay out; ex out + pendere to weigh. See {Poise}, and cf. {Spend}.] To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to spend; as, they expend money for food or in charity; to expend time labor, and thought; to expend hay in feeding cattle, oil in a lamp, water in mechanical operations. If my death might make this island happy . . . I would expend it with all willingness. --Shak. | |
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Expend \Ex*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expending}.] [L. expendere, expensum, to weigh out, pay out, lay out, lay out; ex out + pendere to weigh. See {Poise}, and cf. {Spend}.] To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to spend; as, they expend money for food or in charity; to expend time labor, and thought; to expend hay in feeding cattle, oil in a lamp, water in mechanical operations. If my death might make this island happy . . . I would expend it with all willingness. --Shak. | |
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Expenditure \Ex*pend"iture\, n. 1. The act of expending; a laying out, as of money; disbursement. our expenditure purchased commerce and conquest. --Burke. 2. That which is expended or paid out; expense. The receipts and expenditures of this extensive country. --A. Hamilton. | |
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Expenitor \Ex*pen"i*tor\, n. [LL.] (O. Eng. Law) A disburser; especially, one of the disbursers of taxes for the repair of sewers. --Mozley & W. | |
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Expense \Ex*pense"\, n. [L. expensa (sc. pecunia), or expensum, fr. expensus, p. p. of expendere. See {Expend}.] 1. A spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure. Husband nature's riches from expense. --Shak. 2. That which is expended, laid out, or consumed; cost; outlay; charge; -- sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls; as, the expenses of war; an expense of time. Courting popularity at his party's expense. --Brougham. 3. Loss. [Obs.] --Shak. And moan the expense of many a vanished sight. --Spenser. {Expense magazine} (Mil.), a small magazine containing ammunition for immediate use. --H. L. Scott. | |
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Expense \Ex*pense"\, n. [L. expensa (sc. pecunia), or expensum, fr. expensus, p. p. of expendere. See {Expend}.] 1. A spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure. Husband nature's riches from expense. --Shak. 2. That which is expended, laid out, or consumed; cost; outlay; charge; -- sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls; as, the expenses of war; an expense of time. Courting popularity at his party's expense. --Brougham. 3. Loss. [Obs.] --Shak. And moan the expense of many a vanished sight. --Spenser. {Expense magazine} (Mil.), a small magazine containing ammunition for immediate use. --H. L. Scott. | |
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Expensefull \Ex*pense"full\, a. Full of expense; costly; chargeable. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton. -- {Ex*pense"ful*ly}, adv. [R.] -- {Ex*pense"ful*ness}, n. [R.] | |
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Expensefull \Ex*pense"full\, a. Full of expense; costly; chargeable. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton. -- {Ex*pense"ful*ly}, adv. [R.] -- {Ex*pense"ful*ness}, n. [R.] | |
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Expensefull \Ex*pense"full\, a. Full of expense; costly; chargeable. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton. -- {Ex*pense"ful*ly}, adv. [R.] -- {Ex*pense"ful*ness}, n. [R.] | |
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Expenseless \Ex*pense"less\, a. Without cost or expense. | |
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Overhead charges \O"ver*head" charges\, expenses \expenses\, etc. (Accounting) Those general charges or expenses in any business which cannot be charged up as belonging exclusively to any particular part of the work or product, as where different kinds of goods are made, or where there are different departments in a business; -- called also fixed, establishment, or (in a manufacturing business) administration, selling, and distribution, charges, etc. | |
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Expensive \Ex*pen"sive\, a. 1. Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family. War is expensive, and peace desirable. --Burke. 2. Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish. [R.] An active, expensive, indefatigable goodness. --Sprat. The idle and expensive are dangerous. --Sir W. Temple. Syn: Costly; dear; high-priced; lavish; extravagant. -- {Ex*pen"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Ex*pen"sive*ness}, n. | |
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Expensive \Ex*pen"sive\, a. 1. Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family. War is expensive, and peace desirable. --Burke. 2. Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish. [R.] An active, expensive, indefatigable goodness. --Sprat. The idle and expensive are dangerous. --Sir W. Temple. Syn: Costly; dear; high-priced; lavish; extravagant. -- {Ex*pen"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Ex*pen"sive*ness}, n. | |
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Expensive \Ex*pen"sive\, a. 1. Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family. War is expensive, and peace desirable. --Burke. 2. Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish. [R.] An active, expensive, indefatigable goodness. --Sprat. The idle and expensive are dangerous. --Sir W. Temple. Syn: Costly; dear; high-priced; lavish; extravagant. -- {Ex*pen"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Ex*pen"sive*ness}, n. | |
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Expone \Ex*pone"\, v. t. [OE. exponen. See {Expound}.] To expound; to explain; also, to expose; to imperil. [Old Eng. & Scotch] --Drummond. | |
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Exponent \Ex*po"nent\, n. [L. exponens, -entis, p. pr. of exponere to put out, set forth, expose. See {Expound}.] 1. (Alg.) A number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how many times the latter is repeated as a factor to produce the power indicated; Note: thus a^{2} denotes the second power, and a^{n} the xth power, of a (2 and x being the exponents). A fractional exponent, or index, is used to denote the root of a quantity. Thus, a^{[frac13]} denotes the third or cube root of a. 2. One who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles. {Exponent of a ratio}, the quotient arising when the antecedent is divided by the consequent; thus, 6 is the exponent of the ratio of 30 to 5. [R.] | |
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Exponent \Ex*po"nent\, n. [L. exponens, -entis, p. pr. of exponere to put out, set forth, expose. See {Expound}.] 1. (Alg.) A number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how many times the latter is repeated as a factor to produce the power indicated; Note: thus a^{2} denotes the second power, and a^{n} the xth power, of a (2 and x being the exponents). A fractional exponent, or index, is used to denote the root of a quantity. Thus, a^{[frac13]} denotes the third or cube root of a. 2. One who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles. {Exponent of a ratio}, the quotient arising when the antecedent is divided by the consequent; thus, 6 is the exponent of the ratio of 30 to 5. [R.] | |
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Exponential \Ex`po*nen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. exponentiel.] Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as, an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential function. {Exponential curve}, a curve whose nature is defined by means of an exponential equation. {Exponential equation}, an equation which contains an exponential quantity, or in which the unknown quantity enters as an exponent. {Exponential quantity} (Math.), a quantity whose exponent is unknown or variable, as a^{x}. {Exponential series}, a series derived from the development of exponential equations or quantities. | |
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Calculus \Cal"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Calculi}. [L, calculus. See {Calculate}, and {Calcule}.] 1. (Med.) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as, biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc. 2. (Math.) A method of computation; any process of reasoning by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may involve calculation. {Barycentric calculus}, a method of treating geometry by defining a point as the center of gravity of certain other points to which co[89]fficients or weights are ascribed. {Calculus of functions}, that branch of mathematics which treats of the forms of functions that shall satisfy given conditions. {Calculus of operations}, that branch of mathematical logic that treats of all operations that satisfy given conditions. {Calculus of probabilities}, the science that treats of the computation of the probabilities of events, or the application of numbers to chance. {Calculus of variations}, a branch of mathematics in which the laws of dependence which bind the variable quantities together are themselves subject to change. {Differential calculus}, a method of investigating mathematical questions by using the ratio of certain indefinitely small quantities called differentials. The problems are primarily of this form: to find how the change in some variable quantity alters at each instant the value of a quantity dependent upon it. {Exponential calculus}, that part of algebra which treats of exponents. {Imaginary calculus}, a method of investigating the relations of real or imaginary quantities by the use of the imaginary symbols and quantities of algebra. {Integral calculus}, a method which in the reverse of the differential, the primary object of which is to learn from the known ratio of the indefinitely small changes of two or more magnitudes, the relation of the magnitudes themselves, or, in other words, from having the differential of an algebraic expression to find the expression itself. | |
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Exponential \Ex`po*nen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. exponentiel.] Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as, an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential function. {Exponential curve}, a curve whose nature is defined by means of an exponential equation. {Exponential equation}, an equation which contains an exponential quantity, or in which the unknown quantity enters as an exponent. {Exponential quantity} (Math.), a quantity whose exponent is unknown or variable, as a^{x}. {Exponential series}, a series derived from the development of exponential equations or quantities. | |
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Exponential \Ex`po*nen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. exponentiel.] Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as, an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential function. {Exponential curve}, a curve whose nature is defined by means of an exponential equation. {Exponential equation}, an equation which contains an exponential quantity, or in which the unknown quantity enters as an exponent. {Exponential quantity} (Math.), a quantity whose exponent is unknown or variable, as a^{x}. {Exponential series}, a series derived from the development of exponential equations or quantities. | |
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Exponential \Ex`po*nen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. exponentiel.] Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as, an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential function. {Exponential curve}, a curve whose nature is defined by means of an exponential equation. {Exponential equation}, an equation which contains an exponential quantity, or in which the unknown quantity enters as an exponent. {Exponential quantity} (Math.), a quantity whose exponent is unknown or variable, as a^{x}. {Exponential series}, a series derived from the development of exponential equations or quantities. | |
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Exponential \Ex`po*nen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. exponentiel.] Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as, an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential function. {Exponential curve}, a curve whose nature is defined by means of an exponential equation. {Exponential equation}, an equation which contains an exponential quantity, or in which the unknown quantity enters as an exponent. {Exponential quantity} (Math.), a quantity whose exponent is unknown or variable, as a^{x}. {Exponential series}, a series derived from the development of exponential equations or quantities. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([ecr]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expounding}.] [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See {Position}.] 1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.] He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras. 2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([ecr]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expounding}.] [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See {Position}.] 1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.] He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras. 2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Expounder \Ex*pound"er\ (-[etil]r), n. One who expounds or explains; an interpreter. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([ecr]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expounding}.] [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See {Position}.] 1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.] He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras. 2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Expunction \Ex*punc"tion\, n. [L. expunctio execution, performance, from expungere. See {Expunge}.] The act of expunging or erasing; the condition of being expunged. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Expunge \Ex*punge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expunged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expunging}.] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to prick, puncture. See {Pungent.}] 1. To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to expunge words, lines, or sentences. 2. To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expugne an offense. --Sandys. Expugne the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts. --Pope. Syn: To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy; annihilate; cancel. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Expunge \Ex*punge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expunged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expunging}.] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to prick, puncture. See {Pungent.}] 1. To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to expunge words, lines, or sentences. 2. To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expugne an offense. --Sandys. Expugne the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts. --Pope. Syn: To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy; annihilate; cancel. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Expunge \Ex*punge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expunged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expunging}.] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to prick, puncture. See {Pungent.}] 1. To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to expunge words, lines, or sentences. 2. To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expugne an offense. --Sandys. Expugne the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts. --Pope. Syn: To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy; annihilate; cancel. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Esbon, KS (city, FIPS 21600) Location: 39.82173 N, 98.43344 W Population (1990): 167 (97 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66941 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Espanola, NM (city, FIPS 25170) Location: 36.00341 N, 106.06930 W Population (1990): 8389 (3390 housing units) Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 87532 Espanola, WA Zip code(s): 99022 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Espino, PR (comunidad, FIPS 27263) Location: 18.27829 N, 67.11975 W Population (1990): 1327 (450 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
expanded memory {Intel 80386} or later processor expanded memory is part of the {extended memory} that is mapped into the {expanded memory page frame} by the processor. The mapping is controlled by the {EMM}. In earlier systems, a dedicated {EMS} hardware adaptor is needed to map memory into the page frame. In both cases, an appropriate {device driver} is needed for the proper communication between hardware and {EMM}. (1996-01-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
expanded memory manager implementing {Expanded Memory Specification}, such as {EMM386} or {QEMM386}. EMMs can usually provide {UMB} as well. (1996-01-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
expanded memory page frame space used by {EMS}. (1996-01-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Expanded Memory Specification access to memory other than {conventional memory} in {real mode}. {Expanded memory} is provided through a {page frame} of at least 64 {kilobytes} in the {reserved memory} address region. Access to this memory is provided by an {expanded memory manager} (EMM) software. The EMM functions are accessible through {interrupt} 67H. In {8086} or {8088} based systems this is the only way to use memory beyond conventional memory. In systems based on {80286} or later, {XMS} and {HMA} provide alternative methods. EMS was developed jointly by {Lotus}, {Intel}, and {Microsoft} prior to 1988. Accordingly, this specification is sometimes referred to as LIM EMS. A complete discussion of EMS and programming examples can be found in ["PC System Programming for developers", 1989, ISBN 1-55755-035-2 (Book only) and ISBN 1-55755-036-0 (Book and diskette)]. {EEMS}, a competing expanded memory management standard, was developed by {AST Research}, {Quadram} and {Ashton-Tate}. See also {upper memory block}. (1996-01-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
expansion card computer's {expansion slots} to provide some optional extra facility such as additional {RAM}, {disk controller}, {coprocessor}, {graphics accelerator}, communication device or some special-purpose interface. Different computers have different standards for the cards they accept, e.g. {PCI}. (1998-06-26) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
expansion slot card} can be plugged. The connector supplies power to the card and connects it to the {data bus}, {address bus} and control signals of the {motherboard}. (1998-06-26) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
exponent {floating-point} number specifying the power of ten by which the {mantissa} should be multiplied. In the common notation, e.g. 3.1E8, the exponent is 8. (1995-02-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
exponential 1. (the "base") to the power of its argument. I.e. f x = b^x If no base is specified, {e}, the base of {natural logarthim}s, is assumed. 2. (1995-04-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
exponential-time solved by an {exponential-time algorithm} but for which no {polynomial-time algorithm} is known. (1995-04-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
exponential-time algorithm guaranteed to terminate within a number of steps which is a {exponential} function of the size of the problem. For example, if you have to check every number of n digits to find a solution, the {complexity} is O(10^n), and if you add an extra digit, you must check ten times as many numbers. Even if such an algorithm is practical for some given value of n, it is likely to become impractical for larger values. This is in contrast to a {polynomial-time algorithm} which grows more slowly. See also {computational complexity}, {polynomial-time}, {NP-complete}. (1995-04-27) | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Esh-ban, fire of the sun | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ezbon, hastening to understand |