English Dictionary: jumping orchid | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa. {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}. {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet. {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. | |
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Jump \Jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.] 1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap. Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square. -- Shak. 2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. [bd]The jumping chariots.[b8] --Nahum iii. 2. A flock of geese jump down together. -- Dryden. 3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. [bd]It jumps with my humor.[b8] --Shak. {To jump at}, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a chance. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa. {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}. {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet. {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa. {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}. {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet. {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jumping disease \Jump"ing dis*ease"\ A convulsive tic similar to or identical with miryachit, observed among the woodsmen of Maine. | |
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Hare \Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. [91] Sw. hare, Icel. h[?]ri, Skr. [?]a[?]a. [?].] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A rodent of the genus {Lepus}, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity. Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European hare is {Lepustimidus}. The northern or varying hare of America ({L. Americanus}), and the prairie hare ({L. campestris}), turn white in winter. In America, the various species of hares are commonly called {rabbits}. 2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus. {Hare and hounds}, a game played by men and boys, two, called hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of paper to indicate their course, being chased by the others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit. {Hare kangaroo} (Zo[94]l.)., a small Australian kangaroo ({Lagorchestes Leporoides}), resembling the hare in size and color, {Hare's lettuce} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sonchus}, or sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior. {Jumping hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Jumping}. {Little chief hare}, [or] {Crying hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chief hare}. {Sea hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aplysia}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa. {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}. {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet. {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa. {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}. {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet. {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa. {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}. {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet. {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa. {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}. {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet. {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa. {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}. {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet. {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Shrew \Shrew\, n. [See {Shrew}, a.] 1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold. A man . . . grudgeth that shrews [i. e., bad men] have prosperity, or else that good men have adversity. --Chaucer. A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could be no quiet in the house for her. --L'Estrange. 2. [AS. scre[a0]wa; -- so called because supposed to be venomous. ] (Zo[94]l.) Any small insectivore of the genus {Sorex} and several allied genera of the family {Sorecid[91]}. In form and color they resemble mice, but they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are the smallest of all mammals. Note: The common European species are the house shrew ({Crocidura araneus}), and the erd shrew ({Sorex vulgaris}) (see under {Erd}.). In the United States several species of {Sorex} and {Blarina} are common, as the broadnosed shrew ({S. platyrhinus}), Cooper's shrew ({S. Cooperi}), and the short-tailed, or mole, shrew ({Blarina brevicauda}). Th American water, or marsh, shrew ({Neosorex palustris}), with fringed feet, is less common. The common European water shrews are {Crossopus fodiens}, and the oared shrew (see under {Oared}). {Earth shrew}, any shrewlike burrowing animal of the family {Centetid[91]}, as the tendrac. {Elephant shrew}, {Jumping shrew}, {Mole shrew}. See under {Elephant}, {Jumping}, etc. {Musk shrew}. See {Desman}. {River shrew}, an aquatic West African insectivore ({Potamogale velox}) resembling a weasel in form and size, but having a large flattened and crested tail adapted for rapid swimming. It feeds on fishes. {Shrew mole}, a common large North American mole ({Scalops aquaticus}). Its fine, soft fur is gray with iridescent purple tints. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa. {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}. {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet. {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
John Vincent Atanasoff American mathemetical physicist, and the inventor of the electronic {digital computer}. Between 1937 and 1942 he built the {Atanasoff-Berry Computer} with {Clifford Berry}, at the {Iowa State University}. Atanasoff was born on 1903-10-04 in Hamilton, New York. In 1925, he got a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida. In 1926 he received a Master's degree in Maths from Iowa State University. He received a PhD as a theoretical physicist from the University of Wisconsin in 1930. While an associate professor of mathematics and physics at Iowa State University, Atanasoff began to envision a {digital} computational device, believing {analogue} devices to be too restrictive. Whilst working on his electronic {digital computer}, Atanasoff was introduced to a graduate student named {Clifford Berry}, who helped him build the {computer}. The first prototype of the {Atanasoff-Berry Computer} was demonstrated in December 1939. Although no patent was awarded for the new {computer}, in 1973 US District Judge Earl R. Larson declared Atanasoff the inventor of the digital computer (declaring the {ENIAC} patent invalid). Atanasoff was awarded the National Medal of {Technology} by US President Bush on 1990-11-13. He died following a stroke on 1995-06-15. {John Vincent Atanasoff and the Birth of the Digital Computer (http://www.cs.iastate.edu/jva/jva-archive.shtml)}. ["Atanasoff Forgotten Father of the Computer", C. R. Mollenhoff, Iowa State University Press 1988]. (2001-10-03) | |
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John von Neumann A Hungarian-born mathematician who did pioneering work in quantum physics, game theory, and {computer science}. He contributed to the USA's Manhattan Project that built the first atomic bomc. While serving on the BRL Scientific Advisory Committee, von Neumann joined the developers of {ENIAC} and made some critical contributions. In 1947, while working on the design for the successor machine, {EDVAC}, von Neumann realized that ENIAC's lack of a centralized control unit could be overcome to obtain a rudimentary stored program computer. He also proposed the {fetch-execute cycle}. {(http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~mbsclass/is2000/hall_of_fame/vonneuma.htm)}. {(http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/VonNeumann.html)}. {(http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/comphist/54nord/)}. (2001-01-30) |