English Dictionary: linear perspective | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Laniariform \La`ni*ar"i*form\, a. [Laniary + -form.] (Anat.) Shaped like a laniary, or canine, tooth. --Owen. | |
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Ruffed \Ruffed\, a. Furnished with a ruff. {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also {tippet grouse}, {partridge}, {birch partridge}, {pheasant}, {drummer}, and {white-flesher}. {ruffed lemur} (Zo[94]l.), a species of lemur ({lemur varius}) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also {ruffed maucaco}. | |
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Toadflax \Toad"flax`\, n. (Bot.) An herb ({Linaria vulgaris}) of the Figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called also {butter and eggs}, {flaxweed}, and {ramsted}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Butter \But"ter\ (b[ucr]t"t[etil]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS. butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`tyron; either fr. boy`s ox, cow + tyro`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf. {Cow}.] 1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning. 2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter. {Butter and eggs} (Bot.), a name given to several plants having flowers of two shades of yellow, as {Narcissus incomparabilis}, and in the United States to the toadflax ({Linaria vulgaris}). {Butter boat}, a small vessel for holding melted butter at table. {Butter flower}, the buttercup, a yellow flower. {Butter print}, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; -- called also {butter stamp}. --Locke. {Butter tooth}, either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw. {Butter tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Bassia}, the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The butter tree of India is the {B. butyracea}; that of Africa is the Shea tree ({B. Parkii}). See {Shea tree}. {Butter trier}, a tool used in sampling butter. {Butter wife}, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called also {butter woman}. [Obs. or Archaic] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fiducial \Fi*du"cial\, a. [L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to fides faith. See {Faith}.] 1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm. [bd]Fiducial reliance on the promises of God.[b8] --Hammond. 2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial power. --Spelman. {Fiducial edge} (Astron. & Surv.), the straight edge of the alidade or ruler along which a straight line is to be drawn. {Fiducial} {line [or] point} (Math. & Physics.), a line or point of reference, as for setting a graduated circle or scale used for measurments. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, n. [F. perspective, fr. perspectif: cf. It. perspettiva. See {Perspective}, a.] 1. A glass through which objects are viewed. [Obs.] [bd]Not a perspective, but a mirror.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. 2. That which is seen through an opening; a view; a vista. [bd]The perspective of life.[b8] --Goldsmith. 3. The effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by means of which the eye recognized them as being at a more or less measurable distance. Hence, a[89]rial perspective, the assumed greater vagueness or uncertainty of outline in distant objects. A[89]rial perspective is the expression of space by any means whatsoever, sharpness of edge, vividness of color, etc. --Ruskin. 4. The art and the science of so delineating objects that they shall seem to grow smaller as they recede from the eye; -- called also {linear perspective}. 5. A drawing in linear perspective. {Isometrical perspective}, an inaccurate term for a mechanical way of representing objects in the direction of the diagonal of a cube. {Perspective glass}, a telescope which shows objects in the right position. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Linear measure}, the measurement of length. {Linear numbers} (Math.), such numbers as have relation to length only: such is a number which represents one side of a plane figure. If the plane figure is a square, the linear figure is called a root. {Linear problem} (Geom.), a problem which may be solved geometrically by the use of right lines alone. {Linear transformation} (Alg.), a change of variables where each variable is replaced by a function of the first degree in the new variable. | |
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Hardfern \Hard"fern`\, n. (Bot.) A species of fern ({Lomaria borealis}), growing in Europe and Northwestern America. | |
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Lunar \Lu"nar\, a. [L. lunaris, fr. luna the moon. See {Luna}, and cf. {Lunary}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the moon; as, lunar observations. 2. Resembling the moon; orbed. --Dryden. 3. Measured by the revolutions of the moon; as, a lunar month. 4. Influenced by the moon, as in growth, character, or properties; as, lunar herbs. --Bacon. {Lunar caustic} (Med. Chem.), silver nitrate prepared to be used as a cautery; -- so named because silver was called luna by the ancient alchemists. {Lunar cycle}. Same as {Metonic cycle}. See under {Cycle}. {Lunar distance}, the angular distance of the moon from the sun, a star, or a planet, employed for determining longitude by the {lunar method}. {Lunar method}, the method of finding a ship's longitude by comparing the local time of taking (by means of a sextant or circle) a given lunar distance, with the Greenwich time corresponding to the same distance as ascertained from a nautical almanac, the difference of these times being the longitude. {Lunar month}. See {Month}. {Lunar observation}, an observation of a lunar distance by means of a sextant or circle, with the altitudes of the bodies, and the time, for the purpose of computing the longitude. {Lunar tables}. (a) (Astron.) Tables of the moon's motions, arranged for computing the moon's true place at any time past or future. (b) (Navigation) Tables for correcting an observed lunar distance on account of refraction and parallax. {Lunar year}, the period of twelve lunar months, or 354 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes, and 34.38 seconds. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Honesty \Hon"es*ty\, n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF. honest[82], onest[82] (cf. F. honn[88]tet[82]), L. honestas. See {Honest}, a.] 1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.] --Chaucer. She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness. --Shak. 2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile. That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. --1 Tim. ii. 2. 3. Chastity; modesty. --Chaucer. To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. --Shak. 4. (Bot.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also {lunary} and {moonwort}. {Lunaria biennis} is common honesty; {L. rediva} is perennial honesty. Syn: Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness; faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor; plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
linear function A {recursive} function is linear if it is of the form f x = if p x then q x else h f x where h is a "linear functional" which means that (1) for all functions, a, b c and some function ht h (if a then b else c) = if ht a then h b else h c Function ht is known as the "predicate transformer" of h. (2) If for some x, h (\ y . bottom) x /= bottom then for all g, ht g x = True. I.e. if h g x terminates despite g x not terminating then ht g x doesn't depend on g. See also {linear argument}. (1995-02-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
linear programming of a {linear function} where the arguments are subject to linear {constraint}s. The {simplex method} is one well known {algorithm}. (1995-04-06) |