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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezz[8b]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[84]lde, Sw. n[84]ssla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Urtica}, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. {Urtica gracitis} is common in the Northern, and {U. cham[91]dryoides} in the Southern, United States. the common European species, {U. urens} and {U. dioica}, are also found in the Eastern united States. {U. pilulifera} is the Roman nettle of England. Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as: {Australian nettle}, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus {Laportea} (as {L. gigas} and {L. moroides}); -- also called {nettle tree}. {Bee nettle}, {Hemp nettle}, a species of {Galeopsis}. See under {Hemp}. {Blind nettle}, {Dead nettle}, a harmless species of {Lamium}. {False nettle} ({B[91]hmeria cylindrica}), a plant common in the United States, and related to the true nettles. {Hedge nettle}, a species of {Stachys}. See under {Hedge}. {Horse nettle} ({Solanum Carolinense}). See under {Horse}. {nettle tree}. (a) Same as {Hackberry}. (b) See {Australian nettle} (above). {Spurge nettle}, a stinging American herb of the Spurge family ({Jatropha urens}). {Wood nettle}, a plant ({Laportea Canadensis}) which stings severely, and is related to the true nettles. {Nettle cloth}, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various purposes. {Nettle rash} (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with nettles. {Sea nettle} (Zo[94]l.), a medusa. | |
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Laniard \Lan"iard\, n. See {Lanyard}. | |
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Lanyard \Lan"yard\, n. [F. lani[8a]re thong, strap, OF. lasniere, fr. lasne strap, thong, L. lacinia lappet. flap, edge of a garment. Cf. {Lanier}.] [Written also {laniard}.] 1. (Naut.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc. 2. (Mil.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube. | |
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Laniard \Lan"iard\, n. See {Lanyard}. | |
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Lanyard \Lan"yard\, n. [F. lani[8a]re thong, strap, OF. lasniere, fr. lasne strap, thong, L. lacinia lappet. flap, edge of a garment. Cf. {Lanier}.] [Written also {laniard}.] 1. (Naut.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc. 2. (Mil.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube. | |
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Lanner \Lan"ner\, n. f. Lanneret \Lan"ner*et\, n. m.[F. lanier, OF. also, lasnier. Cf. {Lanyard}.] (Zo[94]l.) A long-tailed falcon ({Falco lanarius}), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon. | |
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Lanyard \Lan"yard\, n. [F. lani[8a]re thong, strap, OF. lasniere, fr. lasne strap, thong, L. lacinia lappet. flap, edge of a garment. Cf. {Lanier}.] [Written also {laniard}.] 1. (Naut.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc. 2. (Mil.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube. | |
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Lemurid \Lem"u*rid\ (l[ecr]m"[usl]*r[icr]d), a. & n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Lemuroid}. | |
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Lemuridous \Le*mu"ri*dous\ (l[esl]*m[umac]"r[icr]*d[ucr]s), Lemurine \Lem"u*rine\ (l[ecr]m"[usl]*r[icr]n [or] *r[imac]n), a. (Zo[94]l.) Lemuroid. | |
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Lemuroid \Lem"u*roid\ (l[ecr]m"[usl]*roid), a. [Lemur + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Like or pertaining to the lemurs or the Lemuroidea. -- n. One of the Lemuroidea. | |
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d8Lemuroidea \[d8]Lem`u*roi"de*a\ (l[ecr]m`[usl]*roi"d[esl]*[adot]), n. pl. [NL. See {Lemur}, and {-oid}.] (Zo[94]l.) A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species. [Written also {Lemuroida}.] | |
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Monkey \Mon"key\, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs. (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons. Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: ({a}) {Catarrhines}, or {Simid[91]}. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. ({b}) {Platyrhines}, or {Cebid[91]}. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. ({c}) {Strepsorhines}, or {Lemuroidea}. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. 2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child. This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her. --Shak. 3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging. 4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. {Monkey boat}. (Naut.) (a) A small boat used in docks. (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames. {Monkey block} (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a swivel. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Monkey flower} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Mimulus}; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. --Gray. {Monkey gaff} (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea. {Monkey jacket}, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors. {Monkey rail} (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship. {Monkey shine}, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.] {Monkey trick}, a mischievous prank. --Saintsbury. {Monkey wheel}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}. {Monkey wrench}, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw. | |
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Lenard rays \Le*nard" rays\ (Physics.) Rays emanating from the outer surface of a plate composed of any material permeable by cathode rays, as aluminium, which forms a portion of a wall of a vacuum tube, or which is mounted within the tube and exposed to radiation from the cathode. Lenard rays are similar in all their known properties to cathode rays. So called from the German physicist Philipp Lenard (b. 1862), who first described them. | |
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Lenard tube \Lenard tube\ (Elec.) A tube for producing Lenard rays. | |
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{Lime pit}, a limestone quarry. {Lime rod}, {Lime twig}, a twig smeared with birdlime; hence, that which catches; a snare. --Chaucer. | |
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Linarite \Li*nar"ite\ (l[esl]*n[aum]r"[imac]t), n. [So called because formerly supposed to occur at Linares, in Spain.] (Min.) A hydrous sulphate of lead and copper occurring in bright blue monoclinic crystals. | |
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Linear \Lin"e*ar\ (-[esl]*[etil]r), a. [L. linearis, linearius, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin[82]aire. See 3d {Line}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal. 2. (Bot.) Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf. {Linear differential equation} (Math.), an equation which is of the first degree, when the expression which is equated to zero is regarded as a function of the dependent variable and its differential coefficients. {Linear equation} (Math.), an equation of the first degree between two variables; -- so called because every such equation may be considered as representing a right line. | |
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{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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Lion-heart \Li"on-heart`\ (-h[aum]rt`), n. A very brave person. | |
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Lion-hearted \Li"on-heart`ed\ (-h[aum]rt`[ecr]d), a. Very brave; brave and magnanimous. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Day \Day\, n. [OE. day, dai,, dei, AS. d[91]g; akin to OS., D., Dan., & Sw. dag, G, tag, Icel. dagr, Goth. dags; cf. Skr. dah (for dhagh ?) to burn. [fb]69. Cf. {Dawn}.] 1. The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, the light; sunshine. 2. The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian, and takes a specific name from that of the body. Thus, if this is the sun, the day (the interval between two successive transits of the sun's center over the same meridian) is called a {solar day}; if it is a star, a {sidereal day}; if it is the moon, a {lunar day}. See {Civil day}, {Sidereal day}, below. 3. Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or law for work. 4. A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time. A man who was great among the Hellenes of his day. --Jowett (Thucyd. ) If my debtors do not keep their day, . . . I must with patience all the terms attend. --Dryden. 5. (Preceded by the) Some day in particular, as some day of contest, some anniversary, etc. The field of Agincourt, Fought on the day of Crispin Crispianus. --Shak. His name struck fear, his conduct won the day. --Roscommon. Note: Day is much used in self-explaining compounds; as, daybreak, daylight, workday, etc. | |
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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. | |
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3. (Racing) A space marked out in the last part of a race course. The horse that ran the whole field out of distance. --L'Estrange. Note: In trotting matches under the rules of the American Association, the distance varies with the conditions of the race, being 80 yards in races of mile heats, best two in three, and 150 yards in races of two-mile heats. At that distance from the winning post is placed the distance post. If any horse has not reached this distance post before the first horse in that heat has reached the winning post, such horse is distanced, and disqualified for running again during that race. 4. (Mil.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with {interval}, which is measured from right to left. [bd]Distance between companies in close column is twelve yards.[b8] --Farrow. 5. Space between two antagonists in fencing. --Shak. 6. (Painting) The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape. Note: In a picture, the {Middle distance} is the central portion between the foreground and the distance or the extreme distance. In a perspective drawing, the {Point of distance} is the point where the visual rays meet. 7. Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety. --Locke. 8. Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events. Ten years' distance between one and the other. --Prior. The writings of Euclid at the distance of two thousand years. --Playfair. 9. The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness. I hope your modesty Will know what distance to the crown is due. --Dryden. 'T is by respect and distance that authority is upheld. --Atterbury. 10. A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve. Setting them [factions] at distance, or at least distrust amongst themselves. --Bacon. On the part of Heaven, Now alienated, distance and distaste. --Milton. 11. Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor. 12. (Mus.) The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh. {Angular distance}, the distance made at the eye by lines drawn from the eye to two objects. {Lunar distance}. See under {Lunar}. {North polar distance} (Astron.), the distance on the heavens of a heavenly body from the north pole. It is the complement of the declination. {Zenith distance} (Astron.), the arc on the heavens from a heavenly body to the zenith of the observer. It is the complement of the altitude. {To keep one's distance}, to stand aloof; to refrain from familiarity. If a man makes keep my distance, the comfort is he keeps his at the same time. --Swift. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
La Mirada, CA (city, FIPS 40032) Location: 33.90212 N, 118.00877 W Population (1990): 40452 (13354 housing units) Area: 20.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 90638 | |
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Lenhartsville, PA (borough, FIPS 42688) Location: 40.57265 N, 75.89118 W Population (1990): 195 (85 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19534 | |
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Leonard, MI (village, FIPS 46940) Location: 42.86585 N, 83.14320 W Population (1990): 357 (122 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Leonard, MN (city, FIPS 36494) Location: 47.65239 N, 95.26637 W Population (1990): 26 (15 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56652 Leonard, MO (town, FIPS 41546) Location: 39.89523 N, 92.18074 W Population (1990): 90 (45 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63451 Leonard, ND (city, FIPS 45980) Location: 46.65133 N, 97.24551 W Population (1990): 310 (137 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58052 Leonard, TX (city, FIPS 42352) Location: 33.38105 N, 96.24645 W Population (1990): 1744 (732 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75452 | |
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Leonardo, NJ (CDP, FIPS 39990) Location: 40.41920 N, 74.06064 W Population (1990): 3788 (1007 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07737 | |
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Leonardtown, MD (town, FIPS 46475) Location: 38.29962 N, 76.64169 W Population (1990): 1475 (613 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 20650 | |
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Leonardville, KS (city, FIPS 39500) Location: 39.36344 N, 96.85788 W Population (1990): 374 (191 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66449 | |
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Lime Ridge, PA (CDP, FIPS 43320) Location: 41.02362 N, 76.35527 W Population (1990): 1051 (439 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Lime Ridge, WI (village, FIPS 44225) Location: 43.46823 N, 90.15642 W Population (1990): 152 (69 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
linearithmic adj. Of an algorithm, having running time that is O(N log N). Coined as a portmanteau of `linear' and `logarithmic' in "Algorithms In C" by Robert Sedgewick (Addison-Wesley 1990, ISBN 0-201-51425-7). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
linear address space A memory addressing scheme used in processors where the whole memory can be accessed using a single address that fits in a single register or instruction. This contrasts with a {segmented memory} architecture, such as that used on the {Intel 8086}, where an address is given by an offset from a base address held in one of the "segment registers". Linear addressing greatly simplifies programming at the {assembly language} level but requires more instruction word bits to be allocated for an address. (1995-02-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
linear transformation {linear map} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
linear type 1. exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no {garbage collection}, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the {linear logic} of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of {single threading}, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' {update analysis}, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant {linear language}s. ['Use-Once' Variables and Linear Objects - Storage Management, Reflection and Multi-Threading, Henry Baker. {(ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/hb/hbaker/Use1Var.html)}]. ["Linear types can change the world!", Philip Wadler, "Programming Concepts and Methods", April 1990, eds. M. Broy, C. Jones, pub. North-Holland, IFIP TC2 Working Conference on Programming Concepts and Methods, Sea of Galilee, Israel]. (1995-03-03) |