English Dictionary: mascarene grass | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Medlar \Med"lar\, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F. n[82]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. [?], [?]. Cf. {Naseberry}.] A tree of the genus {Mespilus} ({M. Germanica}); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay. {Japan medlar} (Bot.), the loquat. See {Loquat}. {Neapolitan medlar} (Bot.), a kind of thorn tree ({Crat[91]gus Azarolus}); also, its fruit. | |
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Mullet \Mul"let\, n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L. mullus.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; -- called also {gray mullets}. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the most valuable species are {Mugil capito} of Europe, and {M. cephalus} which occurs both on the European and American coasts. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of the genus {Mullus}, or family {Mullid[91]}; called also {red mullet}, and {surmullet}, esp. the plain surmullet ({Mullus barbatus}), and the striped surmullet ({M. surmulletus}) of Southern Europe. The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See {Surmullet}. {French mullet}. See {Ladyfish} (a) . | |
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Macaranga gum \Mac`a*ran"ga gum`\ A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree ({Macaranga Indica}) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine. --Balfour (Cyc. of India). | |
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Macaranga gum \Mac`a*ran"ga gum`\ A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree ({Macaranga Indica}) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine. --Balfour (Cyc. of India). | |
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Macaroni \Mac`a*ro"ni\, n.; pl. {Macaronis}, or {Macaronies}. [Prov. It. macaroni, It. maccheroni, fr. Gr. [?] happiness, later, a funeral feast, fr. [?] blessed, happy. Prob. so called because eaten at such feasts in honor of the dead; cf. Gr. [?] blessed, i. e., dead. Cf. {Macaroon}.] 1. Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of wheat flour, and used as an article of food; Italian or Genoese paste. | |
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Macaronian \Mac`a*ro"ni*an\, Macaronic \Mac`a*ron"ic\, a. [Cf. It. maccheronico, F. macaronique.] 1. Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled. 2. Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry. | |
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Macaronian \Mac`a*ro"ni*an\, Macaronic \Mac`a*ron"ic\, a. [Cf. It. maccheronico, F. macaronique.] 1. Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled. 2. Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry. | |
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Macaronic \Mac`a*ron"ic\, n. 1. A heap of thing confusedly mixed together; a jumble. 2. A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other roots. | |
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Macaroni \Mac`a*ro"ni\, n.; pl. {Macaronis}, or {Macaronies}. [Prov. It. macaroni, It. maccheroni, fr. Gr. [?] happiness, later, a funeral feast, fr. [?] blessed, happy. Prob. so called because eaten at such feasts in honor of the dead; cf. Gr. [?] blessed, i. e., dead. Cf. {Macaroon}.] 1. Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of wheat flour, and used as an article of food; Italian or Genoese paste. | |
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Macaroni \Mac`a*ro"ni\, n.; pl. {Macaronis}, or {Macaronies}. [Prov. It. macaroni, It. maccheroni, fr. Gr. [?] happiness, later, a funeral feast, fr. [?] blessed, happy. Prob. so called because eaten at such feasts in honor of the dead; cf. Gr. [?] blessed, i. e., dead. Cf. {Macaroon}.] 1. Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of wheat flour, and used as an article of food; Italian or Genoese paste. | |
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Macaroon \Mac`a*roon"\, n. [F. macaron, It. maccherone. See {Macaroni}.] 1. A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds, and sugar. 2. A finical fellow, or macaroni. [Obs.] | |
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Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[c6]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; -- probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful carnivore ({Felis tigris}) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal tiger}, and {Bengal tiger}. 2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person. As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak. 3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress. --Dickens. 4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.] 5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. {American tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The puma. (b) The jaguar. {Clouded tiger} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome striped and spotted carnivore ({Felis macrocelis} or {F. marmorata}) native of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also {tortoise-shell tiger}. {Mexican tiger} (Zo[94]l.), the jaguar. {Tiger beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of active carnivorous beetles of the family {Cicindelid[91]}. They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly. {Tiger bittern}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sun bittern}, under {Sun}. {Tiger cat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wild cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes somewhat resembling those of the tiger. {Tiger flower} (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus {Tigridia} (as {T. conchiflora}, {T. grandiflora}, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger. {Tiger grass} (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm ({Cham[91]rops Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). {Tiger lily}. (Bot.) See under {Lily}. {Tiger moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of moths of the family {Arctiad[91]} which are striped or barred with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The larv[91] are called {woolly bears}. {Tiger shark} (Zo[94]l.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo maculatus [or] tigrinus}) more or less barred or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Called also {zebra shark}. {Tiger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large and conspicuously spotted cowrie ({Cypr[91]a tigris}); -- so called from its fancied resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also {tiger cowrie}. {Tiger wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena ({Hy[91]na crocuta}). {Tiger wood}, the variegated heartwood of a tree ({Mach[91]rium Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana. | |
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Macrame lace \Mac"ra*me lace"\ A coarse lace made of twine, used especially in decorating furniture. | |
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Macrencephalic \Mac`ren*ce*phal"ic\, Macrencephalous \Mac`ren*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Macro + encephalic, encephalous.] Having a large brain. | |
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Macrencephalic \Mac`ren*ce*phal"ic\, Macrencephalous \Mac`ren*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Macro + encephalic, encephalous.] Having a large brain. | |
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Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[c6]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. sn[84]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See {Snap}, {Snaffle}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family {Scolopacid[91]}, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak. Note: The common, or whole, snipe ({Gallinago c[oe]lestis}) and the great, or double, snipe ({G. major}), are the most important European species. The Wilson's snipe ({G. delicata}) (sometimes erroneously called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher ({Macrohamphus griseus}), are well-known American species. 2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak. {Half snipe}, the dunlin; the jacksnipe. {Jack snipe}. See {Jacksnipe}. {Quail snipe}. See under {Quail}. {Robin snipe}, the knot. {Sea snipe}. See in the Vocabulary. {Shore snipe}, any sandpiper. {Snipe hawk}, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.] {Stone snipe}, the tattler. {Summer snipe}, the dunlin; the green and the common European sandpipers. {Winter snipe}. See {Rock snipe}, under {Rock}. {Woodcock snipe}, the great snipe. | |
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Macrometer \Ma*crom"e*ter\, n. [Macro- + -meter.] An instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant. | |
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Macron \Ma"cron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] long.] (Pron.) A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, [be], in d[be]me; [emac], in s[emac]am, etc. | |
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Makaron \Mak"a*ron\, n. See {Macaroon}, 2. [Obs.] | |
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Mask \Mask\, n. [F. masque, LL. masca, mascha, mascus; cf. Sp. & Pg. m[a0]scara, It. maschera; all fr. Ar. maskharat buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous or mirthful, fr. sakhira to ridicule, to laugh at. Cf. {Masque}, {Masquerade}.] 1. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask. 2. That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge. 3. A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show. --Bacon. This thought might lead me through the world's vain mask. --Milton. 4. A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters. 5. (Arch.) A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; -- called also {mascaron}. 6. (Fort.) (a) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere. (b) A screen for a battery. 7. (Zo[94]l.) The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ. {Mask house}, a house for masquerades. [Obs.] | |
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Mazarine \Maz`a*rine"\, n. (Cookery) A forcemeat entr[82]e. | |
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Mazarine \Maz`a*rine"\, a. Of or pertaining to Cardinal Mazarin, prime minister of France, 1643-1661. {Mazarine Bible}, the first Bible, and perhaps the first complete book, printed with movable metal types; -- printed by Gutenberg at Mentz, 1450-55; -- so called because a copy was found in the Mazarine Library, at Paris, about 1760. {Mazarine blue}, a deep blue color, named in honor of Cardinal Mazarin. | |
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Mazarine \Maz`a*rine"\, n. Mazarine blue. | |
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Mazarine \Maz`a*rine"\, a. Of or pertaining to Cardinal Mazarin, prime minister of France, 1643-1661. {Mazarine Bible}, the first Bible, and perhaps the first complete book, printed with movable metal types; -- printed by Gutenberg at Mentz, 1450-55; -- so called because a copy was found in the Mazarine Library, at Paris, about 1760. {Mazarine blue}, a deep blue color, named in honor of Cardinal Mazarin. | |
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Mazarine \Maz`a*rine"\, a. Of or pertaining to Cardinal Mazarin, prime minister of France, 1643-1661. {Mazarine Bible}, the first Bible, and perhaps the first complete book, printed with movable metal types; -- printed by Gutenberg at Mentz, 1450-55; -- so called because a copy was found in the Mazarine Library, at Paris, about 1760. {Mazarine blue}, a deep blue color, named in honor of Cardinal Mazarin. | |
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Meagerness \Mea"ger*ness\, Meagreness \Mea"gre*ness\, n. The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness. | |
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Meagerness \Mea"ger*ness\, Meagreness \Mea"gre*ness\, n. The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness. | |
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Measurement \Meas"ure*ment\, n. 1. The act or result of measuring; mensuration; as, measurement is required. 2. The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring; as, its measurement is five acres. | |
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Measure \Meas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Measured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Measuring}.] [F. mesurer, L. mensurare. See {Measure}, n.] 1. To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to appraise. Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite Thy power! what thought can measure thee? --Milton. 2. To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures changes of temperature. 3. To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off and determining the distance. A true devoted pilgrim is not weary To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps. --Shak. 4. To adjust by a rule or standard. To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires. --Jer. Taylor. 5. To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; -- often with out or off. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. --Matt. vii. 2. That portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun. --Addison. {To measure swords with one}, to try another's skill in the use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's abilities against an antagonist's. | |
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Measuring \Meas"ur*ing\, a. Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure. {Measuring faucet}, a faucet which permits only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured. {Measuring worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any geometrid moth. See {Geometrid}. | |
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Measuring \Meas"ur*ing\, a. Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure. {Measuring faucet}, a faucet which permits only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured. {Measuring worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any geometrid moth. See {Geometrid}. | |
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3. A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede. 4. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb. --Milton. 5. A turn revolution; rotation; compass. According to the common vicissitude and wheel of things, the proud and the insolent, after long trampling upon others, come at length to be trampled upon themselves. --South. [He] throws his steep flight in many an a[89]ry wheel. --Milton. {A wheel within a wheel}, [or] {Wheels within wheels}, a complication of circumstances, motives, etc. {Balance wheel}. See in the Vocab. {Bevel wheel}, {Brake wheel}, {Cam wheel}, {Fifth wheel}, {Overshot wheel}, {Spinning wheel}, etc. See under {Bevel}, {Brake}, etc. {Core wheel}. (Mach.) (a) A mortise gear. (b) A wheel having a rim perforated to receive wooden cogs; the skeleton of a mortise gear. {Measuring wheel}, an odometer, or perambulator. {Wheel and axle} (Mech.), one of the elementary machines or mechanical powers, consisting of a wheel fixed to an axle, and used for raising great weights, by applying the power to the circumference of the wheel, and attaching the weight, by a rope or chain, to that of the axle. Called also {axis in peritrochio}, and {perpetual lever}, -- the principle of equilibrium involved being the same as in the lever, while its action is continuous. See {Mechanical powers}, under {Mechanical}. {Wheel animal}, or {Wheel animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of rotifers having a ciliated disk at the anterior end. {Wheel barometer}. (Physics) See under {Barometer}. {Wheel boat}, a boat with wheels, to be used either on water or upon inclined planes or railways. {Wheel bug} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American hemipterous insect ({Prionidus cristatus}) which sucks the blood of other insects. So named from the curious shape of the prothorax. {Wheel carriage}, a carriage moving on wheels. {Wheel chains}, or {Wheel ropes} (Naut.), the chains or ropes connecting the wheel and rudder. {Wheel cutter}, a machine for shaping the cogs of gear wheels; a gear cutter. {Wheel horse}, one of the horses nearest to the wheels, as opposed to a leader, or forward horse; -- called also {wheeler}. {Wheel lathe}, a lathe for turning railway-car wheels. {Wheel lock}. (a) A letter lock. See under {Letter}. (b) A kind of gunlock in which sparks were struck from a flint, or piece of iron pyrites, by a revolving wheel. (c) A kind of brake a carriage. {Wheel ore} (Min.), a variety of bournonite so named from the shape of its twin crystals. See {Bournonite}. {Wheel pit} (Steam Engine), a pit in the ground, in which the lower part of the fly wheel runs. {Wheel plow}, or {Wheel plough}, a plow having one or two wheels attached, to render it more steady, and to regulate the depth of the furrow. {Wheel press}, a press by which railway-car wheels are forced on, or off, their axles. {Wheel race}, the place in which a water wheel is set. {Wheel rope} (Naut.), a tiller rope. See under {Tiller}. {Wheel stitch} (Needlework), a stitch resembling a spider's web, worked into the material, and not over an open space. --Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework). {Wheel tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Aspidosperma excelsum}) of Guiana, which has a trunk so curiously fluted that a transverse section resembles the hub and spokes of a coarsely made wheel. See {Paddlewood}. {Wheel urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any sea urchin of the genus {Rotula} having a round, flat shell. {Wheel window} (Arch.), a circular window having radiating mullions arranged like the spokes of a wheel. Cf. {Rose window}, under {Rose}. | |
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Measuring \Meas"ur*ing\, a. Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure. {Measuring faucet}, a faucet which permits only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured. {Measuring worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any geometrid moth. See {Geometrid}. | |
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Megarian \Me*ga"ri*an\, Megaric \Me*gar"ic\, a. Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece. {Megarian}, [or] {Megaric}, {school}, a school of philosophy established at Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples, and remarkable for its logical subtlety. | |
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Megrim \Me"grim\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo[94]l.) The British smooth sole, or scaldfish ({Psetta arnoglossa}). | |
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Megrim \Me"grim\, n. [OE. migrim, migrene, F. migraine, LL. hemigrania, L. hemicrania, hemicranium, Gr. [?]; [?]- half + [?] skull. See {Hemi-} and {Cranium}, and cf. {Hemicrania}, {Migraine}.] 1. A kind of sick or nevrous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head. 2. A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits. These are his megrims, firks, and melancholies. --Ford. 3. pl. (Far.) A sudden vertigo in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy. --Youatt. | |
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Scaldfish \Scald"fish`\, n. [Scald, a. + fish.] (Zo[94]l.) A European flounder ({Arnoglossus laterna}, or {Psetta arnoglossa}); -- called also {megrim}, and {smooth sole}. | |
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Megrim \Me"grim\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo[94]l.) The British smooth sole, or scaldfish ({Psetta arnoglossa}). | |
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Megrim \Me"grim\, n. [OE. migrim, migrene, F. migraine, LL. hemigrania, L. hemicrania, hemicranium, Gr. [?]; [?]- half + [?] skull. See {Hemi-} and {Cranium}, and cf. {Hemicrania}, {Migraine}.] 1. A kind of sick or nevrous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head. 2. A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits. These are his megrims, firks, and melancholies. --Ford. 3. pl. (Far.) A sudden vertigo in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy. --Youatt. | |
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Scaldfish \Scald"fish`\, n. [Scald, a. + fish.] (Zo[94]l.) A European flounder ({Arnoglossus laterna}, or {Psetta arnoglossa}); -- called also {megrim}, and {smooth sole}. | |
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Mesorhine \Mes"o*rhine\, a. [Meso- + Gr. [?], [?], the nose.] (Anat.) Having the nose of medium width; between leptorhine and platyrhine. | |
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Mezereon \Me*ze"re*on\, n. [F. m[82]z[82]r[82]on, Per. m[be]zriy[umac]n.] (Bot.) A small European shrub ({Daphne Mezereum}), whose acrid bark is used in medicine. | |
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Micrencephalous \Mi`cren*ceph"a*lous\, [Micr- + Gr. [?] brain.] Having a small brain. | |
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Microamp8are \Mi`cro*am`p[8a]re"\, n. [Micr- + amp[8a]re.] (Elec.) One of the smaller measures of electrical currents; the millionth part of one amp[8a]re. | |
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Microanalysis \Mi`cro*a*nal"y*sis\, n. [Micro- + analysis.] Analysis of the structure of materials from careful observation of photomicrographs. | |
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Microhm \Mi*crohm"\, n. [Micr- + ohm.] (Elec.) The millionth part of an ohm. | |
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Micromere \Mi"cro*mere\, n. [Micro- + -mere.] (Biol.) One of the smaller cells, or blastomeres, resulting from the complete segmentation of a telolecithal ovum. | |
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d8Yerba \[d8]Yer"ba\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.) An herb; a plant. Note: This word is much used in compound names of plants in Spanish; as, yerba buena [Sp., a good herb], a name applied in Spain to several kinds of mint ({Mentha sativa}, {viridis}, etc.), but in California universally applied to a common, sweet-scented labiate plant ({Micromeria Douglasii}). {Yerba dol osa}. [Sp., herb of the she-bear.] A kind of buckthorn ({Rhamnus Californica}). {Yerba mansa}. [Sp., a mild herb, soft herb.] A plant ({Anemopsis Californica}) with a pungent, aromatic rootstock, used medicinally by the Mexicans and the Indians. {Yerba reuma}. [Cf. Sp. reuma rheum, rheumatism.] A low California undershrub ({Frankenia grandifolia}). | |
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Micrometer \Mi*crom"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + -meter: cf. F. microm[8a]tre.] An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given directly is that of the image of the object formed at the focus of the object glass. {Circular, [or] Ring}, {micrometer}, a metallic ring fixed in the focus of the object glass of a telescope, and used to determine differences of right ascension and declination between stars by observations of the times at which the stars cross the inner or outer periphery of the ring. {Double image micrometer}, a micrometer in which two images of an object are formed in the field, usually by the two halves of a bisected lens which are movable along their line of section by a screw, and distances are determined by the number of screw revolutions necessary to bring the points to be measured into optical coincidence. When the two images are formed by a bisected object glass, it is called a divided-object-glass micrometer, and when the instrument is large and equatorially mounted, it is known as a heliometer. {Double refraction micrometer}, a species of double image micrometer, in which the two images are formed by the double refraction of rock crystal. {Filar, [or] Bifilar}, {micrometer}. See under {Bifilar}. {Micrometer} {caliper [or] gauge} (Mech.), a caliper or gauge with a micrometer screw, for measuring dimensions with great accuracy. {Micrometer head}, the head of a micrometer screw. {Micrometer microscope}, a compound microscope combined with a filar micrometer, used chiefly for reading and subdividing the divisions of large astronomical and geodetical instruments. {Micrometer screw}, a screw with a graduated head used in some forms of micrometers. {Position micrometer}. See under {Position}. {Scale}, [or] {Linear}, {micrometer}, a minute and very delicately graduated scale of equal parts used in the field of a telescope or microscope, for measuring distances by direct comparison. | |
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Micrometer \Mi*crom"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + -meter: cf. F. microm[8a]tre.] An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given directly is that of the image of the object formed at the focus of the object glass. {Circular, [or] Ring}, {micrometer}, a metallic ring fixed in the focus of the object glass of a telescope, and used to determine differences of right ascension and declination between stars by observations of the times at which the stars cross the inner or outer periphery of the ring. {Double image micrometer}, a micrometer in which two images of an object are formed in the field, usually by the two halves of a bisected lens which are movable along their line of section by a screw, and distances are determined by the number of screw revolutions necessary to bring the points to be measured into optical coincidence. When the two images are formed by a bisected object glass, it is called a divided-object-glass micrometer, and when the instrument is large and equatorially mounted, it is known as a heliometer. {Double refraction micrometer}, a species of double image micrometer, in which the two images are formed by the double refraction of rock crystal. {Filar, [or] Bifilar}, {micrometer}. See under {Bifilar}. {Micrometer} {caliper [or] gauge} (Mech.), a caliper or gauge with a micrometer screw, for measuring dimensions with great accuracy. {Micrometer head}, the head of a micrometer screw. {Micrometer microscope}, a compound microscope combined with a filar micrometer, used chiefly for reading and subdividing the divisions of large astronomical and geodetical instruments. {Micrometer screw}, a screw with a graduated head used in some forms of micrometers. {Position micrometer}. See under {Position}. {Scale}, [or] {Linear}, {micrometer}, a minute and very delicately graduated scale of equal parts used in the field of a telescope or microscope, for measuring distances by direct comparison. | |
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Micrometer \Mi*crom"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + -meter: cf. F. microm[8a]tre.] An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given directly is that of the image of the object formed at the focus of the object glass. {Circular, [or] Ring}, {micrometer}, a metallic ring fixed in the focus of the object glass of a telescope, and used to determine differences of right ascension and declination between stars by observations of the times at which the stars cross the inner or outer periphery of the ring. {Double image micrometer}, a micrometer in which two images of an object are formed in the field, usually by the two halves of a bisected lens which are movable along their line of section by a screw, and distances are determined by the number of screw revolutions necessary to bring the points to be measured into optical coincidence. When the two images are formed by a bisected object glass, it is called a divided-object-glass micrometer, and when the instrument is large and equatorially mounted, it is known as a heliometer. {Double refraction micrometer}, a species of double image micrometer, in which the two images are formed by the double refraction of rock crystal. {Filar, [or] Bifilar}, {micrometer}. See under {Bifilar}. {Micrometer} {caliper [or] gauge} (Mech.), a caliper or gauge with a micrometer screw, for measuring dimensions with great accuracy. {Micrometer head}, the head of a micrometer screw. {Micrometer microscope}, a compound microscope combined with a filar micrometer, used chiefly for reading and subdividing the divisions of large astronomical and geodetical instruments. {Micrometer screw}, a screw with a graduated head used in some forms of micrometers. {Position micrometer}. See under {Position}. {Scale}, [or] {Linear}, {micrometer}, a minute and very delicately graduated scale of equal parts used in the field of a telescope or microscope, for measuring distances by direct comparison. | |
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Micrometer \Mi*crom"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + -meter: cf. F. microm[8a]tre.] An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given directly is that of the image of the object formed at the focus of the object glass. {Circular, [or] Ring}, {micrometer}, a metallic ring fixed in the focus of the object glass of a telescope, and used to determine differences of right ascension and declination between stars by observations of the times at which the stars cross the inner or outer periphery of the ring. {Double image micrometer}, a micrometer in which two images of an object are formed in the field, usually by the two halves of a bisected lens which are movable along their line of section by a screw, and distances are determined by the number of screw revolutions necessary to bring the points to be measured into optical coincidence. When the two images are formed by a bisected object glass, it is called a divided-object-glass micrometer, and when the instrument is large and equatorially mounted, it is known as a heliometer. {Double refraction micrometer}, a species of double image micrometer, in which the two images are formed by the double refraction of rock crystal. {Filar, [or] Bifilar}, {micrometer}. See under {Bifilar}. {Micrometer} {caliper [or] gauge} (Mech.), a caliper or gauge with a micrometer screw, for measuring dimensions with great accuracy. {Micrometer head}, the head of a micrometer screw. {Micrometer microscope}, a compound microscope combined with a filar micrometer, used chiefly for reading and subdividing the divisions of large astronomical and geodetical instruments. {Micrometer screw}, a screw with a graduated head used in some forms of micrometers. {Position micrometer}. See under {Position}. {Scale}, [or] {Linear}, {micrometer}, a minute and very delicately graduated scale of equal parts used in the field of a telescope or microscope, for measuring distances by direct comparison. | |
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Micrometer \Mi*crom"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + -meter: cf. F. microm[8a]tre.] An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given directly is that of the image of the object formed at the focus of the object glass. {Circular, [or] Ring}, {micrometer}, a metallic ring fixed in the focus of the object glass of a telescope, and used to determine differences of right ascension and declination between stars by observations of the times at which the stars cross the inner or outer periphery of the ring. {Double image micrometer}, a micrometer in which two images of an object are formed in the field, usually by the two halves of a bisected lens which are movable along their line of section by a screw, and distances are determined by the number of screw revolutions necessary to bring the points to be measured into optical coincidence. When the two images are formed by a bisected object glass, it is called a divided-object-glass micrometer, and when the instrument is large and equatorially mounted, it is known as a heliometer. {Double refraction micrometer}, a species of double image micrometer, in which the two images are formed by the double refraction of rock crystal. {Filar, [or] Bifilar}, {micrometer}. See under {Bifilar}. {Micrometer} {caliper [or] gauge} (Mech.), a caliper or gauge with a micrometer screw, for measuring dimensions with great accuracy. {Micrometer head}, the head of a micrometer screw. {Micrometer microscope}, a compound microscope combined with a filar micrometer, used chiefly for reading and subdividing the divisions of large astronomical and geodetical instruments. {Micrometer screw}, a screw with a graduated head used in some forms of micrometers. {Position micrometer}. See under {Position}. {Scale}, [or] {Linear}, {micrometer}, a minute and very delicately graduated scale of equal parts used in the field of a telescope or microscope, for measuring distances by direct comparison. | |
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Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, -- used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female screw, or, more usually, the nut. Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the screw, its base equaling the circumference of the cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread. 2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below. 3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw. See {Screw propeller}, below. 4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller. 5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard. --Thackeray. 6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges] 7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew. 8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton. 9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th {Pitch}, 10 (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis. 10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}. {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc. {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H. Martineau. {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}. {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}. {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the measurement of very small spaces. {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the opposite ends which wind in opposite directions. {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}. {Screw bean}. (Bot.) (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to California. It is used for fodder, and ground into meal by the Indians. (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties. {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3. {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the thread on a wooden screw. {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}. {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw propeller. {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}. {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}. {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner wrench. {Screw machine}. (a) One of a series of machines employed in the manufacture of wood screws. (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work successively, for making screws and other turned pieces from metal rods. {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species, natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; -- named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like leaves. {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws, consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of perforations with internal screws forming dies. {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means of a screw. {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel propelled by a screw. {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied genera. See {Turritella}. {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw. {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw. {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite. {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres}, consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs, with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}. {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a screw. {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results. {Screw wrench}. (a) A wrench for turning a screw. (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a screw. {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce. {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to pressure; to force. {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of {Wood screw}, under {Wood}. | |
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Micrometric \Mi`cro*met"ric\, Micrometrical \Mi`cro*met"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. microm[82]trique.] Belonging to micrometry; made by the micrometer. -- {Mi`cro*met"ric*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Micrometric \Mi`cro*met"ric\, Micrometrical \Mi`cro*met"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. microm[82]trique.] Belonging to micrometry; made by the micrometer. -- {Mi`cro*met"ric*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Micrometric \Mi`cro*met"ric\, Micrometrical \Mi`cro*met"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. microm[82]trique.] Belonging to micrometry; made by the micrometer. -- {Mi`cro*met"ric*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Sparada \Spar"a*da\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small California surf fish ({Micrometrus aggregatus}); -- called also {shiner}. | |
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Micrometry \Mi*crom"e*try\, n. The art of measuring with a micrometer. | |
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Micromillimeter \Mi`cro*mil"li*me`ter\, n. [Micro- + millimeter.] The millionth part of a meter. | |
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Micron \Mic"ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mikro`s small.] (Physics) A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter. | |
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Micronesian \Mi"cro*ne"sian\, a. [From Micronesia, fr. Gr. mikro`s small + nh^sos an island.] Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the Carolines, etc. | |
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Micronesians \Mi`cro*ne"sians\, n. pl.; sing. {Micronesian}. (Ethnol.) A dark race inhabiting the Micronesian Islands. They are supposed to be a mixed race, derived from Polynesians and Papuans. | |
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Micronesians \Mi`cro*ne"sians\, n. pl.; sing. {Micronesian}. (Ethnol.) A dark race inhabiting the Micronesian Islands. They are supposed to be a mixed race, derived from Polynesians and Papuans. | |
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Micronometer \Mi`cro*nom"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + chronometer.] An instrument for noting minute portions of time. | |
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Migraine \Mi*graine"\, n. [F.] Same as {Megrim}. -- {Mi*grain"ous}, a. | |
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Migraine \Mi*graine"\, n. [F.] Same as {Megrim}. -- {Mi*grain"ous}, a. | |
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Migrant \Mi"grant\, a. [L. migrans, p. pr. of migrare. See {Migrate}.] Migratory. --Sir T. Browne. -- n. A migratory bird or other animal. | |
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Misarrange \Mis`ar*range"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misarranged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misarranging}.] To place in a wrong order, or improper manner. | |
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Misarrange \Mis`ar*range"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misarranged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misarranging}.] To place in a wrong order, or improper manner. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Misarrangement \Mis`ar*range"ment\, n. Wrong arrangement. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Misarrange \Mis`ar*range"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misarranged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misarranging}.] To place in a wrong order, or improper manner. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Miscarry \Mis*car"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Miscarried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Miscarrying}.] 1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat. My ships have all miscarried. --Shak. The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried. --Shak. 2. To bring forth young before the proper time. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Miscreance \Mis"cre*ance\, Miscreancy \Mis"cre*an*cy\, n. [OF. mescreance, F. m[82]cr[82]ance incredulity.] The quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith. [Obs.] --Ayliffe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Miscreance \Mis"cre*ance\, Miscreancy \Mis"cre*an*cy\, n. [OF. mescreance, F. m[82]cr[82]ance incredulity.] The quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith. [Obs.] --Ayliffe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Miscreant \Mis"cre*ant\, a. 1. Holding a false religious faith. 2. Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous. --Pope. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Miscreant \Mis"cre*ant\, n. [OF. mescreant, F. m[82]cr[82]ant; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + p. pr. fr. L. credere to believe. See {Creed}.] 1. One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever. [Obs.] --Spenser. De Quincey. Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the miscreants, but to constrain them to obey our Lord God. --Rivers. 2. One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a while wretch. --Addison. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Misground \Mis*ground"\, v. t. To found erroneously. [bd]Misgrounded conceit.[b8] --Bp. Hall. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Thunderfish \Thun"der*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large European loach ({Misgurnus fossilis}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Misremember \Mis`re*mem"ber\, v. t. & i. To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly. --Sir T. More. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Misrender \Mis*ren"der\, v. t. To render wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly. --Boyle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mock \Mock\, a. Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham. That superior greatness and mock majesty. --Spectator. {Mock bishop's weed} (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous herbs ({Discopleura}) growing in wet places. {Mock heroic}, burlesquing the heroic; as, a mock heroic poem. {Mock lead}. See {Blende} ( a ). {Mock nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the European blackcap. {Mock orange} (Bot.), a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs ({Philadelphus}), with showy white flowers in panicled cymes. {P. coronarius}, from Asia, has fragrant flowers; the American kinds are nearly scentless. {Mock sun}. See {Parhelion}. {Mock turtle soup}, a soup made of calf's head, veal, or other meat, and condiments, in imitation of green turtle soup. {Mock velvet}, a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See {Mockado}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Orange \Or"ange\, n. [F.; cf. It. arancia, arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar. n[be]ranj, Per. n[be]ranj, n[be]rang; cf. Skr. n[be]ranga orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.] 1. The fruit of a tree of the genus {Citrus} ({C. Aurantium}). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow when ripe. Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the {bitter orange}, which is supposed to be the original stock; the {navel orange}, which has the rudiment of a second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the {blood orange}, with a reddish juice; and the {horned orange}, in which the carpels are partly separated. 2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree. 3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow. {Mandarin orange}. See {Mandarin}. {Mock orange} (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus {Philadelphus}, which have whitish and often fragrant blossoms. {Native orange}, or {Orange thorn} (Bot.), an Australian shrub ({Citriobatus parviflorus}); also, its edible yellow berries. {Orange bird} (Zo[94]l.), a tanager of Jamaica ({Tanagra zena}); -- so called from its bright orange breast. {Orange cowry} (Zo[94]l.), a large, handsome cowry ({Cypr[91]a aurantia}), highly valued by collectors of shells on account of its rarity. {Orange grass} (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant ({Hypericum Sarothra}), having minute, deep yellow flowers. {Orange oil} (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is obtained from the flowers. {Orange pekoe}, a kind of black tea. {Orange pippin}, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor. {Quito orange}, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of nightshade ({Solanum Quitoense}), native in Quito. {Orange scale} (Zo[94]l.) any species of scale insects which infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale ({Mytilaspis citricola}), the long scale ({M. Gloveri}), and the red scale ({Aspidiotus Aurantii}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mocker \Mock"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, mocks; a scorner; a scoffer; a derider. 2. A deceiver; an impostor. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A mocking bird. {Mocker nut} (Bot.), a kind of hickory ({Carya tomentosa}) and its fruit, which is far inferior to the true shagbark hickory nut. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moss-grown \Moss"-grown`\, a. Overgrown with moss. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Muck \Muck\, n. [Icel. myki; akin to D. m[94]g. Cf. {Midden}.] 1. Dung in a moist state; manure. --Bacon. 2. Vegetable mold mixed with earth, as found in low, damp places and swamps. 3. Anything filthy or vile. --Spenser. 4. Money; -- in contempt. The fatal muck we quarreled for. --Beau. & Fl. {Muck bar}, bar iron which has been through the rolls only once. {Muck iron}, crude puddled iron ready for the squeezer or rollers. --Knight. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Muckworm \Muck"worm`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larv[91] of the tumbledung and allied beetles. 2. One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices; a miser. [bd]Misers are muckworms.[b8] --Pope. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mucronate \Mu"cro*nate\, Mucronated \Mu"cro*na`ted\, a. [L. mucronatus, fr. mucro a sharp point: cf. F. mucron[82].] Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; as, a mucronate leaf. -- {Mu"cro*nate*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mucronate \Mu"cro*nate\, Mucronated \Mu"cro*na`ted\, a. [L. mucronatus, fr. mucro a sharp point: cf. F. mucron[82].] Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; as, a mucronate leaf. -- {Mu"cro*nate*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mucronate \Mu"cro*nate\, Mucronated \Mu"cro*na`ted\, a. [L. mucronatus, fr. mucro a sharp point: cf. F. mucron[82].] Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; as, a mucronate leaf. -- {Mu"cro*nate*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mucronulate \Mu*cron"u*late\, a. Having, or tipped with, a small point or points. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Muscarin \Mus*ca"rin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.) A solid crystalline substance, {C5H13NO2}, found in the toadstool ({Agaricus muscarius}), and in putrid fish. It is a typical ptomaine, and a violent poison. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mushroom \Mush"room\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup. 2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities. {Mushroom anchor}, an anchor shaped like a mushroom, capable of grasping the ground in whatever way it falls. {Mushroom coral} (Zo[94]l.), any coral of the genus Fungia. See {Fungia}. {Mushroom spawn} (Bot.), the mycelium, or primary filamentous growth, of the mushroom; also, cakes of earth and manure containing this growth, which are used for propagation of the mushroom. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mushroom \Mush"room\, n. [OE. muscheron, OF. mouscheron, F. mousseron; perhaps fr. mousse moss, of German origin. See {Moss}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) An edible fungus ({Agaricus campestris}), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn. (b) Any large fungus, especially one of the genus {Agaricus}; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mushroom \Mush"room\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup. 2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities. {Mushroom anchor}, an anchor shaped like a mushroom, capable of grasping the ground in whatever way it falls. {Mushroom coral} (Zo[94]l.), any coral of the genus Fungia. See {Fungia}. {Mushroom spawn} (Bot.), the mycelium, or primary filamentous growth, of the mushroom; also, cakes of earth and manure containing this growth, which are used for propagation of the mushroom. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mushroom \Mush"room\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup. 2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities. {Mushroom anchor}, an anchor shaped like a mushroom, capable of grasping the ground in whatever way it falls. {Mushroom coral} (Zo[94]l.), any coral of the genus Fungia. See {Fungia}. {Mushroom spawn} (Bot.), the mycelium, or primary filamentous growth, of the mushroom; also, cakes of earth and manure containing this growth, which are used for propagation of the mushroom. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mushroom \Mush"room\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup. 2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities. {Mushroom anchor}, an anchor shaped like a mushroom, capable of grasping the ground in whatever way it falls. {Mushroom coral} (Zo[94]l.), any coral of the genus Fungia. See {Fungia}. {Mushroom spawn} (Bot.), the mycelium, or primary filamentous growth, of the mushroom; also, cakes of earth and manure containing this growth, which are used for propagation of the mushroom. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mushroom-headed \Mush"room-head`ed\, a. (Bot.) Having a cylindrical body with a convex head of larger diameter; having a head like that of a mushroom. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Musk \Musk\, n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr. Skr. mushka testicle, orig., a little mouse. See {Mouse}, and cd. {Abelmosk}, {Muscadel}, {Muscovy duck}, {Nutmeg}.] 1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The musk deer. See {Musk deer} (below). 3. The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat similar. 4. (Bot.) (a) The musk plant ({Mimulus moschatus}). (b) A plant of the genus {Erodium} ({E. moschatum}); -- called also {musky heron's-bill}. (c) A plant of the genus {Muscari}; grape hyacinth. {Musk beaver} (Zo[94]l.), muskrat (1). {Musk beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a European longicorn beetle ({Aromia moschata}), having an agreeable odor resembling that of attar of roses. {Musk cat}. See {Bondar}. {Musk cattle} (Zo[94]l.), musk oxen. See {Musk ox} (below). {Musk deer} (Zo[94]l.), a small hornless deer ({Moschus moschiferus}), which inhabits the elevated parts of Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil and napu. {Musk duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The Muscovy duck. (b) An Australian duck ({Biziura lobata}). {Musk lorikeet} (Zo[94]l.), the Pacific lorikeet ({Glossopsitta australis}) of Australia. {Musk mallow} (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants: (a) A species of mallow ({Malva moschata}), the foliage of which has a faint musky smell. (b) An Asiatic shrub. See {Abelmosk}. {Musk orchis} (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family ({Herminium Minorchis}); -- so called from its peculiar scent. {Musk ox} (Zo[94]l.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant ({Ovibos moschatus}), now existing only in America, but found fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a thick coat of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark hair, which is abundant and shaggy on the neck and shoulders. The full-grown male weighs over four hundred pounds. {Musk parakeet}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Musk lorikeet} (above). {Musk pear} (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling the Seckel pear. {Musk plant} (Bot.), the {Mimulus moschatus}, a plant found in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a strong musky odor. {Musk root} (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong odor, as that of the nard ({Nardostachys Jatamansi}) and of a species of {Angelica}. {Musk rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa moschata}), having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms. {Musk seed} (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family ({Hibiscus moschatus}), used in perfumery and in flavoring. See {Abelmosk}. {Musk sheep} (Zo[94]l.), the musk ox. {Musk shrew} (Zo[94]l.), a shrew ({Sorex murinus}), found in India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also {sondeli}, and {mondjourou}. {Musk thistle} (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Carduus nutans}), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling strongly of musk. {Musk tortoise}, {Musk turtle} (Zo[94]l.), a small American fresh-water tortoise ({Armochelys, [or] Ozotheca, odorata}), which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called also {stinkpot}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Satin \Sat"in\, n. [F. satin (cf. Pg. setim), fr. It. setino, from seta silk, L. saeta, seta, a thick, stiff hair, a bristle; or possibly ultimately of Chinese origin; cf. Chin. sz-t[81]n, sz-twan. Cf. {Sateen}.] A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface. Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue. --Chaucer. {Denmark satin}, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes. {Farmer's satin}. See under {Farmer}. {Satin bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian bower bird. Called also {satin grackle}. {Satin flower} (Bot.) See {Honesty}, 4. {Satin spar}. (Min.) (a) A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly luster. (b) A similar variety of gypsum. {Satin sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the shining flycatcher ({Myiagra nitida}) of Tasmania and Australia. The upper surface of the male is rich blackish green with a metallic luster. {Satin stone}, satin spar. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Myochrome \My"o*chrome\, n. [Myo- + Gr. [?] color.] (Physiol.) A colored albuminous substance in the serum from red-colored muscles. It is identical with hemoglobin. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Myogram \My"o*gram\, n. [Myo- + -gram.] (Physiol.) See {Muscle curve}, under {Muscle}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mc Cormick, SC Zip code(s): 29835 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mc Grann, PA Zip code(s): 16236 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
McCormick, SC (town, FIPS 43720) Location: 33.90996 N, 82.29294 W Population (1990): 1659 (714 housing units) Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
McCormick County, SC (county, FIPS 65) Location: 33.89920 N, 82.30472 W Population (1990): 8868 (3347 housing units) Area: 931.3 sq km (land), 88.8 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
mouse around vi. To explore public portions of a large system, esp. a network such as Internet via {FTP} or {TELNET}, looking for interesting stuff to {snarf}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Macromedia A company supplying {multimedia} and interactive television services and digital arts software tools in the US and worldwide. They produce products for {Microsoft Windows} and the {Macintosh} including: Macromedia FreeHand, a tool for design and illustration; Macromedia Director, an animation and authoring tool for multimedia production; Authorware Professional, a multiplatform authoring tool for interactive learning; MacroModel, a 3D modelling tool for multimedia, graphics and product design; SoundEdit 16, a digital sound recording and editing system; Fontographer, a typeface editing programme; and Action!, a multimedia presentation application. Chief Executive Officer: Bud Colligan. (1995-01-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Maker Interchange Format (MIF) A language used to describe a {FrameMaker} document in a text file. MIF is used to exchange information between FrameMaker and other applications. ["Using FrameMaker 4," Windows and Macintosh Version, c. 1986-1993 Frame Technology Corporation]. (1995-01-30) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
measurement or amount obtained by measuring. (1996-12-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems {micrcomputer} kit. They also made instrumentation kits for model rockets and RC vehicles. Ed Roberts owned MITS for a few years until he sold out, moved to Georgia, and went to med school. Address: Albuquerque NM, USA. (2002-06-17) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Micro Interpreter for Knowledge Engineering shell} for teaching purposes, with {forward chaining}, {backward chaining}, and user-definable {conflict resolution} strategies. MIKE is written in {Edinburgh Prolog}. Version 2.03. [BYTE, Oct 1990]. {(ftp://hcrl.open.ac.uk/pub/software/src/MIKE-v2.03)}. Contact: Marc Eisenstadt, HCRL, {Open University}. (1995-01-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Micro ML (uML) An {interpreter} for a subset of {SML}. Runs on {MS-DOS}. Written at the University of Umea, Sweden. {(ftp://ftp.cs.umu.se/pub/umlexe01.zoo)}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MicroEmacs (uemacs) A simple, portable text editor with versions for most {microcomputer}s and many other computers. It is both relatively easy for the novice to use, but also very powerful in the hands of an expert. MicroEmacs can be extensibly customised. Most versions use only a screen and keyboard - mouse and windowing facilities are not standard. MicroEmacs was written by Dave G Conroy, Steve Wilhite, George Jones, and for nearly ten years: Daniel Lawrence. Version: 3.11. {(ftp://midas.mgmt.purdue.edu/dist/)}. [FTP? Differences from GNU Emacs?] (1995-01-05) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
micrometre is a Greek letter {mu} followed by "m". Features on modern {integrated circuits} are typically measured in microns. The smallest features in 1999 are around 0.1 microns across. (1999-09-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Micron {Micron Electronics, Inc.} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
micron {micrometre} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Micron {Micron Electronics, Inc.} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
micron {micrometre} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Micron Electronics, Inc. manufactures, and supports high-performance {notebook computers}, {desktop} {personal computers}, {PC servers} and related {hardware} and {software} products. (1997-03-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Micronetics Standard MUMPS (MSM) A version of {MUMPS} for the {IBM PC RT} and {R6000}. [Address?] (1995-01-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MIGRAINES interacting with the {Aspirin} {neural network} simulation. Utilities exist for moving quickly from an {Aspirin} description of a network directly to an executable program for simulating and evaluating that network. MIGRAINES has been kept separate from Aspirin so that its limitations do not restrict the performance of Aspirin. However, in practice, they are used together. This combination allows for simple specification and creation of efficient neural network systems that can be graphically analysed and tested. [Aspirin/MIGRAINES Neural Network Software User's Manual, Release v6.0 MP-91W00050, Copyright 1992 by Russel Leighton and the MITRE Corporation]. (1995-03-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
mouse around To explore public portions of a large system, especially a network such as Internet via {FTP} or {TELNET}, looking for interesting stuff to {snarf}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-05) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Magor-missabib fear on every side, (Jer. 20:3), a symbolical name given to the priest Pashur, expressive of the fate announced by the prophet as about to come upon him. Pashur was to be carried to Babylon, and there die. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Migron precipice or landslip, a place between Aiath and Michmash (Isa. 10:28). The town of the same name mentioned in 1 Sam. 14:2 was to the south of this. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mizraim the dual form of matzor, meaning a "mound" or "fortress," the name of a people descended from Ham (Gen. 10:6, 13; 1 Chr. 1:8, 11). It was the name generally given by the Hebrews to the land of Egypt (q.v.), and may denote the two Egypts, the Upper and the Lower. The modern Arabic name for Egypt is Muzr. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Migron, fear; farm; throat | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Mizraim, tribulations | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Micronesia, Federated States Of Micronesia, Federated States Of:Geography Location: Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia Map references: Oceania Area: total area: 702 sq km land area: 702 sq km comparative area: slightly less than four times the size of Washington, DC note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Truk (Chuuk), Yap, and Kosrae Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 6,112 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasional severe damage Terrain: islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Truk Natural resources: forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals Land use: arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% meadows and pastures: NA% forest and woodland: NA% other: NA% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: NA natural hazards: typhoons (June to December) international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea Note: four major island groups totaling 607 islands Micronesia, Federated States Of:People Population: 122,950 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA Population growth rate: 3.35% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 28.12 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 6.3 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: 11.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 36.52 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 67.81 years male: 65.84 years female: 69.81 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.98 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Micronesian(s) adjective: Micronesian; Kosrae(s), Pohnpeian(s), Trukese, Yapese Ethnic divisions: nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups Religions: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3% Languages: English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980) total population: 89% male: 91% female: 88% Labor force: NA by occupation: two-thirds are government employees note: 45,000 people are between the ages of 15 and 65 Micronesia, Federated States Of:Government Names: conventional long form: Federated States of Micronesia conventional short form: none former: Kosrae, Ponape, Truk, and Yap Districts (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) Abbreviation: FSM Digraph: FM Type: constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 3 November 1986 Capital: Kolonia (on the island of Pohnpei) note: a new capital is being built about 10 km southwest in the Palikir valley Administrative divisions: 4 states; Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk), Yap Independence: 3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship) National holiday: Proclamation of the Federated States of Micronesia, 10 May (1979) Constitution: 10 May 1979 Legal system: based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state and head of government: President Bailey OLTER (since 21 May 1991); Vice President Jacob NENA (since 21 May 1991); election last held 11 May 1991 (next to be held 7 March 1995); results - Bailey OLTER elected president; Jacob NENA elected vice-president cabinet: Cabinet Legislative branch: unicameral Congress: elections last held 5 March 1991 (next to be held 7 March 1995); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (14 total) independents 14 Judicial branch: Supreme Court Political parties and leaders: no formal parties Member of: AsDB, ESCAP, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, IMF, ITU, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, WHO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Jesse B. MAREHALAU chancery: 1725 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 telephone: [1] (202) 223-4383 FAX: [1] (202) 223-4391 consulate(s) general: Honolulu and Tamuning (Guam) US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador March Fong EU embassy: address NA, Kolonia mailing address: P. O. Box 1286, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia 96941 telephone: [691] 320-2187 FAX: [691] 320-2186 Flag: light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamond pattern Economy Overview: Economic activity consists primarily of subsistence farming and fishing. The islands have few mineral deposits worth exploiting, except for high-grade phosphate. The potential for a tourist industry exists, but the remoteness of the location and a lack of adequate facilities hinder development. Financial assistance from the US is the primary source of revenue, with the US pledged to spend $1 billion in the islands in the 1990s. Geographical isolation and a poorly developed infrastructure are major impediments to long-term growth. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $160 million (1990 est.) note: GDP was supplemented by approximately $100 million in grant aid in 1990 National product real growth rate: 4% (1994) National product per capita: $1,500 (1990 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA% Unemployment rate: 27% (1989) Budget: revenues: $45 million expenditures: $31 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY94/95 est.) Exports: $3.2 million (f.o.b., 1990) commodities: fish, copra, bananas, black pepper partners: Japan, US Imports: $91.2 million (c.i.f., 1990) commodities: food, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, beverages partners: US, Japan, Australia External debt: $NA Industrial production: growth rate NA% Electricity: capacity: 18,000 kW production: 40 million kWh consumption per capita: 380 kWh (1990) Industries: tourism, construction, fish processing, craft items from shell, wood, and pearls Agriculture: mainly a subsistence economy; black pepper; tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, cassava, sweet potatoes, pigs, chickens Economic aid: recipient: under terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US will provide $1.3 billion in grant aid during the period 1986-2001 Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents Exchange rates: US currency is used Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September Micronesia, Federated States Of:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: total: 226 km paved: 39 km (on major islands) unpaved: stone, coral, laterite 187 km Ports: Colonia (Yap), Kolonia (Pohnpei), Lele, Moen Merchant marine: none Airports: total: 6 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 1 Micronesia, Federated States Of:Communications Telephone system: 960 telephones on Kolonia and Truk local: NA intercity: islands interconnected by shortwave radio (used mostly for government purposes international: 4 INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) earth stations Radio: broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 1 radios: 16,000 Television: broadcast stations: 6 televisions: 1,125 (1987 est.) Micronesia, Federated States Of:Defense Forces Note: defense is the responsibility of the US |