English Dictionary: obstreperously | by the DICT Development Group |
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Fritfly \Frit"fly`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small dipterous fly of the genus {Oscinis}, esp. {O. vastator}, injurious to grain in Europe, and {O. Trifole}, injurious to clover in America. | |
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Obectize \Ob"ect*ize\, v. t. To make an object of; to regard as an object; to place in the position of an object. In the latter, as objectized by the former, arise the emotions and affections. --Coleridge. | |
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Obequitate \Ob*eq"ui*tate\, v. i. [L. obequitatus, p. p. of obequitare to ride about.] To ride about. [Obs.] -- {Ob*eq`ui*ta"tion}, n. [Obs.] --Cockerman. | |
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Obequitate \Ob*eq"ui*tate\, v. i. [L. obequitatus, p. p. of obequitare to ride about.] To ride about. [Obs.] -- {Ob*eq`ui*ta"tion}, n. [Obs.] --Cockerman. | |
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Obesity \O*bes"i*ty\, n.[L. obesitas: cf.F. ob[82]sit[82].] The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of flesh. | |
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Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, a. [L. obfuscatus, p. p. of obfuscare to darken; ob (see {Ob-}) + fuscare, fuscatum, to darken, from fuscus dark.] Obfuscated; darkened; obscured. [Obs.] [Written also {offuscate}.] --Sir. T. Elyot. | |
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Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obfuscated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obfuscating}.] To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to bewilder. His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and the ideas whirling round and round about in it, all obfuscated and darkened over with fuliginous matter. --Sterne. Clouds of passion which might obfuscate the intellects of meaner females. --Sir. W. Scott. | |
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Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obfuscated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obfuscating}.] To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to bewilder. His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and the ideas whirling round and round about in it, all obfuscated and darkened over with fuliginous matter. --Sterne. Clouds of passion which might obfuscate the intellects of meaner females. --Sir. W. Scott. | |
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Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obfuscated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obfuscating}.] To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to bewilder. His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and the ideas whirling round and round about in it, all obfuscated and darkened over with fuliginous matter. --Sterne. Clouds of passion which might obfuscate the intellects of meaner females. --Sir. W. Scott. | |
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Obfuscation \Ob`fus*ca"tion\, n. [L. obfuscatio.] The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened. [bd]Obfuscation of the cornea.[b8] --E. Darwin. | |
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Oboist \O"bo*ist\, n. A performer on the oboe. | |
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Obsidian \Ob*sid"i*an\, n. [L. Obsidianus lapis, so named, according to Pliny, after one Obsidius, who discovered it in Ethiopia: cf.F. obsidiane, obsidienne. The later editions of Pliny read Obsianus lapis, and Obsius, instead of Obsidianus lapis, and Obsidius.] (Min.) A kind of glass produced by volcanoes. It is usually of a black color, and opaque, except in thin splinters. Note: In a thin section it often exhibits a fluidal structure, marked by the arrangement of microlites in the lines of the flow of the molten mass. | |
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Obsidional \Ob*sid"i*o*nal\, a. [L. obsidionalis, from obsidio a siege, obsidere to besiege: cf.F. obsidional. See {Obsess}.] Of or pertaining to a siege. {Obsidional crown} (Rom.Antiq.), a crown bestowed upon a general who raised the siege of a beleaguered place, or upon one who held out against a siege. | |
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Obsidional \Ob*sid"i*o*nal\, a. [L. obsidionalis, from obsidio a siege, obsidere to besiege: cf.F. obsidional. See {Obsess}.] Of or pertaining to a siege. {Obsidional crown} (Rom.Antiq.), a crown bestowed upon a general who raised the siege of a beleaguered place, or upon one who held out against a siege. | |
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Obstacle \Ob"sta*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. obstaculum, fr. obstare to withstand, oppose; ob (see {Ob-}) + stare to stand. See {Stand}. and cf. {Oust}, v.] That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral. If all obstacles were cut away. And that my path were even to the crown. --Shak. Syn: Impediment; obstuction; hindrance; difficulty. See {Impediment}, and {Obstruction}. | |
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Obstancy \Ob"stan*cy\, n. [L. obstantia, fr. obstans, p. pr. of obstare. See {Obstacle}.] Opposition; impediment; obstruction. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Obstetric \Ob*stet"ric\, Obstetrical \Ob*stet"ric*al\, a. [L. obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf.F. obst[82]trique. See {Obstacle}.] Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, the obstetric art. {Obstetrical toad} (Zo[94]l.), a European toad of the genus {Alytes}, especially {A. obstetricans}. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are hatched. | |
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Obstetric \Ob*stet"ric\, Obstetrical \Ob*stet"ric*al\, a. [L. obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf.F. obst[82]trique. See {Obstacle}.] Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, the obstetric art. {Obstetrical toad} (Zo[94]l.), a European toad of the genus {Alytes}, especially {A. obstetricans}. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are hatched. | |
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Obstetric \Ob*stet"ric\, Obstetrical \Ob*stet"ric*al\, a. [L. obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf.F. obst[82]trique. See {Obstacle}.] Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, the obstetric art. {Obstetrical toad} (Zo[94]l.), a European toad of the genus {Alytes}, especially {A. obstetricans}. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are hatched. | |
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Toad \Toad\, n. [OE. tode, tade, AS. t[be]die, t[be]dige; of unknown origin. Cf. {Tadpole}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus {Bufo} and allied genera, especially those of the family {Bufonid[91]}. Toads are generally terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid. Note: The common toad ({Bufo vulgaris}) and the natterjack are familiar European species. The common American toad ({B. lentiginosus}) is similar to the European toad, but is less warty and is more active, moving chiefly by leaping. {Obstetrical toad}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Obstetrical}. {Surinam toad}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pita}. {Toad lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a horned toad. {Toad pipe} (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant ({Equisetum limosum}) growing in muddy places. --Dr. Prior. {Toad rush} (Bot.), a low-growing kind of rush ({Juncus bufonius}). {Toad snatcher} (Zo[94]l.), the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.] {Toad spittle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}. {Tree toad}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Tree}. | |
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Obstetricate \Ob*stet"ri*cate\, v. i. [L. obstetricatus, p. p. of obstetricare, fr. obstetrix.] To perform the office of midwife. [Obs.] [bd]Nature does obstetricate.[b8] --Evelyn. | |
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Obstetricate \Ob*stet"ri*cate\, v. t. To assist as a midwife. [Obs.] --E. Waterhouse. | |
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Obstetrication \Ob*stet"ri*ca"tion\, n. The act of assisting as a midwife; delivery. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Obstetrician \Ob`ste*tri"cian\, n. One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur. | |
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Obstetricious \Ob`ste*tri"cious\, a. [See {Obstetric}.] Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric; hence, facilitating any bringing forth or deliverance. [Obs.] Yet is all human teaching but maieutical, or obstetricious. --Cudworth. | |
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Obstetrics \Ob*stet"rics\, n. [Cf. F. obst[82]trique. See {Obstetric}.] The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth. | |
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Obstetricy \Ob*stet"ri*cy\, n. Obstetrics. [R.] --Dunglison. | |
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Obstinacy \Ob"sti*na*cy\, n. [See {Obstinate}.] 1. A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy. You do not well in obstinacy To cavil in the course of this contract. --Shak. To shelter their ignorance, or obstinacy, under the obscurity of their terms. --Locke. 2. The quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or evil. Syn: Pertinacity; firmness; resoluteness; inflexibility; persistency; stubbornness; perverseness; contumacy. Usage: {Obstinacy}, {Pertinacity}. Pertinacity denotes great firmness in holding to a thing, aim, etc. Obstinacy is great firmness in holding out against persuasion, attack, etc. The former consists in adherence, the latter in resistance. An opinion is advocated with pertinacity or defended with obstinacy. Pertinacity is often used in a good sense; obstinacy generally in a bad one. [bd]In this reply was included a very gross mistake, and if with pertinacity maintained, a capital error.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. [bd]Every degree of obstinacy in youth is one step to rebellion.[b8] --South. | |
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Obstinate \Ob"sti*nate\, a. [L. obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob (see {Ob-}) + a word from the root of stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf.{Destine}.] 1. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness. I have known great cures done by obstinate resolution of drinking no wine. --Sir W. Temple. No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate. --Pope. Of sense and outward things. --Wordsworth. 2. Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions. Syn: Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious; persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding; refractory; contumacious. See {Stubborn}. -- {Ob"sti*nate*ly}, adv. -- {Ob"sti*nate*ness}, n. | |
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Obstinate \Ob"sti*nate\, a. [L. obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob (see {Ob-}) + a word from the root of stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf.{Destine}.] 1. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness. I have known great cures done by obstinate resolution of drinking no wine. --Sir W. Temple. No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate. --Pope. Of sense and outward things. --Wordsworth. 2. Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions. Syn: Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious; persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding; refractory; contumacious. See {Stubborn}. -- {Ob"sti*nate*ly}, adv. -- {Ob"sti*nate*ness}, n. | |
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Obstinate \Ob"sti*nate\, a. [L. obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob (see {Ob-}) + a word from the root of stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf.{Destine}.] 1. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness. I have known great cures done by obstinate resolution of drinking no wine. --Sir W. Temple. No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate. --Pope. Of sense and outward things. --Wordsworth. 2. Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions. Syn: Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious; persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding; refractory; contumacious. See {Stubborn}. -- {Ob"sti*nate*ly}, adv. -- {Ob"sti*nate*ness}, n. | |
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Obstination \Ob`sti*na"tion\, n. [L. obstinatio.] Obstinacy; stubbornness. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Obstipation \Ob`sti*pa"tion\, n. [L. obstipatio a close pressure; ob (see {Ob-}) + stipare to press.] 1. The act of stopping up, as a passage. [Obs.] --Bailey. 2. (Med.) Extreme constipation. [Obs.] --Hooper. | |
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Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob-}) + strepere to make a noise.] Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. [bd]The obstreperous city.[b8] --Wordsworth. [bd]Obstreperous approbation.[b8] --Addison. Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B. Jonson. -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob-}) + strepere to make a noise.] Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. [bd]The obstreperous city.[b8] --Wordsworth. [bd]Obstreperous approbation.[b8] --Addison. Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B. Jonson. -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob-}) + strepere to make a noise.] Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. [bd]The obstreperous city.[b8] --Wordsworth. [bd]Obstreperous approbation.[b8] --Addison. Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B. Jonson. -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Obstriction \Ob*stric"tion\, n. [L. obstringere, obstrictum, to bind to or about.] The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond. [R.] --Milton. | |
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Obstringe \Ob*stringe"\, v. t. [See {Obstriction}.] To constrain; to put under obligation. [R.] --Bp. Gardiner. | |
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Obstruct \Ob*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obstructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obstructing}.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see {Ob-}) + struere to pile up. See {Structure}.] 1. To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body. 'T is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear. --Pope. 2. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation. [bd]Th' impatience of obstructed love.[b8] --Johnson. Syn: To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog; choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose. | |
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Obstruct \Ob*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obstructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obstructing}.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see {Ob-}) + struere to pile up. See {Structure}.] 1. To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body. 'T is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear. --Pope. 2. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation. [bd]Th' impatience of obstructed love.[b8] --Johnson. Syn: To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog; choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose. | |
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Obstructer \Ob*struct"er\, n. One who obstructs or hinders. | |
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Obstruct \Ob*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obstructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obstructing}.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see {Ob-}) + struere to pile up. See {Structure}.] 1. To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body. 'T is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear. --Pope. 2. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation. [bd]Th' impatience of obstructed love.[b8] --Johnson. Syn: To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog; choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose. | |
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Obstruction \Ob*struc"tion\, n. [L. obstructio.] 1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed. 2. That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance. A popular assembly free from obstruction. --Swift. 3. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death. [Poetic] To die, and go we know not where, To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot. --Shak. Syn: {Obstacle}; bar; barrier; impediment; clog; check; hindrance. Usage: {Obstruction}, {Obstacle}. The difference between these words is that indicated by their etymology; an obstacle is something standing in the way; an obstruction is something put in the way. Obstacle implies more fixedness and is the stronger word. We remove obstructions; we surmount obstacles. Disparity in age seems a greater obstacle to an intimate friendship than inequality of fortune. --Collier. The king expected to meet with all the obstructions and difficulties his enraged enemies could lay in his way. --Clarendon. | |
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Obstructionism \Ob*struc"tion*ism\, n. The act or the policy of obstructing progress. --Lond. Lit. World. | |
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Obstructionist \Ob*struc"tion*ist\, n. One who hinders progress; one who obstructs business, as in a legislative body. -- a. Of or pertaining to obstructionists. [Recent] | |
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Obstructive \Ob*struct"ive\, a. [Cf.F. obstrictif.] Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment. -- {Ob*struct"ive*ly}, adv. | |
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Obstructive \Ob*struct"ive\, n. An obstructive person or thing. | |
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Obstructive \Ob*struct"ive\, a. [Cf.F. obstrictif.] Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment. -- {Ob*struct"ive*ly}, adv. | |
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Obstruent \Ob"stru*ent\, a. [L. obstruens, p. pr. of obstruere. See {Obstruct}.] Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine. --Johnson. | |
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Obstruent \Ob"stru*ent\, n. Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent. | |
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Obstupefaction \Ob*stu`pe*fac"tion\, n. [L. obstuperfacere to stupefy.] See {Stupefaction}. [Obs.] --Howell. | |
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Obstupefactive \Ob*stu`pe*fac"tive\, a. Stupefactive. [Obs.] | |
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Obstupefy \Ob*stu"pe*fy\, v. t. [Cf.L. obstupefacere. See {Ob-}, and {Stupefy}.] See {Stupefy}. [Obs.] | |
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Sudden \Sud"den\, n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. {All of a sudden}, {On a sudden}, {Of a sudden}, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly. How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! --Milton. He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden. --Thackeray. | |
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Circuit \Cir"cuit\, n. [F. circuit, fr. L. circuitus, fr. circuire or circumire to go around; circum around + ire to go.] 1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun. --Watts. 2. The circumference of, or distance round, any space; the measure of a line round an area. The circuit or compass of Ireland is 1,800 miles. --J. Stow. 3. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown. The golden circuit on my head. --Shak. 4. The space inclosed within a circle, or within limits. A circuit wide inclosed with goodliest trees. --Milton. 5. A regular or appointed journeying from place to place in the exercise of one's calling, as of a judge, or a preacher. 6. (a) (Law) A certain division of a state or country, established by law for a judge or judges to visit, for the administration of justice. --Bouvier. (b) (Methodist Church) A district in which an itinerant preacher labors. 7. Circumlocution. [Obs.] [bd]Thou hast used no circuit of words.[b8] --Huloet. {Circuit court} (Law), a court which sits successively in different places in its circuit (see {Circuit}, 6). In the United States, the federal circuit courts are commonly presided over by a judge of the supreme court, or a special circuit judge, together with the judge of the district court. They have jurisdiction within statutory limits, both in law and equity, in matters of federal cognizance. Some of the individual States also have circuit courts, which have general statutory jurisdiction of the same class, in matters of State cognizance. {Circuit or Circuity} {of action} (Law), a longer course of proceedings than is necessary to attain the object in view. {To make a circuit}, to go around; to go a roundabout way. {Voltaic [or] Galvanic} {circuit [or] circle}, a continous electrical communication between the two poles of a battery; an arrangement of voltaic elements or couples with proper conductors, by which a continuous current of electricity is established. | |
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Off \Off\, prep. Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore. --Addison. {Off hand}. See {Offhand}. {Off side} (Football), out of play; -- said when a player has got in front of the ball in a scrimmage, or when the ball has been last touched by one of his own side behind him. {To be off color}, to be of a wrong color. | |
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Off \Off\, a. 1. On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the {nigh} or {near} horse or ox; the off leg. 2. Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an off day for fishing: an off year in politics. [bd]In the off season.[b8] --Thackeray. {Off side}. (a) The right hand side in driving; the farther side. See {Gee}. (b) (Cricket) See {Off}, n. | |
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Stump \Stump\, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. 2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub; as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom. 3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang] 4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a wicket and support the bails. 5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point, or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon, etc., in powder. 6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable piece. {Leg stump} (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman. {Off stump} (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman. {Stump tracery} (Arch.), a term used to describe late German Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end of each similar stump. {To go on the stump}, [or] {To take the stump}, to engage in making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech, stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.] | |
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Offcut \Off"cut`\, n. 1. That which is cut off. 2. (Bookbinding) A portion ofthe printed sheet, in certain sizes of books, that is cut off before folding. | |
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Officiate \Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Officiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Officiating}.] [LL. officiare. See {Office}.] To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service. --Bp. Stillingfleet. | |
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Officiate \Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. t. To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or function. [Obs.] Merely to officiate light Round this opacous earth. --Milton. | |
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Officiate \Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Officiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Officiating}.] [LL. officiare. See {Office}.] To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service. --Bp. Stillingfleet. | |
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Officiate \Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Officiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Officiating}.] [LL. officiare. See {Office}.] To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service. --Bp. Stillingfleet. | |
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Officiator \Of*fi"ci*a`tor\, n. One who officiates. --Tylor. | |
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Offset \Off"set`\, n. [Off + set. Cf. {Set-off}.] In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something; as: 1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of {Houseleek}. 2. A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off. 3. A spur from a range of hills or mountains. 4. (Arch.) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called also {set-off}. 5. (Surv.) A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object. 6. (Mech.) An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside. 7. (Print.) A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor. {Offset staff} (Surv.), a rod, usually ten links long, used in measuring offsets. | |
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Offset \Off*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offsetting}.] 1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to offset one account or charge against another. 2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc. | |
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Offset \Off"set\, v. i. (Printing) To make an offset. | |
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Offset \Off"set`\, n. [Off + set. Cf. {Set-off}.] In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something; as: 1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of {Houseleek}. 2. A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off. 3. A spur from a range of hills or mountains. 4. (Arch.) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called also {set-off}. 5. (Surv.) A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object. 6. (Mech.) An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside. 7. (Print.) A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor. {Offset staff} (Surv.), a rod, usually ten links long, used in measuring offsets. | |
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Offset \Off*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offsetting}.] 1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to offset one account or charge against another. 2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc. | |
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Offshoot \Off"shoot`\, n. [Off + shoot.] That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree. | |
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Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, a. [L. obfuscatus, p. p. of obfuscare to darken; ob (see {Ob-}) + fuscare, fuscatum, to darken, from fuscus dark.] Obfuscated; darkened; obscured. [Obs.] [Written also {offuscate}.] --Sir. T. Elyot. | |
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Offuscate \Of*fus"cate\, Offuscation \Of`fus*ca`tion\ See {Obfuscate}, {Obfuscation}. [Obs.] | |
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Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, a. [L. obfuscatus, p. p. of obfuscare to darken; ob (see {Ob-}) + fuscare, fuscatum, to darken, from fuscus dark.] Obfuscated; darkened; obscured. [Obs.] [Written also {offuscate}.] --Sir. T. Elyot. | |
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Offuscate \Of*fus"cate\, Offuscation \Of`fus*ca`tion\ See {Obfuscate}, {Obfuscation}. [Obs.] | |
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Offuscate \Of*fus"cate\, Offuscation \Of`fus*ca`tion\ See {Obfuscate}, {Obfuscation}. [Obs.] | |
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Opacate \O*pa"cate\, v. t. [L. opacatus, p. p. of opacare.] To darken; to cloud. [Obs.] --Boyle. | |
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Opacity \O*pac"i*ty\, n. [L. opacitas: cf.F. opacit[82].] 1. The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness. 2. Obscurity; want of clearness. --Bp. Hall. | |
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d8Opisthobranchia \[d8]O*pis`tho*bran"chi*a\, Opisthobranchiata \O*pis`tho*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] behind + [?] gills.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the tectibranchs and nudibranchs. | |
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Opisthobranchiate \O*pis`tho*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata. -- n. One of the Opisthobranchiata. | |
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Opisthocd2lian \O*pis`tho*c[d2]"li*an\, Opisthocd2lous \O*pis`tho*c[d2]"lous\, a. [Gr. [?] behind + [?] hollow,] (Anat.) Concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebr[91] in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior concave. | |
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Opisthocd2lian \O*pis`tho*c[d2]"li*an\, Opisthocd2lous \O*pis`tho*c[d2]"lous\, a. [Gr. [?] behind + [?] hollow,] (Anat.) Concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebr[91] in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior concave. | |
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Hoazin \Hoa"zin\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A remarkable South American bird ({Opisthocomus cristatus}); the crested touraco. By some zo[94]logists it is made the type of a distinct order ({Opisthocomi}). | |
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Opisthodome \O*pis"tho*dome\, n. [L. opisthodomus, Gr. [?]; [?] behind + do`mos house: cf. F. opisthodome.] (Arch.) A back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella, farthest from the main entrance, sometimes having an entrance of its own, and often used as a treasury. | |
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Opisthography \Op`is*thog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. [?] behind + -graphy.] A writing upon the back of anything, as upon the back of a leaf or sheet already written upon on one side. [R.] --Scudamore. | |
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Opisthopulmonate \O*pis`tho*pul"mo*nate\, a.[Gr. [?] behind + E. pulmonate.] (Zo[94]l.) Having the pulmonary sac situated posteriorly; -- said of certain air-breathing Mollusca. | |
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Opisthotic \Op`is*thot"ic\, n. [Gr. [?] behind + [?], [?], ear.] (Anat.) The inferior and posterior of the three elements forming the periotic bone. | |
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Oppose \Op*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Opposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Opposing}.] [F. opposer. See {Ob-}, {Pose}, and cf.2d {Appose}, {Puzzle}, n. Cf.L. opponere, oppositum.] 1. To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit. Her grace sat down . . . In a rich chair of state; opposing freely The beauty of her person to the people. --Shak. 2. To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically. I may . . . oppose my single opinion to his. --Locke. 3. To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress. 4. To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize. I am . . . too weak To oppose your cunning. --Shak. Syn: To combat; withstand; contradict; deny; gainsay; oppugn; contravene; check; obstruct. | |
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Opposite \Op"po*site\, n. 1. One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist. [Obs.] The opposites of this day's strife. --Shak. 2. That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite. The virtuous man meets with more opposites and opponents than any other. --Landor. | |
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Opposite \Op"po*site\, a. [F., fr. L. oppositus, p. p. of opponere. See {Opponent}.] 1. Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange. 2. Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme. 3. Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic. Novels, by which the reader is misled into another sort of pieasure opposite to that which is designed in an epic poem. --Dryden. Particles of speech have divers, and sometimes almost opposite, significations. --Locke. 4. (Bot.) (a) Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node. (b) Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal. | |
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Oppositely \Op"po*site*ly\, adv. In a situation to face each other; in an opposite manner or direction; adversely. Winds from all quarters oppositely blow. --May. | |
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Oppositeness \Op"po*site*ness\, n. The quality or state of being opposite. | |
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Oppositifolious \Op*pos`i*ti*fo"li*ous\, a. [See {Opposite}, {Folious}.] (Bot.) Placed at the same node with a leaf, but separated from it by the whole diameter of the stem; as, an oppositifolious peduncle. | |
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Opposition \Op`po*si"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. oppositio. See {Opposite}.] 1. The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance. The counterpoise of so great an opposition. --Shak. Virtue which breaks through all opposition. --Milton. 2. The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else. --Milton. 3. Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy. --Shak. 4. That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power. 5. (Astron.) The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180[deg]; -- signified by the symbol [?]; as, [?] [Jupiter] [Sun], opposition of Jupiter to the sun. 6. (Logic) The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form. | |
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Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.] 1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. 2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed. 3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar co[94]rdinates. {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis. {Polar bear} (Zo[94]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, [or] Thalarctos, maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs 1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful, and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See {Bear}. {Polar body}, {cell}, [or] {globule} (Biol.), a minute cell which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The first polar body formed is usually larger than the second one, and often divides into two after its separation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of the fertilizing spermatozo[94]n; but their functions are not fully understood. {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28[b7], the northern called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic circle. {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus, turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun. {Polar co[94]rdinates}. See under 3d {Co[94]rdinate}. {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math. Dict. {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly body from the north pole of the heavens. {Polar equation of a line} [or] {surface}, an equation which expresses the relation between the polar co[94]rdinates of every point of the line or surface. {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc. {Polar hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large hare of Arctic America ({Lepus arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L. timidus}). {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis. {Polar}, [or] {Polaric}, {opposition} [or] {contrast} (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an opposition or contrast as possible. {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}. {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2. {Polar whale} (Zo[94]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See {Whale}. | |
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Opposition \Op`po*si"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. oppositio. See {Opposite}.] 1. The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance. The counterpoise of so great an opposition. --Shak. Virtue which breaks through all opposition. --Milton. 2. The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else. --Milton. 3. Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy. --Shak. 4. That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power. 5. (Astron.) The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180[deg]; -- signified by the symbol [?]; as, [?] [Jupiter] [Sun], opposition of Jupiter to the sun. 6. (Logic) The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form. | |
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Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.] 1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. 2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed. 3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar co[94]rdinates. {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis. {Polar bear} (Zo[94]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, [or] Thalarctos, maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs 1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful, and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See {Bear}. {Polar body}, {cell}, [or] {globule} (Biol.), a minute cell which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The first polar body formed is usually larger than the second one, and often divides into two after its separation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of the fertilizing spermatozo[94]n; but their functions are not fully understood. {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28[b7], the northern called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic circle. {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus, turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun. {Polar co[94]rdinates}. See under 3d {Co[94]rdinate}. {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math. Dict. {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly body from the north pole of the heavens. {Polar equation of a line} [or] {surface}, an equation which expresses the relation between the polar co[94]rdinates of every point of the line or surface. {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc. {Polar hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large hare of Arctic America ({Lepus arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L. timidus}). {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis. {Polar}, [or] {Polaric}, {opposition} [or] {contrast} (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an opposition or contrast as possible. {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}. {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2. {Polar whale} (Zo[94]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See {Whale}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oppositionist \Op`po*si"tion*ist\, n. One who belongs to the opposition party. --Praed. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oppositipetalous \Op*pos`i*ti*pet"al*ous\, a. [See {Opposite}, and {Petal}.] (Bot.) Placed in front of a petal. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oppositisepalous \Op*pos`i*ti*sep"al*ous\, a. [See {Opposite}, and {Sepal}.] (Bot.) Placed in front of a sepal. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oppositive \Op*pos`i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. oppositif. See {Opposite}.] Capable of being put in opposition. --Bp. Hall. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Nayaur \[d8]Na*yaur"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A specied of wild sheep ({Ovis Hodgsonii}), native of Nepaul and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ovist \O"vist\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A believer in ovism. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ovist \O"vist\, n. (Biol.) Same as {Ovulist}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ovulist \O"vu*list\, n. (Biol.) A believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. Also called {ovist}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ovist \O"vist\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A believer in ovism. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ovist \O"vist\, n. (Biol.) Same as {Ovulist}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ovulist \O"vu*list\, n. (Biol.) A believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. Also called {ovist}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Obsidian, ID Zip code(s): 83340 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Obfuscated C Contest n. (in full, the `International Obfuscated C Code Contest', or IOCCC) An annual contest run since 1984 over Usenet by Landon Curt Noll and friends. The overall winner is whoever produces the most unreadable, creative, and bizarre (but working) C program; various other prizes are awarded at the judges' whim. C's terse syntax and macro-preprocessor facilities give contestants a lot of maneuvering room. The winning programs often manage to be simultaneously (a) funny, (b) breathtaking works of art, and (c) horrible examples of how _not_ to code in C. This relatively short and sweet entry might help convey the flavor of obfuscated C: /* * HELLO WORLD program * by Jack Applin and Robert Heckendorn, 1985 * (Note: depends on being able to modify elements of argv[], * which is not guaranteed by ANSI and often not possible.) */ main(v,c)char**c;{for(v[c++]="Hello, world!\n)"; (!!c)[*c]&&(v--||--c&&execlp(*c,*c,c[!!c]+!!c,!c)); **c=!c)write(!!*c,*c,!!**c);} Here's another good one: /* * Program to compute an approximation of pi * by Brian Westley, 1988 * (requires pcc macro concatenation; try gcc -traditional-cpp) */ #define _ -F<00||--F-OO--; int F=00,OO=00; main(){F_OO();printf("%1.3f\n",4.*-F/OO/OO);}F_OO() { _-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_ } Note that this program works by computing its own area. For more digits, write a bigger program. See also {hello world}. The IOCCC has an official home page at `http://www.ioccc.org'. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Obfuscated C Contest (IOCCC) is an annual contest run since 1984 over {Usenet} by Landon Curt Noll and friends. The overall winner is whoever produces the most unreadable, creative, and bizarre (but working) {C} program. Various other prizes are awarded at the judges' whim. C's terse {syntax} and {macro-preprocessor} facilities give contestants a lot of maneuvering room. The winning programs often manage to be simultaneously funny, breathtaking works of art and horrible examples of how *not* to code in C. This relatively short and sweet entry might help convey the flavour of obfuscated C: /* * HELLO WORLD program * by Jack Applin and Robert Heckendorn, 1985 */ main(v,c)char**c;{for(v[c++]="Hello, world!\n)"; (!!c)[*c]&&(v--||--c&&execlp(*c,*c,c[!!c]+!!c,!c)); **c=!c)write(!!*c,*c,!!**c);} Here's another good one: /* * Program to compute an approximation of pi * by Brian Westley, 1988 */ #define _ -F<00||--F-OO--; int F=00,OO=00; main(){F_OO();printf("%1.3f\n",4.*-F/OO/OO);}F_OO() { _-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_ } Note that this program works by computing its own area. For more digits, write a bigger program. See also {hello, world}. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
OBJT {Error algebra}s plus an image construct. Tardo. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
off-side rule A lexical convention due to Landin, allowing the scope of declarations in a program to be expressed by indentation. Any non-whitespace token to the left of the first such token on the previous line is taken to be the start of a new declaration. Used in, for example, Miranda and Haskell. [P.J. Landin "The Next 700 Programming Languages", CACM vol 9 pp157-165, March 1966] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
op code {instruction mnemonic} |