English Dictionary: rabbit hole | by the DICT Development Group |
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Rabdology \Rab*dol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] rod, stick + -logy: cf. F. rabdologie.] The method or art of performing arithmetical operations by means of Napier's bones. See {Napier's bones}. [Written also {rhabdology}.] | |
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Rabidly \Rab"id*ly\, adv. In a rabid manner; with extreme violence. | |
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Rapidly \Rap"id*ly\, adv. In a rapid manner. | |
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Rebuttal \Re*but"tal\, n. (Law) The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same suit. | |
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Refutal \Re*fut"al\ (r?*f?t"al), n. Act of refuting; refutation. | |
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Reptile \Rep"tile\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like. An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path; But he that has humanity, forewarned, Will tread aside, and let the reptile live. --Cowper. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia. Note: The amphibians were formerly classed with Reptilia, and are still popularly called reptiles, though much more closely allied to the fishes. 3. A groveling or very mean person. | |
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Reptile \Rep"tile\ (r?p"t?l;277), a. [F. reptile, L. reptilis, fr. repere, reptum, to creep; cf. Lith. reploti; perh. akin to L. serpere. Cf. {Serpent}.] 1. Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs. 2. Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew; reptile vices. There is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution, but of fear. --Burke. And dislodge their reptile souls From the bodies and forms of men. --Coleridge. | |
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Reptilian \Rep*til"i*an\ (-an), a. Belonging to the reptiles. {Reptilian age} (Geol.), that part of geological time comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, and distinguished as that era in which the class of reptiles attained its highest expansion; -- called also the {Secondary} or {Mezozoic} age. | |
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Reptilian \Rep*til"i*an\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Reptilia; a reptile. | |
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Reptilian \Rep*til"i*an\ (-an), a. Belonging to the reptiles. {Reptilian age} (Geol.), that part of geological time comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, and distinguished as that era in which the class of reptiles attained its highest expansion; -- called also the {Secondary} or {Mezozoic} age. | |
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Reputeless \Re*pute"less\, a. Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful; inglorius. [R.] --Shak. | |
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Revitalize \Re*vi"tal*ize\, v. t. To restore vitality to; to bring back to life. --L. S. Beale. | |
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Rhabdolith \Rhab"do*lith\, n. [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + -lith.] A minute calcareous rodlike structure found both at the surface and the bottom of the ocean; -- supposed by some to be a calcareous alga. | |
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Rhabdology \Rhab*dol"o*gy\, n. Same as {Rabdology}. | |
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Rabdology \Rab*dol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] rod, stick + -logy: cf. F. rabdologie.] The method or art of performing arithmetical operations by means of Napier's bones. See {Napier's bones}. [Written also {rhabdology}.] | |
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Rhabdology \Rhab*dol"o*gy\, n. Same as {Rabdology}. | |
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Rabdology \Rab*dol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] rod, stick + -logy: cf. F. rabdologie.] The method or art of performing arithmetical operations by means of Napier's bones. See {Napier's bones}. [Written also {rhabdology}.] | |
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Ripidolite \Ri*pid"o*lite\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?]. [?][?][?]. fan + -lite.] (Min.) A translucent mineral of a green color and micaceous structure, belonging to the chlorite group; a hydrous silicate of alumina, magnesia, and iron; -- called also {clinochlore}. | |
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Riptowel \Rip"tow*el\, n. [AS. r[c6]p. harvest + a word of uncertain etymology.] (Feud. Law) A gratuity given to tenants after they had reaped their lord's corn. [Obs.] | |
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Rubytail \Ru"by*tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A European gold wasp ({Chrysis ignita}) which has the under side of the abdomen bright red, and the other parts deep bluish green with a metallic luster. The larva is parasitic in the nests of other wasps and of bees. | |
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Ruby-tailed \Ru"by-tailed`\, a. Having the tail, or lower part of the body, bright red. | |
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Ruffed \Ruffed\, a. Furnished with a ruff. {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also {tippet grouse}, {partridge}, {birch partridge}, {pheasant}, {drummer}, and {white-flesher}. {ruffed lemur} (Zo[94]l.), a species of lemur ({lemur varius}) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also {ruffed maucaco}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Rapidly Extensible Language, English ["Practical Natural Language Processing: The REL System as Prototype", Adv in Computers 13, Academic Press 1975]. (1997-04-09) | |
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repeat loop {imperative} programming languages which repeatedly executes some instructions while a condition is true. It is found in {Pascal}, {BASIC} and {C} ("do" form). The condition may be tested with a "while" or "until" {keyword}. In constrast to a {while} loop, the "loop body" is executed once before the condition is tested. This is useful when the condition depends on the action of the loop body. In the following BASIC loop "Hello" is printed once despite the fact that the condition is false; i = 2 repeat print "Hello" i = i+1 until i>0 See also {while loop} and {for loop}. (1999-05-06) |