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Bass \Bass\, n.; pl. {Bass}, and sometimes {Basses}. [A corruption of barse.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera {Roccus}, {Labrax}, and related genera. There are many species. Note: The common European bass is {Labrax lupus}. American species are: the striped bass ({Roccus lineatus}); white or silver bass of the lakes. ({R. chrysops}); brass or yellow bass ({R. interruptus}). 2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus {Micropterus}). See {Black bass}. 3. Species of {Serranus}, the sea bass and rock bass. See {Sea bass}. 4. The southern, red, or channel bass ({Sci[91]na ocellata}). See {Redfish}. Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See {Calico bass}, under {Calico}. | |
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Flapper \Flap"per\, n. 1. One who, or that which, flaps. 2. See {Flipper}. [bd]The flapper of a porpoise.[b8] --Buckley. {Flapper skate} (Zo[94]l.), a European skate ({Raia intermedia}). | |
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d8Zamang \[d8]Za*mang"\, n. (Bot.) An immense leguminous tree ({Pithecolobium Saman}) of Venezuela. Its branches form a hemispherical mass, often one hundred and eighty feet across. The sweet pulpy pods are used commonly for feeding cattle. Also called {rain tree}. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). | |
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Rain \Rain\, n. [OF. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr. [?] to wet, to rain.] Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops. Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in drops. --Ray. Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. --Milton. Note: Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls in very small drops or particles, it is called mist; and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not only individually indistinguishable, but to float or be suspended in the air. See {Fog}, and {Mist}. {Rain band} (Meteorol.), a dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and hence sometimes used in weather predictions. {Rain bird} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.] The name is also applied to various other birds, as to {Saurothera vetula} of the West Indies. {Rain fowl} (Zo[94]l.), the channel-bill cuckoo ({Scythrops Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}) of Australia. {Rain gauge}, an instrument of various forms measuring the quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a given time; a pluviometer; an ombrometer. {Rain goose} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver, or loon. [Prov. Eng.] {Rain prints} (Geol.), markings on the surfaces of stratified rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by rain on mud and sand, and believed to have been so produced. {Rain quail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Quail}, n., 1. {Rain water}, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain. | |
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Raindeer \Rain"deer`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Reindeer}. [Obs.] | |
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Reindeer \Rein"deer`\ (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer}, and {ranedeer}.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate. Note: The common European species ({R. tarandus}) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou ({R. caribou}) is found in Canada and Maine (see {Caribou}.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou ({R. Gr[d2]nlandicus}), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries. {Reindeer moss} (Bot.), a gray branching lichen ({Cladonia rangiferina}) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter. {Reindeer period} (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central Europe. | |
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Raindeer \Rain"deer`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Reindeer}. [Obs.] | |
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Reindeer \Rein"deer`\ (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer}, and {ranedeer}.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate. Note: The common European species ({R. tarandus}) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou ({R. caribou}) is found in Canada and Maine (see {Caribou}.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou ({R. Gr[d2]nlandicus}), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries. {Reindeer moss} (Bot.), a gray branching lichen ({Cladonia rangiferina}) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter. {Reindeer period} (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central Europe. | |
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Raindrop \Rain"drop`\, n. A drop of rain. | |
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Ranedeer \Rane"deer`\, n. See {Reindeer}. [Obs.] | |
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Reindeer \Rein"deer`\ (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer}, and {ranedeer}.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate. Note: The common European species ({R. tarandus}) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou ({R. caribou}) is found in Canada and Maine (see {Caribou}.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou ({R. Gr[d2]nlandicus}), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries. {Reindeer moss} (Bot.), a gray branching lichen ({Cladonia rangiferina}) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter. {Reindeer period} (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central Europe. | |
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Ranedeer \Rane"deer`\, n. See {Reindeer}. [Obs.] | |
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Reindeer \Rein"deer`\ (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer}, and {ranedeer}.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate. Note: The common European species ({R. tarandus}) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou ({R. caribou}) is found in Canada and Maine (see {Caribou}.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou ({R. Gr[d2]nlandicus}), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries. {Reindeer moss} (Bot.), a gray branching lichen ({Cladonia rangiferina}) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter. {Reindeer period} (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central Europe. | |
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Ranter \Rant"er\, n. 1. A noisy talker; a raving declaimer. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) (a) One of a religious sect which sprung up in 1645; -- called also {Seekers}. See {Seeker}. (b) One of the Primitive Methodists, who seceded from the Wesleyan Methodists on the ground of their deficiency in fervor and zeal; -- so called in contempt. | |
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Ranterism \Rant"er*ism\, n. (Eccl. Hist.) The practice or tenets of the Ranters. | |
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Raw \Raw\, a. [Compar {Rawer}; superl. {Rawest}.] [AS. hre[a0]w; akin to D. raauw, LG. rau, G. roh, OHG. r[omac], Icel. hr[be]r, Dan. raa, Sw. r[86], L. crudus, Gr. kre`as flesh, Skr. kravis raw flesh. [root]18. Cf. {Crude}, {Cruel}.] 1. Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat. 2. Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit. Approved himself to the raw judgment of the multitude. --De Quincey. 3. Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought. Specifically: (a) Not distilled; as, raw water. [Obs.] --Bacon. (b) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton. (c) Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits. (d) Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow. (e) Not tanned; as, raw hides. (f) Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth. 4. Not covered; bare. Specifically: (a) Bald. [Obs.] [bd]With scull all raw.[b8] --Spencer (b) Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore. (c) Sore, as if by being galled. And all his sinews waxen weak and raw Through long imprisonment. --Spenser. 5. Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; as, a raw wind. [bd]A raw and gusty day.[b8] --Shak. {Raw material}, material that has not been subjected to a (specified) process of manufacture; as, ore is the raw material used in smelting; leather is the raw material of the shoe industry. {Raw pig}, cast iron as it comes from the smelting furnace. | |
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Material \Ma*te"ri*al\, n. The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made. {Raw material}, any crude, unfinished, or elementary materials that are adapted to use only by processes of skilled labor. Cotton, wool, ore, logs, etc., are raw material. | |
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Re89nter \Re*[89]n"ter\ (r?*?n"t?r), v. t. 1. To enter again. 2. (Engraving) To cut deeper, as engraved lines on a plate of metal, when the engraving has not been deep enough, or the plate has become worn in printing. | |
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Re89nter \Re*[89]n"ter\, v. i. To enter anew or again. {Re[89]ntering angle}, an angle of a polygon pointing inward, as a, in the cut. {Re[89]ntering polygon}, a polygon having one or more re[89]ntering angles. | |
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Re89ntering \Re*[89]n"ter*ing\, n. (Calico Printing.) The process of applying additional colors, by applications of printing blocks, to patterns already partly colored. | |
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Re89nter \Re*[89]n"ter\, v. i. To enter anew or again. {Re[89]ntering angle}, an angle of a polygon pointing inward, as a, in the cut. {Re[89]ntering polygon}, a polygon having one or more re[89]ntering angles. | |
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Re89nter \Re*[89]n"ter\, v. i. To enter anew or again. {Re[89]ntering angle}, an angle of a polygon pointing inward, as a, in the cut. {Re[89]ntering polygon}, a polygon having one or more re[89]ntering angles. | |
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Re89nthrone \Re`[89]n*throne"\ (-thr?n"), v. t. To enthrone again; to replace on a throne. | |
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Re89nthronement \Re`[89]n*throne"ment\ (-ment), n. A second enthroning. | |
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Re89ntrance \Re*[89]n"trance\ (r?*?n"trans), n. The act entereing again; re[?]ntry. --Hooker. | |
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Re89ntrant \Re*[89]n"trant\ (-trant), a. Re[89]ntering; pointing or directed inwardds; as, a re[?]ntrant angle. | |
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Re89ntry \Re*[89]n"try\ (-tr?), n. 1. A second or new entry; as, a re[89]ntry into public life. 2. (Law) A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; -- applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease. --Burrill. {Card of re[89]try}, (Whist), a card that by winning a trick will bring one the lead at an advanced period of the hand. | |
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Reindeer \Rein"deer`\ (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer}, and {ranedeer}.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate. Note: The common European species ({R. tarandus}) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou ({R. caribou}) is found in Canada and Maine (see {Caribou}.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou ({R. Gr[d2]nlandicus}), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries. {Reindeer moss} (Bot.), a gray branching lichen ({Cladonia rangiferina}) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter. {Reindeer period} (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central Europe. | |
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Reindeer \Rein"deer`\ (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer}, and {ranedeer}.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate. Note: The common European species ({R. tarandus}) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou ({R. caribou}) is found in Canada and Maine (see {Caribou}.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou ({R. Gr[d2]nlandicus}), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries. {Reindeer moss} (Bot.), a gray branching lichen ({Cladonia rangiferina}) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter. {Reindeer period} (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central Europe. | |
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Reindeer \Rein"deer`\ (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer}, and {ranedeer}.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate. Note: The common European species ({R. tarandus}) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou ({R. caribou}) is found in Canada and Maine (see {Caribou}.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou ({R. Gr[d2]nlandicus}), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries. {Reindeer moss} (Bot.), a gray branching lichen ({Cladonia rangiferina}) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter. {Reindeer period} (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central Europe. | |
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Reinter \Re`in*ter"\ (r?`?n*t?r"), v. t. To inter again. | |
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Reinterrogate \Re`in*ter"ro*gate\ (-t?r"r?*g?t), v. t. To interrogate again; to question repeatedly. --Cotgrave. | |
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Reinthrone \Re`in*throne"\ (-thr?n"), v. t. See {Re[89]nthrone}. | |
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Reinthronize \Re`in*thron"ize\ (-?z), v. t. To enthrone again. [Obs.] | |
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Reintroduce \Re*in`tro*duce"\ (r?*?n`tr?*d?s"), v. t. To introduce again. -- {Re*in`tro*duc"tion} (-d[?]k"sh[?]n), n. | |
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Reintroduce \Re*in`tro*duce"\ (r?*?n`tr?*d?s"), v. t. To introduce again. -- {Re*in`tro*duc"tion} (-d[?]k"sh[?]n), n. | |
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Remitter \Re*mit"ter\ (-t?r), n. 1. One who remits. Specifically: (a) One who pardons. (b) One who makes remittance. 2. (Law) The sending or placing back of a person to a title or right he had before; the restitution of one who obtains possession of property under a defective title, to his rights under some valid title by virtue of which he might legally have entered into possession only by suit. --Bouvier. | |
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Remittor \Re*mit"tor\ (-t?r), n. (Law) One who makes a remittance; a remitter. | |
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Remote \Re*mote"\ (r?-m?t"), a. [Compar. {Remoter} (-?r); superl. {Remotest}.] [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See {Remove}.] 1. Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands. Places remote enough are in Bohemia. --Shak. Remote from men, with God he passed his days. --Parnell. 2. Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses. Specifically: (a) Not agreeing; alien; foreign. [bd]All these propositions, how remote soever from reason.[b8] --Locke. (b) Not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or consanguinity. (c) Separate; abstracted. [bd]Wherever the mind places itself by any thought, either amongst, or remote from, all bodies.[b8] --Locke. (d) Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant. [bd]From the effect to the remotest cause.[b8] --Granville. (e) Not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance. 3. (Bot.) Separated by intervals greater than usual. -- {Re*mote"ly}, adv. -- {Re*mote"ness}, n. | |
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Render \Rend"er\ (-?r), n. [From {Rend}.] One who rends. | |
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Render \Ren"der\ (r?n"d?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rendered} (-d?rd);p. pr. & vb. n. {Rendering}.] [F. rendre, LL. rendre, fr. L. reddere; pref. red-, re-, re- + dare to give. See {Date}time, and cf. {Reddition}, {Rent}.] 1. To return; to pay back; to restore. Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may. --Spenser. 2. To inflict, as a retribution; to requite. I will render vengeance to mine enemies. --Deut. xxxii. 41. 3. To give up; to yield; to surrender. I 'll make her render up her page to me. --Shak. 4. Hence, to furnish; to contribute. Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue. --I. Watts. 5. To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment. 6. To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure. 7. To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English. 8. To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner. He did render him the most unnatural That lived amongst men. --Shak. 9. To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow. 10. To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath. | |
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Render \Ren"der\, v. i. 1. To give an account; to make explanation or confession. [Obs.] 2. (Naut.) To pass; to run; -- said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.; as, a rope renders well, that is, passes freely; also, to yield or give way. --Totten. | |
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Render \Ren"der\, n. 1. A surrender. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. A return; a payment of rent. In those early times the king's household was supported by specific renders of corn and other victuals from the tenants of the demains. --Blackstone. 3. An account given; a statement. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Renderable \Ren"der*a*ble\ (r?n"d?r-?-b'l), a. Capable of being rendered. | |
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Render \Ren"der\ (r?n"d?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rendered} (-d?rd);p. pr. & vb. n. {Rendering}.] [F. rendre, LL. rendre, fr. L. reddere; pref. red-, re-, re- + dare to give. See {Date}time, and cf. {Reddition}, {Rent}.] 1. To return; to pay back; to restore. Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may. --Spenser. 2. To inflict, as a retribution; to requite. I will render vengeance to mine enemies. --Deut. xxxii. 41. 3. To give up; to yield; to surrender. I 'll make her render up her page to me. --Shak. 4. Hence, to furnish; to contribute. Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue. --I. Watts. 5. To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment. 6. To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure. 7. To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English. 8. To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner. He did render him the most unnatural That lived amongst men. --Shak. 9. To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow. 10. To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath. | |
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Renderer \Ren"der*er\ (-?r), n. 1. One who renders. 2. A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is rendered. | |
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Render \Ren"der\ (r?n"d?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rendered} (-d?rd);p. pr. & vb. n. {Rendering}.] [F. rendre, LL. rendre, fr. L. reddere; pref. red-, re-, re- + dare to give. See {Date}time, and cf. {Reddition}, {Rent}.] 1. To return; to pay back; to restore. Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may. --Spenser. 2. To inflict, as a retribution; to requite. I will render vengeance to mine enemies. --Deut. xxxii. 41. 3. To give up; to yield; to surrender. I 'll make her render up her page to me. --Shak. 4. Hence, to furnish; to contribute. Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue. --I. Watts. 5. To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment. 6. To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure. 7. To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English. 8. To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner. He did render him the most unnatural That lived amongst men. --Shak. 9. To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow. 10. To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath. | |
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Rendering \Ren"der*ing\, n. The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered. Specifically: (a) A version; translation; as, the rendering of the Hebrew text. --Lowth. (b) In art, the presentation, expression, or interpretation of an idea, theme, or part. (c) The act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork or stonework. (d) The coat of plaster thus laid on. --Gwilt. (e) The process of trying out or extracting lard, tallow, etc., from animal fat. | |
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Rendrock \Rend"rock`\ (r?nd"r?k`), n. A kind of dynamite used in blasting. [U.S.] | |
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Rent \Rent\, n. [F. rente, LL. renta, fr. L. reddita, fem. sing. or neut. pl. of redditus, p. p. of reddere to give back, pay. See {Render}.] 1. Income; revenue. See {Catel}. [Obs.] [bd]Catel had they enough and rent.[b8] --Chaucer. [Bacchus] a waster was and all his rent In wine and bordel he dispent. --Gower. So bought an annual rent or two, And liv'd, just as you see I do. --Pope. 2. Pay; reward; share; toll. [Obs.] Death, that taketh of high and low his rent. --Chaucer. 3. (Law) A certain periodical profit, whether in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements in payment for the use; commonly, a certain pecuniary sum agreed upon between a tenant and his landlord, paid at fixed intervals by the lessee to the lessor, for the use of land or its appendages; as, rent for a farm, a house, a park, etc. Note: The term rent is also popularly applied to compensation for the use of certain personal chattels, as a piano, a sewing machine, etc. {Black rent}. See {Blackmail}, 3. {Forehand rent}, rent which is paid in advance; foregift. {Rent arrear}, rent in arrears; unpaid rent. --Blackstone. {Rent charge} (Law), a rent reserved on a conveyance of land in fee simple, or granted out of lands by deed; -- so called because, by a covenant or clause in the deed of conveyance, the land is charged with a distress for the payment of it. --Bouvier. {Rent roll}, a list or account of rents or income; a rental. {Rent seck} (Law), a rent reserved by deed, but without any clause of distress; barren rent. A power of distress was made incident to rent seck by Statute 4 George II. c. 28. {Rent service} (Eng. Law), rent reserved out of land held by fealty or other corporeal service; -- so called from such service being incident to it. {White rent}, a quitrent when paid in silver; -- opposed to black rent. | |
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Rent \Rent\, n. [F. rente, LL. renta, fr. L. reddita, fem. sing. or neut. pl. of redditus, p. p. of reddere to give back, pay. See {Render}.] 1. Income; revenue. See {Catel}. [Obs.] [bd]Catel had they enough and rent.[b8] --Chaucer. [Bacchus] a waster was and all his rent In wine and bordel he dispent. --Gower. So bought an annual rent or two, And liv'd, just as you see I do. --Pope. 2. Pay; reward; share; toll. [Obs.] Death, that taketh of high and low his rent. --Chaucer. 3. (Law) A certain periodical profit, whether in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements in payment for the use; commonly, a certain pecuniary sum agreed upon between a tenant and his landlord, paid at fixed intervals by the lessee to the lessor, for the use of land or its appendages; as, rent for a farm, a house, a park, etc. Note: The term rent is also popularly applied to compensation for the use of certain personal chattels, as a piano, a sewing machine, etc. {Black rent}. See {Blackmail}, 3. {Forehand rent}, rent which is paid in advance; foregift. {Rent arrear}, rent in arrears; unpaid rent. --Blackstone. {Rent charge} (Law), a rent reserved on a conveyance of land in fee simple, or granted out of lands by deed; -- so called because, by a covenant or clause in the deed of conveyance, the land is charged with a distress for the payment of it. --Bouvier. {Rent roll}, a list or account of rents or income; a rental. {Rent seck} (Law), a rent reserved by deed, but without any clause of distress; barren rent. A power of distress was made incident to rent seck by Statute 4 George II. c. 28. {Rent service} (Eng. Law), rent reserved out of land held by fealty or other corporeal service; -- so called from such service being incident to it. {White rent}, a quitrent when paid in silver; -- opposed to black rent. | |
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Renter \Rent"er\ (r?nt"?r), n. One who rents or leases an estate; -- usually said of a lessee or tenant. | |
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Renter \Ren"ter\ (r?n"t?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rentered} (-t?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rentering}.] [F. rentraire; L. pref. re- re- + in into, in + trahere to draw.] 1. To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw. 2. To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry. | |
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Renter \Ren"ter\ (r?n"t?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rentered} (-t?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rentering}.] [F. rentraire; L. pref. re- re- + in into, in + trahere to draw.] 1. To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw. 2. To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry. | |
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Renterer \Ren"ter*er\ (-?r), n. One who renters. | |
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Renter \Ren"ter\ (r?n"t?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rentered} (-t?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rentering}.] [F. rentraire; L. pref. re- re- + in into, in + trahere to draw.] 1. To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw. 2. To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry. | |
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Rheometer \Rhe*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + -meter.] [Written also {reometer}.] 1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring currents, especially the force or intensity of electrical currents; a galvanometer. 2. (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood current in the arteries. | |
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Reometer \Re*om"e*ter\ (r?-?m"?-t$r), n. Same as {Rheometer}. | |
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Rheometer \Rhe*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + -meter.] [Written also {reometer}.] 1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring currents, especially the force or intensity of electrical currents; a galvanometer. 2. (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood current in the arteries. | |
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Reometer \Re*om"e*ter\ (r?-?m"?-t$r), n. Same as {Rheometer}. | |
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Rheometer \Rhe*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + -meter.] [Written also {reometer}.] 1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring currents, especially the force or intensity of electrical currents; a galvanometer. 2. (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood current in the arteries. | |
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Hydrometer \Hy*drom"e*ter\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -meter: cf. F. hydrom[8a]tre.] 1. (Physics) An instrument for determining the specific gravities of liquids, and thence the strength spirituous liquors, saline solutions, etc. Note: It is usually made of glass with a graduated stem, and indicates the specific gravity of a liquid by the depth to which it sinks in it, the zero of the scale marking the depth to which it sinks in pure water. Extra weights are sometimes used to adapt the scale to liquids of different densities. 2. An instrument, variously constructed, used for measuring the velocity or discharge of water, as in rivers, from reservoirs, etc., and called by various specific names according to its construction or use, as {tachometer}, {rheometer}, {hydrometer}, {pendulum}, etc.; a current gauge. | |
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Rheometer \Rhe*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + -meter.] [Written also {reometer}.] 1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring currents, especially the force or intensity of electrical currents; a galvanometer. 2. (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood current in the arteries. | |
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Hydrometer \Hy*drom"e*ter\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -meter: cf. F. hydrom[8a]tre.] 1. (Physics) An instrument for determining the specific gravities of liquids, and thence the strength spirituous liquors, saline solutions, etc. Note: It is usually made of glass with a graduated stem, and indicates the specific gravity of a liquid by the depth to which it sinks in it, the zero of the scale marking the depth to which it sinks in pure water. Extra weights are sometimes used to adapt the scale to liquids of different densities. 2. An instrument, variously constructed, used for measuring the velocity or discharge of water, as in rivers, from reservoirs, etc., and called by various specific names according to its construction or use, as {tachometer}, {rheometer}, {hydrometer}, {pendulum}, etc.; a current gauge. | |
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Rheometric \Rhe`o*met"ric\, a. Of or pertaining to a rheometer or rheometry. --Lardner. | |
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Rheometry \Rhe*om"e*try\, n. 1. The measurement of the force or intensity of currents. 2. (Math.) The calculus; fluxions. [R.] | |
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Rheomotor \Rhe"o*mo`tor\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + E. motor.] (Elec.) Any apparatus by which an electrical current is originated. [R.] | |
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Rinderpest \Rin"der*pest\ (r[icr]n"d[etil]r*p[ecr]st), n. [G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.] A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also {cattle plague}, {Russian cattle plague}, and {steppe murrain}. | |
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Roan \Roan\, n. 1. The color of a roan horse; a roan color. 2. A roan horse. 3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco. --DeColange. {Roan tree}. (Bot.) See {Rowan tree}. | |
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Rowan tree \Row"an tree`\ [Cf. Sw. r[94]nn, Dan. r[94]nne, Icel. reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.) A european tree ({Pyrus aucuparia}) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also {roan tree}, and {mountain ash}. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit ({Pyrus Americana}, and {P. sambucifolia}). | |
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Roan \Roan\, n. 1. The color of a roan horse; a roan color. 2. A roan horse. 3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco. --DeColange. {Roan tree}. (Bot.) See {Rowan tree}. | |
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Rowan tree \Row"an tree`\ [Cf. Sw. r[94]nn, Dan. r[94]nne, Icel. reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.) A european tree ({Pyrus aucuparia}) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also {roan tree}, and {mountain ash}. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit ({Pyrus Americana}, and {P. sambucifolia}). | |
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Rondure \Ron"dure\, n. [Cf. F. rondeur roundness.] 1. A round; a circle. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. Roundness; plumpness. [R.] High-kirtled for the chase, and what was shown Of maiden rondure, like the rose half-blown. --Lowell. | |
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Round \Round\, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund}, {roundel}, {Rundlet}.] 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical; circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball. [bd]The big, round tears.[b8] --Shak. Upon the firm opacous globe Of this round world. --Milton. 2. Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel of a musket is round. 3. Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or pointed; as, a round arch; round hills. [bd]Their round haunches gored.[b8] --Shak. 4. Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of numbers. Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than the fraction. --Arbuthnot. 5. Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a round price. Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum. --Shak. Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon. --Tennyson. 6. Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a round note. 7. (Phonetics) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 11. 8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. [bd]The round assertion.[b8] --M. Arnold. Sir Toby, I must be round with you. --Shak. 9. Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with reference to their style. [Obs.] In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant. --Peacham. 10. Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to conduct. Round dealing is the honor of man's nature. --Bacon. {At a round rate}, rapidly. --Dryden. {In round numbers}, approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels. {Round bodies} (Geom.), the sphere right cone, and right cylinder. {Round clam} (Zo[94]l.), the quahog. {Round dance} one which is danced by couples with a whirling or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc. {Round game}, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his own account. {Round hand}, a style of penmanship in which the letters are formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately distinct; -- distinguished from running hand. {Round robin}. [Perhaps F. round round + ruban ribbon.] (a) A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest, etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so as not to indicate who signed first. [bd]No round robins signed by the whole main deck of the Academy or the Porch.[b8] --De Quincey. (b) (Zo[94]l.) The cigar fish. {Round shot}, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance. {Round Table}, the table about which sat King Arthur and his knights. See {Knights of the Round Table}, under {Knight}. {Round tower}, one of certain lofty circular stone towers, tapering from the base upward, and usually having a conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet. {Round trot}, one in which the horse throws out his feet roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot. --Addison. {Round turn} (Naut.), one turn of a rope round a timber, a belaying pin, etc. {To bring up with a round turn}, to stop abruptly. [Colloq.] Syn: Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular; orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund. | |
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Round \Round\, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund}, {roundel}, {Rundlet}.] 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical; circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball. [bd]The big, round tears.[b8] --Shak. Upon the firm opacous globe Of this round world. --Milton. 2. Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel of a musket is round. 3. Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or pointed; as, a round arch; round hills. [bd]Their round haunches gored.[b8] --Shak. 4. Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of numbers. Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than the fraction. --Arbuthnot. 5. Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a round price. Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum. --Shak. Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon. --Tennyson. 6. Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a round note. 7. (Phonetics) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 11. 8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. [bd]The round assertion.[b8] --M. Arnold. Sir Toby, I must be round with you. --Shak. 9. Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with reference to their style. [Obs.] In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant. --Peacham. 10. Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to conduct. Round dealing is the honor of man's nature. --Bacon. {At a round rate}, rapidly. --Dryden. {In round numbers}, approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels. {Round bodies} (Geom.), the sphere right cone, and right cylinder. {Round clam} (Zo[94]l.), the quahog. {Round dance} one which is danced by couples with a whirling or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc. {Round game}, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his own account. {Round hand}, a style of penmanship in which the letters are formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately distinct; -- distinguished from running hand. {Round robin}. [Perhaps F. round round + ruban ribbon.] (a) A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest, etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so as not to indicate who signed first. [bd]No round robins signed by the whole main deck of the Academy or the Porch.[b8] --De Quincey. (b) (Zo[94]l.) The cigar fish. {Round shot}, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance. {Round Table}, the table about which sat King Arthur and his knights. See {Knights of the Round Table}, under {Knight}. {Round tower}, one of certain lofty circular stone towers, tapering from the base upward, and usually having a conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet. {Round trot}, one in which the horse throws out his feet roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot. --Addison. {Round turn} (Naut.), one turn of a rope round a timber, a belaying pin, etc. {To bring up with a round turn}, to stop abruptly. [Colloq.] Syn: Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular; orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund. | |
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Tower \Tow"er\, n. [OE. tour,tor,tur, F. tour, L. turris; akin to Gr. [?]; cf. W. twr a tower, Ir. tor a castle, Gael. torr a tower, castle. Cf. {Tor}, {Turret}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of that proportion. (b) A projection from a line of wall, as a fortification, for purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the same height as the curtain wall or higher. (c) A structure appended to a larger edifice for a special purpose, as for a belfry, and then usually high in proportion to its width and to the height of the rest of the edifice; as, a church tower. 2. A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense. Thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. --Ps. lxi. 3. 3. A headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also, any high headdress. Lay trains of amorous intrigues In towers, and curls, and periwigs. --Hudibras. 4. High flight; elevation. [Obs.] --Johnson. {Gay Lussac's tower} (Chem.), a large tower or chamber used in the sulphuric acid process, to absorb (by means of concentrated acid) the spent nitrous fumes that they may be returned to the Glover's tower to be reemployed. See {Sulphuric acid}, under {Sulphuric}, and {Glover's tower}, below. {Glover's tower} (Chem.), a large tower or chamber used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, to condense the crude acid and to deliver concentrated acid charged with nitrous fumes. These fumes, as a catalytic, effect the conversion of sulphurous to sulphuric acid. See {Sulphuric acid}, under {Sulphuric}, and {Gay Lussac's tower}, above. {Round tower}. See under {Round}, a. {Shot tower}. See under {Shot}. {Tower bastion} (Fort.), a bastion of masonry, often with chambers beneath, built at an angle of the interior polygon of some works. {Tower mustard} (Bot.), the cruciferous plant {Arabis perfoliata}. {Tower of London}, a collection of buildings in the eastern part of London, formerly containing a state prison, and now used as an arsenal and repository of various objects of public interest. | |
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Round \Round\, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund}, {roundel}, {Rundlet}.] 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical; circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball. [bd]The big, round tears.[b8] --Shak. Upon the firm opacous globe Of this round world. --Milton. 2. Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel of a musket is round. 3. Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or pointed; as, a round arch; round hills. [bd]Their round haunches gored.[b8] --Shak. 4. Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of numbers. Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than the fraction. --Arbuthnot. 5. Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a round price. Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum. --Shak. Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon. --Tennyson. 6. Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a round note. 7. (Phonetics) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 11. 8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. [bd]The round assertion.[b8] --M. Arnold. Sir Toby, I must be round with you. --Shak. 9. Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with reference to their style. [Obs.] In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant. --Peacham. 10. Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to conduct. Round dealing is the honor of man's nature. --Bacon. {At a round rate}, rapidly. --Dryden. {In round numbers}, approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels. {Round bodies} (Geom.), the sphere right cone, and right cylinder. {Round clam} (Zo[94]l.), the quahog. {Round dance} one which is danced by couples with a whirling or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc. {Round game}, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his own account. {Round hand}, a style of penmanship in which the letters are formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately distinct; -- distinguished from running hand. {Round robin}. [Perhaps F. round round + ruban ribbon.] (a) A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest, etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so as not to indicate who signed first. [bd]No round robins signed by the whole main deck of the Academy or the Porch.[b8] --De Quincey. (b) (Zo[94]l.) The cigar fish. {Round shot}, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance. {Round Table}, the table about which sat King Arthur and his knights. See {Knights of the Round Table}, under {Knight}. {Round tower}, one of certain lofty circular stone towers, tapering from the base upward, and usually having a conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet. {Round trot}, one in which the horse throws out his feet roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot. --Addison. {Round turn} (Naut.), one turn of a rope round a timber, a belaying pin, etc. {To bring up with a round turn}, to stop abruptly. [Colloq.] Syn: Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular; orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Round \Round\, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund}, {roundel}, {Rundlet}.] 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical; circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball. [bd]The big, round tears.[b8] --Shak. Upon the firm opacous globe Of this round world. --Milton. 2. Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel of a musket is round. 3. Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or pointed; as, a round arch; round hills. [bd]Their round haunches gored.[b8] --Shak. 4. Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of numbers. Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than the fraction. --Arbuthnot. 5. Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a round price. Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum. --Shak. Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon. --Tennyson. 6. Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a round note. 7. (Phonetics) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 11. 8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. [bd]The round assertion.[b8] --M. Arnold. Sir Toby, I must be round with you. --Shak. 9. Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with reference to their style. [Obs.] In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant. --Peacham. 10. Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to conduct. Round dealing is the honor of man's nature. --Bacon. {At a round rate}, rapidly. --Dryden. {In round numbers}, approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels. {Round bodies} (Geom.), the sphere right cone, and right cylinder. {Round clam} (Zo[94]l.), the quahog. {Round dance} one which is danced by couples with a whirling or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc. {Round game}, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his own account. {Round hand}, a style of penmanship in which the letters are formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately distinct; -- distinguished from running hand. {Round robin}. [Perhaps F. round round + ruban ribbon.] (a) A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest, etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so as not to indicate who signed first. [bd]No round robins signed by the whole main deck of the Academy or the Porch.[b8] --De Quincey. (b) (Zo[94]l.) The cigar fish. {Round shot}, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance. {Round Table}, the table about which sat King Arthur and his knights. See {Knights of the Round Table}, under {Knight}. {Round tower}, one of certain lofty circular stone towers, tapering from the base upward, and usually having a conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet. {Round trot}, one in which the horse throws out his feet roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot. --Addison. {Round turn} (Naut.), one turn of a rope round a timber, a belaying pin, etc. {To bring up with a round turn}, to stop abruptly. [Colloq.] Syn: Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular; orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Round-arm \Round"-arm`\, a. (Cricket) Applied to the method delivering the ball in bowling, by swinging the arm horizontally. --R. A. Proctor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rounder \Round"er\, n. 1. One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly. 2. A tool for making an edge or surface round. 3. pl. An English game somewhat resembling baseball; also, another English game resembling the game of fives, but played with a football. Now we play rounders, and then we played prisoner's base. --Bagehot. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Roundridge \Round"ridge`\, v. t. (Agric.) To form into round ridges by plowing. --B. Edwards. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Roundure \Roun"dure\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. {Rondure}.] Roundness; a round or circle. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Roundworm \Round"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A nematoid worm. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rowan tree \Row"an tree`\ [Cf. Sw. r[94]nn, Dan. r[94]nne, Icel. reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.) A european tree ({Pyrus aucuparia}) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also {roan tree}, and {mountain ash}. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit ({Pyrus Americana}, and {P. sambucifolia}). | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Round Rock, TX (city, FIPS 63500) Location: 30.51748 N, 97.67207 W Population (1990): 30923 (11699 housing units) Area: 49.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78664, 78681 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
RAM drive {RAM disk} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
RAMTRON licenses the technology to other companies. The licensees are currently (Feb 1997) {Hitachi}, {Rohm}, {Samsung}, {SGS-Thomson} and {Toshiba}, none of who offer FRAM products of their own yet. {Home (http://www.csn.net/ramtron/)}. (1997-02-19) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
re-entrant simultaneous, interleaved, or nested invocations which will not interfere with each other. This is important for {parallel processing}, {recursive} functions or subroutines, and {interrupt handling}. It is usually easy to arrange for multiple invocations (e.g. calls to a subroutine) to share one copy of the code and any read-only data but, for the code to be re-entrant, each invocation must use its own copy of any modifiable data (or synchronised access to shared data). This is most often achieved using a {stack} and allocating local variables in a new {stack frame} for each invocation. Alternatively, the caller may pass in a pointer to a block of memory which that invocation can use (usually for outputting the result) or the code may allocate some memory on a {heap}, especially if the data must survive after the routine returns. Re-entrant code is often found in system software, such as {operating systems} and {teleprocessing monitors}. It is also a crucial component of {multithreaded} programs where the term "thread-safe" is often used instead of "re-entrant". (1996-12-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Remote Reference Layer protocol. RRL exists in both the RMI {client} and {server}. It is used by the {stub} or {skeleton} {protocol layer} and uses the {transport layer}. RRL is reponsible for transport-independent functioning of RMI, such as {connection management} or {unicast}/{multicast} {object invocation}. [Specification URL?] (1997-12-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Remote Write Protocol exchanging short messages between terminals. The RWP proposal is detailed in {RFC 1756}. (1996-09-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
rendering description into a graphical image for display. For example, {ray-tracing} takes a mathematical model of a three-dimensional object or scene and converts it into a {bitmap} image. Another example is the process of converting {HTML} into an image for display to the user. (2001-02-06) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
RenderMan Shading Language ["The RenderMan Companion", S. Upstill, A-W 1989, chaps 13-15]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
round-robin activated in a fixed cyclic order. Those which cannot proceed because they are waiting for some event (e.g. termination of a {child process} or an input/output operation) simply return control to the scheduler. The virtue of round-robin scheduling is its simplicity - only the processes themselves need to know what they are waiting for or how to tell if it has happened. However, if a process goes back to sleep just before the event for which it is waiting occurs then the event will not get handled until all the other processes have been activated. Compare {priority scheduling}. (1996-02-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
round-trip time (RTT) A measure of the current delay on a network, found by timing a packet bounced off some remote host. This can be done with {ping} -s. (1994-11-30) |