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Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk'.] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow. Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl palmitate (constituting the less soluble part). 2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance. Specifically: (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}. (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc. (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. (d) (Zo[94]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See {Wax insect}, below. (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}. (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite. (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.] {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {R. succedanea}. {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2 (f), above. {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}. {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}. {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax. {Wax insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of scale insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, which secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called also {pela}. {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax. {Wax moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose larv[91] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee moth}. {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}. {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients, under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted with hot irons and the color thus fixed. {Wax palm}. (Bot.) (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax, which, when melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles. (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion. {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and other ingredients. {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as: (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}). (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished, fleshy leaves. (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage. {Wax tree} (Bot.) (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance resembling white wax. (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the berries of which yield a sort of wax. (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[91]agia utilis}) of New Grenada, called by the inhabitants [bd]arbol del cera.[b8] {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of beeswax. | |
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Race \Race\, n. [OE. ras, res, rees, AS. r[aemac]s a rush, running; akin to Icel. r[be]s course, race. [root]118.] 1. A progress; a course; a movement or progression. 2. Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running. The flight of many birds is swifter than the race of any beasts. --Bacon. 3. Hence: The act or process of running in competition; a contest of speed in any way, as in running, riding, driving, skating, rowing, sailing; in the plural, usually, a meeting for contests in the running of horses; as, he attended the races. The race is not to the swift. --Eccl. ix. 11. I wield the gauntlet, and I run the race. --Pope. 4. Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life. My race of glory run, and race of shame. --Milton. 5. A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or passage for such a current; a powerful current or heavy sea, sometimes produced by the meeting of two tides; as, the Portland Race; the Race of Alderney. 6. The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in which it flows; a mill race. Note: The part of the channel above the wheel is sometimes called the headrace, the part below, the tailrace. 7. (Mach.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc. {Race cloth}, a cloth worn by horses in racing, having pockets to hold the weights prescribed. {Race course}. (a) The path, generally circular or elliptical, over which a race is run. (b) Same as {Race way}, below. {Race cup}, a cup given as a prize to the victor in a race. {Race glass}, a kind of field glass. {Race horse}. (a) A horse that runs in competition; specifically, a horse bred or kept for running races. (b) A breed of horses remarkable for swiftness in running. (c) (Zo[94]l.) The steamer duck. (d) (Zo[94]l.) A mantis. {Race knife}, a cutting tool with a blade that is hooked at the point, for marking outlines, on boards or metals, as by a pattern, -- used in shipbuilding. {Race saddle}, a light saddle used in racing. {Race track}. Same as {Race course} (a), above. {Race way}, the canal for the current that drives a water wheel. | |
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Racy \Ra"cy\, a. [Compar. {Racier}; superl. {Raciest}.] [From {Race} a tribe, family.] 1. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich. The racy wine, Late from the mellowing cask restored to light. --Pope. 2. Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively. Our raciest, most idiomatic popular word. --M. Arnold. Burn's English, though not so racy as his Scotch, is generally correct. --H. Coleridge. The rich and racy humor of a natural converser fresh from the plow. --Prof. Wilson. Syn: Spicy; spirited; lively; smart; piquant. Usage: {Racy}, {Spicy}. Racy refers primarily to that peculiar flavor which certain wines are supposed to derive from the soil in which the grapes were grown; and hence we call a style or production racy when it [bd]smacks of the soil,[b8] or has an uncommon degree of natural freshness and distinctiveness of thought and language. Spicy, when applied, has reference to a spirit and pungency added by art, seasoning the matter like a condiment. It does not, like racy, suggest native peculiarity. A spicy article in a magazine; a spicy retort. Racy in conversation; a racy remark. Rich, racy verses, in which we The soil from which they come, taste, smell, and see. --Cowley. | |
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Rakestale \Rake"stale`\, n. [Rake the instrument + stale a handle.] The handle of a rake. That tale is not worth a rakestele. --Chaucer. | |
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Rash \Rash\, a. [Compar. {Rasher}; superl. {Rashest}.] [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. rask quick, brisk, rash, Icel. r[94]skr vigorous, brave, akin to D. & G. rasch quick, of uncertain origin.] 1. Sudden in action; quick; hasty. [Obs.] [bd]Strong as aconitum or rash gunpowder.[b8] --Shak. 2. Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent. [Obs.] I scarce have leisure to salute you, My matter is so rash. --Shak. 3. Esp., overhasty in counsel or action; precipitate; resolving or entering on a project or measure without due deliberation and caution; opposed to prudent; said of persons; as, a rash statesman or commander. 4. Uttered or undertaken with too much haste or too little reflection; as, rash words; rash measures. 5. So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn. [Prov. Eng.] Syn: Precipitate; headlong; headstrong; foolhardy; hasty; indiscreet; heedless; thoughtless; incautious; careless; inconsiderate; unwary. Usage: {Rash}, {Adventurous}, {Foolhardy}. A man is adventurous who incurs risk or hazard from a love of the arduous and the bold. A man is rash who does it from the mere impulse of his feelings, without counting the cost. A man is foolhardy who throws himself into danger in disregard or defiance of the consequences. Was never known a more adventurous knight. --Dryden. Her rush hand in evil hour Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she eat. --Milton. If any yet to be foolhardy To expose themselves to vain jeopardy; If they come wounded off, and lame, No honors got by such a maim. --Hudibras. | |
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Reassociate \Re`as*so"ci*ate\, v. t. & i. To associate again; to bring again into close relatoins. | |
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Recast \Re*cast"\, v. t. 1. To throw again. --Florio. 2. To mold anew; to cast anew; to throw into a new from a shape; to reconstruct; as, to recast cannon; to recast an argument or a play. 3. To compute, or cast up, a second time. | |
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Recess \Re*cess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recessing}.] To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall. | |
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Recessed \Re*cessed"\, a. 1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall. 2. Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] [bd]Comfortably recessed from curious impertinents.[b8] --Miss Edgeworth. {Recessed arch} (Arch.), one of a series of arches constructed one within another so as to correspond with splayed jambs of a doorway, or the like. | |
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Recessed \Re*cessed"\, a. 1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall. 2. Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] [bd]Comfortably recessed from curious impertinents.[b8] --Miss Edgeworth. {Recessed arch} (Arch.), one of a series of arches constructed one within another so as to correspond with splayed jambs of a doorway, or the like. | |
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Recoct \Re*coct"\, v. t. [L. recoctus, p. p. of recoquere to cook or boil over again. See {Re-}, and 4th {Cook}.] To boil or cook again; hence, to make over; to vamp up; to reconstruct. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Recoction \Re*coc"tion\, n. A second coction or preparation; a vamping up. | |
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Recusative \Re*cu"sa*tive\ (r?*k?"z?*t?v), a. Refusing; denying; negative. [R.] --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Regest \Re*gest"\ (r?*j?st"), n. [L. regesta, pl.: cf. OF. regestes, pl. See {Register}.] A register. [Obs.] --Milton. | |
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Regicidal \Reg"i*ci`dal\ (r?j"?*s?`dal), a. Pertaining to regicide, or to one committing it; having the nature of, or resembling, regicide. --Bp. Warburton. | |
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Regicide \Reg"i*cide\ (r?j"?*s?d), n. [F. r[82]gicide; L. rex, regis, a king + caedere to kill. Cf. {Homicide}.] 1. One who kills or who murders a king; specifically (Eng.Hist.), one of the judges who condemned Charles I. to death. 2. The killing or the murder of a king. | |
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Register \Reg"is*ter\, v. t. (Securities) To enter the name of the owner of (a share of stock, a bond, or other security) in a register, or record book. A registered security is transferable only on the written assignment of the owner of record and on surrender of his bond, stock certificate, or the like. | |
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Register \Reg"is*ter\ (r[ecr]j"[icr]s*t[etil]r), n. [OE. registre, F. registre, LL. registrum,regestum, L. regesta, pl., fr. regerere, regestum, to carry back, to register; pref. re- re- + gerere to carry. See {Jest}, and cf. {Regest}.] 1. A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule. As you have one eye upon my follies, . . . turn another into the register of your own. --Shak. 2. (Com.) (a) A record containing a list and description of the merchant vessels belonging to a port or customs district. (b) A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as an evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title. 3. [Cf. LL. registrarius. Cf. {Regisrar}.] One who registers or records; a registrar; a recorder; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events; as, a register of deeds. 4. That which registers or records. Specifically: (a) (Mech.) A contrivance for automatically noting the performance of a machine or the rapidity of a process. (b) (Teleg.) The part of a telegraphic apparatus which records automatically the message received. (c) A machine for registering automatically the number of persons passing through a gateway, fares taken, etc.; a telltale. 5. A lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a furnace, stove, etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel; also, an arrangement containing dampers or shutters, as in the floor or wall of a room or passage, or in a chimney, for admitting or excluding heated air, or for regulating ventilation. 6. (Print.) (a) The inner part of the mold in which types are cast. (b) The correspondence of pages, columns, or lines on the opposite or reverse sides of the sheet. (c) The correspondence or adjustment of the several impressions in a design which is printed in parts, as in chromolithographic printing, or in the manufacture of paper hangings. See {Register}, v. i. 2. 7. (Mus.) (a) The compass of a voice or instrument; a specified portion of the compass of a voice, or a series of vocal tones of a given compass; as, the upper, middle, or lower register; the soprano register; the tenor register. Note: In respect to the vocal tones, the thick register properly extends below from the F on the lower space of the treble staff. The thin register extends an octave above this. The small register is above the thin. The voice in the thick register is called the chest voice; in the thin, the head voice. Falsetto is a kind off voice, of a thin, shrull quality, made by using the mechanism of the upper thin register for tones below the proper limit on the scale. --E. Behnke. (b) A stop or set of pipes in an organ. {Parish register}, A book in which are recorded the births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials in a parish. Syn: List; catalogue; roll; record; archives; chronicle; annals. See {List}. | |
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Register \Reg"is*ter\ (r[ecr]j"[icr]s*t[etil]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Registered} (-t[etil]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Registering}.] [Cf. F. regisrer, exregistrer, LL. registrare. See {Register}, n.] 1. To enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future use or service. 2. To enroll; to enter in a list. Such follow him as shall be registered. --Milton. {Registered letter}, a letter, the address of which is, on payment of a special fee, registered in the post office and the transmission and delivery of which are attended to with particular care. | |
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Register \Reg"is*ter\, v. i. 1. To enroll one's name in a register. 2. (Print.) To correspond in relative position; as, two pages, columns, etc., register when the corresponding parts fall in the same line, or when line falls exactly upon line in reverse pages, or (as in chromatic printing) where the various colors of the design are printed consecutively, and perfect adjustment of parts is necessary. | |
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Thermometer \Ther*mom"e*ter\, n. [Thermo- + -meter: cf. F. thermom[8a]tre. See {Thermal}.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompained by proportional changes in their volumes or dimensions. Note: The thermometer usually consists of a glass tube of capillary bore, terminating in a bulb, and containing mercury or alcohol, which expanding or contracting according to the temperature to which it is exposed, indicates the degree of heat or cold by the amount of space occupied, as shown by the position of the top of the liquid column on a graduated scale. See {Centigrade}, {Fahrenheit}, and {R[82]aumur}. To reduce degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Centigrade, substract 32[f8] and multiply by [frac59]; to reduce degrees Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit, multiply by [frac95] and add 32[f8]. {Air thermometer}, {Balance thermometer}, etc. See under {Air}, {Balance}, etc. {Metallic thermometer}, a form of thermometer indicating changes of temperature by the expansion or contraction of rods or strips of metal. {Register thermometer}, [or] {Self-registering thermometer}, a thermometer that registers the maximum and minimum of temperature occurring in the interval of time between two consecutive settings of the instrument. A common form contains a bit of steel wire to be pushed before the column and left at the point of maximum temperature, or a slide of enamel, which is drawn back by the liquid, and left within it at the point of minimum temperature. | |
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Register \Reg"is*ter\ (r[ecr]j"[icr]s*t[etil]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Registered} (-t[etil]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Registering}.] [Cf. F. regisrer, exregistrer, LL. registrare. See {Register}, n.] 1. To enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future use or service. 2. To enroll; to enter in a list. Such follow him as shall be registered. --Milton. {Registered letter}, a letter, the address of which is, on payment of a special fee, registered in the post office and the transmission and delivery of which are attended to with particular care. | |
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Register \Reg"is*ter\ (r[ecr]j"[icr]s*t[etil]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Registered} (-t[etil]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Registering}.] [Cf. F. regisrer, exregistrer, LL. registrare. See {Register}, n.] 1. To enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future use or service. 2. To enroll; to enter in a list. Such follow him as shall be registered. --Milton. {Registered letter}, a letter, the address of which is, on payment of a special fee, registered in the post office and the transmission and delivery of which are attended to with particular care. | |
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Register \Reg"is*ter\ (r[ecr]j"[icr]s*t[etil]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Registered} (-t[etil]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Registering}.] [Cf. F. regisrer, exregistrer, LL. registrare. See {Register}, n.] 1. To enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future use or service. 2. To enroll; to enter in a list. Such follow him as shall be registered. --Milton. {Registered letter}, a letter, the address of which is, on payment of a special fee, registered in the post office and the transmission and delivery of which are attended to with particular care. | |
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Registering \Reg"is*ter*ing\, a. Recording; -- applied to instruments; having an apparatus which registers; as, a registering thermometer. See {Recording}. | |
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Registership \Reg"is*ter*ship\, n. The office of a register. | |
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Registrant \Reg"is*trant\ (-trant), n. [L. registrans, p. pr.] One who registers; esp., one who, by virtue of securing an official registration, obtains a certain right or title of possession, as to a trade-mark. | |
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Registrar \Reg"is*trar\ (-tr?r), n. [LL. registrarius, or F. r[82]gistraire. See {Register}.] One who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records; as, a registrar of births, deaths, and marriages. See {Register}, n., 3. | |
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Registrarship \Reg"is*trar*ship\, n. The office of a registrar. | |
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Registrary \Reg"is*tra*ry\ (- tr?*r?), n. A registrar. [Obs.] | |
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Registrate \Reg"is*trate\ (-tr?t), v. t. To register. [R.] | |
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Registration \Reg`is*tra"tion\ (-tr?"sh?n), n. [LL. registratio, or F. r[82]gistration. See {Register}, v.] 1. The act of registering; registry; enrollment. 2. (Mus.) The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ. | |
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Registry \Reg"is*try\ (r?j"?s*tr?), n. 1. The act of recording or writing in a register; enrollment; registration. 2. The place where a register is kept. 3. A record; an account; a register. --Sir W. Temple. | |
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Reject \Re*ject"\ (r?-j?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rejecting}.] [L. rejectus, p. p. of reicere, rejicere; pref. re- re- + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter, formerly also spelt rejecter. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] 1. To cast from one; to throw away; to discard. Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have rejected to their butchers. --Robynson (More's Utopia). Reject me not from among thy children. --Wisdom ix. 4. 2. To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate. That golden scepter which thou didst reject. --Milton. Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me. --Hos. iv. 6. 3. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request. Syn: To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline. | |
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Rejectable \Re*ject"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a. Capable of being, or that ought to be, rejected. | |
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Rejectaneous \Re`jec*ta"ne*ous\ (r?`j?k-t?"n?-?s), a. [L. rejectaneus.] Not chosen or received; rejected. [Obs.] [bd]Profane, rejectaneous, and reprobate people.[b8] --Barrow. | |
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Reject \Re*ject"\ (r?-j?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rejecting}.] [L. rejectus, p. p. of reicere, rejicere; pref. re- re- + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter, formerly also spelt rejecter. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] 1. To cast from one; to throw away; to discard. Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have rejected to their butchers. --Robynson (More's Utopia). Reject me not from among thy children. --Wisdom ix. 4. 2. To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate. That golden scepter which thou didst reject. --Milton. Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me. --Hos. iv. 6. 3. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request. Syn: To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline. | |
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Rejecter \Re*ject"er\ (r?-j?kt"?r), n. One who rejects. | |
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Reject \Re*ject"\ (r?-j?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rejecting}.] [L. rejectus, p. p. of reicere, rejicere; pref. re- re- + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter, formerly also spelt rejecter. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] 1. To cast from one; to throw away; to discard. Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have rejected to their butchers. --Robynson (More's Utopia). Reject me not from among thy children. --Wisdom ix. 4. 2. To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate. That golden scepter which thou didst reject. --Milton. Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me. --Hos. iv. 6. 3. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request. Syn: To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline. | |
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Rejection \Re*jec"tion\ (r?-j?k"sh?n), n. [L. rejectio: cf. F. r[82]jection.] Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected. | |
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Rejectitious \Re`jec*ti"tious\ (r?`j?k-t?sh"?s), a. Implying or requiring rejection; rejectable. --Cudworth. | |
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Rejective \Re*ject"ive\ (r?-j?kt"?v), a. Rejecting, or tending to reject. | |
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Rejectment \Re*ject"ment\ (-ment), n. Act of rejecting; matter rejected, or thrown away. --Eaton. | |
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Rejoice \Re*joice"\ (r[esl]*jois"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rejoiced} (-joist"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rejoicing} (-joi"s?ng).] [OE. rejoissen, OF. resjouir, resjoir, F. r[82]jouir; pref. re- re- + OF, esjouir, esjoir, F. [82]jouir, to rejoice; pref. es- (L. ex-) + OF. jouir, joir, F. jouir, from L. gaudere to rejoice. See {Joy}.] To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. [bd]O, rejoice beyond a common joy.[b8] --Shak. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. --Ps. xxxi. 7. Syn: To delight; joy; exult; triumph. | |
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Request \Re*quest"\ (r?-kw?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Requested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Requesting}.] [Cf. OF. requester, F. requ[ecir]ter.] 1. To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor. 2. To address with a request; to ask. I request you To give my poor host freedom. --Shak. Syn: To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See {Beg}. | |
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Request \Re*quest"\ (r?-kw[b5]st"), n. [OE. requeste, OF. requeste, F. requ[?]te, LL. requesta, for requisita, fr. L. requirere, requisitum, to seek again, ask for. See {Require}, and cf. {Quest}.] 1. The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty. I will marry her, sir, at your request. --Shak. 2. That which is asked for or requested. [bd]He gave them their request.[b8] --Ps. cvi. 15. I will both hear and grant you your requests. --Shak. 3. A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand. Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now. --Sir W. Temple. {Court of Requests}. (a) A local tribunal, sometimes called {Court of Consience}, founded by act of Parliament to facilitate the recovery of small debts from any inhabitant or trader in the district defined by the act; -- now mostly abolished. (b) A court of equity for the relief of such persons as addressed the sovereign by supplication; -- now abolished. It was inferior to the Court of Chancery. [Eng.] --Brande & C. Syn: Asking; solicitation; petition; prayer; supplication; entreaty; suit. | |
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Request \Re*quest"\ (r?-kw?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Requested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Requesting}.] [Cf. OF. requester, F. requ[ecir]ter.] 1. To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor. 2. To address with a request; to ask. I request you To give my poor host freedom. --Shak. Syn: To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See {Beg}. | |
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Requester \Re*quest"er\ (-?r), n. One who requests; a petitioner. | |
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Request \Re*quest"\ (r?-kw?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Requested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Requesting}.] [Cf. OF. requester, F. requ[ecir]ter.] 1. To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor. 2. To address with a request; to ask. I request you To give my poor host freedom. --Shak. Syn: To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See {Beg}. | |
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Requisite \Req"ui*site\ (r?k"w?-z?t), n. That which is required, or is necessary; something indispensable. God, on his part, has declared the requisites on ours; what we must do to obtain blessings, is the great business of us all to know. --Wake. | |
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Requisite \Req"ui*site\, a. [L. requisitus, p. p. requirere; pref. re- re- + quaerere to ask. See {Require}.] Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; [?][?] needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary indispensable. All truth requisite for men to know. --Milton. Syn: Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential. -- {Req"ui*site*ly}, adv. -- {Req"ui*site*ness}, n. | |
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Requisite \Req"ui*site\, a. [L. requisitus, p. p. requirere; pref. re- re- + quaerere to ask. See {Require}.] Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; [?][?] needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary indispensable. All truth requisite for men to know. --Milton. Syn: Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential. -- {Req"ui*site*ly}, adv. -- {Req"ui*site*ness}, n. | |
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Requisite \Req"ui*site\, a. [L. requisitus, p. p. requirere; pref. re- re- + quaerere to ask. See {Require}.] Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; [?][?] needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary indispensable. All truth requisite for men to know. --Milton. Syn: Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential. -- {Req"ui*site*ly}, adv. -- {Req"ui*site*ness}, n. | |
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Requisition \Req`ui*si"tion\ (r?k`w?-z?sh"?n), n.[Cf. F. r[82]quisition, L. requisitio a searching.] 1. The act of requiring, as of right; a demand or application made as by authority. Specifically: (a) (International Law) A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice. --Kent. (b) (Law) A notarial demand of a debt. --Wharton. (c) (Mil.) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc. --Farrow. (d) A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service; as, a requisition for clothing, troops, or money. 2. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries. 3. A written or normal call; an invitation; a summons; as, a reqisition for a public meeting. [Eng.] | |
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Requisition \Req`ui*si"tion\, v. t. 1. To make a reqisition on or for; as, to requisition a district for forage; to requisition troops. 2. To present a requisition to; to summon request; as, to requisition a person to be a candidate. [Eng.] | |
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Requisitionist \Req`ui*si"tion*ist\, n. One who makes or signs a requisition. | |
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Requisitive \Re*quis"i*tive\, n. One who, or that which, makes requisition; a requisitionist. [R.] | |
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Requisitive \Re*quis"i*tive\ (r?-kw?z"?-t?v), a. Expressing or implying demand. [R.] --Harris. | |
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Requisitor \Re*quis"i*tor\ (-t?r), n. One who makes reqisition; esp., one authorized by a requisition to investigate facts. | |
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Requisitory \Re*quis"i*to*ry\ (-t?-r?), a. Sought for; demanded. [R.] --Summary on Du Bartas (1621). | |
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Resect \Re*sect"\ (r?-s?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut.] To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting. | |
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Resect \Re*sect"\ (r?-s?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut.] To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting. | |
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Resect \Re*sect"\ (r?-s?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut.] To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting. | |
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Resection \Re*sec"tion\ (r?-s?k"sh?n), n. [L. resectio: cf. F. r[82]section.] 1. The act of cutting or paring off. --Cotgrave. 2. (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation. | |
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Resist \Re*sist"\ (r?-z?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Resisting}.] [F. r[82]sister, L. resistere, pref. re- re- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v. causative of stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct. That mortal dint, Save He who reigns above, none can resist. --Milton. 2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose. God resisteth the proud. --James iv. 6. Contrary to his high will Whom we resist. --Milton. 3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction. 4. To be distasteful to. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; check; thwart; baffle; disappoint. | |
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Resist \Re*sist"\, v. i. To make opposition. --Shak. | |
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Resist \Re*sist"\, n. (Calico Printing) A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers.. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes. --F. C. Calvert. | |
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Resist \Re*sist"\, n. (Technical) Something that resists or prevents a certain action; specif.: A substance applied to a surface, as of metal, to prevent the action on it of acid or other chemical agent. | |
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Resistance \Re*sist"ance\ (-ans), n. [F. r[82]sistance, LL. resistentia, fr. resistens, - entis, p. pr. See {Resist}.] 1. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active. When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces. --1. Macc. xi. 38. 2. (Physics) The quality of not yielding to force or external pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to projectiles. 3. A means or method of resisting; that which resists. Unfold to us some warlike resistance. --Shak. 4. (Elec.) A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm. {Resistance box} (Elec.), a rheostat consisting of a box or case containing a number of resistance coils of standard values so arranged that they can be combined in various ways to afford more or less resistance. {Resistance coil} (Elec.), a coil of wire introduced into an electric circuit to increase the resistance. {Solid of least resistance} (Mech.), a solid of such a form as to experience, in moving in a fluid, less resistance than any other solid having the same base, height, and volume. | |
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Resistance \Re*sist"ance\ (-ans), n. [F. r[82]sistance, LL. resistentia, fr. resistens, - entis, p. pr. See {Resist}.] 1. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active. When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces. --1. Macc. xi. 38. 2. (Physics) The quality of not yielding to force or external pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to projectiles. 3. A means or method of resisting; that which resists. Unfold to us some warlike resistance. --Shak. 4. (Elec.) A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm. {Resistance box} (Elec.), a rheostat consisting of a box or case containing a number of resistance coils of standard values so arranged that they can be combined in various ways to afford more or less resistance. {Resistance coil} (Elec.), a coil of wire introduced into an electric circuit to increase the resistance. {Solid of least resistance} (Mech.), a solid of such a form as to experience, in moving in a fluid, less resistance than any other solid having the same base, height, and volume. | |
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Resistance \Re*sist"ance\ (-ans), n. [F. r[82]sistance, LL. resistentia, fr. resistens, - entis, p. pr. See {Resist}.] 1. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active. When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces. --1. Macc. xi. 38. 2. (Physics) The quality of not yielding to force or external pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to projectiles. 3. A means or method of resisting; that which resists. Unfold to us some warlike resistance. --Shak. 4. (Elec.) A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm. {Resistance box} (Elec.), a rheostat consisting of a box or case containing a number of resistance coils of standard values so arranged that they can be combined in various ways to afford more or less resistance. {Resistance coil} (Elec.), a coil of wire introduced into an electric circuit to increase the resistance. {Solid of least resistance} (Mech.), a solid of such a form as to experience, in moving in a fluid, less resistance than any other solid having the same base, height, and volume. | |
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Resistance frame \Re*sist"ance frame`\ (Elec.) A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they radiate heat rapidly. | |
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Resistant \Re*sist"ant\ (-ant), a. [F. r[82]sistant: cf. L. resistens. See {Resist}.] Making resistance; resisting. -- n. One who, or that which, resists. --Bp. Pearson. | |
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Resist \Re*sist"\ (r?-z?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Resisting}.] [F. r[82]sister, L. resistere, pref. re- re- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v. causative of stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct. That mortal dint, Save He who reigns above, none can resist. --Milton. 2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose. God resisteth the proud. --James iv. 6. Contrary to his high will Whom we resist. --Milton. 3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction. 4. To be distasteful to. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; check; thwart; baffle; disappoint. | |
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Resister \Re*sist"er\ (-?r), n. One who resists. | |
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Resistful \Re*sist"ful\ (-f?l), a. Making much resistance. | |
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Resistibility \Re*sist`i*bil"i*ty\ (-?-b?l"?-t?), n.. 1. The quality of being resistible; resistibleness. 2. The quality of being resistant; resitstance. The name [bd]body[b8] being the complex idea of extension and resistibility together in the same subject. --Locke. | |
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Resistible \Re*sist"i*ble\ (r?-z?st"?-b'l), a. [Cf. F. r[82]sistible.] Capable of being resisted; as, a resistible force. --Sir M. Hale. -- {Re*sist"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Re*sist"i*bly}, adv. | |
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Resistible \Re*sist"i*ble\ (r?-z?st"?-b'l), a. [Cf. F. r[82]sistible.] Capable of being resisted; as, a resistible force. --Sir M. Hale. -- {Re*sist"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Re*sist"i*bly}, adv. | |
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Resistible \Re*sist"i*ble\ (r?-z?st"?-b'l), a. [Cf. F. r[82]sistible.] Capable of being resisted; as, a resistible force. --Sir M. Hale. -- {Re*sist"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Re*sist"i*bly}, adv. | |
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Resist \Re*sist"\ (r?-z?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Resisting}.] [F. r[82]sister, L. resistere, pref. re- re- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v. causative of stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct. That mortal dint, Save He who reigns above, none can resist. --Milton. 2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose. God resisteth the proud. --James iv. 6. Contrary to his high will Whom we resist. --Milton. 3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction. 4. To be distasteful to. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; check; thwart; baffle; disappoint. | |
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Resisting \Re*sist"ing\, a. Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium. -- {Re*sist"ing ly}, adv. | |
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Resisting \Re*sist"ing\, a. Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium. -- {Re*sist"ing ly}, adv. | |
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Resistive \Re*sist"ive\ (-?v), a. Serving to resist. --B. Jonsosn. | |
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Resistless \Re*sist"less\, a. 1. Having no power to resist; making no opposition. [Obs. or R.] --Spenser. 2. Incapable of being resisted; irresistible. Masters' commands come with a power resistless To such as owe them absolute subjection. --Milton. -- {Re*sist"less*ly}, adv. -- {Re*sist"less*ness}, n. | |
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Resistless \Re*sist"less\, a. 1. Having no power to resist; making no opposition. [Obs. or R.] --Spenser. 2. Incapable of being resisted; irresistible. Masters' commands come with a power resistless To such as owe them absolute subjection. --Milton. -- {Re*sist"less*ly}, adv. -- {Re*sist"less*ness}, n. | |
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Resistless \Re*sist"less\, a. 1. Having no power to resist; making no opposition. [Obs. or R.] --Spenser. 2. Incapable of being resisted; irresistible. Masters' commands come with a power resistless To such as owe them absolute subjection. --Milton. -- {Re*sist"less*ly}, adv. -- {Re*sist"less*ness}, n. | |
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Resuscitable \Re*sus"ci*ta*ble\, a. Capable of resuscitation; as, resuscitable plants. --Boyle. | |
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Resuscitant \Re*sus"ci*tant\, n. One who, or that which resuscitates. Also used adjectively. | |
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Resuscitate \Re*sus"ci*tate\, a. [L. resuscitatus, p. p. of resuscitare; pref. re- re- + suscitare to raise, rouse. See {Suscitate}.] Restored to life. [R.] --Bp. Gardiner. | |
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Resuscitate \Re*sus"ci*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resuscitated};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resuscitating}.] To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or restore from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants. | |
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Resuscitate \Re*sus"ci*tate\, v. i. To come to life again; to revive. These projects, however often slain, always resuscitate. --J. S. Mill. | |
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Resuscitate \Re*sus"ci*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resuscitated};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resuscitating}.] To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or restore from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants. | |
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Resuscitate \Re*sus"ci*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resuscitated};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resuscitating}.] To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or restore from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants. | |
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Resuscitation \Re*sus`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. resuscitatio.] The act of resuscitating, or state of being resuscitated. The subject of resuscitation by his sorceries. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Resuscitative \Re*sus"ci*ta*tive\, a. Tending to resuscitate; reviving; revivifying. | |
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Resuscitator \Re*sus"ci*ta`tor\, n. [L.] One who, or that which, resuscitates. | |
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Chrysophanic \Chrys`o*phan"ic\, a. Pertaining to, or derived from, or resembling, chrysophane. {Chrysophanic acid} (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance extracted from rhubarb, yellow dock, sienna, chrysarobin, etc., and shown to be a derivative of an anthracene. It is used in the treatment of skin diseases; -- called also {rhein}, {rheic acid}, {rhubarbarin}, etc. | |
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Rhizostome \Rhiz"o*stome\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Rhizostomata. | |
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Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk'.] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow. Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl palmitate (constituting the less soluble part). 2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance. Specifically: (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}. (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc. (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. (d) (Zo[94]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See {Wax insect}, below. (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}. (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite. (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.] {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {R. succedanea}. {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2 (f), above. {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}. {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}. {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax. {Wax insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of scale insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, which secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called also {pela}. {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax. {Wax moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose larv[91] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee moth}. {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}. {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients, under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted with hot irons and the color thus fixed. {Wax palm}. (Bot.) (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax, which, when melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles. (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion. {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and other ingredients. {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as: (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}). (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished, fleshy leaves. (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage. {Wax tree} (Bot.) (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance resembling white wax. (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the berries of which yield a sort of wax. (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[91]agia utilis}) of New Grenada, called by the inhabitants [bd]arbol del cera.[b8] {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of beeswax. | |
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Rich \Rich\, (r[icr]ch), a. [Compar. {Richer}; superl. {Richest}.] [OE. riche, AS. r[c6]ce rich, powerful; akin to OS. r[c6]ki, D. rijk, G. reich, OHG. r[c6]hhi, Icel. r[c6]kr, Sw. rik, Dan. rig, Goth. reiks; from a word meaning, ruler, king, probably borrowed from Celtic, and akin to L. rex, regis, king, regere to guide, rule. [root]283. See {Right}, and cf. {Derrick}, {Enrich}, {Rajah}, {Riches}, {Royal}.] 1. Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to {poor}. [bd]Rich merchants.[b8] --Chaucer. The rich [person] hath many friends. --Prov. xiv. 20. As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash Of some rich burgher. --Milton. 2. Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant; copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop. If life be short, it shall be glorious; Each minute shall be rich in some great action. --Rowe. The gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold. --Milton. 3. Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine. 4. Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly; as, a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents. Like to rich and various gems. --Milton. 5. Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; -- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high-flavored; as, a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; rich wine or fruit. Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India. --Baker. 6. Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color. 7. Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music. 8. Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery. 9. Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. Note: Rich is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rich-fleeced, rich-jeweled, rich-laden, rich-stained. Syn: Wealthy; affluent; opulent; ample; copious; abundant; plentiful; fruitful; costly; sumptuous; precious; generous; luscious. | |
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Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, n. [F.] A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of water. {Ricochet firing} (Mil.), the firing of guns or howitzers, usually with small charges, at an elevation of only a few degrees, so as to cause the balls or shells to bound or skip along the ground. | |
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Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ricochetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ricochetting}.] To operate upon by ricochet firing. See {Ricochet}, n. [R.] | |
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Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, v. i. To skip with a rebound or rebounds, as a flat stone on the surface of water, or a cannon ball on the ground. See {Ricochet}, n. | |
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Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, n. [F.] A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of water. {Ricochet firing} (Mil.), the firing of guns or howitzers, usually with small charges, at an elevation of only a few degrees, so as to cause the balls or shells to bound or skip along the ground. | |
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Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ricochetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ricochetting}.] To operate upon by ricochet firing. See {Ricochet}, n. [R.] | |
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Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ricochetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ricochetting}.] To operate upon by ricochet firing. See {Ricochet}, n. [R.] | |
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Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. [?], Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild state have five petals of a color varying from deep pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly every class. 2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha. 3. (Arch.) A rose window. See {Rose window}, below. 4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump. 5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison. 6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments. 7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink. 8. A diamond. See {Rose diamond}, below. {Cabbage rose}, {China rose}, etc. See under {Cabbage}, {China}, etc. {Corn rose} (Bot.) See {Corn poppy}, under {Corn}. {Infantile rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. {Jamaica rose}. (Bot.) See under {Jamaica}. {Rose acacia} (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub ({Robinia hispida}) with handsome clusters of rose-colored blossoms. {Rose aniline}. (Chem.) Same as {Rosaniline}. {Rose apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous tree {Eugenia Jambos}. It is an edible berry an inch or more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong roselike perfume. {Rose beetle}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle ({Macrodactylus subspinosus}), which eats the leaves of various plants, and is often very injurious to rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also {rose bug}, and {rose chafer}. (b) The European chafer. {Rose bug}. (Zo[94]l.) same as {Rose beetle}, {Rose chafer}. {Rose burner}, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped flame. {Rose camphor} (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which separates from rose oil. {Rose campion}. (Bot.) See under {Campion}. {Rose catarrh} (Med.), rose cold. {Rose chafer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A common European beetle ({Cetonia aurata}) which is often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also {rose beetle}, and {rose fly}. (b) The rose beetle (a) . {Rose cold} (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See {Hay fever}, under {Hay}. {Rose color}, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or promise. | |
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Rose-cut \Rose"-cut`\, a. Cut flat on the reverse, and with a convex face formed of triangular facets in rows; -- said of diamonds and other precious stones. See {Rose diamond}, under {Rose}. Cf. {Brilliant}, n. | |
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Leaf \Leaf\, n.; pl. {Leaves}. [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[a0]f; akin to S. l[?]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub,OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[94]f, Dan. l[94]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] 1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage. Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina, supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs and veins that support the cellular texture. The petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each side of its base, which is called the stipule. The green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings, known as stomata. 2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract, a spine, or a tendril. Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves more or less modified and transformed. 3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small. {Leaf beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves; esp., any species of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}, as the potato beetle and helmet beetle. {Leaf bridge}, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which swings vertically on hinges. {Leaf bud} (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a leafy branch. {Leaf butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly which, in the form and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus {Kallima}, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies. {Leaf crumpler} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Phycis indigenella}), the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the apple tree, and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening leaves together in clusters. {Leaf cutter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of wild bees of the genus {Megachile}, which cut rounded pieces from the edges of leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be used in the construction of their nests, which are made in holes and crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the purpose. Among the common American species are {M. brevis} and {M. centuncularis}. Called also {rose-cutting bee}. {Leaf fat}, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the body of an animal. {Leaf flea} (Zo[94]l.), a jumping plant louse of the family {Psyllid[91]}. {Leaf frog} (Zo[94]l.), any tree frog of the genus {Phyllomedusa}. {Leaf green}.(Bot.) See {Chlorophyll}. {Leaf hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any small jumping hemipterous insect of the genus {Tettigonia}, and allied genera. They live upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See {Live hopper}. {Leaf insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several genera and species of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus {Phyllium}, in which the wings, and sometimes the legs, resemble leaves in color and form. They are common in Southern Asia and the East Indies. {Leaf lard}, lard from leaf fat. See under {Lard}. {Leaf louse} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid. {Leaf metal}, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin. {Leaf miner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various small lepidopterous and dipterous insects, which, in the larval stages, burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as, the pear-tree leaf miner ({Lithocolletis geminatella}). {Leaf notcher} (Zo[94]l.), a pale bluish green beetle ({Artipus Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges of the leaves of orange trees. {Leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any tortricid moth which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants. See {Tortrix}. {Leaf scar} (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has fallen. {Leaf sewer} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree. {Leaf sight}, a hinges sight on a firearm, which can be raised or folded down. {Leaf trace} (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a leaf. {Leaf tier} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk; esp., {Teras cinderella}, found on the apple tree. {Leaf valve}, a valve which moves on a hinge. {Leaf wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a sawfiy. {To turn over a new leaf}, to make a radical change for the better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.] They were both determined to turn over a new leaf. --Richardson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rosy \Ros"y\, a. [Compar. {Rosier}; superl. {Rosiest}.] Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; also, adorned with roses. A smile that glowed Celestial rosy-red, love's proper hue. --Milton. While blooming youth and gay delight Sit thy rosy cheeks confessed. --Prior. Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of self[?]xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed, rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted. {Rosy cross}. See the Note under {Rosicrucian}, n. | |
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Rough \Rough\, a. [Compar. {Rougher}; superl. {Roughest}.] [OE. rou[?], rou, row, rugh, ruh, AS. r[?]h; akin to LG. rug, D. rug, D. ruig, ruw, OHG. r[?]h, G. rauh, rauch; cf. Lith. raukas wrinkle, rukti to wrinkle. [root] 18. Cf. {Rug}, n.] 1. Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth. Specifically: (a) Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road. [bd]Rough, uneven ways.[b8] --Shak. (b) Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond. (c) Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water. More unequal than the roughest sea. --T. Burnet. (d) Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat. [bd]A visage rough.[b8] --Dryden. [bd]Roughsatyrs.[b8] --Milton. 2. Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish. Specifically: (a) Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper. A fiend, a fury, pitiless and rough. --Shak. A surly boatman, rough as wayes or winds. --Prior. (b) Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions. On the rough edge of battle. --Milton. A quicker and rougher remedy. --Clarendon. Kind words prevent a good deal of that perverseness which rough and imperious usage often produces. --Locke. (c) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers. --Pope. (d) Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine. (e) Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day. He stayeth his rough wind. --Isa. xxvii. 8. Time and the hour runs through the roughest day. --Shak. (f) Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught. {Rough diamond}, an uncut diamond; hence, colloquially, a person of intrinsic worth under a rude exterior. | |
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Roughsetter \Rough"set`ter\, n. A mason who builds rough stonework. | |
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Roughshod \Rough"shod\, a. Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse. {To ride roughshod}, to pursue a course regardless of the pain or distress it may cause others. | |
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Roughstrings \Rough"strings`\, n. pl. (Capr.) Pieces of undressed timber put under the steps of a wooden stair for their support. | |
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Rugosity \Ru*gos"i*ty\, n. [l. rugositas: cf. F. rugosit[82].] The quality or state of being rugose. | |
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Reece City, AL (town, FIPS 63984) Location: 34.07243 N, 86.03237 W Population (1990): 657 (264 housing units) Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Register, GA (town, FIPS 64372) Location: 32.36560 N, 81.88411 W Population (1990): 195 (76 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30452 | |
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Rochester, IL (village, FIPS 64759) Location: 39.75058 N, 89.54149 W Population (1990): 2676 (938 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Rochester, IN (city, FIPS 65214) Location: 41.06146 N, 86.19548 W Population (1990): 5969 (2928 housing units) Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46975 Rochester, KY (city, FIPS 65982) Location: 37.20857 N, 86.89106 W Population (1990): 191 (102 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42273 Rochester, MA Zip code(s): 02770 Rochester, MI (city, FIPS 69020) Location: 42.68667 N, 83.12378 W Population (1990): 7130 (3680 housing units) Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Rochester, MN (city, FIPS 54880) Location: 44.01365 N, 92.47570 W Population (1990): 70745 (28961 housing units) Area: 76.3 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55901, 55902, 55904, 55906 Rochester, NH (city, FIPS 65140) Location: 43.30084 N, 70.97896 W Population (1990): 26630 (11076 housing units) Area: 117.0 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 03867 Rochester, NY (city, FIPS 63000) Location: 43.16865 N, 77.61584 W Population (1990): 231636 (101154 housing units) Area: 92.7 sq km (land), 3.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14604, 14605, 14606, 14607, 14608, 14609, 14610, 14611, 14612, 14613, 14614, 14615, 14617, 14619, 14620, 14621, 14622, 14623, 14626 Rochester, OH (village, FIPS 67762) Location: 41.12483 N, 82.30627 W Population (1990): 206 (75 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Rochester, PA (borough, FIPS 65392) Location: 40.70200 N, 80.28330 W Population (1990): 4156 (1952 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15074 Rochester, TX (town, FIPS 62636) Location: 33.31417 N, 99.85614 W Population (1990): 458 (213 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79544 Rochester, VT Zip code(s): 05767 Rochester, WA (CDP, FIPS 59110) Location: 46.82911 N, 123.07073 W Population (1990): 1250 (456 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98579 Rochester, WI (village, FIPS 68550) Location: 42.74057 N, 88.22402 W Population (1990): 978 (346 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
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Rochester Hills, MI (city, FIPS 69035) Location: 42.66567 N, 83.15820 W Population (1990): 61766 (23535 housing units) Area: 85.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48306, 48307, 48309 | |
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Rochester Mills, PA Zip code(s): 15771 | |
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Rock Castle, WV Zip code(s): 25272 | |
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Rockcastle County, KY (county, FIPS 203) Location: 37.36205 N, 84.31555 W Population (1990): 14803 (5958 housing units) Area: 822.4 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water) | |
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Rose City, MI (city, FIPS 69680) Location: 44.42103 N, 84.11539 W Population (1990): 686 (275 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48654 Rose City, TX (city, FIPS 63200) Location: 30.10410 N, 94.05002 W Population (1990): 572 (230 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Royse City, TX (city, FIPS 63668) Location: 32.97529 N, 96.33293 W Population (1990): 2206 (881 housing units) Area: 25.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75189 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rush City, MN (city, FIPS 56266) Location: 45.68168 N, 92.96583 W Population (1990): 1497 (607 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55069 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
register dancing n. Many older processor architectures suffer from a serious shortage of general-purpose registers. This is especially a problem for compiler-writers, because their generated code needs places to store temporaries for things like intermediate values in expression evaluation. Some designs with this problem, like the Intel 80x86, do have a handful of special-purpose registers that can be pressed into service, providing suitable care is taken to avoid unpleasant side effects on the state of the processor: while the special-purpose register is being used to hold an intermediate value, a delicate minuet is required in which the previous value of the register is saved and then restored just before the official function (and value) of the special-purpose register is again needed. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
register 1. One of a small number of high-speed memory locations in a computer's {CPU}. Registers differ from ordinary {random access memory} in several respects: There are only a small number of registers (the "register set"), typically 32 in a modern processor though some, e.g. {SPARC}, have as many as 144. A register may be directly addressed with a few bits. In contrast, there are usually millions of words of main memory (RAM), requiring at least twenty bits to specify a memory location. Main memory locations are often specified indirectly, using an {indirect addressing} mode where the actual memory address is held in a register. Registers are fast; typically, two registers can be read and a third written -- all in a single cycle. Memory is slower; a single access can require several cycles. The limited size and high speed of the register set makes it one of the critical resources in most computer architectures. {Register allocation}, typically one phase of the {back-end}, controls the use of registers by a compiled program. See also {accumulator}, {FUBAR}, {orthogonal}, {register dancing}, {register allocation}, {register spilling}. 2. An addressable location in a {memory-mapped} peripheral device. E.g. the transmit data register in a {UART}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
register allocation determines which values will be placed in {registers}. Register allocation may be combined with {register assignment}. This problem can be shown to be isomorphic to {graph colouring} by relating values to nodes in the graph and registers to colours. Values (nodes) which must be valid simultaneously are linked by edges and cannot be stored in the same register (coloured the same). See also {register dancing} and {register spilling}. [Preston Briggs, PhD thesis, Rice University, April 1992 {"Register Allocation via Graph Coloring" (ftp://ftp.cs.rice.edu/public/preston/thesis.ps.gz)}]. (2000-12-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
register assignment determines which {register} to use for each program value selected during {register allocation}. (2000-12-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
register dancing Many older processor architectures suffer from a serious shortage of general-purpose registers. This is especially a problem for compiler-writers, because their generated code needs places to store temporaries for things like intermediate values in expression evaluation. Some designs with this problem, like the Intel 80x86, do have a handful of special-purpose registers that can be pressed into service, providing suitable care is taken to avoid unpleasant side effects on the state of the processor: while the special-purpose register is being used to hold an intermediate value, a delicate minuet is required in which the previous value of the register is saved and then restored just before the official function (and value) of the special-purpose register is again needed. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
register set All a processor's {registers}. The size and arrangement of a processor's register set is one of the crucial factors in its performance. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
register spilling of an overfull container) When a {compiler} is generating {machine code} and there are more {live variables} than the machine has {registers} and it has to transfer or "spill" some variables from registers to memory. (1997-06-24) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Register Transfer Language (RTL) 1. A kind of {hardware description language} (HDL) used in describing the {register}s of a computer or digital electronic system, and the way in which data is transferred between them. 2. An intermediate code for a machine with an infinite number of {register}s, used for machine-independent optimisation. RTL was developed by Chris Fraser J. Davidson in the early 1980s. RTL is used by the {GNU} C compiler, {gcc} and by Davidson's {VPCC} (Very Portable C compiler). ["Quick Compilers Using Peephole Optimisation", Davidson et al, Soft. Prac. & Exp. 19(1):79-97 (Jan 1989)]. (1994-11-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
registered port range 1025 to 65535 (i.e. not a {well-known port}) that is registered with {IANA}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Request For Comments {Internet} informational documents and {standard}s widely followed by commercial software and {freeware} in the {Internet} and {Unix} communities. Few RFCs are standards but all Internet standards are recorded in RFCs. Perhaps the single most influential RFC has been {RFC 822}, the Internet {electronic mail} format standard. The RFCs are unusual in that they are floated by technical experts acting on their own initiative and reviewed by the Internet at large, rather than formally promulgated through an institution such as {ANSI}. For this reason, they remain known as RFCs even once adopted as standards. The RFC tradition of pragmatic, experience-driven, after-the-fact standard writing done by individuals or small working groups has important advantages over the more formal, committee-driven process typical of {ANSI} or {ISO}. Emblematic of some of these advantages is the existence of a flourishing tradition of "joke" RFCs; usually at least one a year is published, usually on April 1st. Well-known joke RFCs have included 527 ("ARPAWOCKY", R. Merryman, UCSD; 22 June 1973), 748 ("Telnet Randomly-Lose Option", Mark R. Crispin; 1 April 1978), and 1149 ("A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers", D. Waitzman, BBN STC; 1 April 1990). The first was a Lewis Carroll pastiche; the second a parody of the {TCP/IP} documentation style, and the third a deadpan skewering of standards-document legalese, describing protocols for transmitting Internet data packets by carrier pigeon. The RFCs are most remarkable for how well they work - they manage to have neither the ambiguities that are usually rife in informal specifications, nor the committee-perpetrated {misfeature}s that often haunt formal standards, and they define a network that has grown to truly worldwide proportions. {rfc.net (http://www.rfc.net/)}. {W3 (http://www.w3.org/hypertext/DataSources/Archives/RFC_sites.html)}. {JANET UK FTP (ftp://nic.ja.net/pub/newsfiles/JIPS/rfc)}. {Imperial College, UK FTP (ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/rfc/)}. {Nexor UK (http://www.nexor.com/public/rfc/index/rfc.html)}. {Ohio State U (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/top.html)}. See also {For Your Information}, {STD}. (1997-11-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
request for proposal purchaser of details of the required system in order to attract offers by software developers to supply it. Software development under contract starts with the selection of the software developer by the customer. A request for proposal (also called in Britain an "invitation to tender") is the beginning of the selection process. [Bennatan, E.M., "Software Project Management", 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill International, 1992]. (1995-12-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Request For Technology (RFT) The process established by the {OSF} to get proposals for new standards. (1994-11-30) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Rich Site Summary on {RDF}) for listing updates to a site. RSS documents (generally called "RSS feeds") are readable with RSS readers (generally called "{aggregators}") like {BottomFeeder}, although, in 2003, it is anticipated that aggregator functions will be incorporated into {web browsers} and/or {NNTP newsreaders}. {(http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Libraries/Library_and_Information_Science/Technical_Services/Cataloguing/Metadata/RDF/Applications/RSS/)}. (2003-09-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
RISC System/6000 computer. The RS/6000, announced in 1990, replaced the {RT-PC}. It runs {AIX} 3.x and 4.x. Most models have an {MCA} bus. A wide range of models are available. (1995-04-06) |