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Satiate \Sa"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Satiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Satiating}.] 1. To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate; as, to satiate appetite or sense. These [smells] rather woo the sense than satiate it. --Bacon. I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although they should be satiated with my blood. --Eikon Basilike. 2. To full beyond natural desire; to gratify to repletion or loathing; to surfeit; to glut. 3. To saturate. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton. Syn: To satisfy; sate; suffice; cloy; gorge; overfill; surfeit; glut. Usage: {Satiate}, {Satisfy}, {Content}. These words differ principally in degree. To content is to make contented, even though every desire or appetite is not fully gratified. To satisfy is to appease fully the longings of desire. To satiate is to fill so completely that it is not possible to receive or enjoy more; hence, to overfill; to cause disgust in. Content with science in the vale of peace. --Pope. His whole felicity is endless strife; No peace, no satisfaction, crowns his life. --Beaumont. He may be satiated, but not satisfied. --Norris. | |
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Satiation \Sa`ti*a"tion\, n. Satiety. | |
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Sedate \Se*date"\, a. [L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to allay, calm, causative of sedere to sit. See {Sit}.] Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper. Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate truth. --I. Watts. Whatsoever we feel and know Too sedate for outward show. --Wordsworth. Syn: Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene; unruffled; undisturbed; contemplative; sober; serious. -- {Se*date"ly}, adv. -- {Se*date"ness}, n. | |
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Sedation \Se*da"tion\, n. [L. sedatio.] The act of calming, or the state of being calm. [R.] --Coles. | |
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Sedition \Se*di"tion\, n. [OE. sedicioun, OF. sedition, F. s[82]dition, fr. L. seditio, originally, a going aside; hence, an insurrectionary separation; pref. se-, sed-, aside + itio a going, fr. ire, itum, to go. Cf. {Issue}.] 1. The raising of commotion in a state, not amounting to insurrection; conduct tending to treason, but without an overt act; excitement of discontent against the government, or of resistance to lawful authority. In soothing them, we nourish 'gainst our senate The cockle of rebellion, insolence, sedition. --Shak. Noisy demagogues who had been accused of sedition. --Macaulay. 2. Dissension; division; schism. [Obs.] Now the works of the flesh are manifest, . . . emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies. --Gal. v. 19, 20. Syn: Insurrection; tumult; uproar; riot; rebellion; revolt. See {Insurrection}. | |
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Seditionary \Se*di"tion*a*ry\, n. An inciter or promoter of sedition. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Siththen \Sith"then\, adv. & conj. See {Sithen}. [Obs.] Siththen that the world began. --Chaucer. | |
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Situation \Sit`u*a"tion\, n. [LL. situatio: cf. F. situation.] 1. Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation. 2. Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case. A situation of the greatest ease and tranquillity. --Rogers. 3. Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as of persons in a dramatic scene. There's situation for you! there's an heroic group! --Sheridan. 4. Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a situation in a store; a situation under government. Syn: State; position; seat; site; station; post; place; office; condition; case; plight. See {State}. | |
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Sotadean \So`ta*de"an\, a. Sotadic. | |
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Southdown \South"down`\, n. A Southdown sheep. | |
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Southdown \South"down`\, a. Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills south of the Thames, in England. {Southdown sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a celebrated breed of shortwooled, hornless sheep, highly valued on account of the delicacy of their flesh. So called from the South Downs where the breed originated. | |
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Southdown \South"down`\, a. Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills south of the Thames, in England. {Southdown sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a celebrated breed of shortwooled, hornless sheep, highly valued on account of the delicacy of their flesh. So called from the South Downs where the breed originated. | |
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Stadimeter \Sta*dim"e*ter\, n. [Stadium + -meter.] A horizontal graduated bar mounted on a staff, used as a stadium, or telemeter, for measuring distances. | |
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Stadium \Sta"di*um\, n. A modern structure, with its inclosure, resembling the ancient stadium, used for athletic games, etc. | |
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Staidness \Staid"ness\, n. The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; -- the opposite of wildness, or {levity}. If sometimes he appears too gray, yet a secret gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though the staidness and sobriety of age wanting. --Dryden. Syn: Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; constancy; firmness; stability; sedateness. | |
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Staithman \Staith"man\, n. A man employed in weighing and shipping at a staith. [Eng.] | |
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Statant \Sta"tant\, a. [L. stare to stand.] (Her.) In a standing position; as, a lion statant. | |
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Statement \State"ment\, n. 1. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case. 2. That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital. [bd]Admirable perspicuity of statement![b8] --Brougham. | |
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Statemonger \State"mon`ger\, n. One versed in politics, or one who dabbles in state affairs. | |
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Stathmograph \Stath"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] a measuring line + -graph.] A contrivance for recording the speed of a railway train. --Knight. | |
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State \State\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stating}.] 1. To set; to settle; to establish. [R.] I myself, though meanest stated, And in court now almost hated. --Wither. Who calls the council, states the certain day. --Pope. 2. To express the particulars of; to set down in detail or in gross; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite; as, to state the facts of a case, one's opinion, etc. {To state it}. To assume state or dignity. [Obs.] [bd]Rarely dressed up, and taught to state it.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Stating \Stat"ing\, n. The act of one who states anything; statement; as, the statingof one's opinions. | |
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Station \Sta"tion\, n. In Australia, a sheep run or cattle run, together with the buildings belonging to it; also, the homestead and buildings belonging to such a run. | |
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Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. [R.] A station like the herald, Mercury. --Shak. Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of stations given them. --Hooker. 2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.] All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward some part which was before in station, or at quiet. --Sir T. Browne. 3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel. Specifically: (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand, for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel, moving freight, etc. (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct. (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or observations are made, as in surveying. (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat. (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where they may anchor safely. (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty. (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.). (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc. 4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment. By spending this day [Sunday] in religious exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to perform God's will in our several stations the week following. --R. Nelson. 5. Situation; position; location. The fig and date -- why love they to remain In middle station, and an even plain? --Prior. 6. State; rank; condition of life; social status. The greater part have kept, I see, Their station. --Milton. They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak. 7. (Eccl.) (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion. (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers. --Addis & Arnold. (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; -- called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt. {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under {Quarter}. {Station house}. (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police assigned to a certain district, and as a place of temporary confinement. (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station. {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a railway station. {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed. {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in surveying. --Craig. Syn: {Station}, {Depot}. Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot: but to a considerable extent in official use, and in common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has been adopted. | |
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Station \Sta"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stationed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stationing}.] To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships on the coasts of Africa. He gained the brow of the hill, where the English phalanx was stationed. --Lyttelton. | |
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Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. [R.] A station like the herald, Mercury. --Shak. Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of stations given them. --Hooker. 2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.] All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward some part which was before in station, or at quiet. --Sir T. Browne. 3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel. Specifically: (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand, for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel, moving freight, etc. (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct. (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or observations are made, as in surveying. (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat. (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where they may anchor safely. (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty. (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.). (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc. 4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment. By spending this day [Sunday] in religious exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to perform God's will in our several stations the week following. --R. Nelson. 5. Situation; position; location. The fig and date -- why love they to remain In middle station, and an even plain? --Prior. 6. State; rank; condition of life; social status. The greater part have kept, I see, Their station. --Milton. They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak. 7. (Eccl.) (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion. (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers. --Addis & Arnold. (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; -- called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt. {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under {Quarter}. {Station house}. (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police assigned to a certain district, and as a place of temporary confinement. (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station. {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a railway station. {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed. {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in surveying. --Craig. Syn: {Station}, {Depot}. Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot: but to a considerable extent in official use, and in common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has been adopted. | |
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Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. [R.] A station like the herald, Mercury. --Shak. Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of stations given them. --Hooker. 2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.] All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward some part which was before in station, or at quiet. --Sir T. Browne. 3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel. Specifically: (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand, for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel, moving freight, etc. (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct. (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or observations are made, as in surveying. (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat. (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where they may anchor safely. (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty. (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.). (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc. 4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment. By spending this day [Sunday] in religious exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to perform God's will in our several stations the week following. --R. Nelson. 5. Situation; position; location. The fig and date -- why love they to remain In middle station, and an even plain? --Prior. 6. State; rank; condition of life; social status. The greater part have kept, I see, Their station. --Milton. They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak. 7. (Eccl.) (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion. (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers. --Addis & Arnold. (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; -- called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt. {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under {Quarter}. {Station house}. (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police assigned to a certain district, and as a place of temporary confinement. (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station. {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a railway station. {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed. {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in surveying. --Craig. Syn: {Station}, {Depot}. Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot: but to a considerable extent in official use, and in common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has been adopted. | |
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Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. [R.] A station like the herald, Mercury. --Shak. Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of stations given them. --Hooker. 2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.] All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward some part which was before in station, or at quiet. --Sir T. Browne. 3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel. Specifically: (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand, for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel, moving freight, etc. (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct. (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or observations are made, as in surveying. (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat. (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where they may anchor safely. (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty. (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.). (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc. 4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment. By spending this day [Sunday] in religious exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to perform God's will in our several stations the week following. --R. Nelson. 5. Situation; position; location. The fig and date -- why love they to remain In middle station, and an even plain? --Prior. 6. State; rank; condition of life; social status. The greater part have kept, I see, Their station. --Milton. They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak. 7. (Eccl.) (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion. (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers. --Addis & Arnold. (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; -- called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt. {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under {Quarter}. {Station house}. (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police assigned to a certain district, and as a place of temporary confinement. (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station. {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a railway station. {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed. {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in surveying. --Craig. Syn: {Station}, {Depot}. Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot: but to a considerable extent in official use, and in common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has been adopted. | |
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Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. [R.] A station like the herald, Mercury. --Shak. Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of stations given them. --Hooker. 2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.] All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward some part which was before in station, or at quiet. --Sir T. Browne. 3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel. Specifically: (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand, for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel, moving freight, etc. (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct. (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or observations are made, as in surveying. (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat. (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where they may anchor safely. (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty. (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.). (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc. 4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment. By spending this day [Sunday] in religious exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to perform God's will in our several stations the week following. --R. Nelson. 5. Situation; position; location. The fig and date -- why love they to remain In middle station, and an even plain? --Prior. 6. State; rank; condition of life; social status. The greater part have kept, I see, Their station. --Milton. They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak. 7. (Eccl.) (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion. (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers. --Addis & Arnold. (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; -- called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt. {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under {Quarter}. {Station house}. (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police assigned to a certain district, and as a place of temporary confinement. (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station. {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a railway station. {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed. {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in surveying. --Craig. Syn: {Station}, {Depot}. Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot: but to a considerable extent in official use, and in common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has been adopted. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. [R.] A station like the herald, Mercury. --Shak. Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of stations given them. --Hooker. 2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.] All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward some part which was before in station, or at quiet. --Sir T. Browne. 3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel. Specifically: (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand, for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel, moving freight, etc. (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct. (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or observations are made, as in surveying. (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat. (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where they may anchor safely. (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty. (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.). (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc. 4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment. By spending this day [Sunday] in religious exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to perform God's will in our several stations the week following. --R. Nelson. 5. Situation; position; location. The fig and date -- why love they to remain In middle station, and an even plain? --Prior. 6. State; rank; condition of life; social status. The greater part have kept, I see, Their station. --Milton. They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak. 7. (Eccl.) (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion. (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers. --Addis & Arnold. (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; -- called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt. {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under {Quarter}. {Station house}. (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police assigned to a certain district, and as a place of temporary confinement. (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station. {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a railway station. {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed. {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in surveying. --Craig. Syn: {Station}, {Depot}. Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot: but to a considerable extent in official use, and in common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has been adopted. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. [R.] A station like the herald, Mercury. --Shak. Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of stations given them. --Hooker. 2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.] All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward some part which was before in station, or at quiet. --Sir T. Browne. 3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel. Specifically: (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand, for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel, moving freight, etc. (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct. (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or observations are made, as in surveying. (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat. (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where they may anchor safely. (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty. (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.). (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc. 4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment. By spending this day [Sunday] in religious exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to perform God's will in our several stations the week following. --R. Nelson. 5. Situation; position; location. The fig and date -- why love they to remain In middle station, and an even plain? --Prior. 6. State; rank; condition of life; social status. The greater part have kept, I see, Their station. --Milton. They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak. 7. (Eccl.) (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion. (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers. --Addis & Arnold. (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; -- called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt. {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under {Quarter}. {Station house}. (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police assigned to a certain district, and as a place of temporary confinement. (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station. {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a railway station. {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed. {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in surveying. --Craig. Syn: {Station}, {Depot}. Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot: but to a considerable extent in official use, and in common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has been adopted. | |
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Stational \Sta"tion*al\, a. [L. stationalis: cf. F. stationnale ([82]glise).] Of or pertaining to a station. [R.] | |
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Stationariness \Sta"tion*a*ri*ness\, n. The quality or state of being stationary; fixity. | |
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Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\, a. [L. stationarius: cf. F. stationnaire. Cf. {Stationer}.] 1. Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed. Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does not believe the story. --Southey. 2. Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser, greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary. 3. Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet. {Stationary air} (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration. {Stationary engine}. (a) A steam engine thet is permanently placed, in distinction from a portable engine, locomotive, marine engine, etc. Specifically: (b) A factory engine, in distinction from a blowing, pumping, or other kind of engine which is also permanently placed. | |
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Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. One who, or that which, is stationary, as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion. --Holland. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\, a. [L. stationarius: cf. F. stationnaire. Cf. {Stationer}.] 1. Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed. Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does not believe the story. --Southey. 2. Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser, greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary. 3. Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet. {Stationary air} (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration. {Stationary engine}. (a) A steam engine thet is permanently placed, in distinction from a portable engine, locomotive, marine engine, etc. Specifically: (b) A factory engine, in distinction from a blowing, pumping, or other kind of engine which is also permanently placed. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\, a. [L. stationarius: cf. F. stationnaire. Cf. {Stationer}.] 1. Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed. Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does not believe the story. --Southey. 2. Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser, greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary. 3. Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet. {Stationary air} (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration. {Stationary engine}. (a) A steam engine thet is permanently placed, in distinction from a portable engine, locomotive, marine engine, etc. Specifically: (b) A factory engine, in distinction from a blowing, pumping, or other kind of engine which is also permanently placed. | |
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Station \Sta"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stationed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stationing}.] To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships on the coasts of Africa. He gained the brow of the hill, where the English phalanx was stationed. --Lyttelton. | |
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Stationer \Sta"tion*er\, n. [Cf. {Stationary}, a.] 1. A bookseller or publisher; -- formerly so called from his occupying a stand, or station, in the market place or elsewhere. [Obs.] --Dryden. 2. One who sells paper, pens, quills, inkstands, pencils, blank books, and other articles used in writing. | |
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Stationery \Sta"tion*er*y\, n. The articles usually sold by stationers, as paper, pens, ink, quills, blank books, etc. | |
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Stationery \Sta"tion*er*y\, a. Belonging to, or sold by, a stationer. | |
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Station \Sta"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stationed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stationing}.] To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships on the coasts of Africa. He gained the brow of the hill, where the English phalanx was stationed. --Lyttelton. | |
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Statue \Stat"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Statued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Statuing}.] To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a statue. [bd]The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.[b8] --Feltham. | |
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Statuminate \Sta*tu"mi*nate\, v. t. [L. statuminatus, p. p. of statuminare to prop, fr. statumen a prop, fr. statuere to place.] To prop or support. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Stayedness \Stayed"ness\, n. 1. Staidness. [Archaic] --W. Whately. 2. Solidity; weight. [R.] --Camden. | |
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Steadiness \Stead"i*ness\, n. The quality or state of being steady. Steadiness is a point of prudence as well as of courage. --L'Estrange. Syn: Constancy; resolution; unchangeableness. | |
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Steading \Stead"ing\, n. The brans, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called also {onstead}, {farmstead}, {farm offices}, or {farmery}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] | |
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Steady \Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steadied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Steadying}.] To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute. | |
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Steatomatous \Ste`a*tom"a*tous\, a. (Med.) Of the nature of steatoma. | |
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Stethometer \Ste*thom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] chest + -meter.] (Physiol.) An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given point of the chest wall, during respiration; -- also called {thoracometer}. | |
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Stet \Stet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stetting}.] (Print.) To cause or direct to remain after having been marked for omission; to mark with the word stet, or with a series of dots below or beside the matter; as, the proof reader stetted a deled footnote. | |
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Stoutness \Stout"ness\, n. The state or quality of being stout. Syn: Strength; bulk; courage; force; valor; lustiness; brawniness; boldness; fortitude; stubbornness. | |
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Bulk \Bulk\ (b[ucr]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b[?]lkast to be bulky. Cf. {Boll}, n., {Bile} a boil, {Bulge}, n.] 1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk. Against these forces there were prepared near one hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon. 2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; as, the bulk of a debt. The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them, [bd]to obtain what by labor can be obtained.[b8] --J. Morley. 3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed. 4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak. My liver leaped within my bulk. --Turbervile. {Barrel bulk}. See under {Barrel}. {To break bulk} (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the cargo. {In bulk}, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape that any desired quantity may be taken or sold. {Laden in bulk}, {Stowed in bulk}, having the cargo loose in the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks. {Sale by bulk}, a sale of goods as they are, without weight or measure. Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness; massiveness. | |
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Studding \Stud"ding\, n. Material for studs, or joists; studs, or joists, collectively; studs. | |
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Stud \Stud\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Studded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Studding}.] 1. To adorn with shining studs, or knobs. Thy horses shall be trapped, Their harness studded all with gold and pearl. --Shak. 2. To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs. The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the extensive plains that stretch before our view, are studded with substantial, neat, and commodious dwellings of freemen. --Bp. Hobart. | |
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Studding sail \Stud"ding sail`\ (Naut.) A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of {Sail}. --Toten. | |
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Student \Stu"dent\, n. [L. studens, -entis, p. pr. of studere to study. See {Study}, n.] 1. A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends a school, or who seeks knowledge from professional teachers or from books; as, the students of an academy, a college, or a university; a medical student; a hard student. Keep a gamester from the dice, and a good student from his book. --Shak. 2. One who studies or examines in any manner; an attentive and systematic observer; as, a student of human nature, or of physical nature. | |
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Studentry \Stu"dent*ry\, n. A body of students. [R.] | |
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Studentship \Stu"dent*ship\, n. The state of being a student. | |
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Study \Stud"y\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Studied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Studying}.] [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. [82]tudier. See {Study}, n.] 1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. --Chaucer. I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable. --Swift. 2. To apply the mind to books or learning. --Shak. 3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. --1 Thes. iv. 11. | |
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Sudation \Su*da"tion\, n. [L. sudatio, fr. sudare to sweat: cf. F. sudation.] A sweating. [Obs.] | |
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South Dennis, MA (CDP, FIPS 63655) Location: 41.70432 N, 70.15593 W Population (1990): 3559 (2404 housing units) Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02660 | |
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South Edmeston, NY Zip code(s): 13466 | |
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South Tamworth, NH Zip code(s): 03883 | |
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South Thomaston, ME Zip code(s): 04858 | |
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South Toms River, NJ (borough, FIPS 69510) Location: 39.94076 N, 74.20970 W Population (1990): 3869 (1133 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
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State University, AR Zip code(s): 72467 | |
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Staten Island, NY Zip code(s): 10301, 10302, 10303, 10304, 10305, 10306, 10307, 10308, 10309, 10310, 10312, 10314 | |
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Statenville, GA Zip code(s): 31648 | |
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Statham, GA (city, FIPS 73312) Location: 33.96538 N, 83.59682 W Population (1990): 1360 (518 housing units) Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30666 | |
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Stayton, OR (city, FIPS 70200) Location: 44.80180 N, 122.79622 W Population (1990): 5011 (1915 housing units) Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97383 | |
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Stedman, NC (town, FIPS 64840) Location: 35.01048 N, 78.69828 W Population (1990): 577 (225 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28391 | |
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Steedman, MO Zip code(s): 65077 | |
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Stidham, OK (town, FIPS 70200) Location: 35.36881 N, 95.70045 W Population (1990): 48 (20 housing units) Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74461 | |
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Stowe Township, PA (CDP, FIPS 74656) Location: 40.48313 N, 80.07332 W Population (1990): 7681 (3674 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
state machine {finite state machine} | |
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State University of New York (SUNY) The public university system of New York State, USA, with campuses throughout the state. (1995-03-01) | |
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Station Management component layers. SMT is an overlay function that handles the management of the FDDI ring. It handles neighbor identification, fault detection and reconfiguration, insertion and de-insertion from the ring, and traffic statistics monitoring. (1997-05-11) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
StatMUX {statistical time division multiplexing} | |
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STUDENT D.G. Bobrow 1964. Early query system. Sammet 1969, p.664. | |
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Student PL/I derived from {SPL}. ["Student PL/I Compiler", R.A. Vowels, RMIT, Melbourne, 1971]. (1996-01-19) |