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   Adelges
         n 1: type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice [syn: {Adelges},
               {genus Adelges}]

English Dictionary: Ateles geoffroyi	by the DICT Development Group
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Adelges abietis n a variety of adelgid [syn: spruce gall aphid, {Adelges abietis}]
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Adelges piceae n a variety of adelgid [syn: balsam woolly aphid, {Adelges piceae}]
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adelgid n any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers
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Adelgidae n plant lice Synonym(s): Adelgidae, family Adelgidae
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Adelie Coast n a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins Synonym(s): Adelie Land, Terre Adelie, Adelie Coast
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Adlai Stevenson n United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968) [syn: Stevenson, Adlai Stevenson, Adlai Ewing Stevenson]
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adolesce v become adolescent; pass through adolescence; "The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12"
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adolescence n the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
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adolescent adj relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems" being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years" Synonym(s): adolescent, teen, teenage, teenaged displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" Synonym(s): adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls" n a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity [syn: adolescent, stripling, teenager, teen]
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aetiologic adj of or relating to the philosophical study of causation Synonym(s): etiological, etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" Synonym(s): etiological, etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic
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aetiological adj of or relating to the philosophical study of causation Synonym(s): etiological, etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" Synonym(s): etiological, etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic
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aetiologist n a specialist in the etiology of diseases [syn: etiologist, aetiologist]
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aetiology n the cause of a disease Synonym(s): etiology, aetiology the philosophical study of causation Synonym(s): etiology, aetiology
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at a loss adv below cost; "sold the car at a loss" adj filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye" Synonym(s): at a loss(p), nonplused, nonplussed, puzzled
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at all costs adv regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her life at all cost" Synonym(s): at all costs, at any cost, at any expense
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at last adv as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" Synonym(s): ultimately, finally, in the end, at last, at long last
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at least adv if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" Synonym(s): at least, leastways, leastwise, at any rate not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a tumor at least as big as an orange" Synonym(s): at least, at the least Antonym(s): at most, at the most
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at leisure adv in an unhurried way or at one's convenience; "read the manual at your leisure"; "he traveled leisurely" Synonym(s): at leisure, leisurely
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at loggerheads adj in a dispute or confrontation; "Sam and his parents were at loggerheads over the question of car privileges"
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at the least adv not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a tumor at least as big as an orange" Synonym(s): at least, at the least Antonym(s): at most, at the most
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Atayalic n a language spoken by a Malaysian people on Formosa [syn: Tayalic, Atayalic]
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atelectasis n collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
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ateleiosis n a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence Synonym(s): ateleiosis, ateliosis
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Ateles n spider monkeys Synonym(s): Ateles, genus Ateles
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Ateles geoffroyi n arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail Synonym(s): spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi
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ateliosis n a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence Synonym(s): ateleiosis, ateliosis
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Athelstan n the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)
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Atlas n (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders a collection of maps in book form Synonym(s): atlas, book of maps, map collection the 1st cervical vertebra Synonym(s): atlas, atlas vertebra a figure of a man used as a supporting column Synonym(s): atlas, telamon
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Atlas cedar n tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental Synonym(s): Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica
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atlas moth n giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk Synonym(s): atlas moth, Atticus atlas
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Atlas Mountains n a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia
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atlas vertebra n the 1st cervical vertebra Synonym(s): atlas, atlas vertebra
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audiology n the measurement of hearing Synonym(s): audiology, audiometry
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autologous adj derived from organisms of the selfsame individual; "autologous blood donation" Antonym(s): heterologous, homologous
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autolysis n lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process Synonym(s): autolysis, self-digestion
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Ayatollah Khomeini n Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989) Synonym(s): Khomeini, Ruholla Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
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d8Argas \[d8]Ar"gas\, n. A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called {Miana bug}, is {A. Persicus}; that of Central America, called {talaje} by the natives, is {A. Talaje}.
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Addulce \Ad*dulce"\, v. t. [Like F. adoucir; fr. L. ad. + dulcis sweet.] To sweeten; to soothe. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Adelocodonic \Adel`oco*don"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] invisible + [?] a bell.] (Zo[94]l.) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; -- opposed to {phanerocodonic}.
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Adlegation \Ad`le*ga"tion\, n. [L. adlegatio, allegatio, a sending away; fr. adlegare, allegare, to send away with a commission; ad in addition + legare to send as ambassador. Cf. {Allegation}.] A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire. --Encyc. Brit.
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Adlocution \Ad`lo*cu"tion\, n. See {Allocution}. [Obs.]
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Adolescence \Ad`o*les"cence\, n. [Fr., fr. L. adolescentia.] The state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; youth, or the period of life between puberty and maturity, generally considered to be, in the male sex, from fourteen to twenty-one. Sometimes used with reference to the lower animals.
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Adolescency \Ad`oles"cency\, n. The quality of being adolescent; youthfulness.
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Adolescent \Ad`oles"cent\ ([acr]d`[osl]l[ecr]s"s[eit]nt), a. [L. adolescens, p. pr. of adolescere to grow up to; ad + the inchoative olescere to grow: cf. F. adolescent. See {Adult}.] Growing; advancing from childhood to maturity. Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, Detain their adolescent charge too long. --Cowper.
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Adolescent \Ad`o*les"cent\, n. A youth.
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Aidless \Aid"less\, a. Helpless; without aid. --Milton.
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Aitiology \Ai`tiol"ogy\, n. See {[92]tiology}.
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{At last}, at the end of a certain period; after delay. [bd]The duke of Savoy felt that the time had at last arrived.[b8] --Motley. {At the last}. [Prob. fr. AS. on l[be]ste behind, following behind, fr. l[be]st race, track, footstep. See {Last} mold of the foot.] At the end; in the conclusion. [Obs.] [bd]Gad, a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the last.[b8] --Gen. xlix. 19. {Last heir}, the person to whom lands escheat for want of an heir. [Eng.] --Abbott. {On one's last legs}, at, or near, the end of one's resources; hence, on the verge of failure or ruin, especially in a financial sense. [Colloq.] {To breathe one's last}, to die. {To the last}, to the end; till the conclusion. And blunder on in business to the last. --Pope. Syn: {At Last}, {At Length}. Usage: These phrases both denote that some delayed end or result has been reached. At length implies that a long period was spent in so doing; as, after a voyage of more than three months, we at Length arrived safe. At last commonly implies that something has occurred (as interruptions, disappointments, etc.) which leads us to emphasize the idea of having reached the end; as, in spite of every obstacle, we have at last arrived.
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At \At\, prep. [AS. [91]t; akin to OHG. az, Goth., OS., & Icel. at, Sw. [86]t, Dan. & L. ad.] Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the house. From this original import are derived all the various uses of at. It expresses: 1. A relation of proximity to, or of presence in or on, something; as, at the door; at your shop; at home; at school; at hand; at sea and on land. 2. The relation of some state or condition; as, at war; at peace; at ease; at your service; at fault; at liberty; at risk; at disadvantage. 3. The relation of some employment or action; occupied with; as, at engraving; at husbandry; at play; at work; at meat (eating); except at puns. 4. The relation of a point or position in a series, or of degree, rate, or value; as, with the thermometer at 80[deg]; goods sold at a cheap price; a country estimated at 10,000 square miles; life is short at the longest. 5. The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 6. The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything; at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require, receive, deserve, endure at your hands. 7. Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one. {At all}, {At home}, {At large}, {At last}, {At length}, {At once}, etc. See under {All}, {Home}, {Large}, {Last} (phrase and syn.), {Length}, {Once}, etc. {At it}, busily or actively engaged. {At least}. See {Least} and {However}. {At one}. See {At one}, in the Vocabulary. Syn: {In}, {At}. Usage: When reference to the interior of any place is made prominent in is used. It is used before the names of countries and cities (esp. large cities); as, we live in America, in New York, in the South. At is commonly employed before names of houses, institutions, villages, and small places; as, Milton was educated at Christ's College; money taken in at the Customhouse; I saw him at the jeweler's; we live at Beachville. At may be used before the name of a city when it is regarded as a mere point of locality. [bd]An English king was crowned at Paris.[b8] --Macaulay. [bd]Jean Jacques Rousseau was born at Geneva, June, 28, 1712.[b8] --J. Morley. In regard to time, we say at the hour, on the day, in the year; as, at 9 o'clock, on the morning of July 5th, in the year 1775.
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Least \Least\, a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l[?]sast, l[?]sest, superl. of l[?]ssa less. See {Less}, a.] [Used as the superlative of little.] Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least space. Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun. I am the least of the apostles. --1 Cor. xv. 9. {At least}, [or] {At the least}, at the least estimate, consideration, chance, etc.; hence, at any rate; at all events; even. See {However}. He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses The tempted with dishonor. --Milton. Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he were a man, who sat as on horseback. --Sir P. Sidney. {In least}, [or] {In the least}, in the least degree, manner, etc. [bd]He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.[b8] --Luke xvi. 10. {Least squares} (Math.), a method of deducing from a number of carefully made yet slightly discordant observations of a phenomenon the most probable values of the unknown quantities. Note: It takes as its fundamental principle that the most probable values are those which make the sum of the squares of the residual errors of the observation a minimum.
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At \At\, prep. [AS. [91]t; akin to OHG. az, Goth., OS., & Icel. at, Sw. [86]t, Dan. & L. ad.] Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the house. From this original import are derived all the various uses of at. It expresses: 1. A relation of proximity to, or of presence in or on, something; as, at the door; at your shop; at home; at school; at hand; at sea and on land. 2. The relation of some state or condition; as, at war; at peace; at ease; at your service; at fault; at liberty; at risk; at disadvantage. 3. The relation of some employment or action; occupied with; as, at engraving; at husbandry; at play; at work; at meat (eating); except at puns. 4. The relation of a point or position in a series, or of degree, rate, or value; as, with the thermometer at 80[deg]; goods sold at a cheap price; a country estimated at 10,000 square miles; life is short at the longest. 5. The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 6. The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything; at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require, receive, deserve, endure at your hands. 7. Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one. {At all}, {At home}, {At large}, {At last}, {At length}, {At once}, etc. See under {All}, {Home}, {Large}, {Last} (phrase and syn.), {Length}, {Once}, etc. {At it}, busily or actively engaged. {At least}. See {Least} and {However}. {At one}. See {At one}, in the Vocabulary. Syn: {In}, {At}. Usage: When reference to the interior of any place is made prominent in is used. It is used before the names of countries and cities (esp. large cities); as, we live in America, in New York, in the South. At is commonly employed before names of houses, institutions, villages, and small places; as, Milton was educated at Christ's College; money taken in at the Customhouse; I saw him at the jeweler's; we live at Beachville. At may be used before the name of a city when it is regarded as a mere point of locality. [bd]An English king was crowned at Paris.[b8] --Macaulay. [bd]Jean Jacques Rousseau was born at Geneva, June, 28, 1712.[b8] --J. Morley. In regard to time, we say at the hour, on the day, in the year; as, at 9 o'clock, on the morning of July 5th, in the year 1775.
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Leastways \Least"ways`\, Leastwise \Least"wise`\, adv. At least; at all events. [Colloq.] {At leastways}, [or] {At leastwise}, at least. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Leastways \Least"ways`\, Leastwise \Least"wise`\, adv. At least; at all events. [Colloq.] {At leastways}, [or] {At leastwise}, at least. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Leisure \Lei"sure\ (l[emac]"zh[usl]r; 135), n. [OE. leisere, leiser, OF. leisir, F. loisir, orig., permission, fr. L. licere to be permitted. See {License}.] 1. Freedom from occupation or business; vacant time; time free from employment. The desire of leisure is much more natural than of business and care. --Sir W. Temple. 2. Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient opportunity; hence, convenience; ease. He sighed, and had no leisure more to say. --Dryden. {At leisure}. (a) Free from occupation; not busy. (b) In a leisurely manner; at a convenient time.
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Loose \Loose\, a. [Compar. {Looser}; superl. {Loosest}.] [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. le[a0]s false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. l[94]s, Goth. laus, and E. lose. [?] See {Lose}, and cf. {Leasing} falsehood.] 1. Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book. Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat. --Shak. 2. Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc.; -- with from or of. Now I stand Loose of my vow; but who knows Cato's thoughts ? --Addison. 3. Not tight or close; as, a loose garment. 4. Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture. With horse and chariots ranked in loose array. --Milton. 5. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning. The comparison employed . . . must be considered rather as a loose analogy than as an exact scientific explanation. --Whewel. 6. Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right. The loose morality which he had learned. --Sir W. Scott. 7. Unconnected; rambling. Vario spends whole mornings in running over loose and unconnected pages. --I. Watts. 8. Lax; not costive; having lax bowels. --Locke. 9. Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman. Loose ladies in delight. --Spenser. 10. Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle. -- Dryden. {At loose ends}, not in order; in confusion; carelessly managed. {Fast and loose}. See under {Fast}. {To break loose}. See under {Break}. {Loose pulley}. (Mach.) See {Fast and loose pulleys}, under {Fast}. {To let loose}, to free from restraint or confinement; to set at liberty.
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{At last}, at the end of a certain period; after delay. [bd]The duke of Savoy felt that the time had at last arrived.[b8] --Motley. {At the last}. [Prob. fr. AS. on l[be]ste behind, following behind, fr. l[be]st race, track, footstep. See {Last} mold of the foot.] At the end; in the conclusion. [Obs.] [bd]Gad, a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the last.[b8] --Gen. xlix. 19. {Last heir}, the person to whom lands escheat for want of an heir. [Eng.] --Abbott. {On one's last legs}, at, or near, the end of one's resources; hence, on the verge of failure or ruin, especially in a financial sense. [Colloq.] {To breathe one's last}, to die. {To the last}, to the end; till the conclusion. And blunder on in business to the last. --Pope. Syn: {At Last}, {At Length}. Usage: These phrases both denote that some delayed end or result has been reached. At length implies that a long period was spent in so doing; as, after a voyage of more than three months, we at Length arrived safe. At last commonly implies that something has occurred (as interruptions, disappointments, etc.) which leads us to emphasize the idea of having reached the end; as, in spite of every obstacle, we have at last arrived.
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Gasp \Gasp\, n. The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath. {At the last gasp}, at the point of death. --Addison.
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Least \Least\, a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l[?]sast, l[?]sest, superl. of l[?]ssa less. See {Less}, a.] [Used as the superlative of little.] Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least space. Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun. I am the least of the apostles. --1 Cor. xv. 9. {At least}, [or] {At the least}, at the least estimate, consideration, chance, etc.; hence, at any rate; at all events; even. See {However}. He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses The tempted with dishonor. --Milton. Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he were a man, who sat as on horseback. --Sir P. Sidney. {In least}, [or] {In the least}, in the least degree, manner, etc. [bd]He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.[b8] --Luke xvi. 10. {Least squares} (Math.), a method of deducing from a number of carefully made yet slightly discordant observations of a phenomenon the most probable values of the unknown quantities. Note: It takes as its fundamental principle that the most probable values are those which make the sum of the squares of the residual errors of the observation a minimum.
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While \While\, n. [AS. hw[c6]l; akin to OS. hw[c6]l, hw[c6]la, OFries. hw[c6]le, D. wigl, G. weile, OHG. w[c6]la, hw[c6]la, hw[c6]l, Icel. hv[c6]la a bed, hv[c6]ld rest, Sw. hvila, Dan. hvile, Goth. hweila a time, and probably to L. quietus quiet, and perhaps to Gr. [?] the proper time of season. [root]20. Cf. {Quiet}, {Whilom}.] 1. Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent. [bd]All this while.[b8] --Shak. This mighty queen may no while endure. --Chaucer. [Some guest that] hath outside his welcome while, And tells the jest without the smile. --Coleridge. I will go forth and breathe the air a while. --Longfellow. 2. That which requires time; labor; pains. [Obs.] Satan . . . cast him how he might quite her while. --Chaucer. {At whiles}, at times; at intervals. And so on us at whiles it falls, to claim Powers that we dread. --J. H. Newman. {The while}, {The whiles}, in or during the time that; meantime; while. --Tennyson. {Within a while}, in a short time; soon. {Worth while}, worth the time which it requires; worth the time and pains; hence, worth the expense; as, it is not always worth while for a man to prosecute for small debts.
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d8Coaita \[d8]Coai"ta\ (k[osl][aum][icr]"t[adot]), n. (Zo[94]l.) The native name of certain South American monkeys of the genus {Ateles}, esp. {A. paniscus}. The black-faced coaita is {Ateles ater}. See Illustration in Appendix.
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d8Marimonda \[d8]Mar`i*mon"da\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.) A spider monkey ({Ateles belzebuth}) of Central and South America.
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d8Belzebuth \[d8]Bel"ze*buth\, n. [From Beelzebub.] (Zo[94]l.) A spider monkey ({Ateles belzebuth}) of Brazil.
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d8Chameck \[d8]Cha*meck"\, n. [Native Brazilian name.] (Zo[94]l.) A kind of spider monkey ({Ateles chameck}), having the thumbs rudimentary and without a nail.
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Atheological \A`theolog"ic*al\, a. Opposed to theology; atheistic. --Bp. Montagu.
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Atheology \A`theol"ogy\, n. [Pref. a- not + theology.] Antagonism to theology. --Swift.
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Atlas \At"las\, n.; pl. {Atlases}. [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. [?], [?], one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the root of [?] to bear. See {Tolerate}.] 1. One who sustains a great burden. 2. (Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name. 3. A collection of maps in a volume; Note: supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas supporting the world, prefixed to some collections. This name is said to have been first used by Mercator, the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century. 4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject. 5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas. 6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also {atlas folio}. 7. A drawing paper of large size. See under {Paper}, n. {Atlas powder}, a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty consistency and great explosive power.
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Atlas \At"las\, n. [Ar., smooth.] A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atlas \At"las\, n.; pl. {Atlases}. [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. [?], [?], one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the root of [?] to bear. See {Tolerate}.] 1. One who sustains a great burden. 2. (Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name. 3. A collection of maps in a volume; Note: supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas supporting the world, prefixed to some collections. This name is said to have been first used by Mercator, the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century. 4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject. 5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas. 6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also {atlas folio}. 7. A drawing paper of large size. See under {Paper}, n. {Atlas powder}, a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty consistency and great explosive power.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atlas powder \At"las pow"der\ A blasting powder or dynamite composed of nitroglycerin, wood fiber, sodium nitrate, and magnesium carbonate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak. 2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}. {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas}, {Baking}, etc. {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of powder-down feathers. {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a scaly exfoliation. {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of powder-down feathers. {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. --Farrow. {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag. {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2. {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}. {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy. {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}. {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atlas \At"las\, n.; pl. {Atlases}. [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. [?], [?], one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the root of [?] to bear. See {Tolerate}.] 1. One who sustains a great burden. 2. (Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name. 3. A collection of maps in a volume; Note: supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas supporting the world, prefixed to some collections. This name is said to have been first used by Mercator, the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century. 4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject. 5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas. 6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also {atlas folio}. 7. A drawing paper of large size. See under {Paper}, n. {Atlas powder}, a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty consistency and great explosive power.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atlas \At"las\, n.; pl. {Atlases}. [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. [?], [?], one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the root of [?] to bear. See {Tolerate}.] 1. One who sustains a great burden. 2. (Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name. 3. A collection of maps in a volume; Note: supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas supporting the world, prefixed to some collections. This name is said to have been first used by Mercator, the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century. 4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject. 5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas. 6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also {atlas folio}. 7. A drawing paper of large size. See under {Paper}, n. {Atlas powder}, a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty consistency and great explosive power.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coral \Cor"al\, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora`llion.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to various genera of {Madreporaria}, and to the hydroid genus, {Millepora}. The red coral, used in jewelry, is the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian ({Corallium rubrum}) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The {fan corals}, {plume corals}, and {sea feathers} are species of {Gorgoniacea}, in which the axis is horny. Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus {Tubipora}, an Alcyonarian, and {black coral} is in part the axis of species of the genus {Antipathes}. See {Anthozoa}, {Madrepora}. 2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their color. 3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. {Brain coral}, or {Brain stone coral}. See under {Brain}. {Chain coral}. See under {Chain}. {Coral animal} (Zo[94]l.), one of the polyps by which corals are formed. They are often very erroneously called {coral insects}. {Coral fish}. See in the Vocabulary. {Coral reefs} (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent, made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation. They are classed as {fringing reefs}, when they border the land; {barrier reefs}, when separated from the shore by a broad belt of water; {atolls}, when they constitute separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See {Atoll}. {Coral root} (Bot.), a genus ({Corallorhiza}) of orchideous plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust. under {Coralloid}. {Coral snake}. (Zo) (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake {(Elaps corallinus)}, coral-red, with black bands. (b) A small, harmless, South American snake ({Tortrix scytale}). {Coral tree} (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds. The best known is {Erythrina Corallodendron}. {Coral wood}, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cohune \Co*hune"\, n., or Cohune palm \Cohune palm\ . [Prob. fr. a native name in Honduras.] A Central and South American pinnate-leaved palm ({Attalea cohune}), the very large and hard nuts of which are turned to make fancy articles, and also yield an oil used as a substitute for coconut oil.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Atalissa, IA (city, FIPS 3385) Location: 41.57154 N, 91.16655 W Population (1990): 357 (110 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52720
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Athelstan, IA (city, FIPS 3430) Location: 40.57267 N, 94.54224 W Population (1990): 31 (19 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Athelstane, WI Zip code(s): 54104
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Attala County, MS (county, FIPS 7) Location: 33.08895 N, 89.58046 W Population (1990): 18481 (7674 housing units) Area: 1904.1 sq km (land), 5.1 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
A Tools Integration Standard (ATIS) An {object-oriented} interface to a set of services that allows the saving, accessing and managing of information in a common repository. Developed by {Atherton Technology} and {DEC}, based on an extended version of the {Software BackPlane}, proposed as an industry standard. (1994-10-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AdLog A language which adds a {Prolog} layer to {Ada}. ["AdLog, An Ada Components Set to Add Logic to Ada", G. Pitette, Proc Ada-Europe Intl Conf Munich, June 1988]. (1995-03-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ATLAS {Abbreviated Test Language for Avionics Systems}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Atlas Autocode The {Autocode} for the {Ferranti} {Atlas}, which may have been the first commercial computer with {hardware-paged} {virtual memory}. Whereas other {autocodes} were basically {assembly languages}, Atlas Autocode was high-level and {block-structured}, resembling a cross between {Fortran} and {ALGOL 60}. It had {call-by value}, {loops}, {declarations}, {complex numbers}, {pointers}, {heap} and {stack} storage generators, {dynamic arrays}, and extensible {syntax}. (2000-04-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Autolisp A dialect of {Lisp} used by the {Autocad} {CAD} package from {Autodesk}. (1994-11-09)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Attalus, increased, nourished