dactyl
         n 1: a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed
               syllables
         2: a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in
            other vertebrates [syn: {digit}, {dactyl}]

English Dictionary: Dwight Lyman Moody	by the DICT Development Group
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dactylic adj of or consisting of dactyls; "dactylic meter"
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Dactylis n a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species) Synonym(s): Dactylis, genus Dactylis
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Dactylis glomerata n widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass [syn: orchard grass, cocksfoot, cockspur, Dactylis glomerata]
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Dactyloctenium n a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae [syn: Dactyloctenium, genus Dactyloctenium]
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Dactyloctenium aegypticum n a creeping grass with spikes like fingers [syn: {Egyptian grass}, crowfoot grass, Dactyloctenium aegypticum]
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dactylomegaly n abnormally large fingers or toes
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Dactylopiidae n cochineal insects [syn: Dactylopiidae, {family Dactylopiidae}]
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Dactylopius n type genus of the Dactylopiidae [syn: Dactylopius, {genus Dactylopius}]
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Dactylopius coccus n Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye Synonym(s): cochineal insect, cochineal, Dactylopius coccus
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Dactylopteridae n flying gurnards [syn: Dactylopteridae, {family Dactylopteridae}]
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Dactylopterus n a genus of Dactylopteridae [syn: Dactylopterus, {genus Dactylopterus}]
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Dactylorhiza n genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa Synonym(s): Dactylorhiza, genus Dactylorhiza
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Dactylorhiza fuchsii n European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple Synonym(s): common spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii
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Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii n European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple Synonym(s): common spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii
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Dactyloscopidae n sand stargazers [syn: Dactyloscopidae, {family Dactyloscopidae}]
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Dasht-e-Lut n a desert in eastern Iran Synonym(s): Dasht-e-Lut, Lut Desert
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dazedly adv in a daze; in a dazed manner; "he wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn't matter so much" Synonym(s): dazedly, torpidly
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de-Stalinisation n social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization" Synonym(s): destalinization, de-Stalinization, destalinisation, de-Stalinisation
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de-Stalinization n social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization" Synonym(s): destalinization, de-Stalinization, destalinisation, de-Stalinisation
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decathlon n an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
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destalinisation n social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization" Synonym(s): destalinization, de-Stalinization, destalinisation, de-Stalinisation
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destalinise v counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism; "Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's" Synonym(s): destalinize, destalinise Antonym(s): stalinise, stalinize
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destalinization n social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization" Synonym(s): destalinization, de-Stalinization, destalinisation, de-Stalinisation
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destalinize v counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism; "Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's" Synonym(s): destalinize, destalinise Antonym(s): stalinise, stalinize
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deucedly adv (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" Synonym(s): madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly
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diacetylmorphine n a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush Synonym(s): heroin, diacetylmorphine
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diastole n the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
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diastolic adj of or relating to a diastole or happening during a diastole
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diastolic pressure n the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood
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dicotyledon n flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside Synonym(s): dicot, dicotyledon, magnoliopsid, exogen
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Dicotyledonae n comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae Synonym(s): Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledonae, Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida
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Dicotyledones n comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae Synonym(s): Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledonae, Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida
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dicotyledonous adj (of a flowering plant) having two cotyledons in the seed Antonym(s): monocotyledonous
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digital adj displaying numbers rather than scale positions; "digital clock"; "digital readout" relating to or performed with the fingers; "digital examination" of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits; "digital computer" Antonym(s): analog, analogue, linear
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digital arteries n arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes Synonym(s): digital arteries, arteria digitalis
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digital audiotape n a digital tape recording of sound [syn: {digital audiotape}, DAT]
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digital camera n a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction
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digital clock n a clock that displays the time of day digitally
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digital communication n electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) Synonym(s): digital communication, data communication
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digital communications technology n the design and construction of communications technology that transmits information in digital form
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digital computer n a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits
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digital display n a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters) Synonym(s): digital display, alphanumeric display
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digital photography n a photographic method that stores the image digitally for later reproduction
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digital plethysmograph n plethysmograph applied to a digit of the hand or foot to measure skin blood flow
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digital scanner n an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer Synonym(s): scanner, digital scanner, image scanner
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digital subscriber line n a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds Synonym(s): digital subscriber line, DSL
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digital vein n one of the veins serving the fingers or toes [syn: {digital vein}, vena digitalis]
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digital voltmeter n an electronic voltmeter that gives readings in digits
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digital watch n a watch with a digital display
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digital-analog converter n device for converting digital signals into analogue signals Synonym(s): digital-analog converter, digital-to-analog converter
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digital-to-analog converter n device for converting digital signals into analogue signals Synonym(s): digital-analog converter, digital-to-analog converter
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digitalin n a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: digitalis, digitalis glycoside, digitalin]
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digitalis n a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: digitalis, digitalis glycoside, digitalin] any of several plants of the genus Digitalis Synonym(s): foxglove, digitalis
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digitalis glycoside n a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: digitalis, digitalis glycoside, digitalin]
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Digitalis lutea n European yellow-flowered foxglove [syn: yellow foxglove, straw foxglove, Digitalis lutea]
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Digitalis purpurea n tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock Synonym(s): common foxglove, fairy bell, fingerflower, finger-flower, fingerroot, finger-root, Digitalis purpurea
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digitalisation n the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders Synonym(s): digitalization, digitalisation
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digitalise v put into digital form, as for use in a computer; "he bought a device to digitize the data" Synonym(s): digitize, digitise, digitalize, digitalise
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digitalization n the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders Synonym(s): digitalization, digitalisation
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digitalize v put into digital form, as for use in a computer; "he bought a device to digitize the data" Synonym(s): digitize, digitise, digitalize, digitalise administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects
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digitally adv by means of the fingers; "the exam was carried out digitally" in terms of integers; "the time was digitally displayed"
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discoid lupus erythematosus n a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose Synonym(s): discoid lupus erythematosus, DLE
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discoidal adj having a flat circular shape [syn: discoid, discoidal, disklike, disclike, disk-shaped, disc-shaped]
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dish towel n a towel for drying dishes [syn: dishtowel, dish towel, tea towel]
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dishtowel n a towel for drying dishes [syn: dishtowel, dish towel, tea towel]
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distal adj situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone Antonym(s): proximal directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body Antonym(s): mesial
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distal muscular dystrophy n a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs; inheritance is autosomal dominant
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distally adv far from the center; "the bronchus is situated distally"
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distil v undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" Synonym(s): condense, distill, distil extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" Synonym(s): distill, extract, distil undergo the process of distillation Synonym(s): distill, distil give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" Synonym(s): distill, distil
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distill v remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" Synonym(s): purify, sublimate, make pure, distill undergo the process of distillation Synonym(s): distill, distil extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" Synonym(s): distill, extract, distil undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" Synonym(s): condense, distill, distil give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" Synonym(s): distill, distil
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distillate n a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling Synonym(s): distillate, distillation
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distillation n the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors Synonym(s): distillation, distillment a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling Synonym(s): distillate, distillation
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distilled water n water that has been purified by distillation
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distiller n someone who distills alcoholic liquors
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distillery n a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation Synonym(s): distillery, still
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distillment n the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors Synonym(s): distillation, distillment
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doggedly adv with obstinate determination; "he pursued her doggedly" Synonym(s): doggedly, tenaciously
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Duc d'Elchingen n French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815) [syn: Ney, Michel Ney, Duc d'Elchingen]
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ductile adj easily influenced Synonym(s): ductile, malleable capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" Synonym(s): ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile
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ductileness n the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets Synonym(s): ductility, ductileness
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ductility n the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets Synonym(s): ductility, ductileness
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ductless adj not having a duct; "ductless glands"
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ductless gland n any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream Synonym(s): endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland
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ductule n a very small duct Synonym(s): ductule, ductulus
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ductulus n a very small duct Synonym(s): ductule, ductulus
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dustlike adj as fine and powdery as dust
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Dwight Lyman Moody n United States evangelist (1837-1899) [syn: Moody, {Dwight Lyman Moody}]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Catalepsy \Cat"a*lep`sy\, d8Catalepsis \[d8]Cat`a*lep"sis\, n.       [NL. catalepsis, fr. Gr. [?] a seizure, fr. [?] to seize       upon; kata` down + [?] to take, seize.] (Med.)       A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and       limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while       the action of the heart and lungs continues.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Catallacta \[d8]Cat`al*lac"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]. See       {Catallactics}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Protozoa, of which {Magosph[91]ra} is the type.       They exist both in a myxopod state, with branched       pseudopodia, and in the form of ciliated bodies united in       free, spherical colonies.
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d8Catelectrotonus \[d8]Cat`e*lec*trot"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.       [?] down + [?] (see {Electro-}) + [?] tone.] (Physics)       The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the       region of the cathode or negative electrode, on the passage       of a current of electricity through it.
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d8Catholicos \[d8]Ca*thol"i*cos\, n. [NL. See {Catholic}.]       (Eccl.)       The spiritual head of the Armenian church, who resides at       Etchmiadzin, Russia, and has ecclesiastical jurisdiction       over, and consecrates the holy oil for, the Armenians of       Russia, Turkey, and Persia, including the Patriarchs of       Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Sis.          Note: The Patriarch of Constantinople is the civil head of                the Armenians in Turkey.
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d8Cd2lentera \[d8]C[d2]*len"te*ra\[or] d8Cd2lenterata    \[d8]C[d2]*len`te*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] hollow + [?]       intestines.] (Zo[94]l.)       A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine,       comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name       implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group       is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges.
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d8Cd2lentera \[d8]C[d2]*len"te*ra\[or] d8Cd2lenterata    \[d8]C[d2]*len`te*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] hollow + [?]       intestines.] (Zo[94]l.)       A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine,       comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name       implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group       is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges.
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d8Cd2lia \[d8]C[d2]"li*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a cavity of the       body, a ventricle.] (Anat.)       A cavity.          Note: The word is applied to the ventricles of the brain, the                different ventricles being indicated by prefixes like                those characterizing the parts of the brain in which                the cavities are found; as, epic[d2]lia, mesoc[d2]lia,                metac[d2]lia, proc[d2]lia, etc. --B. G. Wilder.
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d8Cd2lum \[d8]C[d2]"lum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a hollow, neut.       of [?] hollow.] (Anat.)       See {Body cavity}, under {Body}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cotillon \[d8]Co`til`lon"\ (k[osl]`t[esl]`y[ocir]N" or       k[osl]`t[esl]l`-; 277), Cotillion \Co*til"lion\       (k[osl]*t[icr]l"y[ucr]n), n. [F. cotillon, fr. OF. cote coat,       LL. cotta tunic. See {Coat}.]       1. A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille.          2. A tune which regulates the dance.          3. A kind of woolen material for women's skirts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Coyotillo \[d8]Co`yo*til"lo\, n. [Mex. Sp. dim. See {Coyote}.]       A low rhamnaceous shrub ({Karwinskia humboldtiana}) of the       southwestern United States and Mexico. Its berries are said       to be poisonous to the coyote.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cutwal \[d8]Cut"wal\ (k[ucr]t"w[add]l), n. [Per. kotw[amac]l.]       The chief police officer of a large city. [East Indies]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cytula \[d8]Cyt"u*la\ (s?t"?-l?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.       [?][?][?][?] a hollow vessel.] (Biol.)       The fertilized egg cell or parent cell, from the development       of which the child or other organism is formed. --H[91]ckel.
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d8Dactylitis \[d8]Dac`tyl*i"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. da`ktylos       finger + -itis.] (Med.)       An inflammatory affection of the fingers. --Gross.
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d8Dactylotheca \[d8]Dac`ty*lo*the"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.       da`ktylos finger, toe + [?] case, box.] (Zo[94]l.)       The scaly covering of the toes, as in birds.
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d8Diastole \[d8]Di*as"to*le\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to       put asunder, to separate; dia` through + [?] to set, to       place.]       1. (Physiol.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the             heart and arteries; -- correlative to systole, or             contraction.          2. (Gram.) A figure by which a syllable naturally short is             made long.
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d8Ecthlipsis \[d8]Ec*thlip"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to       squeeze out.]       1. The dropping out or suppression from a word of a             consonant, with or without a vowel.          2. (Lat. Pros.) The elision of a final m, with the preceding             vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Estoile \[d8]Es`toile"\, n. [OF.] (Her.)       A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, instead of straight       like those of a mullet. [Written also {[82]toile}.]          {Estoile of eight points}, a star which has four straight and             four wavy rays.          {Estoile of four points}. Same as Cross estoil[82], under             {Cross}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Haustellata \[d8]Haus`tel*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. haustellum,       fr. L. haurire, haustum, to draw water, to swallow. See       {Exhaust}.] (Zo[94]l.)       An artificial division of insects, including all those with a       sucking proboscis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Haustellum \[d8]Haus*tel"lum\, n.; pl. {Haustella}. [NL.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The sucking proboscis of various insects. See {Lepidoptera},       and {Diptera}.
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d8Histolysis \[d8]His*tol"y*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "isto`s       tissue + [?] to loosen, dissolve.] (Biol.)       The decay and dissolution of the organic tissues and of the       blood.
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d8Keitloa \[d8]Keit*lo"a\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros ({Atelodus keitloa}).       It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one,       or even longer.
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d8Osteolysis \[d8]Os`te*ol"y*sis\, n. [NL. osteo- + Gr. [?] a       loosing.]       Softening and absorption of bone. -- {Os`te*o*lyt"ic}, a.
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d8Quodlibet \[d8]Quod"li*bet\, n. [L., what you please.]       1. A nice point; a subtilty; a debatable point.                         These are your quodlibets, but no learning. --P.                                                                               Fletcher.          2. (Mus.) A medley improvised by several performers.
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d8Scutella \[d8]Scu*tel"la\, n. pl.       See {Scutellum}.
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d8Scutella \[d8]Scu*tel"la\, n.; pl. {Scutelle}. [NL., fem. dim.       of L. scutum.] (Zo[94]l.)       See {Scutellum}, n., 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Scutellum \[d8]Scu*tel"lum\, n.; pl. {Scutella}. [NL., neut.       dim. of L. scutum a shield.]       1. (Bot.) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed             of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain             lichens.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The third of the four pieces forming the upper part of                   a thoracic segment of an insect. It follows the                   scutum, and is followed by the small postscutellum; a                   scutella. See {Thorax}.             (b) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of                   birds; a scutella.
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d8Sedilia \[d8]Se*dil"i*a\, n. pl.; sing. {Sedile}. [L. sedile a       seat.] (Arch.)       Seats in the chancel of a church near the altar for the       officiating clergy during intervals of service. --Hook.
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d8Setula \[d8]Set"u*la\, n.; pl. {Setul[91]}. [L. setula,       saetula, dim. of seta, saeta, bristle.]       A small, short hair or bristle; a small seta.
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d8Stalactites \[d8]Stal`ac*ti"tes\, n. [NL.]       A stalactite. [Obs.] --Woodward.
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d8Stela \[d8]Ste"la\, n.; pl. {Stel[91]}. [L., from Gr. [?] a       post, an upright stone.] (Gr. Antiq.)       A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc.
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d8Stele \[d8]Ste"le\, n. [NL.]       Same as {Stela}.                   One of these steles, containing the Greek version of                the ordinance, has recently been discovered. --I.                                                                               Taylor (The                                                                               Alphabet).
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d8Stellerida \[d8]Stel*ler"i*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       An extensive group of echinoderms, comprising the starfishes       and ophiurans.
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d8Stelmatopoda \[d8]Stel`ma*top"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       a block, post + [?], [?], eye + [?], [?], foot.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Gymnol[91]mata}.
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d8Stola \[d8]Sto"la\, n.; pl. {Stol[91]}. [L. See {Stole} a       garment.] (Rom. Antiq.)       A long garment, descending to the ankles, worn by Roman       women.                   The stola was not allowed to be worn by courtesans, or                by women who had been divorced from their husbands.                                                                               --Fairholt.
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d8Stylaster \[d8]Sty*las"ter\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] pillar +       [?] star.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of delicate, usually pink,       calcareous hydroid corals of the genus {Stylaster}.
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d8Stylommata \[d8]Sty*lom"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a       pillar + [?], [?], the eye.]       Same as {Stylommatophora}.
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d8Stylommatophora \[d8]Sty*lom`ma*toph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?] column + [?] eye + [?] to bear.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Pulmonata in which the eyes are situated at the       tips of the tentacles. It includes the common land snails and       slugs. See Illust. under {Snail}.
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d8Stylopodium \[d8]Sty`lo*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Stylopodia}. [NL.       See {Style}, and {Podium}.] (Bot.)       An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous       plants.
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d8Stylops \[d8]Sty"lops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a pillar + [?],       [?], the eye.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of minute insects parasitic, in their larval state,       on bees and wasps. It is the typical genus of the group       Strepsiptera, formerly considered a distinct order, but now       generally referred to the Coleoptera. See {Strepsiptera}.
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d8Stylus \[d8]Sty"lus\, n.       In a photograph, a pointed piece which is moved by the       vibrations given to the diaphragm by a sound, and produces       the indented record; also, a pointed piece which follows the       indented record, vibrates the diaphragm, and reproduces the       sound.
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d8Stylus \[d8]Sty"lus\, n. [L. stylus, or better stilus.]       An instrument for writing. See {Style}, n., 1.
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d8Toccatella \[d8]Toc`ca*tel"la\, d8Toccatina    \[d8]Toc`ca*ti"na\, n.] [It.] (Music)       A short or simple toccata.
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Dactyl \Dac"tyl\, n. [L. dactylus, Gr. da`ktylos a finger, a       dactyl. Cf. {Digit}.]       1. (Pros.) A poetical foot of three sylables ([f5] [de]             [de]), one long followed by two short, or one accented             followed by two unaccented; as, L. t[89]gm[icr]n[ecr], E.             mer\b6ciful; -- so called from the similarity of its             arrangement to that of the joints of a finger. [Written             also {dactyle}.]          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A finger or toe; a digit.             (b) The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or                   crustacean.
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Dactylar \Dac"tyl*ar\, a.       1. Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or to the             claw of an insect crustacean.
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Dactyl \Dac"tyl\, n. [L. dactylus, Gr. da`ktylos a finger, a       dactyl. Cf. {Digit}.]       1. (Pros.) A poetical foot of three sylables ([f5] [de]             [de]), one long followed by two short, or one accented             followed by two unaccented; as, L. t[89]gm[icr]n[ecr], E.             mer\b6ciful; -- so called from the similarity of its             arrangement to that of the joints of a finger. [Written             also {dactyle}.]          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A finger or toe; a digit.             (b) The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or                   crustacean.
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Dactylet \Dac"tyl*et\, n. [Dactyl + [?]et.]       A dactyl. [Obs.]
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Dactylic \Dac*tyl"ic\, a. [L. dactylicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?].]       Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as,       dactylic verses.
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Dactylic \Dac*tyl"ic\, n.       1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these             lines are dactylics.          2. pl. Dactylic meters.
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Dactylioglyph \Dac*tyl"i*o*glyph\, n. [Gr. [?] an engraver of       gems; dakty`lios finger ring (fr. da`ktylos finger) +       gly`fein to engrave.] (Fine Arts)             (a) An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments.             (b) The inscription of the engraver's name on a finger                   ring or gem.
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Dactylioglyphi \Dac*tyl`i*og"ly*phi\, n.       The art or process of gem engraving.
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Dactyliography \Dac*tyl`i*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. dakty`lios finger       ring + -graphy.] (Fine Arts)       (a) The art of writing or engraving upon gems.       (b) In general, the literature or history of the art.
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Dactyliology \Dac*tyl`i*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. dakty`lios finger ring       + -logy.] (Fine Arts)       (a) That branch of arch[91]ology which has to do with gem             engraving.       (b) That branch of arch[91]ology which has to do with finger             rings.
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Dactyliomancy \Dac*tyl"i*o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. dakty`lios +       -mancy.]       Divination by means of finger rings.
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Orchard \Or"chard\, n. [AS. ortgeard, wyrtgeard, lit., wortyard,       i. e., a yard for herbs; wyrt herb + geard yard. See {Wort},       {Yard} inclosure.]       1. A garden. [Obs.]          2. An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, the fruit             trees, collectively; -- used especially of apples,             peaches, pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less             frequently of nutbearing trees and of sugar maple trees.          {Orchard grass} (Bot.), a tall coarse grass ({Dactylis             glomerata}), introduced into the United States from             Europe. It grows usually in shady places, and is of value             for forage and hay.          {Orchard house} (Hort.), a glazed structure in which fruit             trees are reared in pots.          {Orchard oriole} (Zool.), a bright-colored American oriole             ({Icterus spurius}), which frequents orchards. It is             smaller and darker thah the Baltimore oriole.
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Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard    grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass,    troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,    ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass,    etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass}    (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}.    Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}.    Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed    meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a    striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture,    hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work,    etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama    grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in    Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass,    meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear    grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass,    troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum    jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}.    Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.    Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal    grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass,    valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,    hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.          Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not                true grasses botanically considered, such as black                grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.          {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),             growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.          {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum             avenaceum} of Europe.          {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}             growing in wet ground. The European species is {P.             palustris}; in the United States there are several             species.          {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass.          {Grass bird}, the dunlin.          {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the             grass-cloth plant.          {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family             ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in             Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and             strong fibers suited for textile purposes.          {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes                   gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and                   {bay-winged bunting}.             (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of                   which several species are known.          {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land             and giving rich milk.          {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.          {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus             {Crambus}, found in grass.          {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in             India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --             used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger             grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.                      {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix             Capensis}).          {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of             Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also             applied to the zebra parrakeet.          {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover.          {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum             Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.          {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American             finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of             the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.          {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus                   natrix}).             (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.                   See {Green snake}, under {Green}.          {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa             maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.          {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena             n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous             when covered with dew.          {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial             sponge from Florida and the Bahamas.          {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.          {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with             narrow grasslike leaves.          {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.             strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.]             (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]             (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or                   prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her                   husband. [Slang.]          {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.          {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the             surface of the ground.          {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze             a season, as cattle.
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Dactylist \Dac"tyl*ist\, n.       A writer of dactylic verse.
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Dactylology \Dac`tyl*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. da`ktylos finger +       -logy.]       The art of communicating ideas by certain movements and       positions of the fingers; -- a method of conversing practiced       by the deaf and dumb.          Note: There are two different manual alphabets, the one-hand                alphabet (which was perfected by Abb[82] de l'Ep[82]e,                who died in 1789), and the two-hand alphabet. The                latter was probably based on the manual alphabet                published by George Dalgarus of Aberdeen, in 1680. See                Illustration in Appendix.
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Dactylomancy \Dac*tyl"o*man`cy\, n.       Dactyliomancy. [R.] --Am. Cyc.
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Dactylonomy \Dac`tyl*on"o*my\, n. [Gr. da`ktylos finger + no`mos       law, distribution.]       The art of numbering or counting by the fingers.
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Dactylopterous \Dac`tyl*op"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. da`ktylos finger +       [?] wing, fin.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having the inferior rays of the pectoral fins partially or       entirely free, as in the gurnards.
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Dactylozooid \Dac`tyl*o*zo"oid\, n. [Gr. da`ktylos finger + E.       zooid.] (Zo[94]l.)       A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or       even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth. See       {Siphonophora}.
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Dag-tailed \Dag"-tailed`\, a. [Dag a loose end + tail.]       Daggle-tailed; having the tail clogged with daglocks.       [bd]Dag-tailed sheep.[b8] --Bp. Hall.
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Decadal \Dec"a*dal\, a.       Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens.
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Decathlon \De*cath"lon\, n. [See {Deca-}; {Pentathlon}.]       In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting       of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running       high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter       hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a       1500-meter run.
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Deceitless \De*ceit"less\, a.       Free from deceit. --Bp. Hall.
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Deuced \Deu"ced\, a.       Devilish; excessive; extreme. [Low] -- {Deu"ced*ly}, adv.
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Diacatholicon \Di`a*ca*thol"i*con\, n. [Pref. dia- +       catholicon.] (Med.)       A universal remedy; -- name formerly to a purgative       electuary.
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Diastolic \Di`as*tol"ic\, a. (Physiol.)       Of or pertaining to diastole.
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Intercolumniation \In`ter*co*lum`ni*a"tion\, n. (Arch.)       The clear space between two columns, measured at the bottom       of their shafts. --Gwilt.          Note: It is customary to measure the intercolumniation in                terms of the diameter of the shaft, taken also at the                bottom. Different words, derived from the Greek, are in                use to denote certain common proportions. They are:                {Pycnostyle}, when the intercolumniation is of one and                a half diameters; {Systyle}, of two diameters;                {Eustyle}, of two and a quarter diameters; {Diastyle},                of three diameters; {Ar[91]ostyle}, of four or more,                and so great that a wooden architrave has to be used                instead of stone; {Ar[91]osystyle}, when the                intercolumniations are alternately systyle and                ar[91]ostyle.
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Diastyle \Di"a*style\, n. [L. diastylus, Gr. [?]; dia` through,       asunder + [?] pillar, column: cf. F. diastyle.] (Arch.)       See under {Intercolumniation}.
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Dicotyledon \Di*cot`y*le"don\, n. [Pref. di- + cotyledon.]       (Bot.)       A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes, or       cotyledons, in germinating.
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Dicotyledonous \Di*cot`y*le"don*ous\, a. (Bot.)       Having two cotyledons or seed lobes; as, a dicotyledonous       plant.
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Peccary \Pec"ca*ry\, n.; pl. {Peccaries}. [From the native South       American name: cf. F. p[82]cari, Sp. pecar.] (Zo[94]l.)       A pachyderm of the genus {Dicotyles}.          Note: The collared peccary, or tajacu ({Dicotyles                torquatus}), is about the size and shape of a small                hog, and has a white ring aroung the neck. It ranges                from Arkansas to Brazil. A larger species ({D.                labiatus}), with white cheeks, is found in South                America.
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Digital \Dig"i*tal\, a. [L. digitals.]       Of or performance to the fingers, or to digits; done with the       fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination.
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Digitalis \Dig`i*ta"lis\, n. [NL.: cf. F. digitale. So named       (according to Linn[91]us) from its finger-shaped corolla.]       1. (Bot.) A genus of plants including the foxglove.          2. (Med.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove ({Digitalis             purpurea}), used in heart disease, disturbance of the             circulation, etc.
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Digitalis \Dig`i*ta"lis\, n. [NL.: cf. F. digitale. So named       (according to Linn[91]us) from its finger-shaped corolla.]       1. (Bot.) A genus of plants including the foxglove.          2. (Med.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove ({Digitalis             purpurea}), used in heart disease, disturbance of the             circulation, etc.
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Foxglove \Fox"glove`\, n. [AS. foxes-gl[omac]fa,       foxes-cl[omac]fa,foxes-clife.] (Bot.)       Any plant of the genus {Digitalis}. The common English       foxglove ({Digitalis purpurea}) is a handsome perennial or       biennial plant, whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine,       both as a sedative and diuretic. See {Digitalis}.                   Pan through the pastures oftentimes hath run To pluck                the speckled foxgloves from their stem.   --W. Browne.
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Digitule \Dig"i*tule\, n. [L. digitulus, dim. of digitus.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A little finger or toe, or something resembling one.
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Discoidal \Dis*coid"al\, a. [Cf. F. disco[8b]dal.]       Disk-shaped; discoid.
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Disquietal \Dis*qui"et*al\, n.       The act of disquieting; a state of disquiet. [Obs.]                   [It] roars and strives 'gainst its disquietal. --Dr. H.                                                                               More.
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Disquietly \Dis*qui"et*ly\, adv.       In a disquiet manner; uneasily; as, he rested disquietly that       night. [R.] --Wiseman.
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Dissettle \Dis*set"tle\, v. t.       To unsettle. [Obs.]
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Dissettlement \Dis*set"tle*ment\, n.       The act of unsettling, or the state of being unsettled.       --Marvell.
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Distal \Dis"tal\, a. [From {Distant}.] (Physiol.)       (a) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the             distal end of a bone or muscle; -- opposed to {proximal}.       (b) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal             tuberosities of a bone.
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Distally \Dis"tal*ly\, adv. (Anat.)       Toward a distal part.
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Distill \Dis*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare,       destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr.       stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand.       Cf. {Still}, n. & v., {Instill}.] [Written also {distil}.]       1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.                         Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.                                                                               --Pope.          2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.                         The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of                      Armenia.                                             --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.          3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.
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Distil \Dis*til"\, v. t. & i.       See {Distill}.
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Distill \Dis*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare,       destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr.       stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand.       Cf. {Still}, n. & v., {Instill}.] [Written also {distil}.]       1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.                         Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.                                                                               --Pope.          2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.                         The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of                      Armenia.                                             --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.          3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.
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Distil \Dis*til"\, v. t. & i.       See {Distill}.
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Distill \Dis*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare,       destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr.       stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand.       Cf. {Still}, n. & v., {Instill}.] [Written also {distil}.]       1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.                         Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.                                                                               --Pope.          2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.                         The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of                      Armenia.                                             --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.          3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.
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Distill \Dis*till"\, v. t.       1. To let fall or send down in drops.                         Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. --Pope.                         The dew which on the tender grass The evening had                      distilled.                                          --Drayton.          2. To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as             spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill             brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain;             to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill             fresh water from sea water. [bd]Distilling odors on             me.[b8] --Tennyson.          3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in             making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.          4. To dissolve or melt. [R.]                         Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled.                                                                               --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distillable \Dis*till"a*ble\, a. (Chem.)       Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being       distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as,       alcohol is distillable; olive oil is not distillable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distillate \Dis*till"ate\, n. (Chem.)       The product of distillation; as, the distillate from       molasses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distillation \Dis`til*la"tion\, n. [F. distillation, L.       destillatio.]       1. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in             drops.          2. That which falls in drops. [R.] --Johnson          3. (Chem.) The separation of the volatile parts of a             substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation             of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or             solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation             of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver,             alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization;             condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and             coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in             steam.          Note: The evaporation of water, its condensation into clouds,                and its precipitation as rain, dew, frost, snow, or                hail, is an illustration of natural distillation.          4. The substance extracted by distilling. --Shak.          {Destructive distillation} (Chem.), the distillation,             especially of complex solid substances, so that the             ultimate constituents are separated or evolved in new             compounds, -- usually requiring a high degree of heat; as,             the destructive distillation of soft coal or of wood.          {Dry distillation}, the distillation of substances by             themselves, or without the addition of water or of other             volatile solvent; as, the dry distillation of citric acid.                      {Fractional distillation}. (Chem.) See under {Fractional}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distillatory \Dis*til"la*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. distillatoire.]       Belonging to, or used in, distilling; as, distillatory       vessels. -- n. A distillatory apparatus; a still.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distill \Dis*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare,       destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr.       stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand.       Cf. {Still}, n. & v., {Instill}.] [Written also {distil}.]       1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.                         Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.                                                                               --Pope.          2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.                         The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of                      Armenia.                                             --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.          3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verdigris \Ver"di*gris\, n. [F. vert-de-gris, apparently from       verd, vert, green + de of + gris gray, but really a       corruption of LL. viride aeris (equivalent to L. aerugo),       from L. viridis green + aes, aeris, brass. See {Verdant}, and       2d {Ore}.]       1. (Chem.) A green poisonous substance used as a pigment and             drug, obtained by the action of acetic acid on copper, and             consisting essentially of a complex mixture of several             basic copper acetates.          2. The green rust formed on copper. [Colloq.]          Note: This rust is a carbonate of copper, and should not be                confounded with true verdigris. --U. S. Disp.          {Blue verdigris} (Chem.), a verdigris having a blue color,             used a pigment, etc.          {Distilled verdigris} (Old Chem.), an acid copper acetate; --             so called because the acetic acid used in making it was             obtained from distilled vinegar.          {Verdigris green}, clear bluish green, the color of             verdigris.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distiller \Dis*till"er\, n.       1. One who distills; esp., one who extracts alcoholic liquors             by distillation.          2. The condenser of a distilling apparatus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distillery \Dis*till"er*y\, n.; pl. {Distilleries}. [F.       distillerie.]       1. The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic             liquors, is carried on.          2. The act of distilling spirits. [R.] --Todd.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distillery \Dis*till"er*y\, n.; pl. {Distilleries}. [F.       distillerie.]       1. The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic             liquors, is carried on.          2. The act of distilling spirits. [R.] --Todd.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distill \Dis*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare,       destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr.       stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand.       Cf. {Still}, n. & v., {Instill}.] [Written also {distil}.]       1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.                         Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.                                                                               --Pope.          2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.                         The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of                      Armenia.                                             --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.          3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distillment \Dis*till"ment\, n.       Distillation; the substance obtained by distillation. [Obs.]       --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distyle \Dis"tyle\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + [?] pillar: cf.       F. distyle.] (Arch.)       Having two columns in front; -- said of a temple, portico, or       the like.          {Distyle in antis}, having columns between two ant[91]. See             {Anta}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distyle \Dis"tyle\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + [?] pillar: cf.       F. distyle.] (Arch.)       Having two columns in front; -- said of a temple, portico, or       the like.          {Distyle in antis}, having columns between two ant[91]. See             {Anta}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disutilize \Dis*u"til*ize\, v. t.       To deprive of utility; to render useless. [R.] --Mrs.       Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doggedly \Dog"ged*ly\, adv.       In a dogged manner; sullenly; with obstinate resolution.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dog's-tail grass \Dog's"-tail grass`\, n. (Bot.)       A hardy species of British grass ({Cynosurus cristatus})       which abounds in grass lands, and is well suited for making       straw plait; -- called also {goldseed}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crab \Crab\ (kr[acr]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G.       krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and       perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are             mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body,             covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is             small and curled up beneath the body.          Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to                certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was                sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species                are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being                one of the most esteemed. The large European edible                crab is {Cancer padurus}. {Soft-shelled crabs} are blue                crabs that have recently cast their shells. See                {Cancer}; also, {Box crab}, {Fiddler crab}, {Hermit                crab}, {Spider crab}, etc., under {Box}, {Fiddler}.                etc.          2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.          3. [See {Crab}, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its             harsh taste.                         When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly                      sings the staring owl.                        --Shak.          4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.             [Obs.] --Garrick.          5. (Mech.)             (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing,                   used with derricks, etc.             (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling                   ships into dock, etc.             (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.             (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.          {Calling crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Fiddler}., n., 2.          {Crab apple}, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also,             the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple             ({Pyrus Malus} var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple             ({Pyrus baccata}); and the American ({Pyrus coronaria}).                      {Crab grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A grass ({Digitaria, [or] Panicum, sanguinalis}); --                   called also {finger grass}.             (b) A grass of the genus {Eleusine} ({E. Indica}); --                   called also {dog's-tail grass}, {wire grass}, etc.          {Crab louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Phthirius             pubis}), sometimes infesting the human body.          {Crab plover} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic plover ({Dromas             ardeola}).          {Crab's eyes}, [or] {Crab's stones}, masses of calcareous             matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either             side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and             formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid             purposes; the gastroliths.          {Crab spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of a group of spiders             ({Laterigrad[91]}); -- called because they can run             backwards or sideways like a crab.          {Crab tree}, the tree that bears crab applies.          {Crab wood}, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which             takes a high polish. --McElrath.          {To catch a crab} (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower:             (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water;             (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a                   stroke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dog's-tail grass \Dog's"-tail grass`\, n. (Bot.)       A hardy species of British grass ({Cynosurus cristatus})       which abounds in grass lands, and is well suited for making       straw plait; -- called also {goldseed}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crab \Crab\ (kr[acr]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G.       krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and       perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are             mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body,             covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is             small and curled up beneath the body.          Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to                certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was                sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species                are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being                one of the most esteemed. The large European edible                crab is {Cancer padurus}. {Soft-shelled crabs} are blue                crabs that have recently cast their shells. See                {Cancer}; also, {Box crab}, {Fiddler crab}, {Hermit                crab}, {Spider crab}, etc., under {Box}, {Fiddler}.                etc.          2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.          3. [See {Crab}, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its             harsh taste.                         When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly                      sings the staring owl.                        --Shak.          4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.             [Obs.] --Garrick.          5. (Mech.)             (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing,                   used with derricks, etc.             (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling                   ships into dock, etc.             (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.             (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.          {Calling crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Fiddler}., n., 2.          {Crab apple}, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also,             the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple             ({Pyrus Malus} var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple             ({Pyrus baccata}); and the American ({Pyrus coronaria}).                      {Crab grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A grass ({Digitaria, [or] Panicum, sanguinalis}); --                   called also {finger grass}.             (b) A grass of the genus {Eleusine} ({E. Indica}); --                   called also {dog's-tail grass}, {wire grass}, etc.          {Crab louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Phthirius             pubis}), sometimes infesting the human body.          {Crab plover} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic plover ({Dromas             ardeola}).          {Crab's eyes}, [or] {Crab's stones}, masses of calcareous             matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either             side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and             formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid             purposes; the gastroliths.          {Crab spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of a group of spiders             ({Laterigrad[91]}); -- called because they can run             backwards or sideways like a crab.          {Crab tree}, the tree that bears crab applies.          {Crab wood}, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which             takes a high polish. --McElrath.          {To catch a crab} (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower:             (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water;             (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a                   stroke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doughtily \Dough"ti*ly\, adv.       In a doughty manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ductile \Duc"tile\, a. [L. ductilis, fr. ducere to lead: cf. F.       ductile. See {Duct}.]       1. Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives,             persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people.             --Addison.                         Forms their ductile minds To human virtues.                                                                               --Philips.          2. Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or             threads.                         Gold . . . is the softest and most ductile of all                      metals.                                             --Dryden.             -- {Duc"tile*ly}, adv. -- {Duc"tile*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ductile \Duc"tile\, a. [L. ductilis, fr. ducere to lead: cf. F.       ductile. See {Duct}.]       1. Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives,             persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people.             --Addison.                         Forms their ductile minds To human virtues.                                                                               --Philips.          2. Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or             threads.                         Gold . . . is the softest and most ductile of all                      metals.                                             --Dryden.             -- {Duc"tile*ly}, adv. -- {Duc"tile*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ductile \Duc"tile\, a. [L. ductilis, fr. ducere to lead: cf. F.       ductile. See {Duct}.]       1. Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives,             persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people.             --Addison.                         Forms their ductile minds To human virtues.                                                                               --Philips.          2. Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or             threads.                         Gold . . . is the softest and most ductile of all                      metals.                                             --Dryden.             -- {Duc"tile*ly}, adv. -- {Duc"tile*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ductilimeter \Duc`ti*lim"e*ter\, n. [Ductile + -meter.]       An instrument for accurately determining the ductility of       metals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ductility \Duc*til"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. ductilit[82].]       1. The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into             wires or filaments.          2. Tractableness; pliableness. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ductless \Duct"less\, a.       Having to duct or outlet; as, a ductless gland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dustless \Dust"less\, a.       Without dust; as a dustless path.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dysodile \Dys"o*dile\, n. [Gr. [?] ill smell, from [?]       ill-smelling; [?] ill, bad + [?] to smell.] (Min.)       An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid       odor when burning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dysteleology \Dys*te`le*ol"o*gy\, n. [Pref. dys- + teleology.]       (Biol.)       The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to       that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs,       in view of their being useless to the life of the organism.                   To the doctrine of dysteleology, or the denial of final                causes, a proof of the real existence of such a thing                as instinct must necessarily be fatal.   --Word                                                                               (Dynamic                                                                               Sociology).
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Desoto Lakes, FL (CDP, FIPS 17300)       Location: 27.37117 N, 82.48995 W       Population (1990): 2807 (1098 housing units)       Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DACTL          Declarative Alvey Compiler Target Language.          An intermediate language from the {University of East Anglia},       used in the {Flagship} project.   DACTL is based on a form of       {graph rewriting} which can be used to implement {functional       language}s, {logic language}s and {imperative} languages.   The       current version is Dactl0.          ["DACTL - A Computational Model and Compiler Target Language       Based on Graph Reduction", J.R.W. Glauert et al, ICL Tech J       5(3) (1987)].          (1994-09-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DCDL          Digital Control Design Language.   A language for simulating       computer systems.          ["DCDS Digital Simulating System", H. Potash et al, Proc FJCC       35, AFIPS (Fall 1969)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Digital          Common abbreviation for {Digital Equipment       Corporation}.          (1995-12-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
digital          A description of {data} which is stored or transmitted       as a sequence of discrete symbols from a finite set, most       commonly this means {binary} data represented using electronic       or electromagnetic signals.          The opposite is {analogue}.          (1998-10-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Digital          Common abbreviation for {Digital Equipment       Corporation}.          (1995-12-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
digital          A description of {data} which is stored or transmitted       as a sequence of discrete symbols from a finite set, most       commonly this means {binary} data represented using electronic       or electromagnetic signals.          The opposite is {analogue}.          (1998-10-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
digital audio          A sequence of discrete samples taken       from a continuous sound ({audio}) waveform.   Tens of thousands       of samples are taken each second.   Each sample represents the       intensity of the sound pressure wave at that instant.   Apart       from the sampling frequency, the other parameter is the       digital encoding of each sample including the number of {bit}s       used.   The encoding may be linear, logarithmic or {mu-law}.          Digital audio is typically created by taking 16-bit samples       over a spectrum of 44.1 thousand cycles per second (kHz), this       means that CD quality sound requires 1.4 million bits of data       per second.   Digital telephone systems use lower sample rates.          {Filename extension}: .au ({Unix}), .snd ({MS-DOS}, {MS       Windows}).          See also {Audio IFF}, {MP3}, {wav}.          {Usenet} newsgroups: alt.binaries.sounds.*.          A {FAQ} on audio file formats is available.   {Part 1       (ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/audio/AudioFormats.part1)}, {Part 2       (ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/audio/AudioFormats.part2)}.          (1999-07-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Digital Audio Tape          (DAT) A format for storing music on magnetic       tape, developed in the mid-1980s by {Sony} and {Philips}.   As       digital music was popularized by {compact disc}s, the need for       a digital recording format for the consumer existed.   The       problem is that digital music contains over 5 megabytes of       data per minute before error correction and supplementary       information.   Before DAT, the only way to record digitally was       to use a video or a reel-to-reel recorder.          DAT uses a rotary-head (or "helical scan") format, where the       read/write head spins diagonally across the tape like a video       cassette recorder.   Thus the proper name is "R-DAT", where "R"       for rotary distinguishes it from "S-DAT", a stationary design       that did not make it out of the laboratories.   Studio       reel-to-reel decks are able to use stationary heads because       they can have wider tape and faster tape speeds, but for the       desired small medium of DAT the rotary-head compromise was       made despite the potential problems with more moving parts.          Most DAT recorders appear to be a cross between a typical       analog cassette deck and a {compact disc} player.   In addition       to the music, one can record subcode information such as the       number of the track (so one can jump between songs in a       certain order) or absolute time (counted from the beginning of       the tape).   The tape speed is much faster than a regular deck       (one can rewind 30 minutes of music in 10-25 seconds), though       not quite as fast as a compact disc player.   DAT decks have       both analog and digital inputs and outputs.          DAT tapes have only one recordable side and can be as long 120       minutes.          DAT defines the following recording modes with the following       performance specifications...                2 channel 48KHz Sample rate, 16-bit linear encoding             120 min max.             Frequency Response 2-22KHz (+-0.5dB)             SN = 93 dB   DR = 93 dB                2 channel 44.1Khz Sample rate, 16-bit linear encoding             120 min max             Frequency Response 2-22KHz (+-0.5dB)             SN = 93 dB   DR = 93 dB                2 channel 32KHz Sample Rate, 12-bit non-linear encoding             240 min max             Frequency Response 2-14.5KHz (+-0.5dB)             SN = 92 dB   DR = 92 dB                4 channel 32KHz (not supported by any deck)          DAT is also used for recording computer data.   Most computer       DAT recorders use DDS format which is the same as audio DAT       but they usually have completely different connectors and it       is not always possible to read tapes from one system on the       other.   Computer tapes can be used in audio machines but are       usually more expensive.   You can record for two minutes on       each metre of tape.          (1995-02-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
digital camera          A camera that captures and stores still       images as {digital} data instead of on photographic film.          The first digital cameras became available in the early       1990s[?].          [Which and when was the first?]          (2000-08-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
digital carrier          A medium which can carry {digital}       signals; broadly equivalent to the {physical layer} of the       {OSI} seven layer model of networks.   Carriers can be       described as {baseband} or {broadband}.   A baseband carrier       can include direct current (DC), whereas broadband carriers       are modulated by various methods into frequency bands which do       not include DC.          Sometimes a {modem} (modulator/demodulator) or {codec}       (coder/decoder) combines several channels on one transmission       path.   The combining of channels is called {multiplexing}, and       their separation is called demultiplexing, independent of       whether a modem or codec bank is used.   Modems can be       associated with {frequency division multiplexing} (FDM) and       codecs with {time division multiplexing} (TDM) though this       grouping of concepts is somewhat arbitrary.          If the medium of a carrier is copper telephone wire, the       circuit may be called {T1}, {T3}, etc. as these designations       originally described such.          T1 carriers used a restored polar line coding scheme which       allowed a baseband signal to be transported as broadband and       restored to baseband at the receiver.   T1 is not used in this       sense today, and indeed it is often confused with the {DS1}       signal carried.          (1996-03-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
digital computer          A {computer} that represents numbers and other data       using discrete internal states, in contrast to the       continuously varying quantities used in an {analog computer}.          Some of the fundamental ideas behind the digital computer were       proposed by {Alan Turing} between 1936 and 1938.   The design       of the {Atanasoff-Berry Computer} (1937-1942) included some of       the important implementation details but the first digital       computer to successfully run real programs was the {Z3}       (1941).   {ENIAC} (1943-1946) was the first electronic digital       computer but was only programmable by manual rewiring or       switches.          (2003-10-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
digital dashboard          A personalised desktop {portal} that focuses on       {business intelligence} and {knowledge management}.          {Microsoft}'s version has a launch screen including stock       quotes, voice mail and e-mail messages, a calendar, a weather       forecast, traffic information, access to news feeds, customer       and sales data, and Internet conferences.   A digital dashboard       might previously have been thought of as an executive       information system.   In the future, digital dashboards could       be available on {personal digital assistants} and cellular       phones.          ["Gates pitches 'digital dashboards' to bevy of top CEOs", Bob       Trott, pub. InfoWorld Electric, 1999-05-19].          (1999-09-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Digital Data Service          (DDS) The class of service offered by       telecommunications companies for transmitting digital data as       opposed to voice.          (1995-02-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications          (DECT, formerly ".. European ..") A       {standard} developed by the {European Telecommunication       Standard Institute} from 1988, governing pan-European {digital       mobile telephony}.   DECT covers wireless {PBX}s, {telepoint},       residential {cordless telephones}, wireless access to the       {public switched telephone network}, Closed User Groups       (CUGs), {Local Area Networks}, and wireless {local loop}.          DECT defines only the radio connection between two points and       can be used for remote access to public and private networks.       Other mobility standards, such as {GSM}, {TACS}, and {DCS       1800} add the necessary switching, signaling, and management       functions that are not specified by DECT.          The DECT Common Interface radio standard is a {multicarrier}       {time division multiple access}, {time division duplex}       (MC-TDMA-TDD) radio transmission technique using ten {radio       frequency} channels from 1880 to 1930 MHz, each divided into       24 time slots of 10ms, and twelve {full-duplex} accesses per       {carrier}, for a total of 120 possible combinations.          A DECT base station (an RFP, Radio Fixed Part) can transmit       all 12 possible accesses (time slots) simultaneously by using       different frequencies or using only one frequency.   All       signaling information is transmitted from the RFP within a       multiframe (16 frames).   {Voice} signals are digitally encoded       into a 32 kbit/s signal using {Adaptive Differential Pulse       Code Modulation}.          The {handover} process is requested autonomously by the       portable terminal and the Radio Fixed Parts, according to the       carrier signal levels.   A "Generic Access Profile" defines a       minimum set of requirements for the support of speech       telephony.          {(http://www.italtel.it/catalog/data/inglese/capc_5.htm)}.          (1999-04-13)
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digital envelope                   {(http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/faq/html/2-2-4.html)}.          [Summary?]          (1999-03-16)
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Digital Equipment Computer Users Society          (DECUS) A world wide organisation of {Information       Technology} professionals interested in the products,       services, and technologies of {Digital Equipment Corporation}       and related vendors.   Membership in the US chapter is free and       provides participants with the means to enhance their       professional development, forums for technical training,       mechanisms for obtaining up-to-date information, advocacy       programs, and opportunities for informal disclosure and       interaction with professional colleagues of like interest.          Address: 334 South Street, SHR3-1/T25, Shrewsbury, MA       01545-4195, USA.          Telephone: +1 (800) DECUS55.          (1995-02-08)
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Digital Equipment Corporation          (DEC) A computer manufacturer and software vendor.          Before the {killer micro} revolution of the late 1980s,       hackerdom was closely symbiotic with DEC's pioneering       {time-sharing} machines.   The first of the group of hacker       cultures nucleated around the {PDP-1} (see {TMRC}).       Subsequently, the {PDP-6}, {PDP-10}, {PDP-20}, {PDP-11} and       {VAX} were all foci of large and important hackerdoms, and DEC       machines long dominated the {ARPANET} and {Internet} machine       population.          The first PC from DEC was a {CP/M} computer called {Rainbow},       announced in 1981-82.          DEC was the technological leader of the minicomputer era       (roughly 1967 to 1987), but its failure to embrace       {microcomputers} and {Unix} early cost it heavily in profits       and prestige after {silicon} got cheap.   However, the       {microprocessor} design tradition owes a heavy debt to the       {PDP-11} {instruction set}, and every one of the major       general-purpose microcomputer {operating systems} so far       (CP/M, {MS-DOS}, {Unix}, {OS/2}) were either genetically       descended from a DEC OS, or incubated on DEC {hardware} or       both.   Accordingly, DEC is still regarded with a certain wry       affection even among many hackers too young to have grown up       on DEC machines.   The contrast with {IBM} is instructive.          Quarterly sales $3923M, profits -$1746M (Aug 1994).          DEC was taken over by {Compaq Computer Corporation} in 1998.          {Home (http://www.digital.com/.html)}.          (1999-06-03)
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Digital Equipment Corporation Network          (DECNET) {Ethernet} software used on {DEC}       computers such as the {Vax}.          [More details?]          (1999-06-03)
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Digital European Cordless Telecommunications          {Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications}
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Digital Express Group, Inc.          (Digex) The largest {Internet provider} in the Washington       metropolitan area with {POP}s in Maryland, Virginia, New       Jersey, New York and California.          {(http://www.digex.net)}.          (1994-10-25)
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Digital Lempel Ziv 1          (DLZ1) A {Lempel-Ziv compression} {algorithm}       which maps variable length input strings to variable length       output symbols.   During compression, the algorithm builds a       dictionary of strings which is accessed by means of a {hash       table}.   Compression occurs when input data matches a string       in the table and is replaced with the output symbol.          DLZ1 is used on {Digital Linear Tape}.          (1997-04-05)
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Digital Library Initiative          A project to research digital libraries which aims to provide       real collections to real users (high school students,       University researchers and students, users in public       libraries).   The project is sponsored jointly by three US       federal funding agencies, led by the National Science       Foundation.          The {University of Michigan}, one of the six sites selected in       1994 to collaborate, will provide collections on earth and       space sciences.   The project, known there as the University of       Michigan Digital Library Project (UMDL), is a large,       multi-year project headed by Daniel Atkins, Dean of the School       of Information and Library Studies.          {UMDL (http://http2.sils.umich.edu/UMDL/HomePage.html)}.          (1995-02-23)
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Digital Linear Tape          (DLT) A kind of {magnetic tape} drive       originally developed by {DEC} and now marketed by {Quantum}.          DLT drives implement the {Digital Lempel Ziv 1} (DLZ1)       {compression} {algorithm} in a combination of {hardware} and       {firmware}.   They use a popular chip by {Stac} (now {hi/fn})       to do the string searching.   Counting, sorting and {Huffman       encoding} are done in firmware (with hardware support for the       Huffman algorithm?).          In April 1997 DLT drives can transfer 5 {megabytes} per second       and can store 35 {gigabytes} on a single cartridge.       Compression might roughly double these figures.          (1997-04-05)
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Digital Multimeter          (DMM) A peice of test equipment used for       measuring voltage, current, resistance, and possibly other       electircal quantities and displaying the value in number form.          (1997-02-12)
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Digital Radio Mondiale          (DRM) A form of {monaural} digital broadcast       using {carrier} frequencies below 30 MHz.   DRM uses {MPEG-4       AAC Main Profile} and {SBR} at data rates of 16-25 kbps.          {Home (http://www.drm.org/)}.          (2001-12-20)
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Digital Research          The company which developed {CP/M}, the {operating       system} used on many of the first generation 8-bit       {microprocessor}-based {personal computers}.   Digital Research       also produced {DR-DOS}.          Address: Santa Cruz, CA, USA.          (1998-03-17)
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digital service unit          {data service unit}
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Digital Signal Processing          (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound       or {image}) which have been converted to digital form       (sampled).          (1994-12-07)
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Digital Signal Processing Language          (DSPL) A {C}-derived {DSP} language.          ["The Programming Language DSPL", A. Schwarte & H. Hanselmann,       Proc PCIM 90, 1990].          (1994-12-01)
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digital signature          Extra data appended to a message which       identifies and authenticates the sender and message data using       {public-key encryption}.          The sender uses a {one-way hash function} to generate a       hash-code of about 32 bits from the message data.   He then       encrypts the hash-code with his private key.   The receiver       recomputes the hash-code from the data and decrypts the       received hash with the sender's public key.   If the two       hash-codes are equal, the receiver can be sure that data has       not been corrupted and that it came from the given sender.          (1995-02-07)
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Digital Signature Standard          The {NIST}'s {standard} for {digital       signatures} (authenticating both a message and the signer)       that was first announced in 1991.   It is based on an       {algorithm} using {discrete logarithms}, which is a variant of       the {Elgamal algorithm} with Schnorr's improvements.   DSS's       security is currently considered very strong - comparable to       {RSA}.   It is estimated that DSS's 1024-bit keys would take       1.4E16 {MIPS}-years to crack.          (1995-11-16)
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digital signatures          {digital signature}
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Digital Simulation Language          (DSL) Extensions to {Fortran} to simulate {analog       computer} functions.   Version DSL/90 ran on the {IBM 7090}.          ["DSL/90 - A Digital Simulation Program for Continuous System       Modelling", Proc SJCC 28, AFIPS, Spring 1966].          [Sammet 1969, p 632].          (1996-10-13)
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Digital Simultaneous Voice and Data          (DSVD) A technique supported by some {modems}       for multiplexing compressed speech with digital data for       transmission over a normal telephone line.          DSVD isn't standardised yet, so generally you have to have the       same make of modem at both ends for it to work.          [How does it work?   Which modems?   References?]          (1997-06-05)
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DIGITAL Standard MUMPS          (DSM) {DEC}'s version of {MUMPS}.          (1995-01-10)
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Digital Subscriber Line          (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop,       xDSL - see below) A family of {digital} {telecommunications}       {protocols} designed to allow high speed data communication       over the existing {copper} telephone lines between end-users       and telephone companies.          When two conventional {modems} are connected through the       telephone system ({PSTN}), it treats the communication the       same as voice conversations.   This has the advantage that       there is no investment required from the telephone company       (telco) but the disadvantage is that the {bandwidth} available       for the communication is the same as that available for voice       conversations, usually 64 kb/s ({DS0}) at most.   The       {twisted-pair} copper cables into individual homes or offices       can usually carry significantly more than 64 kb/s but the       telco needs to handle the signal as digital rather than       analog.          There are many implementation of the basic scheme, differing       in the communication {protocol} used and providing varying       {service levels}.   The throughput of the communication can be       anything from about 128 kb/s to over 8 Mb/s, the communication       can be either symmetric or asymmetric (i.e. the available       bandwidth may or may not be the same {upstream} and       {downstream}).   Equipment prices and service fees also vary       considerably.          The first technology based on DSL was {ISDN}, although ISDN is       not often recognised as such nowadays.   Since then a large       number of other protocols have been developed, collectively       referred to as xDSL, including {HDSL}, {SDSL}, {ADSL}, and       {VDSL}.   As yet none of these have reached very wide       deployment but wider deployment is expected for 1998-1999.          {(http://www.cyberventure.com/~cedpa/databus-issues/v38n1/xdsl.html)}.          {2Wire DSL provider lookup (http://www.2Wire.com/)}.          ["Data Cooks, But Will Vendors Get Burned?", "Supercomm       Spotlight On ADSL" & "Lucent Sells Paradine", Wilson & Carol,       Inter@ctive Week Vol. 3 #13, p1 & 6, June 24 1996].          (2001-04-30)
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Digital Subscriber Line Access Module          (DSLAM, or Digital Subscriber Line       Access Multiplexer) The generic term for the {Central Office}       (CO) equipment where x{DSL} lines are terminated.   The       multiple {DSL} signals may be {multiplexed} onto a {wideband}       channel such as {ATM}.          (2000-04-05)
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Digital Subscriber Loop          {Digital Subscriber Line}
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Digital Switched Network          (DSN) The completely digital version of the       {PSTN}.          (1997-07-18)
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Digital to Analog Converter          (DAC) A device which takes a digital value and       outputs a voltage which is proportional to the input value.          Typical uses include digital generation of audio signals or       conversion of a {bitmap image} to a signal to drive a {CRT}.          (1998-02-15)
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Digital Versatile Disc          (DVD, formerly "Digital Video Disc") An optical       storage medium with improved capacity and bandwidth compared       with the {Compact Disc}.   DVD, like CD, was initally marketed       for entertainment and later for computer users.   [When was it       first available?]          A DVD can hold a full-length film with up to 133 minutes of       high quality video, in {MPEG-2} format, and audio.          The first DVD drives for computers were read-only drives       ("DVD-ROM").   These provide over seven times the storage       capacity of CD-ROM (4.7 GBytes).   DVD-ROM drives read existing       {CD-ROM}s and music CDs and are compatible with installed       sound and video boards.   Additionally, the DVD-ROM drive can       read DVD films using an advanced (MPEG-2) video board,       required to decode the high resolution video format.          The first drives, using a single-layer disc of 4.7GB, were       expected to be available during the second half of 1996 from       {Toshiba}, {Philips}, {Sony}, {Hitachi} and others.   In 1997,       dual-layer discs were expected to increase the disc capacity       to 8.5 GB.   Double-sided, dual-layer discs will eventually       increase the capacity to 17 GB.          Write-once DVD-R ("recordable") drives record a 3.9GB DVD-R       disc that can be read on a DVD-ROM drive.   The first DVD-R       drive was expected by mid 1997.          By the end of 1997, the rewritable DVD-RAM (by false analogy       with {random access memory}) drive was expected to become       available.   DVD-RAM drives read and write to a 2.6 GB DVD-RAM       disc, read and write-once to a 3.9GB DVD-R disc, and read a       4.7 GB or 8.5 GB DVD-ROM.   Also, it was expected that a       DVD-RAM disc would be readable on both the DVD-R and DVD-ROM       drives.          {Background (http://www.tacmar.com/dvd_background.htm)}.   {RCA       home (http://www.imagematrix.com/DVD/home.html)}.       {(http://www.zdnet.com/products/special/current/dvd.html)}.       {(http://www.zdnet.com/products/special/current/dvdsum.html)}.          [Did this happen as predicted?   Current state?]          (1999-07-08)
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Digital Video Disc          {Digital Versatile Disc}
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DYSTAL          DYnamic STorage ALlocation.          Adds lists, strings, sorting, statistics and matrix operations       to Fortran.   Sammet 1969, p.388.   "DYSTAL: Dynamic Storage       Allocation Language in FORTRAN", J.M. Sakoda, in Symbol       Manipulation Languages and Techniques, D.G. Bobrow ed, N-H       1971, pp.302- 311.          (1995-03-17)