famished
         adj 1: extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food
                  and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and
                  ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory
                  enemy" [syn: {famished}, {ravenous}, {sharp-set},
                  {starved}, {esurient}]

English Dictionary: Funktionstransparenz	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fan-jet n an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine [syn: fanjet, fan-jet, turbofan, turbojet] a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust Synonym(s): fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet engine, turbojet, turbojet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fancied adj formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character" Synonym(s): fabricated, fancied, fictional, fictitious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fancy dress n a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party [syn: fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costume]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fancy-dress ball n a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks [syn: masked ball, masquerade ball, fancy-dress ball]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fanged adj having fangs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fanjet n an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine [syn: fanjet, fan-jet, turbofan, turbojet] a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust Synonym(s): fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet engine, turbojet, turbojet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fanjet engine n a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust Synonym(s): fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet engine, turbojet, turbojet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fenestella n oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault Synonym(s): lunette, fenestella
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fenestra n a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fenestra cochleae n fenestra leading into the cochlea [syn: fenestra rotunda, fenestra cochleae, round window, fenestra of the cochlea]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fenestra of the cochlea n fenestra leading into the cochlea [syn: fenestra rotunda, fenestra cochleae, round window, fenestra of the cochlea]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fenestra of the vestibule n fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it Synonym(s): fenestra ovalis, fenestra vestibuli, oval window, fenestra of the vestibule
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fenestra ovalis n fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it Synonym(s): fenestra ovalis, fenestra vestibuli, oval window, fenestra of the vestibule
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fenestra rotunda n fenestra leading into the cochlea [syn: fenestra rotunda, fenestra cochleae, round window, fenestra of the cochlea]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fenestra vestibuli n fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it Synonym(s): fenestra ovalis, fenestra vestibuli, oval window, fenestra of the vestibule
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fenestral adj of or relating to or having a fenestra of or relating to windows
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fenestration n the arrangement of windows in a building surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fengtien n a city in northeastern China [syn: Shenyang, Mukden, Moukden, Fengtien]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fine structure n the presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements; "the fine structure results from slightly different energy levels"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finish out v fill out; "These studies round out the results of many years of research" Synonym(s): round out, finish out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finished adj (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; "a finished product" Antonym(s): unfinished ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript" Antonym(s): unfinished (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected; "a dazzling and finished piece of writing"; "a finished violinist" having a surface coating or finish applied; "the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones" brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically" Synonym(s): finished, ruined
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fumigate v treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests Synonym(s): fumigate, fume
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fumigation n the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fumigator n someone whose job is to fumigate a device that generates a gas for the purpose of disinfecting or eradicating pests
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
function n (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) Synonym(s): function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" Synonym(s): function, purpose, role, use the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" Synonym(s): function, office, part, role a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand" a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function" a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" Synonym(s): affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program Synonym(s): routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function v perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" Synonym(s): function, work, operate, go, run Antonym(s): malfunction, misfunction serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk" Synonym(s): serve, function perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary" Synonym(s): officiate, function
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
function call n a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
function word n a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning Synonym(s): function word, closed-class word
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functional adj designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture" Antonym(s): nonfunctional involving or affecting function rather than physiology; "functional deafness" Antonym(s): organic relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure; "the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one"; "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis" fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order" Synonym(s): functional, usable, useable, operable, operational designed for or adapted to a function or use; "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture" (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" Synonym(s): running(a), operative, functional, working(a)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functional anatomy n the study of anatomy in its relation to function [syn: functional anatomy, physiological anatomy, morphophysiology]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functional calculus n a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions) Synonym(s): predicate calculus, functional calculus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functional disorder n disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified Antonym(s): organic disorder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functional genomics n the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functional illiterate n a person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functional magnetic resonance imaging n a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain Synonym(s): functional magnetic resonance imaging, fMRI
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functionalism n a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functionalist n an adherent of functionalism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functionality n capable of serving a purpose well; "software with greater functionality"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functionally adv with respect to function; "the two units are functionally interdependent"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functionally illiterate adj having reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functionary n a worker who holds or is invested with an office [syn: official, functionary]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functioning adj performing or able to perform its regular function; "a functioning flashlight" Antonym(s): malfunctioning, nonfunctional n process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards" Synonym(s): operation, functioning, performance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fungoid adj resembling fungi Synonym(s): fungoid, funguslike
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
funny story n an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny" Synonym(s): funny story, good story, funny remark, funny
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Famish \Fam"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Famished}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Famishing}.] [OE. famen; cf. OF. afamer, L. fames. See       {Famine}, and cf. {Affamish}.]       1. To starve, kill, or destroy with hunger. --Shak.          2. To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to             distress with hanger.                         And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the                      people cried to Pharaoh for bread.      --Cen. xli.                                                                               55.                         The pains of famished Tantalus he'll feel. --Dryden.          3. To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation             or denial of anything necessary.                         And famish him of breath, if not of bread. --Milton.          4. To force or constrain by famine.                         He had famished Paris into a surrender. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Famosity \Fa*mos"i*ty\, n. [L. famositas infamy: cf. F.       famosit[82]. See {Famous}.]       The state or quality of being famous. [Obs.] --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Famoused \Fa"moused\, a.       Renowned. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fancied \Fan"cied\, a. [From {Fancy}, v. t.]       Formed or conceived by the fancy; unreal; as, a fancied       wrong.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fancy \Fan"cy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fancied}, p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fancying}.]       1. To figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something             without proof.                         If our search has reached no farther than simile and                      metaphor, we rather fancy than know.   --Locke.          2. To love. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fancy \Fan"cy\, a.       1. Adapted to please the fancy or taste; ornamental; as,             fancy goods.          2. Extravagant; above real value.                         This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania,                      like that which led his [Frederick the Great's]                      father to pay fancy prices for giants. --Macaulay.          {Fancy ball}, a ball in which porsons appear in fanciful             dresses in imitation of the costumes of different persons             and nations.          {Fancy fair}, a fair at which articles of fancy and ornament             are sold, generally for some charitable purpose.          {Fancy goods}, fabrics of various colors, patterns, etc., as             ribbons, silks, laces, etc., in distinction from those of             a simple or plain color or make.          {Fancy line} (Naut.), a line rove through a block at the jaws             of a gaff; -- used to haul it down.          {Fancy roller} (Carding Machine), a clothed cylinder (usually             having straight teeth) in front of the doffer.          {Fancy stocks}, a species of stocks which afford great             opportunity for stock gambling, since they have no             intrinsic value, and the fluctuations in their prices are             artificial.          {Fancy store}, one where articles of fancy and ornament are             sold.          {Fancy woods}, the more rare and expensive furniture woods,             as mahogany, satinwood, rosewood, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fanged \Fanged\, a.       Having fangs or tusks; as, a fanged adder. Also used       figuratively.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fangot \Fan"got\, n. [Cf. It. fagotto, fangotto, a bundle. Cf.       {Fagot}.]       A quantity of wares, as raw silk, etc., from one hundred       weight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faunist \Fau"nist\, n.       One who describes the fauna of country; a naturalist.       --Gilbert White.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fence \Fence\, n. [Abbrev. from defence.]       1. That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a             protection; a cover; security; shield.                         Let us be backed with God and with the seas, Which                      he hath given for fence impregnable.   --Shak.                         A fence betwixt us and the victor's wrath.                                                                               --Addison.          2. An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any             object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron,             or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from             without or straying from within.                         Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold.                                                                               --Milton.          Note: In England a hedge, ditch, or wall, as well as a                structure of boards, palings, or rails, is called a                fence.          3. (Locks) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the             tumbler gates in locking and unlocking.          4. Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice             of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and             repartee. See {Fencing}.                         Enjoy your dear wit, and gay rhetoric, That hath so                      well been taught her dazzing fence.   --Milton.                         Of dauntless courage and consummate skill in fence.                                                                               --Macaulay.          5. A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are             received. [Slang] --Mayhew.          {Fence month} (Forest Law), the month in which female deer             are fawning, when hunting is prohibited. --Bullokar.          {Fence roof}, a covering for defense. [bd]They fitted their             shields close to one another in manner of a fence             roof.[b8] --Holland.          {Fence time}, the breeding time of fish or game, when they             should not be killed.          {Rail fence}, a fence made of rails, sometimes supported by             posts.          {Ring fence}, a fence which encircles a large area, or a             whole estate, within one inclosure.          {Worm fence}, a zigzag fence composed of rails crossing one             another at their ends; -- called also {snake fence}, or             {Virginia rail fence}.          {To be on the fence}, to be undecided or uncommitted in             respect to two opposing parties or policies. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Fenestra \[d8]Fe*nes"tra\, n.; pl. {Fenestr[91]}. [L., a       window.] (Anat.)       A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by       membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fenestral \Fe*nes"tral\, a. [L. fenestra a window.]       1. (Arch.) Pertaining to a window or to windows.          2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a fenestra.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fenestral \Fe*nes"tral\, n. (Arch.)       A casement or window sash, closed with cloth or paper instead       of glass. --Weale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fenestrate \Fe*nes"trate\, a. [L. fenestratus, p. p. of       fenestrare to furnish with openings and windows.]       1. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated; as,             fenestrate membranes; fenestrate fronds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Having transparent spots, as the wings of             certain butterflies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fenestrated \Fe*nes"tra*ted\, a.       1. (Arch.) Having windows; characterized by windows.          2. Same as {Fenestrate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fenestration \Fen`es*tra"tion\, n.       1. (Arch.) The arrangement and proportioning of windows; --             used by modern writers for the decorating of an             architectural composition by means of the window (and             door) openings, their ornaments, and proportions.          2. (Anat.) The state or condition of being fenestrated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fenestrule \Fe*nes"trule\, n. [L. fenestrula a little window,       dim. of fenestra a window.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the openings in a fenestrated structure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fengite \Fen"gite\, n. (Min.)       A kind of marble or alabaster, sometimes used for windows on       account of its transparency.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finched \Finched\, a.       Same as {Finchbacked}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fine \Fine\, a. [Compar. {Finer}; superl. {Finest}.] [F. fin,       LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus,       p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished,       perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite}.]       1. Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from             impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of             admiration; accomplished; beautiful.                         The gain thereof [is better] than fine gold. --Prov.                                                                               iii. 14.                         A cup of wine that's brisk and fine.   --Shak.                         Not only the finest gentleman of his time, but one                      of the finest scholars.                     --Felton.                         To soothe the sick bed of so fine a being [Keats].                                                                               --Leigh Hunt.          2. Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament;             overdressed or overdecorated; showy.                         He gratified them with occasional . . . fine                      writing.                                             --M. Arnold.          3. Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful;             dexterous.                         The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! --Pope.                         The nicest and most delicate touches of satire                      consist in fine raillery.                  --Dryden.                         He has as fine a hand at picking a pocket as a                      woman.                                                --T. Gray.          4. Not coarse, gross, or heavy; as:             (a) Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.                               The eye standeth in the finer medium and the                            object in the grosser.                  --Bacon.             (b) Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine                   sand or flour.             (c) Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.             (d) Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.             (e) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine                   linen or silk.          5. Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its             composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.          6. (Used ironically.)                         Ye have made a fine hand, fellows.      --Shak.          Note: Fine is often compounded with participles and                adjectives, modifying them adverbially; a, fine-drawn,                fine-featured, fine-grained, fine-spoken, fine-spun,                etc.          {Fine arch} (Glass Making), the smaller fritting furnace of a             glasshouse. --Knight.          {Fine arts}. See the Note under {Art}.          {Fine cut}, fine cut tobacco; a kind of chewing tobacco cut             up into shreds.          {Fine goods}, woven fabrics of fine texture and quality.             --McElrath.          {Fine stuff}, lime, or a mixture of lime, plaster, etc., used             as material for the finishing coat in plastering.          {To sail fine} (Naut.), to sail as close to the wind as             possible.          Syn: {Fine}, {Beautiful}.          Usage: When used as a word of praise, fine (being opposed to                   coarse) denotes no [bd]ordinary thing of its kind.[b8]                   It is not as strong as beautiful, in reference to the                   single attribute implied in the latter term; but when                   we speak of a fine woman, we include a greater variety                   of particulars, viz., all the qualities which become a                   woman, -- breeding, sentiment, tact, etc. The term is                   equally comprehensive when we speak of a fine garden,                   landscape, horse, poem, etc.; and, though applied to a                   great variety of objects, the word has still a very                   definite sense, denoting a high degree of                   characteristic excellence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fine \Fine\, a. [Compar. {Finer}; superl. {Finest}.] [F. fin,       LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus,       p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished,       perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite}.]       1. Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from             impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of             admiration; accomplished; beautiful.                         The gain thereof [is better] than fine gold. --Prov.                                                                               iii. 14.                         A cup of wine that's brisk and fine.   --Shak.                         Not only the finest gentleman of his time, but one                      of the finest scholars.                     --Felton.                         To soothe the sick bed of so fine a being [Keats].                                                                               --Leigh Hunt.          2. Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament;             overdressed or overdecorated; showy.                         He gratified them with occasional . . . fine                      writing.                                             --M. Arnold.          3. Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful;             dexterous.                         The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! --Pope.                         The nicest and most delicate touches of satire                      consist in fine raillery.                  --Dryden.                         He has as fine a hand at picking a pocket as a                      woman.                                                --T. Gray.          4. Not coarse, gross, or heavy; as:             (a) Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.                               The eye standeth in the finer medium and the                            object in the grosser.                  --Bacon.             (b) Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine                   sand or flour.             (c) Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.             (d) Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.             (e) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine                   linen or silk.          5. Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its             composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.          6. (Used ironically.)                         Ye have made a fine hand, fellows.      --Shak.          Note: Fine is often compounded with participles and                adjectives, modifying them adverbially; a, fine-drawn,                fine-featured, fine-grained, fine-spoken, fine-spun,                etc.          {Fine arch} (Glass Making), the smaller fritting furnace of a             glasshouse. --Knight.          {Fine arts}. See the Note under {Art}.          {Fine cut}, fine cut tobacco; a kind of chewing tobacco cut             up into shreds.          {Fine goods}, woven fabrics of fine texture and quality.             --McElrath.          {Fine stuff}, lime, or a mixture of lime, plaster, etc., used             as material for the finishing coat in plastering.          {To sail fine} (Naut.), to sail as close to the wind as             possible.          Syn: {Fine}, {Beautiful}.          Usage: When used as a word of praise, fine (being opposed to                   coarse) denotes no [bd]ordinary thing of its kind.[b8]                   It is not as strong as beautiful, in reference to the                   single attribute implied in the latter term; but when                   we speak of a fine woman, we include a greater variety                   of particulars, viz., all the qualities which become a                   woman, -- breeding, sentiment, tact, etc. The term is                   equally comprehensive when we speak of a fine garden,                   landscape, horse, poem, etc.; and, though applied to a                   great variety of objects, the word has still a very                   definite sense, denoting a high degree of                   characteristic excellence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fine \Fine\, a. [Compar. {Finer}; superl. {Finest}.] [F. fin,       LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus,       p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished,       perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite}.]       1. Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from             impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of             admiration; accomplished; beautiful.                         The gain thereof [is better] than fine gold. --Prov.                                                                               iii. 14.                         A cup of wine that's brisk and fine.   --Shak.                         Not only the finest gentleman of his time, but one                      of the finest scholars.                     --Felton.                         To soothe the sick bed of so fine a being [Keats].                                                                               --Leigh Hunt.          2. Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament;             overdressed or overdecorated; showy.                         He gratified them with occasional . . . fine                      writing.                                             --M. Arnold.          3. Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful;             dexterous.                         The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! --Pope.                         The nicest and most delicate touches of satire                      consist in fine raillery.                  --Dryden.                         He has as fine a hand at picking a pocket as a                      woman.                                                --T. Gray.          4. Not coarse, gross, or heavy; as:             (a) Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.                               The eye standeth in the finer medium and the                            object in the grosser.                  --Bacon.             (b) Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine                   sand or flour.             (c) Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.             (d) Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.             (e) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine                   linen or silk.          5. Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its             composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.          6. (Used ironically.)                         Ye have made a fine hand, fellows.      --Shak.          Note: Fine is often compounded with participles and                adjectives, modifying them adverbially; a, fine-drawn,                fine-featured, fine-grained, fine-spoken, fine-spun,                etc.          {Fine arch} (Glass Making), the smaller fritting furnace of a             glasshouse. --Knight.          {Fine arts}. See the Note under {Art}.          {Fine cut}, fine cut tobacco; a kind of chewing tobacco cut             up into shreds.          {Fine goods}, woven fabrics of fine texture and quality.             --McElrath.          {Fine stuff}, lime, or a mixture of lime, plaster, etc., used             as material for the finishing coat in plastering.          {To sail fine} (Naut.), to sail as close to the wind as             possible.          Syn: {Fine}, {Beautiful}.          Usage: When used as a word of praise, fine (being opposed to                   coarse) denotes no [bd]ordinary thing of its kind.[b8]                   It is not as strong as beautiful, in reference to the                   single attribute implied in the latter term; but when                   we speak of a fine woman, we include a greater variety                   of particulars, viz., all the qualities which become a                   woman, -- breeding, sentiment, tact, etc. The term is                   equally comprehensive when we speak of a fine garden,                   landscape, horse, poem, etc.; and, though applied to a                   great variety of objects, the word has still a very                   definite sense, denoting a high degree of                   characteristic excellence.
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Finesse \Fi*nesse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Finessed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Finessing}.]       1. To use artifice or stratagem. --Goldsmith.          2. (Whist Playing) To attempt, when second or third player,             to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when             an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its             being held by the opponent yet to play.
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Fine \Fine\, a. [Compar. {Finer}; superl. {Finest}.] [F. fin,       LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus,       p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished,       perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite}.]       1. Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from             impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of             admiration; accomplished; beautiful.                         The gain thereof [is better] than fine gold. --Prov.                                                                               iii. 14.                         A cup of wine that's brisk and fine.   --Shak.                         Not only the finest gentleman of his time, but one                      of the finest scholars.                     --Felton.                         To soothe the sick bed of so fine a being [Keats].                                                                               --Leigh Hunt.          2. Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament;             overdressed or overdecorated; showy.                         He gratified them with occasional . . . fine                      writing.                                             --M. Arnold.          3. Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful;             dexterous.                         The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! --Pope.                         The nicest and most delicate touches of satire                      consist in fine raillery.                  --Dryden.                         He has as fine a hand at picking a pocket as a                      woman.                                                --T. Gray.          4. Not coarse, gross, or heavy; as:             (a) Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.                               The eye standeth in the finer medium and the                            object in the grosser.                  --Bacon.             (b) Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine                   sand or flour.             (c) Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.             (d) Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.             (e) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine                   linen or silk.          5. Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its             composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.          6. (Used ironically.)                         Ye have made a fine hand, fellows.      --Shak.          Note: Fine is often compounded with participles and                adjectives, modifying them adverbially; a, fine-drawn,                fine-featured, fine-grained, fine-spoken, fine-spun,                etc.          {Fine arch} (Glass Making), the smaller fritting furnace of a             glasshouse. --Knight.          {Fine arts}. See the Note under {Art}.          {Fine cut}, fine cut tobacco; a kind of chewing tobacco cut             up into shreds.          {Fine goods}, woven fabrics of fine texture and quality.             --McElrath.          {Fine stuff}, lime, or a mixture of lime, plaster, etc., used             as material for the finishing coat in plastering.          {To sail fine} (Naut.), to sail as close to the wind as             possible.          Syn: {Fine}, {Beautiful}.          Usage: When used as a word of praise, fine (being opposed to                   coarse) denotes no [bd]ordinary thing of its kind.[b8]                   It is not as strong as beautiful, in reference to the                   single attribute implied in the latter term; but when                   we speak of a fine woman, we include a greater variety                   of particulars, viz., all the qualities which become a                   woman, -- breeding, sentiment, tact, etc. The term is                   equally comprehensive when we speak of a fine garden,                   landscape, horse, poem, etc.; and, though applied to a                   great variety of objects, the word has still a very                   definite sense, denoting a high degree of                   characteristic excellence.
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Finestill \Fine"still`\, v. t.       To distill, as spirit from molasses or some saccharine       preparation.
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Finestiller \Fine"still`er\, n.       One who finestills.
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Finished \Fin"ished\, a.       Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete;       perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education.          {Finished work} (Mach.), work that is made smooth or             polished, though not necessarily completed.
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Finish \Fin"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finished}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Finishing}.] [F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several       forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit,       finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for       fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.]       1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end             to; to make an end of; to terminate.                         And heroically hath finished A life heroic.                                                                               --Milton.          2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to             bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to             accomplish; to polish.          Syn: To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete;                accomplish; perfect.
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Finished \Fin"ished\, a.       Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete;       perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education.          {Finished work} (Mach.), work that is made smooth or             polished, though not necessarily completed.
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Fumigate \Fu"mi*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fumigated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Fumigating}.] [L. fumigate, p. p. of fumigare to       fumigate, fr. fumus smoke. See {Fume}, n.]       1. To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify,             or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors.          2. To smoke; to perfume. --Dryden.
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Fumigate \Fu"mi*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fumigated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Fumigating}.] [L. fumigate, p. p. of fumigare to       fumigate, fr. fumus smoke. See {Fume}, n.]       1. To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify,             or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors.          2. To smoke; to perfume. --Dryden.
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Fumigate \Fu"mi*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fumigated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Fumigating}.] [L. fumigate, p. p. of fumigare to       fumigate, fr. fumus smoke. See {Fume}, n.]       1. To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify,             or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors.          2. To smoke; to perfume. --Dryden.
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Fumigation \Fum`iga"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fumigation.]       1. The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for             disinfection.          2. Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.
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Fumigator \Fu"mi*ga`tor\, n.       One who, or that which, fumigates; an apparattus for       fumigating.
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Fumigatory \Fu"mi*ga*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. fumigatoire.]       Having the quality of purifying by smoke. [R.]
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Fumosity \Fu*mos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. OF. fumosit[82].]       The fumes of drink. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Function \Func"tion\, n.       1. (Eccl.) A religious ceremony, esp. one particularly             impressive and elaborate.                         Every solemn [lsquo]function' performed with the                      requirements of the liturgy.               --Card.                                                                               Wiseman.          2. A public or social ceremony or gathering; a festivity or             entertainment, esp. one somewhat formal.                         This function, which is our chief social event. --W.                                                                               D. Howells.
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Fluent \Flu"ent\, n.       1. A current of water; a stream. [Obs.]          2. [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered             as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern             calculus, the {function} or {integral}.
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Function \Func"tion\, n. [L. functio, fr. fungi to perform,       execute, akin to Skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. F.       fonction. Cf. {Defunct}.]       1. The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or             calling; per formance. [bd]In the function of his public             calling.[b8] --Swift.          2. (Physiol.) The appropriate action of any special organ or             part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function             of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap,             roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the             various organs and parts of the body.          3. The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as             of the soul, or of the intellect; the exertion of an             energy of some determinate kind.                         As the mind opens, and its functions spread. --Pope.          4. The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any             public officer in church or state; the activity             appropriate to any business or profession.                         Tradesmen . . . going about their functions. --Shak.                         The malady which made him incapable of performing                      his regal functions.                           --Macaulay.          5. (Math.) A quantity so connected with another quantity,             that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be             a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is             said to be a function of the other. Thus, the             circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter.             If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can             be assigned, such expressions as x^{2}, 3^{x}, Log. x, and             Sin. x, are all functions of x.          {Algebraic function}, a quantity whose connection with the             variable is expressed by an equation that involves only             the algebraic operations of addition, subtraction,             multiplication, division, raising to a given power, and             extracting a given root; -- opposed to transcendental             function.          {Arbitrary function}. See under {Arbitrary}.          {Calculus of functions}. See under {Calculus}.          {Carnot's function} (Thermo-dynamics), a relation between the             amount of heat given off by a source of heat, and the work             which can be done by it. It is approximately equal to the             mechanical equivalent of the thermal unit divided by the             number expressing the temperature in degrees of the air             thermometer, reckoned from its zero of expansion.          {Circular functions}. See {Inverse trigonometrical functions}             (below). -- Continuous function, a quantity that has no             interruption in the continuity of its real values, as the             variable changes between any specified limits.          {Discontinuous function}. See under {Discontinuous}.          {Elliptic functions}, a large and important class of             functions, so called because one of the forms expresses             the relation of the arc of an ellipse to the straight             lines connected therewith.          {Explicit function}, a quantity directly expressed in terms             of the independently varying quantity; thus, in the             equations y = 6x^{2}, y = 10 -x^{3}, the quantity y is an             explicit function of x.          {Implicit function}, a quantity whose relation to the             variable is expressed indirectly by an equation; thus, y             in the equation x^{2} + y^{2} = 100 is an implicit             function of x.          {Inverse trigonometrical functions}, [or] {Circular       function}, the lengths of arcs relative to the sines,             tangents, etc. Thus, AB is the arc whose sine is BD, and             (if the length of BD is x) is written sin ^{-1}x, and so             of the other lines. See {Trigonometrical function}             (below). Other transcendental functions are the             exponential functions, the elliptic functions, the gamma             functions, the theta functions, etc.          {One-valued function}, a quantity that has one, and only one,             value for each value of the variable. -- {Transcendental       functions}, a quantity whose connection with the variable             cannot be expressed by algebraic operations; thus, y in             the equation y = 10^{x} is a transcendental function of x.             See {Algebraic function} (above). -- {Trigonometrical       function}, a quantity whose relation to the variable is the             same as that of a certain straight line drawn in a circle             whose radius is unity, to the length of a corresponding             are of the circle. Let AB be an arc in a circle, whose             radius OA is unity let AC be a quadrant, and let OC, DB,             and AF be drawnpependicular to OA, and EB and CG parallel             to OA, and let OB be produced to G and F. E Then BD is the             sine of the arc AB; OD or EB is the cosine, AF is the             tangent, CG is the cotangent, OF is the secant OG is the             cosecant, AD is the versed sine, and CE is the coversed             sine of the are AB. If the length of AB be represented by             x (OA being unity) then the lengths of Functions. these             lines (OA being unity) are the trigonometrical functions             of x, and are written sin x, cos x, tan x (or tang x), cot             x, sec x, cosec x, versin x, coversin x. These quantities             are also considered as functions of the angle BOA.
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Function \Func"tion\, Functionate \Func"tion*ate\, v. i.       To execute or perform a function; to transact one's regular       or appointed business.
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Function \Func"tion\, n.       1. (Eccl.) A religious ceremony, esp. one particularly             impressive and elaborate.                         Every solemn [lsquo]function' performed with the                      requirements of the liturgy.               --Card.                                                                               Wiseman.          2. A public or social ceremony or gathering; a festivity or             entertainment, esp. one somewhat formal.                         This function, which is our chief social event. --W.                                                                               D. Howells.
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Fluent \Flu"ent\, n.       1. A current of water; a stream. [Obs.]          2. [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered             as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern             calculus, the {function} or {integral}.
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Function \Func"tion\, n. [L. functio, fr. fungi to perform,       execute, akin to Skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. F.       fonction. Cf. {Defunct}.]       1. The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or             calling; per formance. [bd]In the function of his public             calling.[b8] --Swift.          2. (Physiol.) The appropriate action of any special organ or             part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function             of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap,             roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the             various organs and parts of the body.          3. The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as             of the soul, or of the intellect; the exertion of an             energy of some determinate kind.                         As the mind opens, and its functions spread. --Pope.          4. The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any             public officer in church or state; the activity             appropriate to any business or profession.                         Tradesmen . . . going about their functions. --Shak.                         The malady which made him incapable of performing                      his regal functions.                           --Macaulay.          5. (Math.) A quantity so connected with another quantity,             that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be             a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is             said to be a function of the other. Thus, the             circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter.             If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can             be assigned, such expressions as x^{2}, 3^{x}, Log. x, and             Sin. x, are all functions of x.          {Algebraic function}, a quantity whose connection with the             variable is expressed by an equation that involves only             the algebraic operations of addition, subtraction,             multiplication, division, raising to a given power, and             extracting a given root; -- opposed to transcendental             function.          {Arbitrary function}. See under {Arbitrary}.          {Calculus of functions}. See under {Calculus}.          {Carnot's function} (Thermo-dynamics), a relation between the             amount of heat given off by a source of heat, and the work             which can be done by it. It is approximately equal to the             mechanical equivalent of the thermal unit divided by the             number expressing the temperature in degrees of the air             thermometer, reckoned from its zero of expansion.          {Circular functions}. See {Inverse trigonometrical functions}             (below). -- Continuous function, a quantity that has no             interruption in the continuity of its real values, as the             variable changes between any specified limits.          {Discontinuous function}. See under {Discontinuous}.          {Elliptic functions}, a large and important class of             functions, so called because one of the forms expresses             the relation of the arc of an ellipse to the straight             lines connected therewith.          {Explicit function}, a quantity directly expressed in terms             of the independently varying quantity; thus, in the             equations y = 6x^{2}, y = 10 -x^{3}, the quantity y is an             explicit function of x.          {Implicit function}, a quantity whose relation to the             variable is expressed indirectly by an equation; thus, y             in the equation x^{2} + y^{2} = 100 is an implicit             function of x.          {Inverse trigonometrical functions}, [or] {Circular       function}, the lengths of arcs relative to the sines,             tangents, etc. Thus, AB is the arc whose sine is BD, and             (if the length of BD is x) is written sin ^{-1}x, and so             of the other lines. See {Trigonometrical function}             (below). Other transcendental functions are the             exponential functions, the elliptic functions, the gamma             functions, the theta functions, etc.          {One-valued function}, a quantity that has one, and only one,             value for each value of the variable. -- {Transcendental       functions}, a quantity whose connection with the variable             cannot be expressed by algebraic operations; thus, y in             the equation y = 10^{x} is a transcendental function of x.             See {Algebraic function} (above). -- {Trigonometrical       function}, a quantity whose relation to the variable is the             same as that of a certain straight line drawn in a circle             whose radius is unity, to the length of a corresponding             are of the circle. Let AB be an arc in a circle, whose             radius OA is unity let AC be a quadrant, and let OC, DB,             and AF be drawnpependicular to OA, and EB and CG parallel             to OA, and let OB be produced to G and F. E Then BD is the             sine of the arc AB; OD or EB is the cosine, AF is the             tangent, CG is the cotangent, OF is the secant OG is the             cosecant, AD is the versed sine, and CE is the coversed             sine of the are AB. If the length of AB be represented by             x (OA being unity) then the lengths of Functions. these             lines (OA being unity) are the trigonometrical functions             of x, and are written sin x, cos x, tan x (or tang x), cot             x, sec x, cosec x, versin x, coversin x. These quantities             are also considered as functions of the angle BOA.
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Function \Func"tion\, Functionate \Func"tion*ate\, v. i.       To execute or perform a function; to transact one's regular       or appointed business.
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Function \Func"tion\, n.       1. (Eccl.) A religious ceremony, esp. one particularly             impressive and elaborate.                         Every solemn [lsquo]function' performed with the                      requirements of the liturgy.               --Card.                                                                               Wiseman.          2. A public or social ceremony or gathering; a festivity or             entertainment, esp. one somewhat formal.                         This function, which is our chief social event. --W.                                                                               D. Howells.
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Fluent \Flu"ent\, n.       1. A current of water; a stream. [Obs.]          2. [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered             as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern             calculus, the {function} or {integral}.
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Function \Func"tion\, n. [L. functio, fr. fungi to perform,       execute, akin to Skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. F.       fonction. Cf. {Defunct}.]       1. The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or             calling; per formance. [bd]In the function of his public             calling.[b8] --Swift.          2. (Physiol.) The appropriate action of any special organ or             part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function             of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap,             roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the             various organs and parts of the body.          3. The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as             of the soul, or of the intellect; the exertion of an             energy of some determinate kind.                         As the mind opens, and its functions spread. --Pope.          4. The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any             public officer in church or state; the activity             appropriate to any business or profession.                         Tradesmen . . . going about their functions. --Shak.                         The malady which made him incapable of performing                      his regal functions.                           --Macaulay.          5. (Math.) A quantity so connected with another quantity,             that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be             a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is             said to be a function of the other. Thus, the             circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter.             If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can             be assigned, such expressions as x^{2}, 3^{x}, Log. x, and             Sin. x, are all functions of x.          {Algebraic function}, a quantity whose connection with the             variable is expressed by an equation that involves only             the algebraic operations of addition, subtraction,             multiplication, division, raising to a given power, and             extracting a given root; -- opposed to transcendental             function.          {Arbitrary function}. See under {Arbitrary}.          {Calculus of functions}. See under {Calculus}.          {Carnot's function} (Thermo-dynamics), a relation between the             amount of heat given off by a source of heat, and the work             which can be done by it. It is approximately equal to the             mechanical equivalent of the thermal unit divided by the             number expressing the temperature in degrees of the air             thermometer, reckoned from its zero of expansion.          {Circular functions}. See {Inverse trigonometrical functions}             (below). -- Continuous function, a quantity that has no             interruption in the continuity of its real values, as the             variable changes between any specified limits.          {Discontinuous function}. See under {Discontinuous}.          {Elliptic functions}, a large and important class of             functions, so called because one of the forms expresses             the relation of the arc of an ellipse to the straight             lines connected therewith.          {Explicit function}, a quantity directly expressed in terms             of the independently varying quantity; thus, in the             equations y = 6x^{2}, y = 10 -x^{3}, the quantity y is an             explicit function of x.          {Implicit function}, a quantity whose relation to the             variable is expressed indirectly by an equation; thus, y             in the equation x^{2} + y^{2} = 100 is an implicit             function of x.          {Inverse trigonometrical functions}, [or] {Circular       function}, the lengths of arcs relative to the sines,             tangents, etc. Thus, AB is the arc whose sine is BD, and             (if the length of BD is x) is written sin ^{-1}x, and so             of the other lines. See {Trigonometrical function}             (below). Other transcendental functions are the             exponential functions, the elliptic functions, the gamma             functions, the theta functions, etc.          {One-valued function}, a quantity that has one, and only one,             value for each value of the variable. -- {Transcendental       functions}, a quantity whose connection with the variable             cannot be expressed by algebraic operations; thus, y in             the equation y = 10^{x} is a transcendental function of x.             See {Algebraic function} (above). -- {Trigonometrical       function}, a quantity whose relation to the variable is the             same as that of a certain straight line drawn in a circle             whose radius is unity, to the length of a corresponding             are of the circle. Let AB be an arc in a circle, whose             radius OA is unity let AC be a quadrant, and let OC, DB,             and AF be drawnpependicular to OA, and EB and CG parallel             to OA, and let OB be produced to G and F. E Then BD is the             sine of the arc AB; OD or EB is the cosine, AF is the             tangent, CG is the cotangent, OF is the secant OG is the             cosecant, AD is the versed sine, and CE is the coversed             sine of the are AB. If the length of AB be represented by             x (OA being unity) then the lengths of Functions. these             lines (OA being unity) are the trigonometrical functions             of x, and are written sin x, cos x, tan x (or tang x), cot             x, sec x, cosec x, versin x, coversin x. These quantities             are also considered as functions of the angle BOA.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Function \Func"tion\, Functionate \Func"tion*ate\, v. i.       To execute or perform a function; to transact one's regular       or appointed business.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Functional \Func"tion*al\, a.       1. Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty;             official.          2. (Physiol.) Pertaining to the function of an organ or part,             or to the functions in general.          {Functional disease} (Med.), a disease of which the symptoms             cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of             structure; the derangement of an organ arising from a             cause, often unknown, external to itself opposed to             organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Functional \Func"tion*al\, a.       1. Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty;             official.          2. (Physiol.) Pertaining to the function of an organ or part,             or to the functions in general.          {Functional disease} (Med.), a disease of which the symptoms             cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of             structure; the derangement of an organ arising from a             cause, often unknown, external to itself opposed to             organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Functionalize \Func"tion*al*ize\, v. t.       To assign to some function or office. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Functionally \Func"tion*al*ly\, adv.       In a functional manner; as regards normal or appropriate       activity.                   The organ is said to be functionally disordered.                                                                               --Lawrence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Functionary \Func"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Functionaries}. [Cf. F.       fonctionnaire.]       One charged with the performance of a function or office; as,       a public functionary; secular functionaries.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Functionary \Func"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Functionaries}. [Cf. F.       fonctionnaire.]       One charged with the performance of a function or office; as,       a public functionary; secular functionaries.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Function \Func"tion\, Functionate \Func"tion*ate\, v. i.       To execute or perform a function; to transact one's regular       or appointed business.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Functionless \Func"tion*less\, a.       Destitute of function, or of an appropriate organ. Darwin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funest \Fu*nest"\, a. [L. funestus, fr. funus a funeral,       destruction: cf. F. funeste.]       Lamentable; doleful. [R.] [bd]Funest and direful deaths.[b8]       --Coleridge.                   A forerunner of something very funest.   --Evelyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fungate \Fun"gate\, n. [Cf. F. fongate.] (Chem.)       A salt of fungic acid. [Formerly written also {fungiate}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fungate \Fun"gate\, n. [Cf. F. fongate.] (Chem.)       A salt of fungic acid. [Formerly written also {fungiate}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fungite \Fun"gite\, n. [L. fungus mushroom: cf. F. pongite.]       (Paleon.)       A fossil coral resembling Fungia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fungoid \Fun"goid\, a. [Fungus + -oil: cf. F. fongo[8b]de.]       Like a fungus; fungous; spongy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funny \Fun"ny\, a. [Compar. {Funnier}; superl. {Funniest}.]       [From {Fun}.]       Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.          {Funny bone}. See {crazy bone}, under {Crazy}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Faunsdale, AL (town, FIPS 25816)       Location: 32.45909 N, 87.59325 W       Population (1990): 96 (40 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 36738
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Funkstown, MD (town, FIPS 31100)       Location: 39.60830 N, 77.70804 W       Population (1990): 1136 (499 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Funston, GA (town, FIPS 31684)       Location: 31.20022 N, 83.87326 W       Population (1990): 248 (105 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
functino n.   [uncommon, U.K.; originally a serendipitous typo    in 1994] A pointer to a function in C and C++. By association with    sub-atomic particles such as the neutrino, it accurately conveys an    impression of smallness (one pointer is four bytes on most systems)    and speed (hackers can and do use arrays of functinos to replace a    switch() statement).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
function          1. (Or "map", "mapping") If D and C are sets       (the domain and codomain) then a function f from D to C,       normally written "f : D -> C" is a subset of D x C such that:          1. For each d in D there exists some c in C such that (d,c) is       an element of f.   I.e. the function is defined for every       element of D.          2. For each d in D, c1 and c2 in C, if both (d,c1) and (d,c2)       are elements of f then c1 = c2.   I.e. the function is uniquely       defined for every element of D.          See also {image}, {inverse}, {partial function}.          2. Computing usage derives from the mathematical       term but is much less strict.   In programming (except in       {functional programming}), a function may return different       values each time it is called with the same argument values       and may have {side effects}.          A {procedure} is a function which returns no value but has       only {side-effects}.   The {C} language, for example, has no       procedures, only functions.   {ANSI C} even defines a {type},       {void}, for the result of a function that has no result.          (1996-09-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
function application          A {function} applied to (some of) its {argument}s.   If it is       not applied to all its argument then it is a "{partial       application}".   Application is usually written in the form       f(x) but some languages such as command-line interpreters and       many {functional language}s use {juxtaposition}: f x.   {Lisp}       places the parentheses around the whole application: (f x).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
function complete          State of a {software} component or system such       that each {function} described by the software's {functional       specification} can be reached by at least one {functional       path}, and attempts to operate as specified.          (1999-04-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Function Graph Language          (FGL) Used as the machine language for the AMPS (Applicative       Multi-Processing System) proposed by Robert Keller, Gary       Lindstrom and Suhas Patil at the University of Utah.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
function key          (From the {IBM 3270} terminal's Programmed Function       Keys (PF keys)) One of a set of special keys on a computer or       {terminal} keyboard which can be programmed so as to cause an       {application program} to perform certain actions.          Function keys on a terminal may either generate short fixed       sequences of characters, often beginning with the {escape}       character ({ASCII} 27), or the characters they generate may be       configured by sending special character sequences to the       terminal.          On a {microcomputer} keyboard, the function keys may generate       a fixed, single byte code, outside the normal {ASCII} range,       which is translated into some other configurable sequence by       the keyboard {device driver} or interpreted directly by the       {application program}.          (1995-02-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Function Point Analysis          (FPA) A standard metric for the relative size       and complexity of a software system, originally developed by       Alan Albrecht of {IBM} in the late 1970s.          Functon points (FPs) can be used to estimate the relative size       and complexity of software in the early stages of development       - analysis and design.   The size is determined by identifying       the components of the system as seen by the end-user: the       inputs, outputs, inquiries, interfaces to other systems, and       logical internal files.   The components are classified as       simple, average, or complex.   All of these values are then       scored and the total is expressed in Unadjusted FPs (UFPs).       Complexity factors described by 14 general systems       characteristics, such as reusability, performance, and       complexity of processing can be used to weight the UFP.       Factors are also weighted on a scale of 0 - not present, 1 -       minor influence, to 5 - strong influence.   The result of these       computations is a number that correlates to system size.          Although the FP metric doesn't correspond to any actual       physical attribute of a software system (such as {lines of       code} or the number of subroutines) it is useful as a relative       measure for comparing projects, measuring productivity, and       estimating the amount a development effort and time needed for       a project.          See also {International Function Point Users Group}.          (1996-05-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functional          1. Working correctly.          2. Pertaining to {functional programming}.          3. {higher-order function}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functional database          A {database} which uses a {functional       language} as its {query language}.          Databases would seem to be an inappropriate application for       functional languages since, a {purely functional language}       would have to return a new copy of the entire database every       time (part of) it was updated.   To be practically {scalable},       the update mechanism must clearly be {destructive} rather than       functional; however it is quite feasible for the {query       language} to be purely functional so long as the database is       considered as an argument.          One approach to the update problem would use a {monad} to       encapsulate database access and ensure it was {single       threaded}.   Alternative approaches have been suggested by       Trinder, who suggests non-destructive updating with shared       data structures, and Sutton who uses a variant of a Phil       Wadler's {linear type} system.          There are two main classes of functional database languages.       The first is based upon {Backus}' {FP} language, of which       {FQL} is probably the best known example.   {Adaplan} is a more       recent language which falls into this category.          More recently, people have been working on languages which are       syntactically very similar to modern {functional programming       language}s, but which also provide all of the features of a       database language, e.g. bulk data structures which can be       incrementally updated, type systems which can be incrementally       updated, and all data persisting in a database.   Examples are       {PFL} [Poulovassilis&Small, VLDB-91], and {Machiavelli} [Ohori       et al, ACM SIGMOD Conference, 1998].          {Query optimisation} is very important for database languages       in general and the {referential transparency} of functional       languages allows optimisations which would be harder to verify       in presence of {side-effect}s.          [Trinder, P., "Referentially transparent database languages",       1989 Glasgow Workshop on Functional programming]          [Breazu-Tannen et al., DBPL-91].          [Poulovassilis, VLDB-94].          (1995-05-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functional dependency          Given a relation R (in a {relational database}),       attribute Y of R is functionally dependent on attribute X of R       and X of R functionally determines Y of R (in symbols R.X ->       R.Y) if and only if each X in R has associated with it       precisely one Y in R (at any one time).   Attributes X and Y       may be {composite}.          This is very close to a {function} in the mathematical sense.          (1997-09-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functional language          A language that supports and encourages {functional       programming}.          (1995-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functional program          A program employing the {functional programming}       approach or written in a {functional language}.          (1995-11-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functional programming          (FP) A program in a functional language consists       of a set of (possibly {recursive}) {function} definitions and       an expression whose value is output as the program's result.       Functional languages are one kind of {declarative language}.       They are mostly based on the {typed lambda-calculus} with       constants.   There are no {side-effects} to expression       evaluation so an expression, e.g. a function applied to       certain arguments, will always evaluate to the same value (if       its evaluation terminates).   Furthermore, an expression can       always be replaced by its value without changing the overall       result ({referential transparency}).          The order of evaluation of subexpressions is determined by the       language's {evaluation strategy}.   In a {strict}       ({call-by-value}) language this will specify that arguments       are evaluated before applying a function whereas in a       non-strict ({call-by-name}) language arguments are passed       unevaluated.          Programs written in a functional language are generally       compact and elegant, but have tended, until recently, to run       slowly and require a lot of memory.          Examples of purely functional languages are {Clean}, {FP},       {Haskell}, {Hope}, {Joy}, {LML}, {Miranda}, and {SML}.   Many       other languages such as {Lisp} have a subset which is purely       functional but also contain non-functional constructs.          See also {lazy evaluation}, {reduction}.          {Lecture notes       (ftp://ftp.cs.olemiss.edu/pub/tech-reports/umcis-1995-01.ps)}.       or the same {in dvi-format       (ftp://ftp.cs.olemiss.edu/pub/tech-reports/umcis-1995-01.dvi)}.          {FAQ       (http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/Department/Staff/gmh/faq.html)}.          {SEL-HPC Article Archive       (http://www.lpac.ac.uk/SEL-HPC/Articles/)}.          (2003-03-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functional programming language          A language that supports and encourages {functional       programming}.          (1995-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functional requirements          What a system should be able to do, the       functions it should perform.          This term is used at both the {user requirements} analysis and       {software requirements} specifications phases in the {software       life-cycle}.          An example of a non-functional requirement is an       initialisation sequence incorporated into the software that is       specific to a given customer.          (2001-05-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functional specification          A description of what a system (e.g. a       piece of {software}) does or should do (but not how it should       do it).   The functional specification is one of the inputs to       the {design} process.          See {IEEE}/{ANSI} Std. 610.12-1990.          (1999-04-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functional testing          (Or "black-box testing", "closed-box testing") The       application of test data derived from the specified functional       requirements without regard to the final program structure.          (1996-05-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functional unit          A subsystem of the {central processing unit} of a computer.       E.g. {arithmetic and logic unit}, {memory address register},       {barrel shifter}, {register file}.          (1995-02-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functionality          Waffle for "{features}" or "function".   The       capabilities or behaviours of a program, part of a program, or       system, seen as the sum of its {features}.   Roughly, "the       things it can do".   Generally used in a comparative sense,       e.g. "The latest update adds some useful functionality".          (1997-07-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functor          In {category theory}, a functor F is an operator on types.   F       is also considered to be a {polymorphic} operator on functions       with the type          F : (a -> b) -> (F a -> F b).          Functors are a generalisation of the function "{map}".   The       type operator in this case takes a type T and returns type       "list of T".   The map function takes a function and applies it       to each element of a list.          (1995-02-07)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Fenced cities       There were in Palestine (1) cities, (2) unwalled villages, and       (3) villages with castles or towers (1 Chr. 27:25). Cities, so       called, had walls, and were thus fenced. The fortifications       consisted of one or two walls, on which were towers or parapets       at regular intervals (2 Chr. 32:5; Jer. 31:38). Around ancient       Jerusalem were three walls, on one of which were ninety towers,       on the second fourteen, and on the third sixty. The tower of       Hananeel, near the north-east corner of the city wall, is       frequently referred to (Neh. 3:1; 12:39; Zech. 14:10). The       gateways of such cities were also fortified (Neh. 2:8; 3:3, 6;       Judg. 16:2, 3; 1 Sam. 23:7).                The Hebrews found many fenced cities when they entered the       Promised Land (Num. 13:28; 32:17, 34-42; Josh. 11:12, 13; Judg.       1:27-33), and we may estimate the strength of some of these       cities from the fact that they were long held in possession by       the Canaanites. The Jebusites, e.g., were enabled to hold       possession of Jerusalem till the time of David (2 Sam. 5:6, 7; 1       Chr. 11:5).                Several of the kings of Israel and Judah distinguished       themselves as fortifiers or "builders" of cities.