Lucullus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   lacelike
         adj 1: made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"
                  [syn: {lacy}, {lacelike}]

English Dictionary: Lucullus	by the DICT Development Group
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lackluster adj lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance" Synonym(s): lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair" Synonym(s): lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless
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lacklustre adj lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance" Synonym(s): lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair" Synonym(s): lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless
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lash-like adj having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) Synonym(s): flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, lash- like
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Lech Walesa n Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943) [syn: Walesa, Lech Walesa]
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leechlike adj of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence" Synonym(s): parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking
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legal action n a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong Synonym(s): legal action, action, action at law
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legal age n the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs Synonym(s): majority, legal age Antonym(s): minority, nonage
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legal assistant n a person with specialized training who assists lawyers Synonym(s): paralegal, legal assistant
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legal code n a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws"
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legal community n the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" Synonym(s): legal profession, bar, legal community
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legal expert n a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations Synonym(s): jurist, legal expert
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legal guardian n a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit Synonym(s): trustee, legal guardian
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legal jointure n (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower Synonym(s): jointure, legal jointure
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legal ouster n the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law Synonym(s): eviction, dispossession, legal ouster
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legal separation n a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart Synonym(s): legal separation, judicial separation (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) Synonym(s): legal separation, separation
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legal status n a status defined by law
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legal system n a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws
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legalese n a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
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legalisation n the act of making lawful [syn: legalization, legalisation, legitimation]
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legalise v make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise] Antonym(s): criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
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legalism n strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
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legalization n the act of making lawful [syn: legalization, legalisation, legitimation]
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legalize v make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise] Antonym(s): criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
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legless adj not having legs; "a legless man in a wheelchair" [ant: legged]
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legless lizard n degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards
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leglike adj resembling or functioning like a leg; "leglike appendages"
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local call n a telephone call made within a local calling area
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local government n the government of a local area
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local oscillator n an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones Synonym(s): local oscillator, heterodyne oscillator
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local street n a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it Synonym(s): local road, local street
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localisation n (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body Synonym(s): localization of function, localisation of function, localization principle, localisation principle, localization, localisation a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" Synonym(s): localization, localisation, location, locating, fix
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localisation of function n (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body Synonym(s): localization of function, localisation of function, localization principle, localisation principle, localization, localisation
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localisation principle n (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body Synonym(s): localization of function, localisation of function, localization principle, localisation principle, localization, localisation
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localise v identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection" Synonym(s): place, localize, localise concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" Synonym(s): localize, localise, focalize, focalise restrict something to a particular area Synonym(s): localize, localise locate; "The film is set in Africa" Synonym(s): set, localize, localise, place
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localised adj confined or restricted to a particular location; "the localized infection formed a definite abscess" Synonym(s): localized, localised made local or oriented locally; "a decentralized and localized political authority" Synonym(s): localized, localised
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localism n a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality a partiality for some particular place Synonym(s): sectionalism, provincialism, localism
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localization n a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" Synonym(s): localization, localisation, location, locating, fix (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body Synonym(s): localization of function, localisation of function, localization principle, localisation principle, localization, localisation
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localization of function n (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body Synonym(s): localization of function, localisation of function, localization principle, localisation principle, localization, localisation
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localization principle n (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body Synonym(s): localization of function, localisation of function, localization principle, localisation principle, localization, localisation
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localize v identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection" Synonym(s): place, localize, localise concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" Synonym(s): localize, localise, focalize, focalise restrict something to a particular area Synonym(s): localize, localise locate; "The film is set in Africa" Synonym(s): set, localize, localise, place
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localized adj confined or restricted to a particular location; "the localized infection formed a definite abscess" Synonym(s): localized, localised made local or oriented locally; "a decentralized and localized political authority" Synonym(s): localized, localised
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loculus n a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal Synonym(s): locule, loculus
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look like v bear a physical resemblance to; "She looks like her mother"
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look-alike adj resembling closely; "they have look-alike cars" n someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother" Synonym(s): double, image, look-alike
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loosely knit adj having only distant social or legal ties; "a loosely knit group"
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lossless adj characterized by or causing no dissipation of energy Antonym(s): lossy
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Louis Leakey n English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972) Synonym(s): Leakey, Louis Leakey, Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey
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low-class adj occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society Synonym(s): lower-class, low-class Antonym(s): middle-class, upper-class
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luckless adj having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date" Synonym(s): unlucky, luckless Antonym(s): lucky
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Lucullus n Roman general famous for self-indulgence and giving lavish banquets (circa 110-57 BC) Synonym(s): Lucullus, Licinius Lucullus, Lucius Licinius Lucullus
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Luculus n Roman general famous for giving lavish banquets (110-57 BC) Synonym(s): Luculus, Lucius Licinius Luculus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lacerta \La*cer"ta\, n. [L. a lizard. See {Lizard}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of lizards. See {Lizard}. Note: Formerly it included nearly all the known lizards. It is now restricted to certain diurnal Old World species, like the green lizard ({Lacerta viridis}) and the sand lizard ({L. agilis}), of Europe. 2. (Astron.) The Lizard, a northern constellation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lates \[d8]La"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a fish of the Nile.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species ({Lates Niloticus}) inhabits the Nile, and another ({L. calcarifer}) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lily \Lil"y\ (l[icr]l"[ycr]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (-[icr]z). [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium}, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary. Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North Temperate zone. {Lilium candidum} and {L. longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens; {L. Philadelphicum} is the wild red lily of the Atlantic States; {L. Chalcedonicum} is supposed to be the [bd]lily of the field[b8] in our Lord's parable; {L. auratum} is the great gold-banded lily of Japan. 2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as {Pancratium}, {Crinum}, {Amaryllis}, {Nerine}, etc. 3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis. But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. --Sir T. Browne. {African lily} (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus umbellatus}. {Atamasco lily} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zephyranthes} ({Z. Atamasco}), having a white and pink funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those of a lily. --Gray. {Blackberry lily} (Bot.), the {Pardanthus Chinensis}, the black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry. {Bourbon lily} (Bot.), {Lilium candidum}. See Illust. {Butterfly lily}. (Bot.) Same as {Mariposa lily}, in the Vocabulary. {Lily beetle} (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily. {Lily daffodil} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Narcissus}, and its flower. {Lily encrinite} (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp. {Encrinus liliiformis}. See {Encrinite}. {Lily hyacinth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}. {Lily iron}, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
3. A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant. [Obs.] A trifling fly, none of your great familiars. --B. Jonson. 4. A parasite. [Obs.] --Massinger. 5. A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse. [Eng.] 6. The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the [bd]union[b8] to the extreme end. 7. The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows. 8. (Naut.) That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card. --Totten. 9. (Mech.) (a) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock. (b) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press. See {Fly wheel} (below). 10. (Knitting Machine) The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch. --Knight. 11. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn. 12. (Weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk. --Knight. 13. (a) Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from the press. (b) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power to a power printing press for doing the same work. 14. The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place. 15. One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater. 16. The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers, overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons. 17. (Baseball) A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly. {Black fly}, {Cheese fly}, {Dragon fly, etc.} See under {Black}, {Cheese}, etc. -- {Fly agaric} (Bot.), a mushroom ({Agaricus muscarius}), having a narcotic juice which, in sufficient quantities, is poisonous. -- {Fly block} (Naut.), a pulley whose position shifts to suit the working of the tackle with which it is connected; -- used in the hoisting tackle of yards. -- {Fly board} (Printing Press), the board on which printed sheets are deposited by the fly. -- {Fly book}, a case in the form of a book for anglers' flies. --Kingsley.{Fly cap}, a cap with wings, formerly worn by women. -- {Fly drill}, a drill having a reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the driving power being applied by the hand through a cord winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it rotates backward and forward. --Knight.{Fly fishing}, the act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial flies. --Walton.{Fly flap}, an implement for killing flies. -- {Fly governor}, a governor for regulating the speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes revolving in the air. -- {Fly honeysuckle} (Bot.), a plant of the honeysuckle genus ({Lonicera}), having a bushy stem and the flowers in pairs, as {L. ciliata} and {L. Xylosteum}. -- {Fly hook}, a fishhook supplied with an artificial fly. -- {Fly leaf}, an unprinted leaf at the beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. -- {Fly maggot}, a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray. {Fly net}, a screen to exclude insects. {Fly nut} (Mach.), a nut with wings; a thumb nut; a finger nut. {Fly orchis} (Bot.), a plant ({Ophrys muscifera}), whose flowers resemble flies. {Fly paper}, poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that feed upon or are entangled by it. {Fly powder}, an arsenical powder used to poison flies. {Fly press}, a screw press for punching, embossing, etc., operated by hand and having a heavy fly. {Fly rail}, a bracket which turns out to support the hinged leaf of a table. {Fly rod}, a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly. {Fly sheet}, a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill. {Fly snapper} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird ({Phainopepla nitens}), allied to the chatterers and shrikes. The male is glossy blue-black; the female brownish gray. {Fly wheel} (Mach.), a heavy wheel attached to machinery to equalize the movement (opposing any sudden acceleration by its inertia and any retardation by its momentum), and to accumulate or give out energy for a variable or intermitting resistance. See {Fly}, n., 9. {On the fly} (Baseball), still in the air; -- said of a batted ball caught before touching the ground.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[?]ge privet. See {Honey}, and {Suck}.] (Bot.) One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance. Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus {Lonicera}; as, {L. Caprifolium}, and {L. Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds; {L. Periclymenum}, the fragrant woodbine of England; {L. grata}, the American woodbine, and {L. sempervirens}, the red-flowered trumpet honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {L. Xylosteum}; the American, {L. ciliata}. The American Pinxter flower ({Azalea nudiflora}) is often called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name {Australian honeysuckle} is applied to one or more trees of the genus {Banksia}. See {French honeysuckle}, under {French}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
, a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes herself on the bark, and exudes from the margin of her body this resinous substance. Note: Stick-lac is the substance in its natural state, incrusting small twigs. When broken off, and the coloring matter partly removed, the granular residuum is called seed-lac. When melted, and reduced to a thin crust, it is called shell-lac or shellac. Lac is an important ingredient in sealing wax, dyes, varnishes, and lacquers. {Ceylon lac}, a resinous exudation of the tree {Croton lacciferum}, resembling lac. {Lac dye}, a scarlet dye obtained from stick-lac. {Lac lake}, the coloring matter of lac dye when precipitated from its solutions by alum. {Mexican lac}, an exudation of the tree {Croton Draco}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lace \Lace\ (l[be]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet, fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Cf. {Delight}, {Elicit}, {Lasso}, {Latchet}.] 1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc. His hat hung at his back down by a lace. --Chaucer. For striving more, the more in laces strong Himself he tied. --Spenser. 2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. [Obs.] --Fairfax. Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace. --Chaucer. 3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of thread, much worn as an ornament of dress. Our English dames are much given to the wearing of costlylaces. --Bacon. 4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old Slang] --Addison. {Alencon lace}, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework, first made at Alencon in France, in the 17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and cost. {Bone lace}, {Brussels lace}, etc. See under {Bone}, {Brussels}, etc. {Gold lace}, [or] {Silver lace}, lace having warp threads of silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt. {Lace leather}, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting into lacings for machine belts. {Lace lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard ({Hydrosaurus giganteus}), allied to the monitors. {Lace paper}, paper with an openwork design in imitation of lace. {Lace piece} (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship. {Lace pillow}, [and] {Pillow lace}. See under {Pillow}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lackluster \Lack"lus`ter\, Lacklustre \Lack"lus`tre\, n. A want of luster. -- a. Wanting luster or brightness. [bd]Lackluster eye.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lackluster \Lack"lus`ter\, Lacklustre \Lack"lus`tre\, n. A want of luster. -- a. Wanting luster or brightness. [bd]Lackluster eye.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legal \Le"gal\ (l[emac]"g[ait]l), a. [L. legalis, fr. lex, legis, law; prob. orig., that which lies or is fixed (cf. L. lectus bed), and if so akin to E. lie, law: cf. F. l[82]gal. Cf. {Lie} to be prostrate, {Loyal}, {Leal}.] 1. Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything is legal which the laws do not forbid. 2. (Theol.) (a) According to the law of works, as distinguished from free grace; or resting on works for salvation. (b) According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in accordance with the law of Moses. 3. (Law) Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets. --Bouvier. --Burrill. {Legal cap}. See under {Cap}. {Legal tender}. (a) The act of tendering in the performance of a contract or satisfaction of a claim that which the law prescribes or permits, and at such time and place as the law prescribes or permits. (b) That currency, or money, which the law authorizes a debtor to tender and requires a creditor to receive. It differs in different countries. Syn: Lawful; constitutional; legitimate; licit; authorized. See {Lawful}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cap \Cap\, n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[91]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: [bd]Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum.[b8] See 3d {Cape}, and cf. 1st {Cope}.] 1. A covering for the head; esp. (a) One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys; (b) One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants; (c) One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal. 2. The top, or uppermost part; the chief. Thou art the cap of all the fools alive. --Shak. 3. A respectful uncovering of the head. He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks. --Fuller. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck. 5. Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use; as: (a) (Arch.) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate. (b) Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament. (c) (Naut.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope. (d) A percussion cap. See under {Percussion}. (e) (Mech.) The removable cover of a journal box. (f) (Geom.) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface. 6. A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap. {Cap of a cannon}, a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry; -- now called an apron. {Cap in hand}, obsequiously; submissively. {Cap of liberty}. See {Liberty cap}, under {Liberty}. {Cap of maintenance}, a cap of state carried before the kings of England at the coronation. It is also carried before the mayors of some cities. {Cap money}, money collected in a cap for the huntsman at the death of the fox. {Cap paper}. (a) A kind of writing paper including flat cap, foolscap, and legal cap. (b) A coarse wrapping paper used for making caps to hold commodities. {Cap rock} (Mining), The layer of rock next overlying ore, generally of barren vein material. {Flat cap}, cap See {Foolscap}. {Forage cap}, the cloth undress head covering of an officer of soldier. {Legal cap}, a kind of folio writing paper, made for the use of lawyers, in long narrow sheets which have the fold at the top or [bd]narrow edge.[b8] {To set one's cap}, to make a fool of one. (Obs.) --Chaucer. {To set one's cap for}, to try to win the favor of a man with a view to marriage. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legalism \Le"galism\ (l[emac]"g[ait]l[icr]z'm), n. Strictness, or the doctrine of strictness, in conforming to law.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legalist \Le"gal*ist\, n. One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See {Legal}, 2 (a) .
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Legalization \Le`galiza"tion\ (l[emac]`g[ait]l[icr]z[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. The act of making legal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legalize \Le"galize\ (l[emac]"g[ait]l[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Legalized} (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Legalizing} (-[imac]`z[icr]ng).] [Cf. F. l[82]galiser.] 1. To make legal. 2. (Theol.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legalize \Le"galize\ (l[emac]"g[ait]l[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Legalized} (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Legalizing} (-[imac]`z[icr]ng).] [Cf. F. l[82]galiser.] 1. To make legal. 2. (Theol.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legalize \Le"galize\ (l[emac]"g[ait]l[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Legalized} (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Legalizing} (-[imac]`z[icr]ng).] [Cf. F. l[82]galiser.] 1. To make legal. 2. (Theol.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legless \Leg"less\ (l[ecr]g"l[ecr]s), a. Not having a leg.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Penang lawyer \Pe*nang" law"yer\ [Prob. fr. Malay p[c6]nang l[c6]ar.] A kind of walking stick made from the stem of an East Asiatic palm ({Licuala acutifida}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ligula \[d8]Lig"ula\ (l[icr]g"[usl]l[adot]), n.; pl. L. {Ligul[91]} (-l[emac]), E. {Ligulas} (-l[adot]z). [L., a little tongue. See {Ligule}.] 1. (Bot.) See {Ligule}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. [See Illust. under {Labium}, and {Hymenoptera}.] (b) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See {Parapodium}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Likely \Like"ly\, a. [Compar. {Likelier} (l[imac]k"l[icr]*[etil]r); superl. {Likeliest}.] [That is, like-like. See {Like}, a.] 1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story. It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and conspicuous. --Johnson. 2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain. 3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. --Shak. Milton. 5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lisle \Lisle\ (l[imac]l), n. A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures. {Lisle glove}, a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread. {Lisle lace}, a fine handmade lace, made at Lisle. {Lisle thread}, a hard twisted cotton thread, originally produced at Lisle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Local \Lo"cal\, a. [L. localis, fr. locus place: cf. F. local. See {Lieu}, {Locus}.] Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom. Gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name. --Shak. {Local actions} (Law), actions such as must be brought in a particular county, where the cause arises; -- distinguished from transitory actions. {Local affection} (Med.), a disease or ailment confined to a particular part or organ, and not directly affecting the system. {Local attraction} (Magnetism), an attraction near a compass, causing its needle to deviate from its proper direction, especially on shipboard. {Local battery} (Teleg.), the battery which actuates the recording instruments of a telegraphic station, as distinguished from the battery furnishing a current for the line. {Local circuit} (Teleg.), the circuit of the local battery. {Local color}. (a) (Paint.) The color which belongs to an object, and is not caused by accidental influences, as of reflection, shadow, etc. (b) (Literature) Peculiarities of the place and its inhabitants where the scene of an action or story is laid. {Local option}, the right or obligation of determining by popular vote within certain districts, as in each county, city, or town, whether the sale of alcoholic beverages within the district shall be allowed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Local \Lo"cal\, a. [L. localis, fr. locus place: cf. F. local. See {Lieu}, {Locus}.] Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom. Gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name. --Shak. {Local actions} (Law), actions such as must be brought in a particular county, where the cause arises; -- distinguished from transitory actions. {Local affection} (Med.), a disease or ailment confined to a particular part or organ, and not directly affecting the system. {Local attraction} (Magnetism), an attraction near a compass, causing its needle to deviate from its proper direction, especially on shipboard. {Local battery} (Teleg.), the battery which actuates the recording instruments of a telegraphic station, as distinguished from the battery furnishing a current for the line. {Local circuit} (Teleg.), the circuit of the local battery. {Local color}. (a) (Paint.) The color which belongs to an object, and is not caused by accidental influences, as of reflection, shadow, etc. (b) (Literature) Peculiarities of the place and its inhabitants where the scene of an action or story is laid. {Local option}, the right or obligation of determining by popular vote within certain districts, as in each county, city, or town, whether the sale of alcoholic beverages within the district shall be allowed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Local \Lo"cal\, a. [L. localis, fr. locus place: cf. F. local. See {Lieu}, {Locus}.] Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom. Gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name. --Shak. {Local actions} (Law), actions such as must be brought in a particular county, where the cause arises; -- distinguished from transitory actions. {Local affection} (Med.), a disease or ailment confined to a particular part or organ, and not directly affecting the system. {Local attraction} (Magnetism), an attraction near a compass, causing its needle to deviate from its proper direction, especially on shipboard. {Local battery} (Teleg.), the battery which actuates the recording instruments of a telegraphic station, as distinguished from the battery furnishing a current for the line. {Local circuit} (Teleg.), the circuit of the local battery. {Local color}. (a) (Paint.) The color which belongs to an object, and is not caused by accidental influences, as of reflection, shadow, etc. (b) (Literature) Peculiarities of the place and its inhabitants where the scene of an action or story is laid. {Local option}, the right or obligation of determining by popular vote within certain districts, as in each county, city, or town, whether the sale of alcoholic beverages within the district shall be allowed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Localism \Lo"cal*ism\, n. 1. The state or quality of being local; affection for a particular place. 2. A method of speaking or acting peculiar to a certain district; a local idiom or phrase.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Localization \Lo`caliza"tion\, n. [Cf. F. localisation.] Act of localizing, or state of being localized. {Cerebral localization} (Physiol.), the localization of the control of special functions, as of sight or of the various movements of the body, in special regions of the brain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Localize \Lo"cal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Localized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Localizing}.] [Cf. F. localiser. See {Local}.] To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place. --H. Spencer. Wordsworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Localize \Lo"cal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Localized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Localizing}.] [Cf. F. localiser. See {Local}.] To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place. --H. Spencer. Wordsworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Localize \Lo"cal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Localized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Localizing}.] [Cf. F. localiser. See {Local}.] To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place. --H. Spencer. Wordsworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lockless \Lock"less\, a. Destitute of a lock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Luckless \Luck"less\, a. Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid. Prayers made and granted in a luckless hour. --Dryden. -- {Luck"lessly}, adv. -- {Lock"lessness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loculicidal \Loc"ulici`dal\, a. [L. loculus cell + caedere to cut: cf. F. loculicide.] (Bot.) Dehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell; -- said of capsules.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loculose \Loc"ulose`\, Loculous \Loc"ulous\, a. [L. loculosus. See {Loculament}.] (Bot.) Divided by internal partitions into cells, as the pith of the pokeweed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loculose \Loc"ulose`\, Loculous \Loc"ulous\, a. [L. loculosus. See {Loculament}.] (Bot.) Divided by internal partitions into cells, as the pith of the pokeweed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loculus \Loc"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Loculi}. [L., little place, a compartment.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa. 2. (Bot.) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Log glass} (Naut.), a small sandglass used to time the running out of the log line. {Log line} (Naut.), a line or cord about a hundred and fifty fathoms long, fastened to the log-chip. See Note under 2d {Log}, n., 2. {Log perch} (Zo[94]l.), an ethiostomoid fish, or darter ({Percina caprodes}); -- called also {hogfish} and {rockfish}. {Log reel} (Naut.), the reel on which the log line is wound. {Log slate}. (Naut.) See {Log board} (above). {Rough log} (Naut.), a first draught of a record of the cruise or voyage. {Smooth log} (Naut.), a clean copy of the rough log. In the case of naval vessels this copy is forwarded to the proper officer of the government. {To heave the log} (Naut.), to cast the log-chip into the water; also, the whole process of ascertaining a vessel's speed by the log.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lossless \Loss"less\, a. Free from loss. [Obs.] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Luckless \Luck"less\, a. Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid. Prayers made and granted in a luckless hour. --Dryden. -- {Luck"lessly}, adv. -- {Lock"lessness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Luckless \Luck"less\, a. Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid. Prayers made and granted in a luckless hour. --Dryden. -- {Luck"lessly}, adv. -- {Lock"lessness}, n.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
La Salle County, IL (county, FIPS 99) Location: 41.34091 N, 88.88487 W Population (1990): 106913 (43827 housing units) Area: 2939.8 sq km (land), 33.9 sq km (water) La Salle County, TX (county, FIPS 283) Location: 28.34430 N, 99.10039 W Population (1990): 5254 (2244 housing units) Area: 3856.5 sq km (land), 13.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lacy-Lakeview, TX (city, FIPS 40168) Location: 31.61987 N, 97.10760 W Population (1990): 3617 (1810 housing units) Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Elsinore, CA (city, FIPS 39486) Location: 33.66898 N, 117.32148 W Population (1990): 18285 (6981 housing units) Area: 60.7 sq km (land), 17.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92530, 92532
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Los Angeles, CA (CDP, FIPS 39612) Location: 34.61190 N, 117.82689 W Population (1990): 7977 (2313 housing units) Area: 12.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 93550
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Lucerne, FL (CDP, FIPS 38300) Location: 25.96675 N, 80.25962 W Population (1990): 9478 (2739 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Luzerne, NY Zip code(s): 12846
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Luzerne-Hadley, NY (CDP, FIPS 40667) Location: 43.31891 N, 73.83798 W Population (1990): 2042 (1276 housing units) Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Wales, FL (city, FIPS 38950) Location: 27.90113 N, 81.58782 W Population (1990): 9670 (4235 housing units) Area: 16.6 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33853
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Wilson, MN (city, FIPS 35198) Location: 43.99481 N, 95.95301 W Population (1990): 319 (150 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56151
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lakehills, TX (CDP, FIPS 40576) Location: 29.60437 N, 98.94289 W Population (1990): 2147 (1854 housing units) Area: 61.0 sq km (land), 10.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78063
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Las Ollas, PR (comunidad, FIPS 44089) Location: 18.01636 N, 66.42169 W Population (1990): 1893 (630 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lazy Lake, FL (village, FIPS 39750) Location: 26.15575 N, 80.14535 W Population (1990): 33 (16 housing units) Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Leslie County, KY (county, FIPS 131) Location: 37.09417 N, 83.38425 W Population (1990): 13642 (5038 housing units) Area: 1046.5 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Luquillo zona, PR (urbana, FIPS 47787) Location: 18.37749 N, 65.72103 W Population (1990): 8672 (4065 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
legalese n. Dense, pedantic verbiage in a language description, product specification, or interface standard; text that seems designed to obfuscate and requires a {language lawyer} to {parse} it. Though hackers are not afraid of high information density and complexity in language (indeed, they rather enjoy both), they share a deep and abiding loathing for legalese; they associate it with deception, {suit}s, and situations in which hackers generally get the short end of the stick.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
locals, the pl.n. The users on one's local network (as opposed, say, to people one reaches via public Internet or UUCP connects). The marked thing about this usage is how little it has to do with real-space distance. "I have to do some tweaking on this mail utility before releasing it to the locals."
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
lose lose interj. A reply to or comment on an undesirable situation. "I accidentally deleted all my files!" "Lose, lose."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lazy list A list which is built using a non-strict constructor. Any head or tail of the list may be an unevaluated closure. Also known as streams since they may be used to carry a sequence of values from the output of one function to an input of another. See also Lazy evaluation.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
legalese Dense, pedantic verbiage in a language description, product specification, or interface standard; text that seems designed to obfuscate and requires a {language lawyer} to {parse} it. Though hackers are not afraid of high information density and complexity in language (indeed, they rather enjoy both), they share a deep and abiding loathing for legalese; they associate it with deception, {suit}s, and situations in which hackers generally get the short end of the stick.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
local echo (Obsolete: "{half-duplex}") A mode of operation of a communications program or device in which it displays the characters the user enters at the same time as it sends them to the remote system. In communications between computers or computing processes, particularly those involving human keyboarding and/or reading, duplex came to mean the re-transmission of a keyboard character to the output display. Early input device such as the Teletype {ASR-33} {teleprinter}, being descended from the electric typewriter, printed all input characters as they were typed (i.e. they did local echo). Local echo was typically optional on the {video terminals} that replaced them, and usually disabled in favour of {remote echo}. A disadvantage of local echo is that it will continue, even when the communication circuit has failed, which can be misleading. (2000-03-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
local exchange carrier (LEC) A company allowed to handle local calls following the break-up of the Bell system in the US by anti-trust regulators. These vary from Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC) through to small independents such as Farmers Cooperative. Local exchange carriers are not allowed to handle long-distance traffic. This is handled by inter-exchange carriers (IXC) who are not allowed to handle local calls. (2002-08-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Local Shared Resources (LSR) A way of controlling {VSAM} buffers in {OS/390}. (2002-02-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
localisation (l10n) Adapting a product to meet the language, cultural and other requirements of a specific target market "{locale}". Localisation includes the translation of the {user interface}, {on-line help} and {documentation}, and ensuring the images and concepts are culturally appropriate and sensitive. There may be subtle cross-cultural considerations, e.g. do the icons make sense in other parts of the world? {Internationalisation} is the process that occurs during application development that makes localisation easier by separating the details that differ between locales from the rest of the program that stays the same. If internationalisation is thorough, localisation will require no programming. The abbreviation l10n means "L - 10 letters - N". (1999-06-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
localised {localisation}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
locals The users on one's local network (as opposed, say, to people one reaches via public {Internet} or {UUCP} connections). The marked thing about this usage is how little it has to do with real-space distance. "I have to do some tweaking on this mail utility before releasing it to the locals." (1994-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LOGLISP A version of {Prolog} implemented by Robinson in {Lisp} which allows Prolog programs to call Lisp and vice versa. ["LOGLISP: An Alternative to Prolog", J. Alan Robinson et al in Machine Intelligence 10, D. Michie ed, Ellis Horwood 1982].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lossless A term describing a data {compression} {algorithm} which retains all the information in the data, allowing it to be recovered perfectly by decompression. {Unix} {compress} and {GNU} {gzip} perform lossless compression. Opposite: {lossy}. (1995-03-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lossless audio compression Any kind of {audio compression} in which the original signal and the decoded signal are bitwise identical. Lossless audio compression algorithms are usually based on a data compression algorithm like {PKzip} or {gzip} but specialized for {PCM} audio data. The signal is divided into predictable {tonal} components and unpredictable noisy components. Tonal components are stored as coefficients of a predictor, the remaining signal is coded by a {Rice}, {Huffman}, or {arithmetic} coder. (2001-12-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Lossless Predictive Audio Compression (LPAC) A {lossless} {audio} {compression} {algorithm} with compression ratios from 1.5 to 4, depending on the input. Software is available for {Microsoft Windows}, {Linux} and {Solaris}. LPAC files (*.pac) can be played with a {Winamp} {plug-in}. {Home (http://www-ft.ee.tu-berlin.de/~liebchen/lpac.html)}. (2001-12-17)