English Dictionary: Nephrolepis | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Curlew \Cur"lew\ (k[ucir]r"l[umac]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[94]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill. Note: The common European curlew is {N. arquatus}. The long-billed ({N. longirostris}), the Hudsonian ({N. Hudsonicus}), and the Eskimo curlew ({N. borealis}, are American species. The name is said to imitate the note of the European species. {Curlew Jack} (Zo[94]l.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew. {Curlew sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), a sandpiper ({Tringa ferruginea, [or] subarquata}), common in Europe, rare in America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved bill. See Illustation in Appendix. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Nephralgia \[d8]Ne*phral"gi*a\, Nephralgy \Ne*phral"gy\, n. [NL. nephralgia, fr. Gr. [?] a kidney + [?] pain: cf. F. n[82]phralgie.] (Med.) Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the latter. --Quain. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
nephrolithic \neph`ro*lith"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] a kidney + -lith + ic.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to gravel, or renal calculi. --Dunglison. | |
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Nephrology \Ne*phrol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] a kidney + -logy.] A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions. | |
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Candock \Can"dock\n. [Prob. fr. can + dock (the plant). Cf. G. kannenkraut horsetail, lit. [bd]canweed.[b8]] (Bot.) A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of {Equisetum}; also, the yellow frog lily ({Nuphar luteum}). | |
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
N-Prolog {Prolog} extended with explicit negation. Dov Gabbay [J Logic Programming]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Nuprl /nyu p*rl/ Nearly Ultimate PRL. A system for interactive creation of formal mathematics, including definitions and proofs. It has an extremely rich type system, including dependent functions, products, sets, quotients and universes. Types are first-class citizens. It is built on {Franz Lisp} and {Edinburgh ML}. ["Implementing Mathematics in the Nuprl Proof Development System", R.L. Constable et al, P-H 1986]. (1994-12-13) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
NU-Prolog L. Naish, U Melbourne. A Prolog with 'when' declarations, the successor to MU-Prolog. Type-checked. "NU-Prolog Reference Manual - Version 1.3", J.A. Thom et al eds, TR 86/10, U Melbourne (1988). Available (but not free). (See PNU-Prolog). E-mail: |