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valent
adj 1: (chemistry) having valence; usually used in combination

English Dictionary: Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova	by the DICT Development Group
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Valentina Tereshkova n Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in 1937) Synonym(s): Tereshkova, Valentina Tereshkova, Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova
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Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova n Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in 1937) Synonym(s): Tereshkova, Valentina Tereshkova, Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova
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valentine n a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day; "will you be my valentine?" a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day
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Valentine Day n a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn: Valentine Day, Valentine's Day, Saint Valentine's Day, St Valentine's Day, February 14]
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Valentine's Day n a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn: Valentine Day, Valentine's Day, Saint Valentine's Day, St Valentine's Day, February 14]
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valiant adj having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier" Synonym(s): valiant, valorous
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valiantly adv with valor; in a valiant manner; "he fought valiantly until the end" Synonym(s): valiantly, valorously
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violent adj acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike" Antonym(s): nonviolent effected by force or injury rather than natural causes; "a violent death" (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts" Synonym(s): violent, wild marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" Synonym(s): fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode Synonym(s): crimson, red, violent
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violent death n an event that causes someone to die [syn: killing, violent death]
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violent disorder n violently angry and destructive behavior [syn: rampage, violent disorder]
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violent storm n a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning Synonym(s): storm, violent storm
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violent stream n a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent" Synonym(s): torrent, violent stream
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violently adv in a violent manner; "they attacked violently" [ant: nonviolently]
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volant adj with wings extended in a flying position
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volume-detonation bomb n a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" Synonym(s): thermobaric bomb, fuel-air bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb, aerosol bomb
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volumed adj (often used in combination) consisting of or having a given number or kind of volumes; "the poet's volumed works"; "a two-volumed history"; "multi-volumed encyclopedias"; "large-volumed editions" formed or rising in rounded masses; "gasping with the volumed smoke" furnished with volumes; "a large room volumed with ancient books"
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volumeter n a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement)
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volumetric adj of or relating to measurement by volume; "volumetric analysis" Synonym(s): volumetric, volumetrical
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volumetric analysis n determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents
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volumetrical adj of or relating to measurement by volume; "volumetric analysis" Synonym(s): volumetric, volumetrical
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volumetrically adv with respect to volume; "analyzed volumetrically"
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Volund n (Norse mythology) a wonderful smith; identified with Anglo- Saxon Wayland and Teutonic Wieland
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voluntarily adv out of your own free will; "he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting" Antonym(s): involuntarily
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voluntary adj of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession" Antonym(s): involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary controlled by individual volition; "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles" Antonym(s): involuntary n (military) a person who freely enlists for service [syn: volunteer, military volunteer, voluntary] Antonym(s): conscript, draftee, inductee composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
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voluntary muscle n striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily
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volunteer adj without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department" Synonym(s): unpaid, volunteer(a) n (military) a person who freely enlists for service [syn: volunteer, military volunteer, voluntary] Antonym(s): conscript, draftee, inductee a person who performs voluntary work Synonym(s): volunteer, unpaid worker a native or resident of Tennessee Synonym(s): Tennessean, Volunteer v tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information" agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it" Synonym(s): volunteer, offer do volunteer work
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Volunteer State n a state in east central United States [syn: Tennessee, Volunteer State, TN]
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Sheepberry \Sheep"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) The edible fruit of a small North American tree of the genus {Viburnum} ({V. Lentago}), having white flowers in flat cymes; also, the tree itself. Called also {nannyberry}.
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Valencia \Valen"cia\, n. [Perhaps fr. Valence in France.] A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton. [Written also {valentia}.]
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Valentia \Valen"tia\, n. See {Valencia}.
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Valencia \Valen"cia\, n. [Perhaps fr. Valence in France.] A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton. [Written also {valentia}.]
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Valentia \Valen"tia\, n. See {Valencia}.
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Valentine \Val"en*tine\, n. 1. A sweetheart chosen on St. Valentine's Day. 2. A letter containing professions of love, or a missive of a sentimental, comic, or burlesque character, sent on St. Valentine's Day. {St. Valentine's Day}, a day sacred to St. Valentine; the 14th of February. It was a very old notion, alluded to by Shakespeare, that on this day birds begin to mate. Hence, perhaps, arose the custom of sending love tokens at that time.
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Valentinian \Val`entin"ian\, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a school of Judaizing Gnostics in the second century; -- so called from Valentinus, the founder.
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Valiant \Val"iant\, a. [OE. valiant, F. vaillant, OF. vaillant, valant, originally p. pr. of OF. & F. valoir to be worth, L. valere to be strong. See {Wield}, and cf. {Avail}, {Convalesce}, {Equivalent}, {Prevail}, {Valid}.] 1. Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer. [Obs.] --Walton. 2. Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave. A valiant and most expert gentleman. --Shak. And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. --1 Sam. xviii. 17. 3. Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. [bd]Thou bearest the highest name for valiant acts.[b8] --Milton. [The saints] have made such valiant confessions. --J. H. Newman. -- {Val"iantly}, adv. -- {Val"iantness}, {n}.
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Valiant \Val"iant\, a. [OE. valiant, F. vaillant, OF. vaillant, valant, originally p. pr. of OF. & F. valoir to be worth, L. valere to be strong. See {Wield}, and cf. {Avail}, {Convalesce}, {Equivalent}, {Prevail}, {Valid}.] 1. Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer. [Obs.] --Walton. 2. Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave. A valiant and most expert gentleman. --Shak. And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. --1 Sam. xviii. 17. 3. Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. [bd]Thou bearest the highest name for valiant acts.[b8] --Milton. [The saints] have made such valiant confessions. --J. H. Newman. -- {Val"iantly}, adv. -- {Val"iantness}, {n}.
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Valiant \Val"iant\, a. [OE. valiant, F. vaillant, OF. vaillant, valant, originally p. pr. of OF. & F. valoir to be worth, L. valere to be strong. See {Wield}, and cf. {Avail}, {Convalesce}, {Equivalent}, {Prevail}, {Valid}.] 1. Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer. [Obs.] --Walton. 2. Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave. A valiant and most expert gentleman. --Shak. And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. --1 Sam. xviii. 17. 3. Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. [bd]Thou bearest the highest name for valiant acts.[b8] --Milton. [The saints] have made such valiant confessions. --J. H. Newman. -- {Val"iantly}, adv. -- {Val"iantness}, {n}.
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Villanette \Vil`la*nette"\, n. [Dim. of villa; formed on the analogy of the French.] A small villa. [R.]
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Violantin \Vi`o*lan"tin\, n. [See {Violuric}.] (Chem.) A complex nitrogenous substance, produced as a yellow crystalline substance, and regarded as a complex derivative of barbituric acid.
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Violent \Vi"o*lent\, n. An assailant. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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Violent \Vi"o*lent\, v. t. [Cf. F. violenter.] To urge with violence. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Violent \Vi"o*lent\, v. i. To be violent; to act violently. [Obs.] The grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste, And violenteth in a sense as strong As that which causeth it. --Shak.
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Violent \Vi"o*lent\, a. [F., from L. violentus, from vis strength, force; probably akin to Gr. [?] a muscle, strength.] 1. Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease. Float upon a wild and violent sea. --Shak. A violent cross wind from either coast. --Milton. 2. Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech. To bring forth more violent deeds. --Milton. Some violent hands were laid on Humphrey's life. --Shak. 3. Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal. These violent delights have violent ends. --Shak. No violent state can be perpetual. --T. Burnet. Ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void. --Milton. {Violent presumption} (Law), presumption of a fact that arises from proof of circumstances which necessarily attend such facts. {Violent profits} (Scots Law), rents or profits of an estate obtained by a tenant wrongfully holding over after warning. They are recoverable in a process of removing. Syn: Fierce; vehement; outrageous; boisterous; turbulent; impetuous; passionate; severe; extreme.
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Violent \Vi"o*lent\, a. [F., from L. violentus, from vis strength, force; probably akin to Gr. [?] a muscle, strength.] 1. Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease. Float upon a wild and violent sea. --Shak. A violent cross wind from either coast. --Milton. 2. Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech. To bring forth more violent deeds. --Milton. Some violent hands were laid on Humphrey's life. --Shak. 3. Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal. These violent delights have violent ends. --Shak. No violent state can be perpetual. --T. Burnet. Ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void. --Milton. {Violent presumption} (Law), presumption of a fact that arises from proof of circumstances which necessarily attend such facts. {Violent profits} (Scots Law), rents or profits of an estate obtained by a tenant wrongfully holding over after warning. They are recoverable in a process of removing. Syn: Fierce; vehement; outrageous; boisterous; turbulent; impetuous; passionate; severe; extreme.
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Violent \Vi"o*lent\, a. [F., from L. violentus, from vis strength, force; probably akin to Gr. [?] a muscle, strength.] 1. Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease. Float upon a wild and violent sea. --Shak. A violent cross wind from either coast. --Milton. 2. Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech. To bring forth more violent deeds. --Milton. Some violent hands were laid on Humphrey's life. --Shak. 3. Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal. These violent delights have violent ends. --Shak. No violent state can be perpetual. --T. Burnet. Ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void. --Milton. {Violent presumption} (Law), presumption of a fact that arises from proof of circumstances which necessarily attend such facts. {Violent profits} (Scots Law), rents or profits of an estate obtained by a tenant wrongfully holding over after warning. They are recoverable in a process of removing. Syn: Fierce; vehement; outrageous; boisterous; turbulent; impetuous; passionate; severe; extreme.
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Violently \Vi"olently\, adv. In a violent manner.
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Volant \Vo"lant\ (?; 277), a. [L. volans, -antis, p. pr. of volare to fly: cf. F. volant.] 1. Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current. English silver now was current, and our gold volant in the pope's court. --Fuller. 2. Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid. [bd]His volant touch.[b8] --Milton. 3. (Her.) Represented as flying, or having the wings spread; as, an eagle volant. {Volant piece} (Anc. Armor), an adjustable piece of armor, for guarding the throat, etc., in a joust.
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Volant \Vo"lant\ (?; 277), a. [L. volans, -antis, p. pr. of volare to fly: cf. F. volant.] 1. Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current. English silver now was current, and our gold volant in the pope's court. --Fuller. 2. Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid. [bd]His volant touch.[b8] --Milton. 3. (Her.) Represented as flying, or having the wings spread; as, an eagle volant. {Volant piece} (Anc. Armor), an adjustable piece of armor, for guarding the throat, etc., in a joust.
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Volumed \Vol"umed\, a. 1. Having the form of a volume, or roil; as, volumed mist. The distant torrent's rushing sound Tells where the volumed cataract doth roll. --Byron. 2. Having volume, or bulk; massive; great.
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Volumeter \Volu"meter\, n. [Cf. F. volum[8a]tre. See {Volumetric}.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the volumes of gases or liquids by introducing them into a vessel of known capacity.
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Volumetric \Vol`u*met"ric\, a. [Volume + -metric.] Of or pertaining to the measurement of volume. {Volumetric analysis} (Chem.), that system of the quantitative analysis of solutions which employs definite volumes of standardized solutions of reagents, as measured by burettes, pipettes, etc.; also, the analysis of gases by volume, as by the eudiometer.
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Volumetric \Vol`u*met"ric\, a. [Volume + -metric.] Of or pertaining to the measurement of volume. {Volumetric analysis} (Chem.), that system of the quantitative analysis of solutions which employs definite volumes of standardized solutions of reagents, as measured by burettes, pipettes, etc.; also, the analysis of gases by volume, as by the eudiometer.
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Analysis \Anal"ysis\, n.; pl. {Analyses}. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; [?] up + [?] to loose. See {Loose}.] 1. A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to {synthesis}. 2. (Chem.) The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called {qualitative}, and the latter {quantitative analysis}. 3. (Logic) The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles. 4. (Math.) The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations. 5. (a) A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order. (b) A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis. 6. (Nat. Hist.) The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key. {Ultimate}, {Proximate}, {Qualitative}, {Quantitative}, and {Volumetric analysis}. (Chem.) See under {Ultimate}, {Proximate}, {Qualitative}, etc.
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Volumetrical \Vol`umet"rical\, a. Volumetric. -- {Vol`umet"rical*ly}, adv.
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Volumetrical \Vol`umet"rical\, a. Volumetric. -- {Vol`umet"rical*ly}, adv.
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Voluntary \Vol"untary\, n.; pl. {Voluntaries}. 1. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer. [R.] --Shak. 2. (Mus.) A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service. 3. (Eccl.) One who advocates voluntaryism.
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Voluntarily \Vol"untari*ly\, adv. In a voluntary manner; of one's own will; spontaneously.
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Voluntariness \Vol"untari*ness\, n. The quality or state of being voluntary; spontaneousness; specifically, the quality or state of being free in the exercise of one's will.
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Voluntarism \Vol"untarism\, n. Any theory which conceives will to be the dominant factor in experience or in the constitution of the world; -- contrasted with {intellectualism}. Schopenhauer and Fichte are typical exponents of the two types of metaphysical voluntarism, Schopenhauer teaching that the evolution of the universe is the activity of a blind and irrational will, Fichte holding that the intelligent activity of the ego is the fundamental fact of reality.
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Voluntary \Vol"untary\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will, choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See {Will}, v. t., and cf. {Benevolent}, {Volition}, {Volunteer}.] 1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice. That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W. Taylor. 2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free. Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton. She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope. 3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter. 4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion. 5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent. God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary, agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him. --Hooker. 6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration. 7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church. {Voluntary affidavit} [or] {oath} (Law), an affidavit or oath made in extrajudicial matter. {Voluntary conveyance} (Law), a conveyance without valuable consideration. {Voluntary escape} (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the express consent of the sheriff. {Voluntary jurisdiction}. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious jurisdiction}, under {Contentious}. {Voluntary waste}. (Law) See {Waste}, n., 4. Syn: See {Spontaneous}.
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Voluntary \Vol"untary\, n.; pl. {Voluntaries}. 1. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer. [R.] --Shak. 2. (Mus.) A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service. 3. (Eccl.) One who advocates voluntaryism.
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Voluntary \Vol"untary\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will, choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See {Will}, v. t., and cf. {Benevolent}, {Volition}, {Volunteer}.] 1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice. That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W. Taylor. 2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free. Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton. She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope. 3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter. 4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion. 5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent. God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary, agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him. --Hooker. 6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration. 7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church. {Voluntary affidavit} [or] {oath} (Law), an affidavit or oath made in extrajudicial matter. {Voluntary conveyance} (Law), a conveyance without valuable consideration. {Voluntary escape} (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the express consent of the sheriff. {Voluntary jurisdiction}. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious jurisdiction}, under {Contentious}. {Voluntary waste}. (Law) See {Waste}, n., 4. Syn: See {Spontaneous}.
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Voluntary \Vol"untary\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will, choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See {Will}, v. t., and cf. {Benevolent}, {Volition}, {Volunteer}.] 1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice. That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W. Taylor. 2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free. Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton. She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope. 3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter. 4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion. 5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent. God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary, agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him. --Hooker. 6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration. 7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church. {Voluntary affidavit} [or] {oath} (Law), an affidavit or oath made in extrajudicial matter. {Voluntary conveyance} (Law), a conveyance without valuable consideration. {Voluntary escape} (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the express consent of the sheriff. {Voluntary jurisdiction}. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious jurisdiction}, under {Contentious}. {Voluntary waste}. (Law) See {Waste}, n., 4. Syn: See {Spontaneous}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voluntary \Vol"untary\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will, choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See {Will}, v. t., and cf. {Benevolent}, {Volition}, {Volunteer}.] 1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice. That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W. Taylor. 2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free. Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton. She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope. 3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter. 4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion. 5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent. God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary, agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him. --Hooker. 6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration. 7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church. {Voluntary affidavit} [or] {oath} (Law), an affidavit or oath made in extrajudicial matter. {Voluntary conveyance} (Law), a conveyance without valuable consideration. {Voluntary escape} (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the express consent of the sheriff. {Voluntary jurisdiction}. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious jurisdiction}, under {Contentious}. {Voluntary waste}. (Law) See {Waste}, n., 4. Syn: See {Spontaneous}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voluntary \Vol"untary\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will, choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See {Will}, v. t., and cf. {Benevolent}, {Volition}, {Volunteer}.] 1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice. That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W. Taylor. 2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free. Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton. She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope. 3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter. 4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion. 5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent. God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary, agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him. --Hooker. 6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration. 7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church. {Voluntary affidavit} [or] {oath} (Law), an affidavit or oath made in extrajudicial matter. {Voluntary conveyance} (Law), a conveyance without valuable consideration. {Voluntary escape} (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the express consent of the sheriff. {Voluntary jurisdiction}. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious jurisdiction}, under {Contentious}. {Voluntary waste}. (Law) See {Waste}, n., 4. Syn: See {Spontaneous}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voluntary \Vol"untary\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will, choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See {Will}, v. t., and cf. {Benevolent}, {Volition}, {Volunteer}.] 1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice. That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W. Taylor. 2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free. Our voluntary service he requires. --Milton. She fell to lust a voluntary prey. --Pope. 3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter. 4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion. 5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent. God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary, agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him. --Hooker. 6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration. 7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church. {Voluntary affidavit} [or] {oath} (Law), an affidavit or oath made in extrajudicial matter. {Voluntary conveyance} (Law), a conveyance without valuable consideration. {Voluntary escape} (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the express consent of the sheriff. {Voluntary jurisdiction}. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious jurisdiction}, under {Contentious}. {Voluntary waste}. (Law) See {Waste}, n., 4. Syn: See {Spontaneous}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voluntaryism \Vol"untary*ism\, n. (Eccl.) The principle of supporting a religious system and its institutions by voluntary association and effort, rather than by the aid or patronage of the state.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, n. [F. volontaire. See {Voluntary}, a.] 1. One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own free will. 2. (Mil.) One who enters into service voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers; -- opposed to conscript; specifically, a voluntary member of the organized militia of a country as distinguished from the standing army. 3. (Law) A grantee in a voluntary conveyance; one to whom a conveyance is made without valuable consideration; a party, other than a wife or child of the grantor, to whom, or for whose benefit, a voluntary conveyance is made. --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, a. Of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers; consisting of volunteers; voluntary; as, volunteer companies; volunteer advice.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volunteered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Volunteering}.] To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or compulsion; as, to volunteer one's services.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, v. i. To enter into, or offer for, any service of one's own free will, without solicitation or compulsion; as, he volunteered in that undertaking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volunteer navy \Vol`un*teer" na"vy\ A navy of vessels fitted out and manned by volunteers who sail under the flag of the regular navy and subject to naval discipline. Prussia in 1870, in the Franco-German war, organized such a navy, which was commanded by merchant seamen with temporary commissions, with the claim (in which England acquiesced) that it did not come within the meaning of the term privateer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volunteer State \Volunteer State\ Tennessee; -- a nickname.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volunteered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Volunteering}.] To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or compulsion; as, to volunteer one's services.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volunteered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Volunteering}.] To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or compulsion; as, to volunteer one's services.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volunteers of America \Vol`un*teers" of America\ A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded (1896) by Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Valentine, NE (city, FIPS 49950) Location: 42.87368 N, 100.54990 W Population (1990): 2826 (1332 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69201 Valentine, TX (town, FIPS 74648) Location: 30.58913 N, 104.49503 W Population (1990): 217 (121 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79854
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Valentines, VA Zip code(s): 23887
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Valinda, CA (CDP, FIPS 81638) Location: 34.03935 N, 117.92928 W Population (1990): 18735 (4666 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Valliant, OK (town, FIPS 76650) Location: 34.00492 N, 95.08971 W Population (1990): 873 (393 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74764
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Volant, PA (borough, FIPS 80368) Location: 41.11364 N, 80.25906 W Population (1990): 152 (71 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16156
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Voluntown, CT Zip code(s): 06384
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Volume Table Of Contents (VTOC) /V-tock/ A special {file} on a {disk}, which contains a list of all the ordinary files on the disk and their {addresses}. Also called a {directory}. The term is used mostly with large {mainframe} {disk drives}. Storage administrators will often refer to the VTOC to obtain information on the number of files stored on a disk. (1997-04-15)