Acacia dealbata
         n 1: evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark
               and young leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {silver wattle},
               {mimosa}, {Acacia dealbata}]

English Dictionary: acoustic nerve	by the DICT Development Group
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access code n a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) Synonym(s): access, access code
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access time n (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead"
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acciaccatura n an embellishing note usually written in smaller size [syn: grace note, appoggiatura, acciaccatura]
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accost v speak to someone Synonym(s): address, accost, come up to approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" Synonym(s): hook, solicit, accost
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accusation n a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt Synonym(s): accusation, accusal an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" Synonym(s): accusation, charge
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accusative adj containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" Synonym(s): accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings" Synonym(s): objective, accusative n the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb Synonym(s): accusative, accusative case, objective case
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accusative case n the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb Synonym(s): accusative, accusative case, objective case
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accusatorial adj specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor Antonym(s): inquisitorial
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accusatory adj containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" Synonym(s): accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive
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accused n a defendant in a criminal proceeding
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accustom v make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music" Synonym(s): habituate, accustom
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accustomed adj (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to; "accustomed to doing her own work"; "I've grown accustomed to her face" Antonym(s): unaccustomed commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor" Synonym(s): accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted(a)
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acoustic adj of or relating to the science of acoustics; "acoustic properties of a hall" Synonym(s): acoustic, acoustical n a remedy for hearing loss or deafness
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acoustic aphasia n an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss Synonym(s): auditory aphasia, acoustic aphasia, word deafness
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acoustic buoy n a buoy that can be heard (at night)
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acoustic delay line n a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves Synonym(s): acoustic delay line, sonic delay line
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acoustic device n a device for amplifying or transmitting sound
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acoustic gramophone n an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically Synonym(s): gramophone, acoustic gramophone
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acoustic guitar n sound is not amplified by electrical means
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acoustic impedance n opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component Synonym(s): acoustic resistance, acoustic impedance, acoustic reactance
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acoustic meatus n either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane Synonym(s): auditory meatus, acoustic meatus, ear canal, auditory canal, external auditory canal
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acoustic modem n a modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again
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acoustic nerve n a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea Synonym(s): acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, eighth cranial nerve
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acoustic phenomenon n a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound
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acoustic power n the physical intensity of sound [syn: acoustic power, sound pressure level]
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acoustic projection n the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice" Synonym(s): projection, acoustic projection, sound projection
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acoustic radiation pressure n (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave
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acoustic reactance n opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component Synonym(s): acoustic resistance, acoustic impedance, acoustic reactance
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acoustic resistance n opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component Synonym(s): acoustic resistance, acoustic impedance, acoustic reactance
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acoustic spectrum n the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source Synonym(s): sound spectrum, acoustic spectrum
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acoustic storage n a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines
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acoustic wave n (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound [syn: sound wave, acoustic wave]
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acoustical adj of or relating to the science of acoustics; "acoustic properties of a hall" Synonym(s): acoustic, acoustical
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acoustically adv with respect to acoustics; "acoustically ill-equipped studios"
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acoustician n a physicist who specializes in acoustics
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acousticophobia n a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice [syn: phonophobia, acousticophobia]
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acoustics n the study of the physical properties of sound
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acquisition n the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum" the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language" Synonym(s): learning, acquisition an ability that has been acquired by training Synonym(s): skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment
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acquisition agreement n contract governing the merger of two or more companies Synonym(s): merger agreement, acquisition agreement
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acquisitive adj eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" Antonym(s): unacquisitive
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acquisitiveness n strong desire to acquire and possess
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Aegisthus n (Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him
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Agastache n giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop [syn: Agastache, {genus Agastache}]
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Agastache foeniculum n much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel Synonym(s): anise hyssop, Agastache foeniculum
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Agastache mexicana n erect perennial of Mexico having rose to crimson flowers Synonym(s): Mexican hyssop, Agastache mexicana
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Agastache nepetoides n erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States Synonym(s): yellow giant hyssop, Agastache nepetoides
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aghast adj struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: aghast(p), appalled, dismayed, shocked]
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Agkistrodon n copperheads [syn: Agkistrodon, genus Agkistrodon, Ancistrodon, genus Ancistrodon]
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Agkistrodon contortrix n common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States Synonym(s): copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix
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Agkistrodon piscivorus n venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States Synonym(s): water moccasin, cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin, Agkistrodon piscivorus
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aguacate n a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed Synonym(s): avocado, alligator pear, avocado pear, aguacate
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assist n the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" Synonym(s): aid, assist, assistance, help (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play v give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" Synonym(s): help, assist, aid act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" Synonym(s): serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist
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assistance n the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" Synonym(s): aid, assist, assistance, help a resource; "visual aids in teaching" Synonym(s): aid, assistance, help
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assistant adj of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another Synonym(s): adjunct, assistant n a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" Synonym(s): assistant, helper, help, supporter
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assistant foreman n a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers Synonym(s): straw boss, assistant foreman
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assistant professor n a teacher or lower rank than an associate professor
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assisted adj having help; often used as a combining form [syn: assisted, aided] Antonym(s): unassisted
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assisted suicide n suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible
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assistive adj giving assistance
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associate adj having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor" n a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" Synonym(s): companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise; "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners" any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate" a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies Synonym(s): associate degree, associate v make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" Synonym(s): associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect Antonym(s): decouple, dissociate keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" Synonym(s): consort, associate, affiliate, assort bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution" Synonym(s): consociate, associate
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associate degree n a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies Synonym(s): associate degree, associate
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Associate in Applied Science n an associate degree in applied science [syn: {Associate in Applied Science}, AAS]
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Associate in Arts n an associate degree in arts [syn: Associate in Arts, AA]
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Associate in Nursing n an associate degree in nursing [syn: {Associate in Nursing}, AN]
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associate professor n a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor
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associated state n a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty Synonym(s): protectorate, associated state
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associateship n the position of associate (as in an office or academy)
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association n a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association" the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break" Antonym(s): disassociation the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" Synonym(s): association, connection, connexion a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" Synonym(s): affiliation, association, tie, tie-up a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite" (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
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association area n cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information Synonym(s): association area, association cortex
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association cortex n cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information Synonym(s): association area, association cortex
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association football n a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal Synonym(s): soccer, association football
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Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons n an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens Synonym(s): Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons, AARP
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Association of Islamic Groups and Communities n a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran Synonym(s): Kaplan Group, Association of Islamic Groups and Communities, Caliphate State
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Association of Orangemen n a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland Synonym(s): Orange Order, Association of Orangemen
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations n an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism Synonym(s): Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN
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association theory n (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity Synonym(s): associationism, association theory
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associational adj of or relating to associations or associationism
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associationism n (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity Synonym(s): associationism, association theory
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associative adj characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination ; "associative learning" Synonym(s): associative, associatory Antonym(s): nonassociative
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associative aphasia n aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centers in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a sentence just heard Synonym(s): conduction aphasia, associative aphasia
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associatory adj characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination ; "associative learning" Synonym(s): associative, associatory Antonym(s): nonassociative
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asystole n absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death Synonym(s): asystole, cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest
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august adj of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" Synonym(s): august, grand, lordly profoundly honored; "revered holy men" Synonym(s): august, revered, venerable n the month following July and preceding September [syn: August, Aug]
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August 1 n commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England Synonym(s): Lammas, Lammas Day, August 1
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August 15 n celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church Synonym(s): Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15
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August 6 n (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus Synonym(s): Transfiguration, Transfiguration Day, August 6
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August F. Mobius n German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip (1790-1868) Synonym(s): Mobius, August F. Mobius, August Ferdinand Mobius
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August Ferdinand Mobius n German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip (1790-1868) Synonym(s): Mobius, August F. Mobius, August Ferdinand Mobius
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August Friedrich Leopold Weismann n German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914) Synonym(s): Weismann, August Friedrich Leopold Weismann
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August plum n wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh Synonym(s): American red plum, August plum, goose plum, Prunus americana
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August Strindberg n Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912) [syn: Strindberg, August Strindberg, Johan August Strindberg]
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August von Wassermann n German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925) Synonym(s): Wassermann, August von Wassermann
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August Wilhelm von Hoffmann n German chemist (1818-1892) [syn: Hoffmann, {August Wilhelm von Hoffmann}]
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Augusta n the capital of the state of Maine [syn: Augusta, {capital of Maine}] a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments
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Augustan adj relating to or characteristic of the times of the Roman Emperor Augustus; "the Augustan Age"
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Auguste Comte n French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study Synonym(s): Comte, Auguste Comte, Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Comte
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Auguste Rodin n French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917) Synonym(s): Rodin, Auguste Rodin, Francois Auguste Rene Rodin
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Augustin Eugene Scribe n French playwright (1791-1861) [syn: Scribe, {Augustin Eugene Scribe}]
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Augustin Jean Fresnel n French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827) Synonym(s): Fresnel, Augustin Jean Fresnel
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Augustine n (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430) Synonym(s): Augustine, Saint Augustine, St. Augustine, Augustine of Hippo
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Augustine of Hippo n (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430) Synonym(s): Augustine, Saint Augustine, St. Augustine, Augustine of Hippo
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Augustinian n a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders
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Augustinian Canons n an Augustinian monastic order
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Augustinian Hermits n a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope
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Augustinian order n any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine
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Augustus n Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14) Synonym(s): Augustus, Gaius Octavianus, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, Octavian
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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin n English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852) Synonym(s): Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
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Azactam n an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects Synonym(s): aztreonam, Azactam
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Cast \Cast\, n. [Cf. Icel., Dan., & Sw. kast.]       1. The act of casting or throwing; a throw.          2. The thing thrown.                         A cast of dreadful dust.                     --Dryden.          3. The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown.             [bd]About a stone's cast.[b8] --Luke xxii. 41.          4. A throw of dice; hence, a chance or venture.                         An even cast whether the army should march this way                      or that way. --Sowth.                         I have set my life upon a cast, And I will stand the                      hazard of the die.                              --Shak.          5. That which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected; as, the             skin of an insect, the refuse from a hawk's stomach, the             excrement of a earthworm.          6. The act of casting in a mold.                         And why such daily cast of brazen cannon. --Shak.          7. An impression or mold, taken from a thing or person;             amold; a pattern.          8. That which is formed in a mild; esp. a reproduction or             copy, as of a work of art, in bronze or plaster, etc.; a             casting.          9. Form; appearence; mien; air; style; as, a peculiar cast of             countenance. [bd]A neat cast of verse.[b8] --Pope.                         An heroic poem, but in another cast and figure.                                                                               --Prior.                         And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied                      o'er with the pale cast of thought.   --Shak.          10. A tendency to any color; a tinge; a shade.                         Gray with a cast of green.               --Woodward.          11. A chance, opportunity, privilege, or advantage;             specifically, an opportunity of riding; a lift. [Scotch]                         We bargained with the driver to give us a cast to                      the next stage.                                 --Smollett.                         If we had the cast o' a cart to bring it. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          12. The assignment of parts in a play to the actors.          13. (Falconary) A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go             at one time from the hand. --Grabb.                         As when a cast of falcons make their flight.                                                                               --Spenser.          14. A stoke, touch, or trick. [Obs.]                         This was a cast of Wood's politics; for his                      information was wholly false.            --Swift.          15. A motion or turn, as of the eye; direction; look; glance;             squint.                         The cast of the eye is a gesture of aversion.                                                                               --Bacon.                         And let you see with one cast of an eye. --Addison.                         This freakish, elvish cast came into the child's                      eye.                                                --Hawthorne.          16. A tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold.          17. Four; that is, as many as are thrown into a vessel at             once in counting herrings, etc; a warp.          18. Contrivance; plot, design. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {A cast of the eye}, a slight squint or strabismus.          {Renal cast} (Med.), microscopic bodies found in the urine of             persons affected with disease of the kidneys; -- so called             because they are formed of matter deposited in, and             preserving the outline of, the renal tubes.          {The last cast}, the last throw of the dice or last effort,             on which every thing is ventured; the last chance.
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Goose \Goose\ (g[oomac]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[emac]s). [OE. gos,       AS. g[omac]s, pl. g[emac]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel.       g[be]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[aring]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L.       anser, for hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. ha[msdot]sa. [root]233.       Cf. {Gander}, {Gannet}, {Ganza}, {Gosling}.] (Zo[94]l.)       1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily {Anserin[91]},             and belonging to {Anser}, {Branta}, {Chen}, and several             allied genera. See {Anseres}.          Note: The common domestic goose is believed to have been                derived from the European graylag goose ({Anser                anser}). The bean goose ({A. segetum}), the American                wild or Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), and the                bernicle goose ({Branta leucopsis}) are well known                species. The American white or snow geese and the blue                goose belong to the genus {Chen}. See {Bernicle},                {Emperor goose}, under {Emperor}, {Snow goose}, {Wild                goose}, {Brant}.          2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the             common goose.          Note: The Egyptian or fox goose ({Alopochen [92]gyptiaca})                and the African spur-winged geese ({Plectropterus})                belong to the family {Plectropterid[91]}. The                Australian semipalmated goose ({Anseranas semipalmata})                and Cape Barren goose ({Cereopsis                Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}) are very different from northern                geese, and each is made the type of a distinct family.                Both are domesticated in Australia.          3. A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle,             which resembles the neck of a goose.          4. A silly creature; a simpleton.          5. A game played with counters on a board divided into             compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.                         The pictures placed for ornament and use, The twelve                      good rules, the royal game of goose.   --Goldsmith.          {A wild goose chase}, an attempt to accomplish something             impossible or unlikely of attainment.          {Fen goose}. See under {Fen}.          {Goose barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), any pedunculated barnacle of the             genus {Anatifa} or {Lepas}; -- called also {duck             barnacle}. See {Barnacle}, and {Cirripedia}.          {Goose cap}, a silly person. [Obs.] --Beau. & .          {Goose corn} (Bot.), a coarse kind of rush ({Juncus             squarrosus}).          {Goose feast}, Michaelmas. [Colloq. Eng.]          {Goose flesh}, a peculiar roughness of the skin produced by             cold or fear; -- called also {goose skin}.
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Gonakie \Go"na*kie\, n. (Bot.)       An African timber tree ({Acacia Adansonii}).
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Spearwood \Spear"wood`\, n. (Bot.)       An Australian tree ({Acacia Doratoxylon}), and its tough       wood, used by the natives for spears.
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Accoast \Ac*coast"\, v. t. & i. [See {Accost}, {Coast}.]       To lie or sail along the coast or side of; to accost. [Obs.]                   Whether high towering or accoasting low. --Spenser.
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Accost \Ac*cost"\, v. i.       To adjoin; to lie alongside. [Obs.] [bd]The shores which to       the sea accost.[b8] --Spenser.
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Accost \Ac*cost"\, n.       Address; greeting. [R.] --J. Morley.
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Accost \Ac*cost"\ (#; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accosted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Accosting}.] [F. accoster, LL. accostare to       bring side by side; L. ad + costa rib, side. See {Coast}, and       cf. {Accoast}.]       1. To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the             coast or side of. [Obs.] [bd]So much [of Lapland] as             accosts the sea.[b8] --Fuller.          2. To approach; to make up to. [Archaic] --Shak.          3. To speak to first; to address; to greet. [bd]Him, Satan             thus accosts.[b8] --Milton.
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Accostable \Ac*cost"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. accostable.]       Approachable; affable. [R.] --Hawthorne.
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Accosted \Ac*cost"ed\, a. (Her.)       Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side.
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Accost \Ac*cost"\ (#; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accosted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Accosting}.] [F. accoster, LL. accostare to       bring side by side; L. ad + costa rib, side. See {Coast}, and       cf. {Accoast}.]       1. To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the             coast or side of. [Obs.] [bd]So much [of Lapland] as             accosts the sea.[b8] --Fuller.          2. To approach; to make up to. [Archaic] --Shak.          3. To speak to first; to address; to greet. [bd]Him, Satan             thus accosts.[b8] --Milton.
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Accost \Ac*cost"\ (#; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accosted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Accosting}.] [F. accoster, LL. accostare to       bring side by side; L. ad + costa rib, side. See {Coast}, and       cf. {Accoast}.]       1. To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the             coast or side of. [Obs.] [bd]So much [of Lapland] as             accosts the sea.[b8] --Fuller.          2. To approach; to make up to. [Archaic] --Shak.          3. To speak to first; to address; to greet. [bd]Him, Satan             thus accosts.[b8] --Milton.
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Accusation \Ac`cu*sa"tion\, n. [OF. acusation, F. accusation, L.       accusatio, fr. accusare. See {Accuse}.]       1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a             lighter offense.                         We come not by the way of accusation To taint that                      honor every good tongue blesses.         --Shak.          2. That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or             crime, or the declaration containing the charge.                         [They] set up over his head his accusation. --Matt.                                                                               xxvii. 37.          Syn: Impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.
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Accusatival \Ac*cu`sa*ti"val\, a.       Pertaining to the accusative case.
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Accusative \Ac*cu"sa*tive\, a. [F. accusatif, L. accusativus (in       sense 2), fr. accusare. See {Accuse}.]       1. Producing accusations; accusatory. [bd]This hath been a             very accusative age.[b8] --Sir E. Dering.          2. (Gram.) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin             and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on             which the action or influence of a transitive verb             terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency             to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the             objective case in English.
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Accusative \Ac*cu"sa*tive\, n. (Gram.)       The accusative case.
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Accusatively \Ac*cu"sa*tive*ly\, adv.       1. In an accusative manner.          2. In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
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Accusatorial \Ac*cu`sa*to"ri*al\, a.       Accusatory.
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Accusatorially \Ac*cu`sa*to"ri*al*ly\, adv.       By way accusation.
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Accusatory \Ac*cu"sa*to*ry\, a. [L. accusatorius, fr. accusare.]       Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation; as, an       accusatory libel. --Grote.
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Accuse \Ac*cuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call       to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.]       1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or             offense; (Law) to charge with an offense, judicially or by             a public process; -- with of; as, to accuse one of a high             crime or misdemeanor.                         Neither can they prove the things whereof they now                      accuse me.                                          --Acts xxiv.                                                                               13.                         We are accused of having persuaded Austria and                      Sardinia to lay down their arms.         --Macaulay.          2. To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure.                         Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else                      excusing one another.                        --Rom. ii. 15.          3. To betray; to show. [L.]                              --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          Syn: To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict;                impeach; arraign.          Usage: To {Accuse}, {Charge}, {Impeach}, {Arraign}. These                   words agree in bringing home to a person the                   imputation of wrongdoing. To accuse is a somewhat                   formal act, and is applied usually (though not                   exclusively) to crimes; as, to accuse of treason.                   Charge is the most generic. It may refer to a crime, a                   dereliction of duty, a fault, etc.; more commonly it                   refers to moral delinquencies; as, to charge with                   dishonesty or falsehood. To arraign is to bring (a                   person) before a tribunal for trial; as, to arraign                   one before a court or at the bar public opinion. To                   impeach is officially to charge with misbehavior in                   office; as, to impeach a minister of high crimes. Both                   impeach and arraign convey the idea of peculiar                   dignity or impressiveness.
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Accused \Ac*cused"\, a.       Charged with offense; as, an accused person.          Note: Commonly used substantively; as, the accused, one                charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal                case.
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Accustom \Ac*cus"tom\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accustomed}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Accustoming}.] [OF. acostumer, acustumer, F.       accoutumer; [85] (L. ad) + OF. costume, F. coutume, custom.       See {Custom}.]       To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure;       -- with to.                   I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to                fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to                practice it in greater.                           --Adventurer.          Syn: To habituate; inure; exercise; train.
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Accustom \Ac*cus"tom\, v. i.       1. To be wont. [Obs.] --Carew.          2. To cohabit. [Obs.]                         We with the best men accustom openly; you with the                      basest commit private adulteries.      --Milton.
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Accustom \Ac*cus"tom\, n.       Custom. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Accustomable \Ac*cus"tom*a*ble\, a.       Habitual; customary; wonted. [bd]Accustomable goodness.[b8]       --Latimer.
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Accustomably \Ac*cus"tom*a*bly\, adv.       According to custom; ordinarily; customarily. --Latimer.
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Accustomance \Ac*cus"tom*ance\, n. [OF. accoustumance, F.       accoutumance.]       Custom; habitual use. [Obs.] --Boyle.
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Accustomarily \Ac*cus"tom*a*ri*ly\, adv.       Customarily. [Obs.]
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Accustomary \Ac*cus"tom*a*ry\, a.       Usual; customary. [Archaic] --Featley.
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Accustom \Ac*cus"tom\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accustomed}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Accustoming}.] [OF. acostumer, acustumer, F.       accoutumer; [85] (L. ad) + OF. costume, F. coutume, custom.       See {Custom}.]       To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure;       -- with to.                   I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to                fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to                practice it in greater.                           --Adventurer.          Syn: To habituate; inure; exercise; train.
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Accustomed \Ac*cus"tomed\, a.       1. Familiar through use; usual; customary. [bd]An accustomed             action.[b8] --Shak.          2. Frequented by customers. [Obs.] [bd]A well accustomed             shop.[b8] --Smollett.
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Accustomedness \Ac*cus"tomed*ness\, n.       Habituation.                   Accustomedness to sin hardens the heart. --Bp. Pearce.
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Accustom \Ac*cus"tom\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accustomed}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Accustoming}.] [OF. acostumer, acustumer, F.       accoutumer; [85] (L. ad) + OF. costume, F. coutume, custom.       See {Custom}.]       To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure;       -- with to.                   I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to                fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to                practice it in greater.                           --Adventurer.          Syn: To habituate; inure; exercise; train.
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Acoustic \A*cous"tic\ (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. [?]       relating to hearing, fr. [?] to hear.]       Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or       the science of sounds; auditory.          {Acoustic duct}, the auditory duct, or external passage of             the ear.          {Acoustic telegraph}, a telegraph making audible signals; a             telephone.          {Acoustic vessels}, brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a             bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the             actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.
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Acoustic \A*cous"tic\, n.       A medicine or agent to assist hearing.
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Acoustic \A*cous"tic\ (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. [?]       relating to hearing, fr. [?] to hear.]       Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or       the science of sounds; auditory.          {Acoustic duct}, the auditory duct, or external passage of             the ear.          {Acoustic telegraph}, a telegraph making audible signals; a             telephone.          {Acoustic vessels}, brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a             bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the             actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.
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Sonorous \So*no"rous\, a. [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, -oris, a       sound, akin to sonus a sound. See {Sound}.]       1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.          2. Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a             sonorous voice.          3. Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as,             the vowels are sonorous.          4. Impressive in sound; high-sounding.                         The Italian opera, amidst all the meanness and                      familiarty of the thoughts, has something beautiful                      and sonorous in the expression.         --Addison.                         There is nothing of the artificial Johnsonian                      balance in his style. It is as often marked by a                      pregnant brevity as by a sonorous amplitude. --E.                                                                               Everett.          5. (Med.) Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a             cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi.          {Sonorous figures} (Physics), figures formed by the             vibrations of a substance capable of emitting a musical             tone, as when the bow of a violin is drawn along the edge             of a piece of glass or metal on which sand is strewed, and             the sand arranges itself in figures according to the             musical tone. Called also {acoustic figures}.          {Sonorous tumor} (Med.), a tumor which emits a clear,             resonant sound on percussion. -- {So*no"rous*ly}, adv. --             {So*no"rous*ness}, n.
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Acoustic \A*cous"tic\ (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. [?]       relating to hearing, fr. [?] to hear.]       Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or       the science of sounds; auditory.          {Acoustic duct}, the auditory duct, or external passage of             the ear.          {Acoustic telegraph}, a telegraph making audible signals; a             telephone.          {Acoustic vessels}, brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a             bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the             actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.
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Telegraph \Tel"e*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] far, far off (cf. Lith.       toli) + -graph: cf. F. t[82]l[82]graphe. See {Graphic}.]       An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence       rapidly between distant points, especially by means of       preconcerted visible or audible signals representing words or       ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by       electrical action.          Note: The instruments used are classed as indicator,                type-printing, symbol-printing, or chemical-printing                telegraphs, according as the intelligence is given by                the movements of a pointer or indicator, as in Cooke &                Wheatstone's (the form commonly used in England), or by                impressing, on a fillet of paper, letters from types,                as in House's and Hughe's, or dots and marks from a                sharp point moved by a magnet, as in Morse's, or                symbols produced by electro-chemical action, as in                Bain's. In the offices in the United States the                recording instrument is now little used, the receiving                operator reading by ear the combinations of long and                short intervals of sound produced by the armature of an                electro-magnet as it is put in motion by the opening                and breaking of the circuit, which motion, in                registering instruments, traces upon a ribbon of paper                the lines and dots used to represent the letters of the                alphabet. See Illustration in Appendix.          {Acoustic telegraph}. See under {Acoustic}.          {Dial telegraph}, a telegraph in which letters of the             alphabet and numbers or other symbols are placed upon the             border of a circular dial plate at each station, the             apparatus being so arranged that the needle or index of             the dial at the receiving station accurately copies the             movements of that at the sending station.          {Electric telegraph}, [or] {Electro-magnetic telegraph}, a             telegraph in which an operator at one station causes words             or signs to be made at another by means of a current of             electricity, generated by a battery and transmitted over             an intervening wire.          {Facsimile telegraph}. See under {Facsimile}.          {Indicator telegraph}. See under {Indicator}.          {Pan-telegraph}, an electric telegraph by means of which a             drawing or writing, as an autographic message, may be             exactly reproduced at a distant station.          {Printing telegraph}, an electric telegraph which             automatically prints the message as it is received at a             distant station, in letters, not signs.          {Signal telegraph}, a telegraph in which preconcerted             signals, made by a machine, or otherwise, at one station,             are seen or heard and interpreted at another; a semaphore.                      {Submarine telegraph cable}, a telegraph cable laid under             water to connect stations separated by a body of water.          {Telegraph cable}, a telegraphic cable consisting of several             conducting wires, inclosed by an insulating and protecting             material, so as to bring the wires into compact compass             for use on poles, or to form a strong cable impervious to             water, to be laid under ground, as in a town or city, or             under water, as in the ocean.          {Telegraph plant} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Desmodium             gyrans}) native of the East Indies. The leaflets move up             and down like the signals of a semaphore.
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Vessel \Ves"sel\, n. [OF. vessel, veissel, vaissel, vaissiel, F.       vascellum, dim. of vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel. Cf.       {Vascular}, {Vase}.]       1. A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow             receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin,             a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc.                         [They drank] out of these noble vessels. --Chaucer.          2. A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon             the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that             is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a             passenger vessel.                         [He] began to build a vessel of huge bulk. --Milton.          3. Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing             something; esp. (Script.), one into whom something is             conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for             use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy.                         He is a chosen vessel unto me.            --Acts ix. 15.                         [The serpent] fit vessel, fittest imp of fraud, in                      whom To enter.                                    --Milton.          4. (Anat.) Any tube or canal in which the blood or other             fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the             arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc.          5. (Bot.) A continuous tube formed from superposed large             cylindrical or prismatic cells (trache[91]), which have             lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked             with dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition             of secondary membranes; a duct.          {Acoustic vessels}. See under {Acoustic}.          {Weaker vessel}, a woman; -- now applied humorously.             [bd]Giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker             vessel.[b8] --1 Peter iii. 7. [bd]You are the weaker             vessel.[b8] --Shak.
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Acoustic \A*cous"tic\ (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. [?]       relating to hearing, fr. [?] to hear.]       Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or       the science of sounds; auditory.          {Acoustic duct}, the auditory duct, or external passage of             the ear.          {Acoustic telegraph}, a telegraph making audible signals; a             telephone.          {Acoustic vessels}, brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a             bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the             actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.
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Acoustical \A*cous"tic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to acoustics.
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Acoustically \A*cous"tic*al*ly\, adv.       In relation to sound or to hearing. --Tyndall.
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Acoustician \Ac`ous*ti"cian\, n.       One versed in acoustics. --Tyndall.
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Acoustics \A*cous"tics\ (#; 277), n. [Names of sciences in -ics,       as, acoustics, mathematics, etc., are usually treated as       singular. See {-ics}.] (Physics.)       The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena, and       laws.                   Acoustics, then, or the science of sound, is a very                considerable branch of physics.               --Sir J.                                                                               Herschel.          Note: The science is, by some writers, divided, into                diacoustics, which explains the properties of sounds                coming directly from the ear; and catacoustica, which                treats of reflected sounds or echoes.
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Acquest \Ac*quest"\, n. [OF. aquest, F. acqu[88]t, fr. LL.       acquestum, acquis[c6]tum, for L. acquis[c6]tum, p. p. (used       substantively) of acquirere to acquire. See {Acquire}.]       1. Acquisition; the thing gained. [R.] --Bacon.          2. (Law) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise             than by inheritance. --Bouvier.
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Acquiesce \Ac`qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acquiesced}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Acquiescing}] [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere       to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See {Quiet}.]       1. To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest             without opposition and discontent (usually implying             previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent             by silence or by omitting to object; -- followed by in,             formerly also by with and to.                         They were compelled to acquiesce in a government                      which they did not regard as just.      --De Quincey.          2. To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion;             to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far             as to forbear opposition.          Syn: To submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent;                accede; concur; conform; accept tacitly.
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Acquisite \Ac"qui*site\, a. [L. acquisitus, p. p. of acquirere.       See {Acquire}.]       Acquired. [Obs.] --Burton.
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Acquisition \Ac`qui*si"tion\, n. [L. acquisitio, fr. acquirere:       cf. F. acquisition. See {Acquire}.]       1. The act or process of acquiring.                         The acquisition or loss of a province. --Macaulay.          2. The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as,             learning is an acquisition.          Syn: See {Acquirement}.
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Acquisitive \Ac*quis"i*tive\, a.       1. Acquired. [Obs.]                         He died not in his acquisitive, but in his native                      soil.                                                --Wotton.          2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring; as, an             acquisitive person or disposition.
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Acquisitively \Ac*quis"i*tive*ly\, adv.       In the way of acquisition.
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Acquisitiveness \Ac*quis"i*tive*ness\, n.       1. The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire             property; desire of possession.          2. (Phren.) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute             the desire of acquiring and possessing. --Combe.
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Acquisitor \Ac*quis"i*tor\, n.       One who acquires.
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Acquist \Ac*quist"\, n. [Cf. {Acquest}.]       Acquisition; gain. --Milton.
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Acustumaunce \A*cus"tum*aunce\, n.       See {Accustomance}. [Obs.]
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Agast \A*gast"\ or Aghast \A*ghast"\, v. t.       To affright; to terrify. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.
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Agast \A*gast"\, p. p. & a.       See {Aghast}.
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Agastric \A*gas"tric\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + [?] stomach.]       (Physiol.)       Having to stomach, or distinct digestive canal, as the       tapeworm.
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Agazed \A*gazed"\, p. p. [Only in p. p.; another spelling for       aghast.]       Gazing with astonishment; amazed. [Obs.]                   The whole army stood agazed on him.         --Shak.
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Aggest \Ag*gest"\, v. t. [L. aggestus, p. p. of aggerere. See       {Agger}.]       To heap up. [Obs.]                   The violence of the waters aggested the earth.                                                                               --Fuller.
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Agast \A*gast"\ or Aghast \A*ghast"\, v. t.       To affright; to terrify. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.
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Aghast \A*ghast"\, v. t.       See {Agast}, v. t. [Obs.]
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Aghast \A*ghast"\, a & p. p. [OE. agast, agasted, p. p. of       agasten to terrify, fr. AS. pref. [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, G.       er-, orig. meaning out) + g[?]stan to terrify, torment: cf.       Goth. usgaisjan to terrify, primitively to fix, to root to       the spot with terror; akin to L. haerere to stick fast,       cling. See {Gaze}, {Hesitate}.]       Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or       horror.                   Aghast he waked; and, starting from his bed, Cold sweat                in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread.      --Dryden.                   The commissioners read and stood aghast. --Macaulay.
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Agist \A*gist"\, v. t. [OF. agister; [85] (L. ad) + gister to       assign a lodging, fr. giste lodging, abode, F. g[8c]te, LL.       gistum, gista, fr. L. jacitum, p. p. of jac[?]re to lie: cf.       LL. agistare, adgistare. See {Gist}.] (Law)       To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; -- used       originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests,       and collecting the money for the same. --Blackstone.
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Agistator \Ag`is*ta"tor\, n. [LL.]       See {Agister}.
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Agister \A*gist"er\, Agistor \A*gist"or\, n. [Anglo-Norman       agistour.] (Law)       (a) Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the             care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the             same; -- hence called {gisttaker}, which in England is             corrupted into {guest-taker}.       (b) Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a             certain rate; a pasturer. --Mozley & W.
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Agistment \A*gist"ment\, n. [OF. agistement. See {Agist}.] (Law)       (a) Formerly, the taking and feeding of other men's cattle in             the king's forests.       (b) The taking in by any one of other men's cattle to graze             at a certain rate. --Mozley & W.       (c) The price paid for such feeding.       (d) A charge or rate against lands; as, an agistment of sea             banks, i. e., charge for banks or dikes.
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Agister \A*gist"er\, Agistor \A*gist"or\, n. [Anglo-Norman       agistour.] (Law)       (a) Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the             care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the             same; -- hence called {gisttaker}, which in England is             corrupted into {guest-taker}.       (b) Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a             certain rate; a pasturer. --Mozley & W.
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Aquosity \A*quos"i*ty\, n. [LL. aquositas.]       The condition of being wet or watery; wateriness. --Huxley.                   Very little water or aquosity is found in their belly.                                                                               --Holland.
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Assastion \As*sas"tion\, n. [F., fr. LL. assatio, fr. L. assare       to roast.]       Roasting. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Assecution \As`se*cu"tion\, n. [F. ass[82]cution, fr. L. assequi       to obtain; ad + sequi to follow.]       An obtaining or acquiring. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
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Assess \As*sess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assessed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Assessing}.] [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL.       assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as       if assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to       assess, tax. Cf. {Assize}, v., {Cess}.]       1. To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for             the purpose of taxation.          2. To apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community,             or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to             impose a tax upon (a person, an estate, or an income)             according to a rate or apportionment.          3. To determine and impose a tax or fine upon (a person,             community, estate, or income); to tax; as, the club             assessed each member twenty-five cents.          4. To fix or determine the rate or amount of.                         This sum is assessed and raised upon individuals by                      commissioners in the act.                  --Blackstone.
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Assist \As*sist"\, v. i.       1. To lend aid; to help.                         With God not parted from him, as was feared, But                      favoring and assisting to the end.      --Milton.          2. To be present as a spectator; as, to assist at a public             meeting. [A Gallicism] --Gibbon. Prescott.
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Assist \As*sist"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assisted}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Assisting}.] [L. assistere; ad + sistere to cause to       stand, to stand, from stare to stand: cf. F. assister. See       {Stand}.]       To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time       of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.                   Assist me, knight. I am undone!               --Shak.          Syn: To help; aid; second; back; support; relieve; succor;                befriend; sustain; favor. See {Help}.
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Assistance \As*sist"ance\, n. [Cf. F. assistance.]       1. The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor;             support.                         Without the assistance of a mortal hand. --Shak.          2. An assistant or helper; a body of helpers. [Obs.]                         Wat Tyler [was] killed by valiant Walworth, the lord                      mayor of London, and his assistance, . . . John                      Cavendish.                                          --Fuller.          3. Persons present. [Obs. or a Gallicism]
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Assistant \As*sist"ant\, a. [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of       assister.]       1. Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.                         Genius and learning . . . are mutually and greatly                      assistant to each other.                     --Beattie.          2. (Mil.) Of the second grade in the staff of the army; as,             an assistant surgeon. [U.S.]          Note: In the English army it designates the third grade in                any particular branch of the staff. --Farrow.
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Assistant \As*sist"ant\, n.       1. One who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a             means of help.                         Four assistants who his labor share.   --Pope.                         Rhymes merely as assistants to memory. --Mrs.                                                                               Chapone.          2. An attendant; one who is present. --Dryden.
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Assistantly \As*sist"ant*ly\, adv.       In a manner to give aid. [R.]
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Assist \As*sist"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assisted}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Assisting}.] [L. assistere; ad + sistere to cause to       stand, to stand, from stare to stand: cf. F. assister. See       {Stand}.]       To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time       of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.                   Assist me, knight. I am undone!               --Shak.          Syn: To help; aid; second; back; support; relieve; succor;                befriend; sustain; favor. See {Help}.
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Assister \As*sist"er\, n.       An assistant; a helper.
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Assistful \As*sist"ful\, a.       Helpful.
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Assist \As*sist"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assisted}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Assisting}.] [L. assistere; ad + sistere to cause to       stand, to stand, from stare to stand: cf. F. assister. See       {Stand}.]       To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time       of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.                   Assist me, knight. I am undone!               --Shak.          Syn: To help; aid; second; back; support; relieve; succor;                befriend; sustain; favor. See {Help}.
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Assistive \As*sist"ive\, a.       Lending aid, helping.
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Assistless \As*sist"less\, a.       Without aid or help. [R.] --Pope.
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Assistor \As*sist"or\, n. (Law)       A assister.
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Assize \As*size"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assized}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Assizing}.] [From {Assize}, n.: cf. LL. assisare to       decree in assize. Cf. {Asses}, v.]       1. To assess; to value; to rate. [Obs.] --Gower.          2. To fix the weight, measure, or price of, by an ordinance             or regulation of authority. [Obs.]
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Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, v. i.       1. To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy;             as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.          2. To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a             different part of the body. --E. Darwin.
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Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Associated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Associating}.] [L. associatus, p. p. of       associare; ad + sociare to join or unite, socius companion.       See {Social}.]       1. To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or             confederate; as, to associate others with us in business,             or in an enterprise.          2. To join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of             gold associated with other substances.          3. To connect or place together in thought.                         He succeeded in associating his name inseparably                      with some names which will last as long as our                      language.                                          --Macaulay.          4. To accompany; to keep company with. [Obs.]                         Friends should associate friends in grief and woe.                                                                               --Shak.
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Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, a. [L. associatus, p. p.]       1. Closely connected or joined with some other, as in             interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing             responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge.                         While I descend . . . to my associate powers.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges;             as, an associate member.          3. (Physiol.) Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate             motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of             preceding motions. --E. Darwin.
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Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, n.       1. A companion; one frequently in company with another,             implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.          2. A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in             a league.          3. One connected with an association or institution without             the full rights or privileges of a regular member; as, an             associate of the Royal Academy.          4. Anything closely or usually connected with another; an             concomitant.                         The one [idea] no sooner comes into the                      understanding, than its associate appears with it.                                                                               --Locke.          Syn: Companion; mate; fellow; friend; ally; partner;                coadjutor; comrade; accomplice.
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Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Associated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Associating}.] [L. associatus, p. p. of       associare; ad + sociare to join or unite, socius companion.       See {Social}.]       1. To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or             confederate; as, to associate others with us in business,             or in an enterprise.          2. To join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of             gold associated with other substances.          3. To connect or place together in thought.                         He succeeded in associating his name inseparably                      with some names which will last as long as our                      language.                                          --Macaulay.          4. To accompany; to keep company with. [Obs.]                         Friends should associate friends in grief and woe.                                                                               --Shak.
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Associated \As*so"ci*a`ted\, a.       Joined as a companion; brought into association;       accompanying; combined.          {Associated movements} (Physiol.), consensual movements which             accompany voluntary efforts without our consciousness.             --Dunglison.
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Associated \As*so"ci*a`ted\, a.       Joined as a companion; brought into association;       accompanying; combined.          {Associated movements} (Physiol.), consensual movements which             accompany voluntary efforts without our consciousness.             --Dunglison.
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Associateship \As*so"ci*ate*ship\, n.       The state of an associate, as in Academy or an office.
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Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Associated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Associating}.] [L. associatus, p. p. of       associare; ad + sociare to join or unite, socius companion.       See {Social}.]       1. To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or             confederate; as, to associate others with us in business,             or in an enterprise.          2. To join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of             gold associated with other substances.          3. To connect or place together in thought.                         He succeeded in associating his name inseparably                      with some names which will last as long as our                      language.                                          --Macaulay.          4. To accompany; to keep company with. [Obs.]                         Friends should associate friends in grief and woe.                                                                               --Shak.
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Association \As*so`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. association,       LL. associatio, fr. L. associare.]       1. The act of associating, or state of being associated;             union; connection, whether of persons of things. [bd]Some             . . . bond of association.[b8] --Hooker.                         Self-denial is a kind of holy association with God.                                                                               --Boyle.          2. Mental connection, or that which is mentally linked or             associated with a thing.                         Words . . . must owe their powers association.                                                                               --Johnson.                         Why should . . . the holiest words, with all their                      venerable associations, be profaned?   --Coleridge.          3. Union of persons in a company or society for some             particular purpose; as, the American Association for the             Advancement of Science; a benevolent association.             Specifically, as among the Congregationalists, a society,             consisting of a number of ministers, generally the pastors             of neighboring churches, united for promoting the             interests of religion and the harmony of the churches.          {Association of ideas} (Physiol.), the combination or             connection of states of mind or their objects with one             another, as the result of which one is said to be revived             or represented by means of the other. The relations             according to which they are thus connected or revived are             called the law of association. Prominent among them are             reckoned the relations of time and place, and of cause and             effect. --Porter.
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Association \As*so`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. association,       LL. associatio, fr. L. associare.]       1. The act of associating, or state of being associated;             union; connection, whether of persons of things. [bd]Some             . . . bond of association.[b8] --Hooker.                         Self-denial is a kind of holy association with God.                                                                               --Boyle.          2. Mental connection, or that which is mentally linked or             associated with a thing.                         Words . . . must owe their powers association.                                                                               --Johnson.                         Why should . . . the holiest words, with all their                      venerable associations, be profaned?   --Coleridge.          3. Union of persons in a company or society for some             particular purpose; as, the American Association for the             Advancement of Science; a benevolent association.             Specifically, as among the Congregationalists, a society,             consisting of a number of ministers, generally the pastors             of neighboring churches, united for promoting the             interests of religion and the harmony of the churches.          {Association of ideas} (Physiol.), the combination or             connection of states of mind or their objects with one             another, as the result of which one is said to be revived             or represented by means of the other. The relations             according to which they are thus connected or revived are             called the law of association. Prominent among them are             reckoned the relations of time and place, and of cause and             effect. --Porter.
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Idea \I*de"a\, n.; pl. {Ideas}. [L. idea, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to       see; akin to E. wit: cf. F. id[82]e. See {Wit}.]       1. The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object,             that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any             object whatever, whether sensible or spiritual.                         Her sweet idea wandered through his thoughts.                                                                               --Fairfax.                         Being the right idea of your father Both in your                      form and nobleness of mind.               --Shak.                         This representation or likeness of the object being                      transmitted from thence [the senses] to the                      imagination, and lodged there for the view and                      observation of the pure intellect, is aptly and                      properly called its idea.                  --P. Browne.          2. A general notion, or a conception formed by             generalization.                         Alice had not the slightest idea what latitude was.                                                                               --L. Caroll.          3. Hence: Any object apprehended, conceived, or thought of,             by the mind; a notion, conception, or thought; the real             object that is conceived or thought of.                         Whatsoever the mind perceives in itself, or as the                      immediate object of perception, thought, or                      undersanding, that I call idea.         --Locke.          4. A belief, option, or doctrine; a characteristic or             controlling principle; as, an essential idea; the idea of             development.                         That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea, and                      that is a wrong one.                           --Johnson.                         What is now [bd]idea[b8] for us? How infinite the                      fall of this word, since the time where Milton sang                      of the Creator contemplating his newly-created                      world, - [bd]how it showed . . . Answering his great                      idea,[b8] - to its present use, when this person                      [bd]has an idea that the train has started,[b8] and                      the other [bd]had no idea that the dinner would be                      so bad![b8]                                       --Trench.          5. A plan or purpose of action; intention; design.                         I shortly afterwards set off for that capital, with                      an idea of undertaking while there the translation                      of the work.                                       --W. Irving.          6. A rational conception; the complete conception of an             object when thought of in all its essential elements or             constituents; the necessary metaphysical or constituent             attributes and relations, when conceived in the abstract.          7. A fiction object or picture created by the imagination;             the same when proposed as a pattern to be copied, or a             standard to be reached; one of the archetypes or patterns             of created things, conceived by the Platonists to have             excited objectively from eternity in the mind of the             Deity.                         Thence to behold this new-created world, The                      addition of his empire, how it showed In prospect                      from his throne, how good, how fair, Answering his                      great idea.                                       --Milton.          Note: [bd]In England, Locke may be said to have been the                first who naturalized the term in its Cartesian                universality. When, in common language, employed by                Milton and Dryden, after Descartes, as before him by                Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Hooker, etc., the meaning                is Platonic.[b8] --Sir W. Hamilton.          {Abstract idea}, {Association of ideas}, etc. See under             {Abstract}, {Association}, etc.          Syn: Notion; conception; thought; sentiment; fancy; image;                perception; impression; opinion; belief; observation;                judgment; consideration; view; design; intention;                purpose; plan; model; pattern. There is scarcely any                other word which is subjected to such abusive treatment                as is the word idea, in the very general and                indiscriminative way in which it is employed, as it is                used variously to signify almost any act, state, or                content of thought.
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Associational \As*so`ci*a"tion*al\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to association, or to an association.          2. Pertaining to the theory held by the associationists.
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Associationism \As*so`ci*a"tion*ism\, n. (Philos.)       The doctrine or theory held by associationists.
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Associationist \As*so`ci*a"tion*ist\, n. (Philos.)       One who explains the higher functions and relations of the       soul by the association of ideas; e. g., Hartley, J. C. Mill.
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Associative \As*so"ci*a*tive\, a.       Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to       association; as, the associative faculty. --Hugh Miller.
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Associator \As*so"ci*a`tor\, n.       An associate; a confederate or partner in any scheme.                   How Pennsylvania's air agrees with Quakers, And                Carolina's with associators.                  --Dryden.
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Assuage \As*suage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assuaged}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Assuaging}.] [OE. asuagen, aswagen, OF. asoagier,       asuagier, fr. assouagier, fr. L. ad + suavis sweet. See       {Sweet}.]       To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease,       or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as       passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire.                   Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage. --Addison.                   To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man --Burke.                   The fount at which the panting mind assuages Her thirst                of knowledge.                                          --Byron.          Syn: To alleviate; mitigate; appease; soothe; calm;                tranquilize; relieve. See {Alleviate}.
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Asystole \A*sys"to*le\, n. [Pref. a- not + systole.] (Physiol.)       A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the       heart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asystolism \A*sys"to*lism\, n.       The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
August \Au*gust"\, a. [L. augustus; cf. augere to increase; in       the language of religion, to honor by offerings: cf. F.       auguste. See {Augment}.]       Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence;       having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime;       majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or       authority. [bd]Forms august.[b8] --Pope. [bd]August in       visage.[b8] --Dryden. [bd]To shed that august blood.[b8]       --Macaulay.                   So beautiful and so august a spectacle.   --Burke.                   To mingle with a body so august.            --Byron.          Syn: Grand; magnificent; majestic; solemn; awful; noble;                stately; dignified; imposing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
August \Au"gust\, n. [L. Augustus. See note below, and {August},       a.]       The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.          Note: The old Roman name was Sextilis, the sixth month from                March, the month in which the primitive Romans, as well                as Jews, began the year. The name was changed to August                in honor of Augustus C[91]sar, the first emperor of                Rome, on account of his victories, and his entering on                his first consulate in that month.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustan \Au*gus"tan\, a. [L. Augustanus, fr. Augustus. See       {August}, n.]       1. Of or pertaining to Augustus C[91]sar or to his times.          2. Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg.          {Augustan age} of any national literature, the period of its             highest state of purity and refinement; -- so called             because the reign of Augustus C[91]sar was the golden age             of Roman literature. Thus the reign of Louis XIV. (b.             1638) has been called the Augustan age of French             literature, and that of Queen Anne (b. 1664) the Augustan             age of English literature.          {Augustan confession} (Eccl. Hist.), or confession of             Augsburg, drawn up at Augusta Vindelicorum, or Augsburg,             by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the             principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for             separating from the Roman Catholic church.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustan \Au*gus"tan\, a. [L. Augustanus, fr. Augustus. See       {August}, n.]       1. Of or pertaining to Augustus C[91]sar or to his times.          2. Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg.          {Augustan age} of any national literature, the period of its             highest state of purity and refinement; -- so called             because the reign of Augustus C[91]sar was the golden age             of Roman literature. Thus the reign of Louis XIV. (b.             1638) has been called the Augustan age of French             literature, and that of Queen Anne (b. 1664) the Augustan             age of English literature.          {Augustan confession} (Eccl. Hist.), or confession of             Augsburg, drawn up at Augusta Vindelicorum, or Augsburg,             by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the             principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for             separating from the Roman Catholic church.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustan \Au*gus"tan\, a. [L. Augustanus, fr. Augustus. See       {August}, n.]       1. Of or pertaining to Augustus C[91]sar or to his times.          2. Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg.          {Augustan age} of any national literature, the period of its             highest state of purity and refinement; -- so called             because the reign of Augustus C[91]sar was the golden age             of Roman literature. Thus the reign of Louis XIV. (b.             1638) has been called the Augustan age of French             literature, and that of Queen Anne (b. 1664) the Augustan             age of English literature.          {Augustan confession} (Eccl. Hist.), or confession of             Augsburg, drawn up at Augusta Vindelicorum, or Augsburg,             by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the             principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for             separating from the Roman Catholic church.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustine \Au*gus"tine\, Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n.       (Eccl.)       A member of one of the religious orders called after St.       Augustine; an Austin friar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustine \Au*gus"tine\, Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n.       (Eccl.)       A member of one of the religious orders called after St.       Augustine; an Austin friar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in       Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.          {Augustinian canons}, an order of monks once popular in             England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St.             Austin}, and {black canons}.          {Augustinian hermits} or {Austin friars}, an order of friars             established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was             introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.          {Augustinian nuns}, an order of nuns following the rule of             St. Augustine.          {Augustinian rule}, a rule for religious communities based             upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the             Augustinian orders.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n.       One of a class of divines, who, following St. Augustine,       maintain that grace by its nature is effectual absolutely and       creatively, not relatively and conditionally.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in       Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.          {Augustinian canons}, an order of monks once popular in             England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St.             Austin}, and {black canons}.          {Augustinian hermits} or {Austin friars}, an order of friars             established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was             introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.          {Augustinian nuns}, an order of nuns following the rule of             St. Augustine.          {Augustinian rule}, a rule for religious communities based             upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the             Augustinian orders.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Canon \Can"on\, n. [OE. canon, canoun, AS. canon rule (cf. F.       canon, LL. canon, and, for sense 7, F. chanoine, LL.       canonicus), fr. L. canon a measuring line, rule, model, fr.       Gr. [?] rule, rod, fr. [?], [?], red. See {Cane}, and cf.       {Canonical}.]       1. A law or rule.                         Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon                      'gainst self-slaughter.                     --Shak.          2. (Eccl.) A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted             by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a             decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by             ecclesiastical authority.                         Various canons which were made in councils held in                      the second centry.                              --Hock.          3. The collection of books received as genuine Holy             Scriptures, called the {sacred canon}, or general rule of             moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible;             also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See {Canonical             books}, under {Canonical}, a.          4. In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious             order.          5. A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the             Roman Catholic Church.          6. A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a             prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.          7. (Mus.) A musical composition in which the voices begin one             after another, at regular intervals, successively taking             up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda             (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew,             thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the             strictest form of imitation. See {Imitation}.          8. (Print.) The largest size of type having a specific name;             -- so called from having been used for printing the canons             of the church.          9. The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called             also {ear} and {shank}.          Note: [See Illust. of {Bell}.] --Knight.          10. (Billiards) See {Carom}.          {Apostolical canons}. See under {Apostolical}.          {Augustinian canons}, {Black canons}. See under             {Augustinian}.          {Canon capitular}, {Canon residentiary}, a resident member of             a cathedral chapter (during a part or the whole of the             year).          {Canon law}. See under {Law}.          {Canon of the Mass} (R. C. Ch.), that part of the mass,             following the Sanctus, which never changes.          {Honorary canon}, a canon who neither lived in a monastery,             nor kept the canonical hours.          {Minor canon} (Ch. of Eng.), one who has been admitted to a             chapter, but has not yet received a prebend.          {Regular canon} (R. C. Ch.), one who lived in a conventual             community and follower the rule of St. Austin; a Black             canon.          {Secular canon} (R. C. Ch.), one who did not live in a             monastery, but kept the hours.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in       Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.          {Augustinian canons}, an order of monks once popular in             England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St.             Austin}, and {black canons}.          {Augustinian hermits} or {Austin friars}, an order of friars             established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was             introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.          {Augustinian nuns}, an order of nuns following the rule of             St. Augustine.          {Augustinian rule}, a rule for religious communities based             upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the             Augustinian orders.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in       Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.          {Augustinian canons}, an order of monks once popular in             England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St.             Austin}, and {black canons}.          {Augustinian hermits} or {Austin friars}, an order of friars             established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was             introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.          {Augustinian nuns}, an order of nuns following the rule of             St. Augustine.          {Augustinian rule}, a rule for religious communities based             upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the             Augustinian orders.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in       Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.          {Augustinian canons}, an order of monks once popular in             England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St.             Austin}, and {black canons}.          {Augustinian hermits} or {Austin friars}, an order of friars             established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was             introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.          {Augustinian nuns}, an order of nuns following the rule of             St. Augustine.          {Augustinian rule}, a rule for religious communities based             upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the             Augustinian orders.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustinianism \Au`gus*tin"i*an*ism\, Augustinism    \Au*gus"tin*ism\, n.       The doctrines held by Augustine or by the Augustinians.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustinianism \Au`gus*tin"i*an*ism\, Augustinism    \Au*gus"tin*ism\, n.       The doctrines held by Augustine or by the Augustinians.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustly \Au*gust"ly\, adv.       In an august manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augustness \Au*gust"ness\, n.       The quality of being august; dignity of mien; grandeur;       magnificence.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
August, CA (CDP, FIPS 3209)       Location: 37.97895 N, 121.26100 W       Population (1990): 6376 (2536 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Augusta, AR (city, FIPS 2740)       Location: 35.28547 N, 91.36049 W       Population (1990): 2759 (1162 housing units)       Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72006    Augusta, GA (city, FIPS 4196)       Location: 33.45735 N, 81.99499 W       Population (1990): 44639 (21588 housing units)       Area: 50.9 sq km (land), 3.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 30901, 30904    Augusta, IL (village, FIPS 2986)       Location: 40.23088 N, 90.94894 W       Population (1990): 614 (324 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62311    Augusta, KS (city, FIPS 3300)       Location: 37.69230 N, 96.97526 W       Population (1990): 7876 (3251 housing units)       Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67010    Augusta, KY (city, FIPS 2674)       Location: 38.77249 N, 84.00160 W       Population (1990): 1336 (559 housing units)       Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 41002    Augusta, ME (city, FIPS 2100)       Location: 44.33065 N, 69.72971 W       Population (1990): 21325 (9572 housing units)       Area: 143.4 sq km (land), 7.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 04330    Augusta, MI (village, FIPS 4160)       Location: 42.33755 N, 85.35137 W       Population (1990): 927 (408 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49012    Augusta, MO (city, FIPS 2512)       Location: 38.57286 N, 90.88280 W       Population (1990): 263 (120 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63332    Augusta, MT       Zip code(s): 59410    Augusta, NJ       Zip code(s): 07822    Augusta, WI (city, FIPS 3825)       Location: 44.67867 N, 91.12122 W       Population (1990): 1510 (657 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54722    Augusta, WV       Zip code(s): 26704
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Augusta County, VA (county, FIPS 15)       Location: 38.17155 N, 79.13309 W       Population (1990): 54677 (21202 housing units)       Area: 2516.7 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
access time          The average time interval between a       storage peripheral (usually a {disk drive} or {semiconductor}       memory) receiving a request to read or write a certain       location and returning the value read or completing the write.          (1997-06-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
acoustic coupler          A device used to connect a {modem}       to a telephone line via an ordinary handset.   The acoustic       coupler converts electrical signals from the {modem} to sound       via a loudspeaker, against which the mouthpiece of a telephone       handset is placed.   The earpiece is placed against a       {microphone} which converts sound to electrical signals which       return to the modem.   The handset is inserted into a       sound-proof box containing the louspeaker and microphone to       avoid interference from ambient noise.          Acousitic couplers are now rarely used since most modems have       a direct electrical connection to the telephone line.   This       avoids the signal degradation caused by conversion to and from       audio.   Direct connection is not always possible, and was       actually illegal in the United Kingdom before {British       Telecom} was privatised.   BT's predecessor, the General Post       Office, did not allow subscribers to connect their own       equipment to the telephone line.          (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Association Control Service Element          (ACSE) The {OSI} method for establishing a call       between two {application programs}.   ACSE checks the       identities and contexts of the application entities, and could       apply an {authentication} security check.          Documents: {ITU} Rec. X.227 ({ISO} 8650), X.217 (ISO 8649)          (1997-12-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Association for Computational Linguistics          (ACL) The international scientific and professional       society for people working on problems involving {natural       language} and computation.   Membership includes the ACL       quarterly journal, "Computational Linguistics", reduced       registration at most ACL-sponsored conferences, discounts on       ACL-sponsored publications, and participation in ACL Special       Interest Groups.   The ACL started in 1968; there are more       than 2000 members worldwide.          E-mail: .          {Home (http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~acl/)}.          (1999-08-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Association for Computing          (ACM, before 1997 - "Association for Computing       Machinery") The largest and oldest international scientific       and educational computer society in the industry.   Founded in       1947, only a year after the unveiling of {ENIAC}, ACM was       established by mathematicians and electrical engineers to       advance the science anNo definitions found for "Association Française des Utilisateurs d'Unix" d application of {Information Technology}.       {John Mauchly}, co-inventor of the ENIAC, was one of ACM's       founders.          Since its inception ACM has provided its members and the world       of computer science a forum for the sharing of knowledge on       developments and achievements necessary to the fruitful       interchange of ideas.          ACM has 90,000 members - educators, researchers, practitioners,       managers, and engineers - who drive the Association's major       programs and services - publications, special interest groups,       chapters, conferences, awards, and special activities.          The ACM Press publishes journals (notably {CACM}), book       series, conference proceedings, {CD-ROM}, {hypertext},       {video}, and specialized publications such as curricula       recommendations and self-assessment procedures.          {Home (http://info.acm.org/)}.          (1998-02-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Association for Computing Machinery          {Association for Computing}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Association for Progressive Communications          (APC) A world-wide organisation of       like-minded computer networks providing a global       communications network dedicated to the free and balanced flow       of information.          The APC defends and promotes non-commercial, productive online       space for NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations) and       collaborates with like-minded organisations to ensure that the       information and communication needs of civil society are       considered in telecommunications, donor and investment policy.          A few of APC's partner organisations include The {Institute       for Global Communications} (USA), GreenNet (UK), Nicarao       (Nicaragua) Enda-Tiers Monde (Senegal) and GlasNet (Ukraine).          These organisations serve people working toward goals that       include the prevention of warfare, elimination of militarism       and poverty, protection of the environment, human rights,       social and economic justice, participatory democracy,       non-violent conflict resolution, and the promotion of       sustainable development.          {Home (http://www.apc.org/english/)}.          E-mail: .          (2000-10-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Association for SIMULA Users          See {SIMULA}.          Address: Royal Institute of Technology, S-100 44 Stockholm,       Sweden.          [Details?]          (1995-03-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Association of American Publishers          (AAP) A group engaged in       standardisation efforts in document preparation.          (2000-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Association of C and C++ Users          (ACCU) A community of people with an interest in the       {C} family of programming languages: {K&R C}, {ANSI C}, and       {C++}.   The community includes professional programmers, the       suppliers of {compilers}, and those who are just interested in       the languages.   ACCU members are using C and C++ on a wide       range of platforms - {Unix}, {MS-DOS}, {OS/2}, {CP/M} - home       computers, {IBM PC}s, {workstations}, and {super-computers}.       Although the organisation is based in the UK, the membership       is worldwide.   There are members in the US, mainland Europe,       Russia, the Middle East, and Australia.          E-mail: , ,       (Academic Liaison Officer).          Address: The Membership Secretary, 64 Southfield Road, Oxford       OX4 1PA, United Kingdom.          (1996-12-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Association of Lisp Users          (ALU) A user group which aims to promote {Lisp}, help       inform and educate Lisp users in general, and help represent       Lisp users as a group to the vendors.   The ALU holds an annual       conference and supports the formation of inter-vendor       standards.   ALU has international membership and is       incorporated in the US.          {Home (http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/miller/ALU/home.html)}.          {Usenet} {newsgroups}: {news:comp.org.lisp-users}       {news:comp.std.lisp}.          Mailing list: .          (1996-12-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
associative array          An {array} where the {indices} are not just       {integers} but may be arbitrary strings.          {awk} and its descendants (e.g. {Perl}) have associative       arrays which are implemented using {hash coding}.          (1995-02-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
associative memory          {content addressable memory}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Associative Memory Parallel Processing Language          (AMPPL-II) A language from the early 1970s.          (1995-11-14)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Agagite       a name applied to Haman and also to his father (Esther 3:1, 10;       8:3, 5). Probably it was equivalent to Amalekite.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Augustus       the cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar       Octavianus, during whose reign Christ was born (Luke 2:1). His       decree that "all the world should be taxed" was the divinely       ordered occasion of Jesus' being born, according to prophecy       (Micah 5:2), in Bethlehem. This name being simply a title       meaning "majesty" or "venerable," first given to him by the       senate (B.C. 27), was borne by succeeding emperors. Before his       death (A.D. 14) he associated Tiberius with him in the empire       (Luke 3:1), by whom he was succeeded.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Augustus band       (Acts 27:1.: literally, of Sebaste, the Greek form of Augusta,       the name given to Caesarea in honour of Augustus Caesar).       Probably this "band" or cohort consisted of Samaritan soldiers       belonging to Caesarea.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Augustus, increased, augmented