aeolotropic
         adj 1: having properties with different values along different
                  axes [syn: {aeolotropic}, {eolotropic}]

English Dictionary: alternating current	by the DICT Development Group
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Alauda arvensis n brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height Synonym(s): skylark, Alauda arvensis
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alder n wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant Synonym(s): alder, alder tree
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alder blight n a disease of alders caused by the woolly alder aphid (a plant louse)
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alder buckthorn n small tree common in Europe [syn: alder buckthorn, {alder dogwood}, Rhamnus frangula]
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alder dogwood n small tree common in Europe [syn: alder buckthorn, {alder dogwood}, Rhamnus frangula]
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alder fly n dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae [syn: alderfly, alder fly, Sialis lutaria]
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alder tree n north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant Synonym(s): alder, alder tree
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alder-leaved serviceberry n shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits Synonym(s): alderleaf Juneberry, alder-leaved serviceberry, Amelanchier alnifolia
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alderfly n dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae [syn: alderfly, alder fly, Sialis lutaria]
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alderleaf Juneberry n shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits Synonym(s): alderleaf Juneberry, alder-leaved serviceberry, Amelanchier alnifolia
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alderman n a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"
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aldermanic adj of or relating to or like an alderman [syn: aldermanic, aldermanly]
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aldermanly adj of or relating to or like an alderman [syn: aldermanic, aldermanly]
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Aldrovanda n one species: waterwheel plant [syn: Aldrovanda, {genus Aldrovanda}]
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Aldrovanda vesiculosa n floating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6 to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water fleas Synonym(s): waterwheel plant, Aldrovanda vesiculosa
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ale drinker n someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale [syn: {beer drinker}, ale drinker]
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aleatory adj dependent on chance; "the aleatory element in life"
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aleatory contract n a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)
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Aletris n small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae Synonym(s): Aletris, genus Aletris
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Aletris aurea n colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States Synonym(s): yellow colicroot, Aletris aurea
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Aletris farinosa n colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States Synonym(s): ague root, ague grass, Aletris farinosa
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aliterate n a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources Synonym(s): aliterate, aliterate person
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aliterate person n a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources Synonym(s): aliterate, aliterate person
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all-terrain bike n a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country Synonym(s): mountain bike, all-terrain bike, off-roader
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all-weather adj usable or operative or practiced in all kinds of weather; "a good all-weather road"; "all-weather flying"
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alliterate v use alliteration as a form of poetry
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alliteration n use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran" Synonym(s): alliteration, initial rhyme, beginning rhyme, head rhyme
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alliterative adj having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable; "alliterative verse"
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alliteratively adv in an alliterative manner; "the early Norse poets wrote alliteratively"
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alliterator n a speaker or writer who makes use of alliteration
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allotrope n a structurally different form of an element; "graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon"
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allotropic adj of or related to or exhibiting allotropism; "carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements" Synonym(s): allotropic, allotropical
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allotropical adj of or related to or exhibiting allotropism; "carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements" Synonym(s): allotropic, allotropical
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allotropism n the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms Synonym(s): allotropy, allotropism
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allotropy n the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms Synonym(s): allotropy, allotropism
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Altair n double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation
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altar n the table in Christian churches where communion is given Synonym(s): altar, communion table, Lord's table a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
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altar boy n a boy serving as an acolyte
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altar wine n used in a communion service [syn: altar wine, sacramental wine]
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altarpiece n a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table Synonym(s): altarpiece, reredos
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alter v cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" Synonym(s): change, alter, modify become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" Synonym(s): change, alter, vary make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered" insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby Synonym(s): interpolate, alter, falsify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?" Synonym(s): alter, neuter, spay, castrate
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alter ego n a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
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alterability n the quality of being alterable Antonym(s): unalterability
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alterable adj capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic; "alterable clothing"; "alterable conditions of employment" Antonym(s): inalterable, unalterable (of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe
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alteration n an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" Synonym(s): change, alteration, modification the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) Synonym(s): alteration, modification, adjustment the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" Synonym(s): revision, alteration
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alterative adj tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" Synonym(s): curative, healing(p), alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic
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altercate v have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" Synonym(s): quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
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altercation n noisy quarrel Synonym(s): affray, altercation, fracas
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altered adj changed in form or character without becoming something else; "the altered policy promised success"; "following an altered course we soon found ourselves back in civilization"; "he looked...with clouded eyes and with an altered manner of breathing"- Charles Dickens Antonym(s): unaltered, unchanged having testicles or ovaries removed Synonym(s): altered, neutered changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose; "seeds precisely adapted to the area"; "instructions altered to suit the children's different ages" Synonym(s): adapted, altered
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altering n the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering" Synonym(s): neutering, fixing, altering
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Alternanthera n genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera Synonym(s): Alternanthera, genus Alternanthera
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Alternanthera philoxeroides n prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses Synonym(s): alligator weed, alligator grass, Alternanthera philoxeroides
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alternate adj every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan" Synonym(s): alternate, alternative, substitute occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate" Synonym(s): alternate(a), alternating(a) of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves" Antonym(s): opposite, paired n someone who takes the place of another person [syn: surrogate, alternate, replacement] v go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions Synonym(s): alternate, jump exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions be an understudy or alternate for a role Synonym(s): understudy, alternate reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) Synonym(s): interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip- flop do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift" Synonym(s): alternate, take turns
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alternately adv in an alternating sequence or position; "They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing"; "he planted fir and pine trees alternately"
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alternating adj (of a current) reversing direction; "alternating current" Antonym(s): direct occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate" Synonym(s): alternate(a), alternating(a)
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alternating current n an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second" Synonym(s): alternating current, AC, alternating electric current Antonym(s): DC, direct current, direct electric current
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alternating electric current n an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second" Synonym(s): alternating current, AC, alternating electric current Antonym(s): DC, direct current, direct electric current
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alternation n successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"
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alternation of generations n the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal Synonym(s): alternation of generations, heterogenesis, xenogenesis
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alternative adj serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan" Synonym(s): alternate, alternative, substitute necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "alternative possibilities were neutrality or war" pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style" n one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" Synonym(s): option, alternative, choice
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alternative birth n a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings Synonym(s): alternative birth, alternative birthing
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alternative birthing n a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings Synonym(s): alternative birth, alternative birthing
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alternative energy n energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
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alternative medicine n the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture
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alternative pleading n a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on Synonym(s): alternative pleading, pleading in the alternative
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alternatively adv in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car" Synonym(s): alternatively, instead, or else
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alternator n an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
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Althea rosea n plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock Synonym(s): rose mallow, Alcea rosea, Althea rosea
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alto relievo n a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth Synonym(s): alto relievo, alto rilievo, high relief Antonym(s): bas relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo, low relief
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alto rilievo n a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth Synonym(s): alto relievo, alto rilievo, high relief Antonym(s): bas relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo, low relief
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altricial adj (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food Antonym(s): precocial
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altruism n the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others Synonym(s): altruism, selflessness Antonym(s): egocentrism, egoism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self- interest
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altruist n someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being Synonym(s): philanthropist, altruist
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altruistic adj showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others [syn: altruistic, selfless] Antonym(s): egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, self-centered, self-centred
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altruistically adv in an altruistic manner; "he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress" Synonym(s): altruistically, selflessly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alatern \Al"a*tern\, d8Alaternus \[d8]Al`a*ter"nus\, n. [L. ala       wing + terni three each.] (Bot.)       An ornamental evergreen shrub ({Rhamnus alaternus}) belonging       to the buckthorns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
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Lark \Lark\, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l[be]werce; akin to D.       leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l[?]rahha, G. lerche, Sw.       l[84]rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l[91]virki.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus       {Alauda} and allied genera (family {Alaudid[91]}). They       mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In       America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned by       the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus {Otocoris}.       The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws,       and usually, dull, sandy brown colors.          Note: The European skylark, or lark of the poets ({Alauda                arvensis}), is of a brown mottled color, and is noted                for its clear and sweet song, uttered as it rises and                descends almost perpendicularly in the air. It is                considered a table delicacy, and immense numbers are                killed for the markets. Other well-known European                species are the crested, or tufted, lark ({Alauda                cristata}), and the wood lark ({A. arborea}). The                pipits, or titlarks, of the genus {Anthus} (family                {Motacillid[91]}) are often called larks. See {Pipit}.                The American meadow larks, of the genus {Sturnella},                are allied to the starlings. See {Meadow Lark}. The                Australian bush lark is {Mirafra Horsfieldii}. See                {Shore lark}.          {Lark bunting} (Zo[94]l.), a fringilline bird ({Calamospiza             melanocorys}) found on the plains of the Western United             States.          {Lark sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a sparrow ({Chondestes             grammacus}), found in the Mississippi Valley and the             Western United States.
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Skylark \Sky"lark`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the       common species ({Alauda arvensis}) found in Europe and in       some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; --       called also {sky laverock}. See under {Lark}.          Note: The Australian skylark ({Cincloramphus cantillans}) is                a pipit which has the habit of ascending                perpendicularly like a skylark, but it lacks the song                of a true lark. The Missouri skylark is a pipit                ({Anthus Spraguei}) of the Western United States,                resembling the skylark in habit and song.
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Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[etil]r), Aller \Al"ler\       ([add]l"l[etil]r), a. [From ealra, alra, gen. pl. of AS. eal.       The d is excrescent.]       Of all; -- used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all,       alderwisest, wisest of all. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[etil]r), n. [OE. aldir, aller, fr. AS.       alr, aler, alor, akin to D. els, G. erle, Icel. erlir, erli,       Swed. al, Dan. elle, el, L. alnus, and E. elm.] (Bot.)       A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the       genus {Alnus}. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by       dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are       usually shrubs or small trees.          {Black alder}.       (a) A European shrub ({Rhamnus frangula}); Alder buckthorn.       (b) An American species of holly ({Ilex verticillata}),             bearing red berries.
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Alder fly \Al"der fly\       1. Any of numerous neuropterous insects of the genus {Sialis}             or allied genera. They have aquatic larv[91], which are             used for bait.          2. (Angling) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body             of peacock harl, and black legs.
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Alder-liefest \Al`der-lief"est\       ([add]l`d[etil]r*l[emac]f"[ecr]st), a. [For allerliefest       dearest of all. See {Lief}.]       Most beloved. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Alderman \Al"der*man\ ([add]l"d[etil]r*m[ait]n), n.; pl.       {Aldermen}. [AS. aldormon, ealdorman; ealdor an elder + man.       See {Elder}, n.]       1. A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity. [Obs.]          Note: The title was applied, among the Anglo-Saxons, to                princes, dukes, earls, senators, and presiding                magistrates; also to archbishops and bishops, implying                superior wisdom or authority. Thus Ethelstan, duke of                the East-Anglians, was called Alderman of all England;                and there were aldermen of cities, counties, and                castles, who had jurisdiction within their respective                districts.          3. One of a board or body of municipal officers next in order             to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may,             in some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and             administrative functions.
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Aldermancy \Al"der*man*cy\, n.       The office of an alderman.
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Aldermanic \Al"der*man"ic\, a.       Relating to, becoming to, or like, an alderman;       characteristic of an alderman.
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Aldermanity \Al`der*man"i*ty\, n.       1. Aldermen collectively; the body of aldermen.          2. The state of being an alderman. [Jocular]
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Aldermanlike \Al`der*man*like`\, a.       Like or suited to an alderman.
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Aldermanly \Al"der*man*ly\, a.       Pertaining to, or like, an alderman.
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Aldermanly \Al"der*man*ly\, a.       Pertaining to, or like, an alderman. [bd]An aldermanly       discretion.[b8] --Swift.
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Aldermanry \Al"der*man*ry\, n.       1. The district or ward of an alderman.          2. The office or rank of an alderman. [R.] --B. Jonson.
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Aldermanship \Al"der*man*ship\, n.       The condition, position, or office of an alderman. --Fabyan.
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Alderman \Al"der*man\ ([add]l"d[etil]r*m[ait]n), n.; pl.       {Aldermen}. [AS. aldormon, ealdorman; ealdor an elder + man.       See {Elder}, n.]       1. A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity. [Obs.]          Note: The title was applied, among the Anglo-Saxons, to                princes, dukes, earls, senators, and presiding                magistrates; also to archbishops and bishops, implying                superior wisdom or authority. Thus Ethelstan, duke of                the East-Anglians, was called Alderman of all England;                and there were aldermen of cities, counties, and                castles, who had jurisdiction within their respective                districts.          3. One of a board or body of municipal officers next in order             to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may,             in some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and             administrative functions.
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Aldern \Al"dern\, a.       Made of alder.
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Alderney \Al"der*ney\, n.       One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the       Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and       are often called {Jersey cattle}. See {Jersey}, 3.
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Aleatory \A"le*a*to*ry\, a. [L. aleatorius, fr. alea chance,       die.] (Law)       Depending on some uncertain contingency; as, an aleatory       contract. --Bouvier.
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Cotton \Cot"ton\ (k[ocr]t"t'n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the       cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr.       Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. {Acton}, {Hacqueton}.]       1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting             of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds             of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber             sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two             thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.          2. The cotton plant. See {Cotten plant}, below.          3. Cloth made of cotton.          Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a                sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton                bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry;                cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick.          {Cotton cambric}. See {Cambric}, n., 2.          {Cotton flannel}, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton             fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it             is called swan's-down cotton, or Canton flannel.          {Cotton gin}, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton,             invented by Eli Whitney.          {Cotton grass} (Bot.), a genus of plants ({Eriphorum}) of the             Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles             surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate             at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton.          {Cotton mouse} (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys             gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops.          {Cotton plant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gossypium}, of             several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing             the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally             Asiatic, is {G. herbaceum}.          {Cotton press}, a building and machinery in which cotton             bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a             press for baling cotton.          {Cotton rose} (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs ({Filago}),             covered with a white substance resembling cotton.          {Cotton scale} (Zo[94]l.), a species of bark louse             ({Pulvinaria innumerabilis}), which does great damage to             the cotton plant.          {Cotton shrub}. Same as Cotton plant.          {Cotton stainer} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hemipterous insect             ({Dysdercus suturellus}), which seriously damages growing             cotton by staining it; -- called also {redbug}.          {Cotton thistle} (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under             {Thistle}.          {Cotton velvet}, velvet in which the warp and woof are both             of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made             wholly of cotton.          {Cotton waste}, the refuse of cotton mills.          {Cotton wool}, cotton in its raw or woolly state.          {Cotton worm} (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia             argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage             to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on             corn, etc., and hence is often called {corn worm}, and             {Southern army worm}.
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Unicorn \U"ni*corn\, n. [OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis       one-horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn;       cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See {One}, and {Horn}.]       1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often             represented in heraldry as a supporter.          2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the             Authorized Version of the Scriptures.                         Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the                      furrow?                                             --Job xxxix.                                                                               10.          Note: The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the                urus. See the Note under {Reem}.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the                   head or prothorax.             (b) The larva of a unicorn moth.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The kamichi; -- called also {unicorn bird}.          5. (Mil.) A howitzer. [Obs.]          {Fossil unicorn}, or {Fossil unicorn's horn} (Med.), a             substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named             from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of             the unicorn.          {Unicorn fish}, {Unicorn whale} (Zo[94]l.), the narwhal.          {Unicorn moth} (Zo[94]l.), a notodontian moth ({C[d2]lodasys             unicornis}) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its             back; -- called also {unicorn prominent}.          {Unicorn root} (Bot.), a name of two North American plants,             the yellow-flowered colicroot ({Aletris farinosa}) and the             blazing star ({Cham[91]lirium luteum}). Both are used in             medicine.          {Unicorn shell} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             marine gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of             the shell. Most of them belong to the genera {Monoceros}             and {Leucozonia}.
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Blazing \Blaz"ing\, a.       Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.       --Sir W. Scott.          {Blazing star}.       (a) A comet. [Obs.]       (b) A brilliant center of attraction.       (c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to             {Cham[91]lirium luteum} of the Lily family; {Liatris             squarrosa}; and {Aletris farinosa}, called also             {colicroot} and {star grass}.
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Colicroot \Col"ic*root`\, n.       A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the       leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in       a long spike ({Aletris farinosa} and {A. aurea}). Called       sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn       root.
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Alitrunk \Al"i*trunk\, n. [L. ala wing + truncus trunk.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are       attached; the thorax. --Kirby.
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Aliturgical \Al`i*tur"gic*al\, a. [Pref. a- + liturgical.]       (Eccl.)       Applied to those days when the holy sacrifice is not offered.       --Shipley.
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Allatrate \Al"la*trate\, v. i. [L. allatrare. See {Latrate}.]       To bark as a dog. [Obs.] --Stubbes.
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Alliteral \Al*lit"er*al\, a.       Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration.
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Alliterate \Al*lit"er*ate\, v. t.       To employ or place so as to make alliteration. --Skeat.
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Alliterate \Al*lit"er*ate\, v. i.       To compose alliteratively; also, to constitute alliteration.
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Alliteration \Al*lit`er*a"tion\, n. [L. ad + litera letter. See       {Letter}.]       The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or       more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short       intervals; as in the following lines:                   Behemoth, biggest born of earth, upheaved His vastness.                                                                               --Milton.                   Fly o'er waste fens and windy fields.      --Tennyson.          Note: The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of                words is also called alliteration. Anglo-Saxon poetry                is characterized by alliterative meter of this sort.                Later poets also employed it.                            In a somer seson whan soft was the sonne, I shope                         me in shroudes as I a shepe were.   --P. Plowman.
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Alliterative \Al*lit"er*a*tive\ (?; 277), a.       Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as,       alliterative poetry. -- {Al*lit"er*a*tive*ly}, adv. --       {Al*lit"er*a*tive*ness}, n.
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Alliterative \Al*lit"er*a*tive\ (?; 277), a.       Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as,       alliterative poetry. -- {Al*lit"er*a*tive*ly}, adv. --       {Al*lit"er*a*tive*ness}, n.
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Alliterative \Al*lit"er*a*tive\ (?; 277), a.       Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as,       alliterative poetry. -- {Al*lit"er*a*tive*ly}, adv. --       {Al*lit"er*a*tive*ness}, n.
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Alliterator \Al*lit"er*a`tor\, n.       One who alliterates.
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Allodiary \Al*lo"di*a*ry\, n.       One who holds an allodium.
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Allotriophagy \Al`lo*tri*oph"a*gy\       ([acr]l`l[osl]*tr[icr]*[ocr]f"[adot]*j[ycr]), n. [Gr.       'allo`trios strange + fagei^n to eat: cf. F. allotriophagie.]       (Med.)       A depraved appetite; a desire for improper food.
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Allotrophic \Al`lo*troph"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] other + trophic.]       (a) (Physiol.) Changed or modified in nutritive power by the             process of digestion.       (b) (Plant Physiol.) Dependent upon other organisms for             nutrition; heterotrophic; -- said of plants unable to             perform photosynthesis, as all saprophytes; -- opposed to             {autotrophic}.
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Allotropic \Al`lo*trop"ic\ ([acr]l`l[osl]*tr[ocr]p"[icr]k),    Allotropical \Al`lo*trop"ic*al\ (-[icr]k*[ait]l), a. [Cf. F.       allotropique.]       Of or pertaining to allotropism. -- {Al`lo*trop"ic*al*ly},       adv.          {Allotropic state}, the several conditions which occur in a             case of allotropism.
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Allotropic \Al`lo*trop"ic\ ([acr]l`l[osl]*tr[ocr]p"[icr]k),    Allotropical \Al`lo*trop"ic*al\ (-[icr]k*[ait]l), a. [Cf. F.       allotropique.]       Of or pertaining to allotropism. -- {Al`lo*trop"ic*al*ly},       adv.          {Allotropic state}, the several conditions which occur in a             case of allotropism.
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Allotropic \Al`lo*trop"ic\ ([acr]l`l[osl]*tr[ocr]p"[icr]k),    Allotropical \Al`lo*trop"ic*al\ (-[icr]k*[ait]l), a. [Cf. F.       allotropique.]       Of or pertaining to allotropism. -- {Al`lo*trop"ic*al*ly},       adv.          {Allotropic state}, the several conditions which occur in a             case of allotropism.
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Allotropic \Al`lo*trop"ic\ ([acr]l`l[osl]*tr[ocr]p"[icr]k),    Allotropical \Al`lo*trop"ic*al\ (-[icr]k*[ait]l), a. [Cf. F.       allotropique.]       Of or pertaining to allotropism. -- {Al`lo*trop"ic*al*ly},       adv.          {Allotropic state}, the several conditions which occur in a             case of allotropism.
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Allotropicity \Al*lot`ro*pic"i*ty\, n.       Allotropic property or nature.
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Allotropism \Al*lot"ro*pism\, Allotropy \Al*lot"ro*py\, n. [Gr.       [?] other + direction, way, [?] to turn: cf. F. allotropie.]       (Chem.)       The property of existing in two or more conditions which are       distinct in their physical or chemical relations.          Note: Thus, carbon occurs crystallized in octahedrons and                other related forms, in a state of extreme hardness, in                the diamond; it occurs in hexagonal forms, and of                little hardness, in black lead; and again occurs in a                third form, with entire softness, in lampblack and                charcoal. In some cases, one of these is peculiarly an                active state, and the other a passive one. Thus, ozone                is an active state of oxygen, and is distinct from                ordinary oxygen, which is the element in its passive                state.
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Allotropize \Al*lot"ro*pize\, v. t.       To change in physical properties but not in substance. [R.]
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Allotropism \Al*lot"ro*pism\, Allotropy \Al*lot"ro*py\, n. [Gr.       [?] other + direction, way, [?] to turn: cf. F. allotropie.]       (Chem.)       The property of existing in two or more conditions which are       distinct in their physical or chemical relations.          Note: Thus, carbon occurs crystallized in octahedrons and                other related forms, in a state of extreme hardness, in                the diamond; it occurs in hexagonal forms, and of                little hardness, in black lead; and again occurs in a                third form, with entire softness, in lampblack and                charcoal. In some cases, one of these is peculiarly an                active state, and the other a passive one. Thus, ozone                is an active state of oxygen, and is distinct from                ordinary oxygen, which is the element in its passive                state.
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Allotter \Al*lot"ter\, n.       One who allots.
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Allottery \Al*lot"ter*y\, n.       Allotment. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Altar \Al"tar\, n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl.       altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier,       F. autel. Cf. {Altitude}.]       1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of             stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense             burned to a deity.                         Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.   --Gen. viii.                                                                               20.          2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or             other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist;             the communion table.          Note: Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of                a compound; as, altar bread or altar-bread.          {Altar cloth} or          {Altar-cloth}, the cover for an altar in a Christian church,             usually richly embroidered.          {Altar cushion}, a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian             church to support the service book.          {Altar frontal}. See {Frontal}.          {Altar rail}, the railing in front of the altar or communion             table.          {Altar screen}, a wall or partition built behind an altar to             protect it from approach in the rear.          {Altar tomb}, a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.          {Family altar}, place of family devotions.          {To lead (as a bride) to the altar}, to marry; -- said of a             woman.
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Altar \Al"tar\, n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl.       altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier,       F. autel. Cf. {Altitude}.]       1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of             stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense             burned to a deity.                         Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.   --Gen. viii.                                                                               20.          2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or             other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist;             the communion table.          Note: Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of                a compound; as, altar bread or altar-bread.          {Altar cloth} or          {Altar-cloth}, the cover for an altar in a Christian church,             usually richly embroidered.          {Altar cushion}, a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian             church to support the service book.          {Altar frontal}. See {Frontal}.          {Altar rail}, the railing in front of the altar or communion             table.          {Altar screen}, a wall or partition built behind an altar to             protect it from approach in the rear.          {Altar tomb}, a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.          {Family altar}, place of family devotions.          {To lead (as a bride) to the altar}, to marry; -- said of a             woman.
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Altar \Al"tar\, n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl.       altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier,       F. autel. Cf. {Altitude}.]       1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of             stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense             burned to a deity.                         Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.   --Gen. viii.                                                                               20.          2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or             other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist;             the communion table.          Note: Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of                a compound; as, altar bread or altar-bread.          {Altar cloth} or          {Altar-cloth}, the cover for an altar in a Christian church,             usually richly embroidered.          {Altar cushion}, a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian             church to support the service book.          {Altar frontal}. See {Frontal}.          {Altar rail}, the railing in front of the altar or communion             table.          {Altar screen}, a wall or partition built behind an altar to             protect it from approach in the rear.          {Altar tomb}, a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.          {Family altar}, place of family devotions.          {To lead (as a bride) to the altar}, to marry; -- said of a             woman.
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Altar \Al"tar\, n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl.       altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier,       F. autel. Cf. {Altitude}.]       1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of             stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense             burned to a deity.                         Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.   --Gen. viii.                                                                               20.          2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or             other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist;             the communion table.          Note: Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of                a compound; as, altar bread or altar-bread.          {Altar cloth} or          {Altar-cloth}, the cover for an altar in a Christian church,             usually richly embroidered.          {Altar cushion}, a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian             church to support the service book.          {Altar frontal}. See {Frontal}.          {Altar rail}, the railing in front of the altar or communion             table.          {Altar screen}, a wall or partition built behind an altar to             protect it from approach in the rear.          {Altar tomb}, a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.          {Family altar}, place of family devotions.          {To lead (as a bride) to the altar}, to marry; -- said of a             woman.
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Altar \Al"tar\, n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl.       altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier,       F. autel. Cf. {Altitude}.]       1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of             stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense             burned to a deity.                         Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.   --Gen. viii.                                                                               20.          2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or             other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist;             the communion table.          Note: Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of                a compound; as, altar bread or altar-bread.          {Altar cloth} or          {Altar-cloth}, the cover for an altar in a Christian church,             usually richly embroidered.          {Altar cushion}, a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian             church to support the service book.          {Altar frontal}. See {Frontal}.          {Altar rail}, the railing in front of the altar or communion             table.          {Altar screen}, a wall or partition built behind an altar to             protect it from approach in the rear.          {Altar tomb}, a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.          {Family altar}, place of family devotions.          {To lead (as a bride) to the altar}, to marry; -- said of a             woman.
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Altar \Al"tar\, n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl.       altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier,       F. autel. Cf. {Altitude}.]       1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of             stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense             burned to a deity.                         Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.   --Gen. viii.                                                                               20.          2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or             other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist;             the communion table.          Note: Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of                a compound; as, altar bread or altar-bread.          {Altar cloth} or          {Altar-cloth}, the cover for an altar in a Christian church,             usually richly embroidered.          {Altar cushion}, a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian             church to support the service book.          {Altar frontal}. See {Frontal}.          {Altar rail}, the railing in front of the altar or communion             table.          {Altar screen}, a wall or partition built behind an altar to             protect it from approach in the rear.          {Altar tomb}, a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.          {Family altar}, place of family devotions.          {To lead (as a bride) to the altar}, to marry; -- said of a             woman.
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Altar \Al"tar\, n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl.       altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier,       F. autel. Cf. {Altitude}.]       1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of             stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense             burned to a deity.                         Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.   --Gen. viii.                                                                               20.          2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or             other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist;             the communion table.          Note: Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of                a compound; as, altar bread or altar-bread.          {Altar cloth} or          {Altar-cloth}, the cover for an altar in a Christian church,             usually richly embroidered.          {Altar cushion}, a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian             church to support the service book.          {Altar frontal}. See {Frontal}.          {Altar rail}, the railing in front of the altar or communion             table.          {Altar screen}, a wall or partition built behind an altar to             protect it from approach in the rear.          {Altar tomb}, a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.          {Family altar}, place of family devotions.          {To lead (as a bride) to the altar}, to marry; -- said of a             woman.
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Altarage \Al"tar*age\, n. [Cf. OF. auterage, autelage.]       1. The offerings made upon the altar, or to a church.          2. The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the             altar, from the small tithes. --Shipley.
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Altar \Al"tar\, n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl.       altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier,       F. autel. Cf. {Altitude}.]       1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of             stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense             burned to a deity.                         Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.   --Gen. viii.                                                                               20.          2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or             other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist;             the communion table.          Note: Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of                a compound; as, altar bread or altar-bread.          {Altar cloth} or          {Altar-cloth}, the cover for an altar in a Christian church,             usually richly embroidered.          {Altar cushion}, a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian             church to support the service book.          {Altar frontal}. See {Frontal}.          {Altar rail}, the railing in front of the altar or communion             table.          {Altar screen}, a wall or partition built behind an altar to             protect it from approach in the rear.          {Altar tomb}, a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.          {Family altar}, place of family devotions.          {To lead (as a bride) to the altar}, to marry; -- said of a             woman.
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Altarist \Al"tar*ist\, n. [Cf. LL. altarista, F. altariste.]       (Old Law)             (a) A chaplain.             (b) A vicar of a church.
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Altarpiece \Al"tar*piece`\, n.       The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the       altar; reredos.
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Altarwise \Al"tar*wise`\, adv.       In the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a       church with its ends towards the north and south. --Shipley.
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Alter \Al"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Altered}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Altering}.] [F. alt[82]rer, LL. alterare, fr. L. alter       other, alius other. Cf. {Else}, {Other}.]       1. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either             partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. [bd]To alter the             king's course.[b8] [bd]To alter the condition of a             man.[b8] [bd]No power in Venice can alter a decree.[b8]             --Shak.                         It gilds all objects, but it alters none. --Pope.                         My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing                      that is gone out of my lips.               --Ps. lxxxix.                                                                               34.          2. To agitate; to affect mentally. [Obs.] --Milton.          3. To geld. [Colloq.]          Syn: {Change}, {Alter}.          Usage: Change is generic and the stronger term. It may                   express a loss of identity, or the substitution of one                   thing in place of another; alter commonly expresses a                   partial change, or a change in form or details without                   destroying identity.
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Alter \Al"ter\, v. i.       To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change;       as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter       by exposure. [bd]The law of the Medes and Persians, which       altereth not.[b8] --Dan. vi. 8.
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Alterability \Al`ter*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.       alt[82]rabilit[82].]       The quality of being alterable; alterableness.
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Alterable \Al"ter*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. alt[82]rable.]       Capable of being altered.                   Our condition in this world is mutable and uncertain,                alterable by a thousand accidents.         --Rogers.
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Alterableness \Al"ter*a*ble*ness\, n.       The quality of being alterable; variableness; alterability.
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Alterably \Al"ter*a*bly\, adv.       In an alterable manner.
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Alterant \Al"ter*ant\, a. [LL. alterans, p. pr.: cf. F.       alt[82]rant.]       Altering; gradually changing. --Bacon.
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Alterant \Al"ter*ant\, n.       An alterative. [R.] --Chambers.
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Alteration \Al`ter*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. alt[82]ration.]       1. The act of altering or making different.                         Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath                      in it incoveniences.                           --Hooker.          2. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or             nature of a thing; changed condition.                         Ere long might perceive Strange alteration in me.                                                                               --Milton.                         Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of                      those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding                      alterations, that council degenerated into a most                      corrupt.                                             --Swift.
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Alterative \Al"ter*a*tive\, a. [L. alterativus: cf. F.       alt[82]ratif.]       Causing ateration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or       tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one       of health. --Burton.
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Alterative \Al"ter*a*tive\, n.       A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and       restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations.
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Altercate \Al"ter*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Altercated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Altercating}.] [L. altercatus, p. p. of       altercare, altercari, fr. alter another. See {Alter}.]       To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to       wrangle.
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Altercate \Al"ter*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Altercated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Altercating}.] [L. altercatus, p. p. of       altercare, altercari, fr. alter another. See {Alter}.]       To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to       wrangle.
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Altercate \Al"ter*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Altercated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Altercating}.] [L. altercatus, p. p. of       altercare, altercari, fr. alter another. See {Alter}.]       To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to       wrangle.
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Altercation \Al`ter*ca"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F. altercation, fr.       L. altercatio.]       Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or       anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. [bd]Stormy       altercations.[b8] --Macaulay.          Syn: {Altercation}, {Dispute}, {Wrangle}.          Usage: The term dispute is in most cases, but not                   necessarily, applied to a verbal contest; as, a                   dispute on the lawfulness of war. An altercation is an                   angry dispute between two parties, involving an                   interchange of severe language. A wrangle is a                   confused and noisy altercation.                               Their whole life was little else than a                            perpetual wrangling and altercation. --Hakewill.
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Altercative \Al"ter*ca*tive\, a.       Characterized by wrangling; scolding. [R.] --Fielding.
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Alter \Al"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Altered}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Altering}.] [F. alt[82]rer, LL. alterare, fr. L. alter       other, alius other. Cf. {Else}, {Other}.]       1. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either             partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. [bd]To alter the             king's course.[b8] [bd]To alter the condition of a             man.[b8] [bd]No power in Venice can alter a decree.[b8]             --Shak.                         It gilds all objects, but it alters none. --Pope.                         My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing                      that is gone out of my lips.               --Ps. lxxxix.                                                                               34.          2. To agitate; to affect mentally. [Obs.] --Milton.          3. To geld. [Colloq.]          Syn: {Change}, {Alter}.          Usage: Change is generic and the stronger term. It may                   express a loss of identity, or the substitution of one                   thing in place of another; alter commonly expresses a                   partial change, or a change in form or details without                   destroying identity.
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Alter \Al"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Altered}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Altering}.] [F. alt[82]rer, LL. alterare, fr. L. alter       other, alius other. Cf. {Else}, {Other}.]       1. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either             partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. [bd]To alter the             king's course.[b8] [bd]To alter the condition of a             man.[b8] [bd]No power in Venice can alter a decree.[b8]             --Shak.                         It gilds all objects, but it alters none. --Pope.                         My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing                      that is gone out of my lips.               --Ps. lxxxix.                                                                               34.          2. To agitate; to affect mentally. [Obs.] --Milton.          3. To geld. [Colloq.]          Syn: {Change}, {Alter}.          Usage: Change is generic and the stronger term. It may                   express a loss of identity, or the substitution of one                   thing in place of another; alter commonly expresses a                   partial change, or a change in form or details without                   destroying identity.
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Alterity \Al*ter"i*ty\, n. [F. alt[82]rit[82].]       The state or quality of being other; a being otherwise. [R.]                   For outness is but the feeling of otherness (alterity)                rendered intuitive, or alterity visually represented.                                                                               --Coleridge.
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Altern \Al"tern\, a. [L. alternus, fr. alter another: cf. F.       alterne.]       Acting by turns; alternate. --Milton.          {Altern base} (Trig.), a second side made base, in             distinction from a side previously regarded as base.
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Altern \Al"tern\, a. [L. alternus, fr. alter another: cf. F.       alterne.]       Acting by turns; alternate. --Milton.          {Altern base} (Trig.), a second side made base, in             distinction from a side previously regarded as base.
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a             substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the             latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides             of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain             organic bodies resembling them in their property of             forming salts with acids.          6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.          7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.          8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that             imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two             adjacent bastions.          9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a             figure on which it is supposed to stand.          10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is             constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.          11. [See {Base} low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)             (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.             (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.                   [Now commonly written {bass}.]                               The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.                                                                               --Dryden.          12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by             fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the             operations of an army proceed, forward movements are             made, supplies are furnished, etc.          13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]          14. (Zo[94]l.) That part of an organ by which it is attached             to another more central organ.          15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.          16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not             distinctly crystalline.          17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See {Escutcheon}.          18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]          19. pl. A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but             sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to             about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]          20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]          21. An apron. [Obs.] [bd]Bakers in their linen bases.[b8]             --Marston.          22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting             place or a goal in various games.                         To their appointed base they went.   --Dryden.          23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately             determined in length and position, serves as the origin             from which to compute the distances and positions of any             points or objects connected with it by a system of             triangles. --Lyman.          24. A rustic play; -- called also {prisoner's base}, {prison             base}, or {bars}. [bd]To run the country base.[b8]             --Shak.          25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the             circuit of the infield.          {Altern base}. See under {Altern}.          {Attic base}. (Arch.) See under {Attic}.          {Base course}. (Arch.)             (a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made                   of large stones of a mass of concrete; -- called also                   {foundation course}.             (b) The architectural member forming the transition                   between the basement and the wall above.          {Base hit} (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without             any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach             the first base without being put out.          {Base line}.             (a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in                   military operations.             (b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.                            {Base plate}, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of             the steam engine; the bed plate.          {Base ring} (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the             breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave             molding. --H. L. Scott.
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Alternacy \Al*ter"na*cy\, n.       Alternateness; alternation. [R.] --Mitford.
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Alternant \Al*ter"nant\, a. [L. alternans, p. pr.: cf. F.       alternant. See {Alternate}, v. t.] (Geol.)       Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.
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Rupturewort \Rup"ture*wort"\ (?; 135), n. (Bot.)       (a) Same as {Burstwort}.       (b) A West Indian plant ({Alternanthera polygonoides})             somewhat resembling burstwort.
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Alternate \Al"ter*nate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Alternated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alternating}.] [L. alternatus,       p. p. of alternare. See {Altern}.]       To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by       turns; to interchange regularly.                   The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this                life, for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition                of good and evil.                                    --Grew.
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Alternate \Al*ter"nate\ (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of       alternate, fr. alternus. See {Altern}, {Alter}.]       1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in             succession of time or place; by turns first one and then             the other; hence, reciprocal.                         And bid alternate passions fall and rise. --Pope.          2. Designating the members in a series, which regularly             intervene between the members of another series, as the             odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every             second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.; read             every alternate line.          3. (Bot.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights             of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular             divergence. --Gray.          {Alternate alligation}. See {Alligation}.          {Alternate angles} (Geom.), the internal and angles made by             two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the             parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH,             GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called alternate             angles.          {Alternate generation}. (Biol.) See under {Generation}.
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Alternate \Al"ter*nate\, v. i.       1. To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow             reciprocally in place or time; -- followed by with; as,             the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.                         Rage, shame, and grief alternate in his breast. --J.                                                                               Philips.                         Different species alternating with each other.                                                                               --Kirwan.          2. To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky             hills and sandy plains.
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Alternate \Al*ter"nate\ (?; 277), n.       1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.             [R.]                         Grateful alternates of substantial.   --Prior.          2. A substitute; one designated to take the place of another,             if necessary, in performing some duty.          3. (Math.) A proportion derived from another proportion by             interchanging the means.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternate \Al*ter"nate\ (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of       alternate, fr. alternus. See {Altern}, {Alter}.]       1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in             succession of time or place; by turns first one and then             the other; hence, reciprocal.                         And bid alternate passions fall and rise. --Pope.          2. Designating the members in a series, which regularly             intervene between the members of another series, as the             odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every             second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.; read             every alternate line.          3. (Bot.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights             of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular             divergence. --Gray.          {Alternate alligation}. See {Alligation}.          {Alternate angles} (Geom.), the internal and angles made by             two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the             parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH,             GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called alternate             angles.          {Alternate generation}. (Biol.) See under {Generation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Angle \An"gle\ ([acr][nsm]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle,       corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked,       angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook,       G. angel, and F. anchor.]       1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a             corner; a nook.                         Into the utmost angle of the world.   --Spenser.                         To search the tenderest angles of the heart.                                                                               --Milton.          2. (Geom.)             (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet.             (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines                   meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.          3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.                         Though but an angle reached him of the stone.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological             [bd]houses.[b8] [Obs.] --Chaucer.          5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish,             consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a             rod.                         Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there.                                                                               --Shak.                         A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope.          {Acute angle}, one less than a right angle, or less than             90[deg].          {Adjacent} or {Contiguous angles}, such as have one leg             common to both angles.          {Alternate angles}. See {Alternate}.          {Angle bar}.             (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of                   a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight.             (b) (Mach.) Same as {Angle iron}.          {Angle bead} (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle             of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of             a wall.          {Angle brace}, {Angle tie} (Carp.), a brace across an             interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse             and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight.          {Angle iron} (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having             one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or             connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to             which it is riveted.          {Angle leaf} (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or             less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to             strengthen an angle.          {Angle meter}, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for             ascertaining the dip of strata.          {Angle shaft} (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a             capital or base, or both.          {Curvilineal angle}, one formed by two curved lines.          {External angles}, angles formed by the sides of any             right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or             lengthened.          {Facial angle}. See under {Facial}.          {Internal angles}, those which are within any right-lined             figure.          {Mixtilineal angle}, one formed by a right line with a curved             line.          {Oblique angle}, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a             right angle.          {Obtuse angle}, one greater than a right angle, or more than             90[deg].          {Optic angle}. See under {Optic}.          {Rectilineal} or {Right-lined angle}, one formed by two right             lines.          {Right angle}, one formed by a right line falling on another             perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a             quarter circle).          {Solid angle}, the figure formed by the meeting of three or             more plane angles at one point.          {Spherical angle}, one made by the meeting of two arcs of             great circles, which mutually cut one another on the             surface of a globe or sphere.          {Visual angle}, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two             straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object             to the center of the eye.          {For Angles of commutation}, {draught}, {incidence},       {reflection}, {refraction}, {position}, {repose}, {fraction},             see {Commutation}, {Draught}, {Incidence}, {Reflection},             {Refraction}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternate \Al*ter"nate\ (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of       alternate, fr. alternus. See {Altern}, {Alter}.]       1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in             succession of time or place; by turns first one and then             the other; hence, reciprocal.                         And bid alternate passions fall and rise. --Pope.          2. Designating the members in a series, which regularly             intervene between the members of another series, as the             odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every             second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.; read             every alternate line.          3. (Bot.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights             of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular             divergence. --Gray.          {Alternate alligation}. See {Alligation}.          {Alternate angles} (Geom.), the internal and angles made by             two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the             parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH,             GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called alternate             angles.          {Alternate generation}. (Biol.) See under {Generation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternate \Al*ter"nate\ (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of       alternate, fr. alternus. See {Altern}, {Alter}.]       1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in             succession of time or place; by turns first one and then             the other; hence, reciprocal.                         And bid alternate passions fall and rise. --Pope.          2. Designating the members in a series, which regularly             intervene between the members of another series, as the             odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every             second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.; read             every alternate line.          3. (Bot.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights             of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular             divergence. --Gray.          {Alternate alligation}. See {Alligation}.          {Alternate angles} (Geom.), the internal and angles made by             two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the             parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH,             GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called alternate             angles.          {Alternate generation}. (Biol.) See under {Generation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Generation \Gen`er*a"tion\, n. [OE. generacioun, F.       g[82]n[82]ration, fr.L. generatio.]       1. The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of             animals.          2. Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or             vital; production; formation; as, the generation of             sounds, of gases, of curves, etc.          3. That which is generated or brought forth; progeny;             offspiring.          4. A single step or stage in the succession of natural             descent; a rank or remove in genealogy. Hence: The body of             those who are of the same genealogical rank or remove from             an ancestor; the mass of beings living at one period;             also, the average lifetime of man, or the ordinary period             of time at which one rank follows another, or father is             succeeded by child, usually assumed to be one third of a             century; an age.                         This is the book of the generations of Adam. --Gen.                                                                               v. 1.                         Ye shall remain there [in Babylon] many years, and                      for a long season, namely, seven generations.                                                                               --Baruch vi.                                                                               3.                         All generations and ages of the Christian church.                                                                               --Hooker.          5. Race; kind; family; breed; stock.                         Thy mother's of my generation; what's she, if I be a                      dog?                                                   --Shak.          6. (Geom.) The formation or production of any geometrical             magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion,             in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a             magnitude; as, the generation of a line or curve by the             motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a             semicircle, etc.          7. (Biol.) The aggregate of the functions and phenomene which             attend reproduction.          Note: There are four modes of generation in the animal                kingdom: scissiparity or by fissiparous generation,                gemmiparity or by budding, germiparity or by germs, and                oviparity or by ova.          {Alternate generation} (Biol.), alternation of sexual with             asexual generation, in which the products of one process             differ from those of the other, -- a form of reproduction             common both to animal and vegetable organisms. In the             simplest form, the organism arising from sexual generation             produces offspiring unlike itself, agamogenetically.             These, however, in time acquire reproductive organs, and             from their impregnated germs the original parent form is             reproduced. In more complicated cases, the first series of             organisms produced agamogenetically may give rise to             others by a like process, and these in turn to still other             generations. Ultimately, however, a generation is formed             which develops sexual organs, and the original form is             reproduced.          {Spontaneous generation} (Biol.), the fancied production of             living organisms without previously existing parents from             inorganic matter, or from decomposing organic matter, a             notion which at one time had many supporters; abiogenesis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternate \Al"ter*nate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Alternated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alternating}.] [L. alternatus,       p. p. of alternare. See {Altern}.]       To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by       turns; to interchange regularly.                   The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this                life, for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition                of good and evil.                                    --Grew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternately \Al*ter"nate*ly\, adv.       1. In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in             alternate order.          2. (Math.) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the             antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and             consequent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternateness \Al*ter"nate*ness\, n.       The quality of being alternate, or of following by turns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternate \Al"ter*nate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Alternated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alternating}.] [L. alternatus,       p. p. of alternare. See {Altern}.]       To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by       turns; to interchange regularly.                   The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this                life, for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition                of good and evil.                                    --Grew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternating current \Al"ter*nat`ing cur"rent\ (Elec.)       A current which periodically changes or reverses its       direction of flow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Permutation \Per`mu*ta"tion\, n. [L. permutatio: cf. F.       permutation. See {Permute}.]       1. The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another;             mutual transference; interchange.                         The violent convulsions and permutations that have                      been made in property.                        --Burke.          2. (Math.)             (a) The arrangement of any determinate number of things,                   as units, objects, letters, etc., in all possible                   orders, one after the other; -- called also                   {alternation}. Cf. {Combination}, n., 4.             (b) Any one of such possible arrangements.          3. (Law) Barter; exchange.          {Permutation lock}, a lock in which the parts can be             transposed or shifted, so as to require different             arrangements of the tumblers on different occasions of             unlocking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternation \Al`ter*na"tion\, n. [L. alternatio: cf. F.       alternation.]       1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the             act of following and being followed by turns; alternate             succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the             alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and             winter, hope and fear.          2. (Math.) Permutation.          3. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with             the minister. --Mason.          {Alternation of generation}. See under {Generation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Permutation \Per`mu*ta"tion\, n. [L. permutatio: cf. F.       permutation. See {Permute}.]       1. The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another;             mutual transference; interchange.                         The violent convulsions and permutations that have                      been made in property.                        --Burke.          2. (Math.)             (a) The arrangement of any determinate number of things,                   as units, objects, letters, etc., in all possible                   orders, one after the other; -- called also                   {alternation}. Cf. {Combination}, n., 4.             (b) Any one of such possible arrangements.          3. (Law) Barter; exchange.          {Permutation lock}, a lock in which the parts can be             transposed or shifted, so as to require different             arrangements of the tumblers on different occasions of             unlocking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternation \Al`ter*na"tion\, n. [L. alternatio: cf. F.       alternation.]       1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the             act of following and being followed by turns; alternate             succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the             alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and             winter, hope and fear.          2. (Math.) Permutation.          3. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with             the minister. --Mason.          {Alternation of generation}. See under {Generation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternation \Al`ter*na"tion\, n. [L. alternatio: cf. F.       alternation.]       1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the             act of following and being followed by turns; alternate             succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the             alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and             winter, hope and fear.          2. (Math.) Permutation.          3. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with             the minister. --Mason.          {Alternation of generation}. See under {Generation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternative \Al*ter"na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. alternatif.]       1. Offering a choice of two things.          2. Disjunctive; as, an alternative conjunction.          3. Alternate; reciprocal. [Obs.] --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternative \Al*ter"na*tive\, n. [Cf. F. alternative, LL.       alternativa.]       1. An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but             not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is             taken, the other must be left.                         There is something else than the mere alternative of                      absolute destruction or unreformed existence.                                                                               --Burke.          2. Either of two things or propositions offered to one's             choice. Thus when two things offer a choice of one only,             the two things are called {alternatives}.                         Having to choose between two alternatives, safety                      and war, you obstinately prefer the worse. --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd.).          3. The course of action or the thing offered in place of             another.                         If this demand is refused the alternative is war.                                                                               --Lewis.                         With no alternative but death.            --Longfellow.          4. A choice between more than two things; one of several             things offered to choose among.                         My decided preference is for the fourth and last of                      these alternatives.                           --Gladstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternatively \Al*ter"na*tive*ly\, adv.       In the manner of alternatives, or that admits the choice of       one out of two things.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternativeness \Al*ter"na*tive*ness\, n.       The quality of being alternative, or of offering a choice       between two.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternator \Al"ter*na`tor\, n. (Elec.)       An electric generator or dynamo for producing alternating       currents.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alternity \Al*ter"ni*ty\, n. [LL. alternitas.]       Succession by turns; alternation. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Althorn \Alt"horn`\, n. [Alt + horn.] (Mus.)       An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in       military music, often replacing the French horn. --Grove.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alto-relievo \Al"to-re*lie"vo\, n.       Alto-rilievo.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relief \Re*lief"\ (r?-l?f"), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly,       a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf.       {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.]       1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the             removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything             oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained;             succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress.                         He sees the dire contagion spread so fast, That,                      where it seizes, all relief is vain.   --Dryden.          2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by             the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as,             a relief of a sentry.                         For this relief much thanks; 'tis bitter cold.                                                                               --Shak.          3. That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort,             uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or             comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of             duty by taking the place of another; a relay.          4. (Feudal Law) A fine or composition which the heir of a             deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of             taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles,             had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the             tenant.          5. (Sculp. & Arch.) The projection of a figure above the             ground or plane on which it is formed.          Note: Relief is of three kinds, namely, {high relief}                ({altorilievo}), {low relief}, ({basso-rilievo}), and                {demirelief} ({mezzo-rilievo}). See these terms in the                Vocabulary.          6. (Paint.) The appearance of projection given by shading,             shadow, etc., to any figure.          7. (Fort.) The height to which works are raised above the             bottom of the ditch. --Wilhelm.          8. (Physical Geog.) The elevations and surface undulations of             a country. --Guyot.          {Relief valve}, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of             steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve.          Syn: Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance;                remedy; redress; indemnification.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Alto-rilievo \[d8]Al"to-ri*lie*vo\, n.; pl. {Alto-rilievos}.       [It.] (Sculp.)       High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project       more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an       alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo.          Note: When the figure stands only half out, it is called                mezzo-rilievo, demi-rilievo, or medium relief; when its                projection is less than one half, basso-rilievo,                bas-relief, or low relief.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Altrical \Al"tri*cal\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Like the articles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Altruism \Al"tru*ism\, n. [F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It.       altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another.]       Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the       interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to       {egoism} or {selfishness}. [Recent] --J. S. Mill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Altruist \Al"tru*ist\, n.       One imbued with altruism; -- opposed to {egoist}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Altruistic \Al`tru*is"tic\, a. [Cf. F. altruiste, a. See       {Altruism}..]       Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to       {egoistic} or {selfish}. --Bain. -- {Al`tru*is"tic*al*ly},       adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Altruistic \Al`tru*is"tic\, a. [Cf. F. altruiste, a. See       {Altruism}..]       Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to       {egoistic} or {selfish}. --Bain. -- {Al`tru*is"tic*al*ly},       adv.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alder Creek, NY       Zip code(s): 13301
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alderson, OK (town, FIPS 1150)       Location: 34.90075 N, 95.69096 W       Population (1990): 395 (155 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Alderson, WV (town, FIPS 772)       Location: 37.72680 N, 80.64419 W       Population (1990): 1152 (574 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alderwood Manor-Bothell North, WA (CDP, FIPS 1178)       Location: 47.79959 N, 122.24211 W       Population (1990): 22945 (8153 housing units)       Area: 20.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Aldora, GA (town, FIPS 1248)       Location: 33.05132 N, 84.17412 W       Population (1990): 127 (46 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Aldrich, MN (city, FIPS 892)       Location: 46.37474 N, 94.93943 W       Population (1990): 70 (39 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56434    Aldrich, MO (village, FIPS 568)       Location: 37.54909 N, 93.55231 W       Population (1990): 76 (36 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65601
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Altro, KY       Zip code(s): 41306
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Altura, MN (city, FIPS 1234)       Location: 44.06982 N, 91.93894 W       Population (1990): 349 (136 housing units)       Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55910
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alturas, CA (city, FIPS 1444)       Location: 41.49151 N, 120.54544 W       Population (1990): 3231 (1413 housing units)       Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 96101
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Alderson loop n.   [Intel] A special version of an {infinite    loop} where there is an exit condition available, but inaccessible    in the current implementation of the code.   Typically this is    created while debugging user interface code.   An example would be    when there is a menu stating, "Select 1-3 or 9 to quit" and 9 is not    allowed by the function that takes the selection from the user.          This term received its name from a programmer who had coded a modal    message box in MSAccess with no Ok or Cancel buttons, thereby    disabling the entire program whenever the box came up.   The message    box had the proper code for dismissal and even was set up so that    when the non-existent Ok button was pressed the proper code would be    called.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Altair 8800          An {Intel 8080}-based machine made by {MITS}.   The       Altair was the first popular {microcomputer} kit.          It appeared on the cover of the January 1975 "Popular       Electronics" magazine with an article (probably) by Leslie       Solomon.   Leslie Solomon was an editor at Popular Electronics       who had a knack for spotting kits that would interest people       and make them buy the magazine.   The Altair 8800 was one such.       The MITS guys took the prototype Altair to New York to show       Solomon, but couldn't get it to work after the flight.       Nonetheless, he liked it, and it appeared on the cover as "The       first minicomputer in a kit."          Solomon's blessing was important enough that some MITS       competitors named their product the "SOL" to gain his favour.       Some wags suggested {SOL} was actually an abbreviation for the       condition in which kit purchasers would find themselves.          {Bill Gates} and Paul Allen saw the article on the Altair 8800       in Popular Electronics.   They realized that the Altair, which       was programmed via its binary front panel needed a {high level       language}.   Legend has it that they called MITS with the claim       that they had a {BASIC} {interpreter} for the Altair.   When       MITS asked them to demo it in Albuquerque, they wrote one on       the plane.   On arrival, they entered the machine code via the       front panel and demonstrated and sold their "product."   Thus       was born "Altair BASIC."          The original Altair BASIC ran in less than 4K of RAM because a       "loaded" Altair had 4K memory.   Since there was no {operating       system} on the Altair, Altair BASIC included what we now think       of as {BIOS}.   It was distributed on {paper tape} that could       be read on a {Teletype}.   Later versions supported the 8K       Altair and the 16K {diskette}-based Altair (demonstrating       that, even in the 1970s, {Microsoft} was committed to       {software bloat}).   Altair BASIC was ported to the {Motorola       6800} for the Altair 680 machine, and to other 8080-based       microcomputers produced by MITS' competitors.          {PC-History.org Altair 8800 page       (http://pc-history.org/altair_8800.htm)}.          [Forrest M. Mimms, article in "Computers and Electronics",       (formerly "Popular Electronics"), Jan 1985(?)].          [Was there ever an "Altair 9000" microcomputer?]          (2002-06-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Alternating bit protocol          (ABP) A simple {data link layer} {protocol} that       retransmits lost or corrupted messages.          Messages are sent from transmitter A to receiver B.   Assume       that the channel from A to B is initialised and that there are       no messages in transit.   Each message contains a data part, a       {checksum}, and a one-bit {sequence number}, i.e. a value that       is 0 or 1.          When A sends a message, it sends it continuously, with the       same sequence number, until it receives an acknowledgment       ({ACK}) from B that contains the same sequence number.   When       that happens, A complements (flips) the sequence number and       starts transmitting the next message.          When B receives a message from A, it checks the checksum.   If       the message is not corrupted B sends back an ACK with the same       sequence number.   If it is the first message with that       sequence number then it is sent for processing.   Subsequent       messages with the same sequence bit are simply acknowledged.       If the message is corrupted B sends back an negative/error       acknowledgment ({NAK}).   This is optional, as A will continue       transmitting until it receives the correct ACK.          A treats corrupted ACK messages, and NAK messages in the same       way.   The simplest behaviour is to ignore them all and       continue transmitting.          (2000-10-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ALTRAN          A {Fortran} extension for {rational algebra}       developed by W.S. Brown of {Bell Labs} ca. 1968.          ["The ALTRAN System for Rational Function Manipulation - A       Survey", A.D. Hall, CACM 14(8):517-521 (Aug 1971)].          (1995-06-01)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Altar       (Heb. mizbe'ah, from a word meaning "to slay"), any structure of       earth (Ex. 20:24) or unwrought stone (20:25) on which sacrifices       were offered. Altars were generally erected in conspicuous       places (Gen. 22:9; Ezek. 6:3; 2 Kings 23:12; 16:4; 23:8; Acts       14:13). The word is used in Heb. 13:10 for the sacrifice offered       upon it--the sacrifice Christ offered.                Paul found among the many altars erected in Athens one bearing       the inscription, "To the unknown God" (Acts 17:23), or rather       "to an [i.e., some] unknown God." The reason for this       inscription cannot now be accurately determined. It afforded the       apostle the occasion of proclaiming the gospel to the "men of       Athens."                The first altar we read of is that erected by Noah (Gen.       8:20). Altars were erected by Abraham (Gen. 12:7; 13:4; 22:9),       by Isaac (Gen. 26:25), by Jacob (33:20; 35:1, 3), and by Moses       (Ex. 17:15, "Jehovah-nissi").                In the tabernacle, and afterwards in the temple, two altars       were erected.                (1.) The altar of burnt offering (Ex. 30:28), called also the       "brasen altar" (Ex. 39:39) and "the table of the Lord" (Mal.       1:7).                This altar, as erected in the tabernacle, is described in Ex.       27:1-8. It was a hollow square, 5 cubits in length and in       breadth, and 3 cubits in height. It was made of shittim wood,       and was overlaid with plates of brass. Its corners were       ornamented with "horns" (Ex. 29:12; Lev. 4:18).                In Ex. 27:3 the various utensils appertaining to the altar are       enumerated. They were made of brass. (Comp. 1 Sam. 2:13, 14;       Lev. 16:12; Num. 16:6, 7.)                In Solomon's temple the altar was of larger dimensions (2 Chr.       4:1. Comp. 1 Kings 8:22, 64; 9:25), and was made wholly of       brass, covering a structure of stone or earth. This altar was       renewed by Asa (2 Chr. 15:8). It was removed by Ahaz (2 Kings       16:14), and "cleansed" by Hezekiah, in the latter part of whose       reign it was rebuilt. It was finally broken up and carried away       by the Babylonians (Jer. 52:17).                After the return from captivity it was re-erected (Ezra 3:3,       6) on the same place where it had formerly stood. (Comp. 1 Macc.       4:47.) When Antiochus Epiphanes pillaged Jerusalem the altar of       burnt offering was taken away.                Again the altar was erected by Herod, and remained in its       place till the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans (70 A.D.).                The fire on the altar was not permitted to go out (Lev. 6:9).                In the Mosque of Omar, immediately underneath the great dome,       which occupies the site of the old temple, there is a rough       projection of the natural rock, of about 60 feet in its extreme       length, and 50 in its greatest breadth, and in its highest part       about 4 feet above the general pavement. This rock seems to have       been left intact when Solomon's temple was built. It was in all       probability the site of the altar of burnt offering. Underneath       this rock is a cave, which may probably have been the granary of       Araunah's threshing-floor (1 Chr. 21:22).                (2.) The altar of incense (Ex. 30:1-10), called also "the       golden altar" (39:38; Num. 4:11), stood in the holy place       "before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony." On this       altar sweet spices were continually burned with fire taken from       the brazen altar. The morning and the evening services were       commenced by the high priest offering incense on this altar. The       burning of the incense was a type of prayer (Ps. 141:2; Rev.       5:8; 8:3, 4).                This altar was a small movable table, made of acacia wood       overlaid with gold (Ex. 37:25, 26). It was 1 cubit in length and       breadth, and 2 cubits in height.                In Solomon's temple the altar was similar in size, but was       made of cedar-wood (1 Kings 6:20; 7:48) overlaid with gold. In       Ezek. 41:22 it is called "the altar of wood." (Comp. Ex.       30:1-6.)                In the temple built after the Exile the altar was restored.       Antiochus Epiphanes took it away, but it was afterwards restored       by Judas Maccabaeus (1 Macc. 1:23; 4:49). Among the trophies       carried away by Titus on the destruction of Jerusalem the altar       of incense is not found, nor is any mention made of it in Heb.       9. It was at this altar Zacharias ministered when an angel       appeared to him (Luke 1:11). It is the only altar which appears       in the heavenly temple (Isa. 6:6; Rev. 8:3,4).