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aeriferous
adj 1: conveying air; as the bronchial tubes

English Dictionary: arbour	by the DICT Development Group
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aeriform adj resembling air or having the form of air [syn: aeriform, airlike] characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" Synonym(s): aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal
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air force n the airborne branch of a country's armed forces [syn: {air force}, airforce] the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space Synonym(s): United States Air Force, U. S. Air Force, US Air Force, Air Force, USAF
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air force academy n an academy for training air force officers
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Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance n an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms Synonym(s): Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Air Force ISR, AFISR
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Air Force ISR n an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms Synonym(s): Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Air Force ISR, AFISR
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air force officer n an officer in the airforce [syn: air force officer, commander]
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Air Force Research Laboratory n a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces Synonym(s): Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL
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Air Force Space Command n a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations Synonym(s): Air Force Space Command, AFSPC
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air power n the aggregation of a country's military aircraft [syn: aviation, air power]
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air pressure n the pressure exerted by the atmosphere [syn: {atmospheric pressure}, air pressure, pressure]
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air-breathing adj deriving oxygen from the air; "he studied respiration in marine air-breathing vertebrates"; "large air-breathing ichthyosaurs had hydrofoils"
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air-freight v transport (cargo) by air [syn: air-ship, airfreight, air-freight]
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airborne adj moved or conveyed by or through air
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airborne patrol n a patrol provided by aircraft
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airborne transmission n a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract
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airbrake n a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft Synonym(s): airbrake, dive brake a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles
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airbrush n an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air v paint with an airbrush; "The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it"
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airburst n an explosion in the atmosphere
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airfare n the fare charged for traveling by airplane
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airforce n the airborne branch of a country's armed forces [syn: {air force}, airforce]
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airframe n the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines)
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airfreight v transport (cargo) by air [syn: air-ship, airfreight, air-freight]
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airport n an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo Synonym(s): airport, airdrome, aerodrome, drome
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airport terminal n a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight [syn: air terminal, airport terminal]
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Arab Republic of Egypt n a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC Synonym(s): Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic
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Arab Revolutionary Brigades n a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group" Synonym(s): Fatah Revolutionary Council, Fatah-RC, Abu Nidal Organization, ANO, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Black September, Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims
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Arab-Berbers n an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa Synonym(s): Berbers, Arab-Berbers
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Arafura Sea n a part of the western Pacific Ocean to the north of Australia and to the south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia
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arbor n tree (as opposed to shrub) any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts Synonym(s): spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" Synonym(s): arbor, arbour, bower, pergola
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Arbor Day n a day designated for planting trees
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arboraceous adj abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" Synonym(s): arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woody
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arborary adj of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof" Synonym(s): arborical, arboreal, arborary, arborous
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arboreal adj of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof" Synonym(s): arborical, arboreal, arborary, arborous inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" Synonym(s): arboreal, arboreous, tree-living Antonym(s): nonarboreal resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" Synonym(s): arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped
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arboreal salamander n yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands Synonym(s): arboreal salamander, Aneides lugubris
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arboreous adj inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn: arboreal, arboreous, tree-living] Antonym(s): nonarboreal abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" Synonym(s): arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woody resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" Synonym(s): arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped
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arborescent adj resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" Synonym(s): arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped
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arborescent plant n having the shape or characteristics of a tree
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arboresque adj resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" Synonym(s): arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped
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arboretum n a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition Synonym(s): arboretum, botanical garden
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arborical adj of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof" Synonym(s): arborical, arboreal, arborary, arborous
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arboriculture n the cultivation of tree for the production of timber [syn: arboriculture, tree farming]
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arboriculturist n someone trained in forestry [syn: forester, {tree farmer}, arboriculturist]
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arboriform adj resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" Synonym(s): arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped
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arborise v branch out like trees; "nerve fibers arborize" [syn: arborize, arborise]
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arborist n a specialist in treating damaged trees [syn: {tree surgeon}, arborist]
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arborize v branch out like trees; "nerve fibers arborize" [syn: arborize, arborise]
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arborolatry n the worship of trees Synonym(s): arborolatry, tree-worship
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arborous adj of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof" Synonym(s): arborical, arboreal, arborary, arborous
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arborvirus n a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis Synonym(s): arbovirus, arborvirus
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arborvitae n any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis
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arbour n a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" Synonym(s): arbor, arbour, bower, pergola
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area 17 of Brodmann n the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision Synonym(s): striate cortex, striate area, first visual area, area 17 of Brodmann, Brodmann's area 17
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arriver n someone who arrives (or has arrived) [syn: arrival, arriver, comer]
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au revoir n a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long]
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auriferous adj containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins" [syn: auriferous, gold-bearing]
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auriform adj having a shape resembling an ear [syn: auriform, {ear- shaped}, ear-like]
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Auriparus n a genus of Paridae Synonym(s): Auriparus, genus Auriparus
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Auriparus flaviceps n very small yellow-headed titmouse of western North America Synonym(s): verdin, Auriparus flaviceps
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meadow \Mead"ow\, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow ground.[b8] --Milton. Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}. {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See {Grass}. {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.] {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}. (b) The American coot ({Fulica}). (c) The clapper rail. {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black crescent. {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola}, as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called also {field mouse}, and {field vole}. {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes. {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite. {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}. {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe. {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species. {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}. {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}. {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel. {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe.
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Vole \Vole\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to {Arvicola} and allied genera of the subfamily {Arvicolin[91]}. They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail. Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The short-tailed field vole ({A. agrestis}) of Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern field vole ({A. arvalis}), and the Siberian root vole ({A. [d2]conomus}), are important European species. The common species of the Eastern United States ({A. riparius}) (called also {meadow mouse}) and the prairie mouse ({A. austerus}) are abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada.
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Maple \Ma"ple\, n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel. m[94]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Acer}, including about fifty species. {A. saccharinum} is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is {A. rubrum}; the silver maple, {A. dasycarpum}, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, {A. Pennsylvanium}, called also {moosewood}. The common maple of Europe is {A. campestre}, the sycamore maple is {A. Pseudo-platanus}, and the Norway maple is {A. platanoides}. Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc. {Bird's-eye maple}, {Curled maple}, varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of the fibers. {Maple honey}, {Maple molasses}, [or] {Maple sirup}, maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses. {Maple sugar}, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple by evaporation.
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A89riferous \A`[89]rif"erous\, a. [L. a[89]r air + -ferous: cf. F. a[82]rif[8a]re.] Conveying or containing air; air-bearing; as, the windpipe is an a[89]riferous tube.
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A89riform \A"[89]riform\ (?; 277), a. [L. a[89]r air + -form: cf. F. a[82]riforme.] Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal.
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Air brake \Air" brake`\ (Mach.) A railway brake operated by condensed air. --Knight.
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Brake \Brake\ (br[amac]k), n. [OE. brake; cf. LG. brake an instrument for breaking flax, G. breche, fr. the root of E. break. See Break, v. t., and cf. {Breach}.] 1. An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber. 2. An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine. 3. A baker's kneading though. --Johnson. 4. A sharp bit or snaffle. Pampered jades . . . which need nor break nor bit. --Gascoigne. 5. A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc. A horse . . . which Philip had bought . . . and because of his fierceness kept him within a brake of iron bars. --J. Brende. 6. That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn. 7. (Mil.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista. 8. (Agric.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing; a drag. 9. A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine. 10. (Engin.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake. 11. A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses. 12. An ancient instrument of torture. --Holinshed. {Air brake}. See {Air brake}, in the Vocabulary. {Brake beam} [or] {Brake bar}, the beam that connects the brake blocks of opposite wheels. {Brake block}. (a) The part of a brake holding the brake shoe. (b) A brake shoe. {Brake shoe} or {Brake rubber}, the part of a brake against which the wheel rubs. {Brake wheel}, a wheel on the platform or top of a car by which brakes are operated. {Continuous brake} . See under {Continuous}.
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Air brush \Air brush\ A kind of atomizer for applying liquid coloring matter in a spray by compressed air.
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14. (Paint.) (a) The representation or reproduction of the effect of the atmospheric medium through which every object in nature is viewed. --New Am. Cyc. (b) Carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of that portrait has a good air. --Fairholt. 15. (Man.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse. Note: Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a compound term. In most cases it might be written indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the first element of the compound term, with or without the hyphen; as, air bladder, air-bladder, or airbladder; air cell, air-cell, or aircell; air-pump, or airpump. {Air balloon}. See {Balloon}. {Air bath}. (a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body. (b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any desired temperature. {Air castle}. See {Castle in the air}, under {Castle}. {Air compressor}, a machine for compressing air to be used as a motive power. {Air crossing}, a passage for air in a mine. {Air cushion}, an air-tight cushion which can be inflated; also, a device for arresting motion without shock by confined air. {Air fountain}, a contrivance for producing a jet of water by the force of compressed air. {Air furnace}, a furnace which depends on a natural draft and not on blast. {Air line}, a straight line; a bee line. Hence {Air-line}, adj.; as, air-line road. {Air lock} (Hydr. Engin.), an intermediate chamber between the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a pneumatic caisson. --Knight. {Air port} (Nav.), a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit air. {Air spring}, a spring in which the elasticity of air is utilized. {Air thermometer}, a form of thermometer in which the contraction and expansion of air is made to measure changes of temperature. {Air threads}, gossamer. {Air trap}, a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap. {Air trunk}, a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated air from a room. {Air valve}, a valve to regulate the admission or egress of air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler and allows air to enter. {Air way}, a passage for a current of air; as the air way of an air pump; an air way in a mine. {In the air}. (a) Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as rumors. (b) Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled. (c) (Mil.) Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken in flank; as, the army had its wing in the air. {To take air}, to be divulged; to be made public. {To take the air}, to go abroad; to walk or ride out.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Port \Port\, n. [F. porte, L. porta, akin to portus; cf. AS. porte, fr. L. porta. See {Port} a harbor, and cf. {Porte}.] 1. A passageway; an opening or entrance to an inclosed place; a gate; a door; a portal. [Archaic] Him I accuse The city ports by this hath entered. --Shak. Form their ivory port the cherubim Forth issuing. --Milton. 2. (Naut.) An opening in the side of a vessel; an embrasure through which cannon may be discharged; a porthole; also, the shutters which close such an opening. Her ports being within sixteen inches of the water. --Sir W. Raleigh. 3. (Mach.) A passageway in a machine, through which a fluid, as steam, water, etc., may pass, as from a valve to the interior of the cylinder of a steam engine; an opening in a valve seat, or valve face. {Air port}, {Bridle port}, etc. See under {Air}, {Bridle}, etc. {Port bar} (Naut.), a bar to secure the ports of a ship in a gale. {Port lid} (Naut.), a lid or hanging for closing the portholes of a vessel. {Steam port}, [and] {Exhaust port} (Steam Engine), the ports of the cylinder communicating with the valve or valves, for the entrance or exit of the steam, respectively.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
14. (Paint.) (a) The representation or reproduction of the effect of the atmospheric medium through which every object in nature is viewed. --New Am. Cyc. (b) Carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of that portrait has a good air. --Fairholt. 15. (Man.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse. Note: Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a compound term. In most cases it might be written indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the first element of the compound term, with or without the hyphen; as, air bladder, air-bladder, or airbladder; air cell, air-cell, or aircell; air-pump, or airpump. {Air balloon}. See {Balloon}. {Air bath}. (a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body. (b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any desired temperature. {Air castle}. See {Castle in the air}, under {Castle}. {Air compressor}, a machine for compressing air to be used as a motive power. {Air crossing}, a passage for air in a mine. {Air cushion}, an air-tight cushion which can be inflated; also, a device for arresting motion without shock by confined air. {Air fountain}, a contrivance for producing a jet of water by the force of compressed air. {Air furnace}, a furnace which depends on a natural draft and not on blast. {Air line}, a straight line; a bee line. Hence {Air-line}, adj.; as, air-line road. {Air lock} (Hydr. Engin.), an intermediate chamber between the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a pneumatic caisson. --Knight. {Air port} (Nav.), a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit air. {Air spring}, a spring in which the elasticity of air is utilized. {Air thermometer}, a form of thermometer in which the contraction and expansion of air is made to measure changes of temperature. {Air threads}, gossamer. {Air trap}, a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap. {Air trunk}, a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated air from a room. {Air valve}, a valve to regulate the admission or egress of air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler and allows air to enter. {Air way}, a passage for a current of air; as the air way of an air pump; an air way in a mine. {In the air}. (a) Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as rumors. (b) Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled. (c) (Mil.) Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken in flank; as, the army had its wing in the air. {To take air}, to be divulged; to be made public. {To take the air}, to go abroad; to walk or ride out.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arbor \Ar"bor\, n. [OE. herber, herbere, properly a garden of herbs, F. herbier, fr. L. herbarium. See {Herb}, and cf. {Herbarium}.] A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines, branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower. --Sir P. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arbor \Ar"bor\, n. [Written also arbour.] [L., a tree, a beam.] 1. (Bot.) A tree, as distinguished from a shrub. 2. [Cf. F. arbre.] (Mech.) (a) An axle or spindle of a wheel or opinion. (b) A mandrel in lathe turning. --Knight. {Arbor Day}, a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs. [U.S.]
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Arbor \Ar"bor\, n. [Written also arbour.] [L., a tree, a beam.] 1. (Bot.) A tree, as distinguished from a shrub. 2. [Cf. F. arbre.] (Mech.) (a) An axle or spindle of a wheel or opinion. (b) A mandrel in lathe turning. --Knight. {Arbor Day}, a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs. [U.S.]
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Arbor vine \Ar"bor vine`\ A species of bindweed.
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d8Thuja \[d8]Thu"ja\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] an African tree with sweet-smelling wood.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed leaves. [Written also {thuya}.] See {Thyine wood}. Note: {Thuja occidentalis} is the {Arbor vit[91]} of the Eastern and Northern United States. {T. gigantea} of North-waetern America is a very large tree, there called {red cedar}, and {canoe cedar}, and furnishes a useful timber.
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Arborary \Ar"borary\, a. [L. arborarius, fr. arbor tree.] Of or pertaining to trees; arboreal.
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Arborator \Ar"bo*ra`tor\, n. [L., fr. arbor tree.] One who plants or who prunes trees. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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Arboreal \Arbo"real\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of trees. --Cowley. 2. Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or trees; as, arboreal animals. Woodpeckers are eminently arboreal. --Darwin.
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Arbored \Ar"bored\, a. Furnished with an arbor; lined with trees. [bd]An arboreal walk.[b8] --Pollok.
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Arboreous \Arbo"reous\, a. [L. arboreous, fr. arbor tree.] 1. Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper tree, in distinction from a shrub. --Loudon. 2. Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss. --Quincy.
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Arborescence \Ar`bo*res"cence\, n. The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver.
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Arborescent \Ar`bo*res"cent\, a. [L. arborescens, p. pr. of arborescere to become a tree, fr. arbor tree.] Resembling a tree; becoming woody in stalk; dendritic; having crystallizations disposed like the branches and twigs of a tree. [bd]Arborescent hollyhocks.[b8] --Evelyn.
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Arboret \Ar"bo*ret\, n. [OF. arboret, dim. of arbre tree, L. arbor] A small tree or shrub. [Obs.] --Spenser. Among thick-woven arborets, and flowers Imbordered on each bank. --Milton.
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d8Arboretum \[d8]Ar`bo*re"tum\, n.; pl. {Arboreta}. [L., a place grown with trees.] A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes.
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Arborical \Arbor"ical\, a. Relating to trees. [Obs.]
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Arboricole \Arbor"icole\, a. [L. arbor + colere to inhabit.] (Zo[94]l.) Tree-inhabiting; -- said of certain birds.
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Arboricultural \Ar`boricul"tur*al\, a. Pertaining to arboriculture. --Loudon.
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Arboriculture \Ar`boricul"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. arbor tree + cultura. See {Culture}.] The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or for ornamental purposes.
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Arboriculturist \Ar`boricul"tur*ist\, n. One who cultivates trees.
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Arboriform \Arbor"iform\, a. Treelike in shape.
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Arborist \Ar"bor*ist\, n. [F. arboriste, fr. L. arbor tree.] One who makes trees his study, or who is versed in the knowledge of trees. --Howell.
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Arborization \Ar`boriza"tion\, n. [Cf. F. arborisation, fr. L. arbor tree.] The appearance or figure of a tree or plant, as in minerals or fossils; a dendrite.
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Arborized \Ar"bor*ized\, a. Having a treelike appearance. [bd]An arborized or moss agate.[b8] --Wright.
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Arborous \Ar"bor*ous\, a. Formed by trees. [Obs.] From under shady, arborous roof. --Milton.
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Arriver \Ar*riv"er\, n. One who arrives.
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Auriferous \Aurif"erous\, a. [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurif[8a]re.] Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold. Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. --Thomson. {Auriferous pyrites}, iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it.
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Pyrites \Py*ri"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] fire. See {Pyre}.] (Min.) A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color. Note: The term was originally applied to the mineral pyrite, or iron pyrites, in allusion to its giving sparks when struck with steel. {Arsenical pyrites}, arsenopyrite. {Auriferous pyrites}. See under {Auriferous}. {Capillary pyrites}, millerite. {Common pyrites}, isometric iron disulphide; pyrite. {Hair pyrites}, millerite. {Iron pyrites}. See {Pyrite}. {Magnetic pyrites}, pyrrhotite. {Tin pyrites}, stannite. {White iron pyrites}, orthorhombic iron disulphide; marcasite. This includes cockscomb pyrites (a variety of marcasite, named in allusion to its form), spear pyrites, etc. {Yellow}, [or] {Copper}, {pyrites}, the sulphide of copper and iron; chalcopyrite.
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Auriferous \Aurif"erous\, a. [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurif[8a]re.] Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold. Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. --Thomson. {Auriferous pyrites}, iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it.
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Auriform \Au"ri*form\, a. [L. auris ear + -form.] Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.
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Verdin \Ver"din\, n. [Cf. Sp. verdino bright green, F. verdin the yellow-hammer.] (Zo[94]l.) A small yellow-headed bird ({Auriparus flaviceps}) of Lower California, allied to the titmice; -- called also {goldtit}.
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Auriphrygiate \Au`riphryg"iate\ ([add]`r[icr]fr[icr]"j[icr][asl]t), a. [LL. auriphrigiatus; L. aurum gold + LL. phrygiare to adorn with Phrygian needlework, or with embroidery; perhaps corrupted from some other word. Cf. {Orfrays}.] Embroidered or decorated with gold. [R.] --Southey.
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Aurivorous \Auriv"orous\, a. [L. aurum gold + vorare to devour.] Gold-devouring. [R.] --H. Walpole.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AARP probe packets {AARP} {packets} sent out on a nonextended {AppleTalk} network to discover whether a randomly selected node ID is being used by any node. If not, the sending node uses the node ID. If so, it chooses a different ID and sends more AARP probe packets. (1997-05-03)
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array processor (Or "vector processor") A {computer}, or extension to its {arithmetic unit}, that is capable of performing simultaneous computations on elements of an {array} or table of data in some number of dimensions. The {IBM AltiVec} (the "Velocity Engine" used in the {Apple G4} computers) is a vector processor. Common uses for array processors include analysis of fluid dynamics and rotation of {3d} objects, as well as data retrieval, in which elements of a {database} are scanned simultaneously. Array processors are very rare now (1998). {Array presentation (http://www.cs.njit.edu/leon/105/c5/index.htm)}. (2003-09-11)
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Array Processor Assembly Language (APAL) The {assembly language} for the {DAP} parallel computer. (1994-11-28)