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   C. P. Snow
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English Dictionary: cape hyacinth	by the DICT Development Group
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cabochon n a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets
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Cape Canaveral n a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight Synonym(s): Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy
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cape hyacinth n southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers [syn: summer hyacinth, cape hyacinth, Hyacinthus candicans, Galtonia candicans]
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Cape Kennedy n a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight Synonym(s): Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy
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cappuccino n equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream Synonym(s): cappuccino, cappuccino coffee, coffee cappuccino
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cappuccino coffee n equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream Synonym(s): cappuccino, cappuccino coffee, coffee cappuccino
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capuchin n a hooded cloak for women monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl Synonym(s): capuchin, ringtail, Cebus capucinus
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chawbacon n a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture Synonym(s): yokel, rube, hick, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon
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Chief Constable n the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)
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civic center n a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities Synonym(s): community center, civic center the center of a city Synonym(s): civic center, municipal center, down town
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coefficient n a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
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coefficient of absorption n a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance" Synonym(s): absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption, absorptance
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coefficient of concordance n a coefficient of agreement (concordance) between different sets of rank orderings of the same set of things
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coefficient of correlation n a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation); "what is the correlation between those two variables?" Synonym(s): correlation coefficient, coefficient of correlation, correlation
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coefficient of drag n the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body Synonym(s): drag coefficient, coefficient of drag
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coefficient of elasticity n (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body Synonym(s): coefficient of elasticity, modulus of elasticity, elastic modulus
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coefficient of expansion n the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure Synonym(s): coefficient of expansion, expansivity
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coefficient of friction n the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface
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coefficient of mutual induction n a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of current in a neighboring circuit; usually measured in henries Synonym(s): coefficient of mutual induction, mutual inductance
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coefficient of reflection n the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface Synonym(s): coefficient of reflection, reflection factor, reflectance, reflectivity
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coefficient of self induction n the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries Synonym(s): coefficient of self induction, self-inductance
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coefficient of viscosity n a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force Synonym(s): coefficient of viscosity, absolute viscosity, dynamic viscosity
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Coffea canephora n native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere; resistant to coffee rust Synonym(s): robusta coffee, Rio Nunez coffee, Coffea robusta, Coffea canephora
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coffee can n a can for storing ground coffee
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coffee senna n very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia Synonym(s): coffee senna, mogdad coffee, styptic weed, stinking weed, Senna occidentalis, Cassia occidentalis
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copiousness n the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" Synonym(s): abundance, copiousness, teemingness Antonym(s): scarceness, scarcity
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cubage unit n a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume unit}, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit]
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cubic centimeter n a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter Synonym(s): milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc
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cubic centimetre n a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter Synonym(s): milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc
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cubic content unit n a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume unit}, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit]
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cubic inch n the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side [syn: cubic inch, cu in]
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cubic measure n a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume unit}, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit]
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cubic meter n a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters Synonym(s): kiloliter, kilolitre, cubic meter, cubic metre
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cubic metre n a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters Synonym(s): kiloliter, kilolitre, cubic meter, cubic metre
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cubic millimeter n a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge Synonym(s): cubic millimeter, cubic millimetre
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cubic millimetre n a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge Synonym(s): cubic millimeter, cubic millimetre
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cubism n an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cabbage \Cab"bage\, v. i. [imp. & p. p {Cabbaged} (-b[asl]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cabbaging} (-b[asl]*j[icr]ng).] [F. cabasser, fr. OF. cabas theft; cf. F. cabas basket, and OF. cabuser to cheat.] To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment; to pilfer. Your tailor . . . cabbages whole yards of cloth. --Arbuthnot.
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Sculpin \Scul"pin\, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large head armed with sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black. Several species are found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America. (b) A large cottoid market fish of California ({Scorp[91]nichthys marmoratus}); -- called also {bighead}, {cabezon}, {scorpion}, {salpa}. (c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe ({Callionymus lura}). Note: The name is also applied to other related California species. {Deep-water sculpin}, the sea raven.
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Cabezon \Cab`ezon"\ (k[acr]b`[asl]z[ocr]n" or k[aum]b[asl]th[osl]n"), n. [Sp., properly, big head. Cf. {Cavesson}.] (Zo[94]l.) A California fish ({Hemilepidotus spinosus}), allied to the sculpin.
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Sculpin \Scul"pin\, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large head armed with sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black. Several species are found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America. (b) A large cottoid market fish of California ({Scorp[91]nichthys marmoratus}); -- called also {bighead}, {cabezon}, {scorpion}, {salpa}. (c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe ({Callionymus lura}). Note: The name is also applied to other related California species. {Deep-water sculpin}, the sea raven.
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Cabezon \Cab`ezon"\ (k[acr]b`[asl]z[ocr]n" or k[aum]b[asl]th[osl]n"), n. [Sp., properly, big head. Cf. {Cavesson}.] (Zo[94]l.) A California fish ({Hemilepidotus spinosus}), allied to the sculpin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capuchin \Cap`u*chin"\, n. [F. capucin a monk who wears a cowl, fr. It. cappuccio hood. See {Capoch}.] 1. (Eccl.) A Franciscan monk of the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis. A bare-footed and long-bearded capuchin. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A garment for women, consisting of a cloak and hood, resembling, or supposed to resemble, that of capuchin monks. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A long-tailed South American monkey ({Cabus capucinus}), having the forehead naked and wrinkled, with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a monk's cowl, the rest being of a grayish white; -- called also {capucine monkey}, {weeper}, {sajou}, {sapajou}, and {sai}. (b) Other species of {Cabus}, as {C. fatuellus} (the brown or {horned capucine}.), {C. albifrons} (the {cararara}), and {C. apella}. (c) A variety of the domestic pigeon having a hoodlike tuft of feathers on the head and sides of the neck. {Capuchin nun}, one of an austere order of Franciscan nuns which came under Capuchin rule in 1538. The order had recently been founded by Maria Longa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capuchin \Cap`u*chin"\, n. [F. capucin a monk who wears a cowl, fr. It. cappuccio hood. See {Capoch}.] 1. (Eccl.) A Franciscan monk of the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis. A bare-footed and long-bearded capuchin. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A garment for women, consisting of a cloak and hood, resembling, or supposed to resemble, that of capuchin monks. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A long-tailed South American monkey ({Cabus capucinus}), having the forehead naked and wrinkled, with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a monk's cowl, the rest being of a grayish white; -- called also {capucine monkey}, {weeper}, {sajou}, {sapajou}, and {sai}. (b) Other species of {Cabus}, as {C. fatuellus} (the brown or {horned capucine}.), {C. albifrons} (the {cararara}), and {C. apella}. (c) A variety of the domestic pigeon having a hoodlike tuft of feathers on the head and sides of the neck. {Capuchin nun}, one of an austere order of Franciscan nuns which came under Capuchin rule in 1538. The order had recently been founded by Maria Longa.
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Sapajou \Sap"a*jou\, n. [F. sapajou, sajou, Braz. sajuassu.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus {Cebus}, having long and prehensile tails. Some of the species are called also {capuchins}. The bonnet sapajou ({C. subcristatus}), the golden-handed sapajou ({C. chrysopus}), and the white-throated sapajou ({C. hypoleucus}) are well known species. See {Capuchin}.
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Capucine \Cap"u*cine\, n. See {Capuchin}, 3.
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Capuchin \Cap`u*chin"\, n. [F. capucin a monk who wears a cowl, fr. It. cappuccio hood. See {Capoch}.] 1. (Eccl.) A Franciscan monk of the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis. A bare-footed and long-bearded capuchin. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A garment for women, consisting of a cloak and hood, resembling, or supposed to resemble, that of capuchin monks. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A long-tailed South American monkey ({Cabus capucinus}), having the forehead naked and wrinkled, with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a monk's cowl, the rest being of a grayish white; -- called also {capucine monkey}, {weeper}, {sajou}, {sapajou}, and {sai}. (b) Other species of {Cabus}, as {C. fatuellus} (the brown or {horned capucine}.), {C. albifrons} (the {cararara}), and {C. apella}. (c) A variety of the domestic pigeon having a hoodlike tuft of feathers on the head and sides of the neck. {Capuchin nun}, one of an austere order of Franciscan nuns which came under Capuchin rule in 1538. The order had recently been founded by Maria Longa.
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Yellowtail \Yel"low*tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of the genus {Seriola}; especially, the large California species ({S. dorsalis}) which sometimes weighs thirty or forty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish; -- called also {cavasina}, and {white salmon}. (b) The mademoiselle, or silver perch. (c) The menhaden. (d) The runner, 12. (e) A California rockfish ({Sebastodes flavidus}). (f) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}). Note: Several other fishes are also locally called yellowtail.
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Cavesson \Cav"esson\, Cavezon \Cav"ezon\, n. [F. cave[87]on, augm. fr. LL. capitium a head covering hood, fr. L. caput head. Cf. {Caberzon}.] (Man.) A kind of noseband used in breaking and training horses. [Written also {caveson}, {causson}.] --White.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cavesson \Cav"esson\, Cavezon \Cav"ezon\, n. [F. cave[87]on, augm. fr. LL. capitium a head covering hood, fr. L. caput head. Cf. {Caberzon}.] (Man.) A kind of noseband used in breaking and training horses. [Written also {caveson}, {causson}.] --White.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cavesson \Cav"esson\, Cavezon \Cav"ezon\, n. [F. cave[87]on, augm. fr. LL. capitium a head covering hood, fr. L. caput head. Cf. {Caberzon}.] (Man.) A kind of noseband used in breaking and training horses. [Written also {caveson}, {causson}.] --White.
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Monk \Monk\, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty. [bd]A monk out of his cloister.[b8] --Chaucer. Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in the substantial vows of religion; but in other respects monks and regulars differ; for that regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so strict a rule of life as monks are. --Ayliffe. 2. (Print.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink. 3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine. 4. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A South American monkey ({Pithecia monachus}); also applied to other species, as {Cebus xanthocephalus}. (b) The European bullfinch. {Monk bat} (Zo[94]l.), a South American and West Indian bat ({Molossus nasutus}); -- so called because the males live in communities by themselves. {Monk bird}(Zo[94]l.), the friar bird. {Monk seal} (Zo[94]l.), a species of seal ({Monachus albiventer}) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic. {Monk's rhubarb} (Bot.), a kind of dock; -- also called {patience} ({Rumex Patientia}).
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Chaw \Chaw\, n. [See {Chaw}, v. t.] 1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Law] 2. [Cf. {Jaw}.] The jaw. [Obs.] --Spenser. {Chaw bacon}, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law) {Chaw tooth}, a grinder. (Law)
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Cheap-jack \Cheap"-jack`\, Cheap-john \Cheap"-john`\, n. A seller of low-priced or second goods; a hawker.
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Chevisance \Chev"i*sance\, n. [Of. chevisance, chevissance, fr. chevircome to an end, perform, fr. chef head, end, from L. caput head. See {Chieve}, {Chief}.] 1. Achievement; deed; performance. [Obs.] Fortune, the foe of famous chevisance. --Spenser. 2. A bargain; profit; gain. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. 3. (O. Eng. Law) (a) A making of contracts. (b) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact. (c) An unlawful agreement or contract.
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Civism \Civ"ism\, n. [Cf. F. civisme, fr.L. civis citizen.] State of citizenship. [R.] --Dyer.
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Cobswan \Cob"swan`\, n. A large swan. --B. Jonson.
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Coefficiency \Co`effi"ciency\, n. Joint efficiency; co[94]peration. --Glanvill.
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Coefficient \Co`effi"cient\, a. Co[94]perating; acting together to produce an effect. {Co`effi"cient*ly}, adv.
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Coefficient \Co`ef*fi"cient\, n. 1. That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect. 2. [Cf. F. coefficient.] (Math.) A number or letter put before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; here 6 and b are coefficients of x. 3. (Physics) A number, commonly used in computation as a factor, expressing the amount of some change or effect under certain fixed conditions as to temperature, length, volume, etc.; as, the coefficient of expansion; the coefficient of friction. {Arbitrary coefficient} (Math.), a literal coefficient placed arbitrarily in an algebraic expression, the value of the coefficient being afterwards determined by the conditions of the problem.
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Elasticity \E`lastic"ity\, n. [Cf. F. [82]lasticit[82].] 1. The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air. 2. Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork. {Coefficient of elasticity}, the quotient of a stress (of a given kind), by the strain (of a given kind) which it produces; -- called also {coefficient of resistance}. {Surface of elasticity} (Geom.), the pedal surface of an ellipsoid (see {Pedal}); a surface used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction and their relation to the elastic force of the luminous ether in crystalline media.
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Elasticity \E`lastic"ity\, n. [Cf. F. [82]lasticit[82].] 1. The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air. 2. Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork. {Coefficient of elasticity}, the quotient of a stress (of a given kind), by the strain (of a given kind) which it produces; -- called also {coefficient of resistance}. {Surface of elasticity} (Geom.), the pedal surface of an ellipsoid (see {Pedal}); a surface used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction and their relation to the elastic force of the luminous ether in crystalline media.
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Coefficient \Co`effi"cient\, a. Co[94]perating; acting together to produce an effect. {Co`effi"cient*ly}, adv.
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Copesmate \Copes"mate`\, n. An associate or companion; a friend; a partner. [Obs.] Misshapen time, copesmate of ugly Night. --Shak.
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Copiousness \Co"piousness\, n. The state or quality of being copious; abudance; plenty; also, diffuseness in style. To imitatethe copiousness of Homer. --Dryden. Syn: Abudance; plenty; richness; exuberance.
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Coppice \Cop"pice\ (k[ocr]p"p[icr]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coppiced} (-p[icr]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coppicing}.] (Forestry) To cause to grow in the form of a coppice; to cut back (as young timber) so as to produce shoots from stools or roots.
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Saltpeter \Salt`pe"ter\, Saltpetre \Salt`pe"tre\,, n. [F. salp[88]tre, NL. sal petrae, literally, rock salt, or stone salt; so called because it exudes from rocks or walls. See {Salt}, and {Petrify}.] (Chem.) Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance, {KNO3}, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of nitrification (see {Nitrification}, 2). It is a strong oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant. {Chili salpeter} (Chem.), sodium nitrate (distinguished from potassium nitrate, or true salpeter), a white crystalline substance, {NaNO3}, having a cooling, saline, slightly bitter taste. It is obtained by leaching the soil of the rainless districts of Chili and Peru. It is deliquescent and cannot be used in gunpowder, but is employed in the production of nitric acid. Called also {cubic niter}. {Saltpeter acid} (Chem.), nitric acid; -- sometimes so called because made from saltpeter.
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Niter \Ni"ter\, Nitre \Ni"tre\, n. [F. nitre, L. nitrum native soda, natron, Gr. [?]; cf. Ar. nit[?]n, natr[?]n natron. Cf. {Natron}.] 1. (Chem.) A white crystalline semitransparent salt; potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See {Saltpeter}. 2. (Chem.) Native sodium carbonate; natron. [Obs.] For though thou wash thee with niter, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me. --Jer. ii. 22. {Cubic niter}, a deliquescent salt, sodium nitrate, found as a native incrustation, like niter, in Peru and Chili, whence it is known also as {Chili saltpeter}. {Niter bush} (Bot.), a genus ({Nitraria}) of thorny shrubs bearing edible berries, and growing in the saline plains of Asia and Northern Africa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saltpeter \Salt`pe"ter\, Saltpetre \Salt`pe"tre\,, n. [F. salp[88]tre, NL. sal petrae, literally, rock salt, or stone salt; so called because it exudes from rocks or walls. See {Salt}, and {Petrify}.] (Chem.) Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance, {KNO3}, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of nitrification (see {Nitrification}, 2). It is a strong oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant. {Chili salpeter} (Chem.), sodium nitrate (distinguished from potassium nitrate, or true salpeter), a white crystalline substance, {NaNO3}, having a cooling, saline, slightly bitter taste. It is obtained by leaching the soil of the rainless districts of Chili and Peru. It is deliquescent and cannot be used in gunpowder, but is employed in the production of nitric acid. Called also {cubic niter}. {Saltpeter acid} (Chem.), nitric acid; -- sometimes so called because made from saltpeter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niter \Ni"ter\, Nitre \Ni"tre\, n. [F. nitre, L. nitrum native soda, natron, Gr. [?]; cf. Ar. nit[?]n, natr[?]n natron. Cf. {Natron}.] 1. (Chem.) A white crystalline semitransparent salt; potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See {Saltpeter}. 2. (Chem.) Native sodium carbonate; natron. [Obs.] For though thou wash thee with niter, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me. --Jer. ii. 22. {Cubic niter}, a deliquescent salt, sodium nitrate, found as a native incrustation, like niter, in Peru and Chili, whence it is known also as {Chili saltpeter}. {Niter bush} (Bot.), a genus ({Nitraria}) of thorny shrubs bearing edible berries, and growing in the saline plains of Asia and Northern Africa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cubic \Cu"bic\ (k?"b?k), Cubical \Cu"bic*al\ (-b?-kal), a. [L. cubicus, Gr. [?][?][?][?][?]: cf. F. cubique. See {Cube}.] 1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contained, in a cube. 2. (Crystallog.) Isometric or monometric; as, cubic cleavage. See {Crystallization}. {Cubic equation}, an equation in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a cube. {Cubic foot}, a volume equivalent to a cubical solid which measures a foot in each of its dimensions. {Cubic number}, a number produced by multiplying a number into itself, and that product again by the same number. See {Cube}. {Cubical parabola} (Geom.), two curves of the third degree, one plane, and one on space of three dimensions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cubism \Cu"bism\ (k[umac]"b[icr]z'm), n. (Painting) A movement or phase in post-impressionism (which see, below). -- {Cu"bist}, n.
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
coefficient of X n. Hackish speech makes heavy use of pseudo-mathematical metaphors. Four particularly important ones involve the terms `coefficient', `factor', `index of X', and `quotient'. They are often loosely applied to things you cannot really be quantitative about, but there are subtle distinctions among them that convey information about the way the speaker mentally models whatever he or she is describing. `Foo factor' and `foo quotient' tend to describe something for which the issue is one of presence or absence. The canonical example is {fudge factor}. It's not important how much you're fudging; the term simply acknowledges that some fudging is needed. You might talk of liking a movie for its silliness factor. Quotient tends to imply that the property is a ratio of two opposing factors: "I would have won except for my luck quotient." This could also be "I would have won except for the luck factor", but using _quotient_ emphasizes that it was bad luck overpowering good luck (or someone else's good luck overpowering your own). `Foo index' and `coefficient of foo' both tend to imply that foo is, if not strictly measurable, at least something that can be larger or smaller. Thus, you might refer to a paper or person as having a `high bogosity index', whereas you would be less likely to speak of a `high bogosity factor'. `Foo index' suggests that foo is a condensation of many quantities, as in the mundane cost-of-living index; `coefficient of foo' suggests that foo is a fundamental quantity, as in a coefficient of friction. The choice between these terms is often one of personal preference; e.g., some people might feel that bogosity is a fundamental attribute and thus say `coefficient of bogosity', whereas others might feel it is a combination of factors and thus say `bogosity index'.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
copycenter n. [play on `copyright' and `copyleft'] 1. The copyright notice carried by the various flavors of freeware BSD. According to Kirk McKusick at BSDCon 1999: "The way it was characterized politically, you had copyright, which is what the big companies use to lock everything up; you had copyleft, which is free software's way of making sure they can't lock it up; and then Berkeley had what we called "copycenter", which is "take it down to the copy center and make as many copies as you want".
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
coefficient of X Hackish speech makes heavy use of pseudo-mathematical metaphors. Four particularly important ones involve the terms "coefficient", "factor", "index", and "quotient". They are often loosely applied to things you cannot really be quantitative, but there are subtle distinctions among them that convey information about the way the speaker mentally models whatever he or she is describing. "Foo factor" and "foo quotient" tend to describe something for which the issue is one of presence or absence. The canonical example is {fudge factor}. It's not important how much you're fudging; the term simply acknowledges that some fudging is needed. You might talk of liking a movie for its silliness factor. Quotient tends to imply that the property is a ratio of two opposing factors: "I would have won except for my luck quotient." This could also be "I would have won except for the luck factor", but using quotient emphasises that it was bad luck overpowering good luck (or someone else's good luck overpowering your own). "Foo index" and "coefficient of foo" both tend to imply that foo is, if not strictly measurable, at least something that can be larger or smaller. Thus, you might refer to a paper or person as having a "high bogosity index", whereas you would be less likely to speak of a "high bogosity factor". "Foo index" suggests that foo is a condensation of many quantities, as in the mundane cost-of-living index; "coefficient of foo" suggests that foo is a fundamental quantity, as in a coefficient of friction. The choice between these terms is often one of personal preference; e.g. some people might feel that bogosity is a fundamental attribute and thus say "coefficient of bogosity", whereas others might feel it is a combination of factors and thus say "bogosity index". [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-29)