C. H. Best
         n 1: Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who
               assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery
               of insulin (1899-1978) [syn: {Best}, {C. H. Best}, {Charles
               Herbert Best}]

English Dictionary: capsid	by the DICT Development Group
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C. psittaci n bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia Synonym(s): Chlamydia psittaci, C. psittaci
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C. W. Post n United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) Synonym(s): Post, C. W. Post, Charles William Post
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cabasset n a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century Synonym(s): morion, cabasset
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cabbage tree n Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young Synonym(s): cabbage palm, cabbage tree, Livistona australis tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic Synonym(s): cabbage bark, cabbage-bark tree, cabbage tree, Andira inermis elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand Synonym(s): cabbage tree, grass tree, Cordyline australis
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cabstand n a place where taxis park while awaiting customers; "in England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a `taxi rank'" Synonym(s): cabstand, taxistand, taxi rank
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capacitance n an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored Synonym(s): capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge Synonym(s): capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser
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capacitance unit n a measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store charge
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capacitate v make legally capable or qualify in law cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg make capable; "This instruction capacitates us to understand the problem"
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capacitive adj of or relating to capacitance
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capacitor n an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge Synonym(s): capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser
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capacitor microphone n microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves Synonym(s): condenser microphone, capacitor microphone
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capacity n capability to perform or produce; "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity for growth" Antonym(s): incapacity the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused" Synonym(s): capability, capacity the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" Synonym(s): capacity, content the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity" a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary" (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes" an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored Synonym(s): capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior Synonym(s): capacity, mental ability Antonym(s): incapacity tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"
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capacity 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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capacity 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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Cape Cod n a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area
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Cape Cod Bay n the southern part of Massachusetts Bay
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Cape Cod Canal n a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay
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capsid n a variety of leaf bug Synonym(s): mirid bug, mirid, capsid the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
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Capsidae n leaf bugs [syn: Miridae, family Miridae, Capsidae, family Capsidae]
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capstan n a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
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capstone n a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination [syn: finishing touch, capstone, copestone] a stone that forms the top of wall or building Synonym(s): capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher
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Cebu City n an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines Synonym(s): Cebu, Cebu City
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chabasite n a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum Synonym(s): chabazite, chabasite
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chabazite n a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum Synonym(s): chabazite, chabasite
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cheap shot n an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence; "he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback"
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cheapskate n a miserly person Synonym(s): cheapskate, tightwad
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chevaux-de-frise n defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry Synonym(s): cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise
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chip shot n (golf) a low running approach shot [syn: chip, {chip shot}]
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chop shot n a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball Synonym(s): chop, chop shot
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chop steak n a patty of ground cooked beef [syn: chopped steak, {chop steak}, chopsteak, hamburger steak, beef patty]
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chopsteak n a patty of ground cooked beef [syn: chopped steak, {chop steak}, chopsteak, hamburger steak, beef patty]
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chopstick n one of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with
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civic duty n the responsibilities of a citizen [syn: civic duty, civic responsibility]
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cofactor n a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result
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coffee stall n a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night)
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Coffey still n a still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial scale
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copacetic adj completely satisfactory; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara Synonym(s): copacetic, copasetic, copesetic, copesettic
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copasetic adj completely satisfactory; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara Synonym(s): copacetic, copasetic, copesetic, copesettic
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copesetic adj completely satisfactory; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara Synonym(s): copacetic, copasetic, copesetic, copesettic
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copesettic adj completely satisfactory; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara Synonym(s): copacetic, copasetic, copesetic, copesettic
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copestone n a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination [syn: finishing touch, capstone, copestone] a stone that forms the top of wall or building Synonym(s): capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
copycat n someone who copies the words or behavior of another [syn: copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, aper]
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copyist n someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts Synonym(s): copyist, scribe, scrivener
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cow pasture n a pasture for cows
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Cub Scout n a junior Boy Scout
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cubic decimeter n a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) Synonym(s): liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre
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cubic decimetre n a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) Synonym(s): liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre
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cubicity n the property of resembling a cube
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cubist adj relating to or characteristic of cubism; "cubist art" Synonym(s): cubist, cubistic n an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism
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cubistic adj relating to or characteristic of cubism; "cubist art" Synonym(s): cubist, cubistic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Camel \Cam"el\, n. [Oe. camel, chamel, OF. camel, chamel, F.       chameau L. camelus, fr. Gr. [?]; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb.       g[be]m[be]l, Ar. jamal. Cf. As. camel, fr. L. camelus.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for             carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable             for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its             hoofs are small, and situated at the extremities of the             toes, and the weight of the animal rests on the callous.             The dromedary ({Camelus dromedarius}) has one bunch on the             back, while the Bactrian camel ({C. Bactrianus}) has two.             The llama, alpaca, and vicu[a4]a, of South America, belong             to a related genus ({Auchenia}).          2. (Naut.) A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes)             used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or             in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel             or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides             of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel             is lifted.          {Camel bird} (Zo[94]l.), the ostrich.          {Camel locust} (Zo[94]l.), the mantis.          {Camel's thorn} (Bot.), a low, leguminous shrub ({Alhagi             maurorum}) of the Arabian desert, from which exudes a             sweetish gum, which is one of the substances called manna.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capsicum \Cap"si*cum\ (k[acr]p"s[icr]*k[ucr]m), n. [NL., fr. L.       capsa box, chest.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants of many species, producing capsules or dry       berries of various forms, which have an exceedingly pungent,       biting taste, and when ground form the red or Cayenne pepper       of commerce. [1913 Webster]          Note: The most important species are {Capsicum baccatum} or                bird pepper, {C. fastigiatum} or chili pepper, {C.                frutescens} or spur pepper, and {C. annuum} or Guinea                pepper, which includes the bell pepper and other common                garden varieties. The fruit is much used, both in its                green and ripe state, in pickles and in cookery. See                {Cayenne pepper}. [1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,       qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,       OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix}             and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the             common European quail ({C. communis}), the rain quail ({C.             Coromandelica}) of India, the stubble quail ({C.             pectoralis}), and the Australian swamp quail ({Synoicus             australis}).          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several American partridges             belonging to {Colinus}, {Callipepla}, and allied genera,             especially the bobwhite (called {Virginia quail}, and             {Maryland quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla             Californica}).          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and             allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian             painted quail ({Turnix varius}). See {Turnix}.          4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought             to be a very amorous bird.[Obs.] --Shak.          {Bustard quail} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird             of the genus Turnix, as {T. taigoor}, a black-breasted             species, and the hill bustard quail ({T. ocellatus}). See             {Turnix}.          {Button quail} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small Asiatic             species of Turnix, as {T. Sykesii}, which is said to be             the smallest game bird of India.          {Mountain quail}. See under {Mountain}.          {Quail call}, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net             or within range.          {Quail dove} {(Zo[94]l.)}, any one of several American ground             pigeons belonging to {Geotrygon} and allied genera.          {Quail hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk             ({Hieracidea Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}).          {Quail pipe}. See {Quail call}, above.          {Quail snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted             snipe; -- called also {robin snipe}, and {brown snipe}.          {Sea quail} (Zo[94]l.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chabasite \Chab"a*site\ (k[acr]b"[adot]*s[imac]t), Cabazite    \Cab"a*zite\ (k[acr]b"[adot]*z[imac]t), n. [Gr. chabazi`os one       of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem Peri`       li`qwn, ascribed to Orpheus.] (Min.)       A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying,       in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a       hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also {chabasie}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.       cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,       cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,       hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa       cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)       1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the             wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has             a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels             sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.          2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,             cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.          3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.          {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis             brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.                      {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle             ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,             on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage             and other cruciferous plants.          {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris             rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P.             oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval             state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.             See {Cabbage worm}, below.          {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia             brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,             on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to             the crop.          {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a             cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and             colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.                      {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})             found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.          {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})             having large and heavy blossoms.          {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having             a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}             of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and             {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.          {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of             moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most             common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See             {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which             eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are             the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus             {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.          {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)             (a) Sea kale             (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which                   the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been                   derived by cultivation.          {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.       cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,       cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,       hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa       cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)       1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the             wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has             a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels             sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.          2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,             cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.          3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.          {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis             brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.                      {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle             ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,             on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage             and other cruciferous plants.          {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris             rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P.             oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval             state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.             See {Cabbage worm}, below.          {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia             brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,             on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to             the crop.          {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a             cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and             colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.                      {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})             found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.          {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})             having large and heavy blossoms.          {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having             a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}             of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and             {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.          {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of             moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most             common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See             {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which             eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are             the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus             {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.          {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)             (a) Sea kale             (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which                   the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been                   derived by cultivation.          {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caboched \Ca*boched"\, a. [F. caboche head. Cf. lst {Cabbage}.]       (Her.)       Showing the full face, but nothing of the neck; -- said of       the head of a beast in armorial bearing. [Written also       {caboshed}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caboched \Ca*boched"\, a. [F. caboche head. Cf. lst {Cabbage}.]       (Her.)       Showing the full face, but nothing of the neck; -- said of       the head of a beast in armorial bearing. [Written also       {caboshed}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capacitate \Ca*pac"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capacitated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Capacitating}.]       To render capable; to enable; to qualify.                   By thih instruction we may be capaciated to observe                those errors.                                          --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capacitate \Ca*pac"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capacitated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Capacitating}.]       To render capable; to enable; to qualify.                   By thih instruction we may be capaciated to observe                those errors.                                          --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capacitate \Ca*pac"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capacitated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Capacitating}.]       To render capable; to enable; to qualify.                   By thih instruction we may be capaciated to observe                those errors.                                          --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capacity \Ca*pac"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Capacities} (-t[icr]z). [L.       capacitus, fr. capax, capacis; fr. F. capacit[82]. See       {Capacious}.]       1. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or             space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical             things.                         Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host,                      we all would sup together.                  --Shak.                         The capacity of the exhausted cylinder. --Boyle.          2. The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.;             the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty;             capability of undestanding or feeling.                         Capacity is now properly limited to these [the mere                      passive operations of the mind]; its primary                      signification, which is literally room for, as well                      as its employment, favars this; although it can not                      be dented that there are examples of its usage in an                      active sense.                                    --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.          3. Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the             possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of             being or of doing.                         The capacity of blessing the people.   --Alex.                                                                               Hamilton.                         A cause with such capacities endued.   --Blackmore.          4. Outward condition or circumstances; occupation;             profession; character; position; as, to work in the             capacity of a mason or a carpenter.          5. (Law) Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence,             character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for             holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will,             etc.; legal power or right; competency.          {Capacity for heat}, the power of absorbing heat. Substances             differ in the amount of heat requisite to raise them a             given number of thermometric degrees, and this difference             is the measure of, or depends upon, what is called their             capacity for heat. See {Specific heat}, under {Heat}.          Syn: Ability; faculty; talent; capability; skill; efficiency;                cleverness. See {Ability}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capacity \Ca*pac"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Capacities} (-t[icr]z). [L.       capacitus, fr. capax, capacis; fr. F. capacit[82]. See       {Capacious}.]       1. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or             space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical             things.                         Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host,                      we all would sup together.                  --Shak.                         The capacity of the exhausted cylinder. --Boyle.          2. The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.;             the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty;             capability of undestanding or feeling.                         Capacity is now properly limited to these [the mere                      passive operations of the mind]; its primary                      signification, which is literally room for, as well                      as its employment, favars this; although it can not                      be dented that there are examples of its usage in an                      active sense.                                    --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.          3. Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the             possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of             being or of doing.                         The capacity of blessing the people.   --Alex.                                                                               Hamilton.                         A cause with such capacities endued.   --Blackmore.          4. Outward condition or circumstances; occupation;             profession; character; position; as, to work in the             capacity of a mason or a carpenter.          5. (Law) Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence,             character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for             holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will,             etc.; legal power or right; competency.          {Capacity for heat}, the power of absorbing heat. Substances             differ in the amount of heat requisite to raise them a             given number of thermometric degrees, and this difference             is the measure of, or depends upon, what is called their             capacity for heat. See {Specific heat}, under {Heat}.          Syn: Ability; faculty; talent; capability; skill; efficiency;                cleverness. See {Ability}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capacity \Ca*pac"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Capacities} (-t[icr]z). [L.       capacitus, fr. capax, capacis; fr. F. capacit[82]. See       {Capacious}.]       1. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or             space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical             things.                         Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host,                      we all would sup together.                  --Shak.                         The capacity of the exhausted cylinder. --Boyle.          2. The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.;             the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty;             capability of undestanding or feeling.                         Capacity is now properly limited to these [the mere                      passive operations of the mind]; its primary                      signification, which is literally room for, as well                      as its employment, favars this; although it can not                      be dented that there are examples of its usage in an                      active sense.                                    --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.          3. Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the             possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of             being or of doing.                         The capacity of blessing the people.   --Alex.                                                                               Hamilton.                         A cause with such capacities endued.   --Blackmore.          4. Outward condition or circumstances; occupation;             profession; character; position; as, to work in the             capacity of a mason or a carpenter.          5. (Law) Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence,             character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for             holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will,             etc.; legal power or right; competency.          {Capacity for heat}, the power of absorbing heat. Substances             differ in the amount of heat requisite to raise them a             given number of thermometric degrees, and this difference             is the measure of, or depends upon, what is called their             capacity for heat. See {Specific heat}, under {Heat}.          Syn: Ability; faculty; talent; capability; skill; efficiency;                cleverness. See {Ability}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heat \Heat\, n. [OE. hete, h[91]te, AS. h[?]tu, h[?]to, fr.       h[be]t hot; akin to OHG. heizi heat, Dan. hede, Sw. hetta.       See {Hot}.]       1. A force in nature which is recognized in various effects,             but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation,             and which, as manifested in fire, the sun's rays,             mechanical action, chemical combination, etc., becomes             directly known to us through the sense of feeling. In its             nature heat is a mode if motion, being in general a form             of molecular disturbance or vibration. It was formerly             supposed to be a subtile, imponderable fluid, to which was             given the name caloric.          Note: As affecting the human body, heat produces different                sensations, which are called by different names, as                heat or sensible heat, warmth, cold, etc., according to                its degree or amount relatively to the normal                temperature of the body.          2. The sensation caused by the force or influence of heat             when excessive, or above that which is normal to the human             body; the bodily feeling experienced on exposure to fire,             the sun's rays, etc.; the reverse of cold.          3. High temperature, as distinguished from low temperature,             or cold; as, the heat of summer and the cold of winter;             heat of the skin or body in fever, etc.                         Else how had the world . . . Avoided pinching cold                      and scorching heat!                           --Milton.          4. Indication of high temperature; appearance, condition, or             color of a body, as indicating its temperature; redness;             high color; flush; degree of temperature to which             something is heated, as indicated by appearance,             condition, or otherwise.                         It has raised . . . heats in their faces. --Addison.                         The heats smiths take of their iron are a blood-red                      heat, a white-flame heat, and a sparking or welding                      heat.                                                --Moxon.          5. A single complete operation of heating, as at a forge or             in a furnace; as, to make a horseshoe in a certain number             of heats.          6. A violent action unintermitted; a single effort; a single             course in a race that consists of two or more courses; as,             he won two heats out of three.                         Many causes . . . for refreshment betwixt the heats.                                                                               --Dryden.                         [He] struck off at one heat the matchless tale of                      [bd]Tam o'Shanter.[b8]                        --J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          7. Utmost violence; rage; vehemence; as, the heat of battle             or party. [bd]The heat of their division.[b8] --Shak.          8. Agitation of mind; inflammation or excitement;             exasperation. [bd]The head and hurry of his rage.[b8]             --South.          9. Animation, as in discourse; ardor; fervency.                         With all the strength and heat of eloquence.                                                                               --Addison.          10. Sexual excitement in animals.          11. Fermentation.          {Animal heat}, {Blood heat}, {Capacity for heat}, etc. See             under {Animal}, {Blood}, etc.          {Atomic heat} (Chem.), the product obtained by multiplying             the atomic weight of any element by its specific heat. The             atomic heat of all solid elements is nearly a constant,             the mean value being 6.4.          {Dynamical theory of heat}, that theory of heat which assumes             it to be, not a peculiar kind of matter, but a peculiar             motion of the ultimate particles of matter.          {Heat engine}, any apparatus by which a heated substance, as             a heated fluid, is made to perform work by giving motion             to mechanism, as a hot-air engine, or a steam engine.          {Heat producers}. (Physiol.) See under {Food}.          {Heat rays}, a term formerly applied to the rays near the red             end of the spectrum, whether within or beyond the visible             spectrum.          {Heat weight} (Mech.), the product of any quantity of heat by             the mechanical equivalent of heat divided by the absolute             temperature; -- called also {thermodynamic function}, and             {entropy}.          {Mechanical equivalent of heat}. See under {Equivalent}.          {Specific heat of a substance} (at any temperature), the             number of units of heat required to raise the temperature             of a unit mass of the substance at that temperature one             degree.          {Unit of heat}, the quantity of heat required to raise, by             one degree, the temperature of a unit mass of water,             initially at a certain standard temperature. The             temperature usually employed is that of 0[deg] Centigrade,             or 32[deg] Fahrenheit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capistrate \Ca*pis"trate\, a. [L. capistratus, p. p. of       capistrare halter.] (Zo[94]l.)       Hooded; cowled.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capoch \Ca*poch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capoched}.]       To cover with, or as with, a hood; hence, to hoodwink or       blind. --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capstan \Cap"stan\, n. [F. cabestan, fr. Sp. cabestrante,       cabrestante, fr. cabestrar to bind with a halter, fr.       cabestrohalter, fr. L. capistrum halter, fr. capere to hold       (see {Capacious}); or perh. the Spanish is fr. L. caper goat       + stans, p. pr. of stare to stand; cf. F. ch[8a]vre she-goat,       also a machine for raising heavy weights.]       A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright       spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars       or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for       moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by       traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is       operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking       around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed       in its socket. [Sometimes spelt {Capstern}, but improperly.]          {Capstan bar}, one of the long bars or levers by which the             capstan is worked; a handspike..          {To pawl the capstan}, to drop the pawls so that they will             catch in the notches of the pawl ring, and prevent the             capstan from turning back.          {To rig the capstan}, to prepare the for use, by putting the             bars in the sockets.          {To surge the capstan}, to slack the tension of the rope or             cable wound around it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capstan \Cap"stan\, n. [F. cabestan, fr. Sp. cabestrante,       cabrestante, fr. cabestrar to bind with a halter, fr.       cabestrohalter, fr. L. capistrum halter, fr. capere to hold       (see {Capacious}); or perh. the Spanish is fr. L. caper goat       + stans, p. pr. of stare to stand; cf. F. ch[8a]vre she-goat,       also a machine for raising heavy weights.]       A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright       spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars       or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for       moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by       traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is       operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking       around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed       in its socket. [Sometimes spelt {Capstern}, but improperly.]          {Capstan bar}, one of the long bars or levers by which the             capstan is worked; a handspike..          {To pawl the capstan}, to drop the pawls so that they will             catch in the notches of the pawl ring, and prevent the             capstan from turning back.          {To rig the capstan}, to prepare the for use, by putting the             bars in the sockets.          {To surge the capstan}, to slack the tension of the rope or             cable wound around it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capstan \Cap"stan\, n. [F. cabestan, fr. Sp. cabestrante,       cabrestante, fr. cabestrar to bind with a halter, fr.       cabestrohalter, fr. L. capistrum halter, fr. capere to hold       (see {Capacious}); or perh. the Spanish is fr. L. caper goat       + stans, p. pr. of stare to stand; cf. F. ch[8a]vre she-goat,       also a machine for raising heavy weights.]       A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright       spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars       or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for       moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by       traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is       operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking       around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed       in its socket. [Sometimes spelt {Capstern}, but improperly.]          {Capstan bar}, one of the long bars or levers by which the             capstan is worked; a handspike..          {To pawl the capstan}, to drop the pawls so that they will             catch in the notches of the pawl ring, and prevent the             capstan from turning back.          {To rig the capstan}, to prepare the for use, by putting the             bars in the sockets.          {To surge the capstan}, to slack the tension of the rope or             cable wound around it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capstone \Cap"stone`\, n. (Paleon.)       A fossil echinus of the genus {Cannulus}; -- so called from       its supposed resemblance to a cap.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capuched \Ca*puched"\, a. [See {Capoch}.]       Cover with, or as with, a hood. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chabasite \Chab"a*site\ (k[acr]b"[adot]*s[imac]t), Cabazite    \Cab"a*zite\ (k[acr]b"[adot]*z[imac]t), n. [Gr. chabazi`os one       of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem Peri`       li`qwn, ascribed to Orpheus.] (Min.)       A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying,       in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a       hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also {chabasie}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chaff \Chaff\, n. [AC. ceaf; akin to D. kaf, G. kaff.]       1. The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from             the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.                         So take the corn and leave the chaff behind.                                                                               --Dryden.                         Old birds are not caught with caff.   --Old Proverb.          2. Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character;             the refuse part of anything.                         The chaff and ruin of the times.         --Shak.          3. Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.                         By adding chaff to his corn, the horse must take                      more time to eat it. In this way chaff is very                      useful.                                             --Ywatt.          4. Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.          5. (Bot.) The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which             subtend each flower in the heads of many Composit[91], as             the sunflower. --Gray.          {Chaff cutter}, a machine for cutting, up straw, etc., into             [bd]chaff[b8] for the use of cattle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Chef-d'd2uvre \[d8]Chef`-d'[d2]uvre"\, n.; pl.       {Chefs-d'[d2]uvre}. [F.]       A masterpiece; a capital work in art, literature, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chepster \Chep"ster\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The European starling. [Local, Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cheval-de-frise \[d8]Che*val"-de-frise"\, n.; commonly used in       the pl. {Chevaux-de-frise}. [F.; cheval horse + Frise       Friesland, where it was first used.] (Mil.)       A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with       iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to       defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of       cavalry, etc.                   Obstructions of chain, boom, and cheval-de-frise. --W.                                                                               Irving.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chiefest \Chief"est\, a. [Superl. of {Chief}.]       First or foremost; chief; principal. [Archaic] [bd]Our       chiefest courtier.[b8] --Shak.                   The chiefest among ten thousand.            --Canticles v.                                                                               10.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chopstick \Chop"stick"\ (ch[ocr]p"st[icr]k`), n.       One of two small sticks of wood, ivory, etc., used by the       Chinese and Japanese to convey food to the mouth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chub-faced \Chub"-faced`\, a.       Having a plump, short face.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cobstone \Cob"stone`\, n.       Cobblestone. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cop \Cop\ (k[ocr]p), n. [AS. cop; cf. G. kopf head. Cf. {Cup},       {Cob}.]       1. The top of a thing; the head; a crest. [Obs.]                         Cop they used to call The tops of many hills.                                                                               --Drayton.          2. A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or             roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.          3. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.          4. (Mil. Arch.) Same as {Merlon}.          5. A policeman. [Slang]          {Cop waste}, a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly of             remnants of cops from which the greater part of the yarn             has been unwound.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Copestone \Cope"stone`\, n. (Arch.)       A stone for coping. See {Coping}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Copist \Cop"ist\, n. [F. copiste. See {Copy}.]       A copier. [Obs.] [bd]A copist after nature.[b8]       --Shaftesbury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Copsewood \Copse"wood\, n.       Brushwood; coppice. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Copyist \Cop"y*ist\, n.       A copier; a transcriber; an imitator; a plagiarist.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coupstick \Coup"stick`\ (k[oomac]"st[icr]k`), n. [Coup + stick.]       A stick or switch used among some American Indians in making       or counting a coup.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cubo-octahedral \Cu`bo-oc`ta*he"dral\ (k?`b?-?k`t?-h?dral), a.       Presenting a combination of a cube and an octahedron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cubo-octahedron \Cu`bo-oc`ta*he"dron\ (-dr?n), n. (Crystallog.)       A combination of a cube and octahedron, esp. one in which the       octahedral faces meet at the middle of the cubic edges.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
capacitor          An electronic device that can store electrical       charge.   The charge stored Q in Coulombs is related to the       capacitance C in Farads and the voltage V across the capacitor       in Volts by Q = CV.          The basis of a {dynamic RAM} cell is a capacitor.   They are       also used for power-supply smoothing (or "decoupling").   This       is especially important in digital circuits where a digital       device switching between states causes a sudden demand for       current.   Without sufficient local power supply decoupling,       this current "spike" cannot be supplied directly from the       power supply due to the inductance of the connectors and so       will cause a sharp drop in the power supply voltage near the       switching device.   This can cause other devices to malfunction       resulting in hard to trace {glitch}es.          (1995-04-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
capacity          The maximum possible {data transfer rate} of       a communications channel under ideal conditions.   The total       capacity of a channel may be shared between several       independent data streams using some kind of {multiplexing}, in       which case, each stream's data rate may be limited to a fixed       fraction of the total capacity.          (2001-05-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CEI-PACT          Central European Initiative on Parallel Computation.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cepstra          {cepstrum}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cepstrum          (Coined in a 1963 paper by Bogert, Healey, and       Tukey) The {Fourier transform} of the log-magnitude spectrum:          fFt(ln( | fFt(window . signal) | ))          This function is used in {speech recognition} and possibly       elsewhere.   Note that the outer transform is NOT an inverse       Fourier transform (as reported in many respectable DSP texts).          [What's it for?]          (1997-01-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
chip set          A collection of {integrated circuit}s that are       designed to be used together for some specific purpose.       E.g. control circuitry in an {IBM PC}.          (1995-03-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Chips & Technologies          An {integrated circuit} design company.   They       produce {IBM PC} {chipset}s, among other things.          Address: Silicon Valley, California, USA.          (1995-04-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CS/PCode          Used at {Microsoft}.