DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
citation
Search for:
Mini search box
 

   catatonia
         n 1: extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in
               catatonic schizophrenia
         2: a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain
            in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia
            may give way to short periods of extreme excitement [syn:
            {catatonic schizophrenia}, {catatonic type schizophrenia},
            {catatonia}]

English Dictionary: citation by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
catatonic
adj
  1. characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
catatonic schizophrenia
n
  1. a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
    Synonym(s): catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia, catatonia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
catatonic type schizophrenia
n
  1. a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
    Synonym(s): catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia, catatonia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caudate nucleus
n
  1. a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain
    Synonym(s): caudate nucleus, caudate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chaetodon
n
  1. any fish of the genus Chaetodon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Chaetodontidae
n
  1. butterfly fishes [syn: Chaetodontidae, {family Chaetodontidae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
citation
n
  1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
    Synonym(s): citation, commendation
  2. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
  3. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
    Synonym(s): citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
  4. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
    Synonym(s): quotation, quote, citation
  5. a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
  6. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
citation form
n
  1. the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary
    Synonym(s): citation form, main entry word, entry word
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ciudad de Mexico
n
  1. the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities
    Synonym(s): Mexico City, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexican capital, capital of Mexico
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cytidine
n
  1. a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose
    Synonym(s): deoxycytidine, cytidine
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Midshipman \Mid"ship`man\, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}.
      1.
            (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war,
                  whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports,
                  etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and
                  those of the forecastle, and render other services as
                  required.
            (b) In the English naval service, the second rank attained
                  by a combatant officer after a term of service as
                  naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in
                  this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible
                  to promotion to the rank of lieutenant.
            (c) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of
                  officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the
                  Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of
                  ensign.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) An American marine fish of the genus
            {Porichthys}, allied to the toadfish.
  
      {Cadet midshipman}, formerly a title distinguishing a cadet
            line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval
            Academy. See under {Cadet}.
  
      {Cadet midshipman}, formerly, a naval cadet who had served
            his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting
            promotion; -- now called, in the United States,
            {midshipman}; in England, {sublieutenant}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cathetometer \Cath`e*tom"e*ter\, n. [From Gr. [?] vertical
      height + -meter.]
      An instrument for the accurate measurement of small
      differences of height; esp. of the differences in the height
      of the upper surfaces of two columns of mercury or other
      fluid, or of the same column at different times. It consists
      of a telescopic leveling apparatus (d), which slides up or
      down a perpendicular metallic standard very finely graduated
      (bb). The telescope is raised or depressed in order to sight
      the objects or surfaces, and the differences in vertical
      height are thus shown on the graduated standard. [Written
      also {kathetometer}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Archer fish \Arch"er fish`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      A small fish ({Toxotes jaculator}), of the East Indies; -- so
      called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its
      prey. The name is also applied to {Ch[91]todon rostratus}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ch91todont \Ch[91]"to*dont\, n. [Gr. [?] hair + [?], [?],
      tooth.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A marine fish of the family {Ch[91]todontid[91]}. The
      ch[91]todonts have broad, compressed bodies, and usually
      bright colors.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ch91todont \Ch[91]to*dont\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the Ch[91]todonts or the family
      {Ch[91]todontid[91]}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Citation \Ci*ta"tion\, n. [F. citation, LL. citatio, fr.L.
      citare to cite. See {Cite}]
      1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear;
            the paper containing such summons or notice.
  
      2. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another
            person, in his own words; also, the passage or words
            quoted; quotation.
  
                     This horse load of citations and fathers. --Milton.
  
      3. Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
  
      4. (Law) A reference to decided cases, or books of authority,
            to prove a point in law.

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   catatonic adj.   Describes a condition of suspended animation in
   which something is so {wedged} or {hung} that it makes no response.
   If you are typing on a terminal and suddenly the computer doesn't
   even echo the letters back to the screen as you type, let alone do
   what you're asking it to do, then the computer is suffering from
   catatonia (possibly because it has crashed).   "There I was in the
   middle of a winning game of {nethack} and it went catatonic on me!
   Aaargh!" Compare {buzz}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   catatonic
  
      Describes a condition of suspended animation in which
      something is so {wedged} or {hung} that it makes no response.
      If you are typing on a {terminal} and suddenly the computer
      doesn't even echo the letters back to the screen as you type,
      let alone do what you're asking it to do, then the computer is
      suffering from catatonia (possibly because it has crashed).
      Compare {buzz}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners