complex : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

C compiler
n 1: a compiler for programs written in C

English Dictionary: complex	by the DICT Development Group
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cambial adj of or relating to or functioning as a cambium
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camouflage n an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories" Synonym(s): disguise, camouflage fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background Synonym(s): camouflage, camo device or stratagem for concealment or deceit the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" Synonym(s): disguise, camouflage v disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something; "The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"
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camouflaged adj made invisible by means of protective coloring
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camp follower n a prostitute who provides service to military personnel a follower who is not a member of an ingroup
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Campbell n United States mythologist (1904-1987) [syn: Campbell, Joseph Campbell]
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Campyloneurum n epiphytic ferns of tropical America [syn: Campyloneurum, genus Campyloneurum]
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Campyloneurum augustifolium n fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina Synonym(s): Central American strap fern, narrow- leaved strap fern, Campyloneurum augustifolium
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Campylorhynchus n alternative classifications for the cactus wrens [syn: Campylorhynchus, genus Campylorhynchus, Heleodytes, genus Heleodytes]
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campylotropous adj (of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalk Antonym(s): orthotropous
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campylotropous ovule n a curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus
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Canavalia n herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics Synonym(s): Canavalia, genus Canavalia
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Canavalia ensiformis n annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage Synonym(s): jack bean, wonder bean, giant stock bean, Canavalia ensiformis
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Canavalia gladiata n twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food Synonym(s): sword bean, Canavalia gladiata
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cane blight n a disease affecting the canes of various bush fruits (e.g., raspberries or currants)
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canfield n a form of solitaire that involves gambling
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canful n the quantity contained in a can Synonym(s): can, canful
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cannibal n a person who eats human flesh [syn: cannibal, {man- eater}, anthropophagus, anthropophagite]
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cannibal mound n ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers and anchovies; eaten raw Synonym(s): steak tartare, tartar steak, cannibal mound
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cannibalic adj marked by barbarity suggestive of a cannibal; rapaciously savage
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cannibalise v eat human flesh Synonym(s): cannibalize, cannibalise use parts of something to repair something else Synonym(s): cannibalize, cannibalise
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cannibalism n the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind
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cannibalistic adj characteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalism; "cannibalistic behavior"
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cannibalize v eat human flesh Synonym(s): cannibalize, cannibalise use parts of something to repair something else Synonym(s): cannibalize, cannibalise
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cembalo n a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots Synonym(s): harpsichord, cembalo
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Champlain n French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635) Synonym(s): Champlain, Samuel de Champlain a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812 Synonym(s): Lake Champlain, Champlain
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champleve adj (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired Synonym(s): champleve, cloisonne
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Champollion n Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832) Synonym(s): Champollion, Jean Francois Champollion
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Chimaphila n small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia Synonym(s): Chimaphila, genus Chimaphila
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Chimaphila corymbosa n Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb Synonym(s): love-in-winter, western prince's pine, Chimaphila umbellata, Chimaphila corymbosa
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Chimaphila umbellata n Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb Synonym(s): love-in-winter, western prince's pine, Chimaphila umbellata, Chimaphila corymbosa
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chimney bellflower n bellflower of southeastern Europe [syn: chimney plant, chimney bellflower, Campanula pyramidalis]
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chimney plant n bellflower of southeastern Europe [syn: chimney plant, chimney bellflower, Campanula pyramidalis]
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China fleece vine n twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia Synonym(s): silver lace vine, China fleece vine, Russian vine, Polygonum aubertii
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cine-film n photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera Synonym(s): motion-picture film, movie film, cine-film
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cohune palm n tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory Synonym(s): cohune palm, Orbignya cohune, cohune
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coin blank n a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin [syn: planchet, coin blank]
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comb-like adj resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb Synonym(s): ctenoid, comb-like
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comb-plate n a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused Synonym(s): ctene, comb-plate
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compel v force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" Synonym(s): compel, oblige, obligate necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"
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compelling adj driving or forcing; "compelling ambition" tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence"
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compilation n something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) Synonym(s): compilation, digest the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours" Synonym(s): compilation, compiling
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compile v get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" Synonym(s): roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard put together out of existing material; "compile a list" Synonym(s): compose, compile use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed
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compiler n a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes) (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program Synonym(s): compiler, compiling program
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compiling n the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours" Synonym(s): compilation, compiling
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compiling program n (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program Synonym(s): compiler, compiling program
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complacence n the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting" Synonym(s): complacency, complacence, self-complacency, self- satisfaction
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complacency n the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting" Synonym(s): complacency, complacence, self-complacency, self- satisfaction
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complacent adj contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self- satisfied dignity" Synonym(s): complacent, self-satisfied, self-complacent
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complacently adv in a self-satisfied manner; "he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher"
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complain v express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" Synonym(s): complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch Antonym(s): cheer, cheer up, chirk up make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"
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complainant n a person who brings an action in a court of law [syn: plaintiff, complainant] Antonym(s): defendant, suspect
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complainer n a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining Synonym(s): whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker
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complaining adj expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a complaining boss" Synonym(s): complaining(a), complaintive Antonym(s): uncomplaining
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complainingly adv with complaints; "she did her work, but she did so complainingly" Antonym(s): uncomplainingly
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complaint n an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining Synonym(s): ailment, complaint, ill (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow an expression of grievance or resentment (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" Synonym(s): charge, complaint
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complaintive adj expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a complaining boss" Synonym(s): complaining(a), complaintive Antonym(s): uncomplaining
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complaisance n a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others Synonym(s): complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, deference
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complaisant adj showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave" Synonym(s): complaisant, obliging
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complect v be interwoven or interconnected; "The bones are interconnected via the muscle" Synonym(s): complect, interconnect, interlink
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complement n a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction a complete number or quantity; "a full complement" number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers" Synonym(s): complement, full complement something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish" Synonym(s): complement, accompaniment one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response either of two parts that mutually complete each other v make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"
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complement fixation n an immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to participate in a second antigen-antibody combination)
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complement fixation test n a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are present; used as a diagnostic test
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complemental adj acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) Synonym(s): complemental, complementary, completing
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complementarity n a relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities the interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other; "the complementarity of the sexes"
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complementary adj of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other; "`male' and `female' are complementary terms" acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) Synonym(s): complemental, complementary, completing n either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments); "yellow and blue are complementaries" Synonym(s): complementary color, complementary
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complementary angles n two angles whose sum is a right angle
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complementary color n either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments); "yellow and blue are complementaries" Synonym(s): complementary color, complementary
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complementary distribution n (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts Synonym(s): complementary distribution, complementation
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complementary DNA n single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase Synonym(s): complementary DNA, cDNA
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complementary medicine n the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine
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complementation n the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts Synonym(s): complementary distribution, complementation
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complete adj having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" Antonym(s): incomplete, uncomplete perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance" Synonym(s): complete, consummate highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician" Synonym(s): accomplished, complete without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" Synonym(s): arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" Synonym(s): complete, concluded, ended, over(p), all over, terminated v come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" Synonym(s): complete, finish bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family" complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" Synonym(s): dispatch, discharge, complete complete a pass Synonym(s): complete, nail write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" Synonym(s): complete, fill out, fill in, make out
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complete blood count n counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood Synonym(s): complete blood count, CBC, blood profile
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complete fracture n break involving the entire width of the bone
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completed adj successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him" Synonym(s): accomplished, completed, realized, realised (of a marriage) completed by the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony caught; "a completed forward pass"
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completely adv to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" Synonym(s): wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole Antonym(s): part, partially, partly so as to be complete; with everything necessary; "he had filled out the form completely"; "the apartment was completely furnished"
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completeness n the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed Antonym(s): incompleteness, rawness (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system
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completing adj acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) Synonym(s): complemental, complementary, completing
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completion n (American football) a successful forward pass in football Synonym(s): completion, pass completion a concluding action Synonym(s): completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
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complex adj complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" Antonym(s): simple n a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town" Synonym(s): complex, composite a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated Synonym(s): complex, coordination compound (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures Synonym(s): building complex, complex
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complex absence n an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)
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complex body part n a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" Synonym(s): structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
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complex conjugate n either of two complex numbers whose real parts are identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign
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complex fraction n a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator Synonym(s): complex fraction, compound fraction
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complex instruction set computer n (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip Synonym(s): complex instruction set computing, complex instruction set computer, CISC Antonym(s): RISC, reduced instruction set computer, reduced instruction set computing
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complex instruction set computing n (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip Synonym(s): complex instruction set computing, complex instruction set computer, CISC Antonym(s): RISC, reduced instruction set computer, reduced instruction set computing
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complex number n (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 Synonym(s): complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number, imaginary
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complex quantity n (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 Synonym(s): complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number, imaginary
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complex sentence n a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
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complexifier n someone makes things complex
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complexify v have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify" Synonym(s): complexify, ramify make complex; "he unnecessarily complexified every problem"
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complexion n the coloring of a person's face [syn: complexion, {skin color}, skin colour] a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels" a point of view or general attitude or inclination; "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion" texture and appearance of the skin of the face (obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament v give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills"
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complexity n the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers" Synonym(s): complexity, complexness Antonym(s): simpleness, simplicity
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complexly adv in a complex manner
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complexness n the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers" Synonym(s): complexity, complexness Antonym(s): simpleness, simplicity
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compliance n acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" Synonym(s): conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance Antonym(s): disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others Synonym(s): complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, deference the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another Synonym(s): submission, compliance
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compliancy n a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others Synonym(s): complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, deference
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compliant adj disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will" Antonym(s): defiant, noncompliant
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complicate v make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter" Synonym(s): complicate, perplex Antonym(s): simplify make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" Synonym(s): complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate
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complicated adj difficult to analyze or understand; "a complicated problem"; "complicated Middle East politics"
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complicatedness n puzzling complexity [syn: complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousness]
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complication n the act or process of complicating a situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her coming was a serious complication" any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease; "bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis" a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" Synonym(s): complication, ramification puzzling complexity Synonym(s): complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousness
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complicity n guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
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compliment n a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration v say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" Synonym(s): compliment, congratulate express respect or esteem for
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complimentary adj conveying or resembling a compliment; "a complimentary remark" Antonym(s): uncomplimentary costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission" Synonym(s): complimentary, costless, free, gratis(p), gratuitous
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compliments n (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" Synonym(s): regard, wish, compliments
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complin n last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring Synonym(s): compline, complin
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compline n last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring Synonym(s): compline, complin
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complot v engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" Synonym(s): conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate
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comply v act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" Synonym(s): comply, follow, abide by
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compulsion n an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; "he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident" Synonym(s): compulsion, irresistible impulse an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly" Synonym(s): compulsion, obsession using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion" Synonym(s): compulsion, coercion
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compulsive adj caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion; "compulsive drinking" strongly motivated to succeed Synonym(s): compulsive, determined, driven n a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
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compulsively adv in a compulsive manner; "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk" Synonym(s): compulsively, obsessively, obsessionally
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compulsiveness n the trait of acting compulsively [syn: compulsiveness, compulsivity]
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compulsivity n the trait of acting compulsively [syn: compulsiveness, compulsivity]
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compulsorily adv in a manner that cannot be evaded; "the ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied." Synonym(s): compulsorily, obligatorily, mandatorily
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compulsory adj required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading" Synonym(s): compulsory, mandatory, required
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compulsory process n the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before the court
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coneflower n any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones a wildflower of the genus Ratibida any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center
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conflagrate v cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" Synonym(s): kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" Synonym(s): erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
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conflagration n a very intense and uncontrolled fire [syn: conflagration, inferno]
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conflate v mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" Synonym(s): blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
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conflict n an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"-- Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" Synonym(s): conflict, struggle, battle opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision" a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" Synonym(s): battle, conflict, fight, engagement a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties" an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings" opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot); "this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing" a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" Synonym(s): dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict v be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!" go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" Synonym(s): conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene
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conflict of interest n a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests
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conflicting adj in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley Synonym(s): at odds(p), conflicting, contradictory, self- contradictory on bad terms; "they were usually at odds over politics"; "conflicting opinions"
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confluence n a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" Synonym(s): confluence, meeting a flowing together Synonym(s): confluence, conflux, merging a coming together of people Synonym(s): concourse, confluence
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confluent adj flowing together Synonym(s): confluent, merging(a) n a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent] Antonym(s): distributary
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conflux n a flowing together [syn: confluence, conflux, merging]
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connubial adv in a conjugal manner Synonym(s): conjugally, connubial adj of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband; "connubial bliss"; "conjugal visits" Synonym(s): conjugal, connubial
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convalesce v get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" Synonym(s): recuperate, recover, convalesce Antonym(s): degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop
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convalescence n gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury Synonym(s): convalescence, recuperation, recovery
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convalescent adj returning to health after illness or debility; "convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed" Synonym(s): convalescent, recovering n a person who is recovering from illness
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Convallaria n sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley Synonym(s): Convallaria, genus Convallaria
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Convallaria majalis n low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries Synonym(s): lily of the valley, May lily, Convallaria majalis
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Convallariaceae n one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted Synonym(s): Convallariaceae, family Convallariaceae
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convolute adj rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal" Synonym(s): convolute, convoluted v curl, wind, or twist together [syn: convolve, convolute] practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" Synonym(s): twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
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convoluted adj rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal" Synonym(s): convolute, convoluted highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" Synonym(s): Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous
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convolution n the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution] a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain Synonym(s): gyrus, convolution the action of coiling or twisting or winding together
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convolution of Broca n the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people Synonym(s): Broca's area, Broca's center, Broca's gyrus, Broca's convolution, convolution of Broca
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convolve v curl, wind, or twist together [syn: convolve, convolute]
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Convolvulaceae n morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit Synonym(s): Convolvulaceae, family Convolvulaceae, morning- glory family
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convolvulus n any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
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Convolvulus arvensis n weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed Synonym(s): field bindweed, wild morning-glory, Convolvulus arvensis
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Convolvulus scammonia n twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin Synonym(s): scammony, Convolvulus scammonia
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Convolvulus sepium n common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus Synonym(s): hedge bindweed, wild morning-glory, Calystegia sepium, Convolvulus sepium
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convulse v make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd" be overcome with laughter move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" Synonym(s): convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside" cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"
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convulsion n a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" Synonym(s): paroxysm, fit, convulsion violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" Synonym(s): convulsion, turmoil, upheaval a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
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convulsive adj affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" Synonym(s): convulsive, spasmodic, spastic resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent; "a convulsive rage"; "convulsive laughter"
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convulsively adv with convulsions, in a convulsive way; "her leg twitched convulsively"
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cymbal n a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together
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cymbalist n a performer on the cymbals
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poon \Poon\, n. [Canarese ponne.] A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as {Calophyllum angustifolium}, {C. inophullum}, and {Sterculia f[d2]tida}; -- called also {peon}.
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Squeteague \Squeteague"\ (skw[esl]t[emac]g"), n. [from the North American Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) An American sci[91]noid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent reflections. Called also {weakfish}, {squitee}, {chickwit}, and {sea trout}. The spotted squeteague ({C. nebulosus}) of the Southern United States is a similar fish, but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is called also {spotted weakfish}, and, locally, {sea trout}, and {sea salmon}.
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Cambial \Cam"bi*al\, a. [LL. cambialis, fr. cambiars. See {Change}.] Belonging to exchanges in commerce; of exchange. [R.]
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Camblet \Cam"blet\, n. See {Camlet}.
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Camlet \Cam"let\, n. [F. camelot (akin to Sp. camelote, chamelote, It. cambellbito, ciambellotto, LL. camelotum, camelinum, fr. Ar. khamlat camlet, fr. kaml pile, plush. The word was early confused with camel, camel's hair also being used in making it. Cf. {Calamanco}] A woven fabric originally made of camel's hair, now chiefly of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton. [Sometimes written {camelot} and {camblet}.] Note: They have been made plain and twilled, of single warp and weft, of double warp, and sometimes with double weft also, with thicker yarn. --Beck (Draper's Dict. )
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Camblet \Cam"blet\, n. See {Camlet}.
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Camlet \Cam"let\, n. [F. camelot (akin to Sp. camelote, chamelote, It. cambellbito, ciambellotto, LL. camelotum, camelinum, fr. Ar. khamlat camlet, fr. kaml pile, plush. The word was early confused with camel, camel's hair also being used in making it. Cf. {Calamanco}] A woven fabric originally made of camel's hair, now chiefly of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton. [Sometimes written {camelot} and {camblet}.] Note: They have been made plain and twilled, of single warp and weft, of double warp, and sometimes with double weft also, with thicker yarn. --Beck (Draper's Dict. )
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Camp \Camp\, n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus plant, field; akin to Gr. [?] garden. Cf. {Campaing}, {Champ}, n.] 1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. --Shzk. 2. A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner. Forming a camp in the neighborhood of Boston. --W. Irving. 3. A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp. 4. The company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers, of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc. The camp broke up with the confusion of a flight. --Macaulay. 5. (Agric.) A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; -- called also {burrow} and {pie}. [Prov. Eng.] 6. [Cf. OE. & AS. camp contest, battle. See {champion}.] An ancient game of football, played in some parts of England. --Halliwell. {Camp bedstead}, a light bedstead that can be folded up onto a small space for easy transportation. {camp ceiling} (Arch.), a kind ceiling often used in attics or garrets, in which the side walls are inclined inward at the top, following the slope of the rafters, to meet the plane surface of the upper ceiling. {Camp chair}, a light chair that can be folded up compactly for easy transportation; the seat and back are often made of strips or pieces of carpet. {Camp fever}, typhus fever. {Camp follower}, a civilian accompanying an army, as a sutler, servant, etc. {Camp meeting}, a religious gathering for open-air preaching, held in some retired spot, chiefly by Methodists. It usually last for several days, during which those present lodge in tents, temporary houses, or cottages. {Camp stool}, the same as {camp chair}, except that the stool has no back. {Flying camp} (Mil.), a camp or body of troops formed for rapid motion from one place to another. --Farrow. {To pitch (a) camp}, to set up the tents or huts of a camp. {To strike camp}, to take down the tents or huts of a camp.
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Campbellite \Camp"bell*ite\, n. [From Alexander Campbell, of Virginia.] (Eccl.) A member of the denomination called Christians or Disciples of Christ. They themselves repudiate the term Campbellite as a nickname. See {Christian}, {3}.
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Christian \Chris"tian\, n. [L. christianus, Gr. [?]; cf. AS. cristen. See {Christ}.] 1. One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe, in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him; especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed to the doctrines of Christ. The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. --Acts xi. 26. 2. One born in a Christian country or of Christian parents, and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an opposing system. 3. (Eccl.) (a) One of a Christian denomination which rejects human creeds as bases of fellowship, and sectarian names. They are congregational in church government, and baptize by immersion. They are also called {Disciples of Christ}, and {Campbellites}. (b) One of a sect (called {Christian Connection}) of open-communion immersionists. The Bible is their only authoritative rule of faith and practice. Note: In this sense, often pronounced, but not by the members of the sects, kr[c6]s"chan.
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Borneol \Bor"ne*ol\, n. [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.) A rare variety of camphor, {C10H17.OH}, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra ({Dryobalanops camphora}), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also {Borneo camphor}, {Malay camphor}, and {camphol}.
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Camphol \Cam"phol\, n. [Camphol + -ol.] (Chem.) See {Borneol}.
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Borneol \Bor"ne*ol\, n. [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.) A rare variety of camphor, {C10H17.OH}, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra ({Dryobalanops camphora}), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also {Borneo camphor}, {Malay camphor}, and {camphol}.
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Camphol \Cam"phol\, n. [Camphol + -ol.] (Chem.) See {Borneol}.
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Kampylite \Kam"py*lite\, n. [Gr. [?] bent, curved, fr. [?] to bend.] (Min.) A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow. [Written also {campylite}.]
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Campylospermous \Cam`pylosper"mous\, a. [Gr. [?] curved + [?] seed.] (Bot.) Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.
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Campylotropous \Cam`pylot"ropous\, a. [Gr. [?] curved + [?] a turning.] (Bot.) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
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Cannibal \Can"ni*bal\, a. Relating to cannibals or cannibalism. [bd]Cannibal terror.[b8] --Burke.
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Cannibal \Can"ni*bal\, n. [Cf. F. cannibale. Columbus, in a letter to the Spanish monarchs written in Oct., 1498, mentions that the people of Hayti lived in great fear of the Caribales (equivalent to E. Caribbees.), the inhabitants of the smaller Antilles; which form of the name was afterward changed into NL. Canibales, in order to express more forcibly their character by a word intelligible through a Latin root [bd]propter rabiem caninam anthropophagorum gentis.[b8] The Caribbees call themselves, in their own language. Calinago, Carinago, Calliponam, and, abbreviated, Calina, signifying a brave, from which Columbus formed his Caribales.] A human being that eats human flesh; hence, any that devours its own kind. --Darwin.
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Cannibalism \Can"nibalism\, n. [Cf. F. cannibalisme.] The act or practice of eating human flesh by mankind. Hence; Murderous cruelty; barbarity. --Berke.
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Cannibally \Can"nibally\, adv. In the manner of cannibal. [bd]An he had been cannibally given.[b8] --Shak.
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Chain \Chain\, n. [F. cha[8c]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.] 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc. [They] put a chain of gold about his neck. --Dan. v. 29. 2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit. Driven down To chains of darkness and the undying worm. --Milton. 3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas. 4. (Surv.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land. Note: One commonly in use is Gunter's chain, which consists of one hundred links, each link being seven inches and ninety-two one hundredths in length; making up the total length of rods, or sixty-six, feet; hence, a measure of that length; hence, also, a unit for land measure equal to four rods square, or one tenth of an acre. 5. pl. (Naut.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels. 6. (Weaving) The warp threads of a web. --Knight. {Chain belt} (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for transmitting power. {Chain boat}, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc. {Chain bolt} (a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate, which fastens it to the vessel's side. (b) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of position. {Chain bond}. See {Chain timber}. {Chain bridge}, a bridge supported by chain cables; a suspension bridge. {Chain cable}, a cable made of iron links. {Chain coral} (Zo[94]l.), a fossil coral of the genus {Halysites}, common in the middle and upper Silurian rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When perfect, the calicles show twelve septa. {Chain coupling}. (a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting a chain with an object. (b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars with a chain. {Chain gang}, a gang of convicts chained together. {Chain hook} (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about the deck. {Chain mail}, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal links wrought into the form of a garment. {Chain molding} (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a chain, used in the Normal style. {Chain pier}, a pier suspended by chain. {Chain pipe} (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers or tiers. {Chain plate} (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging is fastened. {Chain pulley}, a pulley with depressions in the periphery of its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links of a chain. {Chain pumps}. See in the Vocabulary. {Chain rule} (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion, by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the next, the relation between the first antecedent and the last consequent is discovered. {Chain shot} (Mil.), two cannon balls united by a shot chain, formerly used in naval warfare on account of their destructive effect on a ship's rigging. {Chain stitch}. See in the Vocabulary. {Chain timber}. (Arch.) See {Bond timber}, under {Bond}. {Chain wales}. (Naut.) Same as {Channels}. {Chain wheel}. See in the Vocabulary. {Closed chain}, {Open chain} (Chem.), terms applied to the chemical structure of compounds whose rational formul[91] are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}), or in an open extended form. {Endless chain}, a chain whose ends have been united by a link.
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Chain \Chain\, n. [F. cha[8c]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.] 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc. [They] put a chain of gold about his neck. --Dan. v. 29. 2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit. Driven down To chains of darkness and the undying worm. --Milton. 3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas. 4. (Surv.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land. Note: One commonly in use is Gunter's chain, which consists of one hundred links, each link being seven inches and ninety-two one hundredths in length; making up the total length of rods, or sixty-six, feet; hence, a measure of that length; hence, also, a unit for land measure equal to four rods square, or one tenth of an acre. 5. pl. (Naut.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels. 6. (Weaving) The warp threads of a web. --Knight. {Chain belt} (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for transmitting power. {Chain boat}, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc. {Chain bolt} (a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate, which fastens it to the vessel's side. (b) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of position. {Chain bond}. See {Chain timber}. {Chain bridge}, a bridge supported by chain cables; a suspension bridge. {Chain cable}, a cable made of iron links. {Chain coral} (Zo[94]l.), a fossil coral of the genus {Halysites}, common in the middle and upper Silurian rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When perfect, the calicles show twelve septa. {Chain coupling}. (a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting a chain with an object. (b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars with a chain. {Chain gang}, a gang of convicts chained together. {Chain hook} (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about the deck. {Chain mail}, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal links wrought into the form of a garment. {Chain molding} (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a chain, used in the Normal style. {Chain pier}, a pier suspended by chain. {Chain pipe} (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers or tiers. {Chain plate} (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging is fastened. {Chain pulley}, a pulley with depressions in the periphery of its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links of a chain. {Chain pumps}. See in the Vocabulary. {Chain rule} (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion, by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the next, the relation between the first antecedent and the last consequent is discovered. {Chain shot} (Mil.), two cannon balls united by a shot chain, formerly used in naval warfare on account of their destructive effect on a ship's rigging. {Chain stitch}. See in the Vocabulary. {Chain timber}. (Arch.) See {Bond timber}, under {Bond}. {Chain wales}. (Naut.) Same as {Channels}. {Chain wheel}. See in the Vocabulary. {Closed chain}, {Open chain} (Chem.), terms applied to the chemical structure of compounds whose rational formul[91] are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}), or in an open extended form. {Endless chain}, a chain whose ends have been united by a link.
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Chain \Chain\, n. [F. cha[8c]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.] 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc. [They] put a chain of gold about his neck. --Dan. v. 29. 2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit. Driven down To chains of darkness and the undying worm. --Milton. 3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas. 4. (Surv.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land. Note: One commonly in use is Gunter's chain, which consists of one hundred links, each link being seven inches and ninety-two one hundredths in length; making up the total length of rods, or sixty-six, feet; hence, a measure of that length; hence, also, a unit for land measure equal to four rods square, or one tenth of an acre. 5. pl. (Naut.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels. 6. (Weaving) The warp threads of a web. --Knight. {Chain belt} (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for transmitting power. {Chain boat}, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc. {Chain bolt} (a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate, which fastens it to the vessel's side. (b) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of position. {Chain bond}. See {Chain timber}. {Chain bridge}, a bridge supported by chain cables; a suspension bridge. {Chain cable}, a cable made of iron links. {Chain coral} (Zo[94]l.), a fossil coral of the genus {Halysites}, common in the middle and upper Silurian rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When perfect, the calicles show twelve septa. {Chain coupling}. (a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting a chain with an object. (b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars with a chain. {Chain gang}, a gang of convicts chained together. {Chain hook} (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about the deck. {Chain mail}, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal links wrought into the form of a garment. {Chain molding} (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a chain, used in the Normal style. {Chain pier}, a pier suspended by chain. {Chain pipe} (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers or tiers. {Chain plate} (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging is fastened. {Chain pulley}, a pulley with depressions in the periphery of its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links of a chain. {Chain pumps}. See in the Vocabulary. {Chain rule} (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion, by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the next, the relation between the first antecedent and the last consequent is discovered. {Chain shot} (Mil.), two cannon balls united by a shot chain, formerly used in naval warfare on account of their destructive effect on a ship's rigging. {Chain stitch}. See in the Vocabulary. {Chain timber}. (Arch.) See {Bond timber}, under {Bond}. {Chain wales}. (Naut.) Same as {Channels}. {Chain wheel}. See in the Vocabulary. {Closed chain}, {Open chain} (Chem.), terms applied to the chemical structure of compounds whose rational formul[91] are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}), or in an open extended form. {Endless chain}, a chain whose ends have been united by a link.
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Chain \Chain\, n. [F. cha[8c]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.] 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc. [They] put a chain of gold about his neck. --Dan. v. 29. 2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit. Driven down To chains of darkness and the undying worm. --Milton. 3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas. 4. (Surv.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land. Note: One commonly in use is Gunter's chain, which consists of one hundred links, each link being seven inches and ninety-two one hundredths in length; making up the total length of rods, or sixty-six, feet; hence, a measure of that length; hence, also, a unit for land measure equal to four rods square, or one tenth of an acre. 5. pl. (Naut.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels. 6. (Weaving) The warp threads of a web. --Knight. {Chain belt} (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for transmitting power. {Chain boat}, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc. {Chain bolt} (a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate, which fastens it to the vessel's side. (b) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of position. {Chain bond}. See {Chain timber}. {Chain bridge}, a bridge supported by chain cables; a suspension bridge. {Chain cable}, a cable made of iron links. {Chain coral} (Zo[94]l.), a fossil coral of the genus {Halysites}, common in the middle and upper Silurian rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When perfect, the calicles show twelve septa. {Chain coupling}. (a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting a chain with an object. (b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars with a chain. {Chain gang}, a gang of convicts chained together. {Chain hook} (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about the deck. {Chain mail}, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal links wrought into the form of a garment. {Chain molding} (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a chain, used in the Normal style. {Chain pier}, a pier suspended by chain. {Chain pipe} (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers or tiers. {Chain plate} (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging is fastened. {Chain pulley}, a pulley with depressions in the periphery of its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links of a chain. {Chain pumps}. See in the Vocabulary. {Chain rule} (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion, by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the next, the relation between the first antecedent and the last consequent is discovered. {Chain shot} (Mil.), two cannon balls united by a shot chain, formerly used in naval warfare on account of their destructive effect on a ship's rigging. {Chain stitch}. See in the Vocabulary. {Chain timber}. (Arch.) See {Bond timber}, under {Bond}. {Chain wales}. (Naut.) Same as {Channels}. {Chain wheel}. See in the Vocabulary. {Closed chain}, {Open chain} (Chem.), terms applied to the chemical structure of compounds whose rational formul[91] are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}), or in an open extended form. {Endless chain}, a chain whose ends have been united by a link.
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Champlain period \Champlain" pe"riod\ (Geol.) A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period; -- so named from beds near Lake Champlain. Note: The earlier deposits of this period are diluvial in character, as if formed in connection with floods attending the melting of the glaciers, while the later deposits are of finer material in more quiet waters, as the alluvium.
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Wintergreen \Win"ter*green`\, n. (Bot.) A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter. Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the species of {Pyrola} which in America are called {English wintergreen}, and {shin leaf} (see Shin leaf, under {Shin}.) In America, the name wintergreen is given to {Gaultheria procumbens}, a low evergreen aromatic plant with oval leaves clustered at the top of a short stem, and bearing small white flowers followed by red berries; -- called also {checkerberry}, and sometimes, though improperly, {partridge berry}. {Chickweed wintergreen}, a low perennial primulaceous herb ({Trientalis Americana}); -- also called {star flower}. {Flowering wintergreen}, a low plant ({Polygala paucifolia}) with leaves somewhat like those of the wintergreen ({Gaultheria}), and bearing a few showy, rose-purple blossoms. {Spotted wintergreen}, a low evergreen plant ({Chimaphila maculata}) with ovate, white-spotted leaves.
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Pipsissewa \Pipsis"sewa\, n. [From American Indian.] (Bot.) A low evergreen plant ({Chimaphila umbellata}), with narrow, wedge-lanceolate leaves, and an umbel of pretty nodding fragrant blossoms. It has been used in nephritic diseases. Called also {prince's pine}.
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Cimbal \Cim"bal\, n. [It. ciambella.] A kind of confectionery or cake. [Obs.] --Nares.
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Cohune \Co*hune"\, n., or Cohune palm \Cohune palm\ . [Prob. fr. a native name in Honduras.] A Central and South American pinnate-leaved palm ({Attalea cohune}), the very large and hard nuts of which are turned to make fancy articles, and also yield an oil used as a substitute for coconut oil.
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Coin \Coin\ (koin), n. [F. coin, formerly also coing, wedge, stamp, corner, fr. L. cuneus wedge; prob. akin to E. cone, hone. See {Hone}, n., and cf. {Coigne}, {Quoin}, {Cuneiform}.] 1. A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See {Coigne}, and {Quoin}. 2. A piece of metal on which certain characters are stamped by government authority, making it legally current as money; -- much used in a collective sense. It is alleged that it [a subsidy] exceeded all the current coin of the realm. --Hallam. 3. That which serves for payment or recompense. The loss of present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin. --Hammond. {Coin balance}. See Illust. of {Balance}. {To pay one in his own coin}, to return to one the same kind of injury or ill treatment as has been received from him. [Colloq.]
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Combless \Comb"less\, a. Without a comb or crest; as, a combless cock.
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Compel \Com*pel"\, v. i. To make one yield or submit. [bd]If she can not entreat, I can compel.[b8] --Shak.
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Compel \Com*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compelled}; p. pr. & vb. n {Compelling}.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com- + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compellir. See {Pulse}.] 1. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force. Wolsey . . . compelled the people to pay up the whole subsidy at once. --Hallam. And they compel one Simon . . . to bear his cross. --Mark xv. 21. 2. To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort. [R.] Commissions, which compel from each The sixth part of his substance. --Shak. 3. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. Easy sleep their weary limbs compelled. --Dryden. I compel all creatures to my will. --Tennyson. 4. To gather or unite in a crowd or company. [A Latinism] [bd]In one troop compelled.[b8] --Dryden. 5. To call forth; to summon. [Obs.] --Chapman. She had this knight from far compelled. --Spenser. Syn: To force; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce. See {Coerce}.
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Compellable \Compel"lable\, a. Capable of being compelled or constrained. --Blackstone.
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Compellably \Compel"lably\, adv. By compulsion.
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Compellation \Com`pel*la"tion\, n. [L. compellatio, fr. compellare to accost, fr. compellere. See {Compel}.] Style of address or salutation; an appellation. [bd]Metaphorical compellations.[b8] --Milton. He useth this endearing compellation, [bd]My little children.[b8] --Bp. Beveridge. The peculiar compellation of the kings in France is by [bd]Sire,[b8] which is nothing else but father. --Sir W. Temple.
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Compellative \Compel"lative\, n. (Gram.) The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.
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Compellatory \Compel"lato*ry\, a. Serving to compel; compulsory. [R.]
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Compel \Com*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compelled}; p. pr. & vb. n {Compelling}.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com- + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compellir. See {Pulse}.] 1. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force. Wolsey . . . compelled the people to pay up the whole subsidy at once. --Hallam. And they compel one Simon . . . to bear his cross. --Mark xv. 21. 2. To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort. [R.] Commissions, which compel from each The sixth part of his substance. --Shak. 3. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. Easy sleep their weary limbs compelled. --Dryden. I compel all creatures to my will. --Tennyson. 4. To gather or unite in a crowd or company. [A Latinism] [bd]In one troop compelled.[b8] --Dryden. 5. To call forth; to summon. [Obs.] --Chapman. She had this knight from far compelled. --Spenser. Syn: To force; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce. See {Coerce}.
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Compeller \Com*pel"ler\, n. One who compels or constrains.
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Compel \Com*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compelled}; p. pr. & vb. n {Compelling}.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com- + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compellir. See {Pulse}.] 1. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force. Wolsey . . . compelled the people to pay up the whole subsidy at once. --Hallam. And they compel one Simon . . . to bear his cross. --Mark xv. 21. 2. To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort. [R.] Commissions, which compel from each The sixth part of his substance. --Shak. 3. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. Easy sleep their weary limbs compelled. --Dryden. I compel all creatures to my will. --Tennyson. 4. To gather or unite in a crowd or company. [A Latinism] [bd]In one troop compelled.[b8] --Dryden. 5. To call forth; to summon. [Obs.] --Chapman. She had this knight from far compelled. --Spenser. Syn: To force; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce. See {Coerce}.
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Compilation \Com"pi*la"tion\, n. [L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation.] 1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources. 2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents. His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary bookmakers. --Macaulay.
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Compilator \Com"pi*la`tor\, n. [L.] Compiler. [Obs.]
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Compile \Com*pile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compiling}.] [F. compiler, fr.L. compilare to plunder, pillage; com- + pilare to plunder. See {Pill}, v. t., Pillage.] 1. To put together; to construct; to build. [Obs.] Before that Merlin died, he did intend A brazen wall in compass to compile. --Spenser. 2. To contain or comprise. [Obs.] Which these six books compile. --Spenser. 3. To put together in a new form out of materials already existing; esp., to put together or compose out of materials from other books or documents. He [Goldsmith] compiled for the use of schools a History of Rome. --Macaulay. 4. To write; to compose. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
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Compile \Com*pile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compiling}.] [F. compiler, fr.L. compilare to plunder, pillage; com- + pilare to plunder. See {Pill}, v. t., Pillage.] 1. To put together; to construct; to build. [Obs.] Before that Merlin died, he did intend A brazen wall in compass to compile. --Spenser. 2. To contain or comprise. [Obs.] Which these six books compile. --Spenser. 3. To put together in a new form out of materials already existing; esp., to put together or compose out of materials from other books or documents. He [Goldsmith] compiled for the use of schools a History of Rome. --Macaulay. 4. To write; to compose. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
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Compilement \Com*pile"ment\, n. Compilation. [R.]
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Compiler \Com*pil"er\, n. [OE. compiluor; cf. OF. compileor, fr. L. compilator.] One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.
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Compile \Com*pile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compiling}.] [F. compiler, fr.L. compilare to plunder, pillage; com- + pilare to plunder. See {Pill}, v. t., Pillage.] 1. To put together; to construct; to build. [Obs.] Before that Merlin died, he did intend A brazen wall in compass to compile. --Spenser. 2. To contain or comprise. [Obs.] Which these six books compile. --Spenser. 3. To put together in a new form out of materials already existing; esp., to put together or compose out of materials from other books or documents. He [Goldsmith] compiled for the use of schools a History of Rome. --Macaulay. 4. To write; to compose. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
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Complacence \Compla"cence\, Complacency \Compla"cen*cy\, n. [LL. complacentia: cf. F. complaisance. See {Complacent}, and cf. {Complaisance}.] 1. Calm contentment; satisfaction; gratification. The inward complacence we find in acting reasonably and virtuously. --Atterbury. Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacency, if they discover none of the like in themselves. --Addison. 2. The cause of pleasure or joy. [bd]O thou, my sole complacence.[b8] --Milton. 3. The manifestation of contentment or satisfaction; good nature; kindness; civility; affability. Complacency, and truth, and manly sweetness, Dwell ever on his tongue, and smooth his thoughts. --Addison. With mean complacence ne'er betray your trust. --Pope.
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Complacence \Compla"cence\, Complacency \Compla"cen*cy\, n. [LL. complacentia: cf. F. complaisance. See {Complacent}, and cf. {Complaisance}.] 1. Calm contentment; satisfaction; gratification. The inward complacence we find in acting reasonably and virtuously. --Atterbury. Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacency, if they discover none of the like in themselves. --Addison. 2. The cause of pleasure or joy. [bd]O thou, my sole complacence.[b8] --Milton. 3. The manifestation of contentment or satisfaction; good nature; kindness; civility; affability. Complacency, and truth, and manly sweetness, Dwell ever on his tongue, and smooth his thoughts. --Addison. With mean complacence ne'er betray your trust. --Pope.
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Complacent \Com*pla"cent\, a. [L. complacens very pleasing, p. pr. of complacere; com- + placere to please: cf. F. complaisant. See {Please} and cf. {Complaisant}.] Self-satisfied; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a complacent smile. They look up with a sort of complacent awe . . . to kings. --Burke.
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Complacential \Com`pla*cen"tial\, a. Marked by, or causing, complacence. [Obs.] [bd]Complacential love.[b8] --Baxter.
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Complacently \Compla"cently\, adv. In a complacent manner.
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Complain \Com*plain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complaining}.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere; com- + L. plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head as a sign of grief, to lament. See {Plaint}.] 1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel. O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton. 2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge. Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king? --Shak. Syn: To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn; regret; murmur.
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Complain \Com*plain"\, v. t. To lament; to bewail. [Obs.] They might the grievance inwardly complain. --Daniel. By chaste Lucrece's soul that late complain'd Her wrongs to us. --Shak.
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Complainable \Complain"able\, a. That may be complained of. [R.] --Feltham.
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Complainant \Com*plain"ant\, n. [F. complaignant, p. pr. of complaindre.] 1. One who makes complaint. Eager complainants of the dispute. --Collier. 2. (Law) (a) One who commences a legal process by a complaint. (b) The party suing in equity, answering to the plaintiff at common law. He shall forfeit one moiety to the use of the town, and the other moiety to the use of the complainant. --Statutes of Mass.
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Complain \Com*plain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complaining}.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere; com- + L. plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head as a sign of grief, to lament. See {Plaint}.] 1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel. O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton. 2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge. Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king? --Shak. Syn: To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn; regret; murmur.
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Complainer \Com*plain"er\, n. One who complains or laments; one who finds fault; a murmurer. --Beattie. Speechless complainer, I will learn thy thought. --Shak.
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Complain \Com*plain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complaining}.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere; com- + L. plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head as a sign of grief, to lament. See {Plaint}.] 1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel. O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton. 2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge. Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king? --Shak. Syn: To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn; regret; murmur.
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Complaint \Com*plaint"\, n. [F. complainte. See {Complain}.] 1. Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding. I poured out my complaint before him. --Ps. cxlii. 2. Grievous complaints of you. --Shak. 2. Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring. The poverty of the clergy in England hath been the complaint of all who wish well to the church. --Swift. 3. An ailment or disease of the body. One in a complaint of his bowels. --Arbuthnot. 4. (Law) A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime committed (in the latter case, generally under oath); an information; accusation; the initial bill in proceedings in equity. Syn: Lamentation; murmuring; sorrow; grief; disease; illness; disorder; malady; ailment.
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Complaintful \Com*plaint"ful\, a. Full of complaint. [Obs.]
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Complaisance \Com"plai*sance`\ (?; 277), n. [F. complaisance. See {Complaisant}, and cf. {Complacence}.] Disposition to please or oblige; obliging compliance with the wishes of others; a deportment indicative of a desire to please; courtesy; civility. These [ladies] . . . are by the just complaisance and gallantry of our nation the most powerful part of our people. --Addison. They strive with their own hearts and keep them down, In complaisance to all the fools in town. --Young. Syn: Civility; courtesy; urbanity; suavity; affability; good breeding.
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Complaisant \Com"plaisant\, a. [F. complaisant, p. pr. of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See {Complacent}.] Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman. There are to whom my satire seems too bold: Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough. --Pope. Syn: Obliging; courteous; affable; gracious; civil; polite; well-bred. See {Obliging}. -- {Com"plaisant`ly}, adv. -- {Com"plai*sant`ness}, n.
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Complaisant \Com"plaisant\, a. [F. complaisant, p. pr. of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See {Complacent}.] Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman. There are to whom my satire seems too bold: Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough. --Pope. Syn: Obliging; courteous; affable; gracious; civil; polite; well-bred. See {Obliging}. -- {Com"plaisant`ly}, adv. -- {Com"plai*sant`ness}, n.
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Complaisant \Com"plaisant\, a. [F. complaisant, p. pr. of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See {Complacent}.] Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman. There are to whom my satire seems too bold: Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough. --Pope. Syn: Obliging; courteous; affable; gracious; civil; polite; well-bred. See {Obliging}. -- {Com"plaisant`ly}, adv. -- {Com"plai*sant`ness}, n.
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Complanar \Com*pla"nar\, a. See {Coplanar}.
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Complanate \Com"pla*nate\ (? [or] [?]), a. [L. complanatus, p. p. of complanare to make plane. See {Plane}, v. t.] Flattened to a level surface. [R.]
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Complanate \Com"pla*nate\, v. t. To make level. [R.]
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Complected \Com*plect"ed\, a. Complexioned. [Low, New Eng.]
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Complement \Com"ple*ment\, v. t. 1. To supply a lack; to supplement. [R.] 2. To compliment. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Complement \Com"ple*ment\, n. [L. complementun: cf. F. compl[82]ment. See {Complete}, v. t., and cf. {Compliment}.] 1. That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete. 2. That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole. History is the complement of poetry. --Sir J. Stephen. 3. Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness. To exceed his complement and number appointed him which was one hundred and twenty persons. --Hakluyt. 4. (Math.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity. 5. Something added for ornamentation; an accessory. [Obs.] Without vain art or curious complements. --Spenser. 6. (Naut.) The whole working force of a vessel. 7. (Mus.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third. 8. A compliment. [Obs.] --Shak. {Arithmetical compliment of a logarithm}. See under {Logarithm}. {Arithmetical complement of a number} (Math.), the difference between that number and the next higher power of 10; as, 4 is the complement of 6, and 16 of 84. {Complement of an} {arc [or] angle} (Geom.), the difference between that arc or angle and 90[deg]. {Complement of a parallelogram}. (Math.) See {Gnomon}. {In her complement} (Her.), said of the moon when represented as full.
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Complement \Com"ple*ment\, n. [L. complementun: cf. F. compl[82]ment. See {Complete}, v. t., and cf. {Compliment}.] 1. That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete. 2. That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole. History is the complement of poetry. --Sir J. Stephen. 3. Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness. To exceed his complement and number appointed him which was one hundred and twenty persons. --Hakluyt. 4. (Math.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity. 5. Something added for ornamentation; an accessory. [Obs.] Without vain art or curious complements. --Spenser. 6. (Naut.) The whole working force of a vessel. 7. (Mus.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third. 8. A compliment. [Obs.] --Shak. {Arithmetical compliment of a logarithm}. See under {Logarithm}. {Arithmetical complement of a number} (Math.), the difference between that number and the next higher power of 10; as, 4 is the complement of 6, and 16 of 84. {Complement of an} {arc [or] angle} (Geom.), the difference between that arc or angle and 90[deg]. {Complement of a parallelogram}. (Math.) See {Gnomon}. {In her complement} (Her.), said of the moon when represented as full.
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Complement \Com"ple*ment\, n. [L. complementun: cf. F. compl[82]ment. See {Complete}, v. t., and cf. {Compliment}.] 1. That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete. 2. That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole. History is the complement of poetry. --Sir J. Stephen. 3. Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness. To exceed his complement and number appointed him which was one hundred and twenty persons. --Hakluyt. 4. (Math.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity. 5. Something added for ornamentation; an accessory. [Obs.] Without vain art or curious complements. --Spenser. 6. (Naut.) The whole working force of a vessel. 7. (Mus.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third. 8. A compliment. [Obs.] --Shak. {Arithmetical compliment of a logarithm}. See under {Logarithm}. {Arithmetical complement of a number} (Math.), the difference between that number and the next higher power of 10; as, 4 is the complement of 6, and 16 of 84. {Complement of an} {arc [or] angle} (Geom.), the difference between that arc or angle and 90[deg]. {Complement of a parallelogram}. (Math.) See {Gnomon}. {In her complement} (Her.), said of the moon when represented as full.
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Complemental \Com`ple*men"tal\, a. 1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. [bd]Complemental ceremony.[b8] --Prynne. 2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] --Shak. {Complemental air} (Physiol.), the air (averaging 100 cubic inches) which can be drawn into the lungs in addition to the tidal air, by the deepest possible inspiration. {Complemental males} (Zo[94]l.), peculiar small males living parasitically on the ordinary hermaphrodite individuals of certain barnacles.
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Complemental \Com`ple*men"tal\, a. 1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. [bd]Complemental ceremony.[b8] --Prynne. 2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] --Shak. {Complemental air} (Physiol.), the air (averaging 100 cubic inches) which can be drawn into the lungs in addition to the tidal air, by the deepest possible inspiration. {Complemental males} (Zo[94]l.), peculiar small males living parasitically on the ordinary hermaphrodite individuals of certain barnacles.
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Complemental \Com`ple*men"tal\, a. 1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. [bd]Complemental ceremony.[b8] --Prynne. 2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] --Shak. {Complemental air} (Physiol.), the air (averaging 100 cubic inches) which can be drawn into the lungs in addition to the tidal air, by the deepest possible inspiration. {Complemental males} (Zo[94]l.), peculiar small males living parasitically on the ordinary hermaphrodite individuals of certain barnacles.
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Complementary \Com`plemen"tary\, a. Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers. {Complementary colors}. See under {Color}. {Complementary angles} (Math.), two angles whose sum is 90[f8].
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Complementary \Com`plemen"tary\, n. [See {Complimentary}.] One skilled in compliments. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Complementary \Com`plemen"tary\, a. Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers. {Complementary colors}. See under {Color}. {Complementary angles} (Math.), two angles whose sum is 90[f8].
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Color \Col"or\, n. [Written also {colour}.] [OF. color, colur, colour, F. couleur, L. color; prob. akin to celare to conceal (the color taken as that which covers). See {Helmet}.] 1. A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehended in vision; as, gay colors; sad colors, etc. Note: The sensation of color depends upon a peculiar function of the retina or optic nerve, in consequence of which rays of light produce different effects according to the length of their waves or undulations, waves of a certain length producing the sensation of red, shorter waves green, and those still shorter blue, etc. White, or ordinary, light consists of waves of various lengths so blended as to produce no effect of color, and the color of objects depends upon their power to absorb or reflect a greater or less proportion of the rays which fall upon them. 2. Any hue distinguished from white or black. 3. The hue or color characteristic of good health and spirits; ruddy complexion. Give color to my pale cheek. --Shak. 4. That which is used to give color; a paint; a pigment; as, oil colors or water colors. 5. That which covers or hides the real character of anything; semblance; excuse; disguise; appearance. They had let down the boat into the sea, under color as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship. --Acts xxvii. 30. That he should die is worthy policy; But yet we want a color for his death. --Shak. 6. Shade or variety of character; kind; species. Boys and women are for the most part cattle of this color. --Shak. 7. A distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol (usually in the plural); as, the colors or color of a ship or regiment; the colors of a race horse (that is, of the cap and jacket worn by the jockey). In the United States each regiment of infantry and artillery has two colors, one national and one regimental. --Farrow. 8. (Law) An apparent right; as where the defendant in trespass gave to the plaintiff an appearance of title, by stating his title specially, thus removing the cause from the jury to the court. --Blackstone. Note: Color is express when it is averred in the pleading, and implied when it is implied in the pleading. {Body color}. See under {Body}. {Color blindness}, total or partial inability to distinguish or recognize colors. See {Daltonism}. {Complementary color}, one of two colors so related to each other that when blended together they produce white light; -- so called because each color makes up to the other what it lacks to make it white. Artificial or pigment colors, when mixed, produce effects differing from those of the primary colors, in consequence of partial absorption. {Of color} (as persons, races, etc.), not of the white race; -- commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. {Primary colors}, those developed from the solar beam by the prism, viz., red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, which are reduced by some authors to three, -- red, green, and violet-blue. These three are sometimes called {fundamental colors}. {Subjective} [or] {Accidental color}, a false or spurious color seen in some instances, owing to the persistence of the luminous impression upon the retina, and a gradual change of its character, as where a wheel perfectly white, and with a circumference regularly subdivided, is made to revolve rapidly over a dark object, the teeth of the wheel appear to the eye of different shades of color varying with the rapidity of rotation. See {Accidental colors}, under {Accidental}.
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Complementary \Com`plemen"tary\, a. Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers. {Complementary colors}. See under {Color}. {Complementary angles} (Math.), two angles whose sum is 90[f8].
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Complete \Com*plete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Completed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Completing}.] To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of education. Bred only and completed to the taste Of lustful appetence. --Milton. And, to complete her bliss, a fool for mate. --Pope. Syn: To perform; execute; terminate; conclude; finish; end; fill up; achieve; realize; effect; consummate; accomplish; effectuate; fulfill; bring to pass.
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Complete \Com*plete"\, a. [L. completus, p. p. of complere to fill up; com- + plere to fill. See {Full}, a., and cf. {Comply}, {Compline}.] 1. Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate. [bd]Complete perfections.[b8] --Milton. Ye are complete in him. --Col. ii. 10. That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon. --Shak. 2. Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete. This course of vanity almost complete. --Prior. 3. (Bot.) Having all the parts or organs which belong to it or to the typical form; having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil. Syn: See {Whole}.
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Quadrilateral \Quad`rilat"eral\, n. 1. (Geom.) A plane figure having four sides, and consequently four angles; a quadrangular figure; any figure formed by four lines. 2. An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other; as, the Venetian quadrilateral, comprising Mantua, Peschiera, Verona, and Legnano. {Complete quadrilateral} (Geom.), the figure made up of the six straight lines that can be drawn through four points, A, B, C, I, the lines being supposed to be produced indefinitely.
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Complete \Com*plete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Completed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Completing}.] To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of education. Bred only and completed to the taste Of lustful appetence. --Milton. And, to complete her bliss, a fool for mate. --Pope. Syn: To perform; execute; terminate; conclude; finish; end; fill up; achieve; realize; effect; consummate; accomplish; effectuate; fulfill; bring to pass.
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Completely \Com*plete"ly\, adv. In a complete manner; fully.
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Completement \Com*plete"ment\, n. Act of completing or perfecting; completion. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Completeness \Com*plete"ness\, n. The state of being complete.
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Complete \Com*plete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Completed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Completing}.] To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of education. Bred only and completed to the taste Of lustful appetence. --Milton. And, to complete her bliss, a fool for mate. --Pope. Syn: To perform; execute; terminate; conclude; finish; end; fill up; achieve; realize; effect; consummate; accomplish; effectuate; fulfill; bring to pass.
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Completion \Com*ple"tion\, n. [L. completio a filling, a fulfillment.] 1. The act or process of making complete; the getting through to the end; as, the completion of an undertaking, an education, a service. The completion of some repairs. --Prescott. 2. State of being complete; fulfillment; accomplishment; realization. Predictions receiving their completion in Christ. --South.
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Completive \Com*ple"tive\, a. [L. completivus: cf. F. compl[82]tif.] Making complete. [R.] --J. Harris.
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Completory \Comple"tory\, a. Serving to fulfill. Completory of ancient presignifications. --Barrow.
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Completory \Com"ple*to"ry\ (? [or] ?), n. [L. completorium.] (Eccl.) Same as {Compline}.
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Complex \Com"plex\, n. [L. complexus] Assemblage of related things; collection; complication. This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges exhibited by the gospel. --South. {Complex of lines} (Geom.), all the possible straight lines in space being considered, the entire system of lines which satisfy a single relation constitute a complex; as, all the lines which meet a given curve make up a complex. The lines which satisfy two relations constitute a congruency of lines; as, the entire system of lines, each one of which meets two given surfaces, is a congruency.
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Complex \Com"plex\, a. [L. complexus, p. p. of complecti to entwine around, comprise; com- + plectere to twist, akin to plicare to fold. See {Plait}, n.] 1. Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea. Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe. --Locke. 2. Involving many parts; complicated; intricate. When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is difficult and complex. --Whewell. {Complex fraction}. See {Fraction}. {Complex number} (Math.), in the theory of numbers, an expression of the form a + b[root]-1, when a and b are ordinary integers. Syn: See {Intricate}.
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(b) Any similar oxide of hydrocarbon radicals; as, amyl ether; valeric ether. {Complex ether}, {Mixed ether} (Chem.), an oxide of two different radicals in the same molecule; as, ethyl methyl ether, {C2H5.O.CH3}. {Compound ether} (Chem.), an ethereal salt or a salt of some hydrocarbon as the base; an ester. {Ether engine} (Mach.), a condensing engine like a steam engine, but operated by the vapor of ether instead of by steam.
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Fraction \Frac"tion\, n. [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking, fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See {Break}.] 1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. [Obs.] Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to any fraction or breaking up. --Foxe. 2. A portion; a fragment. Some niggard fractions of an hour. --Tennyson. 3. (Arith. or Alg.) One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude. {Common, [or] Vulgar}, {fraction}, a fraction in which the number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed to be divided is indicated by figures or letters, called the denominator, written below a line, over which is the numerator, indicating the number of these parts included in the fraction; as [frac12], one half, [frac25], two fifths. {Complex fraction}, a fraction having a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator, or in both. --Davies & Peck. {Compound fraction}, a fraction of a fraction; two or more fractions connected by of. {Continued fraction}, {Decimal fraction}, {Partial fraction}, etc. See under {Continued}, {Decimal}, {Partial}, etc. {Improper fraction}, a fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator. {Proper fraction}, a fraction in which the numerator is less than the denominator.
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Complex \Com"plex\, a. [L. complexus, p. p. of complecti to entwine around, comprise; com- + plectere to twist, akin to plicare to fold. See {Plait}, n.] 1. Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea. Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe. --Locke. 2. Involving many parts; complicated; intricate. When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is difficult and complex. --Whewell. {Complex fraction}. See {Fraction}. {Complex number} (Math.), in the theory of numbers, an expression of the form a + b[root]-1, when a and b are ordinary integers. Syn: See {Intricate}.
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Integer \In"teger\, n. [L. integer untouched, whole, entire. See {Entire}.] A complete entity; a whole number, in contradistinction to a fraction or a mixed number. {Complex* integer} (Theory of Numbers), an expression of the form a + b[root]-1, where a and b are real integers.
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Complex \Com"plex\, a. [L. complexus, p. p. of complecti to entwine around, comprise; com- + plectere to twist, akin to plicare to fold. See {Plait}, n.] 1. Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea. Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe. --Locke. 2. Involving many parts; complicated; intricate. When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is difficult and complex. --Whewell. {Complex fraction}. See {Fraction}. {Complex number} (Math.), in the theory of numbers, an expression of the form a + b[root]-1, when a and b are ordinary integers. Syn: See {Intricate}.
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Complex \Com"plex\, n. [L. complexus] Assemblage of related things; collection; complication. This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges exhibited by the gospel. --South. {Complex of lines} (Geom.), all the possible straight lines in space being considered, the entire system of lines which satisfy a single relation constitute a complex; as, all the lines which meet a given curve make up a complex. The lines which satisfy two relations constitute a congruency of lines; as, the entire system of lines, each one of which meets two given surfaces, is a congruency.
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Unit \U"nit\, n. [Abbrev. from unity.] 1. A single thing or person. 2. (Arith.) The least whole number; one. Units are the integral parts of any large number. --I. Watts. 3. A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings. --Camden. 4. Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind. 5. (Math.) A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole. {Abstract unit}, the unit of numeration; one taken in the abstract; the number represented by 1. The term is used in distinction from concrete, or determinate, unit, that is, a unit in which the kind of thing is expressed; a unit of measure or value; as 1 foot, 1 dollar, 1 pound, and the like. {Complex unit} (Theory of Numbers), an imaginary number of the form a + broot{-1}, when a^{2} + b^{2} = 1. {Duodecimal unit}, a unit in the scale of numbers increasing or decreasing by twelves. {Fractional unit}, the unit of a fraction; the reciprocal of the denominator; thus, [frac14] is the unit of the fraction [frac34]. {Integral unit}, the unit of integral numbers, or 1. {Physical unit}, a value or magnitude conventionally adopted as a unit or standard in physical measurements. The various physical units are usually based on given units of length, mass, and time, and on the density or other properties of some substance, for example, water. See {Dyne}, {Erg}, {Farad}, {Ohm}, {Poundal}, etc. {Unit deme} (Biol.), a unit of the inferior order or orders of individuality. {Unit jar} (Elec.), a small, insulated Leyden jar, placed between the electrical machine and a larger jar or battery, so as to announce, by its repeated discharges, the amount of electricity passed into the larger jar. {Unit of heat} (Physics), a determinate quantity of heat adopted as a unit of measure; a thermal unit (see under {Thermal}). Water is the substance generally employed, the unit being one gram or one pound, and the temperature interval one degree of the Centigrade or Fahrenheit scale. When referred to the gram, it is called the gram degree. The British unit of heat, or thermal unit, used by engineers in England and in the United States, is the quantity of heat necessary to raise one pound of pure water at and near its temperature of greatest density (39.1[deg] Fahr.) through one degree of the Fahrenheit scale. --Rankine. {Unit of illumination}, the light of a sperm candle burning 120 grains per hour. Standard gas, burning at the rate of five cubic feet per hour, must have an illuminating power equal to that of fourteen such candles. {Unit of measure} (as of length, surface, volume, dry measure, liquid measure, money, weight, time, and the like), in general, a determinate quantity or magnitude of the kind designated, taken as a standard of comparison for others of the same kind, in assigning to them numerical values, as 1 foot, 1 yard, 1 mile, 1 square foot, 1 square yard, 1 cubic foot, 1 peck, 1 bushel, 1 gallon, 1 cent, 1 ounce, 1 pound, 1 hour, and the like; more specifically, the fundamental unit adopted in any system of weights, measures, or money, by which its several denominations are regulated, and which is itself defined by comparison with some known magnitude, either natural or empirical, as, in the United States, the dollar for money, the pound avoirdupois for weight, the yard for length, the gallon of 8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of water at 39.8[deg] Fahr. (about 231 cubic inches) for liquid measure, etc.; in Great Britain, the pound sterling, the pound troy, the yard, or [frac1x108719] part of the length of a second's pendulum at London, the gallon of 277.274 cubic inches, etc.; in the metric system, the meter, the liter, the gram, etc. {Unit of power}. (Mach.) See {Horse power}. {Unit of resistance}. (Elec.) See {Resistance}, n., 4, and {Ohm}. {Unit of work} (Physics), the amount of work done by a unit force acting through a unit distance, or the amount required to lift a unit weight through a unit distance against gravitation. See {Erg}, {Foot Pound}, {Kilogrammeter}. {Unit stress} (Mech. Physics), stress per unit of area; intensity of stress. It is expressed in ounces, pounds, tons, etc., per square inch, square foot, or square yard, etc., or in atmospheres, or inches of mercury or water, or the like.
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Complexed \Complexed"\ (k[ocr]mpl[ecr]kst"), a. Complex, complicated. [Obs.] [bd]Complexed significations.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.
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Complexedness \Complex"edness\ (k[ocr]mpl[ecr]ks"[ecr]dn[ecr]s), n. The quality or state of being complex or involved; complication. The complexedness of these moral ideas. --Locke.
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Complexion \Complex"ion\ (k[ocr]mpl[ecr]k"sh[ucr]n), n. [F. complexion, fr. L. complexio. See {Complex}, a.] 1. The state of being complex; complexity. [Obs.] Though the terms of propositions may be complex, yet . . . it is properly called a simple syllogism, since the complexion does not belong to the syllogistic form of it. --I. Watts. 2. A combination; a complex. [Archaic] This paragraph is . . . a complexion of sophisms. --Coleridge. 3. The bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or natural disposition; character; nature. [Obs.] If his complexion incline him to melancholy. --Milton. It is the complexion of them all to leave the dam. --Shak. 4. The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face. Tall was her stature, her complexion dark. --Wordsworth. Between the pale complexion of true love, And the red glow of scorn and proud disdain. --Shak. 5. The general appearance or aspect; as, the complexion of the sky; the complexion of the news.
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Complexional \Complex"ional\ (-[ait]l), a. Of or pertaining to constitutional complexion. A moral rather than a complexional timidity. --Burke.
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Complexionally \Complex"ional*ly\, adv. Constitutionally. [R.] Though corruptible, not complexionally vicious. --Burke.
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Complexionary \Complex"iona*ry\, a. Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it. --Jer. Taylor.
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Complexioned \Complex"ioned\ (k[ocr]mpl[ecr]k"sh[ucr]nd), a. Having (such) a complexion; -- used in composition; as, a dark-complexioned or a ruddy-complexioned person. A flower is the best-complexioned grass, as a pearl is the best-colored clay. --Fuller.
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Complexity \Complex"ity\, n.; pl. {Complexities}. [Cf. F. complexit[82].] 1. The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement. The objects of society are of the greatest possible complexity. --Burke. 2. That which is complex; intricacy; complication. Many-corridored complexities Of Arthur's palace. --Tennyson.
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Complexity \Complex"ity\, n.; pl. {Complexities}. [Cf. F. complexit[82].] 1. The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement. The objects of society are of the greatest possible complexity. --Burke. 2. That which is complex; intricacy; complication. Many-corridored complexities Of Arthur's palace. --Tennyson.
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Complexly \Com"plex`ly\, adv. In a complex manner; not simply.
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Complexness \Com"plex`ness\, n. The state of being complex; complexity. --A. Smith.
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Compliable \Compli"able\, a. Capable of bending or yielding; apt to yield; compliant. Another compliable mind. --Milton. The Jews . . . had made their religion compliable, and accommodated to their passions. --Jortin.
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Compliance \Com*pli"ance\, n. [See {Comply}.] 1. The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission. What compliances will remove dissension? --Swift. Ready compliance with the wishes of his people. --Macaulay. 2. A disposition to yield to others; complaisance. A man of few words and of great compliance. --Clarendon. Syn: Concession; submission; consent; obedience; performance; execution; acquiescence; assent.
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Compliancy \Compli"ancy\, n. Compliance; disposition to yield to others. --Goldsmith.
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Compliant \Com*pli"ant\, a. Yielding; bending; pliant; submissive. [bd]The compliant boughs.[b8] --Milton.
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Compliantly \Compli"antly\, adv. In a compliant manner.
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Complicacy \Com"plicacy\, n. A state of being complicate or intricate. --Mitford.
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Complicant \Com"pli*cant\, a. [L. complicans, p. pr.] (Zo[94]l.) Overlapping, as the elytra of certain beetles.
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Complicate \Com"pli*cate\, a. [L. complicatus, p. p. of complicare to fold together. See {Complex}.] 1. Composed of two or more parts united; complex; complicated; involved. How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful is man! --Young. 2. (Bot.) Folded together, or upon itself, with the fold running lengthwise.
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Complicate \Com"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Complicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complicating}.] To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult. Nor can his complicated sinews fail. --Young. Avarice and luxury very often become one complicated principle of action. --Addison. When the disease is complicated with other diseases. --Arbuthnot.
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Complicate \Com"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Complicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complicating}.] To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult. Nor can his complicated sinews fail. --Young. Avarice and luxury very often become one complicated principle of action. --Addison. When the disease is complicated with other diseases. --Arbuthnot.
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Fracture \Frac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. fractura, fr. frangere, fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See {Fraction}.] 1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach. 2. (Surg.) The breaking of a bone. 3. (Min.) The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture. {Comminuted fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone is broken into several parts. {Complicated fracture} (Surg.), a fracture of the bone combined with the lesion of some artery, nervous trunk, or joint. {Compound fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which there is an open wound from the surface down to the fracture. {Simple fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone only is ruptured. It does not communicate with the surface by an open wound. Syn: {Fracture}, {Rupture}. Usage: These words denote different kinds of breaking, according to the objects to which they are applied. Fracture is applied to hard substances; as, the fracture of a bone. Rupture is oftener applied to soft substances; as, the rupture of a blood vessel. It is also used figuratively. [bd]To be an enemy and once to have been a friend, does it not embitter the rupture?[b8] --South.
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Complicately \Com"plicately\, adv. In a complex manner.
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Complicateness \Com"plicateness\, n. Complexity. --Sir M. Hale.
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Complicate \Com"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Complicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complicating}.] To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult. Nor can his complicated sinews fail. --Young. Avarice and luxury very often become one complicated principle of action. --Addison. When the disease is complicated with other diseases. --Arbuthnot.
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Complication \Com`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. compliasion: cf. F. complication.] 1. The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity. A complication of diseases. --Macaulay. Through and beyond these dark complications of the present, the New England founders looked to the great necessities of future times. --Palfrey. 2. (Med.) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
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Complice \Com"plice\, n.; pl. {Complices}. [F., fr. L. complex, -plicis, closely connected with one, confederate. See {Complicate}, and cf. {Accomplice}.] An accomplice. [Obs.] To quell the rebels and their complices. --Shak.
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Complice \Com"plice\, n.; pl. {Complices}. [F., fr. L. complex, -plicis, closely connected with one, confederate. See {Complicate}, and cf. {Accomplice}.] An accomplice. [Obs.] To quell the rebels and their complices. --Shak.
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Complicity \Complic"ity\, n.; pl. {Complicities}. [F. complicit[82].] The state of being an accomplice; participation in guilt.
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Complicity \Complic"ity\, n.; pl. {Complicities}. [F. complicit[82].] The state of being an accomplice; participation in guilt.
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Comply \Com*ply"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complying}.] [Perh. formed fr. compliment, influenced by ply, pliant, which are of different origin: cf. It. complire to compliment, finish, suit. See {Compliment}, {Complete}.] 1. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with. Yet this be sure, in nothing to comply, Scandalous or forbidden in our law. --Milton. They did servilely comply with the people in worshiping God by sensible images. --Tillotson. He that complies against his will Is of his own opinion still. --Hudibras. 2. To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Complier \Com*pli"er\, n. One who complies, yields, or obeys; one of an easy, yielding temper. --Swift.
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Compliment \Com"pli*ment\, v. t. To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay a compliment to. Monarchs should their inward soul disguise; . . . Should compliment their foes and shun their friends. --Prior. Syn: To praise; flatter; adulate; commend.
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Compliment \Com"pli*ment\, v. i. To pass compliments; to use conventional expressions of respect. I make the interlocutors, upon occasion, compliment with one another. --Boyle.
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Compliment \Com"pli*ment\, n. [F. compliment. It complimento, fr. comlire to compliment, finish, suit, fr. L. complere to fill up. See {Complete}, and cf. {Complement}.] An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or attention; a ceremonious greeting; as, to send one's compliments to a friend. Tedious waste of time, to sit and hear So many hollow compliments and lies. --Milton. Many a compliment politely penned. --Cowper. {To make one a compliment}, to show one respect; to praise one in a flattering way. --Locke. {To make one's compliments to}, to offer formal courtesies to. {To stand on compliment}, to treat with ceremony. Syn: See {Adulation}.
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Complimental \Com`plimen"tal\, a. Complimentary. [Obs.] Languages . . . grow rich and abundant in complimental phrases, and such froth. --Sir H. Wotton. -- {Com`plimen"tally}, adv. [Obs.] --Boyle. -- {Com`plimen"tal*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Hammond.
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Complimental \Com`plimen"tal\, a. Complimentary. [Obs.] Languages . . . grow rich and abundant in complimental phrases, and such froth. --Sir H. Wotton. -- {Com`plimen"tally}, adv. [Obs.] --Boyle. -- {Com`plimen"tal*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Hammond.
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Complimental \Com`plimen"tal\, a. Complimentary. [Obs.] Languages . . . grow rich and abundant in complimental phrases, and such froth. --Sir H. Wotton. -- {Com`plimen"tally}, adv. [Obs.] --Boyle. -- {Com`plimen"tal*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Hammond.
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Complimentary \Com`plimen"tary\, a. Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or containing, a compliment; as, a complimentary remark; a complimentary ticket. [bd]Complimentary addresses.[b8] --Prescott.
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Complimentative \Com`plimen"tative\, a. Complimentary. [R.] --Boswell.
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Complimenter \Com"pli*ment`er\, n. One who compliments; one given to complimenting; a flatterer.
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Compline \Com"pline\, Complin \Com"plin\, n. [From OE. complie, OF. complie, F. complies, pl., fr. LL. completa (prop. fem. of L. completus) the religious exercise which completes and closes the service of the day. See {Complete}.] (Eccl.) The last division of the Roman Catholic breviary; the seventh and last of the canonical hours of the Western church; the last prayer of the day, to be said after sunset. The custom of godly man been to shut up the evening with a compline of prayer at nine of the night. --Hammond.
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Compline \Com"pline\, Complin \Com"plin\, n. [From OE. complie, OF. complie, F. complies, pl., fr. LL. completa (prop. fem. of L. completus) the religious exercise which completes and closes the service of the day. See {Complete}.] (Eccl.) The last division of the Roman Catholic breviary; the seventh and last of the canonical hours of the Western church; the last prayer of the day, to be said after sunset. The custom of godly man been to shut up the evening with a compline of prayer at nine of the night. --Hammond.
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Complot \Com"plot\, n. [F. complot, prob. for comploit, fr.L. complicitum, prop. p. p. of complicare, but equiv. to complicatio complication, entangling. See {Complicate}, and cf. {Plot}.] A plotting together; a confederacy in some evil design; a conspiracy. I know their complot is to have my life. --Shak.
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Complot \Com*plot"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Complotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complotting}.] [Cf. F. comploter, fr. complot.] To plot or plan together; to conspire; to join in a secret design. We find them complotting together, and contriving a new scene of miseries to the Trojans. --Pope.
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Complotment \Com*plot"ment\, n. A plotting together. [R.]
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Complot \Com*plot"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Complotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complotting}.] [Cf. F. comploter, fr. complot.] To plot or plan together; to conspire; to join in a secret design. We find them complotting together, and contriving a new scene of miseries to the Trojans. --Pope.
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Complotter \Com*plot"ter\, n. One joined in a plot. --Dryden.
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Complot \Com*plot"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Complotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complotting}.] [Cf. F. comploter, fr. complot.] To plot or plan together; to conspire; to join in a secret design. We find them complotting together, and contriving a new scene of miseries to the Trojans. --Pope.
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Complutensian \Com`plu*ten"sian\, a. Of or pertaining to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares) a city near Madrid; as, the Complutensian Bible.
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Comply \Com*ply"\, v. t. [See {comply}, v. i.] 1. To fulfill; to accomplish. [Obs.] --Chapman. 2. [Cf. L. complicare to fold up. See {Ply}.] To infold; to embrace. [Obs.] Seemed to comply, Cloudlike, the daintie deitie. --Herrick.
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Comply \Com*ply"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complying}.] [Perh. formed fr. compliment, influenced by ply, pliant, which are of different origin: cf. It. complire to compliment, finish, suit. See {Compliment}, {Complete}.] 1. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with. Yet this be sure, in nothing to comply, Scandalous or forbidden in our law. --Milton. They did servilely comply with the people in worshiping God by sensible images. --Tillotson. He that complies against his will Is of his own opinion still. --Hudibras. 2. To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Comply \Com*ply"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complying}.] [Perh. formed fr. compliment, influenced by ply, pliant, which are of different origin: cf. It. complire to compliment, finish, suit. See {Compliment}, {Complete}.] 1. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with. Yet this be sure, in nothing to comply, Scandalous or forbidden in our law. --Milton. They did servilely comply with the people in worshiping God by sensible images. --Tillotson. He that complies against his will Is of his own opinion still. --Hudibras. 2. To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Compulsative \Compul"sative\, a. [From L. compulsare, v. intens. of compellere. See {Compel}.] Compulsatory. [R.] --Shak.
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Compulsatively \Compul"sative*ly\, adv. By compulsion. [R.]
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Compulsatory \Compul"sato*ry\, a. Operating with force; compelling; forcing; constraining; resulting from, or enforced by, compulsion. [R.] To recover of us, by strong hand And terms compulsatory, those foresaid lands. --Shak.
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Compulsion \Com*pul"sion\, n. [L. compulsio. See {Compel}.] The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force. If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion. --Shak. With what compulsion and laborious flight We sunk thus low. --Milton. Syn: See {Constraint}.
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Compulsive \Com*pul"sive\, a. Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion. Religion is . . . inconsistent with all compulsive motives. --Sharp.
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Compulsively \Compul"sively\, adv. By compulsion; by force.
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Compulsorily \Compul"sori*ly\, adv. In a compulsory manner; by force or constraint.
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Compulsory \Compul"sory\, a. [LL. compulsorius.] 1. Having the power of compulsion; constraining. 2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion. This contribution threatening to fall infinitely short of their hopes, they soon made it compulsory. --Burke.
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Pulley \Pul"ley\, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet}, {Foal}). For the change of sense, cf. F. poutre beam, originally, a filly, and E. easel.] (Mach.) A wheel with a broad rim, or grooved rim, for transmitting power from, or imparting power to, the different parts of machinery, or for changing the direction of motion, by means of a belt, cord, rope, or chain. Note: The pulley, as one of the mechanical powers, consists, in its simplest form, of a grooved wheel, called a sheave, turning within a movable frame or block, by means of a cord or rope attached at one end to a fixed point. The force, acting on the free end of the rope, is thus doubled, but can move the load through only half the space traversed by itself. The rope may also pass over a sheave in another block that is fixed. The end of the rope may be fastened to the movable block, instead of a fixed point, with an additional gain of power, and using either one or two sheaves in the fixed block. Other sheaves may be added, and the power multiplied accordingly. Such an apparatus is called by workmen a block and tackle, or a fall and tackle. See {Block}. A single fixed pulley gives no increase of power, but serves simply for changing the direction of motion. {Band pulley}, [or] {Belt pulley}, a pulley with a broad face for transmitting power between revolving shafts by means of a belt, or for guiding a belt. {Cone pulley}. See {Cone pulley}. {Conical pulley}, one of a pair of belt pulleys, each in the shape of a truncated cone, for varying velocities. {Fast pulley}, a pulley firmly attached upon a shaft. {Loose pulley}, a pulley loose on a shaft, to interrupt the transmission of motion in machinery. See {Fast and loose pulleys}, under {Fast}. {Parting pulley}, a belt pulley made in semicircular halves, which can be bolted together, to facilitate application to, or removal from, a shaft. {Pulley block}. Same as {Block}, n. 6. {Pulley stile} (Arch.), the upright of the window frame into which a pulley is fixed and along which the sash slides. {Split pulley}, a parting pulley.
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d8Cone \[d8]Cone\, n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. [?]; akin to Skr. [87]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle; -- called also a {right cone}. More generally, any solid having a vertical point and bounded by a surface which is described by a straight line always passing through that vertical point; a solid having a circle for its base and tapering to a point or vertex. 2. Anything shaped more or less like a mathematical cone; as, a volcanic cone, a collection of scori[91] around the crater of a volcano, usually heaped up in a conical form. Now had Night measured with her shadowy cone Half way up hill this vast sublunar vault. --Milton. 3. (Bot.) The fruit or strobile of the {Conifer[91]}, as of the pine, fir, cedar, and cypress. It is composed of woody scales, each one of which has one or two seeds at its base. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A shell of the genus {Conus}, having a conical form. {Cone of rays} (Opt.), the pencil of rays of light which proceed from a radiant point to a given surface, as that of a lens, or conversely. {Cone pulley}. See in the Vocabulary. {Oblique} [or] {Scalene cone}, a cone of which the axis is inclined to the plane of its base. {Eight cone}. See {Cone}, 1.
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Cone pulley \Cone" pul"ley\ A pulley for driving machines, etc., having two or more parts or steps of different diameters; a pulley having a conical shape.
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Coneflower \Cone"flow`er\, n. Any plant of the genus {Rudbeckia}; -- so called from the cone-shaped disk of the flower head. Also, any plant of the related genera {Ratibida} and {Brauneria}, the latter usually known as {purple coneflower}.
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Confalon \Con"fa*lon\, n. [F. See {Confalon}.] (R. C. Ch.) One of a fraternity of seculars, also called {Penitents}.
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Conflagrant \Con*fla"grant\, a. [L. conflagrans, p. pr. of conflagrare; con- + flagrare to blaze. See {Flagrant}.] Burning together in a common flame. [R.] [bd]The {conflagrant} mass.[b8] --Milton.
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Conflagration \Con`fla*gra"tion\, n. [L. conflagratio: cf. F. conflagration.] A fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning. Till one wide conflagration swallows all. --Pope.
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Conflate \Con*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conflated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conflating}.] [L. conflatus, p. p. of conflare to blow together; con- + flare to blow.] To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse together; to join or weld; to consolidate. The State-General, created and conflated by the passionate effort of the whole nation. --Carlyle.
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Conflate \Con*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conflated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conflating}.] [L. conflatus, p. p. of conflare to blow together; con- + flare to blow.] To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse together; to join or weld; to consolidate. The State-General, created and conflated by the passionate effort of the whole nation. --Carlyle.
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Conflate \Con*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conflated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conflating}.] [L. conflatus, p. p. of conflare to blow together; con- + flare to blow.] To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse together; to join or weld; to consolidate. The State-General, created and conflated by the passionate effort of the whole nation. --Carlyle.
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Conflation \Con*fla"tion\, n. [L. conflatio.] A blowing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry. [R.] --Bacon.
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Conflict \Con*flict"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Conflicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conflicting}.] [L. conflictus, p. p. of confligere to conflict (cf. conflictare); con- + fligere to strike; cf. Gr. fli`bein, qli`bein, to press, L. flagrum whip.] 1. To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide. --Shak. Fire and water conflicting together. --Bacon. 2. To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle. A man would be content to . . . conflict with great difficulties, in hopes of a mighty reward. --Abp. Tillotson. 3. To be in opposition; to be contradictory. The laws of the United States and of the individual States may, in some cases, conflict with each other. --Wheaton. Syn: To fight; contend; contest; resist; struggle; combat; strive; battle.
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Conflict \Con"flict\, n. [L. conflictus a striking together, fr. confligere, -flictum, to strike together, to fight: cf. F. conflit, formerly also conflict. See {Conflict}, v.] 1. A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves. 2. A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting. As soon as he [Atterbury] was himself again, he became eager for action and conflict. --Macaulay. An irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces. --W. H. Seward. {Conflict of laws}, that branch of jurisprudence which deals with individual litigation claimed to be subject to the conflicting laws of two or more states or nations; -- often used as synonymous with {Private international law}. Syn: Contest; collision; struggle; combat; strife; contention; battle; fight; encounter. See {Contest}.
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Conflict \Con"flict\, n. [L. conflictus a striking together, fr. confligere, -flictum, to strike together, to fight: cf. F. conflit, formerly also conflict. See {Conflict}, v.] 1. A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves. 2. A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting. As soon as he [Atterbury] was himself again, he became eager for action and conflict. --Macaulay. An irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces. --W. H. Seward. {Conflict of laws}, that branch of jurisprudence which deals with individual litigation claimed to be subject to the conflicting laws of two or more states or nations; -- often used as synonymous with {Private international law}. Syn: Contest; collision; struggle; combat; strife; contention; battle; fight; encounter. See {Contest}.
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Conflict \Con*flict"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Conflicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conflicting}.] [L. conflictus, p. p. of confligere to conflict (cf. conflictare); con- + fligere to strike; cf. Gr. fli`bein, qli`bein, to press, L. flagrum whip.] 1. To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide. --Shak. Fire and water conflicting together. --Bacon. 2. To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle. A man would be content to . . . conflict with great difficulties, in hopes of a mighty reward. --Abp. Tillotson. 3. To be in opposition; to be contradictory. The laws of the United States and of the individual States may, in some cases, conflict with each other. --Wheaton. Syn: To fight; contend; contest; resist; struggle; combat; strive; battle.
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Conflict \Con*flict"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Conflicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conflicting}.] [L. conflictus, p. p. of confligere to conflict (cf. conflictare); con- + fligere to strike; cf. Gr. fli`bein, qli`bein, to press, L. flagrum whip.] 1. To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide. --Shak. Fire and water conflicting together. --Bacon. 2. To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle. A man would be content to . . . conflict with great difficulties, in hopes of a mighty reward. --Abp. Tillotson. 3. To be in opposition; to be contradictory. The laws of the United States and of the individual States may, in some cases, conflict with each other. --Wheaton. Syn: To fight; contend; contest; resist; struggle; combat; strive; battle.
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Conflicting \Con*flict"ing\, a. Being in conflict or collision, or in opposition; contending; contradictory; incompatible; contrary; opposing. Torn with sundry conflicting passions. --Bp. Hurd.
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Conflictive \Con*flict"ive\, a. Tending to conflict; conflicting. --Sir W. Hamilton.
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Confluence \Con"flu*ence\, n. [L. confluentia.] 1. The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting. New York stood at the confluence of two rivers. --Bancroft. 2. Any running together of separate streams or currents; the act of meeting and crowding in a place; hence, a crowd; a concourse; an assemblage. You see this confluence, this great flood of vistors. --Shak. The confluence . . . of all true joys. --Boyle.
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Confluent \Con"flu*ent\, a. [L. confluens, -entis, p. pr. of confluere, -fluxum; con- + fluere to flow. See {Fluent}.] 1. Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another. These confluent steams make some great river's head. --Blackmore. 2. (Bot.) Blended into one; growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction. 3. (Med.) (a) Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules. (b) Characterized by having the pustules, etc., run together or unite, so as to cover the surface; as, confluent smallpox. --Dunglison.
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Confluent \Con"flu*ent\, n. 1. A small steam which flows into a large one. 2. The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc. [Obs.] --Holland.
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Conflux \Con"flux\, n. [From L. confluxus, p. p. See {Confluent}.] 1. A flowing together; a meeting of currents. [bd]The conflux of meeting sap.[b8] --Shak. The general conflux and concourse of the whole people. --Clarendon. 2. A large assemblage; a passing multitude. To the gates cast round thine eye, and see What conflux issuing forth, or entering in. --Milton.
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Confluxibility \Conflux`ibil"i*ty\, n. The tendency of fluids to run together. [R.] --Boyle.
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Confluxible \Conflux"ible\, a. Inclined to flow or run together. -- {Conflux"ible*ness}, n.
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Confluxible \Conflux"ible\, a. Inclined to flow or run together. -- {Conflux"ible*ness}, n.
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Connubial \Connu"bial\, a. [L. connubialis, fr. connubium marriage; con- + nubere to veil, to marry. See {Nupital}.] Of or pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state; conjugal; nuptial. Nor Eve the rites Mysterious of connubial love refused. --Milton. Kind, connubial tenderness. --Goldsmith.
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Connubiality \Connu`bial"i*ty\, n. The quality of being connubial; something characteristics of the conjugal state; an expression of connubial tenderness. Some connubialities which had begun to pass between Mr. and Mrs. B. --Dickens.
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Squawroot \Squaw"root`\, n. (Bot.) A scaly parasitic plant ({Conopholis Americana}) found in oak woods in the United States; -- called also {cancer root}.
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Convalesce \Con`va*lesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convalesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convalescing}.] [L. convalscere; con- + valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong. See {Vallant}.] To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.
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Convalesce \Con`va*lesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convalesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convalescing}.] [L. convalscere; con- + valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong. See {Vallant}.] To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.
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Convalesced \Con`va*lesced"\, a. Convalescent. [R.] He found the queen somewhat convalesced. --J. Knox.
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Convalescence \Con`vales"cence\, Convalescency \Con`vales"cen*cy\, n. [L. convalescentia: cf. F. convalescence.] The recovery of heath and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness; the time between the subsidence of a disease and complete restoration to health.
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Convalescence \Con`vales"cence\, Convalescency \Con`vales"cen*cy\, n. [L. convalescentia: cf. F. convalescence.] The recovery of heath and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness; the time between the subsidence of a disease and complete restoration to health.
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Convalescent \Con`va*les"cent\, n. One recovering from sickness.
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Convalescent \Con`va*les"cent\, a. [L. convalescens, -entis, p. pr.: cf. F. convalescent.] 1. Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength. 2. Of or pertaining to convalescence.
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Convalescently \Con`vales"cently\, adv. In the manner of a convalescent; with increasing strength or vigor.
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Convalesce \Con`va*lesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convalesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convalescing}.] [L. convalscere; con- + valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong. See {Vallant}.] To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.
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Convallamarin \Conval"lama`rin\, n. [Convallaria + L. amarus bitter.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley ({Convallaria Majalis}). Its taste is first bitter, then sweet.
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{Lily of the valley} (Bot.), a low perennial herb ({Convallaria majalis}), having a raceme of nodding, fragrant, white flowers.
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May \May\, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the goddess Maia (Gr. [?]), daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury by Jupiter.] 1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days. --Chaucer. 2. The early part or springtime of life. His May of youth, and bloom of lustihood. --Shak. 3. (Bot.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn. The palm and may make country houses gay. --Nash. Plumes that micked the may. --Tennyson. 4. The merrymaking of May Day. --Tennyson. {Italian may} (Bot.), a shrubby species of {Spir[91]a} ({S. hypericifolia}) with many clusters of small white flowers along the slender branches. {May apple} (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant ({Podophyllum peltatum}). Also, the plant itself (popularly called {mandrake}), which has two lobed leaves, and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic. {May beetle}, {May bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged state in May. They belong to {Melolontha}, and allied genera. Called also {June beetle}. {May Day}, the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a garland, and by dancing about a May pole. {May dew}, the morning dew of the first day of May, to which magical properties were attributed. {May flower} (Bot.), a plant that flowers in May; also, its blossom. See {Mayflower}, in the vocabulary. {May fly} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Ephemera}, and allied genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many species appear in May. See {Ephemeral fly}, under {Ephemeral}. {May game}, any May-day sport. {May lady}, the queen or lady of May, in old May games. {May lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley ({Convallaria majalis}). {May pole}. See {Maypole} in the Vocabulary. {May queen}, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the sports of May Day. {May thorn}, the hawthorn.
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Convallamarin \Conval"lama`rin\, n. [Convallaria + L. amarus bitter.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley ({Convallaria Majalis}). Its taste is first bitter, then sweet.
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{Lily of the valley} (Bot.), a low perennial herb ({Convallaria majalis}), having a raceme of nodding, fragrant, white flowers.
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May \May\, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the goddess Maia (Gr. [?]), daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury by Jupiter.] 1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days. --Chaucer. 2. The early part or springtime of life. His May of youth, and bloom of lustihood. --Shak. 3. (Bot.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn. The palm and may make country houses gay. --Nash. Plumes that micked the may. --Tennyson. 4. The merrymaking of May Day. --Tennyson. {Italian may} (Bot.), a shrubby species of {Spir[91]a} ({S. hypericifolia}) with many clusters of small white flowers along the slender branches. {May apple} (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant ({Podophyllum peltatum}). Also, the plant itself (popularly called {mandrake}), which has two lobed leaves, and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic. {May beetle}, {May bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged state in May. They belong to {Melolontha}, and allied genera. Called also {June beetle}. {May Day}, the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a garland, and by dancing about a May pole. {May dew}, the morning dew of the first day of May, to which magical properties were attributed. {May flower} (Bot.), a plant that flowers in May; also, its blossom. See {Mayflower}, in the vocabulary. {May fly} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Ephemera}, and allied genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many species appear in May. See {Ephemeral fly}, under {Ephemeral}. {May game}, any May-day sport. {May lady}, the queen or lady of May, in old May games. {May lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley ({Convallaria majalis}). {May pole}. See {Maypole} in the Vocabulary. {May queen}, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the sports of May Day. {May thorn}, the hawthorn.
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Convallamarin \Conval"lama`rin\, n. [Convallaria + L. amarus bitter.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley ({Convallaria Majalis}). Its taste is first bitter, then sweet.
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Convallarin \Con`val*la"rin\, n. (Chem.) A white, crystalline glucoside, of an irritating taste, extracted from the convallaria or lily of the valley.
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Convellent \Con*vel"lent\, a. [L. convellens, p. pr. of convellere. See {Convulse}.] Tending to tear or pull up. [Obs.] The ends of the fragment . . . will not yield to the convellent force. --Todd & Bowman.
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Convolvulus \Convol"vulus\, n.; pl. L.{Convolvuli}, E. {Convoluluses}. [L., bindweed, fr. convolvere to roll around. So named from its twining stems.] (Bot.) A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers, including the common bindweed ({C. arwensis}), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus {Ipom[91]a}. The luster of the long convolvuluses That coiled around the stately stems. --Tennyson.
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Convolute \Con"vo*lute\, a. [L. convolutus, p. p. of convolvere. See {Convolve}.] (Bot.) Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in [91]stivation.
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Convoluted \Con"vo*lu`ted\, a. 1. Having convolutions. beaks recurved and convoluted like a ram's horn. --Pennant. 2. Folded in tortuous windings. A highly convoluted brain. --North Amer. Rev.
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Convolution \Con`vo*lu"tion\, n. 1. The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion. O'er the calm sea, in convolution swift, The feathered eddy floats. --Thomson. 2. The state of being rolled upon itself, or rolled or doubled together; a tortuous or sinuous winding or fold, as of something rolled or folded upon itself. --Blackmore. 3. (Anat.) An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part; as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See {Brain}.
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Convolve \Con*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convolving}.] [L. convolvere, -volutum; con- + volvere to roll. See {Voluble}.] To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another. Then Satan first knew pain, And writhed him to and fro convolved. --Milton.
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Convolve \Con*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convolving}.] [L. convolvere, -volutum; con- + volvere to roll. See {Voluble}.] To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another. Then Satan first knew pain, And writhed him to and fro convolved. --Milton.
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Convolve \Con*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convolving}.] [L. convolvere, -volutum; con- + volvere to roll. See {Voluble}.] To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another. Then Satan first knew pain, And writhed him to and fro convolved. --Milton.
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Convolvulaceous \Convol`vula"ceous\, a. [From {Convolvus}.] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the bindweed and the morning-glory are common examples.
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Convolvulus \Convol"vulus\, n.; pl. L.{Convolvuli}, E. {Convoluluses}. [L., bindweed, fr. convolvere to roll around. So named from its twining stems.] (Bot.) A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers, including the common bindweed ({C. arwensis}), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus {Ipom[91]a}. The luster of the long convolvuluses That coiled around the stately stems. --Tennyson.
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Convolvulin \Convol"vulin\, n. (Chem.) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless, gummy mass of powerful purgative properties.
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Mechoacan \Mecho"acan\, n. A species of jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be obtained from the root of a species of {Convolvulus} ({C. Mechoacan}); -- so called from Michoacan, in Mexico, whence it is obtained.
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Convolvulus \Convol"vulus\, n.; pl. L.{Convolvuli}, E. {Convoluluses}. [L., bindweed, fr. convolvere to roll around. So named from its twining stems.] (Bot.) A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers, including the common bindweed ({C. arwensis}), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus {Ipom[91]a}. The luster of the long convolvuluses That coiled around the stately stems. --Tennyson.
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Withwind \With"wind`\, n. [AS. wi[edh]owinde.] (Bot.) A kind of bindweed ({Convolvulus arvensis}). He bare a burden ybound with a broad list, In a withewyndes wise ybounden about. --Piers Plowman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bearbind \Bear"bind`\, n. (Bot.) The bindweed ({Convolvulus arvensis}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cornbind \Corn"bind`\ (k?rn"b?nd`), n. (Bot.) A weed that binds stalks of corn, as {Convolvulus arvensis}, {Polygonum Convolvulus}. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scammony \Scam"mony\ (sk[acr]m"m[osl]n[ycr]), n. [F. scammon[82]e, L. scammonia, scammonea, Gr. skammwni`a.] 1. (Bot.) A species of bindweed or Convolvulus ({C. Scammonia}). 2. An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the {Convolvulus Scammonia}, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG. hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.] A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden. The roughest berry on the rudest hedge. --Shak. Through the verdant maze Of sweetbrier hedges I pursue my walk. --Thomson. Note: Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean; as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc. {Hedge bells}, {Hedge bindweed} (Bot.), a climbing plant related to the morning-glory ({Convolvulus sepium}). {Hedge bill}, a long-handled billhook. {Hedge garlic} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alliaria}. See {Garlic mustard}, under {Garlic}. {Hedge hyssop} (Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus {Gratiola}, the leaves of which are emetic and purgative. {Hedge marriage}, a secret or clandestine marriage, especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.] {Hedge mustard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sisymbrium}, belonging to the Mustard family. {Hedge nettle} (Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus {Stachys}, belonging to the Mint family. It has a nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless. {Hedge note}. (a) The note of a hedge bird. (b) Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] --Dryden. {Hedge priest}, a poor, illiterate priest. --Shak. {Hedge school}, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge, in Ireland; a school for rustics. {Hedge sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a European warbler ({Accentor modularis}) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white. Called also {chanter}, {hedge warbler}, {dunnock}, and {doney}. {Hedge writer}, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low, scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] --Swift. {To breast up a hedge}. See under {Breast}. {To hang in the hedge}, to be at a standstill. [bd]While the business of money hangs in the hedge.[b8] --Pepys.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sea withwind \Sea" with"wind`\ (Bot.) A kind of bindweed ({Convolvulus Soldanella}) growing on the seacoast of Europe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convulse \Con*vulse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convulsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convulsing}.] [L. convulsus, p. p. of convellere to tear up, to shake; con- + vellere to pluck, pull.] 1. To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain. With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed his powerful frame. --Macaulay. 2. To agitate greatly; to shake violently. The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. --Macaulay. Syn: To agitate; disturb; shake; tear; rend.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convulse \Con*vulse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convulsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convulsing}.] [L. convulsus, p. p. of convellere to tear up, to shake; con- + vellere to pluck, pull.] 1. To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain. With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed his powerful frame. --Macaulay. 2. To agitate greatly; to shake violently. The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. --Macaulay. Syn: To agitate; disturb; shake; tear; rend.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convulse \Con*vulse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convulsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convulsing}.] [L. convulsus, p. p. of convellere to tear up, to shake; con- + vellere to pluck, pull.] 1. To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain. With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed his powerful frame. --Macaulay. 2. To agitate greatly; to shake violently. The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. --Macaulay. Syn: To agitate; disturb; shake; tear; rend.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convulsion \Con*vul"sion\, n. [L. convulsio: cf. F. convulsion.] 1. (Med.) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body. 2. Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion. Those two massy pillars, With horrible convulsion, to and fro He tugged, he shook, till down they came. --Milton. Times of violence and convulsion. --Ames. Syn: Agitation; commotion; tumult; disturbance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convulsional \Convul"sional\, a. Pertaining to, or having, convulsions; convulsionary. [R.] --Lamb.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convulsionary \Convul"siona*ry\, a. [Cf. F. convulsionnaire.] Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive. [bd]Convulsionary struggles.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convulsionary \Convul"siona*ry\, n. A convulsionist.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convulsionist \Convul"sionist\, n. One who has convulsions; esp., one of a body of fanatics in France, early in the eighteenth century, who went into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion; as, the Convulsionists of St. M[82]dard.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convulsive \Con*vul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. convulsif.] Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary. An irregular, convulsive movement may be necessary to throw off an irregular, convulsive disease. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convulsively \Convul"sively\, adv. in a convulsive manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyanophyll \Cyan"ophyll\ (s?-?n"?-f?l), n. [Gr. ky`anos a dark blue substance + fy`llon leaf.] (Bot.) A blue coloring matter supposed by some to be one of the component parts of chlorophyll.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magpie \Mag"pie\, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr. Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita pearl, Gr. [?], prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie, and cf. the analogous names {Tomtit}, and {Jackdaw}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of the genus {Pica} and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie ({Pica pica}, or {P. caudata}) is a black and white noisy and mischievous bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie ({P. Hudsonica}) is very similar. The yellow-belled magpie ({P. Nuttalli}) inhabits California. The blue magpie ({Cyanopolius Cooki}) inhabits Spain. Other allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie ({Gymnorhina organicum}), the black magpie ({Strepera fuliginosa}), and the Australian magpie ({Cracticus picatus}). {Magpie lark} (Zo[94]l.), a common Australian bird ({Grallina picata}), conspicuously marked with black and white; -- called also {little magpie}. {Magpie moth} (Zo[94]l.), a black and white European geometrid moth ({Abraxas grossulariata}); the harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cymbal \Cym"bal\ (s[icr]m"b[ait]l). n. [OE. cimbale, simbale, OF. cimbale, F. cymbale, L. cymbalum, fr. Gr. ky`mbalon, fr. ky`mbh, ky`mbos, anything hollow, hollow vessel, basin, akin to Skr. kumbha pot. Cf. {Chime}.] 1. A musical instrument used by the ancients. It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though perhaps smaller. 2. A musical instrument of brass, shaped like a circular dish or a flat plate, with a handle at the back; -- used in pairs to produce a sharp ringing sound by clashing them together. Note: In orchestras, one cymbal is commonly attached to the bass drum, and the other heid in the drummer's left hand, while his right hand uses the drumstick. 3. A musical instrument used by gypsies and others, made of steel wire, in a triangular form, on which are movable rings.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cymbalist \Cym"bal*ist\, n. A performer upon cymbals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cymling \Cym"ling\, Cymbling \Cymb"ling\ (s?m"l?ng), n. A scalloped or [bd]pattypan[b8] variety of summer squash.
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Camp Hill, AL (town, FIPS 11680) Location: 32.80012 N, 85.65333 W Population (1990): 1415 (599 housing units) Area: 23.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36850 Camp Hill, PA (borough, FIPS 11000) Location: 40.24250 N, 76.92678 W Population (1990): 7831 (3589 housing units) Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Camp Lejeune, NC Zip code(s): 28542
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Camp Lejeune Central, NC (CDP, FIPS 9920) Location: 34.69580 N, 77.36647 W Population (1990): 36716 (4175 housing units) Area: 50.7 sq km (land), 20.9 sq km (water)
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Campbell, AL Zip code(s): 36727 Campbell, CA (city, FIPS 10340) Location: 37.27880 N, 121.95335 W Population (1990): 36048 (15860 housing units) Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95008 Campbell, FL (CDP, FIPS 9875) Location: 28.25705 N, 81.45271 W Population (1990): 3884 (2146 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Campbell, MN (city, FIPS 9496) Location: 46.09790 N, 96.40539 W Population (1990): 233 (109 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Campbell, MO (city, FIPS 10864) Location: 36.49210 N, 90.07434 W Population (1990): 2165 (980 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63933 Campbell, NE (village, FIPS 7870) Location: 40.29677 N, 98.73089 W Population (1990): 432 (205 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68932 Campbell, NY Zip code(s): 14821 Campbell, OH (city, FIPS 11066) Location: 41.07743 N, 80.59056 W Population (1990): 10038 (4125 housing units) Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44405 Campbell, TX (town, FIPS 12112) Location: 33.14791 N, 95.95497 W Population (1990): 683 (291 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75422
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Campbell County, KY (county, FIPS 37) Location: 38.94547 N, 84.37941 W Population (1990): 83866 (32910 housing units) Area: 392.6 sq km (land), 20.4 sq km (water) Campbell County, SD (county, FIPS 21) Location: 45.76052 N, 100.04774 W Population (1990): 1965 (944 housing units) Area: 1905.8 sq km (land), 92.1 sq km (water) Campbell County, TN (county, FIPS 13) Location: 36.40556 N, 84.14631 W Population (1990): 35079 (14817 housing units) Area: 1243.4 sq km (land), 47.1 sq km (water) Campbell County, VA (county, FIPS 31) Location: 37.21171 N, 79.09126 W Population (1990): 47572 (19008 housing units) Area: 1306.7 sq km (land), 7.2 sq km (water) Campbell County, WY (county, FIPS 5) Location: 44.24011 N, 105.54864 W Population (1990): 29370 (11538 housing units) Area: 12423.9 sq km (land), 12.4 sq km (water)
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Campbell Hall, NY Zip code(s): 10916
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Campbell Hill, IL (village, FIPS 10773) Location: 37.93017 N, 89.55101 W Population (1990): 351 (152 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62916
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Campbell Station, AR (town, FIPS 10900) Location: 35.66948 N, 91.25438 W Population (1990): 247 (100 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Campbellsburg, IN (town, FIPS 10000) Location: 38.65122 N, 86.26084 W Population (1990): 606 (254 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47108 Campbellsburg, KY (city, FIPS 12142) Location: 38.52622 N, 85.20681 W Population (1990): 604 (272 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40011
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Campbellsport, WI (village, FIPS 12325) Location: 43.59937 N, 88.28133 W Population (1990): 1732 (594 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53010
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Campbellsville, KY (city, FIPS 12160) Location: 37.34750 N, 85.34909 W Population (1990): 9577 (4205 housing units) Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42718
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Campbellton, FL (town, FIPS 9900) Location: 30.95117 N, 85.39733 W Population (1990): 202 (102 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32426 Campbellton, TX Zip code(s): 78008
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Campbelltown, PA (CDP, FIPS 10960) Location: 40.27638 N, 76.58449 W Population (1990): 1609 (637 housing units) Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Caneyville, KY (city, FIPS 12538) Location: 37.42374 N, 86.48798 W Population (1990): 549 (267 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42721
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Canfield, OH (city, FIPS 11360) Location: 41.02971 N, 80.76739 W Population (1990): 5409 (2278 housing units) Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44406
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Chamblee, GA (city, FIPS 15172) Location: 33.88715 N, 84.30301 W Population (1990): 7668 (3046 housing units) Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30341
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Champlain, NY (village, FIPS 13739) Location: 44.98731 N, 73.44458 W Population (1990): 1273 (564 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12919 Champlain, VA Zip code(s): 22438
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Cheneyville, LA (town, FIPS 14660) Location: 31.01085 N, 92.28989 W Population (1990): 1005 (345 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71325
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Chino Valley, AZ (town, FIPS 12840) Location: 34.76322 N, 112.45470 W Population (1990): 4837 (2156 housing units) Area: 48.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 86323
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Confluence, KY Zip code(s): 41730 Confluence, PA (borough, FIPS 15680) Location: 39.80948 N, 79.35434 W Population (1990): 873 (413 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
compiler jock n. See {jock} (sense 2).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Compel {COMpute ParallEL}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Compiled HTML A {Microsoft} file format for distributing a collection of {HTML} files, along with their associated images, sounds, etc., as a single compressed archive file. Microsoft use this format for {Windows} {HTML Help} files. Most chms include a project (.hhp) file listing the included files and basic settings, a contents (.hhc) file, an index (.hhk) file, html files, and, optionally, image files. Users view chms with hh.exe, the HTML Help viewer installed with {Internet Explorer}. Filename extension: .chm. {(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/htmlhelp/html/vsconHH1Start.asp)}. (2003-05-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
compiler A program that converts another program from some {source language} (or {programming language}) to {machine language} (object code). Some compilers output {assembly language} which is then converted to {machine language} by a separate {assembler}. A compiler is distinguished from an assembler by the fact that each input statement does not, in general, correspond to a single machine instruction or fixed sequence of instructions. A compiler may support such features as automatic allocation of variables, arbitrary arithmetic expressions, control structures such as FOR and WHILE loops, variable {scope}, input/ouput operations, {higher-order function}s and {portability} of source code. {AUTOCODER}, written in 1952, was possibly the first primitive compiler. {Laning and Zierler}'s compiler, written in 1953-1954, was possibly the first true working algebraic compiler. See also {byte-code compiler}, {native compiler}, {optimising compiler}. (1994-11-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
compiler compiler {compiler-compiler}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
compiler jock A programmer who specialises in writing {compiler}s. [{Jargon File}] (1995-01-19)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Compiler Language for Information Processing (CLIP) A language written in 1958-1959, based on {IAL}, which led to {JOVIAL}. CLIP was one of the first languages used to write its own {compiler}. [Sammet 1969, p. 635]. (1994-12-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Compiler Target Language (CTL) The intermediate language used by the {ALICE} parallel machine. ["The Design and Implementation of ALICE: A Parallel Graph Reduction Machine", M.D. Cripps et al, Proc Workshop on Graph Reduction, Springer 1987]. (1994-11-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Compiler-Compiler An early {compiler generator} for the {Atlas}, with its own distinctive input language. ["The Compiler-Compiler", R.A. Brooker et al, Ann Rev Automatic Programming 3:229-275, Pergamon 1963]. (1994-10-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
compiler-compiler A utility to generate the {source code} of a {parser}, {interpreter} or {compiler} from an annotated language description (usually in {BNF}). Most so called compiler-compilers are really just {parser generator}s. Examples are {Bison}, {Eli}, {FSL}, {META 5}, {MUG2}, {Parsley}, {Pre-cc}, {Yacc}. (1995-01-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Compiler-Compiler An early {compiler generator} for the {Atlas}, with its own distinctive input language. ["The Compiler-Compiler", R.A. Brooker et al, Ann Rev Automatic Programming 3:229-275, Pergamon 1963]. (1994-10-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
compiler-compiler A utility to generate the {source code} of a {parser}, {interpreter} or {compiler} from an annotated language description (usually in {BNF}). Most so called compiler-compilers are really just {parser generator}s. Examples are {Bison}, {Eli}, {FSL}, {META 5}, {MUG2}, {Parsley}, {Pre-cc}, {Yacc}. (1995-01-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
COMPL ["The COMPL Language and Operating System", A.G. Fraser et al, Computer J 9(2):144-156 (1966)]. (1995-01-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complement The other value or values in the set of possible values. See {logical complement}, {bitwise complement}, {set complement}. (1995-01-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) A {semiconductor} fabrication technology using a combination of n- and p-doped semiconductor material to achieve low {power dissipation}. Any path through a {gate} through which {current} can flow includes both n and p type {transistors}. Only one type is turned on in any {stable state} so there is no {static power dissipation} and current only flows when a gate switches in order to charge the {parasitic capacitance}. (1999-06-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complementary nondeterministic polynomial (Co-NP) The set (or property) of problems with a yes/no answer where the complementary no/yes problem is in the set {NP}. [Example?] (1995-04-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complete See also {complete graph}, {complete inference system}, {complete lattice}, {complete metric space}, {complete partial ordering}, {complete theory}. [1. or 2. or both?] (1996-04-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complete graph A {graph} which has a link between every pair of nodes. A complete {bipartite graph} can be partitioned into two subsets of nodes such that each node is joined to every node in the other subset. (1995-01-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complete inference system An {inference} system A is complete with respect to another system B if A can reach every conclusion which is true in B. The dual to completeness is {soundness}. (1998-07-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complete lattice A {lattice} is a {partial ordering} of a set under a relation where all finite subsets have a {least upper bound} and a {greatest lower bound}. A complete lattice also has these for infinite subsets. Every finite lattice is complete. Some authors drop the requirement for {greatest lower bound}s. (1994-12-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complete metric space A {metric space} in which every sequence that converges in itself has a limit. For example, the space of {real numbers} is complete by {Dedekind's axiom}, whereas the space of {rational numbers} is not - e.g. the sequence a[0]=1; a[n_+1]:=a[n]/2+1/a[n]. (1998-07-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complete partial ordering (cpo) A {partial ordering} of a {set} under a {relation}, where all {directed} {subsets} have a {least upper bound}. A cpo is usually defined to include a least element, {bottom} (David Schmidt calls this a {pointed cpo}). A cpo which is {algebraic} and {boundedly complete} is a (Scott) {domain}. (1994-11-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complete theory An abstract logical {theory} in which all true statements have formal {proofs} within the theory. (1998-07-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complete unification W.P. Weijland's name for {unification} without {occur check}. (1996-01-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
completeness {complete}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) A processor where each instruction can perform several low-level operations such as memory access, arithmetic operations or address calculations. The term was coined in contrast to {Reduced Instruction Set Computer}. Before the first RISC processors were designed, many computer architects were trying to bridge the "{semantic gap}" - to design {instruction set}s to support {high-level language}s by providing "high-level" instructions such as procedure call and return, loop instructions such as "decrement and branch if non-zero" and complex {addressing mode}s to allow data structure and {array} accesses to be compiled into single instructions. While these architectures achieved their aim of allowing high-level language constructs to be expressed in fewer instructions, it was observed that they did not always result in improved performance. For example, on one processor it was discovered that it was possible to improve the performance by NOT using the procedure call instruction but using a sequence of simpler instructions instead. Furthermore, the more complex the instruction set, the greater the overhead of decoding an instruction, both in execution time and silicon area. This is particularly true for processors which used {microcode} to decode the (macro) instruction. It is easier to debug a complex instruction set implemented in microcode than one whose decoding is "{hard-wired}" in silicon. Examples of CISC processors are the {Motorola} {680x0} family and the {Intel 80186} through {Intel 486} and {Pentium}. (1994-10-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complex number A number of the form x+iy where i is the square root of -1, and x and y are {real number}s, known as the "real" and "imaginary" part. Complex numbers can be plotted as points on a two-dimensional plane, known as an {Argand diagram}, where x and y are the {Cartesian coordinates}. An alternative, {polar} notation, expresses a complex number as (r e^it) where e is the base of {natural logarithms}, and r and t are real numbers, known as the magnitude and phase. The two forms are related: r e^it = r cos(t) + i r sin(t) = x + i y where x = r cos(t) y = r sin(t) All solutions of any {polynomial equation} can be expressed as complex numbers. This is the so-called {Fundamental Theorem of Algebra}, first proved by Cauchy. Complex numbers are useful in many fields of physics, such as electromagnetism because they are a useful way of representing a magnitude and phase as a single quantity. (1995-04-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complex programmable logic device (CPLD) A programmable circuit similar to an {FPGA}, but generally on a smaller scale, invented by {Xilinx, Inc}. (1998-09-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complexity The level in difficulty in solving mathematically posed problems as measured by the time, number of steps or arithmetic operations, or memory space required (called time complexity, computational complexity, and space complexity, respectively). The interesting aspect is usually how complexity scales with the size of the input (the "{scalability}"), where the size of the input is described by some number N. Thus an {algorithm} may have computational complexity O(N^2) (of the order of the square of the size of the input), in which case if the input doubles in size, the computation will take four times as many steps. The ideal is a constant time algorithm (O(1)) or failing that, O(N). See also {NP-complete}. (1994-10-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complexity analysis In sructured program design, a quality-control operation that counts the number of "compares" in the logic implementing a function; a value of less than 10 is considered acceptable.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complexity class A collection of {algorithms} or {computable functions} with the same {complexity}. (1996-04-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
complexity measure A quantity describing the {complexity} of a computation. (1996-04-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Compulink Information eXchange (CIX) A London-based conferencing system, also providing {electronic mail}, {FTP}, {telnet}, {IRC}, {Gopher} and {World-Wide Web}. Includes conferences "archimedes" or "bbc" for users of {Acorn} computers. E-mail: . Telephone: +44 (181) 390 8446. (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
conflation Combining or blending of two or more versions of a text; confusion or mixing up. Conflation {algorithms} are used in {databases}. [Any specific technical meaning?] (1996-04-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ConflictNet An IGC network serving groups and individuals working for social justice and conflict resolution. ConflictNet's resources include guidelines for choosing a neutral third party, sample case development in conflict resolution, extensive bibliographies, legislative updates, educational materials and newsletters from around the world.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Cymbals (Heb. tzeltzelim, from a root meaning to "tinkle"), musical instruments, consisting of two convex pieces of brass one held in each hand, which were clashed together to produce a loud clanging sound; castanets; "loud cymbals." "Highsounding cymbals" consisted of two larger plates, one held also in each hand (2 Sam. 6:5; Ps. 150:5; 1 Chr. 13:8; 15:16, 19, 28; 1 Cor. 13:1).