decimal
         adj 1: numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the
                  decimal system" [syn: {decimal}, {denary}]
         n 1: a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 [syn:
               {decimal fraction}, {decimal}]
         2: a number in the decimal system

English Dictionary: diagonal	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decimal digit n a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation
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decimal fraction n a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 [syn: decimal fraction, decimal]
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decimal notation n any notation that uses 10 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 9)
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decimal number system n a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten Synonym(s): decimal numeration system, decimal number system, decimal system
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decimal numeration system n a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten Synonym(s): decimal numeration system, decimal number system, decimal system
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decimal point n the dot at the left of a decimal fraction [syn: {decimal point}, percentage point, point]
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decimal system n a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten Synonym(s): decimal numeration system, decimal number system, decimal system
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decimal system of classification n a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number Synonym(s): Dewey decimal classification, Dewey decimal system, decimal system of classification
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decimalisation n the act of changing to a decimal system; "the decimalization of British currency" Synonym(s): decimalization, decimalisation
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decimalise v change from fractions to decimals; "Stock prices will be decimalized in the year 2000" Synonym(s): decimalize, decimalise change to the decimal system; "The country decimalized the currency in 1975" Synonym(s): decimalize, decimalise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decimalization n the act of changing to a decimal system; "the decimalization of British currency" Synonym(s): decimalization, decimalisation
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decimalize v change from fractions to decimals; "Stock prices will be decimalized in the year 2000" Synonym(s): decimalize, decimalise change to the decimal system; "The country decimalized the currency in 1975" Synonym(s): decimalize, decimalise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diagonal adj connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face; "a diagonal line across the page" having an oblique or slanted direction Synonym(s): aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping n (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric Synonym(s): diagonal, bias an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals" (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information Synonym(s): solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix
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diagonal matrix n a square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zero
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diagonalisation n changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non- zero elements on the principal diagonal); "the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation" Synonym(s): diagonalization, diagonalisation
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diagonalise v transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix [syn: diagonalize, diagonalise]
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diagonalizable adj capable of being transformed into a diagonal matrix
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diagonalization n changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non- zero elements on the principal diagonal); "the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation" Synonym(s): diagonalization, diagonalisation
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diagonalize v transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix [syn: diagonalize, diagonalise]
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diagonally adv in a diagonal manner; "she lives diagonally across the street from us"
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dismal adj causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" Synonym(s): blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary
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dismally adv in a cheerless manner; "in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future" Synonym(s): dismally, drearily in a dreadful manner; "as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed" Synonym(s): dismally, dreadfully
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Disneyland n an amusement park in Anaheim created in 1955 by Walt Disney
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dissimilar adj not similar; "a group of very dissimilar people"; "a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm"; "their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own"; "took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem" Antonym(s): similar not alike or similar; "as unalike as two people could be" Synonym(s): unalike, dissimilar Antonym(s): alike(p), like, similar marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different" Synonym(s): unlike, dissimilar, different Antonym(s): like, similar
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dissimilarity n the quality of being dissimilar [syn: dissimilarity, unsimilarity] Antonym(s): similarity
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dissimilate v become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; "These consonants dissimilate" Antonym(s): assimilate make dissimilar; cause to become less similar Antonym(s): assimilate become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time" Antonym(s): assimilate
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dissimilation n a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other; "the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation" breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy Synonym(s): catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism Antonym(s): anabolism, constructive metabolism
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dissimilitude n dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness [syn: unlikeness, dissimilitude] Antonym(s): alikeness, likeness, similitude
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dissimulate v hide (feelings) from other people
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dissimulation n the act of deceiving [syn: deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation]
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dissimulative adj concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive; "dissimulative arts"
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dissimulator n a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives Synonym(s): hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Canaliculus \[d8]Can`a*lic"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Canaliculi}. [L.]       (Anat.)       A minute canal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Canella \[d8]Ca*nel"la\, n. [LL. (OE. canel, canelle,       cinnamon, fr. F. cannelle), Dim. of L. canna a reed. Canella       is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared bark.       See {Cane}.] (Bot.)       A genus of trees of the order {Canellace[91]}, growing in the       West Indies.          Note: The principal species is {Canella alba}, and its bark                is a spice and drug exported under the names of wild                cinnamon and whitewood bark.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cannel82 \[d8]Can`ne*l[82]"\, n. [F., pop., fluted.]       (Textiles)       A style of interweaving giving to fabrics a channeled or       fluted effect; also, a fabric woven so as to have this       effect; a rep.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Chamal \[d8]Cha"mal\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       The Angora goat. See {Angora goat}, under {Angora}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cumulus \[d8]Cu"mu*lus\ (k?"m?-l?s), n.; pl. {Cumuli} (-l[?]).       [L., a heap. See {Cumber}.] (Meteor.)       One of the four principal forms of clouds. See{Cloud}.
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d8Genouill8are \[d8]Ge*nouil`l[8a]re"\, n. [F.]       1. (Anc. Armor) A metal plate covering the knee.          2. (Fort.) That part of a parapet which lies between the gun             platform and the bottom of an embrasure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Gymnol91ma \[d8]Gym"no*l[91]`ma\, d8Gymnol91mata    \[d8]Gym*no*l[91]"ma*ta\, n. pl. [Nl., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked +       [?] the throat.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Gymnol91ma \[d8]Gym"no*l[91]`ma\, d8Gymnol91mata    \[d8]Gym*no*l[91]"ma*ta\, n. pl. [Nl., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked +       [?] the throat.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Jumelle \[d8]Ju`melle"\, a. [F., fem. of jumeau, fr. L.       gemellus. Cf. {Gemel}, a.]       Twin; paired; -- said of various objects made or formed in       pairs, as a binocular opera glass, a pair of gimmal rings,       etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Scamillus \[d8]Sca*mil"lus\, n.; pl. {Scamilli}. [L.,       originally, a little bench, dim. of scamnum bench, stool.]       (Arch.)       A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic       and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of       smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.
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d8Semolella \[d8]Sem`o*lel"la\, n. [It.]       See {Semolina}.
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d8Semolino \[d8]Sem`o*li"no\, n. [It.]       Same as {Semolina}.
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d8Semoule \[d8]Se*moule"\, n. [F.]       Same as {Semolina}.
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d8Similiter \[d8]Si*mil"i*ter\, n. [L., in like manner.] (Law)       The technical name of the form by which either party, in       pleading, accepts the issue tendered by his opponent; --       called sometimes a {joinder in issue}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Simulacrum \[d8]Sim`u*la"crum\, n.; pl. {Simulacra}. [L. See       {Simulate}.]       A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now       usually in a derogatory sense.                   Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Sommeil \[d8]Som`meil"\, n. [F.]       Slumber; sleep.
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d8Squamella \[d8]Squa*mel"la\, n.; pl. {Squamell[91]}. [NL.,       dim. fr. L. squama a scale.] (Bot.)       A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the       receptacle in many composite plants; a palea.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Squamula \[d8]Squam"u*la\ (? [or] ?), n.; pl. {Squamul[91]}.       [L., dim. of squama a scale.] (Bot.)       One of the little hypogynous scales found in the flowers of       grasses; a lodicule.
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d8Synald2pha \[d8]Syn`a*l[d2]"pha\, n. [L.]       Same as {Synalepha}.
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d8Xenelasia \[d8]Xen`e*la"si*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. xenhlasi`a       expulsion of strangers.] (Gr. Antiq.)       A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from       residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably       being to preserve the national simplicity of manners.
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d8Zymolysis \[d8]Zy*mol"y*sis\, n. [NL. See {Zyme}, and       {Lysis}.] (Physiol. Chem.)       The action of enzymes; also, the changes produced by such       action. -- {Zy`mo*lyt"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decanal \Dec"a*nal\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. d[82]canal. See       {Dean}.]       Pertaining to a dean or deanery.                   His rectorial as well as decanal residence. --Churton.          {Decanal side}, the side of the choir on which the dean's             tall is placed.          {Decanal stall}, the stall allotted to the dean in the choir,             on the right or south side of the chancel. --Shipley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decanal \Dec"a*nal\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. d[82]canal. See       {Dean}.]       Pertaining to a dean or deanery.                   His rectorial as well as decanal residence. --Churton.          {Decanal side}, the side of the choir on which the dean's             tall is placed.          {Decanal stall}, the stall allotted to the dean in the choir,             on the right or south side of the chancel. --Shipley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decanal \Dec"a*nal\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. d[82]canal. See       {Dean}.]       Pertaining to a dean or deanery.                   His rectorial as well as decanal residence. --Churton.          {Decanal side}, the side of the choir on which the dean's             tall is placed.          {Decanal stall}, the stall allotted to the dean in the choir,             on the right or south side of the chancel. --Shipley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decemlocular \De`cem*loc"u*lar\, a. [L. decem ten + E. locular.]       (Bot.)       Having ten cells for seeds.
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Decennial \De*cen"ni*al\, a. [See {Decennary}.]       Consisting of ten years; happening every ten years; as, a       decennial period; decennial games. --Hallam.
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Decennial \De*cen"ni*al\, n.       A tenth year or tenth anniversary.
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Decine \De"cine\ (?; 104), n. [From L. decem ten.] (Chem.)       One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H15, of the acetylene       series; -- called also {decenylene}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, a. [F. d[82]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr.       L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.]       Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens;       having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten       times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal       coinage.          {Decimal arithmetic}, the common arithmetic, in which             numeration proceeds by tens.          {Decimal fraction}, a fraction in which the denominator is             some power of 10, as [frac2x10], [fract25x100], and is             usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed             at the left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25.          {Decimal point}, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal             fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent             units or whole numbers, as 1.05.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, n.       A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and       almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal       fraction.          {Circulating}, [or] {Circulatory}, {decimal}, a decimal             fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is             constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also             {recurring decimal}, {repeating decimal}, and {repetend}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, a. [F. d[82]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr.       L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.]       Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens;       having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten       times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal       coinage.          {Decimal arithmetic}, the common arithmetic, in which             numeration proceeds by tens.          {Decimal fraction}, a fraction in which the denominator is             some power of 10, as [frac2x10], [fract25x100], and is             usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed             at the left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25.          {Decimal point}, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal             fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent             units or whole numbers, as 1.05.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, n.       A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and       almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal       fraction.          {Circulating}, [or] {Circulatory}, {decimal}, a decimal             fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is             constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also             {recurring decimal}, {repeating decimal}, and {repetend}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, a. [F. d[82]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr.       L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.]       Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens;       having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten       times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal       coinage.          {Decimal arithmetic}, the common arithmetic, in which             numeration proceeds by tens.          {Decimal fraction}, a fraction in which the denominator is             some power of 10, as [frac2x10], [fract25x100], and is             usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed             at the left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25.          {Decimal point}, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal             fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent             units or whole numbers, as 1.05.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bougie d82cimale \[d8]Bou*gie" d[82]`ci`male"\ [F., lit.,       decimal candle.]       A photometric standard used in France, having the value of       one twentieth of the Violle platinum standard, or slightly       less than a British standard candle. Called also {decimal       candle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, a. [F. d[82]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr.       L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.]       Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens;       having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten       times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal       coinage.          {Decimal arithmetic}, the common arithmetic, in which             numeration proceeds by tens.          {Decimal fraction}, a fraction in which the denominator is             some power of 10, as [frac2x10], [fract25x100], and is             usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed             at the left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25.          {Decimal point}, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal             fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent             units or whole numbers, as 1.05.
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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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, a. [F. d[82]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr.       L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.]       Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens;       having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten       times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal       coinage.          {Decimal arithmetic}, the common arithmetic, in which             numeration proceeds by tens.          {Decimal fraction}, a fraction in which the denominator is             some power of 10, as [frac2x10], [fract25x100], and is             usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed             at the left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25.          {Decimal point}, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal             fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent             units or whole numbers, as 1.05.
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Decimalism \Dec"i*mal*ism\, n.       The system of a decimal currency, decimal weights, measures,       etc.
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Decimalize \Dec"i*mal*ize\, v. t.       To reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the       currency. -- {Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion}, n.
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Decimalize \Dec"i*mal*ize\, v. t.       To reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the       currency. -- {Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion}, n.
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Decimally \Dec"i*mal*ly\, adv.       By tens; by means of decimals.
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Deck \Deck\, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.]       1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or             compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck;             larger ships have two or three decks.          Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of                vessels having more than one.          {Berth deck} (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where             the hammocks of the crew are swung.          {Boiler deck} (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers             are placed.          {Flush deck}, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to             stern.          {Gun deck} (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the             ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the             upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower             gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun             deck.          {Half-deck}, that portion of the deck next below the spar             deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.          {Hurricane deck} (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck,             usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull.                      {Orlop deck}, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are             stowed, usually below the water line.          {Poop deck}, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop             cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the             mizzenmast aft.          {Quarter-deck}, the part of the upper deck abaft the             mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.          {Spar deck}.             (a) Same as the upper deck.             (b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.          {Upper deck}, the highest deck of the hull, extending from             stem to stern.          2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb             roof when made nearly flat.          3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car.          4. A pack or set of playing cards.                         The king was slyly fingered from the deck. --Shak.          5. A heap or store. [Obs.]                         Who . . . hath such trinkets Ready in the deck.                                                                               --Massinger.          {Between decks}. See under {Between}.          {Deck bridge} (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries             the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a             through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower             chords, between the girders.          {Deck curb} (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof             construction.          {Deck floor} (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as             of a belfry or balcony.          {Deck hand}, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but             not expected to go aloft.          {Deck molding} (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a             deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the             roof.          {Deck roof} (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not             surmounted by parapet walls.          {Deck transom} (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the             deck is framed.          {To clear the decks} (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary             incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for             action.          {To sweep the deck} (Card Playing), to clear off all the             stakes on the table by winning them.
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Desmology \Des*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. desmo`s ligament + -logy.]       The science which treats of the ligaments. [R.]
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Diaconal \Di*ac"o*nal\, a. [LL. diaconalis: cf. F. diaconal. Cf.       {Deacon}.]       Of or pertaining to a deacon.
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to       angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee:       cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.)       Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or       multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner;       crossing at an angle with one of the sides.          {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See             {Herringbone}, a.          {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer             skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about             45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.          {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.          {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.          {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}.          {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel             lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that             their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the             unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a             plain scale.          {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding},             under {Cross}, a.
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, n.       1. A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent,             of a figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into             two parts.          2. (Engin.) A member, in a framed structure, running             obliquely across a panel.          3. A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes,             ridges, or welts made in the weaving.
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to       angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee:       cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.)       Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or       multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner;       crossing at an angle with one of the sides.          {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See             {Herringbone}, a.          {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer             skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about             45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.          {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.          {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.          {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}.          {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel             lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that             their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the             unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a             plain scale.          {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding},             under {Cross}, a.
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to       angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee:       cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.)       Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or       multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner;       crossing at an angle with one of the sides.          {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See             {Herringbone}, a.          {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer             skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about             45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.          {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.          {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.          {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}.          {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel             lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that             their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the             unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a             plain scale.          {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding},             under {Cross}, a.
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to       angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee:       cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.)       Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or       multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner;       crossing at an angle with one of the sides.          {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See             {Herringbone}, a.          {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer             skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about             45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.          {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.          {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.          {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}.          {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel             lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that             their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the             unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a             plain scale.          {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding},             under {Cross}, a.
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Cleavage \Cleav"age\, n.       1. The act of cleaving or splitting.          2. (Crystallog.) The quality possessed by many crystallized             substances of splitting readily in one or more definite             directions, in which the cohesive attraction is a minimum,             affording more or less smooth surfaces; the direction of             the dividing plane; a fragment obtained by cleaving, as of             a diamond. See {Parting}.          3. (Geol.) Division into lamin[91], like slate, with the             lamination not necessarily parallel to the plane of             deposition; -- usually produced by pressure.          {Basal cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the base of a crystal,             or to the plane of the lateral axes.          {Cell cleavage} (Biol.), multiplication of cells by fission.             See {Segmentation}.          {Cubic cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the faces of a cube.                      {Diagonal cleavage}, cleavage parallel to ta diagonal plane.                      {Egg clavage}. (Biol.) See {Segmentation}.          {Lateral cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the lateral planes.                      {Octahedral, Dodecahedral, [or] Rhombohedral, {cleavage},             cleavage parallel to the faces of an octahedron,             dodecahedron, or rhombohedron.          {Prismatic cleavage}, cleavage parallel to a vertical prism.
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to       angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee:       cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.)       Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or       multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner;       crossing at an angle with one of the sides.          {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See             {Herringbone}, a.          {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer             skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about             45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.          {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.          {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.          {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}.          {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel             lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that             their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the             unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a             plain scale.          {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding},             under {Cross}, a.
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Polemoscope \Po*lem"o*scope\, n. [Gr. [?] war + -scope: cf. F.       pol[82]moscope.]       An opera glass or field glass with an oblique mirror arranged       for seeing objects do not lie directly before the eye; --       called also {diagonal, [or] side, opera glass}.
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to       angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee:       cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.)       Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or       multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner;       crossing at an angle with one of the sides.          {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See             {Herringbone}, a.          {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer             skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about             45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.          {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.          {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.          {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}.          {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel             lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that             their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the             unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a             plain scale.          {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding},             under {Cross}, a.
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to       angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee:       cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.)       Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or       multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner;       crossing at an angle with one of the sides.          {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See             {Herringbone}, a.          {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer             skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about             45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.          {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.          {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.          {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}.          {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel             lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that             their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the             unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a             plain scale.          {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding},             under {Cross}, a.
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Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to       angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee:       cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.)       Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or       multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner;       crossing at an angle with one of the sides.          {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See             {Herringbone}, a.          {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer             skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about             45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.          {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.          {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.          {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}.          {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel             lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that             their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the             unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a             plain scale.          {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding},             under {Cross}, a.
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Diagonally \Di*ag"o*nal*ly\, adv.       In a diagonal direction.
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Diagonial \Di`a*go"ni*al\, a.       Diagonal; diametrical; hence; diametrically opposed. [Obs.]                   Sin can have no tenure by law at all, but is rather an                eternal outlaw, and in hostility with law past all                atonement; both diagonal contraries, as much allowing                one another as day and night together in one                hemisphere.                                             --Milton.
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Disannul \Dis`an*nul"\, v. t.       To annul completely; to render void or of no effect.                   For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall                disannul it?                                          --Isaiah xiv.                                                                               27.          Note: The prefix in this word an its derivatives is                intensive, and not negative.
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Disannuller \Dis`an*nul"ler\, n.       One who disannuls.
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Disannulment \Dis`an*nul"ment\, n.       Complete annulment.
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Dismail \Dis*mail"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + mail: cf. OF.       desmaillier.]       To divest of coat of mail. --Spenser.
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Dismal \Dis"mal\, a. [Formerly a noun; e. g., [bd]I trow it was       in the dismalle.[b8] Chaucer. Of uncertain origin; but perh.       (as suggested by Skeat) from OF. disme, F. d[8c]me, tithe,       the phrase dismal day properly meaning, the day when tithes       must be paid. See {Dime}.]       1. Fatal; ill-omened; unlucky. [Obs.]                         An ugly fiend more foul than dismal day. --Spenser.          2. Gloomy to the eye or ear; sorrowful and depressing to the             feelings; foreboding; cheerless; dull; dreary; as, a             dismal outlook; dismal stories; a dismal place.                         Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd                      the dismal tidings when he frowned.   --Goldsmith.                         A dismal description of an English November.                                                                               --Southey.          Syn: Dreary; lonesome; gloomy; dark; ominous; ill-boding;                fatal; doleful; lugubrious; funereal; dolorous;                calamitous; sorrowful; sad; joyless; melancholy;                unfortunate; unhappy.
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Dismally \Dis"mal*ly\, adv.       In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably.
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Dismalness \Dis"mal*ness\, n.       The quality of being dismal; gloominess.
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Dissimilar \Dis*sim"i*lar\, a. [Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F.       dissimilaire.]       Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men       are as dissimilar as their features.                   This part very dissimilar to any other.   --Boyle.
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Dissimilarity \Dis*sim`i*lar"i*ty\, n.       Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilitude; variety; as,       the dissimilarity of human faces and forms. --Sir W. Jones.
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Dissimilarly \Dis*sim"i*lar*ly\, adv.       In a dissimilar manner; in a varied style.                   With verdant shrubs dissimilarly gay.      --C. Smart.
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Dissimilate \Dis*sim"i*late\, v. t.       To render dissimilar.
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Dissimilation \Dis*sim`i*la"tion\, n.       The act of making dissimilar. --H. Sweet.
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Dissimile \Dis*sim"i*le\, n. [L. dissimile, neut. [?][?]       dissimilis unlike.] (Rhet.)       Comparison or illustration by contraries.
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Dissimilitude \Dis`si*mil"i*tude\, n. [L. dissimilitudo, fr.       dissimilis: cf. F. dissimilitude.]       1. Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.                         Dissimilitude between the Divinity and images.                                                                               --Stillingfleet.          2. (Rhet.) A comparison by contrast; a dissimile.
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Dissimulate \Dis*sim"u*late\, a. [L. dissimulatus, p. p. of       dissimulare. See {Dissemble}.]       Feigning; simulating; pretending. [Obs.] --Henryson.
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Dissimulate \Dis*sim"u*late\, v. i.       To dissemble; to feign; to pretend.
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Dissimulation \Dis*sim`u*la"tion\, n. [L. dissimulatio: cf. F.       dissimulation.]       The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance;       concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy.                   Let love be without dissimulation.         --Rom. xii. 9.                   Dissimulation . . . when a man lets fall signs and                arguments that he is not that he is.      --Bacon.                   Simulation is a pretense of what is not, and                dissimulation a concealment of what is.   --Tatler.
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Dissimulator \Dis*sim"u*la`tor\, n. [L.]       One who dissimulates; a dissembler.
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Dissimule \Dis*sim"ule\, v. t. & i. [F. dissimuler. See       {Dissimulate}.]       To dissemble. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Dissimuler \Dis*sim"u*ler\, n.       A dissembler. [Obs.]
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Dissimulour \Dis*sim"u*lour\, n. [OF. dissimuleur.]       A dissembler. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Docimology \Doc`i*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] a test + -logy.]       A treatise on the art of testing, as in assaying metals, etc.
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{Duck mole}. See under {Duck}.          {Golden mole}. See {Chrysochlore}.          {Mole cricket} (Zo[94]l.), an orthopterous insect of the             genus {Gryllotalpa}, which excavates subterranean             galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those             of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots             of plants. The common European species ({Gryllotalpa             vulgaris}), and the American ({G. borealis}), are the best             known.          {Mole rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World rodents of the genera {Spalax}, {Georychus}, and             several allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and             habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary.          {Mole shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             short-tailed American shrews of the genus {Blarina}, esp.             {B. brevicauda}.          {Water mole}, the duck mole.
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Duck \Duck\, n. [OE. duke, doke. See {Duck}, v. t. ]       1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily {Anatin[91]}, family             {Anatid[91]}.          Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided                into {river ducks} and {sea ducks}. Among the former                are the common domestic duck ({Anas boschas}); the wood                duck ({Aix sponsa}); the beautiful mandarin duck of                China ({Dendronessa galeriliculata}); the Muscovy duck,                originally of South America ({Cairina moschata}). Among                the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.          2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the             person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.                         Here be, without duck or nod, Other trippings to be                      trod.                                                --Milton.          {Bombay duck} (Zo[94]l.), a fish. See {Bummalo}.          {Buffel duck}, [or] {Spirit duck}. See {Buffel duck}.          {Duck ant} (Zo[94]l.), a species of white ant in Jamaica             which builds large nests in trees.          {Duck barnacle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Goose barnacle}.          {Duck hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon.             (b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard.          {Duck mole} (Zo[94]l.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia,             having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck             ({Ornithorhynchus anatinus}). It belongs the subclass             Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird             or reptile; -- called also {duckbill}, {platypus},             {mallangong}, {mullingong}, {tambreet}, and {water mole}.                      {To make ducks and drakes}, to throw a flat stone obliquely,             so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of             the water, raising a succession of jets
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Diagonal, IA (city, FIPS 21270)       Location: 40.81077 N, 94.34124 W       Population (1990): 298 (155 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50845
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA (CDP, FIPS 19406)       Location: 37.38733 N, 118.41250 W       Population (1990): 2561 (1141 housing units)       Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
decimal point          "." {ASCII} character 46.   Common names are:       point; {dot}; {ITU-T}, USA: period; {ITU-T}: decimal point.       Rare: radix point; UK: full stop; {INTERCAL}: spot.          (1995-03-14)