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   emf
         n 1: the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that
               produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in
               volts [syn: {voltage}, {electromotive force}, {emf}]

English Dictionary: envy by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
envoi
n
  1. a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry [syn: envoy, envoi]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
envoy
n
  1. a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador [syn: envoy, envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary]
  2. someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
    Synonym(s): emissary, envoy
  3. a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
    Synonym(s): envoy, envoi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
envy
n
  1. a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
    Synonym(s): envy, enviousness
  2. spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    Synonym(s): envy, invidia
v
  1. feel envious towards; admire enviously
  2. be envious of; set one's heart on
    Synonym(s): envy, begrudge
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   E M F \E. M. F.\ (Physics)
      An abbreviation for {electro-motive force}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Embay \Em*bay"\, v. t. [Pref. em- + bay to bathe.]
      To bathe; to soothe or lull as by bathing. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Embay \Em*bay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Embaying}.] [Pref. em- + 1st bay.]
      To shut in, or shelter, as in a bay.
  
               If that the Turkish fleet Be not ensheltered and
               embayed, they are drowned.                     --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Embow \Em*bow"\, v. t.
      To bend like a bow; to curve. [bd]Embowed arches.[b8] [Obs.
      or R.] --Sir W. Scott.
  
               With gilded horns embowed like the moon. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emmove \Em*move"\, v. t. [For emove: cf. F. [82]mouvoir, L.
      emovere. See {Emotion}.]
      To move; to rouse; to excite. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emove \E*move"\, v. t.
      To move. [Obs.] --Thomson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enmove \En*move"\, v. t.
      See {Emmove}. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Envie \En*vie"\, v. i. [See {Vie}.]
      To vie; to emulate; to strive. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Envoy \En"voy\, n. [F. envoy[82] envoy, fr. envoyer to send;
      pref. en- (L. in) + voie way, L. via: cf. F. envoi an envoy
      (in sense 2). See {Voyage}, and cf. {Invoice}.]
      1. One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger;
            esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to
            negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a
            foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to
            a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an
            ambassador.
  
      2. [F. envoi, fr. envoyer to send.] An explanatory or
            commendatory postscript to a poem, essay, or book; -- also
            in the French from, l'envoi.
  
                     The envoy of a ballad is the [bd]sending[b8] of it
                     forth.                                                --Skeat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Envy \En"vy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Envied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Envying}.] [F. envier.]
      1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a
            feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any
            one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or
            good fortune and a longing to possess it.
  
                     A woman does not envy a man for his fighting
                     courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty.
                                                                              --Collier.
  
                     Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
                                                                              --Rambler.
  
      2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or
            repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or
            good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.);
            to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.
  
                     I have seen thee fight, When I have envied thy
                     behavior.                                          --Shak.
  
                     Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their
                     cool mountain breezes.                        --Froude.
  
      3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
  
                     Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. --T.
                                                                              Gray.
  
      4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs.]
  
                     If I make a lie To gain your love and envy my best
                     mistress, Put me against a wall.         --J. Fletcher.
  
      5. To hate. [Obs.] --Marlowe.
  
      6. To emulate. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Envy \En"vy\, n.; pl. {Envies}. [F. envie, L. invidia envious;
      akin to invidere to look askance at, to look with enmity; in
      against + videre to see. See {Vision}.]
      1. Malice; ill will; spite. [Obs.]
  
                     If he evade us there, Enforce him with his envy to
                     the people.                                       --Shak.
  
      2. Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the
            sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied
            with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal
            advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of;
            as, they did this in envy of C[91]sar.
  
                     Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of
                     another, or anger and displeasure at any good of
                     another which we want, or any advantage another hath
                     above us.                                          --Ray.
  
                     No bliss Enjoyed by us excites his envy more.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     Envy, to which the ignoble mind's a slave, Is
                     emulation in the learned or brave.      --Pope.
  
      3. Emulation; rivalry. [Obs.]
  
                     Such as cleanliness and decency Prompt to a virtuous
                     envy.                                                --Ford.
  
      4. Public odium; ill repute. [Obs.]
  
                     To lay the envy of the war upon Cicero. --B. Jonson.
  
      5. An object of envious notice or feeling.
  
                     This constitution in former days used to be the envy
                     of the world.                                    --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Envy \En"vy\, v. i.
      1. To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything
            with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with
            at.
  
                     Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked?
                                                                              --Jer. Taylor.
  
      2. To show malice or ill will; to rail. [Obs.] [bd]He has . .
            . envied against the people.[b8] --Shak.

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   EMP /E-M-P/   See {spam}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ENOB
  
      {effective number of bits}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Envoy
  
      {Motorola}'s integrated personal wireless communicator.   Envoy
      is a {personal digital assistant} which incorporates two-way
      wireless and wireline communication.   It was announced on 7
      March 1994 and released in the third quarter of 1994.   It runs
      {Genral Magic}'s {Magic Cap} {operating system} and
      Telescript(TM) communications language on Motorola's {Dragon}
      chip set.   This includes the highly integrated {Motorola
      68349} processor and a special purpose {application specific
      integrated circuit} (ASIC) referred to as Astro.   This chip
      set was designed specifically for {Magic Cap} and
      {Telescript}.
  
      A user can write on the Envoy communicator with the
      accompanying stylus or a finger, to type and select or move
      objects on its screen.   An on-screen keyboard can be used to
      input information, draw or write personal notations, or send
      handwritten messages and faxes.
  
      Envoy can send a wireless message to another Envoy, {PC} or
      fax; broadcast a message to a group, with each member of that
      group receiving the message in their preferred format; gather
      information based on your requirements; schedule a meeting and
      automatically invite attendees; screen, route and organise
      messages; send a business card to another Envoy across a
      conference room table; access real-time scheduling and pricing
      information for US airline flights, then order tickets via fax
      or {electronic mail}; keep track of contacts through an
      address book; receive daily news summaries and stock
      information; capture, organize and review business and
      personal expenses on-the-go; gather, edit and analyze
      information in spreadsheets and graphs compatible with {Lotus
      1-2-3} and {Excel}; shop in an electronic mall.
  
      {(http://www.motorola.com/MIMS/WDG/Technology/Envoy/)}.
  
      [Was it released in Q3 '94?]
  
      (1995-01-18)
  
  
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