finical : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   famously
         adv 1: in a manner or to an extent that is well known; "in his
                  famously anecdotal style"
         2: extremely well; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got
            along famously" [syn: {excellently}, {magnificently},
            {splendidly}, {famously}]

English Dictionary: finical	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fang-like adj resembling a fang
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fawn-colored adj having the color of a fawn [syn: fawn-colored, {fawn- coloured}]
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fawn-coloured adj having the color of a fawn [syn: fawn-colored, {fawn- coloured}]
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fence line n a boundary line created by a fence
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fence lizard n spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico
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fencelike adj resembling a fence
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fin keel n a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability
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finagle v achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods Synonym(s): wangle, finagle, manage
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finagler n a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods [syn: finagler, wangler]
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Fingal's Cave n a large cave with basaltic pillars on Staffa island in Scotland
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finical adj exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" Synonym(s): finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky
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finish line n a line indicating the location of the finish of a race Synonym(s): finishing line, finish line
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Foeniculum n very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers Synonym(s): Foeniculum, genus Foeniculum
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Foeniculum dulce n grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base Synonym(s): Florence fennel, Foeniculum dulce, Foeniculum vulgare dulce
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Foeniculum vulgare n strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning Synonym(s): common fennel, Foeniculum vulgare
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Foeniculum vulgare dulce n grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base Synonym(s): Florence fennel, Foeniculum dulce, Foeniculum vulgare dulce
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fungal adj of or relating to fungi Synonym(s): fungal, fungous
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fungal infection n an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus [syn: {fungal infection}, mycosis]
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funicle n the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: funicle, funiculus]
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funicular adj relating to or operated by a cable; "funicular railway" n a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars Synonym(s): cable railway, funicular, funicular railway
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
funicular railway n a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars Synonym(s): cable railway, funicular, funicular railway
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funiculitis n inflammation of a funiculus (especially an inflammation of the spermatic cord)
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funiculus n the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: funicle, funiculus] any of several body structure resembling a cord
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funk hole n dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fennel \Fen"nel\ (f[ecr]n"n[ecr]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F. fenouil. Cf. {Fenugreek}. {Finochio}.] (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus {F[91]niculum} ({F. vulgare}), having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds. Smell of sweetest fennel. --Milton. A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of the tender sex. --S. G. Goodrich. {Azorean, [or] Sweet}, {fennel}, ({F[91]niculum dulce}). It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and is used as a pot herb. {Dog's fennel} ({Anthemis Cotula}), a foul-smelling European weed; -- called also {mayweed}. {Fennel flower} (Bot.), an herb ({Nigella}) of the Buttercup family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the fennel. {N. Damascena} is common in gardens. {N. sativa} furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in India. These seeds are the [bd]fitches[b8] mentioned in Isaiah (xxviii. 25). {Fennel water} (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It is stimulant and carminative. {Giant fennel} ({Ferula communis}), has stems full of pith, which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by Prometheus. {Hog's fennel}, a European plant ({Peucedanum officinale}) looking something like fennel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Famously \Fa"mous*ly\, adv. In a famous manner; in a distinguished degree; greatly; splendidly. Then this land was famously enriched With politic grave counsel. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scallop \Scal"lop\ (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish; cf. D. schelp shell. See {Scale} of a fish, and cf. {Escalop}.] [Written also {scollop}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family {Pectinid[91]}. The shell is usually radially ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in a characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some the species is much used as food. One species ({Vola Jacob[91]us}) occurs on the coast of Palestine, and its shell was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they had been to the Holy Land. Called also {fan shell}. See {Pecten}, 2. Note: The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States is {Pecten irradians}; the large sea scallop, also used as food, is {P. Clintonius, [or] tenuicostatus}. 2. One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. 3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fan \Fan\, n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface; as: (a) An instrument for cooling the person, made of feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when opened to radiate from the center and assume the figure of a section of a circle. (b) (Mach.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel. (c) An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away. (d) Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a peacock's tail, a window, etc. (e) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind. Clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. --Is. xxx. 24. 2. That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan, as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames, heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the flame of his passion. 3. A quintain; -- from its form. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Fan blower}, a wheel with vanes fixed on a rotating shaft inclosed in a case or chamber, to create a blast of air (fan blast) for forge purposes, or a current for draft and ventilation; a fanner. {Fan cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a mole cricket. {Fan light} (Arch.), a window over a door; -- so called from the semicircular form and radiating sash bars of those windows which are set in the circular heads of arched doorways. {Fan shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the family {Pectinid[91]}. See {Scallop}, n., 1. {Fan tracery} (Arch.), the decorative tracery on the surface of fan vaulting. {Fan vaulting} (Arch.), an elaborate system of vaulting, in which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan, as in Henry VII.'s chapel in Westminster Abbey. It is peculiar to English Gothic. {Fan wheel}, the wheel of a fan blower. {Fan window}. Same as {Fan light} (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scallop \Scal"lop\ (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish; cf. D. schelp shell. See {Scale} of a fish, and cf. {Escalop}.] [Written also {scollop}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family {Pectinid[91]}. The shell is usually radially ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in a characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some the species is much used as food. One species ({Vola Jacob[91]us}) occurs on the coast of Palestine, and its shell was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they had been to the Holy Land. Called also {fan shell}. See {Pecten}, 2. Note: The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States is {Pecten irradians}; the large sea scallop, also used as food, is {P. Clintonius, [or] tenuicostatus}. 2. One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. 3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fan \Fan\, n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface; as: (a) An instrument for cooling the person, made of feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when opened to radiate from the center and assume the figure of a section of a circle. (b) (Mach.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel. (c) An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away. (d) Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a peacock's tail, a window, etc. (e) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind. Clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. --Is. xxx. 24. 2. That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan, as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames, heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the flame of his passion. 3. A quintain; -- from its form. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Fan blower}, a wheel with vanes fixed on a rotating shaft inclosed in a case or chamber, to create a blast of air (fan blast) for forge purposes, or a current for draft and ventilation; a fanner. {Fan cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a mole cricket. {Fan light} (Arch.), a window over a door; -- so called from the semicircular form and radiating sash bars of those windows which are set in the circular heads of arched doorways. {Fan shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the family {Pectinid[91]}. See {Scallop}, n., 1. {Fan tracery} (Arch.), the decorative tracery on the surface of fan vaulting. {Fan vaulting} (Arch.), an elaborate system of vaulting, in which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan, as in Henry VII.'s chapel in Westminster Abbey. It is peculiar to English Gothic. {Fan wheel}, the wheel of a fan blower. {Fan window}. Same as {Fan light} (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fanciless \Fan"ciless\, a. Having no fancy; without ideas or imagination. [R.] A pert or bluff important wight, Whose brain is fanciless, whose blood is white. --Armstrong.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fancy \Fan"cy\, a. 1. Adapted to please the fancy or taste; ornamental; as, fancy goods. 2. Extravagant; above real value. This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania, like that which led his [Frederick the Great's] father to pay fancy prices for giants. --Macaulay. {Fancy ball}, a ball in which porsons appear in fanciful dresses in imitation of the costumes of different persons and nations. {Fancy fair}, a fair at which articles of fancy and ornament are sold, generally for some charitable purpose. {Fancy goods}, fabrics of various colors, patterns, etc., as ribbons, silks, laces, etc., in distinction from those of a simple or plain color or make. {Fancy line} (Naut.), a line rove through a block at the jaws of a gaff; -- used to haul it down. {Fancy roller} (Carding Machine), a clothed cylinder (usually having straight teeth) in front of the doffer. {Fancy stocks}, a species of stocks which afford great opportunity for stock gambling, since they have no intrinsic value, and the fluctuations in their prices are artificial. {Fancy store}, one where articles of fancy and ornament are sold. {Fancy woods}, the more rare and expensive furniture woods, as mahogany, satinwood, rosewood, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fangle \Fan"gle\, n. [From {Fang}, v. t.; hence, prop., a taking up a new thing.] Something new-fashioned; a foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fangle \Fan"gle\, v. t. To fashion. [Obs.] To control and new fangle the Scripture. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fangled \Fan"gled\, a. New made; hence, gaudy; showy; vainly decorated. [Obs., except with the prefix new.] See {Newfangled}. [bd]Our fangled world.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fangleness \Fan"gle*ness\, n. Quality of being fangled. [Obs.] He them in new fangleness did pass. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fangless \Fang"less\, a. Destitute of fangs or tusks. [bd]A fangless lion.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fawn-colored \Fawn"-col`ored\, a. Of the color of a fawn; light yellowish brown.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Feme \[d8]Feme\ (? [or] ?), n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. --Burrill. {Feme covert} (Law), a married woman. See {Covert}, a., 3. {Feme sole} (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or who has been divorced, or whose husband is dead. {Feme sole} {trader [or] merchant} (Eng. Law), a married woman, who, by the custom of London, engages in business on her own account, inpendently of her husband.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fenceless \Fence"less\, a. Without a fence; uninclosed; open; unguarded; defenseless. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fin keel \Fin keel\ (Naut.) A projection downward from the keel of a yacht, resembling in shape the fin of a fish, though often with a cigar-shaped bulb of lead at the bottom, and generally made of metal. Its use is to ballast the boat and also to enable her to sail close to the wind and to make the least possible leeway by offering great resistance to lateral motion through the water.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fingle-fangle \Fin"gle-fan`gle\, n. [From fangle.] A trifle. [Low] --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finical \Fin"ical\, a. [From {Fine}, a.] Affectedly fine; overnice; unduly particular; fastidious. [bd]Finical* taste.[b8] --Wordsworth. The gross style consists in giving no detail, the finical in giving nothing else. --Hazlitt. Syn: {Finical}, {Spruce}, {Foppish}. Usage: These words are applied to persons who are studiously desirous to cultivate finery of appearance. One who is spruce is elaborately nice in dress; one who is finical shows his affectation in language and manner as well as in dress; one who is foppish distinguishes himself by going to the extreme of the fashion in the cut of his clothes, by the tawdriness of his ornaments, and by the ostentation of his manner. [bd]A finical gentleman clips his words and screws his body into as small a compass as possible, to give himself the air of a delicate person; a spruce gentleman strives not to have a fold wrong in his frill or cravat, nor a hair of his head to lie amiss; a foppish gentleman seeks . . . to render himself distinguished for finery.[b8] --Crabb. -- {Fin"ically}, adv. -- {Fin"icalness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finicality \Fin`ical"ity\, n. The quality of being finical; finicalness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finical \Fin"ical\, a. [From {Fine}, a.] Affectedly fine; overnice; unduly particular; fastidious. [bd]Finical* taste.[b8] --Wordsworth. The gross style consists in giving no detail, the finical in giving nothing else. --Hazlitt. Syn: {Finical}, {Spruce}, {Foppish}. Usage: These words are applied to persons who are studiously desirous to cultivate finery of appearance. One who is spruce is elaborately nice in dress; one who is finical shows his affectation in language and manner as well as in dress; one who is foppish distinguishes himself by going to the extreme of the fashion in the cut of his clothes, by the tawdriness of his ornaments, and by the ostentation of his manner. [bd]A finical gentleman clips his words and screws his body into as small a compass as possible, to give himself the air of a delicate person; a spruce gentleman strives not to have a fold wrong in his frill or cravat, nor a hair of his head to lie amiss; a foppish gentleman seeks . . . to render himself distinguished for finery.[b8] --Crabb. -- {Fin"ically}, adv. -- {Fin"icalness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finical \Fin"ical\, a. [From {Fine}, a.] Affectedly fine; overnice; unduly particular; fastidious. [bd]Finical* taste.[b8] --Wordsworth. The gross style consists in giving no detail, the finical in giving nothing else. --Hazlitt. Syn: {Finical}, {Spruce}, {Foppish}. Usage: These words are applied to persons who are studiously desirous to cultivate finery of appearance. One who is spruce is elaborately nice in dress; one who is finical shows his affectation in language and manner as well as in dress; one who is foppish distinguishes himself by going to the extreme of the fashion in the cut of his clothes, by the tawdriness of his ornaments, and by the ostentation of his manner. [bd]A finical gentleman clips his words and screws his body into as small a compass as possible, to give himself the air of a delicate person; a spruce gentleman strives not to have a fold wrong in his frill or cravat, nor a hair of his head to lie amiss; a foppish gentleman seeks . . . to render himself distinguished for finery.[b8] --Crabb. -- {Fin"ically}, adv. -- {Fin"icalness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rudd \Rudd\, n. [See {Rud}, n.] (Zo[94]l.) A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family ({Leuciscus erythrophthalmus}). It is about the size and shape of the roach, but it has the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter body, and red irises. Called also {redeye}, {roud}, {finscale}, and {shallow}. A blue variety is called {azurine}, or {blue roach}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fungal \Fun"gal\, a. Of or pertaining to fungi.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fungilliform \Fungil"liform\, a. Shaped like a small fungus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fungologist \Fungol"ogist\, n. A mycologist.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fungology \Fungol"ogy\, n. [Fungus + --logy.] Mycology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funicle \Fu"ni*cle\, n. [L. funiculus, dim. of funis cord, rope: cf. F. funicule funicle (in sense 2). Cf. {Funambulo}.] (Bot.) 1. A small cord, ligature, or fiber. 2. (Bot.) The little stalk that attaches a seed to the placenta.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funicular \Funic"ular\, a. [Cf. F. funiculaire.] 1. Consisting of a small cord or fiber. 2. Dependent on the tension of a cord. 3. (Anat.) Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament. {Funicular action} (Mech.), the force or action exerted by a rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends are Fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a direction transverse to the rope, as in the archer's bow. {Funicular curve}. Same as {Catenary}. {Funicular machine} (Mech.), an apparatus for illustrating certain principles in statics, consisting of a cord or chain attached at one end to a fixed point, and having the other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight, while one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at points between the fixed support and the pulley. {Funicular polygon} (Mech.), the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funicular \Funic"ular\, a. [Cf. F. funiculaire.] 1. Consisting of a small cord or fiber. 2. Dependent on the tension of a cord. 3. (Anat.) Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament. {Funicular action} (Mech.), the force or action exerted by a rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends are Fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a direction transverse to the rope, as in the archer's bow. {Funicular curve}. Same as {Catenary}. {Funicular machine} (Mech.), an apparatus for illustrating certain principles in statics, consisting of a cord or chain attached at one end to a fixed point, and having the other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight, while one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at points between the fixed support and the pulley. {Funicular polygon} (Mech.), the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Umbilical \Umbil"ical\, a. [Cf. F. ombilical. See {Umbilic}, n.] 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical cord; umbilic. 2. Pertaining to the center; central. [R.] --De Foe. {Umbilical cord}. (a) (Anat.) The cord which connects the fetus with the placenta, and contains the arteries and the vein through which blood circulates between the fetus and the placenta; the navel-string. (b) (Bot.) The little stem by which the seeds are attached to the placenta; -- called also {funicular cord}. {Umbilical hernia} (Med.), hernia of the bowels at the umbilicus. {Umbilical point} (Geom.), an umbilicus. See {Umbilicus}, 5. {Umbilical region} (Anat.), the middle region of the abdomen, bounded above by the epigastric region, below by the hypogastric region, and on the sides by the lumbar regions. {Umbilical vesicle} (Anat.), a saccular appendage of the developing embryo, containing the nutritive and unsegmented part of the ovum; the yolk sac. See Illust. in Appendix.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funicular \Funic"ular\, a. [Cf. F. funiculaire.] 1. Consisting of a small cord or fiber. 2. Dependent on the tension of a cord. 3. (Anat.) Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament. {Funicular action} (Mech.), the force or action exerted by a rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends are Fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a direction transverse to the rope, as in the archer's bow. {Funicular curve}. Same as {Catenary}. {Funicular machine} (Mech.), an apparatus for illustrating certain principles in statics, consisting of a cord or chain attached at one end to a fixed point, and having the other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight, while one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at points between the fixed support and the pulley. {Funicular polygon} (Mech.), the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funicular \Funic"ular\, a. [Cf. F. funiculaire.] 1. Consisting of a small cord or fiber. 2. Dependent on the tension of a cord. 3. (Anat.) Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament. {Funicular action} (Mech.), the force or action exerted by a rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends are Fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a direction transverse to the rope, as in the archer's bow. {Funicular curve}. Same as {Catenary}. {Funicular machine} (Mech.), an apparatus for illustrating certain principles in statics, consisting of a cord or chain attached at one end to a fixed point, and having the other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight, while one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at points between the fixed support and the pulley. {Funicular polygon} (Mech.), the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funicular \Funic"ular\, a. [Cf. F. funiculaire.] 1. Consisting of a small cord or fiber. 2. Dependent on the tension of a cord. 3. (Anat.) Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament. {Funicular action} (Mech.), the force or action exerted by a rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends are Fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a direction transverse to the rope, as in the archer's bow. {Funicular curve}. Same as {Catenary}. {Funicular machine} (Mech.), an apparatus for illustrating certain principles in statics, consisting of a cord or chain attached at one end to a fixed point, and having the other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight, while one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at points between the fixed support and the pulley. {Funicular polygon} (Mech.), the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funiculate \Funic"ulate\, a. Forming a narrow ridge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Funiculus \[d8]Funic"ulus\, n.; pl. {Funiculi}. [L., a little cord. See {Funicle}.] 1. (Anat.) A cord, baud, or bundle of fibers; esp., one of the small bundles of fibers, of which large nerves are made up; applied also to different bands of white matter in the brain and spinal cord. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion. (b) In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See {Bryozoa}, and {Phylactolema}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fence Lake, NM Zip code(s): 87315
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fingal, ND (city, FIPS 26380) Location: 46.76205 N, 97.79243 W Population (1990): 138 (69 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58031
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Funkley, MN (city, FIPS 22976) Location: 47.78639 N, 94.42748 W Population (1990): 15 (10 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Finagle's Law n. The generalized or `folk' version of {Murphy's Law}, fully named "Finagle's Law of Dynamic Negatives" and usually rendered "Anything that can go wrong, will". One variant favored among hackers is "The perversity of the Universe tends towards a maximum" (but see also {Hanlon's Razor}). The label `Finagle's Law' was popularized by SF author Larry Niven in several stories depicting a frontier culture of asteroid miners; this `Belter' culture professed a religion and/or running joke involving the worship of the dread god Finagle and his mad prophet Murphy. Some technical and scientific cultures (e.g., paleontologists) know it under the name `Sod's Law'; this usage may be more common in Great Britain.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Finagle's Law The generalised or "folk" version of {Murphy's Law}, fully named "Finagle's Law of Dynamic Negatives" and usually rendered "Anything that can go wrong, will". One variant favoured among hackers is "The perversity of the Universe tends toward a maximum". The label "Finagle's Law" was popularised by SF author Larry Niven in several stories depicting a frontier culture of asteroid miners; this "Belter" culture professed a religion and/or running joke involving the worship of the dread god Finagle and his mad prophet Murphy. [{Jargon File}] (1995-12-14)