footnote : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   fat metabolism
         n 1: a metabolic process that breaks down ingested fats into
               fatty acids and glycerol and then into simpler compounds
               that can be used by cells of the body

English Dictionary: footnote	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fathometer n depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves Synonym(s): sonic depth finder, fathometer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fatten out v make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" Synonym(s): fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fattened adj (of market animals) made ready for market
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fetometry n measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) Synonym(s): fetometry, foetometry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foetometry n measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) Synonym(s): fetometry, foetometry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Food and Agriculture Organization n the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture Synonym(s): Food and Agriculture Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations n the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture Synonym(s): Food and Agriculture Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Food and Drug Administration n a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products Synonym(s): Food and Drug Administration, FDA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foot-and-mouth disease n acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs Synonym(s): foot-and- mouth disease, hoof-and-mouth disease
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
footnote n a printed note placed below the text on a printed page Synonym(s): footnote, footer v add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel" Synonym(s): annotate, footnote
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fathom \Fath"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fathomed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fathoming}.] 1. To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span. [Obs.] --Purchas. 2. The measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom of. --Dryden. The page of life that was spread out before me seemed dull and commonplace, only because I had not fathomed its deeper import. --Hawthotne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fatimite \Fat"imite\, Fatimide \Fat"imide\, a. (Hist.) Descended from Fatima, the daughter and only child of Mohammed. -- n. A descendant of Fatima.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fatimite \Fat"imite\, Fatimide \Fat"imide\, a. (Hist.) Descended from Fatima, the daughter and only child of Mohammed. -- n. A descendant of Fatima.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fatten \Fat"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fattened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fattining}.] [See {Fat}, v. t.] 1. To make fat; to feed for slaughter; to make fleshy or plump with fat; to fill full; to fat. 2. To make fertile and fruitful; to enrich; as, to fatten land; to fatten fields with blood. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feed \Feed\, n. 1. That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep. 2. A grazing or pasture ground. --Shak. 3. An allowance of provender given to a horse, cow, etc.; a meal; as, a feed of corn or oats. 4. A meal, or the act of eating. [R.] For such pleasure till that hour At feed or fountain never had I found. --Milton. 5. The water supplied to steam boilers. 6. (Mach.) (a) The motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing machine; or of producing progressive operation upon any material or object in a machine, as, in a turning lathe, by moving the cutting tool along or in the work. (b) The supply of material to a machine, as water to a steam boiler, coal to a furnace, or grain to a run of stones. (c) The mechanism by which the action of feeding is produced; a feed motion. {Feed bag}, a nose bag containing feed for a horse or mule. {Feed cloth}, an apron for leading cotton, wool, or other fiber, into a machine, as for carding, etc. {Feed door}, a door to a furnace, by which to supply coal. {Feed head}. (a) A cistern for feeding water by gravity to a steam boiler. (b) (Founding) An excess of metal above a mold, which serves to render the casting more compact by its pressure; -- also called a {riser}, {deadhead}, or simply {feed} or {head} --Knight. {Feed heater}. (a) (Steam Engine) A vessel in which the feed water for the boiler is heated, usually by exhaust steam. (b) A boiler or kettle in which is heated food for stock. {Feed motion}, [or] {Feed gear} (Mach.), the train of mechanism that gives motion to the part that directly produces the feed in a machine. {Feed pipe}, a pipe for supplying the boiler of a steam engine, etc., with water. {Feed pump}, a force pump for supplying water to a steam boiler, etc. {Feed regulator}, a device for graduating the operation of a feeder. --Knight. {Feed screw}, in lathes, a long screw employed to impart a regular motion to a tool rest or tool, or to the work. {Feed water}, water supplied to a steam boiler, etc. {Feed wheel} (Mach.), a kind of feeder. See {Feeder}, n., 8.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fodient \Fo"di*ent\, a. [L. fodiens, p. pr. of fodere to dig.] Fitted for, or pertaining to, digging.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fodient \Fo"di*ent\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Fodientia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fodientia \Fo`dien"tia\, n.pl. [NL., fr. L. fodiens p. pr., digging.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of African edentates including the aard-vark.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foot \Foot\ (f[oocr]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[emac]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[omac]t, pl. f[emac]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[omac]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[omac]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[be]d, Icel. fet step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way. [fb]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient}, {Fet} to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess, {Pedal}.] 1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See {Manus}, and {Pes}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of {Buccinum}. 3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking. 4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed. And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet. --Milton. 5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular. Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason. --Berkeley. 6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the singular. [R.] As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole. 7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See {Yard}. Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of a man's foot. It differs in length in different countries. In the United States and in England it is 304.8 millimeters. 8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry. [bd]Both horse and foot.[b8] --Milton. 9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent. 10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail. Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or lower part. It is also much used as the first of compounds. {Foot artillery}. (Mil.) (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot. (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow. {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet. {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery. {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight. {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton. {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or boots. {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a treadle. {Foot iron}. (a) The step of a carriage. (b) A fetter. {Foot jaw}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Maxilliped}. {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal. {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance. --Farrow. {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding; a riding skirt. [Obs.] {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.] {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or bridge. {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway; a trottoir. {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden. {Foot post}. (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot. (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers. {Fot pound}, [and] {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound} and {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary. {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing press, moved by a treadle. {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper. {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the lower side. {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness. {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long. {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an uneven place. {Foot secretion}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sclerobase}. {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot. {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place. {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot coals for warming the feet. {Foot tubercle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Parapodium}. {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air pump from the condenser. {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by a treadle. {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten. {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein. {By foot}, [or] {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream on foot. {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}. {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema epizo[94]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc., characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in the mouth and about the hoofs. {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.; also {Chirograph}. (b). {Square foot}. See under {Square}. {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of execution. {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. [bd]Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.[b8] --Eccl. v. 1. {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be determined. [Colloq.] {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance; to do one's best. [Colloq.] {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set on foot a subscription. {To} {put, [or] set}, {one on his feet}, to put one in a position to go on; to assist to start. {Under foot}. (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample under foot. --Gibbon. (b) Below par. [Obs.] [bd]They would be forced to sell . . . far under foot.[b8] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Footnote \Foot"note`\, n. A note of reference or comment at the foot of a page.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
FidoNet n. A worldwide hobbyist network of personal computers which exchanges mail, discussion groups, and files. Founded in 1984 and originally consisting only of IBM PCs and compatibles, FidoNet now includes such diverse machines as Apple ][s, Ataris, Amigas, and Unix systems. For years FidoNet actually grew faster than Usenet, but the advent of cheap Internet access probably means its days are numbered. In early 1999 Fidonet has approximately 30,000 nodes, down from 38K in 1996.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FidoNet A worldwide hobbyist network of personal computers which exchanges {e-mail}, discussion groups, and files. Founded in 1984 and originally consisting only of {IBM PC}s and compatibles, FidoNet now includes such diverse machines as {Apple II}s, {Atari}s, {Amiga}s, and {Unix} systems. Though it is much younger than {Usenet}, FidoNet is already (in early 1991) a significant fraction of {Usenet}'s size at some 8000 systems. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
foot-net {sneakernet}