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   farmland
         n 1: a rural area where farming is practiced [syn: {farmland},
               {farming area}]
         2: arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising
            crops [syn: {cultivated land}, {farmland}, {plowland},
            {ploughland}, {tilled land}, {tillage}, {tilth}]

English Dictionary: formulation	by the DICT Development Group
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fern ally n pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida
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fernless adj devoid of ferns Antonym(s): ferned, ferny
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fernlike adj resembling ferns especially in leaf shape; "the ferny shadows of locust leaves" Synonym(s): fernlike, ferny
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firmly adv with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" Synonym(s): firm, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely" Synonym(s): securely, firmly with firmness; "held hard to the railing" Synonym(s): hard, firmly
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foremilk n milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition Synonym(s): colostrum, foremilk
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form letter n a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients
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formal adj being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education" Antonym(s): informal characteristic of or befitting a person in authority; "formal duties"; "an official banquet" (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms; "the paper was written in formal English" Antonym(s): informal represented in simplified or symbolic form Synonym(s): conventional, formal, schematic logically deductive; "formal proof" refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" Synonym(s): courtly, formal, stately n a lavish dance requiring formal attire [syn: ball, formal] a gown for evening wear Synonym(s): dinner dress, dinner gown, formal, evening gown
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formal garden n a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs
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formal logic n any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity Synonym(s): symbolic logic, mathematical logic, formal logic
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formal semantics n the branch of semantics that studies the logical aspects of meaning
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formaldehyde n a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol Synonym(s): formaldehyde, methanal
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formalin n a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens Synonym(s): formalin, formol
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formalisation n the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions) Synonym(s): formalization, formalisation
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formalise v make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title" Synonym(s): formalize, formalise declare or make legally valid Synonym(s): validate, formalize, formalise Antonym(s): annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void
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formalised adj concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'" Synonym(s): formalistic, formalized, formalised given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures Synonym(s): formalized, formalised
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formalism n the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented Antonym(s): imitation (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
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formalistic adj concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'" Synonym(s): formalistic, formalized, formalised
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formalities n a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality" Synonym(s): formality, formalities
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formality n a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality" Synonym(s): formality, formalities a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention" Synonym(s): formality, formalness Antonym(s): informality compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
formalization n the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions) Synonym(s): formalization, formalisation
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formalize v make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title" Synonym(s): formalize, formalise declare or make legally valid Synonym(s): validate, formalize, formalise Antonym(s): annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
formalized adj concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'" Synonym(s): formalistic, formalized, formalised given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures Synonym(s): formalized, formalised
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formally adv with official authorization; "the club will be formally recognized" Synonym(s): formally, officially in a formal manner; "he was dressed rather formally" Antonym(s): informally
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formalness n a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention" Synonym(s): formality, formalness Antonym(s): informality
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formalwear n attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening [syn: formalwear, eveningwear, evening dress, evening clothes]
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formless adj having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm" Synonym(s): amorphous, formless, shapeless having no physical form; "belief in a world filled with...formless but often malevolent beings"
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formlessly adv in a formless manner; "the dress hung formlessly on her body"
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formol n a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens Synonym(s): formalin, formol
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formula n a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement [syn: formula, expression] directions for making something Synonym(s): recipe, formula a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements Synonym(s): formula, chemical formula something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" Synonym(s): convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula a liquid food for infants (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials" Synonym(s): rule, formula
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formulaic adj characterized by or in accordance with some formula
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formularise v express as a formula Synonym(s): formularize, formularise
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formularize v express as a formula Synonym(s): formularize, formularise
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formulary adj of or relating to or of the nature of a formula n (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation; "postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections" Synonym(s): formulary, pharmacopeia
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formulate v elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" Synonym(s): explicate, formulate, develop come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" Synonym(s): invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" Synonym(s): give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate prepare according to a formula
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formulated adj devised; developed according to an orderly plan; "he had well formulated opinions on schooling"
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formulation n a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine" Synonym(s): formulation, preparation inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally Synonym(s): conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" Synonym(s): formulation, expression
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foryml n (chemistry) the negative univalent acyl radical CHO that occurs in aldehydes
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freemail n a service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertising
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frown line n a facial wrinkle associated with frowning
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ferine \Fe"rine\, a. [L. ferinus, fr. ferus wild. See {Fierce}.] Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are ferine beasts. --Sir M. Hale. -- n. A wild beast; a beast of prey. -- {Fe"rinely}, adv. -- {Fe"rineness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fermillet \Fer"mil*let\, n. [OF., dim. of fermeil, fermail, clasp, prob. fr. OF. & F. fermer to make fast, fr. ferme fast. See {Firm}.] A buckle or clasp. [Obs.] --Donne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fern \Fern\, n. [AS. fearn; akin to D. varen, G. farn, farnkraut; cf. Skr. par[c9]a wing, feather, leaf, sort of plant, or Lith. papartis fern.] (Bot.) An order of cryptogamous plants, the {Filices}, which have their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves. They are usually found in humid soil, sometimes grow epiphytically on trees, and in tropical climates often attain a gigantic size. Note: The plants are asexual, and bear clustered sporangia, containing minute spores, which germinate and form prothalli, on which are borne the true organs of reproduction. The brake or bracken, the maidenhair, and the polypody are all well known ferns. {Christmas fern}. See under {Christmas}. {Climbing fern} (Bot.), a delicate North American fern ({Lygodium palmatum}), which climbs several feet high over bushes, etc., and is much sought for purposes of decoration. {Fern owl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European goatsucker. (b) The short-eared owl. [Prov. Eng.] -- {Fern shaw}, a fern thicket. [Eng.] --R. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Goatsucker \Goat"suck`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to {Caprimulgus} and allied genera, esp. the European species ({Caprimulgus Europ[91]us}); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also {goat-milker}, {goat owl}, {goat chaffer}, {fern owl}, {night hawk}, {nightjar}, {night churr}, {churr-owl}, {gnat hawk}, and {dorhawk}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fern \Fern\, n. [AS. fearn; akin to D. varen, G. farn, farnkraut; cf. Skr. par[c9]a wing, feather, leaf, sort of plant, or Lith. papartis fern.] (Bot.) An order of cryptogamous plants, the {Filices}, which have their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves. They are usually found in humid soil, sometimes grow epiphytically on trees, and in tropical climates often attain a gigantic size. Note: The plants are asexual, and bear clustered sporangia, containing minute spores, which germinate and form prothalli, on which are borne the true organs of reproduction. The brake or bracken, the maidenhair, and the polypody are all well known ferns. {Christmas fern}. See under {Christmas}. {Climbing fern} (Bot.), a delicate North American fern ({Lygodium palmatum}), which climbs several feet high over bushes, etc., and is much sought for purposes of decoration. {Fern owl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European goatsucker. (b) The short-eared owl. [Prov. Eng.] -- {Fern shaw}, a fern thicket. [Eng.] --R. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Goatsucker \Goat"suck`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to {Caprimulgus} and allied genera, esp. the European species ({Caprimulgus Europ[91]us}); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also {goat-milker}, {goat owl}, {goat chaffer}, {fern owl}, {night hawk}, {nightjar}, {night churr}, {churr-owl}, {gnat hawk}, and {dorhawk}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Elephant apple} (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by {Feronia elephantum}, a large tree related to the orange. {Elephant bed} (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell. {Elephant beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any very large beetle of the genus {Goliathus} (esp. {G. giganteus}), of the family {Scarab[91]id[91]}. They inhabit West Africa. {Elephant fish} (Zo[94]l.), a chim[91]roid fish ({Callorhynchus antarcticus}), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. {Elephant paper}, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches. {Double elephant paper}, paper measuring 26[frac34] [times] 40 inches. See Note under {Paper}. {Elephant seal} (Zo[94]l.), an African jumping shrew ({Macroscelides typicus}), having a long nose like a proboscis. {Elephant's ear} (Bot.), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. {Elephant's foot} (Bot.) (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes}), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also {tortoise plant}. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called {Hottentot's bread}. (b) A genus ({Elephantopus}) of coarse, composite weeds. {Elephant's tusk} (Zo[94]l.), the tooth shell. See {Dentalium}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fire \Fire\ (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[ymac]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[ymac]ri, f[umac]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition. Note: The form of fire exhibited in the combustion of gases in an ascending stream or current is called flame. Anciently, fire, air, earth, and water were regarded as the four elements of which all things are composed. 2. Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a stove or a furnace. 3. The burning of a house or town; a conflagration. 4. Anything which destroys or affects like fire. 5. Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming violence of temper. he had fire in his temper. --Atterbury. 6. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal. And bless their critic with a poet's fire. --Pope. 7. Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star. Stars, hide your fires. --Shak. As in a zodiac representing the heavenly fires. --Milton. 8. Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction. 9. The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire. {Blue fire}, {Red fire}, {Green fire} (Pyrotech.), compositions of various combustible substances, as sulphur, niter, lampblack, etc., the flames of which are colored by various metallic salts, as those of antimony, strontium, barium, etc. {Fire alarm} (a) A signal given on the breaking out of a fire. (b) An apparatus for giving such an alarm. {Fire annihilator}, a machine, device, or preparation to be kept at hand for extinguishing fire by smothering it with some incombustible vapor or gas, as carbonic acid. {Fire balloon}. (a) A balloon raised in the air by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire placed in the lower part
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Firmless \Firm"less\, a. 1. Detached from substance. [Obs.] Does passion still the firmless mind control? --Pope. 2. Infirm; unstable. [bd]Firmless sands.[b8] --Sylvester.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Firmly \Firm"ly\, adv. In a firm manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
For \For\, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[81]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[94]r, Dan. for, adv. f[94]r, Goth. fa[a3]r, fa[a3]ra, L. pro, Gr. [?], Skr. pra-. [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First}, {Foremost}, {Forth}, {Pro}-.] In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place. 1. Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action; the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an act or state; the reason of anything; that on account of which a thing is or is done. With fiery eyes sparkling for very wrath. --Shak. How to choose dogs for scent or speed. --Waller. Now, for so many glorious actions done, For peace at home, and for the public wealth, I mean to crown a bowl for C[91]sar's health. --Dryden. That which we, for our unworthiness, are afraid to crave, our prayer is, that God, for the worthiness of his Son, would, notwithstanding, vouchsafe to grant. --Hooker. 2. Indicating the remoter and indirect object of an act; the end or final cause with reference to which anything is, acts, serves, or is done. The oak for nothing ill, The osier good for twigs, the poplar for the mill. --Spenser. It was young counsel for the persons, and violent counsel for the matters. --Bacon. Shall I think the worls was made for one, And men are born for kings, as beasts for men, Not for protection, but to be devoured? --Dryden. For he writes not for money, nor for praise. --Denham. 3. Indicating that in favor of which, or in promoting which, anything is, or is done; hence, in behalf of; in favor of; on the side of; -- opposed to against. We can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. --2 Cor. xiii. 8. It is for the general good of human society, and consequently of particular persons, to be true and just; and it is for men's health to be temperate. --Tillotson. Aristotle is for poetical justice. --Dennis. 4. Indicating that toward which the action of anything is directed, or the point toward which motion is made; [?]ntending to go to. We sailed from Peru for China and Japan. --Bacon. 5. Indicating that on place of or instead of which anything acts or serves, or that to which a substitute, an equivalent, a compensation, or the like, is offered or made; instead of, or place of. And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. --Ex. xxi. 23, 24. 6. Indicating that in the character of or as being which anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being. We take a falling meteor for a star. --Cowley. If a man can be fully assured of anything for a truth, without having examined, what is there that he may not embrace for tru[?]? --Locke. Most of our ingenious young men take up some cried-up English poet for their model. --Dryden. But let her go for an ungrateful woman. --Philips. 7. Indicating that instead of which something else controls in the performing of an action, or that in spite of which anything is done, occurs, or is; hence, equivalent to notwithstanding, in spite of; -- generally followed by all, aught, anything, etc. The writer will do what she please for all me. --Spectator. God's desertion shall, for aught he knows, the next minute supervene. --Dr. H. More. For anything that legally appears to the contrary, it may be a contrivance to fright us. --Swift. 8. Indicating the space or time through which an action or state extends; hence, during; in or through the space or time of. For many miles about There 's scarce a bush. --Shak. Since, hired for life, thy servile muse sing. --prior. To guide the sun's bright chariot for a day. --Garth. 9. Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done. [Obs.] We 'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet. --Beau. & Fl. {For}, [or] {As for}, so far as concerns; as regards; with reference to; -- used parenthetically or independently. See under {As}. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. --Josh. xxiv. 15. For me, my stormy voyage at an end, I to the port of death securely tend. --Dryden. {For all that}, notwithstanding; in spite of. {For all the world}, wholly; exactly. [bd]Whose posy was, for all the world, like cutlers' poetry.[b8] --Shak. {For as much as}, [or] {Forasmuch as}, in consideration that; seeing that; since. {For by}. See {Forby}, adv. {For ever}, eternally; at all times. See {Forever}. {For me}, [or] {For all me}, as far as regards me. {For my life}, [or] {For the life of me}, if my life depended on it. [Colloq.] --T. Hook. {For that}, {For the reason that}, because; since. [Obs.] [bd]For that I love your daughter.[b8] --Shak. {For thy}, [or] {Forthy} [AS. for[?][?].], for this; on this account. [Obs.] [bd]Thomalin, have no care for thy.[b8] --Spenser. {For to}, as sign of infinitive, in order to; to the end of. [Obs., except as sometimes heard in illiterate speech.] -- [bd]What went ye out for to see?[b8] --Luke vii. 25. See {To}, prep., 4. {O for}, would that I had; may there be granted; -- elliptically expressing desire or prayer. [bd]O for a muse of fire.[b8] --Shak. {Were it not for}, [or] {If it were not for}, leaving out of account; but for the presence or action of. [bd]Moral consideration can no way move the sensible appetite, were it not for the will.[b8] --Sir M. Hale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foremilk \Fore"milk`\, n. (Physiol.) The milk secreted just before, or directly after, the birth of a child or of the young of an animal; colostrum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methylal \Meth"yl*al\, n. [Methylene + alcohol.] (Chem.) A light, volatile liquid, {H2C(OCH3)2}, regarded as a complex ether, and having a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by the partial oxidation of methyl alcohol. Called also {formal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formal \For"mal\ (f[ocir]r"m[ait]l), n. [L. formic + alcohol.] (Chem.) See {Methylal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formal \Form"al\ (f[ocir]rm"[ait]l), a. [L. formalis: cf. F. formel.] 1. Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing. 2. Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect. Of [the sounds represented by] letters, the material part is breath and voice; the formal is constituted by the motion and figure of the organs of speech. --Holder. 3. Done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as, he gave his formal consent. His obscure funeral . . . No noble rite nor formal ostentation. --Shak. 4. Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules; punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation. A cold-looking, formal garden, cut into angles and rhomboids. --W. Irwing. She took off the formal cap that confined her hair. --Hawthorne. 5. Having the form or appearance without the substance or essence; external; as, formal duty; formal worship; formal courtesy, etc. 6. Dependent in form; conventional. Still in constraint your suffering sex remains, Or bound in formal or in real chains. --Pope. 7. Sound; normal. [Obs.] To make of him a formal man again. --Shak. {Formal cause}. See under {Cause}. Syn: Precise; punctilious; stiff; starched; affected; ritual; ceremonial; external; outward. Usage: {Formal}, {Ceremonious}. When applied to things, these words usually denote a mere accordance with the rules of form or ceremony; as, to make a formal call; to take a ceremonious leave. When applied to a person or his manners, they are used in a bad sense; a person being called formal who shapes himself too much by some pattern or set form, and ceremonious when he lays too much stress on the conventional laws of social intercourse. Formal manners render a man stiff or ridiculous; a ceremonious carriage puts a stop to the ease and freedom of social intercourse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methylal \Meth"yl*al\, n. [Methylene + alcohol.] (Chem.) A light, volatile liquid, {H2C(OCH3)2}, regarded as a complex ether, and having a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by the partial oxidation of methyl alcohol. Called also {formal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formal \For"mal\ (f[ocir]r"m[ait]l), n. [L. formic + alcohol.] (Chem.) See {Methylal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formal \Form"al\ (f[ocir]rm"[ait]l), a. [L. formalis: cf. F. formel.] 1. Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing. 2. Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect. Of [the sounds represented by] letters, the material part is breath and voice; the formal is constituted by the motion and figure of the organs of speech. --Holder. 3. Done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as, he gave his formal consent. His obscure funeral . . . No noble rite nor formal ostentation. --Shak. 4. Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules; punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation. A cold-looking, formal garden, cut into angles and rhomboids. --W. Irwing. She took off the formal cap that confined her hair. --Hawthorne. 5. Having the form or appearance without the substance or essence; external; as, formal duty; formal worship; formal courtesy, etc. 6. Dependent in form; conventional. Still in constraint your suffering sex remains, Or bound in formal or in real chains. --Pope. 7. Sound; normal. [Obs.] To make of him a formal man again. --Shak. {Formal cause}. See under {Cause}. Syn: Precise; punctilious; stiff; starched; affected; ritual; ceremonial; external; outward. Usage: {Formal}, {Ceremonious}. When applied to things, these words usually denote a mere accordance with the rules of form or ceremony; as, to make a formal call; to take a ceremonious leave. When applied to a person or his manners, they are used in a bad sense; a person being called formal who shapes himself too much by some pattern or set form, and ceremonious when he lays too much stress on the conventional laws of social intercourse. Formal manners render a man stiff or ridiculous; a ceremonious carriage puts a stop to the ease and freedom of social intercourse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cause \Cause\ (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.] 1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. Cause is substance exerting its power into act, to make one thing begin to be. --Locke. 2. That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing. 3. Sake; interest; advantage. [Obs.] I did it not for his cause. --2 Cor. vii. 12. 4. (Law) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action. 5. Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general. What counsel give you in this weighty cause! --Shak. 6. The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain. God befriend us, as our cause is just. --Shak. The part they take against me is from zeal to the cause. --Burke. {Efficient cause}, the agent or force that produces a change or result. {Final cause}, the end, design, or object, for which anything is done. {Formal cause}, the elements of a conception which make the conception or the thing conceived to be what it is; or the idea viewed as a formative principle and co[94]perating with the matter. {Material cause}, that of which anything is made. {Proximate cause}. See under {Proximate}. {To make common cause with}, to join with in purposes and aims. --Macaulay. Syn: Origin; source; mainspring; motive; reason; incitement; inducement; purpose; object; suit; action.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formal \Form"al\ (f[ocir]rm"[ait]l), a. [L. formalis: cf. F. formel.] 1. Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing. 2. Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect. Of [the sounds represented by] letters, the material part is breath and voice; the formal is constituted by the motion and figure of the organs of speech. --Holder. 3. Done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as, he gave his formal consent. His obscure funeral . . . No noble rite nor formal ostentation. --Shak. 4. Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules; punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation. A cold-looking, formal garden, cut into angles and rhomboids. --W. Irwing. She took off the formal cap that confined her hair. --Hawthorne. 5. Having the form or appearance without the substance or essence; external; as, formal duty; formal worship; formal courtesy, etc. 6. Dependent in form; conventional. Still in constraint your suffering sex remains, Or bound in formal or in real chains. --Pope. 7. Sound; normal. [Obs.] To make of him a formal man again. --Shak. {Formal cause}. See under {Cause}. Syn: Precise; punctilious; stiff; starched; affected; ritual; ceremonial; external; outward. Usage: {Formal}, {Ceremonious}. When applied to things, these words usually denote a mere accordance with the rules of form or ceremony; as, to make a formal call; to take a ceremonious leave. When applied to a person or his manners, they are used in a bad sense; a person being called formal who shapes himself too much by some pattern or set form, and ceremonious when he lays too much stress on the conventional laws of social intercourse. Formal manners render a man stiff or ridiculous; a ceremonious carriage puts a stop to the ease and freedom of social intercourse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formaldehyde \Formal"dehyde\, n. [Formic + aldehyde.] (Chem.) A colorless, volatile liquid, {H2CO}, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formalin \For"ma*lin\, n. [Formic + aldehyde + -in.] (Chem.) An aqueous solution of formaldehyde, used as a preservative in museums and as a disinfectant.
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Formalism \Form"al*ism\, n. The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion. Official formalism. --Sir H. Rawlinson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formalist \Form"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. formaliste.] One overattentive to forms, or too much confined to them; esp., one who rests in external religious forms, or observes strictly the outward forms of worship, without possessing the life and spirit of religion. As far a formalist from wisdom sits, In judging eyes, as libertines from wits. --Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formality \Formal"ity\, n.; pl. {Formalities}. [Cf. F. formalit[82].] 1. The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc. 2. Form without substance. Such [books] as are mere pieces of formality, so that if you look on them, you look though them. --Fuller. 3. Compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality. Nor was his attendance on divine offices a matter of formality and custom, but of conscience. --Atterbury. 4. An established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode. He was installed with all the usual formalities. --C. Middleton. 5. pl. The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal. [Obs.] The doctors attending her in their formalities as far as Shotover. --Fuller. 6. That which is formal; the formal part. It unties the inward knot of marriage, . . . while it aims to keep fast the outward formality. --Milton. 7. The quality which makes a thing what it is; essence. The material part of the evil came from our father upon us, but the formality of it, the sting and the curse, is only by ourselves. --Jer. Taylor. The formality of the vow lies in the promise made to God. --Bp. Stillingfleet. 8. (Scholastic. Philos.) The manner in which a thing is conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking; the result of such an act; as, animality and rationality are formalities.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formality \Formal"ity\, n.; pl. {Formalities}. [Cf. F. formalit[82].] 1. The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc. 2. Form without substance. Such [books] as are mere pieces of formality, so that if you look on them, you look though them. --Fuller. 3. Compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality. Nor was his attendance on divine offices a matter of formality and custom, but of conscience. --Atterbury. 4. An established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode. He was installed with all the usual formalities. --C. Middleton. 5. pl. The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal. [Obs.] The doctors attending her in their formalities as far as Shotover. --Fuller. 6. That which is formal; the formal part. It unties the inward knot of marriage, . . . while it aims to keep fast the outward formality. --Milton. 7. The quality which makes a thing what it is; essence. The material part of the evil came from our father upon us, but the formality of it, the sting and the curse, is only by ourselves. --Jer. Taylor. The formality of the vow lies in the promise made to God. --Bp. Stillingfleet. 8. (Scholastic. Philos.) The manner in which a thing is conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking; the result of such an act; as, animality and rationality are formalities.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formalize \Form"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Formalizing}.] 1. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. [R.] 2. To render formal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formalize \Form"al*ize\, v. i. To affect formality. [Obs.] --ales.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formalize \Form"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Formalizing}.] 1. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. [R.] 2. To render formal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formalize \Form"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Formalizing}.] 1. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. [R.] 2. To render formal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formally \Form"al*ly\, adv. In a formal manner; essentially; characteristically; expressly; regularly; ceremoniously; precisely. That which formally makes this [charity] a Christian grace, is the spring from which it flows. --Smalridge. You and your followers do stand formally divided against the authorized guides of the church and rest of the people. --Hooker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formell \For"mell\, n. [Dim. of F. forme the female of a bird of prey.] (Zo[94]l.) The female of a hawk or falcon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formless \Form"less\, a. Shapeless; without a determinate form; wanting regularity of shape. -- {Form"lessly}, adv. -- {Form"lessness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formless \Form"less\, a. Shapeless; without a determinate form; wanting regularity of shape. -- {Form"lessly}, adv. -- {Form"lessness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formless \Form"less\, a. Shapeless; without a determinate form; wanting regularity of shape. -- {Form"lessly}, adv. -- {Form"lessness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formula \For"mu*la\, n.; pl. E. {Formulas}, L. {Formul[91]}. [L., dim. of forma form, model. See{Form}, n.] 1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said. 2. (Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines. 3. (Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula. 4. (Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound. 5. (Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound. Note: Chemical formul[91] consist of the abbreviations of the names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each element contained. {Empirical formula} (Chem.), an expression which gives the simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical formula of acetic acid is {C2H4O2}. {Graphic formula}, {Rational formula} (Chem.), an expression of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is {CH3.(C:O).OH}; -- called also {structural formula}, {constitutional formula}, etc. See also the formula of {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}. {Molecular formula} (Chem.), a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formula \For"mu*la\, n.; pl. E. {Formulas}, L. {Formul[91]}. [L., dim. of forma form, model. See{Form}, n.] 1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said. 2. (Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines. 3. (Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula. 4. (Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound. 5. (Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound. Note: Chemical formul[91] consist of the abbreviations of the names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each element contained. {Empirical formula} (Chem.), an expression which gives the simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical formula of acetic acid is {C2H4O2}. {Graphic formula}, {Rational formula} (Chem.), an expression of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is {CH3.(C:O).OH}; -- called also {structural formula}, {constitutional formula}, etc. See also the formula of {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}. {Molecular formula} (Chem.), a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formulary \For"mulary\, n.; pl. {Formularies}. [Cf. F. formulaire.] 1. A book containing stated and prescribed forms, as of oaths, declarations, prayers, medical formula[91], etc.; a book of precedents. 2. Prescribed form or model; formula.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formularistic \For`mularis"tic\, a. Pertaining to, or exhibiting, formularization. --Emerson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formularization \For`mulari*za"tion\, n. The act of formularizing; a formularized or formulated statement or exhibition. --C. Kingsley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formularize \For"mularize\, v. t. To reduce to a forula; to formulate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formulary \For"mulary\, a. [Cf. F. formulaire. See {Formula}.] Stated; prescribed; ritual.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formulary \For"mulary\, n.; pl. {Formularies}. [Cf. F. formulaire.] 1. A book containing stated and prescribed forms, as of oaths, declarations, prayers, medical formula[91], etc.; a book of precedents. 2. Prescribed form or model; formula.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formula \For"mu*la\, n.; pl. E. {Formulas}, L. {Formul[91]}. [L., dim. of forma form, model. See{Form}, n.] 1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said. 2. (Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines. 3. (Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula. 4. (Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound. 5. (Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound. Note: Chemical formul[91] consist of the abbreviations of the names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each element contained. {Empirical formula} (Chem.), an expression which gives the simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical formula of acetic acid is {C2H4O2}. {Graphic formula}, {Rational formula} (Chem.), an expression of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is {CH3.(C:O).OH}; -- called also {structural formula}, {constitutional formula}, etc. See also the formula of {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}. {Molecular formula} (Chem.), a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formulate \For"mu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Formulating}.] To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression. --G. P. Marsh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formulate \For"mu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Formulating}.] To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression. --G. P. Marsh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formulate \For"mu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Formulating}.] To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression. --G. P. Marsh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formulation \For`mu*la"tion\, n. The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formule \For"mule\, n. [F.] A set or prescribed model; a formula. [Obs.] --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formulization \For`muliza"tion\, n. The act or process of reducing to a formula; the state of being formulized.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formulize \For"mu*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formulized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Formulizing}.] To reduce to a formula; to formulate. --Emerson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formulize \For"mu*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formulized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Formulizing}.] To reduce to a formula; to formulate. --Emerson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formulize \For"mu*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formulized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Formulizing}.] To reduce to a formula; to formulate. --Emerson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formyl \For"myl\, n. [Formic + -yl.] (Chem.) (a) A univalent radical, {H.C:O}, regarded as the essential residue of formic acid and aldehyde. (b) Formerly, the radical methyl, {CH3}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tamandu \Ta*man"du\, n. [Sp., from the native name: cf. F. tamandua.] (Zo[94]l.) A small ant-eater ({Tamandua tetradactyla}) native of the tropical parts of South America. Note: It has five toes on the fore feet, an elongated snout, small ears, and short woolly hair. Its tail is stout and hairy at the base, tapering, and covered with minute scales, and is somewhat prehensile at the end. Called also {tamandua}, {little ant-bear}, {fourmilier}, and {cagouare}. The collared, or striped, tamandu ({Tamandua bivittata}) is considered a distinct species by some writers, but by others is regarded as only a variety.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Fr91nulum \[d8]Fr[91]n"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Fr[91]nula}. [NL., dim. of L. fraenum a bridle.] (Anat.) A fr[91]num.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frame \Frame\, n. 1. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a structure. These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty! thine this universal frame. --Milton. 2. The bodily structure; physical constitution; make or build of a person. Some bloody passion shakes your very frame. --Shak. No frames could be strong enough to endure it. --Prescott. 3. A kind of open case or structure made for admitting, inclosing, or supporting things, as that which incloses or contains a window, door, picture, etc.; that on which anything is held or stretched; as: (a) The skeleton structure which supports the boiler and machinery of a locomotive upon its wheels. (b) (Founding) A molding box or flask, which being filled with sand serves as a mold for castings. (c) The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other structure with a fabric covering. (d) A structure of four bars, adjustable in size, on which cloth, etc., is stretched for quilting, embroidery, etc. (e) (Hort.) A glazed portable structure for protecting young plants from frost. (f) (Print.) A stand to support the type cases for use by the compositor. 4. (Mach.) A term applied, especially in England, to certain machines built upon or within framework; as, a stocking frame; lace frame; spinning frame, etc. 5. Form; shape; proportion; scheme; structure; constitution; system; as, a frameof government. She that hath a heart of that fine frame To pay this debt of love but to a brother. --Shak. Put your discourse into some frame. --Shak. 6. Particular state or disposition, as of the mind; humor; temper; mood; as, to be always in a happy frame. 7. Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming. [Obs.] John the bastard Whose spirits toil in frame of villainies. --Shak. {Balloon frame}, {Cant frames}, etc. See under {Balloon}, {Cant}, etc. {Frame} {building [or] house}, a building of which the form and support is made of framed timbers. [U.S.] -- {Frame level}, a mason's level. {Frame saw}, a thin saw stretched in a frame to give it rigidity.
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Free-milling \Free"-mill`ing\, a. Yielding free gold or silver; -- said of certain ores which can be reduced by crushing and amalgamation, without roasting or other chemical treatment. --Raymond.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FORMAL 1. FORmula MAnipulation Language. An early {Fortran} extension for {symbolic mathematics}. ["FORMAL, A Formula Manipulation Language", C.K. Mesztenyi, Computer Note CN-1, CS Dept, U Maryland (Jan 1971)]. 2. A data manipulation language for nonprogrammers from {IBM} {LASC}. ["FORMAL: A Forms-Oriented and Visual-Directed Application System", N.C. Shu, IEEE Computer 18(8):38-49 (1985)]. (1994-12-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
formal argument (Or "parameter") A name in a {function} or {subroutine} definition that is replaced by, or bound to, the corresponding {actual argument} when the function or subroutine is called. In many languages formal arguments behave like {local variables} which get initialised on entry. See: {argument}. (2002-07-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Formal Description Technique (FDT) A {formal method} for developing telecomunications services and {protocols}. FDTs range from abstract to implementation-oriented descriptions. All FDTs offer the means for producing unambiguous descriptions of {OSI} services and {protocols} in a more precise and comprehensive way than {natural language} descriptions. They provide a foundation for analysis and verification of a description. The target of analysis and verification may vary from abstract properties to concrete properties. Natural language descriptions remain an essential adjunct to formal description, enabling an unfarmiliar reader to gain rapid insight into the structure and function of services and protocols. Examples of FDTs are {LOTOS}, {Z}, {SDL}, and {Estelle}. [ISO/IEC DTR10167: "Guidelines for the application of {Estelle}, {LOTOS} and {SDL}"]. (1994-12-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
formal methods Mathematically based techniques for the {specification}, development and verification of software and hardware systems. {Referentially transparent} languages are amenable to symbolic manipulation allowing {program transformation} (e.g. changing a clear inefficient specification into an obscure but efficient program) and proof of correctness. {Oxford FM archive (http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/formal-methods.html)}. (1996-05-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Formal Object Role Modeling Language (FORML) A {CASE} language? (1997-04-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
formal review A technical review conducted with the customer including the types of reviews called for in DOD-STD-2167A (Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, etc.) (1996-05-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FORML 1. {Formal Object Role Modeling Language}. 2. {Forth Modification Lab}. (1997-04-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
formula 1. In logic, a sequence of symbols representing terms, {predicate}s, {connective}s and {quantifier}s which is either true or false. 2. FORTH Music Language. An extension of {FORTH} with concurrent note-playing processes. Runs on {Macintosh} and {Atari ST} with {MIDI} output. ["Formula: A Programming Language for Expressive Computer Music", D.P. Anderson et al Computer 24(7):12 (Jul 1991)]. 3. Preprocessor language for the {Acorn Archimedes}, allowing inline high-level statements to be entered in an assembly program. Written in {nawk}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Formula ALGOL An {ALGOL} extension for {symbolic mathematics}, strings and lists, developed by A.J. Perlis and R. Iturriaga at {Carnegie} for the {CDC G-20} in 1962. ["An Extension of ALGOL for Manipulating Formulae", A.J. Perlis et al, CACM 7(2):127-130 (Feb 1964)]. [Sammet 1969, p. 583]. (1995-02-15)