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Galbulidae
n 1: jacamars [syn: {Galbulidae}, {family Galbulidae}]

English Dictionary: gleefulness	by the DICT Development Group
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galbulus n the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree
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gall bladder n a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion Synonym(s): gallbladder, gall bladder
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gallbladder n a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion Synonym(s): gallbladder, gall bladder
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gallfly n small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants Synonym(s): gall wasp, gallfly, cynipid wasp, cynipid gall wasp fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants Synonym(s): gall midge, gallfly, gall gnat any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
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gillyflower n any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers Synonym(s): stock, gillyflower Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors Synonym(s): carnation, clove pink, gillyflower, Dianthus caryophyllus
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glabella n a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges Synonym(s): glabella, mesophyron
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glabellar adj of or relating to the glabella
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gleeful adj full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart" [syn: elated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant]
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gleefully adv in a joyous and gleeful manner; "the old man had greeted her gleefully" Synonym(s): gleefully, joyously, joyfully Antonym(s): joylessly
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gleefulness n great merriment [syn: hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness]
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glibly adv with superficial plausibility; "he talked glibly" [syn: glibly, slickly]
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glioblastoma n a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal Synonym(s): glioblastoma, spongioblastoma
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global adj involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" Synonym(s): global, planetary, world(a), worldwide, world-wide having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey Synonym(s): ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
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global aphasia n loss of all ability to communicate [syn: global aphasia, total aphasia]
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global climate change n a change in the world's climate [syn: climate change, global climate change]
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global organization n an international alliance involving many different countries Synonym(s): world organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organization
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Global Positioning System n a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver Synonym(s): Global Positioning System, GPS
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global warming n an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
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globalisation n growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry" Synonym(s): globalization, globalisation
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globalise v make world-wide in scope or application; "Markets are being increasingly globalized" Synonym(s): globalize, globalise
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globalization n growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry" Synonym(s): globalization, globalisation
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globalize v make world-wide in scope or application; "Markets are being increasingly globalized" Synonym(s): globalize, globalise
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globally adv throughout the world; "this is globally significant"
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globe lily n any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg- shaped flowers Synonym(s): globe lily, fairy lantern
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globular adj having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey Synonym(s): ball- shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
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globular pearlite n if steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur in globules instead of in layers Synonym(s): granular pearlite, globular pearlite
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globularness n the roundness of a 3-dimensional object [syn: sphericity, sphericalness, globosity, globularness, rotundity, rotundness]
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globule n a small globe or ball
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globulin n a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
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glove leather n leather suitable for making gloves
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gloveless adj devoid of gloves Antonym(s): gloved
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golf ball n a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance
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golf hole n one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes" Synonym(s): hole, golf hole
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golf lesson n a lesson in playing golf
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golf links n a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore Synonym(s): links, golf links
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golf player n someone who plays the game of golf [syn: golfer, {golf player}, linksman]
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guileful adj marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" Synonym(s): crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
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gullibility n tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived Synonym(s): credulousness, gullibility
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gullible adj naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love" Synonym(s): fleeceable, green, gullible easily tricked because of being too trusting; "gullible tourists taken in by the shell game"
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Gall \Gall\, n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. [?], and prob. to E. yellow. [?] See {Yellow}, and cf. {Choler}] 1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder. 2. The gall bladder. 3. Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor. He hath . . . compassed me with gall and travail. --Lam. iii. 5. Comedy diverted without gall. --Dryden. 4. Impudence; brazen assurance. [Slang] {Gall bladder} (Anat.), the membranous sac, in which the bile, or gall, is stored up, as secreted by the liver; the cholecystis. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus. {Gall duct}, a duct which conveys bile, as the cystic duct, or the hepatic duct. {Gall sickness}, a remitting bilious fever in the Netherlands. --Dunglison. {Gall of the earth} (Bot.), an herbaceous composite plant with variously lobed and cleft leaves, usually the {Prenanthes serpentaria}.
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Gallfly \Gall"fly`\, n.; pl. {Gallflies}. (Zo[94]l.) An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus {Cynips} and allied genera. See Illust. of {Gall}.
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Gallfly \Gall"fly`\, n.; pl. {Gallflies}. (Zo[94]l.) An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus {Cynips} and allied genera. See Illust. of {Gall}.
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Gallipoli oil \Gallip"oli oil`\ An inferior kind of olive oil, brought from Gallipoli, in Italy.
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Gelable \Gel"a*ble\, a. [L. gelare to congeal: cf. F. gelable. See {Geal}.] Capable of being congealed; capable of being converted into jelly.
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Gill-flirt \Gill"-flirt`\, n. A thoughtless, giddy girl; a flirt-gill. --Sir W. Scott.
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Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[82]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. [?] clove tree; [?] nut + [?] leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July-flower}.] (Bot.) 1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({Dianthus Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({Matthiola incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white. 2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core. [Written also {gilliflower}.] {Clove gillflower}, the clove pink. {Marsh gillyflower}, the ragged robin ({Lychnis Flos-cuculi}). {Queen's, [or] Winter}, {gillyflower}, damewort. {Sea gillyflower}, the thrift ({Armeria vulgaris}). {Wall gillyflower}, the wallflower ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}). {Water gillyflower}, the water violet.
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Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[82]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. [?] clove tree; [?] nut + [?] leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July-flower}.] (Bot.) 1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({Dianthus Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({Matthiola incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white. 2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core. [Written also {gilliflower}.] {Clove gillflower}, the clove pink. {Marsh gillyflower}, the ragged robin ({Lychnis Flos-cuculi}). {Queen's, [or] Winter}, {gillyflower}, damewort. {Sea gillyflower}, the thrift ({Armeria vulgaris}). {Wall gillyflower}, the wallflower ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}). {Water gillyflower}, the water violet.
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Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[82]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. [?] clove tree; [?] nut + [?] leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July-flower}.] (Bot.) 1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({Dianthus Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({Matthiola incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white. 2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core. [Written also {gilliflower}.] {Clove gillflower}, the clove pink. {Marsh gillyflower}, the ragged robin ({Lychnis Flos-cuculi}). {Queen's, [or] Winter}, {gillyflower}, damewort. {Sea gillyflower}, the thrift ({Armeria vulgaris}). {Wall gillyflower}, the wallflower ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}). {Water gillyflower}, the water violet.
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d8Glabella \[d8]Glabel"la\, n.; pl. {Glabell[?]}. [NL., fr. L. glabellus hairless, fr. glaber bald.] (Anat.) The space between the eyebrows, also including the corresponding part of the frontal bone; the mesophryon. -- {Glabel"lar}, a.
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d8Glabellum \[d8]Gla*bel"lum\, n.; pl. {Glabella}. [NL. See {Glabella}.] (Zo[94]l.) The median, convex lobe of the head of a trilobite. See {Trilobite}.
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d8Glabella \[d8]Glabel"la\, n.; pl. {Glabell[?]}. [NL., fr. L. glabellus hairless, fr. glaber bald.] (Anat.) The space between the eyebrows, also including the corresponding part of the frontal bone; the mesophryon. -- {Glabel"lar}, a.
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Glebeless \Glebe"less\, a. Having no glebe.
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Gleeful \Glee"ful\, a. Merry; gay; joyous. --Shak.
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Glibly \Glib"ly\, adv. In a glib manner; as, to speak glibly.
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Projection \Pro*jec"tion\, n. [L. projectio: cf. F. projection.] 1. The act of throwing or shooting forward. 2. A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building; an extension beyond something else. 3. The act of scheming or planning; also, that which is planned; contrivance; design; plan. --Davenant. 4. (Persp.) The representation of something; delineation; plan; especially, the representation of any object on a perspective plane, or such a delineation as would result were the chief points of the object thrown forward upon the plane, each in the direction of a line drawn through it from a given point of sight, or central point; as, the projection of a sphere. The several kinds of projection differ according to the assumed point of sight and plane of projection in each. 5. (Geog.) Any method of representing the surface of the earth upon a plane. {Conical projection}, a mode of representing the sphere, the spherical surface being projected upon the surface of a cone tangent to the sphere, the point of sight being at the center of the sphere. {Cylindric projection}, a mode of representing the sphere, the spherical surface being projected upon the surface of a cylinder touching the sphere, the point of sight being at the center of the sphere. {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, {Orthographic}, {projection},etc. See under {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, etc. {Mercator's projection}, a mode of representing the sphere in which the meridians are drawn parallel to each other, and the parallels of latitude are straight lines whose distance from each other increases with their distance from the equator, so that at all places the degrees of latitude and longitude have to each other the same ratio as on the sphere itself. {Oblique projection}, a projection made by parallel lines drawn from every point of a figure and meeting the plane of projection obliquely. {Polar projection}, a projection of the sphere in which the point of sight is at the center, and the plane of projection passes through one of the polar circles. {Powder of projection} (Alchemy.), a certain powder cast into a crucible or other vessel containing prepared metal or other matter which is to be thereby transmuted into gold. {Projection of a point on a plane} (Descriptive Geom.), the foot of a perpendicular to the plane drawn through the point. {Projection of a straight line of a plane}, the straight line of the plane connecting the feet of the perpendiculars let fall from the extremities of the given line. Syn: See {Protuberance}.
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Globular \Glob"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. globulaire.] Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms. --Milton. {Globular chart}, a chart of the earth's surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection. {Globular projection} (Map Projection), a perspective projection of the surface of a hemisphere upon a plane parallel to the base of the hemisphere, the point of sight being taken in the axis produced beyond the surface of the opposite hemisphere a distance equal to the radius of the sphere into the sine of 45[deg]. {Globular sailing}, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing.
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Chart \Chart\, n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See {Card}, and cf. {Charter}.] 1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form; as, an historical chart. 2. A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts. 3. A written deed; a charter. {Globular chart}, a chart constructed on a globular projection. See under {Globular}. {Heliographic chart}, a map of the sun with its spots. {Mercator's chart}, a chart constructed on the principle of Mercator's projection. See {Projection}. {Plane chart}, a representation of some part of the superficies of the globe, in which its spherical form is disregarded, the meridians being drawn parallel to each other, and the parallels of latitude at equal distances. {Selenographic chart}, a map representing the surface of the moon. {Topographic chart}, a minute delineation of a limited place or region.
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Globular \Glob"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. globulaire.] Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms. --Milton. {Globular chart}, a chart of the earth's surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection. {Globular projection} (Map Projection), a perspective projection of the surface of a hemisphere upon a plane parallel to the base of the hemisphere, the point of sight being taken in the axis produced beyond the surface of the opposite hemisphere a distance equal to the radius of the sphere into the sine of 45[deg]. {Globular sailing}, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing.
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Globular \Glob"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. globulaire.] Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms. --Milton. {Globular chart}, a chart of the earth's surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection. {Globular projection} (Map Projection), a perspective projection of the surface of a hemisphere upon a plane parallel to the base of the hemisphere, the point of sight being taken in the axis produced beyond the surface of the opposite hemisphere a distance equal to the radius of the sphere into the sine of 45[deg]. {Globular sailing}, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing.
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Globular \Glob"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. globulaire.] Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms. --Milton. {Globular chart}, a chart of the earth's surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection. {Globular projection} (Map Projection), a perspective projection of the surface of a hemisphere upon a plane parallel to the base of the hemisphere, the point of sight being taken in the axis produced beyond the surface of the opposite hemisphere a distance equal to the radius of the sphere into the sine of 45[deg]. {Globular sailing}, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing.
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Gutwort \Gut"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A plant, {Globularia Alypum}, a violent purgative, found in Africa.
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Globularity \Glob`ular"ity\, n. The state of being globular; globosity; sphericity.
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Globularly \Glob"ularly\, adv. Spherically.
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Globularness \Glob"ularness\, n. Sphericity; globosity.
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Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.] 1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. 2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed. 3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar co[94]rdinates. {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis. {Polar bear} (Zo[94]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, [or] Thalarctos, maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs 1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful, and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See {Bear}. {Polar body}, {cell}, [or] {globule} (Biol.), a minute cell which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The first polar body formed is usually larger than the second one, and often divides into two after its separation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of the fertilizing spermatozo[94]n; but their functions are not fully understood. {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28[b7], the northern called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic circle. {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus, turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun. {Polar co[94]rdinates}. See under 3d {Co[94]rdinate}. {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math. Dict. {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly body from the north pole of the heavens. {Polar equation of a line} [or] {surface}, an equation which expresses the relation between the polar co[94]rdinates of every point of the line or surface. {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc. {Polar hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large hare of Arctic America ({Lepus arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L. timidus}). {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis. {Polar}, [or] {Polaric}, {opposition} [or] {contrast} (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an opposition or contrast as possible. {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}. {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2. {Polar whale} (Zo[94]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See {Whale}.
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Globule \Glob"ule\, n. [L. globulus, dim. of globus globe: cf. F. globule.] 1. A little globe; a small particle of matter, of a spherical form. Globules of snow. --Sir I. Newton. These minute globules [a mole's eyes] are sunk . . . deeply in the skull. --Paley. 2. (Biol.) A minute spherical or rounded structure; as blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles, minute fungi, spores, etc. 3. A little pill or pellet used by homeopathists.
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Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.] 1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. 2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed. 3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar co[94]rdinates. {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis. {Polar bear} (Zo[94]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, [or] Thalarctos, maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs 1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful, and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See {Bear}. {Polar body}, {cell}, [or] {globule} (Biol.), a minute cell which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The first polar body formed is usually larger than the second one, and often divides into two after its separation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of the fertilizing spermatozo[94]n; but their functions are not fully understood. {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28[b7], the northern called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic circle. {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus, turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun. {Polar co[94]rdinates}. See under 3d {Co[94]rdinate}. {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math. Dict. {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly body from the north pole of the heavens. {Polar equation of a line} [or] {surface}, an equation which expresses the relation between the polar co[94]rdinates of every point of the line or surface. {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc. {Polar hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large hare of Arctic America ({Lepus arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L. timidus}). {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis. {Polar}, [or] {Polaric}, {opposition} [or] {contrast} (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an opposition or contrast as possible. {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}. {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2. {Polar whale} (Zo[94]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See {Whale}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Globule \Glob"ule\, n. [L. globulus, dim. of globus globe: cf. F. globule.] 1. A little globe; a small particle of matter, of a spherical form. Globules of snow. --Sir I. Newton. These minute globules [a mole's eyes] are sunk . . . deeply in the skull. --Paley. 2. (Biol.) A minute spherical or rounded structure; as blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles, minute fungi, spores, etc. 3. A little pill or pellet used by homeopathists.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Globulet \Glob"u*let\, n. A little globule. --Crabb.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Globuliferous \Glob`ulif"erous\, a. [Globule + -ferous.] Bearing globules; in geology, used of rocks, and denoting a variety of concretionary structure, where the concretions are isolated globules and evenly distributed through the texture of the rock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Globulimeter \Glob`ulim"eter\, n. [Globule + -meter.] (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the number of red blood corpuscles in the blood. Note: The method depends on the differences of tint obtained by mixing a sample of the blood with sodium carbonate solution.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Globulin \Glob"u*lin\, n. [From {Globule}: cf. F. globuline.] (Phisiol. Chem.) An albuminous body, insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute solutions of salt. It is present in the red blood corpuscles united with h[91]matin to form h[91]moglobin. It is also found in the crystalline lens of the eye, and in blood serum, and is sometimes called crystallin. In the plural the word is applied to a group of proteid substances such as vitellin, myosin, fibrinogen, etc., all insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute salt solutions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Globulite \Glob"u*lite\, n. [See {Globule}.] (Min.) A rudimentary form of crystallite, spherical in shape.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crystallite \Crys"tal*lite\ (kr?s"tal-l?t), n. [See {Crystal}.] (Min.) A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not referable to any mineral species, but marking the first step in the crystallization process. According to their form crystallites are called {trichites}, {belonites}, {globulites}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Globulous \Glob"ulous\, a. [Cf. F. globuleux.] Globular; spherical; orbicular. -- {Glob"ulous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Globulous \Glob"ulous\, a. [Cf. F. globuleux.] Globular; spherical; orbicular. -- {Glob"ulous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glue \Glue\, n. [F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from gluere to draw together. Cf. {Gluten}.] A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances. {Bee glue}. See under {Bee}. {Fish glue}, a strong kind of glue obtained from fish skins and bladders; isinglass. {Glue plant} (Bot.), a fucoid seaweed ({Gloiopeltis tenax}). {Liquid glue}, a fluid preparation of glue and acetic acid oralcohol. {Marine glue}, a solution of caoutchouc in naphtha, with shellac, used in shipbuilding.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glue \Glue\, n. [F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from gluere to draw together. Cf. {Gluten}.] A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances. {Bee glue}. See under {Bee}. {Fish glue}, a strong kind of glue obtained from fish skins and bladders; isinglass. {Glue plant} (Bot.), a fucoid seaweed ({Gloiopeltis tenax}). {Liquid glue}, a fluid preparation of glue and acetic acid oralcohol. {Marine glue}, a solution of caoutchouc in naphtha, with shellac, used in shipbuilding.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Guileful \Guile"ful\, a. Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty. -- {Guile"fully}, adv. -- {Guile"fulness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Guileful \Guile"ful\, a. Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty. -- {Guile"fully}, adv. -- {Guile"fulness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Guileful \Guile"ful\, a. Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty. -- {Guile"fully}, adv. -- {Guile"fulness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gullible \Gul"lible\, a. Easily gulled; that may be duped. -- {Gul"libii`i*ty}, n. --Burke.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gallipolis, OH (city, FIPS 29204) Location: 38.81996 N, 82.19146 W Population (1990): 4831 (2184 housing units) Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45631
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gallipolis Ferry, WV Zip code(s): 25515
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gulf Hills, MS (CDP, FIPS 29620) Location: 30.43748 N, 88.81537 W Population (1990): 5004 (1892 housing units) Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
golf-ball printer n. obs. The IBM 2741, a slow but letter-quality printing device and terminal based on the IBM Selectric typewriter. The `golf ball' was a little spherical frob bearing reversed embossed images of 88 different characters arranged on four parallels of latitude; one could change the font by swapping in a different golf ball. The print element spun and jerked alarmingly in action and when in motion was sometimes described as an `infuriated golf ball'. This was the technology that enabled APL to use a non-EBCDIC, non-ASCII, and in fact completely non-standard character set. This put it 10 years ahead of its time -- where it stayed, firmly rooted, for the next 20, until character displays gave way to programmable bit-mapped devices with the flexibility to support other character sets.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
global index (gid) The filename extension of a {Windows 95} "global index" file. .gid files are created by the help {browser} internal to Windows 95 (also available for other Windows versions) for WinHelp files ({hlp}), as well as for storing user preferences, such as window position. (1997-01-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Global Network Navigator (GNN) A collection of free services provided by {O'Reilly & Associates}. The Whole Internet Catalog describes the most useful Net resources and services with live links to those resources. The GNN Business Pages list companies on the Internet. The Internet Help Desk provides help in starting {Internet}q exploration. NetNews is a weekly publication that reports on the news of the {Internet}, with weekly articles on Internet trends and special events, sports, weather, and comics. There are also pages aobut travel and personal finance. {Home page (http://www.gnn.com/)}. E-mail: . Telephone: (800) 998 9938 (USA), +1 (707) 829 0515 (outside USA). (1995-01-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Global Positioning System (GPS) A system for determining postion on the Earth's surface by comparing radio signals from several satellites. When completed the system will consist of 24 satellites equipped with radio transmitters and atomic clocks. Depending on your geographic location, the GPS receiver samples data from up to six satellites, it then calculates the time taken for each satellite signal to reach the GPS receiver, and from the difference in time of reception, determines your location. ["Global Positioning by Satellite"? Precison? Coverage? Web page?] (1998-02-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM, originally "Groupe de travail Spéciale pour les services Mobiles") A {standard} for digital {cellular} communications (in the process of being) adopted by over 60 countries. The GSM standard is currently used in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. In the USA trial systems akin to the related Digital Cellular System (DCS) 18000 have been set up in several metropolitan areas. {HSCSD} is a proposed standard for {circuit switched} data communications over GSM. {(http://www.gsmworld.com/)}. [IEEE spectrum August 1999, pp. 26]. [Details? Current status? Whose standard?] (1999-11-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
globalisation {internationalisation}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
golf ball printer The IBM 2741, a slow but letter-quality printing device and terminal based on the IBM Selectric typewriter. The "golf ball" was a little spherical frob bearing reversed embossed images of 88 different characters arranged on four parallels of latitude; one could change the font by swapping in a different golf ball. This was the technology that enabled {APL} to use a non-{EBCDIC}, non-{ASCII}, and in fact completely non-standard {character set}. This put it 10 years ahead of its time - where it stayed, firmly rooted, for the next 20, until {character displays} gave way to programmable {bit-mapped} devices with the flexibility to support other character sets. (1994-12-15)