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   lambda
         n 1: the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
         2: the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and
            lamboid sutures of the skull

English Dictionary: line of descent	by the DICT Development Group
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lambda hyperon n an electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1 [syn: lambda particle, lambda hyperon]
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lambda particle n an electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1 [syn: lambda particle, lambda hyperon]
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lambdacism n speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l'
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lamboid suture n the suture between the occipital and parietal bones [syn: lamboid suture, sutura lamboidea]
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lamivudine n a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV Synonym(s): lamivudine, 3TC
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Leon Battista Alberti n Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472) Synonym(s): Alberti, Leon Battista Alberti
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limbed adj having or as if having limbs, especially limbs of a specified kind (usually used in combination); "strong- limbed" Antonym(s): limbless
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limpet n mollusk with a low conical shell any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
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limpid adj clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes" Synonym(s): liquid, limpid transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal" Synonym(s): crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" Synonym(s): limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous
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limpidity n free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression Synonym(s): clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity Antonym(s): abstruseness, obscureness, obscurity, reconditeness, unclearness passing light without diffusion or distortion Synonym(s): pellucidness, pellucidity, limpidity
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limpidly adv in a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book" Synonym(s): lucidly, pellucidly, limpidly, perspicuously
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line feed n the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed on the next line
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line of battle n a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack
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line of defence n any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime" Synonym(s): line of defense, line of defence defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack Synonym(s): line of defense, line of defence
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line of defense n any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime" Synonym(s): line of defense, line of defence defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack Synonym(s): line of defense, line of defence
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line of descent n the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors Synonym(s): descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" Synonym(s): lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
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line of destiny n a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be Synonym(s): line of fate, line of destiny, line of Saturn
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line of duty n all that is normally required in some area of responsibility
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line of fate n a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be Synonym(s): line of fate, line of destiny, line of Saturn
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line of poetry n a single line of words in a poem [syn: line of poetry, line of verse]
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line of thought n a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group
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lymphadenitis n inflammation of lymph nodes
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lymphadenoma n an abnormally enlarged lymph node
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lymphadenopathy n chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease)
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lymphatic adj of or relating to or produced by lymph
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lymphatic system n the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body Synonym(s): lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum
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lymphatic tissue n tissue making up the lymphatic system [syn: {lymphatic tissue}, lymphoid tissue]
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lymphatic vessel n a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation Synonym(s): lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel
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lymphedema n swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas
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lymphoid adj resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues
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lymphoid tissue n tissue making up the lymphatic system [syn: {lymphatic tissue}, lymphoid tissue]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lambative \Lam"ba*tive\, a. [L. lambere to lick. See {Lambent}.] Taken by licking with the tongue. [bd]Sirups and lambative medicines.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.
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Lambative \Lam"ba*tive\, n. A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture. --Wiseman.
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d8Lambda \[d8]Lamb"da\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].] 1. The name of the Greek letter [LAMBDA], [lambda], corresponding with the English letter L, l. 2. (Anat.) The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull. {Lambda moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth so called from a mark on its wings, resembling the Greek letter lambda ([LAMBDA]).
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Lambdacism \Lamb"da*cism\, n. [L. lambdacismus, Gr. [?], fr. la`mbda the letter lambda ([LAMBDA]).] 1. A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously. 2. A defect in pronunciation of the letter l when doubled, which consists in giving it a sound as if followed by y, similar to that of the letters lli in billion. 3. The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation; lallation; as, Amelican for American.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lambdoid \Lamb"doid\, a. [Gr. [?], la`mbda the letter lambda ([LAMBDA]) + e"i^dos shape.] Shaped like the Greek letter lambda ([LAMBDA]); as, the lambdoid suture between the occipital and parietal bones of the skull.
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Lambdoidal \Lamb*doid"al\, a. Same as {Lambdoid}.
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Lamb \Lamb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lambed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lambing}.] To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep.
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Lampad \Lam"pad\, n. [Gr. [?], [?]. See {Lamp}.] A lamp or candlestick. [R.] By him who 'mid the golden lampads went. --Trench.
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Lampadist \Lam"pa*dist\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], torch. See {Lamp}.] (Gr. Antiq.) One who gained the prize in the lampadrome.
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Lampadrome \Lam"pa*drome\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?], [?], torch + [?] course, race, fr. [?] to run.] (Gr. Antiq.) A race run by young men with lighted torches in their hands. He who reached the goal first, with his torch unextinguished, gained the prize.
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Lampate \Lam"pate\, n. [Cf. F. lampate.] (Chem.) A supposed salt of lampic acid. [Obs.]
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Limbat \Lim"bat\ (l[icr]m"b[acr]t), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A cooling periodical wind in the Isle of Cyprus, blowing from the northwest from eight o'clock, A. M., to the middle of the day or later.
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Limbate \Lim"bate\ (l[icr]m"b[asl]t), a. [L. limbatus, fr. limbus border, edge. See {Limbus}.] (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) Bordered, as when one color is surrounded by an edging of another.
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Limbed \Limbed\ (l[icr]md), a. Having limbs; -- much used in composition; as, large-limbed; short-limbed. Innumerous living creatures, perfect forms, Limbed and full grown. --Milton.
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{Lime pit}, a limestone quarry. {Lime rod}, {Lime twig}, a twig smeared with birdlime; hence, that which catches; a snare. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Limp \Limp\ (l[icr]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Limped} (l[icr]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limping}.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a [root]120.] To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. --Shak.
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Limpet \Lim"pet\ (l[icr]m"p[ecr]t), n. [Prob. through French fr. L. lepas, -adis, Gr. lepa`s, -a`dos.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell. 2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides. Note: The common European limpets of the genus {Patella} (esp. {P. vulgata}) are extensively used as food. The common New England species is {Acm[91]a testudinalis}. Numerous species of limpets occur on the Pacific coast of America, some of them of large size. 3. Any species of {Siphonaria}, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks. 4. A keyhole limpet. See {Fissurella}.
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Limpid \Lim"pid\ (-p[icr]d), a. [L. limpidus; akin to Gr. la`mpein to shine: cf. F. limpide. Cf. {Lamp}.] Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream. Springs which were clear, fresh, and limpid. --Woodward. Syn: Clear; transparent; pellucid; lucid; pure; crystal; translucent; bright.
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Limpidity \Limpid"ity\ (l[icr]mp[icr]d"[icr]t[ycr]), n. [L. limpiditas: cf. F. limpidit[82].] The quality or state of being limpid.
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Limpidness \Lim"pidness\ (l[icr]m"p[icr]dn[ecr]s), n. Quality of being limpid; limpidity.
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Limpitude \Limp"itude\ (-[icr]t[umac]d), n. Limpidity. [Obs.]
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Line \Line\, n. [OE. line, AS. l[c6]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline. Who so layeth lines for to latch fowls. --Piers Plowman. 2. A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line. 3. The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel. 4. Direction; as, the line of sight or vision. 5. A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column. 6. A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend. 7. (Poet.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. In the preceding line Ulysses speaks of Nausicaa. --Broome. 8. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. He is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is not the line of a first-rate man. --Coleridge. 9. (Math.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. 10. The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline. Eden stretched her line From Auran eastward to the royal towers Of great Seleucia. --Milton. 11. A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark. Though on his brow were graven lines austere. --Byron. He tipples palmistry, and dines On all her fortune-telling lines. --Cleveland. 12. Lineament; feature; figure. [bd]The lines of my boy's face.[b8] --Shak. 13. A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers. Unite thy forces and attack their lines. --Dryden. 14. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings. Of his lineage am I, and his offspring By very line, as of the stock real. --Chaucer. 15. A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line. 16. (Geog.) (a) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. (b) The equator; -- usually called {the line}, or {equinoctial line}; as, to cross the line. 17. A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline. 18. (Script.) (a) A measuring line or cord. He marketh it out with a line. --Is. xliv. 13. (b) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. --Ps. xvi. 6. (c) Instruction; doctrine. Their line is gone out through all the earth. --Ps. xix. 4. 19. (Mach.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line. 20. The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad. 21. (Mil.) (a) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to {column}. (b) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. 22. (Fort.) (a) A trench or rampart. (b) pl. Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. 23. pl. (Shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections. 24. (Mus.) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. 25. (Stock Exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber. 26. (Trade) A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc. --McElrath. 27. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name. 28. pl. The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver. [U. S.] 29. A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch. {Hard lines}, hard lot. --C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.] {Line breeding} (Stockbreeding), breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother. {Line conch} (Zo[94]l.), a spiral marine shell ({Fasciolaria distans}), of Florida and the West Indies. It is marked by narrow, dark, revolving lines. {Line engraving}. (a) Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved. (b) A picture produced by printing from such an engraving. {Line of battle}. (a) (Mil. Tactics) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver. (b) (Naval) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement. {Line of battle ship}. See {Ship of the line}, below. {Line of beauty} (Fine Arts),an abstract line supposed to be beautiful in itself and absolutely; -- differently represented by different authors, often as a kind of elongated S (like the one drawn by Hogarth). {Line of centers}. (Mach.) (a) A line joining two centers, or fulcra, as of wheels or levers. (b) A line which determines a dead center. See {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Line of dip} (Geol.), a line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon. {Line of fire} (Mil.), the direction of fire. {Line of force} (Physics), any line in a space in which forces are acting, so drawn that at every point of the line its tangent is the direction of the resultant of all the forces. It cuts at right angles every equipotential surface which it meets. Specifically (Magnetism), a line in proximity to a magnet so drawn that any point in it is tangential with the direction of a short compass needle held at that point. --Faraday. {Line of life} (Palmistry), a line on the inside of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life. {Line of lines}. See {Gunter's line}. {Line of march}. (Mil.) (a) Arrangement of troops for marching. (b) Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching. {Line of operations}, that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object. --H. W. Halleck. {Line of sight} (Firearms), the line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object. {Line tub} (Naut.), a tub in which the line carried by a whaleboat is coiled. {Mason and Dixon's line}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Line \Line\, n. [OE. line, AS. l[c6]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline. Who so layeth lines for to latch fowls. --Piers Plowman. 2. A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line. 3. The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel. 4. Direction; as, the line of sight or vision. 5. A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column. 6. A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend. 7. (Poet.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. In the preceding line Ulysses speaks of Nausicaa. --Broome. 8. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. He is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is not the line of a first-rate man. --Coleridge. 9. (Math.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. 10. The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline. Eden stretched her line From Auran eastward to the royal towers Of great Seleucia. --Milton. 11. A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark. Though on his brow were graven lines austere. --Byron. He tipples palmistry, and dines On all her fortune-telling lines. --Cleveland. 12. Lineament; feature; figure. [bd]The lines of my boy's face.[b8] --Shak. 13. A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers. Unite thy forces and attack their lines. --Dryden. 14. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings. Of his lineage am I, and his offspring By very line, as of the stock real. --Chaucer. 15. A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line. 16. (Geog.) (a) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. (b) The equator; -- usually called {the line}, or {equinoctial line}; as, to cross the line. 17. A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline. 18. (Script.) (a) A measuring line or cord. He marketh it out with a line. --Is. xliv. 13. (b) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. --Ps. xvi. 6. (c) Instruction; doctrine. Their line is gone out through all the earth. --Ps. xix. 4. 19. (Mach.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line. 20. The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad. 21. (Mil.) (a) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to {column}. (b) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. 22. (Fort.) (a) A trench or rampart. (b) pl. Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. 23. pl. (Shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections. 24. (Mus.) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. 25. (Stock Exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber. 26. (Trade) A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc. --McElrath. 27. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name. 28. pl. The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver. [U. S.] 29. A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch. {Hard lines}, hard lot. --C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.] {Line breeding} (Stockbreeding), breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother. {Line conch} (Zo[94]l.), a spiral marine shell ({Fasciolaria distans}), of Florida and the West Indies. It is marked by narrow, dark, revolving lines. {Line engraving}. (a) Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved. (b) A picture produced by printing from such an engraving. {Line of battle}. (a) (Mil. Tactics) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver. (b) (Naval) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement. {Line of battle ship}. See {Ship of the line}, below. {Line of beauty} (Fine Arts),an abstract line supposed to be beautiful in itself and absolutely; -- differently represented by different authors, often as a kind of elongated S (like the one drawn by Hogarth). {Line of centers}. (Mach.) (a) A line joining two centers, or fulcra, as of wheels or levers. (b) A line which determines a dead center. See {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Line of dip} (Geol.), a line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon. {Line of fire} (Mil.), the direction of fire. {Line of force} (Physics), any line in a space in which forces are acting, so drawn that at every point of the line its tangent is the direction of the resultant of all the forces. It cuts at right angles every equipotential surface which it meets. Specifically (Magnetism), a line in proximity to a magnet so drawn that any point in it is tangential with the direction of a short compass needle held at that point. --Faraday. {Line of life} (Palmistry), a line on the inside of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life. {Line of lines}. See {Gunter's line}. {Line of march}. (Mil.) (a) Arrangement of troops for marching. (b) Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching. {Line of operations}, that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object. --H. W. Halleck. {Line of sight} (Firearms), the line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object. {Line tub} (Naut.), a tub in which the line carried by a whaleboat is coiled. {Mason and Dixon's line}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Right line}, a straight line; the shortest line that can be drawn between two points. {Ship of the line}, formerly, a ship of war large enough to have a place in the line of battle; a vessel superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker; -- called also {line of battle ship}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Line \Line\, n. [OE. line, AS. l[c6]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline. Who so layeth lines for to latch fowls. --Piers Plowman. 2. A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line. 3. The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel. 4. Direction; as, the line of sight or vision. 5. A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column. 6. A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend. 7. (Poet.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. In the preceding line Ulysses speaks of Nausicaa. --Broome. 8. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. He is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is not the line of a first-rate man. --Coleridge. 9. (Math.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. 10. The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline. Eden stretched her line From Auran eastward to the royal towers Of great Seleucia. --Milton. 11. A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark. Though on his brow were graven lines austere. --Byron. He tipples palmistry, and dines On all her fortune-telling lines. --Cleveland. 12. Lineament; feature; figure. [bd]The lines of my boy's face.[b8] --Shak. 13. A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers. Unite thy forces and attack their lines. --Dryden. 14. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings. Of his lineage am I, and his offspring By very line, as of the stock real. --Chaucer. 15. A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line. 16. (Geog.) (a) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. (b) The equator; -- usually called {the line}, or {equinoctial line}; as, to cross the line. 17. A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline. 18. (Script.) (a) A measuring line or cord. He marketh it out with a line. --Is. xliv. 13. (b) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. --Ps. xvi. 6. (c) Instruction; doctrine. Their line is gone out through all the earth. --Ps. xix. 4. 19. (Mach.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line. 20. The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad. 21. (Mil.) (a) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to {column}. (b) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. 22. (Fort.) (a) A trench or rampart. (b) pl. Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. 23. pl. (Shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections. 24. (Mus.) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. 25. (Stock Exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber. 26. (Trade) A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc. --McElrath. 27. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name. 28. pl. The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver. [U. S.] 29. A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch. {Hard lines}, hard lot. --C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.] {Line breeding} (Stockbreeding), breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother. {Line conch} (Zo[94]l.), a spiral marine shell ({Fasciolaria distans}), of Florida and the West Indies. It is marked by narrow, dark, revolving lines. {Line engraving}. (a) Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved. (b) A picture produced by printing from such an engraving. {Line of battle}. (a) (Mil. Tactics) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver. (b) (Naval) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement. {Line of battle ship}. See {Ship of the line}, below. {Line of beauty} (Fine Arts),an abstract line supposed to be beautiful in itself and absolutely; -- differently represented by different authors, often as a kind of elongated S (like the one drawn by Hogarth). {Line of centers}. (Mach.) (a) A line joining two centers, or fulcra, as of wheels or levers. (b) A line which determines a dead center. See {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Line of dip} (Geol.), a line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon. {Line of fire} (Mil.), the direction of fire. {Line of force} (Physics), any line in a space in which forces are acting, so drawn that at every point of the line its tangent is the direction of the resultant of all the forces. It cuts at right angles every equipotential surface which it meets. Specifically (Magnetism), a line in proximity to a magnet so drawn that any point in it is tangential with the direction of a short compass needle held at that point. --Faraday. {Line of life} (Palmistry), a line on the inside of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life. {Line of lines}. See {Gunter's line}. {Line of march}. (Mil.) (a) Arrangement of troops for marching. (b) Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching. {Line of operations}, that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object. --H. W. Halleck. {Line of sight} (Firearms), the line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object. {Line tub} (Naut.), a tub in which the line carried by a whaleboat is coiled. {Mason and Dixon's line}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Right line}, a straight line; the shortest line that can be drawn between two points. {Ship of the line}, formerly, a ship of war large enough to have a place in the line of battle; a vessel superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker; -- called also {line of battle ship}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Line \Line\, n. [OE. line, AS. l[c6]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline. Who so layeth lines for to latch fowls. --Piers Plowman. 2. A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line. 3. The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel. 4. Direction; as, the line of sight or vision. 5. A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column. 6. A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend. 7. (Poet.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. In the preceding line Ulysses speaks of Nausicaa. --Broome. 8. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. He is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is not the line of a first-rate man. --Coleridge. 9. (Math.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. 10. The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline. Eden stretched her line From Auran eastward to the royal towers Of great Seleucia. --Milton. 11. A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark. Though on his brow were graven lines austere. --Byron. He tipples palmistry, and dines On all her fortune-telling lines. --Cleveland. 12. Lineament; feature; figure. [bd]The lines of my boy's face.[b8] --Shak. 13. A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers. Unite thy forces and attack their lines. --Dryden. 14. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings. Of his lineage am I, and his offspring By very line, as of the stock real. --Chaucer. 15. A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line. 16. (Geog.) (a) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. (b) The equator; -- usually called {the line}, or {equinoctial line}; as, to cross the line. 17. A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline. 18. (Script.) (a) A measuring line or cord. He marketh it out with a line. --Is. xliv. 13. (b) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. --Ps. xvi. 6. (c) Instruction; doctrine. Their line is gone out through all the earth. --Ps. xix. 4. 19. (Mach.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line. 20. The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad. 21. (Mil.) (a) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to {column}. (b) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. 22. (Fort.) (a) A trench or rampart. (b) pl. Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. 23. pl. (Shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections. 24. (Mus.) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. 25. (Stock Exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber. 26. (Trade) A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc. --McElrath. 27. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name. 28. pl. The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver. [U. S.] 29. A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch. {Hard lines}, hard lot. --C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.] {Line breeding} (Stockbreeding), breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother. {Line conch} (Zo[94]l.), a spiral marine shell ({Fasciolaria distans}), of Florida and the West Indies. It is marked by narrow, dark, revolving lines. {Line engraving}. (a) Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved. (b) A picture produced by printing from such an engraving. {Line of battle}. (a) (Mil. Tactics) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver. (b) (Naval) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement. {Line of battle ship}. See {Ship of the line}, below. {Line of beauty} (Fine Arts),an abstract line supposed to be beautiful in itself and absolutely; -- differently represented by different authors, often as a kind of elongated S (like the one drawn by Hogarth). {Line of centers}. (Mach.) (a) A line joining two centers, or fulcra, as of wheels or levers. (b) A line which determines a dead center. See {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Line of dip} (Geol.), a line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon. {Line of fire} (Mil.), the direction of fire. {Line of force} (Physics), any line in a space in which forces are acting, so drawn that at every point of the line its tangent is the direction of the resultant of all the forces. It cuts at right angles every equipotential surface which it meets. Specifically (Magnetism), a line in proximity to a magnet so drawn that any point in it is tangential with the direction of a short compass needle held at that point. --Faraday. {Line of life} (Palmistry), a line on the inside of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life. {Line of lines}. See {Gunter's line}. {Line of march}. (Mil.) (a) Arrangement of troops for marching. (b) Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching. {Line of operations}, that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object. --H. W. Halleck. {Line of sight} (Firearms), the line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object. {Line tub} (Naut.), a tub in which the line carried by a whaleboat is coiled. {Mason and Dixon's line}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Line \Line\, n. [OE. line, AS. l[c6]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline. Who so layeth lines for to latch fowls. --Piers Plowman. 2. A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line. 3. The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel. 4. Direction; as, the line of sight or vision. 5. A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column. 6. A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend. 7. (Poet.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. In the preceding line Ulysses speaks of Nausicaa. --Broome. 8. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. He is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is not the line of a first-rate man. --Coleridge. 9. (Math.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. 10. The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline. Eden stretched her line From Auran eastward to the royal towers Of great Seleucia. --Milton. 11. A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark. Though on his brow were graven lines austere. --Byron. He tipples palmistry, and dines On all her fortune-telling lines. --Cleveland. 12. Lineament; feature; figure. [bd]The lines of my boy's face.[b8] --Shak. 13. A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers. Unite thy forces and attack their lines. --Dryden. 14. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings. Of his lineage am I, and his offspring By very line, as of the stock real. --Chaucer. 15. A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line. 16. (Geog.) (a) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. (b) The equator; -- usually called {the line}, or {equinoctial line}; as, to cross the line. 17. A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline. 18. (Script.) (a) A measuring line or cord. He marketh it out with a line. --Is. xliv. 13. (b) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. --Ps. xvi. 6. (c) Instruction; doctrine. Their line is gone out through all the earth. --Ps. xix. 4. 19. (Mach.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line. 20. The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad. 21. (Mil.) (a) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to {column}. (b) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. 22. (Fort.) (a) A trench or rampart. (b) pl. Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. 23. pl. (Shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections. 24. (Mus.) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. 25. (Stock Exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber. 26. (Trade) A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc. --McElrath. 27. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name. 28. pl. The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver. [U. S.] 29. A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch. {Hard lines}, hard lot. --C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.] {Line breeding} (Stockbreeding), breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother. {Line conch} (Zo[94]l.), a spiral marine shell ({Fasciolaria distans}), of Florida and the West Indies. It is marked by narrow, dark, revolving lines. {Line engraving}. (a) Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved. (b) A picture produced by printing from such an engraving. {Line of battle}. (a) (Mil. Tactics) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver. (b) (Naval) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement. {Line of battle ship}. See {Ship of the line}, below. {Line of beauty} (Fine Arts),an abstract line supposed to be beautiful in itself and absolutely; -- differently represented by different authors, often as a kind of elongated S (like the one drawn by Hogarth). {Line of centers}. (Mach.) (a) A line joining two centers, or fulcra, as of wheels or levers. (b) A line which determines a dead center. See {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Line of dip} (Geol.), a line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon. {Line of fire} (Mil.), the direction of fire. {Line of force} (Physics), any line in a space in which forces are acting, so drawn that at every point of the line its tangent is the direction of the resultant of all the forces. It cuts at right angles every equipotential surface which it meets. Specifically (Magnetism), a line in proximity to a magnet so drawn that any point in it is tangential with the direction of a short compass needle held at that point. --Faraday. {Line of life} (Palmistry), a line on the inside of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life. {Line of lines}. See {Gunter's line}. {Line of march}. (Mil.) (a) Arrangement of troops for marching. (b) Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching. {Line of operations}, that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object. --H. W. Halleck. {Line of sight} (Firearms), the line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object. {Line tub} (Naut.), a tub in which the line carried by a whaleboat is coiled. {Mason and Dixon's line}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lion \Li"on\, n. {Lion of Lucerne}, a famous sculptured lion at Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Thorwaldsen and dedicated in 1821 as a memorial to the Swiss Guards who fell defending Louis XVI. in the attack of the mob on the Tuileries, Aug. 10, 1792. The animal, which is hewn out of the face of a rock, is represented as transfixed with a broken spear and dying, but still trying to protect with its paw a shield bearing the fleur-de-lis of France. {Lion of St. Mark}, a winged lion, the emblem of the evangelist Mark, especially that of bronze surmounting a granite column in the Piazzetta at Venice, and holding in its fore paws an open book representing St. Mark's Gospel. {Lion of the North}, Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632), King of Sweden, the hero of the Protestant faith in the Thirty Years' War. Liquid air \Liq"uid air\ (Physics) A transparent limpid liquid, slightly blue in color, consisting of a mixture of liquefied oxygen and nitrogen. It is prepared by subjecting air to great pressure and then cooling it by its own expansion to a temperature below the boiling point of its constituents (N -194[deg] C; O -183[deg] C.).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lump \Lump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lumping}.] 1. To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars. The expenses ought to be lumped together. --Ayliffe. 2. To take in the gross; to speak of collectively. Not forgetting all others, . . . whom for brevity, but out of no resentment you, I lump all together. --Sterne. 3. To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he does n't like it, he can lump it. [Law]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lymph \Lymph\, n. [L. lympha: cf. F. lymphe.] 1. A spring of water; hence, water, or a pure, transparent liquid like water. A fountain bubbled up, whose lymph serene Nothing of earthly mixture might distain. --Trench. 2. (Anat.) An alkaline colorless fluid, contained in the lymphatic vessels, coagulable like blood, but free from red blood corpuscles. It is absorbed from the various tissues and organs of the body, and is finally discharged by the thoracic and right lymphatic ducts into the great veins near the heart. 3. (Med.) A fibrinous material exuded from the blood vessels in inflammation. In the process of healing it is either absorbed, or is converted into connective tissue binding the inflamed surfaces together. {Lymph corpuscles} (Anat.), finely granular nucleated cells, identical with the colorless blood corpuscles, present in the lymph and chyle. {Lymph duct} (Anat.), a lymphatic. {Lymph heart}. See Note under {Heart}, n., 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lymphoma \[d8]Lym*pho"ma\, n. [NL. See {Lymph}, and {-oma}.] (Med.) A tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic gland; -- called also {lymphadenoma}. {Malignant lymphoma}, a fatal disease characterized by the formation in various parts of the body of new growths resembling lymphatic glands in structure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lymphate \Lymph"ate\, Lymphated \Lymph"a*ted\, a. [L. lymphatus, p. p. of lymphare to water, dilute with water, to drive out of one's senses, to make mad.] Frightened into madness; raving. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lymphate \Lymph"ate\, Lymphated \Lymph"a*ted\, a. [L. lymphatus, p. p. of lymphare to water, dilute with water, to drive out of one's senses, to make mad.] Frightened into madness; raving. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lymphatic \Lym*phat"ic\, a. [L. lymphaticus distracted, frantic: cf. F. lymphatique] pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph. 2. Madly enthusiastic; frantic. [Obs.] [bd] Lymphatic rapture. [b8] --Sir T. Herbert. [See {Lymphate}.] {Lymphatic gland} (Anat.), one of the solid glandlike bodies connected with the lymphatics or the lacteals; -- called also {lymphatic ganglion}, and {conglobate gland}. {Lymphatic temperament} (Old Physiol.), a temperament in which the lymphatic system seems to predominate, that is, a system in which the complexion lacks color and the tissues seem to be of loose texture; hence, a temperament lacking energy, inactive, indisposed to exertion or excitement. See {Temperament}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lymphatic \Lym*phat"ic\, n. 1. (Anat.) One of the lymphatic or absorbent vessels, which carry lymph and discharge it into the veins; lymph duct; lymphatic duct. 2. A mad enthusiast; a lunatic. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lymphatic \Lym*phat"ic\, a. [L. lymphaticus distracted, frantic: cf. F. lymphatique] pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph. 2. Madly enthusiastic; frantic. [Obs.] [bd] Lymphatic rapture. [b8] --Sir T. Herbert. [See {Lymphate}.] {Lymphatic gland} (Anat.), one of the solid glandlike bodies connected with the lymphatics or the lacteals; -- called also {lymphatic ganglion}, and {conglobate gland}. {Lymphatic temperament} (Old Physiol.), a temperament in which the lymphatic system seems to predominate, that is, a system in which the complexion lacks color and the tissues seem to be of loose texture; hence, a temperament lacking energy, inactive, indisposed to exertion or excitement. See {Temperament}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lymphatic \Lym*phat"ic\, a. [L. lymphaticus distracted, frantic: cf. F. lymphatique] pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph. 2. Madly enthusiastic; frantic. [Obs.] [bd] Lymphatic rapture. [b8] --Sir T. Herbert. [See {Lymphate}.] {Lymphatic gland} (Anat.), one of the solid glandlike bodies connected with the lymphatics or the lacteals; -- called also {lymphatic ganglion}, and {conglobate gland}. {Lymphatic temperament} (Old Physiol.), a temperament in which the lymphatic system seems to predominate, that is, a system in which the complexion lacks color and the tissues seem to be of loose texture; hence, a temperament lacking energy, inactive, indisposed to exertion or excitement. See {Temperament}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lymphatic \Lym*phat"ic\, a. [L. lymphaticus distracted, frantic: cf. F. lymphatique] pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph. 2. Madly enthusiastic; frantic. [Obs.] [bd] Lymphatic rapture. [b8] --Sir T. Herbert. [See {Lymphate}.] {Lymphatic gland} (Anat.), one of the solid glandlike bodies connected with the lymphatics or the lacteals; -- called also {lymphatic ganglion}, and {conglobate gland}. {Lymphatic temperament} (Old Physiol.), a temperament in which the lymphatic system seems to predominate, that is, a system in which the complexion lacks color and the tissues seem to be of loose texture; hence, a temperament lacking energy, inactive, indisposed to exertion or excitement. See {Temperament}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lymphadenitis \[d8]Lym`phadeni"tis\, n. [NL. See {Lymph}, and {Adenitis}.] (Med.) Inflammation of the lymphatic glands; -- called also {lymphitis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lymphoid \Lymph"oid\, a. [Lymph + -oid.] (Anat.) Resembling lymph; also, resembling a lymphatic gland; adenoid; as, lymphoid tissue.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
lion food n. [IBM] Middle management or HQ staff (or, by extension, administrative drones in general). From an old joke about two lions who, escaping from the zoo, split up to increase their chances but agree to meet after 2 months. When they finally meet, one is skinny and the other overweight. The thin one says: "How did you manage? I ate a human just once and they turned out a small army to chase me -- guns, nets, it was terrible. Since then I've been reduced to eating mice, insects, even grass." The fat one replies: "Well, _I_ hid near an IBM office and ate a manager a day. And nobody even noticed!"
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Lambada-Calculus (A pun on "{lambda-calculus}") Teaching logic thru spanish dance steps. Invented by P. van der Linden . (1996-08-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LAMBDA A version of {typed lambda-calculus}, used to describe semantic {domain}s. ["Outline of a Mathematical Theory of Computation", D.S. Scott, TM PRG-2, PRG, Oxford U, 1971].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lambda abstraction A term in {lambda-calculus} denoting a function. A lambda abstraction begins with a lower-case lambda (represented as "\" in this document), followed by a variable name (the "bound variable"), a full stop and a {lambda expression} (the body). The body is taken to extend as far to the right as possible so, for example an expression, \ x . \ y . x+y is read as \ x . (\ y . x+y). A nested abstraction such as this is often abbreviated to: \ x y . x + y The lambda expression (\ v . E) denotes a function which takes an argument and returns the term E with all {free} occurrences of v replaced by the {actual argument}. Application is represented by {juxtaposition} so (\ x . x) 42 represents the identity function applied to the constant 42. A {lambda abstraction} in {Lisp} is written as the symbol lambda, a list of zero or more variable names and a list of zero or more terms, e.g. (lambda (x y) (plus x y)) Lambda expressions in {Haskell} are written as a backslash, "\", one or more patterns (e.g. variable names), "->" and an expression, e.g. \ x -> x. (1995-01-24)
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lambda expression A term in the {lambda-calculus} denoting an unnamed function (a "{lambda abstraction}"), a variable or a constant. The {pure lambda-calculus} has only functions and no constants. (1995-04-13)
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lambda lifting A program transformation to remove free variables. An expression containing a free variable is replaced by a function applied to that variable. E.g. f x = g 3 where g y = y + x x is a free variable of g so it is added as an extra argument: f x = g 3 x where g y x = y + x Functions like this with no free variables are known as supercombinators and are traditionally given upper-case names beginning with "$". This transformation tends to produce many supercombinators of the form f x = g x which can be eliminated by {eta reduction} and substitution. Changing the order of the parameters may also allow more optimisations. References to global (top-level) constants and functions are not transformed to function parameters though they are technically free variables. A closely related technique is closure conversion. See also Full laziness.
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Lambda Prolog An extension of standard {Prolog} defined by Dale A. Miller and Gopalan Nadathur in 1986, in which terms are {strongly typed} lambda terms. {Clauses} are {higher order} {hereditary Harrop formulas}. The main novelties are {universal quantification} on {goals} and {implication}. The {Prolog/Mali} compiler compiles Lambda Prolog for the {MALI} abstract memory system. {Teyjus (http://teyjus.cs.umn.edu/)} is an implementation of Lambda Prolog. {Lambda Prolog home (http://www.cse.psu.edu/~dale/lProlog/)}. Mailing list: lprolog@cs.umn.edu. ["Higher-order logic programming", Miller D.A. and Nadathur G., 3rd International Conference on Logic Programming, pp 448-462, London 1986]. [Nadathur G. "A Higher-Order Logic as a Basis for Logic Programming", Thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 1987]. (2002-10-15)
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lambda-calculus (Normally written with a Greek letter lambda). A branch of mathematical logic developed by {Alonzo Church} in the late 1930s and early 1940s, dealing with the application of {functions} to their arguments. The {pure lambda-calculus} contains no constants - neither numbers nor mathematical functions such as plus - and is untyped. It consists only of {lambda abstraction}s (functions), variables and applications of one function to another. All entities must therefore be represented as functions. For example, the natural number N can be represented as the function which applies its first argument to its second N times ({Church integer} N). Church invented lambda-calculus in order to set up a foundational project restricting mathematics to quantities with "{effective procedures}". Unfortunately, the resulting system admits {Russell's paradox} in a particularly nasty way; Church couldn't see any way to get rid of it, and gave the project up. Most {functional programming} languages are equivalent to lambda-calculus extended with constants and types. {Lisp} uses a variant of lambda notation for defining functions but only its {purely functional} subset is really equivalent to lambda-calculus. See {reduction}. (1995-04-13)
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LambdaMOO The most frequently used {server} {software} for running a {MOO} and also the nerve-center (of sorts) of the MOO community. {Home (ftp://ftp.lambda.moo.mud.org/pub/MOO/)}. {Telnet (telnet://lambda.moo.mud.org:8888)}. (1999-05-25)
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line feed (LF, control-J, {ASCII} 10) The {ASCII} character meaning move the {cursor} down to the same column on the next line. Originally this would have been done by "feeding" paper through the printer. {Unix} uses line feed as its text line terminator ({newline} character). (1997-07-14)
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lion food (IBM) Middle management or HQ staff, or, by extension, administrative drones in general. The term derives from an old joke: Two lions escape from the zoo and split up to increase their chances. When they finally meet after two months, one is skinny and the other overweight. The thin one says, "How did you manage? I ate a human just once and they turned out a small army to chase me with guns and nets, it was terrible. Since then I've been reduced to eating mice, insects, even grass." The fat one replies: "Well, I hid near an IBM office and ate a manager every day. Nobody even noticed!" [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-01)