English Dictionary: lyre-flower | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Larval \Lar"val\, a. [L. larvalis ghostly. See {Larva}.] (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to a larva. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lohrville, IA (city, FIPS 46245) Location: 42.26804 N, 94.55093 W Population (1990): 453 (241 housing units) Area: 10.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51453 Lohrville, WI (village, FIPS 45425) Location: 44.03796 N, 89.12111 W Population (1990): 368 (174 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Loreauville, LA (village, FIPS 45670) Location: 30.05913 N, 91.73860 W Population (1990): 860 (343 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70552 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
larval stage n. Describes a period of monomaniacal concentration on coding apparently passed through by all fledgling hackers. Common symptoms include the perpetration of more than one 36-hour {hacking run} in a given week; neglect of all other activities including usual basics like food, sleep, and personal hygiene; and a chronic case of advanced bleary-eye. Can last from 6 months to 2 years, the apparent median being around 18 months. A few so afflicted never resume a more `normal' life, but the ordeal seems to be necessary to produce really wizardly (as opposed to merely competent) programmers. See also {wannabee}. A less protracted and intense version of larval stage (typically lasting about a month) may recur when one is learning a new {OS} or programming language. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
larval stage Describes a period of monomaniacal concentration on coding apparently passed through by all fledgling hackers. Common symptoms include the perpetration of more than one 36-hour {hacking run} in a given week; neglect of all other activities including usual basics like food, sleep, and personal hygiene; and a chronic case of advanced bleary-eye. Can last from 6 months to 2 years, the apparent median being around 18 months. A few so afflicted never resume a more "normal" life, but the ordeal seems to be necessary to produce really wizardly (as opposed to merely competent) programmers. See also {wannabee}. A less protracted and intense version of larval stage (typically lasting about a month) may recur when one is learning a new {OS} or programming language. [{Jargon File}] |