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English Dictionary: obtuse	by the DICT Development Group
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oboe da caccia n an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn
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obtuse adj of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees Antonym(s): acute (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin Synonym(s): obtuse, purblind slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" Synonym(s): dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
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obtuse angle n an angle between 90 and 180 degrees
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obtuse leaf n a simple leaf having a rounded or blunt tip
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obtuse triangle n a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle [syn: obtuse triangle, obtuse-angled triangle]
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obtuse-angled triangle n a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle [syn: obtuse triangle, obtuse-angled triangle]
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obtusely adv in a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone" Synonym(s): dumbly, densely, obtusely
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obtuseness n the quality of being slow to understand [syn: dullness, obtuseness] the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point Antonym(s): acuteness
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of the essence adj of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" Synonym(s): all-important(a), all important(p), crucial, essential, of the essence(p)
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off the cuff adv without preparation; "the presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff"
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off the hook adj freed from danger or blame or obligation; "I let him off the hook with a mild reprimand"
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off-the-clock adv overtime without extra compensation; "she often has to work off-the-clock"
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off-the-cuff adj with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" Synonym(s): ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed
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off-the-shelf adj (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes" Synonym(s): off-the-rack, off-the-shelf, off-the-peg, ready-to-wear
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off-the-shoulder adj not covering the shoulders (especially in the case of a blouse or dress)
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ophidism n poisoning by snake venom
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Optez n an artificial language
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optic adj of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light" Synonym(s): ocular, optic, optical, opthalmic relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" Synonym(s): ocular, optic, optical, visual n the organ of sight Synonym(s): eye, oculus, optic
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optic axis n in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs; "a crystal may have either one or two optic axes" a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted; "in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly" Synonym(s): principal axis, optic axis
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optic chiasm n the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain Synonym(s): optic chiasma, optic chiasm, chiasma opticum
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optic chiasma n the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain Synonym(s): optic chiasma, optic chiasm, chiasma opticum
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optic cup n (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina Synonym(s): optic cup, eyecup
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optic disc n the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light Synonym(s): blind spot, optic disc, optic disk
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optic disk n the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light Synonym(s): blind spot, optic disc, optic disk
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optic nerve n the cranial nerve that serves the retina [syn: {optic nerve}, nervus opticus, second cranial nerve, optic tract]
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optic radiation n a nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the visual cortex Synonym(s): optic radiation, radiatio optica
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optic tract n the cranial nerve that serves the retina [syn: {optic nerve}, nervus opticus, second cranial nerve, optic tract]
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optical adj of or relating to or involving light or optics; "optical supplies" relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" Synonym(s): ocular, optic, optical, visual of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light" Synonym(s): ocular, optic, optical, opthalmic
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optical aberration n an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image Synonym(s): aberration, distortion, optical aberration
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optical bench n apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena
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optical condenser n lens used to concentrate light on an object [syn: condenser, optical condenser]
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optical crown n optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index Synonym(s): optical crown, crown glass, optical crown glass
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optical crown glass n optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index Synonym(s): optical crown, crown glass, optical crown glass
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optical density n (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation Synonym(s): optical density, transmission density, photographic density, absorbance
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optical device n a device for producing or controlling light
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optical disc n a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface Synonym(s): optical disk, optical disc
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optical disk n a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface Synonym(s): optical disk, optical disc
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optical fiber n a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images Synonym(s): optical fiber, glass fiber, optical fibre, glass fibre
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optical fibre n a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images Synonym(s): optical fiber, glass fiber, optical fibre, glass fibre
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optical flint n optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index Synonym(s): optical flint, flint glass
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optical fusion n the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept Synonym(s): fusion, optical fusion
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optical glass n clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses
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optical illusion n an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression
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optical instrument n an instrument designed to aid vision
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optical lens n a lens that focuses the image in a camera [syn: {camera lens}, optical lens]
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optical maser n an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light Synonym(s): laser, optical maser
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optical opacity n opacity to light
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optical phenomenon n a physical phenomenon related to or involving light
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optical prism n optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image Synonym(s): prism, optical prism
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optical pyrometer n a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object Synonym(s): optical pyrometer, pyroscope
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optical telescope n an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources
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optically adv in an optical manner; "optically distorted"
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optician n a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision Synonym(s): optician, lens maker
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optics n the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light optical properties; "the optics of a telescope"
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oviduct n either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus Synonym(s): Fallopian tube, uterine tube, oviduct
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ovotestis n hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue
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O94phytic \O`[94]*phyt"ic\, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an o[94]phyte.
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Obduce \Ob*duce"\, v. t. [L. obducere, obductum; ob (see Ob-) + ducere to lead.] To draw over, as a covering. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
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Obduct \Ob*duct"\, v. t. [See {Obduce}.] To draw over; to cover. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Obduction \Ob*duc"tion\, n. [L. obductio.] The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering. [Obs.]
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Obtected \Ob*tect"ed\, a. [L. obtectus, p. p. of obtegere to cover over.] 1. Covered; protected. [Obs.] 2. (Zo[94]l.) Covered with a hard chitinous case, as the pupa of certain files.
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Pupa \Pu"pa\, n.; pl. L. {Pup[?]}, E. {Pupas}. [L. pupa girl. doll, puppet, fem. of pupus. Cf. {Puppet}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago, stage. Note: Among insects belonging to the higher orders, as the Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, the pupa is inactive and takes no food; in the lower orders it is active and takes food, and differs little from the imago except in the rudimentary state of the sexual organs, and of the wings in those that have wings when adult. The term pupa is sometimes applied to other invertebrates in analogous stages of development. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of air-breathing land snails having an elongated spiral shell. {Coarctate}, [or] {Obtected}, {pupa}, a pupa which is incased in the dried-up skin of the larva, as in many Diptera. {Masked pupa}, a pupa whose limbs are bound down and partly concealed by a chitinous covering, as in Lepidoptera.
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Obtest \Ob*test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtesting}.] [L. obtestari; ob (see {Ob-}) + testari to witness, fr. testis a witness.] 1. To call to witness; to invoke as a witness. [R.] --Dryden. 2. To beseech; to supplicate; to beg for. [R.]
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Obtest \Ob*test"\, v. i. To protest. [R.] --E. Waterhouse.
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Obtestation \Ob`tes*ta"tion\, n. [L. obtestatio.] The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation. [R.] Antonio asserted this with great obtestation. --Evelyn.
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Obtest \Ob*test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtesting}.] [L. obtestari; ob (see {Ob-}) + testari to witness, fr. testis a witness.] 1. To call to witness; to invoke as a witness. [R.] --Dryden. 2. To beseech; to supplicate; to beg for. [R.]
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Obtest \Ob*test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtesting}.] [L. obtestari; ob (see {Ob-}) + testari to witness, fr. testis a witness.] 1. To call to witness; to invoke as a witness. [R.] --Dryden. 2. To beseech; to supplicate; to beg for. [R.]
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Obtusangular \Obtus"an`gular\, a. See {Obstuseangular}.
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Obtuse \Obtuse"\ a. [Compar. {Obtuser}; superl. {Obtusest}.] [L. obtusus, p. p. of obtundere to blunt: cf. F. obtus. See {Obtund}.] 1. Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees. 2. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse* senses. --Milton. 3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. --Johnson.
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Angle \An"gle\ ([acr][nsm]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked, angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook. Into the utmost angle of the world. --Spenser. To search the tenderest angles of the heart. --Milton. 2. (Geom.) (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet. (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle. 3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. Though but an angle reached him of the stone. --Dryden. 4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological [bd]houses.[b8] [Obs.] --Chaucer. 5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there. --Shak. A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope. {Acute angle}, one less than a right angle, or less than 90[deg]. {Adjacent} or {Contiguous angles}, such as have one leg common to both angles. {Alternate angles}. See {Alternate}. {Angle bar}. (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as {Angle iron}. {Angle bead} (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. {Angle brace}, {Angle tie} (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight. {Angle iron} (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted. {Angle leaf} (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle. {Angle meter}, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. {Angle shaft} (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. {Curvilineal angle}, one formed by two curved lines. {External angles}, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened. {Facial angle}. See under {Facial}. {Internal angles}, those which are within any right-lined figure. {Mixtilineal angle}, one formed by a right line with a curved line. {Oblique angle}, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. {Obtuse angle}, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90[deg]. {Optic angle}. See under {Optic}. {Rectilineal} or {Right-lined angle}, one formed by two right lines. {Right angle}, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a quarter circle). {Solid angle}, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. {Spherical angle}, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. {Visual angle}, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye. {For Angles of commutation}, {draught}, {incidence}, {reflection}, {refraction}, {position}, {repose}, {fraction}, see {Commutation}, {Draught}, {Incidence}, {Reflection}, {Refraction}, etc.
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Obtuse-angled \Obtuse"-an`gled\, obtuse-angular \obtuse"-an`gular\, a. Having an obtuse* angle; as, an obtuse-angled triangle.
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Obtuse-angled \Obtuse"-an`gled\, obtuse-angular \obtuse"-an`gular\, a. Having an obtuse* angle; as, an obtuse-angled triangle.
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Obtusely \Obtuse"ly\, adv. In an obtuse* manner.
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Obtuseness \Ob*tuse"ness\, n. State or quality of being obtuse.
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Obtuse \Obtuse"\ a. [Compar. {Obtuser}; superl. {Obtusest}.] [L. obtusus, p. p. of obtundere to blunt: cf. F. obtus. See {Obtund}.] 1. Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees. 2. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse* senses. --Milton. 3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. --Johnson.
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Obtuse \Obtuse"\ a. [Compar. {Obtuser}; superl. {Obtusest}.] [L. obtusus, p. p. of obtundere to blunt: cf. F. obtus. See {Obtund}.] 1. Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees. 2. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse* senses. --Milton. 3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. --Johnson.
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Obtusion \Obtu"sion\, n. [L. obtusio, from obtundere to blunt. See {Obtund}.] 1. The act or process of making obtuse* or blunt. 2. The state of being dulled or blunted; as, the obtusion of the senses. --Harvey.
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Obtusity \Obtu"sity\, n. Obtuseness. --Lond. Quart. Rev.
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Equator \E*qua"tor\, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F. [82]quateur equator. See {Equate}.] 1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres. 2. (Astron.) The great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the {equinoctial}, and on maps, globes, etc., the {equinoctial line}. {Equator} {of the sun [or] of a planet} (Astron.), the great circle whose plane passes through through the center of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of revolution. {Magnetic equator}. See {Aclinic}.
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Hook \Hook\, n. [OE. hok, AS. h[d3]c; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[be]ko, h[be]go, h[be]ggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. {Arquebuse}, {Hagbut}, {Hake}, {Hatch} a half door, {Heckle}.] 1. A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc. 2. That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns. 3. An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook. Like slashing Bentley with his desperate hook. --Pope. 4. (Steam Engin.) See {Eccentric}, and {V-hook}. 5. A snare; a trap. [R.] --Shak. 6. A field sown two years in succession. [Prov. Eng.] 7. pl. The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; -- called also {hook bones}. {By hook or by crook}, one way or other; by any means, direct or indirect. --Milton. [bd]In hope her to attain by hook or crook.[b8] --Spenser. {Off the hooks}, unhinged; disturbed; disordered. [Colloq.] [bd]In the evening, by water, to the Duke of Albemarle, whom I found mightly off the hooks that the ships are not gone out of the river.[b8] --Pepys.
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Offtake \Off"take`\, n. [Off + take.] 1. Act of taking off; specif., the taking off or purchase of goods. 2. Something taken off; a deduction. 3. A channel for taking away air or water; also, the point of beginning of such a channel; a take-off.
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Opeidoscope \Opei"doscope\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], voice + [?] form + -scope.] (Physics) An instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is attached a small mirror. It is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at the open end of the tube, as by speaking or singing into it. --A. E. Dolbear.
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Ophidious \Ophid"ious\, a. Ophidian.
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Optic \Op"tic\, n. [From {Optic}, a.] 1. The organ of sight; an eye. The difference is as great between The optics seeing, as the object seen. --Pope. 2. An eyeglass. [Obs.] --Herbert.
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Optic \Op"tic\, Optical \Op"tic*al\, a. [F. optique, Gr. [?]; akin to [?] sight, [?] I have seen, [?] I shall see, and to [?] the two eyes, [?] face, L. oculus eye. See {Ocular}, {Eye}, and cf. {Canopy}, {Ophthalmia}.] 1. Of or pertaining to vision or sight. The moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views. --Milton. 2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed to the retina. See Illust. of {Brain}, and {Eye}. 3. Relating to the science of optics; as, optical works. {Optic angle} (Opt.), the angle included between the optic axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; -- sometimes called {binocular parallax}. {Optic axis}. (Opt.) (a) A line drawn through the center of the eye perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces. In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic axis that objects are most distinctly seen. (b) The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the direction of which no double refraction occurs. A uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal has two. {Optical circle} (Opt.), a graduated circle used for the measurement of angles in optical experiments. {Optical square}, a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for laying off right angles.
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Optic \Op"tic\, Optical \Op"tic*al\, a. [F. optique, Gr. [?]; akin to [?] sight, [?] I have seen, [?] I shall see, and to [?] the two eyes, [?] face, L. oculus eye. See {Ocular}, {Eye}, and cf. {Canopy}, {Ophthalmia}.] 1. Of or pertaining to vision or sight. The moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views. --Milton. 2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed to the retina. See Illust. of {Brain}, and {Eye}. 3. Relating to the science of optics; as, optical works. {Optic angle} (Opt.), the angle included between the optic axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; -- sometimes called {binocular parallax}. {Optic axis}. (Opt.) (a) A line drawn through the center of the eye perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces. In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic axis that objects are most distinctly seen. (b) The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the direction of which no double refraction occurs. A uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal has two. {Optical circle} (Opt.), a graduated circle used for the measurement of angles in optical experiments. {Optical square}, a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for laying off right angles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Angle \An"gle\ ([acr][nsm]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked, angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook. Into the utmost angle of the world. --Spenser. To search the tenderest angles of the heart. --Milton. 2. (Geom.) (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet. (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle. 3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. Though but an angle reached him of the stone. --Dryden. 4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological [bd]houses.[b8] [Obs.] --Chaucer. 5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there. --Shak. A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope. {Acute angle}, one less than a right angle, or less than 90[deg]. {Adjacent} or {Contiguous angles}, such as have one leg common to both angles. {Alternate angles}. See {Alternate}. {Angle bar}. (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as {Angle iron}. {Angle bead} (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. {Angle brace}, {Angle tie} (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight. {Angle iron} (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted. {Angle leaf} (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle. {Angle meter}, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. {Angle shaft} (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. {Curvilineal angle}, one formed by two curved lines. {External angles}, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened. {Facial angle}. See under {Facial}. {Internal angles}, those which are within any right-lined figure. {Mixtilineal angle}, one formed by a right line with a curved line. {Oblique angle}, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. {Obtuse angle}, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90[deg]. {Optic angle}. See under {Optic}. {Rectilineal} or {Right-lined angle}, one formed by two right lines. {Right angle}, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a quarter circle). {Solid angle}, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. {Spherical angle}, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. {Visual angle}, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye. {For Angles of commutation}, {draught}, {incidence}, {reflection}, {refraction}, {position}, {repose}, {fraction}, see {Commutation}, {Draught}, {Incidence}, {Reflection}, {Refraction}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Optic \Op"tic\, Optical \Op"tic*al\, a. [F. optique, Gr. [?]; akin to [?] sight, [?] I have seen, [?] I shall see, and to [?] the two eyes, [?] face, L. oculus eye. See {Ocular}, {Eye}, and cf. {Canopy}, {Ophthalmia}.] 1. Of or pertaining to vision or sight. The moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views. --Milton. 2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed to the retina. See Illust. of {Brain}, and {Eye}. 3. Relating to the science of optics; as, optical works. {Optic angle} (Opt.), the angle included between the optic axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; -- sometimes called {binocular parallax}. {Optic axis}. (Opt.) (a) A line drawn through the center of the eye perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces. In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic axis that objects are most distinctly seen. (b) The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the direction of which no double refraction occurs. A uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal has two. {Optical circle} (Opt.), a graduated circle used for the measurement of angles in optical experiments. {Optical square}, a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for laying off right angles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Axis \Ax"is\, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged. 2. (Math.) A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center. 3. (Bot.) The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body. --Gray. 4. (Anat.) (a) The second vertebra of the neck, or {vertebra dentata}. (b) Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon. 5. (Crystallog.) One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded. 6. (Fine Arts) The primary or secondary central line of any design. {Anticlinal axis} (Geol.), a line or ridge from which the strata slope downward on the two opposite sides. {Synclinal axis}, a line from which the strata slope upward in opposite directions, so as to form a valley. {Axis cylinder} (Anat.), the neuraxis or essential, central substance of a nerve fiber; -- called also {axis band}, {axial fiber}, and {cylinder axis}. {Axis in peritrochio}, the wheel and axle, one of the mechanical powers. {Axis of a curve} (Geom.), a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords of a curve; called a {principal axis}, when cutting them at right angles, in which case it divides the curve into two symmetrical portions, as in the parabola, which has one such axis, the ellipse, which has two, or the circle, which has an infinite number. The two axes of the ellipse are the {major axis} and the {minor axis}, and the two axes of the hyperbola are the {transverse axis} and the {conjugate axis}. {Axis of a lens}, the straight line passing through its center and perpendicular to its surfaces. {Axis of a} {telescope [or] microscope}, the straight line with which coincide the axes of the several lenses which compose it. {Axes of co[94]rdinates in a plane}, two straight lines intersecting each other, to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position: they are either rectangular or oblique. {Axes of co[94]rdinates in space}, the three straight lines in which the co[94]rdinate planes intersect each other. {Axis of a balance}, that line about which it turns. {Axis of oscillation}, of a pendulum, a right line passing through the center about which it vibrates, and perpendicular to the plane of vibration. {Axis of polarization}, the central line around which the prismatic rings or curves are arranged. --Brewster. {Axis of revolution} (Descriptive Geom.), a straight line about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the several points of the line or plane shall describe circles with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution. {Axis of symmetry} (Geom.), any line in a plane figure which divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other part. {Axis of the} {equator, ecliptic, horizon} (or other circle considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies), the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the plane of the circle. --Hutton. {Axis of the Ionic capital} (Arch.), a line passing perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the volute. {Neutral axis} (Mech.), the line of demarcation between the horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression, exerted by the fibers in any cross section of a girder. {Optic axis of a crystal}, the direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no double refraction. All crystals, not of the isometric system, are either uniaxial or biaxial. {Optic axis}, {Visual axis} (Opt.), the straight line passing through the center of the pupil, and perpendicular to the surface of the eye. {Radical axis of two circles} (Geom.), the straight line perpendicular to the line joining their centers and such that the tangents from any point of it to the two circles shall be equal to each other. {Spiral axis} (Arch.), the axis of a twisted column drawn spirally in order to trace the circumvolutions without. {Axis of abscissas} and {Axis of ordinates}. See {Abscissa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Axis \Ax"is\, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged. 2. (Math.) A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center. 3. (Bot.) The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body. --Gray. 4. (Anat.) (a) The second vertebra of the neck, or {vertebra dentata}. (b) Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon. 5. (Crystallog.) One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded. 6. (Fine Arts) The primary or secondary central line of any design. {Anticlinal axis} (Geol.), a line or ridge from which the strata slope downward on the two opposite sides. {Synclinal axis}, a line from which the strata slope upward in opposite directions, so as to form a valley. {Axis cylinder} (Anat.), the neuraxis or essential, central substance of a nerve fiber; -- called also {axis band}, {axial fiber}, and {cylinder axis}. {Axis in peritrochio}, the wheel and axle, one of the mechanical powers. {Axis of a curve} (Geom.), a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords of a curve; called a {principal axis}, when cutting them at right angles, in which case it divides the curve into two symmetrical portions, as in the parabola, which has one such axis, the ellipse, which has two, or the circle, which has an infinite number. The two axes of the ellipse are the {major axis} and the {minor axis}, and the two axes of the hyperbola are the {transverse axis} and the {conjugate axis}. {Axis of a lens}, the straight line passing through its center and perpendicular to its surfaces. {Axis of a} {telescope [or] microscope}, the straight line with which coincide the axes of the several lenses which compose it. {Axes of co[94]rdinates in a plane}, two straight lines intersecting each other, to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position: they are either rectangular or oblique. {Axes of co[94]rdinates in space}, the three straight lines in which the co[94]rdinate planes intersect each other. {Axis of a balance}, that line about which it turns. {Axis of oscillation}, of a pendulum, a right line passing through the center about which it vibrates, and perpendicular to the plane of vibration. {Axis of polarization}, the central line around which the prismatic rings or curves are arranged. --Brewster. {Axis of revolution} (Descriptive Geom.), a straight line about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the several points of the line or plane shall describe circles with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution. {Axis of symmetry} (Geom.), any line in a plane figure which divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other part. {Axis of the} {equator, ecliptic, horizon} (or other circle considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies), the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the plane of the circle. --Hutton. {Axis of the Ionic capital} (Arch.), a line passing perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the volute. {Neutral axis} (Mech.), the line of demarcation between the horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression, exerted by the fibers in any cross section of a girder. {Optic axis of a crystal}, the direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no double refraction. All crystals, not of the isometric system, are either uniaxial or biaxial. {Optic axis}, {Visual axis} (Opt.), the straight line passing through the center of the pupil, and perpendicular to the surface of the eye. {Radical axis of two circles} (Geom.), the straight line perpendicular to the line joining their centers and such that the tangents from any point of it to the two circles shall be equal to each other. {Spiral axis} (Arch.), the axis of a twisted column drawn spirally in order to trace the circumvolutions without. {Axis of abscissas} and {Axis of ordinates}. See {Abscissa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Thalamus \[d8]Thal"a*mus\, n.; pl. {Thalami}. [L. thalamus chamber, Gr. qa`lamos.] 1. (Anat.) A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; -- called also {optic thalamus}. 2. (Bot.) (a) Same as {Thallus}. (b) The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Optic \Op"tic\, Optical \Op"tic*al\, a. [F. optique, Gr. [?]; akin to [?] sight, [?] I have seen, [?] I shall see, and to [?] the two eyes, [?] face, L. oculus eye. See {Ocular}, {Eye}, and cf. {Canopy}, {Ophthalmia}.] 1. Of or pertaining to vision or sight. The moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views. --Milton. 2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed to the retina. See Illust. of {Brain}, and {Eye}. 3. Relating to the science of optics; as, optical works. {Optic angle} (Opt.), the angle included between the optic axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; -- sometimes called {binocular parallax}. {Optic axis}. (Opt.) (a) A line drawn through the center of the eye perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces. In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic axis that objects are most distinctly seen. (b) The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the direction of which no double refraction occurs. A uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal has two. {Optical circle} (Opt.), a graduated circle used for the measurement of angles in optical experiments. {Optical square}, a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for laying off right angles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Optic \Op"tic\, Optical \Op"tic*al\, a. [F. optique, Gr. [?]; akin to [?] sight, [?] I have seen, [?] I shall see, and to [?] the two eyes, [?] face, L. oculus eye. See {Ocular}, {Eye}, and cf. {Canopy}, {Ophthalmia}.] 1. Of or pertaining to vision or sight. The moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views. --Milton. 2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed to the retina. See Illust. of {Brain}, and {Eye}. 3. Relating to the science of optics; as, optical works. {Optic angle} (Opt.), the angle included between the optic axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; -- sometimes called {binocular parallax}. {Optic axis}. (Opt.) (a) A line drawn through the center of the eye perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces. In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic axis that objects are most distinctly seen. (b) The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the direction of which no double refraction occurs. A uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal has two. {Optical circle} (Opt.), a graduated circle used for the measurement of angles in optical experiments. {Optical square}, a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for laying off right angles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biprism \Bi"prism\, n. [Pref. bi- + prism.] 1. A prism whose refracting angle is very nearly 180 degrees. 2. A combination of two short rectangular glass prisms cemented together at their diagonal faces so as to form a cube; -- called also {optical cube}. It is used in one form of photometer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. [?] alternation, the mutual inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. [?] to change a little, go aside, deviate; [?] beside, beyond + [?] to change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.] 1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view. 2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional point, as the earth's center or the sun. {Annual parallax}, the greatest value of the heliocentric parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place of a body as seen from the earth and sun; as, the annual parallax of a fixed star. {Binocular parallax}, the apparent difference in position of an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the other, the head remaining unmoved. {Diurnal}, [or] {Geocentric}, {parallax}, the parallax of a body with reference to the earth's center. This is the kind of parallax that is generally understood when the term is used without qualification. {Heliocentric parallax}, the parallax of a body with reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the heliocentric parallax of a planet. {Horizontal parallax}, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the body by the earth's radius. {Optical parallax}, the apparent displacement in position undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly. --Brande & C. {Parallax of the cross wires} (of an optical instrument), their apparent displacement when the eye changes its position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus of the object glass. {Stellar parallax}, the annual parallax of a fixed star.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Optic \Op"tic\, Optical \Op"tic*al\, a. [F. optique, Gr. [?]; akin to [?] sight, [?] I have seen, [?] I shall see, and to [?] the two eyes, [?] face, L. oculus eye. See {Ocular}, {Eye}, and cf. {Canopy}, {Ophthalmia}.] 1. Of or pertaining to vision or sight. The moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views. --Milton. 2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed to the retina. See Illust. of {Brain}, and {Eye}. 3. Relating to the science of optics; as, optical works. {Optic angle} (Opt.), the angle included between the optic axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; -- sometimes called {binocular parallax}. {Optic axis}. (Opt.) (a) A line drawn through the center of the eye perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces. In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic axis that objects are most distinctly seen. (b) The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the direction of which no double refraction occurs. A uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal has two. {Optical circle} (Opt.), a graduated circle used for the measurement of angles in optical experiments. {Optical square}, a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for laying off right angles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Optically \Op"tically\, adv. By optics or sight; with reference to optics.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Optically active}, {Optically inactive} (Chem. Physics), terms used of certain metameric substances which, while identical with each other in other respects, differ in this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or left-handed circular polarization of light. {Optically positive}, {Optically negative}. See under {Refraction}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Optically active}, {Optically inactive} (Chem. Physics), terms used of certain metameric substances which, while identical with each other in other respects, differ in this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or left-handed circular polarization of light. {Optically positive}, {Optically negative}. See under {Refraction}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Optically active}, {Optically inactive} (Chem. Physics), terms used of certain metameric substances which, while identical with each other in other respects, differ in this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or left-handed circular polarization of light. {Optically positive}, {Optically negative}. See under {Refraction}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Optically active}, {Optically inactive} (Chem. Physics), terms used of certain metameric substances which, while identical with each other in other respects, differ in this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or left-handed circular polarization of light. {Optically positive}, {Optically negative}. See under {Refraction}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Optician \Op*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. opticien. See {Optic}, a.] 1. One skilled in optics. [R.] --A. Smith. 2. One who deals in optical glasses and instruments.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Optics \Op"tics\, n. [Cf. F. optique, L. optice, Gr. [?] (sc. [?]). See {Optic}.] That branch of physical science which treats of the nature and properties of light, the laws of its modification by opaque and transparent bodies, and the phenomena of vision.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Optigraph \Op"ti*graph\, n. [Optic + -graph: cf. F. opticographe. See {Optic}, a. ] A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes, by means of a pencil at the eye end which leaves the delineation on paper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Optocd2le \Op"toc[d2]le\, d8Optocd2lia \[d8]Op`toc[d2]"li*a\, n. [NL. optocoelia, fr. Gr. [?] optic + [?] a hollow.] (Anat.) The cavity of one of the optic lobes of the brain in many animals. --B. G. Wilder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Optogram \Op"to*gram\, n. [Optic + -gram: cf. F. optogramme.] (Physiol.) An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple. See {Optography}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Optography \Optog"raphy\, n. [Optic + -graphy.] (Physiol.) The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye. The object so photographed shows white on a purple or red background. See {Visual purple}, under {Visual}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovate-acuminate \O"vate-acu"minate\, a. Having an ovate form, but narrowed at the end into a slender point.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovate-cylindraceous \O"vate-cyl`in*dra"ceous\, a. Having a form intermediate between ovate and cylindraceous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovate-subulate \O"vate-su"bu*late\, a. Having an ovate form, but with a subulate tip or extremity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovato-acuminate \Ova"to-acu"mi*nate\, a. Same as {Ovate-acuminate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovato-cylindraceous \Ova"to-cyl`indra"ceous\, a. Same as {Ovate-cylindraceous}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oviducal \O`vi*du"cal\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to oviducts; as, oviducal glands.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oviduct \O"vi*duct\, n. [Ovum + duct: cf. F. oviducte.] (Anat.) A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the exterior of the animal or to the part where further development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also called {Fallopian tubes}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovotesttis \O`vo*test"tis\, n. [NL. See {Ovum}, and {Testis}.] (Zo[94]l.) An organ which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an hermaphrodite gland.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Obetz, OH (village, FIPS 57862) Location: 39.87670 N, 82.94065 W Population (1990): 3167 (1180 housing units) Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Opdyke, IL Zip code(s): 62872
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Opdyke West, TX (town, FIPS 54075) Location: 33.59115 N, 102.29948 W Population (1990): 100 (39 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
optical diff n. See {vdiff}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
optical grep n. See {vgrep}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OBDC Do you mean {ODBC}? (1996-06-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Optical Carrier 12 (OC-12) A {SONET} rate of 12 * 51.84 = 622.08 {megabits} per second. [Matches {STS-12}]? (1997-05-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Optical Carrier 3 (OC-3) A {SONET} rate of 3 * 51.84 = 155.52 {megabits} per second, which matches {STS-3}. (1997-02-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Optical Carrier 48 (OC-48) A {SONET} rate of 48 * 51.84 = 2488.32 {megabits} per second. [Matches {STS-48}]? (1997-05-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Optical Carrier n (OC-n) A {SONET} rate of n times 51.84 {megabits} per second. (1997-02-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Optical Character Recognition (OCR, sometimes /oh'k*/) Recognition of printed or written characters by computer. Each page of text is converted to a digital using a {scanner} and OCR is then applied to this image to produce a text file. This involves complex {image processing} {algorithms} and rarely achieves 100% accuracy so manual proof reading is recommended. (1999-08-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
optical diff {vdiff}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
optical fiber {optical fibre}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
optical fibre (fibre optics, FO, US "fiber", light pipe) A plastic or glass (silicon dioxide) fibre no thicker than a human hair used to transmit information using infra-red or even visible light as the carrier (usually a laser). The light beam is an electromagnetic signal with a frequency in the range of 10^14 to 10^15 Hertz. Optical fibre is less susceptible to external noise than other transmission media, and is cheaper to make than copper wire, but it is much more difficult to connect. Optical fibres are difficult to tamper with (to monitor or inject data in the middle of a connection), making them appropriate for secure communications. The light beams do not escape from the medium because the material used provides total internal reflection. {AT&T} {Bell Laboratories} in the United States managed to send information at a rate of 420 megabits per second, over 161.5 km through an optical fibre cable. In Japan, 445.8 megabits per second was achieved over a shorter distance. At this rate, the entire text of the Encyclopedia Britannica could be transmitted in one second. Currently, AT&T is working on a world network to support high volume data transmission, international computer networking, {electronic mail} and voice communications (a single fibre can transmit 200 million telephone conversations simultaneously). See also {FDDI}, {Optical Carrier n}, {SONET}. (1997-05-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
optical grep {vgrep}
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Optical Mark Reader (OMR) A special scanning device that can read carefully placed pencil marks on specially designed documents. OMR is frequenty used in forms, questionnaires, and answer-sheets. (1995-04-13)
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optical mouse Any kind of {mouse} that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position. (1999-07-21)
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Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) An industry consortium concerned with {optical storage}. OSTA wrote and maintains the {UDF} {file system} used on {DVD video} discs. {OSTA Home (http://www.osta.org/)}. (2003-07-12)
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Optical Time Domain Reflectometer A device used to perform {Optical Time Domain Reflectometry}. (1995-02-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Optical Time Domain Reflectometry Measurement of the elapsed time and intensity of light reflected on {optical fibre} using an optical time domain reflectometer. The reflectometer can compute the distance to problems on the fibre such as attenuation and breaks, making it a useful tool in optical network trouble-shooting. (1995-02-01)