paramedic
         n 1: a person trained to assist medical professionals and to
               give emergency medical treatment [syn: {paramedic},
               {paramedical}]

English Dictionary: permit	by the DICT Development Group
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paramedical adj of or denoting a person who assists physicians and nurses or is trained physicians and nurses in their activities; "ambulance drivers are paramedical to give emergency medical aid; "ambulance drivers are paramedical personnel" n a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment Synonym(s): paramedic, paramedical
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parameter n a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves Synonym(s): parameter, parametric quantity any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program Synonym(s): argument, parameter a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
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parametric adj of or relating to or in terms of a parameter; "parametric equation"
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parametric quantity n a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves Synonym(s): parameter, parametric quantity
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parametric statistic n any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution
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parametritis n inflammation of connective tissue adjacent to the uterus
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paranoid adj suffering from paranoia n a person afflicted with paranoia [syn: paranoid, paranoiac]
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paranoid schizophrenia n a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner Synonym(s): paranoid schizophrenia, paranoic type schizophrenia, paraphrenic schizophrenia, paraphrenia
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Paranthias n a genus of Serranidae [syn: Paranthias, {genus Paranthias}]
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Paranthias furcifer n deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic [syn: creole-fish, Paranthias furcifer]
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Paranthropus n former classification for Australopithecus robustus [syn: Paranthropus, genus Paranthropus]
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parent n a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian Antonym(s): child, kid an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained v bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent]
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parentage n the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man" Synonym(s): parenthood, parentage the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents Synonym(s): parentage, birth 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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parental adj designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced Antonym(s): filial relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" Synonym(s): parental, maternal, paternal Antonym(s): filial
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parental quality n a quality appropriate to a parent
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parentally adv in a parental manner
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parented adj having a parent or parents or cared for by parent surrogates Antonym(s): parentless, unparented
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parenteral adj administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection) located outside the alimentary tract
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parenterally adv by parenteral means; "the drug is intended to be administered parenterally"
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parenthesis n either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material a message that departs from the main subject Synonym(s): digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis
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parenthesis-free notation n a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components
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parenthetic adj qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks" Synonym(s): parenthetic, parenthetical
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parenthetical adj qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks" Synonym(s): parenthetic, parenthetical n an expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals" Synonym(s): parenthetical expression, parenthetical
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parenthetical expression n an expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals" Synonym(s): parenthetical expression, parenthetical
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parenthetically adv in a parenthetical manner; "he added parenthetically that he would not attend the wedding ceremony"
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parenthood n the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man" Synonym(s): parenthood, parentage
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parentless adj having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates Synonym(s): unparented, parentless Antonym(s): parented
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pari-mutuel machine n computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won Synonym(s): pari-mutuel machine, totalizer, totaliser, totalizator, totalisator
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parimutuel n betting where winners share the total amount wagered
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perennate v survive from season to season, of plants
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perennation n the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant)
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perianth n collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils Synonym(s): perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
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perimeter n the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary Synonym(s): margin, border, perimeter a line enclosing a plane areas the size of something as given by the distance around it Synonym(s): circumference, perimeter
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perinatal adj occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after); "perinatal mortality"; "perinatal care" Antonym(s): antenatal, antepartum, postnatal, postpartum, prenatal
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perinatologist n an obstetrician specializing in perinatology
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perinatology n the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium
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perineotomy n surgical incision into the perineum
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permeate v spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" Synonym(s): permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" Synonym(s): percolate, sink in, permeate, filter penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" Synonym(s): interpenetrate, permeate
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permeating adj spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion" Synonym(s): permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasive
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permeation n the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance Synonym(s): permeation, pervasion, suffusion mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other Synonym(s): interpenetration, permeation
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permeative adj spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion" Synonym(s): permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasive
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permed adj styled with permanent waves
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permit n a legal document giving official permission to do something Synonym(s): license, licence, permit the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization Synonym(s): license, permission, permit large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies Synonym(s): permit, Trachinotus falcatus v consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" Synonym(s): permit, allow, let, countenance Antonym(s): disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" Synonym(s): let, allow, permit Antonym(s): keep, prevent allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" Synonym(s): allow, permit, tolerate
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permutability n ability to change sequence [syn: permutability, permutableness, transposability]
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permutable adj capable of changing sequence [syn: transposable, permutable]
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permutableness n ability to change sequence [syn: permutability, permutableness, transposability]
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permutation n an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" Synonym(s): substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
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permute v change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" Synonym(s): permute, commute, transpose
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Pernod n (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise
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pharaoh ant n small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest Synonym(s): pharaoh ant, pharaoh's ant, Monomorium pharaonis
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phoronid n hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom
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Phoronida n small phylum of wormlike marine animals [syn: Phoronida, Phoronidea, phylum Phoronida]
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Phoronidea n small phylum of wormlike marine animals [syn: Phoronida, Phoronidea, phylum Phoronida]
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phrenetic adj excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye" Synonym(s): frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied
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phrenitis n inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) Synonym(s): encephalitis, cephalitis, phrenitis
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phrontistery n an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities)
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Pirandello n Italian novelist and playwright (1867-1936) [syn: Pirandello, Luigi Pirandello]
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Poronotus n a genus of Stromateidae [syn: Poronotus, {genus Poronotus}]
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Poronotus triacanthus n small food fish of Atlantic coast [syn: dollarfish, Poronotus triacanthus]
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power meter n a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used Synonym(s): electric meter, power meter
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power module n module that provides power to operate other modules
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power unit n a measure of electric power
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prandial adj of or relating to a meal
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prehend v take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" Synonym(s): seize, prehend, clutch
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preindication n an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" Synonym(s): augury, sign, foretoken, preindication
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premature adj born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant" Antonym(s): full-term too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" Synonym(s): previous(p), premature uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" Synonym(s): premature, untimely
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premature baby n an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn: premature baby, preterm baby, premature infant, preterm infant, preemie, premie]
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premature ejaculation n ejaculation during the early stages of sexual excitement or soon after the insertion of the penis into the vagina
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premature infant n an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn: premature baby, preterm baby, premature infant, preterm infant, preemie, premie]
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premature labor n labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation [syn: premature labor, premature labour]
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premature labour n labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation [syn: premature labor, premature labour]
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premature ventricular contraction n irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation Synonym(s): premature ventricular contraction, PVC
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prematurely adv (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; "the child was born prematurely" too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" Synonym(s): prematurely, untimely
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prematureness n the state of being premature [syn: prematureness, prematurity]
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prematurity n the state of being premature [syn: prematureness, prematurity]
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premedical adj preparing for the study of medicine; "premedical students" preceding and preparing for the study of medicine; "premedical courses"
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premeditate v consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder" think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"
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premeditated adj characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning; "a premeditated crime" Antonym(s): unpremeditated
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premeditation n planning or plotting in advance of acting [syn: premeditation, forethought] (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent
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prenatal adj occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care" Synonym(s): prenatal, antenatal, antepartum Antonym(s): perinatal, postnatal, postpartum
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prenatal diagnosis n any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality
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prentice n works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: apprentice, learner, prentice]
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prim out v dress primly Synonym(s): prim, prim up, prim out
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prima donna n a vain and temperamental person a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star Synonym(s): prima donna, diva
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primate n a senior clergyman and dignitary [syn: archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate] any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
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Primates n an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings Synonym(s): Primates, order Primates
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primateship n the office of primate
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primatology n the branch of zoology that studies primates
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prime time n the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available
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primed adj (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" Synonym(s): fit(p), primed(p), set(p)
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primidone n an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor Synonym(s): primidone, Mysoline
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primitive adj belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains" Synonym(s): crude, primitive, rude little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; "archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe" Synonym(s): archaic, primitive used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies; "primitive societies" of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style; "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking" Synonym(s): primitive, naive n a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization Synonym(s): primitive, primitive person a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms; "`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived"
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primitive art n a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists Synonym(s): outsider art, self-taught art, vernacular art, naive art, primitive art
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primitive person n a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization Synonym(s): primitive, primitive person
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primitively adv with reference to the origin or beginning [syn: primitively, originally, in the beginning] in a primitive style or manner; "rather primitively operated foundries"
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primitiveness n a wild or unrefined state [syn: crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness]
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primitivism n a wild or unrefined state [syn: crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness] a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children
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print n the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication; "I want to see it in print" a picture or design printed from an engraving a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" Synonym(s): mark, print availability in printed form; "we've got to get that story into print"; "his book is no longer in print" a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it) a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers) a printed picture produced from a photographic negative Synonym(s): photographic print, print v put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" Synonym(s): print, publish write as if with print; not cursive make into a print; "print the negative" reproduce by printing Synonym(s): print, impress
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print buffer n a buffer that stores data until the printer is ready
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print media n a medium that disseminates printed matter
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print over v print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper Synonym(s): overprint, print over
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print run n the period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper Synonym(s): print run, press run
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print seller n someone who sells etchings and engravings etc.
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print shop n a workplace where printing is done [syn: print shop, printing shop]
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printable adj fit for publication because free of material that is morally or legally objectionable; "printable language" Antonym(s): unprintable
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printed circuit n computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered
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printed symbol n a written or printed symbol [syn: written symbol, printed symbol]
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printer n someone whose occupation is printing [syn: printer, pressman] (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing a machine that prints Synonym(s): printer, printing machine
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printer cable n a cable between a computer and a printer
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printer's devil n an apprentice in a printing establishment
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printer's ink n a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing Synonym(s): printer's ink, printing ink
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printing n text handwritten in the style of printed matter the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication Synonym(s): printing, printing process all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" Synonym(s): impression, printing
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printing business n a company that does commercial printing [syn: {printing concern}, printing business, printing company]
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printing company n a company that does commercial printing [syn: {printing concern}, printing business, printing company]
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printing concern n a company that does commercial printing [syn: {printing concern}, printing business, printing company]
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printing ink n a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing Synonym(s): printer's ink, printing ink
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printing machine n a machine that prints Synonym(s): printer, printing machine
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printing operation n an operation that controls the printing or display of information
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printing press n a machine used for printing [syn: press, {printing press}]
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printing process n reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication Synonym(s): printing, printing process
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printing shop n a workplace where printing is done [syn: print shop, printing shop]
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printing unit n a unit of measurement for printing
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printmaker n an artist who designs and makes prints [syn: printmaker, graphic artist]
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printmaking n artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens
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printout n the output of a computer in printed form
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Prionotus n a genus of Triglidae Synonym(s): Prionotus, genus Prionotus
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Prionotus carolinus n large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida [syn: northern sea robin, Prionotus carolinus]
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promethazine n antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness Synonym(s): promethazine, Phenergan
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Prometheus n (Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him
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promethium n a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium Synonym(s): promethium, Pm, atomic number 61
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promote v contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" Synonym(s): promote, advance, boost, further, encourage give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" Synonym(s): promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate Antonym(s): break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" Synonym(s): advertise, advertize, promote, push be changed for a superior chess or checker piece change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
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promoter n someone who is an active supporter and advocate [syn: promoter, booster, plugger] a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments Synonym(s): showman, promoter, impresario
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promotion n a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas" Synonym(s): promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging act of raising in rank or position Antonym(s): demotion encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something Synonym(s): promotion, furtherance, advancement the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" Synonym(s): forwarding, furtherance, promotion
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promotion system n a system for advancing participants to higher-status positions
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promotional adj of or relating to serving as publicity; "promotional fares" of or relating to advancement; "promotional exams"
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promotional expense n the cost of promoting a product
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promotional material n a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas" Synonym(s): promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
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promotive adj tending to further or encourage
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pronate v turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
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pronation n rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward Antonym(s): supination
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pronator n a muscle that produces or assists in pronation
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pronto adv in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" Synonym(s): promptly, readily, pronto
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pure mathematics n the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness
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Purinethol n a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia Synonym(s): mercaptopurine, Purinethol
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pyramid n a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt Synonym(s): Pyramid, Great Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt v enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
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pyramid bugle n European evergreen carpeting perennial [syn: {pyramid bugle}, Ajuga pyramidalis]
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pyramid plant n any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington Synonym(s): columbo, American columbo, deer's-ear, deer's-ears, pyramid plant, American gentian
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pyramid scheme n a fraudulent scheme in which people are recruited to make payments to the person who recruited them while expecting to receive payments from the persons they recruit; when the number of new recruits fails to sustain the hierarchical payment structure the scheme collapses with most of the participants losing the money they put in
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pyramidal adj resembling a pyramid [syn: pyramidal, pyramidic, pyramidical]
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pyramidal bone n a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones Synonym(s): triquetral, triquetral bone, os triquetrum, cuneiform bone, pyramidal bone
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pyramidal motor system n any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord Synonym(s): pyramidal tract, pyramidal motor system, corticospinal tract
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pyramidal tent n a large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen people
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pyramidal tract n any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord Synonym(s): pyramidal tract, pyramidal motor system, corticospinal tract
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pyramidic adj resembling a pyramid [syn: pyramidal, pyramidic, pyramidical]
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pyramidical adj resembling a pyramid [syn: pyramidal, pyramidic, pyramidical]
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pyramidically adv in a pyramidal manner or shape; "the bush was trimmed pyramidically"
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pyramiding n a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated
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Pyramids of Egypt n a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt Synonym(s): Pyramid, Great Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt
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pyrimidine n any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor
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pyrometer n a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
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pyrometric cone n a pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at different temperatures
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Sea cucumber \Sea" cu"cum*ber\ (Zo[94]l.)       Any large holothurian, especially one of those belonging to       the genus {Pentacta}, or {Cucumaria}, as the common American       and European species. ({P. frondosa}).
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Para nut \Pa*ra" nut`\ (p[adot]*r[aum]" n[ucr]t`). (Bot.)       The Brazil nut.
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Para0 nut \Par[a0] nut\       The Brazil nut.
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Paramatta \Par`a*mat"ta\, n. [So named from Paramatta, in       Australia.]       A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or       merino. --Beck (Draper's Dict.)
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Parameter \Pa*ram"e*ter\, n. [Pref. para- + -meter: cf. F.       param[8a]tre.]       1.             (a) (Math.) A term applied to some characteristic                   magnitude whose value, invariable as long as one and                   the same function, curve, surface, etc., is                   considered, serves to distinguish that function,                   curve, surface, etc., from others of the same kind or                   family. --Brande & C.             (b) Specifically (Conic Sections), in the ellipse and                   hyperbola, a third proportional to any diameter and                   its conjugate, or in the parabola, to any abscissa and                   the corresponding ordinate.          Note: The parameter of the principal axis of a conic section                is called the latus rectum.          2. (Crystallog.) The ratio of the three crystallographic axes             which determines the position of any plane; also, the             fundamental axial ratio for a given species.
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Paramitome \Par`a*mi"tome\, n. [Pref. para- + mitome.] (Biol.)       The fluid portion of the protoplasm of a cell.
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Paranthracene \Par*an"thra*cene\, n. [Pref. para- + anthracene.]       (Chem.)       An inert isomeric modification of anthracene.
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Paraunter \Par*aun"ter\, adv. [Par + aunter.]       Peradventure. See {Paraventure}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Parenetic \Par`e*net"ic\, Parenetioal \Par`e*net"io*al\, a. [Gr.       [?]: cf. F. par[82]n[82]tique.]       Hortatory; encouraging; persuasive. [R.] --F. Potter.
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Parenetic \Par`e*net"ic\, Parenetioal \Par`e*net"io*al\, a. [Gr.       [?]: cf. F. par[82]n[82]tique.]       Hortatory; encouraging; persuasive. [R.] --F. Potter.
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Parent \Par"ent\, n. [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring       forth; cf. Gr. [?] to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf.       {Part}.]       1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a             mother.                         Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi.                                                                               1.          2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as,             idleness is the parent of vice.                         Regular industry is the parent of sobriety.                                                                               --Channing.          {Parent cell}. (Biol.) See {Mother cell}, under {Mother},             also {Cytula}.          {Parent nucleus} (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division,             divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei.             See {Karyokinesis}, and {Cell division}, under {Division}.
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Parent \Par"ent\, n. [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring       forth; cf. Gr. [?] to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf.       {Part}.]       1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a             mother.                         Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi.                                                                               1.          2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as,             idleness is the parent of vice.                         Regular industry is the parent of sobriety.                                                                               --Channing.          {Parent cell}. (Biol.) See {Mother cell}, under {Mother},             also {Cytula}.          {Parent nucleus} (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division,             divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei.             See {Karyokinesis}, and {Cell division}, under {Division}.
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Parent \Par"ent\, n. [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring       forth; cf. Gr. [?] to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf.       {Part}.]       1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a             mother.                         Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi.                                                                               1.          2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as,             idleness is the parent of vice.                         Regular industry is the parent of sobriety.                                                                               --Channing.          {Parent cell}. (Biol.) See {Mother cell}, under {Mother},             also {Cytula}.          {Parent nucleus} (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division,             divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei.             See {Karyokinesis}, and {Cell division}, under {Division}.
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Parentage \Par"ent*age\, n. [Cf. F. parentage relationship.]       Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors       considered with respect to their rank or character;       extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage. [bd]Wilt       thou deny thy parentage?[b8] --Shak.                   Though men esteem thee low of parentage. --Milton.
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Parental \Pa*ren"tal\, a. [L. parentalis.]       1. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental             authority; parental obligations.          2. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender;             affectionate; devoted; as, parental care.                         The careful course and parental provision of nature.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
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Parentally \Pa*ren"tal*ly\, adv.       In a parental manner.
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Parentation \Par`en*ta"tion\, n. [L. parentatio, fr. parentare       to offer a solemn sacrifice in honor of deceased parents. See       {Parent}.]       Something done or said in honor of the dead; obsequies.       [Obs.] --Abp. Potter.
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Parentele \Par"en`tele`\, n. [F. parent[8a]le, L. parentela.]       Kinship; parentage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Parenthesis \Pa*ren"the*sis\, n.; pl. {Parentheses}. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?], fr. [?] to put in beside, insert; [?] beside + [?]       in + [?] to put, place. See {Para-}, {En-}, 2, and {Thesis}.]       1. A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or             explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which             would be grammatically complete without it. It is usually             inclosed within curved lines (see def. 2 below), or             dashes. [bd]Seldom mentioned without a derogatory             parenthesis.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.                         Don't suffer every occasional thought to carry you                      away into a long parenthesis.            --Watts.          2. (Print.) One of the curved lines () which inclose a             parenthetic word or phrase.          Note: Parenthesis, in technical grammar, is that part of a                sentence which is inclosed within the recognized sign;                but many phrases and sentences which are punctuated by                commas are logically parenthetical. In def. 1, the                phrase [bd]by way of comment or explanation[b8] is                inserted for explanation, and the sentence would be                grammatically complete without it. The present tendency                is to avoid using the distinctive marks, except when                confusion would arise from a less conspicuous                separation.
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Parenthesis \Pa*ren"the*sis\, n.; pl. {Parentheses}. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?], fr. [?] to put in beside, insert; [?] beside + [?]       in + [?] to put, place. See {Para-}, {En-}, 2, and {Thesis}.]       1. A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or             explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which             would be grammatically complete without it. It is usually             inclosed within curved lines (see def. 2 below), or             dashes. [bd]Seldom mentioned without a derogatory             parenthesis.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.                         Don't suffer every occasional thought to carry you                      away into a long parenthesis.            --Watts.          2. (Print.) One of the curved lines () which inclose a             parenthetic word or phrase.          Note: Parenthesis, in technical grammar, is that part of a                sentence which is inclosed within the recognized sign;                but many phrases and sentences which are punctuated by                commas are logically parenthetical. In def. 1, the                phrase [bd]by way of comment or explanation[b8] is                inserted for explanation, and the sentence would be                grammatically complete without it. The present tendency                is to avoid using the distinctive marks, except when                confusion would arise from a less conspicuous                separation.
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Parenthesize \Pa*ren"the*size\, v. t.       To make a parenthesis of; to include within parenthetical       marks. --Lowell.
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Parenthetic \Par`en*thet"ic\, Parenthetical \Par`en*thet"ic*al\,       a. [Cf. Gr. [?].]       1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or             expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical             clause; a parenthetic remark.                         A parenthetical observation of Moses himself.                                                                               --Hales.          2. Using or containing parentheses.
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Parenthetic \Par`en*thet"ic\, Parenthetical \Par`en*thet"ic*al\,       a. [Cf. Gr. [?].]       1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or             expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical             clause; a parenthetic remark.                         A parenthetical observation of Moses himself.                                                                               --Hales.          2. Using or containing parentheses.
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Parenthetically \Par`en*thet"ic*al*ly\, adv.       In a parenthetical manner; by way of parenthesis; by       parentheses.
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Parenthood \Par"ent*hood\, n.       The state of a parent; the office or character of a parent.
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Parentless \Par"ent*less\, a.       Deprived of parents.
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Parentticide \Pa*rent"ti*cide\, n. [L. parenticida a parricide;       parens parent + caedere to kill.]       1. The act of one who kills one's own parent. [R.]          2. One who kills one's own parent; a parricide. [R.]
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Peirameter \Pei*ram"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] a trail + -meter.]       A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel       carriages on roads of different constructions. --G. Francis.
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Perennity \Per*en"ni*ty\, n. [L. perennitas.]       The quality of being perennial. [R.] --Derham.
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Perianth \Per"i*anth\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. [?] flower: cf. F.       p[82]rianthe.] (Bot.)       (a) The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the             calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.       (b) A saclike involucre which incloses the young fruit in             most hepatic mosses. See Illust. of {Hepatica}.
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Perimeter \Per*im"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] around + [?] measure:       cf. F. p[82]rim[8a]tre.]       1. (Geom.) The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum             of all the sides.          2. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the             field of vision.
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Perimetric \Per`i*met"ric\, Perimetrical \Per`i*met"ric*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to the perimeter, or to perimetry; as, a       perimetric chart of the eye.
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Perimetric \Per`i*met"ric\, Perimetrical \Per`i*met"ric*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to the perimeter, or to perimetry; as, a       perimetric chart of the eye.
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Perimetry \Per*im"e*try\, n.       The art of using the perimeter; measurement of the field of       vision.
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Permeate \Per"me*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permeated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Permeating}.] [L. permeatus, p. p. of permeare to       permeate; per + meare to go, pass.]       1. To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate             and pass through without causing rupture or displacement;             -- applied especially to fluids which pass through             substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand.             --Woodward.          2. To enter and spread through; to pervade.                         God was conceived to be diffused throughout the                      whole world, to permeate and pervade all things.                                                                               --Cudworth.
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Permeate \Per"me*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permeated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Permeating}.] [L. permeatus, p. p. of permeare to       permeate; per + meare to go, pass.]       1. To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate             and pass through without causing rupture or displacement;             -- applied especially to fluids which pass through             substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand.             --Woodward.          2. To enter and spread through; to pervade.                         God was conceived to be diffused throughout the                      whole world, to permeate and pervade all things.                                                                               --Cudworth.
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Permeate \Per"me*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permeated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Permeating}.] [L. permeatus, p. p. of permeare to       permeate; per + meare to go, pass.]       1. To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate             and pass through without causing rupture or displacement;             -- applied especially to fluids which pass through             substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand.             --Woodward.          2. To enter and spread through; to pervade.                         God was conceived to be diffused throughout the                      whole world, to permeate and pervade all things.                                                                               --Cudworth.
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Permeation \Per`me*a"tion\, n.       The act of permeating, passing through, or spreading       throughout, the pores or interstices of any substance.                   Here is not a mere involution only, but a spiritual                permeation and inexistence.                     --Bp. Hall.
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Permit \Per*mit"\, n. [Cf. Sp. palamida a kind of scombroid       fish.]       (a) A large pompano ({Trachinotus goodei}) of the West             Indies, Florida, etc. It becomes about three feet long.       (b) The round pompano. ({T. falcatus}). [Local, U. S.]
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Permit \Per*mit"\, v. i.       To grant permission; to allow.
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Permit \Per"mit\, n.       Warrant; license; leave; permission; specifically, a written       license or permission given to a person or persons having       authority; as, a permit to land goods subject to duty.
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Permit \Per*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permitted}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Permitting}.] [L. permittere, permissum, to let through,       to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See {Per-},       and {Mission}.]       1. To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate;             to put up with.                         What things God doth neither command nor forbid . .                      . he permitteth with approbation either to be done                      or left undone.                                 --Hooker.          2. To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to             authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.                         Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. --Acis                                                                               xxvi. 1.          3. To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.                         Let us not aggravate our sorrows, But to the gods                      permit the event of things.               --Addison.          Syn: To allow; let; grant; admit; suffer; tolerate; endure;                consent to.          Usage: To {Allow}, {Permit}, {Suffer}, {Tolerate}. To allow                   is more positive, denoting (at least originally and                   etymologically) a decided assent, either directly or                   by implication. To permit is more negative, and                   imports only acquiescence or an abstinence from                   prevention. The distinction, however, is often                   disregarded by good writers. To suffer has a stronger                   passive or negative sense than to permit, sometimes                   implying against the will, sometimes mere                   indifference. To tolerate is to endure what is                   contrary to will or desire. To suffer and to tolerate                   are sometimes used without discrimination.
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Permittance \Per*mit"tance\, n.       The act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave.       --Milton.
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Permit \Per*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permitted}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Permitting}.] [L. permittere, permissum, to let through,       to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See {Per-},       and {Mission}.]       1. To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate;             to put up with.                         What things God doth neither command nor forbid . .                      . he permitteth with approbation either to be done                      or left undone.                                 --Hooker.          2. To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to             authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.                         Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. --Acis                                                                               xxvi. 1.          3. To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.                         Let us not aggravate our sorrows, But to the gods                      permit the event of things.               --Addison.          Syn: To allow; let; grant; admit; suffer; tolerate; endure;                consent to.          Usage: To {Allow}, {Permit}, {Suffer}, {Tolerate}. To allow                   is more positive, denoting (at least originally and                   etymologically) a decided assent, either directly or                   by implication. To permit is more negative, and                   imports only acquiescence or an abstinence from                   prevention. The distinction, however, is often                   disregarded by good writers. To suffer has a stronger                   passive or negative sense than to permit, sometimes                   implying against the will, sometimes mere                   indifference. To tolerate is to endure what is                   contrary to will or desire. To suffer and to tolerate                   are sometimes used without discrimination.
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Permittee \Per`mit*tee"\, n.       One to whom a permission or permit is given.
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Permitter \Per*mit"ter\, n.       One who permits.                   A permitter, or not a hinderer, of sin.   --J. Edwards.
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Permit \Per*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permitted}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Permitting}.] [L. permittere, permissum, to let through,       to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See {Per-},       and {Mission}.]       1. To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate;             to put up with.                         What things God doth neither command nor forbid . .                      . he permitteth with approbation either to be done                      or left undone.                                 --Hooker.          2. To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to             authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.                         Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. --Acis                                                                               xxvi. 1.          3. To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.                         Let us not aggravate our sorrows, But to the gods                      permit the event of things.               --Addison.          Syn: To allow; let; grant; admit; suffer; tolerate; endure;                consent to.          Usage: To {Allow}, {Permit}, {Suffer}, {Tolerate}. To allow                   is more positive, denoting (at least originally and                   etymologically) a decided assent, either directly or                   by implication. To permit is more negative, and                   imports only acquiescence or an abstinence from                   prevention. The distinction, however, is often                   disregarded by good writers. To suffer has a stronger                   passive or negative sense than to permit, sometimes                   implying against the will, sometimes mere                   indifference. To tolerate is to endure what is                   contrary to will or desire. To suffer and to tolerate                   are sometimes used without discrimination.
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Permutable \Per*mut"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. permutable.]       Capable of being permuted; exchangeable. --       {Per*mut"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*mut"a*bly}, adv.
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Permutable \Per*mut"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. permutable.]       Capable of being permuted; exchangeable. --       {Per*mut"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*mut"a*bly}, adv.
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Permutable \Per*mut"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. permutable.]       Capable of being permuted; exchangeable. --       {Per*mut"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*mut"a*bly}, adv.
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Permutation \Per`mu*ta"tion\, n. [L. permutatio: cf. F.       permutation. See {Permute}.]       1. The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another;             mutual transference; interchange.                         The violent convulsions and permutations that have                      been made in property.                        --Burke.          2. (Math.)             (a) The arrangement of any determinate number of things,                   as units, objects, letters, etc., in all possible                   orders, one after the other; -- called also                   {alternation}. Cf. {Combination}, n., 4.             (b) Any one of such possible arrangements.          3. (Law) Barter; exchange.          {Permutation lock}, a lock in which the parts can be             transposed or shifted, so as to require different             arrangements of the tumblers on different occasions of             unlocking.
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Permutation \Per`mu*ta"tion\, n. [L. permutatio: cf. F.       permutation. See {Permute}.]       1. The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another;             mutual transference; interchange.                         The violent convulsions and permutations that have                      been made in property.                        --Burke.          2. (Math.)             (a) The arrangement of any determinate number of things,                   as units, objects, letters, etc., in all possible                   orders, one after the other; -- called also                   {alternation}. Cf. {Combination}, n., 4.             (b) Any one of such possible arrangements.          3. (Law) Barter; exchange.          {Permutation lock}, a lock in which the parts can be             transposed or shifted, so as to require different             arrangements of the tumblers on different occasions of             unlocking.
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Permute \Per*mute"\, v. t. [L. permutare, permutatum; per +       mutare to change: cf. F. permuter.]       1. To interchange; to transfer reciprocally.          2. To exchange; to barter; to traffic. [Obs.]                         Bought, trucked, permuted, or given.   --Hakluyt.
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Permuter \Per*mut"er\, n.       One who permutes.
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Pernot furnace \Per"not fur"nace\ [So called from Charles       Pernot, its inventor.]       A reverberatory furnace with a circular revolving hearth, --       used in making steel.
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Peronate \Per"o*nate\, a. [L. peronatus rough[?]booted, fr.       pero, -onis, a kind of rough boot.] (Bot.)       A term applied to the stipes or stalks of certain fungi which       are covered with a woolly substance which at length becomes       powdery. --Henslow.
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Phrenetic \Phre*net"ic\, Phrenetical \Phre*net"ic*al\, a. [L.       phreneticus, Gr. [?], [?]: cf. F. phr[82]n[82]tique. See       {Frantic}, and cf. {Frenetic}.]       Relating to phrenitis; suffering from frenzy; delirious; mad;       frantic; frenetic. -- {Phre*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Phrenetic \Phre*net"ic\, n.       One who is phrenetic. --Harvey.
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Phrenetic \Phre*net"ic\, Phrenetical \Phre*net"ic*al\, a. [L.       phreneticus, Gr. [?], [?]: cf. F. phr[82]n[82]tique. See       {Frantic}, and cf. {Frenetic}.]       Relating to phrenitis; suffering from frenzy; delirious; mad;       frantic; frenetic. -- {Phre*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Phrenetic \Phre*net"ic\, Phrenetical \Phre*net"ic*al\, a. [L.       phreneticus, Gr. [?], [?]: cf. F. phr[82]n[82]tique. See       {Frantic}, and cf. {Frenetic}.]       Relating to phrenitis; suffering from frenzy; delirious; mad;       frantic; frenetic. -- {Phre*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Phrentic \Phren"tic\, n. & a.       See {Phrenetic}. [Obs.]
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Pirameter \Pi*ram"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] trial + -meter.]       A dynamometer for ascertaining the power required to draw       carriages over roads.
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Prandial \Pran"di*al\, a. [L. prandium a repast.]       Of or pertaining to a repast, especially to dinner.
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Pre89mtor \Pre*[89]mt"or\ (?; 215), n. [Cf. L. praeemptor.]       One who pre[89]mpts; esp., one who pre[89]mpts public land.
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Preantenultimate \Pre*an`te*nul"ti*mate\, a.       Being or indicating the fourth syllable from the end of a       word, or that before the antepenult.
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Preen \Preen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preened}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Preening}.] [See {Preen}, n.; or cf. {Prune}.]       1. To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with             the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds. --Derham.          2. To trim up, as trees. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Prehend \Pre*hend"\, v. t. [L. prehendere. See {Prehensile}.]       To lay hold of; to seize. [Obs.] --Middleton.
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Prehnite \Prehn"ite\, n. [So called from the German Colonel       Prehn, who first found it.] (Min.)       A pale green mineral occurring in crystalline aggregates       having a botryoidal or mammillary structure, and rarely in       distinct crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and       lime.
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Prehnitic \Prehn*it"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, a tetrabasic acid of benzene       obtained as a white crystalline substance; -- probably so       called from the resemblance of the wartlike crystals to the       mammill[91] on the surface of prehnite.
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Preindesignate \Pre`in*des"ig*nate\, a. (Logic.)       Having no sign expressive of quantity; indefinite. See       {Predesignate}.
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Preindispose \Pre*in`dis*pose"\, v. t.       To render indisposed beforehand. --Milman.
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Preintimation \Pre*in`ti*ma"tion\, n.       Previous intimation; a suggestion beforehand. --T. Scott.
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Premature \Pre`ma*ture"\, a. [L. praematurus; prae before +       maturus ripe. See {Mature}.]       1. Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature             fruits of a hotbed.          2. Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the             proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early;             untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth;             a premature opinion; premature decay.          3. Arriving or received without due authentication or             evidence; as, a premature report. -- {Pre`ma*ture"ly},             adv. -- {Pre`ma*ture"ness}, n.
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Premature \Pre`ma*ture"\, a. [L. praematurus; prae before +       maturus ripe. See {Mature}.]       1. Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature             fruits of a hotbed.          2. Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the             proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early;             untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth;             a premature opinion; premature decay.          3. Arriving or received without due authentication or             evidence; as, a premature report. -- {Pre`ma*ture"ly},             adv. -- {Pre`ma*ture"ness}, n.
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Premature \Pre`ma*ture"\, a. [L. praematurus; prae before +       maturus ripe. See {Mature}.]       1. Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature             fruits of a hotbed.          2. Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the             proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early;             untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth;             a premature opinion; premature decay.          3. Arriving or received without due authentication or             evidence; as, a premature report. -- {Pre`ma*ture"ly},             adv. -- {Pre`ma*ture"ness}, n.
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Prematurity \Pre`ma*tu"ri*ty\, n. [Cf. F. pr[82]maturit[82].]       The quality or state of being premature; early, or untimely,       ripeness; as, the prematurity of genius.
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Premediate \Pre*me"di*ate\, v. t.       To advocate. [R.]
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Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, v. i.       To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind,       beforehand.
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Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, a. [L. praemeditatus, p. p.]       Premeditated; deliberate. [Archaic] --Bp. Burnet.
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Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premeditated}       (-t[be]`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Premeditating}.] [L.       praemeditatus, p. p. of praemeditari; prae before + meditari       to meditate. See {Meditate}.]       To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive       and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery.                   With words premeditated thus he said.      --Dryden.
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Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premeditated}       (-t[be]`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Premeditating}.] [L.       praemeditatus, p. p. of praemeditari; prae before + meditari       to meditate. See {Meditate}.]       To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive       and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery.                   With words premeditated thus he said.      --Dryden.
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Premeditately \Pre*med"i*tate*ly\, adv.       With premeditation. --Burke.
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Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premeditated}       (-t[be]`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Premeditating}.] [L.       praemeditatus, p. p. of praemeditari; prae before + meditari       to meditate. See {Meditate}.]       To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive       and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery.                   With words premeditated thus he said.      --Dryden.
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Premeditation \Pre*med`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. praemeditatio: cf. F.       pr[82]m[82]ditation.]       The act of meditating or contriving beforehand; previous       deliberation; forethought.
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Premit \Pre*mit"\, v. t.       To premise. [Obs.] --Donne.
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Premotion \Pre*mo"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + motion.]       Previous motion or excitement to action.
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Prenatal \Pre*na"tal\, a.       Being or happening before birth.
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Prender \Pren"der\, n. [F. prendre to take, fr. L. prehendere to       take.] (Law)       The power or right of taking a thing before it is offered.       --Burrill.
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Prenote \Pre*note"\, v. t. [L. praenotare; prae before + notare       to note.]       To note or designate beforehand. --Foxe.
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Prenotion \Pre*no"tion\, n. [L. praenotio: cf. F. pr[82]notion.       See {Prenostic}.]       A notice or notion which precedes something else in time;       previous notion or thought; foreknowledge. --Bacon.
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Prentice \Pren"tice\, n. [Aphetic form of apprentice.]       An apprentice. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Piers Plowman. [bd]My       accuser is my prentice.[b8] --Shak.
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Prenticehood \Pren"tice*hood\, n.       Apprenticehood. [Obs.]                   This jolly prentice with his master bode Till he was                out nigh of his prenticehood.                  --Chaucer.
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Prenticeship \Pren"tice*ship\, n.       Apprenticeship. [Obs. or Colloq.]                   He served a prenticeship who sets up shop. --Pope.
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d8Prima donna \[d8]Pri"ma don"na\; pl. E. {Prima donnas}, It.       {Prime Donne . [It., fr. primo, prima, the first + donna       lady, mistress. See {Prime}, a., and {Donna}.]       The first or chief female singer in an opera.
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Primate \Pri"mate\, n. [OE. primat, F. primat, L. primas, -atis       one of the first, chief, fr. primus the first. See {Prime},       a.]       1. The chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who             presides over other bishops in a province; an archbishop.          2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Primates.
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Primateship \Pri"mate*ship\, n.       The office, dignity, or position of a primate; primacy.
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Primatial \Pri*ma"tial\, a. [Cf. F. primatial.]       Primatical. [R.] --D'Anville (Trans. ).
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Primatical \Pri*mat"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to a primate. --Barrow.
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d8Prima donna \[d8]Pri"ma don"na\; pl. E. {Prima donnas}, It.       {Prime Donne . [It., fr. primo, prima, the first + donna       lady, mistress. See {Prime}, a., and {Donna}.]       The first or chief female singer in an opera.
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Prime \Prime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Priming}.] [From {Prime}, a.]       1. To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a             primer to, as a metallic cartridge.          2. To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a             surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.          3. To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to             post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are             primed for mischief. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          4. To trim or prune, as trees. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]          5. (Math.) To mark with a prime mark.          {To prime a pump}, to charge a pump with water, in order to             put it in working condition.
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d8Primitia \[d8]Pri*mi"ti*a\, n.; pl. {Primiti[91]}({Primitias},       obs.). [L. primitiae, pl., fr. primus first. Cf. {Premices}.]       (Eng. Law)       The first fruit; the first year's whole profit of an       ecclesiastical preferment.                   The primitias of your parsonage.            --Spenser.
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Primitial \Pri*mi"tial\, a.       Being of the first production; primitive; original. [Obs.]       --Ainsworth.
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d8Primitia \[d8]Pri*mi"ti*a\, n.; pl. {Primiti[91]}({Primitias},       obs.). [L. primitiae, pl., fr. primus first. Cf. {Premices}.]       (Eng. Law)       The first fruit; the first year's whole profit of an       ecclesiastical preferment.                   The primitias of your parsonage.            --Spenser.
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Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the       first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]       1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early             times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,             primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our             primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;             characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of             dress.          3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive             verb in grammar.          {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of             axes to which the points of a magnitude are first             referred, with reference to a second set or system, to             which they are afterward referred.          {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of             which is of the same literal denomination as the             fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.             --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut             from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.                      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under             {Color}.          {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian             writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.             325. --Shipley.          {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the             epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with             the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of             it.          {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon             which the projections are made, generally coinciding with             some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a             meridian.          {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under             {Primary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and             thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the             vertebrate blastoderm.          Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;                antiquated; old-fashioned.
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Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, n.       An original or primary word; a word not derived from another;       -- opposed to derivative.
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Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the       first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]       1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early             times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,             primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our             primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;             characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of             dress.          3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive             verb in grammar.          {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of             axes to which the points of a magnitude are first             referred, with reference to a second set or system, to             which they are afterward referred.          {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of             which is of the same literal denomination as the             fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.             --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut             from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.                      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under             {Color}.          {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian             writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.             325. --Shipley.          {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the             epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with             the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of             it.          {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon             which the projections are made, generally coinciding with             some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a             meridian.          {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under             {Primary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and             thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the             vertebrate blastoderm.          Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;                antiquated; old-fashioned.
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Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the       first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]       1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early             times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,             primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our             primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;             characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of             dress.          3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive             verb in grammar.          {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of             axes to which the points of a magnitude are first             referred, with reference to a second set or system, to             which they are afterward referred.          {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of             which is of the same literal denomination as the             fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.             --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut             from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.                      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under             {Color}.          {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian             writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.             325. --Shipley.          {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the             epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with             the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of             it.          {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon             which the projections are made, generally coinciding with             some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a             meridian.          {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under             {Primary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and             thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the             vertebrate blastoderm.          Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;                antiquated; old-fashioned.
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Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the       first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]       1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early             times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,             primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our             primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;             characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of             dress.          3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive             verb in grammar.          {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of             axes to which the points of a magnitude are first             referred, with reference to a second set or system, to             which they are afterward referred.          {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of             which is of the same literal denomination as the             fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.             --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut             from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.                      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under             {Color}.          {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian             writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.             325. --Shipley.          {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the             epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with             the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of             it.          {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon             which the projections are made, generally coinciding with             some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a             meridian.          {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under             {Primary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and             thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the             vertebrate blastoderm.          Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;                antiquated; old-fashioned.
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Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the       first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]       1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early             times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,             primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our             primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;             characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of             dress.          3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive             verb in grammar.          {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of             axes to which the points of a magnitude are first             referred, with reference to a second set or system, to             which they are afterward referred.          {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of             which is of the same literal denomination as the             fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.             --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut             from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.                      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under             {Color}.          {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian             writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.             325. --Shipley.          {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the             epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with             the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of             it.          {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon             which the projections are made, generally coinciding with             some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a             meridian.          {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under             {Primary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and             thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the             vertebrate blastoderm.          Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;                antiquated; old-fashioned.
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Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the       first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]       1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early             times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,             primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our             primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;             characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of             dress.          3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive             verb in grammar.          {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of             axes to which the points of a magnitude are first             referred, with reference to a second set or system, to             which they are afterward referred.          {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of             which is of the same literal denomination as the             fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.             --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut             from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.                      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under             {Color}.          {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian             writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.             325. --Shipley.          {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the             epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with             the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of             it.          {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon             which the projections are made, generally coinciding with             some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a             meridian.          {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under             {Primary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and             thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the             vertebrate blastoderm.          Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;                antiquated; old-fashioned.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the       first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]       1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early             times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,             primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our             primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;             characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of             dress.          3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive             verb in grammar.          {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of             axes to which the points of a magnitude are first             referred, with reference to a second set or system, to             which they are afterward referred.          {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of             which is of the same literal denomination as the             fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.             --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut             from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.                      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under             {Color}.          {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian             writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.             325. --Shipley.          {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the             epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with             the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of             it.          {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon             which the projections are made, generally coinciding with             some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a             meridian.          {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under             {Primary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and             thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the             vertebrate blastoderm.          Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;                antiquated; old-fashioned.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the       first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]       1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early             times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,             primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our             primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;             characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of             dress.          3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive             verb in grammar.          {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of             axes to which the points of a magnitude are first             referred, with reference to a second set or system, to             which they are afterward referred.          {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of             which is of the same literal denomination as the             fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.             --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut             from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.                      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under             {Color}.          {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian             writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.             325. --Shipley.          {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the             epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with             the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of             it.          {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon             which the projections are made, generally coinciding with             some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a             meridian.          {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under             {Primary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and             thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the             vertebrate blastoderm.          Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;                antiquated; old-fashioned.
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Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the       first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]       1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early             times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,             primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our             primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;             characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of             dress.          3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive             verb in grammar.          {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of             axes to which the points of a magnitude are first             referred, with reference to a second set or system, to             which they are afterward referred.          {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of             which is of the same literal denomination as the             fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.             --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut             from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.                      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under             {Color}.          {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian             writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.             325. --Shipley.          {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the             epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with             the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of             it.          {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon             which the projections are made, generally coinciding with             some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a             meridian.          {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under             {Primary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and             thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the             vertebrate blastoderm.          Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;                antiquated; old-fashioned.
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Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
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Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the       first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]       1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early             times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,             primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our             primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;             characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of             dress.          3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive             verb in grammar.          {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of             axes to which the points of a magnitude are first             referred, with reference to a second set or system, to             which they are afterward referred.          {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of             which is of the same literal denomination as the             fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.             --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut             from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.                      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under             {Color}.          {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian             writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.             325. --Shipley.          {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the             epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with             the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of             it.          {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon             which the projections are made, generally coinciding with             some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a             meridian.          {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under             {Primary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and             thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the             vertebrate blastoderm.          Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;                antiquated; old-fashioned.
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Sheath \Sheath\, n. [OE. schethe, AS. sc[aemac][edh],       sce[a0][edh], sc[emac][edh]; akin to OS. sk[emac][edh]ia, D.       scheede, G. scheide, OHG. sceida, Sw. skida, Dan. skede,       Icel. skei[edh]ir, pl., and to E. shed, v.t., originally       meaning, to separate, to part. See {Shed}.]       1. A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or             other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.                         The dead knight's sword out of his sheath he drew.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. Specifically:             (a) (Bot.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing                   a stem or branch, as in grasses.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) One of the elytra of an insect.          {Medullary sheath}. (Anat.) See under {Medullary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Sheath knife}, a knife with a fixed blade, carried in a             sheath.          {Sheath of Schwann}. (Anat.) See {Schwann's sheath}.
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Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the       first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]       1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early             times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,             primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our             primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;             characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of             dress.          3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive             verb in grammar.          {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of             axes to which the points of a magnitude are first             referred, with reference to a second set or system, to             which they are afterward referred.          {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of             which is of the same literal denomination as the             fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.             --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut             from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.                      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under             {Color}.          {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian             writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.             325. --Shipley.          {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the             epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with             the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of             it.          {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon             which the projections are made, generally coinciding with             some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a             meridian.          {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under             {Primary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and             thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the             vertebrate blastoderm.          Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;                antiquated; old-fashioned.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the       first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]       1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early             times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,             primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our             primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;             characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of             dress.          3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive             verb in grammar.          {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of             axes to which the points of a magnitude are first             referred, with reference to a second set or system, to             which they are afterward referred.          {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of             which is of the same literal denomination as the             fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.             --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut             from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.                      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under             {Color}.          {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian             writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.             325. --Shipley.          {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the             epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with             the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of             it.          {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon             which the projections are made, generally coinciding with             some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a             meridian.          {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under             {Primary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and             thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the             vertebrate blastoderm.          Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;                antiquated; old-fashioned.
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Primitively \Prim"i*tive*ly\, adv.       1. Originally; at first.          2. Primarily; not derivatively.          3. According to the original rule or ancient practice; in the             ancient style. --South.
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Primitiveness \Prim"i*tive*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being primitive; conformity to       primitive style or practice.
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Primity \Prim"i*ty\, n.       Quality of being first; primitiveness. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.
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Prim \Prim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Primming}.]       To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected       preciseness; to prink.
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Print \Print\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Printed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Printing}.] [Abbrev. fr. imprint. See {Imprint}, and {Press}       to squeeze.]       1. To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea,             etc., into or upon something.                         A look will print a thought that never may remove.                                                                               --Surrey.                         Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint, Which in                      that field young Edward's sword did print. --Sir                                                                               John Beaumont.                         Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay.                                                                               --Roscommon.          2. To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or             mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.                         Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode, That                      scarcely prints the turf on which he trod. --Dryden.          3. Specifically: To strike off an impression or impressions             of, from type, or from stereotype, electrotype, or             engraved plates, or the like; in a wider sense, to do the             typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or other             publication); as, to print books, newspapers, pictures; to             print an edition of a book.          4. To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as,             to print calico.          5. (Photog.) To take (a copy, a positive picture, etc.), from             a negative, a transparent drawing, or the like, by the             action of light upon a sensitized surface.          {Printed goods}, textile fabrics printed in patterns,             especially cotton cloths, or calicoes.
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Print \Print\, n. [See {Print}, v., {Imprint}, n.]       1. A mark made by impression; a line, character, figure, or             indentation, made by the pressure of one thing on another;             as, the print of teeth or nails in flesh; the print of the             foot in sand or snow.                         Where print of human feet was never seen. --Dryden.          2. A stamp or die for molding or impressing an ornamental             design upon an object; as, a butter print.          3. That which receives an impression, as from a stamp or             mold; as, a print of butter.          4. Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to             excellence, form, size, etc.; as, small print; large             print; this line is in print.          5. That which is produced by printing. Specifically:             (a) An impression taken from anything, as from an engraved                   plate. [bd]The prints which we see of antiquities.[b8]                   --Dryden.             (b) A printed publication, more especially a newspaper or                   other periodical. --Addison.             (c) A printed cloth; a fabric figured by stamping,                   especially calico or cotton cloth.             (d) A photographic copy, or positive picture, on prepared                   paper, as from a negative, or from a drawing on                   transparent paper.          6. (Founding) A core print. See under {Core}.          {Blue print}, a copy in white lines on a blue ground, of a             drawing, plan, tracing, etc., or a positive picture in             blue and white, from a negative, produced by photographic             printing on peculiarly prepared paper.
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Print \Print\, v. i.       1. To use or practice the art of typography; to take             impressions of letters, figures, or electrotypes, engraved             plates, or the like.          2. To publish a book or an article.                         From the moment he prints, he must except to hear no                      more truth.                                       --Pope.
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{In print}.             (a) In a printed form; issued from the press; published.                   --Shak.             (b) To the letter; with accurateness. [bd]All this I speak                   in print.[b8] --Shak.          {Out of print}. See under {Out}.          {Print works}, a factory where cloth, as calico, is printed.
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Printa-ble \Print"a-ble\, a.       Worthy to be published. [R.]
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Print \Print\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Printed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Printing}.] [Abbrev. fr. imprint. See {Imprint}, and {Press}       to squeeze.]       1. To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea,             etc., into or upon something.                         A look will print a thought that never may remove.                                                                               --Surrey.                         Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint, Which in                      that field young Edward's sword did print. --Sir                                                                               John Beaumont.                         Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay.                                                                               --Roscommon.          2. To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or             mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.                         Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode, That                      scarcely prints the turf on which he trod. --Dryden.          3. Specifically: To strike off an impression or impressions             of, from type, or from stereotype, electrotype, or             engraved plates, or the like; in a wider sense, to do the             typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or other             publication); as, to print books, newspapers, pictures; to             print an edition of a book.          4. To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as,             to print calico.          5. (Photog.) To take (a copy, a positive picture, etc.), from             a negative, a transparent drawing, or the like, by the             action of light upon a sensitized surface.          {Printed goods}, textile fabrics printed in patterns,             especially cotton cloths, or calicoes.
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Print \Print\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Printed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Printing}.] [Abbrev. fr. imprint. See {Imprint}, and {Press}       to squeeze.]       1. To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea,             etc., into or upon something.                         A look will print a thought that never may remove.                                                                               --Surrey.                         Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint, Which in                      that field young Edward's sword did print. --Sir                                                                               John Beaumont.                         Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay.                                                                               --Roscommon.          2. To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or             mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.                         Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode, That                      scarcely prints the turf on which he trod. --Dryden.          3. Specifically: To strike off an impression or impressions             of, from type, or from stereotype, electrotype, or             engraved plates, or the like; in a wider sense, to do the             typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or other             publication); as, to print books, newspapers, pictures; to             print an edition of a book.          4. To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as,             to print calico.          5. (Photog.) To take (a copy, a positive picture, etc.), from             a negative, a transparent drawing, or the like, by the             action of light upon a sensitized surface.          {Printed goods}, textile fabrics printed in patterns,             especially cotton cloths, or calicoes.
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Printer \Print"er\, n.       One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers,       engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.          {Printer's devil}, {Printer's gauge}. See under {Devil}, and             {Gauge}.          {Printer's ink}. See {Printing ink}, below.
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Printer \Print"er\, n.       One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers,       engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.          {Printer's devil}, {Printer's gauge}. See under {Devil}, and             {Gauge}.          {Printer's ink}. See {Printing ink}, below.
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Devil \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de[a2]fol, de[a2]ful; akin to G.       [?]eufel, Goth. diaba[a3]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil,       Gr. [?] the devil, the slanderer, fr. [?] to slander,       calumniate, orig., to throw across; [?] across + [?] to       throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr. gal to fall. Cf. {Diabolic}.]       1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and             spiritual of mankind.                         [Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.                                                                               --Luke iv. 2.                         That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which                      deceiveth the whole world.                  --Rev. xii. 9.          2. An evil spirit; a demon.                         A dumb man possessed with a devil.      --Matt. ix.                                                                               32.          3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. [bd]That             devil Glendower.[b8] [bd]The devil drunkenness.[b8]             --Shak.                         Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a                      devil?                                                --John vi. 70.          4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,             ironically, of negation. [Low]                         The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a                      timepleaser.                                       --Shak.                         The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But                      wonder how the devil they got there.   --Pope.          5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and             excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.                         Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting                      oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,             etc.          {Blue devils}. See under {Blue}.          {Cartesian devil}. See under {Cartesian}.          {Devil bird} (Zo[94]l.), one of two or more South African             drongo shrikes ({Edolius retifer}, and {E. remifer}),             believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.          {Devil may care}, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used             adjectively. --Longfellow.          {Devil's apron} (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria             saccharina}, and {L. longicruris}) of the Atlantic ocean,             having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat             like an apron.          {Devil's coachhorse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The black rove beetle ({Ocypus olens}). [Eng.]             (b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus                   cristatus}); the wheel bug. [U.S.]          {Devil's darning-needle}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Darn}, v. t.                      {Devil's fingers}, {Devil's hand} (Zo[94]l.), the common             British starfish ({Asterias rubens}); -- also applied to a             sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]          {Devil's riding-horse} (Zo[94]l.), the American mantis             ({Mantis Carolina}).          {The Devil's tattoo}, a drumming with the fingers or feet.             [bd]Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his             boot heels.[b8] --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).          {Devil worship}, worship of the power of evil; -- still             practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil             forces of nature are of equal power.          {Printer's devil}, the youngest apprentice in a printing             office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing             the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. [bd]Without fearing             the printer's devil or the sheriff's officer.[b8]             --Macaulay.          {Tasmanian devil} (Zo[94]l.), a very savage carnivorous             marsupial of Tasmania ({Dasyurus, [or] Diabolus,             ursinus}).          {To play devil with}, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]
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Printer \Print"er\, n.       One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers,       engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.          {Printer's devil}, {Printer's gauge}. See under {Devil}, and             {Gauge}.          {Printer's ink}. See {Printing ink}, below.
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Gauge \Gauge\, n. [Written also gage.]       1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to             determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.                         This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and                      groove to equal breadth by.               --Moxon.                         There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds.                                                                               --I. Taylor.          2. Measure; dimensions; estimate.                         The gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and                      contempt.                                          --Burke.          3. (Mach. & Manuf.) Any instrument for ascertaining or             regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or             template; as, a button maker's gauge.          4. (Physics) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the             state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical             elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some             particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge.          5. (Naut.)             (a) Relative positions of two or more vessels with                   reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather                   gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and                   the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.             (b) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.                   --Totten.          6. The distance between the rails of a railway.          Note: The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is                four feet, eight and one half inches. Wide, or broad,                gauge, in the United States, is six feet; in England,                seven feet, and generally any gauge exceeding standard                gauge. Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called                narrow gauge. It varies from two feet to three feet six                inches.          7. (Plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with             common plaster to accelerate its setting.          8. (Building) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which             is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of             such shingles, slates, or tiles.          {Gauge of a carriage}, {car}, etc., the distance between the             wheels; -- ordinarily called the {track}.          {Gauge cock}, a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining             the height of the water level in a steam boiler.          {Gauge concussion} (Railroads), the jar caused by a car-wheel             flange striking the edge of the rail.          {Gauge glass}, a glass tube for a water gauge.          {Gauge lathe}, an automatic lathe for turning a round object             having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round,             to a templet or gauge.          {Gauge point}, the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is             one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given             measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc.          {Gauge rod}, a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of             barrels, casks, etc.          {Gauge saw}, a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of             cut. --Knight.          {Gauge stuff}, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making             cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet.          {Gauge wheel}, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to             determine the depth of the furrow.          {Joiner's gauge}, an instrument used to strike a line             parallel to the straight side of a board, etc.          {Printer's gauge}, an instrument to regulate the length of             the page.          {Rain gauge}, an instrument for measuring the quantity of             rain at any given place.          {Salt gauge}, or {Brine gauge}, an instrument or contrivance             for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its             specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers.          {Sea gauge}, an instrument for finding the depth of the sea.                      {Siphon gauge}, a glass siphon tube, partly filled with             mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the             degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air             pump or other vacuum; a manometer.          {Sliding gauge}. (Mach.)             (a) A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted                   dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use,                   as screws, railway-car axles, etc.             (b) A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges,                   and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the                   working gauges.             (c) (Railroads) See Note under {Gauge}, n., 5.          {Star gauge} (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the             diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its             length.          {Steam gauge}, an instrument for measuring the pressure of             steam, as in a boiler.          {Tide gauge}, an instrument for determining the height of the             tides.          {Vacuum gauge}, a species of barometer for determining the             relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a             steam engine and the air.          {Water gauge}.             (a) A contrivance for indicating the height of a water                   surface, as in a steam boiler; as by a gauge cock or                   glass.             (b) The height of the water in the boiler.          {Wind gauge}, an instrument for measuring the force of the             wind on any given surface; an anemometer.          {Wire gauge}, a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or             the thickness of sheet metal; also, a standard of size.             See under {Wire}.
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Ink \Ink\, n. [OE. enke, inke, OF. enque, F. encre, L. encaustum       the purple red ink with which the Roman emperors signed their       edicts, Gr. [?], fr. [?] burnt in, encaustic, fr. [?] to burn       in. See {Encaustic}, {Caustic}.]       1. A fluid, or a viscous material or preparation of various             kinds (commonly black or colored), used in writing or             printing.                         Make there a prick with ink.               --Chaucer.                         Deformed monsters, foul and black as ink. --Spenser.          2. A pigment. See {India ink}, under {India}.          Note: Ordinarily, black ink is made from nutgalls and a                solution of some salt of iron, and consists essentially                of a tannate or gallate of iron; sometimes indigo                sulphate, or other coloring matter,is added. Other                black inks contain potassium chromate, and extract of                logwood, salts of vanadium, etc. Blue ink is usually a                solution of Prussian blue. Red ink was formerly made                from carmine (cochineal), Brazil wood, etc., but                potassium eosin is now used. Also red, blue, violet,                and yellow inks are largely made from aniline dyes.                Indelible ink is usually a weak solution of silver                nitrate, but carbon in the form of lampblack or India                ink, salts of molybdenum, vanadium, etc., are also                used. Sympathetic inks may be made of milk, salts of                cobalt, etc. See {Sympathetic ink} (below).          {Copying ink}, a peculiar ink used for writings of which             copies by impression are to be taken.          {Ink bag} (Zo[94]l.), an ink sac.          {Ink berry}. (Bot.)             (a) A shrub of the Holly family ({Ilex glabra}), found in                   sandy grounds along the coast from New England to                   Florida, and producing a small black berry.             (b) The West Indian indigo berry. See {Indigo}.          {Ink plant} (Bot.), a New Zealand shrub ({Coriaria             thumifolia}), the berries of which uield a juice which             forms an ink.          {Ink powder}, a powder from which ink is made by solution.          {Ink sac} (Zo[94]l.), an organ, found in most cephalopods,             containing an inky fluid which can be ejected from a duct             opening at the base of the siphon. The fluid serves to             cloud the water, and enable these animals to escape from             their enemies. See Illust. of {Dibranchiata}.          {Printer's ink}, [or] {Printing ink}. See under {Printing}.                      {Sympathetic ink}, a writing fluid of such a nature that what             is written remains invisible till the action of a reagent             on the characters makes it visible.
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Printer \Print"er\, n.       One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers,       engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.          {Printer's devil}, {Printer's gauge}. See under {Devil}, and             {Gauge}.          {Printer's ink}. See {Printing ink}, below.
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{Printer's ream}, twenty-one and a half quires. [Eng.] A             common practice is now to count five hundred sheets to the             ream. --Knight.
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Printery \Print"er*y\, n.       A place where cloth is printed; print works; also, a printing       office. [R.]
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Print \Print\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Printed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Printing}.] [Abbrev. fr. imprint. See {Imprint}, and {Press}       to squeeze.]       1. To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea,             etc., into or upon something.                         A look will print a thought that never may remove.                                                                               --Surrey.                         Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint, Which in                      that field young Edward's sword did print. --Sir                                                                               John Beaumont.                         Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay.                                                                               --Roscommon.          2. To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or             mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.                         Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode, That                      scarcely prints the turf on which he trod. --Dryden.          3. Specifically: To strike off an impression or impressions             of, from type, or from stereotype, electrotype, or             engraved plates, or the like; in a wider sense, to do the             typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or other             publication); as, to print books, newspapers, pictures; to             print an edition of a book.          4. To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as,             to print calico.          5. (Photog.) To take (a copy, a positive picture, etc.), from             a negative, a transparent drawing, or the like, by the             action of light upon a sensitized surface.          {Printed goods}, textile fabrics printed in patterns,             especially cotton cloths, or calicoes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Printing \Print"ing\, n.       The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,       or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business       of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their       adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic       prints.          {Block printing}. See under {Block}.          {Printing frame} (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a             glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to             light.          {Printing house}, a printing office.          {Printing ink}, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.             It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with             linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.             Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.             --Ure.          {Printing office}, a place where books, pamphlets, or             newspapers, etc., are printed.          {Printing paper}, paper used in the printing of books,             pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from             writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.          {Printing press}, a press for printing, books, newspaper,             handbills, etc.          {Printing wheel}, a wheel with letters or figures on its             periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in             ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.
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Printing \Print"ing\, n.       The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,       or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business       of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their       adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic       prints.          {Block printing}. See under {Block}.          {Printing frame} (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a             glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to             light.          {Printing house}, a printing office.          {Printing ink}, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.             It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with             linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.             Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.             --Ure.          {Printing office}, a place where books, pamphlets, or             newspapers, etc., are printed.          {Printing paper}, paper used in the printing of books,             pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from             writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.          {Printing press}, a press for printing, books, newspaper,             handbills, etc.          {Printing wheel}, a wheel with letters or figures on its             periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in             ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.
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Printing \Print"ing\, n.       The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,       or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business       of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their       adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic       prints.          {Block printing}. See under {Block}.          {Printing frame} (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a             glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to             light.          {Printing house}, a printing office.          {Printing ink}, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.             It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with             linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.             Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.             --Ure.          {Printing office}, a place where books, pamphlets, or             newspapers, etc., are printed.          {Printing paper}, paper used in the printing of books,             pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from             writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.          {Printing press}, a press for printing, books, newspaper,             handbills, etc.          {Printing wheel}, a wheel with letters or figures on its             periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in             ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.
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Printing in \Print"ing in\ (Photog.)       A process by which cloud effects or other features not in the       original negative are introduced into a photograph. Portions,       such as the sky, are covered while printing and the blank       space thus reserved is filled in by printing from another       negative.
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Ink \Ink\, n. [OE. enke, inke, OF. enque, F. encre, L. encaustum       the purple red ink with which the Roman emperors signed their       edicts, Gr. [?], fr. [?] burnt in, encaustic, fr. [?] to burn       in. See {Encaustic}, {Caustic}.]       1. A fluid, or a viscous material or preparation of various             kinds (commonly black or colored), used in writing or             printing.                         Make there a prick with ink.               --Chaucer.                         Deformed monsters, foul and black as ink. --Spenser.          2. A pigment. See {India ink}, under {India}.          Note: Ordinarily, black ink is made from nutgalls and a                solution of some salt of iron, and consists essentially                of a tannate or gallate of iron; sometimes indigo                sulphate, or other coloring matter,is added. Other                black inks contain potassium chromate, and extract of                logwood, salts of vanadium, etc. Blue ink is usually a                solution of Prussian blue. Red ink was formerly made                from carmine (cochineal), Brazil wood, etc., but                potassium eosin is now used. Also red, blue, violet,                and yellow inks are largely made from aniline dyes.                Indelible ink is usually a weak solution of silver                nitrate, but carbon in the form of lampblack or India                ink, salts of molybdenum, vanadium, etc., are also                used. Sympathetic inks may be made of milk, salts of                cobalt, etc. See {Sympathetic ink} (below).          {Copying ink}, a peculiar ink used for writings of which             copies by impression are to be taken.          {Ink bag} (Zo[94]l.), an ink sac.          {Ink berry}. (Bot.)             (a) A shrub of the Holly family ({Ilex glabra}), found in                   sandy grounds along the coast from New England to                   Florida, and producing a small black berry.             (b) The West Indian indigo berry. See {Indigo}.          {Ink plant} (Bot.), a New Zealand shrub ({Coriaria             thumifolia}), the berries of which uield a juice which             forms an ink.          {Ink powder}, a powder from which ink is made by solution.          {Ink sac} (Zo[94]l.), an organ, found in most cephalopods,             containing an inky fluid which can be ejected from a duct             opening at the base of the siphon. The fluid serves to             cloud the water, and enable these animals to escape from             their enemies. See Illust. of {Dibranchiata}.          {Printer's ink}, [or] {Printing ink}. See under {Printing}.                      {Sympathetic ink}, a writing fluid of such a nature that what             is written remains invisible till the action of a reagent             on the characters makes it visible.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Printing \Print"ing\, n.       The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,       or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business       of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their       adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic       prints.          {Block printing}. See under {Block}.          {Printing frame} (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a             glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to             light.          {Printing house}, a printing office.          {Printing ink}, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.             It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with             linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.             Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.             --Ure.          {Printing office}, a place where books, pamphlets, or             newspapers, etc., are printed.          {Printing paper}, paper used in the printing of books,             pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from             writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.          {Printing press}, a press for printing, books, newspaper,             handbills, etc.          {Printing wheel}, a wheel with letters or figures on its             periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in             ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.
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Printing \Print"ing\, n.       The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,       or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business       of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their       adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic       prints.          {Block printing}. See under {Block}.          {Printing frame} (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a             glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to             light.          {Printing house}, a printing office.          {Printing ink}, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.             It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with             linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.             Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.             --Ure.          {Printing office}, a place where books, pamphlets, or             newspapers, etc., are printed.          {Printing paper}, paper used in the printing of books,             pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from             writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.          {Printing press}, a press for printing, books, newspaper,             handbills, etc.          {Printing wheel}, a wheel with letters or figures on its             periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in             ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.
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Printing out \Printing out\ (Photog.)       A method of printing, in which the image is fully brought out       by the direct actinic action of light without subsequent       development by means of chemicals.
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Printing \Print"ing\, n.       The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,       or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business       of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their       adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic       prints.          {Block printing}. See under {Block}.          {Printing frame} (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a             glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to             light.          {Printing house}, a printing office.          {Printing ink}, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.             It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with             linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.             Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.             --Ure.          {Printing office}, a place where books, pamphlets, or             newspapers, etc., are printed.          {Printing paper}, paper used in the printing of books,             pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from             writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.          {Printing press}, a press for printing, books, newspaper,             handbills, etc.          {Printing wheel}, a wheel with letters or figures on its             periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in             ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.
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Printing \Print"ing\, n.       The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,       or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business       of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their       adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic       prints.          {Block printing}. See under {Block}.          {Printing frame} (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a             glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to             light.          {Printing house}, a printing office.          {Printing ink}, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.             It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with             linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.             Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.             --Ure.          {Printing office}, a place where books, pamphlets, or             newspapers, etc., are printed.          {Printing paper}, paper used in the printing of books,             pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from             writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.          {Printing press}, a press for printing, books, newspaper,             handbills, etc.          {Printing wheel}, a wheel with letters or figures on its             periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in             ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.
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Telegraph \Tel"e*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] far, far off (cf. Lith.       toli) + -graph: cf. F. t[82]l[82]graphe. See {Graphic}.]       An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence       rapidly between distant points, especially by means of       preconcerted visible or audible signals representing words or       ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by       electrical action.          Note: The instruments used are classed as indicator,                type-printing, symbol-printing, or chemical-printing                telegraphs, according as the intelligence is given by                the movements of a pointer or indicator, as in Cooke &                Wheatstone's (the form commonly used in England), or by                impressing, on a fillet of paper, letters from types,                as in House's and Hughe's, or dots and marks from a                sharp point moved by a magnet, as in Morse's, or                symbols produced by electro-chemical action, as in                Bain's. In the offices in the United States the                recording instrument is now little used, the receiving                operator reading by ear the combinations of long and                short intervals of sound produced by the armature of an                electro-magnet as it is put in motion by the opening                and breaking of the circuit, which motion, in                registering instruments, traces upon a ribbon of paper                the lines and dots used to represent the letters of the                alphabet. See Illustration in Appendix.          {Acoustic telegraph}. See under {Acoustic}.          {Dial telegraph}, a telegraph in which letters of the             alphabet and numbers or other symbols are placed upon the             border of a circular dial plate at each station, the             apparatus being so arranged that the needle or index of             the dial at the receiving station accurately copies the             movements of that at the sending station.          {Electric telegraph}, [or] {Electro-magnetic telegraph}, a             telegraph in which an operator at one station causes words             or signs to be made at another by means of a current of             electricity, generated by a battery and transmitted over             an intervening wire.          {Facsimile telegraph}. See under {Facsimile}.          {Indicator telegraph}. See under {Indicator}.          {Pan-telegraph}, an electric telegraph by means of which a             drawing or writing, as an autographic message, may be             exactly reproduced at a distant station.          {Printing telegraph}, an electric telegraph which             automatically prints the message as it is received at a             distant station, in letters, not signs.          {Signal telegraph}, a telegraph in which preconcerted             signals, made by a machine, or otherwise, at one station,             are seen or heard and interpreted at another; a semaphore.                      {Submarine telegraph cable}, a telegraph cable laid under             water to connect stations separated by a body of water.          {Telegraph cable}, a telegraphic cable consisting of several             conducting wires, inclosed by an insulating and protecting             material, so as to bring the wires into compact compass             for use on poles, or to form a strong cable impervious to             water, to be laid under ground, as in a town or city, or             under water, as in the ocean.          {Telegraph plant} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Desmodium             gyrans}) native of the East Indies. The leaflets move up             and down like the signals of a semaphore.
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Printing \Print"ing\, n.       The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,       or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business       of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their       adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic       prints.          {Block printing}. See under {Block}.          {Printing frame} (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a             glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to             light.          {Printing house}, a printing office.          {Printing ink}, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.             It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with             linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.             Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.             --Ure.          {Printing office}, a place where books, pamphlets, or             newspapers, etc., are printed.          {Printing paper}, paper used in the printing of books,             pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from             writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.          {Printing press}, a press for printing, books, newspaper,             handbills, etc.          {Printing wheel}, a wheel with letters or figures on its             periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in             ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.
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Printless \Print"less\, a.       Making no imprint. --Milton.
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Printless \Print"less\, a.       Making no imprint. --Milton.
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Printshop \Print"shop`\, n.       A shop where prints are sold.
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Note: The existing whales are divided into two groups: the                toothed whales ({Odontocete}), including those that                have teeth, as the cachalot, or sperm whale (see {Sperm                whale}); and the baleen, or whalebone, whales                ({Mysticete}), comprising those that are destitute of                teeth, but have plates of baleen hanging from the upper                jaw, as the right whales. The most important species of                whalebone whales are the bowhead, or Greenland, whale                (see Illust. of {Right whale}), the Biscay whale, the                Antarctic whale, the gray whale (see under {Gray}), the                humpback, the finback, and the rorqual.          {Whale bird}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any one of several species of large Antarctic petrels             which follow whaling vessels, to feed on the blubber and             floating oil; especially, {Prion turtur} (called also             {blue petrel}), and {Pseudoprion desolatus}.       (b) The turnstone; -- so called because it lives on the             carcasses of whales. [Canada]          {Whale fin} (Com.), whalebone. --Simmonds.          {Whale fishery}, the fishing for, or occupation of taking,             whales.          {Whale louse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             degraded amphipod crustaceans belonging to the genus             {Cyamus}, especially {C. ceti}. They are parasitic on             various cetaceans.          {Whale's bone}, ivory. [Obs.]          {Whale shark}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The basking, or liver, shark.       (b) A very large harmless shark ({Rhinodon typicus}) native             of the Indian Ocean. It sometimes becomes sixty feet             long.          {Whale shot}, the name formerly given to spermaceti.          {Whale's tongue} (Zo[94]l.), a balanoglossus.
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3. A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede.          4. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form;             a disk; an orb. --Milton.          5. A turn revolution; rotation; compass.                         According to the common vicissitude and wheel of                      things, the proud and the insolent, after long                      trampling upon others, come at length to be trampled                      upon themselves.                                 --South.                         [He] throws his steep flight in many an a[89]ry                      wheel.                                                --Milton.          {A wheel within a wheel}, [or] {Wheels within wheels}, a             complication of circumstances, motives, etc.          {Balance wheel}. See in the Vocab.          {Bevel wheel}, {Brake wheel}, {Cam wheel}, {Fifth wheel},       {Overshot wheel}, {Spinning wheel}, etc. See under {Bevel},             {Brake}, etc.          {Core wheel}. (Mach.)             (a) A mortise gear.             (b) A wheel having a rim perforated to receive wooden                   cogs; the skeleton of a mortise gear.          {Measuring wheel}, an odometer, or perambulator.          {Wheel and axle} (Mech.), one of the elementary machines or             mechanical powers, consisting of a wheel fixed to an axle,             and used for raising great weights, by applying the power             to the circumference of the wheel, and attaching the             weight, by a rope or chain, to that of the axle. Called             also {axis in peritrochio}, and {perpetual lever}, -- the             principle of equilibrium involved being the same as in the             lever, while its action is continuous. See {Mechanical             powers}, under {Mechanical}.          {Wheel animal}, or {Wheel animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), any one of             numerous species of rotifers having a ciliated disk at the             anterior end.          {Wheel barometer}. (Physics) See under {Barometer}.          {Wheel boat}, a boat with wheels, to be used either on water             or upon inclined planes or railways.          {Wheel bug} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American hemipterous             insect ({Prionidus cristatus}) which sucks the blood of             other insects. So named from the curious shape of the             prothorax.          {Wheel carriage}, a carriage moving on wheels.          {Wheel chains}, or {Wheel ropes} (Naut.), the chains or ropes             connecting the wheel and rudder.          {Wheel cutter}, a machine for shaping the cogs of gear             wheels; a gear cutter.          {Wheel horse}, one of the horses nearest to the wheels, as             opposed to a leader, or forward horse; -- called also             {wheeler}.          {Wheel lathe}, a lathe for turning railway-car wheels.          {Wheel lock}.             (a) A letter lock. See under {Letter}.             (b) A kind of gunlock in which sparks were struck from a                   flint, or piece of iron pyrites, by a revolving wheel.             (c) A kind of brake a carriage.          {Wheel ore} (Min.), a variety of bournonite so named from the             shape of its twin crystals. See {Bournonite}.          {Wheel pit} (Steam Engine), a pit in the ground, in which the             lower part of the fly wheel runs.          {Wheel plow}, or {Wheel plough}, a plow having one or two             wheels attached, to render it more steady, and to regulate             the depth of the furrow.          {Wheel press}, a press by which railway-car wheels are forced             on, or off, their axles.          {Wheel race}, the place in which a water wheel is set.          {Wheel rope} (Naut.), a tiller rope. See under {Tiller}.          {Wheel stitch} (Needlework), a stitch resembling a spider's             web, worked into the material, and not over an open space.             --Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework).          {Wheel tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Aspidosperma excelsum}) of             Guiana, which has a trunk so curiously fluted that a             transverse section resembles the hub and spokes of a             coarsely made wheel. See {Paddlewood}.          {Wheel urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any sea urchin of the genus             {Rotula} having a round, flat shell.          {Wheel window} (Arch.), a circular window having radiating             mullions arranged like the spokes of a wheel. Cf. {Rose             window}, under {Rose}.
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d8Delundung \[d8]De*lun"dung\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       An East Indian carnivorous mammal ({Prionodon gracilis}),       resembling the civets, but without scent pouches. It is       handsomely spotted.
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Devil \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de[a2]fol, de[a2]ful; akin to G.       [?]eufel, Goth. diaba[a3]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil,       Gr. [?] the devil, the slanderer, fr. [?] to slander,       calumniate, orig., to throw across; [?] across + [?] to       throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr. gal to fall. Cf. {Diabolic}.]       1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and             spiritual of mankind.                         [Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.                                                                               --Luke iv. 2.                         That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which                      deceiveth the whole world.                  --Rev. xii. 9.          2. An evil spirit; a demon.                         A dumb man possessed with a devil.      --Matt. ix.                                                                               32.          3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. [bd]That             devil Glendower.[b8] [bd]The devil drunkenness.[b8]             --Shak.                         Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a                      devil?                                                --John vi. 70.          4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,             ironically, of negation. [Low]                         The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a                      timepleaser.                                       --Shak.                         The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But                      wonder how the devil they got there.   --Pope.          5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and             excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.                         Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting                      oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,             etc.          {Blue devils}. See under {Blue}.          {Cartesian devil}. See under {Cartesian}.          {Devil bird} (Zo[94]l.), one of two or more South African             drongo shrikes ({Edolius retifer}, and {E. remifer}),             believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.          {Devil may care}, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used             adjectively. --Longfellow.          {Devil's apron} (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria             saccharina}, and {L. longicruris}) of the Atlantic ocean,             having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat             like an apron.          {Devil's coachhorse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The black rove beetle ({Ocypus olens}). [Eng.]             (b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus                   cristatus}); the wheel bug. [U.S.]          {Devil's darning-needle}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Darn}, v. t.                      {Devil's fingers}, {Devil's hand} (Zo[94]l.), the common             British starfish ({Asterias rubens}); -- also applied to a             sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]          {Devil's riding-horse} (Zo[94]l.), the American mantis             ({Mantis Carolina}).          {The Devil's tattoo}, a drumming with the fingers or feet.             [bd]Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his             boot heels.[b8] --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).          {Devil worship}, worship of the power of evil; -- still             practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil             forces of nature are of equal power.          {Printer's devil}, the youngest apprentice in a printing             office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing             the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. [bd]Without fearing             the printer's devil or the sheriff's officer.[b8]             --Macaulay.          {Tasmanian devil} (Zo[94]l.), a very savage carnivorous             marsupial of Tasmania ({Dasyurus, [or] Diabolus,             ursinus}).          {To play devil with}, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]
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Pro \Pro\, adv.       For, on, or in behalf of, the affirmative side; -- in       contrast with {con}.          {Pro and con}, for and against, on the affirmative and on the             negative side; as, they debated the question pro and con;             -- formerly used also as a verb.          {Pros and cons}, the arguments or reasons on either side.
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Provand \Prov"and\, Proant \Pro"ant\, n. [See {Provender}.]       Provender or food. [Obs.]                   One pease was a soldier's provant a whole day. --Beau.                                                                               & Fl.
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Promethean \Pro*me"the*an\, n. (Old Chem.)             (a) An apparatus for automatic ignition.             (b) A kind of lucifer match.
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Promethean \Pro*me"the*an\, a. [L. Prometh[?]us: cf. F.       prom[82]th[82]en.]       1. Of or pertaining to Prometheus. See {Prometheus}.             [bd]Promethean fire.[b8] --Shak.          2. Having a life-giving quality; inspiring.
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Prometheus \Pro*me"the*us\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], from [?] to       have forethought for.] (Class. Myth.)       The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by       the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge, and to       have formed men of clay to whom he gave life by means of fire       stolen from heaven. Jupiter, being angry at this, sent       Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture       preyed upon his liver.
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Promote \Pro*mote"\, v. i.       To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform       against a person. [Obs.]
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Promote \Pro*mote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promoted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Promoting}.] [L. promotus, p. p. of promovere to move       forward, to promote; pro forward + movere to move. See       {Move}.]       1. To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of             (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to             further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to             promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a             business venture. [bd]Born to promote all truth.[b8]             --Milton.          2. To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise;             to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer.                         I will promote thee unto very great honor. --Num.                                                                               xxii. 17.                         Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. --Prov. iv.                                                                               18.          Syn: To forward; advance; further; patronize; help; exalt;                prefer; elevate; dignify.
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Promote \Pro*mote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promoted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Promoting}.] [L. promotus, p. p. of promovere to move       forward, to promote; pro forward + movere to move. See       {Move}.]       1. To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of             (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to             further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to             promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a             business venture. [bd]Born to promote all truth.[b8]             --Milton.          2. To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise;             to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer.                         I will promote thee unto very great honor. --Num.                                                                               xxii. 17.                         Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. --Prov. iv.                                                                               18.          Syn: To forward; advance; further; patronize; help; exalt;                prefer; elevate; dignify.
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Promoter \Pro*mot"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes;             an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy.             --Boyle.          2. Specifically, one who sets on foot, and takes the             preliminary steps in, a scheme for the organization of a             corporation, a joint-stock company, or the like.          3. One who excites; as, a promoter of sedition.          4. An informer; a makebate. [Obs.] --Tusser.
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Promote \Pro*mote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promoted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Promoting}.] [L. promotus, p. p. of promovere to move       forward, to promote; pro forward + movere to move. See       {Move}.]       1. To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of             (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to             further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to             promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a             business venture. [bd]Born to promote all truth.[b8]             --Milton.          2. To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise;             to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer.                         I will promote thee unto very great honor. --Num.                                                                               xxii. 17.                         Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. --Prov. iv.                                                                               18.          Syn: To forward; advance; further; patronize; help; exalt;                prefer; elevate; dignify.
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Promotive \Pro*mo"tive\, a.       Tending to advance, promote, or encourage. --Hume.
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Promottion \Pro*mot"tion\, n. [L. promotio: cf. F. promotion.]       The act of promoting, advancing, or encouraging; the act of       exalting in rank or honor; also, the condition of being       advanced, encouraged, or exalted in honor; preferment.       --Milton.                   Promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the                west, nor from the south.                        --Ps. lxxv. 6.
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Promt \Promt\ (?; 215), a. [Compar. {Prompter}; superl.       {Promptest}.] [F. prompt, L. promptus, properly, brought       forth (to light or view), hence, visible, evident, at hand,       ready, quick, -- p. p. of promere to take or bring forth; pro       forth + emere to take. See {Redeem}. ]       1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting             requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in             decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate;             as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons.                         Very discerning and prompt in giving orders.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Tell him I am prompt To lay my crown at's feet.                                                                               --Shak.                         Any you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given             without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as,             prompt assistance.                         When Washington heard the voice of his country in                      distress, his obedience was prompt.   --Ames.          3. Easy; unobstructed. [Obs.]                         The reception of the light into the body of the                      building was very prompt.                  --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.          Syn: Ready; expeditious; quick; agile; alert; brisk; nimble.          Usage: {Prompt}, {Ready}, {Expeditious}. One who is ready is                   prepared to act at the moment. One who is prompt acts                   at the moment. One who is expeditious carries through                   an undertaking with constant promptness.
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Pronate \Pro"nate\, a. [L. pronatus, p. p. of pronare to bend       forward. See Prone.]       Somewhat prone; inclined; as, pronate trees. --Kane.
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Pronation \Pro*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pronation.] (Physiol.)       (a) The act of turning the palm or palmar surface of the             forefoot downward.       (b) That motion of the forearm whereby the palm or palmar,             surface is turned downward.       (c) The position of the limb resulting from the act of             pronation. Opposed to {supination}.
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Pronator \Pro*na"tor\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)       A muscle which produces pronation.
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Pronity \Pro"ni*ty\, n. [L. pronitas.]       Proneness; propensity. [R.] --Dr. H. More.
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d8Pronotum \[d8]Pro*no"tum\, n.; pl. {Pronota}. [NL. See {Pro-},       and {Notum}.] (Zo[94]l.)       The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects. See Illust. of       {Coleoptera}.
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Pronotary \Pro*no"ta*ry\, n.       See {Prothonotary}.
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Pruinate \Pru"i*nate\, a.       Same as {Pruinose}.
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Prune \Prune\, n. [F. prune, from L. prunum a plum. See {Plum}.]       A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or       Turkish prunes; California prunes.          {German prune} (Bot.), a large dark purple plum, of oval             shape, often one-sided. It is much used for preserving,             either dried or in sirup.          {Prune tree}. (Bot.)       (a) A tree of the genus {Prunus} ({P. domestica}), which             produces prunes.       (b) The West Indian tree, {Prunus occidentalis}.          {South African prune} (Bot.), the edible fruit of a             sapindaceous tree ({Pappea Capensis}).
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Prune \Prune\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pruned}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pruning}.] [OE. proine, probably fr. F. provigner to lay       down vine stocks for propagation; hence, probably, the       meaning, to cut away superfluous shoots. See {Provine}.]       1. To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or             shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or             smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune             an essay. --Thackeray.                         Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be                      pruned and reformed.                           --Bacon.                         Our delightful task To prune these growing plants,                      and tend these flowers.                     --Milton.          2. To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.                         Horace will our superfluous branches prune.                                                                               --Waller.          3. To preen; to prepare; to dress. --Spenser.                         His royal bird Prunes the immortal wing and cloys                      his beak.                                          --Shak.
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Pure \Pure\, a. [Compar. {Purer}; superl. {Purest}.] [OE. pur,       F. pur, fr. L. purus; akin to putus pure, clear, putare to       clean, trim, prune, set in order, settle, reckon, consider,       think, Skr. p[?] to clean, and perh. E. fire. Cf.       {Putative}.]       1. Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free             from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed;             as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion.                         The pure fetters on his shins great.   --Chaucer.                         A guinea is pure gold if it has in it no alloy. --I.                                                                               Watts.          2. Free from moral defilement or quilt; hence, innocent;             guileless; chaste; -- applied to persons. [bd]Keep thyself             pure.[b8] --1 Tim. v. 22.                         Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a                      pure heart, and of a good conscience. --1 Tim. i. 5.          3. Free from that which harms, vitiates, weakens, or             pollutes; genuine; real; perfect; -- applied to things and             actions. [bd]Pure religion and impartial laws.[b8]             --Tickell. [bd]The pure, fine talk of Rome.[b8] --Ascham.                         Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure                      as any that ancient or modern history records.                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. (Script.) Ritually clean; fitted for holy services.                         Thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon                      the pure table before the Lord.         --Lev. xxiv.                                                                               6.          5. (Phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; -- said of             some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.          {Pure-impure}, completely or totally impure. [bd]The             inhabitants were pure-impure pagans.[b8] --Fuller.          {Pure blue}. (Chem.) See {Methylene blue}, under {Methylene}.                      {Pure chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.          {Pure mathematics}, that portion of mathematics which treats             of the principles of the science, or contradistinction to             applied mathematics, which treats of the application of             the principles to the investigation of other branches of             knowledge, or to the practical wants of life. See             {Mathematics}. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. )          {Pure villenage} (Feudal Law), a tenure of lands by uncertain             services at the will of the lord. --Blackstone.          Syn: Unmixed; clear; simple; real; true; genuine;                unadulterated; uncorrupted; unsullied; untarnished;                unstained; stainless; clean; fair; unspotted; spotless;                incorrupt; chaste; unpolluted; undefiled; immaculate;                innocent; guiltless; guileless; holy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abstract \Ab"stract`\ (#; 277), a. [L. abstractus, p. p. of       abstrahere to draw from, separate; ab, abs + trahere to draw.       See {Trace}.]       1. Withdraw; separate. [Obs.]                         The more abstract . . . we are from the body.                                                                               --Norris.          2. Considered apart from any application to a particular             object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only;             as, abstract truth, abstract numbers. Hence: ideal;             abstruse; difficult.          3. (Logic)             (a) Expressing a particular property of an object viewed                   apart from the other properties which constitute it;                   -- opposed to {concrete}; as, honesty is an abstract                   word. --J. S. Mill.             (b) Resulting from the mental faculty of abstraction;                   general as opposed to particular; as, [bd]reptile[b8]                   is an abstract or general name. --Locke.                               A concrete name is a name which stands for a                            thing; an abstract name which stands for an                            attribute of a thing. A practice has grown up in                            more modern times, which, if not introduced by                            Locke, has gained currency from his example, of                            applying the expression [bd]abstract name[b8] to                            all names which are the result of abstraction                            and generalization, and consequently to all                            general names, instead of confining it to the                            names of attributes.                     --J. S. Mill.          4. Abstracted; absent in mind. [bd]Abstract, as in a             trance.[b8] --Milton.          {An abstract idea} (Metaph.), an idea separated from a             complex object, or from other ideas which naturally             accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated             apart from its color or figure.          {Abstract terms}, those which express abstract ideas, as             beauty, whiteness, roundness, without regarding any object             in which they exist; or abstract terms are the names of             orders, genera or species of things, in which there is a             combination of similar qualities.          {Abstract numbers} (Math.), numbers used without application             to things, as 6, 8, 10; but when applied to any thing, as             6 feet, 10 men, they become concrete.          {Abstract} [or] {Pure mathematics}. See {Mathematics}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, v. i. (Speculation)       To enlarge one's holding or interest in a series of       operations on a continued rise or decline by using the       profits to buy or sell additional amounts on a margin, as       where one buys on a 10% margin 100 shares of stock quoted at       100, holds it till it rises to 105, and then uses the paper       profit to buy 50 shares more, etc. The series of operations       constitutes a pyramid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, v. t. (Speculation)       To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See       {Pyramid}, v. i.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, n. (Speculation)       The series of operations involved in pyramiding. See       {Pyramid}, v. i.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, n. [L. pyramis, -idis, fr. Gr. [?], [?], of       Egyptian origin: cf. F. pyramide.]       1. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or             polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top;             especially, a structure or edifice of this shape.          2. (Geom.) A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal             figure as base and several triangles which have a common             vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.          3. pl. (Billiards) The game of pool in which the balls are             placed in the form of a triangle at spot. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Truncated \Trun"ca*ted\, a.       1. Cut off; cut short; maimed.          2. (Min.) Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when             equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated             edge.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Lacking the apex; -- said of certain spiral             shells in which the apex naturally drops off.          {Truncated cone} [or] {pyramid} (Geom.), a cone or pyramid             whose vertex is cut off by a plane, the plane being             usually parallel to the base.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, v. i. (Speculation)       To enlarge one's holding or interest in a series of       operations on a continued rise or decline by using the       profits to buy or sell additional amounts on a margin, as       where one buys on a 10% margin 100 shares of stock quoted at       100, holds it till it rises to 105, and then uses the paper       profit to buy 50 shares more, etc. The series of operations       constitutes a pyramid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, v. t. (Speculation)       To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See       {Pyramid}, v. i.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, n. (Speculation)       The series of operations involved in pyramiding. See       {Pyramid}, v. i.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, n. [L. pyramis, -idis, fr. Gr. [?], [?], of       Egyptian origin: cf. F. pyramide.]       1. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or             polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top;             especially, a structure or edifice of this shape.          2. (Geom.) A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal             figure as base and several triangles which have a common             vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.          3. pl. (Billiards) The game of pool in which the balls are             placed in the form of a triangle at spot. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Truncated \Trun"ca*ted\, a.       1. Cut off; cut short; maimed.          2. (Min.) Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when             equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated             edge.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Lacking the apex; -- said of certain spiral             shells in which the apex naturally drops off.          {Truncated cone} [or] {pyramid} (Geom.), a cone or pyramid             whose vertex is cut off by a plane, the plane being             usually parallel to the base.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramidal \Py*ram"i*dal\, n. (Anat.)       One of the carpal bones. See {Cuneiform}, n., 2       (b) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramidal \Py*ram`i*dal\, a. [Cf. F. pyramidal.]       1. Of or pertaining to a pyramid; in the form of a a pyramid;             pyramidical; as, pyramidal cleavage.                         The mystic obelisks stand up Triangular, pyramidal.                                                                               --Mrs.                                                                               Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cuneiform \Cu*ne"i*form\, Cuniform \Cu"ni*form\, n.       1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and             Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).          2. (Anat.)             (a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first,                   second third metatarsals. They are usually designated                   as external, middle, and internal, or {ectocuniform},                   {mesocuniform}, and {entocuniform}, respectively.             (b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the                   ulna; -- called also {pyramidal} and {ulnare}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramidal \Py*ram"i*dal\, n. (Anat.)       One of the carpal bones. See {Cuneiform}, n., 2       (b) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramidal \Py*ram`i*dal\, a. [Cf. F. pyramidal.]       1. Of or pertaining to a pyramid; in the form of a a pyramid;             pyramidical; as, pyramidal cleavage.                         The mystic obelisks stand up Triangular, pyramidal.                                                                               --Mrs.                                                                               Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cuneiform \Cu*ne"i*form\, Cuniform \Cu"ni*form\, n.       1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and             Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).          2. (Anat.)             (a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first,                   second third metatarsals. They are usually designated                   as external, middle, and internal, or {ectocuniform},                   {mesocuniform}, and {entocuniform}, respectively.             (b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the                   ulna; -- called also {pyramidal} and {ulnare}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. (Crystallog.) Same as {Tetragonal}.          {Pyramidal numbers} (Math.), certain series of figurate             numbers expressing the number of balls or points that may             be arranged in the form of pyramids. Thus 1, 4, 10, 20,             35, etc., are triangular pyramidal numbers; and 1, 5, 14,             30, 55, etc., are square pyramidal numbers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramidally \Py*ram"i*dal*ly\, adv.       Like a pyramid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pyramis \[d8]Pyr"a*mis\, n.; pl. {Pyramides}. [L.]       A pyramid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pyramidion \[d8]Pyr`a*mid"i*on\, n.; pl. {Pyramidia}. [NL.,       from L. pyramis. See {Pyramid}.]       The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramidic \Pyr`a*mid"ic\, Pyramidical \Pyr`a*mid"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form of a pyramid;       pyramidal. [bd] A pyramidical rock.[b8] --Goldsmith. [bd]Gold       in pyramidic plenty piled.[b8] --Shenstone. --       {Pyr`a*mid"ic*al*ly}, adv. {Pyr`a*mild"ic*al*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramidic \Pyr`a*mid"ic\, Pyramidical \Pyr`a*mid"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form of a pyramid;       pyramidal. [bd] A pyramidical rock.[b8] --Goldsmith. [bd]Gold       in pyramidic plenty piled.[b8] --Shenstone. --       {Pyr`a*mid"ic*al*ly}, adv. {Pyr`a*mild"ic*al*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramidic \Pyr`a*mid"ic\, Pyramidical \Pyr`a*mid"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form of a pyramid;       pyramidal. [bd] A pyramidical rock.[b8] --Goldsmith. [bd]Gold       in pyramidic plenty piled.[b8] --Shenstone. --       {Pyr`a*mid"ic*al*ly}, adv. {Pyr`a*mild"ic*al*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramidoid \Py*ram"i*doid\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], pyramid + -id: cf.       F. pyramido[8b]de.]       A solid resembling a pyramid; -- called also {pyramoid}.       --Barlow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Earth \Earth\, n. [AS. eor[?]e; akin to OS. ertha, OFries.       irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel. j[94]r[?], Sw. &       Dan. jord, Goth. a[c6]rpa, OHG. ero, Gr. [?], adv., to earth,       and perh. to E. ear to plow.]       1. The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in             distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world             as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the             dwelling place of spirits.                         That law preserves the earth a sphere And guides the                      planets in their course.                     --S. Rogers.                         In heaven, or earth, or under earth, in hell.                                                                               --Milton.          2. The solid materials which make up the globe, in             distinction from the air or water; the dry land.                         God called the dry land earth.            --Gen. i. 10.                         He is pure air and fire, and the dull elements of                      earth and water never appear in him.   --Shak.          3. The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface             of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of             all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like;             sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the             visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth;             rich earth.                         Give him a little earth for charity.   --Shak.          4. A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.                         Would I had never trod this English earth. --Shak.          5. Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the             pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.                         Our weary souls by earth beguiled.      --Keble.          6. The people on the globe.                         The whole earth was of one language.   --Gen. xi. 1.          7. (Chem.)             (a) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina,                   glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.             (b) A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as                   lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.          8. A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as,             the earth of a fox. --Macaulay.                         They [ferrets] course the poor conies out of their                      earths.                                             --Holland.          Note: Earth is used either adjectively or in combination to                form compound words; as, earth apple or earth-apple;                earth metal or earth-metal; earth closet or                earth-closet.          {Adamic earth}, {Bitter earth}, {Bog earth}, {Chian earth},             etc. See under {Adamic}, {Bitter}, etc.          {Alkaline earths}. See under {Alkaline}.          {Earth apple}. (Bot.)             (a) A potato.             (b) A cucumber.          {Earth auger}, a form of auger for boring into the ground; --             called also {earth borer}.          {Earth bath}, a bath taken by immersing the naked body in             earth for healing purposes.          {Earth battery} (Physics), a voltaic battery the elements of             which are buried in the earth to be acted on by its             moisture.          {Earth chestnut}, the pignut.          {Earth closet}, a privy or commode provided with dry earth or             a similar substance for covering and deodorizing the             f[91]cal discharges.          {Earth dog} (Zo[94]l.), a dog that will dig in the earth, or             enter holes of foxes, etc.          {Earth hog}, {Earth pig} (Zo[94]l.), the aard-vark.          {Earth hunger}, an intense desire to own land, or, in the             case of nations, to extend their domain.          {Earth light} (Astron.), the light reflected by the earth, as             upon the moon, and corresponding to moonlight; -- called             also {earth shine}. --Sir J. Herschel.          {Earth metal}. See 1st {Earth}, 7. (Chem.)          {Earth oil}, petroleum.          {Earth pillars} [or] {pyramids} (Geol.), high pillars or             pyramids of earth, sometimes capped with a single stone,             found in Switzerland. --Lyell.          {Earth pitch} (Min.), mineral tar, a kind of asphaltum.          {Earth quadrant}, a fourth of the earth's circumference.          {Earth table} (Arch.), the lowest course of stones visible in             a building; the ground table.          {On earth}, an intensive expression, oftenest used in             questions and exclamations; as, What on earth shall I do?             Nothing on earth will satisfy him. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramidoid \Py*ram"i*doid\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], pyramid + -id: cf.       F. pyramido[8b]de.]       A solid resembling a pyramid; -- called also {pyramoid}.       --Barlow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramoid \Pyr"a*moid\, n.       See {Pyramidoid}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramidoid \Py*ram"i*doid\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], pyramid + -id: cf.       F. pyramido[8b]de.]       A solid resembling a pyramid; -- called also {pyramoid}.       --Barlow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyramoid \Pyr"a*moid\, n.       See {Pyramidoid}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrenoid \Py*re"noid\, n. [Gr. [?] like a kernel. See {Pyrena},       and {-oid}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A transparent body found in the chromatophores of certain       Infusoria.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyroantimonate \Pyr`o*an`ti*mo"nate\, n. (Chem.)       A salt of pyroantimonic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyroantimonic \Pyr`o*an`ti*mon"ic\, a. [Pyro- + antimonic.]       (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of antimony analogous       to pyrophosphoric acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metantimonic \Met`an*ti*mon"ic\, a. [Pref. met- + antimonic.]       (Chem.)       (a) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (formerly called             {antimonic acid}) analogous to metaphosphoric acid, and             obtained as a white amorphous insoluble substance,             ({HSbO3}).       (b) Formerly, designating an acid, which is now properly             called {pyroantimonic acid}, and analogous to             pyrophosphoric acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrometer \Py*rom"e*ter\, n. [Pyro- + -meter: cf. F.       pyrom[8a]tre.]       1. (Physics) An instrument used for measuring the expansion             of solid bodies by heat.          2. (Physics) An instrument for measuring degrees of heat             above those indicated by the mercurial thermometer.          Note: It is usually constructed so as to register the change                which the heat to be measured produces in the length of                some expansible substance, as a metallic rod, or in the                intensity of a thermo-electric current.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrometric \Pyr`o*met"ric\, Pyrometrical \Pyr`o*met"ric*al\ a.       [Cf. F. pyrom[82]trique.] (Physics)       Pertaining to, or obtained by, the pyrometer; as,       pyrometrical instruments; pyrometrical measurements.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrometric \Pyr`o*met"ric\, Pyrometrical \Pyr`o*met"ric*al\ a.       [Cf. F. pyrom[82]trique.] (Physics)       Pertaining to, or obtained by, the pyrometer; as,       pyrometrical instruments; pyrometrical measurements.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrometry \Py*rom"e*try\, n.       The art of measuring degrees of heat, or the expansion of       bodies by heat.
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
parent message n.   What a {followup} follows up.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
prime time n.   [from TV programming] Normal high-usage hours on    a system or network.   Back in the days of big timesharing machines    `prime time' was when lots of people were competing for limited    cycles, usually the day shift.   Avoidance of prime time was    traditionally given as a major reason for {night mode} hacking.   The    term fell into disuse during the early PC era, but has been revived    to refer to times of day or evening at which the Internet tends to    be heavily loaded, making Web access slow.   The hackish tendency to    late-night {hacking run}s has changed not a bit.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
print v.   To output, even if to a screen.   If a hacker says    that a program "printed a message", he means this; if he refers to    printing a file, he probably means it in the conventional sense of    writing to a hardcopy device (compounds like `print job' and    `printout', on the other hand, always refer to the latter). This    very common term is likely a holdover from the days when printing    terminals were the norm, perpetuated by programming language    constructs like {C}'s printf(3).   See senses 1 and 2 of {tty}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
printing discussion n.   [XEROX PARC] A protracted, low-level,    time-consuming, generally pointless discussion of something only    peripherally interesting to all.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
parameter          {formal argument}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
parameter RAM          (PRAM) A small memory in a {Macintosh} with a battery power       supply which stores system parameters (desktop pattern,       selectable memory configuration, etc.) when the computer is       turned off.          (1995-10-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
parametric polymorphism          See {polymorphism}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
paranoid programming          A programming style that tries to prepare for       the worst external conditions, including incorrect input,       resource limitations, hardware and software failure and even       {can't happen} errors, to the fullest possible extent.   While       some believe in the motto "professional programming is       paranoid programming", the expression usually has the       connotation that the efforts are unnecessary or too costly       ("Maybe this code is just paranoid programming, but I think it       is necessary to avoid a possible overflow condition".)          (2001-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
parent          (Or "mother", "precedessor") In a {tree},       a node which points to at least one {daughter} node.          (1998-11-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
parent message          What a {followup} follows up.          [{Jargon File}]          (1997-12-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
parent process          The {Unix} {process} that created one or       more other processes.          Every process except process 0 is created when another process       executes the {fork} {system call}.   The process that invoked       fork is the parent process, and the newly created process is       the {child process}.   Every process has one parent process,       but can have many child processes.          The {kernel} identifies each process by its {process       identifier} (PID).   Process 0 is a special process that is       created when the system boots; after forking a child process       (process 1), process 0 becomes the {swapper} process.   Process       1, known as {init}, is the ancestor of every other process in       the system and enjoys a special relationship with them.          (1997-12-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
parentheses          See {left parenthesis}, {right parenthesis}.          (1997-12-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ParMod          "Parallel Programming with ParMod", S. Eichholz, Proc 1987       Intl Conf on Parallel Proc, pp.377-380.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
permutation          1. An ordering of a certain number of elements       of a given set.          For instance, the permutations of (1,2,3) are (1,2,3) (2,3,1)       (3,1,2) (3,2,1) (1,3,2) (2,1,3).          Permutations form one of the canonical examples of a "{group}"       - they can be composed and you can find an inverse permutation       that reverses the action of any given permutation.          The number of permutations of r things taken from a set of n       is          n P r = n! / (n-r)!          where "n P r" is usually written with n and r as subscripts       and n! is the {factorial} of n.          What the football pools call a "permutation" is not a       permutation but a {combination} - the order does not matter.          2. A {bijection} for which the {domain} and {range} are the       same set and so          f(f'(x)) = f'(f(x)) = x.          (2001-05-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
prime time          (From TV programming) Normal high-usage hours on a       {time-sharing} system; the day shift.   Avoidance of prime time       was traditionally given as a major reason for {night mode}       hacking.   The rise of the personal workstation has rendered       this term, along with {time-sharing} itself, almost obsolete.       The hackish tendency to late-night {hacking run}s has changed       not a bit.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-01-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
primitive          A {function}, {operator}, or {type} which is       built into a programming language (or {operating system}),       either for speed of execution or because it would be       impossible to write it in the language.   Primitives typically       include the arithmetic and logical operations (plus, minus,       and, or, etc.) and are implemented by a small number of       {machine language} instructions.          (1995-05-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PRINT          PRe-edited INTerpreter.          An early mathematics language for the {IBM 705}.          [Sammet 1969, p. 134].          (1995-05-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PRINT I          An early system on {IBM 705}.          [CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
print server          A {server} device that is set up on a {network} to       route print requests and status information between computers       and {printers} connected by a network.   A typical print server       routes print requests for multiple computers and printers on a       network.          For example, a networked {workstation} user submits a print       command that includes a {print file} and information about the       printer to be used, usually a nearby printer for convenience.       The print server sends the print file to the requested       printer.   The printer {spools} the print file and provides job       status.   The print server relays the status of the printer       back to the workstation and makes this status information       available to other devices on the network.          (1999-02-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Print Services Facility          (PSF) {IBM}'s system software which generates       {native} IBM printer language, {IPDS} and, depending on the       version, {PostScript} and LaserJet {PCL}.          See also: {Advanced Function Presentation}.          (1998-06-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
printed circuit board          (PCB) A thin board to which electronic components       are fixed by solder.   Component leads and {integrated circuit}       pins may pass through holes ("vias") in the board or they may       be {surface mounted}, in which case no holes are required       (though they may still be used to connect different layers).          The simplest kind of PCB has components and wires on one side       and interconnections (the printed circuit) on the other.   PCBs       may have components mounted on both sides and may have many       internal layers, allowing more connections to fit in the same       board area.   Boards with internal conductor layers usually       have "plated-through holes" to improve the electrical       connection to the internal layers.          The connections are metal strips (usually copper).   The       pattern of connections is often produced using photo-resist       and acid etching.   Boards, especially those for high frequency       circuits such as modern {microprocessor}s, usually have one or       more "{ground plane}s" and "power planes" which are large       areas of copper for greater current carrying ability.          A computer or other electronic system might be built from       several PCBs, e.g. processor, memory, graphics controller, disk       controller etc.   These boards might all plug into a       {motherboard} or {backplane} or be connected by a {ribbon       cable}.          (1995-05-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
printer          A {peripheral} device for producing text and images       on paper.   There are many different types, broadly grouped       into "{impact printers}" and "{non-impact printers}".          Compare {plotter}.   See also {Braille printer}, {tree-killer}.          (1996-01-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Printer Access Protocol          (PAP) A {protocol} used in       {Mac OS} {Appletalk} to provide bi-directional communication       between {PostScript} printers and the client computer.          (1999-03-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
printer port          A connector found on many {microcomputers}       intended for attaching a printer.   This may be a       general-purpose input/output {parallel port} or may be a       special {Centronics} interface.          Most printers can also be connected to a {serial port} but       that is unlikely to be described as a "printer port".          (1996-01-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
printf          The standard function in the {C} programming       language library for printing formatted output.          The first argument is a format string which may contain       ordinary characters which are just printed and "conversion       specifications" - sequences beginning with '%' such as %6d       which describe how the other arguments should be printed, in       this case as a six-character decimal integer padded on the       right with spaces.          Possible conversion specifications are d, i or u (decimal       integer), o ({octal}), x, X or p ({hexadecimal}), f       ({floating-point}), e or E ({mantissa} and {exponent},       e.g. 1.23E-22), g or G (f or e format as appropriate to the       value printed), c (a single character), s (a string), %       (i.e. %% - print a % character).   d, i, f, e, g are signed,       the rest are unsigned.          The variant {fprintf} prints to a given output stream and       sprintf stores what would be printed in a string variable.          {Unix manual page}: printf(3).          (1996-12-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
printing discussion          [XEROX PARC] A protracted, low-level, time-consuming,       generally pointless discussion of something       only peripherally interesting to all.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PRMD          {primary management domain}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Prometheus          A programmaing language geared for logic,       mathematics, {AI}, and string, list and database processing.       Prometheus runs on a variety of {platforms} from {Macintosh}       to {MS-DOS}          {Home (http://www.aard.tracor.com/Jason/Prometheus/)}.          (1996-03-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Pronet                   ["The Design of a Programming Language Based on Connectivity       Networks", R. LeBlanc et al, Proc 3rd Intl Conf Distrib Comp       Sys, IEEE 1982, pp. 532-541].          (1997-09-14)
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
promethium    Symbol: Pm    Atomic number: 61    Atomic weight: (147)    Soft silvery metallic element, belongs to the lanthanoids. Pm-147, the    only natural isotope, is radioactive and has a half-life of 252 years.    Eighteen radioisotopes have been produced, but all have very short    half-lives. Found only in nuclear decay waste. Pm-147 is of interest as a    beta-decay source, however Pm-146 and Pm-148 have to be removed from it    first, as they generate gamma radiation. Discovered by J.A. Marinsky,    L.E. Glendenin and C.D. Coryell in 1947.