packet boat
         n 1: a boat for carrying mail [syn: {mailboat}, {mail boat},
               {packet}, {packet boat}]

English Dictionary: pestiferous	by the DICT Development Group
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paso doble n a ballroom dance in fast duple time music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played at bull fights
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pass with flying colors v succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" Synonym(s): breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail
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passed ball n a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base
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past participle n a participle that expresses completed action [syn: {past participle}, perfect participle]
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past perfect n a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" Synonym(s): past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense
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past perfect tense n a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" Synonym(s): past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense
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past progressive n a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past; "`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive" Synonym(s): past progressive, past progressive tense
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past progressive tense n a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past; "`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive" Synonym(s): past progressive, past progressive tense
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paste-up n a composition of flat objects pasted on a board or other backing; "they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket"
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pasteboard n stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper
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peace advocacy n any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful international relations
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peg top n a pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin
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pestiferous adj contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen Synonym(s): dirty, pestiferous likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers" Synonym(s): pestilent, pestilential, pestiferous, plaguey tending to corrupt or pervert Synonym(s): corruptive, perversive, pestiferous causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" Synonym(s): annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing
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picket boat n a boat serving as a picket
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picket fence n a fence made of upright pickets [syn: picket fence, paling]
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Piscidia piscipula n small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd- pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons Synonym(s): Jamaica dogwood, fish fuddle, Piscidia piscipula, Piscidia erythrina
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pissed off adj aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" Synonym(s): annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung
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pocket battleship n a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)
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pocket billiards n any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets Synonym(s): pool, pocket billiards
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pocket book n pocket-sized paperback book [syn: pocketbook, {pocket book}, pocket edition]
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pocket borough n a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family
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pocket bread n usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling Synonym(s): pita, pocket bread
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pocket flap n a flap that covers the access to a pocket
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pocket flask n a flask that holds spirits [syn: hipflask, {pocket flask}]
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pocket veto n indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it
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pocketable adj small enough to be carried in a garment pocket; "pocket- size paperbacks" Synonym(s): pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketable
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pocketbook n your personal financial means; "that car is too expensive for my pocketbook" a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money Synonym(s): wallet, billfold, notecase, pocketbook pocket-sized paperback book Synonym(s): pocketbook, pocket book, pocket edition a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" Synonym(s): bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse
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pocketbook issue n an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources Synonym(s): pocketbook issue, bread-and-butter issue
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pocketful n the quantity a pocket will hold
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pokeweed family n chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma Synonym(s): Phytolaccaceae, family Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family
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positive adj characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" Antonym(s): negative, neutral persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win" Synonym(s): convinced(p), positive(p), confident(p) involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor" Synonym(s): plus, positive indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" Synonym(s): positive, confirming Antonym(s): disconfirming, negative formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" Synonym(s): positive, prescribed impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument" Synonym(s): incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" Synonym(s): positivist, positivistic, positive reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion; "positive increase in graduating students" Antonym(s): negative greater than zero; "positive numbers" having a positive charge; "protons are positive" Synonym(s): positive, electropositive, positively charged marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets" Synonym(s): cocksure, overconfident, positive n the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution Synonym(s): positive, positive degree a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
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positive charge n having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential Antonym(s): negative charge
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positive chemotaxis n movement toward a chemical stimulus
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positive correlation n a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1 Synonym(s): positive correlation, direct correlation
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positive degree n the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution Synonym(s): positive, positive degree
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positive feedback n feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input [syn: positive feedback, regeneration]
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positive fraud n actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another Synonym(s): fraud in fact, positive fraud
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positive identification n evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people"
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positive magnetic pole n the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely Synonym(s): positive pole, positive magnetic pole, north-seeking pole
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positive muon n the antiparticle of a muon; decays to positron and neutrino and antineutrino Synonym(s): antimuon, positive muon
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positive pole n the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely Synonym(s): positive pole, positive magnetic pole, north-seeking pole
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positive reinforcer n a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it Synonym(s): positive reinforcing stimulus, positive reinforcer
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positive reinforcing stimulus n a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it Synonym(s): positive reinforcing stimulus, positive reinforcer
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positive stimulus n a stimulus with desirable consequences
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positively adv extremely; "it was positively monumental" so as to be positive; in a positive manner; "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"
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positively charged adj having a positive charge; "protons are positive" [syn: positive, electropositive, positively charged]
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positiveness n the character of the positive electric pole [syn: positivity, positiveness] Antonym(s): negativeness, negativity a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness Synonym(s): positivity, positiveness, positivism Antonym(s): negativeness, negativism, negativity the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome Synonym(s): favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness Antonym(s): unfavorableness, unfavourableness an amount greater than zero Synonym(s): positivity, positiveness Antonym(s): negativeness, negativity the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about Synonym(s): incontrovertibility, incontrovertibleness, positivity, positiveness
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positivism n the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) Synonym(s): positivism, logical positivism a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness Synonym(s): positivity, positiveness, positivism Antonym(s): negativeness, negativism, negativity
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positivist adj of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" Synonym(s): positivist, positivistic, positive n someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes Synonym(s): positivist, rationalist
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positivistic adj of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" Synonym(s): positivist, positivistic, positive
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positivity n the character of the positive electric pole [syn: positivity, positiveness] Antonym(s): negativeness, negativity a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness Synonym(s): positivity, positiveness, positivism Antonym(s): negativeness, negativism, negativity the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome Synonym(s): favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness Antonym(s): unfavorableness, unfavourableness an amount greater than zero Synonym(s): positivity, positiveness Antonym(s): negativeness, negativity the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about Synonym(s): incontrovertibility, incontrovertibleness, positivity, positiveness
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post office n a local branch where postal services are available" [syn: post office, local post office] an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States Synonym(s): United States Post Office, US Post Office, Post Office, PO a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
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post-free adv having the postage paid by the sender; "I will send it post-paid" Synonym(s): post-free, post-paid adj postpaid
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post-obit bond n a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion
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Post-Office box n a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for Synonym(s): Post-Office box, PO Box, POB, call box, letter box
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post-office box number n the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected Synonym(s): post-office box number, PO box number, PO Box No, box number
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post-paid adv having the postage paid by the sender; "I will send it post-paid" Synonym(s): post-free, post-paid
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postbag n letter carrier's shoulder bag; "in Britain they call a mailbag a postbag" Synonym(s): mailbag, postbag
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postbiblical adj subsequent to biblical times
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postbox n public box for deposit of mail [syn: postbox, mailbox, letter box]
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postfix n an affix that is added at the end of the word [syn: suffix, postfix]
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postfix notation n a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands Synonym(s): postfix notation, suffix notation, reverse Polish notation
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posthypnotic amnesia n selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist
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posthypnotic suggestion n a suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened
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postoperative adj happening or done after a surgical operation; "postoperative complications"; "postoperative care"
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postoperatively adv after the operation; "remove postoperatively"
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postpaid adj used especially of mail; paid in advance [syn: postpaid, prepaid]
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postpartum adj occurring immediately after birth; "postnatal development" Synonym(s): postnatal, postpartum Antonym(s): antenatal, antepartum, perinatal, prenatal
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postpone v hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off]
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postponement n time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" Synonym(s): delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait act of putting off to a future time Synonym(s): postponement, deferment, deferral
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postponer n someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) Synonym(s): procrastinator, postponer, cunctator
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postpose v place after another constituent in the sentence; "Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them"
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postposition n (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached)
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postpositive adj (of a modifier) placed after another word
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postprandial adj following a meal (especially dinner); "his postprandial cigar"; "took a postprandial walk" Antonym(s): preprandial
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Pseudepigrapha n 52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature
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Pseudobombax n tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees [syn: Pseudobombax, genus Pseudobombax]
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Pseudobombax ellipticum n tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear Synonym(s): shaving-brush tree, Pseudobombax ellipticum
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pseudobulb n a solid bulblike enlargement of the stem of some orchids
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pseudoephedrine n poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it
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pseudohypertrophic dystrophy n the most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males) Synonym(s): Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic dystrophy
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pseudoperipteral adj having columniation completely circling an area of the structure Synonym(s): peristylar, pseudoperipteral
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pseudophloem n false phloem
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Pseudopleuronectes n a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: Pseudopleuronectes, genus Pseudopleuronectes]
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Pseudopleuronectes americanus n important American food fish in the winter [syn: {winter flounder}, blackback flounder, lemon sole, Pseudopleuronectes americanus]
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pseudopod n temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion Synonym(s): pseudopod, pseudopodium
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pseudopodium n temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion Synonym(s): pseudopod, pseudopodium
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pseudoprostyle adj marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure Synonym(s): prostyle, pseudoprostyle
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pseudovariola n a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus Synonym(s): alastrim, variola minor, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox, West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox
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Pack \Pack\, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa,       Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.]       1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a             bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a             bale, as of goods. --Piers Plowman.          2. [Cf. {Peck}, n.] A number or quantity equal to the             contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden. [bd]A             pack of sorrows.[b8] [bd]A pack of blessings.[b8] --Shak.          Note: [bd]In England, by a pack of meal is meant 280 lbs.; of                wool, 240 lbs.[b8] --McElrath.          3. A number or quantity of connected or similar things; as:             (a) A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used                   in a particular game; as, a euchre pack.             (b) A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together.             (c) A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad                   design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or                   knaves.             (d) A shook of cask staves.             (e) A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling                   simultaneously.          4. A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together             more or less closely. --Kane.          5. An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic             practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc.,             according to the method of treatment.          6. [Prob. the same word; but cf. AS. p[?]can to deceive.] A             loose, lewd, or worthless person. See {Baggage}. [Obs.]             --Skelton.          {Pack animal}, an animal, as a horse, mule, etc., employed in             carrying packs.          {Pack cloth}, a coarse cloth, often duck, used in covering             packs or bales.          {Pack horse}. See {Pack animal} (above).          {Pack ice}. See def. 4, above.          {Pack moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Anacampsis             sarcitella}) which, in the larval state, is very             destructive to wool and woolen fabrics.          {Pack needle}, a needle for sewing with pack thread. --Piers             Plowman.          {Pack saddle}, a saddle made for supporting the load on a             pack animal. --Shak.          {Pack staff}, a staff for supporting a pack; a peddler's             staff.          {Pack thread}, strong thread or small twine used for tying             packs or parcels.          {Pack train} (Mil.), a troop of pack animals.
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Packet \Pack"et\, n. [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the       same source as E. pack. See {Pack}.]       1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a             packet of letters. --Shak.          2. Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey             dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying             dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed             days of sailing; a mail boat.          {Packet boat}, {ship}, [or] {vessel}. See {Packet}, n., 2.          {Packet day}, the day for mailing letters to go by packet; or             the sailing day.          {Packet note} [or] {post}. See under {Paper}.
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Pasteboard \Paste"board`\, n.       1. A stiff thick kind of paper board, formed of several             single sheets pasted one upon another, or of paper             macerated and pressed into molds, etc.          2. (Cookery) A board on which pastry dough is rolled; a             molding board.
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Peg \Peg\, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point,       prickle, and E. peak.]       1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards             together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.;             as, a shoe peg.          2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats,             etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a             reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.          3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the             strings are strained. --Shak.          4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage             board.          5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase [bd]To take one             down peg.[b8]                         To screw papal authority to the highest peg.                                                                               --Barrow.                         And took your grandess down a peg.      --Hudibras.          {Peg ladder}, a ladder with but one standard, into which             cross pieces are inserted.          {Peg tankard}, an ancient tankard marked with pegs, so as             divide the liquor into equal portions. [bd]Drink down to             your peg.[b8] --Longfellow.          {Peg tooth}. See {Fleam tooth} under {Fleam}.          {Peg top}, a boy's top which is spun by throwing it.          {Screw peg}, a small screw without a head, for fastening             soles.
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Pestful \Pest"ful\, a.       Pestiferous. [bd]After long and pestful calms.[b8]       --Coleridge.
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Pestiferous \Pes*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. pestiferus, pestifer;       pestis pest + ferre to bear: cf. F. pestif[8a]re.]       1. Pest-bearing; pestilential; noxious to health; malignant;             infectious; contagious; as, pestiferous bodies. [bd]Poor,             pestiferous creatures begging alms.[b8] --Evelyn.             [bd]Unwholesome and pestiferous occupations.[b8] --Burke.          2. Noxious to peace, to morals, or to society; vicious;             hurtful; destructive; as, a pestiferous demagogue.                         Pestiferous reports of men very nobly held. --Shak.
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Pestiferously \Pes*tif"er*ous*ly\, adv.       In a pestiferuos manner.
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5. A military punishment, formerly resorted to, in which the             offender was forced to stand with one foot on a pointed             stake.          6. A game at cards. See {Piquet}.          {Inlying picket} (Mil.), a detachment of troops held in camp             or quarters, detailed to march if called upon.          {Picket fence}, a fence made of pickets. See def. 2, above.                      {Picket guard} (Mil.), a guard of horse and foot, always in             readiness in case of alarm.          {Picket line}. (Mil.)             (a) A position held and guarded by small bodies of men                   placed at intervals.             (b) A rope to which horses are secured when groomed.          {Picketpin}, an iron pin for picketing horses.
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5. A military punishment, formerly resorted to, in which the             offender was forced to stand with one foot on a pointed             stake.          6. A game at cards. See {Piquet}.          {Inlying picket} (Mil.), a detachment of troops held in camp             or quarters, detailed to march if called upon.          {Picket fence}, a fence made of pickets. See def. 2, above.                      {Picket guard} (Mil.), a guard of horse and foot, always in             readiness in case of alarm.          {Picket line}. (Mil.)             (a) A position held and guarded by small bodies of men                   placed at intervals.             (b) A rope to which horses are secured when groomed.          {Picketpin}, an iron pin for picketing horses.
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Pocket \Pock"et\, n. [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F.       pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of       Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a pocket, and cf. {Poach} to cook       eggs, to plunder, and {Pouch}.]       1. A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a             garment for carrying small articles, particularly money;             hence, figuratively, money; wealth.          2. One of several bags attached to a billiard table, into             which the balls are driven.          3. A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as             ginger, hops, cowries, etc.          Note: In the wool or hop trade, the pocket contains half a                sack, or about 168 Ibs.; but it is a variable quantity,                the articles being sold by actual weight.          4. (Arch.) A hole or space covered by a movable piece of             board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, or the like.          5. (Mining.)             (a) A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or                   other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a                   cavity.             (b) A hole containing water.          6. (Nat.) A strip of canvas, sewn upon a sail so that a             batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.          7. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pouch}.          Note: Pocket is often used adjectively, or in the formation                of compound words usually of obvious signification; as,                pocket comb, pocket compass, pocket edition, pocket                handkerchief, pocket money, pocket picking, or                pocket-picking, etc.          {Out of pocket}. See under {Out}, prep.          {Pocket borough}, a borough [bd]owned[b8] by some person. See             under {Borough}. [Eng.]          {Pocket gopher} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American rodents of the genera {Geomys}, and {Thomomys},             family {Geomyd[91]}. They have large external cheek             pouches, and are fossorial in their habits. they inhabit             North America, from the Mississippi Valley west to the             Pacific. Called also {pouched gopher}.          {Pocket mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any species of American mice of             the family {Saccomyid[91]}. They have external cheek             pouches. Some of them are adapted for leaping (genus             {Dipadomys}), and are called {kangaroo mice}. They are             native of the Southwestern United States, Mexico, etc.          {Pocket piece}, a piece of money kept in the pocket and not             spent.          {Pocket pistol}, a pistol to be carried in the pocket.          {Pocket sheriff} (Eng. Law), a sheriff appointed by the sole             authority of the crown, without a nomination by the judges             in the exchequer. --Burrill.
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Borough \Bor"ough\, n. [OE. burgh, burw, boru, port, town,       burrow, AS. burh, burg; akin to Icel., Sw., & Dan. borg, OS.       & D. burg, OHG. puruc, purc, MHG. burc, G. burg, Goth.       ba[a3]rgs; and from the root of AS. beorgan to hide, save,       defend, G. bergen; or perh. from that of AS. beorg hill,       mountain. [root]95. See {Bury}, v. t., and cf. {Burrow},       {Burg}, {Bury}, n., {Burgess}, {Iceberg}, {Borrow}, {Harbor},       {Hauberk}.]       1. In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also,             a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a             body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain             district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain             jurisdiction; in America, an incorporated town or village,             as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. --Burrill. Erskine.          2. The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a             borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax.          {Close borough}, [or] {Pocket borough}, a borough having the             right of sending a member to Parliament, whose nomination             is in the hands of a single person.          {Rotten borough}, a name given to any borough which, at the             time of the passage of the Reform Bill of 1832, contained             but few voters, yet retained the privilege of sending a             member to Parliament.
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Flask \Flask\, n. [AS. flasce, flaxe; akin to D. flesch, OHG.       flasca, G. flasche, Icel. & Sw. flaska, Dan. flaske, OF.       flasche, LL. flasca, flasco; of uncertain origin; cf. L.       vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel, Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf.       {Flagon}, {Flasket}.]       1. A small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; as, a             flask of oil or wine.          2. A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various             purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of             wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat             water in, etc.          3. A bed in a gun carriage. [Obs.] --Bailey.          4. (Founding) The wooden or iron frame which holds the sand,             etc., forming the mold used in a foundry; it consists of             two or more parts; viz., the cope or top; sometimes, the             cheeks, or middle part; and the drag, or bottom part. When             there are one or more cheeks, the flask is called a three             part flask, four part flask, etc.          {Erlenmeyer flask}, a thin glass flask, flat-bottomed and             cone-shaped to allow of safely shaking its contents             laterally without danger of spilling; -- so called from             Erlenmeyer, a German chemist who invented it.          {Florence flask}. [From Florence in Italy.]             (a) Same as {Betty}, n., 3.             (b) A glass flask, round or pear-shaped, with round or                   flat bottom, and usually very thin to allow of heating                   solutions.          {Pocket flask}, a kind of pocket dram bottle, often covered             with metal or leather to protect it from breaking.
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Pocket \Pock"et\, n. [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F.       pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of       Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a pocket, and cf. {Poach} to cook       eggs, to plunder, and {Pouch}.]       1. A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a             garment for carrying small articles, particularly money;             hence, figuratively, money; wealth.          2. One of several bags attached to a billiard table, into             which the balls are driven.          3. A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as             ginger, hops, cowries, etc.          Note: In the wool or hop trade, the pocket contains half a                sack, or about 168 Ibs.; but it is a variable quantity,                the articles being sold by actual weight.          4. (Arch.) A hole or space covered by a movable piece of             board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, or the like.          5. (Mining.)             (a) A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or                   other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a                   cavity.             (b) A hole containing water.          6. (Nat.) A strip of canvas, sewn upon a sail so that a             batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.          7. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pouch}.          Note: Pocket is often used adjectively, or in the formation                of compound words usually of obvious signification; as,                pocket comb, pocket compass, pocket edition, pocket                handkerchief, pocket money, pocket picking, or                pocket-picking, etc.          {Out of pocket}. See under {Out}, prep.          {Pocket borough}, a borough [bd]owned[b8] by some person. See             under {Borough}. [Eng.]          {Pocket gopher} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American rodents of the genera {Geomys}, and {Thomomys},             family {Geomyd[91]}. They have large external cheek             pouches, and are fossorial in their habits. they inhabit             North America, from the Mississippi Valley west to the             Pacific. Called also {pouched gopher}.          {Pocket mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any species of American mice of             the family {Saccomyid[91]}. They have external cheek             pouches. Some of them are adapted for leaping (genus             {Dipadomys}), and are called {kangaroo mice}. They are             native of the Southwestern United States, Mexico, etc.          {Pocket piece}, a piece of money kept in the pocket and not             spent.          {Pocket pistol}, a pistol to be carried in the pocket.          {Pocket sheriff} (Eng. Law), a sheriff appointed by the sole             authority of the crown, without a nomination by the judges             in the exchequer. --Burrill.
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Pocket \Pock"et\, n. [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F.       pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of       Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a pocket, and cf. {Poach} to cook       eggs, to plunder, and {Pouch}.]       1. A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a             garment for carrying small articles, particularly money;             hence, figuratively, money; wealth.          2. One of several bags attached to a billiard table, into             which the balls are driven.          3. A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as             ginger, hops, cowries, etc.          Note: In the wool or hop trade, the pocket contains half a                sack, or about 168 Ibs.; but it is a variable quantity,                the articles being sold by actual weight.          4. (Arch.) A hole or space covered by a movable piece of             board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, or the like.          5. (Mining.)             (a) A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or                   other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a                   cavity.             (b) A hole containing water.          6. (Nat.) A strip of canvas, sewn upon a sail so that a             batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.          7. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pouch}.          Note: Pocket is often used adjectively, or in the formation                of compound words usually of obvious signification; as,                pocket comb, pocket compass, pocket edition, pocket                handkerchief, pocket money, pocket picking, or                pocket-picking, etc.          {Out of pocket}. See under {Out}, prep.          {Pocket borough}, a borough [bd]owned[b8] by some person. See             under {Borough}. [Eng.]          {Pocket gopher} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American rodents of the genera {Geomys}, and {Thomomys},             family {Geomyd[91]}. They have large external cheek             pouches, and are fossorial in their habits. they inhabit             North America, from the Mississippi Valley west to the             Pacific. Called also {pouched gopher}.          {Pocket mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any species of American mice of             the family {Saccomyid[91]}. They have external cheek             pouches. Some of them are adapted for leaping (genus             {Dipadomys}), and are called {kangaroo mice}. They are             native of the Southwestern United States, Mexico, etc.          {Pocket piece}, a piece of money kept in the pocket and not             spent.          {Pocket pistol}, a pistol to be carried in the pocket.          {Pocket sheriff} (Eng. Law), a sheriff appointed by the sole             authority of the crown, without a nomination by the judges             in the exchequer. --Burrill.
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Pocket veto \Pocket veto\       The retention by the President of the United States of a bill       unsigned so that it does not become a law, in virtue of the       following constitutional provision (Const. Art. I., sec. 7,       cl. 2): [bd]If any bill shall not be returned by the       President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall       have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like       manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their       adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be       a law.[b8] Also, an analogous retention of a bill by a State       governor.
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Pocketbook \Pock"et*book`\, n.       A small book or case for carrying papers, money, etc., in the       pocket; also, a notebook for the pocket.
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Pocketful \Pock"et*ful\, n.; pl. {Pocketfuls}.       As much as a pocket will hold; enough to fill a pocket; as,       pocketfuls of chestnuts.
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Pocketful \Pock"et*ful\, n.; pl. {Pocketfuls}.       As much as a pocket will hold; enough to fill a pocket; as,       pocketfuls of chestnuts.
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{Law of Charles} (Physics), the law that the volume of a             given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite             fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of             temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay             Lussac's law}, or {Dalton's law}.          {Law of nations}. See {International law}, under             {International}.          {Law of nature}.             (a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant                   action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death                   is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature.                   See {Law}, 4.             (b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality                   deducible from a study of the nature and natural                   relations of human beings independent of supernatural                   revelation or of municipal and social usages.          {Law of the land}, due process of law; the general law of the             land.          {Laws of honor}. See under {Honor}.          {Laws of motion} (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac             Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or             of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as             it is made to change that state by external force. (2)             Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force,             and takes place in the direction in which the force is             impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to             action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon             each other are always equal and in opposite directions.          {Marine law}, or {Maritime law}, the law of the sea; a branch             of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea,             such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.             --Bouvier.          {Mariotte's law}. See {Boyle's law} (above).          {Martial law}.See under {Martial}.          {Military law}, a branch of the general municipal law,             consisting of rules ordained for the government of the             military force of a state in peace and war, and             administered in courts martial. --Kent. Warren's             Blackstone.          {Moral law},the law of duty as regards what is right and             wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten             commandments given by Moses. See {Law}, 2.          {Mosaic}, [or] {Ceremonial}, {law}. (Script.) See {Law}, 3.                      {Municipal}, [or] {Positive}, {law}, a rule prescribed by the             supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing             some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from             international and constitutional law. See {Law}, 1.          {Periodic law}. (Chem.) See under {Periodic}.          {Roman law}, the system of principles and laws found in the             codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of             ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws             of the several European countries and colonies founded by             them. See {Civil law} (above).          {Statute law}, the law as stated in statutes or positive             enactments of the legislative body.          {Sumptuary law}. See under {Sumptuary}.          {To go to law}, to seek a settlement of any matter by             bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute             some one.          {To} {take, [or] have}, {the law of}, to bring the law to             bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor.             --Addison.          {Wager of law}. See under {Wager}.          Syn: Justice; equity.          Usage: {Law}, {Statute}, {Common law}, {Regulation}, {Edict},                   {Decree}. Law is generic, and, when used with                   reference to, or in connection with, the other words                   here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one                   who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a                   particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly                   enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action                   founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of                   justice. A regulation is a limited and often,                   temporary law, intended to secure some particular end                   or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a                   sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A                   decree is a permanent order either of a court or of                   the executive government. See {Justice}.
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Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a.       1. (Mach. & Mech.)             (a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in                   which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip                   or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated                   through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;                   as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a                   friction clutch is not.             (b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a                   to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
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Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.       positivus. See {Position}.]       1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in             fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. [bd]Positive             good.[b8] --Bacon.          2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on             changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed             to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but             depends on the different tastes individuals.          3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly             expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive             declaration or promise.                         Positive words, that he would not bear arms against                      King Edward's son.                              --Bacon.          4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,             qualification, or discretion; not dependent on             circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;             compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;             decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;             positive proof. [bd]'T is positive 'gainst all             exceptions.[b8] --Shak.          5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by             arbitrary appointment; said of laws.                         In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;                      that which is positive, not so.         --Hooker.          6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,             overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.                         Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if                      once wrong, will needs be always.      --Pope.          7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a             positive voice in legislation. --Swift.          8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to             the position of lights and shades, instead of having the             lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.          9. (Chem.)             (a) Electro-positive.             (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to                   {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic                   radicals.          {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in             which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is             greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is             refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz             and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which             this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,             tourmaline, etc.          {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or             adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or             relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.          {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which             is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which             appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the             plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --             formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to             {negative electricity}.          {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.          {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.          {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a             driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by             direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor             by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.          {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.          {Positive pole}.             (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields                   positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to                   {negative pole}.             (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]          {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one             affected by the sign plus [+].          {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.          {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,             or addition.
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Positive \Pos"i*tive\, n.       1. That which is capable of being affirmed; reality. --South.          2. That which settles by absolute appointment.          3. (Gram.) The positive degree or form.          4. (Photog.) A picture in which the lights and shades             correspond in position with those of the original, instead             of being reversed, as in a negative. --R. Hunt.          5. (Elec.) The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic             cell.
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Demonstration \Dem`on*stra"tion\, n. [L. demonstratio: cf. F.       d[82]monstration.]       1. The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof;             especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt;             indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.                         Those intervening ideas which serve to show the                      agreement of any two others are called                      [bd]proofs;[b8] and where agreement or disagreement                      is by this means plainly and clearly perceived, it                      is called demonstration.                     --Locke.          2. An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a             manifestation; a show.                         Did your letters pierce the queen to any                      demonstration of grief?                     --Shak.                         Loyal demonstrations toward the prince. --Prescott.          3. (Anat.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or             other anatomical preparation.          4. (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement             indicating an attack.          5. (Logic) The act of proving by the syllogistic process, or             the proof itself.          6. (Math.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain             result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; --             these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously             established propositions.          {Direct}, [or] {Positive}, {demonstration} (Logic & Math.),             one in which the correct conclusion is the immediate             sequence of reasoning from axiomatic or established             premises; -- opposed to          {Indirect}, [or] {Negative}, {demonstration} (called also             {reductio ad absurdum}), in which the correct conclusion             is an inference from the demonstration that any other             hypothesis must be incorrect.
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Chemotaxis \Chem`o*tax"is\, n. Formerly also Chemiotaxis    \Chem`i*o*tax"is\ [Chemical + Gr. [?] arrangement, fr. [?] to       arrange.] (Biol.)       The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms,       as bacteria, zo[94]spores of alg[91], etc., to chemical       substances held in solution. They may be attracted ({positive       chemotaxis}) or repelled ({negative chemotaxis}). --       {Chem`o*tac"tic}, a. -- {Chem`o*tac"tic*al*ly}, adv.
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Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.       positivus. See {Position}.]       1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in             fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. [bd]Positive             good.[b8] --Bacon.          2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on             changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed             to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but             depends on the different tastes individuals.          3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly             expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive             declaration or promise.                         Positive words, that he would not bear arms against                      King Edward's son.                              --Bacon.          4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,             qualification, or discretion; not dependent on             circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;             compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;             decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;             positive proof. [bd]'T is positive 'gainst all             exceptions.[b8] --Shak.          5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by             arbitrary appointment; said of laws.                         In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;                      that which is positive, not so.         --Hooker.          6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,             overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.                         Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if                      once wrong, will needs be always.      --Pope.          7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a             positive voice in legislation. --Swift.          8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to             the position of lights and shades, instead of having the             lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.          9. (Chem.)             (a) Electro-positive.             (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to                   {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic                   radicals.          {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in             which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is             greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is             refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz             and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which             this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,             tourmaline, etc.          {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or             adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or             relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.          {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which             is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which             appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the             plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --             formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to             {negative electricity}.          {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.          {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.          {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a             driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by             direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor             by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.          {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.          {Positive pole}.             (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields                   positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to                   {negative pole}.             (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]          {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one             affected by the sign plus [+].          {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.          {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,             or addition.
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Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.       positivus. See {Position}.]       1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in             fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. [bd]Positive             good.[b8] --Bacon.          2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on             changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed             to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but             depends on the different tastes individuals.          3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly             expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive             declaration or promise.                         Positive words, that he would not bear arms against                      King Edward's son.                              --Bacon.          4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,             qualification, or discretion; not dependent on             circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;             compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;             decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;             positive proof. [bd]'T is positive 'gainst all             exceptions.[b8] --Shak.          5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by             arbitrary appointment; said of laws.                         In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;                      that which is positive, not so.         --Hooker.          6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,             overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.                         Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if                      once wrong, will needs be always.      --Pope.          7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a             positive voice in legislation. --Swift.          8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to             the position of lights and shades, instead of having the             lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.          9. (Chem.)             (a) Electro-positive.             (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to                   {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic                   radicals.          {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in             which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is             greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is             refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz             and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which             this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,             tourmaline, etc.          {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or             adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or             relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.          {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which             is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which             appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the             plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --             formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to             {negative electricity}.          {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.          {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.          {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a             driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by             direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor             by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.          {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.          {Positive pole}.             (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields                   positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to                   {negative pole}.             (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]          {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one             affected by the sign plus [+].          {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.          {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,             or addition.
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Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.       positivus. See {Position}.]       1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in             fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. [bd]Positive             good.[b8] --Bacon.          2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on             changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed             to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but             depends on the different tastes individuals.          3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly             expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive             declaration or promise.                         Positive words, that he would not bear arms against                      King Edward's son.                              --Bacon.          4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,             qualification, or discretion; not dependent on             circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;             compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;             decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;             positive proof. [bd]'T is positive 'gainst all             exceptions.[b8] --Shak.          5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by             arbitrary appointment; said of laws.                         In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;                      that which is positive, not so.         --Hooker.          6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,             overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.                         Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if                      once wrong, will needs be always.      --Pope.          7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a             positive voice in legislation. --Swift.          8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to             the position of lights and shades, instead of having the             lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.          9. (Chem.)             (a) Electro-positive.             (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to                   {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic                   radicals.          {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in             which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is             greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is             refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz             and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which             this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,             tourmaline, etc.          {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or             adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or             relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.          {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which             is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which             appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the             plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --             formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to             {negative electricity}.          {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.          {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.          {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a             driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by             direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor             by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.          {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.          {Positive pole}.             (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields                   positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to                   {negative pole}.             (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]          {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one             affected by the sign plus [+].          {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.          {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,             or addition.
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Electricity \E`lec*tric"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Electricities}. [Cf. F.       [82]lectricit[82]. See {Electric}.]       1. A power in nature, a manifestation of energy, exhibiting             itself when in disturbed equilibrium or in activity by a             circuit movement, the fact of direction in which involves             polarity, or opposition of properties in opposite             directions; also, by attraction for many substances, by a             law involving attraction between surfaces of unlike             polarity, and repulsion between those of like; by             exhibiting accumulated polar tension when the circuit is             broken; and by producing heat, light, concussion, and             often chemical changes when the circuit passes between the             poles or through any imperfectly conducting substance or             space. It is generally brought into action by any             disturbance of molecular equilibrium, whether from a             chemical, physical, or mechanical, cause.          Note: Electricity is manifested under following different                forms: (a)          {Statical electricity}, called also          {Frictional [or] Common}, {electricity}, electricity in the             condition of a stationary charge, in which the disturbance             is produced by friction, as of glass, amber, etc., or by             induction. (b)          {Dynamical electricity}, called also          {Voltaic electricity}, electricity in motion, or as a current             produced by chemical decomposition, as by means of a             voltaic battery, or by mechanical action, as by             dynamo-electric machines. (c)          {Thermoelectricity}, in which the disturbing cause is heat             (attended possibly with some chemical action). It is             developed by uniting two pieces of unlike metals in a bar,             and then heating the bar unequally. (d)          {Atmospheric electricity}, any condition of electrical             disturbance in the atmosphere or clouds, due to some or             all of the above mentioned causes. (e)          {Magnetic electricity}, electricity developed by the action             of magnets. (f)          {Positive electricity}, the electricity that appears at the             positive pole or anode of a battery, or that is produced             by friction of glass; -- called also {vitreous             electricity}. (g)          {Negative electricity}, the electricity that appears at the             negative pole or cathode, or is produced by the friction             of resinous substance; -- called also resinous             electricity. (h)          {Organic electricity}, that which is developed in organic             structures, either animal or vegetable, the phrase animal             electricity being much more common.          2. The science which unfolds the phenomena and laws of             electricity; electrical science.          3. Fig.: Electrifying energy or characteristic.
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Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.       positivus. See {Position}.]       1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in             fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. [bd]Positive             good.[b8] --Bacon.          2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on             changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed             to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but             depends on the different tastes individuals.          3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly             expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive             declaration or promise.                         Positive words, that he would not bear arms against                      King Edward's son.                              --Bacon.          4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,             qualification, or discretion; not dependent on             circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;             compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;             decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;             positive proof. [bd]'T is positive 'gainst all             exceptions.[b8] --Shak.          5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by             arbitrary appointment; said of laws.                         In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;                      that which is positive, not so.         --Hooker.          6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,             overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.                         Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if                      once wrong, will needs be always.      --Pope.          7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a             positive voice in legislation. --Swift.          8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to             the position of lights and shades, instead of having the             lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.          9. (Chem.)             (a) Electro-positive.             (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to                   {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic                   radicals.          {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in             which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is             greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is             refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz             and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which             this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,             tourmaline, etc.          {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or             adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or             relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.          {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which             is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which             appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the             plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --             formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to             {negative electricity}.          {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.          {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.          {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a             driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by             direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor             by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.          {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.          {Positive pole}.             (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields                   positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to                   {negative pole}.             (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]          {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one             affected by the sign plus [+].          {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.          {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,             or addition.
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Eyepiece \Eye"piece`\, n. (Opt.)       The lens, or combination of lenses, at the eye end of a       telescope or other optical instrument, through which the       image formed by the mirror or object glass is viewed.          {Collimating eyepiece}. See under {Collimate}.          {Negative}, or {Huyghenian}, {eyepiece}, an eyepiece             consisting of two plano-convex lenses with their curved             surfaces turned toward the object glass, and separated             from each other by about half the sum of their focal             distances, the image viewed by the eye being formed             between the two lenses. it was devised by Huyghens, who             applied it to the telescope. Campani applied it to the             microscope, whence it is sometimes called {Campani's             eyepiece}.          {Positive eyepiece}, an eyepiece consisting of two             plano-convex lenses placed with their curved surfaces             toward each other, and separated by a distance somewhat             less than the focal distance of the one nearest eye, the             image of the object viewed being beyond both lenses; --             called also, from the name of the inventor, {Ramsden's             eyepiece}.          {terrestrial}, or {Erecting eyepiece}, an eyepiece used in             telescopes for viewing terrestrial objects, consisting of             three, or usually four, lenses, so arranged as to present             the image of the object viewed in an erect position.
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Hydrotropism \Hy*drot"ro*pism\, n. (Bot.)       In a broader sense, any curvature or turning induced in       certain growing plant organs under the influence of moisture.          Note: When the movement is toward the moisture, as is the                case in most roots, the phenomenon is called {positive                hydrotropism}; when away from the moisture, as in the                case of hyphae of certain fungi, {negative                hydrotropism}.
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Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.       positivus. See {Position}.]       1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in             fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. [bd]Positive             good.[b8] --Bacon.          2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on             changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed             to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but             depends on the different tastes individuals.          3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly             expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive             declaration or promise.                         Positive words, that he would not bear arms against                      King Edward's son.                              --Bacon.          4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,             qualification, or discretion; not dependent on             circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;             compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;             decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;             positive proof. [bd]'T is positive 'gainst all             exceptions.[b8] --Shak.          5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by             arbitrary appointment; said of laws.                         In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;                      that which is positive, not so.         --Hooker.          6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,             overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.                         Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if                      once wrong, will needs be always.      --Pope.          7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a             positive voice in legislation. --Swift.          8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to             the position of lights and shades, instead of having the             lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.          9. (Chem.)             (a) Electro-positive.             (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to                   {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic                   radicals.          {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in             which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is             greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is             refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz             and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which             this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,             tourmaline, etc.          {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or             adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or             relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.          {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which             is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which             appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the             plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --             formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to             {negative electricity}.          {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.          {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.          {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a             driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by             direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor             by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.          {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.          {Positive pole}.             (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields                   positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to                   {negative pole}.             (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]          {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one             affected by the sign plus [+].          {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.          {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,             or addition.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.       positivus. See {Position}.]       1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in             fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. [bd]Positive             good.[b8] --Bacon.          2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on             changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed             to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but             depends on the different tastes individuals.          3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly             expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive             declaration or promise.                         Positive words, that he would not bear arms against                      King Edward's son.                              --Bacon.          4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,             qualification, or discretion; not dependent on             circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;             compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;             decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;             positive proof. [bd]'T is positive 'gainst all             exceptions.[b8] --Shak.          5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by             arbitrary appointment; said of laws.                         In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;                      that which is positive, not so.         --Hooker.          6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,             overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.                         Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if                      once wrong, will needs be always.      --Pope.          7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a             positive voice in legislation. --Swift.          8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to             the position of lights and shades, instead of having the             lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.          9. (Chem.)             (a) Electro-positive.             (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to                   {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic                   radicals.          {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in             which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is             greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is             refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz             and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which             this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,             tourmaline, etc.          {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or             adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or             relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.          {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which             is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which             appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the             plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --             formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to             {negative electricity}.          {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.          {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.          {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a             driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by             direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor             by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.          {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.          {Positive pole}.             (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields                   positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to                   {negative pole}.             (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]          {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one             affected by the sign plus [+].          {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.          {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,             or addition.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.       positivus. See {Position}.]       1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in             fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. [bd]Positive             good.[b8] --Bacon.          2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on             changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed             to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but             depends on the different tastes individuals.          3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly             expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive             declaration or promise.                         Positive words, that he would not bear arms against                      King Edward's son.                              --Bacon.          4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,             qualification, or discretion; not dependent on             circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;             compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;             decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;             positive proof. [bd]'T is positive 'gainst all             exceptions.[b8] --Shak.          5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by             arbitrary appointment; said of laws.                         In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;                      that which is positive, not so.         --Hooker.          6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,             overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.                         Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if                      once wrong, will needs be always.      --Pope.          7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a             positive voice in legislation. --Swift.          8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to             the position of lights and shades, instead of having the             lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.          9. (Chem.)             (a) Electro-positive.             (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to                   {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic                   radicals.          {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in             which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is             greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is             refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz             and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which             this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,             tourmaline, etc.          {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or             adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or             relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.          {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which             is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which             appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the             plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --             formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to             {negative electricity}.          {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.          {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.          {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a             driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by             direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor             by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.          {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.          {Positive pole}.             (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields                   positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to                   {negative pole}.             (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]          {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one             affected by the sign plus [+].          {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.          {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,             or addition.
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d8Phototaxis \[d8]Pho`to*tax"is\, Phototaxy \Pho"to*tax`y\, n.       [NL. phototaxis; photo- + Gr. [?] an arranging.] (Biol.)       The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as       various infusorians, the zo[94]spores of certain alg[91],       etc.; also, the tendency to follow definite directions of       motion or assume definite positions under such influence. If       the migration is toward the source of light, it is termed          {positive phototaxis}; if away from the light,          {negative phototaxis}. -- {Pho`to*tac"tic}, a. --             {Pho`to*tac"tic*al*ly}, adv.
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Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.       positivus. See {Position}.]       1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in             fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. [bd]Positive             good.[b8] --Bacon.          2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on             changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed             to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but             depends on the different tastes individuals.          3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly             expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive             declaration or promise.                         Positive words, that he would not bear arms against                      King Edward's son.                              --Bacon.          4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,             qualification, or discretion; not dependent on             circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;             compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;             decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;             positive proof. [bd]'T is positive 'gainst all             exceptions.[b8] --Shak.          5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by             arbitrary appointment; said of laws.                         In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;                      that which is positive, not so.         --Hooker.          6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,             overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.                         Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if                      once wrong, will needs be always.      --Pope.          7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a             positive voice in legislation. --Swift.          8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to             the position of lights and shades, instead of having the             lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.          9. (Chem.)             (a) Electro-positive.             (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to                   {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic                   radicals.          {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in             which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is             greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is             refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz             and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which             this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,             tourmaline, etc.          {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or             adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or             relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.          {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which             is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which             appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the             plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --             formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to             {negative electricity}.          {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.          {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.          {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a             driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by             direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor             by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.          {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.          {Positive pole}.             (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields                   positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to                   {negative pole}.             (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]          {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one             affected by the sign plus [+].          {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.          {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,             or addition.
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Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.       positivus. See {Position}.]       1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in             fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. [bd]Positive             good.[b8] --Bacon.          2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on             changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed             to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but             depends on the different tastes individuals.          3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly             expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive             declaration or promise.                         Positive words, that he would not bear arms against                      King Edward's son.                              --Bacon.          4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,             qualification, or discretion; not dependent on             circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;             compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;             decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;             positive proof. [bd]'T is positive 'gainst all             exceptions.[b8] --Shak.          5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by             arbitrary appointment; said of laws.                         In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;                      that which is positive, not so.         --Hooker.          6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,             overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.                         Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if                      once wrong, will needs be always.      --Pope.          7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a             positive voice in legislation. --Swift.          8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to             the position of lights and shades, instead of having the             lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.          9. (Chem.)             (a) Electro-positive.             (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to                   {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic                   radicals.          {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in             which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is             greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is             refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz             and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which             this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,             tourmaline, etc.          {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or             adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or             relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.          {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which             is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which             appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the             plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --             formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to             {negative electricity}.          {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.          {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.          {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a             driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by             direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor             by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.          {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.          {Positive pole}.             (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields                   positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to                   {negative pole}.             (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]          {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one             affected by the sign plus [+].          {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.          {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,             or addition.
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Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.       positivus. See {Position}.]       1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in             fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. [bd]Positive             good.[b8] --Bacon.          2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on             changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed             to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but             depends on the different tastes individuals.          3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly             expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive             declaration or promise.                         Positive words, that he would not bear arms against                      King Edward's son.                              --Bacon.          4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,             qualification, or discretion; not dependent on             circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;             compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;             decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;             positive proof. [bd]'T is positive 'gainst all             exceptions.[b8] --Shak.          5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by             arbitrary appointment; said of laws.                         In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;                      that which is positive, not so.         --Hooker.          6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,             overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.                         Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if                      once wrong, will needs be always.      --Pope.          7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a             positive voice in legislation. --Swift.          8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to             the position of lights and shades, instead of having the             lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.          9. (Chem.)             (a) Electro-positive.             (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to                   {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic                   radicals.          {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in             which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is             greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is             refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz             and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which             this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,             tourmaline, etc.          {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or             adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or             relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.          {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which             is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which             appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the             plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --             formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to             {negative electricity}.          {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.          {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.          {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a             driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by             direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor             by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.          {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.          {Positive pole}.             (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields                   positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to                   {negative pole}.             (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]          {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one             affected by the sign plus [+].          {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.          {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,             or addition.
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Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.       positivus. See {Position}.]       1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in             fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. [bd]Positive             good.[b8] --Bacon.          2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on             changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed             to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but             depends on the different tastes individuals.          3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly             expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive             declaration or promise.                         Positive words, that he would not bear arms against                      King Edward's son.                              --Bacon.          4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,             qualification, or discretion; not dependent on             circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;             compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;             decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;             positive proof. [bd]'T is positive 'gainst all             exceptions.[b8] --Shak.          5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by             arbitrary appointment; said of laws.                         In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;                      that which is positive, not so.         --Hooker.          6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,             overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.                         Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if                      once wrong, will needs be always.      --Pope.          7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a             positive voice in legislation. --Swift.          8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to             the position of lights and shades, instead of having the             lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.          9. (Chem.)             (a) Electro-positive.             (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to                   {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic                   radicals.          {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in             which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is             greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is             refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz             and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which             this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,             tourmaline, etc.          {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or             adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or             relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.          {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which             is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which             appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the             plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --             formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to             {negative electricity}.          {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.          {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.          {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a             driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by             direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor             by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.          {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.          {Positive pole}.             (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields                   positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to                   {negative pole}.             (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]          {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one             affected by the sign plus [+].          {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.          {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,             or addition.
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d8Thigmotaxis \[d8]Thig`mo*tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] touch +       [?] an arranging.] (Physiol.)       The property possessed by living protoplasm of contracting,       and thus moving, when touched by a solid or fluid substance.          Note: When the movement is away from the touching body, it is                {negative thigmotaxis}; when towards it, {positive                thigmotaxis}.
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Positively \Pos"i*tive*ly\, adv.       In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with       certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; --       opposed to negatively.                   Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or                evil comparatively, and positively simply. --Bacon.                   Give me some breath, some little pause, my lord, Before                I positively speak herein.                     --Shak.                   I would ask . . . whether . . . the divine law does not                positively require humility and meekness. --Sprat.          {Positively charged} [or] {electrified} (Elec.), having a             charge of positive electricity; -- opposed to {negatively             electrified}.
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Positively \Pos"i*tive*ly\, adv.       In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with       certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; --       opposed to negatively.                   Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or                evil comparatively, and positively simply. --Bacon.                   Give me some breath, some little pause, my lord, Before                I positively speak herein.                     --Shak.                   I would ask . . . whether . . . the divine law does not                positively require humility and meekness. --Sprat.          {Positively charged} [or] {electrified} (Elec.), having a             charge of positive electricity; -- opposed to {negatively             electrified}.
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Positiveness \Pos"i*tive*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness;       certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See       {Positive}, a.                   Positiveness, pedantry, and ill manners. --Swift.                   The positiveness of sins of commission lies both in the                habitude of the will and in the executed act too; the                positiveness of sins of omission is in the habitude of                the will only.                                       --Norris.
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Positivism \Pos"i*tiv*ism\, n.       A system of philosophy originated by M. Auguste Comte, which       deals only with positives. It excludes from philosophy       everything but the natural phenomena or properties of       knowable things, together with their invariable relations of       coexistence and succession, as occurring in time and space.       Such relations are denominated laws, which are to be       discovered by observation, experiment, and comparison. This       philosophy holds all inquiry into causes, both efficient and       final, to be useless and unprofitable.
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Positivist \Pos"i*tiv*ist\, n.       A believer in positivism. -- a. Relating to positivism.
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Positivity \Pos`i*tiv"i*ty\, n.       Positiveness. --J. Morley.
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Post \Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses       were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L.       positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf.       {Post} a pillar.]       1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed;             a station. Specifically:             (a) A station, or one of a series of stations, established                   for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on                   some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.             (b) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a                   body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such                   a station.             (c) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is                   limited.          2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially,             one who is employed by the government to carry letters and             parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter             carrier; a postman.                         In certain places there be always fresh posts, to                      carry that further which is brought unto them by the                      other.                                                --Abp. Abbot.                         I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving                      them from such a worthless post.         --Shak.          3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or             station to another; especially, the governmental system in             any country for carrying and distributing letters and             parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by             which the mail is transported.                         I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness,                      which I should not care to hazard by the common                      post.                                                --Pope.          4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.             [Obs.] [bd]In post he came.[b8] --Shak.          5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal             station. [Obs.]                         He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then                      called, post, for several years.         --Palfrey.          6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or             emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.                         The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.          7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under             {Paper}.          {Post and pair}, an old game at cards, in which each player a             hand of three cards. --B. Jonson.          {Post bag}, a mail bag.          {Post bill}, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster.          {Post chaise}, or {Post coach}, a carriage usually with four             wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.                      {Post day}, a day on which the mall arrives or departs.          {Post hackney}, a hired post horse. --Sir H. Wotton.          {Post horn}, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a             carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman.          {Post horse}, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the             post.          {Post hour}, hour for posting letters. --Dickens.          {Post office}.             (a) An office under governmental superintendence, where                   letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are                   received and distributed; a place appointed for                   attending to all business connected with the mail.             (b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter.          {Postoffice order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}.          {Post road}, [or] {Post route}, a road or way over which the             mail is carried.          {Post town}.             (a) A town in which post horses are kept.             (b) A town in which a post office is established by law.                            {To ride post}, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from             place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little             delay as possible.          {To travel post}, to travel, as a post does, by relays of             horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses             are attached at each stopping place.
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Post \Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses       were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L.       positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf.       {Post} a pillar.]       1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed;             a station. Specifically:             (a) A station, or one of a series of stations, established                   for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on                   some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.             (b) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a                   body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such                   a station.             (c) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is                   limited.          2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially,             one who is employed by the government to carry letters and             parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter             carrier; a postman.                         In certain places there be always fresh posts, to                      carry that further which is brought unto them by the                      other.                                                --Abp. Abbot.                         I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving                      them from such a worthless post.         --Shak.          3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or             station to another; especially, the governmental system in             any country for carrying and distributing letters and             parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by             which the mail is transported.                         I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness,                      which I should not care to hazard by the common                      post.                                                --Pope.          4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.             [Obs.] [bd]In post he came.[b8] --Shak.          5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal             station. [Obs.]                         He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then                      called, post, for several years.         --Palfrey.          6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or             emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.                         The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.          7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under             {Paper}.          {Post and pair}, an old game at cards, in which each player a             hand of three cards. --B. Jonson.          {Post bag}, a mail bag.          {Post bill}, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster.          {Post chaise}, or {Post coach}, a carriage usually with four             wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.                      {Post day}, a day on which the mall arrives or departs.          {Post hackney}, a hired post horse. --Sir H. Wotton.          {Post horn}, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a             carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman.          {Post horse}, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the             post.          {Post hour}, hour for posting letters. --Dickens.          {Post office}.             (a) An office under governmental superintendence, where                   letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are                   received and distributed; a place appointed for                   attending to all business connected with the mail.             (b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter.          {Postoffice order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}.          {Post road}, [or] {Post route}, a road or way over which the             mail is carried.          {Post town}.             (a) A town in which post horses are kept.             (b) A town in which a post office is established by law.                            {To ride post}, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from             place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little             delay as possible.          {To travel post}, to travel, as a post does, by relays of             horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses             are attached at each stopping place.
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Obit \O"bit\, n. [OF. obit, L. obitus, fr. obire to go against,       to go to meet, (sc. mortem) to die; ob (see Ob-) + ire to go.       See {Issue}.]       1. Death; decease; the date of one's death. --Wood.          2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.          3. A service for the soul of a deceased person on the             anniversary of the day of his death.                         The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits,                      and other sources, increased in value. --Milman.          {Post obit} [L. post obitum]. See {Post-obit}.
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Post office \Post" of`fice\, n.       See under 4th {Post}.
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Post \Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses       were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L.       positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf.       {Post} a pillar.]       1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed;             a station. Specifically:             (a) A station, or one of a series of stations, established                   for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on                   some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.             (b) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a                   body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such                   a station.             (c) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is                   limited.          2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially,             one who is employed by the government to carry letters and             parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter             carrier; a postman.                         In certain places there be always fresh posts, to                      carry that further which is brought unto them by the                      other.                                                --Abp. Abbot.                         I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving                      them from such a worthless post.         --Shak.          3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or             station to another; especially, the governmental system in             any country for carrying and distributing letters and             parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by             which the mail is transported.                         I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness,                      which I should not care to hazard by the common                      post.                                                --Pope.          4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.             [Obs.] [bd]In post he came.[b8] --Shak.          5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal             station. [Obs.]                         He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then                      called, post, for several years.         --Palfrey.          6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or             emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.                         The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.          7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under             {Paper}.          {Post and pair}, an old game at cards, in which each player a             hand of three cards. --B. Jonson.          {Post bag}, a mail bag.          {Post bill}, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster.          {Post chaise}, or {Post coach}, a carriage usually with four             wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.                      {Post day}, a day on which the mall arrives or departs.          {Post hackney}, a hired post horse. --Sir H. Wotton.          {Post horn}, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a             carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman.          {Post horse}, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the             post.          {Post hour}, hour for posting letters. --Dickens.          {Post office}.             (a) An office under governmental superintendence, where                   letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are                   received and distributed; a place appointed for                   attending to all business connected with the mail.             (b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter.          {Postoffice order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}.          {Post road}, [or] {Post route}, a road or way over which the             mail is carried.          {Post town}.             (a) A town in which post horses are kept.             (b) A town in which a post office is established by law.                            {To ride post}, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from             place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little             delay as possible.          {To travel post}, to travel, as a post does, by relays of             horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses             are attached at each stopping place.
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Post-abdomen \Post`-ab*do"men\, n. [Pref. post- + abdomen.]       (Zo[94]l.)       That part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax; -- more       commonly called {abdomen}.
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Postable \Post"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being carried by, or as by, post. [Obs.] --W.       Montagu.
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Postboy \Post"boy`\, n.       1. One who rides post horses; a position; a courier.          2. A boy who carries letters from the post.
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Postfact \Post"fact`\, a. [See {Post-}, and {Fact}.]       Relating to a fact that occurs after another.
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Postfact \Post"fact`\, n.       A fact that occurs after another. [bd]Confirmed upon the       postfact.[b8] --Fuller.
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Post-fine \Post"-fine`\, n. [Pref. post- + fine.] (O. Eng. Law)       A duty paid to the king by the cognizee in a fine of lands,       when the same was fully passed; -- called also the {king's       silver}.
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Postfix \Post"fix\, n.; pl. {Postfixes}. [Pref. post- + -fix, as       in prefix: cf. F. postfixe.] (Gram.)       A letter, syllable, or word, added to the end of another       word; a suffix. --Parkhurst.
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Postfix \Post*fix"\, v. t.       To annex; specifically (Gram.), to add or annex, as a letter,       syllable, or word, to the end of another or principal word;       to suffix. --Parkhurst.
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Postfix \Post"fix\, n.; pl. {Postfixes}. [Pref. post- + -fix, as       in prefix: cf. F. postfixe.] (Gram.)       A letter, syllable, or word, added to the end of another       word; a suffix. --Parkhurst.
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Postfrontal \Post*fron"tal\, a. [Pref. post- + frontal.] (Anat.)       Situated behind the frontal bone or the frontal region of the       skull; -- applied especially to a bone back of and below the       frontal in many animals. -- n. A postfrontal bone.
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d8Postfurca \[d8]Post*fur"ca\, n.; pl. {Postfurc[91]}. [NL., fr.       post behind + furca a fork.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an       insect.
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Post-obit \Post-o"bit\, n., [or] Post-obit bond \Post-o"bit    bond`\ . [Pref. post- + obit.] (Law)       A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having       received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a       larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some       specified individual from whom he has expectations.       --Bouvier.
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Post-obit \Post-o"bit\, n., [or] Post-obit bond \Post-o"bit    bond`\ . [Pref. post- + obit.] (Law)       A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having       received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a       larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some       specified individual from whom he has expectations.       --Bouvier.
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Post \Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses       were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L.       positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf.       {Post} a pillar.]       1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed;             a station. Specifically:             (a) A station, or one of a series of stations, established                   for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on                   some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.             (b) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a                   body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such                   a station.             (c) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is                   limited.          2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially,             one who is employed by the government to carry letters and             parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter             carrier; a postman.                         In certain places there be always fresh posts, to                      carry that further which is brought unto them by the                      other.                                                --Abp. Abbot.                         I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving                      them from such a worthless post.         --Shak.          3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or             station to another; especially, the governmental system in             any country for carrying and distributing letters and             parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by             which the mail is transported.                         I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness,                      which I should not care to hazard by the common                      post.                                                --Pope.          4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.             [Obs.] [bd]In post he came.[b8] --Shak.          5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal             station. [Obs.]                         He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then                      called, post, for several years.         --Palfrey.          6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or             emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.                         The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.          7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under             {Paper}.          {Post and pair}, an old game at cards, in which each player a             hand of three cards. --B. Jonson.          {Post bag}, a mail bag.          {Post bill}, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster.          {Post chaise}, or {Post coach}, a carriage usually with four             wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.                      {Post day}, a day on which the mall arrives or departs.          {Post hackney}, a hired post horse. --Sir H. Wotton.          {Post horn}, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a             carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman.          {Post horse}, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the             post.          {Post hour}, hour for posting letters. --Dickens.          {Post office}.             (a) An office under governmental superintendence, where                   letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are                   received and distributed; a place appointed for                   attending to all business connected with the mail.             (b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter.          {Postoffice order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}.          {Post road}, [or] {Post route}, a road or way over which the             mail is carried.          {Post town}.             (a) A town in which post horses are kept.             (b) A town in which a post office is established by law.                            {To ride post}, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from             place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little             delay as possible.          {To travel post}, to travel, as a post does, by relays of             horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses             are attached at each stopping place.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Postpaid \Post"paid`\, a.       Having the postage prepaid, as a letter.
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Postpalatine \Post*pal"a*tine\, a. [Pref. post- + palatine.]       (Anat.)       Situated behind the palate, or behind the palatine bones.
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Postpliocene \Post*pli"o*cene\, a. (Geol.) [Pref. post- +       pliocene.]       Of or pertaining to the period immediately following the       Pliocene; Pleistocene. Also used as a noun. See {Quaternary}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Postpone \Post*pone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after       + ponere to place, put. See {Post-}, and {Position}.]       1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to             cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as,             to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following             day, or indefinitely.                         His praise postponed, and never to be paid.                                                                               --Cowper.          2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to             precedence, preference, value, or importance.                         All other considerations should give way and be                      postponed to this.                              --Locke.          Syn: To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Postpone \Post*pone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after       + ponere to place, put. See {Post-}, and {Position}.]       1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to             cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as,             to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following             day, or indefinitely.                         His praise postponed, and never to be paid.                                                                               --Cowper.          2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to             precedence, preference, value, or importance.                         All other considerations should give way and be                      postponed to this.                              --Locke.          Syn: To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate.
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Postponement \Post*pone"ment\, n.       The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a       future time; a temporary delay. --Macaulay.
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Postponence \Post*pon"ence\, n. [From L. postponens, p. pr.]       The act of postponing, in sense 2. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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Postponer \Post*pon"er\, n.       One who postpones.
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Postpone \Post*pone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after       + ponere to place, put. See {Post-}, and {Position}.]       1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to             cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as,             to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following             day, or indefinitely.                         His praise postponed, and never to be paid.                                                                               --Cowper.          2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to             precedence, preference, value, or importance.                         All other considerations should give way and be                      postponed to this.                              --Locke.          Syn: To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Postpose \Post*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postposed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Postposing}.] [F. postposer. See {Post-}, and {Pose},       v. t.]       To postpone. [Obs.] --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Postpose \Post*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postposed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Postposing}.] [F. postposer. See {Post-}, and {Pose},       v. t.]       To postpone. [Obs.] --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Postpose \Post*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postposed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Postposing}.] [F. postposer. See {Post-}, and {Pose},       v. t.]       To postpone. [Obs.] --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Postposit \Post*pos"it\, v. t. [L. postpositus, p. p. See       {Postpone}.]       To postpone. [Obs.] --Feltham.
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Postposition \Post`po*si"tion\, n. [Cf. F. postposition. See       {Postpone}.]       1. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed             after. [bd]The postposition of the nominative case to the             verb.[b8] --Mede.
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Postpositional \Post`po*si"tion*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to postposition.
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Postpositive \Post*pos"i*tive\, a. [See {Postpone}.]       Placed after another word; as, a postpositive conjunction; a       postpositive letter. -- {Post*pos"i*tive*ly}, adv.
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Postpositive \Post*pos"i*tive\, a. [See {Postpone}.]       Placed after another word; as, a postpositive conjunction; a       postpositive letter. -- {Post*pos"i*tive*ly}, adv.
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Postprandial \Post*pran"di*al\, a. [Pref. post- + prandial.]       Happening, or done, after dinner; after-dinner; as,       postprandial speeches.
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Pouched \Pouched\, a. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Having a marsupial pouch; as, the pouched badger, or                   the wombat.             (b) Having external cheek pouches; as, the pouched gopher.             (c) Having internal cheek pouches; as, the pouched                   squirrels.          {Pouched dog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Zebra wolf}, under {Zebra}.          {Pouched frog} (Zo[94]l.), the nototrema, the female of which             has a dorsal pouch in which the eggs are hatched, and in             which the young pass through their brief tadpole stage.          {Pouched gopher}, [or] {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pocket             gopher}, under {Pocket}.          {Pouched mouse}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pocket mouse}, under             {Pocket}.
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Pouchet box \Pou"chet box`\       See {Pouncet box}.
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Pseudepigraphic \Pseu*dep`i*graph"ic\, Pseudepigraphic    \Pseu*dep`i*graph"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to pseudepigraphy.
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Pseudepigraphous \Pseu`de*pig"ra*phous\, a. [Gr. [?] falsely       inscribed. See {Pseudo-}, and {Epigraphy}.]       Inscribed with a false name. --Cudworth.
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Pseudepigraphy \Pseu`de*pig"ra*phy\, n.       The ascription of false names of authors to works.
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Pseudobacteria \Pseu`do*bac*te"ri*a\, n. pl. [Pseudo- +       bacteria.] (Biol.)       Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered       inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping       resemble bacteria.          Note: The globules which divide and develop in form of chains                are organized beings; when this does not occur, we are                dealing with pseudobacteria. --Sternberg.
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Pseudobranch \Pseu"do*branch\, n. (Anat.)       Same as {Pseudobranchia}.
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d8Pseudobranchia \[d8]Pseu`do*bran"chi*a\, n.; pl.       {Pseudobranchi[91]}. [NL. See {Pseudo-}, and {Branchia}.]       (Anat.)       A rudimentary branchia, or gill. -- {Pseu`do*bran"chi*al}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pseudobranchia \[d8]Pseu`do*bran"chi*a\, n.; pl.       {Pseudobranchi[91]}. [NL. See {Pseudo-}, and {Branchia}.]       (Anat.)       A rudimentary branchia, or gill. -- {Pseu`do*bran"chi*al}, a.
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Pseudo-bulb \Pseu"do-bulb`\, n. [Pseudo- + bulb.] (Bot.)       An a[89]rial corm, or thickened stem, as of some epiphytic       orchidaceous plants.
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d8Pseudofilaria \[d8]Pseu`do*fi*la"ri*a\, n.; pl.       {Pseudofilari[?]}. [NL. See {Pseudo-}, and {Filaria}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       One of the two elongated vibratile young formed by fission of       the embryo during the development of certain Gregarin[91].
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Pseudo-hyperthophic \Pseu`do-hy`per*thoph"ic\, a. [Pseudo- +       hypertrophic.] (Med.)       Falsely hypertrophic; as, pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis, a       variety of paralysis in which the muscles are apparently       enlarged, but are really degenerated and replaced by fat.
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d8Pseudopodium \[d8]Pseu`do*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Pseudopodia}.       [NL.]       Same as {Pseudopod}.
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Pseudopodial \Pseu`do*po"di*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to a pseudopod, or to pseudopodia. See       Illust. of {Heliozoa}.
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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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pseudopupa \[d8]Pseu`do*pu"pa\, n.; pl. L. {Pseudopup[91]}, E.       {Pseudopupas}. [NL. See {Pseudo-}, and {Pupa}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A stage intermediate between the larva and pupa of bees and       certain other hymenopterous insects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pseudopupa \[d8]Pseu`do*pu"pa\, n.; pl. L. {Pseudopup[91]}, E.       {Pseudopupas}. [NL. See {Pseudo-}, and {Pupa}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A stage intermediate between the larva and pupa of bees and       certain other hymenopterous insects.
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d8Pseudovum \[d8]Pseu*do"vum\, n.; pl. {Pseudova}. [NL. See       {Pseudo-}, and {Ovum}.] (Zo[94]l.)       An egglike germ produced by the agamic females of some       insects and other animals, and by the larv[91] of certain       insects. It is capable of development without fertilization.       See Illust. of {P[91]dogenesis}.
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Pseudovary \Pseu*do"va*ry\, n.; pl. {Pseudovaries}. [Pseudo- +       ovary.] (Zo[94]l.)       The organ in which pseudova are produced; -- called also       {pseudovarium}.
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Pseudovary \Pseu*do"va*ry\, n.; pl. {Pseudovaries}. [Pseudo- +       ovary.] (Zo[94]l.)       The organ in which pseudova are produced; -- called also       {pseudovarium}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pseudovary \Pseu*do"va*ry\, n.; pl. {Pseudovaries}. [Pseudo- +       ovary.] (Zo[94]l.)       The organ in which pseudova are produced; -- called also       {pseudovarium}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Post Falls, ID (city, FIPS 64810)       Location: 47.71249 N, 116.94463 W       Population (1990): 7349 (2790 housing units)       Area: 15.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 83854
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Postville, IA (city, FIPS 64290)       Location: 43.08408 N, 91.56935 W       Population (1990): 1472 (670 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52162
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
pseudoprime n.   A backgammon prime (six consecutive occupied    points) with one point missing.   This term is an esoteric pun    derived from number theory: a number that passes a certain kind of    "primality test" may be called a `pseudoprime' (all primes pass any    such test, but so do some composite numbers), and any number that    passes several is, in some sense, almost certainly prime. The hacker    backgammon usage stems from the idea that a pseudoprime is almost as    good as a prime: it will do the same job unless you are unlucky.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
post office problem          Given a set of points (in N dimensions), find another point       which minimises the sum of the distances from that point to       each of the others.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Post Office Protocol          (POP) A {protocol} designed to allow       single user computers to retrieve {electronic mail} from a POP       {server}.   The POP server might be a computer with a permanent       {Internet} connection whereas its clients might only connect       to it occasionally, e.g. by {modem}.          There are (in 1994) three versions: POP, POP2, and {POP3}.       Later versions are NOT compatible with earlier ones.          [Details?]          (1997-03-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
postfix notation          (Or "Reverse Polish Notation", RPN) One of the       possible orderings of {functions} and {operands}: in postfix       notation the functions are preceded by all their operands.       For example, what may normally be written as "1+2" becomes "1       2 +".   Postfix notation is well suited for {stack} based       {architectures} but modern {compilers} reduced this advantage       considerably.          The best-known language with postfix syntax is {FORTH}.   Some       {Hewlett-Packard} calculators use it, e.g. HP-25, HP-29C,       HP-41C, HP-23SII.          Compare: {infix notation}, {prefix notation}.          (2003-06-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
postfix syntax          {postfix notation}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pseudoprime          A backgammon prime (six consecutive occupied points) with one       point missing.   This term is an esoteric pun derived from a       mathematical method that, rather than determining precisely       whether a number is prime (has no divisors), uses a       statistical technique to decide whether the number is       "probably" prime.   A number that passes this test is called a       pseudoprime.   The hacker backgammon usage stems from the idea       that a pseudoprime is almost as good as a prime: it does the       job of a prime until proven otherwise, and that probably won't       happen.          [{Jargon File}]