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   periarterial plexus
         n 1: an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery [syn:
               {periarterial plexus}, {plexus periarterialis}]

English Dictionary: priority	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
periarteritis n inflammation of the outer coat of an artery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
periarteritis nodosa n a progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area Synonym(s): periarteritis nodosa, polyarteritis nodosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perorate v conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation deliver an oration in grandiloquent style
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peroration n a flowery and highly rhetorical oration (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"
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prairie dock n stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns Synonym(s): American feverfew, wild quinine, prairie dock, Parthenium integrifolium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie dog n any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry Synonym(s): prairie dog, prairie marmot
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prairie trefoil n North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers Synonym(s): prairie bird's-foot trefoil, compass plant, prairie lotus, prairie trefoil, Lotus americanus
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prairie trillium n trillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowers Synonym(s): prairie wake-robin, prairie trillium, Trillium recurvatum
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prairie white-fringed orchid n of central North America; a threatened species [syn: prairie white-fringed orchid, Platanthera leucophea]
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prairie white-fringed orchis n orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers Synonym(s): prairie orchid, prairie white-fringed orchis, Habenaria leucophaea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preordain v foreordain or determine beforehand [syn: predestine, foreordain, preordain]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preordination n (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) Synonym(s): predestination, foreordination, preordination, predetermination
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prioritise v assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" Synonym(s): prioritize, prioritise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prioritize v assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" Synonym(s): prioritize, prioritise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
priority n status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle" Synonym(s): precedence, precedency, priority preceding in time Synonym(s): priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency Antonym(s): posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
priority processing n data processing in which the operations performed are determined by a system of priorities
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pro rata adv in proportion Synonym(s): proportionately, pro rata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prorate v make a proportional settlement or distribution divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proration n the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer
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pruritus n an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pruritus ani n chronic itching of the skin around the anus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pruritus vulvae n persistent itching of the external female genitalia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pererration \Per`er*ra"tion\, n. [L. pererrare, pererratum, to wander through.] A wandering, or rambling, through various places. [R.] --Howell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perorate \Per"o*rate\, v. i. [See {Peroration}.] To make a peroration; to harangue. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peroration \Per`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. peroratio, fr. perorate, peroratum, to speak from beginning to end; per + orate to speak. See {Per-}, and {Oration}.] (Rhet.) The concluding part of an oration; especially, a final summing up and enforcement of an argument. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heart \Heart\, n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha[a1]rt[?], Lith. szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. [?], [?] [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Accord}, {Discord}, {Cordial}, 4th {Core}, {Courage}.] 1. (Anat.) A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood. Why does my blood thus muster to my heart! --Shak. Note: In adult mammals and birds, the heart is four-chambered, the right auricle and ventricle being completely separated from the left auricle and ventricle; and the blood flows from the systematic veins to the right auricle, thence to the right ventricle, from which it is forced to the lungs, then returned to the left auricle, thence passes to the left ventricle, from which it is driven into the systematic arteries. See Illust. under {Aorta}. In fishes there are but one auricle and one ventricle, the blood being pumped from the ventricle through the gills to the system, and thence returned to the auricle. In most amphibians and reptiles, the separation of the auricles is partial or complete, and in reptiles the ventricles also are separated more or less completely. The so-called lymph hearts, found in many amphibians, reptiles, and birds, are contractile sacs, which pump the lymph into the veins. 2. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; -- usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and character; the moral affections and character itself; the individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart. Hearts are dust, hearts' loves remain. --Emerson. 3. The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or system; the source of life and motion in any organization; the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country, of a tree, etc. Exploits done in the heart of France. --Shak. Peace subsisting at the heart Of endless agitation. --Wordsworth. 4. Courage; courageous purpose; spirit. Eve, recovering heart, replied. --Milton. The expelled nations take heart, and when they fly from one country invade another. --Sir W. Temple. 5. Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad. That the spent earth may gather heart again. --Dryden. 6. That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation, -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart. 7. One of a series of playing cards, distinguished by the figure or figures of a heart; as, hearts are trumps. 8. Vital part; secret meaning; real intention. And then show you the heart of my message. --Shak. 9. A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address. [bd]I speak to thee, my heart.[b8] --Shak. Note: Heart is used in many compounds, the most of which need no special explanation; as, heart-appalling, heart-breaking, heart-cheering, heart-chilled, heart-expanding, heart-free, heart-hardened, heart-heavy, heart-purifying, heart-searching, heart-sickening, heart-sinking, heart-stirring, heart-touching, heart-wearing, heart-whole, heart-wounding, heart-wringing, etc. {After one's own heart}, conforming with one's inmost approval and desire; as, a friend after my own heart. The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart. --1 Sam. xiii. 14. {At heart}, in the inmost character or disposition; at bottom; really; as, he is at heart a good man. {By heart}, in the closest or most thorough manner; as, to know or learn by heart. [bd]Composing songs, for fools to get by heart[b8] (that is, to commit to memory, or to learn thoroughly). --Pope. {For my heart}, for my life; if my life were at stake. [Obs.] [bd]I could not get him for my heart to do it.[b8] --Shak. {Heart bond} (Masonry), a bond in which no header stone stretches across the wall, but two headers meet in the middle, and their joint is covered by another stone laid header fashion. --Knight. {Heart and hand}, with enthusiastic co[94]peration. {Heart hardness}, hardness of heart; callousness of feeling; moral insensibility. --Shak. {Heart heaviness}, depression of spirits. --Shak. {Heart point} (Her.), the fess point. See {Escutcheon}. {Heart rising}, a rising of the heart, as in opposition. {Heart shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine, bivalve shell of the genus {Cardium} and allied genera, having a heart-shaped shell; esp., the European {Isocardia cor}; -- called also {heart cockle}. {Heart sickness}, extreme depression of spirits. {Heart and soul}, with the utmost earnestness. {Heart urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any heartshaped, spatangoid sea urchin. See {Spatangoid}. {Heart wheel}, a form of cam, shaped like a heart. See {Cam}. {In good heart}, in good courage; in good hope. {Out of heart}, discouraged. {Poor heart}, an exclamation of pity. {To break the heart of}. (a) To bring to despair or hopeless grief; to cause to be utterly cast down by sorrow. (b) To bring almost to completion; to finish very nearly; -- said of anything undertaken; as, he has broken the heart of the task. {To find in the heart}, to be willing or disposed. [bd]I could find in my heart to ask your pardon.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. {To have at heart}, to desire (anything) earnestly. {To have in the heart}, to purpose; to design or intend to do. {To have the heart in the mouth}, to be much frightened. {To lose heart}, to become discouraged. {To lose one's heart}, to fall in love. {To set the heart at rest}, to put one's self at ease. {To set the heart upon}, to fix the desires on; to long for earnestly; to be very fond of. {To take heart of grace}, to take courage. {To take to heart}, to grieve over. {To wear one's heart upon one's sleeve}, to expose one's feelings or intentions; to be frank or impulsive. {With all one's whole heart}, very earnestly; fully; completely; devotedly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains. From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow. 2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow. {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse. {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States. {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies. {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}. {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown. {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch}, {winter itch}. {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above. {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops argentatus}), native of the Western prairies. {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2. {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga. {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above. {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; -- called also {gopher}. {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}. {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white. {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains. From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow. 2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow. {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse. {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States. {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies. {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}. {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown. {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch}, {winter itch}. {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above. {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops argentatus}), native of the Western prairies. {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2. {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga. {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above. {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; -- called also {gopher}. {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}. {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white. {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains. From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow. 2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow. {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse. {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States. {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies. {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}. {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown. {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch}, {winter itch}. {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above. {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops argentatus}), native of the Western prairies. {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2. {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga. {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above. {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; -- called also {gopher}. {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}. {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white. {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains. From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow. 2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow. {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse. {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States. {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies. {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}. {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown. {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch}, {winter itch}. {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above. {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops argentatus}), native of the Western prairies. {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2. {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga. {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above. {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; -- called also {gopher}. {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}. {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white. {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preaortic \Pre`a*or"tic\, a. (Anat.) In front, or on the ventral side, of the aorta.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preordain \Pre`or*dain"\, v. t. [Pref. pre + ordain: cf. L. praeordinare.] To ordain or appoint beforehand: to predetermine: to foreordain. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preorder \Pre*or"der\, v. t. To order to arrange beforehand; to foreordain. --Sir W. Hamilton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preordinance \Preor"dinance\, n. Antecedent decree or determination. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preordinate \Preor"dinate\, a. [L. praeordinatus, p. p. See {Preordain}.] Preordained. [R.] --Sir T. Elyot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preordination \Preor`dina"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr[82]ordination.] The act of foreordaining: previous determination. [bd]The preordination of God.[b8] --Bale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Priorate \Pri"or*ate\, n. [LL. prioratus: cf. F. priorat.] The dignity, office, or government, of a prior. --T. Warton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Priority \Prior"ity\, n. [Cf. F. priorit[82]. See {Prior}, a.] 1. The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application. 2. Precedence; superior rank. --Shak. {Priority of debts}, a superior claim to payment, or a claim to payment before others. Syn: Antecedence; precedence; pre[89]minence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Priority \Prior"ity\, n. [Cf. F. priorit[82]. See {Prior}, a.] 1. The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application. 2. Precedence; superior rank. --Shak. {Priority of debts}, a superior claim to payment, or a claim to payment before others. Syn: Antecedence; precedence; pre[89]minence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pro \[d8]Pro\, prep. [L.; akin to prae before, Gr. [?], and E. for. See {For}, prep., and cf. {Prior}, a.] A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth. {Pro confesso} [L.] (Law), taken as confessed. The action of a court of equity on that portion of the pleading in a particular case which the pleading on the other side does not deny. {Pro rata}. [L. See {Prorate}.] In proportion; proportion. {Pro re nata} [L.] (Law), for the existing occasion; as matters are.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proratable \Prorat"able\, a. Capable of being prorated, or divided proportionately. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prorate \Pro*rate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prorating}.] [From L. pro rata (sc. parte) according to a certain part, in proportion.] To divide or distribute proportionally; to assess pro rata. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prorate \Pro*rate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prorating}.] [From L. pro rata (sc. parte) according to a certain part, in proportion.] To divide or distribute proportionally; to assess pro rata. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prorate \Pro*rate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prorating}.] [From L. pro rata (sc. parte) according to a certain part, in proportion.] To divide or distribute proportionally; to assess pro rata. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, n. [Cf. F. irritant.] 1. That which irritates or excites. 2. (Physiol. & Med.) Any agent by which irritation is produced; as, a chemical irritant; a mechanical or electrical irritant. 3. (Toxicology) A poison that produces inflammation. {Counter irritant}. See under {Counter}. {Pure irritant} (Toxicology), a poison that produces inflammation without any corrosive action upon the tissues.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prairie Du Chien, WI Zip code(s): 53821
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prairie du Chien, WI (city, FIPS 65050) Location: 43.04322 N, 91.13996 W Population (1990): 5659 (2393 housing units) Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prairie Du Chien, WI Zip code(s): 53821
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prairie du Chien, WI (city, FIPS 65050) Location: 43.04322 N, 91.13996 W Population (1990): 5659 (2393 housing units) Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prairie Du Roche, IL Zip code(s): 62277
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prairie du Rocher, IL (village, FIPS 61639) Location: 38.08128 N, 90.09761 W Population (1990): 540 (228 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prairie Du Sac, WI Zip code(s): 53578
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prairie du Sac, WI (village, FIPS 65100) Location: 43.29107 N, 89.72850 W Population (1990): 2380 (929 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prairie Du Sac, WI Zip code(s): 53578
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prairie du Sac, WI (village, FIPS 65100) Location: 43.29107 N, 89.72850 W Population (1990): 2380 (929 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
priority interrupt n. [from the hardware term] Describes any stimulus compelling enough to yank one right out of {hack mode}. Classically used to describe being dragged away by an {SO} for immediate sex, but may also refer to more mundane interruptions such as a fire alarm going off in the near vicinity. Also called an {NMI} (non-maskable interrupt), especially in PC-land.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pre-order 1. {traversal}. 2. A {relation} R is a pre-order if it is {reflexive} (x R x) and {transitive} (x R y R z => x R z). If it is also {antisymmetric} (x R y R x => x = y) then it is a {partial ordering}. (2001-10-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pre-order traversal {traversal}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
priority interrupt [hardware] Describes any stimulus compelling enough to yank one right out of {hack mode}. Classically used to describe being dragged away by an {SO} for immediate sex, but may also refer to more mundane interruptions such as a fire alarm going off in the near vicinity. Also called an {NMI} (non-maskable interrupt), especially in PC-land. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
priority inversion The state of a concurrent system where a high priority task is waiting for a low priority task which is waiting for a medium priority task. The system may become unstable and {crash} under these circumstances. In an {operating system} that uses multiple tasks, each task (or {context}) may be given a priority. These priorities help the {scheduler} decide which task to run next. Consider tasks, L, M, and H, with priorities Low, Medium, and High. M is running and H is blocked waiting for some resource that is held by L. So long as any task with a priority higher than L is runable, it will prevent task L, and thus task H, from running. Priority inversion is generally considered either as a high-level design failure or an implementation issue to be taken into account depending on who is talking. Most operating systems have methods in place to prevent or take inversion into account. {Priority inheritance} is one method. The most public instance of priority inversion is the repeated 'fail-safe' rebooting of the {Mars Pathfinder (http://research.microsoft.com/~mbj/Mars_Pathfinder/Mars_Pathfinder.html)}. base station ('Sagan Memorial Station'). (2003-06-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
priority queue A data structure with three operations: insert a new item, return the highest priority item, and remove the highest priority item. The obvious way to represent priority queues is by maintaining a sorted list but this can make the insert operation very slow. Greater efficiency can be achieved by using {heaps}. (1996-03-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
priority scheduling {Processes scheduling} in which the {scheduler} selects tasks to run based on their priority as opposed to, say, a simple {round-robin}. Priorities may be static or dynamic. Static priorities are assigned at the time of creation, while dynamic priorities are based on the processes' behaviour while in the system. For example, the scheduler may favour {I/O}-intensive tasks so that expensive requests can be issued as early as possible. A danger of priority scheduling is {starvation}, in which processes with lower priorities are not given the opportunity to run. In order to avoid starvation, in preemptive scheduling, the priority of a process is gradually reduced while it is running. Eventually, the priority of the running process will no longer be the highest, and the next process will start running. This method is called {aging}.