rational
         adj 1: consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational
                  behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational
                  thought" [ant: {irrational}]
         2: of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind;
            "intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational over
            the animal side of man" [syn: {intellectual}, {rational},
            {noetic}]
         3: capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers;
            "rational numbers" [ant: {irrational}]
         4: having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as
            distinguished from experience or emotion); "a rational
            analysis"
         n 1: an integer or a fraction [syn: {rational number},
               {rational}]

English Dictionary: rationale	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rational motive n a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument
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rational number n an integer or a fraction [syn: rational number, rational]
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rationale n (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines" Synonym(s): rationale, principle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rationalisation n (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening Synonym(s): rationalization, rationalisation the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason Synonym(s): rationalization, rationalisation (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation Synonym(s): rationalization, rationalisation the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency Synonym(s): rationalization, rationalisation systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale Synonym(s): systematization, systematisation, rationalization, rationalisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rationalise v structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits" Synonym(s): rationalize, rationalise defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" Synonym(s): apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize" Synonym(s): rationalize, rationalise remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized" Synonym(s): rationalize, rationalise weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" Synonym(s): cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise
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rationalise away v substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of; "you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear-- there is no poltergeist in the house!" Synonym(s): rationalize away, rationalise away
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rationalism n (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct Synonym(s): rationalism, freethinking
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rationalist adj of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism; "rationalist philosophy" n someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes Synonym(s): positivist, rationalist
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rationalistic adj of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism
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rationality n the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions" Synonym(s): rationality, reason, reasonableness the quality of being consistent with or based on logic Synonym(s): rationality, rationalness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rationalization n the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason Synonym(s): rationalization, rationalisation (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening Synonym(s): rationalization, rationalisation (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation Synonym(s): rationalization, rationalisation the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency Synonym(s): rationalization, rationalisation systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale Synonym(s): systematization, systematisation, rationalization, rationalisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rationalize v defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" Synonym(s): apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" Synonym(s): cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits" Synonym(s): rationalize, rationalise think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize" Synonym(s): rationalize, rationalise remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized" Synonym(s): rationalize, rationalise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rationalize away v substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of; "you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear-- there is no poltergeist in the house!" Synonym(s): rationalize away, rationalise away
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rationally adv in a rational manner; "we must act rationally" [ant: irrationally]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rationalness n the quality of being consistent with or based on logic Synonym(s): rationality, rationalness
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read-only file n (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change
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read-only memory n (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed Synonym(s): read-only memory, ROM, read-only storage, fixed storage
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read-only memory chip n a memory chip providing read-only memory
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read-only storage n (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed Synonym(s): read-only memory, ROM, read-only storage, fixed storage
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red mulberry n North American mulberry having dark purple edible fruit Synonym(s): red mulberry, Morus rubra
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red mullet n brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels [syn: goatfish, red mullet, surmullet, Mullus surmuletus]
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rete Malpighii n the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum germinativum}, stratum basale, malpighian layer, rete Malpighii]
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retinal adj in or relating to the retina of the eye; "retinal cells" n either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light Synonym(s): retinene, retinal
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retinal cone n a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color Synonym(s): cone, cone cell, retinal cone
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retinal detachment n visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation Synonym(s): retinal detachment, detachment of the retina, detached retina
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retinal purple n a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light Synonym(s): visual purple, rhodopsin, retinal purple
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retinal rod n a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light [syn: rod, rod cell, retinal rod]
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retinal scanning n biometric identification by scanning the retina of the eye; "identification by retinal scanning is complicated by eye movements"
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retinol n an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene Synonym(s): vitamin A1, retinol
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rottenly adv in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" [syn: terribly, atrociously, awfully, abominably, abysmally, rottenly]
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routinely adv according to routine or established practice; "he routinely parked in a no-parking zone"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rat \Rat\, n. [AS. r[91]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G.       ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[86]tta, F.       rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf.       {Raccoon}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of             the genus {Mus} and allied genera, larger than mice, that             infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway,             or brown, rat ({M. Alexandrinus}). These were introduced             into Anerica from the Old World.          2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,             used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their             natural hair. [Local, U.S.]          3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the             trades, one who works for lower wages than those             prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]          Note: [bd]It so chanced that, not long after the accession of                the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the                German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this                country (in some timber as is said); and being much                stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,                rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.                The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,                as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the                government of George the First, but has by degrees                obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any                sudden and mercenary change in politics.[b8] --Lord                Mahon.          {Bamboo rat} (Zo[94]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus             {Rhizomys}.          {Beaver rat}, {Coast rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Beaver} and             {Coast}.          {Blind rat} (Zo[94]l.), the mole rat.          {Cotton rat} (Zo[94]l.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon             hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and             Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious             to the crop.          {Ground rat}. See {Ground Pig}, under {Ground}.          {Hedgehog rat}. See under {Hedgehog}.          {Kangaroo rat} (Zo[94]l.), the potoroo.          {Norway rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common brown rat. See {Rat}.          {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) See {Pocket Gopher}, under {Pocket}.             (b) Any African rodent of the genus {Cricetomys}.          {Rat Indians} (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near             Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock.          {Rat mole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole rat}, under {Mole}.          {Rat pit}, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be             killed by a dog for sport.          {Rat snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas             mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters             dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.          {Spiny rat} (Zo[94]l.), any South America rodent of the genus             {Echinomys}.          {To smell a rat}. See under {Smell}.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any American rat of the genus             {Neotoma}, especially {N. Floridana}, common in the             Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rational \Ra"tion*al\, n.       A rational being. --Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rational \Ra"tion*al\, a. [L. rationalis: cf. F. rationnel. See       {Ratio}, {Reason}, and cf. {Rationale}.]       1. Relating to reason; not physical; mental.                         Moral philosophy was his chiefest end; for the                      rational, the natural, and mathematics . . . were                      but simple pastimes in comparison of the other.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               North.          2. Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with             reason or understanding; reasoning.                         It is our glory and happiness to have a rational                      nature.                                             --Law.          3. Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous,             extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise;             judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man.          4. (Chem.) Expressing the type, structure, relations, and             reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formul[91].             See under {Formula}.          {Rational horizon}. (Astron.) See {Horizon}, 2             (b) .          {Rational quantity} (Alg.), one that can be expressed without             the use of a radical sign, or in extract parts of unity;             -- opposed to irrational or radical quantity.          {Rational symptom} (Med.), one elicited by the statements of             the patient himself and not as the result of a physical             examination.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formula \For"mu*la\, n.; pl. E. {Formulas}, L. {Formul[91]}.       [L., dim. of forma form, model. See{Form}, n.]       1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or             conventional method in which anything is to be done,             arranged, or said.          2. (Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement             of foctrines.          3. (Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic             language; as, the binominal formula.          4. (Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a             medicinal compound.          5. (Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters,             figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a             compound.          Note: Chemical formul[91] consist of the abbreviations of the                names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower                right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each                element contained.          {Empirical formula} (Chem.), an expression which gives the             simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical             formula of acetic acid is {C2H4O2}.          {Graphic formula}, {Rational formula} (Chem.), an expression             of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the             structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or             radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is             {CH3.(C:O).OH}; -- called also {structural formula},             {constitutional formula}, etc. See also the formula of             {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}.          {Molecular formula} (Chem.), a formula indicating the             supposed molecular constitution of a compound.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rational \Ra"tion*al\, a. [L. rationalis: cf. F. rationnel. See       {Ratio}, {Reason}, and cf. {Rationale}.]       1. Relating to reason; not physical; mental.                         Moral philosophy was his chiefest end; for the                      rational, the natural, and mathematics . . . were                      but simple pastimes in comparison of the other.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               North.          2. Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with             reason or understanding; reasoning.                         It is our glory and happiness to have a rational                      nature.                                             --Law.          3. Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous,             extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise;             judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man.          4. (Chem.) Expressing the type, structure, relations, and             reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formul[91].             See under {Formula}.          {Rational horizon}. (Astron.) See {Horizon}, 2             (b) .          {Rational quantity} (Alg.), one that can be expressed without             the use of a radical sign, or in extract parts of unity;             -- opposed to irrational or radical quantity.          {Rational symptom} (Med.), one elicited by the statements of             the patient himself and not as the result of a physical             examination.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horizon \Ho*ri"zon\, n. [F., fr. L. horizon, fr. Gr. [?] (sc.       [?]) the bounding line, horizon, fr. [?] to bound, fr. [?]       boundary, limit.]       1. The circle which bounds that part of the earth's surface             visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent             junction of the earth and sky.                         And when the morning sun shall raise his car Above                      the border of this horizon.               --Shak.                         All the horizon round Invested with bright rays.                                                                               --Milton.          2. (Astron.)             (a) A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and                   at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a                   plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place;                   called distinctively the sensible horizon.             (b) A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place,                   and passing through the earth's center; -- called also                   {rational [or] celestial horizon}.             (c) (Naut.) The unbroken line separating sky and water, as                   seen by an eye at a given elevation, no land being                   visible.          3. (Geol.) The epoch or time during which a deposit was made.                         The strata all over the earth, which were formed at                      the same time, are said to belong to the same                      geological horizon.                           --Le Conte.          4. (Painting) The chief horizontal line in a picture of any             sort, which determines in the picture the height of the             eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the             representation of the natural horizon corresponds with             this line.          {Apparent horizon}. See under {Apparent}.          {Artificial horizon}, a level mirror, as the surface of             mercury in a shallow vessel, or a plane reflector adjusted             to the true level artificially; -- used chiefly with the             sextant for observing the double altitude of a celestial             body.          {Celestial horizon}. (Astron.) See def. 2, above.          {Dip of the horizon} (Astron.), the vertical angle between             the sensible horizon and a line to the visible horizon,             the latter always being below the former.          {Rational horizon}, and {Sensible horizon}. (Astron.) See             def. 2, above.          {Visible horizon}. See definitions 1 and 2, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horizon \Ho*ri"zon\, n. [F., fr. L. horizon, fr. Gr. [?] (sc.       [?]) the bounding line, horizon, fr. [?] to bound, fr. [?]       boundary, limit.]       1. The circle which bounds that part of the earth's surface             visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent             junction of the earth and sky.                         And when the morning sun shall raise his car Above                      the border of this horizon.               --Shak.                         All the horizon round Invested with bright rays.                                                                               --Milton.          2. (Astron.)             (a) A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and                   at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a                   plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place;                   called distinctively the sensible horizon.             (b) A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place,                   and passing through the earth's center; -- called also                   {rational [or] celestial horizon}.             (c) (Naut.) The unbroken line separating sky and water, as                   seen by an eye at a given elevation, no land being                   visible.          3. (Geol.) The epoch or time during which a deposit was made.                         The strata all over the earth, which were formed at                      the same time, are said to belong to the same                      geological horizon.                           --Le Conte.          4. (Painting) The chief horizontal line in a picture of any             sort, which determines in the picture the height of the             eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the             representation of the natural horizon corresponds with             this line.          {Apparent horizon}. See under {Apparent}.          {Artificial horizon}, a level mirror, as the surface of             mercury in a shallow vessel, or a plane reflector adjusted             to the true level artificially; -- used chiefly with the             sextant for observing the double altitude of a celestial             body.          {Celestial horizon}. (Astron.) See def. 2, above.          {Dip of the horizon} (Astron.), the vertical angle between             the sensible horizon and a line to the visible horizon,             the latter always being below the former.          {Rational horizon}, and {Sensible horizon}. (Astron.) See             def. 2, above.          {Visible horizon}. See definitions 1 and 2, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rational \Ra"tion*al\, a. [L. rationalis: cf. F. rationnel. See       {Ratio}, {Reason}, and cf. {Rationale}.]       1. Relating to reason; not physical; mental.                         Moral philosophy was his chiefest end; for the                      rational, the natural, and mathematics . . . were                      but simple pastimes in comparison of the other.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               North.          2. Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with             reason or understanding; reasoning.                         It is our glory and happiness to have a rational                      nature.                                             --Law.          3. Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous,             extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise;             judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man.          4. (Chem.) Expressing the type, structure, relations, and             reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formul[91].             See under {Formula}.          {Rational horizon}. (Astron.) See {Horizon}, 2             (b) .          {Rational quantity} (Alg.), one that can be expressed without             the use of a radical sign, or in extract parts of unity;             -- opposed to irrational or radical quantity.          {Rational symptom} (Med.), one elicited by the statements of             the patient himself and not as the result of a physical             examination.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rational \Ra"tion*al\, a. [L. rationalis: cf. F. rationnel. See       {Ratio}, {Reason}, and cf. {Rationale}.]       1. Relating to reason; not physical; mental.                         Moral philosophy was his chiefest end; for the                      rational, the natural, and mathematics . . . were                      but simple pastimes in comparison of the other.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               North.          2. Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with             reason or understanding; reasoning.                         It is our glory and happiness to have a rational                      nature.                                             --Law.          3. Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous,             extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise;             judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man.          4. (Chem.) Expressing the type, structure, relations, and             reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formul[91].             See under {Formula}.          {Rational horizon}. (Astron.) See {Horizon}, 2             (b) .          {Rational quantity} (Alg.), one that can be expressed without             the use of a radical sign, or in extract parts of unity;             -- opposed to irrational or radical quantity.          {Rational symptom} (Med.), one elicited by the statements of             the patient himself and not as the result of a physical             examination.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationale \Ra`tion*a"le\, n. [L. rationalis, neut. rationale.       See {Rational}, a.]       An explanation or exposition of the principles of some       opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or like; also, the       principles themselves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationalism \Ra"tion*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. rationalisme.]       1. (Theol.) The doctrine or system of those who deduce their             religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as             distinct from, or opposed to, revelation.          2. (Philos.) The system that makes rational power the             ultimate test of truth; -- opposed to sensualism, or             sensationalism, and empiricism. --Fleming.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationalist \Ra"tion*al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. rationaliste.]       One who accepts rationalism as a theory or system; also,       disparagingly, a false reasoner. See Citation under       {Reasonist}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationalistic \Ra`tion*al*is"tic\, Rationalistical    \Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al\a.       Belonging to, or in accordance with, the principles of       rationalism. -- {Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationalistic \Ra`tion*al*is"tic\, Rationalistical    \Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al\a.       Belonging to, or in accordance with, the principles of       rationalism. -- {Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationalistic \Ra`tion*al*is"tic\, Rationalistical    \Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al\a.       Belonging to, or in accordance with, the principles of       rationalism. -- {Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationality \Ra`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}. [F.       rationalit[82], or L. rationalitas.]       The quality or state of being rational; agreement with       reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason;       reasonableness.                   When God has made rationality the common portion of                mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure? --Gov. of                                                                               Tongue.                   Well-directed intentions, whose rationalities will                never bear a rigid examination.               --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationalization \Ra`tion*al*i*za"tion\, n.       The act or process of rationalizing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationalize \Ra"tion*al*ize\, v. i.       To use, and rely on, reason in forming a theory, belief,       etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with the       principles of rationalism.                   Theodore . . . is just considered the chief                rationalizing doctor of antiquity.         --J. H.                                                                               Newman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationalize \Ra"tion*al*ize\, v. t.       1. To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.          2. To interpret in the manner of a rationalist.          3. To form a rational conception of.          4. (Alg.) To render rational; to free from radical signs or             quantities.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationally \Ra"tion*al*ly\, adv.       In a rational manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationalness \Ra"tion*al*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being rational; rationality.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially             {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species.       (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}.          {Red lead}.       (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}.          {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}.          {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of             aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of             dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used             originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}.                      {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge.          {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}.          {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his             color.          {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See             {Maple}.          {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below.          {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple             color ({Morus rubra}).          {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}.          {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a             reddish color.          {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish.          {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}.          {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus             resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.          {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}.          {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who             maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --             because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an             extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]          {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.                      {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}.          {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}.          {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus             aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California             and Australia.          {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or             reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red             silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver.          {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or]             Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the             Florida reefs.          {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga             ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of             scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.          {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which             the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to             infarction or inflammation.          {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite             ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often             destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those             cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly             on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn             yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.             Called also {red mite}.          {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree.          {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up             documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mullet \Mul"let\, n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L.       mullus.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil;             -- called also {gray mullets}. They are found on the             coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as             food. Among the most valuable species are {Mugil capito}             of Europe, and {M. cephalus} which occurs both on the             European and American coasts.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of the genus {Mullus}, or family             {Mullid[91]}; called also {red mullet}, and {surmullet},             esp. the plain surmullet ({Mullus barbatus}), and the             striped surmullet ({M. surmulletus}) of Southern Europe.             The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for             the brilliancy of its colors. See {Surmullet}.          {French mullet}. See {Ladyfish}             (a) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially             {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species.       (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}.          {Red lead}.       (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}.          {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}.          {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of             aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of             dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used             originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}.                      {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge.          {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}.          {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his             color.          {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See             {Maple}.          {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below.          {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple             color ({Morus rubra}).          {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}.          {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a             reddish color.          {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish.          {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}.          {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus             resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.          {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}.          {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who             maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --             because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an             extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]          {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.                      {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}.          {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}.          {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus             aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California             and Australia.          {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or             reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red             silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver.          {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or]             Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the             Florida reefs.          {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga             ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of             scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.          {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which             the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to             infarction or inflammation.          {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite             ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often             destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those             cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly             on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn             yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.             Called also {red mite}.          {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree.          {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up             documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mullet \Mul"let\, n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L.       mullus.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil;             -- called also {gray mullets}. They are found on the             coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as             food. Among the most valuable species are {Mugil capito}             of Europe, and {M. cephalus} which occurs both on the             European and American coasts.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of the genus {Mullus}, or family             {Mullid[91]}; called also {red mullet}, and {surmullet},             esp. the plain surmullet ({Mullus barbatus}), and the             striped surmullet ({M. surmulletus}) of Southern Europe.             The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for             the brilliancy of its colors. See {Surmullet}.          {French mullet}. See {Ladyfish}             (a) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially             {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species.       (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}.          {Red lead}.       (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}.          {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}.          {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of             aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of             dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used             originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}.                      {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge.          {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}.          {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his             color.          {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See             {Maple}.          {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below.          {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple             color ({Morus rubra}).          {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}.          {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a             reddish color.          {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish.          {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}.          {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus             resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.          {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}.          {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who             maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --             because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an             extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]          {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.                      {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}.          {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}.          {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus             aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California             and Australia.          {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or             reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red             silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver.          {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or]             Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the             Florida reefs.          {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga             ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of             scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.          {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which             the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to             infarction or inflammation.          {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite             ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often             destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those             cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly             on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn             yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.             Called also {red mite}.          {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree.          {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up             documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retain \Re*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retained}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Retaining}.] [F. retainir, L. retinere; pref. re- re- +       tenere to hold, keep. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Rein} of a       bridle, {Retention}, {Retinue}.]       1. To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose,             part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape,             or the like. [bd]Thy shape invisibleretain.[b8] --Shak.                         Be obedient, and retain Unalterably firm his love                      entire.                                             --Milton.                         An executor may retain a debt due to him from the                      testator.                                          --Blackstone.          2. To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to             hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.                         A Benedictine convent has now retained the most                      learned father of their order to write in its                      defense.                                             --Addison.          3. To restrain; to prevent. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.          {Retaining wall} (Arch. & Engin.), a wall built to keep any             movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place;             -- called also {retain wall}.          Syn: To keep; hold; retrain. See {Keep}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retainal \Re*tain"al\, n.       The act of retaining; retention.
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Retinal \Ret"i*nal\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the retina.          {Retinal purple} (Physiol. Chem.), the visual purple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retinal \Ret"i*nal\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the retina.          {Retinal purple} (Physiol. Chem.), the visual purple.
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Retinalite \Re*tin"a*lite\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?] resin + -lite.]       (Min.)       A translucent variety of serpentine, of a honey yellow or       greenish yellow color, having a waxy resinlike luster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Retinula \[d8]Re*tin"u*la\, n.; pl. {Retinul[91]}. [NL., dim.       of NL. & E. retina.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the group of pigmented cells which surround the       retinophor[91] of invertebrates. See Illust. under       {Ommatidium}.
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Retinulate \Re*tin"u*late\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having, or characterized by, retinul[?].
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Retnol \Ret"*nol\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?] resin + L. oleum oil.]       (Chem.)       A hydrocarbon oil obtained by the distillation of resin, --       used in printer's ink.
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Rhythmless \Rhythm"less\, a.       Being without rhythm. --Coleridge.
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Rodomel \Rod"o*mel\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?] rose + [?][?][?] honey.]       Juice of roses mixed with honey. --Simmonds.
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Rotten \Rot"ten\, a. [Icel. rotinn; akin to Sw. rutten, Dan.       radden. See {Rot}.]       Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten       meat. Hence:       (a) Offensive to the smell; fetid; disgusting.                         You common cry of curs! whose breath I hate As reek                      of the rotten fens.                           --Shak.       (b) Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous;             unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone. [bd]The deepness             of the rotten way.[b8] --Knolles.          {Rotten borough}. See under {Borough}.          {Rotten stone} (Min.), a soft stone, called also {Tripoli}             (from the country from which it was formerly brought),             used in all sorts of finer grinding and polishing in the             arts, and for cleaning metallic substances. The name is             also given to other friable siliceous stones applied to             like uses.          Syn: Putrefied; decayed; carious; defective; unsound;                corrupt; deceitful; treacherous. -- {Rot"ten*ly}, adv.                -- {Rot"ten*ness}, n.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
read-only user n.   Describes a {luser} who uses computers    almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or    email, rather than writing code or purveying useful information.    See {twink}, {terminal junkie}, {lurker}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
rational          [Mathematics] a fractional number n/d, where n and d are       integers, n is the numerator and d is the denominator.   The       set of all rational numbers is usually called Q.       Computers do not usually deal with rational numbers but       instead convert them to {real} numbers which are represented       (approximately in some cases) as {floating-point} numbers.       Compare {irrational}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RATional Fortran          (RATFOR) {Brian Kernighan}'s {Fortran}       {preprocessor} that allows programming with {C}-like {control       flow}.   RATFOR is mainly of historical significance.          A translator from Ratfor to Fortran IV was posted to       comp.sources.Unix volume 13.          {(ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/mirrors/Unix-c/languages/ratfor.tar-z)}.          ["Ratfor - A Preprocessor for a Rational Fortran",       B.W. Kernighan, Soft Prac & Exp 5:395-406, Oct 1975].          ["Software Tools", B.W. Kernighan & P.J. Plauger, A-W, 1976].          (2001-07-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Rationalized C          (RatC, after "{RATFOR}") A version of Ron Cain's       original {Small-C} {compiler}.          ["A Book on C", R.E. Berry and B.A. Meekings, 1984, ISBN       0-333-36821-5].          [In what way was it "rationalized"?]          (1999-06-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Read-Only Memory          (ROM) A type of data storage device which is       manufactured with fixed contents.   In its most general sense,       the term might be used for any storage system whose contents       cannot be altered, such as a gramophone record or a printed       book; however, the term is most often applied to       {semiconductor} {integrated circuit} memories, of which there       are several types, and {CD-ROM}.          ROM is inherently {non-volatile storage} - it retains its       contents even when the power is switched off, in contrast to       {RAM}.          ROM is often used to hold programs for {embedded system}s       since these usually have a fixed purpose.   ROM is also used       for storage of the lowest level {bootstrap} software       (firmware) in a computer.          See also {Programmable Read-Only Memory}.          (1995-05-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
read-only user          Describes a {luser} who uses computers almost       exclusively for reading {Usenet}, {bulletin board}s, and/or       {electronic mail}, rather than writing code or purveying       useful information.          See {twink}, {terminal junkie}, {lurker}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-02-28)