English Dictionary: Datril | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Diedral \Di*e"dral\, a. The same as {Dihedral}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dihedral \Di*he"dral\, a. 1. Of a kite or an a[89]roplane, having wings that make with one another a dihedral angle, esp. when the angle between the upper sides is less than 180[deg]. 2. (A[89]ronautics) Of wing pairs, inclined at an upward angle to each other. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dihedral \Di*he"dral\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + [?] a seat, bottom, base, fr. [?] to sit. Cf. {Diedral}.] Having two plane faces; as, the dihedral summit of a crystal. {Dihedral angle}, the angular space contained between planes which intersect. It is measured by the angle made by any two lines at right angles to the two planes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dihedral \Di*he"dral\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + [?] a seat, bottom, base, fr. [?] to sit. Cf. {Diedral}.] Having two plane faces; as, the dihedral summit of a crystal. {Dihedral angle}, the angular space contained between planes which intersect. It is measured by the angle made by any two lines at right angles to the two planes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dotterel \Dot"ter*el\, a. [Cf. {Dottard}.] Decayed. [bd]Some old dotterel trees.[b8] [Obs.] --Ascham. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dotterel \Dot"ter*el\, n. [From {Dote}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A European bird of the Plover family ({Eudromias, [or] Charadrius, morinellus}). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed to imitate the movements of the fowler. In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird playeth the ape in gestures. -- Bacon. Note: The ringed dotterel (or ring plover) is {Charadrius hiaticula}. 2. A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull. --Barrow. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dottrel \Dot"trel\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dotterel}. |