class Gasteropoda : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

calceus
n 1: a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans

English Dictionary: class Gasteropoda	by the DICT Development Group
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calcic adj derived from or containing calcium or lime
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calcicolous adj growing or living in soil rich in lime [ant: calcifugous]
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calico aster n a variety of aster Synonym(s): starved aster, calico aster
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calico cat n a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings Synonym(s): tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell-cat, calico cat
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calico crab n brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States Synonym(s): American lady crab, lady crab, calico crab, Ovalipes ocellatus
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callosectomy n severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy) Synonym(s): callosotomy, callosectomy
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celecoxib n a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract Synonym(s): celecoxib, Celebrex
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Celosia cristata n garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers Synonym(s): cockscomb, common cockscomb, Celosia cristata, Celosia argentea cristata
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Celsius n Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744) Synonym(s): Celsius, Anders Celsius
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Celsius scale n a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees Synonym(s): Celsius scale, international scale, centigrade scale
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Chalcis n type genus of the Chalcididae [syn: Chalcis, {genus Chalcis}]
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chalcis fly n a variety of chalcid fly
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chalcocite n a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper [syn: chalcocite, copper glance]
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Chalcostigma n thornbills Synonym(s): Chalcostigma, genus Chalcostigma
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cheiloschisis n a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip [syn: cleft lip, harelip, cheiloschisis]
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cheilosis n a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin Synonym(s): cheilosis, perleche
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chili sauce n tomatoes and onions and peppers (sweet or hot) simmered with vinegar and sugar and various seasonings
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cholecystectomy n surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain)
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cholecystitis n inflammation of the gall bladder
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cholecystokinin n a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine
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cholic acid n an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile
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chylaceous adj consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle Synonym(s): chylaceous, chylous
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class Acrasiomycetes n cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in kingdom Protoctista Synonym(s): Acrasiomycetes, class Acrasiomycetes
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class act n someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence
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class Actinozoa n a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed Synonym(s): Anthozoa, class Anthozoa, Actinozoa, class Actinozoa
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class action n a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group Synonym(s): class action, class-action suit
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class Ascidiaceae n sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts [syn: Ascidiaceae, class Ascidiaceae]
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class Ascomycetes n large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi Synonym(s): Ascomycetes, class Ascomycetes
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class Asteroidea n sea stars Synonym(s): Asteroidea, class Asteroidea
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class Cestoda n tapeworms Synonym(s): Cestoda, class Cestoda
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class Cycadopsida n palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta) Synonym(s): Cycadopsida, class Cycadopsida, Cycadophytina, subdivision Cycadophytina, Cycadophyta, subdivision Cycadophyta
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class Cyclosporeae n in more recent classifications superseded by the order Fucales Synonym(s): Cyclosporeae, class Cyclosporeae
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class Echinoidea n sea urchins and sand dollars [syn: Echinoidea, {class Echinoidea}]
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class Equisetatae n horsetails and related forms [syn: Sphenopsida, {class Sphenopsida}, Equisetatae, class Equisetatae]
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class Euglenophyceae n coextensive with the division Euglenophyta [syn: Euglenophyceae, class Euglenophyceae]
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class Gasteromycetes n fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi Synonym(s): Gasteromycetes, class Gasteromycetes, Gastromycetes, class Gastromycetes
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class Gasteropoda n snails and slugs and their relatives [syn: Gastropoda, class Gastropoda, Gasteropoda, class Gasteropoda]
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class Gastromycetes n fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi Synonym(s): Gasteromycetes, class Gasteromycetes, Gastromycetes, class Gastromycetes
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class Gastropoda n snails and slugs and their relatives [syn: Gastropoda, class Gastropoda, Gasteropoda, class Gasteropoda]
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class Hexapoda n insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species Synonym(s): Insecta, class Insecta, Hexapoda, class Hexapoda
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class Osteichthyes n a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage Synonym(s): Osteichthyes, class Osteichthyes
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class Schizomycetes n a former classification [syn: Schizomycetes, {class Schizomycetes}]
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class Zygomycetes n class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota Synonym(s): Zygomycetes, class Zygomycetes
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class-action suit n a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group Synonym(s): class action, class-action suit
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classic adj of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" Synonym(s): authoritative, classical, classic, definitive of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery" Synonym(s): classical, classic Antonym(s): nonclassical of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical Synonym(s): classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic n a creation of the highest excellence an artist who has created classic works
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classic hemochromatosis n inherited form of hemochromatosis [syn: {classic hemochromatosis}, idiopathic hemochromatosis]
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classical adj of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery" Synonym(s): classical, classic Antonym(s): nonclassical of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" Synonym(s): authoritative, classical, classic, definitive of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome; " a classical scholar" (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors; "classical Greek of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical Synonym(s): classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic n traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste Synonym(s): classical music, classical, serious music
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classical architecture n architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans Synonym(s): classical architecture, Greco-Roman architecture
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classical ballet n a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements
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classical conditioning n conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether or not the conditioned response occurs until eventually the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the reflex
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Classical Greek n the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia Synonym(s): Attic, Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek
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classical haemophilia n hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men Synonym(s): hemophilia A, haemophilia A, classical hemophilia, classical haemophilia
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classical hemophilia n hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men Synonym(s): hemophilia A, haemophilia A, classical hemophilia, classical haemophilia
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classical Latin n the language of educated people in ancient Rome; "Latin is a language as dead as dead can be. It killed the ancient Romans--and now it's killing me"
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classical mechanics n the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion Synonym(s): classical mechanics, Newtonian mechanics
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classical music n traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste Synonym(s): classical music, classical, serious music
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classical mythology n the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks
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classical scholar n a student of ancient Greek and Latin [syn: classicist, classical scholar]
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classical style n the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony
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classicalism n a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans" Synonym(s): classicism, classicalism Antonym(s): Romantic Movement, Romanticism
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classically adv in the manner of Greek and Roman culture; "this exercise develops a classically shaped body"
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classicise v make classic or classical Synonym(s): classicize, classicise
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classicism n a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans" Synonym(s): classicism, classicalism Antonym(s): Romantic Movement, Romanticism
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classicist n an artistic person who adheres to classicism [ant: romantic, romanticist] a student of ancient Greek and Latin Synonym(s): classicist, classical scholar
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classicistic adj of or relating to classicism; "the classicistic tradition"
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classicize v make classic or classical Synonym(s): classicize, classicise
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classics n study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
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cliquish adj befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior Synonym(s): clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby
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cliquishly adv in a clannish manner; "these four friends always act clannishly, and don't let us participate in their activities" Synonym(s): clannishly, cliquishly
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cliquishness n tendency to associate with only a select group [syn: clannishness, cliquishness, exclusiveness]
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clockwise adv in the direction that the hands of a clock move; "please move clockwise in a circle" Antonym(s): anticlockwise, counterclockwise adj in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock Antonym(s): anticlockwise, contraclockwise, counterclockwise
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clockwise rotation n rotation to the right [syn: dextrorotation, {clockwise rotation}] Antonym(s): counterclockwise rotation, levorotation
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close call n something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker, narrow escape]
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close corporation n a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market Synonym(s): closed corporation, close corporation, private corporation, privately held corporation
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close quarters n a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something
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close set adj set close together; "close-set eyes"; "close-set teeth"; "her eyes are close set" Synonym(s): close-set(a), close set(p)
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close shave n something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker, narrow escape]
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close support n close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit
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close supporting fire n fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it
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close-grained adj dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells; "close-grained birch"; "fine-grained rock" Synonym(s): close-grained, fine- grained
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close-knit adj held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close- knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit" Synonym(s): close-knit, closely knit
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close-quarter fighting n hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters
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close-set adj set close together; "close-set eyes"; "close-set teeth"; "her eyes are close set" Synonym(s): close-set(a), close set(p)
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closest adv (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death" Synonym(s): nearest, nighest, closest
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Clusiaceae n widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber Synonym(s): Guttiferae, family Guttiferae, Clusiaceae, family Clusiaceae, St John's wort family
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coal gas n gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting
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Colchicaceae n one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa Synonym(s): Colchicaceae, family Colchicaceae
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colchicine n an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout
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Colchicum n chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae Synonym(s): Colchicum, genus Colchicum
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Colchicum autumnale n bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe Synonym(s): autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked lady, Colchicum autumnale
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Colchis n (Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece
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college girl n a female student at a coeducational college or university Synonym(s): co-ed, college girl
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college student n a student enrolled in a college or university [syn: college student, university student]
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Colocasia n small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro Synonym(s): Colocasia, genus Colocasia
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Colocasia esculenta n herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves Synonym(s): taro, taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta
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colossus n someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful Synonym(s): giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus a person of exceptional importance and reputation Synonym(s): colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan
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Colossus of Rhodes n a huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake
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cool jazz n jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat
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Judas \Ju"das\, n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. -- a. Treacherous; betraying. {Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying. {Judas kiss}, a deceitful and treacherous kiss. {Judas tree} (Bot.), a leguminous tree of the genus {Cercis}, with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the branches. Judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree of this genus ({C. Siliquastrum}). {C. Canadensis} and {C. occidentalis} are the American species, and are called also {redbud}.
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Calx \Calx\, n.; pl. E. {Calxes}, L. {Calces}. [L. Calx, calcis. limestone; cf. Gr. [?] gravel. [?], [?], pebble, Skr. [?] gravel, Ir. carraic rock Gael. carraig, W. careg, stone. Cf. {Chalk}.] 1. (Chem.) (a) Quicklime. [Obs.] (b) The substance which remains when a metal or mineral has been subjected to calcination or combustion by heat, and which is, or may be, reduced to a fine powder. Note: Metallic calxes are now called oxides. 2. Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.
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Calcic \Cal"cic\, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime: cf. F. calcique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, calcium or lime.
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Calcigenous \Calcig"enous\, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime + -genouse.] (Chem.) Tending to form, or to become, a calx or earthlike substance on being oxidized or burnt; as magnesium, calcium. etc.
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Calcigerous \Calcig"erous\, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime + -gerouse.] Holding lime or other earthy salts; as, the calcigerous cells of the teeth.
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Calcographer \Calcog"rapher\, n. One who practices calcography.
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Calcographic \Cal`cograph"ic\, Calcographical \Cal`cograph"ic*al\, a. Relating to, or in the style of, calcography.
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Calcographic \Cal`cograph"ic\, Calcographical \Cal`cograph"ic*al\, a. Relating to, or in the style of, calcography.
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Calcography \Calcog"raphy\, n. [L. calx, calcis, lime, chalk + -graphy.] The art of drawing with chalk.
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Calico \Cal"i*co\, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.] 1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleached calicoes, etc. [Eng.] The importation of printed or stained colicoes appears to have been coeval with the establishment of the East India Company. --Beck (Draper's Dict. ). 2. Cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern. Note: In the United States the term calico is applied only to the printed fabric. {Calico bass} (Zo[94]l.), an edible, fresh-water fish ({Pomoxys sparaides}) of the rivers and lake of the Western United States (esp. of the Misissippi valley.), allied to the sunfishes, and so called from its variegated colors; -- called also {calicoback}, {grass bass}, {strawberry bass}, {barfish}, and {bitterhead}. {Calico printing}, the art or process of impressing the figured patterns on calico.
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Callisection \Cal`li*sec"tion\, n. [L. callere to be insensible + E. section.] Painless vivisection; -- opposed to {sentisection}. --B. G. Wilder.
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Calx \Calx\, n.; pl. E. {Calxes}, L. {Calces}. [L. Calx, calcis. limestone; cf. Gr. [?] gravel. [?], [?], pebble, Skr. [?] gravel, Ir. carraic rock Gael. carraig, W. careg, stone. Cf. {Chalk}.] 1. (Chem.) (a) Quicklime. [Obs.] (b) The substance which remains when a metal or mineral has been subjected to calcination or combustion by heat, and which is, or may be, reduced to a fine powder. Note: Metallic calxes are now called oxides. 2. Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.
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Calyx \Ca"lyx\, n.; pl. E. {Calyxes}, L. {Calyces}. [L. calyx, -ycis, fr. Gr. [?] husk, shell, calyx, from the root of [?] to cover, conceal. Cf. {Chalice Helmet}.] 1. (Bot.) The covering of a flower. See {Flower}. Note: The calyx is usually green and foliaceous, but becomes delicate and petaloid in such flowers as the anemone and the four-o'clock. Each leaf of the calyx is called a sepal. 2. (Anat.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papill[91].
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d8lucernarida \[d8]lu`cernar"ida\, n. pl. [NL. See {Lucernaria}.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A division of acalephs, including {Lucernaria} and allied genera; -- called also {Calycozoa}. (b) A more extensive group of acalephs, including both the true lucernarida and the Discophora.
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d8Nematocalyx \[d8]Nem`atoca"lyx\, n.; pl. {Nematocalyces}, E. -{calyxes}. [NL. See {Nemato-}, and {Calyx}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a peculiar kind of cups, or calicles, found upon hydroids of the family {Plumularid[91]}. They contain nematocysts. See {Plumularia}.
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Calyx \Ca"lyx\, n.; pl. E. {Calyxes}, L. {Calyces}. [L. calyx, -ycis, fr. Gr. [?] husk, shell, calyx, from the root of [?] to cover, conceal. Cf. {Chalice Helmet}.] 1. (Bot.) The covering of a flower. See {Flower}. Note: The calyx is usually green and foliaceous, but becomes delicate and petaloid in such flowers as the anemone and the four-o'clock. Each leaf of the calyx is called a sepal. 2. (Anat.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papill[91].
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d8Nematocalyx \[d8]Nem`atoca"lyx\, n.; pl. {Nematocalyces}, E. -{calyxes}. [NL. See {Nemato-}, and {Calyx}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a peculiar kind of cups, or calicles, found upon hydroids of the family {Plumularid[91]}. They contain nematocysts. See {Plumularia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Calyx \Ca"lyx\, n.; pl. E. {Calyxes}, L. {Calyces}. [L. calyx, -ycis, fr. Gr. [?] husk, shell, calyx, from the root of [?] to cover, conceal. Cf. {Chalice Helmet}.] 1. (Bot.) The covering of a flower. See {Flower}. Note: The calyx is usually green and foliaceous, but becomes delicate and petaloid in such flowers as the anemone and the four-o'clock. Each leaf of the calyx is called a sepal. 2. (Anat.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papill[91].
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Cockscomb \Cocks"comb`\ (k[ocr]ks"k[omac]m`), n. [1st cock, n. + comb crest.] 1. See {Coxcomb}. 2. (Bot.) A plant ({Celosia cristata}), of many varieties, cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant flowers; -- sometimes called {garden cockscomb}. Also the {Pedicularis}, or lousewort, the {Rhinanthus Crista-galli}, and the {Onobrychis Crista-galli}.
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Coxcomb \Cox"comb`\ (k?ks"k?m`), n. [A corrupted spelling of cock's comb.] 1. (a) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps. (b) The cap itself. 2. The top of the head, or the head itself. We will belabor you a little better, And beat a little more care into your coxcombs. --Beau & Fl. 3. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop. Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy Of powdered coxcombs at her levee. --Goldsmith. Some are bewildered in the maze of schools, And some made coxcombs, nature meant but fools. --Pope. 4. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to {Celosia cristata}, or garden cockscomb. Same as {Cockscomb}.
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Celsius \Cel"si*us\, n. The Celsius thermometer or scale, so called from Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, who invented it. It is the same as the centigrade thermometer or scale.
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Centigrade \Cen"ti*grade\, a. [L. centum a hundred + gradus degree: cf. F. centigrade.] Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the centigrade thermometer; as, 10[f8] centigrade (or 10[f8] C.). {Centigrade thermometer}, a thermometer having the zero or 0 at the point indicating the freezing state of water, and the distance between that and the point indicating the boiling state of water divided into one hundred degrees. It is called also the {Celsius thermometer}, from Anders Celsius, the originator of this scale.
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d8Chalaza \[d8]Cha*la"za\, n.; pl. E. {Chalazas}, L. {Chalaz[91]}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] hail, pimple.] 1. (Bot.) The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus. 2. (Biol.) A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance which exists in the white of the bird's egg, and serves to maintain the yolk in its position; the treadle.
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Chalazogamy \Chal`azog"amy\, n. [Chalaza + -gamy, as in polygamy.] (Bot.) A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryosac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle. It was originally discovered by Treub in {Casuarina}, and has since been found to occur regularly in the families {Betulace[91]} and {Juglandace[91]}. Partial chalazogamy is found in {Ulmus}, the tube here penetrating the nucleus midway between the chalaza and micropyle. -- {Chal`azogam"ic}, a.
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Chalazogamy \Chal`azog"amy\, n. [Chalaza + -gamy, as in polygamy.] (Bot.) A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryosac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle. It was originally discovered by Treub in {Casuarina}, and has since been found to occur regularly in the families {Betulace[91]} and {Juglandace[91]}. Partial chalazogamy is found in {Ulmus}, the tube here penetrating the nucleus midway between the chalaza and micropyle. -- {Chal`azogam"ic}, a.
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Chalcocite \Chal"co*cite\, n. [Gr. chalko`s brass.] (Min.) Native copper sulphide, called also {copper glance}, and {vitreous copper}; a mineral of a black color and metallic luster. [Formerly written {chalcosine}.]
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Chalcographer \Chalcog"rapher\, Chalcographist \Chalcog"raphist\, n. An engraver on copper or brass; hence, an engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper.
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Chalcographer \Chalcog"rapher\, Chalcographist \Chalcog"raphist\, n. An engraver on copper or brass; hence, an engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper.
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Chalcography \Chalcog"raphy\, n. [Gr. chalko`s copper, brass + -graphy.] The act or art of engraving on copper or brass, especially of engraving for printing.
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Chalcocite \Chal"co*cite\, n. [Gr. chalko`s brass.] (Min.) Native copper sulphide, called also {copper glance}, and {vitreous copper}; a mineral of a black color and metallic luster. [Formerly written {chalcosine}.]
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Cholagogue \Chol"a*gogue\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] bile + [?] leading, [?] to lead: cf. F. cholagogue.] (Med.) Promoting the discharge of bile from the system. -- n. An agent which promotes the discharge of bile from the system.
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Cholecystotomy \Chol`ecystot"o*my\, n. [Cholecystis + Gr. [?] to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as for the removal of a gallstone.
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Cholic \Chol"ic\, Cholinic \Cho*lin"ic\, a. [Gr. [?], from [?] bile.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile. {Cholic acid} (Chem.), a complex organic acid found as a natural constituent of taurocholic and glycocholic acids in the bile, and extracted as a resinous substance, convertible under the influence of ether into white crystals.
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Chylaceous \Chy*la"ceous\, a. (Physiol.) Possessed of the properties of chyle; consisting of chyle.
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Chylaqueous \Chyla"queous\, a. [Chyle + aqueous.] (Zo[94]l.) Consisting of chyle much diluted with water; -- said of a liquid which forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals.
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Cilicious \Ci*li"cious\, a. [L. cilicium a covering, orig. made of Cilician goat's hair, fr. Cilicious Cilician, fr. Cilicia, a province of Asia Minor.] Made, or consisting, of hair. [Obs.] A Cilicious or sackcloth habit. --Sir T. Browne.
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Clake \Clake\, Claik \Claik\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The bernicle goose; -- called also {clack goose}.
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Clash gear \Clash gear\ (Mach.) A change-speed gear in which the gears are changed by sliding endwise.
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d8Classis \[d8]Clas"sis\, n.; pl. {Classes}. [L. See {Class}, n.] 1. A class or order; sort; kind. [Obs.] His opinion of that classis of men. --Clarendon. 2. (Eccl.) An ecclesiastical body or judicatory in certain churches, as the Reformed Dutch. It is intermediate between the consistory and the synod, and corresponds to the presbytery in the Presbyterian church.
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Classic \Clas"sic\, Classical \Clas"sic*al\, a. [L. classicus relating to the classes of the Roman people, and especially to the frist class; hence, of the first rank, superior, from classis class: cf. F. classique. See {Class}, n.] 1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. Give, as thy last memorial to the age, One classic drama, and reform the stage. --Byron. Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical author on this subject [Roman weights and coins]. --Arbuthnot. 2. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds. Though throned midst Latium's classic plains. --Mrs. Hemans. The epithet classical, as applied to ancient authors, is determined less by the purity of their style than by the period at which they wrote. --Brande & C. He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college. --Macaulay. 3. Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style. Classical, provincial, and national synods. --Macaulay. {Classicals orders}. (Arch.) See under {Order}.
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Classic \Clas"sic\, n. 1. A work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; -- originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors, but now applied to authors and works of a like character in any language. In is once raised him to the rank of a legitimate English classic. --Macaulay. 2. One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome, or a student of classical literature.
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Classic \Clas"sic\, Classical \Clas"sic*al\, a. [L. classicus relating to the classes of the Roman people, and especially to the frist class; hence, of the first rank, superior, from classis class: cf. F. classique. See {Class}, n.] 1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. Give, as thy last memorial to the age, One classic drama, and reform the stage. --Byron. Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical author on this subject [Roman weights and coins]. --Arbuthnot. 2. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds. Though throned midst Latium's classic plains. --Mrs. Hemans. The epithet classical, as applied to ancient authors, is determined less by the purity of their style than by the period at which they wrote. --Brande & C. He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college. --Macaulay. 3. Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style. Classical, provincial, and national synods. --Macaulay. {Classicals orders}. (Arch.) See under {Order}.
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Tripos \Tri"pos\, n.; pl. {Triposes}. [Gr. [?] a tripod. See {Tripod}.] 1. A tripod. [Obs.] --Dryden. 2. A university examination of questionists, for honors; also, a tripos paper; one who prepares a tripos paper. [Cambridge University, Eng.] {Classical tripos examination}, the final university examination for classical honors, optional to all who have taken the mathematical honors. --C. A. Bristed. {Tripos paper}, a printed list of the successful candidates for mathematical honors, accompanied by a piece in Latin verse. There are two of these, designed to commemorate the two tripos days. The first contains the names of the wranglers and senior optimes, and the second the names of the junior optimes. The word tripos is supposed to refer to the three-legged stool formerly used at the examinations for these honors, though some derive it from the three brackets formerly printed on the back of the paper. --C. A. Bristed.
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Classicalism \Clas"sicalism\, n. 1. A classical idiom, style, or expression; a classicism. 2. Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the classical canons of art.
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Classicalist \Clas"sicalist\, n. One who adheres to what he thinks the classical canons of art. --Ruskin.
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Classicality \Clas`sical"ity\, Classicalness \Clas"sicalness\, n. The quality of being classical.
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Classically \Clas"sically\, adv. 1. In a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors. 2. In the manner of classes; according to a regular order of classes or sets.
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Classicality \Clas`sical"ity\, Classicalness \Clas"sicalness\, n. The quality of being classical.
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Classic \Clas"sic\, Classical \Clas"sic*al\, a. [L. classicus relating to the classes of the Roman people, and especially to the frist class; hence, of the first rank, superior, from classis class: cf. F. classique. See {Class}, n.] 1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. Give, as thy last memorial to the age, One classic drama, and reform the stage. --Byron. Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical author on this subject [Roman weights and coins]. --Arbuthnot. 2. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds. Though throned midst Latium's classic plains. --Mrs. Hemans. The epithet classical, as applied to ancient authors, is determined less by the purity of their style than by the period at which they wrote. --Brande & C. He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college. --Macaulay. 3. Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style. Classical, provincial, and national synods. --Macaulay. {Classicals orders}. (Arch.) See under {Order}.
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Classicism \Clas"si*cism\, n. A classic idiom or expression; a classicalism. --C. Kingsley.
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Classicist \Clas"si*cist\, n. One learned in the classics; an advocate for the classics.
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Claw \Claw\, n. [AS. clawu, cl[be], cle[a2]; akin to D. klaauw, G. Klaue, Icel. kl[d3], SW. & Dan. klo, and perh. to E. clew.] 1. A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird. 2. The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc. 3. Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails. 4. (Bot.) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink. --Gray. {Claw hammer}, a hammer with one end of the metallic head cleft for use in extracting nails, etc. {Claw hammer coat}, a dress coat of the swallowtail pattern. [Slang] {Claw sickness}, foot rot, a disease affecting sheep.
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d8Clich82 \[d8]Cli`ch[82]"\, n. [F. clich[82], from clicher to stereotype.] A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief. {Clich[82] casting}, a mode of obtaining an impression from a die or woodcut, or the like, by striking it suddenly upon metal which has been fused and is just becoming solid; also, the casting so obtained.
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Cliquish \Cli"quish\, a. Of or pertaining to a clique; disposed to from cliques; exclusive in spirit. -- {Cli"quishness}, n.
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Cliquish \Cli"quish\, a. Of or pertaining to a clique; disposed to from cliques; exclusive in spirit. -- {Cli"quishness}, n.
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Cliquism \Cli"quism\, n. The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
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Tent \Tent\, n. [OE. tente, F. tente, LL. tenta, fr. L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See {Tend} to move, and cf. {Tent} a roll of lint.] 1. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp. Within his tent, large as is a barn. --Chaucer. 2. (Her.) The representation of a tent used as a bearing. {Tent bed}, a high-post bedstead curtained with a tentlike canopy. {Tent caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of gregarious caterpillars which construct on trees large silken webs into which they retreat when at rest. Some of the species are very destructive to fruit trees. The most common American species is the larva of a bombycid moth ({Clisiocampa Americana}). Called also {lackery caterpillar}, and {webworm}.
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Clockwise \Clock"wise`\, a. & adv. Like the motion of the hands of a clock; -- said of that direction of a rotation about an axis, or about a point in a plane, which is ordinarily reckoned negative.
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Close \Close\, a. [Compar. {Closer}; superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. From a close bower this dainty music flowed. --Dryden. 2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. [bd]A close prison.[b8] --Dickens. 3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc. If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the other maketh it exceeding unequal. --Bacon. 4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner. 5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. [bd]He yet kept himself close because of Saul.[b8] --1 Chron. xii. 1 [bd]Her close intent.[b8] --Spenser. 6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. [bd]For servecy, no lady closer.[b8] --Shak. 7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids. The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal. --Locke. 8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. [bd]Where the original is close no version can reach it in the same compass.[b8] --Dryden. 9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to. Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall. --Mortimer. The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very close thing -- not a faint hearsay. --G. Eliot. 10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close. 11. Intimate; familiar; confidential. League with you I seek And mutual amity, so strait, so close, That I with you must dwell, or you with me. --Milton. 12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote. [bd]A close contest.[b8] --Prescott. 13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. --Bartlett. 14. Parsimonious; stingy. [bd]A crusty old fellow, as close as a vise.[b8] --Hawthorne. 15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation. --Locke. 16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer. 17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open. {Close borough}. See under {Borough}. {Close breeding}. See under {Breeding}. {Close communion}, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted to those who have received baptism by immersion. {Close corporation}, a body or corporation which fills its own vacancies. {Close fertilization}. (Bot.) See {Fertilization}. {Close harmony} (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones composing each chord are not widely distributed over several octaves. {Close time}, a fixed period during which killing game or catching certain fish is prohibited by law. {Close vowel} (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of the cavity of the mouth. {Close to the wind} (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail; closehauled; -- said of a vessel.
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Communion \Com*mun"ion\, n. [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See {Common}.] 1. The act of sharing; community; participation. [bd]This communion of goods.[b8] --Blackstone. 2. Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association and intercourse implying sympathy and confidence; interchange of thoughts, purposes, etc.; agreement; fellowship; as, the communion of saints. We are naturally induced to seek communion and fellowship with others. --Hooker. What communion hath light with darkness? --2 Cor. vi. 14. Bare communion with a good church can never alone make a good man. --South. 3. A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline; as, the Presbyterian communion. 4. The sacrament of the eucharist; the celebration of the Lord's supper; the act of partaking of the sacrament; as, to go to communion; to partake of the communion. {Close communion}. See under {Close}, a. {Communion elements}, the bread and wine used in the celebration of the Lord's supper. {Communion service}, the celebration of the Lord's supper, or the office or service therefor. {Communion table}, the table upon which the elements are placed at the celebration of the Lord's supper. {Communion in both kinds}, participation in both the bread and wine by all communicants. {Communion in one kind}, participation in but one element, as in the Roman Catholic Church, where the laity partake of the bread only. Syn: Share; participation; fellowship; converse; intercourse; unity; concord; agreement.
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Close \Close\, a. [Compar. {Closer}; superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. From a close bower this dainty music flowed. --Dryden. 2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. [bd]A close prison.[b8] --Dickens. 3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc. If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the other maketh it exceeding unequal. --Bacon. 4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner. 5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. [bd]He yet kept himself close because of Saul.[b8] --1 Chron. xii. 1 [bd]Her close intent.[b8] --Spenser. 6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. [bd]For servecy, no lady closer.[b8] --Shak. 7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids. The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal. --Locke. 8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. [bd]Where the original is close no version can reach it in the same compass.[b8] --Dryden. 9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to. Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall. --Mortimer. The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very close thing -- not a faint hearsay. --G. Eliot. 10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close. 11. Intimate; familiar; confidential. League with you I seek And mutual amity, so strait, so close, That I with you must dwell, or you with me. --Milton. 12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote. [bd]A close contest.[b8] --Prescott. 13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. --Bartlett. 14. Parsimonious; stingy. [bd]A crusty old fellow, as close as a vise.[b8] --Hawthorne. 15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation. --Locke. 16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer. 17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open. {Close borough}. See under {Borough}. {Close breeding}. See under {Breeding}. {Close communion}, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted to those who have received baptism by immersion. {Close corporation}, a body or corporation which fills its own vacancies. {Close fertilization}. (Bot.) See {Fertilization}. {Close harmony} (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones composing each chord are not widely distributed over several octaves. {Close time}, a fixed period during which killing game or catching certain fish is prohibited by law. {Close vowel} (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of the cavity of the mouth. {Close to the wind} (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail; closehauled; -- said of a vessel.
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Corporation \Cor`pora"tion\ (k[ocir]r`p[osl]r[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [L. corporatio incarnation: cf. F. corporation corporation.] A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual. Note: Corporations are aggregate or sole. {Corporations aggregate} consist of two or more persons united in a society, which is preserved by a succession of members, either forever or till the corporation is dissolved by the power that formed it, by the death of all its members, by surrender of its charter or franchises, or by forfeiture. Such corporations are the mayor and aldermen of cities, the head and fellows of a college, the dean and chapter of a cathedral church, the stockholders of a bank or insurance company, etc. A {corporation sole} consists of a single person, who is made a body corporate and politic, in order to give him some legal capacities, and especially that of succession, which as a natural person he can not have. Kings, bishops, deans, parsons, and vicars, are in England sole corporations. A fee will not pass to a corporation sole without the word [bd]successors[b8] in the grant. There are instances in the United States of a minister of a parish seized of parsonage lands in the right of his parish, being a corporation sole, as in Massachusetts. Corporations are sometimes classified as public and private; public being convertible with municipal, and {private corporations} being all corporations not municipal. {Close corporation}. See under {Close}.
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Close-fights \Close"-fights`\, n. pl. (Naut.) Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -- called also {close quarters}. [Obs.]
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Close \Close\, a. [Compar. {Closer}; superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. From a close bower this dainty music flowed. --Dryden. 2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. [bd]A close prison.[b8] --Dickens. 3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc. If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the other maketh it exceeding unequal. --Bacon. 4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner. 5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. [bd]He yet kept himself close because of Saul.[b8] --1 Chron. xii. 1 [bd]Her close intent.[b8] --Spenser. 6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. [bd]For servecy, no lady closer.[b8] --Shak. 7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids. The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal. --Locke. 8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. [bd]Where the original is close no version can reach it in the same compass.[b8] --Dryden. 9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to. Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall. --Mortimer. The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very close thing -- not a faint hearsay. --G. Eliot. 10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close. 11. Intimate; familiar; confidential. League with you I seek And mutual amity, so strait, so close, That I with you must dwell, or you with me. --Milton. 12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote. [bd]A close contest.[b8] --Prescott. 13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. --Bartlett. 14. Parsimonious; stingy. [bd]A crusty old fellow, as close as a vise.[b8] --Hawthorne. 15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation. --Locke. 16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer. 17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open. {Close borough}. See under {Borough}. {Close breeding}. See under {Breeding}. {Close communion}, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted to those who have received baptism by immersion. {Close corporation}, a body or corporation which fills its own vacancies. {Close fertilization}. (Bot.) See {Fertilization}. {Close harmony} (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones composing each chord are not widely distributed over several octaves. {Close time}, a fixed period during which killing game or catching certain fish is prohibited by law. {Close vowel} (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of the cavity of the mouth. {Close to the wind} (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail; closehauled; -- said of a vessel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Close-stool \Close"-stool`\, n. A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick and infirm. It is usually in the form of a box, with a seat and tight cover.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coal \Coal\, n. [AS. col; akin to D. kool, OHG. chol, cholo, G. kohle, Icel. kol, pl., Sw. kol, Dan. kul; cf. Skr. jval to burn. Cf. {Kiln}, {Collier}.] 1. A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or other combustible substance; charcoal. 2. (Min.) A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon, but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a large amount of volatile matter. Note: This word is often used adjectively, or as the first part of self-explaining compounds; as, coal-black; coal formation; coal scuttle; coal ship. etc. Note: In England the plural coals is used, for the broken mineral coal burned in grates, etc.; as, to put coals on the fire. In the United States the singular in a collective sense is the customary usage; as, a hod of coal. {Age of coal plants}. See {Age of Acrogens}, under {Acrogen}. {Anthracite} or {Glance coal}. See {Anthracite}. {Bituminous coal}. See under {Bituminous}. {Blind coal}. See under {Blind}. {Brown coal}, [or] {Lignite}. See {Lignite}. {Caking coal}, a bituminous coal, which softens and becomes pasty or semi-viscid when heated. On increasing the heat, the volatile products are driven off, and a coherent, grayish black, cellular mass of coke is left. {Cannel coal}, a very compact bituminous coal, of fine texture and dull luster. See {Cannel coal}. {Coal bed} (Geol.), a layer or stratum of mineral coal. {Coal breaker}, a structure including machines and machinery adapted for crushing, cleansing, and assorting coal. {Coal field} (Geol.), a region in which deposits of coal occur. Such regions have often a basinlike structure, and are hence called {coal basins}. See {Basin}. {Coal gas}, a variety of carbureted hydrogen, procured from bituminous coal, used in lighting streets, houses, etc., and for cooking and heating. {Coal heaver}, a man employed in carrying coal, and esp. in putting it in, and discharging it from, ships. {Coal measures}. (Geol.) (a) Strata of coal with the attendant rocks. (b) A subdivision of the carboniferous formation, between the millstone grit below and the Permian formation above, and including nearly all the workable coal beds of the world. {Coal oil}, a general name for mineral oils; petroleum. {Coal plant} (Geol.), one of the remains or impressions of plants found in the strata of the coal formation. {Coal tar}. See in the Vocabulary. {To haul over the coals}, to call to account; to scold or censure. [Colloq.] {Wood coal}. See {Lignite}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cormorant \Cor"morant\ (k[ocir]r"m[osl]r[ait]nt), n. [F. cormoran, fr. Armor. m[omac]r-vran a sea raven; m[omac]r sea + bran raven, with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven, pleonastically prefixed; or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea raven.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Phalacrocorax}, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called {sea ravens}, and {coalgeese}. [Written also {corvorant}.] 2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coalgoose \Coal"goose`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The cormorant; -- so called from its black color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coalsack \Coal"sack`\, n. [Coal + 2d sack.] (Astron.) Any one of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars; esp., the large space near the Southern Cross sometimes called the {Black Magellanic Cloud}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saffron \Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It. zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[cced]afr[atil]o; all fr. Ar. & Per. za' far[be]n.] 1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant ({Crocus sativus}) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See {Crocus}. 2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the {Crocus sativus}. Saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine. 3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the {Crocus sativus}. {Bastard saffron}, {Dyer's saffron}. (Bot.) See {Safflower}. {Meadow saffron} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Colchichum autumnale}) of Europe, resembling saffron. {Saffron wood} (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African tree ({El[91]odendron croceum}); also, the tree itself. {Saffron yellow}, a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron ({Crocus sativus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colchicine \Col"chi*cine\ (? [or] ?), n. [Cf. F. colchicine.] (Chem.) A powerful vegetable alkaloid, {C17H19NO5}, extracted from the {Colchicum autumnale}, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called also {colchicia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colchicine \Col"chi*cine\ (? [or] ?), n. [Cf. F. colchicine.] (Chem.) A powerful vegetable alkaloid, {C17H19NO5}, extracted from the {Colchicum autumnale}, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called also {colchicia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colchicum \Col"chi*cum\, n. [L., a plant with a poisonous root, fr. Colchicus Colchian, fr. Colchis, Gr. [?], an ancient province in Asia, east of the Black Sea, where was the home of Media the sorceress.] (Bot.) A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron. Note: Preparations made from the poisonous bulbs and seeds, and perhaps from the flowers, of the {Colchicum autumnale} (meadow saffron) are used as remedies for gout and rheumatism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colchicine \Col"chi*cine\ (? [or] ?), n. [Cf. F. colchicine.] (Chem.) A powerful vegetable alkaloid, {C17H19NO5}, extracted from the {Colchicum autumnale}, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called also {colchicia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colchicum \Col"chi*cum\, n. [L., a plant with a poisonous root, fr. Colchicus Colchian, fr. Colchis, Gr. [?], an ancient province in Asia, east of the Black Sea, where was the home of Media the sorceress.] (Bot.) A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron. Note: Preparations made from the poisonous bulbs and seeds, and perhaps from the flowers, of the {Colchicum autumnale} (meadow saffron) are used as remedies for gout and rheumatism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colegoose \Cole"goose`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coalgoose}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colleagueship \Col"league*ship\, n. Partnership in office. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colloquy \Col"lo*quy\, n.; pl. {Colloquies}. [L. colloquium. See {Collocution}.] 1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference; conversation. They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about religion. --A. Wood. 2. In some American colleges, a part in exhibitions, assigned for a certain scholarship rank; a designation of rank in collegiate scholarship.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colloquist \Col"lo*quist\, n. A speaker in a colloquy or dialogue. --Malone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taro \Ta"ro\, n. [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.) A name for several aroid plants ({Colocasia antiquorum}, var. {esculenta}, {Colocasia macrorhiza}, etc.), and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large fleshy rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taro \Ta"ro\, n. [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.) A name for several aroid plants ({Colocasia antiquorum}, var. {esculenta}, {Colocasia macrorhiza}, etc.), and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large fleshy rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colossus \Co*los"sus\, n.; pl. L. {Colossi}, E. {Colossuses}. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] 1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes. He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus. --Shak. Note: There is no authority for the statement that the legs of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of the harbor. --Dr. Wm. Smith. 2. Any man or beast of gigantic size.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colossus \Co*los"sus\, n.; pl. L. {Colossi}, E. {Colossuses}. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] 1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes. He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus. --Shak. Note: There is no authority for the statement that the legs of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of the harbor. --Dr. Wm. Smith. 2. Any man or beast of gigantic size.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cullis \Cul"lis\, n.; pl. {Cullises} (-[?]z). [F. coulisse groove, fr. the same source as E. cullis broth.] (Arch.) A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove.
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Classic C /klas'ik C/ n. [a play on `Coke Classic'] The C programming language as defined in the first edition of {K&R}, with some small additions. It is also known as `K&R C'. The name came into use while C was being standardized by the ANSI X3J11 committee. Also `C Classic'. An analogous construction is sometimes applied elsewhere: thus, `X Classic', where X = Star Trek (referring to the original TV series) or X = PC (referring to IBM's ISA-bus machines as opposed to the PS/2 series). This construction is especially used of product series in which the newer versions are considered serious losers relative to the older ones.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
classic An adjective used before or after a noun to describe the original version of something. This construction is especially used of product series in which the newer versions are considered worse than the older ones. Examples include "Star Trek Classic" - the original TV series as opposed to the films, ST The Next Generation or any of the other spin-offs and follow-ups; or "PC Classic" - {IBM}'s {ISA}-bus computers as opposed to the {PS/2} series. (1996-10-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Classic C /klas'ik C/ (Or "C Classic", a play on "Coke Classic") The {C} programming language as defined in the first edition of {K&R}, with some small additions. It is usually known as "{K&R C}". The name came into use while C was being standardised by the {ANSI X3J11} committee. See also {classic}. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Classic-Ada An {object-oriented} extension to {Ada}, said to be like {Smalltalk}. It is implemented as an {Ada} {preprocessor}. (1994-12-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
classical logic Non-{intuitionistic logic}. (1995-04-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Colossus (A huge and ancient statue on the Greek island of Rhodes). 1. The Colossus and Colossus Mark II computers used by {Alan Turing} at {Bletchley Park}, UK during the Second World War to crack the "Tunny" cipher produced by the Lorenz SZ 40 and SZ 42 machines. Colossus was a semi-fixed-program {vacuum tube} calculator (unlike its near-contemporary, the freely programmable {Z3}). ["Breaking the enemy's code", Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, September 1987, pp. 47-51.] 2. The computer in the film "Colossus: The Forbin Project". Forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of America's nuclear defences. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of Goliath, the Soviet counterpart, previously unknown to US Planners. Both computers insist that they be linked, and after taking safeguards to preserve confidential material, each side agrees to allow it. As soon as the link is established the two become a new super computer and threaten the world with the immediate launch of nuclear weapons if they are detached. Colossus begins to give its plans for the management of the world under its guidance. Forbin and the other scientists form a technological resistance to Colossus which must operate underground. {The Internet Movie Database (http://www.msstate.edu/M/title-exact?Colossus:%20The%20Forbin%20Project)}. [Date?] (2002-07-28)