Avon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

abeam
adv 1: at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane

English Dictionary: Avon	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ABM n a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles; "the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs" Synonym(s): antiballistic missile, ABM
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abohm n a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm
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affine adj (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations (anthropology) related by marriage Synonym(s): affinal, affine n (anthropology) kin by marriage
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aphonia n a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice Synonym(s): aphonia, voicelessness
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apian adj relating to or having the characteristics of bees
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Apium n celery Synonym(s): Apium, genus Apium
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apnea n transient cessation of respiration
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Appian Way n an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC
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Avena n oats Synonym(s): Avena, genus Avena
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avenue n a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding" a wide street or thoroughfare Synonym(s): avenue, boulevard
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avian adj pertaining to or characteristic of birds
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Avon n a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn Synonym(s): Avon, River Avon a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on- Avon and empties into the Severn Synonym(s): Avon, River Avon, Upper Avon, Upper Avon River a county in southwestern England
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ayapana n low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium Synonym(s): ayapana, Ayapana triplinervis, Eupatorium aya-pana
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abeam \A*beam"\, adv. [Pref. a- + beam.] (Naut.) On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's side.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abime \Abime"\ or Abyme \Abyme"\, n. [F. ab[8c]me. See {Abysm}.] A abyss. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aboon \A*boon"\, prep. and adv. Above. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Aboon the pass of Bally-Brough. --Sir W. Scott. The ceiling fair that rose aboon. --J. R. Drake.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abime \Abime"\ or Abyme \Abyme"\, n. [F. ab[8c]me. See {Abysm}.] A abyss. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Affine \Af*fine"\, v. t. [F. affiner to refine; [?] (L. ad) + fin fine. See {Fine}.] To refine. [Obs.] --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Afoam \A*foam"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + foam.] In a foaming state; as, the sea is all afoam.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apaum82 \A`pau`m[82]"\, n. See {Appaum[82]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Aphonia \[d8]Apho"nia\, Aphony \Aph"o*ny\, n. [NL. aphonia, Gr. [?], fr. [?] voiceless; 'a priv. + [?] voice: cf. F. aphonie.] (Med.) Loss of voice or vocal utterance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apian \A"pi*an\, a. Belonging to bees.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appian \Ap"pi*an\, a. [L. Appius, Appianus.] Of or pertaining to Appius. {Appian Way}, the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed partly by Appius Claudius, about 312 b. c.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appian \Ap"pi*an\, a. [L. Appius, Appianus.] Of or pertaining to Appius. {Appian Way}, the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed partly by Appius Claudius, about 312 b. c.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avenue \Av"e*nue\, n. [F. avenue, fr. avenir to come to, L. advenire. See {Advene}.] 1. A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may by reached; a way of approach or of exit. [bd]The avenues leading to the city by land.[b8] --Macaulay. On every side were expanding new avenues of inquiry. --Milman. 2. The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered. An avenue of tall elms and branching chestnuts. --W. Black. 3. A broad street; as, the Fifth Avenue in New York.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avian \A"vi*an\, a. Of or instrument to birds.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Afono, AS (village, FIPS 3300) Location: 14.26215 S, 170.64608 W Population (1990): 434 (69 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Appam, ND Zip code(s): 58830
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Avenue, MD Zip code(s): 20609
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Avon, AL (town, FIPS 3364) Location: 31.18029 N, 85.27662 W Population (1990): 462 (183 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Avon, CO (town, FIPS 4110) Location: 39.65247 N, 106.53306 W Population (1990): 1798 (1344 housing units) Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Avon, CT Zip code(s): 06001 Avon, IL (village, FIPS 3207) Location: 40.66222 N, 90.43536 W Population (1990): 957 (418 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61415 Avon, IN Zip code(s): 46168 Avon, MA Zip code(s): 02322 Avon, MN (city, FIPS 3070) Location: 45.60880 N, 94.45154 W Population (1990): 970 (348 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56310 Avon, NY (village, FIPS 3353) Location: 42.91231 N, 77.74614 W Population (1990): 2995 (1166 housing units) Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14414 Avon, OH (city, FIPS 3352) Location: 41.45125 N, 82.02347 W Population (1990): 7337 (2425 housing units) Area: 54.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44011 Avon, SD (city, FIPS 2900) Location: 43.00514 N, 98.05915 W Population (1990): 576 (308 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57315
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Avonia, PA (CDP, FIPS 3676) Location: 42.04407 N, 80.27347 W Population (1990): 1336 (512 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ABM {Asynchronous Balanced Mode}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
APM {Advanced Power Management}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
APPN {Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Avon A {dataflow} language. ["AVON: A Dataflow Language", A. Deb, ICS 87, Second Intl Conf on Supercomputing, v.3, pp.9-19, ISI 1987]. (1994-11-28)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Abana stony (Heb. marg. "Amanah," perennial), the chief river of Damascus (2 Kings 5:12). Its modern name is Barada, the Chrysorrhoas, or "golden stream," of the Greeks. It rises in a cleft of the Anti-Lebanon range, about 23 miles north-west of Damascus, and after flowing southward for a little way parts into three smaller streams, the central one flowing through Damascus, and the other two on each side of the city, diffusing beauty and fertility where otherwise there would be barrenness.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Aven nothingness; vanity. (1.) Hosea speaks of the "high places of Aven" (10:8), by which he means Bethel. He also calls it Beth-aven, i.e., "the house of vanity" (4:15), on account of the golden calves Jeroboam had set up there (1 Kings 12:28). (2.) Translated by the LXX. "On" in Ezek. 30:17. The Egyptian Heliopolis or city of On (q.v.). (3.) In Amos 1:5 it denotes the Syrian Heliopolis, the modern Baalbec.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Avim a people dwelling in Hazerim, or "the villages" or "encampments" on the south-west corner of the sea-coast (Deut. 2:23). They were subdued and driven northward by the Caphtorim. A trace of them is afterwards found in Josh. 13:3, where they are called Avites.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Abana, made of stone; a building
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Appaim, face; nostrils
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Aven, iniquity; force; riches; sorrow
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Avim, wicked or perverse men