austenitic manganese steel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

academe
n 1: the academic world [syn: {academia}, {academe}]

English Dictionary: austenitic manganese steel	by the DICT Development Group
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academia n the academic world Synonym(s): academia, academe
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academic adj associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns" hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question" marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects Synonym(s): academic, donnish, pedantic n an educator who works at a college or university [syn: academician, academic, faculty member]
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academic administrator n an administrator in a college or university
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academic costume n a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college
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academic degree n an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" Synonym(s): academic degree, degree
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academic department n a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject
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academic freedom n the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious or political or institutional restrictions
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academic gown n a gown worn by academics or judges [syn: academic gown, academic robe, judge's robe]
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academic program n (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education)
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academic relation n a professional relation between instructors and those they instruct
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academic requirement n a requirement for admission to or completion of an academic program
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academic robe n a gown worn by academics or judges [syn: academic gown, academic robe, judge's robe]
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academic session n the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" Synonym(s): school term, academic term, academic session, session
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academic term n the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" Synonym(s): school term, academic term, academic session, session
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academic year n the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying Synonym(s): school year, academic year
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academically adv in regard to academic matters; "academically, this is a good school"
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academician n someone elected to honorary membership in an academy a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation Synonym(s): academician, schoolman an educator who works at a college or university Synonym(s): academician, academic, faculty member
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academicianship n the position of member of an honorary academy
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academicism n orthodoxy of a scholastic variety [syn: scholasticism, academicism, academism]
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academism n orthodoxy of a scholastic variety [syn: scholasticism, academicism, academism]
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academy n a secondary school (usually private) an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature Synonym(s): academy, honorary society a school for special training a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
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Academy Award n an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance Synonym(s): Academy Award, Oscar
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences n an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance
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Academy of Television Arts and Sciences n an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television
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Acadia National Park n a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast
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Acadian n an early French settler in the Maritimes
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accidence n the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words Synonym(s): inflectional morphology, accidence
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accident n an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity" Synonym(s): accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event
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accident surgery n the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents Synonym(s): traumatology, accident surgery
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accident-prone adj having more than the average number of accidents
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accidental adj happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally ; "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting" Synonym(s): accidental, inadvertent n a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
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accidental injury n an accident that results in physical damage or hurt [syn: injury, accidental injury]
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accidentally adv without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: by chance, accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly] Antonym(s): advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely of a minor or subordinate nature; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" Synonym(s): incidentally, accidentally without intention; in an unintentional manner; "she hit him unintentionally" Synonym(s): unintentionally, accidentally Antonym(s): advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely
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acetamide n a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds Synonym(s): acetamide, ethanamide
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acetaminophen n an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) Synonym(s): acetaminophen, Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Anacin III
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acetanilid n a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic Synonym(s): acetanilide, acetanilid, phenylacetamide
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acetanilide n a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic Synonym(s): acetanilide, acetanilid, phenylacetamide
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acetin n any of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated together
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acetone n the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics Synonym(s): acetone, propanone, dimethyl ketone
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acetone body n a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders Synonym(s): ketone body, acetone body
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acetonemia n an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus Synonym(s): ketonemia, ketosis, acetonemia
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acetonic adj of or relating to acetone
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acetonuria n excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation Synonym(s): ketonuria, ketoaciduria, acetonuria
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acetum n a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug) sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative Synonym(s): vinegar, acetum
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acid anhydrides n organic compounds that react with water to form an acid Synonym(s): acyl anhydrides, acid anhydrides
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acidemia n a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale)
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acidimetric adj involving or related to acidimetry
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acidimetry n volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present
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acquittance n a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation Synonym(s): acquittance, release
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act involuntarily v act in an uncontrolled manner [syn: act involuntarily, act reflexively]
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act on v carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?" Synonym(s): pursue, follow up on, act on regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"
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actin n one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
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actinal adj (of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated Antonym(s): abactinal
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Actinaria n sea anemones [syn: Actiniaria, order Actiniaria, Actinaria, order Actinaria]
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acting adj serving temporarily especially as a substitute; "the acting president" n the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: acting, playing, playacting, performing]
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acting out n a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic
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Actinia n a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools [syn: Actinia, genus Actinia] any sea anemone or related animal Synonym(s): actinia, actinian, actiniarian
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actinian n any sea anemone or related animal [syn: actinia, actinian, actiniarian]
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Actiniaria n sea anemones [syn: Actiniaria, order Actiniaria, Actinaria, order Actinaria]
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actiniarian n any sea anemone or related animal [syn: actinia, actinian, actiniarian]
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actinic adj relating to or exhibiting actinism
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actinic dermatitis n dermatitis caused exposure to sunlight
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actinic keratosis n an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun
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actinic radiation n electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions Synonym(s): actinic radiation, actinic ray
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actinic ray n electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions Synonym(s): actinic radiation, actinic ray
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actinide n any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 Synonym(s): actinoid, actinide, actinon
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actinide series n (chemistry) a series of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium
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Actinidia n small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit [syn: Actinidia, genus Actinidia]
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Actinidia arguta n climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit Synonym(s): bower actinidia, tara vine, Actinidia arguta
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Actinidia chinensis n climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat Synonym(s): Chinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa
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Actinidia deliciosa n climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat Synonym(s): Chinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa
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Actinidia polygama n ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings Synonym(s): silvervine, silver vine, Actinidia polygama
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Actinidiaceae n tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines [syn: Actinidiaceae, family Actinidiaceae]
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Actiniopteris n terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa [syn: Actiniopteris, genus Actiniopteris]
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actinism n the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects
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actinium n a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores Synonym(s): actinium, Ac, atomic number 89
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actinoid adj having a radial form; "starfish are actinoid--that is, they are radially symmetrical" n any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 Synonym(s): actinoid, actinide, actinon
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actinolite n a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate
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Actinomeris n used in some classification systems for plants now included in genus Verbesina Synonym(s): Actinomeris, genus Actinomeris
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Actinomeris alternifolia n perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States Synonym(s): wingstem, golden ironweed, yellow ironweed, golden honey plant, Verbesina alternifolia, Actinomeris alternifolia
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actinometer n an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect)
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actinometric adj of or related to actinometry [syn: actinometric, actinometrical]
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actinometrical adj of or related to actinometry [syn: actinometric, actinometrical]
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actinometry n measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)
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actinomorphic adj capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis Synonym(s): actinomorphic, actinomorphous Antonym(s): bilaterally symmetrical, zygomorphic, zygomorphous
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actinomorphous adj capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis Synonym(s): actinomorphic, actinomorphous Antonym(s): bilaterally symmetrical, zygomorphic, zygomorphous
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actinomyces n soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites
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Actinomycetaceae n filamentous anaerobic bacteria [syn: Actinomycetaceae, family Actinomycetaceae]
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actinomycetal adj of or belonging to the actinomycetes [syn: actinomycetal, actinomycetous]
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Actinomycetales n filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria [syn: Actinomycetales, order Actinomycetales]
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actinomycete n any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
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actinomycetous adj of or belonging to the actinomycetes [syn: actinomycetal, actinomycetous]
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actinomycin n any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria
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actinomycosis n disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses
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actinomycotic adj of or related to actinomycosis infection
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Actinomyxidia n parasites of worms [syn: Actinomyxidia, {order Actinomyxidia}]
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actinomyxidian n parasites of worms
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actinon n any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 Synonym(s): actinoid, actinide, actinon
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actinopod n protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods
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Actinopoda n heliozoans; radiolarians [syn: Actinopoda, {subclass Actinopoda}]
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actinotherapy n (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance Synonym(s): radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation
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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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actinozoan n sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed Synonym(s): anthozoan, actinozoan
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action n something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" Synonym(s): action, activity, activeness Antonym(s): inaction, inactiveness, inactivity a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" Synonym(s): military action, action a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" Synonym(s): natural process, natural action, action, activity the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action" the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action" the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action" Synonym(s): action, action mechanism a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong Synonym(s): legal action, action, action at law an act by a government body or supranational organization; "recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"; "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues"; "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves" the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible" v institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" Synonym(s): action, sue, litigate, process put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" Synonym(s): carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
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action at law n a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong Synonym(s): legal action, action, action at law
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action mechanism n the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action" Synonym(s): action, action mechanism
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action officer n the case officer designated to perform an act during a clandestine operation (especially in a hostile area)
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action painting n a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles Synonym(s): Abstract Expressionism, action painting
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action plant n prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled Synonym(s): sensitive plant, touch-me-not, shame plant, live-and-die, humble plant, action plant, Mimosa pudica
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action potential n the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted
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action replay n the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape Synonym(s): replay, instant replay, action replay
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action spectrum n the efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation produces a photochemical reaction plotted as a function of the wavelength of the radiation
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actionable adj affording grounds for legal action; "slander is an actionable offense"
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Actium n an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC
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actomyosin n a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions
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acute angle n an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees
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acute anterior poliomyelitis n an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord Synonym(s): poliomyelitis, polio, infantile paralysis, acute anterior poliomyelitis
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acute hemorrhagic encephalitis n encephalitis that resembles apoplexy due to blood extravasation
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acute inclusion body encephalitis n common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes Synonym(s): herpes simplex encephalitis, herpes encephalitis, acute inclusion body encephalitis
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acute myelocytic leukemia n acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults Synonym(s): acute myelocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia
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acute myeloid leukemia n acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults Synonym(s): acute myelocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia
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acute-angled triangle n a triangle whose interior angles are all acute [syn: {acute triangle}, acute-angled triangle]
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acuteness n a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed; "dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell" a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" Synonym(s): acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness the quality of having a sharp edge or point Antonym(s): obtuseness
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Aegadean Islands n a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Synonym(s): Egadi Islands, Aegadean Isles, Aegadean Islands, Isole Egadi, Aegates
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Aegadean Isles n a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Synonym(s): Egadi Islands, Aegadean Isles, Aegadean Islands, Isole Egadi, Aegates islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC Synonym(s): Aegates Isles, Aegadean Isles
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agedness n the property characteristic of old age [syn: agedness, senescence]
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Akkadian n an ancient branch of the Semitic languages
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aquatint n an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color v etch in aquatint
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Aquitaine n a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees Synonym(s): Aquitaine, Aquitania
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Aquitania n a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees Synonym(s): Aquitaine, Aquitania
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ascidian n minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
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ascidian tadpole n free-swimming larva of ascidians; they have a tail like a tadpole that contains the notochord
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Ash Wednesday n the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
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Ashton n British choreographer (1906-1988) [syn: Ashton, {Sir Frederick Ashton}]
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Astana n remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998 Synonym(s): Astana, Akmola, capital of Kazakhstan
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asthenia n an abnormal loss of strength Synonym(s): asthenia, astheny
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asthenic adj lacking strength or vigor [syn: adynamic, asthenic, debilitated, enervated] having a slender physique
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asthenic type n slender, weak, and lightweight [syn: asthenic type, ectomorphy]
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asthenopia n a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem Synonym(s): eyestrain, asthenopia
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asthenosphere n the lower layer of the crust
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astheny n an abnormal loss of strength Synonym(s): asthenia, astheny
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asthma n respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin Synonym(s): asthma, asthma attack, bronchial asthma
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asthma attack n respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin Synonym(s): asthma, asthma attack, bronchial asthma
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asthmatic adj relating to breathing with a whistling sound [syn: asthmatic, wheezing, wheezy] n a person suffering from asthma; "she is a chronic asthmatic"; "the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic"
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astomatal adj lacking a stoma or stomata
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astomatous adj having no mouth or mouthlike opening [syn: astomatous, mouthless] Antonym(s): stomatous
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astonied adj filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses" Synonym(s): amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned
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astonish v affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" Synonym(s): amaze, astonish, astound
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astonished adj filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses" Synonym(s): amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned
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astonishing adj surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" Synonym(s): amazing, astonishing so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" Synonym(s): astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying
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astonishingly adv in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years" Synonym(s): amazingly, surprisingly, astonishingly
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astonishment n the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment" Synonym(s): astonishment, amazement
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astound v affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" Synonym(s): amaze, astonish, astound
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astounded adj filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses" Synonym(s): amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned
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astounding adj bewildering or striking dumb with wonder [syn: astounding, dumbfounding, dumfounding] so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" Synonym(s): astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying
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auction n a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge Synonym(s): auction, auction bridge the public sale of something to the highest bidder Synonym(s): auction, auction sale, vendue v sell at an auction [syn: auction, auction off, auctioneer]
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auction block n a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block" Synonym(s): auction block, block
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auction bridge n a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge Synonym(s): auction, auction bridge
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auction house n a firm that conducts auctions
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auction off v sell at an auction [syn: auction, auction off, auctioneer]
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auction pitch n an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump Synonym(s): pitch, auction pitch
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auction sale n the public sale of something to the highest bidder [syn: auction, auction sale, vendue]
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auctioneer n an agent who conducts an auction v sell at an auction [syn: auction, auction off, auctioneer]
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Austen n English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817) Synonym(s): Austen, Jane Austen
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austenite n a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite
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austenitic adj composed of austenite; "austenitic alloy steel"
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austenitic manganese steel n a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganese; highly resistant to wear and shock Synonym(s): manganese steel, austenitic manganese steel
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austenitic steel n steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures
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Austin n state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas Synonym(s): Austin, capital of Texas
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Austin Friar n one of the Roman Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine
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Austin Friars n an Augustinian monastic order
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azotaemia n accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine Synonym(s): uremia, uraemia, azotemia, azotaemia
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azotemia n accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine Synonym(s): uremia, uraemia, azotemia, azotaemia
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azotemic adj of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency) Synonym(s): azotemic, uremic, uraemic
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Cut \Cut\, n. 1. An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut. 2. A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip. 3. That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, snapped his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed. --W. Irving. 4. A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad. This great cut or ditch Secostris . . . purposed to have made a great deal wider and deeper. --Knolles. 5. The surface left by a cut; as, a smooth or clear cut. 6. A portion severed or cut off; a division; as, a cut of beef; a cut of timber. It should be understood, moreover, . . . that the group are not arbitrary cuts, but natural groups or types. --Dana. 7. An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving; as, a book illustrated with fine cuts. 8. (a) The act of dividing a pack cards. (b) The right to divide; as, whose cut is it? 9. Manner in which a thing is cut or formed; shape; style; fashion; as, the cut of a garment. With eyes severe and beard of formal cut. --Shak. 10. A common work horse; a gelding. [Obs.] He'll buy me a cut, forth for to ride. --Beau. & Fl. 11. The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise. [College Cant] 12. A skein of yarn. --Wright. {A cut in rates} (Railroad), a reduction in fare, freight charges, etc., below the established rates. {A short cut}, a cross route which shortens the way and cuts off a circuitous passage. {The cut of one's jib}, the general appearance of a person. [Colloq.] {To draw cuts}, to draw lots, as of paper, etc., cut unequal lengths. Now draweth cut . . . The which that hath the shortest shall begin. --Chaucer.
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Forester \For"est*er\, n. [F. forestier, LL. forestarius.] 1. One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game. 2. An inhabitant of a forest. --Wordsworth. 3. A forest tree. [R.] --Evelyn. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A lepidopterous insect belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester ({A. octomaculata}), which in the larval state is injurious to the grapevine.
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d8Andropogon \[d8]An`dro*po"gon\, n. [NL.; Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + pw`gwn the beard.] (Bot.) A very large and important genus of grasses, found in nearly all parts of the world. It includes the lemon grass of Ceylon and the beard grass, or broom sedge, of the United States. The principal subgenus is {Sorghum}, including {A. sorghum} and {A. halepensis}, from which have been derived the Chinese sugar cane, the Johnson grass, the Aleppo grass, the broom corn, and the durra, or Indian millet. Several East Indian species, as {A. nardus} and {A. sch[d2]nanthus}, yield fragrant oils, used in perfumery.
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Sheet \Sheet\, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[emac]te, sc[ymac]te, fr. sce[a0]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment); originally, that which shoots out, from the root of AS. sce[a2]tan to shoot. [root]159. See {Shoot}, v. t.] In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc.; a broad, thin portion of any substance; an expanded superficies. Specifically: (a) A broad piece of cloth, usually linen or cotton, used for wrapping the body or for a covering; especially, one used as an article of bedding next to the body. He fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners. --Acts x. 10, 11. If I do die before thee, prithee, shroud me In one of those same sheets. --Shak. (b) A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded, whether blank or written or printed upon; hence, a letter; a newspaper, etc. (c) A single signature of a book or a pamphlet; in pl., the book itself. To this the following sheets are intended for a full and distinct answer. --Waterland. (d) A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other substance; as, a sheet of copper, of glass, or the like; a plate; a leaf. (e) A broad expanse of water, or the like. [bd]The two beautiful sheets of water.[b8] --Macaulay. (f) A sail. --Dryden. (g) (Geol.) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata. 2. [AS. sce[a0]ta. See the Etymology above.] (Naut.) (a) A rope or chain which regulates the angle of adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the wind; -- usually attached to the lower corner of a sail, or to a yard or a boom. (b) pl. The space in the forward or the after part of a boat where there are no rowers; as, fore sheets; stern sheets. Note: Sheet is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote that the substance to the name of which it is prefixed is in the form of sheets, or thin plates or leaves; as, sheet brass, or sheet-brass; sheet glass, or sheet-glass; sheet gold, or sheet-gold; sheet iron, or sheet-iron, etc. {A sheet in the wind}, half drunk. [Sailors' Slang] {Both sheets in the wind}, very drunk. [Sailors' Slang] {In sheets}, lying flat or expanded; not folded, or folded but not bound; -- said especially of printed sheets. {Sheet bend} (Naut.), a bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an eye. {Sheet lightning}, {Sheet piling}, etc. See under {Lightning}, {Piling}, etc.
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Arms \Arms\, n. pl. [OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E. arm. See {Arm}, n.] 1. Instruments or weapons of offense or defense. He lays down his arms, but not his wiles. --Milton. Three horses and three goodly suits of arms. --Tennyson. 2. The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science. [bd]Arms and the man I sing.[b8] --Dryden. 3. (Law) Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon. --Cowell. Blackstone. 4. (Her.) The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son. 5. (Falconry) The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot. --Halliwell. {Bred to arms}, educated to the profession of a soldier. {In arms}, armed for war; in a state of hostility. {Small arms}, portable firearms known as muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, etc. {A stand of arms}, a complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone. {To arms}! a summons to war or battle. {Under arms}, armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade. {Arm's end}, {Arm's length}, {Arm's reach}. See under {Arm}.
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Academe \Ac`a*deme"\, n. [L. academia. See {Academy}.] An academy. [Poetic] --Shak.
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Academial \Ac`ade"mial\, a. Academic. [R.]
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Academian \Ac`ade"mian\, n. A member of an academy, university, or college.
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Academic \Ac`a*dem"ic\, n. 1. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist. --Hume. 2. A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.
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Academic \Ac`adem"ic\, Academical \Ac`adem"ic*al\, a. [L. academicus: cf. F. acad[82]migue. See {Academy}.] 1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the Academic sect or philosophy. 2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific. [bd]Academic courses.[b8] --Warburton. [bd]Academical study.[b8] --Berkeley.
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Academic \Ac`adem"ic\, Academical \Ac`adem"ic*al\, a. [L. academicus: cf. F. acad[82]migue. See {Academy}.] 1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the Academic sect or philosophy. 2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific. [bd]Academic courses.[b8] --Warburton. [bd]Academical study.[b8] --Berkeley.
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Academically \Ac`adem`ical*ly\, adv. In an academical manner.
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Academicals \Ac`adem"icals\, n. pl. The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities.
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Academician \Ac`ademi"cian\ (#; 277), n. [F. acad[82]micien. See {Academy}.] 1. A member of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of arts. 2. A collegian. [R.] --Chesterfield.
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Academicism \Ac`adem"icism\, n. 1. A tenet of the Academic philosophy. 2. A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.
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Academy \Acad"emy\, n.; pl. {Academies}. [F. acad[82]mie, L. academia. Cf. {Academe}.] 1. A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head. 2. An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university. Popularly, a school, or seminary of learning, holding a rank between a college and a common school. 3. A place of training; a school. [bd]Academies of fanaticism.[b8] --Hume. 4. A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; as, the French Academy; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and philology. 5. A school or place of training in which some special art is taught; as, the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music. {Academy figure} (Paint.), a drawing usually half life-size, in crayon or pencil, after a nude model.
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Academism \Acad"emism\, n. The doctrines of the Academic philosophy. [Obs.] --Baxter.
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Academist \Acad"emist\, n. [F. academiste.] 1. An Academic philosopher. 2. An academician. [Obs.] --Ray.
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Academy \Acad"emy\, n.; pl. {Academies}. [F. acad[82]mie, L. academia. Cf. {Academe}.] 1. A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head. 2. An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university. Popularly, a school, or seminary of learning, holding a rank between a college and a common school. 3. A place of training; a school. [bd]Academies of fanaticism.[b8] --Hume. 4. A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; as, the French Academy; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and philology. 5. A school or place of training in which some special art is taught; as, the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music. {Academy figure} (Paint.), a drawing usually half life-size, in crayon or pencil, after a nude model.
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2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8 {Academy figure}, {Canceled figures}, {Lay figure}, etc. See under {Academy}, {Cancel}, {Lay}, etc. {Figure caster}, [or] {Figure flinger}, an astrologer. [bd]This figure caster.[b8] --Milton. {Figure flinging}, the practice of astrology. {Figure-of-eight knot}, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See Illust. under {Knot}. {Figure painting}, a picture of the human figure, or the act or art of depicting the human figure. {Figure stone} (Min.), agalmatolite. {Figure weaving}, the art or process of weaving figured fabrics. {To cut a figure}, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.
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Academy \Acad"emy\, n.; pl. {Academies}. [F. acad[82]mie, L. academia. Cf. {Academe}.] 1. A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head. 2. An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university. Popularly, a school, or seminary of learning, holding a rank between a college and a common school. 3. A place of training; a school. [bd]Academies of fanaticism.[b8] --Hume. 4. A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; as, the French Academy; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and philology. 5. A school or place of training in which some special art is taught; as, the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music. {Academy figure} (Paint.), a drawing usually half life-size, in crayon or pencil, after a nude model.
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Acadian \Aca"dian\, a. Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. [bd]Acadian farmers.[b8] --Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie. {Acadian epoch} (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous. See {Geology}. {Acadian owl} (Zo[94]l.), a small North American owl ({Nyctule Acadica}); the saw-whet.
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Acadian \Aca"dian\, a. Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. [bd]Acadian farmers.[b8] --Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie. {Acadian epoch} (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous. See {Geology}. {Acadian owl} (Zo[94]l.), a small North American owl ({Nyctule Acadica}); the saw-whet.
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Saw-whet \Saw"-whet`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small North American owl ({Nyctale Acadica}), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also {Acadian owl}.
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Acadian \Aca"dian\, a. Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. [bd]Acadian farmers.[b8] --Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie. {Acadian epoch} (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous. See {Geology}. {Acadian owl} (Zo[94]l.), a small North American owl ({Nyctule Acadica}); the saw-whet.
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Accadian \Acca"dian\, a. [From the city Accad. See Gen. x. 10.] Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest. -- {Acca"dian}, n., {Ac"cad}, n. --Sayce.
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Accedence \Ac*ced"ence\, n. The act of acceding.
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Accede \Ac*cede"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acceded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acceding}.] [L. accedere to approach, accede; ad + cedere to move, yield: cf. F. acc[82]dere. See {Cede}.] 1. To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to {recede}. [Obs.] --T. Gale. 2. To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain. Edward IV., who had acceded to the throne in the year 1461. --T. Warton. If Frederick had acceded to the supreme power. --Morley. 3. To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; as, he acceded to my request. The treaty of Hanover in 1725 . . . to which the Dutch afterwards acceded. --Chesterfield. Syn: To agree; assent; consent; comply; acquiesce; concur.
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Accidence \Ac"ci*dence\, n. [A corruption of Eng. accidents, pl. of accident. See {Accident}, 2.] 1. The accidents, of inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar. --Milton. 2. The rudiments of any subject. --Lowell.
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Accident \Ac"ci*dent\, n. [F. accident, fr. L. accidens, -dentis, p. pr. of accidere to happen; ad + cadere to fall. See {Cadence}, {Case}.] 1. Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident. Of moving accidents by flood and field. --Shak. Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident: It is the very place God meant for thee. --Trench. 2. (Gram.) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case. 3. (Her.) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms. 4. (Log.) (a) A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute. (b) A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness. 5. Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident. This accident, as I call it, of Athens being situated some miles from the sea. --J. P. Mahaffy. 6. Unusual appearance or effect. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Note: Accident, in Law, is equivalent to casus, or such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.
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Insurance \In*sur"ance\, n. [From {Insure}.] 1. The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks. Cf. {Assurance}, n., 6. Note: The person who undertakes to pay in case of loss is termed the insurer; the danger against which he undertakes, the risk; the person protected, the insured; the sum which he pays for the protection, the premium; and the contract itself, when reduced to form, the policy. --Johnson's Cyc. 2. The premium paid for insuring property or life. 3. The sum for which life or property is insured. 4. A guaranty, security, or pledge; assurance. [Obs.] The most acceptable insurance of the divine protection. --Mickle. {Accident insurance}, insurance against pecuniary loss by reason of accident to the person. {Endowment insurance} [or] {assurance}, a combination of life insurance and investment such that if the person upon whose life a risk is taken dies before a certain specified time the insurance becomes due at once, and if he survives, it becomes due at the time specified. {Fire insurance}. See under {Fire}. {Insurance broker}, a broker or agent who effects insurance. {Insurance company}, a company or corporation whose business it is to insure against loss, damage, or death. {Insurance policy}, a certificate of insurance; the document containing the contract made by an insurance company with a person whose property or life is insured. {Life insurance}. See under {Life}.
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Accidental \Ac`ci*den"tal\, a. [Cf. F. accidentel, earlier accidental.] 1. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit. 2. Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as, are accidental to a play. {Accidental chords} (Mus.), those which contain one or more tones foreign to their proper harmony. {Accidental colors} (Opt.), colors depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colors. They are purely subjective sensations of color which often result from the contemplation of actually colored bodies. {Accidental point} (Persp.), the point in which a right line, drawn from the eye, parallel to a given right line, cuts the perspective plane; so called to distinguish it from the principal point, or point of view, where a line drawn from the eye perpendicular to the perspective plane meets this plane. {Accidental lights} (Paint.), secondary lights; effects of light other than ordinary daylight, such as the rays of the sun darting through a cloud, or between the leaves of trees; the effect of moonlight, candlelight, or burning bodies. --Fairholt. Syn: Casual; fortuitous; contingent; occasional; adventitious. Usage: {Accidental}, {Incidental}, {Casual}, {Fortuitous}, {Contingent}. We speak of a thing as accidental when it falls out as by chance, and not in the regular course of things; as, an accidental meeting, an accidental advantage, etc. We call a thing incidental when it falls, as it were, into some regular course of things, but is secondary, and forms no essential part thereof; as, an incremental remark, an incidental evil, an incidental benefit. We speak of a thing as casual, when it falls out or happens, as it were, by mere chance, without being prearranged or premeditated; as, a casual remark or encounter; a casual observer. An idea of the unimportant is attached to what is casual. Fortuitous is applied to what occurs without any known cause, and in opposition to what has been foreseen; as, a fortuitous concourse of atoms. We call a thing contingent when it is such that, considered in itself, it may or may not happen, but is dependent for its existence on something else; as, the time of my coming will be contingent on intelligence yet to be received.
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Accidental \Ac`ci*den"tal\, n. 1. A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally. He conceived it just that accidentals . . . should sink with the substance of the accusation. --Fuller. 2. pl. (Paint.) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow. 3. (Mus.) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
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Accidental \Ac`ci*den"tal\, a. [Cf. F. accidentel, earlier accidental.] 1. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit. 2. Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as, are accidental to a play. {Accidental chords} (Mus.), those which contain one or more tones foreign to their proper harmony. {Accidental colors} (Opt.), colors depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colors. They are purely subjective sensations of color which often result from the contemplation of actually colored bodies. {Accidental point} (Persp.), the point in which a right line, drawn from the eye, parallel to a given right line, cuts the perspective plane; so called to distinguish it from the principal point, or point of view, where a line drawn from the eye perpendicular to the perspective plane meets this plane. {Accidental lights} (Paint.), secondary lights; effects of light other than ordinary daylight, such as the rays of the sun darting through a cloud, or between the leaves of trees; the effect of moonlight, candlelight, or burning bodies. --Fairholt. Syn: Casual; fortuitous; contingent; occasional; adventitious. Usage: {Accidental}, {Incidental}, {Casual}, {Fortuitous}, {Contingent}. We speak of a thing as accidental when it falls out as by chance, and not in the regular course of things; as, an accidental meeting, an accidental advantage, etc. We call a thing incidental when it falls, as it were, into some regular course of things, but is secondary, and forms no essential part thereof; as, an incremental remark, an incidental evil, an incidental benefit. We speak of a thing as casual, when it falls out or happens, as it were, by mere chance, without being prearranged or premeditated; as, a casual remark or encounter; a casual observer. An idea of the unimportant is attached to what is casual. Fortuitous is applied to what occurs without any known cause, and in opposition to what has been foreseen; as, a fortuitous concourse of atoms. We call a thing contingent when it is such that, considered in itself, it may or may not happen, but is dependent for its existence on something else; as, the time of my coming will be contingent on intelligence yet to be received.
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Color \Col"or\, n. [Written also {colour}.] [OF. color, colur, colour, F. couleur, L. color; prob. akin to celare to conceal (the color taken as that which covers). See {Helmet}.] 1. A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehended in vision; as, gay colors; sad colors, etc. Note: The sensation of color depends upon a peculiar function of the retina or optic nerve, in consequence of which rays of light produce different effects according to the length of their waves or undulations, waves of a certain length producing the sensation of red, shorter waves green, and those still shorter blue, etc. White, or ordinary, light consists of waves of various lengths so blended as to produce no effect of color, and the color of objects depends upon their power to absorb or reflect a greater or less proportion of the rays which fall upon them. 2. Any hue distinguished from white or black. 3. The hue or color characteristic of good health and spirits; ruddy complexion. Give color to my pale cheek. --Shak. 4. That which is used to give color; a paint; a pigment; as, oil colors or water colors. 5. That which covers or hides the real character of anything; semblance; excuse; disguise; appearance. They had let down the boat into the sea, under color as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship. --Acts xxvii. 30. That he should die is worthy policy; But yet we want a color for his death. --Shak. 6. Shade or variety of character; kind; species. Boys and women are for the most part cattle of this color. --Shak. 7. A distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol (usually in the plural); as, the colors or color of a ship or regiment; the colors of a race horse (that is, of the cap and jacket worn by the jockey). In the United States each regiment of infantry and artillery has two colors, one national and one regimental. --Farrow. 8. (Law) An apparent right; as where the defendant in trespass gave to the plaintiff an appearance of title, by stating his title specially, thus removing the cause from the jury to the court. --Blackstone. Note: Color is express when it is averred in the pleading, and implied when it is implied in the pleading. {Body color}. See under {Body}. {Color blindness}, total or partial inability to distinguish or recognize colors. See {Daltonism}. {Complementary color}, one of two colors so related to each other that when blended together they produce white light; -- so called because each color makes up to the other what it lacks to make it white. Artificial or pigment colors, when mixed, produce effects differing from those of the primary colors, in consequence of partial absorption. {Of color} (as persons, races, etc.), not of the white race; -- commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. {Primary colors}, those developed from the solar beam by the prism, viz., red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, which are reduced by some authors to three, -- red, green, and violet-blue. These three are sometimes called {fundamental colors}. {Subjective} [or] {Accidental color}, a false or spurious color seen in some instances, owing to the persistence of the luminous impression upon the retina, and a gradual change of its character, as where a wheel perfectly white, and with a circumference regularly subdivided, is made to revolve rapidly over a dark object, the teeth of the wheel appear to the eye of different shades of color varying with the rapidity of rotation. See {Accidental colors}, under {Accidental}.
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Accidental \Ac`ci*den"tal\, a. [Cf. F. accidentel, earlier accidental.] 1. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit. 2. Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as, are accidental to a play. {Accidental chords} (Mus.), those which contain one or more tones foreign to their proper harmony. {Accidental colors} (Opt.), colors depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colors. They are purely subjective sensations of color which often result from the contemplation of actually colored bodies. {Accidental point} (Persp.), the point in which a right line, drawn from the eye, parallel to a given right line, cuts the perspective plane; so called to distinguish it from the principal point, or point of view, where a line drawn from the eye perpendicular to the perspective plane meets this plane. {Accidental lights} (Paint.), secondary lights; effects of light other than ordinary daylight, such as the rays of the sun darting through a cloud, or between the leaves of trees; the effect of moonlight, candlelight, or burning bodies. --Fairholt. Syn: Casual; fortuitous; contingent; occasional; adventitious. Usage: {Accidental}, {Incidental}, {Casual}, {Fortuitous}, {Contingent}. We speak of a thing as accidental when it falls out as by chance, and not in the regular course of things; as, an accidental meeting, an accidental advantage, etc. We call a thing incidental when it falls, as it were, into some regular course of things, but is secondary, and forms no essential part thereof; as, an incremental remark, an incidental evil, an incidental benefit. We speak of a thing as casual, when it falls out or happens, as it were, by mere chance, without being prearranged or premeditated; as, a casual remark or encounter; a casual observer. An idea of the unimportant is attached to what is casual. Fortuitous is applied to what occurs without any known cause, and in opposition to what has been foreseen; as, a fortuitous concourse of atoms. We call a thing contingent when it is such that, considered in itself, it may or may not happen, but is dependent for its existence on something else; as, the time of my coming will be contingent on intelligence yet to be received.
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Chord \Chord\, n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. [?]. In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is written cord. See {Cord}.] 1. The string of a musical instrument. --Milton. 2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord. 3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve. 4. (Anat.) A cord. See {Cord}, n., 4. 5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell. {Accidental, Common, [and] Vocal} {chords}. See under {Accidental}, {Common}, and {Vocal}. {Chord of an arch}. See Illust. of {Arch}. {Chord of curvature}, a chord drawn from any point of a curve, in the circle of curvature for that point. {Scale of chords}. See {Scale}.
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Accidental \Ac`ci*den"tal\, a. [Cf. F. accidentel, earlier accidental.] 1. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit. 2. Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as, are accidental to a play. {Accidental chords} (Mus.), those which contain one or more tones foreign to their proper harmony. {Accidental colors} (Opt.), colors depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colors. They are purely subjective sensations of color which often result from the contemplation of actually colored bodies. {Accidental point} (Persp.), the point in which a right line, drawn from the eye, parallel to a given right line, cuts the perspective plane; so called to distinguish it from the principal point, or point of view, where a line drawn from the eye perpendicular to the perspective plane meets this plane. {Accidental lights} (Paint.), secondary lights; effects of light other than ordinary daylight, such as the rays of the sun darting through a cloud, or between the leaves of trees; the effect of moonlight, candlelight, or burning bodies. --Fairholt. Syn: Casual; fortuitous; contingent; occasional; adventitious. Usage: {Accidental}, {Incidental}, {Casual}, {Fortuitous}, {Contingent}. We speak of a thing as accidental when it falls out as by chance, and not in the regular course of things; as, an accidental meeting, an accidental advantage, etc. We call a thing incidental when it falls, as it were, into some regular course of things, but is secondary, and forms no essential part thereof; as, an incremental remark, an incidental evil, an incidental benefit. We speak of a thing as casual, when it falls out or happens, as it were, by mere chance, without being prearranged or premeditated; as, a casual remark or encounter; a casual observer. An idea of the unimportant is attached to what is casual. Fortuitous is applied to what occurs without any known cause, and in opposition to what has been foreseen; as, a fortuitous concourse of atoms. We call a thing contingent when it is such that, considered in itself, it may or may not happen, but is dependent for its existence on something else; as, the time of my coming will be contingent on intelligence yet to be received.
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Accidental \Ac`ci*den"tal\, a. [Cf. F. accidentel, earlier accidental.] 1. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit. 2. Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as, are accidental to a play. {Accidental chords} (Mus.), those which contain one or more tones foreign to their proper harmony. {Accidental colors} (Opt.), colors depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colors. They are purely subjective sensations of color which often result from the contemplation of actually colored bodies. {Accidental point} (Persp.), the point in which a right line, drawn from the eye, parallel to a given right line, cuts the perspective plane; so called to distinguish it from the principal point, or point of view, where a line drawn from the eye perpendicular to the perspective plane meets this plane. {Accidental lights} (Paint.), secondary lights; effects of light other than ordinary daylight, such as the rays of the sun darting through a cloud, or between the leaves of trees; the effect of moonlight, candlelight, or burning bodies. --Fairholt. Syn: Casual; fortuitous; contingent; occasional; adventitious. Usage: {Accidental}, {Incidental}, {Casual}, {Fortuitous}, {Contingent}. We speak of a thing as accidental when it falls out as by chance, and not in the regular course of things; as, an accidental meeting, an accidental advantage, etc. We call a thing incidental when it falls, as it were, into some regular course of things, but is secondary, and forms no essential part thereof; as, an incremental remark, an incidental evil, an incidental benefit. We speak of a thing as casual, when it falls out or happens, as it were, by mere chance, without being prearranged or premeditated; as, a casual remark or encounter; a casual observer. An idea of the unimportant is attached to what is casual. Fortuitous is applied to what occurs without any known cause, and in opposition to what has been foreseen; as, a fortuitous concourse of atoms. We call a thing contingent when it is such that, considered in itself, it may or may not happen, but is dependent for its existence on something else; as, the time of my coming will be contingent on intelligence yet to be received.
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Accidentalism \Ac`ciden"talism\, n. Accidental character or effect. --Ruskin.
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Accidentality \Ac`cidental"i*ty\, n. The quality of being accidental; accidentalness. [R.] --Coleridge.
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Accidentally \Ac`ciden"tally\, adv. In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.
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Accidentalness \Ac`ciden"talness\, n. The quality of being accidental; casualness.
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Acetamide \Ac`et*am"ide\, n. [Acetyl + amide.] (Chem.) A white crystalline solid, from ammonia by replacement of an equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl.
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Acetanilide \Ac`etan"ilide\, n. [Acetyl + anilide.] (Med.) A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain; -- called also {antifebrine}.
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Acetimeter \Ac`etim"eter\, n. [L. acetum vinegar + -meter: cf. F. ac[82]tim[8a]tre.] An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.
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Acetimetry \Ac`etim"etry\, n. The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or the proportion of acetic acid contained in it. --Ure.
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Acetin \Ac"e*tin\, n. (Chem.) A combination of acetic acid with glycerin. --Brande & C.
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Acetometer \Ac`etom"eter\, n. Same as {Acetimeter}. --Brande & C.
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Acetone \Ac"e*tone\, n. [See {Acetic}.] (Chem.) A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime. Note: The term in also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution, more frequently called ketones. See {Ketone}.
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Acetonic \Ac`e*ton"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to acetone; as, acetonic bodies.
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Amide \Am"ide\ (?; 277), n. [Ammonia + -ide.] (Chem.) A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an acid atom or radical. {Acid amide}, a neutral compound formed by the substitution of the amido group for hydroxyl in an acid.
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Acidimeter \Ac`idim"eter\, n. [L. acidus acid + -meter.] (Chem.) An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids. --Ure.
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Acidimetry \Ac`idim"etry\, n. [L. acidus acid + -metry.] (Chem.) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required. -- {Ac`idimet"ric*al}, a.
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Acidimetry \Ac`idim"etry\, n. [L. acidus acid + -metry.] (Chem.) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required. -- {Ac`idimet"ric*al}, a.
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Acidness \Ac"id*ness\, n. Acidity; sourness.
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Acquitment \Ac*quit"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. [Cf. OF. aquitement.] Acquittal. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, n. [OF. aquitance, fr. aquiter. See {Acquit}.] 1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability. 2. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand. You can produce acquittances For such a sum, from special officers. --Shak.
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Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, v. t. To acquit. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Acquit \Ac*quit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquitting}.] [OE. aquiten, OF. aquiter, F. acquitter; [?] (L. ad) + OF. quiter, F. quitter, to quit. See {Quit}, and cf. {Acquiet}.] 1. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite. A responsibility that can never be absolutely acquitted. --I. Taylor. 2. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of before the charge, formerly by from; as, the jury acquitted the prisoner; we acquit a man of evil intentions. 4. Reflexively: (a) To clear one's self. --Shak. (b) To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part; as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself very poorly. Syn: To absolve; clear; exonerate; exonerate; exculpate; release; discharge. See {Absolve}.
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Act \Act\ ([acr]kt), n. [L. actus, fr. agere to drive, do: cf. F. acte. See {Agent}.] 1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love. --Wordsworth. Hence, in specific uses: (a) The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress. (b) A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been done. --Abbott. (c) A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed. (d) A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student. 2. A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence. [Obs.] The seeds of plants are not at first in act, but in possibility, what they afterward grow to be. --Hooker. 3. Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing). [bd]In act to shoot.[b8] --Dryden. This woman was taken . . . in the very act. --John viii. 4. {Act of attainder}. (Law) See {Attainder}. {Act of bankruptcy} (Law), an act of a debtor which renders him liable to be adjudged a bankrupt. {Act of faith}. (Ch. Hist.) See {Auto-da-F[82]}. {Act of God} (Law), an inevitable accident; such extraordinary interruption of the usual course of events as is not to be looked for in advance, and against which ordinary prudence could not guard. {Act of grace}, an expression often used to designate an act declaring pardon or amnesty to numerous offenders, as at the beginning of a new reign. {Act of indemnity}, a statute passed for the protection of those who have committed some illegal act subjecting them to penalties. --Abbott. {Act in pais}, a thing done out of court (anciently, in the country), and not a matter of record. Syn: See {Action}.
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Actinal \Ac"ti*nal\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], ray.] (Zo[94]l.) Pertaining to the part of a radiate animal which contains the mouth. --L. Agassiz.
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d8Anthozoa \[d8]An`tho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + [?] animal.] (Zo[94]l.) The class of the C[d2]lenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are {Acyonaria}, {Actinaria}, and {Madreporaria}.
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Acting \Act"ing\, a. 1. Operating in any way. 2. Doing duty for another; officiating; as, an acting superintendent.
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Act \Act\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acting}.] [L. actus, p. p. of agere to drive, lead, do; but influenced by E. act, n.] 1. To move to action; to actuate; to animate. [Obs.] Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul. --Pope. 2. To perform; to execute; to do. [Archaic] That we act our temporal affairs with a desire no greater than our necessity. --Jer. Taylor. Industry doth beget by producing good habits, and facility of acting things expedient for us to do. --Barrow. Uplifted hands that at convenient times Could act extortion and the worst of crimes. --Cowper. 3. To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage. 4. To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero. 5. To feign or counterfeit; to simulate. With acted fear the villain thus pursued. --Dryden. {To act a part}, to sustain the part of one of the characters in a play; hence, to simulate; to dissemble. {To act the part of}, to take the character of; to fulfill the duties of.
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d8Actinia \[d8]Actin"ia\, n.; pl. L. {Actini[91]}, E. {Actinias}. [Latinized fr. Gr. [?], [?], ray.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family {Actinid[91]}. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called {animal flowers} and {sea anemones}. [See {Polyp}.]. (b) A genus in the family {Actinid[91]}.
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d8Actinia \[d8]Actin"ia\, n.; pl. L. {Actini[91]}, E. {Actinias}. [Latinized fr. Gr. [?], [?], ray.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family {Actinid[91]}. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called {animal flowers} and {sea anemones}. [See {Polyp}.]. (b) A genus in the family {Actinid[91]}.
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Actinic \Ac*tin"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to actinism; as, actinic rays.
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Bolometer \Bolom"eter\, n. [Gr. [?] a stroke, ray + -meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; -- called also {actinic balance}, {thermic balance}. --S. P. Langley.
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Actiniform \Actin"iform\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], ray + -form.] Having a radiated form, like a sea anemone.
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Actinism \Ac"tin*ism\, n. [Gr. [?], [?] ray.] The property of radiant energy (found chiefly in solar or electric light) by which chemical changes are produced, as in photography.
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Actinium \Actin"ium\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], ray.] (Chem.) A supposed metal, said by Phipson to be contained in commercial zinc; -- so called because certain of its compounds are darkened by exposure to light.
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Actino-chemistry \Ac`tino-chem"istry\, n. Chemistry in its relations to actinism. --Draper.
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Actinogram \Actin"ogram\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], ray + -gram.] A record made by the actinograph.
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Actinograph \Actin"ograph\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], ray + -graph.] An instrument for measuring and recording the variations in the actinic or chemical force of rays of light. --Nichol.
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Actinoid \Ac"tin*oid\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], ray + -oid.] Having the form of rays; radiated, as an actinia.
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Actinolite \Actin"olite\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], ray + -lite.] (Min.) A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses.
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Amphibole \Am"phibole\ ([acr]m"f[icr]b[omac]l), n. [Gr. 'amfi`bolos doubtful, equivocal, fr. 'amfiba`llein to throw round, to doubt: cf. F. amphibole. Ha[81]y so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral.] (Min.) A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are {tremolite}, {actinolite}, {asbestus}, {edenite}, {hornblende} (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See {Hornblende}.
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Actinolite \Actin"olite\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], ray + -lite.] (Min.) A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses.
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Amphibole \Am"phibole\ ([acr]m"f[icr]b[omac]l), n. [Gr. 'amfi`bolos doubtful, equivocal, fr. 'amfiba`llein to throw round, to doubt: cf. F. amphibole. Ha[81]y so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral.] (Min.) A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are {tremolite}, {actinolite}, {asbestus}, {edenite}, {hornblende} (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See {Hornblende}.
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Actinolitic \Ac`tinolit"ic\, a. (Min.) Of the nature of, or containing, actinolite.
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Actinology \Ac`tinol"ogy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], ray + -logy.] The science which treats of rays of light, especially of the actinic or chemical rays.
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Actinomere \Actin"omere\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], ray + [?] part.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the radial segments composing the body of one of the C[d2]lenterata.
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Actinometer \Ac`tinom"eter\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], ray + -meter] (a) An instrument for measuring the direct heating power of the sun's rays. (b) An instrument for measuring the actinic effect of rays of light.
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Actinometric \Ac`tinomet"ric\, a. Pertaining to the measurement of the intensity of the solar rays, either (a) heating, or (b) actinic.
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Actinometry \Ac`tinom"etry\, n. 1. The measurement of the force of solar radiation. --Maury. 2. The measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light. --Abney.
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d8Actinomycosis \[d8]Ac`tinomyco"sis\, n. [NL.] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to the presence of {Actinomyces bovis}. It causes local suppurating tumors, esp. about the jaw. Called also {lumpy jaw} or {big jaw}. -- {Ac`tinomycot"ic}, a.
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d8Actinomycosis \[d8]Ac`tinomyco"sis\, n. [NL.] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to the presence of {Actinomyces bovis}. It causes local suppurating tumors, esp. about the jaw. Called also {lumpy jaw} or {big jaw}. -- {Ac`tinomycot"ic}, a.
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Actinophone \Actin"ophone\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], ray + [?] voice.] (Physics) An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
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Actinophonic \Actin`ophon"ic\, a. (Physics) Pertaining to, or causing the production of, sound by means of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays; as, actinophonic phenomena.
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Actinophorous \Ac`tinoph"orous\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], ray + [?] to bear.] Having straight projecting spines.
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Actinosome \Actin"osome\, n. [Gr. [?] ray + [?] body.] (Zo[94]l.) The entire body of a c[d2]lenterate.
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Actinost \Ac"tin*ost\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], ray + [?] bone.] (Anat.) One of the bones at the base of a paired fin of a fish.
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Actinostome \Actin"ostome\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a ray + [?] mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) The mouth or anterior opening of a c[d2]lenterate animal.
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d8Phoronis \[d8]Pho*ro"nis\, n. [NL., fr. L. Phoronis, a surname of Io, Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) A remarkable genus of marine worms having tentacles around the mouth. It is usually classed with the gephyreans. Its larva ({Actinotrocha}) undergoes a peculiar metamorphosis.
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Flannel flower \Flan"nel flow`er\ (Bot.) (a) The common mullein. (b) A Brazilian apocynaceous vine ({Macrosiphonia longiflora}) having woolly leaves. (c) An umbelliferous Australian flower ({Actinotus helianthi}), often erroneously thought to be composite. The involucre looks as if cut out of white flannel.
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Actinozoal \Ac`tinozo"al\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa.
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Petitory \Pet"itory\, a. [L. petitorius, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask: cf. F. p[82]titore.] Petitioning; soliciting; supplicating. --Sir W. Hamilton. {Petitory suit} [or] {action} (Admiralty Law), a suit in which the mere title to property is litigated and sought to be enforced, as distinguished from a possessory suit; also (Scots Law), a suit wherein the plaintiff claims something as due him by the defendant. --Burrill.
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Action \Ac"tion\, n. [OF. action, L. actio, fr. agere to do. See {Act}.] 1. A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action. One wise in council, one in action brave. --Pope. 2. An act; a thing done; a deed; an enterprise. (pl.): Habitual deeds; hence, conduct; behavior; demeanor. The Lord is a Good of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. --1 Sam. ii. 3. 3. The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events. 4. Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action. 5. (Mech.) Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun. 6. (Physiol.) Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice. 7. (Orat.) Gesticulation; the external deportment of the speaker, or the suiting of his attitude, voice, gestures, and countenance, to the subject, or to the feelings. 8. (Paint. & Sculp.) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted. 9. (Law) (a) A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense. (b) A right of action; as, the law gives an action for every claim. 10. (Com.) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural, equivalent to stocks. [A Gallicism] [Obs.] The Euripus of funds and actions. --Burke. 11. An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action. 12. (Music) The mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe. --Grove. {Chose in action}. (Law) See {Chose}. {Quantity of action} (Physics), the product of the mass of a body by the space it runs through, and its velocity. Syn: {Action}, {Act}. Usage: In many cases action and act are synonymous; but some distinction is observable. Action involves the mode or process of acting, and is usually viewed as occupying some time in doing. Act has more reference to the effect, or the operation as complete. To poke the fire is an act, to reconcile friends who have quarreled is a praiseworthy action. --C. J. Smith.
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Petitory \Pet"itory\, a. [L. petitorius, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask: cf. F. p[82]titore.] Petitioning; soliciting; supplicating. --Sir W. Hamilton. {Petitory suit} [or] {action} (Admiralty Law), a suit in which the mere title to property is litigated and sought to be enforced, as distinguished from a possessory suit; also (Scots Law), a suit wherein the plaintiff claims something as due him by the defendant. --Burrill.
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Action \Ac"tion\, n. [OF. action, L. actio, fr. agere to do. See {Act}.] 1. A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action. One wise in council, one in action brave. --Pope. 2. An act; a thing done; a deed; an enterprise. (pl.): Habitual deeds; hence, conduct; behavior; demeanor. The Lord is a Good of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. --1 Sam. ii. 3. 3. The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events. 4. Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action. 5. (Mech.) Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun. 6. (Physiol.) Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice. 7. (Orat.) Gesticulation; the external deportment of the speaker, or the suiting of his attitude, voice, gestures, and countenance, to the subject, or to the feelings. 8. (Paint. & Sculp.) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted. 9. (Law) (a) A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense. (b) A right of action; as, the law gives an action for every claim. 10. (Com.) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural, equivalent to stocks. [A Gallicism] [Obs.] The Euripus of funds and actions. --Burke. 11. An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action. 12. (Music) The mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe. --Grove. {Chose in action}. (Law) See {Chose}. {Quantity of action} (Physics), the product of the mass of a body by the space it runs through, and its velocity. Syn: {Action}, {Act}. Usage: In many cases action and act are synonymous; but some distinction is observable. Action involves the mode or process of acting, and is usually viewed as occupying some time in doing. Act has more reference to the effect, or the operation as complete. To poke the fire is an act, to reconcile friends who have quarreled is a praiseworthy action. --C. J. Smith.
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Account \Ac*count"\, n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. A beggarly account of empty boxes. --Shak. 2. A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank. 3. A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts. 4. A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle. [bd]A laudable account of the city of London.[b8] --Howell. 5. A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon. Give an account of thy stewardship. --Luke xvi. 2. 6. An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment. [bd]To stand high in your account.[b8] --Shak. 7. Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. [bd]Men of account.[b8] --Pope. [bd]To turn to account.[b8] --Shak. {Account current}, a running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account. {In account with}, in a relation requiring an account to be kept. {On account of}, for the sake of; by reason of; because of. {On one's own account}, for one's own interest or behalf. {To make account}, to have an opinion or expectation; to reckon. [Obs.] This other part . . . makes account to find no slender arguments for this assertion out of those very scriptures which are commonly urged against it. --Milton. {To make account of}, to hold in estimation; to esteem; as, he makes small account of beauty. {To take account of}, or {to take into account}, to take into consideration; to notice. [bd]Of their doings, God takes no account.[b8] --Milton . {A writ of account} (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called also an {action of account}. --Cowell. Syn: Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description; explanation; rehearsal. Usage: {Account}, {Narrative}, {Narration}, {Recital}. These words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a series of events. {Account} turns attention not so much to the speaker as to the fact related, and more properly applies to the report of some single event, or a group of incidents taken as whole; as, an {account} of a battle, of a shipwreck, etc. A {narrative} is a continuous story of connected incidents, such as one friend might tell to another; as, a {narrative} of the events of a siege, a {narrative} of one's life, etc. {Narration} is usually the same as {narrative}, but is sometimes used to describe the {mode} of relating events; as, his powers of {narration} are uncommonly great. {Recital} denotes a series of events drawn out into minute particulars, usually expressing something which peculiarly interests the feelings of the speaker; as, the {recital} of one's wrongs, disappointments, sufferings, etc.
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Case \Case\, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] By aventure, or sort, or cas. --Chaucer. 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances; condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes. In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge. --Deut. xxiv. 13. If the case of the man be so with his wife. --Matt. xix. 10. And when a lady's in the case You know all other things give place. --Gay. You think this madness but a common case. --Pope. I am in case to justle a constable, --Shak. 3. (Med. & Surg.) A patient under treatment; an instance of sickness or injury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury. A proper remedy in hypochondriacal cases. --Arbuthnot. 4. (Law) The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law; a suit or action at law; a cause. Let us consider the reason of the case, for nothing is law that is not reason. --Sir John Powell. Not one case in the reports of our courts. --Steele. 5. (Gram.) One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word. Case is properly a falling off from the nominative or first state of word; the name for which, however, is now, by extension of its signification, applied also to the nominative. --J. W. Gibbs. Note: Cases other than the nominative are oblique cases. Case endings are terminations by which certain cases are distinguished. In old English, as in Latin, nouns had several cases distinguished by case endings, but in modern English only that of the possessive case is retained. {Action on the case} (Law), according to the old classification (now obsolete), was an action for redress of wrongs or injuries to person or property not specially provided against by law, in which the whole cause of complaint was set out in the writ; -- called also {trespass on the case}, or simply {case}. {All a case}, a matter of indifference. [Obs.] [bd]It is all a case to me.[b8] --L'Estrange. {Case at bar}. See under {Bar}, n. {Case divinity}, casuistry. {Case lawyer}, one versed in the reports of cases rather than in the science of the law. {Case} {stated [or] agreed on} (Law), a statement in writing of facts agreed on and submitted to the court for a decision of the legal points arising on them. {A hard case}, an abandoned or incorrigible person. [Colloq.] {In any case}, whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow. {In case}, or {In case that}, if; supposing that; in the event or contingency; if it should happen that. [bd]In case we are surprised, keep by me.[b8] --W. Irving. {In good case}, in good condition, health, or state of body. {To put a case}, to suppose a hypothetical or illustrative case. Syn: Situation, condition, state; circumstances; plight; predicament; occurrence; contingency; accident; event; conjuncture; cause; action; suit.
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Actionable \Ac"tionable\, a. [Cf. LL. actionabilis. See {Action}.] That may be the subject of an action or suit at law; as, to call a man a thief is actionable.
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Actionably \Ac"tionably\, adv. In an actionable manner.
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Actionary \Ac"tionary\, Actionist \Ac"tion*ist\, n. [Cf. F. actionnaire.] (Com.) A shareholder in joint-stock company. [Obs.]
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Actionary \Ac"tionary\, Actionist \Ac"tion*ist\, n. [Cf. F. actionnaire.] (Com.) A shareholder in joint-stock company. [Obs.]
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Actionless \Ac"tion*less\, a. Void of action.
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Acton \Ac"ton\, n. [OF. aketon, auqueton, F. hoqueton, a quilted jacket, fr. Sp. alcoton, algodon, cotton. Cf. {Cotton}.] A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail. [Spelled also {hacqueton}.] [Obs.] --Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.
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Acuation \Ac`u*a"tion\, n. Act of sharpening. [R.]
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Acuition \Ac`u*i"tion\, n. [L. acutus, as if acuitus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen.] The act of sharpening. [Obs.]
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Acutangular \Acut"an`gular\, a. Acute-angled.
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Acute \A*cute"\, a. [L. acutus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen, fr. a root ak to be sharp. Cf. {Ague}, {Cute}, {Edge}.] 1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to {blunt} or {obtuse}; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. 2. Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to {dull} or {stupid}; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning. 3. Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure. 4. High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to {grave} or {low}; as, an acute tone or accent. 5. (Med.) Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to {chronic}; as, an acute disease. {Acute angle} (Geom.), an angle less than a right angle. Syn: Subtile; ingenious; sharp; keen; penetrating; sagacious; sharp-witted; shrewd; discerning; discriminating. See {Subtile}.
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Angle \An"gle\ ([acr][nsm]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked, angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook. Into the utmost angle of the world. --Spenser. To search the tenderest angles of the heart. --Milton. 2. (Geom.) (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet. (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle. 3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. Though but an angle reached him of the stone. --Dryden. 4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological [bd]houses.[b8] [Obs.] --Chaucer. 5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there. --Shak. A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope. {Acute angle}, one less than a right angle, or less than 90[deg]. {Adjacent} or {Contiguous angles}, such as have one leg common to both angles. {Alternate angles}. See {Alternate}. {Angle bar}. (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as {Angle iron}. {Angle bead} (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. {Angle brace}, {Angle tie} (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight. {Angle iron} (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted. {Angle leaf} (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle. {Angle meter}, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. {Angle shaft} (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. {Curvilineal angle}, one formed by two curved lines. {External angles}, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened. {Facial angle}. See under {Facial}. {Internal angles}, those which are within any right-lined figure. {Mixtilineal angle}, one formed by a right line with a curved line. {Oblique angle}, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. {Obtuse angle}, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90[deg]. {Optic angle}. See under {Optic}. {Rectilineal} or {Right-lined angle}, one formed by two right lines. {Right angle}, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a quarter circle). {Solid angle}, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. {Spherical angle}, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. {Visual angle}, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye. {For Angles of commutation}, {draught}, {incidence}, {reflection}, {refraction}, {position}, {repose}, {fraction}, see {Commutation}, {Draught}, {Incidence}, {Reflection}, {Refraction}, etc.
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Infantile paralysis \In"fantile paral"y*sis\ (Med.) An acute disease, almost exclusively infantile, characterized by inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray substance of the spinal cord. It is attended with febrile symptoms, motor paralysis, and muscular atrophy, often producing permanent deformities. Called also {acute anterior poliomyelitis}.
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Acute-angled \A*cute"-an`gled\ (-[acr][nsm]"g'ld), a. Having acute angles; as, an acute-angled triangle, a triangle with every one of its angles less than a right angle.
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Acuteness \A*cute"ness\, n. 1. The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle. 2. The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions. Perhaps, also, he felt his professional acuteness interested in bringing it to a successful close. --Sir W. Scott. 3. Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds. 4. (Med.) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis. Syn: Penetration; sagacity; keenness; ingenuity; shrewdness; subtlety; sharp-wittedness.
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Agatine \Ag"a*tine\, a. Pertaining to, or like, agate.
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Agedness \A"ged*ness\, n. The quality of being aged; oldness. Custom without truth is but agedness of error. --Milton.
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Aketon \Ak"e*ton\, n. [Obs.] See {Acton}.
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Aquatint \A"quatint\, Aquatinta \A`quatin"ta\, n. [It. acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem. tinta, dyed. See {Tint}.] A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving produced by this method.
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Aquatint \A"quatint\, Aquatinta \A`quatin"ta\, n. [It. acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem. tinta, dyed. See {Tint}.] A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving produced by this method.
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Aquitanian \Aq`uita"nian\, a. Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called Gascony.
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(m) To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly. If the richness of the ground cause turnips to run to leaves. --Mortimer. (n) To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline. A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds. --Bacon. Temperate climates run into moderate governments. --Swift. (o) To spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors run in washing. In the middle of a rainbow the colors are . . . distinguished, but near the borders they run into one another. --I. Watts. (p) To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; as, certain covenants run with the land. Customs run only upon our goods imported or exported, and that but once for all; whereas interest runs as well upon our ships as goods, and must be yearly paid. --Sir J. Child. (q) To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has thirty days to run. (r) To discharge pus or other matter; as, an ulcer runs. (s) To be played on the stage a number of successive days or nights; as, the piece ran for six months. (t) (Naut.) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing closehauled; -- said of vessels. 4. Specifically, of a horse: To move rapidly in a gait in which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are gathered in the air under the body. --Stillman (The Horse in Motion). 5. (Athletics) To move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; -- so distinguished from walking in athletic competition. {As things run}, according to the usual order, conditions, quality, etc.; on the average; without selection or specification. {To let run} (Naut.), to allow to pass or move freely; to slacken or loosen. {To run after}, to pursue or follow; to search for; to endeavor to find or obtain; as, to run after similes. --Locke. {To run away}, to flee; to escape; to elope; to run without control or guidance. {To run away with}. (a) To convey away hurriedly; to accompany in escape or elopement. (b) To drag rapidly and with violence; as, a horse runs away with a carriage. {To run down}. (a) To cease to work or operate on account of the exhaustion of the motive power; -- said of clocks, watches, etc.
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Ascidian \Ascid"ian\, n. [Gr. [?] bladder, pouch.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj.
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Wednesday \Wednes"day\ (?; 48), n. [OE. wednesdai, wodnesdei, AS. W[omac]dnes d[91]g, i. e., Woden's day (a translation of L. dies Mercurii); fr. W[omac]den the highest god of the Teutonic peoples, but identified with the Roman god Mercury; akin to OS. W[omac]dan, OHG. Wuotan, Icel. O[edh]inn, D. woensdag Wednesday, Icel. [omac][edh]insdagr, Dan. & Sw. onsdag. See {Day}, and cf. {Woden}, {Wood}, a.] The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday. {Ash Wednesday}. See in the Vocabulary.
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Ash Wednesday \Ash` Wednes"day\ ([acr]sh` w[ecr]nz"d[asl]). The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.
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Assay ton \Assay ton\ A weight of 29.166 + grams used in assaying, for convenience. Since it bears the same relation to the milligram that a ton of 2000 avoirdupois pounds does to the troy ounce, the weight in milligrams of precious metal obtained from an assay ton of ore gives directly the number of ounces to the ton.
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Assay \As*say"\, n. [OF. asai, essai, trial, F. essa. See {Essay}, n.] 1. Trial; attempt; essay. [Obs.] --Chaucer. I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more easy in the assay than it now seems at distance. --Milton. 2. Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine. [Obs.] This can not be, by no assay of reason. --Shak. 3. Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried. [Obs.] Through many hard assays which did betide. --Spenser. 4. Tested purity or value. [Obs.] With gold and pearl of rich assay. --Spenser. 5. (Metallurgy) The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin. 6. The alloy or metal to be assayed. --Ure. Usage: {Assay} and {essay} are radically the same word; but modern usage has appropriated {assay} chiefly to experiments in metallurgy, and {essay} to intellectual and bodily efforts. See {Essay}. Note: Assay is used adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, assay balance, assay furnace. {Assay master}, an officer who assays or tests gold or silver coin or bullion. {Assay ton}, a weight of 29,166[a6] grams.
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Assidean \As`si*de"an\, n. [Heb. kh[be]sad to be pious.] One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans.
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Assident \As"si*dent\, a. [L. assidens, p. pr. of assid[?]re to sit by: cf. F. assident. See {Assession}.] (Med.) Usually attending a disease, but not always; as, assident signs, or symptoms.
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Assithment \As*sith"ment\, n. See {Assythment}. [Obs.]
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Assythment \As*syth"ment\, n. [From OF. aset, asez, orig. meaning enough. See {Assets}.] Indemnification for injury; satisfaction. [Chiefly in Scots law]
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Asthenic \As*then"ic\, a. [Gr. 'asqeniko`s; 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength.] (Med.) Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
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d8Asthenopia \[d8]As`theno"pia\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength + 'w`ps eye.] Weakness of sight. --Quain. -- {As`the*nop"ic}, a.
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d8Asthenia \[d8]As`theni"a\, Astheny \As"theny\, n. [NL. asthenia, Gr. 'asqe`nia; 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength.] (Med.) Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital forces.
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Asthma \Asth"ma\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. [?] short-drawn breath, fr. [?] to blow, for [?]: cf. Skr. v[be], Goth. waian, to blow, E. wind.] (Med.) A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration.
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Asthma paper \Asth"ma pa"per\ Paper impregnated with saltpeter. The fumes from the burning paper are often inhaled as an alleviative by asthmatics.
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Asthmatic \Asthmat"ic\, Asthmatical \Asthmat"ical\, a. [L. asthmaticus, Gr. [?].] Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient. -- {Asthmat"ically}, adv.
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Asthmatic \Asth*mat"ic\, n. A person affected with asthma.
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Asthmatic \Asthmat"ic\, Asthmatical \Asthmat"ical\, a. [L. asthmaticus, Gr. [?].] Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient. -- {Asthmat"ically}, adv.
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Asthmatic \Asthmat"ic\, Asthmatical \Asthmat"ical\, a. [L. asthmaticus, Gr. [?].] Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient. -- {Asthmat"ically}, adv.
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Astomatous \Astom"atous\, Astomous \As"to*mous\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + [?], [?], mouth.] Not possessing a mouth.
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Astomatous \Astom"atous\, Astomous \As"to*mous\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + [?], [?], mouth.] Not possessing a mouth.
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Aston \Aston"\, Astone \Astone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astoned}, {Astond}, or {Astound}.] [See {Astonish}.] To stun; to astonish; to stupefy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Aston \Aston"\, Astone \Astone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astoned}, {Astond}, or {Astound}.] [See {Astonish}.] To stun; to astonish; to stupefy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Aston \Aston"\, Astone \Astone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astoned}, {Astond}, or {Astound}.] [See {Astonish}.] To stun; to astonish; to stupefy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Aston \Aston"\, Astone \Astone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astoned}, {Astond}, or {Astound}.] [See {Astonish}.] To stun; to astonish; to stupefy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Astonied \As*ton"ied\, p. p. Stunned; astonished. See {Astony}. [Archaic] And I astonied fell and could not pray. --Mrs. Browning.
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Astony \As*ton"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonying}. See {Astone}.] To stun; to bewilder; to astonish; to dismay. [Archaic] The captain of the Helots . . . strake Palladius upon the side of his head, that he reeled astonied. --Sir P. Sidney. This sodeyn cas this man astonied so, That reed he wex, abayst, and al quaking. --Chaucer.
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Astonish \As*ton"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. [82]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder}, {Astound}, {Astony}.] 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obs.] Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [Fluellen had struck Pistol]. --Shak. The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. --Holland. 2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow. --Sidney. I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. --Dan. viii. 27. Syn: To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise. Usage: {Astonished}, {Surprised}. We are surprised at what is unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We are struck with astonishment. --C. J. Smith. See {Amaze}.
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Astonish \As*ton"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. [82]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder}, {Astound}, {Astony}.] 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obs.] Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [Fluellen had struck Pistol]. --Shak. The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. --Holland. 2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow. --Sidney. I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. --Dan. viii. 27. Syn: To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise. Usage: {Astonished}, {Surprised}. We are surprised at what is unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We are struck with astonishment. --C. J. Smith. See {Amaze}.
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Astonishedly \Aston"ished*ly\, adv. In an astonished manner. [R.] --Bp. Hall.
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Astonishing \Aston"ishing\, a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. Syn: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. {Aston"ishingly}, adv. -- {Aston"ishingness}, n.
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Astonish \As*ton"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. [82]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder}, {Astound}, {Astony}.] 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obs.] Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [Fluellen had struck Pistol]. --Shak. The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. --Holland. 2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow. --Sidney. I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. --Dan. viii. 27. Syn: To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise. Usage: {Astonished}, {Surprised}. We are surprised at what is unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We are struck with astonishment. --C. J. Smith. See {Amaze}.
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Astonishing \Aston"ishing\, a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. Syn: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. {Aston"ishingly}, adv. -- {Aston"ishingness}, n.
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Astonishing \Aston"ishing\, a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. Syn: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. {Aston"ishingly}, adv. -- {Aston"ishingness}, n.
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Astonishment \Aston"ishment\, n. [Cf. OF. estonnement, F. [82]tonnement.] 1. The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense. [Obs.] A coldness and astonishment in his loins, as folk say. --Holland. 2. Dismay; consternation. [Archaic] --Spenser. 3. The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement. Lest the place And my quaint habits breed astonishment. --Milton. 4. The object causing such an emotion. Thou shalt become an astonishment. --Deut. xxviii. 37. Syn: Amazement; wonder; surprise.
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Astony \As*ton"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonying}. See {Astone}.] To stun; to bewilder; to astonish; to dismay. [Archaic] The captain of the Helots . . . strake Palladius upon the side of his head, that he reeled astonied. --Sir P. Sidney. This sodeyn cas this man astonied so, That reed he wex, abayst, and al quaking. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Astony \As*ton"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonying}. See {Astone}.] To stun; to bewilder; to astonish; to dismay. [Archaic] The captain of the Helots . . . strake Palladius upon the side of his head, that he reeled astonied. --Sir P. Sidney. This sodeyn cas this man astonied so, That reed he wex, abayst, and al quaking. --Chaucer.
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Aston \Aston"\, Astone \Astone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astoned}, {Astond}, or {Astound}.] [See {Astonish}.] To stun; to astonish; to stupefy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Astound \As*tound"\, a. [OE. astouned, astound, astoned, p. p. of astone. See {Astone}.] Stunned; astounded; astonished. [Archaic] --Spenser. Thus Ellen, dizzy and astound. As sudden ruin yawned around. --Sir W. Scott.
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Astound \As*tound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astounded}, [Obs.] {Astound}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astounding}.] [See {Astound}, a.] 1. To stun; to stupefy. No puissant stroke his senses once astound. --Fairfax. 2. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear. These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind. --Milton.
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Astound \As*tound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astounded}, [Obs.] {Astound}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astounding}.] [See {Astound}, a.] 1. To stun; to stupefy. No puissant stroke his senses once astound. --Fairfax. 2. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear. These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind. --Milton.
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Astound \As*tound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astounded}, [Obs.] {Astound}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astounding}.] [See {Astound}, a.] 1. To stun; to stupefy. No puissant stroke his senses once astound. --Fairfax. 2. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear. These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind. --Milton.
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Astounding \Astound"ing\, a. Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an astounding force, statement, or fact. -- {Astound"ing*ly}, adv.
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Astounding \Astound"ing\, a. Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an astounding force, statement, or fact. -- {Astound"ing*ly}, adv.
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Astoundment \As*tound"ment\, n. Amazement. --Coleridge.
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Astun \A*stun"\, v. t. [See {Astony}, {Stun}.] To stun. [Obs.] [bd]Breathless and astunned.[b8] --Somerville.
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Auction \Auc"tion\, v. t. To sell by auction.
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Auction \Auc"tion\, n. [L. auctio an increasing, a public sale, where the price was called out, and the article to be sold was adjudged to the last increaser of the price, or the highest bidder, fr. L. augere, auctum, to increase. See {Augment}.] 1. A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue. 2. The things sold by auction or put up to auction. Ask you why Phryne the whole auction buys ? --Pope. Note: In the United States, the more prevalent expression has been [bd]sales at auction,[b8] that is, by an increase of bids (Lat. auctione). This latter form is preferable. {Dutch auction}, the public offer of property at a price beyond its value, then gradually lowering the price, till some one accepts it as purchaser. --P. Cyc.
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Auction bridge \Auc"tion bridge\ A variety of the game of bridge in which the players, beginning with the dealer, bid for the privilege of naming the trump and playing with the dummy for that deal, there being heavy penalties for a player's failure to make good his bid. The score value of each trick more than six taken by the successful bidder is as follows: when the trump is spades, 2; clubs, 6; diamonds, 7; hearts, 8; royal spades (lilies), 9; and when the deal is played with no trump, 10.
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Auction pitch \Auction pitch\ A game of cards in which the players bid for the privilege of determining or [bd]pitching[b8] the trump suit. --R. F. Foster.
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Auctionary \Auc"tionary\, a. [L. auctionarius.] Of or pertaining to an auction or an auctioneer. [R.] With auctionary hammer in thy hand. --Dryden.
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Auctioneer \Auc`tion*eer"\, n. A person who sells by auction; a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder.
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Auctioneer \Auc`tion*eer"\, v. t. To sell by auction; to auction. Estates . . . advertised and auctioneered away. --Cowper.
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Austin \Aus"tin\, a. Augustinian; as, Austin friars.
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Augustinian \Au`gustin"ian\, a. Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines. {Augustinian canons}, an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St. Austin}, and {black canons}. {Augustinian hermits} or {Austin friars}, an order of friars established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790. {Augustinian nuns}, an order of nuns following the rule of St. Augustine. {Augustinian rule}, a rule for religious communities based upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the Augustinian orders.
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Axstone \Ax"stone`\, n. (Min.) A variety of jade. It is used by some savages, particularly the natives of the South Sea Islands, for making axes or hatchets.
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Azotine \Az"o*tine\, n. Also -tin \-tin\ . [Azote + -ine.] 1. An explosive consisting of sodium nitrate, charcoal, sulphur, and petroleum. 2. = 1st {Ammonite}, 2.
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Azotometer \Az`otom"eter\, n. [Azote + -meter.] (Chem.) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ACT ONE A specification language. ["An Algebraic Specification Language with Two Levels of Semantics", H. Ehrig et al, Tech U Berlin 83-1983-02-03]. (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ASDIMPL {ASDO IMPlementation Language}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ASDO IMPlementation Language (ASDIMPL) A {C}-like language, run on {Burroughs}' {mainframes} in the early 1980s, and {cross-compile}d to {x86}-based {embedded processors}. (1996-02-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Ashton-Tate Corporation The original developer and vendor of the {dBASE} {relational database} and application development tool. In the early 1990s it was taken over by Borland International, Inc., who later became {Borland Software Corporation}. [Dates? Address?] (1996-03-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
asset management The process whereby a large organisation collects and maintains a comprehensive list of the items it owns such as hardware and software. This data is used in connection with the financial aspects of ownership such as calculating the total cost of ownership, depreciation, licensing, maintenance, and insurance. (1997-03-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Austin Kyoto Common Lisp (AKCL) A collection of ports, bug fixes, and performance improvements to {KCL} by William Schelter , , University of Texas. Version 1-615 includes ports to {Decstation} 3100, {HP9000}/300, {i386}/{Sys V}, {IBM-PS2}/{AIX}, {IBM-RT}/{AIX}, {SGI}, {Sun-3}/{Sunos} 3 or 4, {Sun-4}, {Sequent Symmetry}, {IBM370}/{AIX}, {VAX}/{BSD VAX}/{Ultrix}, {NeXT}. {(ftp://rascal.ics.utexas.edu/pub/akcl-1-609.tar.Z)}. (1992-04-29)
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
actinium Symbol: Ac Atomic number: 89 Atomic weight: (227) Silvery radioactive metallic element, belongs to group 3 of the periodic table. The most stable isotope, Ac-227, has a half-life of 217 years. Ac-228 (half-life of 6.13 hours) also occurs in nature. There are 22 other artificial isotopes, all radioactive and having very short half-lives. Chemistry similar to lanthanum. Used as a source of alpha particles. Discovered by A. Debierne in 1899.