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dom
(mass) | DOM
- Dominikánska republika |
-dom
(gcide) | -dom \-dom\
A suffix denoting:
(a) Jurisdiction or property and jurisdiction, dominion, as
in kingdom earldom.
(b) State, condition, or quality of being, as in wisdom,
freedom.
Note: It is from the same root as doom meaning authority and
judgment. ?. See Doom.
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Dom
(gcide) | Dom \Dom\ (d[o^]m), n. [Pg. See Don.]
1. A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other
church dignitaries and to some monastic orders. See Don,
and Dan.
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2. In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the
higher classes.
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dom
(vera) | DOM
Disk On Module
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dom
(vera) | DOM
Document Object Model (MS, Java)
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dom
(vera) | DOM
Document Object Module (HTML, XML, API)
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abdomen
(mass) | abdomen
- brucho |
abdomens
(mass) | abdomens
- bruchá |
blow to kingdom come
(mass) | blow to kingdom come
- zničiť |
dom
(mass) | DOM
- Dominikánska republika |
dome
(mass) | dome
- dóm |
domicile
(mass) | domicile
- bydlisko |
dominance
(mass) | dominance
- dominancia |
dominant
(mass) | dominant
- rozhodujúci |
dominate
(mass) | dominate
- ovládať, panovať |
dominates
(mass) | dominates
- ovláda |
dominica
(mass) | Dominica
- Dominické spoločenstvo |
dominican republic
(mass) | Dominican Republic
- Dominikánska republika |
dominion
(mass) | dominion
- moc |
freedom
(mass) | freedom
- voľnosť, sloboda |
kingdom
(mass) | kingdom
- kráľovstvo |
majordomo
(mass) | major-domo
- správca domu |
odometer
(mass) | odometer
- počítadlo kilometrov |
predominant
(mass) | predominant
- riadiaci, rozhodujúci |
predominantly
(mass) | predominantly
- prevažne |
random
(mass) | random
- nahodilý, náhodný |
randomization
(mass) | randomization
- náhodnosť |
randomly
(mass) | randomly
- náhodne |
seldom
(mass) | seldom
- zriedka |
united kingdom
(mass) | United Kingdom
- Spojené kráľovstvo |
wisdom
(mass) | wisdom
- múdrosť, učenosť, učenosť, múdrosť |
frequency-domain
(encz) | frequency-domain,frekvenční oblast v.martin |
major-domo
(encz) | major-domo,správce domu n: luke |
time-domain quantities
(encz) | time-domain quantities,požadavky v časové oblasti [tech.] v.martin |
abdomen
(gcide) | Post-abdomen \Post`-ab*do"men\, n. [Pref. post- + abdomen.]
(Zool.)
That part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax; -- more
commonly called abdomen.
[1913 Webster]Abdomen \Ab*do"men\, n. [L. abdomen (a word of uncertain
etymol.): cf. F. abdomen.]
1. (Anat.) The belly, or that part of the body between the
thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly,
which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the
stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often
restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the
commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the
pelvic cavity.
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2. (Zool.) The posterior section of the body, behind the
thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
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Abdomen
(gcide) | Post-abdomen \Post`-ab*do"men\, n. [Pref. post- + abdomen.]
(Zool.)
That part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax; -- more
commonly called abdomen.
[1913 Webster]Abdomen \Ab*do"men\, n. [L. abdomen (a word of uncertain
etymol.): cf. F. abdomen.]
1. (Anat.) The belly, or that part of the body between the
thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly,
which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the
stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often
restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the
commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the
pelvic cavity.
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2. (Zool.) The posterior section of the body, behind the
thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
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Abdominal
(gcide) | Abdominal \Ab*dom"i*nal\, a. [Cf. F. abdominal.]
1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the
abdominal regions, muscles, cavity.
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2. (Zool.) Having abdominal fins; belonging to the
Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes.
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Abdominal ring (Anat.), a fancied ringlike opening on each
side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes;
-- called also inguinal ring.
[1913 Webster]Abdominal \Ab*dom"i*nal\, n.; E. pl. Abdominals, L. pl.
Abdominales.
A fish of the group Abdominales.
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Abdominal ring
(gcide) | Abdominal \Ab*dom"i*nal\, a. [Cf. F. abdominal.]
1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the
abdominal regions, muscles, cavity.
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2. (Zool.) Having abdominal fins; belonging to the
Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes.
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Abdominal ring (Anat.), a fancied ringlike opening on each
side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes;
-- called also inguinal ring.
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Abdominales
(gcide) | Abdominal \Ab*dom"i*nal\, n.; E. pl. Abdominals, L. pl.
Abdominales.
A fish of the group Abdominales.
[1913 Webster]Abdominales \Ab*dom`i*na"les\, n. pl. [NL., masc. pl.] (Zool.)
A group including the greater part of fresh-water fishes, and
many marine ones, having the ventral fins under the abdomen
behind the pectorals.
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Abdominalia
(gcide) | Abdominalia \Ab*dom`i*na"li*a\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl.] (Zool.)
A group of cirripeds having abdominal appendages.
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Abdominals
(gcide) | Abdominal \Ab*dom"i*nal\, n.; E. pl. Abdominals, L. pl.
Abdominales.
A fish of the group Abdominales.
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abdominoscopy
(gcide) | abdominoscopy \ab*dom`i*nos"co*py\
([a^]b*d[o^]m`[i^]*n[o^]s"k[-o]*p[y^]), n. [L. abdomen + Gr.
skopei^n to examine.] (Med.)
Examination of the abdomen by means of a laparoscope to
detect abdominal diseases.
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Abdominothoracic
(gcide) | Abdominothoracic \Ab*dom`i*no*tho*rac"ic\, a.
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
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Abdominous
(gcide) | Abdominous \Ab*dom"i*nous\, a.
Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied.
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Gorgonius sits, abdominous and wan,
Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan. --Cowper.
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abdominousness
(gcide) | abdominousness \abdominousness\ n.
1. 1 distension of the stomach area due to overweight.
Syn: paunchiness
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amido-mercuric chloride
(gcide) | Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, n. [NL. praecipitatum: cf. F.
pr['e]cipit['e].] (Chem.)
An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a
concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the
solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The
precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be
diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the
surface.
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2. atmospheric moisture condensed as rain or snow, etc.; same
as precipitation[5].
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Red precipitate (Old. Chem), mercuric oxide (HgO) a heavy
red crystalline powder obtained by heating mercuric
nitrate, or by heating mercury in the air. Prepared in the
latter manner, it was the precipitate per se of the
alchemists.
White precipitate (Old Chem.)
(a) A heavy white amorphous powder (NH2.HgCl) obtained
by adding ammonia to a solution of mercuric chloride
or corrosive sublimate; -- formerly called also
infusible white precipitate, and now {amido-mercuric
chloride}.
(b) A white crystalline substance obtained by adding a
solution of corrosive sublimate to a solution of sal
ammoniac (ammonium chloride); -- formerly called also
fusible white precipitate.
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Anglo-Saxondom
(gcide) | Anglo-Saxondom \An"glo-Sax"on*dom\, n.
The Anglo-Saxon domain (i. e., Great Britain and the United
States, etc.); the Anglo-Saxon race.
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Animal kingdom
(gcide) | Kingdom \King"dom\, n. [AS. cyningd[=o]m. See 2d King, and
-dom.]
1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal
authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.
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Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. --Ps. cxiv.
13.
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When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his
father, he strengthened himself. --2 Chron.
xxi. 4.
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2. The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the
dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or
has control.
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Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. --Shak.
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You're welcome,
Most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom. --Shak.
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3. An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading
or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a
department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology,
the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for
classification. "The animal and vegetable kingdoms."
--Locke.
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Animal kingdom. See under Animal.
Kingdom of God.
(a) The universe.
(b) That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged
sovereign.
(c) The authority or dominion of God.
Mineral kingdom. See under Mineral.
United Kingdom. See under United.
Vegetable kingdom. See under Vegetable.
Syn: Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain.
[1913 Webster]Animal \An"i*mal\, a. [Cf. F. animal.]
1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.
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2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as
distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or
spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.
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3. Consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food.
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Animal magnetism. See Magnetism and Mesmerism.
Animal electricity, the electricity developed in some
animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc.
Animal flower (Zool.), a name given to certain marine
animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or
sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes,
etc.
Animal heat (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a
living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at
nearly a uniform temperature.
Animal spirits. See under Spirit.
Animal kingdom, the whole class of beings endowed with
animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under
these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera,
Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in
regular subordination, but variously arranged by different
writers.
Note: The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms,
and the principal classes under them, generally
recognized at the present time:
Vertebrata, including Mammalia or Mammals, Aves or
Birds, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces or Fishes,
Marsipobranchiata (Craniota); and Leptocardia
(Acrania). Tunicata, including the Thaliacea, and
Ascidioidea or Ascidians. Articulata or Annulosa,
including Insecta, Myriapoda, Malacapoda, Arachnida,
Pycnogonida, Merostomata, Crustacea (Arthropoda); and
Annelida, Gehyrea (Anarthropoda).
Helminthes or Vermes, including Rotifera,
Ch[ae]tognatha, Nematoidea, Acanthocephala, Nemertina,
Turbellaria, Trematoda, Cestoidea, Mesozea. |
Anno Domini
(gcide) | Anno Domini \An"no Dom"i*ni\ [L., in the year of [our] Lord
[Jesus Christ]; usually abbrev. a. d.]
In the year of the Christian era; as, a. d. 1887.
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Apples of Sodom
(gcide) | Apple \Ap"ple\ ([a^]p"p'l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel,
[ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G.
apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [aum]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall,
W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of
unknown origin.]
1. The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree ({Pyrus
malus}) cultivated in numberless varieties in the
temperate zones.
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Note: The European crab apple is supposed to be the original
kind, from which all others have sprung.
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2. (bot.) Any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken
into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.
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3. Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or
supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or
love apple (a tomato), balsam apple, egg apple, oak apple.
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4. Anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold.
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Note: Apple is used either adjectively or in combination; as,
apple paper or apple-paper, apple-shaped, apple
blossom, apple dumpling, apple pudding.
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Apple blight, an aphid which injures apple trees. See
Blight, n.
Apple borer (Zool.), a coleopterous insect ({Saperda
candida} or Saperda bivittata), the larva of which bores
into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree.
Apple brandy, brandy made from apples.
Apple butter, a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider.
--Bartlett.
Apple corer, an instrument for removing the cores from
apples.
Apple fly (Zool.), any dipterous insect, the larva of which
burrows in apples. Apple flies belong to the genera
Drosophila and Trypeta.
Apple midge (Zool.) a small dipterous insect ({Sciara
mali}), the larva of which bores in apples.
Apple of the eye, the pupil.
Apple of discord, a subject of contention and envy, so
called from the mythological golden apple, inscribed "For
the fairest," which was thrown into an assembly of the
gods by Eris, the goddess of discord. It was contended for
by Juno, Minerva, and Venus, and was adjudged to the
latter.
Apple of love, or Love apple, the tomato ({Lycopersicum
esculentum}).
Apple of Peru, a large coarse herb (Nicandra physaloides)
bearing pale blue flowers, and a bladderlike fruit
inclosing a dry berry.
Apples of Sodom, a fruit described by ancient writers as
externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke
and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often
given to the fruit of Solanum Sodom[ae]um, a prickly
shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato.
Apple sauce, stewed apples. [U. S.]
Apple snail or Apple shell (Zool.), a fresh-water,
operculated, spiral shell of the genus Ampullaria.
Apple tart, a tart containing apples.
Apple tree, a tree which naturally bears apples. See
Apple, 2.
Apple wine, cider.
Apple worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Carpocapsa
pomonella}) which burrows in the interior of apples. See
Codling moth.
Dead Sea Apple.
(a) pl. Apples of Sodom. Also Fig. "To seek the Dead Sea
apples of politics." --S. B. Griffin.
(b) A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See Gallnut.
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Archdukedom
(gcide) | Archdukedom \Arch`duke"dom\, n.
An archduchy.
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at random
(gcide) | Random \Ran"dom\, a.
1. Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or
without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded
without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard;
as, a random guess.
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Some random truths he can impart. --Wordsworth.
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So sharp a spur to the lazy, and so strong a bridle
to the random. --H. Spencer.
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2. (Statistics) Of, pertaining to, or resulting from a
process of selection from a starting set of items, in
which the probability of selecting any one object in the
starting set is equal to the probability of selecting any
other.
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3. (Construction) of unequal size or shape; made from
components of unequal size or shape.
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at random in a manner so that all possible results have an
equal probability of occurrence; for processes, each
possible result is counted separately although the same
type of result may occur more than once .
Random courses (Masonry), courses of stone of unequal
thickness.
Random shot, a shot not directed or aimed toward any
particular object, or a shot with the muzzle of the gun
much elevated.
Random work (Masonry), stonework consisting of stones of
unequal sizes fitted together, but not in courses nor
always with flat beds.
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Atmidometer
(gcide) | Atmidometer \At`mi*dom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, smoke, vapor +
-meter; cf. F. atmidom[`e]tre.]
An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice,
or snow. --Brande & C.
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Bachelordom
(gcide) | Bachelordom \Bach"e*lor*dom\ (b[a^]ch"[-e]*l[~e]r*d[u^]m), n.
The state of bachelorhood; the whole body of bachelors.
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Birthdom
(gcide) | Birthdom \Birth"dom\, n. [Birth + -dom.]
The land of one's birth; one's inheritance. [R.] --Shak.
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Bishopdom
(gcide) | Bishopdom \Bish"op*dom\, n.
Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate. "Divine right of
bishopdom." --Milton.
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Boredom
(gcide) | Boredom \Bore"dom\, n.
1. The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui.
--Dickens.
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2. The realm of bores; bores, collectively.
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Brachydome
(gcide) | Brachydome \Brach`y*dome\, n. [Gr. brachy`s short + E. dome.]
(Crystallog.)
A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See Dome.
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c Dominicans or Black Friars
(gcide) | Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[`e]re brother, friar, fr.
L. frater brother. See Brother.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order,
but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz:
(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. {(b)
Augustines}. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. {(d) White
Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary.
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2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
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3. (Zool.) An American fish; the silversides.
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Friar bird (Zool.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; --
called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; {poor
soldier}, and four-o'clock. The name is also applied to
several other species of the same genus.
Friar's balsam (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
benzoin. --Brande & C.
Friar's cap (Bot.), the monkshood.
Friar's cowl (Bot.), an arumlike plant (Arisarum vulgare)
with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
Friar's lantern, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
--Milton.
Friar skate (Zool.), the European white or sharpnosed skate
(Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate, {border
ray}, scad, and doctor.
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Cecidomyia
(gcide) | Cecidomyia \Cec`i*do*my"i*a\
(s[e^]s`[i^]*d[-o]*m[imac]"[i^]*[.a]), prop. n. [Nl., fr. Gr.
khki`s, khki^dos, a gall nut + myi^a a fly.] (Zool.)
A genus of small dipterous files, including several very
injurious species, as the Hessian fly. See Hessian fly.
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Cecidomyia destructor
(gcide) | Hessian \Hes"sian\, a.
Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.
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Hessian boots, or Hessians, boot of a kind worn in
England, in the early part of the nineteenth century,
tasseled in front. --Thackeray.
Hessian cloth, or Hessians, a coarse hempen cloth for
sacking.
Hessian crucible. See under Crucible.
Hessian fly (Zool.), a small dipterous fly or midge
(Cecidomyia destructor). Its larv[ae] live between the
base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are
very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the
erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the
Hessian troops, during the Revolution.
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Cecidomyia strobiloides
(gcide) | Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin
to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. Willy.]
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1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, including
many species, most of which are characterized often used
as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. "A
wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight." --Sir W.
Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the
person beloved, is said to wear the willow.
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And I must wear the willow garland
For him that's dead or false to me. --Campbell.
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2. (Textile Manuf.) A machine in which cotton or wool is
opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes
projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded
with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having
been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,
though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the
winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called
also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil.
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Almond willow, Pussy willow, Weeping willow. (Bot.) See
under Almond, Pussy, and Weeping.
Willow biter (Zool.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.]
Willow fly (Zool.), a greenish European stone fly
(Chloroperla viridis); -- called also yellow Sally.
Willow gall (Zool.), a conical, scaly gall produced on
willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly ({Cecidomyia
strobiloides}).
Willow grouse (Zool.), the white ptarmigan. See
ptarmigan.
Willow lark (Zool.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]
Willow ptarmigan (Zool.)
(a) The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.
See under Reed.
(b) A sparrow (Passer salicicolus) native of Asia,
Africa, and Southern Europe.
Willow tea, the prepared leaves of a species of willow
largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively
used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for
tea. --McElrath.
Willow thrush (Zool.), a variety of the veery, or Wilson's
thrush. See Veery.
Willow warbler (Zool.), a very small European warbler
(Phylloscopus trochilus); -- called also bee bird,
haybird, golden wren, pettychaps, sweet William,
Tom Thumb, and willow wren.
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Cecidomyidae
(gcide) | Cecidomyidae \Cecidomyidae\ prop. n.
A natural family comprising the gall midges.
Syn: family Cecidomyidae.
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Charadrius dominicus
(gcide) | Golden \Gold"en\ (g[=o]ld"'n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden,
AS. gylden, from gold. See Gold, and cf. Guilder.]
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1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
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2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
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3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
auspicious; as, golden opinions.
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Golden age.
(a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
manners in rural employments, followed by the {silver
age}, bronze age, and iron age. --Dryden.
(b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
Cicero, C[ae]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
(c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
considered the golden age of English literature.
Golden balls, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
London having been Lombards.
Golden bull. See under Bull, an edict.
Golden chain (Bot.), the shrub Cytisus Laburnum, so named
from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
Golden club (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
flowers.
Golden cup (Bot.), the buttercup.
Golden eagle (Zool.), a large and powerful eagle ({Aquila
Chrysa["e]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North
America. It is so called from the brownish yellow tips of
the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety is
called the royal eagle; the young in the second year is
the ring-tailed eagle.
Golden fleece.
(a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
Argonautic expedition.
(b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
Toison d'Or.
Golden grease, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
Golden hair (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
with golden yellow flowers, the Chrysocoma Coma-aurea.
Golden Horde (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
century.
Golden Legend, a hagiology (the "Aurea Legenda") written by
James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the 13th
century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483, and
partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
entitled.
Golden marcasite tin. [Obs.]
Golden mean, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
sufficiency without excess; moderation.
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Angels guard him in the golden mean. --Pope.
Golden mole (Zool), one of several South African
Insectivora of the family Chrysochlorid[ae], resembling
moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
purple, and gold.
Golden number (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
is so called from having formerly been written in the
calendar in gold.
Golden oriole. (Zool.) See Oriole.
Golden pheasant. See under Pheasant.
Golden pippin, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
Golden plover (Zool.), one of several species of plovers,
of the genus Charadrius, esp. the European ({Charadrius
apricarius}, syn. Charadrius pluvialis; -- called also
yellow plover, black-breasted plover, hill plover,
and whistling plover. The common American species
(Charadrius dominicus) is also called frostbird, and
bullhead.
Golden robin. (Zool.) See Baltimore oriole, in Vocab.
Golden rose (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
church or person in recognition of special services
rendered to the Holy See.
Golden rule.
(a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
(b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
Golden samphire (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
Golden saxifrage (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
(Chrysosplenium oppositifolium), blossoming in wet
places in early spring.
Golden seal (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
(Hydrastis Canadensis), with a thick knotted rootstock
and large rounded leaves.
Golden sulphide of antimony, or {Golden sulphuret of
antimony} (Chem.), the pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or
orange yellow powder.
Golden warbler (Zool.), a common American wood warbler
(Dendroica [ae]stiva); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
warbler}, garden warbler, and summer yellow bird.
Golden wasp (Zool.), a bright-colored hymenopterous insect,
of the family Chrysidid[ae]. The colors are golden,
blue, and green.
Golden wedding. See under Wedding.
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Chlamydomonadaceae
(gcide) | Chlamydomonadaceae \Chlamydomonadaceae\ prop. n.
A natural family of green algae some of which are colored red
by hematochrome.
Syn: family Chlamydomonadaceae.
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Chlamydomonas
(gcide) | Chlamydomonas \Chlamydomonas\ prop. n.
The type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; they are solitary
biflagellated plantlike algae common in fresh water and damp
soil. They multiply freely and are often a pest around
filtration plants.
Syn: genus Chlamydomonas.
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chordomesoderm
(gcide) | chordamesoderm \chordamesoderm\, chordomesoderm
\chordomesoderm\n. (Embryology)
the area of the mesoderm that forms the notochord.
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Christendom
(gcide) | Christendom \Chris"ten*dom\, n. [AS. cristend[=o]m; cristen a
Christian + -dom.]
1. The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the
Christian religion, or the adoption of it. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. The name received at baptism; or, more generally, any name
or appelation. [Obs.]
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Pretty, fond, adoptious christendoms. --Shak.
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3. That portion of the world in which Christianity prevails,
or which is governed under Christian institutions, in
distinction from heathen or Mohammedan lands.
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The Arian doctrine which then divided Christendom.
--Milton
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A wide and still widening Christendom. --Coleridge.
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4. The whole body of Christians. --Hooker.
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Churchdom
(gcide) | Churchdom \Church"dom\, n.
The institution, government, or authority of a church. [R.]
--Bp. Pearson.
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Clinodome
(gcide) | Clinodome \Cli"no*dome`\, n. [Gr. kli`nein to incline + E.
dome.] (Crystallog.)
See under Dome.
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coccidioidomycosis
(gcide) | coccidioidomycosis \coccidioidomycosis\ n.
a disease of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive
sputum and nodules.
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Cockneydom
(gcide) | Cockneydom \Cock"ney*dom\ (k[o^]k"n[i^]*d[u^]m), n.
The region or home of cockneys; cockneys, collectively.
--Thackeray.
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condominium
(gcide) | condominium \condominium\ n.
1. one of the units in a condominium[2].
Syn: condo.
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2. a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in
which each unit is individually owned (as contrasted with
rented).
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corundom
(gcide) | corundom \corundom\ n.
a very hard mineral used as an abrasive; same as corundun.
Syn: corundum.
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Cuckoldom
(gcide) | Cuckoldom \Cuck"ol*dom\ (-?l-d?m), n.
The state of a cuckold; cuckolds, collectively. --Addison.
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Dipodomys
(gcide) | Dipodomys \Dipodomys\ n.
a genus of rodents of the family Heteromyidae, comprising
the genus of kangaroo rats which live in arid regions of
Mexico and the western U. S.
Note: An Australian rodent of the genus Notomys is also
referred to as a kangaroo rat, as is the potoroo. See
kangaroo rat
Syn: genus Dipodomys.
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Dom
(gcide) | -dom \-dom\
A suffix denoting:
(a) Jurisdiction or property and jurisdiction, dominion, as
in kingdom earldom.
(b) State, condition, or quality of being, as in wisdom,
freedom.
Note: It is from the same root as doom meaning authority and
judgment. ?. See Doom.
[1913 Webster]Dom \Dom\ (d[o^]m), n. [Pg. See Don.]
1. A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other
church dignitaries and to some monastic orders. See Don,
and Dan.
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2. In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the
higher classes.
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Domable
(gcide) | Domable \Dom"a*ble\, a. [L. domabilis, fr. domare to tame.]
Capable of being tamed; tamable.
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Domableness
(gcide) | Domableness \Dom"a*ble*ness\, n.
Tamableness.
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Domage
(gcide) | Domage \Dom"age\, n. [See Damage.]
1. Damage; hurt. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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2. Subjugation. [Obs.] --Hobbes.
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Domain
(gcide) | Domain \Do*main"\, n. [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium,
property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See
Dame, and cf Demesne, Dungeon.]
1. Dominion; empire; authority.
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2. The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted;
the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the
like. Also used figuratively. [WordNet sense 2]
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The domain of authentic history. --E. Everett.
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The domain over which the poetic spirit ranges. --J.
C. Shairp.
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3. Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the
mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy;
demesne. [WordNet sense 2] --Shenstone.
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4. (Law) Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one
has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount
or sovereign ownership.
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5. (Math.) the set of values which the independent variable
of a function may take. Contrasted to range, which is
the set of values taken by the dependent variable.
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6. (Math.) a connected set of points, also called a region.
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7. (Physics) a region within a ferromagnetic material,
composed of a number of atoms whose magnetic poles are
pointed in the same direction, and which may move together
in a coordinated manner when disturbed, as by heating. The
direction of polarity of adjacent domains may be
different, but may be aligned by a strong external
magnetic field.
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8. (Computers) an address within the internet computer
network, which may be a single computer, a network of
computers, or one of a number of accounts on a multiuser
computer. The domain specifies the location (host
computer) to which communications on the internet are
directed. Each domain has a corresponding 32-bit number
usually represented by four numbers separated by periods,
as 128.32.282.56. Each domain may also have an
alphabetical name, usually composed of a name plus an
extension separated by a period, as worldsoul.org; the
alphabetical name is referred to as a domain name.
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9. (Immunology) the three-dimensional structure within an
immunoglobulin which is formed by one of the homology
regions of a heavy or light chain. --Dict. Sci. Tech.
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10. the field of knowledge, expertise, or interest of a
person; as, he had a limited domain of discourse; I can't
comment on that, it's outside my domain. [WordNet sense
5]
Syn: domain, realm, field, area. [PJC]
11. a particular environment or walk of life. [WordNet sense
1]
Syn: sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena. [PJC]
12. people in general; especially a distinctive group of
people with some shared interest. [WordNet sense 4]
Syn: world, domain. [PJC]
Public domain,
1. the territory belonging to a State or to the general
government; public lands. [U.S.]
2. the situation or status of intellectual property which is
not protected by copyright, patent or other restriction on
use. Anything
in the public domain may be used by anyone without
restriction. The effective term of force of copyrights and
patents are limited by statute, and after the term
expires, the writings and inventions thus protected go
into the public domain and are free for use by all.
Right of eminent domain, that superior dominion of the
sovereign power over all the property within the state,
including that previously granted by itself, which
authorizes it to appropriate any part thereof to a
necessary public use, reasonable compensation being made.
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