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abyss
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abyss
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Abyss
(gcide) | Abyss \A*byss"\, n. [L. abyssus a bottomless gulf, fr. Gr. ?
bottomless; 'a priv. + ? depth, bottom.]
1. A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence,
any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the
bottomless pit.
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Ye powers and spirits of this nethermost abyss.
--Milton.
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The throne is darkness, in the abyss of light.
--Dryden.
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2. Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.
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The abysses of metaphysical theology. --Macaulay.
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In unfathomable abysses of disgrace. --Burke.
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3. (Her.) The center of an escutcheon.
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Note: This word, in its leading uses, is associated with the
cosmological notions of the Hebrews, having reference
to a supposed illimitable mass of waters from which our
earth sprung, and beneath whose profound depths the
wicked were punished. --Encyc. Brit.
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abyss
(wn) | abyss
n 1: a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently
unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below
(often used figuratively) [syn: abyss, abysm] |
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abyss
(encz) | abyss,bezedná propast n: abyss,propast n: Zdeněk Brož |
abyssal
(encz) | abyssal,abysál [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskačabyssal,abysální adj: Zdeněk Brož |
abyssinia
(encz) | Abyssinia,Etiopie n: Zdeněk BrožAbyssinia,Habeš n: [zem.] dnes Etiopie Petr Prášek |
abyssinian
(encz) | Abyssinian,Etiopan n: Zdeněk BrožAbyssinian,Habešan n: Zdeněk BrožAbyssinian,habešský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
abyssinians
(encz) | Abyssinians,Etiopané Zdeněk BrožAbyssinians,Habešané n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
oceanic abyss
(encz) | oceanic abyss,podmořská propast n: Petr Menšík |
the abyssal depths of the ocean
(encz) | the abyssal depths of the ocean,nezměrné hlubiny oceánu |
Abyssal
(gcide) | Abyssal \A*byss"al\, a. [Cf. Abysmal.]
Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
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Abyssal zone (Phys. Geog.), one of the belts or zones into
which Sir E. Forbes divides the bottom of the sea in
describing its plants, animals, etc. It is the one
furthest from the shore, embracing all beyond one hundred
fathoms deep. Hence, abyssal animals, plants, etc.
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Abyssal zone
(gcide) | Zone \Zone\ (z[=o]n), n. [F. zone, L. zona, Gr. zw`nh; akin to
zwnny`nai to gird, Lith. j[*u]sta a girdle, j[*u]sti to gird,
Zend y[=a]h.]
1. A girdle; a cincture. [Poetic]
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An embroidered zone surrounds her waist. --Dryden.
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Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound.
--Collins.
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2. (Geog.) One of the five great divisions of the earth, with
respect to latitude and temperature.
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Note: The zones are five: the torrid zone, extending from
tropic to tropic 46[deg] 56[min], or 23[deg] 28[min] on
each side of the equator; two temperate or variable
zones, situated between the tropics and the polar
circles; and two frigid zones, situated between the
polar circles and the poles.
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Commerce . . . defies every wind, outrides every
tempest, and invades. --Bancroft.
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3. (Math.) The portion of the surface of a sphere included
between two parallel planes; the portion of a surface of
revolution included between two planes perpendicular to
the axis. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.)
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4. (Nat. Hist.)
(a) A band or stripe extending around a body.
(b) A band or area of growth encircling anything; as, a
zone of evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal
or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a
continent; the Alpine zone, that part of mountains
which is above the limit of tree growth.
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5. (Crystallog.) A series of planes having mutually parallel
intersections.
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6. Circuit; circumference. [R.] --Milton.
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7. (Biogeography) An area or part of a region characterized
by uniform or similar animal and plant life; a life zone;
as, Littoral zone, Austral zone, etc.
Note: The zones, or life zones, commonly recognized for North
America are Arctic, Hudsonian, Canadian, Transition,
Upper Austral, Lower Austral, and Tropical.
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8. (Cryst.) A series of faces whose intersection lines with
each other are parallel.
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9. (Railroad Econ.)
(a) The aggregate of stations, in whatsoever direction or
on whatsoever line of railroad, situated between
certain maximum and minimum limits from a point at
which a shipment of traffic originates.
(b) Any circular or ring-shaped area within which the
street-car companies make no differences of fare.
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10. any area to or within which a shipment or transportation
cost is constant; specifically, in the United States
parcel-post system, any of the areas about any point of
shipment for which but one rate of postage is charged for
a parcel post shipment from that point. The rate
increases from within outwards. The first zone includes
the unit of area "(a quadrangle 30 minutes square)" in
which the place of shipment is situated and the 8
contiguous units; the outer limits of the second to the
seventh zones, respectively, are approximately 150, 300,
600, 1000, 1400, and 1800 miles from the point of
shipment; the eighth zone includes all units of area
outside the seventh zone.
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Abyssal zone. (Phys. Geog.) See under Abyssal.
Zone axis (Crystallog.), a straight line passing through
the center of a crystal, to which all the planes of a
given zone are parallel.
[1913 Webster]Abyssal \A*byss"al\, a. [Cf. Abysmal.]
Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
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Abyssal zone (Phys. Geog.), one of the belts or zones into
which Sir E. Forbes divides the bottom of the sea in
describing its plants, animals, etc. It is the one
furthest from the shore, embracing all beyond one hundred
fathoms deep. Hence, abyssal animals, plants, etc.
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Abyssinia
(gcide) | Abyssinia \Abyssinia\ n.
1. same as Ethiopia.
Syn: Ethiopia, Yaltopya
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Abyssinian
(gcide) | Abyssinian \Ab`ys*sin"i*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Abyssinia.
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Abyssinian gold, an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33
parts of zink. --Ure.
[1913 Webster]Abyssinian \Ab`ys*sin"i*an\, n.
1. A native of Abyssinia.
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2. A member of the Abyssinian Church.
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Abyssinian gold
(gcide) | Abyssinian \Ab`ys*sin"i*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Abyssinia.
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Abyssinian gold, an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33
parts of zink. --Ure.
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Commiphora abyssinica
(gcide) | Myrrh \Myrrh\, n. [OE. mirre, OF. mirre, F. myrrhe, L. myrrha,
murra, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. murr bitter, also myrrh, Heb. mar
bitter.]
A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of
an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is
valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It
exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the
Commiphora Myrrha (syn. Balsamodendron Myrrha) of the
family Burseraceae, or from the Commiphora abyssinica.
The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the
gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of
Cistus, or rockrose.
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False myrrh. See the Note under Bdellium.
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Guizotia abyssinica
(gcide) | Ramtil \Ram"til\ (r[a^]m"t[i^]l), n. [Bengali ram-til.]
A tropical African asteraceous shrub (Guizotia abyssinica)
cultivated for its seeds (called ramtil seeds or {niger
seeds}) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an
illuminant.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Til seed \Til seed\ (t[i^]l; t[=e]l).
(a) The seed of sesame.
(b) The seed of an African asteraceous plant ({Guizotia
abyssinica}), yielding a bland fixed oil used in
medicine.
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abyss
(wn) | abyss
n 1: a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently
unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below
(often used figuratively) [syn: abyss, abysm] |
abyssal
(wn) | abyssal
adj 1: relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
2: resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable;
"the abyssal depths of the ocean" [syn: abysmal, abyssal,
unfathomable] |
abyssal zone
(wn) | abyssal zone
n 1: the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light |
abyssinia
(wn) | Abyssinia
n 1: Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red
Sea; formerly called Abyssinia [syn: Ethiopia, {Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia}, Yaltopya, Abyssinia] |
abyssinian
(wn) | Abyssinian
n 1: a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having
brownish fur with a reddish undercoat [syn: Abyssinian,
Abyssinian cat] |
abyssinian banana
(wn) | Abyssinian banana
n 1: large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped
leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but
edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
[syn: Abyssinian banana, Ethiopian banana, {Ensete
ventricosum}, Musa ensete] |
abyssinian cat
(wn) | Abyssinian cat
n 1: a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having
brownish fur with a reddish undercoat [syn: Abyssinian,
Abyssinian cat] |
eragrostic abyssinica
(wn) | Eragrostic abyssinica
n 1: an African grass economically important as a cereal grass
(yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for
forage and hay [syn: teff, teff grass, {Eragrostis
tef}, Eragrostic abyssinica] |
oceanic abyss
(wn) | oceanic abyss
n 1: a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor [syn:
trench, deep, oceanic abyss] |
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