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Ante-
(gcide) | Ante- \An"te-\ ([a^]n"t[-e]-).
A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr.
anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-,
(only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in
comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of
before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr.
'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of.
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Ante
(gcide) | Ante \An"te\, n. (Poker Playing)
Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante)
the game begins.
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Ante
(gcide) | Ante \An"te\, v. t. & i.
To put up (an ante).
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
ante meridiem
(mass) | ante meridiem
- dopoludnie |
anteater
(mass) | anteater
- mravčiar |
anterior
(mass) | anterior
- predný |
anteriorly
(mass) | anteriorly
- vpredu |
anteroom
(mass) | ante-room
- predsieňanteroom
- predsieň |
canteen
(mass) | canteen
- jedáleň |
enchanted
(mass) | enchanted
- kúzelný |
enchanter
(mass) | enchanter
- kúzelník, zaklínač |
guarantee
(mass) | guarantee
- záruka, garancia, garantovať, zaistiť, zaručiť |
instanter
(mass) | instanter
- okamžite |
jackolantern
(mass) | jack-o'-lantern
- bludička |
lantern
(mass) | lantern
- lampáš |
planted
(mass) | planted
- pestovaný, vypestovaný |
planter
(mass) | planter
- pestovateľ, plantážník, kvetináč |
tamoshanter
(mass) | tam-o'-shanter
- škótska vlnená čiapka |
ante-room
(encz) | ante-room,předpokoj Zdeněk Brožante-room,předsíň Zdeněk Brož |
soixante-neuf
(encz) | soixante-neuf, n: |
acute anterior poliomyelitis
(gcide) | Infantile paralysis \In"fan*tile pa*ral"y*sis\ (Med.)
An acute viral disease, affecting almost exclusively infants
and young adults, 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, poliomyelitis
and polio. It is caused by any one of three polioviruses,
and by the end of the twentieth century had been almost
completely eradicated in developed countries by a widespread
campaign of immunization.
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Adamantean
(gcide) | Adamantean \Ad`a*man*te"an\, a. [L. adamant[=e]us.]
Of adamant; hard as adamant. --Milton.
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Almucanter staff
(gcide) | Almucantar \Al`mu*can"tar\, n. [F. almucantarat, almicantarat,
ultimately fr. Ar. al-muqantar[=a]t, pl., fr. qantara to
bend, arch.] (Astron.)
A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a
circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same
almucantar have the same altitude. See Almacantar.
[Archaic]
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Almucanter staff, an ancient instrument, having an arc of
fifteen degrees, formerly used at sea to take observations
of the sun's amplitude at the time of its rising or
setting, to find the variation of the compass.
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Andante
(gcide) | Andante \An*dan"te\, a. [It. andante, p. pr. of andare to go.]
(Mus.)
Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker
than larghetto, and slower than allegretto. -- n. A movement
or piece in andante time.
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Andante moderato
(gcide) | Moderato \Mod`e*ra"to\, a. & adv. [It. See Moderate.] (Mus.)
With a moderate degree of quickness; moderately.
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Allegro moderato, a little slower than allegro.
Andante moderato, a little faster than andante.
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Ante
(gcide) | Ante- \An"te-\ ([a^]n"t[-e]-).
A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr.
anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-,
(only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in
comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of
before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr.
'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of.
[1913 Webster]Ante \An"te\, n. (Poker Playing)
Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante)
the game begins.
[1913 Webster]Ante \An"te\, v. t. & i.
To put up (an ante).
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Ante mortem
(gcide) | Ante mortem \An`te mor"tem\ [L.]
Before death; -- generally used adjectively; as, an
ante-mortem statement; ante-mortem examination.
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Note: The ante-mortem statement, or dying declaration made in
view of death, by one injured, as to the cause and
manner of the injury, is often receivable in evidence
against one charged with causing the death.
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Anteact
(gcide) | Anteact \An"te*act`\, n.
A preceding act.
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Anteal
(gcide) | Anteal \An"te*al\, a. [antea, ante, before. Cf. Ancient.]
Being before, or in front. [R.] --J. Fleming.
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Ant-eater
(gcide) | Ant-eater \Ant"-eat`er\, n. (Zool.)
One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed
upon ants. See Ant-bear, Pangolin, Aard-vark, and
Echidna.
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antebellum
(gcide) | nonmodern \nonmodern\ adj.
1. not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time.
Opposite of modern. [Narrower terms: antebellum;
{fogyish, mossgrown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud(prenominal),
stodgy old-fashioned}; medieval, mediaeval, gothic;
old-time, quaint; unmodernized; victorian;
old-fashioned, outmoded; old-world] Also See: old,
past.
[WordNet 1.5]antebellum \antebellum\ adj.
1. belonging to a period before a war, especially the
American Civil War.
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Antecedaneous
(gcide) | Antecedaneous \An`te*ce*da"ne*ous\, a. [See Antecede.]
Antecedent; preceding in time. "Capable of antecedaneous
proof." --Barrow.
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Antecede
(gcide) | Antecede \An`te*cede"\, v. t. & i. [L. antecedere; ante + cedere
to go. See Cede.]
To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. --Sir
M. Hale.
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Antecedence
(gcide) | Antecedence \An`te*ced"ence\, n.
1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. --H.
Spenser.
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2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west;
retrogradation.
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Antecedency
(gcide) | Antecedency \An`te*ced"en*cy\, n.
The state or condition of being antecedent; priority.
--Fothherby.
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Antecedent
(gcide) | Antecedent \An`te*ced"ent\, a. [L. antecedens, -entis, p. pr. of
antecedere: cf. F. ant['e]c['e]dent.]
1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an
event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.
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2. Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.
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Syn: Prior; previous; foregoing.
[1913 Webster]Antecedent \An`te*ced"ent\, n. [Cf. F. ant['e]c['e]dent.]
1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
--South.
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The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric
language, has surely its antecedents. --Max Miller.
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2. One who precedes or goes in front. [Obs.]
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My antecedent, or my gentleman usher. --Massinger.
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3. pl. The earlier events of one's life; previous principles,
conduct, course, history. --J. H. Newman.
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If the troops . . . prove worthy of their
antecedents, the victory is surely ours. --Gen. G.
McClellan.
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4. (Gram.) The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the
sentence "Solomon was the prince who built the temple,"
prince is the antecedent of who.
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5. (Logic)
(a) The first or conditional part of a hypothetical
proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must
move.
(b) The first of the two propositions which constitute an
enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is
mortal; therefore the king must die.
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6. (Math.) The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first
or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio
a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.
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Antecedently
(gcide) | Antecedently \An`te*ced"ent*ly\, adv.
Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as,
antecedently to conversion. --Barrow.
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Antecessor
(gcide) | Antecessor \An`te*ces"sor\, n. [L., fr. antecedere, antecessum.
See Antecede, Ancestor.]
1. One who goes before; a predecessor.
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The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's
devices. --Sir E.
Sandys.
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2. An ancestor; a progenitor. [Obs.]
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Antechamber
(gcide) | Antechamber \An"te*cham`ber\, n. [Cf. F. antichambre.]
1. A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and
leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an
outer chamber. See Lobby.
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2. A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an
interior part.
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The mouth, the antechamber to the digestive canal.
--Todd &
Bowman.
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Antechapel
(gcide) | Antechapel \An"te*chap`el\, n.
The outer part of the west end of a collegiate or other
chapel. --Shipley.
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Antechoir
(gcide) | Antechoir \An"te*choir`\, n. (Arch.)
(a) A space inclosed or reserved at the entrance to the
choir, for the clergy and choristers.
(b) Where a choir is divided, as in some Spanish churches,
that division of it which is the farther from the
sanctuary.
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Antecians
(gcide) | Antecians \An*te"cians\, n. pl.
See Ant[oe]cians.
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Antecommunion
(gcide) | Antecommunion \An`te*com*mun"ion\, n.
A name given to that part of the Anglican liturgy for the
communion, which precedes the consecration of the elements.
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Antecursor
(gcide) | Antecursor \An`te*cur"sor\, n. [L., fr. antecurrere to run
before; ante + currere to run.]
A forerunner; a precursor. [Obs.]
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Antedate
(gcide) | Antedate \An"te*date`\ ([a^]n`t[-e]*d[=a]t`), n.
1. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the
actual date.
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2. Anticipation. [Obs.] --Donne.
[1913 Webster]Antedate \An"te*date`\ ([a^]n`t[-e]*d[=a]t`), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Antedated; p. pr. & vb. n. Antedating.]
1. To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier
date;; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a
date anterior to the true time of its execution.
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2. To precede in time.
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3. To anticipate; to make before the true time.
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And antedate the bliss above. --Pope.
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Who rather rose the day to antedate. --Wordsworth.
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Antedated
(gcide) | Antedate \An"te*date`\ ([a^]n`t[-e]*d[=a]t`), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Antedated; p. pr. & vb. n. Antedating.]
1. To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier
date;; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a
date anterior to the true time of its execution.
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2. To precede in time.
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3. To anticipate; to make before the true time.
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And antedate the bliss above. --Pope.
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Who rather rose the day to antedate. --Wordsworth.
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Antedating
(gcide) | Antedate \An"te*date`\ ([a^]n`t[-e]*d[=a]t`), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Antedated; p. pr. & vb. n. Antedating.]
1. To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier
date;; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a
date anterior to the true time of its execution.
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2. To precede in time.
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3. To anticipate; to make before the true time.
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And antedate the bliss above. --Pope.
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Who rather rose the day to antedate. --Wordsworth.
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Antediluvial
(gcide) | Antediluvial \An`te*di*lu"vi*al\
([a^]n`t[-e]*d[i^]*l[=u]"v[i^]*al), a. [Pref. ante- +
diluvial.]
Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.
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antediluvian
(gcide) | antediluvian \an`te*di*lu"vi*an\
([a^]n`t[-e]*d[i^]*l[=u]"v[i^]*an), a.
Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's
time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle. -- n.
One who lived before the Deluge.
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Antedon
(gcide) | Antedon \Antedon\ prop. n.
A genus formerly called genus Comatula.
Syn: genus Antedon
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Antedonidae
(gcide) | Antedonidae \Antedonidae\ prop. n.
A natural family of feather stars; formerly called family
Comatulidae.
Syn: family Antedonidae
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antefact
(gcide) | antefact \an"te*fact`\ ([a^]n`t[-e]*f[a^]kt`), n.
Something done before another act. [Obs.]
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Antefix
(gcide) | Antefix \An"te*fix`\, n.; pl. E. Antefixes; L. Antefixa. [L.
ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.)
(a) An ornament fixed upon a frieze.
(b) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the
joint tiles of the roof.
(c) An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice,
sometimes pierced for the escape of water.
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Antefixa
(gcide) | Antefix \An"te*fix`\, n.; pl. E. Antefixes; L. Antefixa. [L.
ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.)
(a) An ornament fixed upon a frieze.
(b) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the
joint tiles of the roof.
(c) An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice,
sometimes pierced for the escape of water.
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Antefixes
(gcide) | Antefix \An"te*fix`\, n.; pl. E. Antefixes; L. Antefixa. [L.
ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.)
(a) An ornament fixed upon a frieze.
(b) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the
joint tiles of the roof.
(c) An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice,
sometimes pierced for the escape of water.
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anteflexion
(gcide) | anteflexion \an`te*flex"ion\ ([a^]n`t[-e]*fl[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n.
(Med.)
A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such
manner that its axis is bent upon itself. --T. G. Thomas. AS
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Antelope
(gcide) | Antelope \An"te*lope\ ([a^]n"t[-e]*l[=o]p), n. [OF. antelop, F.
antilope, from Gr. 'anqo`lops, -lopos, Eustathius,
"Hexa["e]m.," p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.] (Zool.)
One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between
the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or
ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.
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The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell. --Spenser.
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Note: The common or bezoar antelope of India is {Antilope
bezoartica}. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the
addax, and the eland are other species. See Gazelle.
The pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra Americana) is
found in the Rocky Mountains. See Pronghorn.
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Antelucan
(gcide) | Antelucan \An`te*lu"can\, a. [L. antelucanus; ante + lux light.]
Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies
of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before
light in the morning. "Antelucan worship." --De Quincey.
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Antemeridian
(gcide) | Antemeridian \An`te*me*rid"i*an\, a. [L. antemeridianus; ante +
meridianus belonging to midday or noon. See Meridian.]
Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev.
a. m.)
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Antemetic
(gcide) | Antemetic \Ant`e*met"ic\, a. [Pref. anti- + emetic.] (Med.)
Tending to check vomiting. -- n. A remedy to check or allay
vomiting.
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Antemosaic
(gcide) | Antemosaic \An`te*mo*sa"ic\, a.
Being before the time of Moses.
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Antemundane
(gcide) | Antemundane \An`te*mun"dane\, a.
Being or occurring before the creation of the world. --Young.
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Antemural
(gcide) | Antemural \An`te*mu"ral\, n. [L. antemurale: ante + murus wall.
See Mural.]
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of
the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the
entrance.
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Antenatal
(gcide) | Antenatal \An`te*na"tal\, a.
Before birth. --Shelley.
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Antenicene
(gcide) | Antenicene \An`te*ni"cene\, a. [L.]
Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first
council of Nice, held a. d. 325; as, antenicene faith.
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Antenna
(gcide) | Antenna \An*ten"na\, n.; pl. Antenn[ae]. [L. antenna
sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.]
1. (Zool.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation,
attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are
two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They
are used as organs of touch, and in some species of
Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal
joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and
also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs
on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.
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2. (Electronics) A metallic device, variously shaped,
designed for the purpose of either transmitting or
receiving radio waves, as for radio or television
broadcasting, or for transmitting communication signals.
Some types are: whip antenna, antenna tower, {horn
antenna}, dish antenna, directional antenna and
rabbit ears. See transmitter, receiver.
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antenna tower
(gcide) | Antenna \An*ten"na\, n.; pl. Antenn[ae]. [L. antenna
sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.]
1. (Zool.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation,
attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are
two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They
are used as organs of touch, and in some species of
Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal
joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and
also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs
on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.
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2. (Electronics) A metallic device, variously shaped,
designed for the purpose of either transmitting or
receiving radio waves, as for radio or television
broadcasting, or for transmitting communication signals.
Some types are: whip antenna, antenna tower, {horn
antenna}, dish antenna, directional antenna and
rabbit ears. See transmitter, receiver.
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Antennae
(gcide) | Antenna \An*ten"na\, n.; pl. Antenn[ae]. [L. antenna
sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.]
1. (Zool.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation,
attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are
two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They
are used as organs of touch, and in some species of
Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal
joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and
also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs
on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.
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2. (Electronics) A metallic device, variously shaped,
designed for the purpose of either transmitting or
receiving radio waves, as for radio or television
broadcasting, or for transmitting communication signals.
Some types are: whip antenna, antenna tower, {horn
antenna}, dish antenna, directional antenna and
rabbit ears. See transmitter, receiver.
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Antennal
(gcide) | Antennal \An*ten"nal\, a. (Zool.)
Belonging to the antenn[ae]. --Owen.
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Antennaria
(gcide) | Immortelle \Im`mor*telle"\, n.; pl. Immortelles. [F. See
Immortal.] (Bot.)
A plant with a conspicuous, dry, unwithering involucre, as
the species of Antennaria, Helichrysum, Gomphrena, etc.
See Everlasting.
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Antenniferous
(gcide) | Antenniferous \An`ten*nif"er*ous\, a. [Antenna + -ferous.]
(Zool.)
Bearing or having antenn[ae].
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Antenniform
(gcide) | Antenniform \An*ten"ni*form\, a. [Antenna + -form.]
Shaped like antenn[ae].
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Antennule
(gcide) | Antennule \An*ten"nule\, n. [Dim. of antenna.] (Zool.)
A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antenn[ae]
or feelers of Crustacea.
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Antenumber
(gcide) | Antenumber \An`te*num"ber\, n.
A number that precedes another. [R.] --Bacon.
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Antenuptial
(gcide) | Antenuptial \An`te*nup"tial\, a.
Preceding marriage; as, an antenuptial agreement. --Kent.
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Anteorbital
(gcide) | Anteorbital \An`te*or"bit*al\, a. & n. (Anat.)
Same as Antorbital.
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Antepaschal
(gcide) | Antepaschal \An`te*pas"chal\, a.
Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
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