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cimeter
(gcide) | Scimiter \Scim"i*ter\, Scimitar \Scim"i*tar\, n. [F. cimeterre,
cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra
with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[imac]r.]
1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the
convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs
and persians. [Written also cimeter, and scymetar.]
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2. A long-handled billhook. See Billhook.
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Scimiter pods (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a
leguminous woody climbing plant (Entada scandens)
growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard
round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are
made into boxes.
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Cimeter
(gcide) | Cimeter \Cim"e*ter\, n.
See Scimiter.
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cubic decimeter
(encz) | cubic decimeter, n: |
decimeter
(encz) | decimeter, |
cimeter
(gcide) | Scimiter \Scim"i*ter\, Scimitar \Scim"i*tar\, n. [F. cimeterre,
cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra
with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[imac]r.]
1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the
convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs
and persians. [Written also cimeter, and scymetar.]
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2. A long-handled billhook. See Billhook.
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Scimiter pods (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a
leguminous woody climbing plant (Entada scandens)
growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard
round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are
made into boxes.
[1913 Webster]Cimeter \Cim"e*ter\, n.
See Scimiter.
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Decimeter
(gcide) | Decimeter \Dec"i*me`ter\, Decimetre \Dec"i*me`tre\, n. [F.
d['e]cim[`e]tre; pref. d['e]ci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) +
m[`e]tre. See Meter.]
A measure of length in the metric system; one tenth of a
meter, equal to 3.937 inches.
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Focimeter
(gcide) | Focimeter \Fo*cim"e*ter\, n. [Focus + -meter.] (Photog.)
An assisting instrument for focusing an object in or before a
camera. --Knight.
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Lucimeter
(gcide) | Lucimeter \Lu*cim"e*ter\, n. [L. lux, lucis, light + -meter.]
an instrument for measuring the intensity of light; a
photometer.
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Velocimeter
(gcide) | Velocimeter \Vel`o*cim"e*ter\, n. [L. velox, -ocis, rapid +
-meter.]
An apparatus for measuring speed, as of machinery or vessels,
but especially of projectiles.
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cubic decimeter
(wn) | cubic decimeter
n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume
of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions;
now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75
pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter,
cubic decimetre] |
decimeter
(wn) | decimeter
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn:
decimeter, decimetre, dm] |
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