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cirrus
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Cirrus
(gcide) | Cirrus \Cir"rus\, n.; pl. Cirri. [L., lock, curl, ringlet.]
[Also written cirrhus.]
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1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many
Mollusca, and of the parapodia of Annelida. Those near
the head of annelids are Tentacular cirri; those of
the last segment are caudal cirri.
(b) The jointed, leglike organs of Cirripedia. See
Annelida, and Polych[ae]ta.
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Note: In some of the inferior animals the cirri aid in
locomotion; in others they are used in feeding; in the
Annelida they are mostly organs of touch. Some cirri
are branchial in function.
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3. (Zool.) The external male organ of trematodes and some
other worms, and of certain Mollusca.
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4. (Meteor.) See under Cloud.
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Cirrus
(gcide) | Cloud \Cloud\ (kloud), n. [Prob. fr. AS. cl[=u]d a rock or
hillock, the application arising from the frequent
resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or
air.]
1. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles,
suspended in the upper atmosphere.
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I do set my bow in the cloud. --Gen. ix. 13.
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Note: A classification of clouds according to their chief
forms was first proposed by the meteorologist Howard,
and this is still substantially employed. The following
varieties and subvarieties are recognized:
(a) Cirrus. This is the most elevated of all the forms
of clouds; is thin, long-drawn, sometimes looking like
carded wool or hair, sometimes like a brush or room,
sometimes in curl-like or fleecelike patches. It is
the cat's-tail of the sailor, and the mare's-tail of
the landsman.
(b) Cumulus. This form appears in large masses of a
hemispherical form, or nearly so, above, but flat
below, one often piled above another, forming great
clouds, common in the summer, and presenting the
appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow. It
often affords rain and thunder gusts.
(c) Stratus. This form appears in layers or bands
extending horizontally.
(d) Nimbus. This form is characterized by its uniform
gray tint and ragged edges; it covers the sky in
seasons of continued rain, as in easterly storms, and
is the proper rain cloud. The name is sometimes used
to denote a raining cumulus, or cumulostratus.
(e) Cirro-cumulus. This form consists, like the cirrus,
of thin, broken, fleecelice clouds, but the parts are
more or less rounded and regulary grouped. It is
popularly called mackerel sky.
(f) Cirro-stratus. In this form the patches of cirrus
coalesce in long strata, between cirrus and stratus.
(g) Cumulo-stratus. A form between cumulus and stratus,
often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint.
-- Fog, cloud, motionless, or nearly so, lying near
or in contact with the earth's surface. -- {Storm
scud}, cloud lying quite low, without form, and driven
rapidly with the wind.
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2. A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling
vapor. "A thick cloud of incense." --Ezek. viii. 11.
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3. A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble;
hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's
reputation; a cloud on a title.
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4. That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect;
that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or
depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud
upon the intellect.
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5. A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. "So great a
cloud of witnesses." --Heb. xii. 1.
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6. A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the
head.
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Cloud on a (or the) title (Law), a defect of title,
usually superficial and capable of removal by release,
decision in equity, or legislation.
To be under a cloud, to be under suspicion or in disgrace;
to be in disfavor.
In the clouds, in the realm of facy and imagination; beyond
reason; visionary.
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cirrus
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n 1: usually coiled [syn: cirrus, cirrhus]
2: a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high
altitude (4 to 8 miles) [syn: cirrus, cirrus cloud]
3: a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or
crinoids or many insects; often tactile |
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Menticirrus alburnus
(gcide) | Bullhead \Bull"head`\, n.
1. (Zool.)
(a) A fresh-water fish of many species, of the genus
Uranidea, esp. Uranidea gobio of Europe, and
Uranidea Richardsoni of the United States; -- called
also miller's thumb.
(b) In America, several species of Amiurus; -- called
also catfish, horned pout, and bullpout.
(c) A marine fish of the genus Cottus; the sculpin.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The black-bellied plover (Squatarola helvetica); --
called also beetlehead.
(b) The golden plover.
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3. A stupid fellow; a lubber. [Colloq.] --Jonson.
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4. (Zool.) A small black water insect. --E. Phillips.
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Bullhead whiting (Zool.), the kingfish of Florida
(Menticirrus alburnus).
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Menticirrus littoralis
(gcide) | Silver \Sil"ver\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver
leaf; a silver cup.
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2. Resembling silver. Specifically:
(a) Bright; resplendent; white. "Silver hair." --Shak.
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Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed
Their downy breast. --Milton.
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(b) Precious; costly.
(c) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear. "Silver
voices." --Spenser.
(d) Sweet; gentle; peaceful. "Silver slumber." --Spenser.
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American silver fir (Bot.), the balsam fir. See under
Balsam.
Silver age (Roman Lit.), the latter part (a. d. 14-180) of
the classical period of Latinity, -- the time of writers
of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of
the previous golden age, so-called.
Silver-bell tree (Bot.), an American shrub or small tree
(Halesia tetraptera) with white bell-shaped flowers in
clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree.
Silver bush (Bot.), a shrubby leguminous plant ({Anthyllis
Barba-Jovis}) of Southern Europe, having silvery foliage.
Silver chub (Zool.), the fallfish.
Silver eel. (Zool.)
(a) The cutlass fish.
(b) A pale variety of the common eel.
Silver fir (Bot.), a coniferous tree (Abies pectinata)
found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of
Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150
feet. It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine.
Silver foil, foil made of silver.
Silver fox (Zool.), a variety of the common fox ({Vulpes
vulpes}, variety argenteus) found in the northern parts of
Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black, with
silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also {black
fox}, and silver-gray fox.
Silver gar. (Zool.) See Billfish
(a) .
Silver grain (Bot.), the lines or narrow plates of cellular
tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an
exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak
they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple,
pine, cherry, etc.
Silver grebe (Zool.), the red-throated diver. See Illust.
under Diver.
Silver hake (Zool.), the American whiting.
Silver leaf, leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very
thin.
Silver lunge (Zool.), the namaycush.
Silver moonfish.(Zool.) See Moonfish
(b) .
Silver moth (Zool.), a lepisma.
Silver owl (Zool.), the barn owl.
Silver perch (Zool.), the mademoiselle, 2.
Silver pheasant (Zool.), any one of several species of
beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of
the genus Euplocamus. They have the tail and more or
less of the upper parts silvery white. The most common
species (Euplocamus nychtemerus) is native of China.
Silver plate,
(a) domestic utensils made of a base metal coated with
silver.
(b) a plating of silver on a base metal.
Silver plover (Zool.), the knot.
Silver salmon (Zool.), a salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
native of both coasts of the North Pacific. It ascends all
the American rivers as far south as the Sacramento. Called
also kisutch, whitefish, and white salmon.
Silver shell (Zool.), a marine bivalve of the genus Anomia.
See Anomia.
Silver steel, an alloy of steel with a very small
proportion of silver.
Silver stick, a title given to the title field officer of
the Life Guards when on duty at the palace. [Eng.]
--Thackeray.
Silver tree (Bot.), a South African tree ({Leucadendron
argenteum}) with long, silvery, silky leaves.
Silver trout, (Zool.) See Trout.
Silver wedding. See under Wedding.
Silver whiting (Zool.), a marine sciaenoid food fish
(Menticirrus littoralis) native of the Southern United
States; -- called also surf whiting.
Silver witch (Zool.), A lepisma.
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Menticirrus nebulosos
(gcide) | Kingfish \King"fish`\ (k[i^]ng"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)
(a) An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus,
especially Menticirrus saxatilis, or {Menticirrus
nebulosos}, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also
whiting, surf whiting, and barb.
(b) The opah.
(c) The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See Cero.
(d) The queenfish.
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Menticirrus saxatilis
(gcide) | Kingfish \King"fish`\ (k[i^]ng"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)
(a) An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus,
especially Menticirrus saxatilis, or {Menticirrus
nebulosos}, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also
whiting, surf whiting, and barb.
(b) The opah.
(c) The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See Cero.
(d) The queenfish.
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Menticirrus undulatus
(gcide) | Sucker \Suck"er\ (s[u^]k"[~e]r), n.
1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by
which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere
to other bodies.
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2. A suckling; a sucking animal. --Beau. & Fl.
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3. The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a
pump basket. --Boyle.
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4. A pipe through which anything is drawn.
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5. A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string
attached to the center, which, when saturated with water
and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth
surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure,
with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be
thus lifted by the string; -- used by children as a
plaything.
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6. (Bot.) A shoot from the roots or lower part of the stem of
a plant; -- so called, perhaps, from diverting nourishment
from the body of the plant.
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7. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of North American
fresh-water cyprinoid fishes of the family
Catostomidae; so called because the lips are
protrusile. The flesh is coarse, and they are of
little value as food. The most common species of the
Eastern United States are the northern sucker
(Catostomus Commersoni), the white sucker
(Catostomus teres), the hog sucker ({Catostomus
nigricans}), and the chub, or sweet sucker ({Erimyzon
sucetta}). Some of the large Western species are
called buffalo fish, red horse, black horse, and
suckerel.
(b) The remora.
(c) The lumpfish.
(d) The hagfish, or myxine.
(e) A California food fish (Menticirrus undulatus)
closely allied to the kingfish
(a); -- called also bagre.
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8. A parasite; a sponger. See def. 6, above.
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They who constantly converse with men far above
their estates shall reap shame and loss thereby; if
thou payest nothing, they will count thee a sucker,
no branch. --Fuller.
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9. A hard drinker; a soaker. [Slang]
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10. A greenhorn; someone easily cheated, gulled, or deceived.
[Slang, U.S.]
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11. A nickname applied to a native of Illinois. [U. S.]
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12. A person strongly attracted to something; -- usually used
with for; as, he's a sucker for tall blondes.
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11. Any thing or person; -- usually implying annoyance or
dislike; as, I went to change the blade and cut my finger
on the sucker. [Slang]
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Carp sucker, Cherry sucker, etc. See under Carp,
Cherry, etc.
Sucker fish. See Sucking fish, under Sucking.
Sucker rod, a pump rod. See under Pump.
Sucker tube (Zool.), one of the external ambulacral tubes
of an echinoderm, -- usually terminated by a sucker and
used for locomotion. Called also sucker foot. See
Spatangoid.
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Strato-cirrus
(gcide) | Strato-cirrus \Stra`to-cir"rus\, n. [Stratus + cirrus.]
(Meteor.)
An alto-stratus cloud.
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cirrus
(wn) | cirrus
n 1: usually coiled [syn: cirrus, cirrhus]
2: a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high
altitude (4 to 8 miles) [syn: cirrus, cirrus cloud]
3: a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or
crinoids or many insects; often tactile |
cirrus cloud
(wn) | cirrus cloud
n 1: a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a
high altitude (4 to 8 miles) [syn: cirrus, {cirrus
cloud}] |
genus polycirrus
(wn) | genus Polycirrus
n 1: genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms [syn:
Polycirrus, genus Polycirrus] |
polycirrus
(wn) | Polycirrus
n 1: genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms [syn:
Polycirrus, genus Polycirrus] |
cirrus logic
(foldoc) | Cirrus Logic
A manufacturer of integrated circuits including
the Advanced RISC Machine and display interface processors
and cards for use as Windows accelerators (requiring
dedicated driver software).
(http://cirrus.com/).
[Other products?]
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