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discharge
(encz) | discharge,propustit v: Zdeněk Brož |
discharge
(encz) | discharge,průtok n: Oldřich Švec |
discharge
(encz) | discharge,vybít v: Zdeněk Brož |
discharge
(encz) | discharge,vykládka n: Zdeněk Brož |
discharge
(encz) | discharge,vylodění n: Zdeněk Brož |
discharge
(encz) | discharge,vypálit v: Zdeněk Brož |
discharge
(encz) | discharge,vyprázdnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
discharge
(encz) | discharge,vypustit v: RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
discharge
(encz) | discharge,výron n: [med.] Pino |
discharge
(encz) | discharge,vystřelit v: Zdeněk Brož |
discharge
(encz) | discharge,výtok n: Pino |
Discharge
(gcide) | Discharge \Dis*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discharged; p.
pr. & vb. n. Discharging.] [OE. deschargen, dischargen, OF.
deschargier, F. d['e]charger; pref. des- (L. dis) + chargier,
F. charger. See Charge.]
1. To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a
load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a
vessel.
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2. To free of the missile with which anything is charged or
loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow,
catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire
off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of
tension, as a Leyden jar.
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The galleys also did oftentimes, out of their prows,
discharge their great pieces against the city.
--Knolles.
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Feeling in other cases discharges itself in indirect
muscular actions. --H. Spencer.
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3. To of something weighing upon or impeding over one, as a
debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.;
to absolve; to acquit; to clear.
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Discharged of business, void of strife. --Dryden.
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In one man's fault discharge another man of his
duty. --L'Estrange.
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4. To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from
service; to dismiss.
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Discharge the common sort
With pay and thanks. --Shak.
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Grindal . . . was discharged the government of his
see. --Milton.
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5. To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty;
as, to discharge a prisoner.
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6. To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take
out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled; as,
to discharge a cargo.
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7. To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
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They do discharge their shot of courtesy. --Shak.
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8. To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
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We say such an order was "discharged on appeal."
--Mozley & W.
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The order for Daly's attendance was discharged.
--Macaulay.
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9. To throw off the obligation of, as a duty or debt; to
relieve one's self of, by fulfilling conditions,
performing duty, trust, and the like; hence, to perform or
execute, as an office, or part.
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Had I a hundred tongues, a wit so large
As could their hundred offices discharge. --Dryden.
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10. To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay
one's debt or obligation to. [Obs.]
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If he had
The present money to discharge the Jew. --Shak.
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11. To give forth; to emit or send out; as, a pipe discharges
water; to let fly; to give expression to; to utter; as,
to discharge a horrible oath.
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12. To prohibit; to forbid. [Scot. Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.
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13. (Textile Dyeing & Printing) To bleach out or to remove or
efface, as by a chemical process; as, to discharge the
color from a dyed fabric in order to form light figures
on a dark ground.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Discharging arch (Arch.), an arch over a door, window, or
other opening, to distribute the pressure of the wall
above. See Illust. of Lintel.
Discharging piece, Discharging strut (Arch.), a piece set
to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support.
Discharging rod (Elec.), a bent wire, with knobs at both
ends, and insulated by a glass handle. It is employed for
discharging a Leyden jar or an electrical battery. See
Discharger.
Syn: See Deliver.
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Discharge
(gcide) | Discharge \Dis*charge"\, v. i.
To throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden; to unload;
to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents; as, the
water pipe discharges freely.
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The cloud, if it were oily or fatty, would not
discharge. --Bacon.
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Discharge
(gcide) | Discharge \Dis*charge"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]charge. See
Discharge, v. t.]
1. The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge
or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the
discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo.
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2. Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion;
letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery.
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3. Act of relieving of something which oppresses or weighs
upon one, as an obligation, liability, debt, accusation,
etc.; acquittance; as, the discharge of a debtor.
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4. Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation,
liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt,
or the performance of a trust or duty.
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Indefatigable in the discharge of business.
--Motley.
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Nothing can absolve us from the discharge of those
duties. --L'Estrange.
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5. Release or dismissal from an office, employment, etc.;
dismission; as, the discharge of a workman by his
employer.
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6. Legal release from confinement; liberation; as, the
discharge of a prisoner.
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7. The state of being discharged or relieved of a debt,
obligation, office, and the like; acquittal.
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Too secure of our discharge
From penalty. --Milton.
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8. That which discharges or releases from an obligation,
liability, penalty, etc., as a price of ransom, a legal
document.
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Death, who sets all free,
Hath paid his ransom now and full discharge.
--Milton.
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9. A flowing or issuing out; emission; vent; evacuation;
also, that which is discharged or emitted; as, a rapid
discharge of water from the pipe.
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The hemorrhage being stopped, the next occurrence is
a thin serous discharge. --S. Sharp.
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10. (Elec.) The equalization of a difference of electric
potential between two points. The character of the
discharge is mostly determined by the nature of the
medium through which it takes place, the amount of the
difference of potential, and the form of the terminal
conductors on which the difference exists. The discharge
may be alternating, continuous, brush, connective,
disruptive, glow, oscillatory, stratified, etc.
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Charge and discharge. (Equity Practice) See under Charge,
n.
Paralytic discharge (Physiol.), the increased secretion
from a gland resulting from the cutting of all of its
nerves.
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discharge
(gcide) | electric current \electric current\, electrical current
\electrical current\,
the movement of electrically charged particles, atoms, or
ions, through solids, liquids, gases, or free space; the term
is usually used of relatively smooth movements of electric
charge through conductors, whether constant or variable.
Sudden movements of charge are usually referred to by other
terms, such as spark or lightning or discharge. In
metallic conductors the electric current is usually due to
movement of electrons through the metal. The current is
measured as the rate of movement of charge per unit time, and
is counted in units of amperes. As a formal definition, the
direction of movement of electric current is considered as
the same as the direction of movement of positive charge, or
in a direction opposite to the movement of negative charge.
Electric current may move constantly in a single direction,
called direct current (abbreviated DC), or may move
alternately in one direction and then the opposite direction,
called alternating current (abbreviated AC).
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discharge
(wn) | discharge
n 1: the sudden giving off of energy
2: the act of venting [syn: discharge, venting]
3: a substance that is emitted or released [syn: discharge,
emission]
4: any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of
the body; "the discharge of pus" [syn: discharge,
emission, expelling]
5: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric
field [syn: discharge, spark, arc, electric arc,
electric discharge]
6: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: discharge, outpouring,
run]
7: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to
depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge,
firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking]
8: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: release,
waiver, discharge]
9: the act of discharging a gun [syn: discharge, firing,
firing off]
v 1: complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" [syn:
dispatch, discharge, complete]
2: pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"
3: free from obligations or duties [syn: free, discharge]
4: remove the charge from [ant: charge]
5: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: fire,
discharge, go off]
6: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was
cleared of the murder charges" [syn: acquit, assoil,
clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate] [ant:
convict]
7: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted
in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: exhaust,
discharge, expel, eject, release]
8: leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers
at the hotel" [syn: drop, drop off, set down, {put
down}, unload, discharge]
9: cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [syn: fire,
discharge]
10: release from military service [syn: discharge, {muster
out}] [ant: draft, enlist, muster in]
11: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
[syn: empty, discharge] [ant: fill, fill up] |
DISCHARGE
(bouvier) | DISCHARGE, practice. The act by which a person in confinement, under some
legal process, or held on an accusation of some crime or misdemeanor, is set
at liberty; the writing containing the order for his being so set at
liberty, is also called a discharge.
2. The discharge of a defendant, in prison under a ca. sa., when made
by the plaintiff, has the operation of satisfying the debt, the plaintiff
having no other remedy. 4 T. R. 526. But when the discharge is in
consequence of the insolvent laws, or the defendant dies in prison, the debt
is not satisfied. In the first place the plaintiff has a remedy against the
property of the defendant, acquired after his discharge, and, in the last
case, against the executors or administrators of the debtor. Bac. Ab.
Execution, D; Bingh. on Execution, 266.
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corona discharge
(encz) | corona discharge, n: |
discharge
(encz) | discharge,propustit v: Zdeněk Broždischarge,průtok n: Oldřich Švecdischarge,vybít v: Zdeněk Broždischarge,vykládka n: Zdeněk Broždischarge,vylodění n: Zdeněk Broždischarge,vypálit v: Zdeněk Broždischarge,vyprázdnit v: Zdeněk Broždischarge,vypustit v: RNDr. Pavel Piskačdischarge,výron n: [med.] Pinodischarge,vystřelit v: Zdeněk Broždischarge,výtok n: Pino |
discharge lamp
(encz) | discharge lamp, n: |
discharge pipe
(encz) | discharge pipe, n: |
discharged
(encz) | discharged,složený adj: Zdeněk Broždischarged,vyložený adj: Zdeněk Broždischarged,zproštěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
discharged pollution
(encz) | discharged pollution,vypouštěné znečištění (vodní
hospodářství) [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
dishonorable discharge
(encz) | dishonorable discharge, n: |
drainage discharge
(encz) | drainage discharge,drenážní odtok [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
drainage discharge module
(encz) | drainage discharge module,specifický drenážní odtok [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
electric discharge
(encz) | electric discharge, n: |
electric-discharge lamp
(encz) | electric-discharge lamp, n: |
electrical discharge
(encz) | electrical discharge, n: |
filter discharge
(encz) | filter discharge,filtrační průtok [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
gas-discharge lamp
(encz) | gas-discharge lamp, n: |
gas-discharge tube
(encz) | gas-discharge tube, n: |
hypodermic discharge
(encz) | hypodermic discharge,hypodermický odtok [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
idle discharge
(encz) | idle discharge,jalový výtok [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
lightning discharger
(encz) | lightning discharger,bleskojistka |
m-day continuous discharge during lowwater period
(encz) | M-day continuous discharge during lowwater period,M-denní setrvalý
průtok v období malé vodnosti [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
permitted volume of waste water discharge
(encz) | permitted volume of waste water discharge,povolené vypouštění odpadní
vody (do recipientu) [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
specific drainage discharge rate
(encz) | specific drainage discharge rate,specifický drenážní odtok [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
undischarged
(encz) | undischarged,nevyrovnaný adj: Zdeněk Brožundischarged,nevyřízený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
undischarged profit
(encz) | undischarged profit,nerozdělený zisk [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
vaginal discharge
(encz) | vaginal discharge, n: |
zero discharge goal
(encz) | zero discharge goal,cíl nulového vypouštění [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Charge and discharge
(gcide) | Discharge \Dis*charge"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]charge. See
Discharge, v. t.]
1. The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge
or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the
discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo.
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2. Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion;
letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery.
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3. Act of relieving of something which oppresses or weighs
upon one, as an obligation, liability, debt, accusation,
etc.; acquittance; as, the discharge of a debtor.
[1913 Webster]
4. Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation,
liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt,
or the performance of a trust or duty.
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Indefatigable in the discharge of business.
--Motley.
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Nothing can absolve us from the discharge of those
duties. --L'Estrange.
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5. Release or dismissal from an office, employment, etc.;
dismission; as, the discharge of a workman by his
employer.
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6. Legal release from confinement; liberation; as, the
discharge of a prisoner.
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7. The state of being discharged or relieved of a debt,
obligation, office, and the like; acquittal.
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Too secure of our discharge
From penalty. --Milton.
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8. That which discharges or releases from an obligation,
liability, penalty, etc., as a price of ransom, a legal
document.
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Death, who sets all free,
Hath paid his ransom now and full discharge.
--Milton.
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9. A flowing or issuing out; emission; vent; evacuation;
also, that which is discharged or emitted; as, a rapid
discharge of water from the pipe.
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The hemorrhage being stopped, the next occurrence is
a thin serous discharge. --S. Sharp.
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10. (Elec.) The equalization of a difference of electric
potential between two points. The character of the
discharge is mostly determined by the nature of the
medium through which it takes place, the amount of the
difference of potential, and the form of the terminal
conductors on which the difference exists. The discharge
may be alternating, continuous, brush, connective,
disruptive, glow, oscillatory, stratified, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Charge and discharge. (Equity Practice) See under Charge,
n.
Paralytic discharge (Physiol.), the increased secretion
from a gland resulting from the cutting of all of its
nerves.
[1913 Webster]Charge \Charge\, n. [F. charge, fr. charger to load. See
Charge, v. t., and cf. Cargo, Caricature.]
1. A load or burder laid upon a person or thing.
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2. A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care,
custody, or management of another; a trust.
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Note: The people of a parish or church are called the charge
of the clergyman who is set over them.
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3. Custody or care of any person, thing, or place; office;
responsibility; oversight; obigation; duty.
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'Tis a great charge to come under one body's hand.
--Shak.
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4. Heed; care; anxiety; trouble. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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5. Harm. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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6. An order; a mandate or command; an injunction.
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The king gave cherge concerning Absalom. --2. Sam.
xviii. 5.
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7. An address (esp. an earnest or impressive address)
containing instruction or exhortation; as, the charge of a
judge to a jury; the charge of a bishop to his clergy.
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8. An accusation of a wrong of offense; allegation;
indictment; specification of something alleged.
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The charge of confounding very different classes of
phenomena. --Whewell.
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9. Whatever constitutes a burden on property, as rents,
taxes, lines, etc.; costs; expense incurred; -- usually in
the plural.
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10. The price demanded for a thing or service.
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11. An entry or a account of that which is due from one party
to another; that which is debited in a business
transaction; as, a charge in an account book.
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12. That quantity, as of ammunition, electricity, ore, fuel,
etc., which any apparatus, as a gun, battery, furnace,
machine, etc., is intended to receive and fitted to hold,
or which is actually in it at one time
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13. The act of rushing upon, or towards, an enemy; a sudden
onset or attack, as of troops, esp. cavalry; hence, the
signal for attack; as, to sound the charge.
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Never, in any other war afore, gave the Romans a
hotter charge upon the enemies. --Holland.
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The charge of the light brigade. --Tennyson.
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14. A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack; as, to bring
a weapon to the charge.
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15. (Far.) A sort of plaster or ointment.
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16. (Her.) A bearing. See Bearing, n., 8.
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17. [Cf. Charre.] Thirty-six pigs of lead, each pig
weighing about seventy pounds; -- called also charre.
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18. Weight; import; value.
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Many suchlike "as's" of great charge. --Shak.
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Back charge. See under Back, a.
Bursting charge.
(a) (Mil.) The charge which bursts a shell, etc.
(b) (Mining) A small quantity of fine powder to secure
the ignition of a charge of coarse powder in
blasting.
Charge and discharge (Equity Practice), the old mode or
form of taking an account before a master in chancery.
Charge sheet, the paper on which are entered at a police
station all arrests and accusations.
To sound the charge, to give the signal for an attack.
Syn: Care; custody; trust; management; office; expense; cost;
price; assault; attack; onset; injunction; command;
order; mandate; instruction; accusation; indictment.
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Congee discharges
(gcide) | Congee \Con*gee"\, n.
1. [Tamil ka[ncir]shi boilings.] Boiled rice; rice gruel.
[India]
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2. A jail; a lockup. [India]
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Congee discharges, rice water discharges. --Dunglison.
Congee water, water in which rice has been boiled.
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Discharge
(gcide) | Discharge \Dis*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discharged; p.
pr. & vb. n. Discharging.] [OE. deschargen, dischargen, OF.
deschargier, F. d['e]charger; pref. des- (L. dis) + chargier,
F. charger. See Charge.]
1. To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a
load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a
vessel.
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2. To free of the missile with which anything is charged or
loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow,
catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire
off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of
tension, as a Leyden jar.
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The galleys also did oftentimes, out of their prows,
discharge their great pieces against the city.
--Knolles.
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Feeling in other cases discharges itself in indirect
muscular actions. --H. Spencer.
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3. To of something weighing upon or impeding over one, as a
debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.;
to absolve; to acquit; to clear.
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Discharged of business, void of strife. --Dryden.
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In one man's fault discharge another man of his
duty. --L'Estrange.
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4. To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from
service; to dismiss.
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Discharge the common sort
With pay and thanks. --Shak.
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Grindal . . . was discharged the government of his
see. --Milton.
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5. To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty;
as, to discharge a prisoner.
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6. To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take
out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled; as,
to discharge a cargo.
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7. To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
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They do discharge their shot of courtesy. --Shak.
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8. To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
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We say such an order was "discharged on appeal."
--Mozley & W.
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The order for Daly's attendance was discharged.
--Macaulay.
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9. To throw off the obligation of, as a duty or debt; to
relieve one's self of, by fulfilling conditions,
performing duty, trust, and the like; hence, to perform or
execute, as an office, or part.
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Had I a hundred tongues, a wit so large
As could their hundred offices discharge. --Dryden.
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10. To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay
one's debt or obligation to. [Obs.]
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If he had
The present money to discharge the Jew. --Shak.
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11. To give forth; to emit or send out; as, a pipe discharges
water; to let fly; to give expression to; to utter; as,
to discharge a horrible oath.
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12. To prohibit; to forbid. [Scot. Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.
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13. (Textile Dyeing & Printing) To bleach out or to remove or
efface, as by a chemical process; as, to discharge the
color from a dyed fabric in order to form light figures
on a dark ground.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Discharging arch (Arch.), an arch over a door, window, or
other opening, to distribute the pressure of the wall
above. See Illust. of Lintel.
Discharging piece, Discharging strut (Arch.), a piece set
to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support.
Discharging rod (Elec.), a bent wire, with knobs at both
ends, and insulated by a glass handle. It is employed for
discharging a Leyden jar or an electrical battery. See
Discharger.
Syn: See Deliver.
[1913 Webster]Discharge \Dis*charge"\, v. i.
To throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden; to unload;
to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents; as, the
water pipe discharges freely.
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The cloud, if it were oily or fatty, would not
discharge. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]Discharge \Dis*charge"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]charge. See
Discharge, v. t.]
1. The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge
or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the
discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo.
[1913 Webster]
2. Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion;
letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery.
[1913 Webster]
3. Act of relieving of something which oppresses or weighs
upon one, as an obligation, liability, debt, accusation,
etc.; acquittance; as, the discharge of a debtor.
[1913 Webster]
4. Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation,
liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt,
or the performance of a trust or duty.
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Indefatigable in the discharge of business.
--Motley.
[1913 Webster]
Nothing can absolve us from the discharge of those
duties. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]
5. Release or dismissal from an office, employment, etc.;
dismission; as, the discharge of a workman by his
employer.
[1913 Webster]
6. Legal release from confinement; liberation; as, the
discharge of a prisoner.
[1913 Webster]
7. The state of being discharged or relieved of a debt,
obligation, office, and the like; acquittal.
[1913 Webster]
Too secure of our discharge
From penalty. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
8. That which discharges or releases from an obligation,
liability, penalty, etc., as a price of ransom, a legal
document.
[1913 Webster]
Death, who sets all free,
Hath paid his ransom now and full discharge.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
9. A flowing or issuing out; emission; vent; evacuation;
also, that which is discharged or emitted; as, a rapid
discharge of water from the pipe.
[1913 Webster]
The hemorrhage being stopped, the next occurrence is
a thin serous discharge. --S. Sharp.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Elec.) The equalization of a difference of electric
potential between two points. The character of the
discharge is mostly determined by the nature of the
medium through which it takes place, the amount of the
difference of potential, and the form of the terminal
conductors on which the difference exists. The discharge
may be alternating, continuous, brush, connective,
disruptive, glow, oscillatory, stratified, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Charge and discharge. (Equity Practice) See under Charge,
n.
Paralytic discharge (Physiol.), the increased secretion
from a gland resulting from the cutting of all of its
nerves.
[1913 Webster]electric current \electric current\, electrical current
\electrical current\,
the movement of electrically charged particles, atoms, or
ions, through solids, liquids, gases, or free space; the term
is usually used of relatively smooth movements of electric
charge through conductors, whether constant or variable.
Sudden movements of charge are usually referred to by other
terms, such as spark or lightning or discharge. In
metallic conductors the electric current is usually due to
movement of electrons through the metal. The current is
measured as the rate of movement of charge per unit time, and
is counted in units of amperes. As a formal definition, the
direction of movement of electric current is considered as
the same as the direction of movement of positive charge, or
in a direction opposite to the movement of negative charge.
Electric current may move constantly in a single direction,
called direct current (abbreviated DC), or may move
alternately in one direction and then the opposite direction,
called alternating current (abbreviated AC).
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discharge
(gcide) | Discharge \Dis*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discharged; p.
pr. & vb. n. Discharging.] [OE. deschargen, dischargen, OF.
deschargier, F. d['e]charger; pref. des- (L. dis) + chargier,
F. charger. See Charge.]
1. To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a
load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a
vessel.
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2. To free of the missile with which anything is charged or
loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow,
catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire
off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of
tension, as a Leyden jar.
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The galleys also did oftentimes, out of their prows,
discharge their great pieces against the city.
--Knolles.
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Feeling in other cases discharges itself in indirect
muscular actions. --H. Spencer.
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3. To of something weighing upon or impeding over one, as a
debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.;
to absolve; to acquit; to clear.
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Discharged of business, void of strife. --Dryden.
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In one man's fault discharge another man of his
duty. --L'Estrange.
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4. To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from
service; to dismiss.
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Discharge the common sort
With pay and thanks. --Shak.
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Grindal . . . was discharged the government of his
see. --Milton.
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5. To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty;
as, to discharge a prisoner.
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6. To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take
out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled; as,
to discharge a cargo.
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7. To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
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They do discharge their shot of courtesy. --Shak.
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8. To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
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We say such an order was "discharged on appeal."
--Mozley & W.
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The order for Daly's attendance was discharged.
--Macaulay.
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9. To throw off the obligation of, as a duty or debt; to
relieve one's self of, by fulfilling conditions,
performing duty, trust, and the like; hence, to perform or
execute, as an office, or part.
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Had I a hundred tongues, a wit so large
As could their hundred offices discharge. --Dryden.
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10. To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay
one's debt or obligation to. [Obs.]
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If he had
The present money to discharge the Jew. --Shak.
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11. To give forth; to emit or send out; as, a pipe discharges
water; to let fly; to give expression to; to utter; as,
to discharge a horrible oath.
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12. To prohibit; to forbid. [Scot. Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.
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13. (Textile Dyeing & Printing) To bleach out or to remove or
efface, as by a chemical process; as, to discharge the
color from a dyed fabric in order to form light figures
on a dark ground.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Discharging arch (Arch.), an arch over a door, window, or
other opening, to distribute the pressure of the wall
above. See Illust. of Lintel.
Discharging piece, Discharging strut (Arch.), a piece set
to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support.
Discharging rod (Elec.), a bent wire, with knobs at both
ends, and insulated by a glass handle. It is employed for
discharging a Leyden jar or an electrical battery. See
Discharger.
Syn: See Deliver.
[1913 Webster]Discharge \Dis*charge"\, v. i.
To throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden; to unload;
to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents; as, the
water pipe discharges freely.
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The cloud, if it were oily or fatty, would not
discharge. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]Discharge \Dis*charge"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]charge. See
Discharge, v. t.]
1. The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge
or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the
discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo.
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2. Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion;
letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery.
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3. Act of relieving of something which oppresses or weighs
upon one, as an obligation, liability, debt, accusation,
etc.; acquittance; as, the discharge of a debtor.
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4. Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation,
liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt,
or the performance of a trust or duty.
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Indefatigable in the discharge of business.
--Motley.
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Nothing can absolve us from the discharge of those
duties. --L'Estrange.
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5. Release or dismissal from an office, employment, etc.;
dismission; as, the discharge of a workman by his
employer.
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6. Legal release from confinement; liberation; as, the
discharge of a prisoner.
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7. The state of being discharged or relieved of a debt,
obligation, office, and the like; acquittal.
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Too secure of our discharge
From penalty. --Milton.
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8. That which discharges or releases from an obligation,
liability, penalty, etc., as a price of ransom, a legal
document.
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Death, who sets all free,
Hath paid his ransom now and full discharge.
--Milton.
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9. A flowing or issuing out; emission; vent; evacuation;
also, that which is discharged or emitted; as, a rapid
discharge of water from the pipe.
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The hemorrhage being stopped, the next occurrence is
a thin serous discharge. --S. Sharp.
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10. (Elec.) The equalization of a difference of electric
potential between two points. The character of the
discharge is mostly determined by the nature of the
medium through which it takes place, the amount of the
difference of potential, and the form of the terminal
conductors on which the difference exists. The discharge
may be alternating, continuous, brush, connective,
disruptive, glow, oscillatory, stratified, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Charge and discharge. (Equity Practice) See under Charge,
n.
Paralytic discharge (Physiol.), the increased secretion
from a gland resulting from the cutting of all of its
nerves.
[1913 Webster]electric current \electric current\, electrical current
\electrical current\,
the movement of electrically charged particles, atoms, or
ions, through solids, liquids, gases, or free space; the term
is usually used of relatively smooth movements of electric
charge through conductors, whether constant or variable.
Sudden movements of charge are usually referred to by other
terms, such as spark or lightning or discharge. In
metallic conductors the electric current is usually due to
movement of electrons through the metal. The current is
measured as the rate of movement of charge per unit time, and
is counted in units of amperes. As a formal definition, the
direction of movement of electric current is considered as
the same as the direction of movement of positive charge, or
in a direction opposite to the movement of negative charge.
Electric current may move constantly in a single direction,
called direct current (abbreviated DC), or may move
alternately in one direction and then the opposite direction,
called alternating current (abbreviated AC).
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Discharged
(gcide) | Discharge \Dis*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discharged; p.
pr. & vb. n. Discharging.] [OE. deschargen, dischargen, OF.
deschargier, F. d['e]charger; pref. des- (L. dis) + chargier,
F. charger. See Charge.]
1. To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a
load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a
vessel.
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2. To free of the missile with which anything is charged or
loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow,
catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire
off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of
tension, as a Leyden jar.
[1913 Webster]
The galleys also did oftentimes, out of their prows,
discharge their great pieces against the city.
--Knolles.
[1913 Webster]
Feeling in other cases discharges itself in indirect
muscular actions. --H. Spencer.
[1913 Webster]
3. To of something weighing upon or impeding over one, as a
debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.;
to absolve; to acquit; to clear.
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Discharged of business, void of strife. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
In one man's fault discharge another man of his
duty. --L'Estrange.
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4. To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from
service; to dismiss.
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Discharge the common sort
With pay and thanks. --Shak.
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Grindal . . . was discharged the government of his
see. --Milton.
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5. To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty;
as, to discharge a prisoner.
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6. To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take
out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled; as,
to discharge a cargo.
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7. To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
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They do discharge their shot of courtesy. --Shak.
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8. To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
[1913 Webster]
We say such an order was "discharged on appeal."
--Mozley & W.
[1913 Webster]
The order for Daly's attendance was discharged.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
9. To throw off the obligation of, as a duty or debt; to
relieve one's self of, by fulfilling conditions,
performing duty, trust, and the like; hence, to perform or
execute, as an office, or part.
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Had I a hundred tongues, a wit so large
As could their hundred offices discharge. --Dryden.
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10. To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay
one's debt or obligation to. [Obs.]
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If he had
The present money to discharge the Jew. --Shak.
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11. To give forth; to emit or send out; as, a pipe discharges
water; to let fly; to give expression to; to utter; as,
to discharge a horrible oath.
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12. To prohibit; to forbid. [Scot. Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.
[1913 Webster]
13. (Textile Dyeing & Printing) To bleach out or to remove or
efface, as by a chemical process; as, to discharge the
color from a dyed fabric in order to form light figures
on a dark ground.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Discharging arch (Arch.), an arch over a door, window, or
other opening, to distribute the pressure of the wall
above. See Illust. of Lintel.
Discharging piece, Discharging strut (Arch.), a piece set
to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support.
Discharging rod (Elec.), a bent wire, with knobs at both
ends, and insulated by a glass handle. It is employed for
discharging a Leyden jar or an electrical battery. See
Discharger.
Syn: See Deliver.
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Discharger
(gcide) | Discharger \Dis*char"ger\, n.
One who, or that which, discharges. Specifically, in
electricity, an instrument for discharging a Leyden jar, or
electrical battery, by making a connection between the two
surfaces; a discharging rod.
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lightning discharger
(gcide) | Lightning \Light"ning\ (l[imac]t"n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening,
fr. lighten to flash.]
1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a
vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another,
sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by
the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere
constitutes thunder.
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2. The act of making bright, or the state of being made
bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental
powers. [R.]
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Ball lightning, a rare form of lightning sometimes seen as
a globe of fire moving from the clouds to the earth.
Chain lightning, lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked
flashes.
Heat lightning, more or less vivid and extensive flashes of
electric light, without thunder, seen near the horizon,
esp. at the close of a hot day.
Lightning arrester (Telegraphy), a device, at the place
where a wire enters a building, for preventing injury by
lightning to an operator or instrument. It consists of a
short circuit to the ground interrupted by a thin
nonconductor over which lightning jumps. Called also
lightning discharger.
Lightning bug (Zool.), a luminous beetle. See Firefly.
Lightning conductor, a lightning rod.
Lightning glance, a quick, penetrating glance of a
brilliant eye.
Lightning rod, a metallic rod set up on a building, or on
the mast of a vessel, and connected with the earth or
water below, for the purpose of protecting the building or
vessel from lightning.
Sheet lightning, a diffused glow of electric light flashing
out from the clouds, and illumining their outlines. The
appearance is sometimes due to the reflection of light
from distant flashes of lightning by the nearer clouds.
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Paralytic discharge
(gcide) | Discharge \Dis*charge"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]charge. See
Discharge, v. t.]
1. The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge
or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the
discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo.
[1913 Webster]
2. Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion;
letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery.
[1913 Webster]
3. Act of relieving of something which oppresses or weighs
upon one, as an obligation, liability, debt, accusation,
etc.; acquittance; as, the discharge of a debtor.
[1913 Webster]
4. Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation,
liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt,
or the performance of a trust or duty.
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Indefatigable in the discharge of business.
--Motley.
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Nothing can absolve us from the discharge of those
duties. --L'Estrange.
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5. Release or dismissal from an office, employment, etc.;
dismission; as, the discharge of a workman by his
employer.
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6. Legal release from confinement; liberation; as, the
discharge of a prisoner.
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7. The state of being discharged or relieved of a debt,
obligation, office, and the like; acquittal.
[1913 Webster]
Too secure of our discharge
From penalty. --Milton.
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8. That which discharges or releases from an obligation,
liability, penalty, etc., as a price of ransom, a legal
document.
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Death, who sets all free,
Hath paid his ransom now and full discharge.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
9. A flowing or issuing out; emission; vent; evacuation;
also, that which is discharged or emitted; as, a rapid
discharge of water from the pipe.
[1913 Webster]
The hemorrhage being stopped, the next occurrence is
a thin serous discharge. --S. Sharp.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Elec.) The equalization of a difference of electric
potential between two points. The character of the
discharge is mostly determined by the nature of the
medium through which it takes place, the amount of the
difference of potential, and the form of the terminal
conductors on which the difference exists. The discharge
may be alternating, continuous, brush, connective,
disruptive, glow, oscillatory, stratified, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Charge and discharge. (Equity Practice) See under Charge,
n.
Paralytic discharge (Physiol.), the increased secretion
from a gland resulting from the cutting of all of its
nerves.
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Rice-water discharge
(gcide) | Rice \Rice\, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr.
???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[imac]zi,
akin to Skr. vr[imac]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. Rye.]
(Bot.)
A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This
plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the
grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants.
In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be
overflowed.
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Ant rice. (Bot.) See under Ant.
French rice. (Bot.) See Amelcorn.
Indian rice., a tall reedlike water grass ({Zizania
aquatica}), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain,
much used for food by North American Indians. It is common
in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also
water oat, Canadian wild rice, etc.
Mountain rice, any species of an American genus
(Oryzopsis) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice.
Rice bunting. (Zool.) Same as Ricebird.
Rice hen (Zool.), the Florida gallinule.
Rice mouse (Zool.), a large dark-colored field mouse
(Calomys palistris) of the Southern United States.
Rice paper, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from
China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture
of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a
large herb (Fatsia papyrifera, related to the ginseng)
into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under
pressure. Called also pith paper.
Rice troupial (Zool.), the bobolink.
Rice water, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small
quantity of rice in water.
Rice-water discharge (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice
water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from
the bowels, in cholera.
Rice weevil (Zool.), a small beetle (Calandra oryzae, or
Sitophilus oryzae) which destroys rice, wheat, and
Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also
black weevil.
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Undischarged
(gcide) | Undischarged \Undischarged\
See discharged. |
brush discharge
(wn) | brush discharge
n 1: discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of
ionized particles |
corona discharge
(wn) | corona discharge
n 1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of
surrounding atmosphere [syn: corona discharge, corona,
corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire, {Saint
Elmo's light}, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light,
electric glow] |
discharge
(wn) | discharge
n 1: the sudden giving off of energy
2: the act of venting [syn: discharge, venting]
3: a substance that is emitted or released [syn: discharge,
emission]
4: any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of
the body; "the discharge of pus" [syn: discharge,
emission, expelling]
5: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric
field [syn: discharge, spark, arc, electric arc,
electric discharge]
6: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: discharge, outpouring,
run]
7: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to
depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge,
firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking]
8: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: release,
waiver, discharge]
9: the act of discharging a gun [syn: discharge, firing,
firing off]
v 1: complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" [syn:
dispatch, discharge, complete]
2: pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"
3: free from obligations or duties [syn: free, discharge]
4: remove the charge from [ant: charge]
5: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: fire,
discharge, go off]
6: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was
cleared of the murder charges" [syn: acquit, assoil,
clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate] [ant:
convict]
7: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted
in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: exhaust,
discharge, expel, eject, release]
8: leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers
at the hotel" [syn: drop, drop off, set down, {put
down}, unload, discharge]
9: cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [syn: fire,
discharge]
10: release from military service [syn: discharge, {muster
out}] [ant: draft, enlist, muster in]
11: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
[syn: empty, discharge] [ant: fill, fill up] |
discharge lamp
(wn) | discharge lamp
n 1: a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two
electrodes in a gas |
discharge pipe
(wn) | discharge pipe
n 1: a pipe through which fluids can be discharged |
discharged
(wn) | discharged
adj 1: having lost your job [syn: discharged, dismissed,
fired, laid-off, pink-slipped] |
dishonorable discharge
(wn) | dishonorable discharge
n 1: a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as
sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) |
electric discharge
(wn) | electric discharge
n 1: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric
field [syn: discharge, spark, arc, electric arc,
electric discharge] |
electric-discharge lamp
(wn) | electric-discharge lamp
n 1: an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric
discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube [syn:
electric-discharge lamp, gas-discharge lamp] |
electrical discharge
(wn) | electrical discharge
n 1: a discharge of electricity |
gas-discharge lamp
(wn) | gas-discharge lamp
n 1: an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric
discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube [syn:
electric-discharge lamp, gas-discharge lamp] |
gas-discharge tube
(wn) | gas-discharge tube
n 1: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a
gas |
honorable discharge
(wn) | honorable discharge
n 1: a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record |
undischarged
(wn) | undischarged
adj 1: owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still
owed"; "undischarged debts" [syn: outstanding,
owing(p), undischarged]
2: still capable of exploding or being fired; "undischarged
ammunition"; "an unexploded bomb" [syn: undischarged,
unexploded] |
vaginal discharge
(wn) | vaginal discharge
n 1: discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the
vagina; normally clear or white |
electrostatic discharge
(foldoc) | Electrostatic Discharge
ESD
(ESD) One kind of test that hardware
usually has to pass to prove it is suitable for sale and use.
The hardware must still work after is has been subjected to
some level of electrostatic discharge. Some organisations
have their own ESD requirements which hardware must meet
before it will be considered for purchase.
Different countries have different legal regulations about
levels of ESD.
See also Radio Frequency Interference, {Electromagnetic
Compatibility}.
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DISCHARGE OF A CONTRACT
(bouvier) | DISCHARGE OF A CONTRACT. The act of making a contract or agreement null.
2. Contracts may be discharged by, 1. Payment. 2. Accord and
satisfaction. 8 Com. Dig. 917; 1 Nels. Abr. 18; 1 Lilly's Reg. 10, 16;
Hall's Dig. 7 1 Poth. Ob. 345. 3. Release. 8 Com. Dig. 906; 3 Nels. Ab. 69;
18 Vin. Ab. 294; 1 Vin. Abr. 192; 2 Saund. 48, a; Gow. on Partn. 225, 230;
15 Serg. & Rawle, 441; 1 Poth Ob. 897. 4. Set off. 8 Vin. Ab. 556, Discount;
Hall's Dig. 226, 496; 7 Com. Dig. 335, Pleader, 2 G 17; 1 Poth. Ob. 408. 5.
The rescission of the contracts. 1 Com. Dig. 289, note x; 8 Com. Dig. 349;
Chit. on Contr. 276. 6. Extinguishment. 7 Vin: Abr. 367; 14 Serg. & Rawle,
209, 290; 8 Com. Dig. 394; 2 Nels. Abr. 818; 18 Vin. Abr. 493 to 515; 11
Vin. Abr. 461. 7. Confusion, where the duty to pay and the right to receive
unite in the same person. 8 Serg. & Rawle, 24-30 1 Poth. 425. 8. Extinction,
or the loss of the subject matter of the contract. Bac. Abr. 48 8 Com. Dig.
*349; 1 Poth. Ob. 429. 9. Defeasance. 2 Saund. 47, n. note 1. 10. The
inability of one of the parties to fulfill his part. Hall's Dig. 40. 11. The
death of the contractor, as where he undertook to teach an apprentice. 12.
Bankruptcy. 13. By the act of limitations. 14. By lapse of time. Angell on
Adv. Enjoym. passim; 15 Vin. Abr. 52, 99; 2 Saund. 63, n. b; Id. 66, n. 8;
Id. 67, n. 10; Gow on Partn. 235; 1, Poth. 443, 449. 15. By neglecting to
give notice to the, person charged. Chit. on Bills, 245. 16. By releasing
one of two partners. See Receipt. 17. By neglecting to sue the principal at
the request of the surety, the latter is discharged. 8 Serg. & Rawle, 110.
18. By the discharge of a defendant, who has been arrested under a capias ad
satisfaciendum. 8 Cowen, R. 171. 19. By a certificate and discharge under
the bankrupt laws. Act of Congress of August, 1841.
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DISCHARGE OF A JURY
(bouvier) | DISCHARGE OF A JURY, practice. The dismissal of a jury who had been charged
with the trial of a cause.
2. Questions frequently arise, whether if the court discharge a jury
before they render a verdict, in a criminal case, the prisoner can again be
tried. In cases affecting life or members, the general rule is that when a
jury have been sworn and charged, they cannot be discharged by the court, or
any other, but ought to give a verdict. But to this rule there are many
exceptions; for example, when the jury are discharged at the request or with
the consent of the prisoner and for his benefit, when ill practices have
been used; when the prisoner becomes insane, or becomes suddenly ill, so
that he cannot defend himself, or instruct others in his defence; when a
juror or witness is taken suddenly ill; when a juror has absented himself,
or, on account of his intoxication, is incapable to perform his duties as a
juror. These and many similar cases, which may be readily imagined, render
the discharge of the jury a matter of necessity, and; under such very
extraordinary and striking circumstances, it is impossible to proceed with
the trial, with justice to the prisoner or to the state.
3. The exception to the rule, then, is grounded on necessity, and not
merely because the jury cannot agree. 6 Serg. & Rawle, 577; 3 Rawle's Rep.
501. In all these cases the court must exercise a just discretion in
deciding what is and what is not a case of necessity. This is the law as to
the exceptions in Pennsylvania. In other states, and some of the courts of
the United States, it has been ruled that the authority of the court to
discharge the jury rests in the sound discretion of the court. 4 Wash. C. C.
R. 409; 18 Johns. 187; 2 Johns. Cas. 301; 2 Gall. 364; 9 Mass. 494; 1 Johns.
Rep. 66; 2 Johns. Cas. 275 2 Gallis. 364; 13 Wend. 55; Mart. & Yerg. 278; 3
Rawle, 498; 2 Dev. & Bat. 162; 6 S. & R. 577; 2 Misso. 166; 9 Leigh, 613; 10
Yerg. 535; 3 Humph. 70. Vide 4 Taunt. 309.
4. A distinction has been made between capital cases and other criminal
cases, not capital. In cases of misdemeanors and in civil cases, the right
to discharge rests in the sound discretion of the court, which is to be
exercised with great caution. 9 Mass. 494; 3 Dev. & Batt. 115. In
Pennsylvania this point seems not to be settled. 6 Serg. & Rawle, 599. The
reader is referred to the word Jeopardy, and Story on the Const. Sec. 1781;
9 Wheat. R. 579; Rawle on the Const. 132, 133; 1 Chit. Cr. Law, 629; 1 Dev.
491; 4 Ala. R. 173; 2 McLean, 114. See Afforce.
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(bouvier) | DISCHARGED. Released, or liberated from custody. It is not equivalent to
acquitted in a declaration for a malicious prosecution. 2 Yeates, 475 2 Term
Rep. 231; 1 Strange, 114; Doug. 205 3 Leon. 100.
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