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Ecto-
(gcide) | Ect- \Ect-\, Ecto- \Ec"to-\ [Gr. 'ekto`s outside outside.]
A combining form signifying without, outside, external.
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Ecto-
(gcide) | Ecto- \Ec"to-\
See Ect-.
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collector
(mass) | collector
- zberateľ, zbierať |
director
(mass) | director
- riaditeľ, riaditeľka |
directorate
(mass) | directorate
- riaditeľstvo |
directorship
(mass) | directorship
- riaditeľstvo |
directory
(mass) | directory
- adresár, priečinok |
electoral
(mass) | electoral
- volebný, volebný |
exdirectory
(mass) | ex-directory
- nie v telefónnom zozname |
polling electoral committee
(mass) | polling electoral committee
- okrsková volebná komisia |
protector
(mass) | protector
- ochránca |
refuse collector
(mass) | refuse collector
- smetiar |
sector
(mass) | sector
- sektor, odvetvie, výsek, oblasť |
selector
(mass) | selector
- prepínač, volič |
subdirectory
(mass) | subdirectory
- podpriečinok |
vector
(mass) | vector
- vektor |
Alectorides
(gcide) | Alectorides \Al`ec*tor"i*des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a cock.]
(Zool.)
A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants.
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Alectoromachy
(gcide) | Alectoromachy \A*lec`to*rom"a*chy\, n. [Gr. ? cock + ? fight.]
Cockfighting.
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Alectoromancy
(gcide) | Alectoromancy \A*lec"to*ro*man`cy\, n.
See Alectryomancy.
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Angina pectoris
(gcide) | angina \an*gi"na\ ([a^]n*j[imac]"n[.a] or [a^]n"j[i^]*n[.a]), n.
[L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See anger, n.]
1. (Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat, as the
quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially
such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or
shortness of breath. [Obs.]
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2. (Med.) Any spasmodic severe suffocative pain.
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3. (Med.) Angina pectoris.
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Angina pectoris ([a^]n*j[imac]"n[.a] p[e^]k"t[-o]*r[i^]s),
Chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia precipitated by
exertion and relieved by rest. It is so called because the
pain is accompanied by a sense of suffocating contraction
or tightening of the lower part of the chest; -- called
also breast pang, spasm of the chest.
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angor pectoris
(gcide) | Angor \An"gor\ ([a^][ng]"g[o^]r), n. [L. See Anger.] >
1. (Med.) Extreme anxiety. [Obs.]
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2. (Med) Angina[2].
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3. (Med) Angina pectoris; also called angor pectoris.
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Apoplectoid
(gcide) | Apoplectiform \Ap`o*plec"ti*form\, Apoplectoid \Ap`o*plec"toid\,
a. [Apoplectic + -form, -oid.]
Resembling apoplexy.
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Appendectomy
(gcide) | Appendectomy \Ap`pen*dec"to*my\, Appendicectomy
\Ap*pend`i*cec"to*my\, n.] [Appendix + Gr. ?, fr. ? excision.]
(Surg.)
Excision of the vermiform appendix.
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Appendicectomy
(gcide) | Appendectomy \Ap`pen*dec"to*my\, Appendicectomy
\Ap*pend`i*cec"to*my\, n.] [Appendix + Gr. ?, fr. ? excision.]
(Surg.)
Excision of the vermiform appendix.
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Architectonic
(gcide) | Architectonic \Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic\, Architectonical
\Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic*al\, a. [L. architectonicus, Gr. ?. See
Architect.]
1. Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture;
evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive.
"Architectonic wisdom." --Boyle.
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These architectonic functions which we had hitherto
thought belonged. --J. C.
Shairp.
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2. Relating to the systemizing of knowledge.
[1913 Webster]Architectonic \Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic\, n. [Cf. F. architectonique.]
1. The science of architecture.
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2. The act of arranging knowledge into a system.
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Architectonical
(gcide) | Architectonic \Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic\, Architectonical
\Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic*al\, a. [L. architectonicus, Gr. ?. See
Architect.]
1. Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture;
evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive.
"Architectonic wisdom." --Boyle.
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These architectonic functions which we had hitherto
thought belonged. --J. C.
Shairp.
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2. Relating to the systemizing of knowledge.
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Architectonics
(gcide) | Architectonics \Ar`chi*tec*ton"ics\, n.
The science of architecture.
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Architector
(gcide) | Architector \Ar"chi*tec`tor\, n.
An architect. [Obs.] --North.
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Bank-note detector
(gcide) | Detector \De*tect"or\, n. [L., a revealer.]
One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. --Shak.
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A deathbed's detector of the heart. --Young.
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2. Specifically:
(a) An indicator showing the depth of the water in a
boiler.
(b) (Elec.) A galvanometer, usually portable, for
indicating the direction of a current.
(c) (Elec.) Any of various devices for detecting the
presence of electric waves.
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Bank-note detector, a publication containing a description
of genuine and counterfeit bank notes, designed to enable
persons to discriminate between them.
Detector lock. See under Lock.
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Bisector
(gcide) | Bisector \Bi*sec"tor\, n.
One who, or that which, bisects; esp. (Geom.) a straight line
which bisects an angle.
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Bivector
(gcide) | Bivector \Bi*vec"tor\, n. [Pref. bi- + vector.] (Math.)
A term made up of the two parts ? + ?1 ?-1, where ? and ?1
are vectors.
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Brigade inspector
(gcide) | Brigade \Bri*gade"\, n. [F. brigade, fr. It. brigata troop,
crew, brigade, originally, a contending troop, fr. briga
trouble, quarrel. See Brigand.]
1. (Mil.) A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery,
infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments,
under the command of a brigadier general.
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Note: Two or more brigades constitute a division, commanded
by a major general; two or more divisions constitute an
army corps, or corps d'arm['e]e. [U.S.]
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2. Any body of persons organized for acting or marching
together under authority; as, a fire brigade.
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Brigade inspector, an officer whose duty is to inspect
troops in companies before they are mustered into service.
Brigade major, an officer who may be attached to a brigade
to assist the brigadier in his duties.
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Cladorhynchus pectoralis
(gcide) | Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta,
LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E.
stout.]
1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop
to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is
sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged
upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.
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Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.
--Landor.
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2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to
Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are
remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks,
stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer.
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Note: The American species (Himantopus Mexicanus) is well
known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({Himantopus
candidus}) is usually white, except the wings and
interscapulars, which are greenish black. The
white-headed stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) and the
banded stilt (Cladorhynchus pectoralis) are found in
Australia.
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Stilt plover (Zool.), the stilt.
Stilt sandpiper (Zool.), an American sandpiper
(Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is
somewhat expanded at the tip.
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Collector
(gcide) | Collector \Col*lect"or\, n. [LL. collector one who collects: cf.
F. collecteur.]
1. One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who
makes a business or practice of collecting works of art,
objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of
coins.
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I digress into Soho to explore a bookstall. Methinks
I have been thirty years a collector. --Lamb.
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2. A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages
and puts them together in one book.
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Volumes without the collector's own reflections.
--Addison.
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3. (Com.) An officer appointed and commissioned to collect
and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll.
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A great part of this is now embezzled . . . by
collectors, and other officers. --Sir W.
Temple.
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4. One authorized to collect debts.
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5. A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to
superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent. --Todd.
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Collectorate
(gcide) | Collectorate \Col*lect"or*ate\, n.
The district of a collector of customs; a collectorship.
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Collectorship
(gcide) | Collectorship \Col*lect"or*ship\, n.
The office of a collector of customs or of taxes.
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Confectory
(gcide) | Confectory \Con*fec"to*ry\, a.
Pertaining to the art of making sweetmeats. [Obs.]
--Beaumont.
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Conjector
(gcide) | Conjector \Con*ject"or\, n. [L.]
One who guesses or conjectures. [Obs.]
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A great conjector at other men by their writings.
--Milton.
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Connector
(gcide) | Connector \Con*nect"or\, n.
One who, or that which, connects; as:
(a) A flexible tube for connecting the ends of glass tubes in
pneumatic experiments.
(b) A device for holding two parts of an electrical conductor
in contact.
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Corrector
(gcide) | Corrector \Cor*rect"or\ (k?r-r?kt"?r), n. [L.]
One who, or that which, corrects; as, a corrector of abuses;
a corrector of the press; an alkali is a corrector of acids.
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Correctory
(gcide) | Correctory \Cor*rect"o*ry\ (-?-r?), a.
Containing or making correction; corrective.
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Coturnix pectoralis
(gcide) | Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,
qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,
OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]
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1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and
several allied genera of the Old World, especially the
common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain
quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble
quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp
quail (Synoicus australis).
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging
to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially
the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland
quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla
Californica}).
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied
genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted
quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
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4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought
to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of
the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted
species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus).
See Turnix.
Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species
of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the
smallest game bird of India.
Mountain quail. See under Mountain.
Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net
or within range.
Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground
pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera.
Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk
(Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]).
Quail pipe. See Quail call, above.
Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe;
-- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe.
Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]
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Crax alector
(gcide) | Curassow \Cu*ras"sow\ (k?-r?s"s?), n. [Native name in Brazil.]
(Zool.)
A large gallinaceous bird of the American genera Crax,
Ourax, etc., of the family Cracid[ae].
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Note: The crested curassow (Crax alector) is black, and
about the size of a small hen-turkey, with an erectile
crest of curled feathers. It ranges from Mexico to
Brazil. The galeated curassow or cushew bird ({Ourax
Pauxi}) is similar in size, and has a large, hollow,
blue, pear-shaped protuberance on the head.
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Dallia pectoralis
(gcide) | Xenomi \Xen"o*mi\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr. xe`nos strange.]
(Zool.)
A suborder of soft-rayed fresh-water fishes of which the
blackfish of Alaska (Dallia pectoralis) is the type.
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Deflector
(gcide) | Deflector \De*flect"or\, n. (Mech.)
That which deflects, as a diaphragm in a furnace, or a cone
in a lamp (to deflect and mingle air and gases and help
combustion).
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Dejectory
(gcide) | Dejectory \De*jec"to*ry\, a. [L. dejector a dejecter.]
1. Having power, or tending, to cast down.
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2. Promoting evacuations by stool. --Ferrand.
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Detector
(gcide) | Detector \De*tect"or\, n. [L., a revealer.]
One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. --Shak.
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A deathbed's detector of the heart. --Young.
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2. Specifically:
(a) An indicator showing the depth of the water in a
boiler.
(b) (Elec.) A galvanometer, usually portable, for
indicating the direction of a current.
(c) (Elec.) Any of various devices for detecting the
presence of electric waves.
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Bank-note detector, a publication containing a description
of genuine and counterfeit bank notes, designed to enable
persons to discriminate between them.
Detector lock. See under Lock.
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Detector bar
(gcide) | Detector bar \De*tect"or bar\ (Railroads)
A bar, connected with a switch, longer than the distance
between any two consecutive wheels of a train (45 to 50
feet), laid inside a rail and operated by the wheels so that
the switch cannot be thrown until all the train is past the
switch.
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Detector lock
(gcide) | Lock \Lock\, n. [AS. loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the
fastening of a door, fr. l[=u]can to lock, fasten; akin to
OS. l[=u]kan (in comp.), D. luiken, OHG. l[=u]hhan, Icel.
l[=u]ka, Goth. l[=u]kan (in comp.); cf. Skr. ruj to break.
Cf. Locket.]
1. Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a
door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a
bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the
thing fastened.
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2. A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one
thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
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Albemarle Street closed by a lock of carriages. --De
Quincey.
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3. A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.
--Dryden.
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4. The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream
or canal.
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5. An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in
raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to
another; -- called also lift lock.
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6. That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is
exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock,
etc.
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7. A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
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8. A grapple in wrestling. --Milton.
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Detector lock, a lock containing a contrivance for showing
whether it as has been tampered with.
Lock bay (Canals), the body of water in a lock chamber.
Lock chamber, the inclosed space between the gates of a
canal lock.
Lock nut. See Check nut, under Check.
Lock plate, a plate to which the mechanism of a gunlock is
attached.
Lock rail (Arch.), in ordinary paneled doors, the rail
nearest the lock.
Lock rand (Masonry), a range of bond stone. --Knight.
Mortise lock, a door lock inserted in a mortise.
Rim lock, a lock fastened to the face of a door, thus
differing from a mortise lock.
[1913 Webster]Detector \De*tect"or\, n. [L., a revealer.]
One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. --Shak.
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A deathbed's detector of the heart. --Young.
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2. Specifically:
(a) An indicator showing the depth of the water in a
boiler.
(b) (Elec.) A galvanometer, usually portable, for
indicating the direction of a current.
(c) (Elec.) Any of various devices for detecting the
presence of electric waves.
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Bank-note detector, a publication containing a description
of genuine and counterfeit bank notes, designed to enable
persons to discriminate between them.
Detector lock. See under Lock.
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Dialectology
(gcide) | Dialectology \Di`a*lec*tol"o*gy\, n. [Dialect + -logy.]
That branch of philology which is devoted to the
consideration of dialects. --Beck.
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Dialector
(gcide) | Dialector \Di`a*lec"tor\, n.
One skilled in dialectics.
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Dip sector
(gcide) | Sector \Sec"tor\, n. [L., properly, a cutter, fr. secare,
sectum, to cut: cf. F. secteur. See Section.]
1. (Geom.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii
and the included arc.
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2. A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers
connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with
several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines,
tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and
all on lines radiating from the common center of motion.
The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale.
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3. An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a
small portion only of a circle, used for measuring
differences of declination too great for the compass of a
micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances
of stars, it is called a zenith sector.
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Dip sector, an instrument used for measuring the dip of the
horizon.
Sector of a sphere, or Spherical sector, the solid
generated by the revolution of the sector of a circle
about one of its radii, or, more rarely, about any
straight line drawn in the plane of the sector through its
vertex.
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Directoire style
(gcide) | Directoire style \Di`rec`toire" style\ (Dressmaking)
A style of dress prevalent at the time of the French
Directory, characterized by great extravagance of design and
imitating the Greek and Roman costumes.
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Director
(gcide) | Director \Di*rect"or\, n. [Cf. F. directeur.]
1. One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates,
guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.
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In all affairs thou sole director. --Swift.
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2. One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs
of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank,
insurance company, or railroad company.
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What made directors cheat in South-Sea year? --Pope.
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3. (Mech.) A part of a machine or instrument which directs
its motion or action.
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4. (Surg.) A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is
made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of
motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts
beneath.
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Directorate
(gcide) | Directorate \Di*rect"o*rate\, n. [Cf. F. directorat.]
The office of director; also, a body of directors taken
jointly.
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Directorial
(gcide) | Directorial \Di*rec*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. directorial.]
1. Having the quality of a director, or authoritative guide;
directive.
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2. Pertaining to: director or directory; specifically,
relating to the Directory of France under the first
republic. See Directory, 3.
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Whoever goes to the directorial presence under this
passport. --Burke.
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Directories
(gcide) | Directory \Di*rect"o*ry\, n.; pl. Directories.
1. A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances;
esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as,
the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the
Prayer Book.
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2. A book containing the names and residences of the
inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an
address book; as, a business directory.
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3. [Cf. F. directoire.] A body of directors; board of
management; especially, a committee which held executive
power in France under the first republic.
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4. Direction; guide. [R.] --Whitlock.
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Directorship
(gcide) | Directorship \Di*rect"or*ship\, n.
The condition or office of a director; directorate.
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Directory
(gcide) | Directory \Di*rect"o*ry\, a. [L. directorius.]
Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
[1913 Webster]Directory \Di*rect"o*ry\, n.; pl. Directories.
1. A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances;
esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as,
the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the
Prayer Book.
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2. A book containing the names and residences of the
inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an
address book; as, a business directory.
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3. [Cf. F. directoire.] A body of directors; board of
management; especially, a committee which held executive
power in France under the first republic.
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4. Direction; guide. [R.] --Whitlock.
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disinfector
(gcide) | disinfector \dis`in*fect"or\, n.
One who, or that which, disinfects; an apparatus for applying
disinfectants.
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Dissector
(gcide) | Dissector \Dis*sect"or\, n. [Cf. F. dissecteur.]
One who dissects; an anatomist.
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Ectobia Germanica
(gcide) | Croton bug \Cro"ton bug`\ (b[u^]g`). [From the Croton water of
New York.] (Zool.)
A small, active, winged species of cockroach ({Ectobia
Germanica}), the water bug. It is common aboard ships, and in
houses in cities, esp. in those with hot-water pipes; --
called also the German cockroach.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Cockroach \Cock"roach\, n. [Sp. cucaracha.] (Zool.)
An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied
genera.
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Note: The species are numerous, especially in hot countries.
Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and
North America are Blatta orientalis, a large species
often called black beetle, and the Croton bug
(Blatta Germanica, formerly Ectobia Germanica),
also called the German cockroach.
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Ectoblast
(gcide) | Ectoblast \Ec"to*blast\, n. [Ecto- + Gr. ? bud, germ.] (Biol.)
(a) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the
ectoderm.
(b) The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall. --Agassiz.
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Ectobronchia
(gcide) | Ectobronchium \Ec`to*bron"chi*um\, n.; pl. Ectobronchia. [NL.
See Ecto-, and Bronchia.] (Anat.)
One of the dorsal branches of the main bronchi in the lungs
of birds. Ectocuneriform |
Ectobronchium
(gcide) | Ectobronchium \Ec`to*bron"chi*um\, n.; pl. Ectobronchia. [NL.
See Ecto-, and Bronchia.] (Anat.)
One of the dorsal branches of the main bronchi in the lungs
of birds. Ectocuneriform |
Ectocuneriform
(gcide) | Ectocuneriform \Ec`to*cu*ne"ri*form\, Ectocuniform
\Ec`to*cu"ni*form\, n. [Ecto- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.)
One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform.
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ectocuniform
(gcide) | Cuneiform \Cu*ne"i*form\, Cuniform \Cu"ni*form\, n.
1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and
Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
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2. (Anat.)
(a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first,
second third metatarsals. They are usually designated
as external, middle, and internal, or ectocuniform,
mesocuniform, and entocuniform, respectively.
(b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the
ulna; -- called also pyramidal and ulnare.
[1913 Webster]Ectocuneriform \Ec`to*cu*ne"ri*form\, Ectocuniform
\Ec`to*cu"ni*form\, n. [Ecto- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.)
One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform.
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Ectocuniform
(gcide) | Cuneiform \Cu*ne"i*form\, Cuniform \Cu"ni*form\, n.
1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and
Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
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2. (Anat.)
(a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first,
second third metatarsals. They are usually designated
as external, middle, and internal, or ectocuniform,
mesocuniform, and entocuniform, respectively.
(b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the
ulna; -- called also pyramidal and ulnare.
[1913 Webster]Ectocuneriform \Ec`to*cu*ne"ri*form\, Ectocuniform
\Ec`to*cu"ni*form\, n. [Ecto- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.)
One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform.
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Ectocyst
(gcide) | Ectocyst \Ec"to*cyst\, n. [Ecto- + Gr. ? bladder.] (Zo["o]l.)
The outside covering of the Bryozoa.
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Ectoderm
(gcide) | Ectoderm \Ec"to*derm\, n. [Ecto- + -derm.] (Biol.)
(a) The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast.
(b) The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant,
this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See
Illust. of Blastoderm. Ectodermal |
Ectodermal
(gcide) | Ectodermal \Ec`to*der"mal\, Ectodermic \Ec`to*der"mic\, a.
(Biol.)
Of or relating to the ectoderm.
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Ectodermic
(gcide) | Ectodermal \Ec`to*der"mal\, Ectodermic \Ec`to*der"mic\, a.
(Biol.)
Of or relating to the ectoderm.
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Ectolecithal
(gcide) | Ectolecithal \Ec`to*lec"i*thal\, a. [Ecto- + Gr. ? the yolk of
an egg.] (Biol.)
Having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in
a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to
the center of the egg; as, ectolecithal ova.
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Ectomere
(gcide) | Ectomere \Ec"to*mere\, n. [Ecto- + -mere.] (Biol.)
The more transparent cells, which finally become external, in
many segmenting ova, as those of mammals.
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Ectoparasite
(gcide) | Ectoparasite \Ec`to*par"a*site\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; --
opposed to endoparasite. -- Ec`to*par`a*sit"ic, a.
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Ectoparasitic
(gcide) | Ectoparasite \Ec`to*par"a*site\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; --
opposed to endoparasite. -- Ec`to*par`a*sit"ic, a.
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Ectopia
(gcide) | Ectopia \Ec*to"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ek out + ? place.]
(Med.)
A morbid displacement of parts, especially such as is
congenial; as, ectopia of the heart, or of the bladder.
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