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Excur (gcide) | Excur \Ex*cur"\v. i. [L. excurrere. See Excurrent.]
To run out or forth; to extend. [Obs.] --Harvey.
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excursion (encz) | excursion,exkurze Zdeněk Brožexcursion,odchylka n: [astr.] Toldaexcursion,výlet n: excursion,zájezd Zdeněk Brož |
excursion rate (encz) | excursion rate, n: |
excursionist (encz) | excursionist,výletník n: Zdeněk Brož |
excursions (encz) | excursions,exkurze pl. Zdeněk Brož |
excursive (encz) | excursive,zabíhavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
excursively (encz) | excursively, |
excursiveness (encz) | excursiveness, |
excursus (encz) | excursus, |
lunar excursion module (encz) | lunar excursion module, n: |
Excurrent (gcide) | Excurrent \Ex*cur"rent\, a. [L. excurrens, p. p. of excurrere,
excursum, to run out; ex out + currere to run. See
Current.]
1. Running or flowing out; as: (Bot.) Running or extending
out; as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond
the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which
continues to the top.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) Characterized by a current which flows outward;
as, an excurrent orifice or tube.
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Excurse (gcide) | Excurse \Ex*curse"\, v. t. [See excurrent.]
To journey or pass thought. [R.]
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Excursion (gcide) | Excursion \Ex*cur"sion\ [L. excursio: cf. F. excursion. See
Excurrent.]
1. A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.
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Far on excursion toward the gates of hell. --Milton.
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They would make excursions and waste the country.
--Holland.
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2. A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief
tour; as, an excursion into the country.
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3. A wandering from a subject; digression.
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I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore
make no excursions. --Cowper.
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4. (Mach.) Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An
awkward use of the word.]
Syn: Journey; tour; ramble; jaunt. See Journey.
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Excursionist (gcide) | Excursionist \Ex*cur"sion*ist\, n.
One who goes on an excursion, or pleasure trip.
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Excursive (gcide) | Excursive \Ex*cur"sive\, a.
Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as,
an excursive fancy.
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The course of excursive . . . understandings. --I.
Taylor.
-- Ex*cur"sive*ly, adv. -- Ex*cur"sive*ness,, n.
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Excursively (gcide) | Excursive \Ex*cur"sive\, a.
Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as,
an excursive fancy.
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The course of excursive . . . understandings. --I.
Taylor.
-- Ex*cur"sive*ly, adv. -- Ex*cur"sive*ness,, n.
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Excursiveness (gcide) | Excursive \Ex*cur"sive\, a.
Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as,
an excursive fancy.
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The course of excursive . . . understandings. --I.
Taylor.
-- Ex*cur"sive*ly, adv. -- Ex*cur"sive*ness,, n.
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Excursus (gcide) | Excursus \Ex*cur"sus\, n. [L., fr. excurrere, excursum. See
Excurrent.]
A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and
containing a more extended exposition of some important point
or topic.
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lunar excursion module (gcide) | LEM \LEM\, LEM \L.E.M.\n. [acronym from Lunar Excursion Module.]
(Astronautics)
A lunar excursion module, a spacecraft designed to
transport people from a command module in orbit around the
moon to the surface of the moon and back again.
Syn: lunar excursion module, lunar module.
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excursion (wn) | excursion
n 1: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to
the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after
cautious sashays into the field" [syn: excursion,
jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition,
sashay]
2: wandering from the main path of a journey [syn: digression,
excursion] |
excursion rate (wn) | excursion rate
n 1: a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket |
excursionist (wn) | excursionist
n 1: a tourist who is visiting sights of interest [syn:
sightseer, excursionist, tripper, rubberneck] |
excursive (wn) | excursive
adj 1: (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the
main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly
digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions
among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his
excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and
that" [syn: digressive, discursive, excursive,
rambling] |
excursus (wn) | excursus
n 1: a message that departs from the main subject [syn:
digression, aside, excursus, divagation,
parenthesis] |
lunar excursion module (wn) | lunar excursion module
n 1: a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command
module to the surface of the moon and back [syn: {lunar
excursion module}, lunar module, LEM] |
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