| slovo | definícia |
foundation
(mass) | foundation
- základ, nadácia |
foundation
(encz) | foundation,nadace Hynek Hanke |
foundation
(encz) | foundation,opodstatnění Pavel Machek; Giza |
foundation
(encz) | foundation,základ n: Zdeněk Brož |
foundation
(encz) | foundation,založení Pavel Cvrček |
foundation
(encz) | foundation,zřízení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Foundation
(gcide) | Foundation \Foun*da"tion\, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
erect.
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2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which
anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
basis.
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Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
xxviii. 16.
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The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
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3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
wall, including the base course (see Base course
(a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
house, the whole substructure of masonry.
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4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
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He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
--Macaulay.
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5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation.
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Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
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Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
college.
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foundation
(wn) | foundation
n 1: the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little
foundation for his objections"
2: an institution supported by an endowment
3: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of
solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn:
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork,
substructure, understructure]
4: education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of
knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced
study"; "a good grounding in mathematics" [syn: foundation,
grounding]
5: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or
developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument
rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: basis, base,
foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone]
6: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of
the body [syn: foundation garment, foundation]
7: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing
something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an
adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn:
initiation, founding, foundation, institution,
origination, creation, innovation, introduction,
instauration] |
foundation
(foldoc) | foundation
The axiom of foundation states that the membership relation is
well founded, i.e. that any non-empty collection Y of sets has
a member y which is disjoint from Y. This rules out sets
which contain themselves (directly or indirectly).
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FOUNDATION
(bouvier) | FOUNDATION. This word, in the English law, is taken in two senses, fundatio
incipiens, and fundatio perficiens. As to its political capacity, an act of
incorporation is metaphorically called its foundation but as to its
dotation, the first gift of revenues is called the foundation. 10 Co. 23, a.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
foundation
(mass) | foundation
- základ, nadácia |
foundations
(mass) | foundations
- nadácia |
foundation
(encz) | foundation,nadace Hynek Hankefoundation,opodstatnění Pavel Machek; Gizafoundation,základ n: Zdeněk Brožfoundation,založení Pavel Cvrčekfoundation,zřízení n: Zdeněk Brož |
foundation garment
(encz) | foundation garment, n: |
foundation stone
(encz) | foundation stone, n: |
foundational
(encz) | foundational,podkladový adj: Zdeněk Brožfoundational,základní Pavel Cvrčekfoundational,základový Pavel Cvrček |
foundations
(encz) | foundations,nadace n: Zdeněk Brožfoundations,podklady n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
national science foundation
(encz) | National Science Foundation,národní vědecká nadace [zkr.] Petr Prášek |
philanthropic foundation
(encz) | philanthropic foundation, n: |
private foundation
(encz) | private foundation, n: |
raft foundation
(encz) | raft foundation, n: |
shallow foundation
(encz) | shallow foundation,plošné zakládání [stav.] Oldřich Švecshallow foundation,plošné základy [stav.] Oldřich Švec |
Foundation
(gcide) | Foundation \Foun*da"tion\, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
erect.
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2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which
anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
basis.
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Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
xxviii. 16.
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The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
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3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
wall, including the base course (see Base course
(a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
house, the whole substructure of masonry.
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4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
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He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
--Macaulay.
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5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation.
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Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
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Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
college.
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Foundation course
(gcide) | Foundation \Foun*da"tion\, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
erect.
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2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which
anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
basis.
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Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
xxviii. 16.
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The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
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3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
wall, including the base course (see Base course
(a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
house, the whole substructure of masonry.
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4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
[1913 Webster]
He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
--Macaulay.
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5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation.
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Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
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Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
college.
[1913 Webster]Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping,
step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E.
come. Cf. Basis, and see Come.]
1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
the base of a statue. "The base of mighty mountains."
--Prescott.
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2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
essential principle; a groundwork.
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3. (Arch.)
(a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
or especially ornamented.
(b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as
of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
piece of furniture or decoration.
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4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
is attached to its support.
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a
substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the
latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides
of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain
organic bodies resembling them in their property of
forming salts with acids.
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6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.
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7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.
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8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that
imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
adjacent bastions.
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9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a
figure on which it is supposed to stand.
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10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is
constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
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11. [See Base low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
[Now commonly written bass.]
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The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
--Dryden.
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12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by
fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the
operations of an army proceed, forward movements are
made, supplies are furnished, etc.
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13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]
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14. (Zool.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to
another more central organ.
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15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.
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16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not
distinctly crystalline.
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17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
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18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]
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19. pl. A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but
sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to
about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]
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20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]
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21. An apron. [Obs.] "Bakers in their linen bases."
--Marston.
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22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
place or a goal in various games.
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To their appointed base they went. --Dryden.
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23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately
determined in length and position, serves as the origin
from which to compute the distances and positions of any
points or objects connected with it by a system of
triangles. --Lyman.
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24. A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, {prison
base}, or bars. "To run the country base." --Shak.
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25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the
circuit of the infield.
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Altern base. See under Altern.
Attic base. (Arch.) See under Attic.
Base course. (Arch.)
(a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also
foundation course.
(b) The architectural member forming the transition
between the basement and the wall above.
Base hit (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without
any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
the first base without being put out.
Base line.
(a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
military operations.
(b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.
Base plate, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
the steam engine; the bed plate.
Base ring (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the
breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
molding. --H. L. Scott.
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foundation course
(gcide) | Foundation \Foun*da"tion\, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
erect.
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2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which
anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
basis.
[1913 Webster]
Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
xxviii. 16.
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The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
wall, including the base course (see Base course
(a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
house, the whole substructure of masonry.
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4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
[1913 Webster]
He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
--Macaulay.
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5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation.
[1913 Webster]
Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
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Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
college.
[1913 Webster]Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping,
step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E.
come. Cf. Basis, and see Come.]
1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
the base of a statue. "The base of mighty mountains."
--Prescott.
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2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
essential principle; a groundwork.
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3. (Arch.)
(a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
or especially ornamented.
(b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as
of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
piece of furniture or decoration.
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4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
is attached to its support.
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a
substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the
latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides
of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain
organic bodies resembling them in their property of
forming salts with acids.
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6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.
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7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.
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8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that
imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
adjacent bastions.
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9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a
figure on which it is supposed to stand.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is
constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
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11. [See Base low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
[Now commonly written bass.]
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The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
--Dryden.
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12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by
fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the
operations of an army proceed, forward movements are
made, supplies are furnished, etc.
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13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]
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14. (Zool.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to
another more central organ.
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15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.
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16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not
distinctly crystalline.
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17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
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18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]
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19. pl. A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but
sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to
about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]
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20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]
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21. An apron. [Obs.] "Bakers in their linen bases."
--Marston.
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22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
place or a goal in various games.
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To their appointed base they went. --Dryden.
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23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately
determined in length and position, serves as the origin
from which to compute the distances and positions of any
points or objects connected with it by a system of
triangles. --Lyman.
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24. A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, {prison
base}, or bars. "To run the country base." --Shak.
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25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the
circuit of the infield.
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Altern base. See under Altern.
Attic base. (Arch.) See under Attic.
Base course. (Arch.)
(a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also
foundation course.
(b) The architectural member forming the transition
between the basement and the wall above.
Base hit (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without
any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
the first base without being put out.
Base line.
(a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
military operations.
(b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.
Base plate, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
the steam engine; the bed plate.
Base ring (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the
breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
molding. --H. L. Scott.
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Foundation muslin
(gcide) | Foundation \Foun*da"tion\, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
erect.
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2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which
anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
basis.
[1913 Webster]
Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
xxviii. 16.
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The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
wall, including the base course (see Base course
(a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
house, the whole substructure of masonry.
[1913 Webster]
4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
[1913 Webster]
He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation.
[1913 Webster]
Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
college.
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Foundation school
(gcide) | Foundation \Foun*da"tion\, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
erect.
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2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which
anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
basis.
[1913 Webster]
Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
xxviii. 16.
[1913 Webster]
The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
wall, including the base course (see Base course
(a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
house, the whole substructure of masonry.
[1913 Webster]
4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
[1913 Webster]
He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation.
[1913 Webster]
Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
college.
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Foundationer
(gcide) | Foundationer \Foun*da"tion*er\, n.
One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a
college or school. [Eng.]
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Foundationless
(gcide) | Foundationless \Foun*da"tion*less\, a.
Having no foundation.
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To be on a foundation
(gcide) | Foundation \Foun*da"tion\, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
erect.
[1913 Webster]
2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which
anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
basis.
[1913 Webster]
Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
xxviii. 16.
[1913 Webster]
The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
wall, including the base course (see Base course
(a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
house, the whole substructure of masonry.
[1913 Webster]
4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
[1913 Webster]
He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation.
[1913 Webster]
Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
college.
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To exhibit a foundation or prize
(gcide) | Exhibit \Ex*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhibited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Exhibiting.] [L. exhibitus, p. p. of exhibere to
hold forth, to tender, exhibit; ex out + habere to have or
hold. See Habit.]
1. To hold forth or present to view; to produce publicly, for
inspection; to show, especially in order to attract notice
to what is interesting; to display; as, to exhibit
commodities in a warehouse, a picture in a gallery.
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Exhibiting a miserable example of the weakness of
mind and body. --Pope.
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2. (Law) To submit, as a document, to a court or officer, in
course of proceedings; also, to present or offer
officially or in legal form; to bring, as a charge.
[1913 Webster]
He suffered his attorney-general to exhibit a charge
of high treason against the earl. --Clarendon.
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3. (Med.) To administer as a remedy; as, to exhibit calomel.
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To exhibit a foundation or prize, to hold it forth or to
tender it as a bounty to candidates.
To exibit an essay, to declaim or otherwise present it in
public. [Obs.]
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foundation
(wn) | foundation
n 1: the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little
foundation for his objections"
2: an institution supported by an endowment
3: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of
solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn:
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork,
substructure, understructure]
4: education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of
knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced
study"; "a good grounding in mathematics" [syn: foundation,
grounding]
5: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or
developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument
rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: basis, base,
foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone]
6: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of
the body [syn: foundation garment, foundation]
7: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing
something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an
adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn:
initiation, founding, foundation, institution,
origination, creation, innovation, introduction,
instauration] |
foundation garment
(wn) | foundation garment
n 1: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours
of the body [syn: foundation garment, foundation] |
foundation stone
(wn) | foundation stone
n 1: a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new
building |
national science foundation
(wn) | National Science Foundation
n 1: an independent agency of the federal government responsible
for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by
supporting programs in research and education [syn:
National Science Foundation, NSF] |
philanthropic foundation
(wn) | philanthropic foundation
n 1: a foundation that provides funds for science or art or
education or religion or relief from disease etc. |
private foundation
(wn) | private foundation
n 1: a charity that does not receive a major part of its support
from the public |
raft foundation
(wn) | raft foundation
n 1: a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an
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apache software foundation
(foldoc) | Apache Software Foundation
(ASF) A consortium that manages the
development of the Apache web server, dozens of XML- and
Java-based projects (under the name Jakarta), the Ant
build tool, the Geronimo J2EE server, the SpamAssassin
anti-SPAM tool, and much more.
Apache Home (http://apache.org/).
(2005-01-26)
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electronic frontier foundation
(foldoc) | Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF
(EFF) A group established to address social and legal
issues arising from the impact on society of the increasingly
pervasive use of computers as a means of communication and
information distribution. EFF is a non-profit civil liberties
public interest organisation working to protect freedom of
expression, privacy, and access to on-line resources and
information.
(http://eff.org/).
(1994-12-08)
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foundation
(foldoc) | foundation
The axiom of foundation states that the membership relation is
well founded, i.e. that any non-empty collection Y of sets has
a member y which is disjoint from Y. This rules out sets
which contain themselves (directly or indirectly).
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foundation for research and technology - hellas
(foldoc) | FOundation for Research and Technology - Hellas
(FORTH) A small Greek software and research company
associated with the Institute of Computer Science,
Address: Science and Technology Park of Crete, Vassilika
Vouton, P.O.Box 1385 GR 711 10 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Telephone: +30 (81) 39 16 00, Fax: +30 (81) 39 16 01.
(1997-04-12)
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free software foundation
(foldoc) | Free Software Foundation
FSF
(FSF) An organisation devoted to the creation and
dissemination of free software, i.e. software that is free
from licensing fees or restrictions on use. The Foundation's
main work is supporting the GNU project, started by {Richard
Stallman} (RMS), partly to proselytise for his position that
information is community property and all software source
should be shared.
The GNU project has developed the GNU Emacs editor and a C
compiler, gcc, replacements for many Unix utilities and many
other tools. A complete Unix-like operating system (HURD)
is in the works (April 1994).
Software is distributed under the terms of the {GNU General
Public License}, which also provides a good summary of the
Foundation's goals and principles. The Free Software
Foundation raises most of its funds from distributing its
software, although it is a charity rather than a company.
Although the software is freely available (e.g. by FTP - see
below) users are encouraged to support the work of the FSF by
paying for their distribution service or by making donations.
One of the slogans of the FSF is "Help stamp out software
hoarding!" This remains controversial because authors want to
own, assign and sell the results of their labour. However,
many hackers who disagree with RMS have nevertheless
cooperated to produce large amounts of high-quality software
for free redistribution under the Free Software Foundation's
imprimatur.
See copyleft, General Public Virus, GNU archive site.
(ftp://ftp.gnu.ai.mit.edu).
Unofficial WWW pages: {PDX
(http://cs.pdx.edu/~trent/gnu/)}, {DeLorie
(http://delorie.com/gnu/)}.
E-mail: .
Address: Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Massachusetts
Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Telephone: +1 (617) 876 3296.
(1995-12-10)
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internet foundation classes
(foldoc) | Internet Foundation Classes
IFC
(IFC) A library
of classes used in the creation of Java applets with
GUIs.
Created by Netscape, the Internet Foundation Classes provide
GUI elements, as well as classes for Applications Services,
Security, Messaging, and Distributed Objects.
The IFC code, which is exclusively Java, is layered on top of
the Java Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT), thus preserving
platform independence.
The AWT and IFC collectively form the {Java Foundation
Classes}, which provide a standardised framework for
developing powerful Java applications.
IFC download (http://wp.netscape.com/eng/ifc/download.html).
(2003-08-17)
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microsoft foundation classes
(foldoc) | Microsoft Foundation Classes
(MFC) Software structures in C++, the Windows
base classes which can respond to messages, make windows,
and from which application specific classes can be derived.
(1995-11-17)
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mozilla foundation
(foldoc) | Mozilla Foundation
The body set up by
Netscape in January 1998 to coordinate development of the
Mozilla browser and to provide a point of contact.
Mozilla Home (http://mozilla.org/).
(2005-01-26)
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national science foundation
(foldoc) | National Science Foundation
NSF
(NSF) A US government agency that promotes the
advancement of science by funding science researchers,
scientific projects and infrastructure to improve the quality
of scientific research. The NSFNET is funded by NSF.
(http://nsf.org/).
(1999-01-15)
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national science foundation network
(foldoc) | National Science Foundation Network
NSFNET
(NSFNET) A high speed hierarchical "network of networks" in
the US, funded by the National Science Foundation. At the
highest level, it is a backbone network comprising 16 nodes
connected to a 45Mb/s facility which spans the continental
United States. Attached to that are mid-level networks and
attached to the mid-levels are campus and local networks.
NSFNET also has connections out of the US to Canada, Mexico,
Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The NSFNET is part of the
Internet.
(1993-01-01)
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open software foundation
(foldoc) | Open Software Foundation
OSF
(OSF) A foundation created by nine computer vendors,
(Apollo, DEC, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Bull, Nixdorf,
Philips, Siemens and Hitachi) to promote "Open
Computing". It is planned that common operating systems and
interfaces, based on developments of Unix and the {X Window
System} will be forthcoming for a wide range of different
hardware architectures. OSF announced the release of the
industry's first open operating system - OSF/1 on 23 October
1990.
(1994-11-23)
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