| slovo | definícia |
infer
(mass) | infer
- dedukovať, vyvodzovať |
infer
(encz) | infer,dedukovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
infer
(encz) | infer,dovozovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
infer
(encz) | infer,odvozovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
infer
(encz) | infer,vyvozovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Infer
(gcide) | Infer \In*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inferred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inferring.] [L. inferre to bring into, bring forward,
occasion, infer; pref. in- in + ferre to carry, bring: cf. F.
inf['e]rer. See 1 st Bear.]
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1. To bring on; to induce; to occasion. [Obs.] --Harvey.
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2. To offer, as violence. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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3. To bring forward, or employ as an argument; to adduce; to
allege; to offer. [Obs.]
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Full well hath Clifford played the orator,
Inferring arguments of mighty force. --Shak.
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4. To derive by deduction or by induction; to conclude or
surmise from facts or premises; to accept or derive, as a
consequence, conclusion, or probability; as, I inferred
his determination from his silence.
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To infer is nothing but by virtue of one proposition
laid down as true, to draw in another as true.
--Locke.
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Such opportunities always infer obligations.
--Atterbury.
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5. To show; to manifest; to prove. [Obs.]
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The first part is not the proof of the second, but
rather contrariwise, the second inferreth well the
first. --Sir T. More.
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This doth infer the zeal I had to see him. --Shak.
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infer
(wn) | infer
v 1: reason by deduction; establish by deduction [syn: deduce,
infer, deduct, derive]
2: draw from specific cases for more general cases [syn:
generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer]
3: conclude by reasoning; in logic [syn: deduce, infer]
4: guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right
number of beans in the jar and won the prize" [syn: guess,
infer]
5: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous
experience?" [syn: understand, infer] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
infer
(mass) | infer
- dedukovať, vyvodzovať |
infer
(encz) | infer,dedukovat v: Zdeněk Brožinfer,dovozovat v: Zdeněk Brožinfer,odvozovat v: Zdeněk Brožinfer,vyvozovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
inference
(encz) | inference,dedukce n: Zdeněk Brožinference,odvození n: Zdeněk Brož |
inference rule
(encz) | inference rule,odvozovací pravidlo n: [mat.] Ivan Masár |
inferences
(encz) | inferences,důsledky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
inferential
(encz) | inferential,deduktivní adj: Zdeněk Brožinferential,inferenční adj: Zdeněk Brož |
inferentially
(encz) | inferentially, |
inferior
(encz) | inferior,méněcenný adj: joe@hw.czinferior,podřadný adj: joe@hw.czinferior,špatný adj: Pino |
inferior alveolar artery
(encz) | inferior alveolar artery, n: |
inferior cerebellar artery
(encz) | inferior cerebellar artery, n: |
inferior cerebral vein
(encz) | inferior cerebral vein, n: |
inferior colliculus
(encz) | inferior colliculus, n: |
inferior conjunction
(encz) | inferior conjunction, n: |
inferior court
(encz) | inferior court, n: |
inferior epigastric vein
(encz) | inferior epigastric vein, n: |
inferior good
(encz) | inferior good,podřadný statek [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
inferior labial artery
(encz) | inferior labial artery, n: |
inferior labial vein
(encz) | inferior labial vein, n: |
inferior mesenteric artery
(encz) | inferior mesenteric artery, n: |
inferior ophthalmic vein
(encz) | inferior ophthalmic vein, n: |
inferior planet
(encz) | inferior planet, n: |
inferior pulmonary vein
(encz) | inferior pulmonary vein, n: |
inferior rectus
(encz) | inferior rectus, n: |
inferior rectus muscle
(encz) | inferior rectus muscle, n: |
inferior thalamostriate vein
(encz) | inferior thalamostriate vein, n: |
inferior thyroid vein
(encz) | inferior thyroid vein, n: |
inferior vena cava
(encz) | inferior vena cava,dolní dutá žíla n: [med.] Jirka Daněk |
inferior vocal cord
(encz) | inferior vocal cord, n: |
inferior vocal fold
(encz) | inferior vocal fold, n: |
inferiority
(encz) | inferiority,méněcennost n: Zdeněk Brožinferiority,podřadnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
inferiority complex
(encz) | inferiority complex,komplex méněcennosti joe@hw.cz |
infernal
(encz) | infernal,pekelný adj: joe@hw.cz |
infernal machine
(encz) | infernal machine, n: |
infernal region
(encz) | infernal region, n: |
infernally
(encz) | infernally,pekelně adv: Zdeněk Brožinfernally,příšerně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
inferno
(encz) | inferno,peklo n: joe@hw.cz |
inferred
(encz) | inferred,usuzoval v: Zdeněk Brož |
inferring
(encz) | inferring,usuzující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
infertile
(encz) | infertile,neplodný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
infertility
(encz) | infertility,neplodnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
rectus inferior
(encz) | rectus inferior, n: |
rule of inference
(encz) | rule of inference,odvozovací pravidlo n: [mat.] Ivan Masár |
serratus posterior inferior
(encz) | serratus posterior inferior, n: |
statistical inference
(encz) | statistical inference, |
vena epigastrica inferior
(encz) | vena epigastrica inferior, n: |
vena labialis inferior
(encz) | vena labialis inferior, n: |
vena pulmanalis inferior
(encz) | vena pulmanalis inferior, n: |
venae cerebrum inferior
(encz) | venae cerebrum inferior, n: |
inferenční
(czen) | inferenční,inferentialadj: Zdeněk Brož |
deficient inferior substandard
(gcide) | nonstandard \nonstandard\, non-standard \non-standard\adj.
1. varying from or not adhering to a standard; as,
nonstandard windows; envelopes of nonstandard sizes;
non-standard lengths of board cost more per foot. Opposite
of standard. [Narrower terms: {deficient, inferior,
substandard}]
Syn: nonstandard.
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2. (Linguistics) Not conforming to the language usage of a
prestige group within a community; as, a nonstandard
dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially
disfavored groups. Opposite of standard.
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Inferable
(gcide) | Inferable \In*fer"a*ble\ ([i^]n*f[~e]r"[.a]*b'l or
[i^]n*f[e^]r"-; 277), a.
Capable of being inferred or deduced from premises. [Written
also inferrible.] --H. Spencer.
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A sufficient argument . . . is inferable from these
premises. --Burke.
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Inference
(gcide) | Inference \In"fer*ence\, n. [From Infer.]
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1. The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
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Though it may chance to be right in the conclusions,
it is yet unjust and mistaken in the method of
inference. --Glanvill.
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2. That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from
another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a
conclusion; a deduction. --Milton.
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These inferences, or conclusions, are the effects of
reasoning, and the three propositions, taken all
together, are called syllogism, or argument. --I.
Watts.
Syn: Conclusion; deduction; consequence.
Usage: Inference, Conclusion. An inference is literally
that which is brought in; and hence, a deduction or
induction from premises, -- something which follows as
certainly or probably true. A conclusion is stronger
than an inference; it shuts us up to the result, and
terminates inquiry. We infer what is particular or
probable; we conclude what is certain. In a chain of
reasoning we have many inferences, which lead to the
ultimate conclusion. "An inference is a proposition
which is perceived to be true, because of its
connection with some known fact." "When something is
simply affirmed to be true, it is called a
proposition; after it has been found to be true by
several reasons or arguments, it is called a
conclusion." --I. Taylor.
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Inferential
(gcide) | Inferential \In`fer*en"tial\, a.
Deduced or deducible by inference. "Inferential proofs." --J.
S. Mill.
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Inferentially
(gcide) | Inferentially \In`fer*en"tial*ly\, adv.
By way of inference; using inference.
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Inferiae
(gcide) | Inferiae \In*fe"ri*[ae]\, n. pl. [L., fr. inferus underneath.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or
friends.
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Inferior
(gcide) | Inferior \In*fe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of inferus that is
below, underneath, the lower; akin to E. under: cf. F.
inf['e]rieur. See Under.]
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1. Lower in place, rank, value, excellence, etc.; less
important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.
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A thousand inferior and particular propositions.
--I. Watts.
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The body, or, as some love to call it, our inferior
nature. --Burke.
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Whether they are equal or inferior to my other
poems, an author is the most improper judge.
--Dryden.
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2. Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods.
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3. (Astron.)
(a) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or
interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury
or Venus.
(b) Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a
meridian.
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4. (Bot.)
(a) Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx
when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or
of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior
calyx.
(b) On the side of a flower which is next the bract;
anterior.
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5. (Min.) Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior
officer.
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Inferior court (Law), a court subject to the jurisdiction
of another court known as the superior court, or {higher
court}.
Inferior letter, Inferior figure (Print.), a small letter
or figure standing at the bottom of the line (opposed to
superior letter or figure), as in A2, Bn, 2 and n are
inferior characters.
Inferior tide, the tide corresponding to the moon's transit
of the meridian, when below the horizon.
[1913 Webster]Inferior \In*fe"ri*or\, n.
A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than
another.
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A great person gets more by obliging his inferior than
by disdaining him. --South.
[1913 Webster]coarsened \coarsened\ adj.
made coarse or crude by lack of skill; -- sometimes used to
mean inferior.
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inferior
(gcide) | Inferior \In*fe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of inferus that is
below, underneath, the lower; akin to E. under: cf. F.
inf['e]rieur. See Under.]
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1. Lower in place, rank, value, excellence, etc.; less
important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.
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A thousand inferior and particular propositions.
--I. Watts.
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The body, or, as some love to call it, our inferior
nature. --Burke.
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Whether they are equal or inferior to my other
poems, an author is the most improper judge.
--Dryden.
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2. Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods.
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3. (Astron.)
(a) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or
interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury
or Venus.
(b) Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a
meridian.
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4. (Bot.)
(a) Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx
when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or
of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior
calyx.
(b) On the side of a flower which is next the bract;
anterior.
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5. (Min.) Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior
officer.
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Inferior court (Law), a court subject to the jurisdiction
of another court known as the superior court, or {higher
court}.
Inferior letter, Inferior figure (Print.), a small letter
or figure standing at the bottom of the line (opposed to
superior letter or figure), as in A2, Bn, 2 and n are
inferior characters.
Inferior tide, the tide corresponding to the moon's transit
of the meridian, when below the horizon.
[1913 Webster]Inferior \In*fe"ri*or\, n.
A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than
another.
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A great person gets more by obliging his inferior than
by disdaining him. --South.
[1913 Webster]coarsened \coarsened\ adj.
made coarse or crude by lack of skill; -- sometimes used to
mean inferior.
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Inferior court
(gcide) | Inferior \In*fe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of inferus that is
below, underneath, the lower; akin to E. under: cf. F.
inf['e]rieur. See Under.]
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1. Lower in place, rank, value, excellence, etc.; less
important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.
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A thousand inferior and particular propositions.
--I. Watts.
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The body, or, as some love to call it, our inferior
nature. --Burke.
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Whether they are equal or inferior to my other
poems, an author is the most improper judge.
--Dryden.
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2. Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods.
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3. (Astron.)
(a) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or
interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury
or Venus.
(b) Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a
meridian.
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4. (Bot.)
(a) Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx
when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or
of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior
calyx.
(b) On the side of a flower which is next the bract;
anterior.
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5. (Min.) Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior
officer.
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Inferior court (Law), a court subject to the jurisdiction
of another court known as the superior court, or {higher
court}.
Inferior letter, Inferior figure (Print.), a small letter
or figure standing at the bottom of the line (opposed to
superior letter or figure), as in A2, Bn, 2 and n are
inferior characters.
Inferior tide, the tide corresponding to the moon's transit
of the meridian, when below the horizon.
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Inferior figure
(gcide) | Inferior \In*fe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of inferus that is
below, underneath, the lower; akin to E. under: cf. F.
inf['e]rieur. See Under.]
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1. Lower in place, rank, value, excellence, etc.; less
important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.
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A thousand inferior and particular propositions.
--I. Watts.
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The body, or, as some love to call it, our inferior
nature. --Burke.
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Whether they are equal or inferior to my other
poems, an author is the most improper judge.
--Dryden.
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2. Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods.
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3. (Astron.)
(a) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or
interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury
or Venus.
(b) Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a
meridian.
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4. (Bot.)
(a) Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx
when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or
of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior
calyx.
(b) On the side of a flower which is next the bract;
anterior.
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5. (Min.) Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior
officer.
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Inferior court (Law), a court subject to the jurisdiction
of another court known as the superior court, or {higher
court}.
Inferior letter, Inferior figure (Print.), a small letter
or figure standing at the bottom of the line (opposed to
superior letter or figure), as in A2, Bn, 2 and n are
inferior characters.
Inferior tide, the tide corresponding to the moon's transit
of the meridian, when below the horizon.
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Inferior letter
(gcide) | Inferior \In*fe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of inferus that is
below, underneath, the lower; akin to E. under: cf. F.
inf['e]rieur. See Under.]
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1. Lower in place, rank, value, excellence, etc.; less
important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.
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A thousand inferior and particular propositions.
--I. Watts.
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The body, or, as some love to call it, our inferior
nature. --Burke.
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Whether they are equal or inferior to my other
poems, an author is the most improper judge.
--Dryden.
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2. Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods.
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3. (Astron.)
(a) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or
interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury
or Venus.
(b) Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a
meridian.
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4. (Bot.)
(a) Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx
when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or
of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior
calyx.
(b) On the side of a flower which is next the bract;
anterior.
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5. (Min.) Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior
officer.
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Inferior court (Law), a court subject to the jurisdiction
of another court known as the superior court, or {higher
court}.
Inferior letter, Inferior figure (Print.), a small letter
or figure standing at the bottom of the line (opposed to
superior letter or figure), as in A2, Bn, 2 and n are
inferior characters.
Inferior tide, the tide corresponding to the moon's transit
of the meridian, when below the horizon.
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Inferior tide
(gcide) | Inferior \In*fe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of inferus that is
below, underneath, the lower; akin to E. under: cf. F.
inf['e]rieur. See Under.]
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1. Lower in place, rank, value, excellence, etc.; less
important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.
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A thousand inferior and particular propositions.
--I. Watts.
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The body, or, as some love to call it, our inferior
nature. --Burke.
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Whether they are equal or inferior to my other
poems, an author is the most improper judge.
--Dryden.
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2. Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods.
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3. (Astron.)
(a) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or
interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury
or Venus.
(b) Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a
meridian.
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4. (Bot.)
(a) Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx
when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or
of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior
calyx.
(b) On the side of a flower which is next the bract;
anterior.
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5. (Min.) Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior
officer.
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Inferior court (Law), a court subject to the jurisdiction
of another court known as the superior court, or {higher
court}.
Inferior letter, Inferior figure (Print.), a small letter
or figure standing at the bottom of the line (opposed to
superior letter or figure), as in A2, Bn, 2 and n are
inferior characters.
Inferior tide, the tide corresponding to the moon's transit
of the meridian, when below the horizon.
[1913 Webster]Tide \Tide\, n. [AS. t[imac]d time; akin to OS. & OFries.
t[imac]d, D. tijd, G. zeit, OHG. z[imac]t, Icel. t[imac]?,
Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to Skr. aditi unlimited,
endless, where a- is a negative prefix. [root]58. Cf.
Tidings, Tidy, Till, prep., Time.]
1. Time; period; season. [Obsoles.] "This lusty summer's
tide." --Chaucer.
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And rest their weary limbs a tide. --Spenser.
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Which, at the appointed tide,
Each one did make his bride. --Spenser.
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At the tide of Christ his birth. --Fuller.
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2. The alternate rising and falling of the waters of the
ocean, and of bays, rivers, etc., connected therewith. The
tide ebbs and flows twice in each lunar day, or the space
of a little more than twenty-four hours. It is occasioned
by the attraction of the sun and moon (the influence of
the latter being three times that of the former), acting
unequally on the waters in different parts of the earth,
thus disturbing their equilibrium. A high tide upon one
side of the earth is accompanied by a high tide upon the
opposite side. Hence, when the sun and moon are in
conjunction or opposition, as at new moon and full moon,
their action is such as to produce a greater than the
usual tide, called the spring tide, as represented in
the cut. When the moon is in the first or third quarter,
the sun's attraction in part counteracts the effect of the
moon's attraction, thus producing under the moon a smaller
tide than usual, called the neap tide.
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Note: The flow or rising of the water is called flood tide,
and the reflux, ebb tide.
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3. A stream; current; flood; as, a tide of blood. "Let in the
tide of knaves once more; my cook and I'll provide."
--Shak.
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4. Tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events;
course; current.
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
--Shak.
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5. Violent confluence. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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6. (Mining) The period of twelve hours.
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Atmospheric tides, tidal movements of the atmosphere
similar to those of the ocean, and produced in the same
manner by the attractive forces of the sun and moon.
Inferior tide. See under Inferior, a.
To work double tides. See under Work, v. t.
Tide day, the interval between the occurrences of two
consecutive maxima of the resultant wave at the same
place. Its length varies as the components of sun and moon
waves approach to, or recede from, one another. A
retardation from this cause is called the lagging of the
tide, while the acceleration of the recurrence of high
water is termed the priming of the tide. See {Lag of the
tide}, under 2d Lag.
Tide dial, a dial to exhibit the state of the tides at any
time.
Tide gate.
(a) An opening through which water may flow freely when
the tide sets in one direction, but which closes
automatically and prevents the water from flowing in
the other direction.
(b) (Naut.) A place where the tide runs with great
velocity, as through a gate.
Tide gauge, a gauge for showing the height of the tide;
especially, a contrivance for registering the state of the
tide continuously at every instant of time. --Brande & C.
Tide lock, a lock situated between an inclosed basin, or a
canal, and the tide water of a harbor or river, when they
are on different levels, so that craft can pass either way
at all times of the tide; -- called also guard lock.
Tide mill. (a) A mill operated by the tidal currents.
(b) A mill for clearing lands from tide water.
Tide rip, a body of water made rough by the conflict of
opposing tides or currents.
Tide table, a table giving the time of the rise and fall of
the tide at any place.
Tide water, water affected by the flow of the tide; hence,
broadly, the seaboard.
Tide wave, or Tidal wave, the swell of water as the tide
moves. That of the ocean is called primitive; that of bays
or channels derivative. See also tidal wave in the
vocabulary. --Whewell.
Tide wheel, a water wheel so constructed as to be moved by
the ebb or flow of the tide.
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Inferiority
(gcide) | Inferiority \In*fe`ri*or"i*ty\, [Cf. F. inf['e]riorit['e].]
The state of being inferior; a lower state or condition; as,
inferiority of rank, of talents, of age, of worth.
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A deep sense of our own great inferiority. --Boyle.
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Inferiorly
(gcide) | Inferiorly \In*fe"ri*or*ly\, adv.
In an inferior manner, or on the inferior part.
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Infernal
(gcide) | Infernal \In*fer"nal\, n.
An inhabitant of the infernal regions; also, the place
itself. [Obs.] --Drayton.
[1913 Webster]Infernal \In*fer"nal\, a. [F. infernal, L. infernalis, fr.
infernus that which lies beneath, the lower. See Inferior.]
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1. Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions,
inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead;
pertaining to Pluto's realm of the dead, the Tartarus of
the ancients.
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The Elysian fields, the infernal monarchy. --Garth.
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2. Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell;
suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants
of hell; hellish; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or
conduct.
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The instruments or abettors in such infernal
dealings. --Addison.
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Infernal machine, a machine or apparatus maliciously
designed to explode, and destroy life or property.
Infernal stone (lapis infernalis), lunar caustic;
formerly so called. The name was also applied to caustic
potash.
Syn: Tartarean; Stygian; hellish; devilish; diabolical;
satanic; fiendish; malicious.
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Infernal machine
(gcide) | Infernal \In*fer"nal\, a. [F. infernal, L. infernalis, fr.
infernus that which lies beneath, the lower. See Inferior.]
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1. Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions,
inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead;
pertaining to Pluto's realm of the dead, the Tartarus of
the ancients.
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The Elysian fields, the infernal monarchy. --Garth.
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2. Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell;
suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants
of hell; hellish; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or
conduct.
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The instruments or abettors in such infernal
dealings. --Addison.
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Infernal machine, a machine or apparatus maliciously
designed to explode, and destroy life or property.
Infernal stone (lapis infernalis), lunar caustic;
formerly so called. The name was also applied to caustic
potash.
Syn: Tartarean; Stygian; hellish; devilish; diabolical;
satanic; fiendish; malicious.
[1913 Webster]Machine \Ma*chine"\ (m[.a]*sh[=e]n"), n. [F., fr. L. machina
machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. mhchanh`, from mh^chos
means, expedient. Cf. Mechanic.]
1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that
their relative motions are constrained, and by means of
which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as
a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a
fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a
construction, more or less complex, consisting of a
combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical
elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their
supports and connecting framework, calculated to
constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion
from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit,
modify, and apply them to the production of some desired
mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the
excitation of electricity by an electrical machine.
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Note: The term machine is most commonly applied to such
pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts,
for mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining
materials for various purposes, as in the manufacture
of cloth, etc. Where the effect is chemical, or other
than mechanical, the contrivance is usually denominated
an apparatus or device, not a machine; as, a bleaching
apparatus. Many large, powerful, or specially important
pieces of mechanism are called engines; as, a steam
engine, fire engine, graduating engine, etc. Although
there is no well-settled distinction between the terms
engine and machine among practical men, there is a
tendency to restrict the application of the former to
contrivances in which the operating part is not
distinct from the motor.
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2. Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which
the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle. --Dryden.
--Southey. --Thackeray.
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3. A person who acts mechanically or at the will of another.
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4. A combination of persons acting together for a common
purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social
machine.
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The whole machine of government ought not to bear
upon the people with a weight so heavy and
oppressive. --Landor.
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5. A political organization arranged and controlled by one or
more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends; the
Tammany machine. [Political Cant]
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6. Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being
introduced to perform some exploit. --Addison.
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Elementary machine, a name sometimes given to one of the
simple mechanical powers. See under Mechanical.
Infernal machine. See under Infernal.
Machine gun.See under Gun.
Machine screw, a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into
metal, in distinction from one which is designed
especially to be screwed into wood.
Machine shop, a workshop where machines are made, or where
metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc.
Machine tool, a machine for cutting or shaping wood, metal,
etc., by means of a tool; especially, a machine, as a
lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc., designed for a more
or less general use in a machine shop, in distinction from
a machine for producing a special article as in
manufacturing.
Machine twist, silken thread especially adapted for use in
a sewing machine.
Machine work, work done by a machine, in contradistinction
to that done by hand labor.
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