| slovo | definícia |
loco
(mass) | loco
- blázon, lokomotíva |
loco
(encz) | loco,blázen n: Zdeněk Brož |
loco
(encz) | loco,bláznivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
loco
(encz) | loco,lokomotiva n: Zdeněk Brož |
loco
(encz) | loco,uhozený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Loco
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)
A direction in written or printed music to return to the
proper pitch after having played an octave higher.
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Loco
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, n. [Sp. loco insane.]
1. (Bot.) A plant (Astragalus Hornii) growing in the
Southwestern United States, which is said to poison horses
and cattle, first making them insane. The name is also
given vaguely to several other species of the same genus.
Called also loco weed.
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2. (Bot.) Any one of various leguminous plants or weeds
besides Astragalus, whose herbage is poisonous to
cattle, as Spiesia Lambertii, syn. {Oxytropis
Lambertii}.
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Loco
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Locoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Locoing.]
To poison with loco; to affect with the loco disease; hence
(Colloq.), to render insane or mad. "The locoed novelist."
--W. D. Howells.
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Loco
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, n.
A locomotive. [Colloq.] --Kipling.
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loco
(gcide) | loco \lo"co\, a. [Sp. loco insane.]
Insane; crazy. [Originally Southwestern U. S., now slang]
[PJC] |
loco
(wn) | loco
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used
to drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, barmy,
bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked,
crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire,
kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts,
nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky,
whacky] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
loco
(mass) | loco
- blázon, lokomotíva |
locomotive
(mass) | locomotive
- lokomotíva |
diesel locomotive
(encz) | diesel locomotive, n: |
diesel-electric locomotive
(encz) | diesel-electric locomotive, n: |
diesel-hydraulic locomotive
(encz) | diesel-hydraulic locomotive, n: |
diplococcus
(encz) | diplococcus,diplokok n: Zdeněk Brož |
electric locomotive
(encz) | electric locomotive, n: |
in loco parentis
(encz) | in loco parentis, adv: |
loco
(encz) | loco,blázen n: Zdeněk Brožloco,bláznivý adj: Zdeněk Brožloco,lokomotiva n: Zdeněk Brožloco,uhozený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
loco disease
(encz) | loco disease, n: |
locoism
(encz) | locoism, n: |
locomote
(encz) | locomote, v: |
locomotion
(encz) | locomotion,lokomoce n: pohyb logbun |
locomotive
(encz) | locomotive,lokomotiva n: Zdeněk Brožlocomotive,lokomotivní adj: Zdeněk Brožlocomotive,pohybový adj: Zdeněk Brožlocomotive,samohybný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
locomotive engine
(encz) | locomotive engine, n: |
locomotive engineer
(encz) | locomotive engineer, n: |
locomotives
(encz) | locomotives,lokomotivy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
locomotor
(encz) | locomotor,lokomoční Zdeněk Brož |
locomotor ataxia
(encz) | locomotor ataxia, n: |
locoweed
(encz) | locoweed, |
mineralocorticoid
(encz) | mineralocorticoid, n: |
nervus vestibulocochlearis
(encz) | nervus vestibulocochlearis, n: |
plumb loco
(encz) | plumb loco, |
purple loco
(encz) | purple loco, n: |
purple locoweed
(encz) | purple locoweed, n: |
railway locomotive
(encz) | railway locomotive, n: |
staphylococcal
(encz) | staphylococcal, |
staphylococcal enterotoxin
(encz) | staphylococcal enterotoxin, n: |
staphylococcal enterotoxin b
(encz) | staphylococcal enterotoxin B, n: |
staphylococcal infection
(encz) | staphylococcal infection, n: |
staphylococci
(encz) | staphylococci, |
staphylococcus
(encz) | staphylococcus,kulovitý mikrob Jaroslav Šedivýstaphylococcus,stafylokok Jaroslav Šedivý |
steam locomotive
(encz) | steam locomotive, n: |
tank locomotive
(encz) | tank locomotive, n: |
vestibulocochlear nerve
(encz) | vestibulocochlear nerve, n: |
Adelocodonic
(gcide) | Adelocodonic \A*del`o*co*don"ic\, a. [Gr. ? invisible + ? a
bell.] (Zool.)
Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike
form and do not become free; -- opposed to phanerocodonic.
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Aphelocoma Californica
(gcide) | Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zool.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family
Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,
more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually
have a crest.
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Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (Aphelocoma Floridana), and the green jay
(Xanthoura luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large,
handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and {Whisky
jack}.
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Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of
India.
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Aphelocoma Floridana
(gcide) | Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zool.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family
Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,
more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually
have a crest.
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Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (Aphelocoma Floridana), and the green jay
(Xanthoura luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large,
handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and {Whisky
jack}.
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Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of
India.
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Colocolo
(gcide) | Colocolo \Col`o*co"lo\, n. (Zool.)
A South American wild cat (Felis colocolo), of the size of
the ocelot.
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Consolidation locomotive
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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Diplococci
(gcide) | Diplococcus \Dip`lo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Diplococci. [NL., fr.
Gr. diplo`os twofold + ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.)
A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary
manner. See Micrococcus.
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Diplococcus
(gcide) | Diplococcus \Dip`lo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Diplococci. [NL., fr.
Gr. diplo`os twofold + ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.)
A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary
manner. See Micrococcus.
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Felis colocolo
(gcide) | Colocolo \Col`o*co"lo\, n. (Zool.)
A South American wild cat (Felis colocolo), of the size of
the ocelot.
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In loco
(gcide) | In loco \In lo"co\ [L.]
In the place; in the proper or natural place.
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loco
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)
A direction in written or printed music to return to the
proper pitch after having played an octave higher.
[1913 Webster]Loco \Lo"co\, n. [Sp. loco insane.]
1. (Bot.) A plant (Astragalus Hornii) growing in the
Southwestern United States, which is said to poison horses
and cattle, first making them insane. The name is also
given vaguely to several other species of the same genus.
Called also loco weed.
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2. (Bot.) Any one of various leguminous plants or weeds
besides Astragalus, whose herbage is poisonous to
cattle, as Spiesia Lambertii, syn. {Oxytropis
Lambertii}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Loco \Lo"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Locoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Locoing.]
To poison with loco; to affect with the loco disease; hence
(Colloq.), to render insane or mad. "The locoed novelist."
--W. D. Howells.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Loco \Lo"co\, n.
A locomotive. [Colloq.] --Kipling.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]loco \lo"co\, a. [Sp. loco insane.]
Insane; crazy. [Originally Southwestern U. S., now slang]
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Loco disease
(gcide) | Loco disease \Loco disease\ (Veter.)
A chronic nervous affection of cattle, horses, and sheep,
caused by eating the loco weed and characterized by a slow,
measured gait, high step, glassy eyes with defective vision,
delirium, and gradual emaciation.
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loco weed
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, n. [Sp. loco insane.]
1. (Bot.) A plant (Astragalus Hornii) growing in the
Southwestern United States, which is said to poison horses
and cattle, first making them insane. The name is also
given vaguely to several other species of the same genus.
Called also loco weed.
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2. (Bot.) Any one of various leguminous plants or weeds
besides Astragalus, whose herbage is poisonous to
cattle, as Spiesia Lambertii, syn. {Oxytropis
Lambertii}.
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Locoed
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Locoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Locoing.]
To poison with loco; to affect with the loco disease; hence
(Colloq.), to render insane or mad. "The locoed novelist."
--W. D. Howells.
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Locofoco
(gcide) | Locofoco \Lo`co*fo"co\, n. [Of uncertain etymol.; perh. for L.
loco foci instead of fire; or, according to Bartlett, it was
called so from a self-lighting cigar, with a match
composition at the end, invented in 1834 by John Marck of New
York, and called by him locofoco cigar, in imitation of the
word locomotive, which by the uneducated was supposed to
mean, self-moving.]
1. A friction match. [U.S.]
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2. A nickname formerly given to a member of the Democratic
party. [U.S.]
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Note: The name was first applied, in 1834, to a portion of
the Democratic party, because, at a meeting in Tammany
Hall, New York, in which there was great diversity of
sentiment, the chairman left his seat, and the lights
were extinguished, for the purpose of dissolving the
meeting; when those who were opposed to an adjournment
produced locofoco matches, rekindled the lights,
continued the meeting, and accomplished their object.
[1913 Webster]Lucifer \Lu"ci*fer\, n. [L., bringing light, n., the morning
star, fr. lux, lucis, light + ferre to bring.]
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1. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; --
applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.
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How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of
the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground
which didst weaken the nations! --Is. xiv. 12.
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Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this
passage of Isaiah in reference to the fall of Satan;
in consequence of which the name Lucifer has since
been applied to Satan. --Kitto.
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2. Hence, Satan.
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How wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! . .
.
When he falls, he falls like Lucifer,
Never to hope again. --Shak.
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3. A match[1] made of a sliver of wood tipped with a
combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called
also lucifer match, and locofoco, now most commonly
referred to as a friction match. See Locofoco.
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4. (Zool.) A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea,
having a slender body and long appendages.
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locofoco
(gcide) | Locofoco \Lo`co*fo"co\, n. [Of uncertain etymol.; perh. for L.
loco foci instead of fire; or, according to Bartlett, it was
called so from a self-lighting cigar, with a match
composition at the end, invented in 1834 by John Marck of New
York, and called by him locofoco cigar, in imitation of the
word locomotive, which by the uneducated was supposed to
mean, self-moving.]
1. A friction match. [U.S.]
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2. A nickname formerly given to a member of the Democratic
party. [U.S.]
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Note: The name was first applied, in 1834, to a portion of
the Democratic party, because, at a meeting in Tammany
Hall, New York, in which there was great diversity of
sentiment, the chairman left his seat, and the lights
were extinguished, for the purpose of dissolving the
meeting; when those who were opposed to an adjournment
produced locofoco matches, rekindled the lights,
continued the meeting, and accomplished their object.
[1913 Webster]Lucifer \Lu"ci*fer\, n. [L., bringing light, n., the morning
star, fr. lux, lucis, light + ferre to bring.]
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1. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; --
applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.
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How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of
the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground
which didst weaken the nations! --Is. xiv. 12.
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Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this
passage of Isaiah in reference to the fall of Satan;
in consequence of which the name Lucifer has since
been applied to Satan. --Kitto.
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2. Hence, Satan.
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How wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! . .
.
When he falls, he falls like Lucifer,
Never to hope again. --Shak.
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3. A match[1] made of a sliver of wood tipped with a
combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called
also lucifer match, and locofoco, now most commonly
referred to as a friction match. See Locofoco.
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4. (Zool.) A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea,
having a slender body and long appendages.
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Locoing
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Locoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Locoing.]
To poison with loco; to affect with the loco disease; hence
(Colloq.), to render insane or mad. "The locoed novelist."
--W. D. Howells.
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locoism
(gcide) | locoism \locoism\ n.
a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning;
characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and
trembling and partial paralysis.
Syn: loco disease.
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locomote
(gcide) | locomote \locomote\ v. i. [by back-formation from locomotion.]
To change location; move, travel, or proceed.
Syn: travel, go, move.
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Locomotion
(gcide) | Locomotion \Lo`co*mo"tion\, n. [L. locus place + motio motion:
cf. F. locomotion. See Local, and Motion.]
1. The act of moving from place to place. " Animal
locomotion." --Milton.
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2. The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of
the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant
life.
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3. The name of a song and a dance, briefly popular in the
1960's; as, do the locomotion.
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Locomotive
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
[1913 Webster] LocomotivenessLocomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See
Locomotion.]
1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to
change place; as, a locomotive animal.
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2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an
animal.
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Locomotive boiler
(gcide) | Boiler \Boil"er\, n.
1. One who boils.
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2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled.
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Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great
variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers,
evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc.
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3. (Mech.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron
plates riveted together, or a composite structure
variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving
engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes.
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Note: The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or
sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside.
Watt used the wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a
covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures.
Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as
plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and
tubular boilers.
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Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part containing the
flues.
Boiler plate, Boiler iron, plate or rolled iron of about
a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making
boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc.
Cylinder boiler, one which consists of a single iron
cylinder.
Flue boilers are usually single shells containing a small
number of large flues, through which the heat either
passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and
sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water.
Locomotive boiler, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire
box and a large number of small flues leading to the
chimney.
Multiflue boiler. Same as Tubular boiler, below.
Sectional boiler, a boiler composed of a number of
sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar
to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of
the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built
up.
Tubular boiler, a boiler containing tubes which form flues,
and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler.
See Illust. of Steam boiler, under Steam.
Tubulous boiler. See under Tubulous. See Tube, n., 6,
and 1st Flue.
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Locomotive car
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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Locomotive engine
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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Locomotiveness
(gcide) | Locomotiveness \Lo"co*mo`tive*ness\, Locomotivity
\Lo`co*mo*tiv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. locomotivit['e].]
The power of changing place.
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Locomotivity
(gcide) | Locomotiveness \Lo"co*mo`tive*ness\, Locomotivity
\Lo`co*mo*tiv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. locomotivit['e].]
The power of changing place.
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Locomotor
(gcide) | Locomotor \Lo`co*mo"tor\, a. [See Locomotion.]
Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion.
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Locomotor ataxia, or Progressive locomotor ataxy (Med.),
a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar
disturbances of gait, and difficulty in coordinating
voluntary movements.
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Locomotor ataxia
(gcide) | Locomotor \Lo`co*mo"tor\, a. [See Locomotion.]
Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion.
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Locomotor ataxia, or Progressive locomotor ataxy (Med.),
a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar
disturbances of gait, and difficulty in coordinating
voluntary movements.
[1913 Webster]Ataxia \A*tax"i*a\, Ataxy \At"ax*y\, n. [NL. ataxia, Gr. ?, fr.
? out of order; 'a priv. + ? ordered, arranged, ? to put in
order: cf. F. ataxie.]
1. Disorder; irregularity. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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2. (Med.)
(a) Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.
(b) The state of disorder that characterizes nervous
fevers and the nervous condition. [archaic]
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3. (Med.) Loss of coordination in the voluntary muscles,
especially the limbs; an inability to coordinate voluntary
muscle movements; it results in unsteady movements and a
staggering gait. See also locomotor ataxia, an ataxia
which occurs when attempting to perform coordinated
muscular movements.
Syn: ataxy
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Locomotor ataxia. See Locomotor.
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Melocoton
(gcide) | Melocoton \Mel`o*co*ton"\, Melocotoon \Mel`o*co*toon"\, n. [Sp.
melocoton a kind of peach tree and its fruit, L. malum
cotonium, or cotonea, or Cydonia, a quince, or quince tree,
lit., apple of Cydonia, Gr. ? ?. See Quince.] (Bot.)
(a) A quince.
(b) A kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh
yellow. [Written also malacatoon, malacotune.]
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Melocotoon
(gcide) | Melocoton \Mel`o*co*ton"\, Melocotoon \Mel`o*co*toon"\, n. [Sp.
melocoton a kind of peach tree and its fruit, L. malum
cotonium, or cotonea, or Cydonia, a quince, or quince tree,
lit., apple of Cydonia, Gr. ? ?. See Quince.] (Bot.)
(a) A quince.
(b) A kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh
yellow. [Written also malacatoon, malacotune.]
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Mogul locomotive
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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Myelocoele
(gcide) | Myelocoele \My"e*lo*coele`\, n. [Gr. myelo`s marrow + koi^los
hollow.] (Anat.)
The central canal of the spinal cord.
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