| slovo | definícia |
mice
(mass) | mice
- myši |
mice
(encz) | mice,myši n: pl. |
mice
(gcide) | mice \mice\ (m[imac]s), n.,
pl. of Mouse.
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Mice
(gcide) | Mouse \Mouse\ (mous), n.; pl. Mice (m[imac]s). [OE. mous, mus,
AS. m[=u]s, pl. m[=y]s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. &
Icel. m[=u]s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr.
my^s, Skr. m[=u]sh mouse, mush to steal. [root]277. Cf.
Muscle, Musk.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents
belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of
the family Muridae. The common house mouse ({Mus
musculus}) is found in nearly all countries. The American
white-footed mouse, or deer mouse ({Peromyscus
leucopus}, formerly Hesperomys leucopus) sometimes lives
in houses. See Dormouse, Meadow mouse, under Meadow,
and Harvest mouse, under Harvest.
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2. (Naut.)
(a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to
prevent a running eye from slipping.
(b) Same as 2d Mousing, 2.
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3. A familiar term of endearment. --Shak.
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4. A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow. [Slang]
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5. A match used in firing guns or blasting.
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Field mouse, Flying mouse, etc. See under Field,
Flying, etc.
Mouse bird (Zool.), a coly.
Mouse deer (Zool.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil.
Mouse galago (Zool.), a very small West American galago
(Galago murinus). In color and size it resembles a
mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.
Mouse hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A hawk that devours mice.
(b) The hawk owl; -- called also mouse owl.
Mouse lemur (Zool.), any one of several species of very
small lemurs of the genus Chirogaleus, found in
Madagascar.
Mouse piece (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part
next below the round or from the lower part of the latter;
-- called also mouse buttock.
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mice
(foldoc) | mouse
mice
The most commonly used computer {pointing
device}, first introduced by Douglas Engelbart in 1968.
The mouse is a device used to manipulate an on-screen
pointer that's normally shaped like an arrow. With the
mouse in hand, the computer user can select, move, and change
items on the screen.
A conventional roller-ball mouse is slid across the surface
of the desk, often on a mouse mat. As the mouse moves, a
ball set in a depression on the underside of the mouse rolls
accordingly. The ball is also in contact with two small
shafts set at right angles to each other inside the mouse.
The rotating ball turns the shafts, and sensors inside the
mouse measure the shafts' rotation. The distance and
direction information from the sensors is then transmitted to
the computer, usually through a connecting wire - the mouse's
"tail". The computer then moves the mouse pointer on the
screen to follow the movements of the mouse. This may be done
directly by the graphics adapter, but where it involves the
processor the task should be assigned a high priority to
avoid any perceptible delay.
Some mice are contoured to fit the shape of a person's right
hand, and some come in left-handed versions. Other mice are
symmetrical.
Included on the mouse are usually two or three buttons that
the user may press, or click, to initiate various actions such
as running programs or opening files. The left-most
button (the primary mouse button) is operated with the index
finger to select and activate objects represented on the
screen. Different operating systems and {graphical user
interfaces} have different conventions for using the other
button(s). Typical operations include calling up a
context-sensitive menu, modifying the selection, or pasting
text. With fewer mouse buttons these require combinations of
mouse and keyboard actions. Between its left and right
buttons, a mouse may also have a wheel that can be used for
scrolling or other special operations defined by the software.
Some systems allow the mouse button assignments to be swapped
round for left-handed users.
Just moving the pointer across the screen with the mouse
typically does nothing (though some CAD systems respond to
patterns of mouse movement with no buttons pressed).
Normally, the pointer is positioned over something on the
screen (an icon or a menu item), and the user then clicks
a mouse button to actually affect the screen display.
The five most common "gestures" performed with the mouse are:
point (to place the pointer over an on-screen item), click
(to press and release a mouse button), double-click {to
press and release a mouse button twice in rapid succession},
right-click (to press and release the right mouse button},
and drag (to hold down the mouse button while moving the
mouse).
Most modern computers include a mouse as standard equipment.
However, some systems, especially portable laptop and
notebook models, may have a trackball, touchpad or
Trackpoint on or next to the keyboard. These input
devices work like the mouse, but take less space and don't
need a desk.
Many other alternatives to the conventional roller-ball mouse
exist. A tailless mouse, or hamster, transmits its
information with infrared impulses. A {foot-controlled
mouse (http://footmouse.com/)} is one used on the floor
underneath the desk. An optical mouse uses a
light-emitting diode and photocells instead of a rolling
ball to track its position. Some optical designs may require
a special mouse mat marked with a grid, others, like the
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer, work on nearly any surface.
{Yahoo!
(http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Computers/Hardware/Peripherals/Input_Devices/Mice/)}.
(http://peripherals.about.com/library/weekly/aa041498.htm).
{PC Guide's "Troubleshooting Mice"
(http://pcguide.com/ts/x/comp/mice.htm)}.
(1999-07-21)
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mice
(foldoc) | Multimedia Integrated Conferencing for European Researchers
MICE
(MICE) A project which aims to
create a pilot (virtual) network between European researchers,
and also to connect them to sites in the US. The MICE system
currently allows multimedia conferencing (audio, video
and shared workspace) between conference rooms and
workstation-based facilities, hardware and software,
packet-switched networks and ISDN, using both unicast
(point-to-point) and multicast (multi-point) protocols.
(http://www-mice.cs.ucl.ac.uk/mice).
(1997-12-18)
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mice
(vera) | MICE
Modular Integrated Communications Environment
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
mice
(mass) | mice
- myši |
dormice
(encz) | dormice,myši Zdeněk Brož |
mice
(encz) | mice,myši n: pl. |
micelle
(encz) | micelle, n: |
pumice
(encz) | pumice,pemza n: Zdeněk Brož |
pumice stone
(encz) | pumice stone,pemza [geol.] Zdeněk Brož |
semicentenary
(encz) | semicentenary, n: |
semicentennial
(encz) | semicentennial, n: |
the best-laid plans of mice and men go oft astray
(encz) | the best-laid plans of mice and men go oft astray, |
titmice
(encz) | titmice,sýkorky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
vermicelli
(encz) | vermicelli,nudle n: Zdeněk Brožvermicelli,těstoviny užší než špagety Zdeněk Brož |
helmice
(czen) | helmice,casquen: Zdeněk Brož |
kolmice
(czen) | kolmice,perpendicular line[fráz.] Ivan Masár |
nabídka peněz v ekonomice
(czen) | nabídka peněz v ekonomice,money supplyn: [ekon.] Mgr. Dita Gálová |
parmice
(czen) | parmice,mulletn: Zdeněk Brož |
pramice
(czen) | pramice,ferryn: Zdeněk Brožpramice,pramn: Jakub Kalousekpramice,puntn: Zdeněk Brožpramice,puntsn: pl. Zdeněk Brožpramice,scown: Zdeněk Brožpramice,wherryn: Zdeněk Brož |
převozní pramice
(czen) | převozní pramice,flying bridgen: s kyvadlovým provozem Petr Prášek |
samice
(czen) | samice,femalen: Zdeněk Brožsamice,femalespl. Zdeněk Brož |
samice kozy
(czen) | samice kozy,nanny goat |
samice perličky
(czen) | samice perličky,guinea henn: [zoo.] kurovitý pták Petr Prášek |
samice tetřeva
(czen) | samice tetřeva,moorhenn: Zdeněk Brož |
zásoba peněz v ekonomice
(czen) | zásoba peněz v ekonomice,money supply Mgr. Dita Gálovázásoba peněz v ekonomice,money supply, money stock Mgr. Dita Gálová |
část helmice rytíře
(czen) | část helmice rytíře,vizor Zdeněk Brož |
Amice
(gcide) | Amice \Am"ice\, n. [OE. amyse, prob. for amyt, OF. amit, ameit,
fr. L. amictus cloak, the word being confused with amice,
almuce, a hood or cape. See next word.]
A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now
about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman
Catholic Church while saying Mass.
[1913 Webster]Amice \Am"ice\, n. [OE. amuce, amisse, OF. almuce, aumuce, F.
aumusse, LL. almucium, almucia, aumucia: of unknown origin;
cf. G. m["u]tze cap, prob. of the same origin. Cf.
Mozetta.] (Eccl.)
A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur,
formerly worn by the clergy; -- written also amess, amyss,
and almuce.
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Cimices
(gcide) | Cimex \Ci"mex\, n.; pl. Cimices. [L., a bug.] (Zool.)
A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the
best known example. See Bedbug.
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Dormice
(gcide) | Dormouse \Dor"mouse\, n.; pl. Dormice. [Perh. fr. F. dormir to
sleep (Prov. E. dorm to doze) + E. mouse; or perh. changed
fr. F. dormeuse, fem., a sleeper, though not found in the
sense of a dormouse.] (Zool.)
A small European rodent of the genus Myoxus, of several
species. They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.;
-- so called because they are usually torpid in winter.
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Hemicerebrum
(gcide) | Hemicerebrum \Hem`i*cer"e*brum\, n. [Hemi- + cerebrum.] (Anat.)
A lateral half of the cerebrum. --Wilder.
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kangaroo mice
(gcide) | Pocket \Pock"et\ (p[o^]k"[e^]t), n. [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF.
poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche;
probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a pocket, and cf.
Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.]
1. A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a
garment for carrying small articles, particularly money;
hence, figuratively, money; wealth.
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2. One of several bags attached to a billiard table, into
which the balls are driven.
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3. A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as
ginger, hops, cowries, etc.
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Note: In the wool or hop trade, the pocket contains half a
sack, or about 168 Ibs.; but it is a variable quantity,
the articles being sold by actual weight.
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4. (Arch.) A hole or space covered by a movable piece of
board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, or the like.
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5. (Mining.)
(a) A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or
other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a
cavity.
(b) A hole containing water.
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6. (Nat.) A strip of canvas, sewn upon a sail so that a
batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.
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7. (Zool.) Same as Pouch.
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8. Any hollow place suggestive of a pocket in form or use;
specif.:
(a) A bin for storing coal, grain, etc.
(b) A socket for receiving the foot of a post, stake, etc.
(c) A bight on a lee shore.
(d) a small cavity in the body, especially one abnormally
filled with a fluid; as, a pocket of pus.
(e) (Dentistry) a small space between a tooth and the
adjoining gum, formed by an abnormal separation of the
gum from the tooth.
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9. An isolated group or area which has properties in contrast
to the surrounding area; as, a pocket of poverty in an
affluent region; pockets of resistance in a conquered
territory; a pocket of unemployment in a booming ecomony.
[PJC]
10. (Football) The area from which a quarterback throws a
pass, behind the line of scrimmage, delineated by the
defensive players of his own team who protect him from
attacking opponents; as, he had ample time in the pocket
to choose an open receiver.
[PJC]
11. (Baseball) The part of a baseball glove covering the palm
of the wearer's hand.
[PJC]
12. (Bowling) the space between the head pin and one of the
pins in the second row, considered as the optimal point
at which to aim the bowling ball in order to get a
strike.
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Note: Pocket is often used adjectively in the sense of small,
or in the formation of compound words usually of
obvious signification; as, pocket knife, pocket comb,
pocket compass, pocket edition, pocket handkerchief,
pocket money, pocket picking, or pocket-picking, etc.
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deep pocket or
deep pockets, wealth or substantial financial assets.
Note: Used esp. in legal actions, where plaintiffs desire to
find a defendant with "deep pockets", so as to be able
to actually obtain the sum of damages which may be
judged due to him. This contrasts with a
"judgment-proof" defendant, one who has neither assets
nor insurance, and against whom a judgment for monetary
damages would be uncollectable and worthless.
Out of pocket. See under Out, prep.
Pocket borough, a borough "owned" by some person. See under
Borough. [Eng.]
Pocket gopher (Zool.), any one of several species of
American rodents of the genera Geomys, and Thomomys,
family Geomyd[ae]. They have large external cheek
pouches, and are fossorial in their habits. they inhabit
North America, from the Mississippi Valley west to the
Pacific. Called also pouched gopher.
Pocket mouse (Zool.), any species of American mice of the
family Saccomyid[ae]. They have external cheek pouches.
Some of them are adapted for leaping (genus Dipadomys),
and are called kangaroo mice. They are native of the
Southwestern United States, Mexico, etc.
Pocket piece, a piece of money kept in the pocket and not
spent.
Pocket pistol, a pistol to be carried in the pocket.
Pocket sheriff (Eng. Law), a sheriff appointed by the sole
authority of the crown, without a nomination by the judges
in the exchequer. --Burrill.
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mice
(gcide) | mice \mice\ (m[imac]s), n.,
pl. of Mouse.
[1913 Webster]Mouse \Mouse\ (mous), n.; pl. Mice (m[imac]s). [OE. mous, mus,
AS. m[=u]s, pl. m[=y]s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. &
Icel. m[=u]s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr.
my^s, Skr. m[=u]sh mouse, mush to steal. [root]277. Cf.
Muscle, Musk.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents
belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of
the family Muridae. The common house mouse ({Mus
musculus}) is found in nearly all countries. The American
white-footed mouse, or deer mouse ({Peromyscus
leucopus}, formerly Hesperomys leucopus) sometimes lives
in houses. See Dormouse, Meadow mouse, under Meadow,
and Harvest mouse, under Harvest.
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2. (Naut.)
(a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to
prevent a running eye from slipping.
(b) Same as 2d Mousing, 2.
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3. A familiar term of endearment. --Shak.
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4. A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow. [Slang]
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5. A match used in firing guns or blasting.
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Field mouse, Flying mouse, etc. See under Field,
Flying, etc.
Mouse bird (Zool.), a coly.
Mouse deer (Zool.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil.
Mouse galago (Zool.), a very small West American galago
(Galago murinus). In color and size it resembles a
mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.
Mouse hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A hawk that devours mice.
(b) The hawk owl; -- called also mouse owl.
Mouse lemur (Zool.), any one of several species of very
small lemurs of the genus Chirogaleus, found in
Madagascar.
Mouse piece (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part
next below the round or from the lower part of the latter;
-- called also mouse buttock.
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Micella
(gcide) | Micella \Mi*cel"la\, n.; pl. Micellae. [NL., dim. of L. mica a
morsel, grain.] (Biol.)
A theoretical aggregation of molecules constituting a
structural particle of protoplasm, capable of increase or
diminution without change in chemical nature.
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Micellae
(gcide) | Micella \Mi*cel"la\, n.; pl. Micellae. [NL., dim. of L. mica a
morsel, grain.] (Biol.)
A theoretical aggregation of molecules constituting a
structural particle of protoplasm, capable of increase or
diminution without change in chemical nature.
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Premices
(gcide) | Premices \Prem"i*ces\, n. pl. [F. pr['e]mices, L. primitiae. See
Primitia.]
First fruits. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Pumice
(gcide) | Pumice \Pum"ice\, n. [L. pumex, pumicis, prob. akin to spuma
foam: cf. AS. pumic-st[=a]n. Cf. Pounce a powder, Spume.]
(Min.)
A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color,
the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a
fibrous structure. It is supposed to be produced by the
disengagement of watery vapor without liquid or plastic lava.
It is much used, esp. in the form of powder, for smoothing
and polishing. Called also pumice stone.
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Pumice soap
(gcide) | Soap \Soap\, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G.
seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and
perhaps to AS. s[imac]pan to drip, MHG. s[imac]fen, and L.
sebum tallow. Cf. Saponaceous.]
A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather,
and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by
combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths,
usually by boiling, and consists of salts of sodium,
potassium, etc., with the fatty acids (oleic, stearic,
palmitic, etc.). See the Note below, and cf.
Saponification. By extension, any compound of similar
composition or properties, whether used as a cleaning agent
or not.
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Note: In general, soaps are of two classes, hard and soft.
Calcium, magnesium, lead, etc., form soaps, but they
are insoluble and useless.
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The purifying action of soap depends upon the
fact that it is decomposed by a large quantity of
water into free alkali and an insoluble acid
salt. The first of these takes away the fatty
dirt on washing, and the latter forms the soap
lather which envelops the greasy matter and thus
tends to remove it. --Roscoe &
Schorlemmer.
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Castile soap, a fine-grained hard soap, white or mottled,
made of olive oil and soda; -- called also {Marseilles
soap} or Venetian soap.
Hard soap, any one of a great variety of soaps, of
different ingredients and color, which are hard and
compact. All solid soaps are of this class.
Lead soap, an insoluble, white, pliable soap made by
saponifying an oil (olive oil) with lead oxide; -- used
externally in medicine. Called also lead plaster,
diachylon, etc.
Marine soap. See under Marine.
Pills of soap (Med.), pills containing soap and opium.
Potash soap, any soap made with potash, esp. the soft
soaps, and a hard soap made from potash and castor oil.
Pumice soap, any hard soap charged with a gritty powder, as
silica, alumina, powdered pumice, etc., which assists
mechanically in the removal of dirt.
Resin soap, a yellow soap containing resin, -- used in
bleaching.
Silicated soap, a cheap soap containing water glass (sodium
silicate).
Soap bark. (Bot.) See Quillaia bark.
Soap bubble, a hollow iridescent globe, formed by blowing a
film of soap suds from a pipe; figuratively, something
attractive, but extremely unsubstantial.
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This soap bubble of the metaphysicians. --J. C.
Shairp.
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Soap cerate, a cerate formed of soap, olive oil, white wax,
and the subacetate of lead, sometimes used as an
application to allay inflammation.
Soap fat, the refuse fat of kitchens, slaughter houses,
etc., used in making soap.
Soap liniment (Med.), a liniment containing soap, camphor,
and alcohol.
Soap nut, the hard kernel or seed of the fruit of the
soapberry tree, -- used for making beads, buttons, etc.
Soap plant (Bot.), one of several plants used in the place
of soap, as the Chlorogalum pomeridianum, a California
plant, the bulb of which, when stripped of its husk and
rubbed on wet clothes, makes a thick lather, and smells
not unlike new brown soap. It is called also soap apple,
soap bulb, and soap weed.
Soap tree. (Bot.) Same as Soapberry tree.
Soda soap, a soap containing a sodium salt. The soda soaps
are all hard soaps.
Soft soap, a soap of a gray or brownish yellow color, and
of a slimy, jellylike consistence, made from potash or the
lye from wood ashes. It is strongly alkaline and often
contains glycerin, and is used in scouring wood, in
cleansing linen, in dyehouses, etc. Figuratively,
flattery; wheedling; blarney. [Colloq.]
Toilet soap, hard soap for the toilet, usually colored and
perfumed.
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pumice stone
(gcide) | Pumice \Pum"ice\, n. [L. pumex, pumicis, prob. akin to spuma
foam: cf. AS. pumic-st[=a]n. Cf. Pounce a powder, Spume.]
(Min.)
A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color,
the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a
fibrous structure. It is supposed to be produced by the
disengagement of watery vapor without liquid or plastic lava.
It is much used, esp. in the form of powder, for smoothing
and polishing. Called also pumice stone.
[1913 Webster]Pumice stone \Pum"ice stone`\
Same as Pumice.
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Pumice stone
(gcide) | Pumice \Pum"ice\, n. [L. pumex, pumicis, prob. akin to spuma
foam: cf. AS. pumic-st[=a]n. Cf. Pounce a powder, Spume.]
(Min.)
A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color,
the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a
fibrous structure. It is supposed to be produced by the
disengagement of watery vapor without liquid or plastic lava.
It is much used, esp. in the form of powder, for smoothing
and polishing. Called also pumice stone.
[1913 Webster]Pumice stone \Pum"ice stone`\
Same as Pumice.
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Pumiced
(gcide) | Pumiced \Pum"iced\, a. (Far.)
Affected with a kind of chronic laminitis in which there is a
growth of soft spongy horn between the coffin bone and the
hoof wall. The disease is called pumiced foot, or pumice
foot.
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Pumiceous
(gcide) | Pumiceous \Pu*mi`ceous\, a. [L. pumiceus.]
Of or pertaining to pumice; resembling pumice.
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Semicentennial
(gcide) | Semicentennial \Sem`i*cen*ten"ni*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to half of a century, or a period of fifty
years; as, a semicentennial commemoration.
[1913 Webster]Semicentennial \Sem`i*cen*ten"ni*al\, n.
A fiftieth anniversary.
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Titmice
(gcide) | Titmouse \Tit"mouse`\, n.; pl. Titmice. [OE. titemose,
titmase; tit small, or a small bird + AS. m[=a]se a kind of
small bird; akin to D. mees a titmouse, G. meise, OHG. meisa,
Icel. meisingr. The English form has been influenced by the
unrelated word mouse. Cf. Tit a small bird.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing
birds belonging to Parus and allied genera; -- called also
tit, and tomtit.
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Note: The blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus), the marsh
titmouse (Parus palustris), the crested titmouse
(Parus cristatus), the great titmouse ({Parus
major}), and the long tailed titmouse ({Aegithalos
caudatus}), are the best-known European species. See
Chickadee.
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Vermicelli
(gcide) | Vermicelli \Ver`mi*cel"li\, n. [It., pl. of vermicello,
literally, a little worm, dim. of verme a worm, L. vermis.
See Worm, and cf. Vermicule, Vermeil.]
The flour of a hard and small-grained wheat made into dough,
and forced through small cylinders or pipes till it takes a
slender, wormlike form, whence the Italian name. When the
paste is made in larger tubes, it is called macaroni.
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micelle
(wn) | micelle
n 1: an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric
molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal
electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents |
pumice
(wn) | pumice
n 1: a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as
an abrasive [syn: pumice, pumice stone]
v 1: rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen |
pumice stone
(wn) | pumice stone
n 1: a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as
an abrasive [syn: pumice, pumice stone] |
semicentenary
(wn) | semicentenary
adj 1: of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary [syn:
semicentennial, semicentenary]
n 1: the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn:
semicentennial, semicentenary] |
semicentennial
(wn) | semicentennial
adj 1: of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary [syn:
semicentennial, semicentenary]
n 1: the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn:
semicentennial, semicentenary] |
vermicelli
(wn) | vermicelli
n 1: pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti |
mice
(foldoc) | mouse
mice
The most commonly used computer {pointing
device}, first introduced by Douglas Engelbart in 1968.
The mouse is a device used to manipulate an on-screen
pointer that's normally shaped like an arrow. With the
mouse in hand, the computer user can select, move, and change
items on the screen.
A conventional roller-ball mouse is slid across the surface
of the desk, often on a mouse mat. As the mouse moves, a
ball set in a depression on the underside of the mouse rolls
accordingly. The ball is also in contact with two small
shafts set at right angles to each other inside the mouse.
The rotating ball turns the shafts, and sensors inside the
mouse measure the shafts' rotation. The distance and
direction information from the sensors is then transmitted to
the computer, usually through a connecting wire - the mouse's
"tail". The computer then moves the mouse pointer on the
screen to follow the movements of the mouse. This may be done
directly by the graphics adapter, but where it involves the
processor the task should be assigned a high priority to
avoid any perceptible delay.
Some mice are contoured to fit the shape of a person's right
hand, and some come in left-handed versions. Other mice are
symmetrical.
Included on the mouse are usually two or three buttons that
the user may press, or click, to initiate various actions such
as running programs or opening files. The left-most
button (the primary mouse button) is operated with the index
finger to select and activate objects represented on the
screen. Different operating systems and {graphical user
interfaces} have different conventions for using the other
button(s). Typical operations include calling up a
context-sensitive menu, modifying the selection, or pasting
text. With fewer mouse buttons these require combinations of
mouse and keyboard actions. Between its left and right
buttons, a mouse may also have a wheel that can be used for
scrolling or other special operations defined by the software.
Some systems allow the mouse button assignments to be swapped
round for left-handed users.
Just moving the pointer across the screen with the mouse
typically does nothing (though some CAD systems respond to
patterns of mouse movement with no buttons pressed).
Normally, the pointer is positioned over something on the
screen (an icon or a menu item), and the user then clicks
a mouse button to actually affect the screen display.
The five most common "gestures" performed with the mouse are:
point (to place the pointer over an on-screen item), click
(to press and release a mouse button), double-click {to
press and release a mouse button twice in rapid succession},
right-click (to press and release the right mouse button},
and drag (to hold down the mouse button while moving the
mouse).
Most modern computers include a mouse as standard equipment.
However, some systems, especially portable laptop and
notebook models, may have a trackball, touchpad or
Trackpoint on or next to the keyboard. These input
devices work like the mouse, but take less space and don't
need a desk.
Many other alternatives to the conventional roller-ball mouse
exist. A tailless mouse, or hamster, transmits its
information with infrared impulses. A {foot-controlled
mouse (http://footmouse.com/)} is one used on the floor
underneath the desk. An optical mouse uses a
light-emitting diode and photocells instead of a rolling
ball to track its position. Some optical designs may require
a special mouse mat marked with a grid, others, like the
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer, work on nearly any surface.
{Yahoo!
(http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Computers/Hardware/Peripherals/Input_Devices/Mice/)}.
(http://peripherals.about.com/library/weekly/aa041498.htm).
{PC Guide's "Troubleshooting Mice"
(http://pcguide.com/ts/x/comp/mice.htm)}.
(1999-07-21)
Multimedia Integrated Conferencing for European Researchers
MICE
(MICE) A project which aims to
create a pilot (virtual) network between European researchers,
and also to connect them to sites in the US. The MICE system
currently allows multimedia conferencing (audio, video
and shared workspace) between conference rooms and
workstation-based facilities, hardware and software,
packet-switched networks and ISDN, using both unicast
(point-to-point) and multicast (multi-point) protocols.
(http://www-mice.cs.ucl.ac.uk/mice).
(1997-12-18)
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mice
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Modular Integrated Communications Environment
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MICEL GEMOT
(bouvier) | MICEL GEMOT, Eng. law. In Saxon times, the great council of the nation bore
this name, sometimes also called the witena gemot, or assembly of wise men;
in aftertimes, this assembly assumed the name of parliament. Vide 1 Bl.
Comm. 147.
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