| slovo | definícia |
mirror
(mass) | mirror
- zrkadlo |
mirror
(encz) | mirror,zrcadlení n: Zdeněk Brož |
mirror
(encz) | mirror,zrcadlit v: Zdeněk Brož |
mirror
(encz) | mirror,zrcadlo n: |
mirror
(encz) | mirror,zrcadlový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
mirror
(encz) | mirror,zrcátko n: Zdeněk Brož |
Mirror
(gcide) | Mirror \Mir"ror\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mirrored; p. pr. & vb.
n. Mirroring.]
1. To reflect, as in a mirror.
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2. To copy or duplicate; to mimic or imitate; as, the files
at Project Gutenberg were mirrored on several other ftp
sites around the world.
[PJC]
3. To have a close resemblance to; as, his opinions often
mirrored those of his wife.
[PJC] |
Mirror
(gcide) | Mirror \Mir"ror\, n. [OE. mirour, F. miroir, OF. also mireor,
fr. (assumed) LL. miratorium, fr. mirare to look at, L.
mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Miracle,
Mirador.]
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1. A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished
substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of
light.
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And in her hand she held a mirror bright,
Wherein her face she often view[`e]d fair.
--Spenser.
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2. That which gives a true representation, or in which a true
image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.
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She is mirour of all courtesy. --Chaucer.
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O goddess, heavenly bright,
Mirror of grace and majesty divine. --Spenser.
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3. (Zool.) See Speculum.
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Mirror carp (Zool.), a domesticated variety of the carp,
having only three or fur rows of very large scales side.
Mirror plate.
(a) A flat glass mirror without a frame.
(b) Flat glass used for making mirrors.
Mirror writing, a manner or form of backward writing,
making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters
the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The
substitution of this manner of writing for the common
manner is a symptom of some kinds of nervous disease.
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mirror
(wn) | mirror
n 1: polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
2: a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an
old friend"
v 1: reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night
mirrors the firmament above"
2: reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the
attack in the World Trade Center" |
mirror
(foldoc) | mirror
mirroring
1. Writing duplicate data to more than one
device (usually two hard disks), in order to protect against
loss of data in the event of device failure. This technique
may be implemented in either hardware (sharing a {disk
controller} and cables) or in software. It is a common
feature of RAID systems.
Several operating systems support software disk mirroring or
disk-duplexing, e.g. Novell NetWare.
See also Redundant Array of Independent Disks.
Interestingly, when this technique is used with {magnetic
tape} storage systems, it is usually called "twinning".
A less expensive alternative, which only limits the amount of
data loss, is to make regular backups from a single disk to
magnetic tape.
2. mirror site.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
mirror
(mass) | mirror
- zrkadlo |
car mirror
(encz) | car mirror, n: |
hand mirror
(encz) | hand mirror, n: |
mirror
(encz) | mirror,zrcadlení n: Zdeněk Brožmirror,zrcadlit v: Zdeněk Brožmirror,zrcadlo n: mirror,zrcadlový adj: Zdeněk Brožmirror,zrcátko n: Zdeněk Brož |
mirror carp
(encz) | mirror carp, n: |
mirror image
(encz) | mirror image,zrcadlový obraz Zdeněk Brož |
mirror symmetry
(encz) | mirror symmetry, n: |
mirror-image relation
(encz) | mirror-image relation, n: |
mirrored
(encz) | mirrored,zrcadlový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
mirroring
(encz) | mirroring,zrcadlení web |
mirrorlike
(encz) | mirrorlike,zrcadlící adj: Nijel |
mirrors
(encz) | mirrors,zrcadla n: pl. |
outside mirror
(encz) | outside mirror, n: |
parabolic mirror
(encz) | parabolic mirror,parabolické zrcadlo Clock |
pier mirror
(encz) | pier mirror, n: |
rearview mirror
(encz) | rearview mirror, |
small mirror
(encz) | small mirror,zrcátko n: |
smoke and mirrors
(encz) | smoke and mirrors, |
digital micromirror device
(czen) | Digital Micromirror Device,DMD[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Burning mirror
(gcide) | Burning \Burn"ing\, n.
The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the
effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or
excessively heated.
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Burning fluid, any volatile illuminating oil, as the
lighter petroleums (naphtha, benzine), or oil of
turpentine (camphine), but esp. a mixture of the latter
with alcohol.
Burning glass, a convex lens of considerable size, used for
producing an intense heat by converging the sun's rays to
a focus.
Burning house (Metal.), the furnace in which tin ores are
calcined, to sublime the sulphur and arsenic from the
pyrites. --Weale.
Burning mirror, a concave mirror, or a combination of plane
mirrors, used for the same purpose as a burning glass.
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Syn: Combustion; fire; conflagration; flame; blaze.
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Conjugate mirrors
(gcide) | Conjugate \Con"ju*gate\, a. [L. conjugatus, p. p. or conjugare
to unite; con- + jugare to join, yoke, marry, jugum yoke;
akin to jungere to join. See Join.]
1. United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
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2. (Bot.) In single pairs; coupled.
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3. (Chem.) Containing two or more compounds or radicals
supposed to act the part of a single one. [R.]
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4. (Gram.) Agreeing in derivation and radical signification;
-- said of words.
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5. (Math.) Presenting themselves simultaneously and having
reciprocal properties; -- frequently used in pure and
applied mathematics with reference to two quantities,
points, lines, axes, curves, etc.
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Conjugate axis of a hyperbola (Math.), the line through the
center of the curve, perpendicular to the line through the
two foci.
Conjugate diameters (Conic Sections), two diameters of an
ellipse or hyperbola such that each bisects all chords
drawn parallel to the other.
Conjugate focus (Opt.) See under Focus.
Conjugate mirrors (Optics), two mirrors so placed that rays
from the focus of one are received at the focus of the
other, especially two concave mirrors so placed that rays
proceeding from the principal focus of one and reflected
in a parallel beam are received upon the other and brought
to the principal focus.
Conjugate point (Geom.), an acnode. See Acnode, and
Double point.
Self-conjugate triangle (Conic Sections), a triangle each
of whose vertices is the pole of the opposite side with
reference to a conic.
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Focal distance or length of a lens or mirror
(gcide) | Focal \Fo"cal\, a. [Cf. F. focal. See Focus.]
Belonging to,or concerning, a focus; as, a focal point.
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Focal distance, or length, of a lens or mirror (Opt.), the
distance of the focus from the surface of the lens or
mirror, or more exactly, in the case of a lens, from its
optical center.
Focal distance of a telescope, the distance of the image of
an object from the object glass.
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Milk mirror
(gcide) | Milk \Milk\ (m[i^]lk), n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin
to OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel.
mj[=o]lk, Sw. mj["o]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to
milk, OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr.
'ame`lgein. [root]107. Cf. Milch, Emulsion, Milt soft
roe of fishes.]
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1. (Physiol.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of
female mammals for the nourishment of their young,
consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a
solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic
salts. "White as morne milk." --Chaucer.
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2. (Bot.) A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color,
found in certain plants; latex. See Latex.
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3. An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the milk of
almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and
water.
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4. (Zool.) The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
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Condensed milk. See under Condense, v. t.
Milk crust (Med.), vesicular eczema occurring on the face
and scalp of nursing infants. See Eczema.
Milk fever.
(a) (Med.) A fever which accompanies or precedes the first
lactation. It is usually transitory.
(b) (Vet. Surg.) A form puerperal peritonitis in cattle;
also, a variety of meningitis occurring in cows after
calving.
Milk glass, glass having a milky appearance.
Milk knot (Med.), a hard lump forming in the breast of a
nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and
congestion of the mammary glands.
Milk leg (Med.), a swollen condition of the leg, usually in
puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and
characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an
accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular
tissue.
Milk meats, food made from milk, as butter and cheese.
[Obs.] --Bailey.
Milk mirror. Same as Escutcheon, 2.
Milk molar (Anat.), one of the deciduous molar teeth which
are shed and replaced by the premolars.
Milk of lime (Chem.), a watery emulsion of calcium hydrate,
produced by macerating quicklime in water.
Milk parsley (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Peucedanum
palustre}) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice.
Milk pea (Bot.), a genus (Galactia) of leguminous and,
usually, twining plants.
Milk sickness (Med.), See milk sickness in the
vocabulary.
Milk snake (Zool.), a harmless American snake ({Ophibolus
triangulus}, or Ophibolus eximius). It is variously
marked with white, gray, and red. Called also {milk
adder}, chicken snake, house snake, etc.
Milk sugar. (Physiol. Chem.) See Lactose, and {Sugar of
milk} (below).
Milk thistle (Bot.), an esculent European thistle ({Silybum
marianum}), having the veins of its leaves of a milky
whiteness.
Milk thrush. (Med.) See Thrush.
Milk tooth (Anat.), one of the temporary first set of teeth
in young mammals; in man there are twenty.
Milk tree (Bot.), a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow
tree of South America (Brosimum Galactodendron), and the
Euphorbia balsamifera of the Canaries, the milk of both
of which is wholesome food.
Milk vessel (Bot.), a special cell in the inner bark of a
plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is
contained. See Latex.
Rock milk. See Agaric mineral, under Agaric.
Sugar of milk. The sugar characteristic of milk; a hard
white crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained by
evaporation of the whey of milk. It is used in pellets and
powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an
article of diet. See Lactose.
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Mirror carp
(gcide) | Mirror \Mir"ror\, n. [OE. mirour, F. miroir, OF. also mireor,
fr. (assumed) LL. miratorium, fr. mirare to look at, L.
mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Miracle,
Mirador.]
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1. A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished
substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of
light.
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And in her hand she held a mirror bright,
Wherein her face she often view[`e]d fair.
--Spenser.
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2. That which gives a true representation, or in which a true
image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.
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She is mirour of all courtesy. --Chaucer.
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O goddess, heavenly bright,
Mirror of grace and majesty divine. --Spenser.
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3. (Zool.) See Speculum.
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Mirror carp (Zool.), a domesticated variety of the carp,
having only three or fur rows of very large scales side.
Mirror plate.
(a) A flat glass mirror without a frame.
(b) Flat glass used for making mirrors.
Mirror writing, a manner or form of backward writing,
making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters
the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The
substitution of this manner of writing for the common
manner is a symptom of some kinds of nervous disease.
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mirror galvanometer
(gcide) | Reflecting \Re*flect"ing\, a.
1. Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other
surface.
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2. Given to reflection or serious consideration; reflective;
contemplative; as, a reflecting mind.
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Reflecting circle, an astronomical instrument for measuring
angless, like the sextant or Hadley's quadrant, by the
reflection of light from two plane mirrors which it
carries, and differing from the sextant chiefly in having
an entire circle.
Reflecting galvanometer, a galvanometer in which the
deflections of the needle are read by means of a mirror
attached to it, which reflects a ray of light or the image
of a scale; -- called also mirror galvanometer.
Reflecting goniometer. See under Goniometer.
Reflecting telescope. See under Telescope.
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Mirror plate
(gcide) | Mirror \Mir"ror\, n. [OE. mirour, F. miroir, OF. also mireor,
fr. (assumed) LL. miratorium, fr. mirare to look at, L.
mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Miracle,
Mirador.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished
substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of
light.
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And in her hand she held a mirror bright,
Wherein her face she often view[`e]d fair.
--Spenser.
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2. That which gives a true representation, or in which a true
image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.
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She is mirour of all courtesy. --Chaucer.
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O goddess, heavenly bright,
Mirror of grace and majesty divine. --Spenser.
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3. (Zool.) See Speculum.
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Mirror carp (Zool.), a domesticated variety of the carp,
having only three or fur rows of very large scales side.
Mirror plate.
(a) A flat glass mirror without a frame.
(b) Flat glass used for making mirrors.
Mirror writing, a manner or form of backward writing,
making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters
the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The
substitution of this manner of writing for the common
manner is a symptom of some kinds of nervous disease.
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mirror ray
(gcide) | Homelyn \Home"lyn\, n. [Scot. hommelin.] (Zool)
The European sand ray (Raia maculata); -- called also
home, mirror ray, and rough ray.
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Mirror writing
(gcide) | Mirror \Mir"ror\, n. [OE. mirour, F. miroir, OF. also mireor,
fr. (assumed) LL. miratorium, fr. mirare to look at, L.
mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Miracle,
Mirador.]
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1. A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished
substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of
light.
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And in her hand she held a mirror bright,
Wherein her face she often view[`e]d fair.
--Spenser.
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2. That which gives a true representation, or in which a true
image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.
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She is mirour of all courtesy. --Chaucer.
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O goddess, heavenly bright,
Mirror of grace and majesty divine. --Spenser.
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3. (Zool.) See Speculum.
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Mirror carp (Zool.), a domesticated variety of the carp,
having only three or fur rows of very large scales side.
Mirror plate.
(a) A flat glass mirror without a frame.
(b) Flat glass used for making mirrors.
Mirror writing, a manner or form of backward writing,
making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters
the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The
substitution of this manner of writing for the common
manner is a symptom of some kinds of nervous disease.
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Mirrored
(gcide) | Mirror \Mir"ror\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mirrored; p. pr. & vb.
n. Mirroring.]
1. To reflect, as in a mirror.
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2. To copy or duplicate; to mimic or imitate; as, the files
at Project Gutenberg were mirrored on several other ftp
sites around the world.
[PJC]
3. To have a close resemblance to; as, his opinions often
mirrored those of his wife.
[PJC]mirrored \mirrored\ adj.
Reflected in or as if in a mirror.
[WordNet 1.5] |
mirrored
(gcide) | Mirror \Mir"ror\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mirrored; p. pr. & vb.
n. Mirroring.]
1. To reflect, as in a mirror.
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2. To copy or duplicate; to mimic or imitate; as, the files
at Project Gutenberg were mirrored on several other ftp
sites around the world.
[PJC]
3. To have a close resemblance to; as, his opinions often
mirrored those of his wife.
[PJC]mirrored \mirrored\ adj.
Reflected in or as if in a mirror.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Mirroring
(gcide) | Mirror \Mir"ror\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mirrored; p. pr. & vb.
n. Mirroring.]
1. To reflect, as in a mirror.
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2. To copy or duplicate; to mimic or imitate; as, the files
at Project Gutenberg were mirrored on several other ftp
sites around the world.
[PJC]
3. To have a close resemblance to; as, his opinions often
mirrored those of his wife.
[PJC] |
mirrorlike
(gcide) | mirrorlike \mirrorlike\ adj.
1. capable of reflecting light like a mirror; flat and
reflective; as, the mirrorlike surface of the lake.
Syn: specular.
[WordNet 1.5] |
mirrorscope
(gcide) | Projector \Pro*ject"or\, n. [Cf. F. projeteur.]
1. One who projects a scheme or design; hence, one who forms
fanciful or chimerical schemes. --L'Estrange.
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2. an optical instrument which projects an image from a
transparency or an opaque image onto a projection screen
or other surface, using an intense light and one or more
lenses to focus the image. The term projector by itself is
usually used for projection of transparent images by
passing the light beam through the image; a projector
which projects an image of an opaque object is now
ususally referred to as an overhead projector. In
projection of this latter form the projection is
accomplished by means of a combination of lenses with a
prism and a mirror or reflector. Specific instruments have
been called by different names, such as balopticon,
radiopticon, radiopticon, mirrorscope, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Slide projector a projector for displaying images from
individual transparencies (slides), each mounted in a
separate frame suited to the mechanics of the projector.
movie projector a projector which displays a series of
images from a roll of transparent film in rapid sucession,
thus giving the impression of showing a scene with motion
as it originally was recorded.
overhead projector see projector[2], above. -->
[PJC]Mirrorscope \Mir"ror*scope\, n. [Mirror + -scope.]
See Projector, below.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Mirrorscope
(gcide) | Projector \Pro*ject"or\, n. [Cf. F. projeteur.]
1. One who projects a scheme or design; hence, one who forms
fanciful or chimerical schemes. --L'Estrange.
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2. an optical instrument which projects an image from a
transparency or an opaque image onto a projection screen
or other surface, using an intense light and one or more
lenses to focus the image. The term projector by itself is
usually used for projection of transparent images by
passing the light beam through the image; a projector
which projects an image of an opaque object is now
ususally referred to as an overhead projector. In
projection of this latter form the projection is
accomplished by means of a combination of lenses with a
prism and a mirror or reflector. Specific instruments have
been called by different names, such as balopticon,
radiopticon, radiopticon, mirrorscope, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Slide projector a projector for displaying images from
individual transparencies (slides), each mounted in a
separate frame suited to the mechanics of the projector.
movie projector a projector which displays a series of
images from a roll of transparent film in rapid sucession,
thus giving the impression of showing a scene with motion
as it originally was recorded.
overhead projector see projector[2], above. -->
[PJC]Mirrorscope \Mir"ror*scope\, n. [Mirror + -scope.]
See Projector, below.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Parabolic mirror
(gcide) | Parabolic \Par`a*bol"ic\, Parabolical \Par`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
paraboliko`s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See Parable.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or
figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.
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2. [From Parabola.] (Geom.)
(a) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining
to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.
(b) Having a form like that generated by the revolution of
a parabola, or by a line that moves on a parabola as a
directing curve; as, a parabolic conoid; a parabolic
reflector; a parabolic antenna.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Parabolic conoid, a paraboloid; a conoid whose directing
curve is a parabola. See Conoid.
Parabolic mirror (Opt.), a mirror having a paraboloidal
surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very
distant objects) images free from aberration. It is used
in reflecting telescopes.
Parabolic spindle, the solid generated by revolving the
portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right
angles to the axis of the curve, about that line as an
axis.
Parabolic spiral, a spiral curve conceived to be formed by
the periphery of a semiparabola when its axis is wrapped
about a circle; also, any other spiral curve having an
analogy to the parabola.
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car mirror
(wn) | car mirror
n 1: a mirror that the driver of a car can use |
hand mirror
(wn) | hand mirror
n 1: a mirror intended to be held in the hand [syn: {hand
glass}, hand mirror] |
mirror
(wn) | mirror
n 1: polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
2: a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an
old friend"
v 1: reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night
mirrors the firmament above"
2: reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the
attack in the World Trade Center" |
mirror carp
(wn) | mirror carp
n 1: domestic carp with some large shining scales |
mirror image
(wn) | mirror image
n 1: a likeness in which left and right are reversed [syn:
mirror image, reflection, reflexion] |
mirror symmetry
(wn) | mirror symmetry
n 1: (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the
laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of
coordinates as in a left-handed system [syn: parity,
conservation of parity, space-reflection symmetry,
mirror symmetry] |
mirror-image relation
(wn) | mirror-image relation
n 1: the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules
that are reflections of one another [syn:
enantiomorphism, mirror-image relation] |
mirrored
(wn) | mirrored
adj 1: like or characteristic of a mirror image |
mirrorlike
(wn) | mirrorlike
adj 1: capable of reflecting light like a mirror; "mirrorlike
surface of the lake"; "a specular metal" [syn:
mirrorlike, specular] |
outside mirror
(wn) | outside mirror
n 1: car mirror that reflects the view at side and behind car |
parabolic mirror
(wn) | parabolic mirror
n 1: a parabolic reflector for light radiation |
pier mirror
(wn) | pier mirror
n 1: a large mirror between two windows [syn: pier glass,
pier mirror] |
rearview mirror
(wn) | rearview mirror
n 1: car mirror that reflects the view out of the rear window |
disk mirroring
(foldoc) | disk mirroring
Use of one or more mirrors of a {hard
disk}.
(1996-02-17)
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gnu mirror site
(foldoc) | GNU archive site
GNU mirror site
The main GNU FTP archive is on gnu.org but copies
("mirrors") of some or all of the files there are also held on
many other computers around the world. To avoid overloading
gnu.org and the Internet you should FTP files from the machine
closest to yours. Look for a directory like /pub/gnu,
/mirrors/gnu, /systems/gnu or /archives/gnu.
GNU Project FTP server (https://ftp.gnu.org/).
(2014-12-04)
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mirror
(foldoc) | mirror
mirroring
1. Writing duplicate data to more than one
device (usually two hard disks), in order to protect against
loss of data in the event of device failure. This technique
may be implemented in either hardware (sharing a {disk
controller} and cables) or in software. It is a common
feature of RAID systems.
Several operating systems support software disk mirroring or
disk-duplexing, e.g. Novell NetWare.
See also Redundant Array of Independent Disks.
Interestingly, when this technique is used with {magnetic
tape} storage systems, it is usually called "twinning".
A less expensive alternative, which only limits the amount of
data loss, is to make regular backups from a single disk to
magnetic tape.
2. mirror site.
(1998-06-11)
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mirror site
(foldoc) | mirror site
An archive site or website which keeps a
copy of some or all files at another site so as to make them
more quickly available and to reduce the load on the source
site.
It is generally best to use the mirror that is physically
closest to you as this will usually give the fastest download.
Such mirroring is usually done for specific whole directories
or files on a specific remote server as opposed to a cache
or proxy server which keeps copies of everything that is
requested via it.
For example, src.doc.ic.ac.uk is the main UK mirror for the
GNU archive at gnu.org.
(2006-10-16)
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mirroring
(foldoc) | mirror
mirroring
1. Writing duplicate data to more than one
device (usually two hard disks), in order to protect against
loss of data in the event of device failure. This technique
may be implemented in either hardware (sharing a {disk
controller} and cables) or in software. It is a common
feature of RAID systems.
Several operating systems support software disk mirroring or
disk-duplexing, e.g. Novell NetWare.
See also Redundant Array of Independent Disks.
Interestingly, when this technique is used with {magnetic
tape} storage systems, it is usually called "twinning".
A less expensive alternative, which only limits the amount of
data loss, is to make regular backups from a single disk to
magnetic tape.
2. mirror site.
(1998-06-11)
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smoke and mirrors
(foldoc) | smoke and mirrors
Marketing deceptions. The term is mainstream in this general
sense. Among hackers it's strongly associated with bogus
demos and crocked benchmarks (see also MIPS,
machoflops). "They claim their new box cranks 50 MIPS for
under $5000, but didn't specify the instruction mix - sounds
like smoke and mirrors to me." The phrase has been said to
derive from carnie slang for magic acts and "freak show"
displays that depend on "trompe l"oeil' effects, but also
calls to mind the fierce Aztec god Tezcatlipoca (lit. "Smoking
Mirror") for whom the hearts of huge numbers of human
sacrificial victims were regularly cut out. Upon hearing
about a rigged demo or yet another round of fantasy-based
marketing promises, hackers often feel analogously
disheartened.
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smoke and mirrors
(jargon) | smoke and mirrors
n.
Marketing deceptions. The term is mainstream in this general sense. Among
hackers it's strongly associated with bogus demos and crocked benchmarks
(see also MIPS, machoflops). “They claim their new box cranks 50 MIPS
for under $5000, but didn't specify the instruction mix — sounds like smoke
and mirrors to me.” The phrase, popularized by newspaper columnist Jimmy
Breslin c.1975, has been said to derive from carnie slang for magic acts
and ‘freak show’ displays that depend on trompe l'oeil effects, but also
calls to mind the fierce Aztec god Tezcatlipoca (lit. “Smoking Mirror”) for
whom the hearts of huge numbers of human sacrificial victims were regularly
cut out. Upon hearing about a rigged demo or yet another round of
fantasy-based marketing promises, hackers often feel analogously
disheartened. See also stealth manager.
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MIRROR DES JUSTICES
(bouvier) | MIRROR DES JUSTICES. The Mirror of Justices, a treatise written during the
reign of Edward II. Andrew Horne is its reputed author. It was first
published in 1642, and in 1768 it was translated into English by William
Hughes. Some diversity of opinion seems to exist as to its merits. Pref. to
9 & 10 Co. Rep. As to the history of this celebrated book see St. Armand's
Hist. Essays on the Legislative power of England, 68, 59.
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