| slovo | definícia |
pension
(mass) | pension
- dôchodok |
pension
(encz) | pension,důchod n: |
pension
(encz) | pension,penze n: |
Pension
(gcide) | Pension \Pen"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pensioned; p. pr. &
vb. n. Pensioning.]
To grant a pension to; to pay a regular stipend to; in
consideration of service already performed; -- sometimes
followed by off; as, to pension off a servant.
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One knighted Blackmore, and one pensioned Quarles.
--Pope.
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Pension
(gcide) | Pension \Pen"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. pensio a paying, payment, fr.
pendere, pensum, to weight, to pay; akin to pend?re to hang.
See Pendant, and cf. Spend.]
1. A payment; a tribute; something paid or given. [Obs.]
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The stomach's pension, and the time's expense.
--Sylvester.
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2. A stated allowance to a person in consideration of past
services; payment made to one retired from service, on
account of age, disability, or other cause; also, a
regular stipend paid by a government to retired public
officers, disabled soldiers, the families of soldiers
killed in service, or to meritorious authors, or the like.
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To all that kept the city pensions and wages. --1
Esd. iv. 56.
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3. A certain sum of money paid to a clergyman in lieu of
tithes. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.
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4. [F., pronounced ?.] A boarding house or boarding school in
France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.
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pension
(wn) | pension
n 1: a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow
them to subsist without working
v 1: grant a pension to [syn: pension, pension off] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
pension
(mass) | pension
- dôchodok |
pensionary
(mass) | pensionary
- dôchodca |
pensioner
(mass) | pensioner
- dôchodca |
suspension
(mass) | suspension
- odklad, pozastavenie, suspendovanie |
colloidal suspension
(encz) | colloidal suspension, n: |
fully funded pension plan
(encz) | fully funded pension plan, |
old-age pension
(encz) | old-age pension, n: |
old-age pensioner
(encz) | old-age pensioner, n: |
pension
(encz) | pension,důchod n: pension,penze n: |
pension account
(encz) | pension account, n: |
pension committee
(encz) | Pension Committee, |
pension fund
(encz) | pension fund,penzijní fond n: [fin.] joe@hw.cz |
pension off
(encz) | pension off,penzionovat v: Zdeněk Brožpension off,poslat do důchodu v: Zdeněk Brož |
pension plan
(encz) | pension plan, |
pension scheme
(encz) | pension scheme, |
pensionable
(encz) | pensionable,důchodový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
pensionable salary
(encz) | pensionable salary, |
pensionable wage
(encz) | pensionable wage, |
pensionary
(encz) | pensionary,důchodový adj: Zdeněk Brožpensionary,penzijní Zdeněk Brožpensionary,penzista Zdeněk Brož |
pensioner
(encz) | pensioner,důchodce n: pensioner,důchodkyně n: |
pensioners
(encz) | pensioners,důchodci n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
pensions
(encz) | pensions,důchody n: pl. Zdeněk Brožpensions,penze n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
reserves for pension and similar payables
(encz) | reserves for pension and similar payables,rezerva na důchody a podobné
závazky [ekon.] rozvaha/balance sheet Ivan Masár |
resuspension
(encz) | resuspension, n: |
retirement pension
(encz) | retirement pension,starobní důchod Pavel Cvrček |
suspension
(encz) | suspension,odklad n: Zdeněk Brožsuspension,odložení n: RNDr. Pavel Piskačsuspension,pozastavení n: Zdeněk Brožsuspension,přerušení n: RNDr. Pavel Piskačsuspension,suspendování n: Zdeněk Brožsuspension,suspenze [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskačsuspension,tlumiče Zdeněk Brožsuspension,visutý adj: Zdeněk Brožsuspension,vznos [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskačsuspension,závěsný adj: Zdeněk Brožsuspension,zavěšení n: Zdeněk Brož |
suspension bridge
(encz) | suspension bridge,visutý most n: Zdeněk Brož |
suspension point
(encz) | suspension point, n: |
suspension system
(encz) | suspension system, n: |
unfunded pension plan
(encz) | unfunded pension plan, |
willing suspension of disbelief (e.g. when watching movies)
(czen) | Willing Suspension of Disbelief (e.g. when watching movies),WSD[zkr.] |
Appension
(gcide) | Appension \Ap*pen"sion\, n.
The act of appending. [Obs.]
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gentlemen pensioners
(gcide) | Gentleman \Gen"tle*man\, n.; pl. Gentlemen. [OE. gentilman
nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.]
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1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the
condition of a yeoman.
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2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
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3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title.
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4. The servant of a man of rank.
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The count's gentleman, one Cesario. --Shak.
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5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the
plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular
assemblies, etc.
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Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a
limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who
are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold
a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a
more extended sense, it includes every man above the
rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the
United States, the term is applied to men of education
and good breeding of every occupation.
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Gentleman commoner, one of the highest class of commoners
at the University of Oxford.
Gentleman usher, one who ushers visitors into the presence
of a sovereign, etc.
Gentleman usher of the black rod, an usher belonging to the
Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as
official messenger of the House of Lords.
Gentlemen-at-arms, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the
sovereign on state occasions; formerly called {gentlemen
pensioners}. [Eng.]
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Grand pensionary
(gcide) | Grand \Grand\ (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. Grander
(gr[a^]nd"[~e]r); superl. Grandest.] [OE. grant, grount,
OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis
heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. Grandee.]
1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand
mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. "Our grand foe,
Satan." --Milton.
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Making so bold . . . to unseal
Their grand commission. --Shak.
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2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or
impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of
persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime
(said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a
grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
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They are the highest models of expression, the
unapproached
masters of the grand style. --M. Arnold.
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3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance
than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand
lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
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4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
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What cause
Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy state,
Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off
From their Creator. --Milton.
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Grand action, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.
Grand Army of the Republic, an organized voluntary
association of men who served in the Union army or navy
during the civil war in the United States. The order has
chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.
Grand paunch, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
Grand pensionary. See under Pensionary.
Grand piano (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
the instrument.
Grand relief (Sculp.), alto relievo.
Grand Seignior. See under Seignior.
Grand stand, the principal stand, or erection for
spectators, at a, race course, etc.
Grand vicar (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
delegate in France.
Grand vizier. See under Vizier.
Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
is applied to anything which is imposing from its
splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
sublime. "Grandeur admits of degrees and
modifications; but magnificence is that which has
already reached the highest degree of superiority
naturally belonging to the object in question."
--Crabb.
[1913 Webster]Pensionary \Pen"sion*a*ry\, n.; pl. Pensionaries. [Cf. F.
pensionnaire. Cf. Pensioner.]
1. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. --E. Hall.
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2. One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.
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Grand pensionary, the title of the prime minister, or or
president of the Council, of Holland when a republic.
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Outpension
(gcide) | Outpension \Out"pen`sion\, v. t.
To grant an outpension to.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Outpension \Out"pen`sion\, n.
A public pension granted to one not required to live in a
charitable institution. -- Out"pen`sion*er, n.
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Outpensioner
(gcide) | Outpension \Out"pen`sion\, n.
A public pension granted to one not required to live in a
charitable institution. -- Out"pen`sion*er, n.
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pensionable
(gcide) | pensionable \pensionable\ adj.
Entitled to receive a pension; as, a pensionable employee.
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Pensionaries
(gcide) | Pensionary \Pen"sion*a*ry\, n.; pl. Pensionaries. [Cf. F.
pensionnaire. Cf. Pensioner.]
1. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. --E. Hall.
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2. One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.
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Grand pensionary, the title of the prime minister, or or
president of the Council, of Holland when a republic.
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Pensionary
(gcide) | Pensionary \Pen"sion*a*ry\, n.; pl. Pensionaries. [Cf. F.
pensionnaire. Cf. Pensioner.]
1. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. --E. Hall.
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2. One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.
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Grand pensionary, the title of the prime minister, or or
president of the Council, of Holland when a republic.
[1913 Webster]Pensionary \Pen"sion*a*ry\, a.
1. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as,
pensionary spies. --Donne.
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2. Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for
maintenance.
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Pensioned
(gcide) | Pension \Pen"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pensioned; p. pr. &
vb. n. Pensioning.]
To grant a pension to; to pay a regular stipend to; in
consideration of service already performed; -- sometimes
followed by off; as, to pension off a servant.
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One knighted Blackmore, and one pensioned Quarles.
--Pope.
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pensioner
(gcide) | Commoner \Com"mon*er\, n.
1. One of the common people; one having no rank of nobility.
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All below them [the peers] even their children, were
commoners, and in the eye of the law equal to each
other. --Hallam.
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2. A member of the House of Commons.
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3. One who has a joint right in common ground.
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Much good land might be gained from forests . . .
and from other commonable places, so as always there
be a due care taken that the poor commoners have no
injury. --Bacon.
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4. One sharing with another in anything. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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5. A student in the university of Oxford, Eng., who is not
dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all
university charges; - - at Cambridge called a pensioner.
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6. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Pensioner \Pen"sion*er\, n.
1. One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a
dependent.
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The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. --Milton.
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Old pensioners . . . of Chelsea Hospital.
--Macaulay.
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2. One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the
sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an
annual pension, or allowance, of [pounds]150 and two
horses.
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3. [Cf. F. pensionnaire one who pays for his board. Cf.
Pensionary, n.] In the university of Cambridge, England,
one who pays for his living in commons; -- corresponding
to commoner at Oxford. --Ld. Lytton.
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Pensioner
(gcide) | Commoner \Com"mon*er\, n.
1. One of the common people; one having no rank of nobility.
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All below them [the peers] even their children, were
commoners, and in the eye of the law equal to each
other. --Hallam.
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2. A member of the House of Commons.
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3. One who has a joint right in common ground.
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Much good land might be gained from forests . . .
and from other commonable places, so as always there
be a due care taken that the poor commoners have no
injury. --Bacon.
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4. One sharing with another in anything. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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5. A student in the university of Oxford, Eng., who is not
dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all
university charges; - - at Cambridge called a pensioner.
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6. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Pensioner \Pen"sion*er\, n.
1. One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a
dependent.
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The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. --Milton.
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Old pensioners . . . of Chelsea Hospital.
--Macaulay.
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2. One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the
sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an
annual pension, or allowance, of [pounds]150 and two
horses.
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3. [Cf. F. pensionnaire one who pays for his board. Cf.
Pensionary, n.] In the university of Cambridge, England,
one who pays for his living in commons; -- corresponding
to commoner at Oxford. --Ld. Lytton.
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Pensioning
(gcide) | Pension \Pen"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pensioned; p. pr. &
vb. n. Pensioning.]
To grant a pension to; to pay a regular stipend to; in
consideration of service already performed; -- sometimes
followed by off; as, to pension off a servant.
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One knighted Blackmore, and one pensioned Quarles.
--Pope.
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Perpension
(gcide) | Perpension \Per*pen"sion\, n. [See Perpend.]
Careful consideration; pondering. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Pleas in suspension
(gcide) | Suspension \Sus*pen"sion\, n. [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio
arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See Suspend.]
1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended;
pendency; as, suspension from a hook.
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2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation;
as:
(a) Of labor, study, pain, etc.
(b) Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask
a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of
evidence to be produced.
(c) Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a
mercantile firm or of a bank.
(d) Of punishment, or sentence of punishment.
(e) Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office,
powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a
student or of a clergyman.
(f) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the
suspension of the habeas corpus act.
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3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the
suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.
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4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with,
but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation
by straining; also, any substance in this state.
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5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive
expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the
inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations
employed.
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6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a
sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension
granted on application to the lord ordinary.
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7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord
into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary
discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf.
Retardation.
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Pleas in suspension (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or
suspend a suit.
Points of suspension (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or
beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which
they are suspended.
Suspension bridge, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or
wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at
each end, and are secured in the ground beyond.
Suspension of arms (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of
operations agreed on by the commanders of contending
armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for
surrender or for peace, etc.
Suspension scale, a scale in which the platform hangs
suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting
upon it.
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Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop.
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Points of suspension
(gcide) | Suspension \Sus*pen"sion\, n. [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio
arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See Suspend.]
1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended;
pendency; as, suspension from a hook.
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2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation;
as:
(a) Of labor, study, pain, etc.
(b) Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask
a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of
evidence to be produced.
(c) Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a
mercantile firm or of a bank.
(d) Of punishment, or sentence of punishment.
(e) Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office,
powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a
student or of a clergyman.
(f) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the
suspension of the habeas corpus act.
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3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the
suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.
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4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with,
but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation
by straining; also, any substance in this state.
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5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive
expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the
inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations
employed.
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6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a
sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension
granted on application to the lord ordinary.
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7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord
into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary
discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf.
Retardation.
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Pleas in suspension (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or
suspend a suit.
Points of suspension (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or
beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which
they are suspended.
Suspension bridge, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or
wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at
each end, and are secured in the ground beyond.
Suspension of arms (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of
operations agreed on by the commanders of contending
armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for
surrender or for peace, etc.
Suspension scale, a scale in which the platform hangs
suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting
upon it.
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Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop.
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Propension
(gcide) | Propension \Pro*pen"sion\, n. [L. propensio: cf. F. propension.
See Propend, Propense.]
The quality or state of being propense; propensity. --M.
Arnold.
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Your full consent
Gave wings to my propension. --Shak.
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Retiring pension
(gcide) | Retiring \Re*tir"ing\, a.
1. Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring
modesty; retiring manners.
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2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited
to, or belonging to, retirement.
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Retiring board (Mil.), a board of officers who consider and
report upon the alleged incapacity of an officer for
active service.
Retiring pension, a pension granted to a public officer on
his retirement from office or service.
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Suspension
(gcide) | Suspension \Sus*pen"sion\, n. [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio
arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See Suspend.]
1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended;
pendency; as, suspension from a hook.
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2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation;
as:
(a) Of labor, study, pain, etc.
(b) Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask
a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of
evidence to be produced.
(c) Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a
mercantile firm or of a bank.
(d) Of punishment, or sentence of punishment.
(e) Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office,
powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a
student or of a clergyman.
(f) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the
suspension of the habeas corpus act.
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3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the
suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.
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4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with,
but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation
by straining; also, any substance in this state.
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5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive
expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the
inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations
employed.
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6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a
sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension
granted on application to the lord ordinary.
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7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord
into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary
discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf.
Retardation.
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Pleas in suspension (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or
suspend a suit.
Points of suspension (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or
beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which
they are suspended.
Suspension bridge, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or
wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at
each end, and are secured in the ground beyond.
Suspension of arms (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of
operations agreed on by the commanders of contending
armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for
surrender or for peace, etc.
Suspension scale, a scale in which the platform hangs
suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting
upon it.
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Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop.
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Suspension bridge
(gcide) | Suspension \Sus*pen"sion\, n. [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio
arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See Suspend.]
1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended;
pendency; as, suspension from a hook.
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2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation;
as:
(a) Of labor, study, pain, etc.
(b) Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask
a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of
evidence to be produced.
(c) Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a
mercantile firm or of a bank.
(d) Of punishment, or sentence of punishment.
(e) Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office,
powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a
student or of a clergyman.
(f) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the
suspension of the habeas corpus act.
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3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the
suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.
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4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with,
but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation
by straining; also, any substance in this state.
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5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive
expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the
inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations
employed.
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6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a
sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension
granted on application to the lord ordinary.
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7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord
into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary
discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf.
Retardation.
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Pleas in suspension (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or
suspend a suit.
Points of suspension (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or
beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which
they are suspended.
Suspension bridge, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or
wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at
each end, and are secured in the ground beyond.
Suspension of arms (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of
operations agreed on by the commanders of contending
armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for
surrender or for peace, etc.
Suspension scale, a scale in which the platform hangs
suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting
upon it.
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Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop.
[1913 Webster]Bridge \Bridge\ (br[i^]j), n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge,
AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG.
brucca, G. br["u]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga,
Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[=u] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro
bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.]
1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron,
erected over a river or other water course, or over a
chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank
to the other.
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2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some
other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in
engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or
staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
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3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the
strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them
and transmit their vibrations to the body of the
instrument.
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4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or
other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.
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5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a
furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a
bridge wall.
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Aqueduct bridge. See Aqueduct.
Asses' bridge, Bascule bridge, Bateau bridge. See under
Ass, Bascule, Bateau.
Bridge of a steamer (Naut.), a narrow platform across the
deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer
in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects
the paddle boxes.
Bridge of the nose, the upper, bony part of the nose.
Cantalever bridge. See under Cantalever.
Draw bridge. See Drawbridge.
Flying bridge, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as
for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure
connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and
made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the
current or other means.
Girder bridge or Truss bridge, a bridge formed by
girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.
Lattice bridge, a bridge formed by lattice girders.
Pontoon bridge, Ponton bridge. See under Pontoon.
Skew bridge, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as
sometimes required in railway engineering.
Suspension bridge. See under Suspension.
Trestle bridge, a bridge formed of a series of short,
simple girders resting on trestles.
Tubular bridge, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or
rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates
riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai
Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal.
Wheatstone's bridge (Elec.), a device for the measurement
of resistances, so called because the balance between the
resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of
a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection
between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir
Charles Wheatstone.
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Suspension of arms
(gcide) | Suspension \Sus*pen"sion\, n. [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio
arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See Suspend.]
1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended;
pendency; as, suspension from a hook.
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2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation;
as:
(a) Of labor, study, pain, etc.
(b) Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask
a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of
evidence to be produced.
(c) Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a
mercantile firm or of a bank.
(d) Of punishment, or sentence of punishment.
(e) Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office,
powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a
student or of a clergyman.
(f) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the
suspension of the habeas corpus act.
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3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the
suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.
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4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with,
but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation
by straining; also, any substance in this state.
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5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive
expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the
inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations
employed.
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6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a
sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension
granted on application to the lord ordinary.
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7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord
into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary
discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf.
Retardation.
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Pleas in suspension (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or
suspend a suit.
Points of suspension (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or
beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which
they are suspended.
Suspension bridge, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or
wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at
each end, and are secured in the ground beyond.
Suspension of arms (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of
operations agreed on by the commanders of contending
armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for
surrender or for peace, etc.
Suspension scale, a scale in which the platform hangs
suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting
upon it.
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Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop.
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Suspension scale
(gcide) | Suspension \Sus*pen"sion\, n. [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio
arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See Suspend.]
1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended;
pendency; as, suspension from a hook.
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2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation;
as:
(a) Of labor, study, pain, etc.
(b) Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask
a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of
evidence to be produced.
(c) Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a
mercantile firm or of a bank.
(d) Of punishment, or sentence of punishment.
(e) Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office,
powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a
student or of a clergyman.
(f) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the
suspension of the habeas corpus act.
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3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the
suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.
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4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with,
but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation
by straining; also, any substance in this state.
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5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive
expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the
inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations
employed.
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6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a
sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension
granted on application to the lord ordinary.
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7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord
into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary
discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf.
Retardation.
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Pleas in suspension (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or
suspend a suit.
Points of suspension (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or
beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which
they are suspended.
Suspension bridge, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or
wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at
each end, and are secured in the ground beyond.
Suspension of arms (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of
operations agreed on by the commanders of contending
armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for
surrender or for peace, etc.
Suspension scale, a scale in which the platform hangs
suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting
upon it.
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Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop.
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Unpensioned
(gcide) | Unpensioned \Unpensioned\
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colloidal suspension
(wn) | colloidal suspension
n 1: a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a
solid is suspended in a liquid [syn: sol, {colloidal
solution}, colloidal suspension] |
old-age pension
(wn) | old-age pension
n 1: a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
[syn: old-age pension, retirement pension, {retirement
check}, retirement benefit, retirement fund,
superannuation] |
old-age pensioner
(wn) | old-age pensioner
n 1: an old person who receives an old-age pension |
pension
(wn) | pension
n 1: a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow
them to subsist without working
v 1: grant a pension to [syn: pension, pension off] |
pension account
(wn) | pension account
n 1: a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
[syn: pension plan, pension account, retirement plan,
retirement savings plan, retirement savings account,
retirement account, retirement program] |
pension fund
(wn) | pension fund
n 1: a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire
from service [syn: pension fund, superannuation fund]
2: a financial institution that collects regular contributions
from employers to provide retirement income for employees |
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