| slovo | definícia |
sinus
(msasasci) | sinus
- sine |
sinus
(encz) | sinus,dutina nosní n: Pino |
sinus
(encz) | sinus,sinus n: Zdeněk Brož |
sinus
(czen) | sinus,sinen: Zdeněk Brož |
sinus
(czen) | sinus,sinusn: Zdeněk Brož |
Sinus
(gcide) | Sinus \Si"nus\, n.; pl. L. Sinus, E. Sinuses. [L., a bent
surface, a curve, the folds or bosom of a garment, etc., a
bay. Cf. Sine, n.]
1. An opening; a hollow; a bending.
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2. A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.
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3. (Anat. & Zool.) A cavity; a depression. Specifically:
(a) A cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or
with a narrow opening.
(b) A dilated vessel or canal.
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4. (Med.) A narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is
collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice.
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5. (Bot.) A depression between adjoining lobes.
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Note: A sinus may be rounded, as in the leaf of the white
oak, or acute, as in that of the red maple.
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Pallial sinus. (Zool.) See under Pallial.
Sinus venosus. [L., venous dilatation.] (Anat.)
(a) The main part of the cavity of the right auricle of
the heart in the higher vertebrates.
(b) In the lower vertebrates, a distinct chamber of the
heart formed by the union of the large systematic
veins and opening into the auricle.
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sinus
(wn) | sinus
n 1: an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to
the body surface [syn: fistula, sinus]
2: any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of
the skull
3: a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of
an ordinary blood vessel [syn: venous sinus, sinus] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
sinusoidal
(mass) | sinusoidal
- sínusoidný |
kosinus
(msasasci) | kosinus
- cos, cosine |
sinus
(msasasci) | sinus
- sine |
sinusoidny
(msasasci) | sinusoidny
- sinusoidal |
cavernous sinus
(encz) | cavernous sinus, n: |
coronary sinus
(encz) | coronary sinus, n: |
ethmoid sinus
(encz) | ethmoid sinus, n: |
ethmoidal sinus
(encz) | ethmoidal sinus, n: |
frontal sinus
(encz) | frontal sinus, n: |
maxillary sinus
(encz) | maxillary sinus, n: |
nasal sinus
(encz) | nasal sinus, n: |
pansinusitis
(encz) | pansinusitis, n: |
paranasal sinus
(encz) | paranasal sinus, n: |
sigmoid sinus
(encz) | sigmoid sinus, n: |
sinus
(encz) | sinus,dutina nosní n: Pinosinus,sinus n: Zdeněk Brož |
sinus cavernosus
(encz) | sinus cavernosus, n: |
sinus coronarius
(encz) | sinus coronarius, n: |
sinus ethmoidales
(encz) | sinus ethmoidales, n: |
sinus headache
(encz) | sinus headache, n: |
sinus paranasales
(encz) | sinus paranasales, n: |
sinus rectus
(encz) | sinus rectus, n: |
sinus sigmoideus
(encz) | sinus sigmoideus, n: |
sinus transversus
(encz) | sinus transversus, n: |
sinus venosus sclerae
(encz) | sinus venosus sclerae, n: |
sinuses
(encz) | sinuses,dutiny n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
sinusitis
(encz) | sinusitis,sinusitida n: Zdeněk Brožsinusitis,zánět vedlejších nosních dutin Martin M. |
sinusoid
(encz) | sinusoid,sinusoida n: Zdeněk Brož |
sinusoidal
(encz) | sinusoidal,sinusový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sinusoidal projection
(encz) | sinusoidal projection, n: |
sinusoidally
(encz) | sinusoidally,sinusově adv: Zdeněk Brož |
straight sinus
(encz) | straight sinus, n: |
tentorial sinus
(encz) | tentorial sinus, n: |
transverse sinus
(encz) | transverse sinus, n: |
venous sinus
(encz) | venous sinus, n: |
arkussinus
(czen) | arkussinus,arcsine[mat.] Pavel Cvrček |
kosinus
(czen) | kosinus,cosn: Zdeněk Brožkosinus,cosinen: Zdeněk Brož |
sinus
(czen) | sinus,sinen: Zdeněk Brožsinus,sinusn: Zdeněk Brož |
sinusitida
(czen) | sinusitida,sinusitisn: Zdeněk Brož |
sinusoida
(czen) | sinusoida,sinusoidn: Zdeněk Brož |
sinusový
(czen) | sinusový,sinusoidaladj: Zdeněk Brož |
sinusově
(czen) | sinusově,sinusoidallyadv: Zdeněk Brož |
Asinus Burchellii
(gcide) | Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a
native African name.] (Zool.)
Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable
for having the body white or yellowish white, and
conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.
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Note: The true or mountain zebra (Equus zebra syn. {Asinus
zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the
body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of
black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of
Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its
wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness.
The second species (Equus Burchellii syn. {Asinus
Burchellii} or Equus quagga), known as {Burchell's
zebra}, plains zebra, and dauw, is the most
abundant, inhabiting the grassy plains of tropical and
southern Africa, and differing from the preceding in
not having dark bands on the legs, while those on the
body are more irregular. It has a long tail, covered
with long white flowing hair. Grevy's zebra ({Equus
grevyi}) is distinct from the others in being placed in
the subgenus Dolichohippus, whereas the plains and
mountain zebras are placed in the subgenus Hippotigris.
More on zebras can be found at:
http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/zebra.html
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Zebra caterpillar, the larva of an American noctuid moth
(Mamestra picta). It is light yellow, with a broad black
stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral
stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on
cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants.
Zebra opossum, the zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
Zebra parrakeet, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept
as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish
yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents;
the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright
green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are
blue. Called also canary parrot, scallop parrot,
shell parrot, and undulated parrot.
Zebra poison (Bot.), a poisonous tree (Euphorbia arborea)
of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky
juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by
drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and
it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
Zebra shark. Same as Tiger shark, under Tiger.
Zebra spider, a hunting spider.
Zebra swallowtail, a very large North American
swallow-tailed butterfly (Iphiclides ajax), in which the
wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also
ajax.
Zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
[1913 Webster]Dauw \Dauw\, n. [D.] (Zool.)
The striped quagga, or Burchell's zebra, of South Africa
(Asinus Burchellii); -- called also peechi, or peetsi.
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Asinus hemionus
(gcide) | Dziggetai \Dzig"ge*tai\, n. (Zool.)
The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of Tibet ({Asinus
hemionus}).
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Note: The name is sometimes applied also to the koulan or
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Asinus onager
(gcide) | Onager \On"a*ger\, n.; pl. L. Onagri, E. Onagers. [L.
onager, onagrus, Gr. ?.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A military engine acting like a sling, which
threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated
by machinery. --Fairholt.
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2. (Zool.) A wild ass of central Asia, especially the
koulan (Equus hemionus syn. Equus hemippus syn.
Equus onager, formely Asinus onager).
[1913 Webster +PJC]Koulan \Kou"lan\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A wild horse (Equus onager or Asinus onager) inhabiting
the plains of Central Asia; -- called also gour, khur,
and onager. [Written also kulan.]
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Note: It is sometimes confounded with the dziggetai, to which
it is closely related. It is gray in winter, but
fulvous in summer. It has a well defined, dark, dorsal
stripe, and a short, erect mane. In size, it is
intermediate between the horse and ass.
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Asinus zebra
(gcide) | Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a
native African name.] (Zool.)
Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable
for having the body white or yellowish white, and
conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.
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Note: The true or mountain zebra (Equus zebra syn. {Asinus
zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the
body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of
black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of
Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its
wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness.
The second species (Equus Burchellii syn. {Asinus
Burchellii} or Equus quagga), known as {Burchell's
zebra}, plains zebra, and dauw, is the most
abundant, inhabiting the grassy plains of tropical and
southern Africa, and differing from the preceding in
not having dark bands on the legs, while those on the
body are more irregular. It has a long tail, covered
with long white flowing hair. Grevy's zebra ({Equus
grevyi}) is distinct from the others in being placed in
the subgenus Dolichohippus, whereas the plains and
mountain zebras are placed in the subgenus Hippotigris.
More on zebras can be found at:
http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/zebra.html
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Zebra caterpillar, the larva of an American noctuid moth
(Mamestra picta). It is light yellow, with a broad black
stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral
stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on
cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants.
Zebra opossum, the zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
Zebra parrakeet, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept
as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish
yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents;
the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright
green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are
blue. Called also canary parrot, scallop parrot,
shell parrot, and undulated parrot.
Zebra poison (Bot.), a poisonous tree (Euphorbia arborea)
of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky
juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by
drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and
it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
Zebra shark. Same as Tiger shark, under Tiger.
Zebra spider, a hunting spider.
Zebra swallowtail, a very large North American
swallow-tailed butterfly (Iphiclides ajax), in which the
wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also
ajax.
Zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
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Callorhinus ursinus
(gcide) | Fur \Fur\, a.
Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur
cap; the fur trade.
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Fur seal (Zool.) one of several species of seals of the
genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus, inhabiting the
North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat
of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern
fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on
the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; -- called
also sea bear.
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Dasyurus ursinus
(gcide) | Devil \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de['o]fol, de['o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel,
Goth. diaba['u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the
devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to
throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr.
gal to fall. Cf. Diabolic.]
1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and
spiritual of mankind.
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[Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.
--Luke iv. 2.
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That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world. --Rev. xii. 9.
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2. An evil spirit; a demon.
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A dumb man possessed with a devil. --Matt. ix.
32.
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3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. "That devil
Glendower." "The devil drunkenness." --Shak.
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Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a
devil? --John vi. 70.
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4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,
ironically, of negation. [Low]
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The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a
timepleaser. --Shak.
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The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare,
But wonder how the devil they got there. --Pope.
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5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and
excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
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Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting
oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir
W. Scott.
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6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,
etc.
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Blue devils. See under Blue.
Cartesian devil. See under Cartesian.
Devil bird (Zool.), one of two or more South African drongo
shrikes (Edolius retifer, and Edolius remifer),
believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.
Devil may care, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used
adjectively. --Longfellow.
Devil's apron (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria
saccharina}, and Laminaria longicruris) of the Atlantic
ocean, having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped
somewhat like an apron.
Devil's coachhorse. (Zool.)
(a) The black rove beetle (Ocypus olens). [Eng.]
(b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus
cristatus}); the wheel bug. [U.S.]
Devil's darning-needle. (Zool.) See under Darn, v. t.
Devil's fingers, Devil's hand (Zool.), the common British
starfish (Asterias rubens); -- also applied to a sponge
with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]
Devil's riding-horse (Zool.), the American mantis ({Mantis
Carolina}).
The Devil's tattoo, a drumming with the fingers or feet.
"Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot
heels." --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).
Devil worship, worship of the power of evil; -- still
practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil
forces of nature are of equal power.
Printer's devil, the youngest apprentice in a printing
office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing
the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. "Without fearing the
printer's devil or the sheriff's officer." --Macaulay.
Tasmanian devil (Zool.), a very savage carnivorous
marsupial of Tasmania (Dasyurus ursinus syn. {Diabolus
ursinus}).
To play devil with, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]
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Diabolus ursinus
(gcide) | Devil \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de['o]fol, de['o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel,
Goth. diaba['u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the
devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to
throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr.
gal to fall. Cf. Diabolic.]
1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and
spiritual of mankind.
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[Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.
--Luke iv. 2.
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That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world. --Rev. xii. 9.
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2. An evil spirit; a demon.
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A dumb man possessed with a devil. --Matt. ix.
32.
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3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. "That devil
Glendower." "The devil drunkenness." --Shak.
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Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a
devil? --John vi. 70.
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4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,
ironically, of negation. [Low]
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The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a
timepleaser. --Shak.
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The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare,
But wonder how the devil they got there. --Pope.
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5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and
excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
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Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting
oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir
W. Scott.
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6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,
etc.
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Blue devils. See under Blue.
Cartesian devil. See under Cartesian.
Devil bird (Zool.), one of two or more South African drongo
shrikes (Edolius retifer, and Edolius remifer),
believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.
Devil may care, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used
adjectively. --Longfellow.
Devil's apron (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria
saccharina}, and Laminaria longicruris) of the Atlantic
ocean, having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped
somewhat like an apron.
Devil's coachhorse. (Zool.)
(a) The black rove beetle (Ocypus olens). [Eng.]
(b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus
cristatus}); the wheel bug. [U.S.]
Devil's darning-needle. (Zool.) See under Darn, v. t.
Devil's fingers, Devil's hand (Zool.), the common British
starfish (Asterias rubens); -- also applied to a sponge
with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]
Devil's riding-horse (Zool.), the American mantis ({Mantis
Carolina}).
The Devil's tattoo, a drumming with the fingers or feet.
"Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot
heels." --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).
Devil worship, worship of the power of evil; -- still
practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil
forces of nature are of equal power.
Printer's devil, the youngest apprentice in a printing
office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing
the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. "Without fearing the
printer's devil or the sheriff's officer." --Macaulay.
Tasmanian devil (Zool.), a very savage carnivorous
marsupial of Tasmania (Dasyurus ursinus syn. {Diabolus
ursinus}).
To play devil with, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]
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Equus asinus
(gcide) | Ass \Ass\, n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen,
asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. ?; also to AS. esol, OHG.
esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. [ae]sel, Lith. asilas,
Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin;
cf. Heb. ath?n she ass. Cf. Ease.]
1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus Equus (Equus asinus),
smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray
and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow,
and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and
stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which
are swift-footed.
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2. A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt. --Shak.
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Asses' Bridge. [L. pons asinorum.] The fifth proposition of
the first book of Euclid, "The angles at the base of an
isosceles triangle are equal to one another." [Sportive]
"A schoolboy, stammering out his Asses' Bridge." --F.
Harrison.
To make an ass of one's self, to do or say something very
foolish or absurd.
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Melursus ursinus
(gcide) | Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w
slow. See Slow.]
1. Slowness; tardiness.
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These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor
This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness;
idleness.
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[They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and
sloth. --Milton.
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Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears.
--Franklin.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates
constituting the family Bradypodidae, and the suborder
Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long
prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see
Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are
rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and
Mexico.
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Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera Bradypus
and Arctopithecus, of which several species have been
described. They have three toes on each foot. The
best-known species are collared sloth ({Bradypus
tridactylus}), and the ai (Arctopitheus ai). The
two-toed sloths, consisting the genus Cholopus, have
two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot.
The best-known is the unau (Cholopus didactylus) of
South America. See Unau. Another species ({Cholopus
Hoffmanni}) inhabits Central America.
Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as
Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths.
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Australian sloth, or Native sloth (Zool.), the koala.
Sloth animalcule (Zool.), a tardigrade.
Sloth bear (Zool.), a black or brown long-haired bear
(Melursus ursinus, or Melursus labiatus), native of
India and Ceylon; -- called also aswail, {labiated
bear}, and jungle bear. It is easily tamed and can be
taught many tricks.
Sloth monkey (Zool.), a loris.
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Mycetes ursinus
(gcide) | Araguato \A`ra*gua"to\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A South American monkey, the ursine howler ({Mycetes
ursinus}). See Howler, n., 2.
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Pallial sinus
(gcide) | Sinus \Si"nus\, n.; pl. L. Sinus, E. Sinuses. [L., a bent
surface, a curve, the folds or bosom of a garment, etc., a
bay. Cf. Sine, n.]
1. An opening; a hollow; a bending.
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2. A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.
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3. (Anat. & Zool.) A cavity; a depression. Specifically:
(a) A cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or
with a narrow opening.
(b) A dilated vessel or canal.
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4. (Med.) A narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is
collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice.
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5. (Bot.) A depression between adjoining lobes.
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Note: A sinus may be rounded, as in the leaf of the white
oak, or acute, as in that of the red maple.
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Pallial sinus. (Zool.) See under Pallial.
Sinus venosus. [L., venous dilatation.] (Anat.)
(a) The main part of the cavity of the right auricle of
the heart in the higher vertebrates.
(b) In the lower vertebrates, a distinct chamber of the
heart formed by the union of the large systematic
veins and opening into the auricle.
[1913 Webster]Pallial \Pal"li*al\, a. [L. pallium a mantle. See Pall.]
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to a mantle, especially to the mantle of
mollusks; produced by the mantle; as, the pallial line, or
impression, which marks the attachment of the mantle on the
inner surface of a bivalve shell. See Illust. of Bivalve.
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Pallial chamber (Zool.), the cavity inclosed by the mantle.
Pallial sinus (Zool.), an inward bending of the pallial
line, near the posterior end of certain bivalve shells, to
receive the siphon. See Illust. of Bivalve.
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Phascolomys ursinus
(gcide) | Wombat \Wom"bat\, n. [From the native name, womback, wombach, in
Australia.] (Zool.)
Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials
of the genus Phascolomys, especially the common species
(Phascolomys ursinus). They are nocturnal in their habits,
and feed mostly on roots.
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Sinus venosus
(gcide) | Sinus \Si"nus\, n.; pl. L. Sinus, E. Sinuses. [L., a bent
surface, a curve, the folds or bosom of a garment, etc., a
bay. Cf. Sine, n.]
1. An opening; a hollow; a bending.
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2. A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.
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3. (Anat. & Zool.) A cavity; a depression. Specifically:
(a) A cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or
with a narrow opening.
(b) A dilated vessel or canal.
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4. (Med.) A narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is
collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice.
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5. (Bot.) A depression between adjoining lobes.
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Note: A sinus may be rounded, as in the leaf of the white
oak, or acute, as in that of the red maple.
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Pallial sinus. (Zool.) See under Pallial.
Sinus venosus. [L., venous dilatation.] (Anat.)
(a) The main part of the cavity of the right auricle of
the heart in the higher vertebrates.
(b) In the lower vertebrates, a distinct chamber of the
heart formed by the union of the large systematic
veins and opening into the auricle.
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Sinuses
(gcide) | Sinus \Si"nus\, n.; pl. L. Sinus, E. Sinuses. [L., a bent
surface, a curve, the folds or bosom of a garment, etc., a
bay. Cf. Sine, n.]
1. An opening; a hollow; a bending.
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2. A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.
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3. (Anat. & Zool.) A cavity; a depression. Specifically:
(a) A cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or
with a narrow opening.
(b) A dilated vessel or canal.
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4. (Med.) A narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is
collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice.
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5. (Bot.) A depression between adjoining lobes.
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Note: A sinus may be rounded, as in the leaf of the white
oak, or acute, as in that of the red maple.
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Pallial sinus. (Zool.) See under Pallial.
Sinus venosus. [L., venous dilatation.] (Anat.)
(a) The main part of the cavity of the right auricle of
the heart in the higher vertebrates.
(b) In the lower vertebrates, a distinct chamber of the
heart formed by the union of the large systematic
veins and opening into the auricle.
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Sinusoid
(gcide) | Sinusoid \Si"nus*oid\, n. [Sinus + -oid.] (Geom.)
The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of
the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x.
It is also called the curve of sines.
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Sinusoidal
(gcide) | Sinusoidal \Si`nus*oid"al\, a. (Geom.)
Of or pertaining to a sinusoid; like a sinusoid.
[1913 Webster]curved \curved\ adj.
1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of
straight.
Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform,
arcuate, bowed}; falcate, sickle-shaped; flexuous;
incurvate, incurved: recurved, recurvate;
semicircular: serpentine, snaky: {sinuate, sinuous,
wavy}: sinusoidal]
Syn: curving.
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2. (Botany) curved with the micropyle near the base almost
touching its stalk; -- of a plant ovule. Opposite of
orthotropous.
Syn: campylotropous.
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sinusoidal
(gcide) | Sinusoidal \Si`nus*oid"al\, a. (Geom.)
Of or pertaining to a sinusoid; like a sinusoid.
[1913 Webster]curved \curved\ adj.
1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of
straight.
Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform,
arcuate, bowed}; falcate, sickle-shaped; flexuous;
incurvate, incurved: recurved, recurvate;
semicircular: serpentine, snaky: {sinuate, sinuous,
wavy}: sinusoidal]
Syn: curving.
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2. (Botany) curved with the micropyle near the base almost
touching its stalk; -- of a plant ovule. Opposite of
orthotropous.
Syn: campylotropous.
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callorhinus ursinus
(wn) | Callorhinus ursinus
n 1: of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California [syn:
Alaska fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus] |
cavernous sinus
(wn) | cavernous sinus
n 1: either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial
cavity [syn: cavernous sinus, sinus cavernosus] |
coronary sinus
(wn) | coronary sinus
n 1: a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart;
empties into the right atrium [syn: coronary sinus,
sinus coronarius] |
equus asinus
(wn) | Equus asinus
n 1: a wild ass of Africa [syn: African wild ass, {Equus
asinus}]
2: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass;
patient but stubborn [syn: domestic ass, donkey, {Equus
asinus}] |
ethmoid sinus
(wn) | ethmoid sinus
n 1: a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the
bridge of the nose) [syn: ethmoid sinus, {ethmoidal
sinus}, sinus ethmoidales] |
ethmoidal sinus
(wn) | ethmoidal sinus
n 1: a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the
bridge of the nose) [syn: ethmoid sinus, {ethmoidal
sinus}, sinus ethmoidales] |
frontal sinus
(wn) | frontal sinus
n 1: one of a pair of cavities in the frontal bone |
maxillary sinus
(wn) | maxillary sinus
n 1: one of a pair of sinuses forming a cavity in the maxilla |
melursus ursinus
(wn) | Melursus ursinus
n 1: common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central
Asia [syn: sloth bear, Melursus ursinus, {Ursus
ursinus}] |
nasal sinus
(wn) | nasal sinus
n 1: any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent
to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane
that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities
[syn: paranasal sinus, sinus paranasales, {nasal
sinus}] |
pansinusitis
(wn) | pansinusitis
n 1: inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses |
papio ursinus
(wn) | Papio ursinus
n 1: greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa [syn:
chacma, chacma baboon, Papio ursinus] |
paranasal sinus
(wn) | paranasal sinus
n 1: any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent
to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane
that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities
[syn: paranasal sinus, sinus paranasales, {nasal
sinus}] |
phocoena sinus
(wn) | Phocoena sinus
n 1: a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an
endangered species [syn: vaquita, Phocoena sinus] |
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