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taut
(encz) | taut,napnutý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Taut
(gcide) | Taut \Taut\, a. [Dan. t[ae]t; akin to E. tight. See Tight.]
1. (Naut.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a
rope that is tightly strained.
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2. Snug; close; firm; secure.
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Taut hand (Naut.), a sailor's term for an officer who is
severe in discipline.
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taut
(wn) | taut
adj 1: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead";
"a tight rope" [syn: taut, tight]
2: subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his
face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the
strings of a bow" |
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taut
(encz) | taut,napnutý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tauten
(encz) | tauten,utáhnout v: Zdeněk Brož |
tauter
(encz) | tauter,napnutější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tautest
(encz) | tautest,nejnapjatější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tauting
(encz) | tauting,posměšný adj: PetrVtauting,výsměšný adj: PetrV |
tautly
(encz) | tautly,napjatě adv: |
tautness
(encz) | tautness,napjatost n: Zdeněk Brož |
tautog
(encz) | tautog, n: |
tautologic
(encz) | tautologic,tautologický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tautological
(encz) | tautological,tautologický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tautologically
(encz) | tautologically,tautologicky adv: Zdeněk Brož |
tautologies
(encz) | tautologies, |
tautologous
(encz) | tautologous, |
tautology
(encz) | tautology,tautologie |
tautomerism
(encz) | tautomerism,tautomerie n: Zdeněk Brož |
tautologicky
(czen) | tautologicky,tautologicallyadv: Zdeněk Brož |
tautologický
(czen) | tautologický,tautologicadj: Zdeněk Brožtautologický,tautologicaladj: Zdeněk Brož |
tautologie
(czen) | tautologie,tautology |
tautomerie
(czen) | tautomerie,tautomerismn: Zdeněk Brož |
Taut hand
(gcide) | Taut \Taut\, a. [Dan. t[ae]t; akin to E. tight. See Tight.]
1. (Naut.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a
rope that is tightly strained.
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2. Snug; close; firm; secure.
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Taut hand (Naut.), a sailor's term for an officer who is
severe in discipline.
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Tautaug
(gcide) | Tautaug \Tau*taug"\, n. (Zool.)
Same as Tautog.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian
name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written
by him tauta['u]og.] (Zool.)
An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or {Tautoga
onitis}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When
adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred,
with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish,
salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.]
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tautaug
(gcide) | Tautaug \Tau*taug"\, n. (Zool.)
Same as Tautog.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian
name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written
by him tauta['u]og.] (Zool.)
An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or {Tautoga
onitis}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When
adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred,
with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish,
salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.]
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Tautegorical
(gcide) | Tautegorical \Tau`te*gor"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, for ? ? the same + ?
to speak. Cf. Allegory.]
Expressing the same thing with different words; -- opposed to
allegorical. [R.] --Coleridge.
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Tautochrone
(gcide) | Tautochrone \Tau"to*chrone\, n. [Gr. ?, for ? ? the same + ?
time: cf. F. tautochrone.] (Math.)
A curved line, such that a heavy body, descending along it by
the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point
in the same time, wherever in the curve it may begin to fall;
as, an inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a
tautochrone.
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Tautochronous
(gcide) | Tautochronous \Tau*toch"ro*nous\, a. (Math.)
Occupying the same time; pertaining to, or having the
properties of, a tautochrone.
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Tautog
(gcide) | Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian
name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written
by him tauta['u]og.] (Zool.)
An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or {Tautoga
onitis}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When
adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred,
with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish,
salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.]
[1913 Webster]Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick
fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.
F. chabot chub.] (Zool.)
A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinid[ae] or Carp
family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus;
the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes
of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius,
Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different
fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc.
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Chub mackerel (Zool.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber
colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic
coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull
mackerel}, thimble-eye, and big-eye mackerel.
Chub sucker (Zool.), a fresh-water fish of the United
States (Erimyzon sucetta); -- called also creekfish.
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tautog
(gcide) | Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian
name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written
by him tauta['u]og.] (Zool.)
An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or {Tautoga
onitis}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When
adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred,
with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish,
salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.]
[1913 Webster]Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick
fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.
F. chabot chub.] (Zool.)
A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinid[ae] or Carp
family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus;
the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes
of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius,
Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different
fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc.
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Chub mackerel (Zool.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber
colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic
coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull
mackerel}, thimble-eye, and big-eye mackerel.
Chub sucker (Zool.), a fresh-water fish of the United
States (Erimyzon sucetta); -- called also creekfish.
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Tautoga onitis
(gcide) | Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian
name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written
by him tauta['u]og.] (Zool.)
An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or {Tautoga
onitis}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When
adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred,
with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish,
salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.]
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Tautogolabrus adspersus
(gcide) | bergall \ber"gall\ (b[~e]r"g[add]l), n.
a small wrasse (Tautogolabrus adspersus), common in north
Atantic coastal waters of the U. S.; -- also called the
cunner.
Syn: cunner.
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Tautologic
(gcide) | Tautologic \Tau`to*log"ic\, a.
Tautological.
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Tautological
(gcide) | Tautological \Tau`to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. tautologique.]
Involving tautology; having the same signification; as,
tautological expression. -- Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or
syllable many times.
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Tautological echo
(gcide) | Tautological \Tau`to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. tautologique.]
Involving tautology; having the same signification; as,
tautological expression. -- Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or
syllable many times.
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Tautologically
(gcide) | Tautological \Tau`to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. tautologique.]
Involving tautology; having the same signification; as,
tautological expression. -- Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or
syllable many times.
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Tautologist
(gcide) | Tautologist \Tau*tol"o*gist\, n.
One who uses tautological words or phrases.
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Tautologize
(gcide) | Tautologize \Tau*tol"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Tautologized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tautologizing.]
To repeat the same thing in different words.
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Tautologized
(gcide) | Tautologize \Tau*tol"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Tautologized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tautologizing.]
To repeat the same thing in different words.
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Tautologizing
(gcide) | Tautologize \Tau*tol"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Tautologized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tautologizing.]
To repeat the same thing in different words.
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Tautologous
(gcide) | Tautologous \Tau*tol"o*gous\, a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ?
to speak.]
Repeating the same thing in different words; tautological.
[R.] --Tooke.
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Tautology
(gcide) | Tautology \Tau*tol"o*gy\, n. [L. tautologia, Gr. ?: cf. F.
tautologie.] (Rhet.)
A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless
repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a
representation of anything as the cause, condition, or
consequence of itself, as in the following lines:
The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day. --Addison.
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Syn: Repetition.
Usage: Tautology, Repetition. There may be frequent
repetitions (as in legal instruments) which are
warranted either by necessity or convenience; but
tautology is always a fault, being a sameness of
expression which adds nothing to the sense or the
sound.
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Tautomeric
(gcide) | Tautomeric \Tau`to*mer"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism.
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Tautomerism
(gcide) | Tautomerism \Tau*tom"er*ism\, n. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ?
part.] (Chem.)
The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances,
or their respective derivatives, which are more or less
interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the
more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the
lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism.
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Tautoousian
(gcide) | Tautoousian \Tau`to*ou"si*an\, Tautoousious \Tau`to*ou"si*ous\,
a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ? being, essence.]
Having the same essence; being identically of the same
nature. [R.] --Cudworth.
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Tautoousious
(gcide) | Tautoousian \Tau`to*ou"si*an\, Tautoousious \Tau`to*ou"si*ous\,
a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ? being, essence.]
Having the same essence; being identically of the same
nature. [R.] --Cudworth.
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Tautophonical
(gcide) | Tautophonical \Tau`to*phon"ic*al\, a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the
same sound.
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Tautophony
(gcide) | Tautophony \Tau*toph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ?
voice.]
Repetition of the same sound.
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Tautozonal
(gcide) | Tautozonal \Tau`to*zon"al\, a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + E.
zonal.] (Crystallog.)
Belonging to the same zone; as, tautozonal planes.
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To heave taut
(gcide) | Heave \Heave\ (h[=e]v), v. t. [imp. Heaved (h[=e]vd), or
Hove (h[=o]v); p. p. Heaved, Hove, formerly Hoven
(h[=o]"v'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Heaving.] [OE. heven, hebben,
AS. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan,
hevan, G. heben, Icel. hefja, Sw. h[aum]fva, Dan. h[ae]ve,
Goth. hafjan, L. capere to take, seize; cf. Gr. kw`ph handle.
Cf. Accept, Behoof, Capacious, Forceps, Haft,
Receipt.]
1. To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to
lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave
heaved the boat on land.
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One heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below. --Shak.
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Note: Heave, as now used, implies that the thing raised is
heavy or hard to move; but formerly it was used in a
less restricted sense.
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Here a little child I stand,
Heaving up my either hand. --Herrick.
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2. To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial,
except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead;
to heave the log.
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3. To force from, or into, any position; to cause to move;
also, to throw off; -- mostly used in certain nautical
phrases; as, to heave the ship ahead.
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4. To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort;
as, to heave a sigh.
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The wretched animal heaved forth such groans.
--Shak.
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5. To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom.
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The glittering, finny swarms
That heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores.
--Thomson.
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To heave a cable short (Naut.), to haul in cable till the
ship is almost perpendicularly above the anchor.
To heave a ship ahead (Naut.), to warp her ahead when not
under sail, as by means of cables.
To heave a ship down (Naut.), to throw or lay her down on
one side; to careen her.
To heave a ship to (Naut.), to bring the ship's head to the
wind, and stop her motion.
To heave about (Naut.), to put about suddenly.
To heave in (Naut.), to shorten (cable).
To heave in stays (Naut.), to put a vessel on the other
tack.
To heave out a sail (Naut.), to unfurl it.
To heave taut (Naut.), to turn a capstan, etc., till the
rope becomes strained. See Taut, and Tight.
To heave the lead (Naut.), to take soundings with lead and
line.
To heave the log. (Naut.) See Log.
To heave up anchor (Naut.), to raise it from the bottom of
the sea or elsewhere.
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genus tautoga
(wn) | genus Tautoga
n 1: tautogs [syn: Tautoga, genus Tautoga] |
genus tautogolabrus
(wn) | genus Tautogolabrus
n 1: a genus of Labridae [syn: Tautogolabrus, {genus
Tautogolabrus}] |
taut
(wn) | taut
adj 1: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead";
"a tight rope" [syn: taut, tight]
2: subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his
face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the
strings of a bow" |
tauten
(wn) | tauten
v 1: become taut or tauter; "Your muscles will firm when you
exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened" [syn: tauten,
firm]
2: make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope" [syn: tauten, firm] |
tautly
(wn) | tautly
adv 1: in a taut manner; "the rope was tautly stretched" |
tautness
(wn) | tautness
n 1: the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it
places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel
the tenseness of her body" [syn: tension, tensity,
tenseness, tautness]
2: lack of movement or room for movement [syn: tightness,
tautness] [ant: looseness, play] |
tautog
(wn) | tautog
n 1: large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North
America [syn: tautog, blackfish, Tautoga onitis] |
tautoga
(wn) | Tautoga
n 1: tautogs [syn: Tautoga, genus Tautoga] |
tautoga onitis
(wn) | Tautoga onitis
n 1: large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North
America [syn: tautog, blackfish, Tautoga onitis] |
tautogolabrus
(wn) | Tautogolabrus
n 1: a genus of Labridae [syn: Tautogolabrus, {genus
Tautogolabrus}] |
tautogolabrus adspersus
(wn) | Tautogolabrus adspersus
n 1: common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United
States [syn: cunner, bergall, {Tautogolabrus
adspersus}] |
tautologic
(wn) | tautologic
adj 1: repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true
fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the
phrase `a beginner who has just started' is
tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return
to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant [syn:
pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological] |
tautological
(wn) | tautological
adj 1: repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true
fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the
phrase `a beginner who has just started' is
tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return
to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant [syn:
pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological] |
tautology
(wn) | tautology
n 1: (logic) a statement that is necessarily true; "the
statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology"
2: useless repetition; "to say that something is `adequate
enough' is a tautology" |
tautological probability
(foldoc) | tautological probability
A notion introduced by Florentin Smarandache whereby
the probability of some event is more than one. Tautological
probability is used for universally true propositions,
i.e. those which do not depend on time, space, subjectivity,
etc.
[Florentin Smarandache, "A Unifying Field in Logics. /
Neutrosophy: Neutrosophic Probability, Set, and
Logic", American Research Press, Rehoboth 1999].
(2001-04-06)
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tautological set
(foldoc) | tautological set
A notion introduced by Florentin Smarandache: An
element x(T, I, F) belongs more than sure to the set M; here
T, I, F are real subsets representing the truth,
indeterminacy, and falsity percentages respectively, and
sup(T)>100.
tautological set are used for universally true propositions
where no parameter such as time, space, or subjectivity
influences the truth value.
[{Florentin Smarandache, "A Unifying Field in Logics. /
Neutrosophy: Neutrosophic Probability, Set, and
Logic", American Research Press, Rehoboth, 1999
(http://gallup.unm.edu/~smarandache/neut-ad.htm)}]
(1999-11-24)
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tautology
(foldoc) | tautology
A proposition which is always true.
Compare: paradox.
{The Linguistic Smarandache Tautologies,
(http://gallup.unm.edu/~smarandache/tautolog.txt)}.
(1999-07-28)
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