| slovo | definícia |
accent
(mass) | accent
- akcent |
accent
(encz) | accent,akcent n: Zdeněk Brož |
accent
(encz) | accent,akcentovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
accent
(encz) | accent,důraz Zdeněk Brož |
accent
(encz) | accent,přízvuk n: |
accent
(encz) | accent,přizvukovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
accent
(encz) | accent,způsob výslovnosti n: Zdeněk Brož |
Accent
(gcide) | Accent \Ac"cent`\, n. [F. accent, L. accentus; ad + cantus a
singing, canere to sing. See Cant.]
1. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon
some particular syllable of a word or a phrase,
distinguishing it from the others.
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Note: Many English words have two accents, the primary and
the secondary; the primary being uttered with a greater
stress of voice than the secondary; as in
as'pira[bprime]tion, where the chief stress is on the
third syllable, and a slighter stress on the first.
Some words, as an'tiap'o-plec[bprime]tic,
in-com'pre-hen'si-bil[bprime]i-ty, have two secondary
accents. See Guide to Pron., [sect][sect] 30-46.
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2. A mark or character used in writing, and serving to
regulate the pronunciation; esp.:
(a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken
accent;
(b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel
marked; as, the French accents.
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Note: In the ancient Greek the acute accent (') meant a
raised tone or pitch, the grave (`), the level tone or
simply the negation of accent, the circumflex ( ~ or ^)
a tone raised and then depressed. In works on
elocution, the first is often used to denote the rising
inflection of the voice; the second, the falling
inflection; and the third (^), the compound or waving
inflection. In dictionaries, spelling books, and the
like, the acute accent is used to designate the
syllable which receives the chief stress of voice.
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3. Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or
pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of
the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a
German accent. "Beguiled you in a plain accent." --Shak.
"A perfect accent." --Thackeray.
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The tender accent of a woman's cry. --Prior.
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4. A word; a significant tone; (pl.) expressions in general;
speech.
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Winds! on your wings to Heaven her accents bear,
Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear. --Dryden.
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5. (Pros.) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
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6. (Mus.)
(a) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the
beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the
measure.
(b) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part
of the measure.
(c) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and
sections of a period.
(d) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage. --J.
S. Dwight.
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7. (Math.)
(a) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a
little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a
similar kind expressed by the same letter, but
differing in value, as y', y[sec].
(b) (Trigon.) A mark at the right hand of a number,
indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as,
12'27[sec], i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven
seconds.
(c) (Engin.) A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6'
10[sec] is six feet ten inches.
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Accent
(gcide) | Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accented; p. pr. & vb.
n. Accenting.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]
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1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a
mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
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2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
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accent
(wn) | accent
n 1: distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't
suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear
speech pattern" [syn: accent, speech pattern]
2: special importance or significance; "the red light gave the
central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated
in shades of grey with distinctive red accents" [syn:
emphasis, accent]
3: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific
group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of
English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said
that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" [syn:
dialect, idiom, accent]
4: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note
(especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the
stress on the wrong syllable" [syn: stress, emphasis,
accent]
5: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a
vowel to indicate a special pronunciation [syn: accent,
accent mark]
v 1: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes
exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress,
emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent,
accentuate]
2: put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent
the last syllable of each word" [syn: stress, accent,
accentuate] |
accent
(foldoc) | Accent
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acute accent
(mass) | acute accent
- dĺžeň |
accented
(encz) | accented,nářeční adj: Zdeněk Brožaccented,zdůrazněný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
accents
(encz) | accents,akcenty n: pl. Zdeněk Brožaccents,diakritika v: pl. Pinoaccents,přízvuky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
accentual
(encz) | accentual,přízvučný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
accentuate
(encz) | accentuate,akcentovat v: Zdeněk Brožaccentuate,přízvukovat v: mikosoftaccentuate,vyzdvihnout v: Zdeněk Brožaccentuate,zdůraznit v: Zdeněk Brožaccentuate,zdůrazňovat v: mikosoft |
accentuated
(encz) | accentuated,vyzdvižený adj: Jaroslav Šedivýaccentuated,zdůrazněný adj: Jaroslav Šedivýaccentuated,zvýrazněný adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
accentuation
(encz) | accentuation,vyzdvižení n: Zdeněk Brožaccentuation,zdůraznění n: Zdeněk Brož |
acute accent
(encz) | acute accent,čárka [lingv.] nad pismenem |
alpine accentor
(encz) | alpine accentor,pěvuška podhorní n: [zoo.] pěvec z čeledi pěvuškovitých,
lat. Prunella collaris MiCh |
grave accent
(encz) | grave accent,obrácená čárka nad písmenem xkomczax |
have an accent you could cut with a knife
(encz) | have an accent you could cut with a knife,mít silný
přízvuk [fráz.] Pino |
pitch accent
(encz) | pitch accent, n: |
primary accent
(encz) | primary accent, |
secondary accent
(encz) | secondary accent, |
siberian accentor
(encz) | Siberian accentor,pěvuška sibiřská MiCh |
tonic accent
(encz) | tonic accent, n: |
unaccented
(encz) | unaccented,nepřízvučný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
word accent
(encz) | word accent, n: |
Accent
(gcide) | Accent \Ac"cent`\, n. [F. accent, L. accentus; ad + cantus a
singing, canere to sing. See Cant.]
1. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon
some particular syllable of a word or a phrase,
distinguishing it from the others.
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Note: Many English words have two accents, the primary and
the secondary; the primary being uttered with a greater
stress of voice than the secondary; as in
as'pira[bprime]tion, where the chief stress is on the
third syllable, and a slighter stress on the first.
Some words, as an'tiap'o-plec[bprime]tic,
in-com'pre-hen'si-bil[bprime]i-ty, have two secondary
accents. See Guide to Pron., [sect][sect] 30-46.
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2. A mark or character used in writing, and serving to
regulate the pronunciation; esp.:
(a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken
accent;
(b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel
marked; as, the French accents.
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Note: In the ancient Greek the acute accent (') meant a
raised tone or pitch, the grave (`), the level tone or
simply the negation of accent, the circumflex ( ~ or ^)
a tone raised and then depressed. In works on
elocution, the first is often used to denote the rising
inflection of the voice; the second, the falling
inflection; and the third (^), the compound or waving
inflection. In dictionaries, spelling books, and the
like, the acute accent is used to designate the
syllable which receives the chief stress of voice.
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3. Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or
pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of
the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a
German accent. "Beguiled you in a plain accent." --Shak.
"A perfect accent." --Thackeray.
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The tender accent of a woman's cry. --Prior.
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4. A word; a significant tone; (pl.) expressions in general;
speech.
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Winds! on your wings to Heaven her accents bear,
Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear. --Dryden.
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5. (Pros.) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
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6. (Mus.)
(a) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the
beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the
measure.
(b) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part
of the measure.
(c) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and
sections of a period.
(d) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage. --J.
S. Dwight.
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7. (Math.)
(a) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a
little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a
similar kind expressed by the same letter, but
differing in value, as y', y[sec].
(b) (Trigon.) A mark at the right hand of a number,
indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as,
12'27[sec], i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven
seconds.
(c) (Engin.) A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6'
10[sec] is six feet ten inches.
[1913 Webster]Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accented; p. pr. & vb.
n. Accenting.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]
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1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a
mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
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2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
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Accented
(gcide) | Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accented; p. pr. & vb.
n. Accenting.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]
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1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a
mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
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2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
[1913 Webster]accented \accented\ adj.
1. (Phonology) having the main stress of a word; -- used of
syllables
Syn: tonic (vs. atonic)
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2. 1 being pronounced with sterss; -- used of syllables
Syn: heavy, strong
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accented
(gcide) | Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accented; p. pr. & vb.
n. Accenting.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]
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1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a
mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
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2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
[1913 Webster]accented \accented\ adj.
1. (Phonology) having the main stress of a word; -- used of
syllables
Syn: tonic (vs. atonic)
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2. 1 being pronounced with sterss; -- used of syllables
Syn: heavy, strong
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Accenting
(gcide) | Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accented; p. pr. & vb.
n. Accenting.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]
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1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a
mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
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2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
[1913 Webster]accenting \accenting\ n.
1. the act of giving special importance or significance to
something.
Syn: emphasizing
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accenting
(gcide) | Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accented; p. pr. & vb.
n. Accenting.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]
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1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a
mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
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2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
[1913 Webster]accenting \accenting\ n.
1. the act of giving special importance or significance to
something.
Syn: emphasizing
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Accentless
(gcide) | Accentless \Ac"cent`less\, a.
Without accent.
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Accentor
(gcide) | Accentor \Ac*cen"tor\, n. [L. ad. + cantor singer, canere to
sing.]
1. (Mus.) One who sings the leading part; the director or
leader. [Obs.]
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2. (Zool.) A genus of European birds (so named from their
sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America
sometimes applied to the water thrushes.
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Accentor modularis
(gcide) | Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an
inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG.
hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See Haw a hedge.]
A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a
thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land;
and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a
line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted
round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts
of a garden.
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The roughest berry on the rudest hedge. --Shak.
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Through the verdant maze
Of sweetbrier hedges I pursue my walk. --Thomson.
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Note: Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often
means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean;
as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc.
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Hedge bells, Hedge bindweed (Bot.), a climbing plant
related to the morning-glory (Convolvulus sepium).
Hedge bill, a long-handled billhook.
Hedge garlic (Bot.), a plant of the genus Alliaria. See
Garlic mustard, under Garlic.
Hedge hyssop (Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus Gratiola,
the leaves of which are emetic and purgative.
Hedge marriage, a secret or clandestine marriage,
especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.]
Hedge mustard (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sisymbrium,
belonging to the Mustard family.
Hedge nettle (Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus
Stachys, belonging to the Mint family. It has a
nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless.
Hedge note.
(a) The note of a hedge bird.
(b) Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] --Dryden.
Hedge priest, a poor, illiterate priest. --Shak.
Hedge school, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge,
in Ireland; a school for rustics.
Hedge sparrow (Zool.), a European warbler ({Accentor
modularis}) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish
brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white.
Called also chanter, hedge warbler, dunnock, and
doney.
Hedge writer, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low,
scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] --Swift.
To breast up a hedge. See under Breast.
To hang in the hedge, to be at a standstill. "While the
business of money hangs in the hedge." --Pepys.
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Accentor rubeculoides
(gcide) | Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) +
beraht bright. See Bright, Hob a clown.] (Zool.)
(a) A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula),
having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
redbreast}, robinet, and ruddock.
(b) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having
the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
robin redbreast, and migratory thrush.
(c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as,
the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor).
(d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
See Indian robin, below.
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Beach robin (Zool.), the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot.
Blue-throated robin. (Zool.) See Bluethroat.
Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird.
Golden robin (Zool.), the Baltimore oriole.
Ground robin (Zool.), the chewink.
Indian robin (Zool.), any one of several species of Asiatic
saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola.
They are mostly black, usually with some white on the
wings.
Magrie robin (Zool.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
Ragged robin. (Bot.) See under Ragged.
Robin accentor (Zool.), a small Asiatic singing bird
(Accentor rubeculoides), somewhat resembling the
European robin.
Robin redbreast. (Zool.)
(a) The European robin.
(b) The American robin.
(c) The American bluebird.
Robin snipe. (Zool.)
(a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
(b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
Robin's plantain. (Bot.) See under Plantain.
Sea robin. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
genus Prionotus. They are excellent food fishes. Called
also wingfish. The name is also applied to a European
gurnard.
(b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
Water robin (Zool.), a redstart (Ruticulla fuliginosa),
native of India.
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Accentuable
(gcide) | Accentuable \Ac*cen"tu*a*ble\, a.
Capable of being accented.
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Accentual
(gcide) | Accentual \Ac*cen"tu*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by
accent.
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Accentuality
(gcide) | Accentuality \Ac*cen`tu*al"i*ty\, n.
The quality of being accentual.
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Accentually
(gcide) | Accentually \Ac*cen"tu*al*ly\, adv.
In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.
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Accentuate
(gcide) | Accentuate \Ac*cen"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of
accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]
1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
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2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
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In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was
even more accentuated. --London
Times.
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3. To mark with the written accent.
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Accentuated
(gcide) | Accentuate \Ac*cen"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of
accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]
1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
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2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
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In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was
even more accentuated. --London
Times.
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3. To mark with the written accent.
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Accentuating
(gcide) | Accentuate \Ac*cen"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of
accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]
1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
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2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
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In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was
even more accentuated. --London
Times.
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3. To mark with the written accent.
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Accentuation
(gcide) | Accentuation \Ac*cen`tu*a"tion\, n. [LL. accentuatio: cf. F.
accentuation.]
Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically
(Eccles. Mus.), pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting
portions of the liturgy.
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Grave accent
(gcide) | Grave \Grave\, a. [Compar. Graver (gr[=a]v"[~e]r); superl.
Gravest.] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave
heavy, grave. See Grief.]
1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.]
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His shield grave and great. --Chapman.
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2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate;
serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave
deportment, character, influence, etc.
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Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. --Shak.
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A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity.
--Milton.
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3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color;
a grave face.
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4. (Mus.)
(a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a
grave note or key.
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The thicker the cord or string, the more grave
is the note or tone. --Moore
(Encyc. of
Music).
(b) Slow and solemn in movement.
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Grave accent. (Pron.) See the Note under Accent, n., 2.
Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful;
sedate; weighty; momentous; important.
Usage: Grave, Sober, Serious, Solemn. Sober supposes
the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is
opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious
implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed
to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important
concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance,
etc., which results from the pressure of weighty
interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or
vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire.
Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is
carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition;
a solemn promise.
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Masoretic points and accents
(gcide) | Masoretic \Mas`o*ret"ic\, Masoretical \Mas`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Cf.
F. massor['e]tique.]
Of or relating to the Masora, or to its authors.
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Masoretic points and accents, the vowel points and accents
of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first
mention is in the Masora. See vowel point.
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metrical accentuation
(gcide) | Arsis \Ar"sis\ ([aum]r"s[i^]s), n. [L. arsis, Gr. 'a`rsis a
raising or lifting, an elevation of the voice, fr. a'i`rein
to raise or lift up. Its ordinary use is the result of am
early misapprehension; originally and properly it denotes the
lifting of the hand in beating time, and hence the unaccented
part of the rhythm.]
1. (Pros.)
(a) That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which
is distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis)
of the foot by a greater stress of voice. --Hermann.
(b) That elevation of voice now called {metrical
accentuation}, or the rhythmic accent.
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Note: It is uncertain whether the arsis originally consisted
in a higher musical tone, greater volume, or longer
duration of sound, or in all combined.
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2. (Mus.) The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar
at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or
unaccented part of the bar; -- opposed to thesis.
--Moore.
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Rhythmical accent
(gcide) | Rhythmic \Rhyth"mic\ (-m[i^]k), Rhythmical \Rhyth"mic*al\
(-m[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. ????: cf. L. rhythmicus, F.
rhythmique.]
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, rhythm
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Day and night
I worked my rhythmic thought. --Mrs.
Browning.
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Rhythmical accent. (Mus.) See Accent, n., 6
(c) .
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Robin accentor
(gcide) | Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) +
beraht bright. See Bright, Hob a clown.] (Zool.)
(a) A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula),
having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
redbreast}, robinet, and ruddock.
(b) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having
the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
robin redbreast, and migratory thrush.
(c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as,
the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor).
(d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
See Indian robin, below.
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Beach robin (Zool.), the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot.
Blue-throated robin. (Zool.) See Bluethroat.
Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird.
Golden robin (Zool.), the Baltimore oriole.
Ground robin (Zool.), the chewink.
Indian robin (Zool.), any one of several species of Asiatic
saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola.
They are mostly black, usually with some white on the
wings.
Magrie robin (Zool.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
Ragged robin. (Bot.) See under Ragged.
Robin accentor (Zool.), a small Asiatic singing bird
(Accentor rubeculoides), somewhat resembling the
European robin.
Robin redbreast. (Zool.)
(a) The European robin.
(b) The American robin.
(c) The American bluebird.
Robin snipe. (Zool.)
(a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
(b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
Robin's plantain. (Bot.) See under Plantain.
Sea robin. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
genus Prionotus. They are excellent food fishes. Called
also wingfish. The name is also applied to a European
gurnard.
(b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
Water robin (Zool.), a redstart (Ruticulla fuliginosa),
native of India.
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Secondary accent
(gcide) | Secondary \Sec"ond*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire.
See Second, a.]
1. Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place,
origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the
first order or rate.
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Wheresoever there is moral right on the one hand, no
secondary right can discharge it. --L'Estrange.
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Two are the radical differences; the secondary
differences are as four. --Bacon.
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2. Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as, the work
of secondary hands.
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3. (Chem.) Possessing some quality, or having been subject to
some operation (as substitution), in the second degree;
as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Cf.
primary.
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Note: A primary amine has the general formula R.NH2; a
secondary amine has the general formula R.NH.R',
where R and R' are alkyl or aryl groups. A primary
alcohol has the general formula R.CH2.OH; a secondary
alcohol has the general formula R.CHOH.R'. Tertiary
amines and alcohols have the general formulas
R.CR'N.R' and R.CR'OH.R', respectively.
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4. (Min.) Subsequent in origin; -- said of minerals produced
by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of
the original rock mass; also of characters of minerals (as
secondary cleavage, etc.) developed by pressure or other
causes.
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5. (Zool.) Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a
bird.
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6. (Med.)
(a) Dependent or consequent upon another disease; as,
Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever.
(b) Occurring in the second stage of a disease; as, the
secondary symptoms of syphilis.
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Secondary accent. See the Note under Accent, n., 1.
Secondary age. (Geol.) The Mesozoic age, or age before the
Tertiary. See Mesozoic, and Note under Age, n., 8.
Secondary alcohol (Chem.), any one of a series of alcohols
which contain the radical CH.OH united with two
hydrocarbon radicals. On oxidation the secondary alcohols
form ketones.
Secondary amputation (Surg.), an amputation for injury,
performed after the constitutional effects of the injury
have subsided.
Secondary axis (Opt.), any line which passes through the
optical center of a lens but not through the centers of
curvature, or, in the case of a mirror, which passes
through the center of curvature but not through the center
of the mirror.
Secondary battery. (Elec.) See under Battery, n., 4.
Secondary circle (Geom. & Astron.), a great circle that
passes through the poles of another great circle and is
therefore perpendicular to its plane.
Secondary circuit, Secondary coil (Elec.), a circuit or
coil in which a current is produced by the induction of a
current in a neighboring circuit or coil called the
primary circuit or coil.
Secondary color, a color formed by mixing any two primary
colors in equal proportions.
Secondary coverts (Zool.), the longer coverts which overlie
the basal part of the secondary quills of a bird. See
Illust. under Bird.
Secondary crystal (Min.), a crystal derived from one of the
primary forms.
Secondary current (Elec.), a momentary current induced in a
closed circuit by a current of electricity passing through
the same or a contiguous circuit at the beginning and also
at the end of the passage of the primary current.
Secondary evidence, that which is admitted upon failure to
obtain the primary or best evidence.
Secondary fever (Med.), a fever coming on in a disease
after the subsidence of the fever with which the disease
began, as the fever which attends the outbreak of the
eruption in smallpox.
Secondary hemorrhage (Med.), hemorrhage occuring from a
wounded blood vessel at some considerable time after the
original bleeding has ceased.
Secondary planet. (Astron.) See the Note under Planet.
Secondary qualities, those qualities of bodies which are
not inseparable from them as such, but are dependent for
their development and intensity on the organism of the
percipient, such as color, taste, odor, etc.
Secondary quills or Secondary remiges (Zool.), the quill
feathers arising from the forearm of a bird and forming a
row continuous with the primaries; -- called also
secondaries. See Illust. of Bird.
Secondary rocks or Secondary strata (Geol.), those lying
between the Primary, or Paleozoic, and Tertiary (see
Primary rocks, under Primary); -- later restricted to
strata of the Mesozoic age, and at present but little
used.
Secondary syphilis (Med.), the second stage of syphilis,
including the period from the first development of
constitutional symptoms to the time when the bones and the
internal organs become involved.
Secondary tint, any subdued tint, as gray.
Secondary union (Surg.), the union of wounds after
suppuration; union by the second intention.
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Syn: Second; second-rate; subordinate; inferior.
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Unaccented
(gcide) | Unaccented \Unaccented\
See accented. |
accent mark
(wn) | accent mark
n 1: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above
a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation [syn: accent,
accent mark] |
accented
(wn) | accented
adj 1: used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main
stress in a word" [syn: tonic, accented] [ant:
atonic, unaccented]
2: bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an
unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in
`delay'" [syn: stressed, accented] [ant: unstressed] |
accenting
(wn) | accenting
n 1: the act of giving special importance or significance to
something [syn: emphasizing, accenting, accentuation] |
accentor
(wn) | accentor
n 1: small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of
Eurasia |
accentual
(wn) | accentual
adj 1: of or pertaining to accent or stress
2: (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than
syllables or quantity; "accentual poetry is based on the
number of stresses in a line"; "accentual rhythm" [ant:
quantitative, syllabic] |
accentual system
(wn) | accentual system
n 1: the system of accentuation used in a particular language
[syn: accentual system, prosodic system] |
accentuate
(wn) | accentuate
v 1: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes
exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress,
emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent,
accentuate]
2: put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent
the last syllable of each word" [syn: stress, accent,
accentuate] |
accentuation
(wn) | accentuation
n 1: the use or application of an accent; the relative
prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
2: the act of giving special importance or significance to
something [syn: emphasizing, accenting, accentuation] |
acute accent
(wn) | acute accent
n 1: a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
[syn: acute accent, acute, ague] |
grave accent
(wn) | grave accent
n 1: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
[syn: grave accent, grave] |
pitch accent
(wn) | pitch accent
n 1: emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness [syn:
tonic accent, pitch accent] |
tonic accent
(wn) | tonic accent
n 1: emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness [syn:
tonic accent, pitch accent] |
unaccented
(wn) | unaccented
adj 1: used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress"
[syn: atonic, unaccented] [ant: accented, tonic]
2: (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no
stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light
syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable" [syn:
unaccented, light, weak] |
word accent
(wn) | word accent
n 1: the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word
[syn: word stress, word accent] |
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