| slovo | definícia |
atla
(encz) | ATLA,Another Three Letter Acronym [zkr.] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
atlantic
(mass) | Atlantic
- Atlantik |
atlantic ocean
(mass) | Atlantic Ocean
- Atlantický oceán |
atlantis
(mass) | Atlantis
- Atlantída |
atlas
(mass) | atlas
- atlas |
heiratlaw
(mass) | heir-at-law
- dedič podľa zákona |
atlantický oceán
(msas) | Atlantický oceán
- Atlantic Ocean |
atlantik
(msas) | Atlantik
- Atlantic |
atlantída
(msas) | Atlantída
- Atlantis |
atlas
(msas) | atlas
- atlas |
atlanticky ocean
(msasasci) | Atlanticky ocean
- Atlantic Ocean |
atlantida
(msasasci) | Atlantida
- Atlantis |
atlantik
(msasasci) | Atlantik
- Atlantic |
atlas
(msasasci) | atlas
- atlas |
datla
(msasasci) | datla
- date |
natlak
(msasasci) | natlak
- force |
atlanta
(encz) | Atlanta,Atlanta Atlanta,hl.m. - Georgia v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
atlantic
(encz) | Atlantic,atlantický adj: Zdeněk BrožAtlantic,Atlantik n: Zdeněk BrožAtlantic,atlantský adj: Zdeněk BrožAtlantic,atlantský oceán Zdeněk BrožAtlantic,okres v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
atlantic ocean
(encz) | Atlantic Ocean,Atlantický oceán |
atlantic puffin
(encz) | Atlantic Puffin,papuchalk bělobradý n: [zoo.] pták z čeledi rackovitých,
lat. Fratercula arctica Petr Prášek |
atlantis
(encz) | Atlantis,Atlantis |
atlas
(encz) | atlas,atlas n: |
dialect atlas
(encz) | dialect atlas, n: |
flatland
(encz) | flatland,rovina n: Zdeněk Brož |
linguistic atlas
(encz) | linguistic atlas, n: |
mazatlan
(encz) | Mazatlan, |
mid-atlantic
(encz) | mid-Atlantic, adj: |
middle atlantic
(encz) | middle Atlantic, adj: |
peatland
(encz) | peatland,oblast rašelinné půdy n: Zdeněk Brož |
transatlantic
(encz) | transatlantic,transatlantický adj: Zdeněk Brožtransatlantic,zaoceánský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
wheatland
(encz) | Wheatland,okres v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
atlanta
(czen) | Atlanta,Atalanta Atlanta,Atlanta |
atlantický
(czen) | atlantický,Atlanticadj: Zdeněk Brož |
atlantický oceán
(czen) | Atlantický oceán,Atlantic Ocean |
atlantik
(czen) | Atlantik,Atlanticn: Zdeněk Brož |
atlantis
(czen) | Atlantis,Atlantis |
atlantský
(czen) | atlantský,Atlanticadj: Zdeněk Brož |
atlantský oceán
(czen) | atlantský oceán,Atlantic Zdeněk Brož |
atlas
(czen) | atlas,atlasn: |
natlačil
(czen) | natlačil,bulldozedv: Zdeněk Brož |
natlačit
(czen) | natlačit,bulldozev: Zdeněk Brož |
severoatlantická aliance
(czen) | Severoatlantická aliance,NATO |
severoatlantické aliance
(czen) | Severoatlantické aliance,NATOsadj: |
transatlantický
(czen) | transatlantický,transatlanticadj: Zdeněk Brož |
zatlačit
(czen) | zatlačit,press zatlačit,press downv: Zdeněk Brožzatlačit,pushv: |
žvatlal
(czen) | žvatlal,prattlerv: Zdeněk Brož |
žvatlat
(czen) | žvatlat,babblev: Zdeněk Brož |
Atlanta
(gcide) | Atlanta \At*lan"ta\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at
the surface in mid ocean. See Heteropod.
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Atlantal
(gcide) | Atlantal \At*lan"tal\, a. (Anat.)
(a) Relating to the atlas.
(b) Anterior; cephalic. --Barclay.
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Atlantean
(gcide) | Atlantean \At`lan*te"an\, a. [L. Atlant?us.]
1. Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients
allege was sunk, and overwhelmed by the ocean.
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2. Pertaining to, or resembling, Atlas; strong.
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With Atlantean shoulders, fit to bear
The weight of mightiest monarchies. --Milton.
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Atlantes
(gcide) | Atlantes \At*lan"tes\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ?. See
Atlas.] (Arch.)
Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an
entablature; -- called also telamones. See Caryatides.
--Oxf. Gloss.
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Atlantic
(gcide) | Atlantic \At*lan"tic\, a. [L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas
and Atlantes.]
1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied
to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the
east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean
(called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the
Atlantic telegraph.
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2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.
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3. Descended from Atlas.
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The seven Atlantic sisters. --Milton.
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Atlantic croaker
(gcide) | Sciaenoid \Sci*ae"noid\, a. [L. sciaena a kind of fish (fr. Gr.
?) + -oid.] (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Sciaenidae, a family of carnivorous
marine fishes which includes the meagre (Sciaena umbra or
Sciaena aquila), and fish of the drum and croaker
families. The croaker is so called because it may make a
croaking noise by use of its bladder; the Atlantic croaker
(Micropogonias undulatus, formerly Micropogon undulatus)
and the squeteague are a members of the croaker family, and
the kingfish is a drum.
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Atlantic stone
(gcide) | Stone \Stone\, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. &
OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten,
Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a
pebble. [root]167. Cf. Steen.]
1. Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular
mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy
threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones. "Dumb as a
stone." --Chaucer.
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They had brick for stone, and slime . . . for
mortar. --Gen. xi. 3.
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Note: In popular language, very large masses of stone are
called rocks; small masses are called stones; and the
finer kinds, gravel, or sand, or grains of sand. Stone
is much and widely used in the construction of
buildings of all kinds, for walls, fences, piers,
abutments, arches, monuments, sculpture, and the like.
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2. A precious stone; a gem. "Many a rich stone." --Chaucer.
"Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels." --Shak.
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3. Something made of stone. Specifically:
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(a) The glass of a mirror; a mirror. [Obs.]
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Lend me a looking-glass;
If that her breath will mist or stain the stone,
Why, then she lives. --Shak.
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(b) A monument to the dead; a gravestone. --Gray.
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Should some relenting eye
Glance on the where our cold relics lie. --Pope.
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4. (Med.) A calculous concretion, especially one in the
kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus.
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5. One of the testes; a testicle. --Shak.
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6. (Bot.) The hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a
cherry or peach. See Illust. of Endocarp.
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7. A weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice
varies with the article weighed. [Eng.]
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Note: The stone of butchers' meat or fish is reckoned at 8
lbs.; of cheese, 16 lbs.; of hemp, 32 lbs.; of glass, 5
lbs.
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8. Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness;
insensibility; as, a heart of stone.
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I have not yet forgot myself to stone. --Pope.
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9. (Print.) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of
stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a
book, newspaper, etc., before printing; -- called also
imposing stone.
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Note: Stone is used adjectively or in composition with other
words to denote made of stone, containing a stone or
stones, employed on stone, or, more generally, of or
pertaining to stone or stones; as, stone fruit, or
stone-fruit; stone-hammer, or stone hammer; stone
falcon, or stone-falcon. Compounded with some
adjectives it denotes a degree of the quality expressed
by the adjective equal to that possessed by a stone;
as, stone-dead, stone-blind, stone-cold, stone-still,
etc.
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Atlantic stone, ivory. [Obs.] "Citron tables, or Atlantic
stone." --Milton.
Bowing stone. Same as Cromlech. --Encyc. Brit.
Meteoric stones, stones which fall from the atmosphere, as
after the explosion of a meteor.
Philosopher's stone. See under Philosopher.
Rocking stone. See Rocking-stone.
Stone age, a supposed prehistoric age of the world when
stone and bone were habitually used as the materials for
weapons and tools; -- called also flint age. The {bronze
age} succeeded to this.
Stone bass (Zool.), any one of several species of marine
food fishes of the genus Serranus and allied genera, as
Serranus Couchii, and Polyprion cernium of Europe; --
called also sea perch.
Stone biter (Zool.), the wolf fish.
Stone boiling, a method of boiling water or milk by
dropping hot stones into it, -- in use among savages.
--Tylor.
Stone borer (Zool.), any animal that bores stones;
especially, one of certain bivalve mollusks which burrow
in limestone. See Lithodomus, and Saxicava.
Stone bramble (Bot.), a European trailing species of
bramble (Rubus saxatilis).
Stone-break. [Cf. G. steinbrech.] (Bot.) Any plant of the
genus Saxifraga; saxifrage.
Stone bruise, a sore spot on the bottom of the foot, from a
bruise by a stone.
Stone canal. (Zool.) Same as Sand canal, under Sand.
Stone cat (Zool.), any one of several species of small
fresh-water North American catfishes of the genus
Noturus. They have sharp pectoral spines with which they
inflict painful wounds.
Stone coal, hard coal; mineral coal; anthracite coal.
Stone coral (Zool.), any hard calcareous coral.
Stone crab. (Zool.)
(a) A large crab (Menippe mercenaria) found on the
southern coast of the United States and much used as
food.
(b) A European spider crab (Lithodes maia).
Stone crawfish (Zool.), a European crawfish ({Astacus
torrentium}), by many writers considered only a variety of
the common species (Astacus fluviatilis).
Stone curlew. (Zool.)
(a) A large plover found in Europe ({Edicnemus
crepitans}). It frequents stony places. Called also
thick-kneed plover or bustard, and thick-knee.
(b) The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.]
(c) The willet. [Local, U.S.]
Stone crush. Same as Stone bruise, above.
Stone eater. (Zool.) Same as Stone borer, above.
Stone falcon (Zool.), the merlin.
Stone fern (Bot.), a European fern (Asplenium Ceterach)
which grows on rocks and walls.
Stone fly (Zool.), any one of many species of
pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus Perla and allied
genera; a perlid. They are often used by anglers for bait.
The larvae are aquatic.
Stone fruit (Bot.), any fruit with a stony endocarp; a
drupe, as a peach, plum, or cherry.
Stone grig (Zool.), the mud lamprey, or pride.
Stone hammer, a hammer formed with a face at one end, and a
thick, blunt edge, parallel with the handle, at the other,
-- used for breaking stone.
Stone hawk (Zool.), the merlin; -- so called from its habit
of sitting on bare stones.
Stone jar, a jar made of stoneware.
Stone lily (Paleon.), a fossil crinoid.
Stone lugger. (Zool.) See Stone roller, below.
Stone marten (Zool.), a European marten (Mustela foina)
allied to the pine marten, but having a white throat; --
called also beech marten.
Stone mason, a mason who works or builds in stone.
Stone-mortar (Mil.), a kind of large mortar formerly used
in sieges for throwing a mass of small stones short
distances.
Stone oil, rock oil, petroleum.
Stone parsley (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Seseli
Labanotis}). See under Parsley.
Stone pine. (Bot.) A nut pine. See the Note under Pine,
and Pi[~n]on.
Stone pit, a quarry where stones are dug.
Stone pitch, hard, inspissated pitch.
Stone plover. (Zool.)
(a) The European stone curlew.
(b) Any one of several species of Asiatic plovers of the
genus Esacus; as, the large stone plover ({Esacus
recurvirostris}).
(c) The gray or black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.]
(d) The ringed plover.
(e) The bar-tailed godwit. [Prov. Eng.] Also applied to
other species of limicoline birds.
Stone roller. (Zool.)
(a) An American fresh-water fish (Catostomus nigricans)
of the Sucker family. Its color is yellowish olive,
often with dark blotches. Called also stone lugger,
stone toter, hog sucker, hog mullet.
(b) A common American cyprinoid fish ({Campostoma
anomalum}); -- called also stone lugger.
Stone's cast, or Stone's throw, the distance to which a
stone may be thrown by the hand; as, they live a stone's
throw from each other.
Stone snipe (Zool.), the greater yellowlegs, or tattler.
[Local, U.S.]
Stone toter. (Zool.)
(a) See Stone roller
(a), above.
(b) A cyprinoid fish (Exoglossum maxillingua) found in
the rivers from Virginia to New York. It has a
three-lobed lower lip; -- called also cutlips.
To leave no stone unturned, to do everything that can be
done; to use all practicable means to effect an object.
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Atlantides
(gcide) | Atlantides \At*lan"ti*des\, n. pl. [L. See Atlantes.]
The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the
daughters of Atlas.
[1913 Webster]Hesperides \Hes*per"i*des\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
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1. (Class. Myth.) The daughters of Hesperus, or Night
(brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden
producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western
extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon
and get some of these apples was one of the labors of
Hercules. Called also Atlantides.
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2. The garden producing the golden apples.
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It not love a Hercules,
Still climbing trees in the Hesperides? --Shak.
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Atlas
(gcide) | Atlas \At"las\, n. [Ar., smooth.]
A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. --Brande & C.
[1913 Webster]Atlas \At"las\, n.; pl. Atlases. [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. ?, ?,
one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of
heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar
of heaven. It is from the root of tlh^nai to bear. See
Tolerate.]
1. One who sustains a great burden.
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2. (Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating
immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of
the head, whence the name.
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3. A collection of maps in a volume;
Note: supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas
supporting the world, prefixed to some collections.
This name is said to have been first used by Mercator,
the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century.
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4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject.
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5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from
or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.
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6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; --
called also atlas folio.
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7. A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.
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Atlas powder, see Atlas powder in the vocabulary; a
blasting compound containing nitroglycerin.
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atlas folio
(gcide) | Atlas \At"las\, n.; pl. Atlases. [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. ?, ?,
one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of
heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar
of heaven. It is from the root of tlh^nai to bear. See
Tolerate.]
1. One who sustains a great burden.
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2. (Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating
immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of
the head, whence the name.
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3. A collection of maps in a volume;
Note: supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas
supporting the world, prefixed to some collections.
This name is said to have been first used by Mercator,
the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century.
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4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject.
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5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from
or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.
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6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; --
called also atlas folio.
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7. A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.
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Atlas powder, see Atlas powder in the vocabulary; a
blasting compound containing nitroglycerin.
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Atlas powder
(gcide) | Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also
poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour,
mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. Polverine, Pulverize.]
1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced
by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it
falls by decay; dust.
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Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak.
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2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.;
gunpowder. See Gunpowder.
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Atlas powder, Baking powder, etc. See under Atlas,
Baking, etc.
Powder down (Zool.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of
powder-down feathers.
Powder-down feather (Zool.), one of a peculiar kind of
modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain
parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a
scaly exfoliation.
Powder-down patch (Zool.), a tuft or patch of powder-down
feathers.
Powder hose, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in
diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines.
--Farrow.
Powder hoy (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry
powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually
painted red and carry a red flag.
Powder magazine, or Powder room. See Magazine, 2.
Powder mine, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See Mine.
Powder monkey (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war
vessels to carry powder; a powder boy.
Powder post. See Dry rot, under Dry.
Powder puff. See Puff, n.
[1913 Webster]Atlas powder \At"las pow"der\
A blasting powder or dynamite composed of nitroglycerin, wood
fiber, sodium nitrate, and magnesium carbonate.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Atlas \At"las\, n.; pl. Atlases. [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. ?, ?,
one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of
heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar
of heaven. It is from the root of tlh^nai to bear. See
Tolerate.]
1. One who sustains a great burden.
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2. (Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating
immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of
the head, whence the name.
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3. A collection of maps in a volume;
Note: supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas
supporting the world, prefixed to some collections.
This name is said to have been first used by Mercator,
the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century.
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4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject.
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5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from
or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.
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6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; --
called also atlas folio.
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7. A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.
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Atlas powder, see Atlas powder in the vocabulary; a
blasting compound containing nitroglycerin.
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Atlases
(gcide) | Atlas \At"las\, n.; pl. Atlases. [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. ?, ?,
one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of
heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar
of heaven. It is from the root of tlh^nai to bear. See
Tolerate.]
1. One who sustains a great burden.
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2. (Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating
immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of
the head, whence the name.
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3. A collection of maps in a volume;
Note: supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas
supporting the world, prefixed to some collections.
This name is said to have been first used by Mercator,
the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century.
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4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject.
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5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from
or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.
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6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; --
called also atlas folio.
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7. A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.
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Atlas powder, see Atlas powder in the vocabulary; a
blasting compound containing nitroglycerin.
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atlatl
(gcide) | Throwing stick \Throw"ing stick`\ (Anthropol.)
An instrument used by various savage races for throwing a
spear; -- called also throw stick and spear thrower. One
end of the stick receives the butt of the spear, as upon a
hook or thong, and the other end is grasped with the hand,
which also holds the spear, toward the middle, above it with
the finger and thumb, the effect being to bring the place of
support nearer the center of the spear, and practically
lengthen the arm in the act of throwing. In Mexico, one such
device is called the atlatl.
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C atlanis
(gcide) | Grasshopper \Grass"hop`per\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families
Acridid[ae] and Locustid[ae], having large hind legs
adapted for leaping, and chewing mouth parts. The species
and genera are very numerous and some are very destructive
to crops. The former family includes the Western
grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for
the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the
Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged
(Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are closely
related species, but their ravages are less important.
They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the
Old World. See Locust.
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Note: The meadow or green grasshoppers belong to the
Locustid[ae]. They have long antenn[ae], large
ovipositors, and stridulating organs at the base of the
wings in the male. The European great green grasshopper
(Locusta viridissima) belongs to this family. The
common American green species mostly belong to
Xiphidium, Orchelimum, and Conocephalus.
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2. In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the
escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out
and replaced with the key; -- called also the hopper.
--Grove.
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3. (Mil.) An antipersonnel mine that jumps from the ground to
body height when activated, and explodes, hurling metal
fragments over a wide area.
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4. A mixed alcoholic beverage containing cr[`e]me de menthe,
light cream, and sometimes cr[`e]me de cacao. The name
comes from its light green color.
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Grasshopper engine, a steam engine having a working beam
with its fulcrum at one end, the steam cylinder at the
other end, and the connecting rod at an intermediate
point.
Grasshopper lobster (Zool.) a young lobster. [Local, U. S.]
Grasshopper warbler (Zool.), cricket bird.
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Cisatlantic
(gcide) | Cisatlantic \Cis`at*lan"tic\, a. [Pref. cis- + Atlantic.]
On this side of the Atlantic Ocean; -- used of the eastern or
the western side, according to the standpoint of the writer.
--Story.
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counselor-at-law
(gcide) | counselor-at-law \counselor-at-law\ n.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court.
Syn: advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor.
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Megapolis Atlanticus
(gcide) | Tarpum \Tar"pum\, n. (Zool.)
A very large marine fish (Megapolis Atlanticus) of the
Southern United States and the West Indies. It often becomes
six or more feet in length, and has large silvery scales. The
scales are a staple article of trade, and are used in
fancywork. Called also tarpon, sabalo, savanilla,
silverfish, and jewfish.
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Pistachia Atlantica
(gcide) | Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
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Proatlas
(gcide) | Proatlas \Pro*at"las\, n. [Pref. pro- + atlas.] (Anat.)
A vertebral rudiment in front of the atlas in some reptiles.
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Throatlatch
(gcide) | Throatlatch \Throat"latch`\, n.
A strap of a bridle, halter, or the like, passing under a
horse's throat.
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Transatlantic
(gcide) | Transatlantic \Trans`at*lan"tic\ (tr[a^]ns*[a^]t*l[a^]n"t[i^]k),
a. [Pref. trans- + Atlantic: cf. F. transatlantique.]
1. Lying or being beyond the Atlantic Ocean.
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Note: When used by a person in Europe or Africa,
transatlantic signifies being in America; when by a
person in America, it denotes being or lying in Europe
or Africa, especially the former.
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2. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean; as, a transatlantic flight.
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allied command atlantic
(wn) | Allied Command Atlantic
n 1: a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the
United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic
Council [syn: Allied Command Atlantic, ACLANT] |
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