| slovo | definícia |
aura
(encz) | aura,aura n: Zdeněk Brož |
aura
(czen) | aura,auran: Zdeněk Brož |
Aura
(gcide) | Aura \Au"ra\, n.; pl. Aur[ae]. [L. aura air, akin to Gr. ?.]
1. Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation
from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the
blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of
flowers, etc.
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2. (Med.) The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or
cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head,
a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics.
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Electric aura, a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an
electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it,
called the electric atmosphere. See Atmosphere, 2.
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aura
(wn) | aura
n 1: a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that
precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine
attack or epileptic seizure
2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a
saint [syn: aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory,
gloriole]
3: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or
thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air";
"an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's
headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn:
air, aura, atmosphere] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
restaurant
(mass) | restaurant
- jedáleň, reštaurácia |
restauracia
(msasasci) | restauracia
- brasserie, caff, eatery, tearoom, tea-room, restaurant |
aural
(encz) | aural,ušní adj: |
aurally
(encz) | aurally,sluchově adv: Zdeněk Brož |
biaural
(encz) | biaural,dvouuchý adj: Ivan Masárbiaural,dvouušný adj: Ivan Masár |
binaural
(encz) | binaural,binaurální adj: Zdeněk Brožbinaural,stereofonní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
fish restaurant
(encz) | fish restaurant,rybárna |
instauration
(encz) | instauration,obnovení n: Zdeněk Brož |
laura
(encz) | Laura,Laura Zdeněk Brož |
laurasia
(encz) | Laurasia, |
monaural
(encz) | monaural,jednoušní adj: Zdeněk Brožmonaural,monaurální adj: Zdeněk Brožmonaural,monofonní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
monaurally
(encz) | monaurally, adv: |
restaurant
(encz) | restaurant,hostinec Pavel Cvrčekrestaurant,jídelna Pavel Cvrčekrestaurant,restaurace restaurant,restaurační adj: Zdeněk Brož |
restaurant attendant
(encz) | restaurant attendant, n: |
restaurant chain
(encz) | restaurant chain, n: |
restauranter
(encz) | restauranter, n: |
restauranteur
(encz) | restauranteur, |
restaurants
(encz) | restaurants,restaurace pl. Zdeněk Brož |
restaurateur
(encz) | restaurateur,restaurátor n: Zdeněk Brož |
suborder carnosaura
(encz) | suborder Carnosaura, n: |
suborder ceratosaura
(encz) | suborder Ceratosaura, n: |
take-out restaurant
(encz) | take-out restaurant, |
druh restaurace kam si zákazník zaplatí vstup a má všechno jídlo i pití zdarma
(czen) | druh restaurace kam si zákazník zaplatí vstup a má všechno jídlo i pití
zdarma,all-you-can-eatn: jose |
laura
(czen) | Laura,Laura Zdeněk Brož |
levná restaurace
(czen) | levná restaurace,beaneryn: Pinolevná restaurace,chophouse Zdeněk Brož |
restaurace
(czen) | restaurace,brasserien: Zdeněk Brožrestaurace,cafespl. Zdeněk Brožrestaurace,caffn: Zdeněk Brožrestaurace,eateryn: Zdeněk Brožrestaurace,restaurant restaurace,restaurantspl. Zdeněk Brožrestaurace,tea-roomn: Zdeněk Brožrestaurace,tearoomn: Zdeněk Brož |
restaurace se samoobsluhou
(czen) | restaurace se samoobsluhou,cafeteria |
restaurant na konci vesmíru
(czen) | Restaurant na konci vesmíru,TRATEOTU[zkr.] The Restaurant At The End Of
The Universe, 2. část Stopařova průvodce Galaxií Stanislav Horáček |
restaurační
(czen) | restaurační,restaurantadj: Zdeněk Brož |
samoobslužná restaurace
(czen) | samoobslužná restaurace,all-you-can-eatn: jose |
zbytky jídla z restaurace
(czen) | zbytky jídla z restaurace,doggy bagn: pro psa tata |
účet (v restauraci)
(czen) | účet (v restauraci),tabn: [amer.] [hovor.] Rostislav Svoboda |
Aspidiotus Aurantii
(gcide) | Orange \Or"ange\ ([o^]r"[e^]nj), n. [F.; cf. It. arancia,
arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar.
n[=a]ranj, Per. n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf. Skr. n[=a]ranga
orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or
gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.]
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1. The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus ({Citrus
Aurantium}). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy
carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery
rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow
when ripe.
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Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the
bitter orange, which is supposed to be the original
stock; the navel orange, which has the rudiment of a
second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the
blood orange, with a reddish juice; and the {horned
orange}, in which the carpels are partly separated.
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2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
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3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
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Mandarin orange. See Mandarin.
Mock orange (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus
Philadelphus, which have whitish and often fragrant
blossoms.
Native orange, or Orange thorn (Bot.), an Australian
shrub (Citriobatus parviflorus); also, its edible yellow
berries.
Orange bird (Zool.), a tanager of Jamaica (Tanagra zena);
-- so called from its bright orange breast.
Orange cowry (Zool.), a large, handsome cowry ({Cypraea
aurantia}), highly valued by collectors of shells on
account of its rarity.
Orange grass (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant
(Hypericum Sarothra), having minute, deep yellow
flowers.
Orange oil (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained
from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is
obtained from the flowers.
Orange pekoe, a kind of black tea.
Orange pippin, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.
Quito orange, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of
nightshade (Solanum Quitoense), native in Quito.
Orange scale (Zool.) any species of scale insects which
infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale
(Mytilaspis citricola), the long scale ({Mytilaspis
Gloveri}), and the red scale (Aspidiotus Aurantii).
[1913 Webster]Red \Red\, a. [Compar. Redder (-d?r); superl. Reddest.] [OE.
red, reed, AS. re['a]d, re['o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries.
r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw.
r["o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r['a]uds, W.
rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr.
'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113.
Cf. Erysipelas, Rouge, Rubric, Ruby, Ruddy,
Russet, Rust.]
Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of
the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar
spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. "Fresh
flowers, white and reede." --Chaucer.
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Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.
--Shak.
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Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades
or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,
and the like.
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Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,
red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,
red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.
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Red admiral (Zool.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa
Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front
wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva
feeds on nettles. Called also Atalanta butterfly, and
nettle butterfly.
Red ant. (Zool.)
(a) A very small ant (Myrmica molesta) which often infests
houses.
(b) A larger reddish ant (Formica sanguinea), native of
Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making
species.
Red antimony (Min.), kermesite. See Kermes mineral
(b), under Kermes.
Red ash (Bot.), an American tree (Fraxinus pubescens),
smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.
--Cray.
Red bass. (Zool.) See Redfish
(d) .
Red bay (Bot.), a tree (Persea Caroliniensis) having the
heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United
States.
Red beard (Zool.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona
prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local,
U.S.]
Red birch (Bot.), a species of birch (Betula nigra)
having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored
wood. --Gray.
Red blindness. (Med.) See Daltonism.
Red book, a book containing the names of all the persons in
the service of the state. [Eng.]
Red book of the Exchequer, an ancient record in which are
registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam
in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C.
Red brass, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and
three of zinc.
Red bug. (Zool.)
(a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and
produces great irritation by its bites.
(b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus Pyrrhocoris,
especially the European species (Pyrrhocoris apterus),
which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree
trunks.
(c) See Cotton stainder, under Cotton.
Red cedar. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree
(Juniperus Virginiana) having a fragrant red-colored
heartwood.
(b) A tree of India and Australia (Cedrela Toona) having
fragrant reddish wood; -- called also toon tree in
India.
Red horse. (Zool.)
(a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially
Moxostoma macrolepidotum and allied species.
(b) See the Note under Drumfish.
Red lead.
(Chem) See under Lead, and Minium.
Red-lead ore. (Min.) Same as Crocoite.
Red liquor (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of
aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of
dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used
originally for red dyestuffs. Called also red mordant.
Red maggot (Zool.), the larva of the wheat midge.
Red manganese. (Min.) Same as Rhodochrosite.
Red man, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his
color.
Red maple (Bot.), a species of maple (Acer rubrum). See
Maple.
Red mite. (Zool.) See Red spider, below.
Red mulberry (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple
color (Morus rubra).
Red mullet (Zool.), the surmullet. See Mullet.
Red ocher (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a
reddish color.
Red perch (Zool.), the rosefish.
Red phosphorus. (Chem.) See under Phosphorus.
Red pine (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus
resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.
Red precipitate. See under Precipitate.
Red Republican (European Politics), originally, one who
maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --
because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an
extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]
Red ribbon, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.
Red sanders. (Bot.) See Sanders.
Red sandstone. (Geol.) See under Sandstone.
Red scale (Zool.), a scale insect (Aspidiotus aurantii)
very injurious to the orange tree in California and
Australia.
Red silver (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or
reddish black color. It includes proustite, or light red
silver, and pyrargyrite, or dark red silver.
Red snapper (Zool.), a large fish (Lutjanus aya syn.
Lutjanus Blackfordii) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and
about the Florida reefs.
Red snow, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga
(Protococcus nivalis) which produces large patches of
scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.
Red softening (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which
the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to
infarction or inflammation.
Red spider (Zool.), a very small web-spinning mite
(Tetranychus telarius) which infests, and often
destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those
cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly
on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn
yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.
Called also red mite.
Red squirrel (Zool.), the chickaree.
Red tape,
(a) the tape used in public offices for tying up documents,
etc. Hence,
(b) official formality and delay; excessive bureaucratic
paperwork.
Red underwing (Zool.), any species of noctuid moths
belonging to Catacola and allied genera. The numerous
species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under
wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange.
Red water, a disease in cattle, so called from an
appearance like blood in the urine.
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Aspidiotus aurantii
(gcide) | Orange \Or"ange\ ([o^]r"[e^]nj), n. [F.; cf. It. arancia,
arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar.
n[=a]ranj, Per. n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf. Skr. n[=a]ranga
orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or
gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus ({Citrus
Aurantium}). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy
carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery
rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow
when ripe.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the
bitter orange, which is supposed to be the original
stock; the navel orange, which has the rudiment of a
second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the
blood orange, with a reddish juice; and the {horned
orange}, in which the carpels are partly separated.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
[1913 Webster]
3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
[1913 Webster]
Mandarin orange. See Mandarin.
Mock orange (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus
Philadelphus, which have whitish and often fragrant
blossoms.
Native orange, or Orange thorn (Bot.), an Australian
shrub (Citriobatus parviflorus); also, its edible yellow
berries.
Orange bird (Zool.), a tanager of Jamaica (Tanagra zena);
-- so called from its bright orange breast.
Orange cowry (Zool.), a large, handsome cowry ({Cypraea
aurantia}), highly valued by collectors of shells on
account of its rarity.
Orange grass (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant
(Hypericum Sarothra), having minute, deep yellow
flowers.
Orange oil (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained
from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is
obtained from the flowers.
Orange pekoe, a kind of black tea.
Orange pippin, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.
Quito orange, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of
nightshade (Solanum Quitoense), native in Quito.
Orange scale (Zool.) any species of scale insects which
infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale
(Mytilaspis citricola), the long scale ({Mytilaspis
Gloveri}), and the red scale (Aspidiotus Aurantii).
[1913 Webster]Red \Red\, a. [Compar. Redder (-d?r); superl. Reddest.] [OE.
red, reed, AS. re['a]d, re['o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries.
r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw.
r["o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r['a]uds, W.
rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr.
'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113.
Cf. Erysipelas, Rouge, Rubric, Ruby, Ruddy,
Russet, Rust.]
Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of
the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar
spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. "Fresh
flowers, white and reede." --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades
or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,
and the like.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,
red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,
red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.
[1913 Webster]
Red admiral (Zool.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa
Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front
wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva
feeds on nettles. Called also Atalanta butterfly, and
nettle butterfly.
Red ant. (Zool.)
(a) A very small ant (Myrmica molesta) which often infests
houses.
(b) A larger reddish ant (Formica sanguinea), native of
Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making
species.
Red antimony (Min.), kermesite. See Kermes mineral
(b), under Kermes.
Red ash (Bot.), an American tree (Fraxinus pubescens),
smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.
--Cray.
Red bass. (Zool.) See Redfish
(d) .
Red bay (Bot.), a tree (Persea Caroliniensis) having the
heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United
States.
Red beard (Zool.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona
prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local,
U.S.]
Red birch (Bot.), a species of birch (Betula nigra)
having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored
wood. --Gray.
Red blindness. (Med.) See Daltonism.
Red book, a book containing the names of all the persons in
the service of the state. [Eng.]
Red book of the Exchequer, an ancient record in which are
registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam
in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C.
Red brass, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and
three of zinc.
Red bug. (Zool.)
(a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and
produces great irritation by its bites.
(b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus Pyrrhocoris,
especially the European species (Pyrrhocoris apterus),
which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree
trunks.
(c) See Cotton stainder, under Cotton.
Red cedar. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree
(Juniperus Virginiana) having a fragrant red-colored
heartwood.
(b) A tree of India and Australia (Cedrela Toona) having
fragrant reddish wood; -- called also toon tree in
India.
Red horse. (Zool.)
(a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially
Moxostoma macrolepidotum and allied species.
(b) See the Note under Drumfish.
Red lead.
(Chem) See under Lead, and Minium.
Red-lead ore. (Min.) Same as Crocoite.
Red liquor (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of
aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of
dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used
originally for red dyestuffs. Called also red mordant.
Red maggot (Zool.), the larva of the wheat midge.
Red manganese. (Min.) Same as Rhodochrosite.
Red man, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his
color.
Red maple (Bot.), a species of maple (Acer rubrum). See
Maple.
Red mite. (Zool.) See Red spider, below.
Red mulberry (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple
color (Morus rubra).
Red mullet (Zool.), the surmullet. See Mullet.
Red ocher (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a
reddish color.
Red perch (Zool.), the rosefish.
Red phosphorus. (Chem.) See under Phosphorus.
Red pine (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus
resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.
Red precipitate. See under Precipitate.
Red Republican (European Politics), originally, one who
maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --
because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an
extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]
Red ribbon, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.
Red sanders. (Bot.) See Sanders.
Red sandstone. (Geol.) See under Sandstone.
Red scale (Zool.), a scale insect (Aspidiotus aurantii)
very injurious to the orange tree in California and
Australia.
Red silver (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or
reddish black color. It includes proustite, or light red
silver, and pyrargyrite, or dark red silver.
Red snapper (Zool.), a large fish (Lutjanus aya syn.
Lutjanus Blackfordii) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and
about the Florida reefs.
Red snow, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga
(Protococcus nivalis) which produces large patches of
scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.
Red softening (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which
the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to
infarction or inflammation.
Red spider (Zool.), a very small web-spinning mite
(Tetranychus telarius) which infests, and often
destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those
cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly
on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn
yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.
Called also red mite.
Red squirrel (Zool.), the chickaree.
Red tape,
(a) the tape used in public offices for tying up documents,
etc. Hence,
(b) official formality and delay; excessive bureaucratic
paperwork.
Red underwing (Zool.), any species of noctuid moths
belonging to Catacola and allied genera. The numerous
species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under
wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange.
Red water, a disease in cattle, so called from an
appearance like blood in the urine.
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Aura
(gcide) | Aura \Au"ra\, n.; pl. Aur[ae]. [L. aura air, akin to Gr. ?.]
1. Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation
from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the
blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of
flowers, etc.
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2. (Med.) The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or
cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head,
a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics.
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Electric aura, a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an
electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it,
called the electric atmosphere. See Atmosphere, 2.
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auradin
(gcide) | Neroli \Ner"o*li\, n. [F. n['e]roli, said to be from the name of
an Italian princess.] (Chem.)
An essential oil obtained by distillation from the flowers of
the orange. It has a strong odor, and is used in perfumery,
etc.
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Neroli camphor (Chem.), a white crystalline waxy substance,
tasteless and odorless, obtained from neroli oil; --
called also auradin.
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Aurae
(gcide) | Aura \Au"ra\, n.; pl. Aur[ae]. [L. aura air, akin to Gr. ?.]
1. Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation
from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the
blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of
flowers, etc.
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2. (Med.) The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or
cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head,
a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics.
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Electric aura, a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an
electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it,
called the electric atmosphere. See Atmosphere, 2.
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Aural
(gcide) | Aural \Au"ral\, a. [L. aura air.]
Of or pertaining to the air, or to an aura.
[1913 Webster]Aural \Au"ral\, a. [L. auris ear.]
Of or pertaining to the ear; as, aural medicine and surgery.
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Aurantiaceous
(gcide) | Aurantiaceous \Au*ran`ti*a"ceous\, a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, the Aurantiace[ae], an order of
plants (formerly considered natural), of which the orange is
the type.
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Aurate
(gcide) | Aurate \Au"rate\, n. [L. auratus, p. p. of aurare to gild, fr.
aurum gold: cf. F. aurate.] (Chem.)
A combination of auric acid with a base; as, aurate or
potassium.
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Aurated
(gcide) | Aurated \Au"ra*ted\, a. [See Aurate.]
1. Resembling or containing gold; gold-colored; gilded.
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2. (Chem.) Combined with auric acid.
[1913 Webster]Aurated \Au"ra*ted\, a.
Having ears. See Aurited.
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Binaural
(gcide) | Binaural \Bin*au"ral\, a. [Pref. bin- + aural.]
Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears.
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Carassius auratus
(gcide) | Goldfish \Gold"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small domesticated cyprinoid fish ({Carassius
auratus}); -- so named from its color. It is a native of
China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in
1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or
glass globes. Many varieties are known. Called also
golden fish, and golden carp. See Telescope fish,
under Telescope.
(b) A California marine fish of an orange or red color; the
garibaldi.
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Cathartes aura
(gcide) | Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called
because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came
originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.]
(Zool.)
Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus
Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey
(Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was
probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been
domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of
America.
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Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of
the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers
and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish
chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American,
or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more
elegantly colored than the common species. See under
Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a
bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native.
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Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial
liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a
dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a
long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called
turkey's beard.
Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of
certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and
Solanum torvum).
Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it
erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when
disturbed. [Prov. Eng.]
Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard
(Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United
States. It is so called because its naked and warty head
and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its
high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture.
Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey.
Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey.
Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.]
Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard.
[1913 Webster]Buzzard \Buz"zard\ (b[u^]z"z[~e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F.
busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
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1. (Zool.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to
the genus Buteo and related genera.
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2. (Zool.) In the United States, a term used for the {turkey
vulture} (Cathartes aura), and sometimes
indiscriminately to any vulture.
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Note: The Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe.
The American species (of which the most common are
Buteo borealis, Buteo Pennsylvanicus, and {Buteo
lineatus}) are usually called hen hawks. -- The
rough-legged buzzard, or bee hawk, of Europe ({Pernis
apivorus}) feeds on bees and their larv[ae], with other
insects, and reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is
Circus [ae]ruginosus. See Turkey buzzard, and
Carrion buzzard.
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Bald buzzard, the fishhawk or osprey. See Fishhawk.
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2. A blockhead; a dunce.
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It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not
be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a
buzzard. --Goldsmith.
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Cetonia aurata
(gcide) | Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?,
Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F.
rose, from the Latin. Cf. Copperas, Rhododendron.]
1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus Rosa, of
which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern
hemispere
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Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually
prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild
state have five petals of a color varying from deep
pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and
hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased
and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many
distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the
Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid
perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly
every class.
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2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a
rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha.
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3. (Arch.) A rose window. See Rose window, below.
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4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for
delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a
strainer at the foot of a pump.
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5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison.
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6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card
with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
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7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
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8. A diamond. See Rose diamond, below.
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Cabbage rose, China rose, etc. See under Cabbage,
China, etc.
Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy, under Corn.
Infantile rose (Med.), a variety of roseola.
Jamaica rose. (Bot.) See under Jamaica.
Rose acacia (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub
(Robinia hispida) with handsome clusters of rose-colored
blossoms.
Rose aniline. (Chem.) Same as Rosaniline.
Rose apple (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous
tree Eugenia Jambos. It is an edible berry an inch or
more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong
roselike perfume.
Rose beetle. (Zool.)
(a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle
(Macrodactylus subspinosus), which eats the leaves
of various plants, and is often very injurious to
rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also
rose bug, and rose chafer.
(b) The European chafer.
Rose bug. (Zool.) same as Rose beetle, Rose chafer.
Rose burner, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped
flame.
Rose camphor (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which
separates from rose oil.
Rose campion. (Bot.) See under Campion.
Rose catarrh (Med.), rose cold.
Rose chafer. (Zool.)
(a) A common European beetle (Cetonia aurata) which is
often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also
rose beetle, and rose fly.
(b) The rose beetle
(a) .
Rose cold (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes
attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See
Hay fever, under Hay.
Rose color, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful
hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or
promise.
Rose de Pompadour, Rose du Barry, names succesively given
to a delicate rose color used on S[`e]vres porcelain.
Rose diamond, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.
Brilliant, n.
Rose ear. See under Ear.
Rose elder (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
Rose engine, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
a variety of curved lines. --Craig.
Rose family (Bot.) the Roseceae. See Rosaceous.
Rose fever (Med.), rose cold.
Rose fly (Zool.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.
Rose gall (Zool.), any gall found on rosebushes. See
Bedeguar.
Rose knot, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
resemble a rose; a rosette.
Rose lake, Rose madder, a rich tint prepared from lac and
madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.
Rose mallow. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
Hibiscus, with large rose-colored flowers.
(b) the hollyhock.
Rose nail, a nail with a convex, faceted head.
Rose noble, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the
figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward
III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.
Rose of China. (Bot.) See China rose
(b), under China.
Rose of Jericho (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant
(Anastatica Hierochuntica) which rolls up when dry, and
expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection
plant}.
Rose of Sharon (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub
(Hibiscus Syriacus). In the Bible the name is used for
some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or
possibly the great lotus flower.
Rose oil (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from
various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
part of attar of roses.
Rose pink, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,
the color of the pigment.
Rose quartz (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
Rose rash. (Med.) Same as Roseola.
Rose slug (Zool.), the small green larva of a black sawfly
(Selandria rosae). These larvae feed in groups on the
parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and are often
abundant and very destructive.
Rose window (Arch.), a circular window filled with
ornamental tracery. Called also Catherine wheel, and
marigold window. Cf. wheel window, under Wheel.
Summer rose (Med.), a variety of roseola. See Roseola.
Under the rose [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;
privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
said was to be divulged.
Wars of the Roses (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of
York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.
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chloraurate
(gcide) | Aurochloride \Au`ro*chlo"ride\, n. [Aurum + chloride.] (Chem.)
The trichloride of gold combination with the chloride of
another metal, forming a double chloride; -- called also
chloraurate.
[1913 Webster]Chloraurate \Chlor`au"rate\, n. [Chlorine + aurate.] (Chem.)
See Aurochloride.
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Chloraurate
(gcide) | Aurochloride \Au`ro*chlo"ride\, n. [Aurum + chloride.] (Chem.)
The trichloride of gold combination with the chloride of
another metal, forming a double chloride; -- called also
chloraurate.
[1913 Webster]Chloraurate \Chlor`au"rate\, n. [Chlorine + aurate.] (Chem.)
See Aurochloride.
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Chrysophrys auratus
(gcide) | Gilthead \Gilt"head`\, n. (Zool.)
A marine fish. The name is applied to two species:
(a) The Pagrus auratus (syn. Chrysophrys auratus), a
valuable food fish common in the Mediterranean (so named
from its golden-colored head); -- called also giltpoll.
(b) The Crenilabrus melops, of the British coasts; --
called also golden maid, conner, sea partridge.
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Citrus aurantifolia
(gcide) | Lime \Lime\, n. [F. lime; of Persian origin. See Lemon.]
1. (Bot.) The fruit of the Citrus aurantifolia, allied to
the lemon, but greener in color; also, the tree which
bears it.
Note: The term lime was formerly also applied to variants of
the closely related citron, of which there are two
varieties, Citrus Medica, var. acida which is
intensely sour, and the
sweet lime (Citrus Medica, var. Limetta) which is only
slightly sour. See citron.
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2. The color of the lime[1], a yellowish-green.
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Citrus Aurantium
(gcide) | Orange \Or"ange\ ([o^]r"[e^]nj), n. [F.; cf. It. arancia,
arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar.
n[=a]ranj, Per. n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf. Skr. n[=a]ranga
orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or
gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.]
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1. The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus ({Citrus
Aurantium}). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy
carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery
rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow
when ripe.
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Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the
bitter orange, which is supposed to be the original
stock; the navel orange, which has the rudiment of a
second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the
blood orange, with a reddish juice; and the {horned
orange}, in which the carpels are partly separated.
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2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
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3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
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Mandarin orange. See Mandarin.
Mock orange (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus
Philadelphus, which have whitish and often fragrant
blossoms.
Native orange, or Orange thorn (Bot.), an Australian
shrub (Citriobatus parviflorus); also, its edible yellow
berries.
Orange bird (Zool.), a tanager of Jamaica (Tanagra zena);
-- so called from its bright orange breast.
Orange cowry (Zool.), a large, handsome cowry ({Cypraea
aurantia}), highly valued by collectors of shells on
account of its rarity.
Orange grass (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant
(Hypericum Sarothra), having minute, deep yellow
flowers.
Orange oil (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained
from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is
obtained from the flowers.
Orange pekoe, a kind of black tea.
Orange pippin, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.
Quito orange, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of
nightshade (Solanum Quitoense), native in Quito.
Orange scale (Zool.) any species of scale insects which
infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale
(Mytilaspis citricola), the long scale ({Mytilaspis
Gloveri}), and the red scale (Aspidiotus Aurantii).
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Cyanaurate
(gcide) | Cyanaurate \Cy`an*au"rate\ (s?`?n-?"r?t), n.
See Aurocyanide.
[1913 Webster]Aurocyanide \Au`ro*cy"a*nide\, n. [Aurum + cyanide.] (Chem.)
A double cyanide of gold and some other metal or radical; --
called also cyanaurate.
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cyanaurate
(gcide) | Cyanaurate \Cy`an*au"rate\ (s?`?n-?"r?t), n.
See Aurocyanide.
[1913 Webster]Aurocyanide \Au`ro*cy"a*nide\, n. [Aurum + cyanide.] (Chem.)
A double cyanide of gold and some other metal or radical; --
called also cyanaurate.
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Cypraea aurantia
(gcide) | Orange \Or"ange\ ([o^]r"[e^]nj), n. [F.; cf. It. arancia,
arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar.
n[=a]ranj, Per. n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf. Skr. n[=a]ranga
orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or
gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.]
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1. The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus ({Citrus
Aurantium}). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy
carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery
rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow
when ripe.
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Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the
bitter orange, which is supposed to be the original
stock; the navel orange, which has the rudiment of a
second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the
blood orange, with a reddish juice; and the {horned
orange}, in which the carpels are partly separated.
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2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
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3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
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Mandarin orange. See Mandarin.
Mock orange (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus
Philadelphus, which have whitish and often fragrant
blossoms.
Native orange, or Orange thorn (Bot.), an Australian
shrub (Citriobatus parviflorus); also, its edible yellow
berries.
Orange bird (Zool.), a tanager of Jamaica (Tanagra zena);
-- so called from its bright orange breast.
Orange cowry (Zool.), a large, handsome cowry ({Cypraea
aurantia}), highly valued by collectors of shells on
account of its rarity.
Orange grass (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant
(Hypericum Sarothra), having minute, deep yellow
flowers.
Orange oil (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained
from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is
obtained from the flowers.
Orange pekoe, a kind of black tea.
Orange pippin, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.
Quito orange, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of
nightshade (Solanum Quitoense), native in Quito.
Orange scale (Zool.) any species of scale insects which
infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale
(Mytilaspis citricola), the long scale ({Mytilaspis
Gloveri}), and the red scale (Aspidiotus Aurantii).
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Deaurate
(gcide) | Deaurate \De*au"rate\, a. [L. deauratus, p. p. of deaurare to
gild; de- + aurum gold.]
Gilded. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Deaurate \De*au"rate\, v. t.
To gild. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Deauration
(gcide) | Deauration \De`au*ra"tion\, n.
Act of gilding. [Obs.]
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Electric aura
(gcide) | Aura \Au"ra\, n.; pl. Aur[ae]. [L. aura air, akin to Gr. ?.]
1. Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation
from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the
blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of
flowers, etc.
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2. (Med.) The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or
cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head,
a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics.
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Electric aura, a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an
electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it,
called the electric atmosphere. See Atmosphere, 2.
[1913 Webster]Electric \E*lec"tric\ ([-e]*l[e^]k"tr[i^]k), Electrical
\E*lec"tric*al\ ([-e]*l[e^]k"tr[i^]*kal), a. [L. electrum amber,
a mixed metal, Gr. 'h`lektron; akin to 'hle`ktwr the beaming
sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F. ['e]lectrique. The
name came from the production of electricity by the friction
of amber.]
1. Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing,
derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric
power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an
electric spark; an electric charge; an electric current;
an electrical engineer.
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2. Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as,
an electric or electrical machine or substance; an
electric generator.
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3. Electrifying; thrilling; magnetic. "Electric Pindar."
--Mrs. Browning.
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4. powered by electricity; as, electrical appliances; an
electric toothbrush; an electric automobile.
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Electric atmosphere, or Electric aura. See under Aura.
Electrical battery. See Battery.
Electrical brush. See under Brush.
Electric cable. See Telegraph cable, under Telegraph.
Electric candle. See under Candle.
Electric cat (Zo["o]l.), one of three or more large species
of African catfish of the genus Malapterurus (esp. {M.
electricus} of the Nile). They have a large electrical
organ and are able to give powerful shocks; -- called also
sheathfish.
Electric clock. See under Clock, and see
Electro-chronograph.
Electric current, a current or stream of electricity
traversing a closed circuit formed of conducting
substances, or passing by means of conductors from one
body to another which is in a different electrical state.
Electric eel, or Electrical eel (Zo["o]l.), a South
American eel-like fresh-water fish of the genus Gymnotus
(G. electricus), from two to five feet in length,
capable of giving a violent electric shock. See
Gymnotus.
Electrical fish (Zo["o]l.), any fish which has an
electrical organ by means of which it can give an
electrical shock. The best known kinds are the torpedo,
the gymnotus, or electrical eel, and the {electric
cat}. See Torpedo, and Gymnotus.
Electric fluid, the supposed matter of electricity;
lightning. [archaic]
Electrical image (Elec.), a collection of electrical points
regarded as forming, by an analogy with optical phenomena,
an image of certain other electrical points, and used in
the solution of electrical problems. --Sir W. Thomson.
Electric machine, or Electrical machine, an apparatus for
generating, collecting, or exciting, electricity, as by
friction.
Electric motor. See Electro-motor, 2.
Electric osmose. (Physics) See under Osmose.
Electric pen, a hand pen for making perforated stencils for
multiplying writings. It has a puncturing needle driven at
great speed by a very small magneto-electric engine on the
penhandle.
Electric railway, a railway in which the machinery for
moving the cars is driven by an electric current.
Electric ray (Zo["o]l.), the torpedo.
Electric telegraph. See Telegraph.
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