| slovo | definícia |
fringe
(mass) | fringe
- okrajový, okraj, krajka, ozdobiť krajkou |
fringe
(encz) | fringe,obruba n: Zdeněk Brož |
fringe
(encz) | fringe,ofina n: Zdeněk Brož |
fringe
(encz) | fringe,okraj Zdeněk Brož |
fringe
(encz) | fringe,třásně Zdeněk Brož |
fringe
(encz) | fringe,třepení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Fringe
(gcide) | Fringe \Fringe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fringed (fr[i^]njd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Fringing.]
To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.
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Precipices fringed with grass. -- Bryant.
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Fringing reef. See Coral reefs, under Coral.
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Fringe
(gcide) | Fringe \Fringe\ (fr[i^]nj), n. [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr.
L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber,
fimbriate.]
1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff,
originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting
beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate
and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends,
twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose
threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of
leather, or the like.
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2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of
objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a
margin; a confine.
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The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance.
--Jer. Taylor.
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3. (Opt.) One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by
the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called
also interference fringe.
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4. (Bot.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the
capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.
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fringe
(wn) | fringe
n 1: the outside boundary or surface of something [syn:
periphery, fringe, outer boundary]
2: a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a
factory on the outskirts of the city" [syn: outskirt,
fringe]
3: one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference
and diffraction of light [syn: fringe, {interference
fringe}]
4: a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of
the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"
5: a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the
forehead [syn: bang, fringe]
6: an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging
threads or tassels
v 1: adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"
2: decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur
fringed the hem of the dress" |
fringe
(foldoc) | FRINGE
C. Katz, GE, 1961. Subcomponent of GE-255 GECOM system.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
infringe
(mass) | infringe
- porušiť |
infringement
(mass) | infringement
- obmedzenie |
birefringence
(encz) | birefringence,dvojlomnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
birefringent
(encz) | birefringent,dvojlomný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
clostridium perfringens
(encz) | clostridium perfringens, n: Clostridium perfringens,Clostridium perfringens [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
copyright infringement
(encz) | copyright infringement, n: |
fringe benefit
(encz) | fringe benefit, |
fringe benefits
(encz) | fringe benefits,mimoplatové výhody Zdeněk Brož |
fringe bush
(encz) | fringe bush, n: |
fringe buyers
(encz) | fringe buyers,okrajoví nákupčí [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
fringe cups
(encz) | fringe cups, n: |
fringe tree
(encz) | fringe tree, n: |
fringe-toed lizard
(encz) | fringe-toed lizard, n: |
fringed
(encz) | fringed, |
fringed gecko
(encz) | fringed gecko, n: |
fringed gentian
(encz) | fringed gentian, n: |
fringed grass of parnassus
(encz) | fringed grass of Parnassus, n: |
fringed loosestrife
(encz) | fringed loosestrife, n: |
fringed orchid
(encz) | fringed orchid, n: |
fringed orchis
(encz) | fringed orchis, n: |
fringed pink
(encz) | fringed pink, n: |
fringed polygala
(encz) | fringed polygala, n: |
fringed poppy mallow
(encz) | fringed poppy mallow, n: |
fringepod
(encz) | fringepod, n: |
green fringed orchis
(encz) | green fringed orchis, n: |
infringe
(encz) | infringe,nedodržet v: Zdeněk Brožinfringe,porušit v: Zdeněk Brožinfringe,překročit v: Zdeněk Brož |
infringed
(encz) | infringed,porušil v: Zdeněk Brož |
infringement
(encz) | infringement,omezení n: Zdeněk Brožinfringement,zasahování n: Zdeněk Brož |
infringement of copyright
(encz) | infringement of copyright, n: |
infringements
(encz) | infringements,porušení n: Zdeněk Brož |
infringes
(encz) | infringes,porušuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
lunatic fringe
(encz) | lunatic fringe,extrémisté Zdeněk Brož |
on the fringe
(encz) | on the fringe, |
patent infringement
(encz) | patent infringement,porušení patentu [práv.] Clock |
prairie white-fringed orchid
(encz) | prairie white-fringed orchid, n: |
prairie white-fringed orchis
(encz) | prairie white-fringed orchis, n: |
purple fringeless orchid
(encz) | purple fringeless orchid, n: |
purple fringeless orchis
(encz) | purple fringeless orchis, n: |
purple-fringed orchid
(encz) | purple-fringed orchid, n: |
purple-fringed orchis
(encz) | purple-fringed orchis, n: |
ragged-fringed orchid
(encz) | ragged-fringed orchid, n: |
white fringed orchid
(encz) | white fringed orchid, n: |
white fringed orchis
(encz) | white fringed orchis, n: |
clostridium perfringens
(czen) | Clostridium perfringens,Clostridium perfringens[eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
Befringe
(gcide) | Befringe \Be*fringe"\, v. t.
To furnish with a fringe; to form a fringe upon; to adorn as
with fringe. --Fuller.
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Clostridium perfringens
(gcide) | clostridium \clostridium\ n. clostridia
1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the
center by an endospore.
Syn: clostridia.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. [capitalized] a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile
bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including several
pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas
gangrene (Clostridium perfringens), botulism
(Clostridium botulinum), and tetanus ({Clostridium
tetani}).
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Fringe
(gcide) | Fringe \Fringe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fringed (fr[i^]njd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Fringing.]
To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.
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Precipices fringed with grass. -- Bryant.
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Fringing reef. See Coral reefs, under Coral.
[1913 Webster]Fringe \Fringe\ (fr[i^]nj), n. [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr.
L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber,
fimbriate.]
1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff,
originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting
beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate
and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends,
twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose
threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of
leather, or the like.
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2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of
objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a
margin; a confine.
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The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance.
--Jer. Taylor.
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3. (Opt.) One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by
the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called
also interference fringe.
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4. (Bot.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the
capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.
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Fringe tree
(gcide) | Fringe tree \Fringe tree\
A small oleaceous tree (Chionanthus virginica), of the
southern United States, having clusters of snow-white flowers
with slender petals. It is often cultivated.
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Fringed
(gcide) | Fringe \Fringe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fringed (fr[i^]njd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Fringing.]
To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.
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Precipices fringed with grass. -- Bryant.
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Fringing reef. See Coral reefs, under Coral.
[1913 Webster]Fringed \Fringed\, a.
Furnished with a fringe.
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Fringed lear (Bot.), a leaf edged with soft parallel hairs.
[1913 Webster]decorated \decorated\ adj.
having decorations. [Narrower terms: {beaded, beady,
bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled,
sequined, spangled, spangly}; bedaubed; {bespectacled,
monocled, spectacled}; braided; {brocaded, embossed,
raised}; buttony; carbuncled; {champleve, cloisonne,
enameled}; crested, plumed having a decorative plume);
crested, top-knotted, topknotted, tufted; crested;
embellished, ornamented, ornate; embroidered; {encircled,
ringed, wreathed}; {fancied up, gussied, gussied up, tricked
out}; feathery, feathered, plumy; {frilled, frilly,
ruffled}; fringed; gilt-edged; inflamed; inlaid;
inwrought; laced; mosaic, tessellated; {paneled,
wainscoted}; studded; tapestried; tasseled, tasselled;
tufted; clinquant, tinseled, tinselly; tricked-out]
Also See: clothed, fancy. Antonym: unadorned.
Syn: adorned.
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fringed
(gcide) | Fringe \Fringe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fringed (fr[i^]njd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Fringing.]
To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.
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Precipices fringed with grass. -- Bryant.
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Fringing reef. See Coral reefs, under Coral.
[1913 Webster]Fringed \Fringed\, a.
Furnished with a fringe.
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Fringed lear (Bot.), a leaf edged with soft parallel hairs.
[1913 Webster]decorated \decorated\ adj.
having decorations. [Narrower terms: {beaded, beady,
bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled,
sequined, spangled, spangly}; bedaubed; {bespectacled,
monocled, spectacled}; braided; {brocaded, embossed,
raised}; buttony; carbuncled; {champleve, cloisonne,
enameled}; crested, plumed having a decorative plume);
crested, top-knotted, topknotted, tufted; crested;
embellished, ornamented, ornate; embroidered; {encircled,
ringed, wreathed}; {fancied up, gussied, gussied up, tricked
out}; feathery, feathered, plumy; {frilled, frilly,
ruffled}; fringed; gilt-edged; inflamed; inlaid;
inwrought; laced; mosaic, tessellated; {paneled,
wainscoted}; studded; tapestried; tasseled, tasselled;
tufted; clinquant, tinseled, tinselly; tricked-out]
Also See: clothed, fancy. Antonym: unadorned.
Syn: adorned.
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Fringed lear
(gcide) | Fringed \Fringed\, a.
Furnished with a fringe.
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Fringed lear (Bot.), a leaf edged with soft parallel hairs.
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Fringeless
(gcide) | Fringeless \Fringe"less\, a.
Having no fringe.
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Fringent
(gcide) | Fringent \Frin"gent\, a.
Encircling like a fringe; bordering. [R.] "The fringent air."
--Emerson.
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fringepod
(gcide) | fringepod \fringepod\ n.
An annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender
racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged
silicles.
Syn: lacepod.
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Infringe
(gcide) | Infringe \In*fringe"\, v. i.
1. To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or
law; to injure; to offend.
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2. To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as,
to infringe upon the rights of another.
[1913 Webster]Infringe \In*fringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infringed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Infringing.] [L. infringere; pref. in- in + frangere
to break. See Fraction, and cf. Infract .]
1. To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill
or obey; as, to infringe a law, right, or contract.
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If the first that did the edict infringe,
Had answered for his deed. --Shak.
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The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius.
--Golding.
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2. To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to
infringe delight or power. [Obs.] --Hooker.
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Infringed
(gcide) | Infringe \In*fringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infringed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Infringing.] [L. infringere; pref. in- in + frangere
to break. See Fraction, and cf. Infract .]
1. To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill
or obey; as, to infringe a law, right, or contract.
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If the first that did the edict infringe,
Had answered for his deed. --Shak.
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The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius.
--Golding.
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2. To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to
infringe delight or power. [Obs.] --Hooker.
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Infringement
(gcide) | Infringement \In*fringe"ment\, n.
1. The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment;
as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or
constitution.
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The punishing of this infringement is proper to that
jurisdiction against which the contempt is.
--Clarendon.
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2. An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other special
privilege; a trespass.
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Infringer
(gcide) | Infringer \In*frin"ger\, n.
One who infringes or violates; a violator. --Strype.
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interference fringe
(gcide) | Fringe \Fringe\ (fr[i^]nj), n. [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr.
L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber,
fimbriate.]
1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff,
originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting
beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate
and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends,
twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose
threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of
leather, or the like.
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2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of
objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a
margin; a confine.
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The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance.
--Jer. Taylor.
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3. (Opt.) One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by
the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called
also interference fringe.
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4. (Bot.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the
capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.
[1913 Webster]Interference \In`ter*fer"ence\, n. [See Interfere.]
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1. The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a
machine by the interference of some of its parts; a
meddlesome interference in the business of others.
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2. (Physics) The mutual influence, under certain conditions,
as from streams of light, or pulsations of sound, or,
generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing
certain characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark
bands, or darkness, in the case of light, silence or
increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or
superposition of waves generally.
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Note: The term is most commonly applied to light, and the
undulatory theory of light affords the proper
explanation of the phenomena which are considered to be
produced by the superposition of waves, and are thus
substantially identical in their origin with the
phenomena of heat, sound, waves of water, and the like.
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3. (Patent Law) The act or state of interfering, or of
claiming a right to the same invention.
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Interference figures (Optics), the figures observed when
certain sections of crystallized bodies are viewed in
converging polarized light; thus, a section of a uniaxial
crystal, cut normal to the vertical axis, shows a series
of concentric colored rings with a single black cross; --
so called because produced by the interference of luminous
waves.
Interference fringe. (Optics) See Fringe.
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Interference fringe
(gcide) | Fringe \Fringe\ (fr[i^]nj), n. [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr.
L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber,
fimbriate.]
1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff,
originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting
beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate
and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends,
twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose
threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of
leather, or the like.
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2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of
objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a
margin; a confine.
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The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance.
--Jer. Taylor.
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3. (Opt.) One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by
the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called
also interference fringe.
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4. (Bot.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the
capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.
[1913 Webster]Interference \In`ter*fer"ence\, n. [See Interfere.]
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1. The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a
machine by the interference of some of its parts; a
meddlesome interference in the business of others.
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2. (Physics) The mutual influence, under certain conditions,
as from streams of light, or pulsations of sound, or,
generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing
certain characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark
bands, or darkness, in the case of light, silence or
increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or
superposition of waves generally.
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Note: The term is most commonly applied to light, and the
undulatory theory of light affords the proper
explanation of the phenomena which are considered to be
produced by the superposition of waves, and are thus
substantially identical in their origin with the
phenomena of heat, sound, waves of water, and the like.
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3. (Patent Law) The act or state of interfering, or of
claiming a right to the same invention.
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Interference figures (Optics), the figures observed when
certain sections of crystallized bodies are viewed in
converging polarized light; thus, a section of a uniaxial
crystal, cut normal to the vertical axis, shows a series
of concentric colored rings with a single black cross; --
so called because produced by the interference of luminous
waves.
Interference fringe. (Optics) See Fringe.
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lunatic fringe
(gcide) | lunatic fringe \lunatic fringe\ n.
the members of a political or social group espousing extreme,
fanatical, or seemingly irrational views.
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Mountain fringe
(gcide) | Mountain \Moun"tain\ (moun"t[i^]n), a.
1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or
living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;
among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;
mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
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2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
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The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.
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Mountain antelope (Zool.), the goral.
Mountain ash (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus
Americana} (or Sorbus Americana), producing beautiful
bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its
flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European
species is the Pyrus aucuparia, or rowan tree.
Mountain barometer, a portable barometer, adapted for safe
transportation, used in measuring the heights of
mountains.
Mountain beaver (Zool.), the sewellel.
Mountain blue (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.
Mountain cat (Zool.), the catamount. See Catamount.
Mountain chain, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,
generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.
Mountain cock (Zool.), capercailzie. See Capercailzie.
Mountain cork (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
cork in its texture.
Mountain crystal. See under Crystal.
Mountain damson (Bot.), a large tree of the genus
Simaruba (Simaruba amarga) growing in the West Indies,
which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes
used in medicine.
Mountain dew, Scotch whisky, so called because often
illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]
Mountain ebony (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia
variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called
because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and
in tanning.
Mountain flax (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very
fine fibers; amianthus. See Amianthus.
Mountain fringe (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under
Fumitory.
Mountain goat. (Zool.) See Mazama.
Mountain green. (Min.)
(a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.
(b) See Green earth, under Green, a.
Mountain holly (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes
Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.
It is found in the Northern United States.
Mountain laurel (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia
latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy
clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is
poisonous. Called also American laurel, ivy bush, and
calico bush. See Kalmia.
Mountain leather (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
leather in its texture.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a plant of the genus Trifolium
(Trifolium Alpinum).
Mountain limestone (Geol.), a series of marine limestone
strata below the coal measures, and above the old red
standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of Geology.
Mountain linnet (Zool.), the twite.
Mountain magpie. (Zool.)
(a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.
(b) The European gray shrike.
Mountain mahogany (Bot.) See under Mahogany.
Mountain meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,
occurring as an efflorescence.
Mountain milk (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of
lime.
Mountain mint. (Bot.) See Mint.
Mountain ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel; -- called also
mountain thrush and mountain colley. See Ousel.
Mountain pride, or Mountain green (Bot.), a tree of
Jamaica (Spathelia simplex), which has an unbranched
palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate
leaves.
Mountain quail (Zool.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx
pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,
plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are
chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black
and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.
Mountain range, a series of mountains closely related in
position and direction.
Mountain rice. (Bot.)
(a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,
in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.
(b) An American genus of grasses (Oryzopsis).
Mountain rose (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary
flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa
alpina}).
Mountain soap (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish
color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.
Mountain sorrel (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria
digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small
greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New
Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.
Mountain sparrow (Zool.), the European tree sparrow.
Mountain spinach. (Bot.) See Orach.
Mountain tobacco (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica
montana}) of Europe; called also leopard's bane.
Mountain witch (Zool.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the
genus Geotrygon.
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Refringency
(gcide) | Refringency \Re*frin"gen*cy\ (r?*fr?n"jen*s?), n.
The power possessed by a substance to refract a ray; as,
different substances have different refringencies. --Nichol.
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Refringent
(gcide) | Refringent \Re*frin"gent\ (-jent), a. [L. refringens, p. pr. of
refringere. See Refract.]
Pertaining to, or possessing, refringency; refractive;
refracting; as, a refringent prism of spar. --Nichol.
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Underfringe
(gcide) | Underfringe \Un"der*fringe`\, n.
A lower fringe; a fringe underneath something.
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Broad-faced, with underfringe of russet beard.
--Tennyson.
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Uninfringed
(gcide) | Uninfringed \Uninfringed\
See infringed. |
Vortex fringe
(gcide) | Vortex fringe \Vor"tex fringe\
The region immediately surrounding a disk moving flatwise
through air; -- so called because the air has a cyclic motion
as in vortex ring.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
birefringence
(wn) | birefringence
n 1: splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized
perpendicularly [syn: double refraction, birefringence] |
birefringent
(wn) | birefringent
adj 1: relating to or characterized by double refraction |
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