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holler
(encz) | holler,křičet v: Zdeněk Brož |
holler
(encz) | holler,zakřičet v: Pino |
holler
(encz) | holler,zařvat v: Pino |
holler
(wn) | holler
n 1: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
bellow filled the hallway" [syn: bellow, bellowing,
holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar,
roaring, yowl]
2: a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin
in a hollow high up in the Appalachians" [syn: hollow,
holler]
v 1: shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons" [syn:
holler, holler out]
2: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor
inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but
she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout out, cry,
call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall]
3: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe,
bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache,
holler] |
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holler out
(encz) | holler out, v: |
hollering
(encz) | hollering,řvaní Zdeněk Brož |
hollerith
(encz) | Hollerith, |
Schollera graminea
(gcide) | Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to
OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G.
stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth.
sta['i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r,
'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter,
Skr. st[.r], L. sternere (cf. Stratum), and originally
applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as
being scatterers or spreaders of light. [root]296. Cf.
Aster, Asteroid, Constellation, Disaster, Stellar.]
1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the
heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon,
comets, and nebulae.
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His eyen twinkled in his head aright,
As do the stars in the frosty night. --Chaucer.
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Note: The stars are distinguished as planets, and {fixed
stars}. See Planet, Fixed stars under Fixed, and
Magnitude of a star under Magnitude.
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2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak.
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3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny;
(usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to
influence fortune.
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O malignant and ill-brooding stars. --Shak.
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Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison.
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4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament
worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.
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On whom . . .
Lavish Honor showered all her stars. --Tennyson.
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5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an
asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or
to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.
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6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in
the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding
in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
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7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially
on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading
theatrical performer, etc.
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Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words
generally of obvious signification; as, star-aspiring,
star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting,
star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed,
star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed, star-sprinkled,
star-wreathed.
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Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, {Shooting
star}, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular
nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so
called from its star-shaped capsules.
Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum
Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a
silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike
fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when
cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of
about sixty species, and the natural order (Sapotaceae)
to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family.
Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an
astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
Star coral (Zool.), any one of numerous species of stony
corals belonging to Astraea, Orbicella, and allied
genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and
contain conspicuous radiating septa.
Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
Star flower. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum;
star-of-Bethlehem.
(b) See Starwort
(b) .
(c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis
(Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with
projecting angles; -- whence the name.
Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points
projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of
different parts of the bore of a gun.
Star grass. (Bot.)
(a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having
star-shaped yellow flowers.
(b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla
(Scilla autumnalis); -- called also {star-headed
hyacinth}.
Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants
(Nostoc commune, Nostoc edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
Star lizard. (Zool.) Same as Stellion.
Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant
(Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike
flower.
Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago
(Plantago coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other
so as to form a star-shaped figure.
Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the
United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in
a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,
one for each.
With the old flag, the true American flag, the
Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the
chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea
solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with stout
radiating spines.
Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of
ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions
of some machines.
Star worm (Zool.), a gephyrean.
Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,
shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.
These stars were supposed by some astronomers to be
variable stars of long and undetermined periods. More
recently, variations star in start intensity are
classified more specifically, and this term is now
obsolescent. See also nova. [Obsolescent]
Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies
periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes
irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes
occur at fixed periods.
Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera
graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms.
[1913 Webster]Water star grass \Wa"ter star" grass`\ (Bot.)
An aquatic plant (Schollera graminea) with grassy leaves,
and yellow star-shaped blossoms.
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herman hollerith
(wn) | Herman Hollerith
n 1: United States inventor who invented a system for recording
alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929) [syn:
Hollerith, Herman Hollerith] |
holler out
(wn) | holler out
v 1: shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons" [syn:
holler, holler out] |
hollering
(wn) | hollering
n 1: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
bellow filled the hallway" [syn: bellow, bellowing,
holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar,
roaring, yowl] |
hollerith
(wn) | Hollerith
n 1: United States inventor who invented a system for recording
alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929) [syn:
Hollerith, Herman Hollerith] |
hollerith card
(wn) | Hollerith card
n 1: a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched
holes [syn: punched card, punch card, Hollerith card] |
herman hollerith
(foldoc) | Herman Hollerith
Hollerith, Herman
The promulgator of the punched card. Hollerith was
born on 1860-02-29 and died on 1929-11-17. He graduated from
Columbia University, NewYork, NY, USA. He joined the US
Census Bureau as a statistician where he used a punched card
device to help analyse the 1880 US census data. This punched
card system stored data in 80 columns. This "80-column"
concept has carried forward in various forms into modern
applications.
In 1896, Hollerith founded the Tabulating Machine Company to
exploit his invention and in 1924 his firm became part of
IBM. The Hollerith system was used for the 1911 UK census.
A correspondant writes:
Wasn't Hollerith's original machine first used for the 1990 US
census? And I think I am right in saying that the physical
layout was a 20x12 grid of round holes. The one I have seen
(picture only, unfortunately, not the real thing) did not use
'columns' as such but holes were grouped into
irregularly-shaped fields, such that each hole had a
more-or-less independent function.
(2001-08-30)
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hollerith, herman
(foldoc) | Herman Hollerith
Hollerith, Herman
The promulgator of the punched card. Hollerith was
born on 1860-02-29 and died on 1929-11-17. He graduated from
Columbia University, NewYork, NY, USA. He joined the US
Census Bureau as a statistician where he used a punched card
device to help analyse the 1880 US census data. This punched
card system stored data in 80 columns. This "80-column"
concept has carried forward in various forms into modern
applications.
In 1896, Hollerith founded the Tabulating Machine Company to
exploit his invention and in 1924 his firm became part of
IBM. The Hollerith system was used for the 1911 UK census.
A correspondant writes:
Wasn't Hollerith's original machine first used for the 1990 US
census? And I think I am right in saying that the physical
layout was a 20x12 grid of round holes. The one I have seen
(picture only, unfortunately, not the real thing) did not use
'columns' as such but holes were grouped into
irregularly-shaped fields, such that each hole had a
more-or-less independent function.
(2001-08-30)
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hollerithabetical order
(foldoc) | Hollerithabetical order
Sorted into the order a standard Hollerith {card
sorting machine} produces, with special characters interleaved
within the alphabet.
(1997-02-11)
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