| slovo | definícia |
minus
(mass) | minus
- mínus |
minus
(msasasci) | minus
- minus |
minus
(encz) | minus,minus |
minus
(czen) | minus,minus |
minus
(czen) | minus,minus signn: Zdeněk Brož |
Minus
(gcide) | Minus \Mi"nus\ (m[imac]"n[u^]s), a. [L. See Minor, and cf.
Mis- pref. from the French.] (Math.)
Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus
quantity.
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Minus sign (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less,
prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be
subtracted. See Negative sign, under Negative.
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minus
(gcide) | minus \mi"nus\ (m[imac]"n[u^]s), n.; pl. minuses
(m[imac]"n[u^]s*[-e]z).
A factor counted as a disadvantage; a loss or potential loss
in a situation or plan; as, he added up all the pluses and
minuses and decided not to do it; as, the lack of money is a
big minus in an election campaign.
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minus
(gcide) | Negative \Neg"a*tive\ (n[e^]g"[.a]*t[i^]v), a. [F. n['e]gatif,
L. negativus, fr. negare to deny. See Negation.]
1. Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial,
negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry
or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a
negative opinion; -- opposed to affirmative.
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If thou wilt confess,
Or else be impudently negative. --Shak.
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Denying me any power of a negative voice. --Eikon
Basilike.
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Something between an affirmative bow and a negative
shake. --Dickens.
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2. Not positive; without affirmative statement or
demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of
something; privative; as, a negative argument; negative
evidence; a negative morality; negative criticism.
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There in another way of denying Christ, . . . which
is negative, when we do not acknowledge and confess
him. --South.
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3. (Logic) Asserting absence of connection between a subject
and a predicate; as, a negative proposition.
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4. (Photog.) Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or
other material, in which the lights and shades of the
original, and the relations of right and left, are
reversed.
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5. (Chem.) Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contrasted with
positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative.
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Note: This word, derived from electro-negative, is now
commonly used in a more general sense, when acidiferous
is the intended signification.
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Negative crystal.
(a) A cavity in a mineral mass, having the form of a
crystal.
(b) A crystal which has the power of negative double
refraction. See refraction.
negative electricity (Elec.), the kind of electricity which
is developed upon resin or ebonite when rubbed, or which
appears at that pole of a voltaic battery which is
connected with the plate most attacked by the exciting
liquid; -- formerly called resinous electricity. Opposed
to positive electricity. Formerly, according to
Franklin's theory of a single electric fluid, negative
electricity was supposed to be electricity in a degree
below saturation, or the natural amount for a given body.
See Electricity.
Negative eyepiece. (Opt.) see under Eyepiece.
Negative quantity (Alg.), a quantity preceded by the
negative sign, or which stands in the relation indicated
by this sign to some other quantity. See Negative sign
(below).
Negative rotation, right-handed rotation. See
Right-handed, 3.
Negative sign, the sign -, or minus (opposed in
signification to +, or plus), indicating that the
quantity to which it is prefixed is to be subtracted from
the preceding quantity, or is to be reckoned from zero or
cipher in the opposite direction to that of quanties
having the sign plus either expressed or understood; thus,
in a - b, b is to be substracted from a, or regarded as
opposite to it in value; and -10[deg] on a thermometer
means 10[deg] below the zero of the scale.
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minus
(wn) | minus
adj 1: on the negative side or lower end of a scale; "minus 5
degrees"; "a grade of B minus" [ant: plus]
2: involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors"
[syn: minus, negative]
n 1: an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two
numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four
leaves one"; "four minus three equals one" [syn:
subtraction, minus] |
minus
(foldoc) | minus
-
Common: dash; ITU-T: hyphen; ITU-T: minus. Rare:
INTERCAL: worm; option; dak; bithorpe.
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dominus
(encz) | dominus, n: |
expenditure and lending minus repayments by economic type
(encz) | expenditure and lending minus repayments by economic type, |
lending minus repayments
(encz) | lending minus repayments, |
lending minus repayments by function
(encz) | lending minus repayments by function, |
minus sign
(encz) | minus sign,minus n: Zdeněk Brožminus sign,znaménko minus [mat.] Ritchie |
minuscular
(encz) | minuscular, adj: |
minuscule
(encz) | minuscule,nepatrný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
minuses
(encz) | minuses, |
nervus trigeminus
(encz) | nervus trigeminus, n: |
tau-minus particle
(encz) | tau-minus particle, n: |
terminus
(encz) | terminus,konečná terminus,konečná stanice |
terminus a quo
(encz) | terminus a quo, n: |
terminus ad quem
(encz) | terminus ad quem, n: |
total expenditure and lending minus repayments
(encz) | total expenditure and lending minus repayments, |
trigeminus
(encz) | trigeminus,trigeminus Zdeněk Brož |
být v minusu
(czen) | být v minusu,in the red[ekon.] [id.] Michal Ambrož |
plus minus
(czen) | plus minus,give or takeadv: např. "It is a mile away, give or take a few
hundred yards." Pino |
trigeminus
(czen) | trigeminus,trigeminus Zdeněk Brož |
výše minusek
(czen) | výše minusek,x-heightn: [tech.] mamm |
znaménko minus
(czen) | znaménko minus,minus sign[mat.] Ritchie |
Dominus
(gcide) | Dominus \Dom"i*nus\, n.; pl. Domini. [L., master. See Dame.]
Master; sir; -- a title of respect formerly applied to a
knight or a clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor.
--Cowell.
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Minus
(gcide) | Minus \Mi"nus\ (m[imac]"n[u^]s), a. [L. See Minor, and cf.
Mis- pref. from the French.] (Math.)
Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus
quantity.
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Minus sign (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less,
prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be
subtracted. See Negative sign, under Negative.
[1913 Webster]minus \mi"nus\ (m[imac]"n[u^]s), n.; pl. minuses
(m[imac]"n[u^]s*[-e]z).
A factor counted as a disadvantage; a loss or potential loss
in a situation or plan; as, he added up all the pluses and
minuses and decided not to do it; as, the lack of money is a
big minus in an election campaign.
[PJC]Negative \Neg"a*tive\ (n[e^]g"[.a]*t[i^]v), a. [F. n['e]gatif,
L. negativus, fr. negare to deny. See Negation.]
1. Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial,
negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry
or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a
negative opinion; -- opposed to affirmative.
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If thou wilt confess,
Or else be impudently negative. --Shak.
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Denying me any power of a negative voice. --Eikon
Basilike.
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Something between an affirmative bow and a negative
shake. --Dickens.
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2. Not positive; without affirmative statement or
demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of
something; privative; as, a negative argument; negative
evidence; a negative morality; negative criticism.
[1913 Webster]
There in another way of denying Christ, . . . which
is negative, when we do not acknowledge and confess
him. --South.
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3. (Logic) Asserting absence of connection between a subject
and a predicate; as, a negative proposition.
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4. (Photog.) Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or
other material, in which the lights and shades of the
original, and the relations of right and left, are
reversed.
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5. (Chem.) Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contrasted with
positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative.
[1913 Webster]
Note: This word, derived from electro-negative, is now
commonly used in a more general sense, when acidiferous
is the intended signification.
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Negative crystal.
(a) A cavity in a mineral mass, having the form of a
crystal.
(b) A crystal which has the power of negative double
refraction. See refraction.
negative electricity (Elec.), the kind of electricity which
is developed upon resin or ebonite when rubbed, or which
appears at that pole of a voltaic battery which is
connected with the plate most attacked by the exciting
liquid; -- formerly called resinous electricity. Opposed
to positive electricity. Formerly, according to
Franklin's theory of a single electric fluid, negative
electricity was supposed to be electricity in a degree
below saturation, or the natural amount for a given body.
See Electricity.
Negative eyepiece. (Opt.) see under Eyepiece.
Negative quantity (Alg.), a quantity preceded by the
negative sign, or which stands in the relation indicated
by this sign to some other quantity. See Negative sign
(below).
Negative rotation, right-handed rotation. See
Right-handed, 3.
Negative sign, the sign -, or minus (opposed in
signification to +, or plus), indicating that the
quantity to which it is prefixed is to be subtracted from
the preceding quantity, or is to be reckoned from zero or
cipher in the opposite direction to that of quanties
having the sign plus either expressed or understood; thus,
in a - b, b is to be substracted from a, or regarded as
opposite to it in value; and -10[deg] on a thermometer
means 10[deg] below the zero of the scale.
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Minus sign
(gcide) | Minus \Mi"nus\ (m[imac]"n[u^]s), a. [L. See Minor, and cf.
Mis- pref. from the French.] (Math.)
Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus
quantity.
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Minus sign (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less,
prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be
subtracted. See Negative sign, under Negative.
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minuscular
(gcide) | minuscular \minuscular\ adj.
of or relating to minuscule script, a small cursive script
developed from uncial, and used in the 7th to 9th centuries.
Syn: minuscule.
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Minuscule
(gcide) | Minuscule \Mi*nus"cule\, n. [L. minusculus rather small, fr.
minus less: cf. F. minuscule.]
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1. Any very small, minute object.
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2. A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial;
a manuscript written in such letters.
[1913 Webster]minuscule \minuscule\ adj. a.
Of or relating to a minuscule[2] or of a script written in
minuscules[2]; of the size and style of minuscules[2];
written in minuscules[2]; minuscular.
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These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the
earlier uncials. --I. Taylor
(The
Alphabet).
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minuscule
(gcide) | Minuscule \Mi*nus"cule\, n. [L. minusculus rather small, fr.
minus less: cf. F. minuscule.]
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1. Any very small, minute object.
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2. A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial;
a manuscript written in such letters.
[1913 Webster]minuscule \minuscule\ adj. a.
Of or relating to a minuscule[2] or of a script written in
minuscules[2]; of the size and style of minuscules[2];
written in minuscules[2]; minuscular.
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These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the
earlier uncials. --I. Taylor
(The
Alphabet).
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minuses
(gcide) | minus \mi"nus\ (m[imac]"n[u^]s), n.; pl. minuses
(m[imac]"n[u^]s*[-e]z).
A factor counted as a disadvantage; a loss or potential loss
in a situation or plan; as, he added up all the pluses and
minuses and decided not to do it; as, the lack of money is a
big minus in an election campaign.
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Minusops globosa
(gcide) | Balata \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.]
1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice
(); also, its milky juice (), which when dried
constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or {chicle
gum}.
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tau-minus particle
(gcide) | lepton \lepton\ n. (Physics)
an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions
but does not participate in the strong interaction; it has a
baryon number of 0. Some known leptons are the electron,
the negative muon, the tau-minus particle, and the
neutrinos associated with each of these particles.
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terminus
(gcide) | Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\, n.
1. That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.
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2. (Eccl.) Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an
electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or
electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for
the attachment of wires by which a current may be conveyed
into or from the machine; a pole.
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3. (Railroads)
(a) The end of a line of railroad, with the switches,
stations, sheds, and other appliances pertaining
thereto.
(b) Any station for the delivery or receipt of freight
lying too far from the main line to be served by mere
sidings.
(c) A rate charged on all freight, independent of the
distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of
station service, as distinct from mileage rate,
generally proportionate to the distance and intended
to cover movement expenses; a terminal charge.
(d) A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the
terminal is located; -- more properly called a
terminus.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. The station at either end of a bus line line which
transports freight or passengers.
[PJC]
5. A station where passenger buses start or end a trip; --
also called bus terminal.
[PJC]
6. The structure at an airport where passengers board or
debark, and where ticket purchases and baggage pickup is
performed; -- also called airline terminal.
[PJC]
7. (Computers) An electronic device where data may be entered
into a computer, and information received from it, usually
consisting of a keyboard and video display unit (monitor);
the terminal may be integrated or connected directly to a
computer, or connected by a communications circuit with a
computer at a remote location; -- also called computer
terminal.
[PJC]
freight terminal, a terminal used for loading or unloading
of freight.
[PJC]Terminus \Ter"mi*nus\, n.; pl. Termini. [L. See Term.]
1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.
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2. (Myth.) The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries,
whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in
the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often
merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary
line.
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3. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See
Term, 8.
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4. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or
the town or city, at that place.
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Terminus
(gcide) | Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\, n.
1. That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.
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2. (Eccl.) Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an
electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or
electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for
the attachment of wires by which a current may be conveyed
into or from the machine; a pole.
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3. (Railroads)
(a) The end of a line of railroad, with the switches,
stations, sheds, and other appliances pertaining
thereto.
(b) Any station for the delivery or receipt of freight
lying too far from the main line to be served by mere
sidings.
(c) A rate charged on all freight, independent of the
distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of
station service, as distinct from mileage rate,
generally proportionate to the distance and intended
to cover movement expenses; a terminal charge.
(d) A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the
terminal is located; -- more properly called a
terminus.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. The station at either end of a bus line line which
transports freight or passengers.
[PJC]
5. A station where passenger buses start or end a trip; --
also called bus terminal.
[PJC]
6. The structure at an airport where passengers board or
debark, and where ticket purchases and baggage pickup is
performed; -- also called airline terminal.
[PJC]
7. (Computers) An electronic device where data may be entered
into a computer, and information received from it, usually
consisting of a keyboard and video display unit (monitor);
the terminal may be integrated or connected directly to a
computer, or connected by a communications circuit with a
computer at a remote location; -- also called computer
terminal.
[PJC]
freight terminal, a terminal used for loading or unloading
of freight.
[PJC]Terminus \Ter"mi*nus\, n.; pl. Termini. [L. See Term.]
1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.
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2. (Myth.) The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries,
whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in
the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often
merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary
line.
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3. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See
Term, 8.
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4. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or
the town or city, at that place.
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arctium minus
(wn) | Arctium minus
n 1: a plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found
in most of Europe and North Africa [syn: common burdock,
lesser burdock, Arctium minus] |
centaurium minus
(wn) | Centaurium minus
n 1: common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in
dense cymes [syn: lesser centaury, Centaurium minus] |
dominus
(wn) | dominus
n 1: a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson [syn:
dominus, dominie, domine, dominee] |
minus sign
(wn) | minus sign
n 1: a sign indicating the operation of subtraction |
minuscular
(wn) | minuscular
adj 1: of or relating to a small cursive script developed from
uncial; 7th to 9th centuries [syn: minuscule,
minuscular] [ant: majuscule] |
minuscule
(wn) | minuscule
adj 1: of or relating to a small cursive script developed from
uncial; 7th to 9th centuries [syn: minuscule,
minuscular] [ant: majuscule]
2: lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is
written all in minuscule letters" [syn: little,
minuscule, small]
3: very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of
rain fell" [syn: minuscule, miniscule]
n 1: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a
compositor's type case [syn: small letter, lowercase,
lower-case letter, minuscule] [ant: capital, {capital
letter}, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase]
2: a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th
and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts |
nervus trigeminus
(wn) | nervus trigeminus
n 1: the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the
muscles of mastication [syn: trigeminal, {trigeminal
nerve}, trigeminus, nervus trigeminus, {fifth cranial
nerve}] |
spirillum minus
(wn) | Spirillum minus
n 1: a bacterium causing ratbite fever [syn: {ratbite fever
bacterium}, Spirillum minus] |
tau-minus particle
(wn) | tau-minus particle
n 1: a lepton of very great mass [syn: tauon, {tau-minus
particle}] |
terminus
(wn) | terminus
n 1: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: {end
point}, endpoint, termination, terminus]
2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn:
destination, terminus]
3: (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved
out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a
boundary marker in ancient Rome [syn: terminus, {terminal
figure}, term]
4: either end of a railroad or bus route
5: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or
goods [syn: terminal, terminus, depot] |
terminus a quo
(wn) | terminus a quo
n 1: earliest limiting point [syn: terminus a quo, {starting
point}] |
terminus ad quem
(wn) | terminus ad quem
n 1: final or latest limiting point [syn: terminus ad quem,
terminal point, limit] |
trigeminus
(wn) | trigeminus
n 1: the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the
muscles of mastication [syn: trigeminal, {trigeminal
nerve}, trigeminus, nervus trigeminus, {fifth cranial
nerve}] |
tropaeolum minus
(wn) | Tropaeolum minus
n 1: annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common
garden nasturtium [syn: bush nasturtium, {Tropaeolum
minus}] |
minus infinity
(foldoc) | minus infinity
The most negative value, not necessarily or even usually the
simple negation of plus infinity. In N bit twos-complement
arithmetic, infinity is 2^(N-1) - 1 but minus infinity is
-(2^(N-1)), not -(2^(N-1) - 1).
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since time t equals minus infinity
(foldoc) | since time T equals minus infinity
A long time ago; for as long as anyone can remember; at the
time that some particular frob was first designed. Usually
the word "time" is omitted. See also time T; contrast
epoch.
[Jargon File]
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since time t equals minus infinity
(jargon) | since time T equals minus infinity
adv.
A long time ago; for as long as anyone can remember; at the time that some
particular frob was first designed. Usually the word ‘time’ is omitted. See
also time T; contrast epoch.
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QUO MINUS
(bouvier) | QUO MINUS. The name of a writ. In England, when the king's debtor is sued in
the court of the exchequer, he may sue out a writ of quo minus, in which he
suggests that he is the king's debtor, and that the defendant has done him
the injury or damage complained of, quo minus sufficiens existit, by which
he is less able to pay the king's debt. This was originally requisite in
order to give jurisdiction to the court of exchequer, but now this
suggestion is a mere form. 3 Bl. Com. 46.
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TERMINUS A QUO
(bouvier) | TERMINUS A QUO. The starting point of a private way is so called. Hamm. N.
P. 196.
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TERMINUS AD QUEM
(bouvier) | TERMINUS AD QUEM. The point of termination of a private way is so called.
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