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polygon
(mass) | polygon
- mnohouholník, polygón |
polygon
(msasasci) | polygon
- polygon |
polygon
(encz) | polygon,mnohoúhelník n: [mat.] |
polygon
(encz) | polygon,polygon n: Zdeněk Brož |
polygon
(czen) | polygon,polygonn: Zdeněk Brož |
Polygon
(gcide) | Polygon \Pol"y*gon\, n. [Gr. poly`gwnos polygonal; poly`s many +
gwni`a angle: cf. F. polygone.] (Geom.)
A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many
sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four
sides; any figure having many angles.
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Polygon of forces (Mech.), a polygonal figure, the sides of
which, taken successively, represent, in length and
direction, several forces acting simultaneously upon one
point, so that the side necessary to complete the figure
represents the resultant of those forces. Cf.
Parallelogram of forces, under Parallelogram.
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polygon
(wn) | polygon
n 1: a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides [syn:
polygon, polygonal shape] |
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concave polygon
(encz) | concave polygon, n: |
convex polygon
(encz) | convex polygon, n: |
order polygonales
(encz) | order Polygonales, n: |
polygonal
(encz) | polygonal,mnohoúhelníkový adj: Zdeněk Brožpolygonal,polygonální adj: Zdeněk Brož |
polygonal shape
(encz) | polygonal shape, n: |
polygonally
(encz) | polygonally, adv: |
polygons
(encz) | polygons,mnohoúhelníky n: pl. TonyMi |
reentering polygon
(encz) | reentering polygon, n: |
reentrant polygon
(encz) | reentrant polygon, n: |
regular polygon
(encz) | regular polygon,pravidelný mnohoúhelník n: Pino |
spherical polygon
(encz) | spherical polygon, n: |
polygonální
(czen) | polygonální,polygonaladj: Zdeněk Brož |
Alternanthera polygonoides
(gcide) | Rupturewort \Rup"ture*wort"\ (?; 135), n. (Bot.)
(a) Same as Burstwort.
(b) A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides)
somewhat resembling burstwort.
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Funicular polygon
(gcide) | Funicular \Fu*nic"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. funiculaire.]
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1. Consisting of a small cord or fiber.
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2. Dependent on the tension of a cord.
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3. (Anat.) Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or
resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular
ligament.
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Funicular action (Mech.), the force or action exerted by a
rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends
are Fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a
direction transverse to the rope, as in the archer's bow.
Funicular curve. Same as Catenary.
Funicular machine (Mech.), an apparatus for illustrating
certain principles in statics, consisting of a cord or
chain attached at one end to a fixed point, and having the
other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight, while
one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at
points between the fixed support and the pulley.
Funicular polygon (Mech.), the polygonal figure assumed by
a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights
at different points.
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Polygon
(gcide) | Polygon \Pol"y*gon\, n. [Gr. poly`gwnos polygonal; poly`s many +
gwni`a angle: cf. F. polygone.] (Geom.)
A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many
sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four
sides; any figure having many angles.
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Polygon of forces (Mech.), a polygonal figure, the sides of
which, taken successively, represent, in length and
direction, several forces acting simultaneously upon one
point, so that the side necessary to complete the figure
represents the resultant of those forces. Cf.
Parallelogram of forces, under Parallelogram.
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Polygon of forces
(gcide) | Polygon \Pol"y*gon\, n. [Gr. poly`gwnos polygonal; poly`s many +
gwni`a angle: cf. F. polygone.] (Geom.)
A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many
sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four
sides; any figure having many angles.
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Polygon of forces (Mech.), a polygonal figure, the sides of
which, taken successively, represent, in length and
direction, several forces acting simultaneously upon one
point, so that the side necessary to complete the figure
represents the resultant of those forces. Cf.
Parallelogram of forces, under Parallelogram.
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Polygonaceous
(gcide) | Polygonaceous \Pol`y*go*na"ceous\, a. [See Polygonum.] (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants
(Polygonace[ae]), of which the knotweeds (species of
Polygonum) are the type, and which includes also the docks
(Rumex), the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape (Coccoloba),
and several other genera.
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Polygonal
(gcide) | Polygonal \Po*lyg"o*nal\, a.
Having many angles.
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Polygonal numbers, certain figurate numbers. See under
Figurate.
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Polygonal numbers
(gcide) | Polygonal \Po*lyg"o*nal\, a.
Having many angles.
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Polygonal numbers, certain figurate numbers. See under
Figurate.
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Polygonatum biflorum
(gcide) | Solomon \Sol"o*mon\, n.
One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and
magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man. -- Sol`o*mon"ic,
a.
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Solomon's seal (Bot.), a perennial liliaceous plant of the
genus Polygonatum, having simple erect or curving stems
rising from thick and knotted rootstocks, and with white
or greenish nodding flowers. The commonest European
species is Polygonatum multiflorum. {Polygonatum
biflorum} and Polygonatum giganteum are common in the
Eastern United States. See Illust. of Rootstock.
False Solomon's seal (Bot.), any plant of the liliaceous
genus Smilacina having small whitish flowers in terminal
racemes or panicles.
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Polygonatum giganteum
(gcide) | Solomon \Sol"o*mon\, n.
One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and
magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man. -- Sol`o*mon"ic,
a.
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Solomon's seal (Bot.), a perennial liliaceous plant of the
genus Polygonatum, having simple erect or curving stems
rising from thick and knotted rootstocks, and with white
or greenish nodding flowers. The commonest European
species is Polygonatum multiflorum. {Polygonatum
biflorum} and Polygonatum giganteum are common in the
Eastern United States. See Illust. of Rootstock.
False Solomon's seal (Bot.), any plant of the liliaceous
genus Smilacina having small whitish flowers in terminal
racemes or panicles.
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Polygonatum multiflorum
(gcide) | Solomon \Sol"o*mon\, n.
One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and
magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man. -- Sol`o*mon"ic,
a.
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Solomon's seal (Bot.), a perennial liliaceous plant of the
genus Polygonatum, having simple erect or curving stems
rising from thick and knotted rootstocks, and with white
or greenish nodding flowers. The commonest European
species is Polygonatum multiflorum. {Polygonatum
biflorum} and Polygonatum giganteum are common in the
Eastern United States. See Illust. of Rootstock.
False Solomon's seal (Bot.), any plant of the liliaceous
genus Smilacina having small whitish flowers in terminal
racemes or panicles.
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Polygonatum verticillatum
(gcide) | Lady's seal \La"dy's seal"\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z s[=e]l").(Bot.)
(a) The European Solomon's seal ({Polygonatum
verticillatum}).
(b) The black bryony (Tamus communis).
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Polygoneutic
(gcide) | Polygoneutic \Pol`y*go*neu"tic\, a. [Poly- + Gr. ? offspring.]
(Zool.)
Having two or more broods in a season.
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Polygonia interrogationis
(gcide) | Violet-tip \Vi"o*let-tip"\, n. (Zool.)
A very handsome American butterfly ({Polygonia
interrogationis}). Its wings are mottled with various shades
of red and brown and have violet tips.
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Polygonia Progne
(gcide) | Progne \Prog"ne\ (pr[o^]g"n[-e]), n. [L., a swallow,
traditionally said to be fr. Progne (The sister of
Philomela), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. Pro`knh.]
(Zool.)
(a) A swallow.
(b) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See
Martin.
(c) An American butterfly (Polygonia Progne syn. {Vanessa
Progne}). It is orange and black above, grayish beneath,
with an L-shaped silver mark on the hind wings. Called
also gray comma.
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Polygonometry
(gcide) | Polygonometry \Pol`y*go*nom"e*try\, n. [Polygon + -metry.]
The doctrine of polygons; an extension of some of the
principles of trigonometry to the case of polygons.
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Polygonous
(gcide) | Polygonous \Po*lyg"o*nous\, a.
Polygonal.
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Polygonum
(gcide) | Polygonum \Po*lyg"o*num\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a kind of plant;
poly`s many + go`ny the knee, a joint of a plant. So called
in allusion to the numerous joints.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants embracing a large number of species,
including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
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Polygonum articulatum
(gcide) | Jointweed \Joint"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A slender, nearly leafless, American herb ({Polygonum
articulatum}), with jointed spikes of small flowers.
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Polygonum aviculare
(gcide) | Goose \Goose\ (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. Geese (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS.
g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan.
gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for
hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. Gander,
Gannet, Ganza, Gosling.] (Zool.)
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1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserin[ae],
and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several
allied genera. See Anseres.
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Note: The common domestic goose is believed to have been
derived from the European graylag goose ({Anser
anser}). The bean goose (A. segetum), the American
wild or Canada goose (Branta Canadensis), and the
bernicle goose (Branta leucopsis) are well known
species. The American white or snow geese and the blue
goose belong to the genus Chen. See Bernicle,
Emperor goose, under Emperor, Snow goose, {Wild
goose}, Brant.
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2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the
common goose.
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Note: The Egyptian or fox goose (Alopochen Aegyptiaca) and
the African spur-winged geese (Plectropterus) belong
to the family Plectropterid[ae]. The Australian
semipalmated goose (Anseranas semipalmata) and Cape
Barren goose (Cereopsis Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]) are
very different from northern geese, and each is made
the type of a distinct family. Both are domesticated in
Australia.
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3. A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle,
which resembles the neck of a goose.
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4. A silly creature; a simpleton.
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5. A game played with counters on a board divided into
compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.
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The pictures placed for ornament and use,
The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.
--Goldsmith.
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A wild goose chase, an attempt to accomplish something
impossible or unlikely of attainment.
Fen goose. See under Fen.
Goose barnacle (Zool.), any pedunculated barnacle of the
genus Anatifa or Lepas; -- called also {duck
barnacle}. See Barnacle, and Cirripedia.
Goose cap, a silly person. [Obs.] --Beau. & .
Goose corn (Bot.), a coarse kind of rush ({Juncus
squarrosus}).
Goose feast, Michaelmas. [Colloq. Eng.]
Goose grass. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Galium (G. Aparine), a
favorite food of geese; -- called also catchweed and
cleavers.
(b) A species of knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
(c) The annual spear grass (Poa annua).
Goose neck, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved
like the neck of a goose; specially (Naut.), an iron hook
connecting a spar with a mast.
Goose quill, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a
pen made from it.
Goose skin. See Goose flesh, above.
Goose tongue (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea
ptarmica}), growing wild in the British islands.
Sea goose. (Zool.) See Phalarope.
Solan goose. (Zool.) See Gannet.
[1913 Webster]Knotgrass \Knot"grass`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) a common weed with jointed stems (Polygonum aviculare);
knotweed.
(b) The dog grass. See under Dog.
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Note: An infusion of Polygonum aviculare was once supposed
to have the effect of stopping the growth of an animal,
and hence it was called, as by Shakespeare, "hindering
knotgrass."
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We want a boy extremely for this function,
Kept under for a year with milk and knotgrass.
--Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]Swine \Swine\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[imac]n; akin to
OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[imac]n,
Icel. sv[imac]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein;
originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See Sow,
n.] (Zool.)
Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical
species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat,
which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is
specifically called boar, the female, sow, and the young,
pig. See Hog. "A great herd of swine." --Mark v. 11.
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Swine grass (Bot.), knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare); --
so called because eaten by swine.
Swine oat (Bot.), a kind of oat sometimes grown for swine.
Swine's cress (Bot.), a species of cress of the genus
Senebiera (Senebiera Coronopus).
Swine's head, a dolt; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Swine thistle (Bot.), the sow thistle.
[1913 Webster]Bird's-tongue \Bird's"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)
The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
[1913 Webster]Centinody \Cen*tin"o*dy\, n. [L. centum a hundred + nodus knot:
cf. F. centinode.] (Bot.)
A weed with a stem of many joints ({Illecebrum
verticillatum}); also, the Polygonum aviculare or
knotgrass.
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Polygonum Bistorta
(gcide) | Snakeweed \Snake"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A kind of knotweed (Polygonum Bistorta).
(b) The Virginia snakeroot. See Snakeroot.
[1913 Webster]Adderwort \Ad"der*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
The common bistort or snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta).
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Polygonum bistorta
(gcide) | Snakeweed \Snake"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A kind of knotweed (Polygonum Bistorta).
(b) The Virginia snakeroot. See Snakeroot.
[1913 Webster]Adderwort \Ad"der*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
The common bistort or snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta).
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Polygonum Convolvulus
(gcide) | cornbind \corn"bind`\ (k[^o]rn"b[imac]nd`), n. (Bot.)
A weed that binds stalks of corn, as Convolvulus arvensis,
Polygonum Convolvulus. [Prov. Eng.]
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Polygonum Hydropiper
(gcide) | Smartweed \Smart"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
An acrid plant of the genus Polygonum ({Polygonum
Hydropiper}), which produces smarting if applied where the
skin is tender.
[1913 Webster]Hydropiper \Hy"dro*pi`per\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + L.
piper a pepper.] (Bot.)
A species (Polygonum Hydropiper) of knotweed with acrid
foliage; water pepper; smartweed.
[1913 Webster]Lakeweed \Lake"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
The water pepper (Polygonum Hydropiper), an aquatic plant
of Europe and North America.
[1913 Webster]Culrage \Cul"rage\ (k?l"r?j), n. [OE. culrage, culrache; prob.
fr. F. cul the buttok + F. & E. rage; F. curage.] (Bot.)
Smartweed (Polygonum Hydropiper).
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Polygonum officinale
(gcide) | Whitewort \White"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) Wild camomile.
(b) A kind of Solomon's seal (Polygonum officinale).
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Polygonum orientale
(gcide) | kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate \kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate\ n.
An annual (Polygonum orientale) with broadly ovate leaves
and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; it is native
to Southeastern Asia and Australia, and naturalized in North
America.
Syn: prince's-feather, prince's feather, princess feather,
prince's-plume, Polygonum orientale.
[WordNet 1.5]Prince \Prince\, n. [F., from L. princeps, -cipis, the first,
chief; primus first + capere to take. See Prime, a., and
Capacious.]
1. The one of highest rank; one holding the highest place and
authority; a sovereign; a monarch; -- originally applied
to either sex, but now rarely applied to a female.
--Wyclif (Rev. i. 5).
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Go, Michael, of celestial armies prince. --Milton.
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Queen Elizabeth, a prince admirable above her sex.
--Camden.
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2. The son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal
family; as, princes of the blood. --Shak.
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3. A title belonging to persons of high rank, differing in
different countries. In England it belongs to dukes,
marquises, and earls, but is given to members of the royal
family only. In Italy a prince is inferior to a duke as a
member of a particular order of nobility; in Spain he is
always one of the royal family.
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4. The chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class
or profession; one who is pre["e]minent; as, a merchant
prince; a prince of players. "The prince of learning."
--Peacham.
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Prince-Albert coat, a long double-breasted frock coat for
men.
Prince of the blood, Prince consort, {Prince of
darkness}. See under Blood, Consort, and Darkness.
Prince of Wales, the oldest son of the English sovereign.
Prince's feather (Bot.), a name given to two annual herbs
(Amarantus caudatus and Polygonum orientale), with
apetalous reddish flowers arranged in long recurved
panicled spikes.
Prince's metal, Prince Rupert's metal. See under Metal.
Prince's pine. (Bot.) See Pipsissewa.
[1913 Webster]Ragged \Rag"ged\ (r[a^]g"g[e^]d), a. [From Rag, n.]
1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken;
as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
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2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough;
jagged; as, ragged rocks.
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3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.]
"A ragged noise of mirth." --Herbert.
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4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
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5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
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What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --Dryden.
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Ragged lady (Bot.), the fennel flower ({Nigella
Damascena}).
Ragged robin (Bot.), a plant of the genus Lychnis
(Lychnis Flos-cuculi), cultivated for its handsome
flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes.
Ragged sailor (Bot.), prince's feather ({Polygonum
orientale}).
Ragged school, a free school for poor children, where they
are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first
because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.]
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Polygonum Persicaria
(gcide) | Lady's thumb \La"dy's thumb"\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z th[u^]m") n. (Bot.)
An annual weed (Polygonum Persicaria), having a lanceolate
leaf with a dark spot in the middle.
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Polygonum sagittatum
(gcide) | Scratch \Scratch\, n.
1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or
by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound,
mark, furrow, or incision.
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The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the
work. --Moxon.
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These nails with scratches deform my breast.
--Prior.
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God forbid a shallow scratch should drive
The prince of Wales from such a field as this.
--Shak.
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2. (Pugilistic Matches) A line across the prize ring; up to
which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence,
test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the
scratch; to come up to the scratch. [Cant] --Grose.
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3. pl. (Far.) Minute, but tender and troublesome,
excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses
which have been used where it is very wet or muddy. --Law
(Farmer's Veter. Adviser).
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4. A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.
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5. (Billiards)
(a) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by
the player; a fluke. [Cant, U. S.]
(b) a shot which results in a penalty, such as dropping
the cue ball in a pocket without hitting another ball.
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6. In various sports, the line from which the start is made,
except in the case of contestants receiving a distance
handicap.
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Scratch cradle. See Cratch cradle, under Cratch.
Scratch grass (Bot.), a climbing knotweed ({Polygonum
sagittatum}) with a square stem beset with fine recurved
prickles along the angles.
Scratch wig. Same as Scratch, 4, above. --Thackeray.
start from scratch to start (again) from the very
beginning; also, to start without resources.
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Polygonum tinctorium
(gcide) | Indigo \In"di*go\, n.; pl. Indigoes. [F. indigo, Sp. indigo,
indico, L. indicum indigo, fr. Indicus Indian. See Indian.]
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1. A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors.
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2. (Chem.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants
belonging to very different genera and orders, such as,
the woad, Isatis tinctoria (family Cruciferae),
Indigofera suffroticosa, Indigofera tinctoria (family
Leguminosae), Indigofera Anil, Nereum tinctorium,
Polygonum tinctorium Ait. (family Polygonaceae), etc.;
called also natural indigo. It is a dark blue earthy
substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet
luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as
such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside
indican.
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Note: Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring
principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other
dyes; as, indigo red, indigo brown, etc., and various
impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents,
with the exception of strong sulphuric acid.
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Chinese indigo (Bot.), Isatis indigotica, a kind of woad.
Wild indigo (Bot.), the American herb Baptisia tinctoria
which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other
species of the same genus.
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Polygony
(gcide) | Polygony \Po*lyg"o*ny\, n. (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Polygonum.
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Reentering polygon
(gcide) | Reenter \Re*en"ter\, v. i.
To enter anew or again.
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Reentering angle, an angle of a polygon pointing inward, as
a, in the cut.
Reentering polygon, a polygon having one or more reentering
angles.
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Regular polygon
(gcide) | Regular \Reg"u*lar\ (-l?r), a. [L. regularis, fr. regula a rule,
fr. regere to guide, to rule: cf. F. r['e]gulier. See
Rule.]
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1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule,
law, principle, or type, or to established customary
forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry;
a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice
of law or medicine; a regular building.
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2. Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course,
practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or
irrational variation; returning at stated intervals;
steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular
succession of day and night; regular habits.
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3. Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with
established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized;
permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular
physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.
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4. Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular
clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.
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5. Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.
[Colloq.]
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6. (Bot. & Zool.) Having all the parts of the same kind alike
in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea
urchin.
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7. (Crystallog.) Same as Isometric.
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Regular polygon (Geom.), a plane polygon which is both
equilateral and equiangular.
Regular polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron whose faces are
equal regular polygons. There are five regular
polyhedrons, -- the tetrahedron, the hexahedron, or cube,
the octahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron.
Regular sales (Stock Exchange), sales of stock deliverable
on the day after the transaction.
Regular troops, troops of a standing or permanent army; --
opposed to militia.
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Syn: Normal; orderly; methodical. See Normal.
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Salient polygon
(gcide) | Salient \Sa"li*ent\, a. [L. saliens, -entis, p. pr. of salire to
leap; cf. F. saillant. See Sally, n. & v. i..]
1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
"Frogs and salient animals." --Sir T. Browne.
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2. Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
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He had in himself a salient, living spring of
generous and manly action. --Burke.
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3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention;
prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
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He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor
general comprehensiveness of mind. --Bancroft.
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4. (Math. & Fort.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle;
-- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion.
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5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion
salient.
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Salient angle. See Salient, a., 4.
Salient polygon (Geom.), a polygon all of whose angles are
salient.
Salient polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron all of whose solid
angles are salient.
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Spherical polygon
(gcide) | Spherical \Spher"ic*al\, Spheric \Spher"ic\, a. [L. sphaericus,
Gr. ???: cf. F. sph['e]rique.]
1. Having the form of a sphere; like a sphere; globular;
orbicular; as, a spherical body.
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2. Of or pertaining to a sphere.
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3. Of or pertaining to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or
spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and
astrology, they were set.
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Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical
predominance. --Shak.
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Though the stars were suns, and overburned
Their spheric limitations. --Mrs.
Browning.
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Spherical angle, Spherical coordinate, {Spherical
excess}, etc. See under Angle, Coordinate, etc.
Spherical geometry, that branch of geometry which treats of
spherical magnitudes; the doctrine of the sphere,
especially of the circles described on its surface.
Spherical harmonic analysis. See under Harmonic, a.
Spherical lune,portion of the surface of a sphere included
between two great semicircles having a common diameter.
Spherical opening, the magnitude of a solid angle. It is
measured by the portion within the solid angle of the
surface of any sphere whose center is the angular point.
Spherical polygon,portion of the surface of a sphere
bounded by the arcs of three or more great circles.
Spherical projection, the projection of the circles of the
sphere upon a plane. See Projection.
Spherical sector. See under Sector.
Spherical segment, the segment of a sphere. See under
Segment.
Spherical triangle,re on the surface of a sphere, bounded
by the arcs of three great circles which intersect each
other.
Spherical trigonometry. See Trigonometry.
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Spher"ic*al*ness, n.
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Star polygon
(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.
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Subpolygonal
(gcide) | Subpolygonal \Sub`po*lyg"o*nal\, a.
Approximately polygonal; somewhat or almost polygonal.
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concave polygon
(wn) | concave polygon
n 1: a polygon such that there is a straight line that cuts it
in four or more points [ant: convex polygon] |
convex polygon
(wn) | convex polygon
n 1: a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or
vertex; it can be cut by a straight line in at most two
points [ant: concave polygon] |
family polygonaceae
(wn) | family Polygonaceae
n 1: a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the
north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats [syn:
Polygonaceae, family Polygonaceae, buckwheat family] |
genus polygonatum
(wn) | genus Polygonatum
n 1: sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae [syn:
Polygonatum, genus Polygonatum] |
genus polygonia
(wn) | genus Polygonia
n 1: comma butterflies [syn: Polygonia, genus Polygonia] |
genus polygonum
(wn) | genus Polygonum
n 1: diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north
temperate regions [syn: Polygonum, genus Polygonum] |
order polygonales
(wn) | order Polygonales
n 1: coextensive with the family Polygonaceae, [syn:
Polygonales, order Polygonales] |
polygonaceae
(wn) | Polygonaceae
n 1: a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the
north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats [syn:
Polygonaceae, family Polygonaceae, buckwheat family] |
polygonal
(wn) | polygonal
adj 1: having many sides or relating to a surface marked by
polygons; "polygonal structure" |
polygonal shape
(wn) | polygonal shape
n 1: a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides [syn:
polygon, polygonal shape] |
polygonales
(wn) | Polygonales
n 1: coextensive with the family Polygonaceae, [syn:
Polygonales, order Polygonales] |
polygonally
(wn) | polygonally
adv 1: in a polygonal manner |
polygonatum
(wn) | Polygonatum
n 1: sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae [syn:
Polygonatum, genus Polygonatum] |
polygonatum biflorum
(wn) | Polygonatum biflorum
n 1: North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and
drooping tubular greenish flowers [syn: {great
Solomon's-seal}, Polygonatum biflorum, {Polygonatum
commutatum}] |
polygonatum commutatum
(wn) | Polygonatum commutatum
n 1: North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and
drooping tubular greenish flowers [syn: {great
Solomon's-seal}, Polygonatum biflorum, {Polygonatum
commutatum}] |
polygonia
(wn) | Polygonia
n 1: comma butterflies [syn: Polygonia, genus Polygonia] |
polygonia comma
(wn) | Polygonia comma
n 1: anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the
underside of each hind wing [syn: comma, {comma
butterfly}, Polygonia comma] |
polygonum
(wn) | Polygonum
n 1: diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north
temperate regions [syn: Polygonum, genus Polygonum] |
polygonum aubertii
(wn) | Polygonum aubertii
n 1: twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish
flowers; western China to Russia [syn: silver lace vine,
China fleece vine, Russian vine, Polygonum aubertii] |
polygonum fagopyrum
(wn) | Polygonum fagopyrum
n 1: a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with
clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible
triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour
[syn: buckwheat, Polygonum fagopyrum, {Fagopyrum
esculentum}] |
polygonum orientale
(wn) | Polygonum orientale
n 1: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping
spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia;
naturalized in North America [syn: prince's-feather,
princess feather, kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate,
prince's-plume, Polygonum orientale] |
reentering polygon
(wn) | reentering polygon
n 1: a polygon with one or more reentrant angles [syn:
reentrant polygon, reentering polygon] |
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