| slovo | definícia |
series
(mass) | series
- seriál, série |
series
(encz) | series,řada n: |
series
(encz) | series,řada n: sg. [mat.] a summation of the terms in a sequence |
series
(encz) | series,sada n: Zdeněk Brož |
series
(encz) | series,seriál n: např. TV series Pino |
series
(encz) | series,série n: Zdeněk Brož |
series
(encz) | series,sled n: Zdeněk Brož |
series
(encz) | series,TV série n: Petr Prášek |
Series
(gcide) | Series \Se"ries\, n. [L. series, fr. serere, sertum, to join or
bind together; cf. Gr. ??? to fasten, Skr. sarit thread. Cf.
Assert, Desert a solitude, Exert, Insert,
Seraglio.]
1. A number of things or events standing or succeeding in
order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order;
course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of
calamitous events.
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During some years his life a series of triumphs.
--Macaulay.
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2. (Biol.) Any comprehensive group of animals or plants
including several subordinate related groups.
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Note: Sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes
only orders or families; in other cases only species.
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3. (Bot.) In Engler's system of plant classification, a group
of families showing certain structural or morphological
relationships. It corresponds to the cohort of some
writers, and to the order of many modern systematists.
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4. (Math.) An indefinite number of terms succeeding one
another, each of which is derived from one or more of the
preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series;
as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.
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5. (Elec.) A mode of arranging the separate parts of a
circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form
a single path for the current; -- opposed to parallel.
The parts so arranged are said to be
in series.
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6. (Com.) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
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series
(wn) | series
n 1: similar things placed in order or happening one after
another; "they were investigating a series of bank
robberies"
2: a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the
Masterworks concert series" [syn: serial, series]
3: a periodical that appears at scheduled times [syn: series,
serial, serial publication]
4: (sports) several contests played successively by the same
teams; "the visiting team swept the series"
5: (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that
current flows first through one and then through the other;
"the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed
resistors"
6: a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of
coins or currency selected as a group for study or
collection; "the Post Office issued a series commemorating
famous American entertainers"; "his coin collection included
the complete series of Indian-head pennies"
7: (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of
expressions |
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series of
(mass) | series of
- rada |
series sg a summation of the terms in a sequence
(mass) | series [sg.] [a summation of the terms in a sequence]
- rada |
electrochemical series
(encz) | electrochemical series, n: |
electromotive force series
(encz) | electromotive force series, n: |
electromotive series
(encz) | electromotive series, n: |
exponential series
(encz) | exponential series, n: |
fourier series
(encz) | Fourier series, |
geometric series
(encz) | geometric series, n: |
hydrologic series
(encz) | hydrologic series,hydrologická řada [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
in series
(encz) | in series, adj: |
lanthanide series
(encz) | lanthanide series, |
methane series
(encz) | methane series, n: |
miniseries
(encz) | miniseries,miniseriál n: Zdeněk Brož |
miseries
(encz) | miseries,bída n: pl. Zdeněk Brožmiseries,utrpení n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
nurseries
(encz) | nurseries,dětský pokoj n: |
ordered series
(encz) | ordered series, n: |
power series
(encz) | power series, n: |
series circuit
(encz) | series circuit, n: |
series of
(encz) | series of,řada |
series sampling
(encz) | series sampling,řadový odběr vzorku (vody) [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
time series
(encz) | time series, n: |
time series analysis
(encz) | time series analysis, |
world series
(encz) | World Series, |
alkane series
(gcide) | alkane series \alkane series\ n. (Chem.)
a series of acyclic non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with
the general formula CnH(2n+2). They include methane,
ethane, propane, butane, and the paraffins.
Syn: methane series, alkane series, paraffin
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Ascending series
(gcide) | Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.
Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --
As*cend"ing*ly, adv.
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Ascending latitude (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a
planet. --Ferguson.
Ascending line (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced
backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and
mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line
direct ascending.
Ascending node having, that node of the moon or a planet
wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is
also called the northern node. --Herschel.
Ascending series. (Math.)
(a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a
quantity.
(b) A series in which each term is greater than the
preceding.
Ascending signs, signs east of the meridian.
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Converging series
(gcide) | Converging \Con*ver"ging\, a.
Tending to one point; approaching each other; convergent; as,
converging lines. --Whewell.
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Converging rays(Opt.), rays of light, which, proceeding
from different points of an object, tend toward a single
point.
Converging series (Math.), a series in which if an
indefinitely great number of terms be taken, their sum
will become indefinitely near in value to a fixed
quantity, which is called the sum of the series; --
opposed to a diverging series.
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Decreasing series
(gcide) | Decreasing \De*creas"ing\, a.
Becoming less and less; diminishing. -- De*creas"ing*ly,
adv.
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Decreasing series (Math.), a series in which each term is
numerically smaller than the preceding term.
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Descending series
(gcide) | Descending \De*scend"ing\, a.
Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.
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Descending constellations or Descending signs (Astron.),
those through which the planets descent toward the south.
Descending node (Astron.), that point in a planet's orbit
where it intersects the ecliptic in passing southward.
Descending series (Math.), a series in which each term is
numerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series
arranged according to descending powers of a quantity.
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Divergent series
(gcide) | Divergent \Di*ver"gent\, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See Diverge.]
1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines
radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given
direction; -- opposed to convergent.
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2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.
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3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a
divergent statement.
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Divergent series. (Math.) See Diverging series, under
Diverging.
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Diverging series
(gcide) | Diverging \Di*ver"ging\, a.
Tending in different directions from a common center;
spreading apart; divergent.
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Diverging series (Math.), a series whose terms are larger
as the series is extended; a series the sum of whose terms
does not approach a finite limit when the series is
extended indefinitely; -- opposed to a {converging
series}.
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Ethylene series
(gcide) | Ethylene \Eth"yl*ene\ ([e^]th"[i^]l*[=e]n), n. [From Ethyl.]
(Chem.)
A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H4, forming an
important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained
by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid in alcohol. It
is an unsaturated compound and combines directly with
chlorine and bromine to form oily liquids (Dutch liquid), --
hence called olefiant gas. Called also ethene, elayl,
and formerly, bicarbureted hydrogen.
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Ethylene series (Chem.), the series of unsaturated
hydrocarbons of which ethylene is the type, and
represented by the general formula CnH2n.
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Exponential series
(gcide) | Exponential \Ex`po*nen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. exponentiel.]
1. Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as,
an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an
exponential function.
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2. changing over time in an exponential manner, i. e.
increasing or decreasing by a fixed ratio for each unit of
time; as, exponential growth; exponential decay.
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Note:
Exponential growth is characteristic of bacteria and other
living populations in circumstances where the conditions
of growth are favorable, and all required nutrients are
plentiful. For example, the bacterium Escherichia coli
in rich media may double in number every 20 minutes until
one of the nutrients becomes exhausted or waste products
begin to inhibit growth. Many fascinating thought
experiments are proposed on the theme of exponential
growth. One may calculate, for example how long it would
take the progeny of one Escherichia coli to equal the
mass of the known universe if it multiplied unimpeded at
such a rate. The answer, assuming the equivalent of
10^80 hydrogen atoms in the universe, is less than three
days. Exponential increases in a quantity can be
surprising, and this principle is often used by banks to
make investment at a certain rate of interest seem to be
very profitable over time.
Exponential decay is exhibited by decay of radioactive
materials and some chemical reactions (first order
reactions), in which one-half of the initial quantity of
radioactive element (or chemical substance) is lost for
each lapse of a characteristic time called the
half-life.
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Exponential curve, a curve whose nature is defined by means
of an exponential equation.
Exponential equation, an equation which contains an
exponential quantity, or in which the unknown quantity
enters as an exponent.
Exponential quantity (Math.), a quantity whose exponent is
unknown or variable, as a^x.
Exponential series, a series derived from the development
of exponential equations or quantities.
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Fat series
(gcide) | Fat \Fat\, n.
1. (Physiol. Chem.) An oily liquid or greasy substance making
up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and
widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See {Adipose
tissue}, under Adipose.
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Note: Animal fats are composed mainly of three distinct fats,
tristearin, tripalmitin, and triolein, mixed in varying
proportions. As olein is liquid at ordinary
temperatures, while the other two fats are solid, it
follows that the consistency or hardness of fats
depends upon the relative proportion of the three
individual fats. During the life of an animal, the fat
is mainly in a liquid state in the fat cells, owing to
the solubility of the two solid fats in the more liquid
olein at the body temperature. Chemically, fats are
composed of fatty acid, as stearic, palmitic, oleic,
etc., united with glyceryl. In butter fat, olein and
palmitin predominate, mixed with another fat
characteristic of butter, butyrin. In the vegetable
kingdom many other fats or glycerides are to be found,
as myristin from nutmegs, a glyceride of lauric acid in
the fat of the bay tree, etc.
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2. The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to
live on the fat of the land.
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3. (Typog.) Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent,
and, therefore, profitable to the compositor.
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Fat acid. (Chem.) See Sebacic acid, under Sebacic.
Fat series, Fatty series (Chem.), the series of the
paraffine hydrocarbons and their derivatives; the marsh
gas or methane series.
Natural fats (Chem.), the group of oily substances of
natural occurrence, as butter, lard, tallow, etc., as
distinguished from certain fatlike substance of artificial
production, as paraffin. Most natural fats are essentially
mixtures of triglycerides of fatty acids.
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Fatty series
(gcide) | Fat \Fat\, n.
1. (Physiol. Chem.) An oily liquid or greasy substance making
up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and
widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See {Adipose
tissue}, under Adipose.
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Note: Animal fats are composed mainly of three distinct fats,
tristearin, tripalmitin, and triolein, mixed in varying
proportions. As olein is liquid at ordinary
temperatures, while the other two fats are solid, it
follows that the consistency or hardness of fats
depends upon the relative proportion of the three
individual fats. During the life of an animal, the fat
is mainly in a liquid state in the fat cells, owing to
the solubility of the two solid fats in the more liquid
olein at the body temperature. Chemically, fats are
composed of fatty acid, as stearic, palmitic, oleic,
etc., united with glyceryl. In butter fat, olein and
palmitin predominate, mixed with another fat
characteristic of butter, butyrin. In the vegetable
kingdom many other fats or glycerides are to be found,
as myristin from nutmegs, a glyceride of lauric acid in
the fat of the bay tree, etc.
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2. The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to
live on the fat of the land.
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3. (Typog.) Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent,
and, therefore, profitable to the compositor.
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Fat acid. (Chem.) See Sebacic acid, under Sebacic.
Fat series, Fatty series (Chem.), the series of the
paraffine hydrocarbons and their derivatives; the marsh
gas or methane series.
Natural fats (Chem.), the group of oily substances of
natural occurrence, as butter, lard, tallow, etc., as
distinguished from certain fatlike substance of artificial
production, as paraffin. Most natural fats are essentially
mixtures of triglycerides of fatty acids.
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Gooseries
(gcide) | Goosery \Goos"er*y\, n.; pl. Gooseries.
1. A place for keeping geese.
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2. The characteristics or actions of a goose; silliness.
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The finical goosery of your neat sermon actor.
--Milton.
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Harmonic series
(gcide) | Harmonic \Har*mon"ic\ (h[aum]r*m[o^]n"[i^]k), Harmonical
\Har*mon"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. harmonicus, Gr. "armoniko`s;
cf. F. harmonique. See Harmony.]
1. Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds.
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Harmonic twang! of leather, horn, and brass. --Pope.
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2. (Mus.) Relating to harmony, -- as melodic relates to
melody; harmonious; esp., relating to the accessory sounds
or overtones which accompany the predominant and apparent
single tone of any string or sonorous body.
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3. (Math.) Having relations or properties bearing some
resemblance to those of musical consonances; -- said of
certain numbers, ratios, proportions, points, lines,
motions, and the like.
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Harmonic interval (Mus.), the distance between two notes of
a chord, or two consonant notes.
Harmonical mean (Arith. & Alg.), certain relations of
numbers and quantities, which bear an analogy to musical
consonances.
Harmonic motion, the motion of the point A, of the foot of
the perpendicular PA, when P moves uniformly in the
circumference of a circle, and PA is drawn perpendicularly
upon a fixed diameter of the circle. This is simple
harmonic motion. The combinations, in any way, of two or
more simple harmonic motions, make other kinds of harmonic
motion. The motion of the pendulum bob of a clock is
approximately simple harmonic motion.
Harmonic proportion. See under Proportion.
Harmonic series or Harmonic progression. See under
Progression.
Spherical harmonic analysis, a mathematical method,
sometimes referred to as that of Laplace's Coefficients,
which has for its object the expression of an arbitrary,
periodic function of two independent variables, in the
proper form for a large class of physical problems,
involving arbitrary data, over a spherical surface, and
the deduction of solutions for every point of space. The
functions employed in this method are called spherical
harmonic functions. --Thomson & Tait.
Harmonic suture (Anat.), an articulation by simple
apposition of comparatively smooth surfaces or edges, as
between the two superior maxillary bones in man; -- called
also harmonia, and harmony.
Harmonic triad (Mus.), the chord of a note with its third
and fifth; the common chord.
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in series
(gcide) | Series \Se"ries\, n. [L. series, fr. serere, sertum, to join or
bind together; cf. Gr. ??? to fasten, Skr. sarit thread. Cf.
Assert, Desert a solitude, Exert, Insert,
Seraglio.]
1. A number of things or events standing or succeeding in
order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order;
course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of
calamitous events.
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During some years his life a series of triumphs.
--Macaulay.
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2. (Biol.) Any comprehensive group of animals or plants
including several subordinate related groups.
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Note: Sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes
only orders or families; in other cases only species.
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3. (Bot.) In Engler's system of plant classification, a group
of families showing certain structural or morphological
relationships. It corresponds to the cohort of some
writers, and to the order of many modern systematists.
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4. (Math.) An indefinite number of terms succeeding one
another, each of which is derived from one or more of the
preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series;
as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.
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5. (Elec.) A mode of arranging the separate parts of a
circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form
a single path for the current; -- opposed to parallel.
The parts so arranged are said to be
in series.
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6. (Com.) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
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Indeterminate series
(gcide) | Indeterminate \In`de*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. indeterminatus.]
Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not
precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. --Paley.
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Indeterminate analysis (Math.), that branch of analysis
which has for its object the solution of indeterminate
problems.
Indeterminate coefficients (Math.), coefficients
arbitrarily assumed for convenience of calculation, or to
facilitate some artifice of analysis. Their values are
subsequently determined.
Indeterminate equation (Math.), an equation in which the
unknown quantities admit of an infinite number of values,
or sets of values. A group of equations is indeterminate
when it contains more unknown quantities than there are
equations.
Indeterminate inflorescence (Bot.), a mode of inflorescence
in which the flowers all arise from axillary buds, the
terminal bud going on to grow and sometimes continuing the
stem indefinitely; -- called also {acropetal
inflorescence}, botryose inflorescence, {centripetal
inflorescence}, and indefinite inflorescence. --Gray.
Indeterminate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of an
infinite number of solutions, or one in which there are
fewer imposed conditions than there are unknown or
required results.
Indeterminate quantity (Math.), a quantity which has no
fixed value, but which may be varied in accordance with
any proposed condition.
Indeterminate series (Math.), a series whose terms proceed
by the powers of an indeterminate quantity, sometimes also
with indeterminate exponents, or indeterminate
coefficients. -- In`de*ter"mi*nate*ly adv. --
In`de*ter"mi*nate*ness, n.
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Interscendent series
(gcide) | Interscendent \In`ter*scend"ent\, a. [See Inter-, and
Ascend.] (Math.)
Having exponents which are radical quantities; -- said of
certain powers; as, x^[root]2, or x^[root]a.
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Interscendent series, a series whose terms are
interscendent quantities. --Hutton.
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Methane series
(gcide) | Methane \Meth"ane\, n. [See Methal.] (Chem.)
A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH4;
marsh gas. It is the simplest of the aliphatic hydrocarbons.
See Marsh gas, under Gas.
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Methane series (Chem.), a series of saturated hydrocarbons,
of which methane is the first member and type, and
(because of their general chemical inertness and
indifference) called also the {paraffin (little affinity)
series}. The lightest members are gases, as methane,
ethane; intermediate members are liquids, as hexane,
heptane, etc. (found in benzine, kerosene, etc.); while
the highest members are white, waxy, or fatty solids, as
paraffin proper.
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Miseries
(gcide) | Misery \Mi"ser*y\, n.; pl. Miseries. [OE. miserie, L. miseria,
fr. miser wretched: cf. F. mis[`e]re, OF. also, miserie.]
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1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind;
wretchedness; distress; woe. --Chaucer.
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Destruction and misery are in their ways. --Rom.
iii. 16.
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2. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
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When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes. --Shak.
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3. Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice. [Obs.]
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Syn: Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish;
distress; calamity; misfortune.
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Nurseries
(gcide) | Nursery \Nurs"er*y\, n.; pl. Nurseries. [Cf. F. nourricerie.]
1. The act of nursing. [Obs.] "Her kind nursery." --Shak.
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2. The place where nursing is carried on; as:
(a) The place, or apartment, in a house, appropriated to
the care of children.
(b) A place where young of any species, plant or animal,
are nourished preparatory to transfer elsewhere;
especially a place where young trees, shrubs, vines,
etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting;
a plantation of young trees.
(c) The place where anything is fostered and growth
promoted. "Fair Padua, nursery of arts." --Shak.
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Christian families are the nurseries of the
church on earth, as she is the nursery of the
church in heaven. --J. M. Mason.
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(d) That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the
nursery of seamen.
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3. That which is nursed. [R.] --Milton.
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paraffin little affinity series
(gcide) | Methane \Meth"ane\, n. [See Methal.] (Chem.)
A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH4;
marsh gas. It is the simplest of the aliphatic hydrocarbons.
See Marsh gas, under Gas.
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Methane series (Chem.), a series of saturated hydrocarbons,
of which methane is the first member and type, and
(because of their general chemical inertness and
indifference) called also the {paraffin (little affinity)
series}. The lightest members are gases, as methane,
ethane; intermediate members are liquids, as hexane,
heptane, etc. (found in benzine, kerosene, etc.); while
the highest members are white, waxy, or fatty solids, as
paraffin proper.
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Paraffin series
(gcide) | Paraffin \Par"af*fin\ (p[a^]r"[a^]f*f[i^]n), Paraffine
\Par"af*fine\ (p[a^]r"[a^]f*f[i^]n or p[a^]r"[a^]f*f[=e]n), n.
[F. paraffine, fr. L. parum too little + affinis akin. So
named in allusion to its chemical inactivity.] (Chem.)
A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and
odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum,
etc., by distillation. It is used in candles, as a sealing
agent (such as in canning of preserves), as a waterproofing
agent, as an illuminant and as a lubricant. It is very inert,
not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents.
It was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now
known to be a complex mixture of several higher hydrocarbons
of the methane or marsh-gas series; hence, by extension, any
substance, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, of the same
chemical series; thus gasoline, coal gas and kerosene consist
largely of paraffins.
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Note: In the present chemical usage this word is spelled
paraffin, but in commerce it is commonly spelled
paraffine.
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Native paraffin. See Ozocerite.
Paraffin series. See Methane series, under Methane.
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Phanerite series
(gcide) | Phanerite \Phan"er*ite\ (f[a^]n"[~e]r*[imac]t), a. [Gr. fanero`s
visible, from fai`nein to bring to light.]
Evident; visible.
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Phanerite series (Geol.), the uppermost part of the earth's
crust, consisting of deposits produced by causes in
obvious operation.
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Recurring series
(gcide) | Recur \Re*cur"\ (r?*k?r"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Recurred
(-k?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Recurring.] [L. recurrere; pref.
re- re- + currere to run. See Current.]
1. To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again
to mind.
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When any word has been used to signify an idea, the
old idea will recur in the mind when the word is
heard. --I. Watts.
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2. To occur at a stated interval, or according to some
regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night.
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3. To resort; to have recourse; to go for help.
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If, to avoid succession in eternal existence, they
recur to the "punctum stans" of the schools, they
will thereby very little help us to a more positive
idea of infinite duration. --Locke.
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Recurring decimal (Math.), a circulating decimal. See under
Decimal.
Recurring series (Math.), an algebraic series in which the
coefficients of the several terms can be expressed by
means of certain preceding coefficients and constants in
one uniform manner.
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Reversion of series
(gcide) | Reversion \Re*ver"sion\ (r[-e]*v[~e]r"sh[u^]n), n. [F.
r['e]version, L. reversio a turning back. See Revert.]
1. The act of returning, or coming back; return. [Obs.]
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After his reversion home, [he] was spoiled, also, of
all that he brought with him. --Foxe.
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2. That which reverts or returns; residue. [Obs.]
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The small reversion of this great navy which came
home might be looked upon by religious eyes as
relics. --Fuller.
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3. (Law) The returning of an estate to the grantor or his
heirs, by operation of law, after the grant has
terminated; hence, the residue of an estate left in the
proprietor or owner thereof, to take effect in possession,
by operation of law, after the termination of a limited or
less estate carved out of it and conveyed by him. --Kent.
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4. Hence, a right to future possession or enjoyment;
succession.
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For even reversions are all begged before. --Dryden.
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5. (Annuities) A payment which is not to be received, or a
benefit which does not begin, until the happening of some
event, as the death of a living person. --Brande & C.
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6. (Biol.) A return towards some ancestral type or character;
atavism.
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Reversion of series (Alg.), the act of reverting a series.
See To revert a series, under Revert, v. t.
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Series
(gcide) | Series \Se"ries\, n. [L. series, fr. serere, sertum, to join or
bind together; cf. Gr. ??? to fasten, Skr. sarit thread. Cf.
Assert, Desert a solitude, Exert, Insert,
Seraglio.]
1. A number of things or events standing or succeeding in
order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order;
course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of
calamitous events.
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During some years his life a series of triumphs.
--Macaulay.
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2. (Biol.) Any comprehensive group of animals or plants
including several subordinate related groups.
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Note: Sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes
only orders or families; in other cases only species.
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3. (Bot.) In Engler's system of plant classification, a group
of families showing certain structural or morphological
relationships. It corresponds to the cohort of some
writers, and to the order of many modern systematists.
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4. (Math.) An indefinite number of terms succeeding one
another, each of which is derived from one or more of the
preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series;
as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.
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5. (Elec.) A mode of arranging the separate parts of a
circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form
a single path for the current; -- opposed to parallel.
The parts so arranged are said to be
in series.
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6. (Com.) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
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Series dynamo
(gcide) | Series dynamo \Series dynamo\ (Elec.)
(a) A series-wound dynamo.
(b) A dynamo running in series with another or others.
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Series motor
(gcide) | Series motor \Series motor\ (Elec.)
(a) A series-wound motor.
(b) A motor capable of being used in a series circuit.
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Series turns
(gcide) | Series turns \Series turns\ (Elec.)
The turns in a series circuit.
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Series winding
(gcide) | Series winding \Series winding\ (Elec.)
A winding in which the armature coil and the field-magnet
coil are in series with the external circuits; -- opposed to
shunt winding. -- Se"ries-wound`, a.
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Series-wound
(gcide) | Series winding \Series winding\ (Elec.)
A winding in which the armature coil and the field-magnet
coil are in series with the external circuits; -- opposed to
shunt winding. -- Se"ries-wound`, a.
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The Mysticete or whalebone whales having no true teeth after birth but with a series of plates of whalebone see Baleen hanging down from the upper jaw on each side thus making a strainer through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed
(gcide) | Cetacea \Ce*ta"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. ?.]
(Zool.)
An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like
ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring
forth living young which they suckle for some time. The
anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are
horizontal. There are two living suborders:
(a) The {Mysticete or whalebone whales, having no true
teeth after birth, but with a series of plates of
whalebone [see Baleen.] hanging down from the upper jaw
on each side, thus making a strainer, through which they
receive the small animals upon which they feed.}
(b) The {Denticete, including the dolphins and sperm whale,
which have teeth. Another suborder (Zeuglodontia) is
extinct. The Sirenia were formerly included in the
Cetacea, but are now made a separate order.}
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To revert a series
(gcide) | Revert \Re*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reverted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Reverting.] [L. revertere, reversum; pref. re- re- +
vertere to turn: cf. OF. revertir. See Verse, and cf.
Reverse.]
1. To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse.
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Till happy chance revert the cruel scence. --Prior.
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The tumbling stream . . .
Reverted, plays in undulating flow. --Thomson.
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2. To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
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3. (Chem.) To change back. See Revert, v. i.
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To revert a series (Alg.), to treat a series, as y = a + bx
+ cx^2 + etc., where one variable y is expressed in
powers of a second variable x, so as to find therefrom the
second variable x, expressed in a series arranged in
powers of y.
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actinide series
(wn) | actinide series
n 1: (chemistry) a series of 15 radioactive elements with
increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium |
alkane series
(wn) | alkane series
n 1: a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the
general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: methane series, {alkane
series}, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin] |
electrochemical series
(wn) | electrochemical series
n 1: a serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according
to their electrode potentials determined under specified
conditions; the order shows the tendency of one metal to
reduce the ions of any other metal below it in the series
[syn: electromotive series, electromotive force series,
electrochemical series] |
electromotive force series
(wn) | electromotive force series
n 1: a serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according
to their electrode potentials determined under specified
conditions; the order shows the tendency of one metal to
reduce the ions of any other metal below it in the series
[syn: electromotive series, electromotive force series,
electrochemical series] |
electromotive series
(wn) | electromotive series
n 1: a serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according
to their electrode potentials determined under specified
conditions; the order shows the tendency of one metal to
reduce the ions of any other metal below it in the series
[syn: electromotive series, electromotive force series,
electrochemical series] |
exponential series
(wn) | exponential series
n 1: a series derived from the expansion of an exponential
expression |
fourier series
(wn) | Fourier series
n 1: the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions; used in
the analysis of periodic functions |
geometric series
(wn) | geometric series
n 1: a geometric progression written as a sum |
gi series
(wn) | GI series
n 1: diagnostic tests of the alimentary canal; usually involves
inserting a contrast medium (such as barium sulfate) and
taking an X-ray |
in series
(wn) | in series
adj 1: of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple
operations; "serial processing" [syn: serial, {in
series(p)}, nonparallel] |
lanthanide series
(wn) | lanthanide series
n 1: the rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71;
having properties similar to lanthanum |
methane series
(wn) | methane series
n 1: a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the
general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: methane series, {alkane
series}, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin] |
ordered series
(wn) | ordered series
n 1: an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to
10" [syn: scale, scale of measurement, {graduated
table}, ordered series] |
paraffin series
(wn) | paraffin series
n 1: a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the
general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: methane series, {alkane
series}, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin] |
power series
(wn) | power series
n 1: the sum of terms containing successively higher integral
powers of a variable |
series circuit
(wn) | series circuit
n 1: a circuit having its parts connected serially |
time series
(wn) | time series
n 1: a series of values of a variable at successive times |
world series
(wn) | World Series
n 1: series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball
championship; "we watched the World Series on TV" |
datatron 200 series
(foldoc) | Datatron 200 series
A family of computers produced by Burroughs that
included the Datatron 204 and Datatron 220.
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ibm 700 series
(foldoc) | IBM 700 series
A family of computers made by IBM, including the
IBM 701, IBM 702, IBM 704, IBM 705 and IBM 709.
(2005-06-20)
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ibm zseries
(foldoc) | IBM 370ESA
IBM390
IBM zSeries
(Enterprise System Architecture) An IBM
mainframe computer introduced in 1988. Successor to the
IBM 370XA had enhanced access registers that allowed access
to other forms of virtual memory. This enhancement allowed
more data storage in main and virtual memory, reducing I/O
operating and improving speed and efficiency. The IBM 370ESA
was rebranded as the IBM390, and later as the zSeries.
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rainbow series
(foldoc) | rainbow series
Any of several series of technical manuals
distinguished by cover colour. The original rainbow series
was the NCSC security manuals (see Orange Book, {crayola
books}); the term has also been commonly applied to the
PostScript reference set (see Red Book, Green Book, {Blue
Book}, White Book). Which books are meant by ""the" rainbow
series" unqualified is thus dependent on one's local technical
culture.
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v series
(foldoc) | V series
A set of standards published by the
CCITT for "Data Communication over the Telephone Network".
The following standards describe the important modulation
techniques: V.17, V.21, V.22, V.22 bis, V.23, {V.27
ter}, V.29, V.32, V.32 bis. Other V standards include
V.24, V.25 bis, V.42, V.42 bis.
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rainbow series
(jargon) | rainbow series
n.
Any of several series of technical manuals distinguished by cover color.
The original rainbow series was the NCSC security manuals (see {Orange Book
}). These are now available via the web. the term has also been commonly
applied to the PostScript reference set. Which books are meant by “the
rainbow series” unqualified is thus dependent on one's local technical
culture.
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