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settling
(mass) | settling
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settling
(encz) | settling,sedlina n: Zdeněk Brož |
settling
(encz) | settling,usazování n: Zdeněk Brož |
settling
(encz) | settling,zúčtování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Settling
(gcide) | Settle \Set"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Settled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Settling.] [OE. setlen, AS. setlan. [root]154. See
Settle, n. In senses 7, 8, and 9 perhaps confused with OE.
sahtlen to reconcile, AS. sahtlian, fr. saht reconciliation,
sacon to contend, dispute. Cf. Sake.]
1. To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm,
steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to
establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the
like.
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And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him,
until he was ashamed. --2 Kings
viii. 11.
(Rev. Ver.)
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The father thought the time drew on
Of setting in the world his only son. --Dryden.
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2. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install
as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as,
to settle a minister. [U. S.]
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3. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to
render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.
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God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake.
--Chapman.
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Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. --Bunyan.
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4. To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink;
to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to
settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee.
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5. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable
condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like;
as, clear weather settles the roads.
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6. To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to
render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a
barrel or bag by shaking it.
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7. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or
question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make
sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to
quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle
questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to
settle an allowance.
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It will settle the wavering, and confirm the
doubtful. --Swift.
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8. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to
compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.
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9. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to
settle an account.
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10. Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill. [Colloq.] --Abbott.
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11. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as,
the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New
England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.
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To settle on or To settle upon,
(a) to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to. "I .
. . have settled upon him a good annuity." --Addison.
(b) to choose; to decide on; -- sometimes with the
implication that the choice is not ideal, but the
best available.
To settle the land (Naut.), to cause it to sink, or appear
lower, by receding from it.
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Syn: To fix; establish; regulate; arrange; compose; adjust;
determine; decide.
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Settling
(gcide) | Settling \Set"tling\, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of
establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding,
adjusting, etc.
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2. pl. That which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees;
dregs; sediment. --Milton.
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Settling day, a day for settling accounts, as in the stock
market.
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settling
(wn) | settling
n 1: a gradual sinking to a lower level [syn: settling,
subsiding, subsidence] |
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resettling
(encz) | resettling, |
settling strip
(encz) | settling strip,sedimentační pás [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
settling time
(encz) | settling time,doba do ustálení [tech.] Doba do ustálení řízeného systému
na 2% až 5% z ustálené hodnoty. v.martin |
settlings
(encz) | settlings,kal v: Zdeněk Brožsettlings,usazenina n: Zdeněk Brož |
unsettling
(encz) | unsettling,rušící adj: Zdeněk Brožunsettling,znepokojující Jaroslav Šedivý |
Settling
(gcide) | Settle \Set"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Settled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Settling.] [OE. setlen, AS. setlan. [root]154. See
Settle, n. In senses 7, 8, and 9 perhaps confused with OE.
sahtlen to reconcile, AS. sahtlian, fr. saht reconciliation,
sacon to contend, dispute. Cf. Sake.]
1. To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm,
steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to
establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the
like.
[1913 Webster]
And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him,
until he was ashamed. --2 Kings
viii. 11.
(Rev. Ver.)
[1913 Webster]
The father thought the time drew on
Of setting in the world his only son. --Dryden.
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2. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install
as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as,
to settle a minister. [U. S.]
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3. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to
render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.
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God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake.
--Chapman.
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Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. --Bunyan.
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4. To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink;
to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to
settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee.
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5. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable
condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like;
as, clear weather settles the roads.
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6. To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to
render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a
barrel or bag by shaking it.
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7. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or
question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make
sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to
quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle
questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to
settle an allowance.
[1913 Webster]
It will settle the wavering, and confirm the
doubtful. --Swift.
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8. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to
compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.
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9. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to
settle an account.
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10. Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill. [Colloq.] --Abbott.
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11. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as,
the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New
England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.
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To settle on or To settle upon,
(a) to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to. "I .
. . have settled upon him a good annuity." --Addison.
(b) to choose; to decide on; -- sometimes with the
implication that the choice is not ideal, but the
best available.
To settle the land (Naut.), to cause it to sink, or appear
lower, by receding from it.
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Syn: To fix; establish; regulate; arrange; compose; adjust;
determine; decide.
[1913 Webster]Settling \Set"tling\, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of
establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding,
adjusting, etc.
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2. pl. That which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees;
dregs; sediment. --Milton.
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Settling day, a day for settling accounts, as in the stock
market.
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Settling day
(gcide) | Settling \Set"tling\, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of
establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding,
adjusting, etc.
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2. pl. That which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees;
dregs; sediment. --Milton.
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Settling day, a day for settling accounts, as in the stock
market.
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settlings
(wn) | settlings
n 1: sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid [syn:
dregs, settlings] |
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