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tuber
(encz) | tuber,nádor n: |
tuber
(encz) | tuber,oddenková hlíza n: [bio.] Jirka Daněk |
Tuber
(gcide) | Tuber \Tu"ber\, n.[L., a hump. knob; probably akin to tumere to
swell. Cf. Tumid.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing
starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a
thickened root-stock. See Illust. of Tuberous.
(b) A genus of fungi. See Truffle.
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2. (Anat.) A tuberosity; a tubercle.
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tuber
(wn) | tuber
n 1: a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive
and food storage
2: type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are
typically truffles [syn: Tuber, genus Tuber] |
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deltoid tuberosity
(encz) | deltoid tuberosity, n: |
hybrid tuberous begonia
(encz) | hybrid tuberous begonia, n: |
miliary tuberculosis
(encz) | miliary tuberculosis, n: |
occipital protuberance
(encz) | occipital protuberance, n: |
order tuberales
(encz) | order Tuberales, n: |
potato tuber moth
(encz) | potato tuber moth, n: |
potato tuberworm
(encz) | potato tuberworm, n: |
protuberance
(encz) | protuberance,protuberance n: Zdeněk Brožprotuberance,výrůstek n: Zdeněk Brož |
protuberant
(encz) | protuberant,vyčnívající adj: Zdeněk Brožprotuberant,vypouklý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
protuberate
(encz) | protuberate, v: |
pulmonary tuberculosis
(encz) | pulmonary tuberculosis, n: |
tuber root
(encz) | tuber root, n: |
tubercle
(encz) | tubercle,nádor n: |
tubercle bacillus
(encz) | tubercle bacillus, n: |
tubercular
(encz) | tubercular,nádorový adj: tubercular,osoba postižená tuberkulózou n: Cascavaltubercular,tuberkulózní adj: [med.] Cascaval |
tuberculate
(encz) | tuberculate, adj: |
tuberculin
(encz) | tuberculin,tuberkulin n: extrakt z kultur tuberkulózního bacilu,
používán k diagnostice tuberkulózy, a kdysi také k léčbě této
choroby Cascaval |
tuberculin skin test
(encz) | tuberculin skin test, n: |
tuberculin test
(encz) | tuberculin test, n: |
tuberculoid
(encz) | tuberculoid,tuberkulový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tuberculoid leprosy
(encz) | tuberculoid leprosy, n: |
tuberculosis
(encz) | tuberculosis,tuberkulóza n: Cascaval |
tuberculous
(encz) | tuberculous,nádorový adj: tuberculous,tuberkulózní adj: synonymum pro "tubercular" Cascaval |
tuberose
(encz) | tuberose,tuberkulóza parkmajtuberose,tuberóza n: Zdeněk Brož |
tuberosity
(encz) | tuberosity, n: |
tuberous
(encz) | tuberous,hlízovitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tuberous begonia
(encz) | tuberous begonia, n: |
tuberous plant
(encz) | tuberous plant, n: |
tuberous vetch
(encz) | tuberous vetch, n: |
tubers
(encz) | tubers,oddenkové hlízy n: [bio.] pl. Jirka Daněk |
osoba postižená tuberkulózou
(czen) | osoba postižená tuberkulózou,tubercularn: Cascaval |
plž: ušeň mořská (haliotis tuberculata linnaeus)
(czen) | plž: ušeň mořská (Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus),ear-shelln:
[zoo.] tata |
protuberance
(czen) | protuberance,prominencen: [fyz.] protuberance,protuberancen: Zdeněk Brož |
tuberkulin
(czen) | tuberkulin,tuberculinn: extrakt z kultur tuberkulózního bacilu, používán
k diagnostice tuberkulózy, a kdysi také k léčbě této choroby Cascaval |
tuberkulový
(czen) | tuberkulový,tuberculoidadj: Zdeněk Brož |
tuberkulóza
(czen) | tuberkulóza,phthisisn: Zdeněk Brožtuberkulóza,tuberculosisn: Cascavaltuberkulóza,tuberose parkmaj |
tuberkulózní
(czen) | tuberkulózní,tubercularadj: [med.] Cascavaltuberkulózní,tuberculousadj: synonymum pro "tubercular" Cascaval |
tuberóza
(czen) | tuberóza,tuberosen: Zdeněk Brož |
týkající se tuberkulózy
(czen) | týkající se tuberkulózy,consumptive Zdeněk Brož |
Apios tuberosa
(gcide) | Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (ground"n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.)
(a) The fruit of the Arachis hypog[ae]a (native country
uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
(b) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing
clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root
tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
(c) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] --Gray.
(d) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum),
having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, {earth
chestnut}, hawknut, and pignut.
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Asclepias tuberosa
(gcide) | Pleurisy \Pleu"ri*sy\, n. [F. pleur['e]sie, L. pleurisis,
pleuritis, Gr pleyri^tis (sc. no`sos), fr. pleyra` rib,
side.] (Med.)
An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with
fever, pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with
exudation into the pleural cavity.
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Pleurisy root. (Bot.)
(a) The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed ({Asclepias
tuberosa}) which is used as a remedy for pleuritic and
other diseases.
(b) The plant itself, which has deep orange-colored flowers;
-- called also butterfly weed.
[1913 Webster]chiggerflower \chiggerflower\ n.
an erect perennial of eastern and southern U. S. ({Asclepias
tuberosa}) having showy orange flowers.
Syn: butterfly weed, orange milkweed, pleurisy root, tuber
root, Indian paintbrush, Asclepias tuberosa.
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Bacillus tuberculosis
(gcide) | Tubercle \Tu"ber*cle\, n. [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F.
tubercule, OF. also tubercle. See Tuber.]
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1. A small knoblike prominence or excrescence, whether
natural or morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle
on a bone; the tubercles appearing on the body in leprosy.
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2. (Med.) A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter;
especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or
phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or
yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which gradually
softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is
most frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption.
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Tubercle bacillus (Med.), a minute vegetable organism
(Mycobacterium tuberculosis, formerly {Bacillus
tuberculosis}, and also called Koch's bacillus)
discovered by Koch, a German physician, in the sputum of
consumptive patients and in tuberculous tissue. It is the
causative agent of tuberculosis.
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Bulbo-tuber
(gcide) | Bulbo-tuber \Bul"bo-tu`ber\, n. [Bulb,n.+ tuber.] (Bot.)
A corm.
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Contubernal
(gcide) | Contubernal \Con*tu"ber*nal\ (k[o^]n*t[=u]"b[~e]r*nal),
Contubernial \Con`tu*ber"ni*al\ (k[o^]n`t[-u]*b[~e]r"n[i^]*al),
a. [L. contubernalis a tent companion, fr. contubernium tent
companionship.]
Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship.
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Humble folk ben Christes friends: they ben contubernial
with the Lord, thy King. --Chaucer.
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Contubernial
(gcide) | Contubernal \Con*tu"ber*nal\ (k[o^]n*t[=u]"b[~e]r*nal),
Contubernial \Con`tu*ber"ni*al\ (k[o^]n`t[-u]*b[~e]r"n[i^]*al),
a. [L. contubernalis a tent companion, fr. contubernium tent
companionship.]
Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship.
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Humble folk ben Christes friends: they ben contubernial
with the Lord, thy King. --Chaucer.
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Ebalia tuberosa
(gcide) | Nut \Nut\ (n[u^]t), n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D.
noot, G. nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n["o]t, Dan.
n["o]d.]
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1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the
almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting
of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel.
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2. A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal),
provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on
a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or
for transmitting motion. See Illust. of 1st Bolt.
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3. The tumbler of a gunlock. --Knight.
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4. (Naut.) A projection on each side of the shank of an
anchor, to secure the stock in place.
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5. pl. Testicles. [vulgar slang]
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Check nut, Jam nut, Lock nut, a nut which is screwed up
tightly against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in
order to prevent accidental unscrewing of the first nut.
Nut buoy. See under Buoy.
Nut coal, screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal
and larger than pea coal; -- called also chestnut coal.
Nut crab (Zool.), any leucosoid crab of the genus Ebalia
as, Ebalia tuberosa of Europe.
Nut grass (Bot.), See nut grass in the vocabulary.
Nut lock, a device, as a metal plate bent up at the
corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by
jarring.
Nut pine. (Bot.) See under Pine.
Nut rush (Bot.), a genus of cyperaceous plants (Scleria)
having a hard bony achene. Several species are found in
the United States and many more in tropical regions.
Nut tree, a tree that bears nuts.
Nut weevil (Zool.), any species of weevils of the genus
Balaninus and other allied genera, which in the larval
state live in nuts.
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Extuberance
(gcide) | Extuberance \Ex*tu"ber*ance\, n.
A swelling or rising; protuberance. [R.] --Moxon.
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Extuberancy
(gcide) | Extuberancy \Ex*tu"ber*an*cy\, n.
Extuberance. [R.]
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Extuberant
(gcide) | Extuberant \Ex*tu"ber*ant\, a. [L. extuberare.]
Swollen out; protuberant. [R.] "Extuberant lips." --Gayton.
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Extuberate
(gcide) | Extuberate \Ex*tu"ber*ate\, v. i. [L. extuberatus, p. pr. of
extuberare to swell; ex out + tuber a swelling.]
To swell out. [Obs.] --Cockeram.
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Extuberation
(gcide) | Extuberation \Ex*tu`ber*a"tion\, n. [L. extuberatio.]
Protuberance. [Obs.] --Farindon.
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Foot tubercle
(gcide) | Foot \Foot\ (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. Feet (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot,
pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG.
fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth.
f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step,
pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.
[root]77, 250. Cf. Antipodes, Cap-a-pie, Expedient,
Fet to fetch, Fetlock, Fetter, Pawn a piece in chess,
Pedal.]
1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;
esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an
animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See
Manus, and Pes.
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2. (Zool.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is
a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,
often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See
Illust. of Buccinum.
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3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,
the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
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4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as
of a mountain, column, or page; also, the last of a row or
series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with
inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the
procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed;; the
foot of the page.
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And now at foot
Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet. --Milton.
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5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the
singular.
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Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.
--Berkeley.
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6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the
singular. [R.]
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As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.
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7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third
of a yard. See Yard.
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Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of
a man's foot. It differs in length in different
countries. In the United States and in England it is
304.8 millimeters.
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8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,
usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the
cavalry. "Both horse and foot." --Milton.
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9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical
element of a verse, the syllables being formerly
distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern
poetry by the accent.
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10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.
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Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or
pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or
lower part. It is also much used as the first of
compounds.
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Foot artillery. (Mil.)
(a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.
(b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.
Foot bank (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.
Foot barracks (Mil.), barracks for infantery.
Foot bellows, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.
Foot company (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.
Foot gear, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or
boots.
Foot hammer (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a
treadle.
Foot iron.
(a) The step of a carriage.
(b) A fetter.
Foot jaw. (Zool.) See Maxilliped.
Foot key (Mus.), an organ pedal.
Foot level (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any
proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.
--Farrow.
Foot mantle, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;
a riding skirt. [Obs.]
Foot page, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]
Foot passenger, one who passes on foot, as over a road or
bridge.
Foot pavement, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;
a trottoir.
Foot poet, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.
Foot post.
(a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.
(b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.
Fot pound, & Foot poundal. (Mech.) See Foot pound and
Foot poundal, in the Vocabulary.
Foot press (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing
press, moved by a treadle.
Foot race, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.
Foot rail, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the
lower side.
Foot rot, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.
Foot rule, a rule or measure twelve inches long.
Foot screw, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and
serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an
uneven place.
Foot secretion. (Zool.) See Sclerobase.
Foot soldier, a soldier who serves on foot.
Foot stick (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed
against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
Foot stove, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot
coals for warming the feet.
Foot tubercle. (Zool.) See Parapodium.
Foot valve (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air
pump from the condenser.
Foot vise, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by
a treadle.
Foot waling (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a
vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.
Foot wall (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.
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By foot, or On foot, by walking; as, to pass a stream on
foot.
Cubic foot. See under Cubic.
Foot and mouth disease, a contagious disease (Eczema
epizo["o]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,
characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in
the mouth and about the hoofs.
Foot of the fine (Law), the concluding portion of an
acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of
land was conveyed. See Fine of land, under Fine, n.;
also Chirograph. (b).
Square foot. See under Square.
To be on foot, to be in motion, action, or process of
execution.
To keep the foot (Script.), to preserve decorum. "Keep thy
foot when thou goest to the house of God." --Eccl. v. 1.
To put one's foot down, to take a resolute stand; to be
determined. [Colloq.]
To put the best foot foremost, to make a good appearance;
to do one's best. [Colloq.]
To set on foot, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set
on foot a subscription.
To put one on his feet, or set one on his feet, to put
one in a position to go on; to assist to start.
Under foot.
(a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample
under foot. --Gibbon.
(b) Below par. [Obs.] "They would be forced to sell . . .
far under foot." --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]Parapodium \Par`a*po"di*um\, n.; pl. Parapodia. [NL., fr. Gr.
para` beside + ?, dim. of ? foot.] (Zool.)
One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also
foot tubercle.
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Note: They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and
sensation, and often contain spines or set[ae]. When
well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a
ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished.
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foot tubercle
(gcide) | Foot \Foot\ (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. Feet (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot,
pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG.
fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth.
f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step,
pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.
[root]77, 250. Cf. Antipodes, Cap-a-pie, Expedient,
Fet to fetch, Fetlock, Fetter, Pawn a piece in chess,
Pedal.]
1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;
esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an
animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See
Manus, and Pes.
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2. (Zool.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is
a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,
often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See
Illust. of Buccinum.
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3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,
the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
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4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as
of a mountain, column, or page; also, the last of a row or
series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with
inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the
procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed;; the
foot of the page.
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And now at foot
Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet. --Milton.
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5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the
singular.
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Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.
--Berkeley.
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6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the
singular. [R.]
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As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.
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7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third
of a yard. See Yard.
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Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of
a man's foot. It differs in length in different
countries. In the United States and in England it is
304.8 millimeters.
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8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,
usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the
cavalry. "Both horse and foot." --Milton.
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9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical
element of a verse, the syllables being formerly
distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern
poetry by the accent.
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10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.
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Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or
pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or
lower part. It is also much used as the first of
compounds.
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Foot artillery. (Mil.)
(a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.
(b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.
Foot bank (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.
Foot barracks (Mil.), barracks for infantery.
Foot bellows, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.
Foot company (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.
Foot gear, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or
boots.
Foot hammer (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a
treadle.
Foot iron.
(a) The step of a carriage.
(b) A fetter.
Foot jaw. (Zool.) See Maxilliped.
Foot key (Mus.), an organ pedal.
Foot level (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any
proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.
--Farrow.
Foot mantle, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;
a riding skirt. [Obs.]
Foot page, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]
Foot passenger, one who passes on foot, as over a road or
bridge.
Foot pavement, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;
a trottoir.
Foot poet, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.
Foot post.
(a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.
(b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.
Fot pound, & Foot poundal. (Mech.) See Foot pound and
Foot poundal, in the Vocabulary.
Foot press (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing
press, moved by a treadle.
Foot race, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.
Foot rail, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the
lower side.
Foot rot, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.
Foot rule, a rule or measure twelve inches long.
Foot screw, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and
serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an
uneven place.
Foot secretion. (Zool.) See Sclerobase.
Foot soldier, a soldier who serves on foot.
Foot stick (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed
against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
Foot stove, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot
coals for warming the feet.
Foot tubercle. (Zool.) See Parapodium.
Foot valve (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air
pump from the condenser.
Foot vise, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by
a treadle.
Foot waling (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a
vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.
Foot wall (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.
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By foot, or On foot, by walking; as, to pass a stream on
foot.
Cubic foot. See under Cubic.
Foot and mouth disease, a contagious disease (Eczema
epizo["o]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,
characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in
the mouth and about the hoofs.
Foot of the fine (Law), the concluding portion of an
acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of
land was conveyed. See Fine of land, under Fine, n.;
also Chirograph. (b).
Square foot. See under Square.
To be on foot, to be in motion, action, or process of
execution.
To keep the foot (Script.), to preserve decorum. "Keep thy
foot when thou goest to the house of God." --Eccl. v. 1.
To put one's foot down, to take a resolute stand; to be
determined. [Colloq.]
To put the best foot foremost, to make a good appearance;
to do one's best. [Colloq.]
To set on foot, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set
on foot a subscription.
To put one on his feet, or set one on his feet, to put
one in a position to go on; to assist to start.
Under foot.
(a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample
under foot. --Gibbon.
(b) Below par. [Obs.] "They would be forced to sell . . .
far under foot." --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]Parapodium \Par`a*po"di*um\, n.; pl. Parapodia. [NL., fr. Gr.
para` beside + ?, dim. of ? foot.] (Zool.)
One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also
foot tubercle.
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Note: They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and
sensation, and often contain spines or set[ae]. When
well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a
ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished.
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Helianthus tuberosus
(gcide) | Jerusalem \Je*ru"sa*lem\ (j[-e]*r[udd]"s[.a]*l[e^]m), n. [Gr.
'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Y[e^]r[=u]sh[=a]laim.]
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the
glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus
Christ.
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Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e.,
sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.)
(a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower
(Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used
as food.
(b) One of the tubers themselves.
Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of two
species of Solanum (Solanum Pseudo-capsicum and
Solanum capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house
plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of
cherries.
Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot ({Chenopodium
Botrys}), common about houses and along roadsides.
Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family
(Phlomis tuberosa).
Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree
(Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm
countries, and used for hedges.
The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.
[1913 Webster]Synanthrose \Syn*an"throse"\ (s[i^]n*[a^]n"thr[=o]s), n. [From
NL. Synantherae the Compositae; Gr. sy`n with + 'anqh`ros
blooming.] (Chem.)
A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the
tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus),
in the dahlia, and other Compositae.
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Hermodactylus tuberosus
(gcide) | Snake's-head \Snake's"-head`\, n. (Bot.)
The Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its
spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head. --Dr.
Prior.
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Snake's-head iris (Bot.), an iridaceous plant
(Hermodactylus tuberosus) of the Mediterranean region.
The flowers slightly resemble a serpent's open mouth.
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Iguana tuberculata
(gcide) | Iguana \I*gua"na\, n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in
Haiti. Cf. Guana.] (Zool.)
Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large American
lizards of the family Iguanid[ae]. They are arboreal in
their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon
fruits.
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Note: The common iguana (Iguana tuberculata) of the West
Indies and South America is sometimes five feet long.
Its flesh is highly prized as food. The horned iguana
(Iguana cornuta) has a conical horn between the eyes.
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Ipomoea tuberosa
(gcide) | Seven \Sev"en\, a. [OE. seven, seoven, seofen, AS. seofon,
seofan, seofen; akin to D. zeven, OS., Goth., & OHG. sibun,
G. sieben, Icel. sjau, sj["o], Sw. sju, Dan. syv, Lith.
septyni, Russ. seme, W. saith, Gael. seachd, Ir. seacht, L.
septem, Gr. ???, Skr. saptan. [root]305. Cf. Hebdomad,
Heptagon, September.]
One more than six; six and one added; as, seven days make one
week.
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Seven sciences. See the Note under Science, n., 4.
Seven stars (Astron.), the Pleiades.
Seven wonders of the world. See under Wonders.
Seven-year apple (Bot.), a rubiaceous shrub ({Genipa
clusiifolia}) growing in the West Indies; also, its edible
fruit.
Seven-year vine (Bot.), a tropical climbing plant
(Ipom[oe]a tuberosa) related to the morning-glory.
[1913 Webster]Jalap \Jal"ap\, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from
Jalapa, a town in Mexico, whence it was first obtained.]
(Med.)
The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipom[oe]a purga (or
Exogonium purga) of the family Convolvulaceae, a climber
much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and
powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative
(cathartic) medicines, and are also called jalap. Other
species of Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap,
as the Ipom[oe]a Orizabensis, and Ipom[oe]a tuberosa.
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False jalap, the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock,
or marvel of Peru.
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madreporic tubercule
(gcide) | Madreporian \Mad`re*po"ri*an\, Madreporic \Mad`re*po"ric\, a.
(Zool.)
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
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Madreporic plate (Zool.), a perforated plate in
echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the
ambulacral tubes; -- called also madreporic tubercule.
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(gcide) | Tubercle \Tu"ber*cle\, n. [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F.
tubercule, OF. also tubercle. See Tuber.]
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1. A small knoblike prominence or excrescence, whether
natural or morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle
on a bone; the tubercles appearing on the body in leprosy.
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2. (Med.) A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter;
especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or
phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or
yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which gradually
softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is
most frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption.
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Tubercle bacillus (Med.), a minute vegetable organism
(Mycobacterium tuberculosis, formerly {Bacillus
tuberculosis}, and also called Koch's bacillus)
discovered by Koch, a German physician, in the sputum of
consumptive patients and in tuberculous tissue. It is the
causative agent of tuberculosis.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Tuberculosis \Tu*ber`cu*lo"sis\, n. [NL. See Tubercle.] (Med.)
A constitutional disease caused by infection with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (also called the {Tubercle
bacillus}), characterized by the production of tubercles in
the internal organs, and especially in the lungs, where it
constitutes the most common variety of pulmonary phthisis
(consumption). The Mycobacteria are slow-growing and without
cell walls, and are thus not affected by the beta-lactam
antibiotics; treatment is difficult, usually requiring
simultaneous administration of multiple antibiotics to effect
a cure. Prior to availability of antibiotic treatment, the
cure required extensive rest, for which special sanatoriums
were constructed.
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Mycobacterum tuberculosis
(gcide) | Tuberculocidal \Tu*ber"cu*lo*cid`al\, a. [Tuberculum + root of
L. caedere to kill.]
able to kill Mycobacterum tuberculosis.
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Oxalis tuberosa
(gcide) | Oca \O"ca\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
A Peruvian name for certain species of Oxalis ({Oxalis
crenata}, and Oxalis tuberosa) which bear edible tubers.
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Phlomis tuberosa
(gcide) | Jerusalem \Je*ru"sa*lem\ (j[-e]*r[udd]"s[.a]*l[e^]m), n. [Gr.
'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Y[e^]r[=u]sh[=a]laim.]
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the
glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus
Christ.
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Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e.,
sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.)
(a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower
(Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used
as food.
(b) One of the tubers themselves.
Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of two
species of Solanum (Solanum Pseudo-capsicum and
Solanum capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house
plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of
cherries.
Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot ({Chenopodium
Botrys}), common about houses and along roadsides.
Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family
(Phlomis tuberosa).
Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree
(Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm
countries, and used for hedges.
The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.
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Polianthes tuberosa
(gcide) | Tuberose \Tube"rose`\, n. [Cf. G. tuberose, F. tub['e]reuse, NL.
Polianthes tuberosa. See Tuberous.] (Bot.)
A plant (Polianthes tuberosa) with a tuberous root and a
liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful
and fragrant white blossoms.
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Protuberance
(gcide) | Protuberance \Pro*tu"ber*ance\, n. [Cf. F. protub['e]rance. See
Protuberant.]
That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the
surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the
body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.
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Solar protuberances (Astron.), certain rose-colored masses
on the limb of the sun which are seen to extend beyond the
edge of the moon at the time of a solar eclipse. They may
be discovered with the spectroscope on any clear day.
Called also solar prominences. See Illust. in Append.
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Syn: Projection, Protuberance. protuberance differs from
projection, being applied to parts that rise from the
surface with a gradual ascent or small angle; whereas a
projection may be at a right angle with the surface.
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Protuberancy
(gcide) | Protuberancy \Pro*tu"ber*an*cy\, n.
The quality or state of being protuberant; protuberance;
prominence.
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