6445
capillary
[[English]]
ipa :/kəˈpɪləri/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/En-us-capillary.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin capillaris (“‘pertaining to the hair’”) < capillus (“‘the hair, prop. of the head’”) < caput (“‘head’”).
[Noun]
capillary (plural capillaries)
1.(anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins. Their walls are composed of a single layer of cells which allows molecules such as oxygen, water and lipids to pass through them by diffusion and enter the tissues. Waste products such as carbon dioxide and urea can diffuse back into the blood to be carried away for removal from the body.
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0
2009/11/15 21:28
6447
kinetics
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek κινητικός (“‘kinetic’”).
[Noun]
kinetics (uncountable)
1.(physics) Dynamics; the branch of mechanics concerned with bodies in motion, and the forces acting on them.
2.(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.
0
0
2009/11/15 21:45
6450
ranged
[[English]]
[Adjective]
ranged (comparative more ranged, superlative most ranged)
1.(of a projectile, or projectile system) whose range can be adjusted
[Verb]
ranged
1.Simple past tense and past participle of range.
0
0
2009/11/15 21:47
6453
proteomic
[[English]]
[Adjective]
proteomic (not comparable)
1.Of or pertaining to proteomics.
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0
2009/11/15 22:48
2009/11/15 22:55
6454
genomics
[[English]]
[Noun]
genomics (uncountable)
1.(genetics) The study of the complete genome of an organism
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0
2009/11/15 22:55
6455
dna
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
dna f.
1.gout (pathology)
[Synonyms]
- pakostnice f.
0
0
2009/11/16 09:45
6458
dementia
[[English]]
[Noun]
dementia (usually uncountable; plural dementias)
1.(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.
2.madness or insanity
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
dementia
1.dementia
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0
2009/06/17 23:30
2009/11/16 10:02
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6462
widget
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪdʒɪt[Etymology]
Wikipedia has an article on:WidgetWikipediaBlend of window and gadget, coined by George S. Kaufman in his play Beggar on Horseback (1924).
[Noun]
widget (plural widgets)
1.An unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
2.(graphical user interface) A component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with.
3.Portable code that can be easily installed and executed by an end user.
4.A floating widget or other device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened
5.A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces
[Synonyms]
- (GUI): control
0
0
2009/11/16 10:16
TaN
6465
onstage
[[English]]
[Adjective]
onstage (not comparable)
1.taking place in the part of a stage that is visible to the audience
[Adverb]
onstage (not comparable)
1.towards, or onto the visible part of a stage
0
0
2009/11/16 10:17
TaN
6469
ext3
[[English]]
[Proper noun]
ext3or EXT3
1.(computing) A type of Linux file system aimed at improving on the ext and ext2 file systems.
[Quotations]
2001: The ext3 file system is a set of incremental enhancements to the robust ext2 file system that provide several advantages. — Michael K. Johnson Whitepaper: Red Hat's New Journaling File System: ext3
[Related terms]
- ext
- ext2
[See also]
- file system
- Linux
0
0
2009/11/16 15:30
6473
selected
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/En-us-selected.ogg
[Adjective]
selected
1.That have been selected or chosen.
[Verb]
selected
1.Simple past tense and past participle of select.
0
0
2009/11/16 15:31
6474
partitions
[[English]]
[Noun]
partitions
1.Plural form of partition.
[Verb]
partitions
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of partition.
0
0
2009/11/16 15:32
6475
formatted
[[English]]
[Adjective]
formatted (not comparable)
1.That has been given a definite format
2.(computing, of a storage medium) That has been physically arranged to be in a state ready for the storage of data
[Verb]
formatted
1.Simple past tense and past participle of format.
0
0
2009/11/16 15:33
6481
Log
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
log
1.(mathematics) logarithm
if x = by then logb(x) = y[edit] Related terms
- lb, ld, lg, ln
[[English]]
ipa :/lɒɡ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/En-us-log.ogg
[Etymology 1]
Recorded since 1398, of unknown origin. The theory from Old Norse lág (“‘a felled tree’”)[1] is widely doubted on phonological grounds; an alternative is sound expression of the notion of something massive
[Etymology 2]
From logbook, itself from log (above) + book
[References]
- Notes:
1.^ log in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[[Dutch]]
[Etymology 1]
Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:LogWikipedia nlPresumably Germanic, cognates may include English log, lag, Middle Low German luggich 'slow'
[Etymology 2]
Germanic: cognate with liegen 'to (tell a) lie', German lügen
[Etymology 3]
Germanic: from equivalent German Loch 'hole, opening, cavity'
[Etymology 4]
Germanic: from English log (cfr. supra), sense (and short for) chip log
[[Latvian]]
[Noun]
log
1.Singular vocative of logs.
[[Old English]]
ipa :/lo:ɣ/[Etymology 1]
Germanic *loga-, from Indo-European *legh-. Cognate with Old Frisian lōch, Old High German luog. The IE root is also the source of Greek λεκτρον, Latin lectus ‘bed’, Celtic *leg- (Old Irish lige, Irish luighe), Slavic *ležati (Russian лежать).
[Etymology 2]
Inflected forms.
[[Slovene]]
[Noun]
lóg
1.A grove
2.A small forest
[[Swedish]]
[Verb form]
log
1.Past tense of le.
[[Volapük]]
[Etymology]
Compound of French le and German Auge
[Noun]
log
1.An eye
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0
2009/11/16 15:38
6482
recommended
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/En-us-recommended.ogg
[Verb]
recommended
1.Simple past tense and past participle of recommend.
0
0
2009/11/16 15:39
6488
plugging
[[English]]
[Verb]
plugging
1.Present participle of plug.
0
0
2009/11/16 15:41
6490
Partition
[[German]]
[Noun]
Partition f. (genitive Partition, plural Partitionen)
1.(computing) partition (section of a hard disk separately formatted)
2.(mathematics) partition (collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself)
0
0
2009/11/16 15:41
6496
RFID
[[English]]
[Initialism]
RFID (plural RFIDs)
1.(electronics) radio-frequency identification
0
0
2009/11/16 16:37
6498
rifle
[[English]]
ipa :(bunduqíya)
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/En-us-rifle.ogg
[Etymology]
From French rifler "to rifle" (gun), from Old French rifler "to scrape, scratch", from Middle High German riffeln, to scratch, heckle (flax), from Old High German riffilon "to tear by rubbing", akin to ripple (cf. Old English geriflian "to wrinkle," Old Norse rifa "to tear, break")
[Noun]
rifle (plural rifles)
1.A long firearm firing a single projectile, usually with a rifled barrel to improve accuracy.
[Verb]
to rifle (third-person singular simple present rifles, present participle rifling, simple past and past participle rifled)
1.to search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.
2.To scan many items (especially papers) in a set, quickly. (See also riffle[1])
She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document.
3.To add a spiral to the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.
4.To strike something with great power.
He rifled a shot past the goalkeeper into the goal.
[[French]]
ipa :/ʁifl/[Etymology]
From American English rifle (19th century).
[Noun]
rifle m. (plural rifles)
1.rifle (carabine)
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
rifle m. (plural rifles)
1.rifle
[Synonyms]
- fusil
- escopeta
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0
2009/11/17 11:23
TaN
6499
rifled
[[English]]
[Adjective]
rifled (not comparable)
1.(firearms) To have a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.
[Antonyms]
- smoothbore
- unrifled
[Verb]
rifled
1.Simple past tense and past participle of rifle.
0
0
2009/11/17 11:23
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6501
isolate
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/En-us-isolate.ogg
[Etymology]
Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian insolato, from Latin insulatus (cognate with insulate).
[Noun]
isolate (plural isolates)
1.Something that has been isolated.
[Related terms]
- insular
- insulate
- insulator
- insulation
- isolatable a
- isolated a
- isolating a
- isolation n
- isolationism n
- isolative a
- isolator
[Verb]
to isolate (third-person singular simple present isolates, present participle isolating, simple past and past participle isolated)
1.(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
2.(transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
3.(transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
4.(transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
5.(transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
6.(transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
isolate (plural)
1.Feminine form of isolato.
[Verb]
isolate
1.Second-person plural present tense of isolare.
2.Second-person plural imperative of isolare.
3.Feminine plural past participle of isolare.
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0
2009/11/17 13:22
6502
isolated
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/En-us-isolated.ogg
[Adjective]
isolated (comparative more isolated, superlative most isolated)
1.Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
[Anagrams]
- diastole
- sodalite
- solidate
[Verb]
isolated
1.Simple past tense and past participle of isolate.
0
0
2009/11/17 13:23
6504
widespread
[[English]]
[Adjective]
widespread (comparative more widespread or widerspread, superlative most widespread)
1.Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent.
[Antonyms]
- limited
[Etymology]
wide + spread
[Synonyms]
- extensive, pervasive, prevalent
0
0
2009/11/17 13:24
6506
indice
[[French]]
ipa :/ɛ̃.dis/[Etymology]
From Latin index (“‘sign, indication; index’”), from indicō (“‘point out, indicate, show’”).
[Noun]
indice m. (plural indices)
1.clue, indication
2.(finance) index
[[Italian]]
[Etymology]
From Latin index (“‘sign, indication; index’”), from indicō (“‘point out, indicate, show’”).
[Noun]
indice m. (plural indici)
1.(finger) index, index finger, forefinger
2.(economics, mathematics, etc.) index, rate, rating
3.(in a books) index
4.indication, sign
5.(list of forbidden books) Index
6.indicator, pointer
[See also]
- dito
[Synonyms]
- (finger): dito indice
- (in economics, mathematics): tasso
- (indication): indizio
- (indicator, pointer): lancetta
0
0
2009/11/17 13:28
6513
asdf
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: adfs
- dafs
- fads
[Noun]
asdf or ASDF (uncountable)
1.Common fill-in word.
0
0
2009/11/17 14:00
6514
alphagram
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈæl.fəˌgɹæm/[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: aaaghlmpr
[Etymology]
Apparently a blend of alphabetical and anagram; see also -gram.
[Noun]
alphagram (plural alphagrams)
1.The letters of a word, or any other set of letters, arranged into alphabetical order.
The alphagram of the word alphabetical is AAABCEHILLPT.
0
0
2009/11/17 14:01
6515
犬
[[Translingual]]
[Alternative forms]
- 犭 (when used as a left Chinese radical)Although the alternative form clearly shows only three strokes, it is still counted as four strokes when using a Chinese dictionary.
[Etymology]
Pictogram (象形) – the dot is the ear. In the form 犭, a dog that is up on its hind legs.The character is considered a rather abstract rendition – Confucius is quoted as saying “The ancients must have had very strange looking dogs” (500 BCE).[1]
[Han character]
A dog (a Labrador)犬 (radical 94 犬+0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 戈大 (IK), four-corner 43030, composition ⿻大丶)
1.dog
2.radical number 94
[Synonyms]
- 狗
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
犬 (Yale hyun2)
[[Japanese]]
[Alternative spellings]
- 狗
- イヌ
[Kanji]
犬 (grade 1 kanji)
[Noun]
犬 (hiragana いぬ, romaji inu)
1.dog
2.spy
3.(like a dog) one who is loyal
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
犬
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 견 (revised: gyeon, McCune-Reischauer: kyŏn, Yale: kyen)
- Name (hangeul): 개 견()
1.dog
[Synonyms]
- 개 (gae)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
犬 (pinyin quǎn (quan3), Wade-Giles ch'üan3, Yale chwan)
- Example Words:
- 鷹犬 (yīng quǎn) "dogs that hunt eagle"
- 警犬 (jǐng quǎn) "police dog"
- 黃犬音 (huáng quǎn yīn) "news"
- 犬齒 (quǎn chǐ) "canine tooth", a.k.a. 犬牙 (quǎn yá) or 虎牙 (hǔ yá)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
犬 (khuyển, chó, Thái)
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0
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6516
ペニス
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
ペニス (penisu)
1.penis (the male sexual organ for copulation and urination)
This Japanese entry was created from the translations listed at penis. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) November 2007
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0
2009/11/17 17:30
6518
programmes
[[English]]
[Noun]
programmes
1.Plural form of programme.
[[French]]
[Verb]
programmes
1.Second-person singular present indicative of programmer.
2.Second-person singular present subjunctive of programmer .
0
0
2009/11/18 15:46
6519
CT
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
CT
1.Connecticut, a state of the United States of America.
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: ct
- TC
[Initialism]
CT
1.Computed Tomography
2.Central Time
3.cocktease
[See also]
- CDT
- CST
0
0
2009/11/18 15:46
6521
ratio
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɻeɪ.ʃiˌoʊ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/En-us-ratio.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin ratio.
[Noun]
ratio (plural ratios)
1.A number representing a comparison between two things.
2.(arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
3.(law) A judicial decision.
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ratjo/[Etymology]
From rat- (“‘"thought", from perfect participle of reor’”) + --iō
[Noun]
ratiō (genitive ratiōnis); f, third declension
1.reason
2.calculation
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
ratio m. (plural ratios)
1.ratio
[Synonyms]
- razón
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0
2009/11/18 15:48
6522
dispersive
[[English]]
[Adjective]
dispersive (comparative more dispersive, superlative most dispersive)
1.That becomes dispersed
2.That causes dispersion
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
dispersive f.
1.Feminine plural form of dispersivo
0
0
2009/11/18 15:54
6525
sqrt
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
sqrt
1.square root
0
0
2009/11/18 16:21
6532
agonizing
[[English]]
[Verb]
agonizing
1.Present participle of agonize.
0
0
2009/08/20 10:25
2009/11/20 10:27
TaN
6543
janitor
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdʒænɪtə/[Etymology]
Latin ianitor, doorkeeper
[Noun]
janitor (plural janitors) (female: janitress)
1.(chiefly US) someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
2.a doorman
[Synonyms]
maintenance person
- (mostly British) caretaker
0
0
2009/11/20 11:11
TaN
6544
quilt
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪlt[Noun]
quilt (plural quilts)
1.A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
[See also]
- batting
- pinking shears
- sew
[Verb]
to quilt (third-person singular simple present quilts, present participle quilting, simple past and past participle quilted)
1.To construct a quilt.
2.To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.
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0
2009/07/12 16:48
2009/11/20 11:17
TaN
6545
Quilt
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪlt[Noun]
quilt (plural quilts)
1.A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
[See also]
- batting
- pinking shears
- sew
[Verb]
to quilt (third-person singular simple present quilts, present participle quilting, simple past and past participle quilted)
1.To construct a quilt.
2.To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.
0
0
2009/11/20 11:17
TaN
6549
wannabe
[[English]]
[Adjective]
wannabe (comparative more wannabe, superlative most wannabe)
1.aspiring
Hollywood's restaurants are full of wannabe actors waiting to be discovered.
[Etymology]
Written form of a reduction of "want to be"
[Noun]
wannabe (plural wannabes)
1.someone who wishes to be or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur
That wannabe thought he was very clever to get past level 1.
[Verb]
wannabe
1.(colloquial) want to be
I wannabe famous when I grow up!
0
0
2009/11/20 14:38
TaN
6551
かすみ
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
かすみ (romaji kasumi)
1.霞: female given name
2.霞み: mist
0
0
2009/11/21 16:24
TaN
6552
forecaster
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: aceeforrst
- foster care
[Etymology]
to forecast + -er
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:ForecasterWikipediaforecaster (plural forecasters)
1.A person who forecasts
0
0
2009/11/22 00:29
TaN
6553
人種
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
人種 (hiragana じんしゅ, romaji jinshu)
1.race (anthropology, ethnicity)
0
0
2009/07/24 16:52
2009/11/22 04:16
6555
repaginate
[[English]]
[Etymology]
re- + paginate
[Verb]
to repaginate (third-person singular simple present repaginates, present participle repaginating, simple past and past participle repaginated)
1.To paginate again or in a different way.
0
0
2009/11/23 19:23
TaN
6560
recurrent
[[English]]
[Adjective]
Wikipedia has an article on:RecurrentWikipedia recurrent (not comparable)
1.Recurring time after time.
[Etymology]
From Latin recurrens (present participle of recurrere).
0
0
2009/11/24 12:40
TaN
6570
published
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/En-us-published.ogg
[Verb]
published
1.Simple past tense and past participle of publish.
0
0
2009/11/24 13:12
6572
unjustified
[[English]]
[Adjective]
unjustified (comparative more unjustified, superlative most unjustified)
1.not justified
[Antonyms]
- justified
0
0
2009/11/24 13:14
6573
actions
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/En-us-actions.ogg
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: acinost
- cations
- costain
[Noun]
actions
1.Plural form of action.
[Verb]
actions
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of action.
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: acinost
- contais
[Noun]
actions f.
1.Plural form of action.
0
0
2009/11/24 13:15
6590
literature
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹ.ɪ.tʃjʊə(ɹ)/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/En-us-literature.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin literatura or litteratura.
[Noun]
literature (plural literatures)
1.The body of all written works.
2.The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.
3.All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
4.Written fiction of a high standard.
SF is rarely literature because the characters are so poorly realised. - Adam Cadre
0
0
2009/11/24 13:47
6593
responsibilities
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/En-us-responsibilities.ogg
[Noun]
responsibilities
1.Plural form of responsibility.
0
0
2009/11/24 13:51
6594
responsibility
[[English]]
ipa :/rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/En-us-responsibility.ogg
[Noun]
responsibility (plural responsibilities)
1.The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
Responsibility is a heavy burden.
2.A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility!
The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world - Harry S. Truman
3.(military) The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
4.(military) The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
[References]
- responsibility in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- responsibility in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- 2009. Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ), Fukuoka, 2009.
[See also]
- accountability
[Synonyms]
- responsibleness
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0
2009/02/21 14:05
2009/11/24 13:51
TaN
6600
radiology
[[English]]
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:RadiologyWikipediaradiology
1.(medicine) the use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment
2.(medicine) the use of radiation (including ionizing radiation, especially X-rays) in diagnosis, usually through the formation of images
3.radioscopy
0
0
2009/11/24 13:57
6603
stating
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: aginstt
- tasting
[Noun]
stating (plural statings)
1.statement
[Verb]
stating
1.Present participle of state.
0
0
2009/11/24 13:59
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