Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter D - Page 29
Densimeter (n.) 比重計 An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity or density of a substance.
Densimeter (n.) A measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity [syn: {densimeter}, {densitometer}].
Density (n.) 密集（度），稠密（度）[U] [C]；【物】【化】密度 [U] T； 愚鈍 [U] The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to {rarity}.
Density (n.) (Physics) The ratio of mass, or quantity of matter, to bulk or volume, esp. as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of some substance used as a standard.
Note: For gases the standard substance is hydrogen, at a temperature of 0[deg] Centigrade and a pressure of 760 millimeters. For liquids and solids the standard is water at a temperature of 4[deg] Centigrade. The density of solids and liquids is usually called specific gravity, and the same is true of gases when referred to air as a standard.
Density (n.) (Photog.) Depth of shade. -- Abney.
Density (n.) The amount per unit size [syn: {density}, {denseness}].
Density (n.) The spatial property of being crowded together [syn: {concentration}, {density}, {denseness}, {tightness}, {compactness}] [ant: {dispersion}, {distribution}].
Dent (n.) A stroke; a blow.
Dent (n.) A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation.
Dented (imp. & p. p.) of Dent.
Denting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dent.
Dent (v. t.) To make a dent upon; to indent.
Dent (n.) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
Dental (a.) Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
Dental (a.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters.
Dental (a.) An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
Dental (a.) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.
Dentalism (n.) The quality of being formed by the aid of the teeth.
Dentalium (n.) A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda, having a tubular conical shell.
Dentary (a.) Pertaining to, or bearing, teeth.
Dentary (n.) The distal bone of the lower jaw in many animals, which may or may not bear teeth.
Dentate (a.) Alt. of Dentated.
Dentated (a.) Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf.
Dentated (a.) Having teeth or toothlike points. See Illust. of Antennae.
Dentate-ciliate (a.) Having the margin dentate and also ciliate or fringed with hairs.
Dentately (adv.) In a dentate or toothed manner; as, dentately ciliated, etc.
Dentate-sinuate (a.) Having a form intermediate between dentate and sinuate.
Dentation (n.) Formation of teeth; toothed form.
Dented (v. t.) Indented; impressed with little hollows.
Dentel (n.) Same as Dentil.
Dentelle (n.) An ornamental tooling like lace.
Dentelli (n. pl.) Modillions.
Dentex (n.) An edible European marine fish (Sparus dentex, or Dentex vulgaris) of the family Percidae.
Denticete (n. pl.) The division of Cetacea in which the teeth are developed, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.
Denticle (n.) A small tooth or projecting point.
Denticulate (a.) Alt. of Denticulated.
Denticulated (a.) Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx.
Denticulation (n.) The state of being set with small notches or teeth.
Denticulation (n.) A diminutive tooth; a denticle.
Dentiferous (a.) Bearing teeth; dentigerous.
Dentiform (a.) Having the form of a tooth or of teeth; tooth-shaped.
Dentifrice (n.) A powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the teeth; tooth powder.
Dentigerous (a.) Bearing teeth or toothlike structures.
Dentil (n.) A small square block or projection in cornices, a number of which are ranged in an ornamental band; -- used particularly in the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.
Dentilabial (a.) Formed by the teeth and the lips, or representing a sound so formed.
Dentilabial (n.) A dentilabial sound or letter.
Dentilated (a.) Toothed.
Dentilation (n.) Dentition.
Dentilave (n.) A wash for cleaning the teeth.
Dentile (n.) A small tooth, like that of a saw.
Dentilingual (a.) Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed.
Dentilingual (n.) A dentilingual sound or letter.
Dentiloquist (n.) One who speaks through the teeth, that is, with the teeth closed.
Dentiloquy (n.) The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth, or with them closed.
Dential (a.) Of or pertaining to dentine.
Dentine (n.) The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in the teeth of man is situated beneath the enamel.
Dentiphone (n.) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
Dentirostres (n. pl. ) of Dentiroster.
Dentiroster (n.) A dentirostral bird.
Dentirostral (a.) Having a toothed bill; -- applied to a group of passerine birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on insects, as the shrikes and vireos. See Illust. (N) under Beak.
Dentirostrate (a.) Dentirostral.
Dentiscalp (n.) An instrument for scraping the teeth.
Dentist (n.) One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon.
Dentistic (a.) Alt. of Dentistical.
Dentistical (a.) Pertaining to dentistry or to dentists.
Dentistry (n.) The art or profession of a dentist; dental surgery.
Dentition (n.) The development and cutting of teeth; teething.
Dentition (n.) The system of teeth peculiar to an animal.
Dentized (imp. & p. p.) of Dentize.
Dentizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dentize.
Dentize (v. t. & i.) To breed or cut new teeth.
Dentoid (a.) Shaped like a tooth; tooth-shaped.
Dentolingual (a.) Dentilingual.
Denture (n.) An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth.
Denuclearization (n.) (pl. Denuclearizations) (or Denuclearisation) 無核化；非核化 The act or process of denuclearizing.
Denuclearize (v. t.) 使（國家、地區等）非核化 To remove nuclear arms from : prohibit the use of nuclear arms in.
Denuclearize (v.) [ I or T ] (Uk usually Denuclearise) 使（國家、地區等）非核化 To remove nuclear weapons from a place.
// The documents detailing proposals for denuclearizing the region were leaked to the press.
// We need an incentive to denuclearize.
Denudate (v. t.) To denude.
Denudation (n.) The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.
Denudation (n.) The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water.
Denude (v. t.) To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands.
Denude (v.) [ T ] 使（尤指土地）裸露，使光禿 To remove the covering of something, especially land.
// The countryside has been denuded by war.
// Drought and years of heavy grazing by sheep have completely denuded the hills of grass.
Denude (v.) [ T ] 奪走，奪去 To remove a valuable possession or quality.
// Any further cuts in the country's armed forces would leave its defences dangerously denuded.
Denunciate (v. t.) To denounce; to condemn publicly or solemnly.
Denunciation (n.) [U] [C] 斥責；譴責；告發；宣告（條約等）無效 Proclamation; announcement; a publishing. [Obs.]
Denunciation (n.) The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment.
Denunciation (n.) That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment.
Denunciation (n.) A public act of denouncing [syn: {denunciation}, {denouncement}].
Denunciation (n.) [ C or U ] (Criticism) 譴責，公開批評 Public criticism of something or someone.
Denunciation (n.) [ C or U ] (Accusation) 檢舉；告發 The act of accusing someone in public of something bad.
// His denunciation as a traitor.
Denunciative (a.) 非難的，攻擊的；痛罵的；恫嚇的 Same as Denunciatory.
Denunciator (n.) 非難者；斥責者；告發者；恫嚇者 One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially intended or coming evil; one who threatens or accuses.
Denunciatory (a.) 非難的，攻擊的；痛罵的；恫嚇的 Characterized by or containing a denunciation; minatory; accusing; threatening; as, severe and denunciatory language.
Denutrition (n.) The opposition of nutrition; the failure of nutrition causing the breaking down of tissue.
Denied (imp. & p. p.) of Deny.
Denying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deny.
Deny (v. t.) To declare not to
be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.
Note: We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself.
Deny (v. t.)
To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to
decline; to renounce. [Obs.] "If you deny to dance." -- Shak.
Deny (v. t.) To refuse to
grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request.
Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies? -- Pope.
To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it. -- J. Edwards.
Deny (v. t.) To disclaim
connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to
disown; to abjure; to disavow.
The falsehood of denying his opinion. --Bancroft.
Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved. -- Keble.
To deny one's self, To decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to practice self-denial.
Let him deny himself, and take up his cross. -- Matt. xvi. 24.
Deny (v. i.) To answer in
negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. -- Gen. xviii. 15.
Deny (v.) Declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" [ant: acknowledge, admit].
Deny (v.) Refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness".
Deny (v.) Refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day".
Deny (v.) Refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: deny, refuse] [ant: allow, grant].
Deny (v.) Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" [syn: deny, abnegate].
Deny (v.) Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit [syn: traverse, deny].
Deny (v.) Refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus".
Denyingly (adv.) In the manner of one denies a request. -- Tennyson.
Deobstruct (v. t.) To remove obstructions or impediments in; to clear from anything that hinders the passage of fluids; as, to deobstruct the pores or lacteals. -- Arbuthnot.
Deobstruent (a.) (Med.) Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient.
Deobstruent (n.) A medicine which removes obstructions; an aperient.
Deodand (n.) (Old Eng. Law) A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person, and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to the crown, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms by the high almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and killed him, it was forfeited as a deodand.
Note: Deodands are unknown in American law, and in 1846 were abolished in England.
Deodand, () English law. This word is derived from Deo dandum, to be given to God; and is used to designate the instrument, whether it be an animal or inanimate thing, which has caused the death of a man. 3 Inst. 57; Hawk. bk. 1, c. 8.
Deodand, () The deodand is forfeited to the king, and was formerly applied to pious uses. But the presentment of a deodand by a grand jury, under their general charge from the judge of assize, is void. 1 Burr. Rep. 17.
Deodar (n.) (Bot.) A kind of cedar ({Cedrus Deodara), growing in India, highly valued for its size and beauty as well as for its timber, and also grown in England as an ornamental tree.
Deodar (n.) Tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber [syn: deodar, deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara].
Deodate (n.) A gift or offering to God. [Obs.]
Deodorant (n.) A deodorizer.
Deodorant (n.) A toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors [syn: deodorant, deodourant].
Deodorization (n.) The act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors resulting from impurities.
Deodorize (v. t.) 將……除臭；脫去……的臭味 To deprive of odor, especially of such as results from impurities.
Deodorize (v.) Eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits" [syn: {deodorize}, {deodorise}, {deodourise}] [ant: {odorize}, {odourise}, {scent}].