Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter E - Page 44
Eponym (n.) Alt. of Eponyme.
Eponyme (n.) 齊名的人，名字被用於命名地方的人 The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, Hellen is an eponym of the Hellenes.
Eponyme (n.) A name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived from that of an individual.
Eponym (n.) The person for whom something is named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople."
Eponym (n.) The name derived from a person (real or imaginary); "Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down."
Eponym (n.) [ C ] (Formal) 名祖（指其姓名被用來命名某事物或活動的人）The name of an object or activity that is also the name of the person who first produced the object or did the activity.
Eponymic (a.) Same as Eponymous.
Tablets . . . which bear eponymic dates. -- I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
Eponymic (a.) Being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym [syn: eponymous, eponymic].
Eponymist (n.) One from whom a race, tribe, city, or the like, took its name; an eponym.
Eponymist (n. pl. E ponymists) One whose name is used as an eponym; a person after whom something is named.
Eponymous (a.) 使（民族，地方等）得名的；同名的 Relating to an eponym; giving one's name to a tribe, people, country, and the like.
What becomes . . . of the Herakleid genealogy of the Spartan kings, when it is admitted that eponymous persons are to be canceled as fictions? -- Grote.
Eponymous (a.) Being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym [syn: {eponymous}, {eponymic}].
Eponymous (a.) [Before noun ] (Literary) （人物與作品標題）同名的 An eponymous character in a play, book, etc. has the same name as the title.
Eponymy (n.) 自名祖得名 The derivation of the name of a race, tribe, etc., from that of a fabulous hero, progenitor, etc.
Eponymy (n.) The derivation of a general name from that of a famous person.
Epoophoron (n.) (Anat.) See Parovarium. Epopee
Epopee (n.) Alt. of Epopoeia.
Epopoeia (n.) An epic poem; epic poetry.
Epopt (n.) One instructed in the mysteries of a secret system. -- Carlyle.
Epos (n.) An epic.
Epos (n.) A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
Epos (n.) A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds [syn: epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos].
Epotation (n.) A drinking up; a quaffing. [Obs.] -- Feltham.
Eprouvette (n.) [F.] (Gun.) An apparatus for testing or proving the strength of gunpowder.
Epsomite (n.) Native sulphate of magnesia or Epsom salt.
Epsom salts or Epsom salt (Med.) Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, -- whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from certain minerals, as from siliceous hydrate of magnesia.
Epsom salts (n.) Hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures [syn: Epsom salts, bitter salts].
Epsom salts (n.) (Used with a singular noun) Hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative.
Epulary (a.) Of or pertaining to a feast or banquet. [Obs.] -- Smart.
Epulation (n.) A feasting or feast; banquet. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Epulis (n.) (Med.) A hard tumor developed from the gums.
Epulose (a.) Feasting to excess. [Obs.]
Epulosity (n.) A feasting to excess. [Obs.]
Epulotic (a.) Promoting the skinning over or healing of sores; as, an epulotic ointment.
Epulotic (n.) An epulotic agent.
Epuration (n.) Purification.
Epure (n.) [F.] (Fine Arts) A draught or model from which to build; especially, one of the full size of the work to be done; a detailed drawing.
Equability (n.) The quality or condition of being equable; evenness or uniformity; as, equability of temperature; the equability of the mind.
For the celestial bodies, the equability and constancy of their motions argue them ordained by wisdom. -- Ray.
Equable (a.) Equal and uniform; continuing the same at different times; -- said of motion, and the like; uniform in surface; smooth; as, an equable plain or globe.
Equable (a.) Uniform in action or intensity; not variable or changing; -- said of the feelings or temper.
Equable (a.) Not varying; "an equable climate."
Equable (a.) Not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays" [syn: equable, even-tempered, good-tempered, placid].
Equableness (n.) Quality or state of being equable.
Equably (adv.) In an equable manner.
Equably (adv.) In an equable manner; "he is an equably cheerful fellow."
Compare: Aspartame
Aspartame (n.) An artificial sweetener containing an aspartic acid peptide, ({C14H18N2O5); it is 160 times sweeter than sucrose (cane sugar) and is used as a calorie-free sweetener. Chemically it is N-L-[alpha]-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester. It is sold also under the trade name Equal.
Equal (a.) Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc. ; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value.
Equal (a.) Bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having competent power, abilities, or means; adequate; as, he is not equal to the task.
The Scots trusted not their own numbers as equal to fight with the English. -- Clarendon.
It is not permitted to me to make my commendations equal to your merit. -- Dryden.
Whose voice an equal messenger Conveyed thy meaning mild. -- Emerson.
Equal (a.) Not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal movement. "An equal temper." -- Dryden.
Equal (a.) Evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just.
Are not my ways equal? -- Ezek. xviii. 29.
Thee, O Jove, no equal judge I deem. -- Spenser.
Nor think it equal to answer deliberate reason with sudden heat and noise. -- Milton.
Equal (a.) Of the same interest or concern; indifferent.
They who are not disposed to receive them may let them alone or reject them; it is equal to me. -- Cheyne.
Equal (a.) (Mus.) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; -- opposed to mixed. [R.]
Equal (a.) (Math.) Exactly agreeing with respect to quantity.
Equal temperament. (Mus.) See Temperament.
Syn: Even; equable; uniform; adequate; proportionate; commensurate; fair; just; equitable.
Equal (n.) One not inferior or superior to another; one having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity or number; as, "If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal."
Those who were once his equals envy and defame him. -- Addison.
Equal (n.) State of being equal; equality. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Equaled (imp. & p. p.) of Equal.
Equalled () of Equal.
Equaling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Equal.
Equalling () of Equal.
Equal (v. t.) To be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to be commensurate with.
On me whose all not equals Edward's moiety. -- Shak.
Equal (v. t.) To make equal return to; to recompense fully.
Who
answered all her cares, and equaled all her
love. -- Dryden.
Equal
(v. t.) To make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare or
regard as equals; to put on equality.
He would not equal the mind that he found in himself to the infinite and incomprehensible. -- Berkeley.
Equal (a.) Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" [ant: unequal].
Equal (a.) Having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task" [syn: adequate, equal] [ant: inadequate, unequal].
Equal (n.) A person who is of equal standing with another in a group [syn: peer, equal, match, compeer].
Equal (v.) Be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" [syn: equal, be] [ant: differ].
Equal (v.) Be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn: equal, touch, rival, match].
Equal (v.) Make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate].
Equalitarian (n.) One who believes in equalizing the condition of men; a leveler.
Equalitarian (n.) A person who believes in the equality of all people [syn: egalitarian, equalitarian] [ant: elitist].
Equalities (n. pl. ) of Equality.
Equality (n.) [U] 相等；平等；均等；【數】等式 The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in length or thickness; an equality of rights.
A footing of equality with nobles. -- Macaulay.
Equality (n.) Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.
Equality (n.) Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.
Equality (n.) (Math.) Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does.
Confessional equality. See under Confessional.
Equality (n.) The quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status [ant: inequality].
Equality (n.) A state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: equality, equivalence, equation, par].
Equality. () Possessing the same rights, and being liable to the same duties. See 1 Toull. No. l70, 193, Int.
Equality. () Persons are all equal before the law, whatever adventitious advantages some may possess over others. All persons are protected by the law, and obedience to it is required from all.
Equality. () Judges in court, while exercising their functions, are all upon an equality, it being a rule that inter pares non est potestas; a judge cannot, therefore, punish another judge of the same court for using any expression in court, although the words used might have been a contempt in any other person. Bac. Ab., Of the court of sessions, of justices of the peace.
Equality. () In contracts the law presumes the parties act upon a perfect equality; when, therefore, one party uses any fraud or deceit to destroy this equality, the party grieved may avoid the contract. In case of a grant to two or more persons jointly, without designating what each takes, they are presumed to take in equal proportion. 4 Day, 395.
Equality. () It is a maxim, that when the equity of the parties is equal, the law must prevail. 3 Call, R. 259. And that, as between different creditors, equality is equity. 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 3725; 1 Page, R. 181. See Kames on Eq. 75. Vide Deceit; Fraud.
Equality, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 721
Housing Units (2000): 333
Land area (2000): 0.900939 sq. miles (2.333421 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.900939 sq. miles (2.333421 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24348
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 37.736472 N, 88.344473 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 62934
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Equalization (n.) 同等化；平等化；均等 [U] The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
Their equalization with the rest of their fellow subjects. -- Burke.
Equalization (n.) The act of making equal or uniform [syn: equalization, equalisation, leveling].
Equalized (imp. & p. p.) of Equalize.
Equalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Equalize.
Equalize (v. t.) To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes.
One poor moment can suffice To equalize the lofty and the low. -- Wordsworth.
No system of instruction will completely equalize natural powers. -- Whately.
Equalize (v. t.) To pronounce equal; to compare as equal.
Which we equalize, and perhaps would willingly prefer to the Iliad. -- Orrery.
Equalize (v. t.) To be equal to; equal; to match. [Obs.]
It could not equalize the hundredth part Of what her eyes have kindled in my heart. -- Waller.
Equalizing bar (Railroad Mach.), A lever connecting two axle boxes, or two springs in a car truck or locomotive, to equalize the pressure on the axles.
Equalize (v.) Compensate; make the score equal [syn: equalize, equalise, get even].
Equalize (v.) Make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate].
Equalizer (n.) One who, or that which, equalizes anything.
Equalizer (n.) Same as Equalizing bar.
Equalizer (n.) A device, as a bar, for operating two brakes, esp. a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.
Equalizer (n.) (Elec.) Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets; also, a conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel.
Equalizer (n.) (A["e]ronautics) A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an a["e]roplane.
Equalizer (n.) (Electronics) A device or circuit within a sound-reproducing system that reproduces the original frequency distribution of the sound before recording by compensating for inequialities in the frequency response of the system.
Equalizer (n.) A gun. [slang]
Equalizer (n.) Electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion [syn: equalizer, equaliser].
Equalizer (n.) A weight that balances another weight [syn: counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser].
Equalizer (n.) A score that makes the match even.
Equally (adv.) In an equal manner or degree in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc.
Equally (adv.) To the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he is every bit as mean as she is" [syn: equally, as, every bit].
Equally (adv.) In equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way; "a class evenly divided between girls and boys"; "they split their winnings equally"; "deal equally with rich and poor" [syn: evenly, equally] [ant: unequally, unevenly].
Equalness (n.) Equality; evenness. -- Shak.
Equangular (a.) Having equal angles; equiangular. [R.] -- Johnson.
Equanimity (n.) Evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which is not easily elated or depressed; patience; calmness; composure; as, to bear misfortunes with equanimity.
Equanimity (n.) Steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn: composure, calm, calmness, equanimity] [ant: discomposure].
Equanimous (a.) Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed. -- Bp. Gauden.
Equanimous (a.) In full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed].
Equant (n.) (Ptolemaic Astron.) A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also eccentric equator.
Equated (imp. & p. p.) of Equate.
Equating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Equate.
Equate (v. t.) To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to mean time or motion; as, to equate payments; to equate lines of railroad for grades or curves; equated distances.
Palgrave gives both scrolle and scrowe and equates both to F[rench] rolle. -- Skeat (Etymol. Dict.).
Equating for grades (Railroad Engin.), Adding to the measured distance one mile for each twenty feet of ascent.
Equating for curves, Adding half a mile for each 360 degrees of curvature.
Equate (v.) Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" [syn: compare, liken, equate].
Equate (v.) Be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics [syn: equate, correspond].
Equate (v.) Make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate].
Equation (n.) A making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium.
Again the golden day resumed its right, And ruled in just equation with the night. -- Rowe.
Equation (n.) (Math.) An expression of the condition of equality between two algebraic quantities or sets of quantities, the sign = being placed between them; as, a binomial equation; a quadratic equation; an algebraic equation; a transcendental equation; an exponential equation; a logarithmic equation; a differential equation, etc.
Equation (n.) (Astron.) A quantity to be applied in computing the mean place or other element of a celestial body; that is, any one of the several quantities to be added to, or taken from, its position as calculated on the hypothesis of a mean uniform motion, in order to find its true position as resulting from its actual and unequal motion.
Absolute equation. See under Absolute.
Equation box, or Equational box, A system of differential gearing used in spinning machines for regulating the twist of the yarn. It resembles gearing used in equation clocks for showing apparent time.
Equation of the center (Astron.), The difference between the place of a planet as supposed to move uniformly in a circle, and its place as moving in an ellipse.
Equations of condition (Math.), Equations formed for deducing the true values of certain quantities from others on which they depend, when different sets of the latter, as given by observation, would yield different values of the quantities sought, and the number of equations that may be found is greater than the number of unknown quantities.
Equation of a curve (Math.), An equation which expresses the relation between the co["o]rdinates of every point in the curve.
Equation of equinoxes (Astron.), The difference between the mean and apparent places of the equinox.
Equation of payments (Arith.), The process of finding the mean time of payment of several sums due at different times.
Equation of time (Astron.), The difference between mean and apparent time, or between the time of day indicated by the sun, and that by a perfect clock going uniformly all the year round.
Equation clock or Equation watch, A timepiece made to exhibit the differences between mean solar and apparent solar time. -- Knight.
Normal equation. See under Normal.
Personal equation (Astron.), The difference between an observed result and the true qualities or peculiarities in the observer; particularly the difference, in an average of a large number of observation, between the instant when an observer notes a phenomenon, as the transit of a star, and the assumed instant of its actual occurrence; or, relatively, the difference between these instants as noted by two observers. It is usually only a fraction of a second; -- sometimes applied loosely to differences of judgment or method occasioned by temperamental qualities of individuals.
Theory of equations (Math.), The branch of algebra that treats of the properties of a single algebraic equation of any degree containing one unknown quantity.
Equation (n.) A mathematical statement that two expressions are equal.
Equation (n.) A state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: equality, equivalence, equation, par].
Equation (n.) The act of regarding as equal [syn: equation, equating].
Equator (n.) (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres.
Equator (n.) (Astron.) The great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the equinoctial, and on maps, globes, etc., the equinoctial line.
Equator
of the sun or Equator
of a planet (Astron.), The great circle whose plane passes through through
the center of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of revolution.
Magnetic
equator. See Aclinic.
Equator
(n.) An imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle
that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the
boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres."
Equator (n.) A circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts.
Equatorial (a.) Of or pertaining to the equator; as, equatorial climates; also, pertaining to an equatorial instrument.
Equatorial (n.) (Astron.) An instrument consisting of a telescope so mounted as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, the one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known. The motion in right ascension is sometimes communicated by clockwork, so as to keep the object constantly in the field of the telescope. Called also an equatorial telescope.
Note: The term equatorial, or equatorial instrument, is sometimes applied to any astronomical instrument which has its principal axis of rotation parallel to the axis of the earth.
Equatorial (a.) Of or relating to or at an equator; "equatorial diameter."
Equatorial (a.) Of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator; "equatorial heat."
Equatorial (a.) Of or existing at or near the geographic equator; "equatorial Africa" [ant: polar].
Equatorial (n.) A telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it.
Equatorially (adv.) So as to have motion or direction parallel to the equator.
Equerries (n. pl. ) of Equerry.
Equerry (n.) A large stable or lodge for horses.
Equerry (n.) An officer of princes or nobles, charged with the care of their horses.
Note: In England equerries are officers of the royal household in the department of the Master of the Horse.
Equerry (n.) An official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles.
Equerry (n.) A personal attendant of the British royal family.
Equery (n.) Same as Equerry.
Equestrian (a.) 馬的；騎術的，騎馬者的 Of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to horsemanship; as, equestrian feats, or games.
Equestrian (a.) Being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian statue.
An equestrian lady appeared upon the plains. -- Spectator.
Equestrian (a.) Belonging to, or composed of, the ancient Roman equities or knights; as, the equestrian order. -- Burke.
Equestrian (n.) 騎馬者；馬術家 One who rides on horseback; a horseman; a rider.
Equestrian (a.) Of or relating to or composed of knights.
Equestrian (a.) Of or relating to or featuring horseback riding.
Equestrian (n.) A man skilled in equitation [syn: {horseman}, {equestrian}, {horseback rider}].
Equestrianism (n.) The art of riding on horseback; performance on horseback; horsemanship; as, feats equestrianism.
Equestrienne (n.) A woman skilled in equestrianism; a horsewoman.
Equi- () A prefix, meaning equally; as, equidistant; equiangular.
Equiangled (a.) Equiangular. [Obs.] -- Boyle.
Equiangular (a.) Having equal angles; as, an equiangular figure; a square is equiangular.
Equiangular spiral. (Math.) See under Spiral, n.
Mutually equiangular, Applied to two figures, when every angle of the one has its equal among the angles of the other.
Equiangular (a.) Having all angles equal.
Compare: Spiral
Spiral (n.) (Geom.) A plane curve, not reentrant, described by a point, called the generatrix, moving along a straight line according to a mathematical law, while the line is revolving about a fixed point called the pole. Cf. Helix.
Spiral (n.) Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell.
Equiangular spiral, A plane curve which cuts all its generatrices at the same angle. Same as Logarithmic spiral, under Logarithmic.
Spiral of Archimedes, A spiral the law of which is that the generatrix moves uniformly along the revolving line, which also moves uniformly.
Equiangular spiral. (Math.) See under Spiral, n.
Mutually equiangular, Applied to two figures, when every angle of the one has its equal among the angles of the other.
Equiangular (a.) Having all angles equal.
Equibalance (n.) Equal weight; equiponderance.
Equibalanced (imp. & p. p.) of Equibalance.
Equibalancing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Equibalance.
Equibalance (v. t.) To make of equal weight; to balance equally; to counterbalance; to equiponderate.
Equicrescent (a.) (Math.) Increasing by equal increments; as, an equicrescent variable.
Equicrural (a.) Having equal legs or sides; isosceles. [R.] "Equicrural triangles." -- Sir T. Browne.
Equicrure (a.) Equicrural. [Obs.]
Equidifferent (a.) Having equal differences; as, the terms of arithmetical progression are equidifferent.
Equidistance (n.) Equal distance.
Equidistant (a.) Being at an equal distance from the same point or thing. -- E`qui*dis"tant*ly, adv. -- Sir T. Browne.
Equidistant (a.) The same distance apart at every point.