Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter E - Page 8
Eelpot (n.) A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck.
Compare: Burbot
Burbot (n.) (Zool.) A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin. [Written also burbolt.]
Note: The fish is also called an eelpout or ling, and is allied to the codfish. The Lota vulgaris is a common European species. An American species ({Lota maculosa) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north.
Eelpout (n.) (Zool.) A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.
Eelpout (n.) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.
Eelpout (n.) Marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas [syn: eelpout, pout].
Eelpout (n.) Elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota].
Eelspear (n.) A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.
E'en (adv.) A contraction for even. See Even.
I have e'en done with you. -- L'Estrange.
Een (n.) The old plural of Eye.
And eke with fatness swollen were his een. -- Spenser.
E'er (adv.) A contraction for ever. See Ever. Eerie
Ever (adv.) [Sometimes contracted into e'er.] At any time; at any period or point of time.
No man ever yet hated his own flesh. -- Eph. v. 29.
Ever (adv.) At all times; through all time; always; forever.
He shall ever love, and always be The subject of by scorn and cruelty. -- Dryder.
Ever (adv.) Without cessation; continually.
Note: Ever is sometimes used as an intensive or a word of enforcement. "His the old man e'er a son?" -- Shak.
To produce as much as ever they can. -- M. Arnold.
Ever and anon, Now and then; often. See under Anon.
Ever is one, Continually; constantly. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Ever so, In whatever degree; to whatever extent; -- used to intensify indefinitely the meaning of the associated adjective or adverb. See Never so, under Never. "Let him be ever so rich." -- Emerson.
And all the question (wrangle e'er so long), Is only this, if God has placed him wrong. -- Pope.
You spend ever so much money in entertaining your equals and betters. -- Thackeray.
For ever, Eternally. See Forever.
For ever and a day, Emphatically forever. -- Shak.
She [Fortune] soon wheeled away, with scornful laughter, out of sight for ever and day. -- Prof. Wilson.
Or ever (for or ere), Before. See Or, ere. [Archaic]
Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven Or ever I had seen that day, Horatio! -- Shak.
Note: Ever is sometimes joined to its adjective by a hyphen, but in most cases the hyphen is needless; as, ever memorable, ever watchful, ever burning.
EER, () An extended entity-relationship model.
Eerie (a.) Alt. of Eery.
Eery (a.) Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; as, eerie stories.
She whose elfin prancer springs By night to eery warblings. -- Tennyson.
Eery (a.) Affected with fear; affrighted. -- Burns.
Eerie (a.) Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu"
Eerie (a.) Inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening; "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl" [syn: eerie, eery].
Eerily (adv.) In a strange, unearthly way.
Eerisome (a.) Causing fear; eerie. [Scot.]
Eet (obs. imp.) of Eat. -- Chaucer.
EET, () Eastern European Time [+0200] (TZ)
EET, () Edge Enhancement Technology (Seikosha, Itoh).
Effable (a.) Capable of being uttered or explained; utterable. -- Barrow.
Effaced (imp. & p. p.) of Efface.
Effacing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Efface.
Efface (v. t.) To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin.
Efface (v. t.) To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away.
Efface from his mind the theories and notions vulgarly received. -- Bacon.
Syn: To blot out; expunge; erase; obliterate; cancel; destroy. -- Efface, Deface. To deface is to injure or impair a figure; to efface is to rub out or destroy, so as to render invisible.
Efface (v.) Remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" [syn: obliterate, efface].
Efface (v.) Make inconspicuous; "efface oneself"
Efface (v.) Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" [syn: erase, rub out, score out, efface, wipe off].
Effaceable (a.) Capable of being effaced.
Effacement (n.) The act if effacing; also, the result of the act.
Effacement (n.) Shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor.
Effacement (n.) Withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous [syn: {effacement}, {self-effacement}].
Effascinate (v. t.) To charm; to bewitch. [Obs.] -- Heywood.
Effascination (n.) A charming; state of being bewitched or deluded. [Obs.]
Effect (n.) Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.
That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between The effect and it. -- Shak.
Effect (n.) Manifestation; expression; sign.
All the large effects That troop with majesty. -- Shak.
Effect (n.) In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury.
The effect is the unfailing index of the amount of the cause. -- Whewell.
Effect (n.) Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
Patchwork . . . introduced for oratorical effect. -- J. C. Shairp.
The effect was heightened by the wild and lonely nature of the place. -- W. Irving.
Effect (n.) Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect.
Effect (n.) Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to.
They spake to her to that effect. -- 2 Chron. xxxiv. 22.
Effect (n.) The purport; the sum and substance. "The effect of his intent." -- Chaucer.
Effect (n.) Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
No other in effect than what it seems. -- Denham.
Effect (n.) (pl.) Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects.
{For effect}, For an exaggerated impression or excitement.
{In effect}, In fact; in substance. See 8, above.
{Of no effect}, {Of none effect}, {To no effect}, or {Without effect}, Destitute of results, validity, force, and the like; vain; fruitless. "Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition." -- Mark vii. 13. "All my study be to no effect." -- Shak.
{To give effect to}, To make valid; to carry out in practice; to push to its results.
{To take effect}, To become operative, to accomplish aims. -- Shak.
Syn: {Effect}, {Consequence}, {Result}.
Usage: These words indicate things which arise out of some antecedent, or follow as a consequent. Effect, which may be regarded as the generic term, denotes that which springs directly from something which can properly be termed a cause. A consequence is more remote, not being strictly caused, nor yet a mere sequence, but following out of and following indirectly, or in the train of events, something on which it truly depends. A result is still more remote and variable, like the rebound of an elastic body which falls in very different directions. We may foresee the effects of a measure, may conjecture its consequences, but can rarely discover its final results.
Resolving all events, with their effects And manifold results, into the will And arbitration wise of the Supreme. -- Cowper.
Shun the bitter consequence, for know, The day thou eatest thereof, . . . thou shalt die. -- Milton.
Effected (imp. & p. p.) of Effect.
Effecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Effect.
Effect (v. t.) To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.
So great a body such exploits to effect. -- Daniel.
Effect (v. t.) To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish.
To effect that which the divine counsels had decreed. -- Bp. Hurd.
They sailed away without effecting their purpose. -- Jowett (Th.).
Syn: To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute; perform; attain. See {Accomplish}.
Effect (n.) A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: {consequence}, {effect}, {outcome}, {result}, {event}, {issue}, {upshot}].
Effect (n.) An outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" [syn: {impression}, {effect}].
Effect (n.) An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect".
Effect (n.) The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: {effect}, {essence}, {burden}, {core}, {gist}].
Effect (n.) (Of a law) Having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" [syn: {effect}, {force}].
Effect (n.) A symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic".
Effect (v.) Produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave" [syn: {effect}, {effectuate}, {set up}].
Effect (v.) Act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change".
Effect (n.) The operation of a law, of an agreement, or an act, is called its effect.
Effect (n.) By the laws of the United States, a patent cannot be granted for an effect only, but it may be for a new mode or application of machinery to produce effects. 1 Gallis. 478; see 4 Mason, 1; Pet. C. C. R. 394; 2 N. H. R. 61.
Effect (n.) The second of two phenomena which always occur together in the same order. The first, called a Cause, is said to generate the other -- which is no more sensible than it would be for one who has never seen a dog except in the pursuit of a rabbit to declare the rabbit the cause of a dog.
Effecter (n.) One who effects.
Effecter (n.) One who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose [syn: {effecter}, {effector}].
Effectible (a.) Capable of being done or achieved; practicable; feasible. -- Sir T. Browne.
Effection (n.) Creation; a doing. [R.] -- Sir M. Hale.
Effective (n.) That which produces a given effect; a cause. -- Jer. Taylor.
Effective (n.) One who is capable of active service.
He assembled his army -- 20,000 effectives -- at Corinth. -- W. P. Johnston.
Effective (n.) (Com.) Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term used in many parts of Europe. -- Simmonds.
Effective (n.) 實際可作戰的部隊（或士兵）[P] The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any military body, collectively; as, France's effective.
Effective (a.) 有效的，實際的，有力的 Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the effective men in a regiment.
They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work behind them. -- Bacon.
Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his heighbor wrong, is criminal. -- Jer. Taylor.
Syn: Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic; competent. See {Effectual}.
Effective (a.) 有效的 [（+against/ in）] [+to-v]；（法律等）生效的，起作用的 [Z]；給人深刻印象的，有力的；實際的，事實上的 [Z]；有戰鬥力的 [Z] Producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" [syn: {effective}, {effectual}, {efficacious}] [ant: {ineffective}, {ineffectual}, {uneffective}]
Effective (a.) Able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" [syn: {effective}, {efficient}]
Effective (a.) Works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat"
Effective (a.) Exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: {effective}, {good}, {in effect(p)}, {in force(p)}].
Effective (a.) Existing in fact; not theoretical; real; "a decline in the effective demand"; "confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done".
Effective (a.) Ready for service; "the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers".
Effectively (adv.) 有效地；生效地；實際上 With effect; powerfully; completely; thoroughly.
Effectively (adv.) In an effective manner; "these are real problems that can be dealt with most effectively by rational discussion" [syn: efficaciously, effectively] [ant: ineffectively, inefficaciously].
Effectively (adv.) In actuality or reality or fact; "she is effectively his wife"; "in effect, they had no choice" [syn: effectively, in effect].
Effectiveness (n.) 有效；有力 The quality of being effective.
Effectiveness (n.) Power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect [syn: effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality] [ant: ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness].
Effectiveness (n.) Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" [syn: potency, effectiveness, strength].
Effectless (a.) Without effect or advantage; useless; bootless. -- Shak. -- Ef*fect"less*ly, adv.
Effector (n.) [L.] An effecter. -- Derham.
Effector (n.) 【解】受動器；效應器 One who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose [syn: effecter, effector].
Effector (n.) A nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion.
Effector (n.) An organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses [ant: receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor].
Effectual (a.) 有效果的，奏效的；有法律效力的，有力的 Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive. -- Shak.
Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion. -- Macaulay.
{Effectual calling} (Theol.), A doctrine concerning the work of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and acceptance of salvation by Christ, -- one of the five points of Calvinism. See {Calvinism}.
Syn: {Effectual}, {Efficacious}, {Effective}.
Usage: An efficacious remedy is had recourse to, and proves effective if it does decided good, effectual if it does all the good desired. -- C. J. Smith.
Effectual (a.) Producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"- LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" [syn: {effective}, {effectual}, {efficacious}] [ant: {ineffective}, {ineffectual}, {uneffective}].
Effectual (a.) Having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property" [syn: {legal}, {sound}, {effectual}].
Effectually (adv.) With effect; efficaciously.
Effectually (adv.) Actually; in effect. [Obs.] -- Fuller.
Effectually (adv.) 有效地；十分地 In an effectual manner; "Bismarck was constantly criticised by the more liberal newspapers, and he retaliated by passing an emergency decree that effectually muzzled the press" [ant: {ineffectually}].
Effectualness (n.) 有效，奏效；有法律效力，有力 The quality of being effectual.
Effectualness (n.) Power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect [syn: {effectiveness}, {effectivity}, {effectualness}, {effectuality}] [ant: {ineffectiveness}, {ineffectuality}, {ineffectualness}].
Effectuated (imp. & p. p.) of Effectuate.
Effectuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Effectuate.
Effectuate (v. t.) 招致；實行；完成 To bring to pass; to effect; to achieve; to accomplish; to fulfill.
A fit instrument to effectuate his desire. -- Sir P. Sidney.
In order to effectuate the thorough reform. -- G. T. Curtis.
Effectuate (v.) Produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave" [syn: {effect}, {effectuate}, {set up}].
Effectuation (n.) 招致；實踐；完成 Act of effectuating.
Effectuation (n.) The act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect [syn: {implementation}, {effectuation}].
Effectuose (a.) Alt. of Effectuous
Effectuous (a.) Effective. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.
Effectuously (adv.) Effectively. [Obs.]
Effeminacies (n. pl. ) of Effeminacy.
Effeminacy (n.) 女人氣；柔弱 Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men. -- Milton.
Effeminacy (n.) The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him" [syn: {effeminacy}, {effeminateness}, {sissiness}, {softness}, {womanishness}, {unmanliness}].
Effeminate (a.) 女人氣的；柔弱的；無男子氣概的 Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak.
The king, by his voluptuous life and mean marriage, became effeminate, and less sensible of honor. -- Bacon.
An effeminate and unmanly foppery. -- Bp. Hurd.
Effeminate (a.) Womanlike; womanly; tender; -- in a good sense.
Gentle, kind, effeminate remorse. -- Shak.
Note: Effeminate and womanish are generally used in a reproachful sense; feminine and womanly, applied to women, are epithets of propriety or commendation.
Effeminate (a.) Having unsuitable feminine qualities [syn: {effeminate}, {emasculate}, {epicene}, {cissy}, {sissified}, {sissyish}, {sissy}].
Effeminated (imp. & p. p.) of Effeminate.
Effeminating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Effeminate.
Effeminate (v. t.) To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.
It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds. -- Locke.
Effeminate (v. i.) To grow womanish or weak.
In a slothful peace both courage will effeminate and manners corrupt. -- Pope.
Effeminately (adv.) 頹廢地；柔弱地 In an effeminate or womanish manner; weakly; softly; delicately. "Proud and effeminately gay." -- Fawkes.
Effeminately (adv.) By means of a woman; by the power or art of a woman. [R.] "Effeminately vanquished." -- Milton.
Effeminateness (n.) The state of being effeminate; unmanly softness. -- Fuller.
Effeminateness (n.) The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him" [syn: effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishness, unmanliness].
Effemination (n.) Effeminacy; womanishness. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Effeminize (v. t.) To make effeminate. [Obs.]
Effeminize (v.) To give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man" [syn: feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise, womanize].
Effendi (n.) Master; sir; -- a Turkish title of respect, applied esp. to a state official or man of learning, as one learned in the law, but often simply as the courtesy title of a gentleman.
Effendi (n.) A former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials.
Efferent (a.) (Physiol.) Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.
Efferent (a.) (Physiol.) Conveyed outward; as, efferent impulses, i. e., such as are conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards; -- opposed to afferent.
Efferent (n.) An efferent duct or stream.
Efferent (a.) Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses" [syn: efferent, motorial] [ant: afferent].
Efferent (n.) A nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands [syn: motor nerve, efferent nerve, efferent].
Efferous (a.) Like a wild beast; fierce.
Effervesced (imp. & p. p.) of Effervesce.
Effervescing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Effervesce.
Effervesce (v. i.) To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part escapes in a gaseous form.
Effervesce (v. i.) To exhibit, in lively natural expression, feelings that can not be repressed or concealed; as, to effervesce with joy or merriment.
Effervescence (n.) Alt. of Effervescency.
Effervescency (n.) A kind of natural ebullition; that commotion of a fluid which takes place when some part of the mass flies off in a gaseous form, producing innumerable small bubbles; as, the effervescence of a carbonate with citric acid.
Effervescent (a.) Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of gas.
Compare: Bubbling
Bubbling (a.) Giving off bubbles; -- of a liquid. [Narrower term foaming, frothing; effervescent; boiling]
Bubbling (a.) Stimulatingly lively, witty, and entertaining; -- of people.
Syn: effervescent, scintillating, sparkling, sparkly, vivacious.
Effervescent (a.) 冒泡的；【化】泡騰的；歡騰的 Used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines"; "sparkling water" [syn: sparkling, effervescent] [ant: noneffervescent, still].
Effervescent (a.) (Of a liquid) giving off bubbles [ant: noneffervescent].
Effervescent (a.) Marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly].
Effervescible (a.) Capable of effervescing.
Effervescive (a.) Tending to produce effervescence. "An effervescive force." -- Hickok.
Effet (n.) (Zool.) The common newt; -- called also asker, eft, evat, and ewt.
Effete (a.) 貧瘠的；衰弱的；無能力的 No longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth; hence, worn out with age; exhausted of energy; incapable of efficient action; no longer productive; barren; sterile.
Effete results from virile efforts. -- Mrs. Browning
If they find the old governments effete, worn out, . . . they may seek new ones. -- Burke.
Effete (a.) Marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals" [syn: decadent, effete].
Efficacious (a.) 有效的；靈驗的 Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.
Syn: See Effectual. -- Ef`fi*ca"cious*ly, adv.
Efficacious (a.) Marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; "written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley; "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough" [ant: inefficacious].
Efficacious (a.) Producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" [syn: effective, effectual, efficacious] [ant: ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective].
Efficacity (n.) Efficacy. [R.] -- J. Fryth.
Efficacy (n.) 效力，功效 [U] Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer. "Of noxious efficacy." -- Milton.
Syn: efficacy.
Syn: Virtue; force; energy; potency; efficiency. efficience
Efficacy (n.) Capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine" [syn: efficacy, efficaciousness] [ant: inefficaciousness, inefficacy].
Compare: Apartment
Apartment (n.) A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions. -- Fielding.
Apartment (n.) A set or suite of rooms. -- De Quincey.
Apartment (n.) A compartment. [Obs.] -- Pope.
Apartment (n.) A room or suite of rooms in a building comprising a dwelling unit separate from others in the building, and typically having its own separate bath, sanitary, and kitchen facilities. Such apartments are in most cases rented from the owner by those dwelling in them.
Efficiency apartment, A small apartment [4], sometimes furnished, with minimal kitchen and bath facilities. The unit may comprise a single room plus a bathroom, and the kitchen facilities are often open to the main room, or may form a small niche in a corner. There are many variations of efficiency apartment, including some in which furnishings such as a bed may be pull out from a wall recess and stored there again when not in use. Also called an efficiency.
Efficience (n.) Alt. of Efficiency.
Efficiency (n.) The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects; efficient power; effectual agency.
The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us. -- Hooker.
Efficiency (n.) (Mech.) The ratio of useful work to energy expended. -- Rankine.
Efficiency of a heat engine, The ratio of the work done by an engine, to the work due to the heat supplied to it.
Efficiency apartment (n.), A small apartmen [4], sometimes furnished, with minimal kitchen and bath facilities. The unit may comprise a single room plus a bathroom, and the kitchen facilities are often open to the main room, or may form a small niche in a corner. There are many variations of efficiency apartment, including some in which furnishings such as a bed may be pulled out from a wall recess and stored there again when not in use. Also called an efficiency.
Efficiency (n.) The ratio of the output to the input of any system.
Efficiency (n.) Skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; "she did the work with great efficiency" [ant: inefficiency].
Efficient (a.) 效率高的；有能力的，能勝任的 [（+in）]；（直接）生效的；有效的；收效大的 Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity; as, an efficient officer, power.
The efficient cause is the working cause. -- Wilson.
Syn: Effective; effectual; competent; able; capable; material; potent.
Efficient (n.) An efficient cause; a prime mover.
God . . . moveth mere natural agents as an efficient only. -- Hooker.
Efficient (a.) Being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas" [ant: {inefficient}].
Efficient (a.) Able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..." -- G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" [syn: {effective}, {efficient}].
Efficiently (adv.) With effect; effectively.
Efficiently (adv.) with efficiency; in an efficient manner; "he functions efficiently" [syn: efficiently, expeditiously] [ant: inefficiently].
Effierce (v. t.) To make fierce. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Effigial (a.) Relating to an effigy.
Compare: Effigy
Effigy (n.; pl. Effigies.) 肖像；模擬像 The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits.
To burn in effigy, or To hang in effigy, To burn or to hang an image or picture of a person, as a token of public odium.
Effigy (n.) A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" [syn: effigy, image, simulacrum].
Effigy, () crim. law. The figure or representation of a person.
Effigy, () To make the effigy of a person with an intent to make him the object of ridicule, is a libel. (q.v.) Hawk. b. 1, c. 7 3, s. 2 14 East, 227; 2 Chit. Cr. Law, 866.
Effigy, () In France an execution by effigy or in effigy is adopted in the case of a criminal who has fled from justice. By the public exposure or exhibition of a picture or representation of him on a scaffold, on which his name and the decree condemning him are written, he is deemed to undergo the punishment to which he has been sentenced. Since the adoption of the Code Civil, the practice has been to affix the names, qualities or addition, and the residence of the condemned person, together with an extract from the sentence of condemnation, to a post set upright in the ground, instead of exhibiting a portrait of him on the scaffold. Repertoire de Villargues; Biret, Vo cab.
Effigiate (v. t.) To form as an effigy; hence, to fashion; to adapt.
[He must] effigiate and conform himself to those circumstances. -- Jer. Taylor.
Effigiation (n.) The act of forming in resemblance; an effigy. -- Fuller.
Effigies (n.) [L.] See {Effigy}. -- Dryden.