Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 13
Parabola (n.) A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix. See {Focus}.
Parabola (n.) One of a group of curves defined by the equation y = ax^{n} where n is a positive whole number or a positive fraction. For the {cubical parabola} n = 3; for the {semicubical parabola} n = 3/2. See under {Cubical}, and {Semicubical}. The parabolas have infinite branches, but no rectilineal asymptotes.
Parabola (n.) A plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve.
Parabola (n.) [ C ] (Specialized) 拋物線 A type of curve such as that made by an object that is thrown up in the air and falls to the ground in a different place.
Parabole (n.) (Rhet.) Similitude; comparison. Parabolic
Parabolic (a.) Alt. of Parabolical
Parabolical (a.) 【數】拋物線的；拋物線狀的；（天線）碗碟狀的；比喻的；寓言似的 Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.
Parabolical (a.) [From {Parabola}.] (Geom.) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.
Parabolical (a.) [From {Parabola}.] (Geom.) Having a form like that generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve; as, a parabolic conoid; a parabolic reflector; a parabolic antenna.
{Parabolic conoid}, A paraboloid; a conoid whose directing curve is a parabola. See {Conoid}.
{Parabolic mirror} (Opt.), A mirror having a paraboloidal surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very distant objects) images free from aberration. It is used in reflecting telescopes.
{Parabolic spindle}, The solid generated by revolving the portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right angles to the axis of the curve, about that line as an axis.
{Parabolic spiral}, A spiral curve conceived to be formed by the periphery of a semiparabola when its axis is wrapped about a circle; also, any other spiral curve having an analogy to the parabola.
Parabolic (a.) Resembling or expressed by parables [syn: {parabolic}, {parabolical}].
Parabolic (a.) Having the form of a parabola [syn: {parabolic}, {parabolical}].
Parabolically (adv.) 比喻地，寓言地；拋物線狀地 By way of parable; in a parabolic manner.
Parabolically (adv.) In the form of a parabola.
Paraboliform (a.) Resembling a parabola in form.
Parabolism (n.) (Alg.) The division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved in the first term. [Obs.]
Parabolist (n.) A narrator of parables.
Paraboloid (n.) (Geom.) 拋物面 The solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its axis; any surface of the second order whose sections by planes parallel to a given line are parabolas.
Note: The term paraboloid has sometimes been applied also to the parabolas of the higher orders. -- Hutton.
Compare: Conoid
Conoid (a.) 圓錐形的 Resembling a cone; conoidal.
Conoid (n.) 錐形體 Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.
Conoid (n.) (Geom.) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic conoid, etc.; -- more commonly called {paraboloid}, {ellipsoid}, etc.
Conoid (n.) (Geom.) A surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner as always to meet a given straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel to a given plane. -- Math. Dict.
Conoid (n.) A shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point [syn: cone, conoid, cone shape].
Paraboloid (n.) A surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis.
Paraboloidal (a.) 拋物面的；拋物線體 Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a paraboloid.
Paraboloidal (a.) Having the shape of a paraboloid.
Parabronchia (n. pl. ) of Parabronchium
Parabronchium (n.) (Anat.) One of the branches of an ectobronchium or entobronchium.
Paracelsian (prop. a.) Of, pertaining to, or in conformity with, the practice of Paracelsus, a Swiss physician of the 15th century. -- Ferrand.
Paracelsian (n.) A follower of Paracelsus or his practice or teachings. -- Hakewill.
Paracelsist (prop. n.) A Paracelsian.
Paracentesis (n.) (Med.) The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping. Paracentric
Paracentesis (n.) Centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis [syn: abdominocentesis, paracentesis].
Paracentric (a.) Alt. of Paracentrical
Paracentrical (a.) Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a center.
Paracentric curve (Math.), A curve having the property that, when its plane is placed vertically, a body descending along it, by the force of gravity, will approach to, or recede from, a fixed point or center, by equal distances in equal times; -- called also a paracentric.
Paracentric motion or Paracentric velocity, The motion or velocity of a revolving body, such as a planet, by which it approaches to, or recedes from, the center, without reference to its motion in space, or to its motion as reckoned in any other direction.
Parachordal (a.) (Anat.) Situated on either side of the notochord; -- applied especially to the cartilaginous rudiments of the skull on each side of the anterior part of the notochord.
Parachordal (n.) A parachordal cartilage.
Parachronism (n.) An error in chronology, by which the date of an event is set later than the time of its occurrence. [R.]
Parachrose (a.) (Min.) Changing color by exposure. -- Mohs.
Parachute (n.) A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.
Parachute (n.) A device made of a piece of cloth, usually silk, attached to multiple chords fastened to a harness; when attached to a person or object falling through the air, it opens from a folded configuration into an umbrella-shaped form, thus slowing the rate of descent so that a safe descent and landing may be made through the air from an airplane, balloon, or other high point. It is commonly used for descending to the ground from a flying airplane, as for military operations (as of airborne troops) or in an emergency, or for sport. In the case of use as a sport, the descent from an airplane by parachute is called sky diving. Some older versions of parachute were more rigid, and were shaped somewhat in the form of an umbrella.
Parachute (n.) (Zool.) A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.
Parachute To descend to th ground from an airplane or other high place using a parachute; as, when the plane stalled, he parachuted safely to the ground. golden parachute a generous set of financial benefits, including severance pay, provided by contract to a high-level corporate employee in the event s/ he is dismissed or his/her job is lost in a corporate takeover or merger; also, the contract providing for such benefits. drogue parachute a small parachute that is first released and opened in order to more reliably deploy a larger parachute. Also called drogue. Parachuter
Parachute (n.) Rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall [syn: parachute, chute].
Parachute (v.) Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute [syn: chute, parachute, jump].
Parachute, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000): 1006
Housing Units (2000): 415
Land area (2000): 1.181871 sq. miles (3.061033 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.047887 sq. miles (0.124026 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.229758 sq. miles (3.185059 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57400
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 39.451732 N, 108.051530 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Parachute (n.) [ C ] (B2) 降落傘 A piece of equipment made of a large piece of special cloth that is fastened to a person or thing that is dropped from an aircraft, in order to make him, her, or it fall slowly and safely to the ground.
Parachute (v.) [ I usually + adv/ prep ] 跳傘 To jump from an aircraft using a parachute.
// The plan is to parachute into the town.
Parachute (v.) [ T usually + adv/ prep ] （用降落傘）空投，空降 To drop someone or something from an aircraft by parachute.
// [ Often passive ] Thousands of leaflets were parachuted behind enemy lines.
Parachuter (n.) A person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute [syn: parachutist, parachuter, parachute jumper].
Parachutist (n.) [ C ] Someone who jumps out of an aircraft wearing a parachute on their back, especially as a sport or a military job.
Parachuter, parachutist (n.) One who descends from a high altitude to the ground by means of a parachute, especially one who does so for sport or in a military operation.
Parachutist (n.) A person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute [syn: parachutist, parachuter, parachute jumper].
Paraclete (n.) An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; -- a term applied to the Holy Spirit.
From which intercession especially I conceive he hath the name of the Paraclete given him by Christ. -- Bp. Pearson.
Paraclete (n.) The third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost [syn: Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Paraclete].
Parclose (n.) (Eccl. Arch.) A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church. [Written also paraclose and perclose.] -- Hook.
Paraclose (n.) (Arch.) See Parclose.
Paracmastic (a.) (Med.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper. -- Dunglison.
Paraconic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained as a deliquescent white crystalline substance, and isomeric with itaconic, citraconic, and mesaconic acids.
Paraconine (n.) (Chem.) A base resembling and isomeric with conine, and obtained as a colorless liquid from butyric aldehyde and ammonia.
Paracorolla (n.) (Bot.) A secondary or inner corolla; a corona, as of the Narcissus.
Paracrostic (n.) A poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem. -- Brande & C.
Paracyanogen (n.) (Chem.) A polymeric modification of cyanogen, obtained as a brown or black amorphous residue by heating mercuric cyanide.
Paracymene (n.) (Chem.) Same as Cymene.
Compare: Cymene
Cymene (n.) (Chem.) A colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon, CH3.C6H4.C3H7, of pleasant odor, obtained from oil of cumin, oil of caraway, carvacrol, camphor, etc.; -- called also paracymene, and formerly camphogen.
Paradactyla (n. pl. ) of Paradactylum
Paradactylum (n.) (Zool.) The side of a toe or finger.
Parade (n.) [U] 閱兵; [C] 陳列，展覽 The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are drilled. Also called parade ground.
Parade (n.) (Mil.) An assembly and orderly arrangement or display of troops, in full equipments, for inspection or evolutions before some superior officer; a review of troops. Parades are general, regimental, or private (troop, battery, or company), according to the force assembled.
Parade (n.) Hence: Any imposing procession; the movement of any group of people marshaled in military order, especially a festive public procession, which may include a marching band, persons in varied costume, vehicles with elaborate displays, and other forms of entertainment, held in commemoration or celebration of an event or in honor of a person or persons; as, a parade of firemen; a Thanksgiving Day parade; a Memorial Day parade; a ticker-tape parade.
In state returned the grand parade. -- Swift.
Parade (n.) Hence: A pompous show; a formal or ostentatious display or exhibition.
Be rich, but of your wealth make no parade. -- Swift.
Posture of defense; guard. [A Gallicism.]
When they are not in parade, and upon their guard. -- Locke.
Parade (n.) A public walk; a promenade.
Dress parade, Undress parade. See under Dress, and Undress.
Parade rest, A position of rest for soldiers, in which, however, they are required to be silent and motionless. -- Wilhelm.
Syn: Ostentation; display; show.
Usage: Parade, Ostentation. Parade is a pompous exhibition of things for the purpose of display; ostentation now generally indicates a parade of virtues or other qualities for which one expects to be honored. "It was not in the mere parade of royalty that the Mexican potentates exhibited their power." -- Robertson. "We are dazzled with the splendor of titles, the ostentation of learning, and the noise of victories." -- Spectator.
Parade (n.) That which is displayed; a show; a spectacle; an imposing procession; the movement of any body marshaled in military order; as, a parade of firemen.
Parade (n.) Posture of defense; guard.
Parade (n.) A public walk; a promenade.
Paraded (imp. & p. p.) of Parade
Parading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parade
Parade (v. t.) 在…遊行；誇耀 To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off. Parading all her sensibility. -- Byron.
Parade (v. t.) To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops.
Parade (v. i.) 遊行，列隊行進 To make an exhibition or spectacle of one's self, as by walking in a public place.
Parade (v. i.) To assemble in military order for evolutions and inspection; to form or march, as in review or in a public celebratory parade [3].
Parade (n.) A ceremonial procession including people marching. An extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses".
Parade (n.) A visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows".
Parade (v.) Walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town" [syn: parade, exhibit, march].
Parade (v.) March in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" [syn: parade, troop, promenade].
PARADE, () PARallel Applicative Database Engine. A project at Glasgow University to construct a transaction-processor in the parallel functional programming language Haskell to run on an ICL EDS+ database machine.
Parade (n.) [ C ] (Line of people) (B2) 遊行 A large number of people walking or in vehicles, all going in the same direction, usually as part of a public celebration of something.
// A victory parade.
Parade (n.) [ C ] (Line of people) 一隊人；一系列事物 A series of people or things that appear one after the other.
// For three hours a committee of state senators listened to a parade of local residents giving their opinions.
On parade接受校閱 When soldiers are on parade, they march and practise military movements in front of important officials or as part of a public celebration or ceremony.
// The entire regiment was on parade.
Parade (n.) [ C ] (Road) (UK) 購物街 A row of shops.
Parade (UK) 用於路名中 Used in the names of some roads.
// Park Parade.
Parade (v.) [ I or T, usually + adv/ prep ] (Of a group) 遊行，列隊行進 To walk or march somewhere, usually as part of a public celebration.
// The Saint Patrick's Day marchers paraded up Fifth Avenue, past the cathedral.
// In ancient Rome, captured generals were paraded through the streets in chains.
Parade (v.) [ I or T ] 誇示，炫耀 To show something in an obvious way in order to be admired.
// It's sickening the way he parades his wealth, his car, and his expensive clothes.
// The children paraded about/around in their new clothes.
Paradigm (n.) 範例；【文】（名詞或動詞）詞形變化（表） An example; a model; a pattern. [R.] "The paradigms and patterns of all things." -- Cudworth.
Paradigm (n.) (Gram.) An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection.
Paradigm (n.) (Rhet.) An illustration, as by a parable or fable.
Paradigm (n.) (Science) A theory providing a unifying explanation for a set of phenomena in some field, which serves to suggest methods to test the theory and develop a fuller understanding of the topic, and which is considered useful until it is be replaced by a newer theory providing more accurate explanations or explanations for a wider range of phenomena. Paradigmatic
Paradigm (n.) Systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word.
Paradigm (n.) A standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" [syn: prototype, paradigm, epitome, image].
Paradigm (n.) The class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another) [syn: substitution class, paradigm].
Paradigm (n.) The generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm".
Paradigmatic (a.) Alt. of Paradigmatical
Paradigmatical (a.) Exemplary. -- Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, (adv.) [Obs.]
Paradigmatic (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) A writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of Christian excellence.
Paradigmatic (a.) Of or relating to a grammatical paradigm; "paradigmatic inflection".
Paradigmatic (a.) Of or relating to a typical example; "paradigmatic learning".
Paradigmatic (a.) Related as members of a substitution class; "paradigmatic word associations" [ant: syntagmatic].
Paradigmatized (imp. & p. p.) of Paradigmatize
Paradigmatizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Paradigmatize
Paradigmatize (v. t.) To set forth as a model or example. [Obs.] -- Hammond. Paradisaic
Paradisaic (a.) Alt. of Paradisaical
Paradisaical (a.) Of or pertaining to, or resembling, paradise; paradisiacal ; as, paradisaical innocence; an age of paradisaical happiness. "Paradisaical pleasures." -- Gray.
Syn: paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaic, paradisal, elysian, paradisial.
Paradisaical (a.) Causing happinesss.
Paradisaical (a.) Relating to or befitting Paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocence" [syn: paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaical, paradisaic, paradisal].
Paradisal (a.) Paradisiacal.
Paradisal (a.) Relating to or befitting Paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocence" [syn: paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaical, paradisaic, paradisal].
Paradise (n.) （通常大寫）天堂 [U]；【宗】（通常大寫）伊甸園 [U] The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their creation.
Paradise (n.) The abode of sanctified souls after death.
To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. -- Luke xxiii. 43.
It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise. -- Longfellow.
Paradise (n.) A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight; hence, a state of happiness.
The earth Shall be all paradise. -- Milton.
Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision. -- Beaconsfield.
Paradise (n.) (Arch.) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
Paradise (n.) A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.] -- Oxf. Gloss.
{Fool's paradise}. See under {Fool}, and {Limbo}.
{Grains of paradise}. (Bot.) See {Melequeta pepper}, under {Pepper}.
{Paradise bird}. (Zool.) Same as {Bird of paradise}. Among the most beautiful species are the superb ({Lophorina superba}); the magnificent ({Diphyllodes magnifica}); and the six-shafted paradise bird ({Parotia sefilata}). The long-billed paradise birds ({Epimachin[ae]}) also include some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wired paradise bird ({Seleucides alba}), which is black, yellow, and white, with six long breast feathers on each side, ending in long, slender filaments. See {Bird of paradise} in the Vocabulary.
{Paradise fish} (Zool.), A beautiful fresh-water Asiatic fish ({Macropodus viridiauratus}) having very large fins. It is often kept alive as an ornamental fish.
{Paradise flycatcher} (Zool.), Any flycatcher of the genus {Terpsiphone}, having the middle tail feathers extremely elongated. The adult male of {Terpsiphone paradisi} is white, with the head glossy dark green, and crested.
{Paradise grackle} (Zool.), A very beautiful bird of New Guinea, of the genus {Astrapia}, having dark velvety plumage with brilliant metallic tints.
{Paradise nut} (Bot.), The sapucaia nut. See {Sapucaia nut}. [Local, U. S.]
{Paradise whidah bird}. (Zool.) See {Whidah}.
Paradise (v. t.) To affect or exalt with visions of felicity; to entrance; to bewitch. [R.] -- Marston.
Paradise (n.) Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: {Eden}, {paradise}, {nirvana}, {heaven}, {promised land}, {Shangri-la}].
Paradise (n.) (Christianity) The abode of righteous souls after death.
Paradise (n.) Paradise is a subsystem (a set of packages) developed to implement inter-processes, inter-tasks and inter-machine communication for Ada programs under Unix. This subsystem gives the user full access to files, pipes, sockets (both Unix and Internet) and pseudo-devices.
Paradise has been ported to Sun, DEC, Sony MIPS, Verdex compiler, DEC compiler, Alsys/ Systeam compiler.
Paradise (n.) A Persian word (pardes), properly meaning a "pleasure-ground" or "park" or "king's garden." (See {EDEN}.) It came in course of time to be used as a name for the world of happiness and rest hereafter (Luke 23:43; 2 Cor. 12:4; Rev. 2:7). For "garden" in Gen. 2:8 the LXX. has "paradise."
Paradise, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana
Population (2000): 184
Housing Units (2000): 103
Land area (2000): 0.239980 sq. miles (0.621545 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.239980 sq. miles (0.621545 sq. km)
FIPS code: 56425
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 47.388097 N, 114.800723 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Paradise, NV -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Nevada
Population (2000): 186070
Housing Units (2000): 85398
Land area (2000): 47.138412 sq. miles (122.087922 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 47.138412 sq. miles (122.087922 sq. km)
FIPS code: 54600
Located within: Nevada (NV), FIPS 32
Location: 36.082073 N, 115.124654 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Paradise, CA -- U.S. town in California
Population (2000): 26408
Housing Units (2000): 12374
Land area (2000): 18.249112 sq. miles (47.264982 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000422 sq. miles (0.001092 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 18.249534 sq. miles (47.266074 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55520
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 39.761708 N, 121.608716 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 95969
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Paradise, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 1028
Housing Units (2000): 386
Land area (2000): 1.132943 sq. miles (2.934308 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.029187 sq. miles (0.075595 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.162130 sq. miles (3.009903 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57840
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.009469 N, 76.124781 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 17562
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Paradise, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 64
Housing Units (2000): 36
Land area (2000): 0.254176 sq. miles (0.658313 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.254176 sq. miles (0.658313 sq. km)
FIPS code: 54325
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 39.115445 N, 98.917428 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67658
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Paradise, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 459
Housing Units (2000): 184
Land area (2000): 1.988793 sq. miles (5.150949 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.988793 sq. miles (5.150949 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55056
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.150683 N, 97.688311 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 76073
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Headwords:
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Paradise, UT -- U.S. town in Utah
Population (2000): 759
Housing Units (2000): 231
Land area (2000): 1.109917 sq. miles (2.874672 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.109917 sq. miles (2.874672 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57850
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 41.567540 N, 111.833980 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 84328
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Paradisean (a.) Paradisiacal.
Paradised (a.) Placed in paradise; enjoying delights as of paradise. Paradisiac
Paradisiac (a.) Alt. of Paradisiacal
Paradisiacal (a.) Of or pertaining to paradise; suitable to, or like, paradise ; paradisaic. -- C. Kingsley. -- T. Burnet. "A paradisiacal scene." -- Pope.
The valley . . . is of quite paradisiac beauty. -- G. Eliot. Paradisial
Paradisiac (a.) Relating to or befitting Paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocence" [syn: paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaical, paradisaic, paradisal].
Paradisial (a.) Alt. of Paradisian
Paradisian (a.) Paradisiacal. [R.]
Paradisic (a.) Paradisiacal. [R.] --Broome.
Paradisical (a.) Paradisiacal. [R.]
Paradoses (n. pl. ) of Parados
Parados (n.) (Fort.) An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a traverse. -- Farrow.
Paradoxes (n. pl. ) of Paradox
Paradox (n.) 似非而可能正確的議論 [C] [U]；自相矛盾的議論 [C] [U]；悖論；詭論 A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact.
A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it appear in show not to be altogether unreasonable. -- Hooker.
This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it proof. -- Shak.
Hydrostatic paradox. See under Hydrostatic.
Paradox (n.) (Logic) A statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"
Paradox, () A relational database for Microsoft Windows, originally from Borland.
Paradox 5 ran on Microsoft Windows [version?] and provided a graphical environment, a debugger, a data modelling tool, and many "ObjectPAL" commands.
Paradox 7 ran under Windows 95 and Windows NT.
(1996-05-27)
Paradox, () An apparently sound argument leading to a contradiction.
Some famous examples are Russell's paradox and the liar paradox. Most paradoxes stem from some kind of self-reference.
Smarandache Linguistic Paradox
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Paradoxal (a.) Paradoxical. [Obs.] Paradoxer
Paradoxical (a.) Of the nature of a paradox.
Paradoxical (a.) Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to received opinions. -- Southey. -- Par`a*dox"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Par`a*dox"ic*al*ness, n.
Paradoxical (a.) Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking" [syn: paradoxical, self-contradictory].
Paradoxer (n.) Alt. of Paradoxist
Paradoxist (n.) One who proposes a paradox.
Paradoxides (n.) [NL.] (Paleon.) A genus of large trilobites characteristic of the primordial formations.
Paradoxology (n.) The use of paradoxes. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Paradoxure (n.) (Zool.) Any species of Paradoxurus, a genus of Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet, as the musang, and the luwack or palm cat ({Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). See Musang.
Paradoxy (n.) A paradoxical statement; a paradox.
Paradoxy (n.) The quality or state of being paradoxical. -- Coleridge
Paraffin (n.) Alt. of Paraffine
Paraffine (n.) A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc., by distillation. It is used as an illuminant and lubricant. It is very inert, not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents. It was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now known to be a complex mixture of several higher hydrocarbons of the methane or marsh-gas series; hence, by extension, any substance, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, of the same chemical series; thus coal gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins.
Note: In the present chemical usage this word is spelled paraffin, but in commerce it is commonly spelled paraffine.
Native paraffin. See Ozocerite.
Paraffin series. See Methane series, under Methane.
Paraffin (n.) From crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings [syn: paraffin, paraffin wax].
Paraffin (n.) A series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin].
Paraffin (n.) (British usage) Kerosine [syn: paraffin, paraffin oil].
Parage (n.) (Old Eng. Law) Equality of condition, blood, or dignity; also, equality in the partition of an inheritance. -- Spelman.
Parage (n.) (Feudal Law) Equality of condition between persons holding unequal portions of a fee. -- Burrill.
Parage (n.) Kindred; family; birth. [Obs.] -- Ld. Berners.
We claim to be of high parage. -- Chaucer.
PARAGE. Equality of name or blood, but more especially of land in the partition of an inheritance among co-heirs, hence comes disparage and disparagement. Co. Litt. 166.
Paragenesis (n.) (Min.) The science which treats of minerals with special reference to their origin.
Paragenesis (n.) (Geol.) The formation of minerals in contact, so as to affect one another's development.
Paragenesis (n.) (Geol.) The order in which minerals occurring together in rocks and veins have developed.
Paragenic (a.) (Biol.) Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; -- said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.
Paraglobulin (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) A protein in blood serum, belonging to the group of globulins. See Fibrinoplastin.
Compare: Fibrinoplastin
Fibrinoplastin (n.) (Physiol.Chem.) An albuminous substance, existing in the blood, which in combination with fibrinogen forms fibrin; -- called also paraglobulin.
Paraglossae (n. pl. ) of Paraglossa