Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 133
Propitiatory (n.) The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah. -- Bp. Pearson.
Propitiatory (a.) Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" [syn: expiatory, expiative, propitiatory].
Propitiatory (a.) Intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture" [syn: propitiative, propitiatory].
Propitious (a.) 【文】 吉祥的，吉利的；順利的；有利的；適合的 [（+to/ for/ towards）] Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; a propitious breeze.
Propitious (a.) Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a person or a divinity. -- Milton.
And now t' assuage the force of this new flame, And make thee [Love] more propitious in my need. -- Spenser.
Syn: Auspicious; favorable; kind.
Usage: Propitious, Auspicious. Auspicious (from the ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes "indicative of success," or "favored by incidental occurrences;" as, an auspicious opening; an auspicious event. Propitious denotes that which efficaciously protect us in some undertaking, speeds our exertions, and decides our success; as, propitious gales; propitious influences. -- Pro*pi"tious*ly, adv. -- Pro*pi"tious*ness, n.
Propitious (a.) Presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration" [ant: unpropitious].
Proplasm (n.) A mold; a matrix.
Proplastic (a.) Forming a mold.
Proplastics (n.) The art of making molds for castings.
Propleg (n.) Same as Proleg.
Propodial (a.) Of or pertaining to the propodialia, or the parts of the limbs to which they belong.
Propodialia (n. pl. ) of Propodiale.
Propodiale (n.) The bone of either the upper arm or the thing, the propodialia being the humerus and femur.
Propodite (n.) The sixth joint of a typical leg of a crustacean; usually, the penultimate joint.
Propodia (n. pl. ) of Propodium.
Propodium (n.) The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk.
Propodium (n.) The segment which forms the posterior part of the thorax of a hymenopterous insect.
Propolis (n.) Same as Bee glue, under Bee.
Propone (v. t.) To propose; to bring forward.
Proponent (a.) Making proposals; proposing.
Proponent (n.) One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition.
Proponent (n.) The propounder of a thing.
Proportion (n.) [U] [C] [（+of/ to）] 比例；比率；[U] [P1] 調和；均衡，相稱；[C] [（+of）] 部分，份兒；[P] 大小；面積；容積；[U]【數】比例 The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body.
Proportion (n.) Harmonic relation between parts, or between different things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion.
Proportion (n.) The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot.
Proportion (n.) A part considered comparatively; a share.
Proportion (n.) The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities such that the quotient of the first divided by the second is equal to that of the third divided by the fourth; -- called also geometrical proportion, in distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in which the difference of the first and second is equal to the difference of the third and fourth.
Proportion (n.) The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three given terms, together with the one sought, are proportional.
Proportioned (imp. & p. p.) of Proportion.
Proportioning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Proportion.
Proportion (v. t.) [（+to）] 使成比例；使平衡；使相稱；分攤 To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our income.
Proportion (v. t.) To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the body.
Proportion (v. t.) To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.
Proportion (n.) The quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole.
Proportion (n.) Magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions" [syn: {proportion}, {dimension}].
Proportion (n.) Balance among the parts of something [syn: {symmetry}, {proportion}] [ant: {disproportion}].
Proportion (n.) The relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree; "an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations"; "a dry martini has a large proportion of gin" [syn: {proportion}, {ratio}].
Proportion (n.) Harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin [syn: {proportion}, {proportionality}, {balance}].
Proportion (v.) Give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it."
Proportion (v.) Adjust in size relative to other things.
Proportionable (a.) Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional; also, proportional; proportionate.
Proportionably (adv.) Proportionally.
Proportional (a.) [Z] 比例的，成比例的 [（+to）]；均衡的，相稱的；【數】成常比的 Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional.
Proportional (a.) Relating to, or securing, proportion.
Proportional (a.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of matter.
Proportional (n.) 【數】比例項 [C] Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional.
Proportional (n.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element.
Proportional (a.) Properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production" [syn: {proportional}, {relative}].
Proportional (a.) Having a constant ratio.
Proportional (n.) One of the quantities in a mathematical proportion.
Proportionality (n.) The state of being in proportion.
Proportionally (adv.) In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively; as, all parts of the building are proportionally large.
Proportionate (a.) Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional.
Proportionated (imp. & p. p.) of Proportionate.
Proportionating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Proportionate.
Proportionate (v.) To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate, or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to proportionate punishment to crimes.
Proportionately (adv.) In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally.
Proportionateness (n.) The quality or state of being proportionate.
Proportionless (a.) Without proportion; unsymmetrical.
Proportionment (n.) The act or process of dividing out proportionally.
Proposal (n.) That which is proposed, or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions proposed; offer; as, to make proposals for a treaty of peace; to offer proposals for erecting a building; to make proposals of marriage.
Proposal (n.) The offer by a party of what he has in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract.
Proposal (n.) [ C ] (B2) 建議；計劃；提案 A suggestion, sometimes a written one.
// Congress has rejected the latest economic proposal put forward by the President.
// [ + to infinitive ] There has been an angry reaction to the government's proposal to reduce unemployment benefit.
// Have you read Steve's proposals for the new project?
// [ + that ] There was anger at the proposal that a UN peacekeeping force should be sent to the area.
Proposal (n.) [ C ] (B2) 求婚 An offer of marriage.
Proposed (imp. & p. p.) of Propose.
Proposing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Propose.
Propose (v.) To set forth.
Propose (v.) To offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance, or adoption; as, to propose terms of peace; to propose a question for discussion; to propose an alliance; to propose a person for office.
Propose (v.) To set before one's self or others as a purpose formed; hence, to purpose; to intend.
Propose (v. i.) To speak; to converse.
Propose (v. i.) To form or declare a purpose or intention; to lay a scheme; to design; as, man proposes, but God disposes.
Propose (v. i.) To offer one's self in marriage.
Propose (n.) Talk; discourse.
Proposer (n.) One who proposes or offers anything for consideration or adoption.
Proposer (n.) A speaker; an orator.
Proposition (n.) 提議，建議 [C]；【口】（向女性）求歡，挑逗 [C]；【邏】【數】命題 [C] The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering. "Oblations for the altar of proposition." -- Jer. Taylor.
Proposition (n.) That which is proposed; that which is offered, as for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal; as, the enemy made propositions of peace; his proposition was not accepted.
Proposition (n.) A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed; as, the propositions of Wyclif and Huss.
Some persons . . . change their propositions according as their temporal necessities or advantages do turn. -- Jer. Taylor.
Proposition (n.) (Gram. & Logic) A complete sentence, or part of a sentence consisting of a subject and predicate united by a copula; a thought expressed or propounded in language; a from of speech in which a predicate is affirmed or denied of a subject; as, snow is white.
Proposition (n.) (Math.) A statement in terms of a truth to be demonstrated, or of an operation to be performed.
Note: It is called a theorem when it is something to be proved, and a problem when it is something to be done.
Proposition (n.) (Rhet.) That which is offered or affirmed as the subject of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration.
Proposition (n.) (Poetry) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
{Leaves of proposition} (Jewish Antiq.), The showbread. -- Wyclif (Luke vi. 4).
Syn: Proposal; offer; statement; declaration.
Usage: {Proposition}, {Proposal}. These words are both from the Latin verb proponere, to set forth, and as here compared they mark different forms or stages of a negotiation. A proposition is something presented for discussion or consideration; as, propositions of peace. A proposal is some definite thing offered by one party to be accepted or rejected by the other. If the proposition is favorably received, it is usually followed by proposals which complete the arrangement.
Proposition (n.) (Logic) A statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false.
Proposition (n.) A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" [syn: {suggestion}, {proposition}, {proffer}].
Proposition (n.) An offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors).
Proposition (n.) The act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal" [syn: {proposal}, {proposition}].
Proposition (n.) A task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition."
Proposition (v.) (v. t.) 【口】向（女性）求歡；【口】提出猥褻的要求 Suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party."
Proposition (n.) An offer to do something. Until it has been accepted, a proposition may be withdrawn by the party who makes it; and to be binding, the acceptance must be in the same terms, without any variation. Vide Acceptance; Offer; To retract; and 1 L. R. 190; 4 L. R. 80.
Propositional (a.) 建議的；提議的；命題的 Pertaining to, or in the nature of, a proposition; considered as a proposition; as, a propositional sense. -- I. Watts.
Propounded (imp. & p. p.) of Propound.
Propounding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Propound.
Propound (v. t.) To offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose; as, to propound a question; to propound an argument.
Propound (v. t.) To propose or name as a candidate for admission to communion with a church.
Propounder (n.) One who propounds, proposes, or offers for consideration.
Propretor (n.) A magistrate who, having been pretor at home, was appointed to the government of a province.
Proprietaries (n. pl. ) of Proprietary.
Proprietary (n.) A proprietor or owner; one who has exclusive title to a thing; one who possesses, or holds the title to, a thing in his own right. -- Fuller.
Proprietary (n.) A body proprietors, taken collectively.
Proprietary (n.) (Eccl.) A monk who had reserved goods and effects to himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the time of profession.
Proprietary (a.) Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor; considered as property; owned; as, proprietary medicine.
Proprietary articles, Manufactured articles which some person or persons have exclusive right to make and sell. -- U. S. Statutes.
Proprietary (a.) Protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights; "`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form" [ant: nonproprietary].
Proprietary (n.) An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits [syn: proprietorship, proprietary].
Proprietary (a.) In marketroid-speak, superior; implies a product imbued with exclusive
magic by the unmatched brilliance of the company's own hardware or software designers.
Proprietary (a.) In the language of hackers and users, inferior; implies a product not conforming to open-systems standards, and thus one that puts the customer at the mercy of a vendor able to gouge freely on service and upgrade charges after the initial sale has locked the customer in. Often used in the phrase ?proprietary crap?.
Proprietary (a.) Synonym for closed-source or non-free, e.g. software issued without license rights permitting the public to independently review, develop and redistribute it.
Proprietary software should be distinguished from commercial software. It is possible for software to be commercial (that is, intended to make a profit for the producers) without being proprietary. The reverse is also possible, for example in binary-only freeware.
Proprietary, () In marketroid-speak, superior; implies a product imbued with exclusive magic by the unmatched brilliance of the company's own hardware or software designers.
Proprietary, () In the language of hackers and users, inferior; implies a product not conforming to open-systems standards, and thus one that puts the customer at the mercy of a vendor who can inflate service and upgrade charges after the initial sale has locked the customer in. [{Jargon File]
Proprietary. () In its strict sense, this word signifies one who is master of his actions, and who has the free disposition of his property. During the colonial government of Pennsylvania, William Penn was called the proprietary.
Proprietary. () The domain which William Penn and his family had in the state, was, during the Revolutionary war, divested by the act of June 28, 1779, from that family and vested in the commonwealth for the sum which the latter paid to them of one hundred and thirty thousand pounds sterling.
Proprietor (n.) One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill.
Proprietor (n.) (Law) Someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" [syn: owner, proprietor].
Proprietor. () The owner. (q.v.)
Proprietorial (a.) Of or pertaining to ownership; proprietary; as, proprietorial rights.
Proprietorship (n.) The state of being proprietor; ownership.
Proprietorship (n.) An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits [syn: proprietorship, proprietary].
Proprietress (n.) A female proprietor.
Proprietress (n.) A woman proprietor.
Proprieties (n. pl. ) of Propriety.
Propriety (n.) Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property. [Obs.] "Onles this propriety be exiled." -- Robynson (More's Utopia).
So are the proprieties of a wife to be disposed of by her lord, and yet all are for her provisions, it being a part of his need to refresh and supply hers. -- Jer. Taylor.
Propriety (n.) That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or quality; peculiarity. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
We find no mention hereof in ancient zoographers, . . . who seldom forget proprieties of such a nature. -- Sir T. Browne.
Propriety (n.) The quality or state of being proper; suitableness to an acknowledged or correct standard or rule; consonance with established principles, rules, or customs; fitness; appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language, manners, etc. "The rule of propriety," -- Locke.
Propriety (n.) Correct or appropriate behavior [syn: propriety, properness, correctitude] [ant: improperness, impropriety].
Proproctor (n.) [Eng. Univ.A assistant proctor. -- Hook.
Props (n. pl.) A game of chance, in which four sea shells, each called a prop, are used instead of dice.
Props (n.) Proper respect; "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem."
Propterygia (n. pl. ) of Propterygium.
Propterygium (n.) (Anat.) The anterior of three principal cartilages in the fins of some fishes. -- Prop`ter*yg"i*al, a.
Propugn (v. t.) To contend for; to defend; to vindicate. [Obs.] -- MHammond.
Propugnacle (n.) A fortress. [Obs.] -- Howell.
Propugnation (n.) Means of defense; defense. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Propugner (n.) A defender; a vindicator. "Zealous propugners." -- Gov. of Tongue.
Propulsation (n.) The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a distance. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Propulse (v. t.) To repel; to drive off or away. [Obs.] -- Cotgrave.
Propulsion (n.) The act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion.
Propulsion (n.) An impelling act or movement.
God works in all things; all obey His first propulsion. -- Whittier.
Propulsion (n.) A propelling force.
Propulsion (n.) The act of propelling [syn: propulsion, actuation].
Propulsive (a.) Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on; urging. "[The] propulsive movement of the verse." --Coleridge.
Propulsive (a.) Having the power to propel; "propulsive coefficient."
Propulsive (a.) Tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" [syn: propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive].