Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter T - Page 22
Ternary (n.) A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad.
Some in ternaries, some in pairs, and some single. -- Holder.
Ternary (a.) Having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: ternary, treble, triple, triplex].
Ternary (n.) The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce- ace].
Ternary () A description of an operator taking three arguments. The only common example is C's ?: operator which is used in the form "CONDITION ? EXP1 : EXP2" and returns EXP1 if CONDITION is true else EXP2. Haskell has a similar "if CONDITION then EXP1 else EXP2" operator.
See also unary, binary. (1998-07-29)
Ternate (a.) Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or flowers. -- Ter"nate*ly, adv.
Ternate (a.) (Of a leaf shape) Consisting of three leaflets or sections.
Terneplate (a.) Thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin; -- so called because made up of three metals.
Ternion (a.) The number three; three things together; a ternary. -- Bp. Hall.
Ternion (n.) The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace].
Terpene (n.) [See Turpentine.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of isomeric hydrocarbons of pleasant aromatic odor, occurring especially in coniferous plants and represented by oil of turpentine, but including also certain hydrocarbons found in some essential oils.
Turpentine, (n.) A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of the terebinth, or turpentine, tree ({Pistacia Terebinthus), a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine, larch, and fir.
Note: There are many varieties of turpentine. Chian turpentine is produced in small quantities by the turpentine tree ({Pistacia Terebinthus). Venice, Swiss, or larch turpentine, is obtained from Larix Europaea. It is a clear, colorless balsam, having a tendency to solidify. Canada turpentine, or Canada balsam, is the purest of all the pine turpentines (see under Balsam). The Carpathian and Hungarian varieties are derived from Pinus Cembra and Pinus Mugho. Carolina turpentine, the most abundant kind, comes from the long-leaved pine ({Pinus palustris). Strasburg turpentine is from the silver fir ({Abies pectinata).
Oil of turpentine (Chem.), A colorless oily hydrocarbon, C10H16, of a pleasant aromatic odor, obtained by the distillation of crude turpentine. It is used in making varnishes, in medicine, etc. It is the type of the terpenes and is related to cymene. Called also terebenthene, terpene, etc.
Turpentine moth (Zool.), Any one of several species of small tortricid moths whose larvae eat the tender shoots of pine and fir trees, causing an exudation of pitch or resin.
Turpentine tree (Bot.), The terebinth tree, the original source of turpentine. See Turpentine, above.
Terpene (n.) An unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants.
Terpentic (a.) (Chem.) Terpenylic.
Terpenylic (a.) (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C8H12O4 (called also terpentic acid), homologous with terebic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the oxidation of oil of turpentine with chromic acid.
Terpilene (n.) (Chem.) A polymeric form of terpene, resembling terbene.
Terpin (n.) (Chem.) A white crystalline substance regarded as a hydrate of oil of turpentine.
Terpinol (n.) (Chem.) Any oil substance having a hyacinthine odor, obtained by the action of acids on terpin, and regarded as a related hydrate.
Terpsichore (n.) (Gr. Myth.)【希神】司歌舞的女神 The Muse who presided over the choral song and the dance, especially the latter.
Terpsichore (n.) (Greek mythology) The Muse of the dance and of choral song.
Terpsichore (n.) Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: {dancing}, {dance}, {terpsichore}, {saltation}].
Terpsichorean (a.) 特普西科拉（九位繆斯中司舞蹈者）的；舞蹈的 Of or pertaining to Terpsichore; of or pertaining to dancing.
Terpsichorean (a.) Of or relating to dancing; "her terpsichorean activities".
Terpsichorean (n.) 【謔】舞者 A performer who dances professionally [syn: {dancer}, {professional dancer}, {terpsichorean}].
Terra (n.) The earth; earth.
Terra alba [L., white earth] (Com.), A white amorphous earthy substance consisting of burnt gypsum, aluminium silicate (kaolin), or some similar ingredient, as magnesia. It is sometimes used to adulterate certain foods, spices, candies, paints, etc.
Terra cotta. [It., fr. terra earth + cotta, fem. of cotto cooked, L. coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook. See Cook, n.] Baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for statues, architectural decorations, figures, vases, and the like.
Terrae filius [L., son of the earth], formerly, one appointed to write a satirical Latin poem at the public acts in the University of Oxford; -- not unlike the prevaricator at Cambridge, England.
Terra firma [L.], Firm or solid earth, as opposed to water.
Terra Japonica. [NL.] Same as Gambier. It was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan.
Terra Lemnia [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian earth. See under Lemnian.
Terra ponderosa [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, or heavy spar.
Terra di Sienna. See Sienna.
Terrace (n.) A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.
Terrace (n.) A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.
Terrace (n.) A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces.
Terrace (n.) A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.
Terrace (n.) (Geol.) A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.
Note: Many rivers are bordered by a series of terraces at different levels, indicating the flood plains at successive periods in their history.
Terrace epoch. (Geol.) See Drift epoch, under Drift, a.
Terraced (imp. & p. p.) of Terrace.
Terracing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Terrace.
Terrace (v. t.) To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building. -- Sir H. Wotton.
Clermont's terraced height, and Esher's groves. -- Thomson.
Terrace (n.) Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence [syn: patio, terrace].
Terrace (n.) A level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) [syn: terrace, bench].
Terrace (n.) A row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace".
Terrace (v.) Provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house" [syn: terrace, terrasse].
Terrace (v.) Make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land".
Terraculture (n.) Cultivation on the earth; agriculture. [R.] -- Ter`ra*cul"tur*al, a. [R.]
Terrane (n.) (Geol.) A group of rocks having a common age or origin; -- nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively.
Terrane (n.) (Geog.) A region or limited area considered with reference to some special feature; as, the terrane of a river, that is, its drainage basin.
Terrapin (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also terapin, terrapen, terrapene, turpen, and turapen.]
Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys scabra) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys rugosa or Chrysemys rubriventris), native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also potter, slider, and redfender), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin ({Malaclemmys palustris), are the most important American species.
The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
Alligator terrapin, The snapping turtle.
Mud terrapin, Any one of numerous species of American tortoises of the genus Cinosternon.
Painted terrapin, The painted turtle. See under Painted.
Speckled terrapin, A small fresh-water American terrapin ({Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace black with round yellow spots; -- called also spotted turtle.
Terrapin (n.) Any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water.
Terraqueous (a.) Consisting of land and water; as, the earth is a terraqueous globe. -- Cudworth.
The grand terraqueous spectacle From center to circumference unveiled. -- Wordsworth.
Terrar (n.) (O. Eng. Law) See 2d Terrier, 2.
Terras (n.) (Min.) See Tarass.
Trass (n.) (Geol.) A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written also tarras, tarrace, terras.]
Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.
Terreen (n.) See Turren.
Terreity (n.) Quality of being earthy; earthiness. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.
Terrel (n.) A spherical magnet so placed that its poles, equator, etc., correspond to those of the earth. [Obs.] -- Chambers.
Terremote (n.) An earthquake. [Obs.] -- Gower.
Terrene (n.) A tureen. [Obs.] -- Walpole.
Terrene (a.) 【古】 土的，土質的；陸地的，地球的；世俗的，塵世的 Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance. -- Holland.
Terrene (a.) Earthy; terrestrial.
God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Be true and faithful to the king and his heirs, and truth and faith to bear of life and limb, and terrene honor. -- O. Eng. Oath of Allegiance, quoted by Blackstone.
Common conceptions of the matters which lie at the basis of our terrene experience. -- Hickok.
Terrene (n.) 地球；土地 The earth's surface; the earth. [Poetic]
Tenfold the length of this terrene. -- Milton.
Terrene (n.) (Surv.) The surface of the ground.
Terrenity (n.) Earthiness; worldliness. [Obs.] "A dull and low terrenity." -- Feltham.
Terreous (a.) 土色的 Consisting of earth; earthy; as, terreous substances; terreous particles. [Obs.]
Terreplein (n.) (Fort.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.
Terreplein (n.) (Civ. Engin.) An embankment of earth with a broad level top, which is sometimes excavated to form a continuation of an elevated canal across a valley.
Terreplein (n.) Level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart.
Terrestre
(a.)
Terrestrial; earthly. [Obs.] "His paradise terrestre." -- Chaucer.
Terrestrial (a.) 地球的；陸地的；陸生的；陸棲的 Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as,
terrestrial animals. "Bodies terrestrial." -- 1 Cor. xv. 40.
Terrestrial (a.) Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. "The dark terrestrial ball." -- Addison.
Terrestrial (a.) Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane.
Vain labors of terrestrial wit. -- Spenser.
A genius bright and base, Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims. -- Young.
Terrestrial (a.) Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents.
The terrestrial parts of the globe. -- Woodward.
Terrestrial (a.) Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope. -- Ter*res"tri*al*ly, adv. -- Ter*res"tri*al*ness, n.
Terrestrial (n.) 地球人；陸地生物 [C] An inhabitant of the earth.
Compare: Eyepiece
Eyepiece, eye-piece (n.) (Opt.) 【物】接目鏡 The lens, or combination of lenses, at the eye end of a microscope, telescope or other optical instrument, through which the image formed by the mirror or object glass is viewed.
Syn: ocular.
Collimating eyepiece. 視準目鏡 See under Collimate.
Negative, or Huyghenian, eyepiece, 負目鏡；惠更斯目鏡 An eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses with their curved surfaces turned toward the object glass, and separated from each other by about half the sum of their focal distances, the image viewed by the eye being formed between the two lenses. it was devised by Huyghens, who applied it to the telescope. Campani applied it to the microscope, whence it is sometimes called Campani's eyepiece.
Positive eyepiece, 正 [像] 目鏡 An eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses placed with their curved surfaces toward each other, and separated by a distance somewhat less than the focal distance of the one nearest eye, the image of the object viewed being beyond both lenses; -- called also, from the name of the inventor, Ramsden's eyepiece.
Terrestrial, or Erecting eyepiece, 正像目鏡 An eyepiece used in telescopes for viewing terrestrial objects, consisting of three, or usually four, lenses, so arranged as to present the image of the object viewed in an erect position.
Terrestrial (a.) Of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air [syn: tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terrene].
Terrestrial (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations" - L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial ball" [syn: planetary, terrestrial].
Terrestrial (a.) Operating or living or growing on land [ant: amphibious, aquatic].
Terrestrial (a.) Concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality" [syn: mundane, terrestrial].
Terrestrial (a.) Of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball" [syn: sublunar, sublunary, terrestrial].
Terrestrify (v. t.) To convert or reduce into a condition like that of the earth; to make earthy. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Terrestrious (a.) Terrestrial. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Terret (n.) One of the rings on the top of the saddle of a harness, through which the reins pass.
Terre-tenant (n.) (Law) One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant. [Written also ter-tenant.]
Terre-tenant, or improperly terre-tenant. One who has the actual possession of land; but in a more technical sense, he who is seised of the land; and, in the latter sense the owner of the land, or the person seised, is the terre-tenant, and not the lessee. 4 W. & S. 256; Bac. Ab. Uses and Trusts, in pr. It has been holden that mere occupiers of the land are not terre-tenants. Bee 16 S. & R, 432; 3 Penna. 229; 2 Saund. 7, n. 4; 2 Bl. Com. 91, 328.
Terre-verte (n.) An olive-green earth used as a pigment. See Glauconite.
Terrible (a.) 可怕的，嚇人的，可怖的；極度的，嚴重的；令人敬畏的；【口】令人討厭（或不快）；【口】極糟糕的，極差的 Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.
Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. -- Prior.
Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. -- Deut. vii. 21.
Terrible (a.) Excessive; extreme; severe. [Colloq.]
The terrible coldness of the season. -- Clarendon.
Syn: Terrific; fearful; frightful; formidable; dreadful; horrible; shocking; awful. -- Ter"ri*ble*ness, n. -- Ter"ri*bly, adv.
Terrible (a.) Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible].
Terrible (a.) Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn: atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable].
Terrible (a.) Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough" [syn: severe, terrible, wicked].
Terrible (a.) Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money" [syn: frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous].
Terricolae (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of annelids including the common earthworms and allied species.
Terrienniak (n.) (Zool.) The arctic fox.
Terrier (n.) An auger or borer. [Obs.]
Terrier (n.) (Zool.) One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears.
Note: Most kinds of terriers are noted for their courage, the acuteness of their sense of smell, their propensity to hunt burrowing animals, and their activity in destroying rats, etc. See Fox terrier, under Fox.
Terrier (n.) (Law) Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, and the like.
Terrier (n.) (Law) In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like. [Written also terrar.]
Terrier (n.) Any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground.
Terrier, () Eng. law. A roll, catalogue or survey of lands, belonging either to a single person or a town, in which are stated the quantity of, acres, the names of the tenants, and the like.
Terrier, () By the ecclesiastical law an inquiry is directed to be made from time to time, of the temporal rights of the clergyman of every parish, and to be returned into the registry of the bishop: this return is denominated a terrier. 1 Phil. & Am. Ev. 602, 603.
Terrific (a.) Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight.
Terrific (a.) Very great or intense; "a terrific noise"; "a terrific thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle".
Terrific (a.) Extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous].
Terrific (a.) Causing extreme terror; "a terrifying wail" [syn: terrific, terrifying].
Terrifical (a.) Terrific. [R.]
Terrifically (adv.) In a terrific manner.
Terrified (imp. & p. p.) of Terrify.
Terrifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Terrify.
Terrify (v. t.) To make terrible. [Obs.]
If the law, instead of aggravating and terrifying sin, shall give out license, it foils itself. -- Milton.
Terrify (v. t.) To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten.
When ye shall hear of wars . . . be not terrified. -- Luke xxi. 9.
Terrify (v.) Fill with terror; frighten greatly [syn: terrify, terrorize, terrorise].
Terrigenous (a.) Earthborn; produced by the earth.
Territorial (a.) Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial limits; territorial jurisdiction.
Territorial (a.) Limited to a certain district; as, right may be personal or territorial.
Territorial (a.) Of or pertaining to all or any of the Territories of the United States, or to any district similarly organized elsewhere; as, Territorial governments.
Territorial (a.) (Zool.) Exhibiting territoriality; -- of individual animals or species.
Territorial (a.) Of or relating to a territory; "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands"; "territorial claims made by a country".
Territorial (a.) Displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders; "territorial behavior"; "strongly territorial birds" [ant: nonterritorial].
Territorial (a.) Belonging to the territory of any state or ruler; "territorial rights" [ant: exterritorial, extraterritorial].
Territorial (n.) Nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit.
Territorial (n.) A territorial military unit [syn: territorial, territorial reserve].
Territorialized (imp. & p. p.) of Territorialize.
Territorializing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Territorialize.
Territorialize (v. t.) To enlarge by extension of territory.
Territorialize (v. t.) To reduce to the condition of a territory.
Territorialize (v.) Organize as a territory [syn: territorialize, territorialise].
Territorialize (v.) Place on a territorial basis; "The railways were territorialized" [syn: territorialize, territorialise].
Territorialize (v.) Extend by adding territory [syn: territorialize, territorialise].
Territorially (adv.) In regard to territory; by means of territory.
Territoried (a.) Possessed of territory. [R.]
Territories (n. pl. ) of Territory.
Territory (n.) 領土，版圖；領地 [C] [U]；地區；（按某種目的劃定的）區域（尤指商業推銷區）[C] [U] A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district.
He looked, and saw wide territory spread Before him -- towns, and rural works between. -- Milton.
Territory (n.) The extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince, state, or other form of government; often, a tract of land lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of government; as, the territory of a State; the territories of the East India Company.
Territory (n.) In the United States, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial governor and other officers appointed by the President and Senate of the United States. In Canada, a similarly organized portion of the country not yet formed into a Province.
Territory (n.) A region marked off for administrative or other purposes [syn: {district}, {territory}, {territorial dominion}, {dominion}].
Territory (n.) An area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory".
Territory (n.) The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil" [syn: {territory}, {soil}].
Territory. () Apart of a country, separated from the rest, and subject to a particular jurisdiction. The word is derived from terreo, and is so called because the magistrate within his jurisdiction has the power of inspiring a salutary fear. Dictum cat ab eo quod magistratus intra fines ejus terrendi jus habet. Henrion de Pansy, Auth. Judiciare, 98. In speaking of the ecclesiastical jurisdictions, Francis Duaren observes, that the ecclesiastics are said not to have territory, nor the power of arrest or removal, and are not unlike the Roman magistrates of whom Gellius says vocationem habebant non prehensionem. De Sacris Eccl. Minist. lib. 1, cap. 4. In the sense it is used in the constitution of the United States, it signifies a portion of the country subject to and belonging to the United States, which is not within the boundary of any of them.
Territory. () The constitution of the United States, art. 4, s. 3, provides, that "the congress shall have power to dispose of, and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property of the United States; and nothing in this constitution shall be construed, so as to preclude the claims of the United States or of any state."
Territory. () Congress possesses the power to erect territorial governments within the territory of the United States; the power of congress over such territory is exclusive and universal, and their legislation is subject to no control, unless in the case of ceded territory, as far as it may be affected by stipulations in the cessions, or by the ordinance of 1787, 3 Story's L. U. S. 2073, under which any part of it has been settled. Story on the Const. Sec. 1322; Rawle on the Const: 237; 1 Kent's Com. 243, 359; 1 Pet. S. C. Rep. 511, 542, 517.
Territory. () The only organized territories of the United States are Oregon, Minnesota, New Mexico and Utah. Vide Courts of the United States.
Terror (n.) Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.
Terror seized the rebel host. -- Milton.
Terror (n.) That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.
Those enormous terrors of the Nile. -- Prior.
Rulers are not a terror to good works. -- Rom. xiii. 3.
There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. -- Shak.
Note: Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are generally self-explaining: as, terror-fraught, terror-giving, terror-smitten, terror-stricken, terror-struck, and the like.
King of terrors, Death. -- Job xviii. 14.
Reign of Terror. (French Hist.) See in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Syn: Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See Alarm.
Terror (n.) An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: panic, terror, affright].
Terror (n.) A person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" [syn: terror, scourge, threat].
Terror (n.) A very troublesome child [syn: terror, brat, little terror, holy terror].
Terror (n.) The use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess".
Terrorism (n.) 恐怖主義；恐怖行動；恐怖統治；恐怖手段 The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation.
Terrorism (n.) The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals.
Terrorism (n.) The calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear [syn: terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act].
Terrorist (n.) 恐怖主義者；恐怖分子 One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France. -- Burke.
Terrorist (n.) One who commits terrorism [2].
Terrorist (n.) A radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities.
Terrorist (n.) [ C ] (B2) 恐怖分子（為政治目的採取暴力行動或威脅採取暴力行動的人） Someone who uses violent action, or threats of violent action, for political purposes.
// Several terrorists have been killed by their own bombs.
// There has been an increase in terrorist attacks.
// The government has stated that it will not give in to terrorist threats.
Terrorize (v. t.) 使恐怖；恐嚇，脅迫 To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation.
Humiliated by the tyranny of foreign despotism, and terrorized by ecclesiastical authority. -- J. A. Symonds.
Terrorize (v.) Coerce by violence or with threats [syn: {terrorize}, {terrorise}].
Terrorize (v.) Fill with terror; frighten greatly [syn: {terrify}, {terrorize}, {terrorise}].
Terrorless (a.) Free from terror. -- Poe.
Terry (n.) A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings.
Terry (n.) English actress (1847-1928) [syn: Terry, Dame Ellen Terry, Dame Alice Ellen Terry].
Terry (n.) A pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes [syn: terry, terry cloth, terrycloth].
Terry -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 12761
Housing Units (2000): 5087
Land area (2000): 889.875295 sq. miles (2304.766336 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.058995 sq. miles (2.742784 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 890.934290 sq. miles (2307.509120 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.188536 N, 102.317447 W
Headwords:
Terry
Terry, TX
Terry County
Terry County, TX
Terry, MT -- U.S. town in Montana
Population (2000): 611
Housing Units (2000): 387
Land area (2000): 0.705361 sq. miles (1.826877 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.705361 sq. miles (1.826877 sq. km)
FIPS code: 73675
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 46.790099 N, 105.313431 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 59349
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Terry, MT
Terry
Terry, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000): 664
Housing Units (2000): 288
Land area (2000): 2.310274 sq. miles (5.983582 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.003412 sq. miles (0.008838 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.313686 sq. miles (5.992420 sq. km)
FIPS code: 72680
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 32.101443 N, 90.294572 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 39170
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Terry, MS
Terry
Compare: Sanctus
Sanctus (n.) (Eccl.) A part of the Mass, or, in Protestant churches, a part of the communion service, of which the first words in Latin are Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus [Holy, holy, holy]; -- called also Tersanctus.
Sanctus (n.) (Mus.) An anthem composed for these words.
Sanctus bell, A small bell usually suspended in a bell cot at the apex of the nave roof, over the chancel arch, in mediaeval churches, but a hand bell is now often used; -- so called because rung at the singing of the sanctus, at the conclusion of the ordinary of the Mass, and again at the elevation of the host. Called also Mass bell, sacring bell, saints' bell, sance-bell, sancta bell.
Tersanctus (n.) (Eccl.) An ancient ascription of praise (containing the word "Holy" -- in its Latin form, "Sanctus" -- thrice repeated), used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church and before the prayer of consecration in the communion service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. Cf. Trisagion.
Terse (a.) Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished. [Obs.]
Many stones, . . . although terse and smooth, have not this power attractive. -- Sir T. Browne.
Terse (a.) Refined; accomplished; -- said of persons. [R. & Obs.]
"Your polite and terse gallants." -- Massinger
Terse (a.) Elegantly concise; free of superfluous words; polished to smoothness; as, terse language; a terse style.
Terse, luminous, and dignified eloquence. -- Macaulay.
A poet, too, was there, whose verse Was tender, musical, and terse. -- Longfellow.
Syn: Neat; concise; compact.
Usage: Terse, Concise. Terse was defined by Johnson "cleanly written", i. e., free from blemishes, neat or smooth. Its present sense is "free from excrescences," and hence, compact, with smoothness, grace, or elegance, as in the following lones of Whitehead: "In eight terse lines has Phaedrus told (So frugal were the bards of old) A tale of goats; and closed with grace, Plan, moral, all, in that short space."
It differs from concise in not implying, perhaps, quite as much condensation, but chiefly in the additional idea of "grace or elegance." -- Terse"ly, adv. -- Terse"ness, n.
Terse (a.) Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" [syn: crisp, curt, laconic, terse].
Terse, () Language for decryption of hardware logic.
["Hardware Logic Simulation by Compilation", C. Hansen, 25th ACM/ IEEE Design Automation Conf, 1988].
Tersulphide (n.) (Chem.) A trisulphide.
Tersulphuret (n.) (Chem.) A trisulphide. [R.]
Compare: Terre-tenant
Terre-tenant (n.) (Law) One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant. [Written also ter-tenant.]
Ter-tenant (n.) See Terre-tenant.
Tertial (a. & n.) (Zool.) Same as Tertiary.
Tertian (a.) (Med.) Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever.
Tertian (n.) (Med.) A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day.
Tertian (n.) A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun.
Tertian (a.) Relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day; "tertian fever".
Tertian (a.) Of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; "a tertian tonal system".
Tertiary (a.) 第三的；【醫】第三期的；【化】叔的，特的，三代的 Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word. -- Trench.