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Cataphract
Cataphract Cat"a*phract, n. [L. cataphractes, Gr. ?, fr. ?
covered, fr. ? to cover; kata` down, wholly + ? to inclose.]
1. (Mil. Antiq.) Defensive armor used for the whole body and
often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale
armor of some eastern nations.
2. A horseman covered with a cataphract.
Archers and slingers, cataphracts, and spears.
--Milton.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The armor or plate covering some fishes.
Cataphracted
Cataphracted Cat"a*phract`ed, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Covered with a cataphract, or armor of plates, scales, etc.;
or with that which corresponds to this, as horny or bony
plates, hard, callous skin, etc.
Cataphractic
Cataphractic Cat`a*phrac"tic, a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cataphract.
Chaldee ParaphraseChaldee Chal"dee, a.
Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n. The language or dialect of
the Chaldeans; eastern Aramaic, or the Aramaic used in
Chaldea.
Chaldee Paraphrase, A targum written in Aramaic. DiaphragmDiaphragm Di"a*phragm, n. [L. diaphragma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
fence by a partition wall; dia` through + ?, ?, to fence,
inclose; prob. akin to L. fareire to stuff: cf. F.
diaphragme. See Farce.]
1. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an
opening through it.
2. (Anat.) The muscular and tendinous partition separating
the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen; the
midriff.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A calcareous plate which divides the cavity of
certain shells into two parts.
4. (Opt.) A plate with an opening, which is generally
circular, used in instruments to cut off marginal portions
of a beam of light, as at the focus of a telescope.
5. (Mach.) A partition in any compartment, for various
purposes.
Diaphragm pump, one in which a flexible diaphragm takes the
place of a piston. Diaphragm pumpDiaphragm Di"a*phragm, n. [L. diaphragma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
fence by a partition wall; dia` through + ?, ?, to fence,
inclose; prob. akin to L. fareire to stuff: cf. F.
diaphragme. See Farce.]
1. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an
opening through it.
2. (Anat.) The muscular and tendinous partition separating
the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen; the
midriff.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A calcareous plate which divides the cavity of
certain shells into two parts.
4. (Opt.) A plate with an opening, which is generally
circular, used in instruments to cut off marginal portions
of a beam of light, as at the focus of a telescope.
5. (Mach.) A partition in any compartment, for various
purposes.
Diaphragm pump, one in which a flexible diaphragm takes the
place of a piston. Diaphragmatic
Diaphragmatic Di`a*phrag*mat"ic, a. [Cf. F. diaphragmatique.]
Pertaining to a diaphragm; as, diaphragmatic respiration; the
diaphragmatic arteries and nerves.
Gasterosteus cataphractus Note: The salmons ascend rivers and penetrate to their head
streams to spawn. They are remarkably strong fishes,
and will even leap over considerable falls which lie in
the way of their progress. The common salmon has been
known to grow to the weight of seventy-five pounds;
more generally it is from fifteen to twenty-five
pounds. Young salmon are called parr, peal, smolt, and
grilse. Among the true salmons are:
Black salmon, or Lake salmon, the namaycush.
Dog salmon, a salmon of Western North America
(Oncorhynchus keta).
Humpbacked salmon, a Pacific-coast salmon (Oncorhynchus
gorbuscha).
King salmon, the quinnat.
Landlocked salmon, a variety of the common salmon (var.
Sebago), long confined in certain lakes in consequence
of obstructions that prevented it from returning to the
sea. This last is called also dwarf salmon.
Note: Among fishes of other families which are locally and
erroneously called salmon are: the pike perch, called
jack salmon; the spotted, or southern, squeteague;
the cabrilla, called kelp salmon; young pollock,
called sea salmon; and the California yellowtail.
2. A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the
salmon.
Salmon berry (Bot.), a large red raspberry growing from
Alaska to California, the fruit of the Rubus Nutkanus.
Salmon killer (Zo["o]l.), a stickleback (Gasterosteus
cataphractus) of Western North America and Northern Asia.
Salmon ladder, Salmon stair. See Fish ladder, under
Fish.
Salmon peel, a young salmon.
Salmon pipe, a certain device for catching salmon. --Crabb.
Salmon trout. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European sea trout (Salmo trutta). It resembles
the salmon, but is smaller, and has smaller and more
numerous scales.
(b) The American namaycush.
(c) A name that is also applied locally to the adult black
spotted trout (Salmo purpuratus), and to the steel
head and other large trout of the Pacific coast. Iris diaphragm
Iris diaphragm I"ris di"a*phragm
An adjustable diaphragm, suggesting the iris of the eye in
its action, for regulating the aperture of a lens, consisting
of a number of thin pieces fastened to a ring. It is used in
cameras and microscopes.
Metaphrased
Metaphrased Met"a*phrased, a.
Translated literally.
MetaphrasisMetaphrasis Me*taph"ra*sis, n. [NL. See Metaphrase.]
Metaphrase. Metaphrastic
Metaphrastic Met`a*phras"tic, Metaphrastical
Met`a*phras"tic*al, a. [Gr. ?.]
Close, or literal.
Metaphrastical
Metaphrastic Met`a*phras"tic, Metaphrastical
Met`a*phras"tic*al, a. [Gr. ?.]
Close, or literal.
ParaphragmalParaphagma Par`a*phag"ma, n.; pl. Paraphragmata. [NL., fr.
Gr. ? beside + ?, ?, an inclosure.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea.
-- Par`a*phrag"mal, a. ParaphragmataParaphagma Par`a*phag"ma, n.; pl. Paraphragmata. [NL., fr.
Gr. ? beside + ?, ?, an inclosure.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea.
-- Par`a*phrag"mal, a. ParaphraseParaphrase Par"a*phrase, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraphrased; p.
pr. & vb. n. Paraphrasing.]
To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give
the meaning of a passage in other language.
We are put to construe and paraphrase our own words.
--Bp.
Stillingfleet. Paraphrase
Paraphrase Par"a*phrase, v. i.
To make a paraphrase.
ParaphrasedParaphrase Par"a*phrase, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraphrased; p.
pr. & vb. n. Paraphrasing.]
To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give
the meaning of a passage in other language.
We are put to construe and paraphrase our own words.
--Bp.
Stillingfleet. Paraphraser
Paraphraser Par"a*phra`ser, n.
One who paraphrases.
Paraphrasian
Paraphrasian Par`a*phra"sian, n.
A paraphraser. [R.]
ParaphrasingParaphrase Par"a*phrase, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraphrased; p.
pr. & vb. n. Paraphrasing.]
To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give
the meaning of a passage in other language.
We are put to construe and paraphrase our own words.
--Bp.
Stillingfleet. Paraphrast
Paraphrast Par"a*phrast, n. [L. paraphrastes, Gr. ?: cf. F.
paraphraste.]
A paraphraser. --T. Warton.
ParaphrasticParaphrastic Par`a*phras"tic, Paraphrastical
Par`a*phras"tic*al, a. [Gr.?: cf. F. paraphrastique.]
Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or
translating in words more clear and ample than those of the
author; not literal; free. -- Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly, adv. ParaphrasticalParaphrastic Par`a*phras"tic, Paraphrastical
Par`a*phras"tic*al, a. [Gr.?: cf. F. paraphrastique.]
Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or
translating in words more clear and ample than those of the
author; not literal; free. -- Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly, adv. ParaphrasticallyParaphrastic Par`a*phras"tic, Paraphrastical
Par`a*phras"tic*al, a. [Gr.?: cf. F. paraphrastique.]
Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or
translating in words more clear and ample than those of the
author; not literal; free. -- Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly, adv.
Meaning of Aphra from wikipedia
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December 1640 – 16
April 1689) was an
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translator from the
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Aphra may
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British politician Aphra Behn (1640–1689),
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Aphra Kendal Alice Brandreth (born 18 July 1978) is a
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Aphra flavicosta is a moth of the
subfamily Arctiinae. It was
described by
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It
found in Argentina. Beccaloni...
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Aphra sanguipalpis is a moth of the
subfamily Arctiinae. It was
described by Paul
Dognin in 1907. It
found in Peru. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching...
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Aphra is a
genus of
moths in the
subfamily Arctiinae. The
genus was
described by
Watson in 1980.
Aphra flavicosta Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Aphra nyctemeroides...
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contrasting the
bearer with
their contemporaries is the
protagonist of
Aphra Behn's
Oroonoko (1688).
Although an
African prince, he
speaks French, has...
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Aphra nyctemeroides is a moth of the
subfamily Arctiinae. It was
described by
Francis Walker in 1869. It
found in Brazil. Savela, Markku. "
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Aphra Wilson (1895 – 1976) was an
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