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Emulable
Emulable Em"u*la*ble, a. [L. aemulari to emulate + -able.]
Capable of being emulated. [R.]
Some imitable and emulable good. --Abp.
Leighton.
Emulate
Emulate Em"u*late, a. [L. aemulatus, p. p. of aemulari, fr.
aemulus emulous; prob. akin to E. imitate.]
Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. [Obs.] ``A most
emulate pride.' --Shak.
EmulateEmulate Em"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emulated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Emulating.]
To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to
imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to
rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.
Thine eye would emulate the diamond. --Shak. EmulatedEmulate Em"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emulated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Emulating.]
To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to
imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to
rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.
Thine eye would emulate the diamond. --Shak. EmulatingEmulate Em"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emulated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Emulating.]
To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to
imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to
rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.
Thine eye would emulate the diamond. --Shak. Emulative
Emulative Em"u*la*tive, a.
Inclined to emulation; aspiring to competition; rivaling; as,
an emulative person or effort. ``Emulative zeal.' --Hoole.
Emulatively
Emulatively Em"u*la*tive*ly, adv.
In an emulative manner; with emulation.
Emulator
Emulator Em"u*la`tor, n. [L. aemulator.]
One who emulates, or strives to equal or surpass.
As Virgil rivaled Homer, Milton was the emulator of
both. --Bp.
Warburton.
Emulatory
Emulatory Em"u*la*to*ry, a.
Pertaining to emulation; connected with rivalry. [R.]
``Emulatory officiousness.' --Bp. Hall.
Emulatress
Emulatress Em"u*la`tress, n.
A female emulator. [R.]
Populus tremulaPoplar Pop"lar, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr.
L. populus poplar.] (Bot.)
1. Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which
is soft, and capable of many uses.
Note: The aspen poplar is Populus tremula and P.
tremuloides; Balsam poplar is P. balsamifera;
Lombardy poplar (P. dilatata) is a tall, spiry tree;
white poplar is Populus alba.
2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also white
poplar. [U.S.] Populus tremulaAspen Asp"en ([a^]s"p[e^]n), Asp Asp ([.a]sp), n. [AS.
[ae]sp, [ae]ps; akin to OHG. aspa, Icel. ["o]sp, Dan. [ae]sp,
Sw. asp, D. esp, G. espe, ["a]spe, aspe; cf. Lettish apsa,
Lith. apuszis.] (Bot.)
One of several species of poplar bearing this name,
especially the Populus tremula, so called from the
trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest
impulse of the air. Tremulant
Tremulant Trem"u*lant, Tremulent Trem"u*lent, a.
Tremulous; trembling; shaking. [R.] `` With tremulent white
rod.' --Carlyle.
tremulantTremolo Tre"mo*lo, n. [It. Cf. Tremulous.] (Mus.)
(a) The rapid reiteration of tones without any apparent
cessation, so as to produce a tremulous effect.
(b) A certain contrivance in an organ, which causes the notes
to sound with rapid pulses or beats, producing a
tremulous effect; -- called also tremolant, and
tremulant.
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