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AlalongaAlalonga Al`a*lon"ga, or Alilonghi Al`i*lon"ghi, n.
(Zo["o]l.)
The tunny. See Albicore. ElongateElongate E*lon"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elongated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Elongating.] [LL. elongatus, p. p. of elongare to
remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See Long, a., and
cf. Eloign.]
1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a
line.
2. To remove further off. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. Elongate
Elongate E*lon"gate, v. i.
To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede
apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. [R.]
Elongate
Elongate E*lon"gate, a. [LL. elongatus.]
Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf. ``An
elongate form.' --Earle.
ElongatedElongate E*lon"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elongated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Elongating.] [LL. elongatus, p. p. of elongare to
remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See Long, a., and
cf. Eloign.]
1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a
line.
2. To remove further off. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. ElongatingElongate E*lon"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elongated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Elongating.] [LL. elongatus, p. p. of elongare to
remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See Long, a., and
cf. Eloign.]
1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a
line.
2. To remove further off. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. LonganLongan Lon"gan, n. (Bot.)
A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an
evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan). Medulla oblongataMedulla Me*dul"la, n. [L.]
1. Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] --Milton.
2. (Anat.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of
an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance,
of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata.
3. (Bot.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or
branch of a plant; pith.
Medulla oblongata. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the
posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal
cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum
and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves
arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation,
swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital
part of the brain; -- called also bulb of the spinal
cord. See Brain. Nephelium LonganLongan Lon"gan, n. (Bot.)
A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an
evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan). Oblongata
Oblongata Ob`lon*ga"ta, n. [NL.] (Anat.)
The medulla oblongata. --B. G. Wilder.
Oblongatal
Oblongatal Ob"lon*ga"tal, a.
Of or pertaining to the medulla oblongata; medullar.
Ophiodon elongatusBuffalo Buf"fa*lo, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (B.
bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of
the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is
larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of
marshy places and rivers.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A very large and savage species of the same
genus (B. Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also
Cape buffalo.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of wild ox.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The bison of North America.
5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
6. (Zo["o]l.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalo fish, below.
Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zo["o]l.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium
reflexum and T.soloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zo["o]l.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fish (Zo["o]l.), one of several large fresh-water
fishes of the family Catostomid[ae], of the Mississippi
valley. The red-mouthed or brown (Ictiobus bubalus), the
big-mouthed or black (Bubalichthys urus), and the
small-mouthed (B. altus), are among the more important
species used as food.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zo["o]l.), a small
dipterous insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the
black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in
the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great
injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of
cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a
species with similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs. Orcynus alalongaAlbicore Al"bi*core, n. [F. albicore (cf. Sp. albacora, Pg.
albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. bakr, bekr, a young
camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. bacoro
a little pig.] (Zo["o]l.)
A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel
family, esp. Orcynus alalonga. One species (Orcynus
thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is
called in New England the horse mackerel; the tunny.
[Written also albacore.] Piper or Artanthe elongatumMatico Ma*ti"co, n. (Bot.)
A Peruvian plant (Piper, or Artanthe, elongatum), allied to
the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and
astringent. PostoblongataPostoblongata Post*ob`lon*ga"ta, n. [NL. See Post-, and
Oblongata.] (Anat.)
The posterior part of the medulla oblongata. --B. G. Wilder. PreoblongataPreoblongata Pre*ob`lon*ga"ta, n. [NL. See Pre-, and
Oblongata.] (Anat.)
The anterior part of the medulla oblongata. --B. G. Wilder. Prolongable
Prolongable Pro*long"a*ble, a.
Capable of being prolonged; as, life is prolongable by care.
Each syllable being a prolongable quantity. --Rush.
ProlongateProlongate Pro*lon"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prolongated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Prolongating.] [L. prolongatus, p. p. of
prolongare. See Prolong.]
To prolong; to extend in space or in time. [R.] ProlongatedProlongate Pro*lon"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prolongated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Prolongating.] [L. prolongatus, p. p. of
prolongare. See Prolong.]
To prolong; to extend in space or in time. [R.] ProlongatingProlongate Pro*lon"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prolongated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Prolongating.] [L. prolongatus, p. p. of
prolongare. See Prolong.]
To prolong; to extend in space or in time. [R.] Prolongation
Prolongation Pro`lon*ga"tion, n. [F. prolongation.]
1. The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension;
protraction. --Bacon.
2. That which forms an additional length.
Subelongate
Subelongate Sub`e*lon"gate, a.
Not fully elongated; somewhat elongated.
TicpolongaTicpolonga Tic`po*lon"ga, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
A very venomous viper (Daboia Russellii), native of Ceylon
and India; -- called also cobra monil.
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Longa may
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Longa (music), a
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three times as
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longa, four or six or nine
times as
long as a breve, and 8, 12, 18, or 27
times as
long as a
semibreve (whole note)...
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Long,
Long" is a song by the
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