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Definition of SIREN

Siren
Siren Si"ren, a. Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren; fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song.
Siren
Siren Si"ren, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo["o]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren or family Sirenid[ae], destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also sirene, and syren.]

Meaning of SIREN from wikipedia

- Look up Siren, siren, or sirens in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Siren or sirens may refer to: Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people...
- In Gr**** mythology, sirens (Ancient Gr****: singular: Σειρήν, Seirḗn; plural: Σειρῆνες, Seirênes) are female humanlike beings with alluring voices; they...
- Siren (stylized as SiREN) is a 2016 American horror film directed by Gregg Bishop and written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski. It is the first spin-off...
- Look up siren song in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A siren song typically refers to the song of the siren, dangerous creatures in Gr**** mythology...
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- A civil defense siren is a siren used to provide an emergency po****tion warning to the general po****tion of approaching danger. Initially designed to...
- A siren is a loud noise-making device. There are two general types: mechanical and electronic. Civil defense sirens are mounted in fixed locations and...
- The greater siren (Siren lacertina) is an amphibian and one of the five members of the genus Siren. The largest of the sirens and one of the largest amphibians...
- Siren, known as Forbidden Siren in the PAL region, is a 2003 survival horror stealth video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment...
- include: Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826 – lesser siren Siren lacertina Linnaeus, 1766 – greater siren Siren nettingi Goin, 1942 – western siren Siren reticulata...