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Architector
Architector Ar"chi*tec`tor, n.
An architect. [Obs.] --North.
Detector
Detector De*tect"or, n. Specifically:
(a) An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.
(b) (Elec.) A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating
the direction of a current.
(c) (Elec.) Any of various devices for detecting the presence
of electric waves.
Detector bar
Detector bar De*tect"or bar (Railroads)
A bar, connected with a switch, longer than the distance
between any two consecutive wheels of a train (45 to 50
feet), laid inside a rail and operated by the wheels so that
the switch cannot be thrown until all the train is past the
switch.
Detector lockLock Lock, n. [AS. loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the
fastening of a door, fr. l[=u]can to lock, fasten; akin to
OS. l[=u]kan (in comp.), D. luiken, OHG. l[=u]hhan, Icel.
l?ka, Goth. l[=u]kan (in comp.); cf. Skr. ruj to break. Cf.
Locket.]
1. Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a
door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a
bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the
thing fastened.
2. A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one
thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
Albemarle Street closed by a lock of carriages. --De
Quincey.
3. A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.
--Dryden.
4. The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream
or canal.
5. An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in
raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to
another; -- called also lift lock.
6. That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is
exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock,
etc.
7. A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
8. A grapple in wrestling. --Milton.
Detector lock, a lock containing a contrivance for showing
whether it as has been tampered with.
Lock bay (Canals), the body of water in a lock chamber.
Lock chamber, the inclosed space between the gates of a
canal lock.
Lock nut. See Check nut, under Check.
Lock plate, a plate to which the mechanism of a gunlock is
attached.
Lock rail (Arch.), in ordinary paneled doors, the rail
nearest the lock.
Lock rand (Masonry), a range of bond stone. --Knight.
Mortise lock, a door lock inserted in a mortise.
Rim lock, a lock fastened to the face of a door, thus
differing from a mortise lock. Protectoral
Protectoral Pro*tect"or*al, a.
Of or pertaining to a protector; protectorial; as,
protectoral power.
Protectorate
Protectorate Pro*tect"or*ate, n. [Cf. F. protectorat.]
1. Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the
government of England by Oliver Cromwell.
2. The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior
or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter
from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs.
ProtectorialProtectorial Pro`tec*to"ri*al, a. [Cf. L. protectorius.]
Same as Protectoral. Protectorless
Protectorless Pro*tect"or*less, a.
Having no protector; unprotected.
Protectorship
Protectorship Pro*tect"or*ship, n.
The office of a protector or regent; protectorate.
S tectorumHouseleek House"leek`, n. [House + leek.] (Bot.)
A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (S. tectorum),
originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very
generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of
life under drought and heat; -- called also ayegreen. Sempervivum tectorumSempervivum Sem`per*vi"vum, n. (Bot.)
A genus of fleshy-leaved plants, of which the houseleek
(Sempervivum tectorum) is the commonest species. Sempervivum tectorumAyegreen Aye"green`, n. [Aye ever + green.] (Bot.)
The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum). --Halliwell. Tectorial
Tectorial Tec*to"ri*al, a. [L. tectorius.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to covering; -- applied to a membrane
immediately over the organ of Corti in the internal ear.
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