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Colibrina reclinata Naked bed, a bed the occupant of which is naked, no night
linen being worn in ancient times. --Shak.
Naked eye, the eye alone, unaided by glasses, or by
telescope, microscope, or the like.
Naked-eyed medusa. (Zo["o]l.) See Hydromedusa.
Naked flooring (Carp.), the timberwork which supports a
floor. --Gwilt.
Naked mollusk (Zo["o]l.), a nudibranch.
Naked wood (Bot.), a large rhamnaceous tree (Colibrina
reclinata) of Southern Florida and the West Indies,
having a hard and heavy heartwood, which takes a fine
polish. --C. S. Sargent.
Syn: Nude; bare; denuded; uncovered; unclothed; exposed;
unarmed; plain; defenseless. EquilibriaEquilibrium E`qui*lib"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Equilibriums, L.
Equilibria. [L. aequilibrium, fr. aequilibris in
equilibrium, level; aequus equal + libra balance. See
Equal, and Librate.]
1. Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of
rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more
forces.
2. A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an
object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to
preserve the equilibrium of the body.
Health consists in the equilibrium between those two
powers. --Arbuthnot.
3. A balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with
consequent indecision and doubt.
Equilibrium valve (Steam Engine), a balanced valve. See
under Valve. EquilibriousEquilibrious E`qui*lib"ri*ous, a.
Evenly poised; balanced. --Dr. H. More. --
E`qui*lib"ri*ous*ly, adv. EquilibriouslyEquilibrious E`qui*lib"ri*ous, a.
Evenly poised; balanced. --Dr. H. More. --
E`qui*lib"ri*ous*ly, adv. Equilibrist
Equilibrist E*quil"i*brist, n.
One who balances himself in unnatural positions and hazardous
movements; a balancer.
When the equilibrist balances a rod upon his finger.
--Stewart.
EquilibrityEquilibrity E`qui*lib"ri*ty, n. [L. aequilibritas equal
distribution. See Equilibrium.]
The state of being balanced; equality of weight. [R.] --J.
Gregory. EquilibriumEquilibrium E`qui*lib"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Equilibriums, L.
Equilibria. [L. aequilibrium, fr. aequilibris in
equilibrium, level; aequus equal + libra balance. See
Equal, and Librate.]
1. Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of
rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more
forces.
2. A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an
object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to
preserve the equilibrium of the body.
Health consists in the equilibrium between those two
powers. --Arbuthnot.
3. A balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with
consequent indecision and doubt.
Equilibrium valve (Steam Engine), a balanced valve. See
under Valve. Equilibrium valveValve Valve, n. [L. valva the leaf, fold, or valve of a door:
cf. F. valve.]
1. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one
of the leaves of such a door.
Swift through the valves the visionary fair
Repassed. --Pope.
Heavily closed, . . . the valves of the barn doors.
--Longfellow.
2. A lid, plug, or cover, applied to an aperture so that by
its movement, as by swinging, lifting and falling,
sliding, turning, or the like, it will open or close the
aperture to permit or prevent passage, as of a fluid.
Note: A valve may act automatically so as to be opened by the
effort of a fluid to pass in one direction, and closed
by the effort to pass in the other direction, as a
clack valve; or it may be opened or closed by hand or
by mechanism, as a screw valve, or a slide valve.
3. (Anat.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or
folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a
vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the
flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral,
and semilunar valves.
4. (Bot.)
(a) One of the pieces into which a capsule naturally
separates when it bursts.
(b) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a
diatom.
(c) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a
trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the
barberry.
5. (Zo["o]l.) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or
multivalve shells.
Air valve, Ball valve, Check valve, etc. See under
Air. Ball, Check, etc.
Double-beat valve, a kind of balance valve usually
consisting of a movable, open-ended, turban-shaped shell
provided with two faces of nearly equal diameters, one
above another, which rest upon two corresponding seats
when the valve is closed.
Equilibrium valve.
(a) A balance valve. See under Balance.
(b) A valve for permitting air, steam, water, etc., to
pass into or out of a chamber so as to establish or
maintain equal pressure within and without.
Valve chest (Mach.), a chamber in which a valve works;
especially (Steam Engine), the steam chest; -- called in
England valve box, and valve casing. See Steam
chest, under Steam.
Valve face (Mach.), that part of the surface of a valve
which comes in contact with the valve seat.
Valve gear, or Valve motion (Steam Engine), the system of
parts by which motion is given to the valve or valves for
the distribution of steam in the cylinder. For an
illustration of one form of valve gear, see Link motion.
Valve seat. (Mach.)
(a) The fixed surface on which a valve rests or against
which it presses.
(b) A part or piece on which such a surface is formed.
Valve stem (Mach.), a rod attached to a valve, for moving
it.
Valve yoke (Mach.), a strap embracing a slide valve and
connecting it to the valve stem. Equilibrium valveEquilibrium E`qui*lib"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Equilibriums, L.
Equilibria. [L. aequilibrium, fr. aequilibris in
equilibrium, level; aequus equal + libra balance. See
Equal, and Librate.]
1. Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of
rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more
forces.
2. A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an
object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to
preserve the equilibrium of the body.
Health consists in the equilibrium between those two
powers. --Arbuthnot.
3. A balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with
consequent indecision and doubt.
Equilibrium valve (Steam Engine), a balanced valve. See
under Valve. EquilibriumsEquilibrium E`qui*lib"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Equilibriums, L.
Equilibria. [L. aequilibrium, fr. aequilibris in
equilibrium, level; aequus equal + libra balance. See
Equal, and Librate.]
1. Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of
rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more
forces.
2. A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an
object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to
preserve the equilibrium of the body.
Health consists in the equilibrium between those two
powers. --Arbuthnot.
3. A balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with
consequent indecision and doubt.
Equilibrium valve (Steam Engine), a balanced valve. See
under Valve. Ex libris
Ex libris Ex` li"bris [L. ex from + libris books.]
An inscription, label, or the like, in a book indicating its
ownership; esp., a bookplate.
LibriformLibriform Li"bri*form (l[imac]"br[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Liber +
-form.] (Bot.)
Having the form of liber, or resembling liber.
Libriform cells, peculiar wood cells which are very slender
and relatively thick-walled, and occasionally are
furnished with bordered pits. --Goodale. Libriform cellsLibriform Li"bri*form (l[imac]"br[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Liber +
-form.] (Bot.)
Having the form of liber, or resembling liber.
Libriform cells, peculiar wood cells which are very slender
and relatively thick-walled, and occasionally are
furnished with bordered pits. --Goodale. Neutral equilibriumNeutral Neu"tral, a. [L. neutralis, fr. neuter. See Neuter.]
1. Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or
assisting either of two or more contending parties;
neuter; indifferent.
The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but
constantly takes part one way or the other.
--Shaftesbury.
2. Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not
decided or pronounced.
Some things good, and some things ill, do seem, And
neutral some, in her fantastic eye. --Sir J.
Davies.
3. (Biol.) Neuter. See Neuter, a., 3.
4. (Chem.) Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable
to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of
certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid,
and alkaline.
Neutral axis, Neutral surface (Mech.), that line or
plane, in a beam under transverse pressure, at which the
fibers are neither stretched nor compressed, or where the
longitudinal stress is zero. See Axis.
Neutral equilibrium (Mech.), the kind of equilibrium of a
body so placed that when moved slighty it neither tends to
return to its former position not depart more widely from
it, as a perfect sphere or cylinder on a horizontal plane.
Neutral salt (Chem.), a salt formed by the complete
replacement of the hydrogen in an acid or base; in the
former case by a positive or basic, in the latter by a
negative or acid, element or radical.
Neutral tint, a bluish gray pigment, used in water colors,
made by mixing indigo or other blue some warm color. the
shades vary greatly.
Neutral vowel, the vowel element having an obscure and
indefinite quality, such as is commonly taken by the vowel
in many unaccented syllables. It is regarded by some as
identical with the [u^] in up, and is called also the
natural vowel, as unformed by art and effort. See Guide
to Pronunciation, [sect] 17.
Meaning of Libri from wikipedia
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Libri may
refer to:
Domenico Libri, an
Italian criminal Girolamo dai
Libri, an
Italian illuminator Francesco...
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LIBRIS (Library
Information System) is a
Swedish national union catalogue maintained by the
National Library of
Sweden in Stockholm. It is
possible to...
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Libris or
LIBRIS may
refer to:
Libris Prize, a
prize for
novels originally written in
Dutch Libris Award...
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Rizzoli Libri,
formerly Rizzoli Libri S.p.A. and RCS
Libri S.p.A. is an
Italian book
publisher and a
division of
Mondadori Libri, a
wholly owned subsidiary...
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libris in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ex
Libris may
refer to: An Ex
Libris (bookplate), a
label affixed to a book to
indicate ownership...
- The
Libri Feudorum is a twelfth-century collection,
originating in Lombardy, of
feudal customs. The work
gained wide
acceptance as a
statement of the...
- dai
Libri, the elder, born at
Verona in 1452, was the son of
Stefano dai
Libri, an
illuminator of books. He was the
father of
Girolamo dai
Libri, and...
- Ex
Libris Group is an
Israeli software company that
develops integrated library systems and
other library software.
Their headquarters is in the Malha...
- The
Sibylline Books (Latin:
Libri Sibyllini) were a
collection of
oracular utterances, set out in Gr****
hexameter verses, that,
according to tradition...
- I
quattro libri dell'architettura (The Four
Books of Architecture) is a
treatise on
architecture by the
architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580), written...
