Tuesday, April 06, 2004
* "DICTIONARY OF INTEREST"
syn·es·the·sia also syn·aes·the·sia ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sns-thzh)
n.
A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.
A sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus applied to another, as in referred pain.
The description of one kind of sense impression by using words that normally describe another
Eu·clid1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ykld), Third century B.C.
Greek mathematician who applied the deductive principles of logic to geometry, thereby deriving statements from clearly defined axioms.
to·pol·o·gy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (t-pl-j)
n. pl. to·pol·o·gies
Topographic study of a given place, especially the history of a region as indicated by its topography.
Medicine. The anatomical structure of a specific area or part of the body.
Mathematics. The study of the properties of geometric figures or solids that are not changed by homeomorphisms, such as stretching or bending. Donuts and picture frames are topologically equivalent, for example.
Computer Science. The arrangement in which the nodes of a LAN are connected to each other.
onad
\Mon"ad\, n. [L. monas, -adis, a unit, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? alone.] 1. An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
2. (Philos. of Leibnitz) The elementary and indestructible units which were conceived of as endowed with the power to produce all the changes they undergo, and thus determine all physical and spiritual phenomena.
3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the smallest flangellate Infusoria; esp., the species of the genus Monas, and allied genera.
4. (Biol.) A simple, minute organism; a primary cell, germ, or plastid.
5. (Chem.) An atom or radical whose valence is one, or which can combine with, be replaced by, or exchanged for, one atom of hydrogen.
syn·es·the·sia also syn·aes·the·sia ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sns-thzh)
n.
A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.
A sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus applied to another, as in referred pain.
The description of one kind of sense impression by using words that normally describe another
Eu·clid1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ykld), Third century B.C.
Greek mathematician who applied the deductive principles of logic to geometry, thereby deriving statements from clearly defined axioms.
to·pol·o·gy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (t-pl-j)
n. pl. to·pol·o·gies
Topographic study of a given place, especially the history of a region as indicated by its topography.
Medicine. The anatomical structure of a specific area or part of the body.
Mathematics. The study of the properties of geometric figures or solids that are not changed by homeomorphisms, such as stretching or bending. Donuts and picture frames are topologically equivalent, for example.
Computer Science. The arrangement in which the nodes of a LAN are connected to each other.
onad
\Mon"ad\, n. [L. monas, -adis, a unit, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? alone.] 1. An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
2. (Philos. of Leibnitz) The elementary and indestructible units which were conceived of as endowed with the power to produce all the changes they undergo, and thus determine all physical and spiritual phenomena.
3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the smallest flangellate Infusoria; esp., the species of the genus Monas, and allied genera.
4. (Biol.) A simple, minute organism; a primary cell, germ, or plastid.
5. (Chem.) An atom or radical whose valence is one, or which can combine with, be replaced by, or exchanged for, one atom of hydrogen.
Thursday, April 01, 2004
pros·o·dy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (prs-d)
n. pl. pros·o·dies
The study of the metrical structure of verse.
A particular system of versification.
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[Middle English prosodie, from Latin prosdia, accent, from Greek prosidi, song sung to music, accent : pros-, pros- + id, song; see ode.]
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pro·sodic (pr-sdk) adj.
pro·sodi·cal·ly adv.
proso·dist n.
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Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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prosodic
adj : of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
n. pl. pros·o·dies
The study of the metrical structure of verse.
A particular system of versification.
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[Middle English prosodie, from Latin prosdia, accent, from Greek prosidi, song sung to music, accent : pros-, pros- + id, song; see ode.]
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pro·sodic (pr-sdk) adj.
pro·sodi·cal·ly adv.
proso·dist n.
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Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
prosodic
adj : of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
Sunday, March 28, 2004
From Mark Burry in regards to the meaning of the French word and how it can be translated to English
"No English adjective will convey all the shades of meaning that
can be read into the simple word grand which takes on
overtones as the story progresses. Le grand Meaulnes can mean the
tall, the big, the protective, the almost-grown-up,
even the great Meaulnes - or in schoolboy parlance, good old
Meaulnes. But when the book has been put down, the phrase
evokes in retrospect the image of someone not only tall or big but
also daring, noble, tragic, fabulous. It is a phrase
which has acquired a patina, for since its use as the title of a book
which cast a spell over a whole generation of
French readers, it enjoys the sort of nostalgic prestige, not
untinged with affection, that one associates with familiar
quotations.
Besides, would not any English adjective sound incongruous before a
name which is pronounced like our word 'moan'?
The reader is therefore invited to accept the phrase in the original,
leaving the context to supply the overtones.
Translator."
"No English adjective will convey all the shades of meaning that
can be read into the simple word grand which takes on
overtones as the story progresses. Le grand Meaulnes can mean the
tall, the big, the protective, the almost-grown-up,
even the great Meaulnes - or in schoolboy parlance, good old
Meaulnes. But when the book has been put down, the phrase
evokes in retrospect the image of someone not only tall or big but
also daring, noble, tragic, fabulous. It is a phrase
which has acquired a patina, for since its use as the title of a book
which cast a spell over a whole generation of
French readers, it enjoys the sort of nostalgic prestige, not
untinged with affection, that one associates with familiar
quotations.
Besides, would not any English adjective sound incongruous before a
name which is pronounced like our word 'moan'?
The reader is therefore invited to accept the phrase in the original,
leaving the context to supply the overtones.
Translator."
Roland Barthes
http://we.got.net/~tuttle/theory.html
Lookin at the writing
Image _ Music_ Text
Idea that Language exits on Two Axes
Paradigmatic + Syntagmatic
par·a·dig·mat·ic ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-dg-mtk)
adj.
Of or relating to a paradigm.
Linguistics. Of or relating to the set of substitutional or oppositional relationships a linguistic unit has with other units, such as the relationship between (n) in not and other sounds that could be substituted for it in the same context, like (t) and (p). Together with the set of syntagmatic relations, paradigmatic relations describe the identity of a linguistic unit in a given language.
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[French paradigmatique, from Greek paradeigmatikos, serving as a model, from paradeigma, paradeigmat-, example. See paradigm.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
par·a·digm ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-dm, -dm)
n.
One that serves as a pattern or model.
A set or list of all the inflectional forms of a word or of one of its grammatical categories: the paradigm of an irregular verb.
A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.
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[Middle English, example, from Late Latin paradgma, from Greek paradeigma, from paradeiknunai, to compare : para-, alongside; see para-1 + deiknunai, to show; see deik- in Indo-European Roots.]
Usage Note: Paradigm first appeared in English in the 15th century, meaning “an example or pattern,” and it still bears this meaning today: Their company is a paradigm of the small high-tech firms that have recently sprung up in this area. For nearly 400 years paradigm has also been applied to the patterns of inflections that are used to sort the verbs, nouns, and other parts of speech of a language into groups that are more easily studied. Since the 1960s, paradigm has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework, as when Nobel Laureate David Baltimore cited the work of two colleagues that “really established a new paradigm for our understanding of the causation of cancer.” Thereafter, researchers in many different fields, including sociology and literary criticism, often saw themselves as working in or trying to break out of paradigms. Applications of the term in other contexts show that it can sometimes be used more loosely to mean “the prevailing view of things.” The Usage Panel splits down the middle on these nonscientific uses of paradigm. Fifty-two percent disapprove of the sentence The paradigm governing international competition and competitiveness has shifted dramatically in the last three decades.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
syn·tag·mat·ic ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sntg-mtk)
adj.
Of or relating to the relationship between linguistic units in a construction or sequence, as between the (n) and adjacent sounds in not, ant, and ton. The identity of a linguistic unit within a language is described by a combination of its syntagmatic and its paradigmatic relations.
http://we.got.net/~tuttle/theory.html
Lookin at the writing
Image _ Music_ Text
Idea that Language exits on Two Axes
Paradigmatic + Syntagmatic
par·a·dig·mat·ic ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-dg-mtk)
adj.
Of or relating to a paradigm.
Linguistics. Of or relating to the set of substitutional or oppositional relationships a linguistic unit has with other units, such as the relationship between (n) in not and other sounds that could be substituted for it in the same context, like (t) and (p). Together with the set of syntagmatic relations, paradigmatic relations describe the identity of a linguistic unit in a given language.
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[French paradigmatique, from Greek paradeigmatikos, serving as a model, from paradeigma, paradeigmat-, example. See paradigm.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
par·a·digm ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-dm, -dm)
n.
One that serves as a pattern or model.
A set or list of all the inflectional forms of a word or of one of its grammatical categories: the paradigm of an irregular verb.
A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.
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[Middle English, example, from Late Latin paradgma, from Greek paradeigma, from paradeiknunai, to compare : para-, alongside; see para-1 + deiknunai, to show; see deik- in Indo-European Roots.]
Usage Note: Paradigm first appeared in English in the 15th century, meaning “an example or pattern,” and it still bears this meaning today: Their company is a paradigm of the small high-tech firms that have recently sprung up in this area. For nearly 400 years paradigm has also been applied to the patterns of inflections that are used to sort the verbs, nouns, and other parts of speech of a language into groups that are more easily studied. Since the 1960s, paradigm has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework, as when Nobel Laureate David Baltimore cited the work of two colleagues that “really established a new paradigm for our understanding of the causation of cancer.” Thereafter, researchers in many different fields, including sociology and literary criticism, often saw themselves as working in or trying to break out of paradigms. Applications of the term in other contexts show that it can sometimes be used more loosely to mean “the prevailing view of things.” The Usage Panel splits down the middle on these nonscientific uses of paradigm. Fifty-two percent disapprove of the sentence The paradigm governing international competition and competitiveness has shifted dramatically in the last three decades.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
syn·tag·mat·ic ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sntg-mtk)
adj.
Of or relating to the relationship between linguistic units in a construction or sequence, as between the (n) and adjacent sounds in not, ant, and ton. The identity of a linguistic unit within a language is described by a combination of its syntagmatic and its paradigmatic relations.
