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Condensing
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Condense>>.
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non
nōn (old collat. forms noenum and noenu, cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. tom. 2, p. 149 sq.: I noenum pro non ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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non
nōn (1) adv.for old noenum, ne+oenum (unum), not, by no means, not at all : hocine agis an non?T.:...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Non
·adj No; not. ·see <<No>>, ·adj.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non-
·- A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity,...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non
posterity; a fish; eternal
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Non
(fish). Nun, the father of Joshua. (1 Chronicles 7:27)
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Engine
·vt To assault with an engine.
II. Engine ·noun (Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Engine
a term applied exclusively to military affairs in the Bible. The engines to which the term is applie...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Dies non
·- A day on which courts are not held, as Sunday or any legal holiday.
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Non assumpsit
·- The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit.
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Non compos
·- ·Alt. of Non compos mentis.
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Non liquet
·- It is not clear;
— a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non obstante
·- Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or ad...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non pros.
·- An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.
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Non prosequitur
·- A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. ·see No...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non sequitur
·- An inference which does not follow from the premises.
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Non-ego
·noun The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego. ·see <<Eg...
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Non-Episcopal
·adj Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.
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Non-feasance
·noun An omission or neglect to do something, ·esp. that which ought to have been done. ·cf. <<Malfe...
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Non-pros
·vt To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment agai...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non-prossing
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Non-pros.
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non-con
A nonconformist, presbyterian, or any other dissenter.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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non-committal
That does not commit or pledge himself to any particular measure. A political term in frequent use.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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non-committalism
The practice or doctrine of not committing oneself.
Much of what Governor W---- says in his message...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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non-election
Failure of election.--Webster.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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non-manufacturing
Not carrying on manufactures; as, 'non-manufacturing States.'--Webster.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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non-payment
Neglect of payment. Webster.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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non-combatants
A term applied erroneously to the purser, master surgeon, &c., of a man-of-war, for all men on board...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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non-recoil
This was effected by securing the breeching while the gun was run out: often practised in small vess...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Air engine
·- An engine driven by heated or by compressed air.
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Bogie engine
·add. ·- A switching engine the running gear and driving gear of which are on a bogie, or truck.
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Diesel engine
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Diesel motor.
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Engine-sized
·adj Sized by a machine, and not while in the pulp;
— said of paper.
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Gas engine
·add. ·- A kind of internal-combustion engine (which see) using fixed gas; also, broadly, any intern...
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Otto engine
·add. ·- An engine using the Otto cycle.
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Radial engine
·add. ·- An engine, usually an internal-combustion engine of a certain type (the radial type) having...
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Radiant engine
·add. ·- A semiradial engine. ·see Radial engine, above.
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Semiradial engine
·add. ·- ·see Radial engine, above.
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Steam engine
·- An engine moved by steam.
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Tandem engine
·add. ·- A steam engine having two or more steam cylinders in line, with a common piston rod.
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Trunk engine
·add. ·- An engine having a trunk piston, as most internal combustion engines.
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Water engine
·- An engine to raise water; or an engine moved by water; also, an engine or machine for extinguishi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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blast-engine
A ventilating machine to draw off the foul air from the hold of a ship, and induce a current of fres...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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donkey-engine
An auxiliary steam-engine for feeding the boilers of the principal engine when they are stopped; or ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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engine, marine
(See marine engines.)
Engine was of old a military machine for warfare.
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engine-bearers
Sleepers, or pieces of timber placed between the keelson, in a steamer, and the boilers of the steam...
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trunk-engine
A direct-acting steam-engine, in which the end of the connecting-rod is attached to the bottom of a ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Non compos mentis
·- Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a luna...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non est factum
·- The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non est inventus
·- The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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non-commissioned officers
In familiar parlance, non-coms. are the sergeants, corporals, and others, appointed under special re...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Engine-type generator
·add. ·- A generator having its revolving part carried on the shaft of the driving engine.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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atmospheric or single-action steam-engine
A condensing machine, in which the downward stroke of the piston is performed by the pressure of the...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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direct-acting engine
A steam engine in which the connecting rod is led at once from the head of the piston to the crank, ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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double-acting engine
One in which the steam acts upon the piston against a vacuum, both in the upward and downward moveme...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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engine-room telegraph
A dial-contrivance by which the officer on deck can communicate with the engineer below.
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oscillating marine-engine
A steam-engine where the top of the piston-rod is coupled with the crank, and the piston-rod moves b...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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single-action engine
See atmospheric steam-engine.
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single-action steam-engine
See atmospheric steam-engine
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cranks of a marine engine
; eccentric, as in a turning-lathe. The bend or knee pinned on the shafts, by which they are moved r...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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frame of the marine steam-engine
, is the strong supporter of the paddle-shafts and intermediate shaft; it rests on columns, and is f...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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putting a steam-engine in gear
This is said when the gab of the eccentric rod is allowed to fall upon its stud on the gab-lever.
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throwing a steam-engine out of gear
Disconnecting the eccentric rod from the gab-lever.
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