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Incandescent:
adj.
Emitting visible light as a result of being heated.
Shining brilliantly; very bright. See synonyms at bright.
Characterized by ardent emotion, intensity, or brilliance: an incandescent performance.
Emitting visible light as a result of being heated.
Shining brilliantly; very bright. See synonyms at bright.
Characterized by ardent emotion, intensity, or brilliance: an incandescent performance.
Errata:
n., pl. -ta (-tə).
An error in printing or writing, especially such an error noted in a list of corrections and bound into a book.
[Latin errātum, from neuter past participle of errāre, to stray.]
An error in printing or writing, especially such an error noted in a list of corrections and bound into a book.
[Latin errātum, from neuter past participle of errāre, to stray.]
Poor Yorick Entertainment Unlimited:
"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? (Hamlet, V.i)"
O.N.A.N:
Onanism:
–noun
1.
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
2.
masturbation.
Origin: 1720–30; after Onan, son of Judah (Gen. 38:9);
–noun
1.
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
2.
masturbation.
Origin: 1720–30; after Onan, son of Judah (Gen. 38:9);
Eschaton:
Eschatology:
n.
The branch of theology that is concerned with the end of the world or of humankind.
A belief or a doctrine concerning the ultimate or final things, such as death, the destiny of humanity, the Second Coming, or the Last Judgment.
n.
The branch of theology that is concerned with the end of the world or of humankind.
A belief or a doctrine concerning the ultimate or final things, such as death, the destiny of humanity, the Second Coming, or the Last Judgment.
Infinity:
n., pl. -ties.
The quality or condition of being infinite.
Unbounded (Pages?) space, time, or quantity.
An indefinitely large number or amount.
Mathematics. The limit that a function f is said to approach at x = a when f(x) is larger than any preassigned number for all x sufficiently near a.
A range in relation to an optical system, such as a camera lens, representing distances great enough that light rays reflected from objects within the range may be regarded as parallel.
A distance setting, as on a camera, beyond which the entire field is in focus.
The quality or condition of being infinite.
Unbounded (Pages?) space, time, or quantity.
An indefinitely large number or amount.
Mathematics. The limit that a function f is said to approach at x = a when f(x) is larger than any preassigned number for all x sufficiently near a.
A range in relation to an optical system, such as a camera lens, representing distances great enough that light rays reflected from objects within the range may be regarded as parallel.
A distance setting, as on a camera, beyond which the entire field is in focus.
Microwave
n.
An electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between that of infrared and short waves (one millimeter to one meter).
Informal. A microwave oven.tr.v., -waved, -wav·ing, -waves.
To cook or heat (food) in a microwave oven.
An electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between that of infrared and short waves (one millimeter to one meter).
Informal. A microwave oven.tr.v., -waved, -wav·ing, -waves.
To cook or heat (food) in a microwave oven.
Baroque:
adj.
- characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century, emphasizing dramatic, often strained effect and typified by bold, curving forms, elaborate ornamentation, and overall balance of disparate parts.
- Music. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a style of composition that flourished in Europe from about 1600 to 1750, marked by expressive dissonance and elaborate ornamentation.
- Extravagant, complex, or bizarre, especially in ornamentation: “the baroque, encoded language of post-structural legal and literary theory” (Wendy Kaminer).
- Irregular in shape: baroque pearls.
- characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century, emphasizing dramatic, often strained effect and typified by bold, curving forms, elaborate ornamentation, and overall balance of disparate parts.
- Music. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a style of composition that flourished in Europe from about 1600 to 1750, marked by expressive dissonance and elaborate ornamentation.
- Extravagant, complex, or bizarre, especially in ornamentation: “the baroque, encoded language of post-structural legal and literary theory” (Wendy Kaminer).
- Irregular in shape: baroque pearls.
Picayune:
Gestalt:
A physical, biological, psychological, or symbolic configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that its properties cannot be derived from a simple summation of its parts.
Etoile:
Une étoile est une boule gazeuse dont la taille (plusieurs centaines de milliers de kilomètres) et la densité sont telles que la région centrale — le cœur — atteint la température nécessaire (de l'ordre du million de kelvins au minimum) à l'amorçage de réactions de fusion nucléaire.
Eschew:
in toto:
adv.
Totally; altogether: recommendations that were adopted in toto.
Totally; altogether: recommendations that were adopted in toto.
Q.v:
Med. quantum vis (Latin: as much as you wish)• quod vide (Latin: which (word, item, etc.) see; textual cross reference)
Abide:
v.tr.
To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence. See synonyms at bear1.
To wait patiently for: “I will abide the coming of my lord” (Tennyson).
To withstand: a thermoplastic that will abide rough use and great heat.v.intr.
To remain in a place.
To continue to be sure or firm; endure. See synonyms at stay1.
To dwell or sojourn.
(To Gately)
To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence. See synonyms at bear1.
To wait patiently for: “I will abide the coming of my lord” (Tennyson).
To withstand: a thermoplastic that will abide rough use and great heat.v.intr.
To remain in a place.
To continue to be sure or firm; endure. See synonyms at stay1.
To dwell or sojourn.
(To Gately)
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From wikipedia: "Kate Gompert (born January 11, 1963) is a former professional tennis player. She reached the round of sixteen at the US Open in 1985. She had a career record of 77-78. She had a career high singles ranking of World No. 18 in July 1987."
ReplyDeleteHmm - fascinating. Can't be a co-incidence. Is the Kate of IJ a tennis player? I wonder what DFW intended here?
ReplyDeleteKate of IJ is not any kind of athlete, if memory serves. Don't know what DFW intended...maybe some kind of backhanded (sorry) "tribute" to the real KG, or a comment on where competitive tennis might lead you?
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