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- Reference - n. - The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
- Reference - n. - That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
- Reference - n. - Relation; regard; respect.
- Reference - n. - One who, or that which, is referred to.
- Reference - n. - One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another.
- Reference - n. - A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred.
- Reference - n. - The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.
- Reference - n. - The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court.
- Reference - n. - Appeal.
- Which - pron. - A relative pronoun, used esp. in referring to an antecedent noun or clause, but sometimes with reference to what is specified or implied in a sentence, or to a following noun or clause (generally involving a reference, however, to something which has preceded). It is used in all numbers and genders, and was formerly used of persons.
- Twin - n. - A compound crystal composed of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other.
- Abscissa - n. - One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coordinate axes.
- Prone - a. - Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level.
- Integrity - n. - Moral soundness; honesty; freedom from corrupting influence or motive; -- used especially with reference to the fulfillment of contracts, the discharge of agencies, trusts, and the like; uprightness; rectitude.
- Allusion - n. - A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint.
- Paragenesis - n. - The science which treats of minerals with special reference to their origin.
- Recommittal - n. - A second or renewed commitment; a renewed reference to a committee.
- Chance - n. - A possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; -- with reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a chance for life; the chances are all against him.
- Farewell - n. - Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
- Narrow - superl. - Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority.
- Capacity - n. - The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.
- Inverse - a. - Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x means the arc whose sine is x.
- Exposition - n. - Situation or position with reference to direction of view or accessibility to influence of sun, wind, etc.; exposure; as, an easterly exposition; an exposition to the sun.
- Sign - n. - That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents.
- Instigate - v. t. - To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.
- Industrially - adv. - With reference to industry.
- Yarage - a. - The power of moving, or being managed, at sea; -- said with reference to a ship.
- Gestic - a. - Relating to bodily motion; consisting of gestures; -- said especially with reference to dancing.
- Better - compar. - More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better.
- Survey - v. t. - To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire.
- Constitution - n. - The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution.
- Quantification - n. - Modification by a reference to quantity; the introduction of the element of quantity.
- Narrowly - adv. - With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped.
- Posture - v. t. - To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one's self; to posture a model.
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