ACIS

Meaning of ACIS in English

/ay"sis/ , n. Class. Myth.

the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.

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ACIS — in the Greek mythology of Ovid, the son of Faunus (Pan) and the nymph Symaethis. He was a beautiful shepherd …
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ACIS — Acis BrE AmE ˈeɪs ɪs § \ -əs
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ACIS — < graphics > Andy, Charles, Ian's System. A geometric engine that most CAD packages now use. ACIS uses a sophisticated …
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ACIS — American Committee for Interoperable Systems
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ACIS — American Committee for Interoperable Systems
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ACIS — [Greek] A Sicilian shepherd youth, occasionally regarded as a son of Dionysus. He was in love with Galatea but rival, …
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ACIS — Акид
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ACIS — American Committee for Interoperable Systems
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ACIS — ACademic Information Services (IBM)
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GALATEA — /gal'euh tee"euh/ , n. Class. Myth. 1. a sea nymph who was the lover of Acis. 2. a maiden who …
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SERENATA — ( (Italian: evening music), ) plural Serenatas, or Serenate, form of 18th-century vocal music combining many features of cantata, oratorio, …
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FOKINE, MICHEL — born April 23 [April 11, old style], 1880, St. Petersburg, Russia died Aug. 22, 1942, New York City original name …
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FINCH, ROBERT (DUER CLAYDON) — born May 14, 1900, Freeport, N.Y., U.S. Canadian poet whose gift for satire finds an outlet in lyrics characterized by …
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CARRILLO Y SOTOMAYOR, LUIS — born 1583?, Crdoba, Spain died 1610, Puerto de Santo Mara Spanish poet known as the chief exponent of culteranismo, which …
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ACIREALE — town and episcopal see, Catania provincia, eastern Sicily, Italy, on terraces above the Ionian Sea at the foot of Mount …
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VIVACIOUS — adj. lively, sprightly, animated. øøvivaciously adv. vivaciousness n. vivacity n. [L vivax -acis f. vivere live]
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TENACIOUS — adj. 1 (often foll. by of) keeping a firm hold of property, principles, life, etc.; not readily relinquishing. 2 (of …
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RAPACIOUS — adj. grasping, extortionate, predatory. øørapaciously adv. rapaciousness n. rapacity n. [L rapax -acis f. rapere snatch]
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PUGNACIOUS — adj. quarrelsome; disposed to fight. øøpugnaciously adv. pugnaciousness n. pugnacity n. [L pugnax -acis f. pugnare fight f. pugnus fist]
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PERSPICACIOUS — adj. having mental penetration or discernment. øøperspicaciously adv. perspicaciousness n. perspicacity n. [L perspicax -acis (as PERSPEX)]
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MENACE — n. & v. --n. 1 a threat. 2 a dangerous or obnoxious thing or person. 3 joc. a pest, a …
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LOQUACIOUS — adj. 1 talkative. 2 (of birds or water) chattering, babbling. øøloquaciously adv. loquaciousness n. loquacity n. [L loquax -acis f. …
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FURNACE — n. 1 an enclosed structure for intense heating by fire, esp. of metals or water. 2 a very hot place. …
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FALLACY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a mistaken belief, esp. based on unsound argument. 2 faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument. 3 …
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CAPACIOUS — adj. roomy; able to hold much. øøcapaciously adv. capaciousness n. [L capax -acis f. capere hold]
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BORACIC — adj. of borax; containing boron. øboracic acid = boric acid. [med.L borax -acis]
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BOMBAST — n. pompous or extravagant language. øøbombastic adj. bombastically adv. [earlier bombace cotton wool f. F f. med.L bombax -acis alt. …
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.SAT — ACIS Solid Model (any ACIS-based CAD program)
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.SAB — ModelMaker File (3D scanner) ACIS Solid Binary File (any ACIS-based CAD program)
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GALATEA — [Greek] One of the Nereids, and the beloved of Acis, a Sicilian shepherd. She was also loved by Polyphemus, who …
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