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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DESCRIPTIV,E, a. Containing description; tending to describe; having the quality of representing; as a descriptive figure; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body [syn: vitamin E, tocopherol, E]
2: a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons [syn: einsteinium, Es, E, atomic number 99]
3: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn: east, due east, eastward, E]
4: the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282...
5: the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: E, e]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation 1. electromotive force 2. energy 3. English 4. error 5. exponent

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural e's or es) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. the 5th letter of the English alphabet b. a graphic representation of this letter c. a speech counterpart of orthographic e 2. the third tone of a C-major scale 3. a graphic device for reproducing the letter e 4. one designated e especially as the fifth in order or class 5. a. a grade rating a student's work as poor and usually constituting a conditional pass b. a grade rating a student's work as failing c. one graded or rated with an E 6. a transcendental number having a value to eight decimal places of 2.71828183 that is the base of natural logarithms 7. something shaped like the letter E 8. capitalized ecstasy 4 II. abbreviation 1. earth 2. east; easterly; eastern 3. edge 4. eldest 5. ell 6. empty 7. end 8. energy 9. erg 10. excellent

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. (also e) (pl. Es or E's) 1 the fifth letter of the alphabet. 2 Mus. the third note of the diatonic scale of C major. 2. abbr. (also E.) 1 east, eastern. 2 Egyptian (£E). 3 Engineering (M.I.Mech.E. etc.). 4 see E-NUMBER.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

symb. 1 Math. the base of natural logarithms, equal to approx. 2.71828. 2 used on packaging (in conjunction with specification of weight, size, etc.) to indicate compliance with EEC regulations.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Notopodium No`to*po"di*um, n.; pl. L. Notopodia, E. Notopodiums. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the back + ?, ?, the foot.] (Zo["o]l.) The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See Parapodium.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Amt Amt, n.; pl. Amter, E. Amts. [Dan. & Norw., fr. G.] An administrative territorial division in Denmark and Norway. Each of the provinces [of Denmark] is divided into several amts, answering . . . to the English hundreds. --Encyc. Brit.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Medium Me"di*um, n.; pl. L. Media, E. Mediums. [L. medium the middle, fr. medius middle. See Mid, and cf. Medius.] 1. That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean. The just medium . . . lies between pride and abjection. --L'Estrange. (b) (Math.) See Mean. (c) (Logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into connection. 2. A substance through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and transmitted. Whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cause a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried. --Bacon. I must bring together All these extremes; and must remove all mediums. --Denham. 3. An average. [R.] A medium of six years of war, and six years of peace. --Burke. 4. A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See Paper. 5. (Paint.) The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application. Circulating medium, a current medium of exchange, whether coin, bank notes, or government notes. Ethereal medium (Physics), the ether. Medium of exchange, that which is used for effecting an exchange of commodities -- money or current representatives of money.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

E E ([=e]). 1. The fifth letter of the English alphabet. Note: It derives its form, name, and value from the Latin, the form and value being further derived from the Greek, into which it came from the Ph[oe]nician, and ultimately, probably, from the Egyptian. Its etymological relations are closest with the vowels i, a, and o, as illustrated by to fall, to fell; man, pl. men; drink, drank, drench; dint, dent; doom, deem; goose, pl. geese; beef, OF. boef, L. bos; and E. cheer, OF. chiere, LL. cara. Note: The letter e has in English several vowel sounds, the two principal being its long or name sound, as in eve, me, and the short, as in end, best. Usually at the end of words it is silent, but serves to indicate that the preceding vowel has its long sound, where otherwise it would be short, as in m[=a]ne, c[=a]ne, m[=e]te, which without the final e would be pronounced m[a^]n, c[a^]n, m[e^]t. After c and g, the final e indicates that these letters are to be pronounced as s and j; respectively, as in lace, rage. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 74-97. 2. (Mus.) E is the third tone of the model diatonic scale. E[flat] (E flat) is a tone which is intermediate between D and E.