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• Irregular — Ir*reg u*lar, a. [Pref. ir not + regular: cf. F. irr[ e]gulier.] Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to the rules of moral rectitude, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Figure of the Earth — An oblate spheroid Geodesy …   Wikipedia

• irregular — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English irreguler, from Anglo French, from Late Latin irregularis not in accordance with rule, from Latin in + regularis regular Date: 14th century 1. a. not being or acting in accord with laws, rules, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• blister figure — noun : an uneven appearance in some woods caused by irregular depressed and elevated rounded areas in the annual rings * * * blister figure, an irregular pattern in such woods as mahogany, satinwood, and elm, caused by the abnormal growth of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Monte Carlo method — Not to be confused with Monte Carlo algorithm. Computational physics …   Wikipedia

• Barra —    BARRA, a parish and island, in the county of Inverness; including the islands of Bernera, Fladda, Fuday, Helesay, Mingala, Pabba, Sandra, and Watersay; and containing 2363 inhabitants, of whom 1977 are in the island of Barra. The word Barra is …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• Saddell and Skipness —    SADDELL and SKIPNESS, a parish, in the district of Cantyre, county of Argyll; containing 1813 inhabitants, of whom 846 are in Saddell, and 967 in Skipness, respectively 19 and 32 miles (N. by E.) from Campbelltown. The name of the first of… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• contour — I. noun Etymology: French, from Italian contorno, from contornare to round off, from Medieval Latin, to turn around, from Latin com + tornare to turn on a lathe more at turn Date: 1662 1. an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• crotchwood — /kroch wood /, n. wood from a tree crotch, characterized by a swirling, irregular figure and used for furniture and veneers. Also called crotch. [CROTCH + WOOD1] * * * …   Universalium

• planimeter — noun An integrating device used to measure the area of an irregular figure via tracing its outline See Also: planimetric, planimetry …   Wiktionary

• contour — 1. The outline of a part; the surface configuration. 2. In dentistry, to restore the normal outlines of a broken or otherwise misshapen tooth, or to create the external shape or form of a prosthesis. [L. con (intens.), + torno, to turn (in a… …   Medical dictionary