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Oppose (ŏppōz), v. i. 1. To be set opposite. Shak.
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2. To act adversely or in opposition; -- with against or to; as, a servant opposed against the act. [Obs.] Shak.
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3. To make objection or opposition in controversy.
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opposed (ŏppōzd), opposing (ŏppōzĭng), adj. 1. characterized by active opposition; as, two bitterly opposing schools of thought.
Syn. -- antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, opponent.
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2. acting in opposition to; as, the opposing sector of the same muscle group.
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Opposeless, a. Not to be effectually opposed; irresistible. [Obs.] “Your great opposeless wills.” Shak.
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opposer (ŏppōzẽr), n. One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist; an adversary.
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opposite (ŏpp�zĭt or ŏpp�sĭt), a. [F., fr. L. oppositus, p. p. of opponere. See .] 1. Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange; the concert hall and the state theater stood opposite each other on the plaza.
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2. Situated on the other end of an imaginary line passing through or near the middle of an intervening space or object; -- of one object with respect to another; as, the office is on the opposite side of town; -- also used both to describe two objects with respect to each other; as, the stores were on opposite ends of the mall.
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3. Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme; antonyms have opposite meanings.
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4. Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
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Novels, by which the reader is misled into another sort of pleasure opposite to that which is designed in an epic poem. Dryden.
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Particles of speech have divers, and sometimes almost opposite, significations. Locke.
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5. (Bot.) (a) Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node. (b) Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal.
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Opposite, n. 1. One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist. [Obs.]
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The opposites of this day's strife. Shak.
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2. That which is opposed or contrary in character or meaning; as, sweetness and its opposite; up is the opposite of down.
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The virtuous man meets with more opposites and opponents than any other. Landor.
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Coloq. polar opposite that which is conspicuously different in most important respects.
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Oppositely, adv. In a situation to face each other; in an opposite manner or direction; adversely.
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Winds from all quarters oppositely blow. May.
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Oppositeness, n. The quality or state of being opposite.
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Oppositifolious (?), a. [See , .] (Bot.) Placed at the same node with a leaf, but separated from it by the whole diameter of the stem; as, an oppositifolious peduncle.
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Opposition (?), n. [F., fr. L. oppositio. See .] 1. The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.
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The counterpoise of so great an opposition. Shak.
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Virtue which breaks through all opposition. Milton.
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2. The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else. Milton.
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3. Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy. Shak.
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4. That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power.
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5. (Astron.) The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180°; -- signified by the symbol �; as, � ♃ ☉, opposition of Jupiter to the sun.
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6. (Logic) The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form.
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Oppositionist, n. One who belongs to the opposition party. Praed.
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Oppositipetalous (?), a. [See , and .] (Bot.) Placed in front of a petal.
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Oppositisepalous (?), a. [See , and .] (Bot.) Placed in front of a sepal.
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Oppositive (?), a. [Cf. F. oppositif. See .] Capable of being put in opposition. Bp. Hall.
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Oppress (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Oppressing.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L. oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see ) + premere to press. See .] 1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. Wyclif.
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For thee, oppressèd king, am I cast down. Shak.
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Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress
Thy chosen! Milton.
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2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.]
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The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. Shak.
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4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach.
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oppressed adj. having excessive or unfair burdens imposed.
Syn. -- downtrodden, persecuted.
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Oppression (?), n. [F., fr. L. oppressio.] 1. The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.
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2. That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny. “The multitude of oppressions.” Job xxxv. 9.
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3. A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs.
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There gentle Sleep
First found me, and with soft oppression seized
My drowsed sense. Milton.
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4. Ravishment; rape. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Oppressive (?), a. [Cf. F. oppressif.] 1. Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law. Macaulay.
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2. Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands.
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3. Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; creating a sense of heavy burden; as, oppressive grief or woe; oppressive heat or humidity; an oppressive workload.
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To ease the soul of one oppressive weight. Pope.
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-- Oppressively, adv. -- Oppressiveness, n.
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Oppressor (?), n. [L.] One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.
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The orphan pines while the oppressor feeds. Shak.
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To relieve the oppressed and to punish the oppressor. Swift.
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Oppressure (?), n. Oppression. [Obs.]
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Opprobrious (?), a. [L. opprobriosus, fr. opprobrium. See .] 1. Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language.
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They . . . vindicate themselves in terms no less opprobrious than those by which they are attacked. Addison.
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2. Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; as, an opprobrious name.
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This dark, opprobrious den of shame. Milton.
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-- Opprobriously, adv. -- Opprobriousness, n.
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Opprobrium (?), n. [L., fr. ob (see ) + probrum reproach, disgrace.] A state of disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; odium{3}.
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2. Abusive language.
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Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he found himself heir to a twofold opprobrium. De Quincey.
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Opprobry (?), n. Opprobrium. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Oppugn (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppugned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Oppugning.] [OF. oppugner, L. oppugnare; ob (see ) + pugnare to fight. See .] To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to oppose; to resist.
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They said the manner of their impeachment they could not but conceive did oppugn the rights of Parliament. Clarendon.
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Oppugnancy (?), n. [See .] The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance. Shak.
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Oppugnant (?), a. [L. oppugnans, p. pr. of oppugnare. See .] Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring. “Oppugnant forces.” I. Taylor. -- n. An opponent. [R.] Coleridge.
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Oppugnation (?), n. [L. oppugnatio: cf. OF. oppugnation.] Opposition. [R.] Bp. Hall.
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Oppugner (?), n. One who opposes or attacks; that which opposes. Selden.
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Opsimathy (?), n. [Gr. �.] Education late in life. [R.] Hales.
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Opsiometer (?), n. [Gr. � sight + -meter: cf. F. opsiomètre.] An instrument for measuring the limits of distinct vision in different individuals, and thus determiming the proper focal length of a lens for correcting imperfect sight. Brande & C.
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Opsonation (?), n. [L. opsonatio.] A catering; a buying of provisions. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Optable (?), a. [L. optabilis.] That may be chosen; desirable. [Obs.] Cockeram.
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Optate (?), v. i. [L. optatus, p. p. of optare.] To choose; to wish for; to desire. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
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Optation (?), n. [L. optatio. See .] The act of optating; a wish. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Optative (?), a. [L. optativus: cf. F. optatif.] Expressing desire or wish. Fuller.
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Coloq. Optative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is expressed.
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Optative, n. [Cf. F. optatif.] 1. Something to be desired. [R.] Bacon.
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2. (Gram.) The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.
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Optatively, adv. In an optative manner; with the expression of desire. [R.]
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God blesseth man imperatively, and man blesseth God optatively. Bp. Hall.
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Optic (ŏptĭk), n. [From , a.] 1. The organ of sight; an eye.
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The difference is as great between
The optics seeing, as the object seen. Pope.
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2. An eyeglass. [Obs.] Herbert.
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{ Optic (ŏptĭk), Optical (ŏptĭk�l), } a. [F. optique, Gr. 'optikos; akin to 'opsis sight, 'opwpa I have seen, 'opsomai I shall see, and to 'osse the two eyes, 'ops face, L. oculus eye. See , , and cf. , .] 1. Of, pertaining to, or using vision or sight; as, optical illusions. [wns=2]
Syn. -- ocular, optic, visual.
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The moon, whose orb
Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views. Milton.
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2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed to the retina; the optic (or optical) axis of the eye. See Illust. of , and . [wns=3]
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3. Relating to the science of optics or to devices designed to assist vision; as, optical works; optical equipment. [wns=1]
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Coloq. Optic angle (Opt.), the angle included between the optic axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; -- sometimes called binocular parallax. -- Coloq. Optic axis . (Opt.) (a) A line drawn through the center of the eye perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces. In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic axis that objects are most distinctly seen. (b) The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the direction of which no double refraction occurs. A uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal has two. -- Coloq. Optical circle (Opt.), a graduated circle used for the measurement of angles in optical experiments. -- Coloq. Optical square , a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for laying off right angles.
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optical activity n. (Chem.) the ability of a chemical compound to rotate the plane of plane-polarized light. This is found only in chemicals whose molecular structure does not have a plane of symmetry, and is common in biochemical compounds. -- optically active adj.
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optical cable n. (Communications) a cable containing multiple optical fibers.
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optical fiber n. (Communications) A thin fiber of very pure glass used to carry signals transmitted by means of light. It has much greater information-carrying capacity than a copper wire, and in the 1990's became a dominant means of transmitting telephone communications over long distances.
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Optically, adv. 1. By optics or sight.
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2. With reference to optics.
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Coloq. Optically active , Coloq. Optically inactive (Chem. Physics), terms used of certain isomeric substances which, while identical with each other in other respects, differ in this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or left-handed circular polarization of light. See . -- Coloq. Optically positive , Coloq. Optically negative . See under .
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Optician (?), n. [Cf. F. opticien. See , a.] 1. One skilled in optics. [R.] A. Smith.
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2. One who deals in optical glasses and instruments.
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Optics (?), n. [Cf. F. optique, L. optice, Gr. � (sc. �). See .] That branch of physical science which treats of the nature and properties of light, the laws of its modification by opaque and transparent bodies, and the phenomena of vision.
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Optigraph (?), n. [Optic + -graph: cf. F. opticographe. See , a. ] A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes, by means of a pencil at the eye end which leaves the delineation on paper.
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Optimacy (?), n. [Cf. F. optimatie. See .] 1. Government by the nobility. [R.] Howell.
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2. Collectively, the nobility. [R.]
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optimal (?), a. Best possible; most desirable; optimum; as, the optimal concentration of a drug.
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Optimate (?), a. [L. optimas, -atis, adj., optimates, n. pl., the adherents of the best men, the aristocrats, fr. optimus the best.] Of or pertaining to the nobility or aristocracy. [R.] -- n. A nobleman or aristocrat; a chief man in a state or city. [R.] Chapman.
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Optimates (?), n. pl. [L. See .] The nobility or aristocracy of ancient Rome, as opposed to the populares.
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Optime (?), n. [L., adv. fr. optimus the best.] One of those who stand in the second rank of honors, immediately after the wranglers, in the University of Cambridge, England. They are divided into senior and junior optimes.
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optimise (ŏptĭmīz) v. t. Same as . [Chiefly Brit.]
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Optimism (?), n. [L. optimus the best; akin to optio choice: cf. F. optimisme. See .]
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1. (Metaph.) The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature, being the work of God, is ordered for the best, or that the ordering of things in the universe is such as to produce the highest good.
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2. A habitual tendency or a present disposition to take the most hopeful view of future events, and to expect a favorable outcome even when unfavorable outcomes are possible; -- opposed to pessimism.
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Optimist (?), n. [Cf. F. optimiste.]
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1. (Metaph.) One who holds the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.
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2. One who looks on the bright side of things, or takes hopeful views; one who experiences optimism{2}; -- opposed to pessimist.
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Optimistic (?), a. 1. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.
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2. Hopeful; sanguine; as, an optimistic view.
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optimize (ŏptĭmīz) v. t. [imp. & p. p. optimized (ŏptĭmīzd); p. pr. & vb. n. optimizing (ŏptĭmīzĭng).] 1. To make as useful, effective, or functional as possible; as, to optimize the speed of a computer program.
Syn. -- optimise.
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2. To get the most out of; to use to the best effect; to exploit fully; as, to optimize one's return on investment.
Syn. -- make optimal, optimise.
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Optimity (?), n. [L. optimitas, fr. optimus the best.] The state of being best. [R.] Bailey.
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optimum adj. Best possible or most desirable; -- usually under a restriction expressed or implied; as, an optimum return on capital; optimum concentration of a drug; an optimum result.
Syn. -- optimal.
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optimum n. The most favorable condition, greatest degree, or largest amount possible under given circumstances.
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Option (?), n. [L. optio; akin to optare to choose, wish, optimus best, and perh. to E. apt: cf. F. option.] 1. The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.
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There is an option left to the United States of America, whether they will be respectable and prosperous, or contemptible and miserable, as a nation. Washington.
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2. The exercise of the power of choice; choice.
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Transplantation must proceed from the option of the people, else it sounds like an exile. Bacon.
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3. A wishing; a wish. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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4. (Ch. of Eng.) A right formerly belonging to an archbishop to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for bestowal by himself when next vacant; -- annulled by Parliament in 1845.
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5. (Stock Exchange) A stipulated privilege, given to a party in a time contract, of demanding its fulfillment on any day within a specified limit; also, the contract giving that privelege; as, an option to buy a stock at a given price; to exercise an option.
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☞ A person owning a stock may sell to another person an option or right to buy that stock at some specified price within a specified period of time, and in return will get a premium in consideration for giving the option. If the option price (the strike price) is above the market value for the entire period in which the option is valid, the option is typically not exercised, and expires with no need on the part of the stock owner to transfer the actual stock itself. If however the stock price rises above the option price, the holder of the option may exercise the option, and buy the stock at the specificed price, and may in turn resell the stock at the current market value, perhaps making a net profit on the transaction. The original holder of the stock will receive, in addition to the price at which the stock is sold, the price of the option, and will generally receive more money than if the stock itself were sold at the time that the option was sold. The actual profits for the transaction will depend on the fees that brokers charge for conducting the sales of options and stocks.
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Coloq. Buyer's option , an option allowed to one who contracts to buy stocks at a certain future date and at a certain price, to demand the delivery of the stock (giving one day's notice) at any previous time at the market price. -- Coloq. Seller's option , an option allowed to one who contracts to deliver stock art a certain price on a certain future date, to deliver it (giving one day's notice) at any previous time at the market price. Such options are privileges for which a consideration is paid. -- Coloq. Local option . See under .
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Syn. -- Choice; preference; selection. -- , . Choice is an act of choosing; option often means liberty to choose, and implies freedom from constraint in the act of choosing.
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Optional (?), a. Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one's discretion or choice; allowed but not compulsory; as, optional studies; it is optional with you to go or stay. -- n. See , n.
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If to the former the movement was not optional, it was the same that the latter chose when it was optional. Palfrey.
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Original writs are either optional or peremptory. Blackstone.
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Optionally, adv. In an optional manner.
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optionee n. [option + -ee] 1. (Finance) A person who holds an option to buy or sell a financial instrument. See .
Syn. -- option holder.
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{ Optocœle (?), Optocœlia (?), } n. [NL. optocoelia, fr. Gr. � optic + koi^los a hollow.] (Anat.) The cavity of one of the optic lobes of the brain in many animals. B. G. Wilder.
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Optogram (?), n. [Optic + -gram: cf. F. optogramme.] (Physiol.) An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple. See .
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Optography (?), n. [Optic + -graphy.] (Physiol.) The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye. The object so photographed shows white on a purple or red background. See Visual purple, under .
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Optometer (?), n. [Optic + -meter.] (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the distance of distinct vision, mainly for the selection of eveglasses.
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Optometrist (?), n. One who is skilled in or practices optometry, especially one who examines the eyes for defects in vision and prescribes the proper lenses to correct any defects discovered.
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Optometry (?), n. 1. (Med.) Measurement of the range of vision, esp. by means of the optometer.
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2. As defined (with minor variations) in the statutes of various States of the United States: (a) “The employment of subjective and objective mechanical means to determine the accomodative and refractive states of the eye and the scope of its function in general.” (b) “The employment of any means, other than the use of drugs, for the measurement of the powers of vision and adaptation of lenses for the aid thereof.”
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Opulence (?), n. [L. opulentia: cf. F. opulence. See .] Wealth; riches; affluence. Swift
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Opulency (?), n. See . Shak.
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Opulent (?), a. [L. opulens, opulentus, fr. ops, opis, power, wealth, riches, perh. akin to E. apt: cf. F. opulent. Cf. , , .] Having a large estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent; as, an opulent city; an opulent citizen. -- Opulently, adv.
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I will piece
Her opulent throne with kingdoms. Shak.
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Opuntia (?), prop. n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig.
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Opuntiales prop. n. An order of plants coextensive with the family Cactaceae, comprising the cactuses.
Syn. -- order Opuntiales.
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Opus (?), n.; pl. Opera (#). [L. See .] A work; specif. (Mus.), a musical composition.
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☞ Each composition, or set of pieces, as the composer may choose, is called an opus, and they are numbered in the order of their issue. (Often abbrev. to op.)
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