artoparts has adopted no words, looked up 0 words, created 17 lists, listed 1441 words, written 327 comments, added 0 tags, and loved 5 words.
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Comments by artoparts
artoparts commented on the word phonon
Mode of vibration occurring in a rigid crystal lattice, such as the atomic lattice of a solid. The study of phonons is an important part of solid state physics. See also: roton.
January 21, 2009
artoparts commented on the word roton
See also phonon.
January 21, 2009
artoparts commented on the word fossick
Verb. Austral & NZ to find out, dig up, from English dialect fussock to bustle about, move or cause to move energetically and busily. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir.
January 21, 2009
artoparts commented on the word vendergood
An invented language from William James Sidis.
January 21, 2009
artoparts commented on the word peridromophile
Look up Frank Folupa to learn more.
January 21, 2009
artoparts commented on the word laboratory
See: vocabulaboratory
January 21, 2009
artoparts commented on the word confoederatio helvetica
Latin name for Switzerland, Helvetic (Swiss) Confederation, all Swiss coins are also stamped with this name. See: .ch
January 17, 2009
artoparts commented on the word rip
Rest In Peace "requiescat in pace" - See: requiescat
January 6, 2009
artoparts commented on the word requiescat
This is the R in RIP.
January 6, 2009
artoparts commented on the word urpflanze
1790 Goethe published a paper on The Metamorphosis of Plants, describing the idea of an archetype capable of representing all the varieties of existing and immaginary plants. link
January 6, 2009
artoparts commented on the word asvagosha
Asvaghosa is an author whose fame, has recently attained renewal by the discovery and publication of his Buddhacarita, a court epic in excellent style and spirit on the life of the Buddha. His Sutralamkara is also known through the medium of a Tibetan translation, and illustrates his ability in turning the tale into an instrument for propaganda in support of the Buddhist faith. If the tradition which ascribes to him the Mahayanayaddhotpada is correct, he was also the founder or expounder of a subtle system of metaphysics akin to the Vijnanavada of the Mahayana school. The nobles grumbled against the king because he had set too high a value on Asvagosha; in order to convince them of their merit, the king took seven horses, and after having starved them for six days, he led them to the place in which Aśvagosha was teaching, and ordered fodder to be given to them. When the horses heard the preacher they shed tears, and would not eat. Aśvagosha became celebrated because the horses had understood his voice, and because of this he received the name of Aśvagosha (voice of a horse). "Asvagosha spreads the Dharma far and wide, Asvagosha speaks, Asvagosha sings, Asvagosha fares well in the country and city, Asvagosha goes on and on..."
January 6, 2009
artoparts commented on the word skandha
Five aspects of personality, form, sensation, perception, mental formations, and conciousness.
November 26, 2008
artoparts commented on the word paramita
Generosity, discipline, patience; virtues of the bodhisattva.
November 26, 2008
artoparts commented on the word analog
Food products, derived from plants such as soybeans or wheat, which are made to taste like and resemble meat or dairy products. John Harvey Kellogg was a pioneer in the production and promotion of meat analogues.
November 26, 2008
artoparts commented on the word analogue
Food products, derived from plants such as soybeans or wheat, which are made to taste like and resemble meat or dairy products. John Harvey Kellogg was a pioneer in the production and promotion of meat analogues.
November 26, 2008
artoparts commented on the word genistein
See: equol
November 18, 2008
artoparts commented on the word daidzein
See: equol
November 18, 2008
artoparts commented on the word soy
See: equol
November 18, 2008
artoparts commented on the word roton
Quasiparticle in superfluid Helium-4.
November 11, 2008
artoparts commented on the word csic
Spain's Higher Council for Scientific Research.
November 11, 2008
artoparts commented on the word cfsp
Javier Solana is the European Union High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy.
November 11, 2008
artoparts commented on the word tada
See: je te donne
November 5, 2008
artoparts commented on the word je te donne
I give you
November 5, 2008
artoparts commented on the word boutade
n. An outbreak; a caprice; a whim; a fancy. Arbitrary thought or impulse. An impulsive change of mind. A sudden, unpredictable action, change, or series of actions.
November 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word efferent
See: afferent
October 31, 2008
artoparts commented on the word afferent
See: efferent
October 31, 2008
artoparts commented on the word econometric
Econometrics - Application of math and statistics to economic and financial data. Branch of social science that deals with the production, distribution, management and consumption of goods and services.
October 31, 2008
artoparts commented on the word econometric
Econometric Society link
October 31, 2008
artoparts commented on the word econometrics
Econometric Society link
October 31, 2008
artoparts commented on the word dif
In February, 2006, President George W. Bush signed into law The Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005. Among the highlights of this law was merging the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) and the Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF) into a new fund, the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF). This change was made effective March 31, 2006. The FDIC maintains the DIF by assessing depository institutions an insurance premium. Bank failures typically represent a cost to the DIF because FDIC, as receiver of the failed institution, must liquidate assets that have declined substantially in value while at the same time making good on the institution's deposit obligations. In July 2008, IndyMac Bank failed and was placed into receivership and cost the DIF $8.9 billion. Due to the failures of IndyMac and other banks, the DIF fell in the second quarter of 2008 to $45.2 billion.
October 31, 2008
artoparts commented on the word fdic
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), preserving and promoting public confidence, is an independent agency of the federal government, created in 1933 in response to the thousands of bank failures that occurred in the 1920s and early 1930s. Beginning on January 1, 1934, it now insures more than $5 trillion of deposits in U.S. banks. On October 3, 2008, FDIC deposit insurance temporarily increased from $100,000 to $250,000 per depositor through December 31, 2009. See: dif.
October 31, 2008
artoparts commented on the word capital adequacy
See: fdic
October 31, 2008
artoparts commented on the word jnana
ज�?ञान is the Sanskrit term for knowledge or philosophy.
In Buddhism, it refers to pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances, and is contrasted with vijnana, which is a moment of 'divided knowing'.
In Hinduism it means true knowledge, the knowledge that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality Brahman.
October 30, 2008
artoparts commented on the word ajnana
The false apprehension of reality that keeps the soul from attaining release; form of mistaken knowledge. See: Jnana
October 30, 2008
artoparts commented on the word informatics
The interdisciplinary study of the design, application, and use of information and communication technologies (ICT's). It goes beyond purely technical aspects to provide a human-centered perspective, which takes into account the social, organizational, and cultural contexts of ICT design and use. link
October 30, 2008
artoparts commented on the word practicum
The goal of the practicum experience is to provide a supervised applied experience in a set of discrete skill development exercises or exposure to the operations of a specific professional environment concurrent with classroom knowledge acquisition regarding relevant empirical and clinical background material.
October 30, 2008
artoparts commented on the word prosopopée
Figure in rhetoric that gives the floor to an absent person, animal or inanimate beings (nature, time). Figure introduced in speech that is a person dead, absent or feint, an inanimate thing he personifies, it does speak or act; (Rare) Speech vehement and emphatic. It is sometimes to say a dead animal, something personified. It generates a complete metamorphosis of the world, enabling better attention by the reader who has more references, thus persuaded more easily. It is a personification of the hypernym. Ex. Charles Baudelaire:
I am the author of a pipe;
You see, to contemplate my mine
On Abyssinian or Cafrine,
That my master is a heavy smoker.
October 30, 2008
artoparts commented on the word tarp
Trouble Asset Relief Program. The nine companies receiving the initial $125 billion are Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America Corp., Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and State Street Corp., the only firm to report increased profits. Oct. 30 (Bloomberg.com)
October 30, 2008
artoparts commented on the word hinc lucem et pocula sacra
From here, light and sacred draughts (literal)
From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge (non-literal) motto of Cambridge in England, the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. The name is sometimes abbreviated as Cantab. Formed in 1206 when scholars left Oxford after a dispute with local townsfolk.
October 25, 2008
artoparts commented on the word parlé
To speak, talk about; parle plus fort - speak up, speak louder.
October 24, 2008
artoparts commented on the word éventail
Masculine noun: hand-held fan; range. Avoir les orteils en éventail - be cool and relaxed.
October 24, 2008
artoparts commented on the word range
noun
(of prices, products) gamme f;
(of activities) éventail m, choix m;
(of radar, weapon) portée f (of de);
US (prairie) prairie f;
(of mountains) chaîne f;
(stove) (wood) fourneau m;
(also shooting ~) champ m de tir.
intransitive verb
(vary) varier (between entre)
See: rangé
October 24, 2008
artoparts commented on the word rangé
Verb to fill in, store away Adj. tidy, steady, packed-up; bien rangé means "in apple-pie-order" See: range
October 24, 2008
artoparts commented on the word dot
I prefer mine dotted.
October 23, 2008
artoparts commented on the word initial
Initially, I prefer.
October 23, 2008
artoparts commented on the word dear
I prefer dearness.
October 23, 2008
artoparts commented on the word de bello gallico
Commentarii de Bello Gallico is Julius Caesar's third-person account of his nine years of war in Gaul. The Latin title, literally Commentaries about the Gallic War, is often lauded for its polished, clear Latin.
October 23, 2008
artoparts commented on the word gpew
The Green Party of England and Wales
October 22, 2008
artoparts commented on the word fortis est veritas
"Truth is strong" - The city of Oxford motto
October 22, 2008
artoparts commented on the word gre
Graduate Record Examination, a standardized test created and administered by the Educational Testing Service link
October 12, 2008
artoparts commented on the word prescience
See: clairvoyance
October 12, 2008
artoparts commented on the word esp
Extrasensory perception, coined by researcher J. B. Rhine to denote psychic abilities such as telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance. In 1940, Rhine, J.G. Pratt, and others at Duke authored a review of all card-guessing experiments conducted internationally since 1882. "Extra-Sensory Perception After Sixty Years" has become recognised as the first meta-analysis in science.
October 12, 2008
artoparts commented on the word humuhumunukunukuapuaa
I like the name "Picasso Triggerfish"
October 11, 2008
artoparts commented on the word dax
A stock index that represents 30 of the largest and most liquid German companies that trade on the Frankfurt Exchange. link
October 10, 2008
artoparts commented on the word qed
Q.E.D. is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "quod erat demonstrandum" which means literally, "that which was to be demonstrated", written in its abbreviated form at the end of a mathematical proof or philosophical argument. Latin translation of the original Greek ὅπε�? ἔδει δειξαι (hoper edei deixai) which was used by many early mathematicians including Euclid and Archimedes.
October 10, 2008
artoparts commented on the word idce
International Design Center for the Environment link ,now known as the The Green Standard, is developing programs and services that promote human health, productivity and quality of life by advancing sustainable production and consumption.
October 10, 2008
artoparts commented on the word leed
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, certified buildings are shown to outperform their non-green counterparts, with higher occupancy, rental rates and sale prices. link
October 10, 2008
artoparts commented on the word usgbc
Non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable building design and construction. Developers of the LEED building rating system. link
October 10, 2008
artoparts commented on the word nyse
link
October 10, 2008
artoparts commented on the word ftsc
FTSE Group, the award-winning global index provider, today confirms the results of the September review of the FTSE4Good global index series. Globally, 36 companies will be added and 12 companies will be removed from the index series. Changes to the index will take place after the close of the markets on the 19th of September, 2008. link
October 10, 2008
artoparts commented on the word sti
Straits Times Index - stock market index based on the stocks of 30 representative companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. link
October 10, 2008
artoparts commented on the word sgx
Singapore Exchange
October 10, 2008
artoparts commented on the word in lumine tuo videbimus lumen
"In Thy light shall we see light" (a paraphrase of Psalm 36:9) is the motto of Columbia University in the borough of Manhattan, New York City. Established as King's College by the Church of England, receiving a Royal Charter in 1754 from George II of Great Britain, it is one of only two universities in the United States to have been founded by royal charter, and the fifth college established in the Thirteen Colonies.
October 9, 2008
artoparts commented on the word leges sine moribus vanae
"Laws without morals are useless" motto of The University of Pennsylvania, is a private university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Penn is America's first university, the fourth-oldest, a member of the Ivy League, and one of the Colonial Colleges. Benjamin Franklin, Penn's founder, advocated an educational program that focused as much on practical education for commerce and public service as on the classics and theology.
October 9, 2008
artoparts commented on the word dei sub numine viget
"Under God's power she flourishes" motto of Princeton goes back to its establishment by "New Light" Presbyterians and was originally intended to train Presbyterian ministers. It opened in Elizabeth, as the College of New Jersey. Its second president was Aaron Burr, Sr. In 1756, the college moved to Princeton, New Jersey. The Battle of Princeton, fought in a nearby field in January of 1777, proved to be a decisive victory for General George Washington.
October 9, 2008
artoparts commented on the word lux et veritas
"Light and truth" motto of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701, its the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League.
October 9, 2008
artoparts commented on the word kalitoxin
From scorpion venom, kalitoxin blocks Kv1.3, a protein that plays a major role in inflammation. When Kv1.3 is blocked, it decreases the activity of another protein that plays a key role in stimulating bone-eating cells known as osteoclasts. May lead to success in alleviating the bone-ravaging effects of many other diseases. Good candidates include rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
October 9, 2008
artoparts commented on the word veritas christo et ecclesiae
The motto of Harvard University, adopted in 1692 means "Truth for Christ and the Church." This phrase was embedded on a shield and can be found on many buildings around the campus.
October 9, 2008
artoparts commented on the word repertoire
An a&r (person or occupation/position) refers to artist and répertoire, in the music industry.
October 9, 2008
artoparts commented on the word comment ça va
How Is It Going? 1976 French movie, and 1983 Dutch pop song.
October 9, 2008
artoparts commented on the word gfp
The remarkable brightly glowing green fluorescent protein, GFP, was first observed in the beautiful jellyfish, Aequorea victoria in 1962.
October 8, 2008
artoparts commented on the word omne trinum perfectum
Every perfect thing is threefold.
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word otium cum dignitate
Dignified leisure.
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word ok
See: OTIUM CUM DIGNITATE.
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word oed
Oxford English Dictionary, published by the Oxford University Press, not be confused with the one-volume Oxford Dictionary of English, formerly New Oxford Dictionary of English, of 1998. - ok
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word mo
Money order, Medical Officer, Modus operandi, fictional robot character in film WALL-E, month, Missouri, Magneto Optical, and Chinese ink cake.
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word pc
Politically correct
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word pr
Public relations
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word licentia vatum
Poetic license
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word cave canem
Beware of dog.
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word ante meridiem
Before noon.
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word latch
Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren - link
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word tdc
Top Dead Center - Automotive, timing link
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word 1664
See: 1661 urban dic.
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word sargam
Refers to the rendering of music through naming the notes e.g. Sa, Re, Ga, Ma. link
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word agochara
un-understandable
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word adhoksaja
Beyond the direct perception of material knowledge.
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the word abhayaranyam
The forest where there is no fear. link
October 4, 2008
artoparts commented on the list colours-4
Don't you like Chartreuse?
October 3, 2008
artoparts commented on the word abscond
See: absquatulate.
October 3, 2008
artoparts commented on the word absquatulate
See: abscond.
October 3, 2008
artoparts commented on the word bituminous
See: bitumen.
October 3, 2008
artoparts commented on the word gezondheid
See: gezóndheid.
October 2, 2008
artoparts commented on the word svadhisthana
See better version svadishthana.
October 2, 2008
artoparts commented on the word recommended
See recommend.
October 2, 2008
artoparts commented on the word svadishthana
See also: svadhisthana - less recommended.
October 2, 2008
artoparts commented on the word swadhisthana
See also: svadishthana - I prefer it :)
October 2, 2008
artoparts commented on the word turmeric
See also: tumeric.
October 2, 2008
artoparts commented on the word bodhisattva
See: bodhicitta.
October 2, 2008
artoparts commented on the word bodhicitta
See: bodhisattva.
October 2, 2008
artoparts commented on the word vipassana
See: vipaśyan�? - Sanskrit
October 2, 2008
artoparts commented on the word saut
(soh) Literally "jump". As adjectives, sauté (masc.) or sautée (fem.) (soh TAY) are used to modify the quality of a step: for instance, échappé sauté indicates an échappé performed while jumping.
October 1, 2008
artoparts commented on the word tendu
(tohn dew) Literally, "to stretch"; a common abbreviation for - battement tendu (Ballet)
October 1, 2008
artoparts commented on the word paticipatory panopticon
See: panopticonic
October 1, 2008
artoparts commented on the word panopticonic
See also: paticipatory panopticon
October 1, 2008
artoparts commented on the word changeable
Sorry, I prefer unchangeable.
September 30, 2008
artoparts commented on the word attn
See: RSVP.
September 30, 2008
artoparts commented on the word eukaryote
See: prokaryote - less recommended though.
September 30, 2008
artoparts commented on the word prokaryote
See: eukaryote, I prefer it.
September 30, 2008
artoparts commented on the word diversion
Add diverted to your words, I prefer it over divert and diversion.
September 30, 2008
artoparts commented on the word divert
Add diverted to your words, I prefer it over divert and diversion.
September 30, 2008
artoparts commented on the word golden number
The (year+1)/19. Remainder is the Golden Number. (GN-1)(11) /30. Remainder is the Epact.
http://books.google.com/books?id=FTgAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=george+shoobridge+carr#PPA3,M1
September 24, 2008
artoparts commented on the word epact
To find the Epact: Divide the given year by 19; multiply the remainder by 11, and the product will be the Epact, if it does not exceed 29; but if it does, divide the product by 30, and the last remainder will be the Epact.
Example: Epact for 1846. 1846, divided by 19, gives 97 for the quotient, and 3 for the remainder, which is multiplied by 11, gives 33; this, divided by 30, gives the quotient 1, and the remainder 3; which is the Epact for the year 1846.
www.fer3.com/arc
See Golden Number for a similar formula for finding the Epact.
September 24, 2008
artoparts commented on the word psychographics
The values, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of a particular segment of a population.
September 24, 2008
artoparts commented on the word wranglers
During the nineteenth century, mathematical education at British Universities was largely oriented towards preparing students for the Tripos examinations. Those who placed in the first class were known as Wranglers, and were assured of a successful future in any profession. Those who placed in the second and third classes were known as Senior and Junior Optimes.
September 24, 2008
artoparts commented on the word optimes
During the nineteenth century, mathematical education at British Universities was largely oriented towards preparing students for the Tripos examinations. Those who placed in the first class were known as Wranglers, and were assured of a successful future in any profession. Those who placed in the second and third classes were known as Senior and Junior Optimes.
September 24, 2008
artoparts commented on the word tripos
During the nineteenth century, mathematical education at British Universities was largely oriented towards preparing students for the Tripos examinations, which involved solving tricky problems within a set time. The exams originated in 1748, sometime after Isaac Newton's tenure at Cambridge, and the name Tripos came from the three-legged stool on which the student sat to argue his points. Those who placed in the first class were known as Wranglers, and were assured of a successful future in any profession. Those who placed in the second and third classes were known as Senior and Junior Optimes.
September 24, 2008
artoparts commented on the word phenomena
See the word noumena an aspect of Kant's philosophical writing.
September 17, 2008
artoparts commented on the word noumena
Meaning things in themselves or the 'thing-in-itself'. This is in contrast to phenomena which has the applied meaning of 'things as they appear'. See Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher 1762-1814. He did not endorse Kant's argument that noumena was a supra-sensible reality that lay beyond the catagories of human reason.
September 17, 2008
artoparts commented on the word hermeneutics
The word 'hermeneutics' is a term derived from the Greek word for interpreter. This is related to the name of the Greek god Hermes in his role as interpreter of messages, from the gods.
September 17, 2008
artoparts commented on the list brtom-s-words
http://wordie.org/words/word?id=lists
July 30, 2007
artoparts commented on the word vedas
See: Buddhism , vedic , Sanskrit , India , sutras and Hindu
July 28, 2007
artoparts commented on the word idola
---Obstacles to correct observation and inference from nature:
Idola Tribus - misconceptions via human folly.
Idola Specus - misconceptions of particular, individual circumstance or surrounding.
Idola Fori - misconceptions created through idle controversy in common speech and opinion.
Idola Theatri - misconceptions via traditions of fable and fiction.
---"The Novum Organum" - New Method (of Inductive Reasoning)
June 4, 2007
artoparts commented on the word tumeric
Spice from India incorrectly identified as curry, often used as a natural remedy, dye, and to give mustard that rich golden color.
April 9, 2007
artoparts commented on the word noumenous
Brahman tends to be conceived as the atman (the noumenous self) beyond material reality. View the awakening of the consciousness as the noumenous root of the manifest self. This realization is not an internally based and non-phenomenal atman (or a soul) but Brahman (the Transcendental or Self-Existing Reality). The idea of such a soul is based on the sense of a noumenous and undying force of being, underneath the mechanics of the body-mind locus. The narcissism of subjective inversion as well as the conventionality and inherent contractedness of phenomenal attention in any form is thus thoroughly inspected.
April 8, 2007
artoparts commented on the word kikoi
Kikoi were traditionally worn by men in Kenya but have become the essential, classic garment for all sexes and all ages. In Africa it is worn by men, women and children. Much like sarong (also pareo, a wraparound) pareau (Tahiti), pakome(Thailand), lava-lava (Samoa), kain (Indonesia), sulu (Fiji), canga (Brazil). The sari is more than 5000 years old and is mentioned in the Vedas. Sari (Chira in Sanskrit for cloth) is of varied length, usually 5 yards today.
April 5, 2007
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