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• Dead and live loads — are terms used in mechanical and structural engineering, especially where analysis of real world objects is required. A load refers to any type of force exerted on an object, which may be in the form of a weight (gravitational force), a pressure …   Wikipedia

• dead-nettle — deadˈ nettle noun Any species of Lamium, labiate plants superficially like nettles but stingless • • • Main Entry: ↑dead dead nettle see under ↑dead • • • Main Entry: ↑nettle …   Useful english dictionary

• Dead-reckoning — Dead reck on*ing, n. (Naut.) See under {Dead}, a. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dead point — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dead letter — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dead weight — Weight Weight, n. [OE. weght, wight, AS. gewiht; akin to D. gewigt, G. gewicht, Icel. v[ae]tt, Sw. vigt, Dan. v[ae]gt. See {Weigh}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dead reckoning — Reckoning Reck on*ing, n. 1. The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation. Specifically: (a) An account of time. Sandys. (b) Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of obligations,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dead coloring — Coloring Col or*ing, n. 1. The act of applying color to; also, that which produces color. [1913 Webster] 2. Change of appearance as by addition of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation. [1913 Webster] Tell the whole story without… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dead lift — Lift Lift, n. 1. Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted. [1913 Webster] 2. The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. Help; assistance, as by lifting. Hence: A ride in a vehicle, given by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• DEAD SEA SCROLLS — DEAD SEA SCROLLS, the popular designation given to collections of manuscript material found in 1947 and the following years in various caves west of the Dead Sea, notably at qumran , Murabbaʿāt , Khirbat Mird, together with en gedi and masada .… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism