Look up: ACIS

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   Acis
   In Greek mythology, Acis was a son of Faunus and a river nymph. He loved the sea-nymph Galatea and was killed by his jealous rival Polyphemus.
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   ACIS
   American Committee for Interoperable Systems
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   ACIS
   A standard computer file format for exchanging CAD data, typically from AutoCAD programs. ACIS is an acronym that originally stood for 'Andy, Charles and Ian's System'
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   Acis
   In Greek legend, a Sicilian shepherd, son of Pan and the nymph Symaethis. He was killed with a rock by Polyphemus, the Cyclops, his rival for the nymph Galatea. His blood was changed by Galatea into...
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   ACIS
   3D modelling 'number cruncher' at the heart of 3D modelling software.
   Found on http://www.quadrasol.co.uk/glossary.php
   
   
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   ACIS
   (graphics) Andy, Charles, Ian's System. A geometric engine that most CAD packages now use. ACIS uses a sophisticated object-oriented approach for modelling, the data is stored in boundary representation. Acis is owned by Spatial Technologies. [How does this differ from 'solid modelling'?]. (1996-03-21)
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   ACIS
   The 3D ACISî Modeler (`ACIS`) is a 3D modelling kernel (or engine) owned by Spatial Corporation (formerly Spatial Technology). ACIS is used by many software developers industries such as computer-aided design, (CAD), Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), Computer-aided engineering (CAE), Architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), Coordinate-measuring machine (CMM), 3D animation, and shipbuilding. ACIS provides software developers and manufac...
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   Acis
   In Ovid's Metamorphoses (xiii.750-68) `Acis` was the spirit of the Acis River, which flowed past Akion (Acium) near Mount Etna in Sicily. According to Ovid's poem, Acis was the son of Faunus and the river-nymph Symaethis, daughter of the River Symaethus. Acis loved the sea-nymph Galatea, but a jealous suitor, the Cyclops Polyphemus, killed him with a boulder. Galatea then turned his blood into the river Acis. The tale occurs nowhere but in Ovid;...
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   Acis
   in the Greek mythology of Ovid, the son of Faunus (Pan) and the nymph Symaethis. He was a beautiful shepherd of Sicily, the lover of the Nereid ...
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    Acis
    Acis (ā'sis) : see Galatea 1.
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