Look up: Hair

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   hair
   [n] - filamentous hairlike growth on a plant 2. [n] - dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head) 3. [n] - any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal 4. [n] - a filamentous projection or process on an organism
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   hair
   [back-formation from hairy] The complications that make something hairy. 'Decoding TECO commands requires a certain amount of hair.' Often seen in the phrase 'infinite hair', which connotes extreme complexity. Also in 'hairiferous' (tending to promote hair growth): 'GNUMACS elisp encourages lusers to write complex editing modes.' 'Yeah, it's pr...
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   hair
   the essential movement is relative displacement of the hair cells and tectorial membrane, so that the -- are bent one way or the other. Category: Medicine
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   Hair
   Hair (hâr) noun [ Middle English her , heer , hær , Anglo-Saxon hǣr ; akin to OFries. hēr , D. & German haar , Old High German & Icelandic hār , Danish haar , Swedish hår ; confer Lithuanian kasa .] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a cov ...
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   hair
   1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of the body. ... 2. One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in invertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin. 'Then read he me ...
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   hair
   noun a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; `he combed his hair`; `each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells`
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   hair
   noun any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; `there is a hair in my soup`
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   Hair
   `Hair` is an outgrowth of protein, found only on mammals. It projects from the epidermis, though it grows from hair follicles deep in the dermis. Although many other organisms, especially insects, show filamentous outgrowths, these are not considered `hair`. So-called `hairs` (trichomes) are also found on plants. The projections on arthropods, such as insects and spiders are actually insect bristles, composed of a polysaccharide called chitin. Th...
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   HaIr
   `HaIr` (lit `The City`) is a weekly local newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Since April 2005 when there was a major shakeup in the business structure of newspaper's publisher, The Shoken Group, it has been distributed for free. HaIr is published once a week on Thursday evening, and is distributed across the metropolitan area of Tel Aviv through newspaper stands. HaIr was first published in October 1980. One of HaIr's supplements is `...
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    hair
    (hār) any thin, threadlike structure. especially, the specialized epidermal structure produced only by mammals, developing from a papilla sunk in the dermis. The life cycle of a hair (hair cycle) consists of three phases, called anagen, catagen, and telogen. Called also pilus. ...
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    Hair
    • (n.) A haircloth. • (n.) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth. • (n.) One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in invertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part w...
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    Hair
    (from the article `musical`) ...in many different directions: rock and roll, operatic styling, extravagant lighting and staging, social comment, nostalgia, pure spectacle. The ... ...`American tribal love-rock musical` that attempted to capture the 1960s hippie culture was developed at New York City`s Public Theatre. In 1968 ....
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    hair
    in mammals, the characteristic threadlike outgrowths of the outer layer of the skin (epidermis) that form an animal`s coat, or pelage. Hair is ... [20 related articles]
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    hair
    hair 1. A long slender filament. 2. Especially, in humans and other mammals, one of the filamentous appendages consisting of keratin and growing out of the skin, or of the scalp. Each hair consists of a cylindrical shaft and a root, which is contained in a flasklike depression (hair follicle) in the corium and subcutaneous tissue. The base of the roo...
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    hair
    hair, haired, hairless, hairlessness 1. Any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal. 2. Any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus. 3. An aggregate of such filaments, as that covering the human head or forming the coat of most mammals. 4. A similar fine, fi...
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    hair
    
    1. a very small distance or space
    2. any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
    3. a filamentous projection or process on an organism
    
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    hair
    • A multicellular, filamentous structure, consisting of dead keratinized cells, which projects from the epidermis of mammalian skin. It consists primarily of the protein keratin. The section of a hair below the skin surface (the root) is contained within a hair follicle, the base of which lies ...
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    hair
    hair, slender threadlike outgrowth from the skin of mammals. In some animals hair grows in dense profusion and is called fur or wool. Although all mammals show some indication of hair formation, dense hair is more common among species located in colder climates and has the obvious function of insula...
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