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Look up: silent

  1. silent
    [adj] - marked by absence of sound 2. [adj] - (of film) having no spoken dialogue and usually no soundtrack 3. [adj] - not made to sound 4. [adj] - having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. silent
    a risk for premises without trade or where no machinery is used for manufacturing purposes Category: Insurance • a high strength spirit almost free of congenerics Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • designed interval without signals which...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Silent
    Si'lent adjective [ Latin silens , - entis , present participle of silere to be silent; akin to Goth. ana- silan.] 1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. « How silent is this town!�...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/101

  4. Silent
    Si'lent noun That which is silent; a time of silence. [ R.] 'The silent of the night.' Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/101

  5. silent
    Producing no detectable signs or symptoms, said of certain diseases or morbid processes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. silent
    soundless adjective marked by absence of sound; `a silent house`; `soundless footsteps on the grass`; `the night was still`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. silent
    adjective having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; `a silent dog whistle`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. silent
    adjective not made to sound; `the silent `h` at the beginning of `honor``; `in French certain letters are often unsounded`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. silent
    adjective unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. Silent
    • (n.) That which is silent; a time of silence. • (a.) Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. • (a.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in `fable.` • (a.) Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. • (...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. silent
    silent 1. Utterly quiet: lacking any noise or sound. 2. Not speaking or communicating at a particular time; especially, by choice. 3. Saying very little; not inclined to say much; such as, 'the strong silent type'. 4. Communicated without words or sound: 'She rolled her eyes in silent disbelief.'...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  12. silent
    a noticeable pause or musical rest with all the value of a beat in highly rhythmic verse. An example is the caesura that appears at the end of the first lines in (spoken-aloud) nursery rhymes such as Ding dong bell, Pussy's in the well (Philip Davies Roberts, How Poetry Works: The Elements of English Poetry [Penguin, 1986]: 22-23, 33).
    Found on http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_r

  13. silent
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sī′lĕnt Definitions: 1. Producing no detectable signs or symptoms, said of certain diseases or morbid processes.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  14. Silent
    GO SILENT directive to initiate briefed EMCON procedures.
    Found on http://www.f-16.net/glossary-S.html

  15. Silent
    Just as a closed theatre is said to be 'dark,' so a closed, though potentially productive, distillery is described as 'silent.'
    Found on http://www.whisky-pages.com/about.shtml

  16. Silent
    (band) `Silent` were a Brazilian arena rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Biography : Silent were formed in 1991 by Gustavo Andriewiski (guitar and lead vocals), Alexandre França (guitar), Marcos Ferraz (bass) and L.A. Tilly (drums). This line up recorded the single "Sonhar (Pra S...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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