computer |
1. n. (now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes. | |
2. n. (by restriction, chiefly historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress. | |
3. n. A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially | |
graphics |
1. n. The making of architectural or design drawings. | |
2. n. The graphic arts. | |
3. n. (computing) The pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data. | |
4. n. (computing) The art or visual representations displayed by a computer. | |
This game is really fun, but the graphics aren't very good. | |
a |
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group. | |
There was a man here looking for you yesterday. | |
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word. | |
I've seen it happen a hundred times. | |
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003) | |
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London. | |
4. art. The same; one. | |
We are of a mind on matters of morals. | |
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007) | |
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties. | |
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head? | |
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc. | |
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it. | |
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square. | |
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto. | |
Stand a tiptoe. | |
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into. | |
Torn a pieces. | |
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. | |
I brush my teeth twice a day. | |
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with. | |
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In. | |
A God’s name. | |
13. prep. To do with status; In. | |
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18) | |
To set the people a worke. | |
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing. | |
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’ | |
The times, they are a-changin'. | |
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in. | |
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21 | |
Jacob, when he was a dying | |
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into. | |
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have. | |
I'd a come, if you'd a asked. | |
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He. | |
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah. | |
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of. | |
The name of John a Gaunt. | |
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All. | |
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All. | |
polygon |
1. n. (geometry) A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines. | |
2. n. (geometry) The boundary of such a figure. | |
3. n. (geometry, more generally) A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly. | |
4. n. (geometry) Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole. | |
mesh |
1. n. A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them. | |
2. n. The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space. | |
3. n. The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack. | |
4. n. A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +40 | |
5. n. (computer graphics) A polygon mesh. | |
6. v. To connect together by interlocking, as gears do. | |
7. v. (intransitive, figurative, by extension) To fit in; to come together harmoniously. | |
The music meshed well with the visuals in that film. | |
8. v. To catch in a mesh. | |