| hammer | 1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron, fixed crosswise to a handle. "With busy hammers closing rivets up." (Shak) 2. Something which in firm or action resembles the common hammer; as: That part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to indicate the hour. The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires, to produce the tones. <anatomy> That part of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming. Also, a person of thing that smites or shatters; as, St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies. "He met the stern legionaries [of Rome] who had been the "massive iron hammers" of the whole earth." (J. H. Newman) Atmospheric hammer, a dead-stroke hammer in which the spring is formed by confined air. Drop hammer, Face hammer, etc. See Drop, Face, etc. Hammer fish. See Hammerhead. Hammer hardening, the process of hardening metal by hammering it when cold. <zoology> Hammer shell, any species of Malleus, a genus of marine bivalve shells, allied to the pearl oysters, having the wings narrow and elongated, so as to give them a hammer-shaped outline; called also hammer oyster. To bring to the hammer, to put up at auction. Origin: OE. Hamer, AS. Hamer, hamor; akin to D. Hamer, G. & Dan. Hammer, Sw. Hammare, Icel. Hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. To Gr. Anvil, Skr. Aman stone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hammer finger | An avulsion, partial or complete, of the long finger extensor from the base of the distal phalanx. Synonym: drop finger, hammer finger, mallet finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hammer nose | A manifestation of severe acne rosacea resulting in significant enlargement of the nose and occurring primarily in men. It is caused by hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands and surrounding connective tissue. The nose is reddened and marked with numerous telangiectasias. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hammer toe | <orthopaedics> A deformity of the toe in which the toe is bent upward like a claw. most commonly seen in the second toe, the condition may be congenital or acquired. Ill fitting shoes (too short or too narrow a fit) can result in hammer toe. Mild cases can be treated with splinting or special shoe inserts. Severe cases may require surgery to straighten the toe. (06 Mar 2000) |
| hammerhead | 1. <zoology> A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygaena is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish. 2. <zoology> A fresh water fish; the stone-roller. 3. <zoology> An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus); so called from its large blunt nozzle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hammerkop | <zoology> A bird of the Heron family; the umber. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hammermill | A device consisting of a rotating head with free-swinging hammers which reduce chips or hogged fuel to a predetermined particle size through a perforated screen. (05 Dec 1998) |
| Hammerschlag's method | A hydrometric method of determining the specific gravity of the blood by allowing a drop of blood to fall into each of a series of tubes containing mixtures of chloroform and benzene of known graded specific gravities; the specific gravity of that mixture in which the drop remains exactly suspended, neither rising nor falling, corresponds to the specific gravity of the blood sample. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hammerschlag, Albert | <person> Austrian physician, 1863-1935. See: Hammerschlag's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| water hammer | <physics> 1. A vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of air, and hermetically sealed. When reversed or shaken, the water being unimpeded by air, strikes the sides in solid mass with a sound like that of a hammer. 2. A concussion, or blow, made by water in striking, as against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| water-hammer pulse | <radiology> Corrigan's sign: increased pulse at wrist, aortic insufficiency, widened pulse pressure due to increased stroke volume, diastolic regurgitation (12 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms : Clawtoe, Hammertoe Syndrome, Claw Toes, Clawtoes, Hammer Toes, Hammertoe Syndromes, Mallet Toes, Syndrome, Hammer Toe, Syndrome, Hammertoe, Syndromes, Hammertoe, Toe, Claw, Toe, Hammer, Toe, Mallet, Toes, Claw, Toes, Hammer, Toes, Mallet
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the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking malleus: the ossicle attached to the eardrum a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate a power tool for drilling rocks beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat" the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" forge: create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
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rhinophyma: enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
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a deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch
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A hammer is a tool meant to deliver blows to a target, causing it to move or deform. The most common uses are for driving nails, fitting parts, and breaking up objects. Hammers are often designed for a specific purpose, and so their design varies quite a lot. Usual features are a handle and a head, with the balance firmly in the head. The head is composed of a flat striking surface on one end, and a peen on the other. ...
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After defeating the Great Armor boss in the Library area, the player moves to the room to the left, adn encounters a tall, muscular man who calls himself Hammer. He reveals that he works for the military, and was sent to the Hakuba shrine on mysterious circumstances, and ended up in this castle. He states that his he has been thinking about quitting the army and opening up a shop. After this talk, when the player goes to the locked castle gate(where Mina is) Hammer has his shop set up. ...
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| hammer | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
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| hammer | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle |
| hammer | a power tool for drilling rocks |
| hammer | a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate |
| hammer | the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled |
| hammer | a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire |
| hammer | the ossicle attached to the eardrum |
| hammer | an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible |
| hammer | beat with or as if with a hammer |
| hammer | of metals |
| hammer | the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union |
| hammer | teach by drills and repetition |
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