| far | 1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other. 2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. 3. In great part; as, the day is far spent. 4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly. "Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies." (Prov. Xxxi. 10) As far as, to the extent, or degree, that. See As far as, under As. Far off. at a great distance, absolutely or relatively. Distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. "But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ." Far other, different by a great degree; not the same; quite unlike. Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region. Far and wide, distantly and broadly; comprehensively. "Far and wide his eye commands." . From far, from a great distance; from a remote place. Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread. <zoology> A young pig, or a litter of pigs. See: Farrow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| far east | A geographic area of east and southeast asia encompassing china, hong kong, japan, korea, macao, mongolia, and taiwan. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Far East haemorrhagic fever | Tick-borne infection with Rickettsia sibirica, seen primarily in Siberia and Mongolia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Far East Russian encephalitis | Tick-borne encephalitis (Eastern subtype). (05 Mar 2000) |
| far point | That point in conjugate focus with the retina when the eye is not accommodating. Synonym: punctum remotum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| far point of convergence | The point to which the visual lines are directed when convergence is at rest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| far point of eye | <microscopy> For the normal eye, the far point is at infinity. The rays of light from an infinitely distant point source are parallel and can be focused with the accommodation muscles of the eye entirely relaxed. See: accommodation, near point of the eye. (05 Aug 1998) |
| far sight | Farsightedness or hyperopia occurs when a refractive error in which light rays entering the eye are focused behind the retina. This condition is easily corrected with corrective lenses or contact lenses. (27 Sep 1997) |
| far Western analysis | Yeast gene, induced by factor, that causes cells to arrest in G1 phase, by interacting with the G1 cyclin, CLN2. (18 Nov 1997) |
| far-and-near suture | A suture utilizing alternate near and far stitches, used to approximate fascial edges. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Farabeuf's amputation | Amputation of the leg, the flap being large and on the outer side, amputation of the foot; disarticulation of the foot through the subtalar joint and the talo-navicular joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Farabeuf's triangle | The triangle formed by the internal jugular and facial veins and the hypoglossal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Farabeuf, Louis | <person> French surgeon, 1841-1910. See: Farabeuf's amputation, Farabeuf's triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| farad | <physics> The standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a condenser whose charge, having an electromotive force of one volt, is equal to the amount of electricity which, with the same electromotive force, passes through one ohm in one second; the capacity, which, charged with one coulomb, gives an electromotive force of one volt. Origin: From Michael Faraday, the English electrician. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| faradaic | Of or pertaining to Michael Faraday, the distinguished electrician; applied especially to induced currents of electricity, as produced by certain forms of inductive apparatus, on account of Faraday's investigations of their laws. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |