| lifespan | 1. The duration of life of an individual. 2. The normal or average duration of life of members of a given species. See: longevity. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lifestyle | The unique and personal customs or habits of an individual. It is their active adaptation to the social milieu, which develops as a product of need for integration and socialisation. It includes; social use of substances such as alcohol and tobacco, dietary habits, exercise, etc., all of which have important implications for health. (22 Sep 2002) |
| lift | 1. Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted. 2. The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift. 3. Help; assistance, as by lifting; as, to give one a lift in a wagon. "The goat gives the fox a lift." (L'Estrange) 4. That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifted; as: A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter. An exercising machine. 5. A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals. 6. A lift gate. See Lift gate, below. 7. A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; used for raising or supporting the end of the yard. 8. <machinery> One of the steps of a cone pulley. 9. A layer of leather in the heel. 10. That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given. Dead lift. See Dead. Lift bridge, a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside. Lift gate, a gate that is opened by lifting. Lift hammer. See Tilt hammer. Lift lock, a canal lock. Lift pump, a lifting pump. Lift tenter, the cross wall at the head of the lock. The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament. Origin: AS.lyft air. See Loft. 1. To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support or holding in the higher place; said of material things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair or a burden. 2. To raise, elevate, exalt, improve, in rank, condition, estimation, character, etc.; often with up. "The Roman virtues lift up mortal man." (Addison) "Lest, being lifted up with pride." (I Tim. Iii. 6) 3. To bear; to support. 4. To collect, as moneys due; to raise. 5. [Perh. A different word, and akin to Goth. Hliftus thief, hlifan to steal, L. Clepere, Gr. Cf. Shoplifter] To steal; to carry off by theft (especially. Cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle. In old writers, lift is sometimes used for lifted. "He ne'er lift up his hand but conquered." (Shak) To lift up, to raise or elevate; in the Scriptures, specifically, to elevate upon the cross. To lift up the eyes. To look up; to raise the eyes, as in prayer. To lift up the feet, to come speedily to one's relief. To lift up the hand. To take an oath. To pray. To engage in duty. To lift up the hand against, to rebel against; to assault; to attack; to injure; to oppress. To lift up one's head, to cause one to be exalted or to rejoice. . To lift up the heel against, to treat with insolence or unkindness. To lift up the voice, to cry aloud; to call out. Origin: Icel. Lypta, fr. Lopt air; akin to Sw.lyfta to lift, Dan. Lofte, G. Luften; prop, to raise into the air. See Loft, and cf. 1st Lift. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lifting | Used in, or for, or by, lifting. Lifting bridge, a lift bridge. Lifting jack. See Jack. Lifting machine. See Health lift, under Health. Lifting pump. One which tends to lift a vessel's bow out of water, as jibs and square foresails. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms : Prolongation of Life, Care, Life Support, Extraordinary Treatments, Life Prolongation, Treatment, Extraordinary, Treatments, Extraordinary
Synonyms : Life Support System, Support System, Life, Support Systems, Life, System, Life Support, Systems, Life Support
Synonyms : Life Table Estimates, Life Table Method, Analyses, Life Table, Analysis, Life Table, Estimate, Life Table, Estimates, Life Table, Life Table, Life Table Analyses, Life Table Estimate, Life Table Model, Method, Life Table, Methods, Life Table, Model, Life Table
Synonyms : Carrying
| life-support system |
equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems" medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive; "the patient is on life support"
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| lifetime |
life: the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"
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| life expectancy |
an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities
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| life support |
life-support system: equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems" life-support system: medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive; "the patient is on life support"
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| lifestyle |
life style: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
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| LIF | the period from the present until death |
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| LIF | insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies |
| LIF | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material |
| LIF | belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt |
| LIF | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material |
| LIF | an art class using a live human model |
| LIF | a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage |
| LIF | the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced |
| LIF | (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it |
| LIF | life without beginning or end |
| LIF | an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities |
| LIF | (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms |