| firm power | (firm energy) Power which is guaranteed by the supplier to be available at all times during a period covered by a commitment. That portion of a customer's energy load for which service is assured by the utility provider. (05 Dec 1998) |
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| firmament | 1. Fixed foundation; established basis. "Custom is the . . . Firmament of the law." (Jer. Taylor) 2. The region of the air; the sky or heavens. "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the mist of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." (Gen. I. 6) "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament." (Gen. I. 14) In Scripture, the word denotes an expanse, a wide extent; the great arch or expanse over out heads, in which are placed the atmosphere and the clouds, and in which the stars appear to be placed, and are really seen. 3. The orb of the fixed stars; the most rmote of the celestial spheres. Origin: L. Firmamentum, fr. Firmare to make firm: cf. F. Firmament. See Firm, v. &. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| firry | Made of fir; abounding in firs. "In firry woodlands making moan." (Tennyson) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| first | 1. Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign. 2. Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others. 3. most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece. at first blush. See Blush. At first hand, from the first or original source; without the intervention of any agent. "It is the intention of the person to reveal it at first hand, by way of mouth, to yourself." (Dickens) First coat The first year's whole profits of a benefice or spiritual living. The earliest effects or results. "See, Father, what first fruits on earth are sprung From thy implanted grace in man!" (Milton) First mate, an officer in a merchant vessel next in rank to the captain. First name, same as Christian name. See Name, First officer, the watch from eight to twelve at midnight; also, the men on duty during that time. First water, the highest quality or purest luster; said of gems, especially of diamond and pearls. Synonym: Primary, primordial, primitive, primeval, pristine, highest, chief, principal, foremost. Origin: OE. First, furst, AS. Fyrst; akin to Icel. Fyrstr, Sw. & Dan. Forste, OHG. Furist, G. Furst prince; a superlatiye form of E. For, fore. See For, Fore, and cf. Formeer, Foremost. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| first aid | Treatment that is rendered initially for the care of an emergent condition. (27 Sep 1997) |
| first arch syndrome | <syndrome> Generic term including syndrome's of malformations involving derivatives of the first branchial arch, with or without associated malformations; includes mandibulofacial dysostosis, micrognathia with peromelia, otomandibular dystosis, acrofacial dysostosis, and others. (05 Mar 2000) |
| first cranial nerve | Collective term denoting the numerous olfactory filaments: slender fascicles each composed of the thin, unmyelinated axons of 8 to 12 of the bipolar olfactory receptor cells in the olfactory portion of the nasal mucosa; the olfactory filaments pass through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone and enter the olfactory bulb, where they terminate in synaptic contact with mitral cells, tufted cells, and granule cells. See: olfactory tract. Synonym: nervi olfactorii, fila olfactoria, first cranial nerve, nerve of smell, olfactory fila. (05 Mar 2000) |
| first cuneiform bone | The largest of the three cuneiform bones, the medial bone of the distal row of the tarsus, articulating with the intermediate cuneiform, navicular, and first and second metatarsal bones. Synonym: os cuneiforme mediale, first cuneiform bone, wedge bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| first degree A-V block | See: atrioventricular block. (05 Mar 2000) |
| first degree burn | A burn involving only the epidermis and causing erythema and oedema without vesiculation. Synonym: superficial burn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| first dentition | A tooth of the first set of teeth, comprising 20 in all, that erupts between the mean ages of 6 and 28 months of life. Synonym: dens deciduus, baby tooth, deciduous dentition, dens lacteus, first dentition, milk tooth, primary dentition, primary tooth, temporary tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| first duodenal sphincter | The sphincter supposedly located at the level of the aboral extremity of the duodenal bulb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| first finger | The first digit on the radial side of the hand. Synonym: digitus primus, pollex, first finger. Origin: A.S. Thuma (05 Mar 2000) |
| first heart sound | Occurs with ventricular systole and is mainly produced by closure of the atrioventricular valves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| first law of thermodynamics | This law, derived from the principle of conservation of energy, is expressed as E = Q - W, where E is the internal change in energy, Q is the heat the environment transfers into the system, and W is the work the system does. In other words, it means that: The internal energy in a system isolated from other systems remains constant The change in the internal energy of a system that is not isolated is equal to the energy that crosses its boundariesinto or out of other systemsIt can be further extrapolated to mean that despite all the processesgoing on in the universe, the total energy contained in the universeremains constant. (09 Oct 1997) |
| first trimester |
time period extending from the first day of the last menstrual period through 12 weeks of gestation
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| Firmicutes |
The Firmicutes are a group of bacteria, most of which have Gram-positive stains. A few, the Mollicutes or mycoplasmas, lack cell walls altogether and so do not respond to Gram staining, but still lack the second membrane found in other Gram-negative forms. Originally the Firmicutes were taken to include all Gram-positive bacteria, but more recently they tend to be restricted to a core group of related forms, called the low G+C group in contrast to the actinobacteria. ...
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FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1989 in order to develop ways to excite students about engineering and technology. The FIRST Robotics Competition is designed to inspire high school students to be become engineers by giving them real world experience working with professional engineers to develop a robot. The inaugural FIRST Robotics Competition was held in 1992. ...
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| first aid |
First Aid consists of the creation of bandages from cloth found on humanoid mobs around the world. The different cloths go in the order of linen, silk, mageweave, and rune cloth. These can be turned into either a regular bandage, such as a mageweave bandage, or a heavy bandage, such as a heavy mageweave bandage. These bandages are a channeling ability that is interrupted when the player using it or player being healed is attacked. ...
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| first law of thermodynamics |
States that energy is conserved; that is, it is neither created nor destroyed under normal conditions.
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| FIR | a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out |
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| FIR | (Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners |
| FIR | omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting |
| FIR | tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots |
| FIR | a bell rung to give a fire alarm |
| FIR | a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees |
| FIR | British name for a fire department |
| FIR | a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires |
| FIR | the head of a fire department |
| FIR | set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc |
| FIR | a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires |
| FIR | preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target |