| fish-tackle | A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| fish-tail | Like the of a fish; acting, or producing something, like the tail of a fish. Fish-tail burner, a gas burner that gives a spreading flame shaped somewhat like the tail of a fish. Fish-tail propeller, a propeller with a single blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish when swimming. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Fishberg concentration test | A test of renal water conservation; after overnight fluid deprivation, morning urine samples are collected and specific gravity is measured. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fishberg, Arthur | <person> U.S. Physician, *1898. See: Fishberg concentration test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fishbones | <radiobiology> Oscillations in soft X-ray emissions which occur during intense neutral-beam heating, associated with a recurring m=1 internal kink mode. Mode was given its name from its characteristic signal (looked like the bones of a fish, of course). Fishbones are associated with loss of fast ions from the plasma and are triggered by exceeding the upper limit on plasma beta. (09 Oct 1997) |
| fisher | 1. One who fishes. 2. <zoology> A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela Canadensis); the pekan; the "black cat." Origin: AS. Fiscere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fisher's exact test | A statistical test of independence much used in medical research. It tests the independence of rows and columns in a 2 X 2 contingency table (with 2 horizontal rows crossing 2 vertical columns creating 4 places for data) based on the exact sampling distribution of the observed frequencies. Hence it is an exact test. Devised by the British geneticist and biostatistician R. A. Fisher (1890-1962). (12 Dec 1998) |
| Fisher's syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome characterised by ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia; a form of polyneuroradiculitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fisher, Miller | <person> U.S. Neurologist, *1910. See: Fisher's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fisher, Ronald | <person> British medical statistician and geneticist, 1890-1962; invented many statistical tests. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fisheries | Places for cultivation and harvesting of fish, particularly in sea waters. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fisherman | 1. One whose occupation is to catch fish. 2. A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fishery | 1. The business or practice of catching fish; fishing. 2. A place for catching fish. 3. The right to take fish at a certain place, or in particular waters. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fishful | Abounding with fish. "My fishful pond." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fishgig | A spear with barbed prongs used for harpooning fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |