| impedance angle | A term expressing the ratio of electric resistance to electric capacitance (ohms to microfarads) in the tissues of the body or any other substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| impedance method | A method for localizing brain structures by measuring impedance of electric current. (05 Mar 2000) |
| impenetrability | 1. Quality of being impenetrable. 2. <physics> That property in virtue of which two portions of matter can not at the same time occupy the same portion of space. 3. Insusceptibility of intellectual or emotional impression; obtuseness; stupidity; coldness. Origin: Cf. F. Impenetrabilite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| impenetrable | 1. Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable shield. "Highest woods impenetrable To star or sunlight." (Milton) 2. <physics> Having the property of preventing any other substance from occupying the same space at the same time. 3. Inaccessible, as to knowledge, reason, sympathy, etc.; unimpressible; not to be moved by arguments or motives; as, an impenetrable mind, or heart. "They will be credulous in all affairs of life, but impenetrable by a sermon of the gospel." (Jer. Taylor) Origin: L. Impenetrabilis; pref. Im- not + penetrabilis penetrable: cf. F. Impenetrable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| impenitence | The condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent; hardness of heart. "He will advance from one degree of wickedness and impenitence to another." (Rogers) Origin: L. Impenitentia: cf. F. Impenitence. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| impenitent | Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; of a hard heart. "They . . . Died impenitent." . "A careless and impenitent heart." . Origin: L. Impaenitens; pref. Im- not + paenitens penitens: cf. F. Impenitent. See Penitent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| impennate | <zoology> Characterised by short wings covered with feathers resembling scales, as the penguins. One of the Impennes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| impennes | <ornithology> An order of birds, including only the penguins, in which the wings are without quills, and not suited for flight. Origin: NL, fr. L. Pref. Im- not + penna feather. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| impennous | <zoology> Having no wings, as some insects. Origin: L. Pref. Im- not + penna wing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| imperative conception | A concept that does not arise from association but appears spontaneously and refuses to be banished. (05 Mar 2000) |
| imperator | A commander; a leader; an emperor; originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it carried wiht it some special privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning now attached to the word emperor. Origin: L. See Emperor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| imperception | Inability to form a mental image of an object by combining the sensory data obtained therefrom. Origin: L. In-, not, + per-cipio, pp. -ceptus, to perceive (05 Mar 2000) |
| imperfect flower | A flower containing stamen and pistil organs required for pollination but lacking sepals or petals or both of these organs. (09 Oct 1997) |
| imperfect fungus | A fungus in which the means of sexual reproduction is not yet recognised; these fungi generally reproduce by means of conidia. Perfect fungus, a fungus possessing both sexual and asexual means of reproduction, and in which both mating forms are recognised. Ray fungus, a bacterium which is a member of the order Actinomycetales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| imperfect stage | A mycological term used to describe the asexual life cycle phase of a fungus. See: anamorph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| impulsive |
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection" without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted" driving: having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force" capricious: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions" hotheaded: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)
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the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
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fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" become attached to and embedded in the uterus; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications" a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue plant: put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"
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(embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals the act of planting or setting in the ground a surgical procedure that places something in the human body; "the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland"
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implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn" being without doubt or reserve; "implicit trust"
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| IMP | the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness |
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| IMP | a symptom of reduced quality or strength |
| IMP | African antelope with ridged curved horns |
| IMP | South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall |
| IMP | pierce with a sharp stake or point |
| IMP | kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole |
| IMP | the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture |
| IMP | the quality of being intangible |
| IMP | imperceptible to the senses or the mind |
| IMP | not perceptible to the touch |
| IMP | incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch |
| IMP | select from a list, as of prospective jurors |