Counter
(adv.) A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition |
Counter
(v. t.) One who counts, or reckons up |
Counter
(v. t.) A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc. |
Counter
(v. t.) Money |
Counter
(v. t.) A prison |
Counter
(v. t.) A telltale |
Counter
(v. t.) A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted |
Counter
(adv.) Contrary |
Counter
(adv.) In the wrong way |
Counter
(adv.) At or against the front or face. |
Counter
(a.) Contrary |
Counter
(adv.) The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper. |
Counter
(adv.) Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor. |
Counter
(adv.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck. |
Counter
(adv.) The back leather or heel part of a boot. |
Counter
(n.) An encounter. |
Counter
(v. i.) To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing. |
Counter brace
() The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel. |
Counter brace
() A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace is designed to receive. |
Counter-compony
(a.) See Compony. |
Counter-couchant
(a.) Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions |
Counter-courant
(a.) Running in opposite directions |
Counter-paly
(a.) Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colors used alternately or counterchanged. Thus the escutcheon in the illustration may also be blazoned paly of six per fess counterchanged argent and azure. |
Counter-roll
(n.) A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer's roll. |
Counter-salient
(a.) Leaping from each other |
Counter tenor
() One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble |
Counter weight
(n.) A counterpoise. |
Hunt-counter
(n.) A worthless dog that runs back on the scent |
Parallel
(a.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant |
Parallel
(a.) Having the same direction or tendency |
Parallel
(a.) Continuing a resemblance through many particulars |
Parallel
(n.) A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line |
Parallel
(n.) Direction conformable to that of another line, |
Parallel
(n.) Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points |
Parallel
(n.) A comparison made |
Parallel
(n.) Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars |
Parallel
(n.) One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude |
Parallel
(n.) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress. |
Parallel
(n.) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines (thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page. |
Parallel
(v. t.) To place or set so as to be parallel |
Parallel
(v. t.) Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like. |
Parallel
(v. t.) To equal |
Parallel
(v. t.) To produce or adduce as a parallel. |
Parallel
(v. i.) To be parallel |
Plane-parallel
(a.) Having opposite surfaces exactly plane and parallel, as a piece of glass. |
counterpunch
parry
counter | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
| counter-sabotage | counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage |
| boron counter tube | a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons |
buffet
counter sideboard | a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room, has shelves and drawers |
checkout
checkout counter | a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases |
| counter | table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted |
| counter tabulator | a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens |
| counter heel counter | a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot, a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot |
| counter | game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games |
| counter | (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) |
| counter tube | a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events |
| crystal counter | a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity |
Geiger counter
Geiger-Muller counter | counter tube that detects ionizing radiations |
| meat counter | counter where meats are displayed for sale |
| notions counter | counter where notions are sold |
parallel bars
bars | gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights |
parallel circuit
shunt circuit | a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit |
parallel interface
parallel port | an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously |
proportional counter tube
proportional counter | counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced |
| pulse counter | an electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses |
| scintillation counter | counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation |
snack bar
snack counter
buffet | usually inexpensive bar |
spark chamber
spark counter | an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles |
uneven parallel bars
uneven bars | a pair of parallel bars set at different heights, used in women's gymnastics |
analogue
analog
parallel | something having the property of being analogous to something else |
| counter conditioning | conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus, counter conditioning lies behind many of the procedures used in behavior therapy |
Euclid's fifth axiom
parallel axiom | only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line |
| Parallel Lives | a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch, used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays |
rejoinder
retort
return riposte
replication comeback
counter | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one), it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher |
| Counter Reformation | the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected), many leaders were Jesuits |
latitude line of latitude
parallel of latitude
parallel | an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator |
| bean counter | an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures |
| counter | a person who counts things |
| teller vote counter | an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly) |
| parallel-veined leaf | a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem |
| counter check | a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals |
unlisted security
over the counter security
OTC security | a security traded in the over-theounter market |
over the counter stock
OTC stock
unlisted stock | stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange |
multiprocessing
parallel processing | simultaneous processing by two or more processing units |
parallel operation
simultaneous operation | the simultaneous execution of two or more operations |
| parallel | (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes), parallels never meet |
parallel
collimate | make or place parallel to something, They paralleled the ditch to the highway |
| counter | speak in response, He countered with some very persuasive arguments |
| counter-drill | drill in an opposite direction |
| parallel-park | park directly behind another vehicle |
anticipate
foresee
forestall
counter | act in advance of, deal with ahead of time |
| parallel | be parallel to, Their roles are paralleled by ours |
twin
duplicate
parallel | duplicate or match, The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse |
| under-the-counter | done or sold illicitly and secretly, |
over-the-counter
otc | (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange, over-the-counter stocks |