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Edison Tech may refer to: Edison Tech Center in Schenectady, New York Edison Technical School in Rochester, New York Seattle Central Community College
Edison_Tech
Public High School in Rochester, New York
Thomas Alva Edison Technical and Industrial High School, and soon shortened to Edison Technical School. In the fall of 1940, Edison Tech moved yet again
Edison_Technical_School
Interactive learning center in Schenectady, New York
founded in 2001 under the name Edison Exploratorium, and changed to Edison Steinmetz Center and finally the Edison Tech Center in 2009. It is located at
Edison_Tech_Center
History of semiconductor light source
Biard, James R. (2015). "The First Practical LED" (PDF). EdisonTechCenter.org. Edison Tech Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved
History_of_the_LED
Semiconductor light source
Biard, James R. (2015). "The First Practical LED" (PDF). EdisonTechCenter.org. Edison Tech Center. Retrieved February 2, 2016. Peláez, E. A; Villegas
Light-emitting_diode
Device for producing light from electricity
Biard, James R. (2015). "The First Practical LED" (PDF). EdisonTechCenter.org. Edison Tech Center. Retrieved 2 February 2016. Andrews, David L. (2015)
Electric_light
Lamp that produces light by an electric arc
technology Walther Nernst Whelan, M. (2013). "Arc Lamps". Resources. Edison Tech Center. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November
Arc_lamp
American food delivery company
Edison Trends U.S. Convenience Store Delivery Sales Report". trends.edison.tech. Edison Trends. January 28, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021. "DoorDash Inc
DoorDash
Disc-shaped analog sound storage medium
electric ..." Whelan, M.; Kornrumpf, W. (2014). "Vacuum Tubes (Valves)". Edison Tech Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 23 March
Phonograph_record
City in New York, United States
community theater group on Franklin Street in downtown Schenectady. The Edison Tech Center exhibits and promotes the physical development of engineering
Schenectady,_New_York
which also helped to lower labor and maintenance costs. According to the Edison Tech Center, sodium vapor lamps are "the most ubiquitous lamp for street lighting
History of street lighting in the United States
History_of_street_lighting_in_the_United_States
Rapid introduction of fried chicken sandwiches to American restaurant menus
Sandwich Wars, Chick-fil-A Rules the Roost with 45% Market Share". trends.edison.tech. Retrieved August 5, 2021. Lucas, Amelia (April 28, 2021). "Chicken sandwich
Chicken_sandwich_wars
Motor vehicle
Union College, is located in the Edison Tech Center in Schenectady, NY. Another restored and operational 1914 with the Edison battery option (Nickel-Iron vs
Detroit_Electric
Form of alternating current
IEC. Retrieved February 26, 2026. "AC Power History and Timeline". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved January 24, 2022. "Milestones:Rotating Fields and Early
Three-phase_electric_power
1880s-1890s electric power transmission system dispute
Barrington Electrification, 1886". Edison Tech Center. 2014. Skrabec (2007), p. 97. Davis, L. J. (2012). Fleet Fire: Thomas Edison and the Pioneers of the Electric
War_of_the_currents
Hong Kong actor and singer (born 1980)
Edison Chen Koon-hei (Chinese: 陳冠希, born Chen Hing-wah on 7 October 1980) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actor, singer, rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur
Edison_Chen
Systems to distribute electricity
Whelan, Steve Rockwell and Thomas Blalock. "Great Barrington 1886". Edison Tech Center.. Carlson, W. Bernard (2013). Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical
Electric_power_system
Public high school in Mount Vernon, New York, United States
into existence from the merger of the former A.B. Davis High School and Edison Tech in 1964.[citation needed] The school colors are maroon and gold, and
Mount Vernon High School (New York)
Mount_Vernon_High_School_(New_York)
Topics referred to by the same term
name Edison, California, US Edison, Georgia, US Edison, Nebraska, US Edison, New Jersey, US Edison, Ohio, US Edison, Washington (state), US Edison, West
Edison_(disambiguation)
Major American manufacturing company (1886–1997)
Group – 2007, page 42 "William Stanley – Engineering Hall of Fame". Edison Tech Center. "The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company | The Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation
Cartoon mascot
History. Retrieved October 25, 2024. "The history of electrification". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved June 3, 2022. Lewis, Joshua; Severnini, Edson (October
Reddy_Kilowatt
Type of electric power distribution
York (1987) ISBN 0-07-013932-6, chapter 3, pages 3-10, 3-14 to 3-22. "AC Power History and Timeline". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
Single-phase_electric_power
Light source using an electric arc through mercury vapor
American. Retrieved 16 April 2019. Whelan, M. "Mercury Vapor Lamps". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved 24 November 2017. "The Mercury Vapor Lamp". Lamptech
Mercury-vapor_lamp
American basketball player (born 2001)
based in Cairo, which is part of the Egypt Superleague. Fair attended Edison Tech High School in Rochester, New York. In her senior season she averaged
Dyaisha_Fair
Food courier service
Total Consumer Spend with 28% to 27%, with Uber Eats taking 25%". Edison.Tech. Edison Software. 1 March 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January
Food_delivery
American engineer, inventor, and businessman (1846–1914)
University Press. 2013. p. 89. "William Stanley – Engineering Hall of Fame". Edison Tech Center. 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2017. "Steam Hammer, Westinghouse
George_Westinghouse
Object that has a magnetic field
book}}: |work= ignored (help) "Joseph Henry – Engineering Hall of Fame". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved January 8, 2023. Griffiths, David J. (1999). Introduction
Magnet
American politician
German heritage. He moved to Pauloff Harbor, Alaska, in 1933. He attended Edison Tech from 1954 to 1957, and the University of Washington. He spent two years
Carl_E._Moses
Township in New Jersey, United States
Edison is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Situated in Central New Jersey within the core of the state's Raritan Valley region
Edison,_New_Jersey
Waterfall in Telluride, Colorado
Electrification: Ames and Smuggler-Union Power Plants at Telluride". Edison Tech Center. Colorado & Utah Tour Book. AAA. 2004. p. 130. OCLC 704555445
Bridal_Veil_Falls_(Telluride)
Group of chemical elements
Химия, 1974 г. – 200 стр. \\ стр 67 табл. 24" (PDF). "The Halogen Lamp". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved 2014-09-05. Thomas, G. (2000). Medicinal Chemistry
Halogen
American energy company
Consolidated Edison, Inc., commonly known as Con Edison (stylized as conEdison) or ConEd, is an energy company based in New York City. It is one of the
Consolidated_Edison
Public high school in Rochester, New York, United States
March 1, 2008. On March 24, 1921, the wrestling team hosted city rival Edison Tech in what is believed to be the first interscholastic wrestling dual meet
Charlotte High School (Rochester, New York)
Charlotte_High_School_(Rochester,_New_York)
Four-layer solid-state current-controlling device
6. Retrieved 12 April 2014. "Semiconductors: Thyristors and more". Edison Tech Center. "SCR is 50 Years Old" (PDF). IEEE Industry Applications Magazine
Silicon_controlled_rectifier
Device that controls current between electrodes
and Sensor Applications. Artech House. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-58053-669-1. Edison Tech Center (2015). "General Electric Research Lab History". edisontechcenter
Vacuum_tube
Car propelled by an electric motor using energy stored in batteries
23 October 2019. Handy, Galen (2014). "History of Electric Cars". The Edison Tech Center. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 7
Electric_car
Energy Field
ISBN 0-13-597252-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) Center, Copyright 2014 Edison Tech. "History of Electrification Sites". www.edisontechcenter.org. Retrieved
Power_plant_engineering
City in Oregon, United States
2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012. "Willamette Falls Power Plants". Edison Tech Center. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved June
Oregon_City,_Oregon
Device that converts electricity into heat
2024-01-11. "Electric Stoves, Calrods and Cooking with Electricity". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved 2024-11-15. Philips Lamp Specification & Application
Heating_element
Public transit company in New York State
Route 287 Prince St/St. Paul-N Clinton Route 289 Prince St/Park Ave Edison Tech/All City HS Colfax Street Route 350 Colfax St/Maplewood-Charlotte Route
Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
Rochester-Genesee_Regional_Transportation_Authority
American martial artist (1938–2021)
Lee's informal gung fu class. The group practiced in different rooms in Edison Tech or various places around Seattle, such as the parking garage near Ruby
James_DeMile
Medium for recording and reproducing sound
Phonograph cylinders (also referred to as Edison cylinders after their creator Thomas Edison) are the earliest commercial medium for recording and reproducing
Phonograph_cylinder
Electromagnetic device
Alexanderson, The accomplishments and life of E. F. Alexanderson, 1878–1975". Edison Tech Center. 2014. Milestones:Alexanderson Radio Alternator, 1904 Wilson,
Magnetic_amplifier
American multinational conglomerate (1892–2024)
medical imaging. It was established in 1892 through the merger of Thomas Edison's Edison General Electric Company and the Thomson-Houston Electric Company,
General_Electric
Greater Rochester High School Basketball Hall of Fame. Reaves attended Edison Tech HS in Rochester. In 2000, his senior year, he averaged 25 points and
James_Reaves
British physicist and inventor (1828–1914)
Incandescent Lamps, History of the Incandescent Light (1802 — today), EdisonTechCenter.org Archived 14 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine Pam, D. (1977)
Joseph_Swan
Electric motor driven by an AC electrical input
Author House. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4634-2658-3. Center, Copyright 2014 Edison Tech. "History of Transformers". edisontechcenter.org. Archived from the original
AC_motor
Loudspeaker component
pp. 284–285. ISBN 0240808304. "History and Types of Loudspeakers". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved February 15, 2013. Holmes, Thom (2006). The Routledge
Phase_plug
American Engineer
engines) and on the drive of torpedoes. Center, Copyright 2017 Edison Tech. "Edison Tech Center". www.edisontechcenter.org. Retrieved 2018-05-05.{{cite
Charles_Gordon_Curtis
Type of electric carbon arc lamp
by Rick DeLair) (2016) Edison Tech Center https://edisontechcenter.org/ArcLamps.html "RUSSIAN YABLOCHKOV AND AMERICAN EDISON". January 5, 2015. Engineering
Yablochkov_candle
Hydroelectric power station
original (PDF) on 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-03-10. Center, Copyright 2015 Edison Tech. "Lauffen to Frankfurt 1891". www.edisontechcenter.org. Retrieved 2018-04-18
Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant
Ames_Hydroelectric_Generating_Plant
American electrical engineer and inventor (1931–2022)
working 58 years in the semiconductor industry. In November 2015, the Edison Tech Center shared a paper co-authored by Biard about the development of the
James_R._Biard
German engineer
Commons has media related to Oskar von Miller. Center, Copyright 2015 Edison Tech. "Lauffen to Frankfurt 1891". edisontechcenter.org.{{cite web}}: CS1
Oskar_von_Miller
Public school in New York City
Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School (often referred to locally simply as Edison) is a four-year public secondary school in Queens's
Thomas A. Edison High School (Queens)
Thomas_A._Edison_High_School_(Queens)
American mathematician and electrical engineer (1865–1923)
your library Resources in other libraries Charles Proteus Steinmetz | Edison Tech Center Divine Discontent: Charles Proteus Steinmetz | PBS Charles Proteus
Charles_Proteus_Steinmetz
Structure in Niagara Falls, New York
photos, exterior and interior, from 1978. (2.61 MB) Harnessing Niagara Edison Tech Center Richard R. Roll (Fall 2000). "Niagara Falls: from honeymoon to
Adams Power Plant Transformer House
Adams_Power_Plant_Transformer_House
How efficiently a source produces visible light
IP-Free Strategy". www.ledinside.com. Retrieved 2026-01-07. "Arc Lamps". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved 2015-08-20. "Technical Information on Lamps" (PDF)
Luminous_efficacy
2008 show business scandal in Hong Kong
The Edison Chen photo scandal was a 2008 showbiz scandal in Hong Kong that involved unlawful online distribution of stolen private intimate photographs
Edison_Chen_photo_scandal
Type of electrical grid
05.123 "The History of Electrification: The Birth of our Power Grid". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved November 6, 2013. Mohsen Fadaee Nejad; AminMohammad
Smart_grid
Electrical utility in Southern California, United States
Southern California Edison (SCE) is the primary electric utility company for much of Southern California, United States. It provides 15 million people
Southern_California_Edison
430 29 TBA TBA 431 30 TBA TBA 432 31 "Edison Tech" June 28, 2005 (2005-06-28) 433 32 TBA TBA 434 33 "Cowboy Tech" July 20, 2005 (2005-07-20) 435 34 TBA
List of Modern Marvels episodes
List_of_Modern_Marvels_episodes
Panoramic film format
26 October 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020. "2018 Edison Award Winners". Edison Awards. Edison Awards. Retrieved 20 February 2020. "ScreenX wins 'Technology
ScreenX
History of the Transformer". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved 13 January 2015. Davis, L.J. (2003). Fleet fire : Thomas Edison and the pioneers of the electric
John_Dixon_Gibbs
High school in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
METRO (substation). Edison's graduates have typically moved on to attend local and state colleges and universities such as Virginia Tech, the University of
Thomas A. Edison High School (Fairfax County, Virginia)
Thomas_A._Edison_High_School_(Fairfax_County,_Virginia)
Intercollegiate basketball season
Notre Dame. They then lost two straight games against number 19 Virginia Tech and number 16 Louisville. The Orange then won five straight games including
2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
2023–24_Syracuse_Orange_women's_basketball_team
Global renewable energy company
SunEdison, Inc. (formerly MEMC Electronic Materials) was a renewable energy company headquartered in the U.S. In addition to developing, building, owning
SunEdison
Type of electric gas-discharge lamp
Sodium". StouchLighting.com. "The Sodium Lamp - How It Works and History". EdisonTechCenter.org. Raymond Kane, Heinz Sell, Revolution in Lamps: A Chronicle
Sodium-vapor_lamp
Defunct American health technology company
works". Tech Insider. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2016. Stieg, Cory. "What Exactly Was The Theranos Edison Machine
Theranos
Rocket engine test site
standing water" List of Superfund sites in New York "Malta Test Site". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved 2016-03-01. "Malta Test Area". edisontechcenter.org
Malta_Test_Station
Internet platforms favored by the alt-right
and society Hayden, Michael Edison; Lawrence, Megan; Squire, Megan (January 14, 2021). "Deplatforming Our Way to the Alt-Tech Ecosystem". Knight First Amendment
Alt-tech
Public secondary vocational school in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Thomas Edison High School of Technology (often referred to as Thomas Edison or Edison) is a public vocational/technical high school in Wheaton, an unincorporated
Thomas Edison High School of Technology
Thomas_Edison_High_School_of_Technology
Power station in Saratoga County, New York
May/June 2007. New York (state) portal Water portal Renewable energy portal Edison Tech Center For Love of a Power Plant, story in New York Times November 2002
Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant
Mechanicville_Hydroelectric_Plant
American engineer (1927–2024)
Accessed March 17, 2025. "Nancy DeLoye Fitzroy", Engineering Hall of Fame, Edison Tech Center, 2002, retrieved 17 April 2013. Fitzroy Obituary. 2024. Dr. Nancy
Nancy_Deloye_Fitzroy
United States historic place
S. National Register of Historic Places. Edison closed in 2015 to make way for New iTech @ Thomas A. Edison Educational Center. "National Register Information
Miami_Edison_Middle_School
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)
practical experience in the early 1880s working in telephony and at Continental Edison in the new electric power industry. In 1884, he migrated to the United States
Nikola_Tesla
American psychologist and academic administrator
administrator serving as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Thomas Edison State University. She was the president of Walden University and the chancellor
Cynthia_Baum
Converts an electrical audio signal into a corresponding sound
apparatus", issued June 7, 1927 "C.W. Rice Engineering Hall of Fame". EdisonTechCenter.org. Retrieved January 29, 2026. Eargle, John M.; Gander, M. (2004)
Loudspeaker
Intercollegiate basketball season
Fr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL G 2 Dyaisha Fair 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Edison Tech Buffalo Rochester, NY G 3 Nyah Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Duncanville
2022–23 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
2022–23_Syracuse_Orange_women's_basketball_team
of three-phase current" - Electrotechnical Congress, Frankfurt 1891". Edison Tech Center. Retrieved July 3, 2012. Smil, Vaclav (July 14, 2005). Creating
Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890)
Timeline_of_United_States_inventions_(before_1890)
United States historic place
Pictorial tour of Folsom Power House continued [2] accessed 11 Apr 2014 Edison Tech Center description of Folsom Powerplant [3] accessed 21 May 2014 George
Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park
Folsom_Powerhouse_State_Historic_Park
Intercollegiate basketball season
Abbey Hertfordshire, England G 2 Dyaisha Fair 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Edison Tech Rochester, NY G 3 Jazmine Young 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Dominican Tennessee
2021–22 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
2021–22_Buffalo_Bulls_women's_basketball_team
High school in Little Haiti, Miami, Florida, United States
Miami Edison High School is a secondary school located at 6161 NW 5 Ct. in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It is part of
Miami Edison Senior High School
Miami_Edison_Senior_High_School
1987–1988 satirical science fiction show
discontinued or destroyed. The only real check on the power of the networks is Edison Carter, a crusading investigative journalist who regularly exposes the unethical
Max_Headroom_(TV_series)
Egyption businessman and telecom leader
Action" (PDF). "e& joins the World Economic Forum's EDISON Alliance". e&. Retrieved 2023-09-27. "Edison Alliance - Impact". "e& pledges $6 billion to advance
Hatem_Dowidar
American entrepreneur and business executive
digital advertising technology company established in 2009, and co-founder of Edison Interactive, a software company that develops content management system
Jeremy_Ostermiller
American guitarist and vocalist (born 1975)
Total Guitar's Top 100 Guitarists of All Time. Borland formed the label Edison Sound, which releases his own music projects. Borland joined Limp Bizkit
Wes_Borland
Device for analogue recording of sound
stethoscope-type earphones. The phonograph was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison; Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Laboratory made several improvements in the
Phonograph
American physicist
Electro-Optics in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. He has made pioneering contributions to metalorganic chemical vapor deposition
Russell_Dupuis
American energy technology company
Electric (GE), which was founded in 1892 through the merger of Thomas Edison's Edison General Electric Company and Thomson-Houston Electric Company. In November
GE_Vernova
Neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
schools i-tech Prep Academy[citation needed] Miami Edison Middle School High schools Itech @ Thomas Edison Educational Center Miami Edison Senior High
Little_Haiti
Retired professional bodybuilder
at the 1986, 1987, and 1988 Mr. Olympia competitions. Gaspari grew up in Edison, New Jersey; as a teenager he would sneak into Rutgers University weight
Rich_Gaspari
American multinational technology company
cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and more. A Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the
Microsoft
Specialized high school in New York City, US
Brooklyn Technical High School, commonly called Brooklyn Tech and administratively designated High School 430, is a public specialized high school in New
Brooklyn Technical High School
Brooklyn_Technical_High_School
Angela Montenegro, Dr. Jack Hodgins, and the interns Zack Addy, Clark Edison, Wendall Bray, Arastoo Vaziri, Daisy Wick, and Vincent Nigel-Murray; FBI
List_of_Bones_characters
Four passenger city car manufactured by Renault
of 2024, when the car was replaced by the all-electric Renault Twingo E-Tech. The original Twingo was launched in April 1993, was sold in European LHD
Renault_Twingo
American technology company
products in two sectors of the economy: Cloud & Networking and Industrial Tech. In the former sector, they provide optical and photonic chips, components
Lumentum
Electric light bulb with a resistively heated wire filament
and no more critical to its effective functioning than the Edison Jumbo generator, the Edison main and feeder, and the parallel-distribution system. Other
Incandescent_light_bulb
College in Piqua, Ohio, U.S.
The Edison State Office of Workforce Development and Work-Based Learning encompasses apprenticeships, employer resources, industry partnerships, TechCred
Edison State Community College
Edison_State_Community_College
Taiwanese R&D organization
Wins Seven 2025 Edison Awards for Groundbreaking Technologies". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2026-02-03. Edison Awards. "Winners Archive". Edison Awards. Retrieved
Industrial Technology Research Institute
Industrial_Technology_Research_Institute
American trade group
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is an industry association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. In its official communications
Edison_Electric_Institute
EDISON TECH
EDISON TECH
Surname or Lastname
English or Scottish
English or Scottish : patronymic, perhaps a variant of Addison, from a pet form of Adam. Compare Edson, Eade.Edward Eidson is recorded in VA in 1706.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Addison, ADISSON means "son of Adam."
Boy/Male
English American
Edward's son.
Female
Welsh
 Diminutive form of Welsh Alis, ALISON means "noble sort." Compare with another form of Alison.
Female
Scottish
 Norman French form of Old High German Adalheid, ALISON means "noble sort." In use by the English and Scottish.
Male
English
English patronymic surname transferred to forename use, EASON means "son of Eade."Â
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Addison, ADISON means "son of Adam."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, DYSON means "son of Dye."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : reduced form of Ellison.English : variant spelling of Elson.
Boy/Male
American, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Indian, Telugu
Son of Adam; Handsome; Son of Edward
Male
English
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, MADISON means "son of Madde."
Male
Native American
Native American Omaha name EDITON means "standing as a sacred object."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, EDISON means "son of Eda."
Female
English
 Norman French form of Old High German Adalheid, ALISON means "noble sort." In use by the English and Scottish. Compare with another form of Alison.
Male
English
Old English surname transferred to unisex forename use, ADDISON means "son of Adam."Â
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, EDSON means "son of Ed."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dixon.
Male
French
French form of German Odo, ODILON means "wealthy."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dyson.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic or metronymic from Eade.The inventor Thomas Alva Edison, born in 1847 in Milan, OH, came from a Canadian family first established in North America by John Edison, a loyalist during the American Revolution, who served under the British General Richard Howe and went into exile in Nova Scotia after the Revolutionary War.
EDISON TECH
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n.
An autographic stencil copying device invented by Edison.
n.
The American bison buffalo (Bison Americanus), a large, gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short black horns, which formerly roamed in herds over most of the temperate portion of North America, but is now restricted to very limited districts in the region of the Rocky Mountains, and is rapidly decreasing in numbers.
v. t.
To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.
n.
The aurochs or European bison.
n.
Identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves are also said to be in unison, or in octaves.
n.
Division; separation.
n.
To injure or kill by poison; to administer poison to.
n.
The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time; as, the first edition was soon sold.
n.
To put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to poison an arrow; to poison food or drink.
v. t.
To poison; to infect with poison.
n.
That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.
v. i.
To act as, or convey, a poison.
n.
Poison.
n.
The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together.
n.
Sounded alike in pitch; unisonant; unisonous; as, unison passages, in which two or more parts unite in coincident sound.
n.
A literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner; as, a good edition of Chaucer; Chalmers' edition of Shakespeare.
n.
Poison; venom.
n.
Poison spittle; poison ejected from the mouth.
n.
Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases.
v. t.
To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings.