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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>TRIBUNE</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="tribune"> tribune (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. any one of various officials of ancient Rome. The tribune of the people was an official appointed by the plebeians to protect their rights and interests from arbitrary action by the patricians. A military tribune was one of six officers, each of whom in turn commanded a legion in the course of a year. <DD> 2. any person, especially a government official, who is appointed as a defender of the people or their rights. </DL> <A NAME="tribune"> tribune (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a raised platform for a speaker. (SYN) rostrum. <DD> 2. a raised area or gallery containing seats, especially in a church. Ex. The church was crowded; not a chair nor a tribune vacant (Benjamin Disraeli). <DD> 3. =apse. </DL> <A NAME="tribuneship"> tribuneship, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the position, duties, or term of office of a tribune. </DL> <A NAME="tribunitial"> tribunitial or tribunicial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or characteristic of a tribune or his office or function. </DL> <A NAME="tribunitian"> tribunitian or tribunician, adjective. =tribunitial.</DL> <A NAME="tributary"> tributary, noun, pl. -taries, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a stream that flows into a larger stream or body of water. Ex. The Ohio River is one of the tributaries of the Mississippi River. <DD> 2. a person or country that pays tribute. <DD>adj. 1. flowing into a larger stream or body of water. <DD> 2. paying tribute; required to pay tribute. <DD> 3. paid or offered as tribute; of the nature of tribute. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) <DD> a. contributing; helping. <DD> b. subsidiary; auxiliary. </DL> <A NAME="tribute"> tribute, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. money paid by one nation to another for peace or protection, in acknowledgment of submission, or because of some agreement. Ex. A large portion of the tribute was paid in money (Edward Gibbon). <DD> 2. any forced payment. Ex. The pirates demanded tribute from passing ships. <DD> 3. the obligation or necessity of paying tribute; condition of being tributary. Ex. Millions for defence but not a cent for tribute (Robert G. Harper). <DD> 4. a tax or payment to raise money for tribute. <DD> 5. (Figurative.) an acknowledgment of thanks or respect; compliment. Ex. Memorial Day is a tribute to our dead soldiers. </DL> <A NAME="tricarboxylicacid"> tricarboxylic acid,<DL COMPACT><DD> an organic compound containing three carboxyl groups. </DL> <A NAME="tricarboxylicacidcycle"> tricarboxylic acid cycle, =Krebs cycle.</DL> <A NAME="tricarpellary"> tricarpellary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) having or consisting of three carpels. </DL> <A NAME="trice"> trice (1), transitive verb, triced, tricing.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to haul up and fasten with a rope. Ex. to trice up a sail. <DD> 2. to pull with an attached rope. </DL> <A NAME="trice"> trice (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very short time; moment; instant. (SYN) twinkling. expr. in a trice, in an instant; instantly; immediately. Ex. I'll open the gate in a trice. </DL> <A NAME="tricennial"> tricennial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with thirty years. <DD> 2. occurring every thirty years. </DL> <A NAME="tricentenary"> tricentenary, adjective, noun, pl. -naries. =tercentenary.</DL> <A NAME="tricentennial"> tricentennial, adjective, noun. =tercentenary.</DL> <A NAME="triceps"> triceps, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the large muscle at the back of the upper arm. It extends or straightens the arm. </DL> <A NAME="triceratops"> triceratops, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a dinosaur of the Cretaceous period of western North America, with a huge skull, a large horn above each eye and a smaller horn on the nose, a large, bony collar extending from the neck, andlong powerful tail. </DL> <A NAME="trich"> trich-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) the form of tricho- before vowels, as in trichiasis, trichite. </DL> <A NAME="trichiasis"> trichiasis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an abnormal condition characterized by the turning in of the eyelashes. <DD> 2. a disease characterized by the presence of hairlike filaments in the urine. <DD> 3. a disease of the breasts occurring in women during lactation. </DL> <A NAME="trichina"> trichina, noun, pl. -nae.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small, slender nematode worm whose adult form lives in the intestines and whose larva lives in the muscles of man, hogs, and various other animals, causing trichinosis. Trichinae usually get into the human body from pork which is infected with the larvae and is not cooked long enough to destroy them. </DL> <A NAME="trichinella"> trichinella, noun, pl. -lae. =trichina.</DL> <A NAME="trichiniasis"> trichiniasis, noun. =trichinosis.</DL> <A NAME="trichinize"> trichinize, transitive verb, -nized, -nizing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to infect with trichinae. noun trichinization. </DL> <A NAME="trichinosed"> trichinosed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> affected with trichinosis; infected with trichinae. </DL> <A NAME="trichinosis"> trichinosis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence of trichinae in the intestines and muscular tissues. </DL> <A NAME="trichinotic"> trichinotic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with trichinosis. </DL> <A NAME="trichinous"> trichinous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having trichinosis; infected with trichinae. </DL> <A NAME="trichite"> trichite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very minute, dark-colored, hairlike crystal occurring in some vitreous rocks. </DL> <A NAME="trichlorid"> trichlorid, noun. =trichloride.</DL> <A NAME="trichloride"> trichloride, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a chemical compound containing three atoms of chlorine combined with another element or radical. </DL> <A NAME="trichloroaceticacid"> trichloroacetic acid,<DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless, crystalline acid with a pungent odor, used in medicine asan astringent, in organic synthesis, and as a herbicide. </DL> <A NAME="trichloroethylene"> trichloroethylene, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a liquid derived from ethylene or acetylene, used in anesthesia, as a grease solvent for dry cleaning, and in chemical manufacturing. </DL> <A NAME="tricho"> tricho-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) hair; hairs; hairlike. Ex. Trichology = the study of hair. Trichosis = any disease of the hair. <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, trich- before vowels. </DL> </DL> <A NAME="trichocarpous"> trichocarpous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) having hairy fruit. </DL> <A NAME="trichocyst"> trichocyst, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) one of the tiny stinging or grasping organs on the body of certain infusorians, consisting of a hairlike filament in a small sac. </DL> <A NAME="trichocystic"> trichocystic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having to do with trichocysts. <DD> 2. having the character of trichocysts. Ex. a trichocystic formation. </DL> <A NAME="trichogyne"> trichogyne, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hairlike process forming the receptive part of the female reproductive organ in certain algae and fungi. </DL> <A NAME="trichoid"> trichoid, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> resembling hair; hairlike. </DL> <A NAME="trichologist"> trichologist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in trichology. </DL> <A NAME="trichology"> trichology, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the hair. </DL> <A NAME="trichome"> trichome, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants (a general term including hairs and prickles). </DL> <A NAME="trichomic"> trichomic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with a trichome. <DD> 2. like a trichome. </DL> <A NAME="trichomonacidal"> trichomonacidal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> destructive of trichomonads. </DL> <A NAME="trichomonacide"> trichomonacide, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a drug that destroys trichomonads. </DL> <A NAME="trichomonad"> trichomonad, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of parasitic flagellate protozoans found in man and certain other animals, having several flagella and a tapering body. </DL> <A NAME="trichomoniasis"> trichomoniasis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being infected with the parasite trichomonad. Bovine trichomoniasis will cause miscarriage in cattle, and avian trichomoniasis is usually fatal in young chicks. </DL> <A NAME="trichopteran"> trichopteran, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. =trichopterous. <DD>noun a trichopterous insect; caddis fly. </DL> <A NAME="trichopterous"> trichopterous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having hairy wings. <DD> 2. belonging to an order of insects comprising the caddis flies. </DL> <A NAME="trichord"> trichord, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a musical instrument with three strings, as a form of lyre or lute. </DL> <A NAME="trichosis"> trichosis, noun, pl. -ses.<DL COMPACT><DD> any disease of the hair. </DL> <A NAME="trichotomic"> trichotomic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. divided or dividing into three parts. <DD> 2. branching into three parts; giving off shoots by threes. </DL> <A NAME="trichotomous"> trichotomous, adjective. =trichotomic.</DL> <A NAME="trichotomy"> trichotomy, noun, pl. -mies.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. division into three parts, classes, or categories; tripartite arrangement. <DD> 2. (Theology.) division into body, soul, and spirit. </DL> <A NAME="trichroic"> trichroic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> possessing the property of trichroism. </DL> <A NAME="trichroism"> trichroism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the property of some crystals of exhibiting three different colors when viewed in three different directions. </DL> <A NAME="trichromat"> trichromat, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who has trichromatic vision. </DL> <A HREF="tricity.dic">NEXT</A>