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Series of British microcomputers by Acorn
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, is a family of microcomputers developed and manufactured by Acorn Computers in the early 1980s as part of the
BBC_Micro
Single-board computer designed by the BBC
The Micro Bit (also referred to as BBC Micro Bit or stylized as micro:bit) is an open source hardware ARM-based embedded system designed by the BBC for
Micro_Bit
Microcomputer
of Teddington and Cambridge, England. A contemporary of the ZX80 and BBC Micro, the NewBrain was mostly used in business settings. It is notable for
Grundy_NewBrain
Family of RISC-based computer architectures
fault tolerance. Acorn Computers' first widely successful design was the BBC Micro, introduced in December 1981. This was a relatively conventional machine
ARM_architecture_family
English computer scientist (born 1957)
was accepted to become the BBC Micro, with it falling to Wilson to develop its operating system and its version of BASIC, BBC BASIC – at 16K and 16K respectively
Sophie_Wilson
British computer manufacturer
later Acorn Archimedes, were highly popular in Britain, while Acorn's BBC Micro computer dominated the educational computer market during the 1980s. The
Acorn_Computers
British TV programme
Micro Men is a 2009 one-off BBC drama television programme set in the late 1970s and the early-mid 1980s, about the rise of the British home computer
Micro_Men
Personal computer
Following on from Acorn's involvement with the BBC Micro, two of the first models—the A305 and A310—were given BBC branding. The name "Acorn Archimedes" is
Acorn_Archimedes
BBC Micro expansion interface
In the BBC Microcomputer System, the Tube is the expansion interface and architecture which allows the BBC Micro to communicate with a second processor
Tube_(BBC_Micro)
Version of the BASIC programming language
the original version, was shipped on early BBC Micros. BASIC II was used on the Acorn Electron and BBC Micros shipped after 1982, including the Model B
BBC_BASIC
Series of Acorn Computers peripherals
A BBC Micro expansion unit, for the BBC Micro is one of a number of peripherals in a box with the same profile and styling as the main computer. The second
BBC_Micro_expansion_unit
Retrieved 21 September 2023. Acorn (1983). BBC Micro Teletext System User Guide. Acorn (1985). BBC Micro Cambridge Coprocessor User Guide NS32016. Acorn
History_of_personal_computers
1982 British TV series
BBC wanted to use their own computer, so the BBC Micro was developed by Acorn Computers as part of the BBC Computer Literacy Project, and was featured
The_Computer_Programme
BBC television series
Micro Live was a BBC2 TV series that was produced by David Allen as part of the BBC's Computer Literacy Project, and followed on from earlier series such
Micro_Live
1984 video game
Braben and Ian Bell and was originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro computer in September 1984. Elite's open-ended game model, and revolutionary
Elite_(video_game)
UK computing magazine
BEEBUG was a magazine published for users of the BBC Micro between 1982 and 1994. It was the first subscription magazine for computers made by Acorn Computers
BEEBUG
Key of a computer keyboard
computer, without a Break key, maps the function to Ctrl+Space. On a BBC Micro computer, the Break key generates a hardware reset which would normally
Break_key
Microcomputer
the BBC Micro Model B. The Master 128 remained in production until 1993. The Master series featured several improvements over earlier BBC Micro models
BBC_Master
American game designer and filmmaker (born 1968)
Martin Galway. As a teenager, he created several video games for the BBC Micro, including Stryker's Run, Wizadore, and King Kong. Roberts returned to
Chris Roberts (video game developer)
Chris_Roberts_(video_game_developer)
UK computer magazine
The Micro User (titled BBC Micro User in the first three issues) was a British specialist magazine catering to users of the BBC Microcomputer series,
The_Micro_User
British public service broadcaster
internet worldwide. The BBC also developed several computers throughout the 1980s, most notably the BBC Micro (created as part of the BBC Computer Literacy
BBC
1981 home computer
on the Acorn Atom. To Sinclair's dismay, the contract to produce the BBC Micro went to Acorn, which launched the machine in January 1982. Paul Kriwaczek
ZX81
Series of low-cost single-board computers
inspired by the aims of the BBC Micro computer of the early 1980s, which was developed by Acorn Computers as part of a BBC initiative to promote computer
Raspberry_Pi
Personal computer sold in Britain
inside Acorn and beyond) was introduced as a lower-cost alternative to the BBC Micro educational/home computer, also developed by Acorn Computers, to provide
Acorn_Electron
English computer scientist (born 1953)
the 1980s at Acorn Computers, where he was a principal designer of the BBC Micro and the ARM 32-bit RISC microprocessor. As of 2023[update], over 250 billion
Steve_Furber
Thor, VIC-20 Cybertron Mission, Micro Power, Electron, BBC Micro, C64 Diamond Mine, MRM Software, Electron, BBC Micro, others Fred, Investronica, ZX Spectrum
List_of_maze_video_games
Data storage standard
1978). Acorn Computers Ltd used a variation of 1200 baud CUTS for the BBC Micro, which removed one of the two stop bits to improve the throughput to 960
Kansas_City_standard
Following is a list of commercial Acorn Electron, BBC Micro and BBC Master games, with original publishers. There are 726 commercial games on this list
List_of_Acorn_Electron_games
who provided drives for use with the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, BBC Micro, and TRS-80 Color Computer. Despite this, the format was not a major success
Floppy_disk_variants
8-bit microprocessor from 1975
computers, Apple II, Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64, Atari Lynx, BBC Micro and others, use the 6502 or variations of the basic design. Soon after
MOS_Technology_6502
Wayback Machine on Ian Bell's website "I wrote Free Fall in 1982/3 for the BBC Micro. It was published by Acornsoft in 1983. I like to describe Free Fall as
List of commercial video games with later released source code
List_of_commercial_video_games_with_later_released_source_code
1981 video game
port that bears the Atari logo was released by Superior Software for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron in 1985, and another by Electric Dreams for the ZX
Tempest_(video_game)
Crowdsourced born-digital description of the UK, published in 1986
was carried out on a VAX-11/750 mini-computer, assisted by a network of BBC Micro microcomputers. The discs were mastered, produced, and tested by the Philips
BBC_Domesday_Project
1985 video game
released the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and Amstrad CPC versions in November 1985. The BBC Micro and Acorn Electron versions were developed
Commando_(video_game)
Topics referred to by the same term
BBC, the British Broadcasting Corporation, sometimes called "the Beeb" or "Auntie Beeb" BEEB, a BBC children's magazine published in 1985 BBC Micro,
Beeb
1985 video game
September 1986, and went on to release versions for the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, and Plus/4 over the following
Paperboy_(video_game)
2600, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit computers, ColecoVision, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Apple II, MS-DOS
List_of_Star_Wars_video_games
Topics referred to by the same term
vendor Micro Mobility Systems, Swiss company producing kickscooters Micro, a mostly-obsolete term for a microcomputer, e.g.: BBC Micro BBC Micro Bit, or
Micro
Series of microcomputers by the British company Acorn Computers
repackaged BBC Micro, expanded to 64 KB RAM, to which was added (in some models) a second processor and extra memory to complement the Micro's 6502. The
Acorn_Business_Computer
1983 British TV series or programme
Making the Most of the Micro is a TV series broadcast in 1983 as part of the BBC's Computer Literacy Project. It followed the earlier series The Computer
Making_the_Most_of_the_Micro
Addison-Wesley, to coincide with the launch of the BBC Micro. It covered the range of Acorn home computers, the BBC Micro and Atom at first and later the Electron
Acorn_User
David Braben in conjunction with Acornsoft. From that beginning on the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron, the game went on to be released for most home computers
List of commercial video games with available source code
List_of_commercial_video_games_with_available_source_code
1982 home computer
drive in 1987. The machine primarily competed with the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Dragon 32, and the Amstrad CPC range. Over 24,000 software products were
ZX_Spectrum
1985 video game
game developed by Imagine Software and released on cassette tape for the BBC Micro home computer in 1985. It was developed by Chris Roberts (then aged 16
Wizadore
Small computer with a CPU made out of a microprocessor
8-bit home computers (such as the Apple II, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, BBC Micro, and TRS-80) and small-business CP/M-based microcomputers. In colloquial
Microcomputer
1982 video game
Arcade Atari 8-bit, VIC-20, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, Apple II, IBM PC, BBC Micro, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Atari Lynx Release March 1982 Arcade NA: March
Robotron:_2084
Computer networking system
Atom and Acorn System 2/3/4 computers in 1981. Also in that year the BBC Micro was released, initially with provision for floppy disc and Econet interface
Econet
Software was produced for several microcomputers including the Apple II, BBC Micro, Commodore PET, Commodore 64, Research Machines 380Z and early IBM-PC
Versatile_Laboratory_Aid
UK-based software company founded in 1981
variety of computer platforms, in chronological order: the Acorn Atom, BBC Micro, Z88, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and more recently
Xara
Superman 1979 Atari 2600 Atari Atari Superman: The Game 1985 Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, ZX Spectrum First Star
List of video games based on DC Comics
List_of_video_games_based_on_DC_Comics
Topics referred to by the same term
charity Russian Air Force, abbreviated as ВВС in Cyrillic BBC Micro, a 1980s home computer BBC BASIC, a programming language BBCode, a message board markup
BBC_(disambiguation)
British video game designer
between 20 and 40 BBC Micro games, some of which were published in magazines. Hollis listed Elite for the BBC Micro, Exile for the BBC Micro, The Legend of
Martin Hollis (video game designer)
Martin_Hollis_(video_game_designer)
British video game developer
Martin Edmondson and Nicholas Chamberlain started developing games for the BBC Micro under the moniker "Reflections" in 1984. Their first game was a Paperboy
Ubisoft_Reflections
8-bit home computer introduced in 1982
couple of years." In the UK market, the C64 faced competition from the BBC Micro, the ZX Spectrum, and later the Amstrad CPC 464, but the C64 was still
Commodore_64
1986 video game
Arkanoid was converted for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, BBC Micro, MSX, Atari 8-bit computers, Apple II, NES, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS
Arkanoid
British television presenter
presenter best known for presenting the BBC television series The Computer Programme, Making the Most of the Micro and Micro Live in the 1980s. He was also a
Ian_McNaught-Davis
1985 video game
game published in 1985 by Addictive Games for the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro. It was written by 17-year-old Paul Julian O'Malley, who at the time was
Boffin_(video_game)
Australian edutainment developer
systems, including the Apple II, Commodore 64, Macintosh, Microbee and BBC Micro. After the department closed, former employees David Smith, Bruce Mitchell
Jacaranda_Software
Former software division of Acorn Computers
software arm of Acorn Computers, and a major publisher of software for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. As well as games, it also produced a large number
Acornsoft
1987 video game
BBC Micro computer by Stuart Cheshire in 1987, and was later ported by Cheshire to the Apple Macintosh. Although offered for sale for the BBC Micro,
Bolo_(1987_video_game)
1988 video game
release of the MS-DOS version, such as the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, MSX and the ZX Spectrum. Reception Tetris was a commercial success in
Tetris_(Spectrum_HoloByte)
Computer mouse for ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro and Acorn Electron
The AMX Mouse product was sold for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and BBC Micro computers, along with the Acorn Electron (through Advanced Computer Products)
AMX_Mouse
1981 video game
(1981), Acornsoft's Hopper (1983) for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron, A&F Software's Frogger (1983) for BBC Micro and ZX Spectrum, Personal Software Services's
Frogger
Characters for drawing frames and boxes
also included a set of text semigraphics with dithering patterns. The BBC Micro could utilize the Teletext 7-bit character set, which had 128 box-drawing
Box-drawing_characters
Teletext information service operated by the BBC
started to broadcast computer programs, known as telesoftware, for the BBC Micro (a home computer available in the United Kingdom). The telesoftware broadcasts
Ceefax
Computing news web site with a focus on the RISC OS operating system
articles, news and other media. It also hosts an online emulator for the BBC Micro, using the Java Runtime Environment. Registered users were able to apply
Drobe
Discontinued operating system
and released in 1985, which ran on the 32016 Second Processor for the BBC Micro and the Acorn Cambridge Workstation. These systems had essentially the
Panos_(operating_system)
Kingdom where the BBC encouraged computer education and backed the development of the BBC Micro with Acorn. Between the BBC Micro, the ZX Spectrum, and
History_of_video_games
Computer programming language
LOGO on the BBC computer and Acorn Electron. Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-39566-2. Radburn, Derek. "Four Logos for the BBC Micro". The Micro User Education
Logo_(programming_language)
Museum in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
an extensive collection of personal computers and a classroom full of BBC Micros. It is available for corporate, group, school, and individual visitors
The National Museum of Computing
The_National_Museum_of_Computing
is a video game publisher. It was one of the main publishers for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers in the 1980s and early 1990s, and occasionally
Superior_Interactive
1981 video game
Intellivision, and TI-99/4A. Superior Software published the port for the BBC Micro. Versions for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color were also produced, as well
Centipede_(video_game)
Computer operating system
the BBC Micro, version 1.00 on the Electron, version 2 was used on the B+, and versions 3 to 5 were used in the BBC Master series. The final BBC computer
Acorn_MOS
Acorn Computers home computer, 1980–1982
was replaced by the Acorn Electron as Acorn's low cost option to the BBC Micro. The Atom was a progression of the MOS Technology 6502-based machines
Acorn_Atom
1986 video game
a video game designed by Chris Roberts and Philip Meller for the BBC Micro and BBC Master which was published by Superior Software in 1986. It was also
Stryker's_Run
1983 video game
game released by A&F Software in 1983 initially for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and Dragon 32/64. It was ported to the Commodore 64, Acorn Electron,
Chuckie_Egg
British video game publisher
released for the Acorn Atom but Micro Power is best remembered for its games for that machine's successor, Acorn's BBC Micro (with all but two of its post-Atom
Micro_Power
Video game franchise
November 2010. "Joss Stone to play virtual Bond Girl in 007:Blood Stone". BBC News. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved
James_Bond_in_video_games
British software development company
Dragon 32/64, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Atari ST, Amiga, IBM PC, BBC Micro and video game consoles, such as the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super
Ocean_Software
1983 maze video game
ported to other computers including the Dragon 32, Camputers Lynx, Oric, BBC Micro, and Acorn Electron. Mined-Out was a financial success, allowing Andrew
Mined-Out
Computer expansion card
AST left the Mac market, the rights to both were sold to Orange Micro. Orange Micro's OrangePC series of cards were the spiritual successor to the Mac86
Compatibility_card
1983 video game
Granny's Garden is an educational adventure game for the British BBC Micro computer, released in 1983. It served as a first introduction to computers
Granny's_Garden
1986 video game
Robson) and published by Tynesoft in 1986 for the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro home computers. One year later the game was released for the Atari 8-bit
Mouse_Trap_(1986_video_game)
Video game series for the ZX Spectrum
released on other popular home microcomputers, namely the Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, and MSX. The series stars Sabreman, who is depicted wearing
Sabreman
1989 video game
game consoles: Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, EPOC32, mobile phone
SimCity_(1989_video_game)
1981 video game
respectively. Acornsoft released a clone titled Defender in 1982 for its BBC Micro platform; the company later renamed it to Planetoid to avoid litigation
Defender_(video_game)
Brand name by Atari, Inc.
Asteroids Deluxe (BBC Micro) Battlezone (BBC Micro/Acorn Electron) Centipede (IBM PCjr) Crystal Castles (IBM PC) Dig Dug (BBC Micro/Acorn Electron, ColecoVision
Atarisoft
1984 video game
is a racing game written by Peter Johnson for the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro and published in 1984 by Superior Software. The objective of the game
Overdrive_(1984_video_game)
1984 video game
is an adventure game produced by Palace Software for the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, and ZX Spectrum. Based on the 1981 horror film of the same name, it was
The_Evil_Dead_(video_game)
planned BBC Computer Literacy Project 2012, inspired by the original scheme which introduced the BBC Micro in the 1980s, was being developed by BBC Learning
BBC Computer Literacy Project 2012
BBC_Computer_Literacy_Project_2012
1984 video game
Pengi is a game for the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro, released by Visions Software in 1984. It is a direct clone of the 1982 Sega arcade game Pengo, even
Pengi
Project within the German education initiative "Roberta – Learning with robots"
Mindstorms, and other programmable hardware systems such as Arduino, BBC Micro-Bit, and the Calliope mini. The Cloud-approach of the Open Roberta Lab
Open_Roberta
Sound generating integrated circuit
computer, it was later updated and widely adopted in systems like the BBC Micro, ColecoVision, IBM PCjr, Sega's Master System and Game Gear, and the Tandy
Texas_Instruments_SN76489
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
for the early home computers such as the Commodore PET, Apple II and BBC Micro – almost always in the form of a BASIC interpreter. When more powerful
Command-line_interface
Currency sign
characters sets used x0C (ASCII: form feed). The ZX Spectrum and the BBC Micro used x60 (ASCII: `, grave). The Commodore 64 used x5C (ASCII: \) while
Pound_sign
from a host computer. Acorn Archimedes (and derivatives) Aster CT-80 BBC Micro Commodore SuperPET/SP9000 Compis IQ 151 LINK 480Z Regency Systems R2C
List_of_home_computers
limited the document size to 27K - the amount of usable RAM on a 32K BBC Micro Model B), up to 11 documents in memory simultaneously (1x main text document
Wordwise
1982 video game
game published in the UK by Micro Power. It was released on the Acorn Atom in 1982 and on the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro in 1983. The game is a text
Adventure_(1982_video_game)
1983 video game
the Game and released for the ZX Spectrum and VIC-20 in 1983 and the BBC Micro in 1984. It is the first game to be released by Ultimate Play the Game
Jetpac
1987 video game
platforms at the time and developed by De Re Software (Atari 8-bit), Exasoft (BBC Micro), Sculptured Software (Commodore 64) and Walking Circles (Amstrad CPC/PCW
The Living Daylights (video game)
The_Living_Daylights_(video_game)
BBC MICRO
BBC MICRO
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Bank.
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Caste of Bc; Diamond; Great Parson
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Welcome. Famous bearer: Aspasia was a 5th century BC mistress of the Athenian statesman...
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Caste of Bc; Royalty; Great Person; Rural; Dominate Caste in South India
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Latin form of Greek Kleopatra, CLEOPATRA means "glory of the father." Cleopatra VII reigned as Queen of Egypt from 51-30 B.C. She was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt and is believed to have been black African.Â
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English : unexplained.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Schum.Chinese : (Pinyin Cen) this surname was derived from an area so named during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
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English
English : according to Reaney and Wilson, this is from a Middle English personal name derived from an unattested Old English one, Tæbba. The surname is found mainly in Cornwall, so it could in fact be from a Cornish personal name.
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General from the 3rd century B.C. who crossed the Alps with 30,000 men and 38 elephants during...
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Most Bbb Name; Coolest Name Ever; Pet Form of Mary; The Perfect One; Bitterness; Sorrow; Star of the Sea; Beloved
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Male Deer
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Hebrew Biblical
Strong; carried; brave. Amos was an 8th century B.C. Old Testament prophet.
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English : habitational name from a place in Norfolk named Beccles, from Old English bec(e), bæce ‘stream’ + lǣs ‘meadow’.
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Small.
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Ruler; Caste of Bc
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Strong; carried; brave. Amos was an 8th century B.C. Old Testament prophet.
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Help. 5th century BC Jewish priest and scholar Ezra wrote three biblical books and began...
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BBC MICRO
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Earl of Orkney.
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Culture and Tradition
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Blue
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redemption of the Lord;may God redeem;Jehovah does deliver; redemption;
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Honest, Upright
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Lotus Pond
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African, American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Jamaican
Cord Maker; Settler of Cord
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Laughter, Lord Chandra (Moon), Beautiful
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American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Latin, Swiss
Stammerer; Lisp; Stutter; One who Stammers
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Goddess Durga
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n.
The use of the microscope; investigation with the microscope.
n.
A ferryboat. See Bac, 1.
n.
The art of using the microtome; investigation carried on with the microtome.
a.
Having a typically small size; of or pertaining to the microsthenes.
n.
A spectroscope arranged for attachment to a microscope, for observation of the spectrum of light from minute portions of any substance.
n.
A vat or cistern. See 1st Back.
a.
Of or pertaining to the microscope or to microscopy; made with a microscope; as, microscopic observation.
a.
Microscopic.
n.
A microorganism which is supposed to act like a ferment in causing or propagating certain infectious or contagious diseases; a pathogenic bacterial organism.
a.
Alt. of Microscopical
n.
A broad, flatbottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
n.
One who is skilled in or practices microtomy.
n.
A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Cor/bus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the era of the olympiads.
a.
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
a.
Of or pertaining to microspores.
n.
One skilled in, or given to, microscopy.
n.
An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination.
a.
Very small; visible only by the aid of a microscope; as, a microscopic insect.
adv.
By the microscope; with minute inspection; in a microscopic manner.