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Stability criterion in control theory
In control theory and stability theory, root locus analysis is a graphical method for examining how the roots of a linear time-invariant (LTI) system
Root_locus_analysis
Topics referred to by the same term
condition, often forming a curve Root locus analysis, a diagram visualizing the position of roots as a parameter changes Locus (archaeology), the smallest
Locus
Index of articles associated with the same name
stability criterion Stability may also be determined by means of root locus analysis. Although the concept of stability is general, there are several
Stability_criterion
Graphical method of determining the stability of a dynamical system
axis. BIBO stability Bode plot Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion Root locus analysis Gain margin Nichols plot Hall circles Phase margin Barkhausen stability
Nyquist_stability_criterion
controller with a significant derivative gain). In particular, as a root locus analysis would show, increasing feedback gain will drive a closed-loop pole
Operational amplifier applications
Operational_amplifier_applications
Basal organ of a vascular plant
vigorous root systems are essential for crop stability and prevention of lodging. Absorption of water and mineral nutrients. Root epidermal cells and root hairs
Root
Point where function's value is zero
over a field. In this context, a zero set is sometimes called a zero locus. In analysis and geometry, any closed subset of R n {\displaystyle \mathbb {R}
Zero_of_a_function
techniques for analysis and controller design dominate SISO control system theory. Bode plot, Nyquist stability criterion, Nichols plot, and root locus are the
Single-input single-output system
Single-input_single-output_system
Branching diagram of evolutionary relationships between organisms
defines a topology only. Some sequence-based trees built from a small genomic locus, such as Phylotree, feature internal nodes labeled with inferred ancestral
Phylogenetic_tree
Number with a real and an imaginary part
the complex plane. The root locus, Nyquist plot, and Nichols plot techniques all make use of the complex plane. In the root locus method, it is important
Complex_number
Protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis, or skin
skin, called the hair follicle, or, when pulled from the skin, the bulb or root. This organ is located in the dermis and maintains stem cells, which not
Hair
Genes on human chromosome 6
known polymorphisms in the HLA locus being described. SFVT categorization of HLA is applied in genetic association analysis so that the effects and roles
Human_leukocyte_antigen
Staple crop
starchy root development in cassava have been analyzed and compared to other root and tuber crops, including possible (unproven) roles for Flowering Locus T
Cassava
Congenital medical condition
identified as a mutation in the gene SKI located on chromosome 1 at the p36 locus. The syndrome is rare with fewer than 50 cases described in the medical
Shprintzen–Goldberg_syndrome
2006 film by Christopher Nolan
lookalike named Root, a failed actor. Though Angier's version is successful, he resents remaining hidden beneath the stage while Root takes the applause
The_Prestige
Branching out of a mathematical structure
In geometry, ramification is 'branching out', in the way that the square root function, for complex numbers, can be seen to have two branches differing
Ramification_(mathematics)
Mathematical function that preserves angles
Noury and Yang presented a way to convert discrete systems root locus into continuous root locus through a well-known conformal mapping in geometry (aka
Conformal_map
Fractal named after mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot
to the set. The Mandelbrot set can also be defined as the connectedness locus of the family of quadratic polynomials f ( z ) = z 2 + c {\displaystyle
Mandelbrot_set
Control theory for nonlinear or time-variant systems
as the Laplace transform, Fourier transform, Z transform, Bode plot, root locus, and Nyquist stability criterion. Nonlinear control theory applies to
Nonlinear_control
Creative process of generating, developing, and communicating new ideas
problem complexities and is often used in conjunction with other root cause analysis tools, such as fishbone diagrams and cause-and-effect tables. Although
Ideation_(creative_process)
is defined as the locus of points (σw, μw) with σw plotted horizontally, such that Eu(w) has the same value at all points on the locus. Then the derivatives
Two-moment_decision_model
American libertarian thinker (1887–1966)
the Old Right greats". Chodorov is best known for writing The Income Tax: Root of All Evil (1954), a book inspired by Georgist single-tax notions which
Frank_Chodorov
Genetics responsible for the appearance of a cat's fur
which may be a reddish colour. Basic colours The sex-linked red "Orange" locus, O/o, determines whether a cat will produce phaeomelanin. In cats with orange
Cat_coat_genetics
Genus of fungi
long stalk, the sporangiophore. Sporangiophores arise among distinctive, root-like rhizoids. In sexual reproduction, a dark zygospore is produced at the
Rhizopus
Jungian theories
Psychologie, sometimes translated as analytic psychology; also Jungian analysis) is a term referring to the psychological practices of Carl Jung. It was
Analytical_psychology
Overview of and topical guide to control engineering
Positive feedback Root locus method Servomechanism Signal-flow graph State space representation Stability theory Steady state analysis & design System dynamics
Outline of control engineering
Outline_of_control_engineering
Certain vector fields are the sum of an irrotational and a solenoidal vector field
Heinz-Otto Peitgen, Hartmut Jürgens, Dietmar Saupe: Strange Attractors: The Locus of Chaos. In: Chaos and Fractals. Springer, New York, pp. 655–768. doi:10
Helmholtz_decomposition
Jamaican novelist (born 1970)
Fantasy". Locus Online. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022. "Kirkus Best Fiction of 2019". Locus Online
Marlon_James_(novelist)
Science fiction series by Ursula K. Le Guin
"The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1975 Nebula Awards". www.locusmag.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2015-08-28. "The Locus Index
Hainish_Cycle
Branch of engineering and mathematics
one. Numerous tools exist for the analysis of the poles of a system. These include graphical systems like the root locus, Bode plots or the Nyquist plots
Control_theory
Mathematical framework for investment risk
Modern portfolio theory (MPT), or mean-variance analysis, is a mathematical framework for assembling a portfolio of assets such that the expected return
Modern_portfolio_theory
Every polynomial has a real or complex root
single-variable polynomial with complex coefficients has at least one complex root. This includes polynomials with real coefficients, since every real number
Fundamental theorem of algebra
Fundamental_theorem_of_algebra
Checklist used by journalists
9. Sloan, M.C. (2010). "Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics as the Original Locus for the Septem Circumstantiae". Classical Philology. 105 (3): 236–251. doi:10
Five_Ws
Arabic word meaning 'love' or 'passion'
derivatives of the verbal root habba (حَبَّ), such as the noun hubb (حُبّ). The word is traditionally derived from the verbal root ʿašaq "to stick, to cleave
Ishq
Multiphysic 0D/1D simulation software for digital twin models
Analysis Tools table editor, plots, dashboard, 3D animation, replay of results, linear analysis (eigenvalues, modal shapes, transfer functions, root locus)
Simcenter_Amesim
Genus of mushroom
constructed a phylogeny of the rDNA, which was the universally accepted locus at that time, and found five major clades of the laccate species amongst
Ganoderma
points. A landmark is an annotating point posed by an anatomist onto a given locus for every shape instance across the training set population. For instance
Point_distribution_model
Species of fish
does not typically produce lethal phenotypes when only one locus is mutated. The "N" locus has not been identified, but is hypothesized to have bearing
Common_carp
Collection of open-source Python software tools for computational biology
sequence:RefSeq:WP_002221218.1'] Key: locus_tag, Value: ['YP_RS22235'] Key: note, Value: ['Derived by automated computational analysis using gene prediction method:
Biopython
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
shown to be expressed highly in the superior cervical ganglion, the dorsal root ganglia and the trigeminal ganglion. Transcription of SH3D21 is known to
SH3D21
new position topping the Globalisation Index, its status symbol as the locus of 'cool' culture, and its privileged position within an ever-expanding
Racism_in_Ireland
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples lab-, lep- grasp, seize, take Greek λαμβάνειν (lambánein), λῆψις (lêpsis)
List of Greek and Latin roots in English/L
List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English/L
Generalization of the one-dimensional normal distribution to higher dimensions
normal distribution has a slightly different form. Each iso-density locus — the locus of points in k-dimensional space each of which gives the same particular
Multivariate normal distribution
Multivariate_normal_distribution
Neurological movement disorder
Ferraris A, et al. (March 2001). "DYT13, a novel primary torsion dystonia locus, maps to chromosome 1p36.13--36.32 in an Italian family with cranial-cervical
Dystonia
Concept in genetics
gene analysis". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 6: 99. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-6-99. PMC 1679813. PMID 17121679. Urwin, R; Maiden, MC (2003). "Multi-locus sequence
Horizontal gene transfer in evolution
Horizontal_gene_transfer_in_evolution
Method of bacterial gene transfer
F-plasmid carries a tra and trb locus, which together are about 33 kb long and consist of about 40 genes. The tra locus includes the pilin gene and regulatory
Bacterial_conjugation
Process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles
systems include problem determination, heuristics, root cause analysis, de-duplication, analysis, diagnosis, and repair. Analytic techniques include
Problem_solving
Autoimmune disease
autoantibodies was demonstrated by a whole-genome linkage analysis. CTLA-4 was confirmed as the main locus for thyroid autoantibodies. PTPN22 is the most recently
Hashimoto's_thyroiditis
Time elapsed since an allele first appeared
likelihood approach to obtain an estimate of the time of mutation at a single locus. This methodology was applied to more than 16 million variants in the human
Allele_age
1835 horror novella by Nikolai Gogol
(June–September 2009), "Back to 'Gogol's Retreat from Love': Mirgorod as a Locus of Gogolian Perversion (Part II: 'Viĭ')", Canadian Slavonic Papers, 51 (2/3):
Viy_(story)
Genetic disorder involving calcification of the basal ganglia
this condition.[citation needed] A locus at 14q has been suggested, but no gene has been identified. A second locus has been identified on chromosome 8
Primary familial brain calcification
Primary_familial_brain_calcification
Mathematics taught in primary and secondary school
points and the center is called the radius. It can also be defined as the locus of a point equidistant from a fixed point. A perimeter is a path that surrounds
Elementary_mathematics
Disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds
misophonia, but more research is needed. An unpublished study suggests a genetic locus is associated with responses to a single question asking about the misophonic
Misophonia
When a system's outputs are bounded for every bounded input
criterion Bode plot Phase margin Root locus method Input-to-state stability Gordon E. Carlson Signal and Linear Systems Analysis with Matlab second edition
BIBO_stability
2009 film by James Cameron
(December 20, 2009). "All Energy Is Borrowed: A Review of Avatar". Locus Online. Locus Publications. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved
Avatar_(2009_film)
Mathematical function, inverse of an exponential function
the corresponding k-value of the continuously neighboring branch. Such a locus is called a branch cut. Dropping the range restrictions on the argument
Logarithm
Medical condition
supported by a familial case of ISMAD from China linked to a chromosomal locus of 5q13–14. In terms of the diagnosis of ISMAD, the following is done: Angiography
Isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection
Isolated_superior_mesenteric_artery_dissection
Overview of and topical guide to geometry
Symmetry group Translational symmetry Wallpaper group Hilbert's axioms Locus Line Line segment Parallel Angle Concurrent lines Adjacent angles Central
Outline_of_geometry
Species of bacterium
basis for P. aeruginosa resistance to antibiotics such as tobramycin. One locus identified as being an important genetic determinant of the resistance in
Pseudomonas_aeruginosa
Protein found in humans
levels in the trigeminal nerve, testis, medial olfactory epithelium, dorsal root ganglia, and trachea are the highest with almost 75% expression. CCDC37 is
Coiled-coil domain-containing 37 (FLJ40083)
Coiled-coil_domain-containing_37_(FLJ40083)
Period of the Government of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026
classic far-right narratives where migration is framed as the root of all societal ills". Analysis suggested the speech contained elements reminiscent of far-right
Premiership_of_Keir_Starmer
Psychological concepts by Sigmund Freud
extension and composition of several pieces" can be attributed (...) and which "locus ... is the brain (nervous system)". Modern technology has made it possible
Id,_ego_and_superego
Hypertension occurring during pregnancy
genome-wide association studies. One known effector of pre-eclampsia is the fetal locus FLT1. Located on chromosome 13 in the q12 region, FLT1 codes for Fms-like
Pre-eclampsia
Starchy tuber used as a staple food
self-incompatible wild diploid potato species Solanum chacoense. 1. Detection of an S locus inhibitor (Sli) gene". Euphytica. 99 (3): 191–197. doi:10.1023/a:1018353613431
Potato
Small non-coding ribonucleic acid molecule
Warthmann N, Das S, Lanz C, Weigel D (May 2008). "Comparative analysis of the MIR319a microRNA locus in Arabidopsis and related Brassicaceae". Molecular Biology
MicroRNA
Salishan language
arrangement. Lexical suffixes can be related to verb roots as objects, locus, or instruments; to adjective roots as noun heads; and to noun roots as
Halkomelem
Philosophical conception of meaning
propositions, which are conceived as abstract objects that act as the primary locus of meaning. Different sentences can express the same proposition, such as
Meaning_(philosophy)
Group of genetic connective tissues disorders
305200: type 5 130080: type 8 – unspecified gene, locus 12p13 225310: type 10 – unspecified gene, locus 2q34 608763: Beasley–Cohen type 130070: progeroid
Ehlers–Danlos_syndrome
Point where the derivative of a function is zero or undefined (in certain cases)
then there is at least one critical point within unit distance of any given root. Critical points play an important role in the study of plane curves defined
Critical_point_(mathematics)
Overview of and topical guide to electrical engineering
System modeling and analysis: System identification State observer First principles modeling Least squares Kalman filter Root locus Extended Kalman filter
Outline of electrical engineering
Outline_of_electrical_engineering
called Alu repetitive element. By using special Alu sequence as target locus, specific human DNA can be obtained from clone of TAC, BAC, PAC or human-mouse
Genome_survey_sequence
Reproductive structure in flowering plants
; Coupland, G. (2008). "Regulation and identity of florigen: flowering locus T moves centre Stage". Annual Review of Plant Biology. 59 (1): 573–594.
Flower
Method of reconstructing an earlier state in a language's history
readily to real analysis and so there is no reason to look elsewhere. The first assumption is that in pairs like bolbér/buélbe, the root vowels were originally
Internal_reconstruction
Autoimmune disease
rheumatoid arthritis, or systemic sclerosis.[citation needed] The genetic locus most significantly associated with Sjögren’s is the major histocompatibility
Sjögren's_disease
Genus of fungi
in 2011, based on multi-locus phylogenetic analysis, morphological characters and ecological data. Their phylogenetic analysis showed five distinct highly
Neonectria
Four part X-Men publishing initiative from 2019 to 2024
March 25, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024. "2022 Dragon Awards Winners". Locus Online. September 7, 2022. Archived from the original on September 7, 2022
Krakoan_Age
Parameter of electronic amplifiers
Nyquist stability criterion Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion Ringing artifacts Root locus method Bode plots & phase margin Step response & phase margin
Phase_margin
Type of muscular dystrophy
mutation of the dystrophin gene, located on the short arm of the X chromosome (locus Xp21) that codes for dystrophin protein. Mutations can either be inherited
Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy
Genus of lichens
growths with narrow, overlapping lobes that attach to their substrate using root-like strands called rhizines. They are found in tropical rainforests of northern
Myelorrhiza
Types of dementia involving the frontal or temporal lobes
informally designated FTDP-17T. FTD shows a linkage to the region of the tau locus on chromosome 17, but it is believed that there are two loci leading to
Frontotemporal_dementia
Parts of the human brain
receives dense neuromodulatory inputs from ventral tegmental area (VTA), locus coeruleus (LC), and basal forebrain, whose integrity are important for associative
Basolateral_amygdala
Legume grown for its edible bean
higher genetic diversity than inbred lines by Li et al., 2010. Specific locus amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq) has been used by Han et al., 2015
Soybean
Biochemical test for age
regulate how genes are expressed. Many epigenetic clocks are based on the analysis of DNA methylation, measuring the accumulation of methyl groups to CpG
Epigenetic_clock
Species of fungus
"Genome sequencing of the neotype strain CBS 554.65 reveals the MAT1-2 locus of Aspergillus niger". BMC Genomics. 22 (1) 679. doi:10.1186/s12864-021-07990-8
Aspergillus_niger
is the Latin nominative singular, but that typically does not exhibit the root form from which English nouns are generally derived. Contracted from axilla
List of Latin words with English derivatives
List_of_Latin_words_with_English_derivatives
Software for simulation of dynamic systems
for bit-true simulation and code generation Frequency domain analysis (Bode plot, Root locus, Nyquist plot) Global optimization of system parameters Neural
VisSim
Psychological approach
Attributional analysis of locus of control and the Trent Attribution Profile (TAP). In H. M. Lefcourt (Ed.), Research with the locus of control construct
Second-wave positive psychology
Second-wave_positive_psychology
Phylum of photosynthesising prokaryotes
DD, Chew WG, Meeks JC (April 2014). "Genetic characterization of the hmp locus, a chemotaxis-like gene cluster that regulates hormogonium development and
Cyanobacteria
Turkish control systems engineer and academic
"Low-dimensional model-based boundary control of 2D heat flow utilizing root locus". Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control. 29 (5): 419–435
Mehmet_Önder_Efe
Values which describe behavior of a linear electric circuit
displayed graphically on a polar diagram by a dot for one frequency or a locus for a range of frequencies. If it applies to one port only (being of the
Scattering_parameters
School of early Jewish mysticism
great angels, usually for the purpose of gaining insight into Torah. The locus classicus for these practices is the biblical accounts of the Chariot vision
Merkabah_mysticism
Hallucinogenic class of psychoactive drug
projects to many other cortical and subcortical brain areas, such as the locus coeruleus, nucleus accumbens, and amygdala, among others, and activation
Psychedelic_drug
Chinese botanist
Ziv M, Lemaux, PG Meng L (2006) Nature of Stress and Type of Transgene Locus Influences Tendency of Transgenes to Silence in Barley, 15–28. In Plant
Ling_Meng
Cancer of plasma cells
translocation between the immunoglobulin heavy chain gene (on chromosome 14, locus q32) and an oncogene (often 11q13, 4p16.3, 6p21, 16q23 and 20q11) is frequently
Multiple_myeloma
Rotating circular machine part with teeth that mesh with another toothed part
which two tooth surfaces are tangent to each other. Path of action The locus of successive contact points between a pair of gear teeth, during the phase
Gear
Branch of mathematics
be a set of polynomials in k[An]. The vanishing set of S (or vanishing locus or zero set) is the set V(S) of all points in An where every polynomial
Algebraic_geometry
Biblical garden of God
sexuality, often associated with the classic and medieval trope of the locus amoenus. In the Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri places the Garden at the
Garden_of_Eden
American mathematician
House, was awarded to Barmish and Tempo for their paper on the robust root locus. During his career at the University of Wisconsin, Barmish received the
B._Ross_Barmish
American author (born 1966)
finalist for a number of honors, including the World Fantasy, Sidewise, and Locus Awards. Nevins is married with one daughter and is a life-long fan of comic
Jess_Nevins
Method to control electric motors
Impulse response Linear time-invariant system Kalman filter Robust control Root locus Perturbation theory Signal-flow graph Small-signal model Sliding mode
Field-oriented_control
ROOT LOCUS-ANALYSIS
ROOT LOCUS-ANALYSIS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English rote ‘glad’ (Old English rÅt).English : metonymic occupational name for a player on the rote, an early medieval stringed instrument (Middle English, Old French rote, of uncertain origin but apparently ultimately akin to Welsh crwth).Dutch : topographic name for someone who lived by a retting place (Dutch root, a derivative of ro(o)ten ‘to ret’, akin to modern English rot), a place where flax is soaked in tubs of water until the stems rot to release the linen fibers.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the bird (Old English hrÅc), most likely given to a person with very dark hair or a dark complexion or to someone with a raucous voice.English : some early examples, such as Robert of ye Rook (London 1318) and Henry del Rook (Staffordshire 1332), point clearly to a local name of some kind. The first of these could be from a house sign, the second may be a variant of Rock 1.German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with hrok, of uncertain origin; perhaps a cognate of 1 or from Middle High German rÅhen ‘to cry or yell (in battle)’ or Old High German ruoh ‘intent’.Perhaps an altered spelling of German Ruck.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Root 1.
Girl/Female
African, Australian, Christian, Danish, Greek
Dreamlike; Lotus Flower
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Root of the Lotus
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of boots, from Middle English, Old French bote (of unknown origin).Dutch and North German : metonymic occupational name for a boatman, from Dutch boot ‘boat’.
Girl/Female
Greek Egyptian
Flower.
Boy/Male
Latin
Friend of Hercules.
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Root.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Foote.
Female
English
English name derived from the flower name, from Latin lotus, from Greek lotos, a name for various kinds of plants before it came to designate the Egyptian "white lotus." The Greek word may ultimately come from Hebrew lowt, LOTUS means "covering, veil."
Surname or Lastname
English (now chiefly East Anglia)
English (now chiefly East Anglia) : probably a topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of rough ground, from a hypothetical Old English word rÅ«(we)t or rÅ«het, derivatives of rÅ«h ‘rough’, ‘overgrown’. Compare Rauch. There are places called Ruffet(t) in Surrey and Sussex which are thought to have this origin.German : Swabian variant of Roth 1.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Rauth.Indian (northern states) : Hindu (Rajput, Jat, Maratha) and Sikh name meaning ‘prince’, from Sanskrit rÄjaputra (from rÄja ‘king’ + putra ‘son’). In India this is a variant of a name more commonly spelled Ravat or Raut. The Jats have a clan called Ravat.
Boy/Male
Latin
Friend of Hercules.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Spirit, Soul, Good behaviour, Purity
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Root of a Lotus; Elephant
Male
Chinese
a root.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Beginning; Root
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Indonesian, Kenyan
Root
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Robrecht.Altered spelling of German Rupp.English : variant spelling of Roope.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch (also de Roos) and Swiss German
Dutch (also de Roos) and Swiss German : habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a rose.Dutch (also de Roos) : metonymic occupational name for someone who grew roses, from roos ‘rose’.Dutch : from the female personal name Rosa (Latin rosa ‘rose’).Dutch : nickname from roos ‘erysipelas’, an infection which causes reddening of the skin and scalp, applied presumably to someone with a ruddy complexion.Swiss German : from a personal name formed with hrÅd ‘renown’.Swedish and Danish (of German origin) : as 1.Swedish : variant of Ros.English and Scottish : variant of Ross 2.
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Girl/Female
Muslim
Glad, Happy, Joyful, Delight, Magnificent, Splendid
Boy/Male
Tamil
God
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
Lover of God
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Pious; Righteous
Girl/Female
Biblical
The anger of a bull, increasing heat.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Small
Girl/Female
Muslim
Imperial, Abundant, Inhabited
Boy/Male
Teutonic Irish
Intelligent.
Male
Italian
Italian form of Greek ThÅmas, TOMMASO means "twin."
Boy/Male
Indian
Immartale Light
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a.
Full of roots; as, rooty ground.
a.
Feeding on roots; root-eating.
pl.
of Locus
n.
An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as, the root crop.
v. t.
To tear up by the root; to eradicate; to extirpate; -- with up, out, or away.
n.
A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphaea Lotus and N. caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments.
n.
A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.
n.
The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it.
pl.
of Locus
v. i.
To search or root in the ground, as a swine.
v. t.
To turn up or to dig out with the snout; as, the swine roots the earth.
n.
A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover.
n.
That which resembles a root in position or function, esp. as a source of nourishment or support; that from which anything proceeds as if by growth or development; as, the root of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like.
v. t.
To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera.
v. i.
To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
n.
The underground portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in the potato, the onion, or the sweet flag.
v. t.
To cover or dress with soot; to smut with, or as with, soot; as, to soot land.
n.
The locust tree. See Locust Tree (definition, note, and phrases).
n.
That factor of a quantity which when multiplied into itself will produce that quantity; thus, 3 is a root of 9, because 3 multiplied into itself produces 9; 3 is the cube root of 27.