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Quotes: Word, Words, Part 1
The medium of exchange for thoughts and ideas between people: word quotes.
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Quotes: Word, Words, Part 2
The medium of exchange for thoughts and ideas between people: word quotes.
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word, words
1. A unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
2. Speech or talk: to express one's emotion in words.
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(Latin: talk, speak, say, word, speech)
(Greek: talk, speak; speech; word; a person who speaks in a certain manner; someone who deals with topics or subjects)
(presentations of living conceptions; the medium of exchange for thoughts and ideas between people)
(presentations of living conceptions; the medium of exchange for thoughts and ideas between people)
(Latin: word, words)
(Latin: belly, venter [the use of "stomach" is considered incorrect for this root word]; from Latin abdo-, to put away)
(Greek > Latin: @ two-handled; a vessel with two handles or ears; a pitcher or vase)
(a suffix which forms nouns that refer to people who regularly engage in some activity, or who are characterized in a certain way, as indicated by the stem or root of the word; originally, which appeared in Middle English in words from Old French where it expressed an intensive degree or with a pejorative or disparaging application)
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(aspects of the moon are known as phases from a Greek word meaning "appearance")
(Greek > Latin: reed, pipe; the word for "reed" in Hebrew, Arabic, and Egyptian was kaneh; then the word element passed into Greek and Latin, and into the languages of western Europe)
(Modern Latin: chemical element; from a Latin word Hassias meaning “Hess”, the German state of Hessen; radioactive metal)
(Modern Latin: named for the mythical king Tantalus [who in the Greek myths was tortured by being placed in water up to his chin, which he was never able to drink, whence the word “tantalize”]; because of the element’s insolubility or “to illustrate the tantalizing work he had until he succeeded in isolating this element”; metal)
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(Latin: from, away from, off; down; wholly, entirely, utterly, complete; reverse the action of, undo; the negation or reversal of the notion expressed in the primary or root word)
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(Latin: two, double; a word element for the number "2")
(Greek: truth, true meaning, real [the root meaning, true meaning or literal meaning of a word])
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(Latin: pertaining to the Teutonic people of central Europe [possibly from a Celtic word meaning "neighbor"], similar to Old Irish gair, "neighbor"; pertaining to Germany)
(Greek Goddess [Hygeia, Hygea, Hygia, Hygieia], the source of the word hygiene)
(Greek > Latin: together, in one, as a single word)
(Latin: suffix form of -an from -ianus, a modifier of the main word to which it is attached: belonging to, coming from, being involved in, or being like something)
(the word internet is now a common noun, not a proper noun)
(listings of logs, or blogs, sharing personal stepping stones and stumbling blocks)
(a slip of the tongue, a mistake in uttering a word, an imprudent word inadvertently spoken; as expressed by public personalities in this series of articles)
(Greek: word or words, vocabulary; a saying, a phrase; speaking, speech)
(simplified connections of word parts which work together to form practical medical terms that can enhance one's understanding of several fields of medicine)
(Greek: muscle; said to be from a Greek word meaning "mouse")
(Greek: something fixed or fastened together; a suffix that denotes conjoined twins, the first element of a word denotes the parts fused)
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(linguistic terms for words with two or more meanings; usually, multiple meanings of a word or words)
(Greek > Latin: drinking; a word termination [suffix] denoting a relationship to drinking or the intake of fluids)
(Latin: four, fourth; a word element for number 4)
(Latin: five, fifth; a word element for number 5)
(Latin: fifth, five; a word element for 5)
(a book that is bound to be used and where one word leads to another and another, ad infinitum)
(word origins and affixes; ancestral associations with their histories)
(a form of word humor when people fiddle with words and laugh at the resultant loony tunes: Considered by some to be the lowest form of humus, earthy wit that we all dig and often respond to with groans and moans)
(a form of word humor when people fiddle with words and laugh at the resultant loony tunes; considered by some to be the lowest form of humus, earthy wit, that we all dig and often respond to with groans and moans)
(ignorance word usage is no excuse for continuing such ignorance)
(a four-letter and a five-letter word that are avoided by many people)
(Latin: ray, radiating [the Latin word for the spokes of a wheel is radius]; spoke, staff, rod)
(Greek: a thing said; a word; a term)
(a Czech word, robota meaning "serf" or "slave" or "forced work" which is now applied to any manufactured device that is capable of doing work ordinarily done by human beings)
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(word origin and the historical development of sarcophagus and related sarcasm, sarcastic)
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(Latin: seven, seventh; a word element for number 7)
(Latin: six, sixth; a word element for number 6)
(Greek: the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet; Σ, σ [beginning of word], ς [end of word])
(Greek > Latin: a numerical prefix meaning, three, thrice, threefold; triple; a word element for number 3)
(Latin: one, single; a word element for number 1)
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Word Entries containing the term: “word
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The word, avow
To acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly; to confess: "avow guilt" does NOT come from the same Latin source as vow. It is based on Latin, vocare, "to call".
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viva-voce, word-of-mouth
Expressed orally or with a living voice.
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vocabulary word (s) (noun), vocabulary words (pl)
Words words.

A pleonasm, or redundancy, since "vocabulary" is defined as "words"; however, the two elements are now so widely used together that very few people seem to be aware of their repetitious existence.

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Greek > Latin: @ two-handled; a vessel with two handles or ears; a pitcher or vase unit.
An advanced word: tribo- and Its Modern Applications

The “advanced words” in the following contain valuable information if for no other reason than that the concepts of tribology are so important in all of our lives. You may find some aspects difficult to comprehend, but just knowing what the Greek element tribo means, as well as some of the English words that are derived from it, will give you knowledge that is lacking even among the very educated.


This issue of Focusing on Words will present a relatively new, and not widely known, element from Greek that is used in modern engineering and physics: tribology. This Greek tribo- element means, “friction”, “rub”, “grind”, or “wear away”.

Most of the information for this subject came from an article, “Better Ways to Grease Industry’s Wheels,” from the September 28, 1998, issue of Fortune magazine written by Ivan Amato.

  • Lubrication is central to machine performance, but it’s only part of the story. More and more, the bigger picture of machine health has been going by the label “tribology” [trigh BAH loh gee] which is based on the Greek word for “rubbing.”, “grinding”, or “wearing away”, etc.
  • Tribology combines issues of lubrication, friction, and wear into a complex framework for designing, maintaining, and trouble-shooting the whole machine world.
  • Tribology is already providing data that could be used to produce transmission fluids that give automobile drivers better fuel economy and a smoother ride.
  • The most visionary tribology advocates and practitioners tend to view their field as the cure for much of what ails industry and even entire economies.
  • Tribology has evolved into a bona fide field of research and technology since 1966, when a group of industrialists in England coined the term with assistance from an editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
  • The O. E. D. defines tribology as, “The branch of science and technology concerned with interacting surfaces in relative motion and with associated matters (as friction, wear, lubrication, and the design of bearings).” In 1968, H.P. Jost, in the February 8, 1968, issue of the New Scientist states, “After consultation with the English Dictionary Department of the Oxford University Press, we chose the term ‘tribology’.”
  • Many tribologists devote themselves to uncovering the fundamental chemical and physical dramas that underlie good and bad lubrication, friction, and wear. They are relying on new tools like friction-force microscopes, that can examine surfaces down to the molecular level (nanotribology?).
  • Transmissions are just one place where tribology makes a difference in the automotive industry. Other items on the agenda include controlling brake noise and wear, reducing internal friction in engines, and increasing the productivity, part quality, and energy efficiency of production machinery.
  • The “tribology tribe” points proudly to its crucial role in the thirty-billion dollar-a-year data-storage industry. When it comes to surfaces in motion, this is an especially harrowing arena. Yet it’s through tribological know-how that makers of hard-disk drives have been able to squeeze more and more data into less and less space.
  • The head that reads and writes information to and from a hard disk flies about 50 to 100 nanometers above the disk surface. That’s about one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Meanwhile, the disk typically spins beneath the head at about ten to twenty meters per second.
  • Woody Monroy, head of corporate communications for Seagate Technology, which makes disk drives, says that in terms of speed and clearance, it’s the equivalent of an F-16 jet fighter plane flying one-sixty second of an inch [less than one millimeter] above the ground, counting blades of grass as it goes, at Mach 813 (or 813 times the speed of sound).
  • There are many reasons computers go down, but one of the most dreaded is when the head assembly literally crashes into the spinning disk’s surface, tearing up and destroying precious data.
  • It’s a tribological triumph that, despite all the hazards, vulnerabilities, and abuse by users, most storage systems operate fine most of the time because of proper coatings. The first protective layer is at most twenty nanometers thick. One leading-edge tribo-tactic is to fiddle with the molecular structure of the thin lubrication layer on top of the disk (nanotribology?).
  • Tribologists have plenty of challenges to keep them busy, but it’s all part of making disk drives and economies run smoothly.

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Word Challenge 01

Add a letter to the beginning of a word meaning "to roll around in water, mud, etc.; as for refreshment" to create a second word meaning "any of numerous small, passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae".

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Word Challenge 02

Which letter should be added to the beginning of a word meaning "to go astray in thought or belief" to create a second word meaning "the conventional German title of respect and a term for a man equivalent to the English term, Mister".

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Word Challenge 03

Add the right letter to the beginning of a word meaning "a gun with a long barrel that is fired from the shoulder" and you will create a second word meaning "an article or something of very little value".

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Word Challenge 04

Add a letter to the beginning of a word meaning "a gap or break in something where it has split apart or a serious disagreement that disrupts good relations" and you will create a second word meaning "to go from one place to another, never staying anywhere for very long and seeming to have little purpose".

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Word Challenge 05

Which letter should be added to the beginning of a word meaning "the length of time that someone or something has existed" that will create a second word meaning "angry, fury".

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Word Challenge 06

Add a letter to the beginning of a word meaning "one of a number of fixed, bench-like seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of a church congregation" to create a second word meaning "to utter something in an angry, forceful, or a relentless way".

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