| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,762,436,172 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
long |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.03 sec. |
longIn programming, an integer variable. In C, a long is four bytes and can be signed (-2G to +2G) or unsigned (4G). Contrast with short. long 1. (of drinks) containing a large quantity of nonalcoholic beverage 2. Prosody a. denoting a vowel of relatively great duration or (esp in classical verse) followed by more than one consonant b. denoting a syllable containing such a vowel c. (in verse that is not quantitative) carrying the emphasis or ictus 3. Cricket (of a fielding position) near the boundary 4. Music a note common in medieval music but now obsolete, having the time value of two breves Long Crawford Williamson. 1815--78, US surgeon. He was the first to use ether as an anaesthetic How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | |
|---|---|---|
The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly, "We haven't got Father, and shall not have him for a long time. "As for inside baseball, or outside, for that matter, I hardly believe I'd be able to tell third base from the second base, it's so long since I went to a game," proceeded Tom. During that burning day when we were crossing Iowa, our talk kept returning to a central figure, a Bohemian girl whom we had known long ago and whom both of us admired. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|