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equator

━ noun 1 (often the Equator) geog the imaginary great circle that passes around the Earth at latitude 0 at an equal distance from the North and South Poles, and divides the Earth’s surface into the northern and southern hemispheres. 2 astron the CELESTIAL EQUATOR. 3 a circle dividing a spherical body into two equal parts. <div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 14c: from Latin aequator equalizer (of day and night).

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excursion

━ noun 1 a short trip, usually one made for pleasure. 2 a brief change from the usual course or pattern. <div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 17c: from Latin excurrere, excursum to run out.

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expedition

━ noun 1 an organized journey with a specific purpose. 2 a group making such a journey. 3 formal speed or promptness. <div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 15c: from Latin expeditio.

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frustration

━ noun 1 being frustrated. 2 law a term used in contract law whereby a contract ends, through no fault of any party to the contract, because it has become impossible to perform or illegal.

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germ

━ noun 1 an imprecise term for any micro-organism, especially a bacterium or virus that causes disease. Also <POS>as adj </POS> 2 the embryo of a plant, especially of wheat. 3 an origin or beginning 4 formerly any living structure that is capable of developing into a complete organism, eg a seed or a fertilized egg. <div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 17c: from Latin germen bud or sprout.

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heredity

━ noun (heredities) 1 the transmission of recognizable and genetically based characteristics from one generation to the next. 2 the total quantity of such characteristics inherited. Also called inheritance. <div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 16c.

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hostility

━ noun (hostilities) 1 enmity, aggression or angry opposition. 2 (hostilities) acts of warfare; battles. <div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 14c: from Latin hostilitas.

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infancy

━ noun (infancies) 1 the state or time of being an infant. 2 an early period of existence, growth and development 3 law MINORITY (sense 4). <div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 15c.

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infant

━ noun 1 a very young child in the first period of life; a baby. 2 Brit a schoolchild under the age of seven or eight. 3 law a MINOR (<POS>noun </POS>1). 4 <div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 14c: from French enfant, from Latin infans a child or someone who cannot speak, from fari to speak.

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institution

━ noun 1 an organization or public body founded for a special purpose, especially for a charitable or educational purpose or as a hospital. 2 a hospital, old people’s home, etc, regarded as an impersonal or bureaucratic organization. 3 a custom or tradition; something which is well-established 4 colloq a familiar and well-known object or person.<div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 15c: see INSTITUTE.

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