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Dac (D-A): Digital to analog converter. An IC component or circuit that is used to derive or convert an analog signal from a digital one.

Double Dactyl: A form of light verse invented by anthony hecht and john hollander. The double dactyl consists of two quatrains, each with three double-dactyl lines ( / _ _ / _ _ ) followed by a shorter dac . . . View Full Definition

Duad, Dwadasama, Also Dwadachamsha: A twelve-fold subdivision of the signs(each composed of 2 1/2°) developed by Hindu astrologers. The first duad of each sign is sub-ruled by the natural planetary ruler of the sign; the secon . . . View Full Definition

Grand Pas Daction: Literally, big or large step. A Grand pas is a suite of individual dances that serves as a showpiece for lead dancers, demi-soloists, and possibly the corps de ballet. In the context of a fu . . . View Full Definition

Didactic Verse: Poems that exist so as to teach the readers something, often a moral.

Headache : A pain in the head with the pain being above the eyes or the ears, behind the head (occipital), or in the back of the upper neck. Headache, like chest pain or back ache, has many causes.

Didactic Literature: Writing that is 'preachy' or seeks overtly to convince a reader of a particular point or lesson. Medieval homilies and Victorian moral essays are often held up as examples of didactic litera . . . View Full Definition

Campodactyly: A dominant trait in which a muscle is improperly attached to bones in the little finger, causing the finger to be permanently bent.

Dacthal (DCPA): A selective herbicide, trade name Dacthal, used especially on vegetables. DCPA and its breakdown products are environmentally significant and became the most commonly detected pesticide resi . . . View Full Definition

Dactyl: A metrical foot consisting of an accented syllable followed by two unaccented ones / ' ~ ~ /. Examples of dactylic words are 'comedy' and 'higgledy,' and of largely dactylic poems tennyson's . . . View Full Definition