Argument: Extra information which the computer uses to perform commands. Some commands have stricter requirements than others. Some do not require all arguments but have optional arguments.

 

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Argument: Extra information which the computer uses to perform commands. Some commands have stricter requirements than others. Some do not require all arguments but have optional arguments.

Greenwich Argument: Equilibrium argument computed for the meridian of Greenwich.

Equilibrium Argument: The theoretical phase of a constituent of the equilibrium tide. It is usually represented by the expression (V+ u), in which V is a uniformly changing angular quantity involving multiples of . . . View Full Definition

Infant Industry Argument: The category describing a company's primary business activity. This category is usually determined by the largest portion of revenue.

Licensing Act: By an order of 1581, new plays in Britain could not be performed until they were licensed by the Master of Revels. A separate license, granted by the Court of High Commission, was required f . . . View Full Definition

Metonymy : A figure of speech in which the poet substitutes a word normally associated with something for the term usually naming that thing (for example, 'big-sky country' for western canada). The ass . . . View Full Definition

Humility Topos: A common rhetorical strategy in which an author or speaker feigns ignorance or pretends to be less clever or less intelligent than he or she really is. Often donning such a persona allows a . . . View Full Definition

Metaphysical Poets: John donne (1572-1631) and his imitators, including george herbert, andrew marvell, abraham cowley, richard crashaw, and henry vaughan, whose works are characterized (not exclusively) by col . . . View Full Definition

Excursus: (1) A detailed analysis of a particular point or argument--epecially when added as an appendix at the back of a book. (2) A scholarly digression or an additional discussion.

Erotema: (also called erotesis) Asking a rhetorical question to the reader, i.e., 'What should honest citizens do?' Often the question is asked in order to get a definite answer from the reader--usua . . . View Full Definition