#mac dictionary

Mac OSX, Üç parmak ile Sözlük-Dictionary aktif etme.

Mac bilgisayarlarda üç parmak ile Sözlük kısmının aktif edilmesi. Bunu çözmek için epey uğraşmıştım, sorunu şöyle aştım, belki sizlere de yardımcı olur. Önce BetterTouch adlı ücretsiz uygulamayı yükleyin, ayarlarında herhangi bir değişiklik yapmanıza gerek yok, buradan indirebilirsiniz; http://blog.boastr.net/  “BetterTouchTool”

   Bilgisayarınızın “Sistem” -> “Trackpad” ayarlarından aşağıda…

Chair

Mac Dictionary's definition:

noun 1 a separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs. • historical a sedan chair. • short for chairlift .

2 the person in charge of a meeting or organization (used as a neutral alternative to chairman or chairwoman) : the deputy chair of the Supreme Soviet. • an official position of authority, for example on a board of directors : the editorial chair. • (also chair umpire) Tennis another term for umpire .

3 a professorship : he held a chair in physics.

4 a particular seat in an orchestra : [as adj., in combination ] she was fourth-chair trumpet.

5 ( the chair) short for electric chair .

6 chiefly Brit. a metal socket holding a railroad rail in place. verb [ trans. ] 1 act as chairperson of or preside over (an organization, meeting, or public event). 2 Brit. carry (someone) aloft in a chair or in a sitting position to celebrate a victory.

PHRASES take the chair act as chairperson.

ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French chaiere (modern chaire ‘bishop's throne, etc.,’ chaise ‘chair’ ), from Latin cathedra ‘seat,’ from Greek kathedra. Compare with cathedral.

Text

Mac Dictionary's definition:

noun 1 a book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form : a text which explores pain and grief. • a piece of written or printed material regarded as conveying the authentic or primary form of a particular work : in some passages it is difficult to establish the original text | the text of the lecture was available to guests. • written or printed words, typically forming a connected piece of work : stylistic features of journalistic text. • Computing data in written form, esp. when stored, processed, or displayed in a word processor. • a text message. • [in sing. ] the main body of a book or other piece of writing, as distinct from other material such as notes, appendices, and illustrations : the pictures are clear and relate well to the text. • a script or libretto. • a written work chosen or assigned as a subject of study : the book is intended as a secondary text for religion courses. • a textbook. • a passage from the Bible or other religious work, esp. when used as the subject of a sermon. • a subject or theme for a discussion or exposition : he took as his text the fact that Australia is paradise. 2 (also text-hand) fine, large handwriting, used esp. for manuscripts. verb to send a text message: : I thought it was fantastic that he took the trouble to text me.

DERIVATIVES textless adjective ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old Northern French texte, from Latin textus ‘tissue, literary style’ (in medieval Latin, ‘Gospel’ ), from text- ‘woven,’ from the verb texere.

Anthropomorphic

Mac Dictionary's definition:

adjective relating to or characterized by anthropomorphism. • having human characteristics : anthropomorphic bears and monkeys.

DERIVATIVES anthropomorphically |-ik(ə)lē| adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek anthrōpomorphos (see anthropomorphous ) + -ic.

Profitability

Mac Dictionary's definition:

adjective 1 (of a business or activity) yielding profit or financial gain. 2 beneficial; useful : he'd had a profitable day.

DERIVATIVES profitability |ˌpräfitəˈbilətē| noun profitably |-blē| adverb ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French, from the verb profiter (see profit ).

Hippocampus

Mac Dictionary's definition:

noun ( pl. -campi |-ˈkampī; -ˈkampē|) Anatomy

the elongated ridges on the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain, thought to be the center of emotion, memory, and the autonomic nervous system.

ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek hippokampos, from hippos ‘horse’ + kampos ‘sea monster.’

Rock

Mac Dictionary's definition:

noun

1 the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil or oceans. • a mass of such material projecting above the earth's surface or out of the sea : there are dangerous rocks around the island. • Geology any natural material, hard or soft (e.g., clay), having a distinctive mineral composition. • ( the Rock) Gibraltar. • ( the Rock) informal name for Newfoundland 1 .

2 a large piece of such material that has become detached from a cliff or mountain; a boulder : the stream flowed through a jumble of rocks. • a stone of any size, esp. one small enough to be picked up and used as a projectile. • Brit. a kind of hard confectionery in the form of cylindrical peppermint-flavored sticks. • informal a precious stone, esp. a diamond. • informal a small piece of crack cocaine. • ( rocks) vulgar slang testicles.

3 used in similes and metaphors to refer to someone or something that is extremely strong, reliable, or hard : imagining himself as the last rock of civilization being swept over by a wave of barbarism. • (usu. rocks) (esp. with allusion to shipwrecks) a source of danger or destruction : the new system is heading for the rocks.

4 ( rocks) informal dated money.

PHRASES between a rock and a hard place informal in a situation where one is faced with two equally difficult alternatives. get one's rocks off vulgar slang have an orgasm. • obtain pleasure or satisfaction. on the rocks informal 1 (of a relationship or enterprise) experiencing difficulties and likely to fail. 2 (of a drink) served undiluted and with ice cubes.

DERIVATIVES rockless adjective rocklike |-ˌlīk| adjective

ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French rocque, from medieval Latin rocca, of unknown ultimate origin.

rock 2 verb 1 [ trans. ] cause (someone or something) to move gently to and fro or from side to side : she rocked the baby in her arms. • [ intrans. ] move in such a way : the vase rocked back and forth on its base | [as adj. ] ( rocking) the rocking movement of the boat. • (with reference to a building or region) shake or cause to shake or vibrate, esp. because of an impact, earthquake, or explosion : [ trans. ] a terrorist blast rocked a Tube station | [ intrans. ] the building began to rock on its foundations. • cause great shock or distress to (someone or something), esp. so as to weaken or destabilize them or it : diplomatic upheavals that rocked the British Empire. 2 [ intrans. ] informal dance to or play rock music. • figurative (of a place) have an atmosphere of excitement or much social activity : the new town really rocks | [as adj. ] ( rocking) a rocking resort. noun 1 rock music : [as adj. ] a rock star. • rock and roll. 2 [in sing. ] a gentle movement to and fro or from side to side : she placed the baby in the cradle and gave it a rock.

PHRASES rock the boat see boat . PHRASAL VERBS rock out informal perform rock music loudly and vigorously. • enjoy oneself in an enthusiastic and uninhibited way, esp. by dancing to rock music.

ORIGIN late Old English roccian, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘remove, move’ ; related to Dutch rukken ‘jerk, tug’ and German rücken ‘move.’ The noun dates from the early 19th cent.

Serendipity

Mac Dictionary's definition:

the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way : a fortunate stroke of serendipity | a series of small serendipities. DERIVATIVES serendipitous |-ˈdipitəs| adjective serendipitously adverb ORIGIN 1754: coined by Horace Walpole, suggested by The Three Princes of Serendip, the title of a fairy tale in which the heroes “were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of.”