[ah-ee] Pronunciation Key
[ah-eez] Pronunciation Key. | a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed. |
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| ai 1
(ī) Pronunciation Key
n. See sloth. [Portuguese, of Tupian origin.] |
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| ai 2
abbr. airborne intercept |
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| artificial insemination
n. Abbr. AI Introduction of semen into the vagina or uterus without sexual contact. |
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| artificial intelligence
n. Abbr. AI
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| sloth
(slôth, slōth, slŏth) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English slowth, from slow, slow; see slow.] |
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| 1. | an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders [syn: Army Intelligence] |
| 2. | the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively; "workers in AI hope to imitate or duplicate intelligence in computers and robots" [syn: artificial intelligence] |
| 3. | a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot [syn: three-toed sloth] |
| 4. | the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse [syn: artificial insemination] |
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AI abbr.
artificial insemination
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ai networking
The country code for Anguilla.
(1999-01-27)
AI
/A-I/ n. Abbreviation for `Artificial Intelligence', so common that the full form is almost never written or spoken among hackers.Lemoore Naval Ai, CA Zip code(s): 93245
United States Ai, CO Zip code(s): 80840
Ai
A"i\, n.; pl. Ais. [Braz. a["i], ha["i], from the animal's cry: cf. F. a["i].] (Zo["o]l.) The three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) of South America. See Sloth.Ai
ruins. (1.) One of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Josh. 10:1; Gen. 12:8; 13:3). It was the scene of Joshua's defeat, and afterwards of his victory. It was the second Canaanite city taken by Israel (Josh. 7:2-5; 8:1-29). It lay rebuilt and inhibited by the Benjamites (Ezra 2:28; Neh. 7:32; 11:31). It lay to the east of Bethel, "beside Beth-aven." The spot which is most probably the site of this ancient city is Haiyan, 2 miles east from Bethel. It lay up the Wady Suweinit, a steep, rugged valley, extending from the Jordan valley to Bethel. (2.) A city in the Ammonite territory (Jer. 49:3). Some have thought that the proper reading of the word is Ar (Isa. 15:1).
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