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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
van·ish
 (vān'ĭsh) Pronunciation Key
intr.v. van·ished, van·ish·ing, van·ish·es
[Middle English vanisshen, alteration of Old French esvanir, esvaniss-, from Vulgar Latin *exvanīre, alteration of Latin ēvānēscere : ē-, ex-, ex- + vānēscere, to vanish (from vānus, empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots).] van'ish·er n., van'ish·ing·ly adv., van'ish·ment n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| vanishing | |
noun | |
| 1. | a sudden or mysterious disappearance |
| 2. | a sudden disappearance from sight |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Vanishing
Van"ish*ing\, a. & n. from Vanish, v. Vanishing fraction (Math.), a fraction which reduces to the form 0/0 for a particular value of the variable which enters it, usually in consequence of the existence of a common factor in both terms of the fraction, which factor becomes 0 for this particular value of the variable. --Math. Dict. Vanishing line (Persp.), the intersection of the parallel of any original plane and picture; one of the lines converging to the vanishing point. Vanishing point (Persp.), the point to which all parallel lines in the same plane tend in the representation. --Gwilt. Vanishing stress (Phon.), stress of voice upon the closing portion of a syllable. --Rush.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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