Motorola Mobility, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.

Filing 94

NOTICE by Motorola Mobility, Inc. of Filing Brief on Claim Construction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit, # 11 Exhibit, # 12 Exhibit, # 13 Exhibit, # 14 Exhibit, # 15 Exhibit, # 16 Exhibit, # 17 Exhibit, # 18 Exhibit, # 19 Exhibit, # 20 Exhibit, # 21 Exhibit, # 22 Exhibit, # 23 Exhibit, # 24 Exhibit, # 25 Exhibit, # 26 Exhibit, # 27 Exhibit, # 28 Exhibit, # 29 Exhibit, # 30 Exhibit, # 31 Affidavit)(Giuliano, Douglas)

Exhibit 29
to Motorola’s Opening Claim Construction Brief
July 28, 2011

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dissonance

li'1uids that have been purified or conC(!ntrat d
DISTANCE to beat another racehorse by more than twenty
second image fades in, briefly merging one with the
til1ation
e by di.&.
lengths [l3C. Directly or _via French < Utin distantia <
other _ n SIMULTANEOUS fAOING OUT AND IN a change from
distant- "standing apart" (see DISTANT).) 0 go the distance
dis·till·er Idi stillarl n a COmpany that or
one scene to another, with the flI"St scene gradually
to continue until you have completed something
produces hard liquor such as whiskey vo[.~.non who
fading out and the next one gradually fading in over
°11
' ....,andgin
it (14C. < latin dissoJverr~ °loosen asunder" < solvere "loosdis·tance learn·ing n education forstudent5 working
dIs,tl ·er·y Idi sllilareel (plural -las) n a pI
en."} -dis·solv.a·bil·i·ty Idi zCllva bHlateel n at home, with little or no face·to-face contact with teachstrong alcoholic liquors such as whiskey: va~:h~
dis.solv·a·ble adj-dis.solv.a.ble·ness n-diS·Sol·vent
gin are made by distilling
,0
,and
ers and with material provided remotely, e.g., by eadj -dis·solv·er n
mail, television, or correspondence
dis·tinct Idi sUngkll adj 1 SEPARATE clearly diffe
dis·so·nance {dfssananss/ n 1 UNPL£ASANT NOISE a comdis.tant IdlstanV adj 1 FAR AWAY situated, living, or hap·
separate 0 The word Ims two distinct senses. 2 AP:~ ~d
bination of sounds that is unpleasant to listen to 2 INpening far away 0 a distant galaxy 2 fAR AWAY IN TIME
THE SENSES e~sy to hear, see, smell, or underst II1IlJ
CONSISTENCY lack of consistency or compatibility
remote in time, either in the future or the past 0 They
IlfiVC a vu¥ distillet IlIcl1Imy ~t t!ml ~ay. 3 CERTAIN ~~~~ I
between actions or beliefs 3 UNSTAlill COMBINATION OF
hope to meet again in the distant future. 3 ALOOF showing
or undeniable 0 I had tile dlstmct Impressioll they'd ~te
MUSICAl HaTES a combination of notes that, when played
that somebody does not want to be hiendly or intimate
arguing. 4 NOTlCEABLE strong enough, large enou h !'!I
simultaneously, sounds displeasing and needs to be
4 fAINT so slight as to be hard to discern 0 a distnut
definite enough to be noticed 0 There's a distiuct g ',or
resolved to a consonance
gasolim' ill til~ ,<Jr. 5 EMPHATIC very great in de sm~ 'Of
resellfblallcc [14C. Directly or via French < latin distant·,
present participle of dis/are "stand apart" < stare "stand.")
as an hOllor felt or experienced 0 distillet priv~!U"
dis·so·nant {dfssananti adj 1 UNPLEASANT TO HfAR making
Directly or via French < Latin distine/us, past partici I C.
or involving a combination of sounds that is unpleasant dis.tant,ly IdlstanUeel adv 1 fAR AWAY far away or from
distingur;re :'to separate" (see DISTINGUISH).l-dis.ti~c~'OII
to listen to 2 CONFlICTlMG incompatible or inconsistent
far away 0 We could distantly l1UI/ce Imt figures daucing hi
adv -dls·tmct·ness n
Y
(forma/) 3 CONTAINING UNSTABLE CHORDS containing unstable
the village square. 2 FAR AWAY MENTAllY not concentrating
chords or harmonies that need to be resolved to a condis·tine·tion Idi sUngkshanl n 1 OIFFERENCE a differ{!
on the immediate surroundings 3 ALOOFl.Y in a detached,
sonance [15C. < latin dissonant-, present participle of dis·
or the recognition of a difference, between two or:;ce,
cold, or fonnal way 0 He smiled at her distflutfy as she
sonare "be apart in sound" < sonare "to sound."] things or pilople :2 HIGH QUALITY excellence in QUlllity°re
walked past. 4 NOT CLOSELY not closely in tenns of family
dis·so·nant,ly edv
talent 0 tmhlrs ot disfillctioll 3 SOMETHING TO BE PROOD ~
or blood relations 0 distalltly rdated
something done or given as a m~rk of rEspect or hono
dis·suade Idi sw~ydl (-suad·ed, -suad·ing. -suades) ~ dis·taste Idiss t~ysti n a feeling of dislike, disapproval,
c I had the dis/illetioll ot gillin.g tile op~lling address. 4 DI:
to persuade somebody not to do something or not to
or mild disgust
TINGUISIIING FEATURE somethIng that characterizes 0
believe, think, or feel something [Early 16C. < Latin
singles out something or somebody 0 She has the d~bi07Jl;
dissui./dere "advise against" < suadere "advise, perSYNONYMS See disliko.
disthlcthlll ot I1dl1g the administratioll's most slav!sll desuade."}-dis.suad·a·ble adj-dis·suad·er n
fender. 5 MARK (IF HIGH ACHIEVEMENT recognition of high
dis.taste.ful Idiss taystf'l{ adj provoking dislike, disdis·sua·sion Idi swilyID.'nl n persuasion not to do someachievement or a grade that signifies this 0 graduQlfd
approval, or mild disgust -distastefully adv thing or not to believe, think,. or feel something [15C.
tnun tile lIlIi,'us!tll with distilletioll
dls,taste·ful·ness n
Directly or via French < latin dissuasion· < dissuas·, past
dis·tinc·tive fdi stlngktivf adj 1 uniquely characteristic
participle of dissuadere (see DISSUADE).]
Dist, Atty. abbrdistrictattorney
of a particular person, group, or thing 2 relating to the
dis·sua·sive Idi swayssivl adj convincing enough to per- dis.tern.per1/diss temperl n a viral disease that affects
features of a phoneme that distinguish it from other
suade somebody not to do something arnot to believe,
various animals, especially dogs and cats [Mid·16C. <
similar phonemes, e.g., the fact that itis labial, fricative
think, or feel something [Early 16C. < the Latin past
late latin distemperare "combine awry" (referring to an im·
or nasa!-diS·tinc.tive·ly adv -dis·tinc·tive·ness n '
H
participle stem dissuas- of dissuadere (see OISSUADE).l balance of bodily "humors ) < Latin temperare(see TEMPER).]
dis·tin·gue fdi sUng g~yf adj having the confidence and
dis-sua.sive·ly adv-dis-sua·sive·ness n
dis.tern.per:2/diss temparl n 1 paint in which thecoJoring
dignity of son\ebody who is used to being redis·syl·la·ble n'" disyllable
material is mixed with water and a substance such as
spected [Early 19C. < French, past partiCiple of distinguer
'
glue, size, or egg yolk or white, instead of with oil2 the
dis·sym·met·ric Idlssi mettrikl, dis.sym·met·ri·cal {dissi
(see OISTINGUISK).J
use of distemper in painting posters and murals [l4C.
metLrik'lI adj '" asymmetrical adj.
-disdis,tin-guish Idi sUng gwishl v 1 vti RlCOGNIZE DIFfEREHC!:S
Directly or via Old French destremper "soak, mix" < late
sym·met·ri·cal.ly adv
to be aware of a difference between two or more people,
latin distemperare (see DISTEMPERI).] -dis·tem·per ~
dis.sym·rne·try Idi slmmatreel (plural-tries) n '" asymgroups, or things, or show that they are diffefent fmm
\
dis.tend Idi stendl ~j to expand, swell, or inflate as if by
metry n. 1
each other 0 to distillglli~11 be/weell tad ali<I fiction 2 VI BE
pressure from within [l4C. < latin distendere "stretch
THE [lIFFERENCE BETWEEN to be the feature or characteristic
dist. abbr 1 distance 2 district
apart" < tendere "stretch."] --tiis·ten·der n that shows- that one person, group, or thing is different
:
dis·taft Idl statl (plural ~taffs or -laves I-stavzl) n
dis·ten·si·bil·j·ty Idi st!msa blilateel n -dis·len·sj·ble
from another 0 What di~tillgllislws dOg5 trom wolves? 3 VI
.°
1 women's work, or any other matters traditionally
l.stensab'll adj _diS·len_sian I-stensh'nf n
MAKE OUT to be able to recognize or identify something
considered to be the concern of women (literary) 2 a rod
0_1 wilid 11ardy 11;,;tillgllis/l people's faccs ill the fog. ~ "".DO
dis·tich Idf stii<J n two lines of poetry, sometimes
on which wool or flax is wound for somebody to use
SOMETHING WElL ANO ACHIEVE RECOGNITlON to make yourself
rhyming, that fonn a complete unit in themselves [Early
when spinning by hand, or the corresponding rod on a
we!! lmown because of excellence, especially in a pro16C. Via Latin < Greek distikl1on, form of distikhos "of two
spinning wheel [Old English distmf < Germanic, "bunch of
fession, art, or organization 0 He distinguished himself
rows or verses" < stikhos "row, line of verse.H]-dis·tich·al
flax" + STAFFI]
011 the field ot battle. {Late 16C. < French dislingljer or
adj
dis·taft side n a wife's or mother's side of a family
Latin dis/inguere "to separate" < stinguere "quench."Jdis.ti.chous Idfstakass/ adj describes leaves that grow
(literary) (l spear side
dis.tin.guish.a.bil·i·ty n -dis·lin·guish·a·ble adjin vertical rows on opposite sides of a stem dis-tal/dist'll adj describes a body part situated away
dis·tin.guish·er n
dis·li.chous·ly adv
from a point of attachment or origin. (l proximal [Early
dis.tin·guished Idi sting gwishtf adj 1 RECOGIiIZED FOR 'EX·
dis.till/di still, dis·til (-tilled, -till·lng. -tils) v 1 vti PURIFY
19C. < DISTANT + ·ALI.] -dis.lal,ly adv
CEllENCE well known and respected for a particular
LIQUID WITH HEAT to purify a liqUid by heating it and then
achievement, skill, lmowledge, or talent 0 a dis·
dis·tance Idistanssl n 1 LENGTH BETWEEN THINGS the length
condensing its vapor, or undergo purification in this
tingllished composer 2 CONFIDENT AND DIGNIFIED showing the
of the space separating two people, places, or things
way 2 ~ MAKE ALCOHOLIC SPIRITS to produce alcoholic
confident and dignified appearance and manners of
o What's the distance between Paris and New York? 2 FARspirits using the process of heating liquid and consomebody who is used to respect 3 SUCCESSFUL showing
OFF PLACE a place or ?OSition far away or not very dose
densing its vapor 3_,~ CREATE FII0M ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS to
or involving a great deal of skill, talent, or success
o It's best seen from a distance. 3 CLOSENESS ALlOWING SOME
create something from the essential or most important
ACTIVITY the space between two people, places,orthings
Dis-tin.guished Fly·ing Cross n I a US militruy
elements of something larger or longer 4 vi EMERGE
w:ith regard to activity carried on between the two
medal awarded for extraordinary achievement or for
SLOWLY to be, emitted slowly or in small quantities 0
o We can do nothing until they're within hIliling distance.
heroism in air combat 2 a Royal Air Force medal
"Then slaw!y from the silenc~ there distilled drops of music"
4 AMOUNT OF SEPARATION the amount by which two places
awarded to noncommissioned and warrant officers for
Oohn Buchan, Greellmantle; 19l6) [14C. < latin distillare,
are separated, especially when thought of in tenns of
distinguished conduct when flying in action
alteration of destillare, literally "drip apart" < sUllare "to
the time or inconvenience of a journey between -the two
drip" < stilla "drop."] ----dis·ti11-a·ble adj
Dis.tin'guished Ser·vice Cross n 1 a US Army
o She lives some distance away. 5 ALOOFNESS a cool or
medal awarded for extraordinary heroism against an
dis.til.late {dIst'l ayt, dist'lati n 1 dis·tiI·late,
slightly aloof response to another person or group
enemy 2 a British medal awarded in all branches of tile
dis.tiI.la.tion a concentrated liquid produced by
6 INTERVAL OF TIME the interval between one pOint in time
armed forces for distinguished service in action
heating a liquid mixture and condensing the vapor
and another, especially a long jnterval 0 You can't expect
2 the concentrated essence of something
Dis·tin·guished Ser·vice Or·der n a British medal
to remember all the details at a distance at nwre than 20
ilwarded to commissioned officers in all armed forces
years. 7 AMOUNT OF PROGRESS the amount of progress that dis,til.la.tion Idist'! aysh'nl n 1 the process of separating,
for distinguished service in action
has been made or that is still to be made 0 still some
concentrating, or purifying liquid by boiling it and
distance to go beft!n!wecan reach anagreemetlt B IDEOLOGICAl
then condensing the resulting vapor 2 something that
dis.tin·guish-ing Idi sting gwishing! adj allowing one
GULF diiference of opinion or ideology 0 There's stil/some
consists of the essential points, aspeGts, or implications
person, gTOUp, or thing to be told apart from another
distance between us with regard to the l1asic issues. 9 SPACE
of something larger or longer 3 CHEM =' distillate n. 1 o distillgllisllil!S charactaistic~
GREATER THAN 2D LENGTHS a space of more than twentY
dis·t[I·la·to·ry Idi stilia tilwreel adj
dis.tort fdi stawrtl v 1 vt GIVE AI< INACCURATE REPORT OF to
lengths between two racehorses, 'usually the winner
dis·til·la.tion col·urnn n a hollow vertical column,
describe or report something in a way that is inaccurate
and the horse finishing second • v (-tanced. -tanc·ing,
fitted inside with perforated trays or packing material,
or misleading 2 vti ALTER SHAPE to bend, twist, stretch,
-tanc·es) 1 vr AVOID EMOTIDNAL INVOLVEMENT to avoid bein which liquid mixtures are separated into their comor change from a normal or natural shape, or make
coming emotionally involved in something 0 Try to
ponents by heating the mixture and condensing the
something do this 3 lit MAKE UNNATURAL OR UNCLEAR to
distaneeyourselffrom past experiences. 2 ~AV010SUPPORT1NG
change something such as an image in such a way that
vapor produced
to avoid giving or de:Qy that you provide support to or
it becomes wlc1ear or unrecognizable 4 lit REPRO{lUCE
dis·tilled Idi stildl adj 1 derived from or encapsulating a
are involved with somebody or something 0 He was
INACCURATELY to amplify or reproduce something. e.g.,
wider experience or larger set of ideas 2 describes
trying to distance himself from the aJlegatWllS. 3 vtWIN BY A
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'fillet sellSfS. 2 APPAll!. and

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'lsn~'GU'SIl)) . " . P,e It
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nee, between hv~ l'rl'nc:r.

... Otmon-

-y I'xce!lence in qUJlity
3 SOMEiHING TO BE PROOD:

mark of resp!!cl orh
fhe opmillS addrt'Ss. 4°;:Ig that characterizl'S
:b.xlyoShehaslheduo" Of
IslmllOll's most slat.ish:
M~NT. recognition of hish

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1 uni~uely charaC\i>ristic
, or thnlg.2 relating 10 the
distinguish It from <)tb

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,--dls·tlnC·llve·ness n

,n:ing the confiden<:eand
IS used to being Ii"past partICIple of dlstingllflr

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, I vii RECOGNIZE DlfFEi.EfIC!S
ween Iwo or more people,
lilt they are diffelt'rltfrom
"','e" faci nil.! fictien 2 yj!lf.
feature nr charactl.'l'istk
;roup, Of thing is dilfe~
',;!tes dolts frr:"11 WIJit'C'5? 3 Ii
izC' or identify $Omelhing
pF.' fllcr~ il! the fog, 4 tllICi
;OGNITION ,,., make yourself
len",", ~pecially in a proC) fle dis/illgllishl'd himsdf
6C, < French dlstinglm 01
< 51inguere "quench,,Ie

lis.lin.guish·a.ble ad}

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;~IJ adj 1 RECOONI1EDFllitEl·
espected for a particular
dge, or talent 0 a di5·
11 AND DIGNIFIED showrng the
xarance and manners of
peet 3 SUCCESSfUL showing
kill, t~lent, or SUUESS
;ross II 1 a U5 military
limuy achievement (If lor
, Royal Air Force med~
·d and wammtoffiW5for
flying in action
Cross n 1 a US Army
!inary heroism against on
,rded in all branchesofthe
ed ~erviee in action
Or·der n a British medal
)fficer~ in all anned for05
lCtion
'wishing! adj aUowing OIlf
:e told apilrt from another

AN INACCURATE REPORT Of ttl
- III a way thatisinaccurate
iPE to bend, !;wist, stretclo,
,r natural shape, or make
tE UNNATURAL 011 UNClEAR ttl
1 ima"e in such a way that
~ogni~able 4 vi ~EPRO!I\tE
"produce somethIng, e.g.,

i strAkth1 i CATCH SOM£80DY'S ArnNTIOK to take
• body's attention away from what he or she is

so~e or tltinki1lg"orJrom what is happening 2 AMUSE
doinguse or entertain somebody, especially as a means
~~g his or: her":mind off something unpleasant

o

EUNEASY tQ ,unse,ttl_e somebody's mind with dis-

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co~iii&.o~"co_nflicting ~tions (archaic)

0

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or cultural sectors 0 hard at work districting tile hllge
dis·tress·ing/dl stressing/, dis·tress·ful I·fall adjcausing
coullty /OrvoliliS purposes [Early 17C. Via French < medieval
somebody to feel e:dremely upset -dis·tress·ing·ly adv
Latin districtus "(area of) lurisdiction" < latin dlstrict- (see
dis·tress mer·chan·dise n goods thai have been reOISTRESS).1
possessed by a bank or other lender from a borrower
who has failed to repay II loan and are offered for sale dis·trict at·tor·ney n the prosecuting officer of a parat below-market prices
ticular jurisdiction
dis·tress sig'nal n a Signal, e.g., II. radio message or dis·trict court n the trial court in either a state or a
federal district in thl' United States
a flare, sent by a ship or lIircraft in urgent need of
assistanCe
"Dis·trict of Co·lum·bi·a federal district of the E
dis-trib·u·tar·y Idi slrfbbya t~rreef (plural -ies) n a
United States, coextensive with tlw city of Washington,
channel leading water away from a mainsingle channel
D.C. Area: 68sq. mi./116sq. km.
dis·trib·ute Idi strl byOot! (-ut,ed, -ut·lng, -utes) v 1 vt GIVE dtstrey incorrect spelling of destroy
OUT to deliver or share things out to people 0 distribute
dis·trust Idiss trust! n a feeling that somebody or someprius 2 vi $HAREOUT to divide somethingintoshares and
thing is dishonest or unreliable -dis·trust vi give the shares to a number of people 3 vi SPREAD to
dls·trust·er n -dls·trusHul adj -dis·trusf.ful·ly advscatter something or spread it throughout a particular
dls.trust.ful,"ess n
1
area or place 4 viOlVIDE INTO CLASSES to divide something
up into different classes or categories 5 vtOlSPATCH GOODS dis·turb Idi sttirbl vt 1 lMTERRUPT to interrupt or distract
somebody when he or she is busy 2 UPSET to make
to sell and deliver merchandise, especially wholesale
goods to a retailer 6 vl MAKE TERM APPLY TO AU to apply a
somebody feel anxious or slightly troubled 3 CHANGE
SHAPE DR POSITION to move something so that it is not
term to all the members of the class it designates 7 vti
MAI(£ OPERATION APPLY THROUGHOIJT to apply or make an
in its normal, expected, or correct shape or pOSition
o Nothing had beell disturbed. 4 SPOIL PEACE AND QUIET to
operation, e.g., multiplication or division, apply to each
part of a mathematical expression U5C. < latin dis·
spoil tIle quietness, stillness, or peacefulness of something 5 AWAKEN 10 waken somebody or something [12C.
tribut·, past participle of distribuere "assign separately" <
Directly or via Old French desto(u)rber < Latin disturbare
tribuere (see TRIBUTE).] -dis·trib·ut·a·ble adj
"disturb completely" < turbare "disturb."] --dis·turb·er
SYNONYMS See scatter.
n -dis.turb·ing adj -dis·turb.lng·ly adv

>tttheetlzU5disttacf~~." (John Gay, '0: Beggar~ Opera;
i728) [14C. <:latin dIStract-, past participle of dlstrahere
"draW away" <_ trahe,'f!, ~draw, drag."l -dis.t~act·er ~ dis.tract.i.bil.i'l¥ Id\:s.tr1!kt.<'! bfl!at~, n -dls·tract+ble fdis-trib·ut·ed Idi slrlbbyatadl adj describes computer
ad' -dis·trac·tive adj -dls-trac·tlVe·ly adv
Systems in which two or more computers have a tele,
d - ,- -,'
h'
dis.tract.e Idi,,"str~.Ktadf adj 1 s owmg a lack of concommlUlications link to each other but can also operate
rentraticm"2 so
or !lpset as to be lUIable to think
independently
cleilIly ox act,sensip',ly.~!S.tract.ed.ness n
dis-trib·u·tee Idi strlbbyoo te'ef n somebody entitled to a
dis.tract.ing Idi,slnlkti(lg/ 'fJdj 1 taking somebody's atshare of the estate of a person who has died without
tentionaway from what he or she wants to do or ought
making a will
to be doing 2 help~g som~body to relax and forget dis·trib·ut·er Idi strlbbyatarl n = distributor
\Vorkorworries -dls·tract·mg·ly adv
dis.trac.tion fdi -strakshanf n 1 SOMETHIN& THAT DIVERTS dis·tri·bu·tion Idlstra byobsh'nl n 1 GIV1M& OUT tile sharing
out or delivery of things to a number of people 2 SHARING
AmlffiON somethiilg-that interferes with concentration
the process of dividing up and giving out something,
or takes atlentidn' away from something else 2
e.g., money~ when it is shared by a number of people
AMUSEMENT something providing entertainment or
3 SCATTERING the scattering or spreading of something
amusemerit, especially something that takes the mind
over an area 4 ENTIRE AREA WHERE SPEC1ES IS fOUND the area
off work or worries and helps relaxation 3 EMIHIONAL
or areas taken together where something is located
UPSET a state of great'inental or emotional upset
or where a species lives and reproduces 5 SPREAD Of
dis-tract·or Idi straktarl n 1 any of tne incorrect options
STATISTICS the spread of statistics within known or pos,hown as possi-blli! answers to a multiple-choice quessible limits, especially in relation to the nonn or to
tion 2 a person or thing that distracts people's attention
expectations 6 SHARING OUT OF SOMEBODY'S ESTATE the dividing up of the estate of somebody who has died
dis.train Idi striWnf vi to take and hold somebody's prop-intestate among people who are entitled to receive a
my asa pledge for something such as unpaid rent [14C.
<Old french destreign-, present stem of destreindre < Latin
share 7 RECOMBINING OF TWO PROPOSITJONS the recombining
distringere "draw asunder. "J -dis·train,a·ble adj of two operations from one proposition in another
dis·lIain·ee Idi stray nee! n -dis·train·er n -disequivalent proposition, e.g., "p an~ (q?r r)': is equivalent to "(p andq) or{p and r)" -ths·tn·bu·tlon·al adj
train·meltt n
dis·traint Idi str.!ynt! n LAW eo distress n. 5 {Mid·18C. <: dis-trib·u·tive Idi strlbbyativl adj 1 IItVOlVING DISTRIBUTION
OISlIIAIN: after CONSTRAINT.]
relating to or involving the handing out, sharing out,
or scattering about of things 2 lKVOLVEO WITH OWVERIES
dis·trait Idi slriy/-adj inattentive and slightly distracted
rela!ing to or involved in the delivery of merchandise
Olabsent-minded'{/iteraryj [14C. < French, < past par3 REFERRING TO EACH MEMBER referring to each member of
liciple of Old FrenCh destraire "distract" < Latin distrahere
a set or group individually and separately 4 REFERRING
(see oISUlAcr).]
TO INDIVIDUALS referring to an individual member of a
dis·traught Id;" s.trawti adj extremely upset and disclass 5 PROOUClltG EQUAL RESULTS describes a mathematical
~ [14C. Alteration of archaic distract "perplexed" <
expression with two operators whose expansion prolatin disfnlctus, __ past participle of distrahere (see
duces tne same results whether operated on as a whole
I)jSIRACT).l-t:lis·traught.lyadv
or as a sum of the parts • n OISTRIBUTIVE WORO a word
dis·tressfdi stn!ss! n 1 MENTAL SUFFERING mental suffering,
that refers to every member of a set or group ine,g., that caused by grief, anxiety, or unhappiness
dividually and separately -dis·trib·u·!ive.ly adv2 H~DSHIP difficulty or hanlship caused by a lack of
dis·trib·u·tive·ness n
basic necessities __3, PHYSICAL PAIN physical pain or disoon;fort4 ~AHGER great danger or difficulty, with a need dis·trib·u-tive ed·n·ca·tion n educational courses in
vocational subjects that combine classroom teaching
Iorurunediate assistance 0 a ship in distress 5 dis·tress,
with on-the-job training
dis·traint SEIZURE OF BAD DEBTOR'S PROPERTY the seizing of
somebody's movable property either in lieu of payment dis·trib·u·tor Idi stribbyatarl, dis·trib·ut·er n 1 SOMEBODY
01 a debt or in oroer to force the person to pay _ vt
WIIO DISTRIBUTES a person who or an organization or
thing that distributes something 2 WHOLESALER a whole1 UPSET to mUe somebody extremely upset, anxious,
saler who sells merchandise to retailers, usually within
or ala~ed 2 MAKE FURNITURE OR FABRIC lOOK OUi to give a
a specified geographic area 3 DEVICE CONVEYING ELECTRICITY
new pIece of furniture or fabric- an old or worn apTO SPARK PltIGS the device in a motor vehicle's engine
pearance [13C. Via Old French destresce <: assumed Vutgar
that trajlsfers electric current from the induction coil to
:'lin districtia <: latin district-. past participle of distringere
draw asunder."]
the spark plugs 4 OI1GANIZATIOK ARRANGING SCREENING Of
MOTION PICTURES an organization that advertises movies
diH~eSSed Idi strest! adj 1 VERY UPSET extremely upset
and arranges with exhibitors, who own the movie the~ous, or unhappy 2 MAIlE TO LODK OLDER artificially
aters, to have them shown
!liven an old Or worn appearance 3 REPOSSESSED fROM BAD
IiESTOR repossessed by a bank or other lender from the dis·trict Idistrilctf n an area of a town or country, es~wer and _offered for sale at a reduced price 0 a
pecially one with a particular distinguishing feature or
one that is an administrative division 0 a fruit-growing
~~ loan 4 DF DAMAGED G.OOOS damaged or used
district _ vi to divide an area into distinct geopolitical
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dis·tur-bance Idi stUrbanss/ n 1 IlISRUPTlOK OF PEACE the
disruption of a peaceful or ordered environment, or
something that causes such disruption 2 DISRUPTION OF
CONCENTRATION the disruption of somebody's concentration, or something that disrupts somebody's
ability to continue with a task 3 COMMOTION noisy and
violent behavior in a publiC place, or an incident involving such behavior 4 MENTAL UPSET psychological or
emotional upset 5 EARTH TREMDR a minor movement of
the earth that falls short of an earthquake 6 INTERFERENCE
WITH SOMEBOOY'S RIGHTS any act that causes disruption to
others or hinders them from pursuing normal legal
activities 7 lOW·PRESStlRE AREA a small area of low pressure
dis·tur·bance of the peace n a violation of public
order that disrupts or destroys public tranquility
dis·turbed Idi sWrbdf iJdj 1 ANXIOUS worried or concerned
2 TROUBUD unsettled and unhappy, with many troubles
and upsets 3 HOT IN MENTAL HEALTH affected by or dis·
playing symptoms of psychiatric disorder
di·sul·fide Idi sui lidf n a chemical compound that has
two atoms of sulfur combined with one or more other
elements
di-su!·fi-ram Idrsulfa rami na drug used in the treatment
of alcoholism [Mid·20C. < DISULFIOE + TliiOUREA + AMYL.]
di·sul·fo·ton leli sulfa tonI n asystemicorganophosphate
insecticide. Use: agriculture. [Mid"20C. < 01- + suite- +

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dis·un·ion Idiss yobnee an! n 1 the splitting up of something into separate smaller parts or groups 2 disagreement or discord
dis·u·nite Idlssyoo nil! (-nit·ed, -nit·ing, -nites) v 1 vt to
create or be a source of disagreement between different
people or factions within a group 2 vli to divide something, or become divided, into smaller parts or
groups -dis·u·nit·ed adj -dis·u·nit·er n
dis·u·ni·ty Idiss yobniteef n alack of unity within a group,
especially one caused by a disagreement or II difference
of opinion
dis·use Idiss yobssJ n the fact or condition of not being
used, applied, or followed, especially for a long time
dis·used Idiss yoozdf adj no longer in use 0 a disused
airfield
dis·u·_til·j·ty IdissJoo tillateel (plural -ties) n a state of
causing inconvenience, colUlterproductivity, or harm

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di·syl·la·ble fdfsillab'l, di·!, dis·syl·la·ble n 1 a word
composed of two syllables 2 a two-syllable unit of
rhythm in poetry -di.syl·lab·ic IdT si I~bbik. di·! adj
dit Idit! n the spoken form qf the short sOlUld used in
Morse and other telegraphic codes. (> d2lh [Mid·20C. An
imitation of the sound.!

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