| Pronunciation: | | ku'ribdis
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[n] (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla |
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CHARYBDIS is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cha*ryb"dis\, n. [L., Gr. ?.]
A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla
on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster.
See {Scylla}.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A lisp program to display mathematical expressions. It is related to mathlab. [Sammet 1969, p. 522]. |
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