Meaning of SOAR
Pronunciation: | | sowr
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- [n] the act of rising upward into the air
- [v] go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"
- [v] fly a plane without an engine
- [v] fly upwards or high in the sky
- [v] rise rapidly, as of a current or voltage
- [v] fly by means of a hang glider
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| Synonyms: | | hang glide, sailplane, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom, zoom |
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| See Also: | | arise, ascending, ascension, ascent, aviate, billow, climb, come up, fly, glide, go up, go up, lift, move up, pilot, rise, rise, rise, uprise, wallow, wing | |
Products Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Soar When a secret CIA mission to bug a nuclear test site in China goes wrong it is up to Major Michael Ritzik of Sword Squadron to rescue a group of hostages who are being held by a vicious group of Islamic terrorists. Adding even more danger and urgency to the mission: the terrorists have armed a nuclear weapon. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Soar\, v. i. (A["e]ronautics)
To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely without loss of
altitude.
\Soar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Soared}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Soaring}.] [F. s'essorer to soar, essorer to dry (by
exposing to the air), fr. L. ex out + aura the air, a breeze;
akin to Gr. ?????.]
1. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as
on wings. --Chaucer.
When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled.
--Byron.
2. Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be
exalted in mood.
Where the deep transported mind may soar. --Milton.
Valor soars above What the world calls misfortune.
--Addison.
\Soar\, n.
The act of soaring; upward flight.
This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. --Coleridge.
\Soar\, a.
See 3d {Sore}. [Obs.]
\Soar\, a.
See {Sore}, reddish brown.
{Soar falcon}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Sore falcon}, under {Sore}.
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Computing Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | 1. State, Operator And Result. A general problem-solving production system architecture, intended as a model of human intelligence. Developed by A. Newell in the early 1980s. SOAR was originally implemented in Lisp and OPS5 and is currently implemented in Common Lisp. Version: Soar6. E-mail: <[email protected]>. ["The SOAR Papers", P.S. Rosenbloom et al eds, MIT Press 1993]. 2. Smalltalk On A RISC. A RISC microprocessor designed by David Patterson's at Berekeley. |
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