dor
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- noun
- Archaic
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- The scientists also analyzed a ceramic jug from about 1000 B.C.E. excavated at Tel Dor that contained 18 pounds of silver tokens and scraps of jewelry.
Examples
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While camping, we saw a dor resting on the branch overhead.
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In the garden, I spotted a large dor buzzing by the flowers.
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Also from the DOR here, and yes, the picture is an accurate portrayal.
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Won't Dor.
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Comment by Tal Dor
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To implement the state machine of Figure 1 requires only 56 two-input XORs and 123 latches.
Academic text (1997) -
Other compromises are possible if wider XORs (three-input and four-input XORs) can be used while the required processing speed is achieved.
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Other compromises are possible if wider XORs (three-input and four-input XORs) can be used while the required processing speed is achieved.
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The old oak tree was home to many insects, including a shiny dor.
Synonyms
A large brown beetle that eats plant leaves and whose young eat roots
A large brown beetle whose adults eat leaves and larvae eat roots
A brown beetle like a May bug that often damages plants
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dor is an old name for a large beetle, especially the cockchafer, known for its loud, summer 'buzz'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine that low, 'drone'-like sound, so dor means a big, buzzing beetle.