- Black drop
Black drop may refer to:
*TheBlack drop effect , an optical phenomenon visible during a transit of Venus.
*A 19th century medicine made with opium, sometimes calledKendal Black Drop .
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Black drop — Drop Drop (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dre[ o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[=u]pa. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Black drop — Black Black (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[ a]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.] 1. Destitute of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Black drop effect — The black drop effect is an optical phenomenon visible during a transit of Venus and, to a lesser extent, a transit of Mercury.Just after second contact, and again just before third contact during the transit, a small black teardrop appears to… … Wikipedia
black drop — noun 1. : vinegar of opium 2. : an optical phenomenon observed in transits of Mercury and Venus near the instant of internal contact when the planet seems for the moment attached to the sun s limb by a dark ligament that is probably due to… … Useful english dictionary
Kendal Black Drop — was a drug based on opium. Named after Kendal in the Lake District, England, it is associated with the romantic poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge.Black Drop was a 19th century dark medicine made of opium, vinegar, spices, often with sugar, sometimes… … Wikipedia
black drop effect — noun An optical effect, occurring during the transit of an object in front of the Sun, by which light is bent around the object, causing it to look stretched out … Wiktionary
Drop — (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dre[ o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[=u]pa. Cf. {Drip},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drop by drop — Drop Drop (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dre[ o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[=u]pa. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drop curtain — Drop Drop (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dre[ o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[=u]pa. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drop forging — Drop Drop (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dre[ o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[=u]pa. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
