nine

adj : denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and

one less than ten [syn: {9}, {ix}]

n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one [syn: {9},

{IX}, {niner}, {Nina from Carolina}, {ennead}]

2: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel

together; "each club played six home games with teams in

its own division" [syn: {baseball club}, {ball club}, {club}]

line

1. An electrical conductor. For distances larger

than a breadbox, a single line may consist of two electrical

conductors in twisted, parallel, or concentric arrangement

used to transport one logical signal.

By extension, a (usually physical) medium such as an {optical

fibre} which carries a signal.

(1995-09-29)