Aspen

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aspen \Asp"en\ ([a^]s"p[e^]n), Asp \Asp\ ([.a]sp), n. [AS.
     [ae]sp, [ae]ps; akin to OHG. aspa, Icel. ["o]sp, Dan. [ae]sp,
     Sw. asp, D. esp, G. espe, [aum]spe, aspe; cf. Lettish apsa,
     Lith. apuszis.] (Bot.)
     One of several species of poplar bearing this name,
     especially the {Populus tremula}, so called from the


     trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest
     impulse of the air.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aspen \Asp"en\ ([a^]s"p[e^]n), a.
     Of or pertaining to the aspen, or resembling it; made of
     aspen wood.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Nor aspen leaves confess the gentlest breeze. --Gay.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aspen
       n : any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on
           flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest
           wind

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "aspen":
     chattering, palsied, quaking, quavering, quavery, quivering,
     quivery, shaking, shaky, shivering, shivery, shuddering,
     succussatory, succussive, trembling, trembly, tremulous, vibrating,
     wobbly
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  ASPEN
       Automatic System for Performance Evaluation of the Network
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  ASPEN
       
           A {toy language} for teaching {compiler}
          construction.
       
          ["ASPEN Language Specifications", T.R. Wilcox, SIGPLAN Notices
          12(11):70-87, Nov 1977].
       
          (1994-11-30)
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Aspen, CO (city, FIPS 3620)
    Location: 39.19455 N, 106.82685 W
    Population (1990): 5049 (4004 housing units)
    Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 81611

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Aspen, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado
     Population (2000):    5914
     Housing Units (2000): 4354
     Land area (2000):     3.529800 sq. miles (9.142139 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.529800 sq. miles (9.142139 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            03620
     Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
     Location:             39.192297 N, 106.824470 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     81611
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Aspen, CO
      Aspen