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Steady rest

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Steady \Stead"y\, a. [Compar. {Steadier}; superl. {Steadiest}.]
   [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, st[ae]??ig, steady (in
   gest[ae]??ig), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. st["a]tig,
   stetig. See {Stead}, n.]
   1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking;
      fixed; firm. ``The softest, steadiest plume.'' --Keble.

            Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes
            watchful, and their hearts resolute.  --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.

   2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle,
      changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to
      alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his
      principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an
      object.

   3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady
      course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.

   Syn: Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable;
        unremitted; stable.

   {Steady rest} (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a
      long piece of work from trembling.
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