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Clustering and community detection algorithm
The Leiden algorithm is a community detection algorithm developed by Traag et al at Leiden University. It was developed as a modification of the Louvain
Leiden_algorithm
Clustering and community detection algorithm
effectively superseded (at least in the non-overlapping case) by the Leiden algorithm. A worst case example of an arbitrarily badly connected community is
Louvain_method
Method of representing systems
community detection algorithms for biological networks are the Louvain Method and Leiden Algorithm. The Louvain method is a greedy algorithm that attempts to
Biological_network
Measure of network community structure
The Leiden algorithm which additionally avoids unconnected communities. The Vienna Graph Clustering (VieClus) algorithm, a parallel memetic algorithm. Complex
Modularity_(networks)
Dutch mathematician (born 1949)
Lenstra–Lenstra–Lovász lattice basis reduction algorithm (in 1982); Developing a polynomial-time algorithm for solving a feasibility integer programming
Hendrik_Lenstra
Single-cell sequencing technology
analysis (PCA). Groups of cells are identified using a k-NN algorithm and Leiden algorithm. Finally, the four matrices are combined using matrix factorization
ScGET-seq
German-Canadian computer scientist (born 1969)
algorithmics, bioinformatics and operations research. In particular, he works on automated algorithm design and on stochastic local search algorithms
Holger_H._Hoos
Rule-based variation of the Islamic calendar
created this algorithm based on statistical analysis of historical data from Kuwait. According to Rob van Gent, the so-called "Kuwaiti algorithm" is simply
Tabular_Islamic_calendar
Dutch physicist (1924–1996)
born in Leiden on 12 October 1924. After finishing high school in 1942, Kasteleyn briefly studied chemistry in Amsterdam. After the war, Leiden University
Pieter_Kasteleyn
Logic puzzle
Meili (2022). Generating Pipes puzzles using maze-generating algorithm (PDF) (Thesis). Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS). Archived (PDF)
Pipes_(puzzle)
Professional special interest group on genetic and evolutionary computation
Foundations of Genetic Algorithms FOGA XVIII, Aug (26) 27 – 29, 2025, Leiden, The Netherlands". ACM FOGA 2025: FOGA 2025. Universiteit Leiden. Retrieved 8 November
ACM_SIGEVO
Cryptographic hash function
Wikifunctions has an SHA-1 function. In cryptography, SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is a hash function which takes an input and produces a 160-bit (20-byte)
SHA-1
Dutch mathematician and mayor
Dutch East India Company. Hudde initially studied law at the University of Leiden, until he turned to mathematics under the influence of Frans van Schooten
Johannes_Hudde
Multiplication algorithm
ancient Egypt the concept of base 2 did not exist, the algorithm is essentially the same algorithm as long multiplication after the multiplier and multiplicand
Ancient Egyptian multiplication
Ancient_Egyptian_multiplication
Quantum algorithm
eigensolver (VQE) is a quantum algorithm for quantum chemistry, quantum simulations and optimization problems. It is a hybrid algorithm that uses both classical
Variational quantum eigensolver
Variational_quantum_eigensolver
Islamic mathematician (c. 780 – c. 850)
or "rejoining"). His name gave rise to the English terms algorism and algorithm; the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese terms algoritmo; and the Spanish
Al-Khwarizmi
clinical outliers. Furthermore, algorithms based on modularity optimization (such as the Louvain or Leiden algorithms) and spectral clustering are used
Network_medicine
identify these groups of patients. One example are the Louvian and the Leiden algorithm, which are based on modularity optimization. Modularity is a scalar
Patient_similarity_network
Dutch blogger, journalist, mathematician, university professor and television presenter
De Volkskrant). She completed her PhD at Leiden in 2010; her dissertation, On Continued Fraction Algorithms, was supervised by Robert Tijdeman and Cornelis
Ionica_Smeets
Biennial conference series on computational number theory
Algorithmic Number Theory Symposium (ANTS) is a biennial academic conference, first held in Cornell in 1994, constituting an international forum for the
Algorithmic Number Theory Symposium
Algorithmic_Number_Theory_Symposium
Dutch computer scientist (1930–2002)
mathematics and physics and then theoretical physics at the University of Leiden. Adriaan van Wijngaarden offered him a job as the first computer programmer
Edsger_W._Dijkstra
Dutch mathematician (born 1956)
de Lausanne (EPFL) where he headed of the Laboratory for Cryptologic Algorithms. He studied mathematics at the University of Amsterdam. He is a former
Arjen_Lenstra
Russian image hosting and photo sharing website
a user-generated content website that relies on automated moderation algorithms, user reports and human moderators to identify and remove illegal material
Imgsrc.ru
Computer science esearch conference
genetic algorithms had already been established in the form of the ICGA conference in 1985, but the founders of PPSN wanted a wider focus, with algorithms that
Parallel Problem Solving from Nature
Parallel_Problem_Solving_from_Nature
American mathematician
for his work on generalized Jacobian varieties. He also studied the algorithmic algebraic theory of integration. Rosenlicht was a Fulbright Fellow and
Maxwell_Rosenlicht
AI that generates content
improve algorithms. In 2026, in response to the increasing use of generative AI in mathematical discovery, a group of mathematicians issued the Leiden Declaration
Generative_AI
Dutch mathematician (born 1943)
mathematics at the Leiden University since 1975, and was chairman of the department of mathematics and computer science at Leiden from 1991 to 1993. He
Robert_Tijdeman
Polish and Dutch computer scientist (born 1942)
over forty five years. He is a professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science of Leiden University, The Netherlands and adjoint professor
Grzegorz_Rozenberg
efficiency A property of an algorithm which relates to the number of computational resources used by the algorithm. An algorithm must be analyzed to determine
Glossary_of_computer_science
DMT-infused smoking blend
Norman, Alex (2012). Handbook of New Religions and Cultural Production. Leiden, Netherlands: BRILL. ISBN 9789004221871. St John, Graham (2017). "Aussiewaska:
Changa_(drug)
Chinese state-run system for evaluating risk
citizen in China has a numerical score that is calculated by computer algorithm. In July 2019, Wired reported that there existed misconceptions regarding
Social_credit_system
Chess-playing computer made by IBM
Deep Blue used custom VLSI chips to parallelize the alpha–beta search algorithm, an example of symbolic AI. The system derived its playing strength mainly
Deep_Blue_(chess_computer)
Software system for finding relevant information on the Web
analysis eventually became a crucial component of search engines through algorithms such as Hyper Search and PageRank. The first internet search engines predate
Search_engine
Dutch economist (born 1964)
multidimensional scaling and numerical algorithms in these fields. Groenen received his MA in 1988 at the Leiden University, where in 1993 he received
Patrick_Groenen
Open catalog of scholarly papers, authors, institutions, venues, and concepts
the first bibliographic catalogue in human history. In September 2023, Leiden University in the Netherlands announced that it would now use OpenAlex to
OpenAlex
writing about Anemia over the past 10 years by Expertscape's PubMed-based algorithms. He has been invited to over 200 conferences both regionally and internationally
Ali_T._Taher
Azerbaijani-American history professor (born 1947)
specialized in Sovietology, primarily known for the typological model (or "algorithm" in his own words), which describes the impact of a decline in oil revenues
Alec_Rasizade
Hypertension occurring during pregnancy
efficacy of aspirin treatment among those identified to be at risk by the algorithm. 150 mg/d aspirin, when taken at bedtime and started before week 16 of
Pre-eclampsia
Concept of social inter-connectedness
of several orders of magnitude over greedy approaches. Their optimal algorithm found an average degree of separation of 3.43 between 2 random Twitter
Six_degrees_of_separation
Measure of scientific research impact
with an improvement following in 2019. The c-score is calculated by an algorithm that combines all scientific research fields and ranks research from the
Composite_index_(metrics)
Knowledge management and note-taking method
writings" (translated), Johann Jacob Moser (1701–1785) described the algorithms with which he filled his card boxes. The 1796 idyll Leben des Quintus
Zettelkasten
Sound frequency changes responsible for perceptions of loudness, pitch and timbre
S2CID 34271886. Taal CH, Hendriks RC, Heusdens R, Jensen J (September 2011). "An Algorithm for Intelligibility Prediction of Time–Frequency Weighted Noisy Speech"
Temporal envelope and fine structure
Temporal_envelope_and_fine_structure
Punctuation mark
Pointon & Clark 2014, p. 406. Peters 2007, p. 101. "Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm". Unicode Technical Reports. Unicode Consortium. § 3.1.3 Paired Brackets
Bracket
companies including SenseTime, CloudWalk, Yitu, Megvii, and Hikvision built algorithms to allow the Chinese government to track the Muslim minority group. In
Persecution of Uyghurs in China
Persecution_of_Uyghurs_in_China
Mathematical investigation of Sudoku
often be solved in practice by methods that include the dancing links algorithm. The answer to the question 'How many Sudoku grids are there?' depends
Mathematics_of_Sudoku
Type of financial fraud
May 2022 collapse of TerraUSD, a stablecoin propped up by a complex algorithmic mechanism offering 20% yields, was described as "Ponzinomics" by Wired
Ponzi_scheme
mathematician al-Khwārizmī (c. 780 – 850). The word algorism later became algorithm, modeled after the word logarithm, and is a transcription of al-Khwārizmī's
List of English translations from medieval sources: A
List_of_English_translations_from_medieval_sources:_A
1642 painting by Rembrandt
using convolutional neural networks, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, based on the copy by Lundens. The recreation corrected for perspective
The_Night_Watch
System for ordering words, names and phrases
this rule in a computer collation algorithm is complex, and simple attempts will fail. For example, unless the algorithm has at its disposal an extensive
Alphabetical_order
Military occupation by Israel since 1967
carried out attacks and, according to security expert, Ronen Bergman, no algorithm could identify lone-wolf attackers. One of the first things Israel captured
Israeli occupation of the West Bank
Israeli_occupation_of_the_West_Bank
Logic puzzle forming a picture in a grid
is an NP-complete problem. This means that there is no polynomial time algorithm that solves all nonogram puzzles unless P = NP. However, certain classes
Nonogram
Abrahamic monotheistic religion
been the first programmable machine. In mathematics, the concept of the algorithm is named after Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, who is considered a founder
Islam
Topics referred to by the same term
speech recognition Lebesgue measure, in measure theory Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm, used to solve non-linear least squares problems Leading monomial Linear
LM
PCT105. 1989: Karlheinz Brandenburg would publish the audio compression algorithms that would be standardised as the: MPEG-1, layer 3 (mp3), and later the
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Metric of scholarly journals
inspired by, and using an algorithm similar to, PageRank. The SJR indicator computation is carried out using an iterative algorithm that distributes prestige
SCImago_Journal_Rank
Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist (1711–1776)
selection, the 'continued improvement' being like "any Darwinian selection algorithm". In his discussion of miracles, Hume argues that we should not believe
David_Hume
Greek librarian, mathematician, geographer, and poet
a model in bronze, with a letter and an epigram. Eratosthenes used an algorithm that allows one to separate all prime numbers from the set of all odd
Eratosthenes
the government of China issued the widespread use of internet censors. Algorithms designed by tech companies including Alibaba and Tuputech, these censors
Pornography_in_China
Dijkstra–Scholten algorithm (named after Edsger W. Dijkstra and Carel S. Scholten) is an algorithm for detecting termination in a distributed system. The algorithm was
List of Dutch inventions and innovations
List_of_Dutch_inventions_and_innovations
Formation of a blood clot in a deep vein
of antithrombin, protein C, and protein S and the mutations of factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A. In total, dozens of genetic risk factors have been
Deep_vein_thrombosis
Blockage of an artery in the lungs
unlikely. Consider D-dimer to rule out PE. Recommendations for a diagnostic algorithm were published by the PIOPED investigators; however, these recommendations
Pulmonary_embolism
Interplay between observation, experiment, and theory in science
in the absence of an algorithmic scientific method; in that case, "science is best understood through examples". But algorithmic methods, such as disproof
Scientific_method
Method of problem-solving
virtue of them being able to reproduce. Bogosort, a conceptual sorting algorithm (that is extremely inefficient and impractical), can be viewed as a trial-and-error
Trial_and_error
Study: Berestology". Old Russian birchbark letter: a pragmatic approach. Leiden. p. 1. ISBN 978-90-04-35320-6. OCLC 1030304572. “Biocenology.” Dictionary
List of words with the suffix -ology
List_of_words_with_the_suffix_-ology
Languages associated with scientific research
argument against the statistical methods in translation is that when the algorithm suggests the most probable translation, it eliminates alternative options
Languages_of_science
of visible or invisible forms of quantification. These could include algorithms, metrics/indicators, statistical and mathematical modelling, as noted
Ethics_of_quantification
materials/installation (neo-alchemy, transformation); digital and generative media (algorithmic tarot/astrology; sacred-geometry visualisation); popular culture (occulture
Western_esotericism_and_arts
Love focused on feelings
focuses more on gamified appearance-based interactions over actual matching algorithms and profile preparation. The philosopher Plato wrote the first major treatment
Romance
Language family of south China and Southeast Asia
by the Automated Similarity Judgment Program (ASJP), an experimental algorithm for automatic generation of phonologically based phylogenies. The Mandarin
Hmong–Mien_languages
Ownership of people as property
and M. Spindler, eds, Cultures of Madagascar: Ebb and Flow of Influences (Leiden, 1995). See also M.O. Koshy, The Dutch Power in Kerala (New Delhi, 1989);
Slavery
Ethnic group
Aldebaran, scientific terms like alchemy (whence also chemistry), algebra, algorithm, etc. and names of commodities such as sugar, camphor, cotton, coffee
Arabs
Decade
(24 September 2013). A Brief History of Cryptology and Cryptographic Algorithms. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 25. ISBN 978-3-319-01628-3. Retrieved
1520s
Aries Book Series: Texts and Studies in Western Esotericism. Vol. 21. Leiden: Brill Publishers. pp. 370–371. ISBN 978-90-04-28828-7. McLaughlin, Daniel
List_of_conspiracy_theories
Ancient strategy board game
Ncube, O and Munapo E, (2003) Tsoro and Hungarian approaches: A hybrid algorithm. Asia and Pacific Journal of Operations Research, Vol 20, pp 41-56 A.J
Tsoro
calculating cube roots in the 1st century AD. He also designed a shortest path algorithm, Given two points A and B on one side of a line, find C a point on the
List of Egyptian inventions and discoveries
List_of_Egyptian_inventions_and_discoveries
Data that is findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable
to apply not only to data in the conventional sense, but also to the algorithms, tools, and workflows that led to that data: all scholarly digital research
FAIR_data
Formal disaffiliation from the Islamic religion
of Leaving Religion. Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. Vol. 18. Leiden and Boston: Brill Publishers. pp. 81–95. doi:10.1163/9789004331471_008.
Apostasy_in_Islam
Third Islamic caliphate
mathematician Diophantus has also been given this title. The terms algorism and algorithm are derived from the name of al-Khwarizmi, who was also responsible for
Abbasid_Caliphate
Latin phrase meaning "horrible year"
and Informal Politics in the Caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32). Leiden: Brill. pp. 13–47. ISBN 978-90-04-25271-4. Look up annus horribilis in Wiktionary
Annus_horribilis
Social classification practised in India
Press. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-0-674-05779-1. Guha, Sumit (2013). Beyond Caste. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Academic. pp. 199–200. ISBN 978-90-04-24918-9. Dirks
Caste_system_in_India
Non-usage of animal products
Behringer S, Grünert SC, Spiekerkoetter U, et al. (2016). "Biomarkers and Algorithms for the Diagnosis of Vitamin B12 Deficiency". Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Veganism
Prejudice against, or hatred of, women
(2003). Chrysippus' On Affections: Reconstruction and Interpretations. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 162. ISBN 978-90-04-12998-6. Ricardo Salles, Metaphysics
Misogyny
Identifier for people and organizations
using the preceding 15 decimal digits using the ISO/IEC 7064, MOD11-2 algorithm. MARC: it was proposed to store the ISNI without spaces, e.g.(isni)1234567899999799
International Standard Name Identifier
International_Standard_Name_Identifier
Benelux Algorithm Programming Contest (BAPC) is a programming contest for students from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. It is organized annually
BAPC
Cultural idea that spreads through imitation
Evolutionary biology Framing (social sciences) Infodemic The Leiden school Memetic algorithm Memetic engineering Muslim meme Phraseme Propaganda Psycholinguistics
Meme
learning. Major advances in this field can result from advances in learning algorithms (such as deep learning), computer hardware, and, less intuitively, the
List of datasets for machine-learning research
List_of_datasets_for_machine-learning_research
Probability puzzle
letter from Craig Whitaker]. Ask Marilyn". Parade. p. 16. The Wikibook Algorithm Implementation has a page on the topic of: Monty Hall problem simulation
Monty_Hall_problem
Examination of the heart's electrical activity
simultaneously. Most modern ECG machines include automated interpretation algorithms. This analysis calculates features such as the PR interval, QT interval
Electrocardiography
Computer scientist
Programming in 2000, and one of the tracks of the European Symposium on Algorithms in 2007. Much of Welzl's research has been in computational geometry.
Emo_Welzl
(STR) data published as part of these studies by Hawass et al., using an algorithm that only has three choices: Eurasians, sub-Saharan Africans, and East
Population_history_of_Egypt
Historical region of West Asia
arithmetical system with which they were able to do calculations in an algorithmic fashion. The Babylonian clay tablet YBC 7289 (c. 1800–1600 BC) gives
Mesopotamia
Attributing events to improbable causes
Contemporary Religion. Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. Vol. 17. Leiden: Brill Publishers. pp. 407–422. doi:10.1163/9789004382022_020. ISBN 978-90-04-38150-6
Conspiracy_theory
Severe confusion that develops quickly, and often fluctuates in intensity
Medical Inpatients and Comparison With the Confusion Assessment Method Algorithm". The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 32 (3): 213–226
Delirium
4th-century Alexandrian astronomer and mathematician
her students. According to Mary Ellen Waithe, Hypatia used an unusual algorithm for division (in the then-standard sexagesimal numeral system), making
Hypatia
Dutch biophysicist
Masters in biology she went to volunteer at a Lab at Leiden University. It was when volunteering at Leiden University that she met Hesper and coined the term
Paulien_Hogeweg
Idea of being born empty of mental content
"Mastering Chess and Shogi by Self-Play with a General Reinforcement Learning Algorithm." arXiv:1712.01815 cs.AI. Aquinas, Thomas. [1485] 1952. Summa Theologica
Tabula_rasa
Question of the race of ancient Egyptians
(STR) data published as part of these studies by Hawass et al., using an algorithm that only has three choices: Eurasians, sub-Saharan Africans, and East
Ancient Egyptian race controversy
Ancient_Egyptian_race_controversy
Person performing mathematical calculations, before electronic calculators
certain parts of a task to humans to perform, which are not necessarily algorithmic. In fact, in the context of HBC most of the time humans are not provided
Computer_(occupation)
Machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically
Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series, vol. 4, Leiden; Boston: Brill, p. 373 "Indo-European root
Robot
American federal holiday in November
2500 ...). The break in the regular cycle is an effect of the leap year algorithm, which dictates that such years are common years as an adjustment for
Thanksgiving_(United_States)
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lady, LAIDEY means "noble sort."Â
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Linden Tree Hill
Male
German
Middle High German byname HEIDEN means "heathen." The composer Josef Haydn's surname was a respelling of this name.
Male
Japanese
(é›·é›») Japanese myth name of a god of thunder, RAIDEN means "thunder and lightning."
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from Hebden in North Yorkshire or Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, both named from Old English hēope ‘rose-hip’ + denu ‘valley’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Leadon or Upleadon in Herefordshire, or Highleadon or Upleadon in Gloucestershire, all named from the Leadon river, which derives its name from British litano- ‘broad’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : habitational name from any of several places so named, for example in Westphalia and Switzerland.German : nickname from Middle High German heiden ‘heathen’, Old High German heidano, apparently a derivative of heida ‘heath’, modeled on Latin paganus (see Pain 1). The nickname was sometimes used to refer to a Christian knight who had been on a Crusade to fight in the Holy Land.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : of uncertain origin; possibly a shortened form of any of various ornamental names formed with German Heide- ‘heath’, for example Heidenberg, Heidenkorn, Heidenkrug, Heidenwurzel.English : variant spelling of Hayden.Dutch : shortened form of vanderHeiden.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English
Lives by the Linden Tree Hill
Girl/Female
English
The linden tree.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant (plural) of Linde.English : variant spelling of Lindon.Belgian and Dutch (van Linden) : habitational name from places called Linden in Brabant and North Brabant.Dutch (van der Linden) : habitational name from any of numerous places called Ter Linde.Irish : reduced form of McLinden.Swedish (Lindén) : ornamental name from lind ‘lime tree’ + the common suffix -én, from the Latin adjectival ending -enius.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : variant spelling of Leader 1.
Male
English
Variant spelling of Middle English Alden, ELDEN means "old friend."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leddon.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Aidan, AIDEN means "little fire."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly County Durham) and Scottish
English (chiefly County Durham) and Scottish : variant spelling of Louden.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
From the Linden Tree Hill
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Lyndon, LINDEN means "lime tree hill." Or from the vocabulary word, linden, meaning "lime tree."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a man of effeminate appearance, from Middle English maiden, the usual word for a young girl (Old English mægden).
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Jaden, JAIDEN means "jade."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Weedon.James Weeden emigrated from England to Newport, RI, in 1638.
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A King
Girl/Female
American, Christian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Swedish
Anointed; Christian; Follower of Christ
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Frisby on the Wreake or Frisby by Gaulby, or another lost Frisby in Leicestershire, all named with Old Norse FrÃsir ‘Frisians’ (see Fries 1) + býr ‘farm’, ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Bestower of Success; Lord Ganpathi
Boy/Male
Arabic American Muslim
Handsome.
Girl/Female
Latin
Mother of Aeolus III Boeotus.
Male
English
High, Noble, Strong
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Norse
Deer Park
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Desirous
Female
English
Pet form of English Harriet, HATTIE means "little home-ruler."
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
n.
Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.
n.
Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
n.
A machine for washing linen.
n.
See Leden.
a.
To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
n.
Alt. of Ledden
v. t.
To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a stocking.
a.
To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.
a.
Fitted with lead; set in lead; as, leaded windows.
p. & a.
Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart.
v. t.
To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
a.
Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence.
a.
Like lead in color, etc. ; as, a leaden sky.
imp. & p. p.
of Elide
n.
See Linden.
a.
To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound.
v. t.
To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment.
a.
Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball.
a.
To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway.