cipher 音標拼音: [s'ɑɪfɚ]
n . 零,暗號,密碼,無用的東西,阿拉伯數字
vt .
vi . 計算,做算術
零,暗號,密碼,無用的東西,阿拉伯數字計算,做算術
cipher 密碼 加密
cipher n 1 :
a message written in a secret code [
synonym : {
cipher },
{
cypher }]
2 :
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number [
synonym : {
zero }, {
0 }, {
nought }, {
cipher },
{
cypher }]
3 :
a quantity of no importance ; "
it looked like nothing I had ever seen before "; "
reduced to nil all the work we had done ";
"
we racked up a pathetic goose egg "; "
it was all for naught ";
"
I didn '
t hear zilch about it " [
synonym : {
nothing }, {
nil }, {
nix },
{
nada }, {
null }, {
aught }, {
cipher }, {
cypher }, {
goose egg },
{
naught }, {
zero }, {
zilch }, {
zip }, {
zippo }]
4 :
a person of no influence [
synonym : {
cipher }, {
cypher }, {
nobody },
{
nonentity }]
5 :
a secret method of writing [
synonym : {
cipher }, {
cypher },
{
cryptograph }, {
secret code }]
v 1 :
convert ordinary language into code ; "
We should encode the message for security reasons " [
synonym : {
code }, {
encipher },
{
cipher }, {
cypher }, {
encrypt }, {
inscribe }, {
write in code }]
2 :
make a mathematical calculation or computation [
synonym :
{
calculate }, {
cipher }, {
cypher }, {
compute }, {
work out },
{
reckon }, {
figure }]
Cipher \
Ci "
pher \,
a .
Of the nature of a cipher ;
of no weight or influence . "
Twelve cipher bishops ." --
Milton .
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Cipher \
Ci "
pher \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Ciphered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Ciphering }.]
To use figures in a mathematical process ;
to do sums in arithmetic .
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'
T was certain he could write and cipher too .
--
Goldsmith .
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Cipher \
Ci "
pher \,
v .
t .
1 .
To write in occult characters .
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His notes he ciphered with Greek characters .
--
Hayward .
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2 .
To get by ciphering ;
as ,
to cipher out the answer .
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3 .
To decipher . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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4 .
To designate by characters . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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Cipher \
Ci "
pher \,
n . [
OF .
cifre zero ,
F .
Chiffre figure (
cf .
Sp .
cifra ,
LL .
cifra ),
fr .
Ar . [,
c ]
ifrun , [,
c ]
afrun ,
empty ,
cipher ,
zero ,
fr . [,
c ]
afira to be empty .
Cf . {
Zero }.]
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1 . (
Arith .)
A character [
0 ]
which ,
standing by itself ,
expresses nothing ,
but when placed at the right hand of a whole number ,
increases its value tenfold .
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2 .
One who ,
or that which ,
has no weight or influence .
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Here he was a mere cipher . --
W .
Irving .
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3 .
A character in general ,
as a figure or letter . [
Obs .]
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This wisdom began to be written in ciphers and characters and letters bearing the forms of creatures . --
Sir W .
Raleigh .
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4 .
A combination or interweaving of letters ,
as the initials of a name ;
a device ;
a monogram ;
as ,
a painter '
s cipher ,
an engraver '
s cipher ,
etc .
The cut represents the initials N .
W .
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5 .
A private alphabet ,
system of characters ,
or other mode of writing ,
contrived for the safe transmission of secrets ;
also ,
a writing in such characters .
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His father . . .
engaged him when he was very young to write all his letters to England in cipher . --
Bp .
Burnet .
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{
Cipher key },
a key to assist in reading writings in cipher .
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175 Moby Thesaurus words for "
cipher ":
Aesopian language ,
Babel ,
Greek ,
John Hancock ,
X ,
a nobody ,
a nothing ,
add ,
algebraize ,
allegory ,
alphabetic character ,
argot ,
aught ,
autograph ,
babble ,
binary digit ,
bit ,
break ,
calculate ,
cant ,
cast ,
character ,
charactery ,
christcross ,
clear up ,
code ,
coded message ,
common man ,
compute ,
conventional symbol ,
countermark ,
countersign ,
countersignature ,
counterstamp ,
cross ,
cryptoanalysis ,
cryptoanalytics ,
cryptogram ,
cryptograph ,
cryptographer ,
cryptography ,
decipher ,
device ,
digit ,
divide ,
dope out ,
double Dutch ,
dud ,
dummy ,
emblem ,
encipher ,
encode ,
endorsement ,
estimate ,
extract roots ,
figure ,
figure in ,
figure out ,
figurehead ,
garble ,
gibberish ,
gift of tongues ,
glossolalia ,
gobbledygook ,
goose egg ,
graph ,
grapheme ,
hand ,
hollow man ,
iconology ,
ideogram ,
initials ,
insignificancy ,
integer ,
invisible ink ,
jackstraw ,
jargon ,
jumble ,
lay figure ,
letter ,
lexigraphic character ,
lightweight ,
little fellow ,
little guy ,
logogram ,
logotype ,
love knot ,
man of straw ,
mark ,
mark of signature ,
measure ,
mediocrity ,
monogram ,
multiply ,
nada ,
naught ,
nebbish ,
nichts ,
nihil ,
nil ,
nix ,
no such thing ,
nobody ,
nobody one knows ,
noise ,
nonentity ,
notation ,
nothing ,
nothing at all ,
nothing on earth ,
nothing whatever ,
nullity ,
number ,
numeral ,
numero ,
obscurity ,
phonetic character ,
phonetic symbol ,
pictogram ,
pictographic character ,
pip -
squeak ,
punk ,
puppet ,
pushover ,
puzzle out ,
reckon ,
resolve ,
runt ,
score ,
scramble ,
scrub ,
seal ,
secret language ,
secret writing ,
shrimp ,
sigil ,
sign ,
sign manual ,
signature ,
signet ,
slang ,
small fry ,
small potato ,
small potatoes ,
squirt ,
squit ,
subscription ,
subtract ,
syllabic ,
symbol ,
symbolic system ,
symbolism ,
symbolization ,
symbology ,
sympathetic ink ,
take account of ,
tally ,
thing of naught ,
token ,
totem ,
totem pole ,
trifle ,
type ,
unravel ,
unriddle ,
visa ,
vise ,
whiffet ,
whippersnapper ,
whole number ,
work out ,
writing ,
written character ,
zero ,
zilch CIPHER .
An arithmetical character ,
used for numerical notation .
Vide Figures ,
and 13 Vin .
Ab .
210 ;
18 Eng .
C .
L .
R .
95 ;
1 Ch .
Cr .
Law ,
176 .
2 .
By cipher is also understood a mode of secret writing .
Public ministers and other public agents frequently use ciphers in their correspondence ,
and it is sometimes very useful so to correspond in times of war .
A key is given to each minister before his departure ,
namely ,
the cipher for writing ciphers , (
chiffre chiffrant ,)
and the cipher for deciphering (
chiffre dechiffrant .)
Besides these ,
it is usual to give him a common cipher , (
chiffre banal ,)
which is known to all the ministers of the same power ,
who occasionally use it in their correspondence with each other .
3 .
When it is suspected that ,
a cipher becomes known to the cabinet where the minister is residing ,
recourse is had to a preconcerted sign in order to annul ,
entirely or in part ,
what has been written in cipher ,
or rather to indicate that the contents are to be understood in an inverted or contrary sense .
A cipher of reserve is also employed in extraordinary cases .
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