7  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ruby  \Ru"by\,  a. 
  Ruby-colored;  red;  as  ruby  lips. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ruby  \Ru"by\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Rubied};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Rubying}.] 
  To  make  red;  to  redden.  [R.]  --Pope. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ruby  \Ru"by\,  n.;  pl  {Rubies}.  [F.  rubis  (cf.  Pr  robi),  LL 
  rubinus,  robinus,  fr  L.  rubeus  red,  reddish,  akin  to  ruber. 
  See  {Rouge},  {red}.] 
  1.  (Min.)  A  precious  stone  of  a  carmine  red  color,  sometimes 
  verging  to  violet,  or  intermediate  between  carmine  and 
  hyacinth  red.  It  is  a  red  crystallized  variety  of 
  corundum. 
 
  Note:  Besides  the  true  or  Oriental  ruby  above  defined,  there 
  are  the  balas  ruby,  or  ruby  spinel,  a  red  variety  of 
  spinel,  and  the  rock  ruby,  a  red  variety  of  garnet. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ruby 
  adj  :  having  any  of  numerous  bright  or  strong  colors  reminiscent 
  of  the  color  of  blood  or  cherries  or  tomatoes  or  rubies 
  [syn:  {red},  {reddish},  {ruddy},  {blood-red},  {carmine}, 
  {cerise},  {cherry},  {cherry-red},  {crimson},  {ruby-red}, 
  {scarlet}] 
  n  1:  a  transparent  piece  of  ruby  that  has  been  cut  and  polished 
  and  is  valued  as  a  precious  gem 
  2:  a  transparent  deep  red  variety  of  corundum;  used  as  a 
  gemstone  and  in  lasers 
  3:  a  deep  and  vivid  red  [syn:  {crimson},  {deep  red}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Ruby,  AK  (city,  FIPS  65590) 
  Location:  64.71757  N,  155.52066  W 
  Population  (1990):  170  (92  housing  units) 
  Area:  19.1  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  99768 
  Ruby,  MI 
  Zip  code(s):  48049 
  Ruby,  SC  (town,  FIPS  62080) 
  Location:  34.74414  N,  80.17974  W 
  Population  (1990):  300  (148  housing  units) 
  Area:  8.1  sq  km  (land),  0.1  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  29741 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Ruby 
 
  1.  A  {relational  language}  designed  by  Jones  and  M.  Sheeran  in 
  1986  for  describing  and  designing  circuits  (a  {hardware 
  description  language}).  Ruby  programs  denote  {binary 
  relation}s  and  programs  are  built-up  inductively  from 
  primitive  relations  using  a  pre-defined  set  of  {relational 
  operator}s.  Ruby  programs  also  have  a  geometric 
  interpretation  as  networks  of  primitive  relations  connected  by 
  wires,  which  is  important  when  layout  is  considered  in  circuit 
  design. 
 
  Ruby  has  been  continually  developed  since  1986,  and  has  been 
  used  to  design  many  different  kinds  of  circuits,  including 
  {systolic  array}s,  {butterfly  network}s  and  arithmetic 
  circuits. 
 
  {(ftp://ftp.cs.chalmers.se/pub/misc/ruby/)}  (129.16.225.66). 
  E-mail:  . 
 
  ["Ruby  -  A  Language  of  Relations  and  Higher-Order  Functions", 
  M.  Sheeran  Proc  3rd  Banff  Workshop  on  Hardware  Verification, 
  Springer  1990]. 
 
  (1994-10-27) 
 
  2.  One  of  five  pedagogical  languages  based  on  {Markov 
  algorithm}s,  used  in  Higman's  report  (below).  The  other 
  languages  are  {Brilliant},  {Diamond},  {Nonpareil}  and  {Pearl}. 
 
  ["Nonpareil,  a  Machine  Level  Machine  Independent  Language  for 
  the  Study  of  Semantics",  B.  Higman,  ULICS  Intl  Report  No  ICSI 
  170,  U  London  (1968)]. 
 
  (1994-10-27) 
 
 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Ruby 
  (Heb.  peninim),  only  in  plural  (Lam.  4:7).  The  ruby  was  one  of 
  the  stones  in  the  high  priest's  breastplate  (Ex.  28:17).  A 
  comparison  is  made  between  the  value  of  wisdom  and  rubies  (Job 
  28:18;  Prov.  3:15;  8:11).  The  price  of  a  virtuous  woman  is  said 
  to  be  "far  above  rubies"  (Prov.  31:10).  The  exact  meaning  of  the 
  Hebrew  word  is  uncertain.  Some  render  it  "red  coral;"  others 
  pearl"  or  "mother-of-pearl." 
 

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