One of the opposing, or unfair, sex. The Maker, at Creation's birth, With living things had stocked the earth. From elephants to bats and snails, They all were good, for all were males. But when the Devil came and saw He said: "By Thine eternal law Of growth, maturity, decay, These all must quickly pass away And leave untenanted the earth Unless Thou dost establish birth" -- Then tucked his head beneath his wing To laugh -- he had no sleeve -- the thing With deviltry did so accord, That he'd suggested to the Lord. The Master pondered this advice, Then shook and threw the fateful dice Wherewith all matters here below Are ordered, and observed the throw; Then bent His head in awful state, Confirming the decree of Fate. From every part of earth anew The conscious dust consenting flew, While rivers from their courses rolled To make it plastic for the mould. Enough collected (but no more, For niggard Nature hoards her store) He kneaded it to flexible clay, While Nick unseen threw some away. And then the various forms He cast, Gross organs first and finer last; No one at once evolved, but all By even touches grew and small Degrees advanced, till, shade by shade, To match all living things He'd made Females, complete in all their parts Except (His clay gave out) the hearts. "No matter," Satan cried; "with speed I'll fetch the very hearts they need" -- So flew away and soon brought back The number needed, in a sack. That night earth range with sounds of strife -- Ten million males each had a wife; That night sweet Peace her pinions spread O'er Hell -- ten million devils dead! G.J.
An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova.
Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male.
Audio jacks that receive male plugs. This distinction is similar to that used in the plumbing industry.
an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"
a cow, a male is a bull and a baby is a calf
a deformed male, Aristotle taught
a not male (just like an African is a not white)
When applied to an embossing pattern that is engraved into the surface of an embossing roller or plate, "female" means that the pattern is composed of elements that are recessed into a flat background, like potholes in pavement. A male pattern is composed of elements that are raised up from a flat background, like mesas in a desert. However, many patterns are too complex to be described overall either as male or as female. These terms, male and female, work better when applied to a single embossing element.
The traditional definition of female was "an individual of the sex that bears young" or "that produces ova or eggs". However, things are not so simple today. Female can be defined by physical appearance, by chromosome constitution (see Female chromosome complement), or by gender identification. Female chromosome complement: The large majority of females have a 46, XX chromosome complement (46 chromosomes including two X chromosomes). A minority of females have other chromosome constitutions such as 45,X (45 chromosomes including only one X chromosome) and 47,XXX (47 chromosomes including three X chromosomes).
Associated with male connector. Click
In moulding practice, the indented half of a mould designed to receive the male half.
A part designed to receive into another (male) part. Internal threads are female.
A connector designed to receive the prongs or pins of a male plug. - Category: Manufacture of Gear
Any part, such as a nut or fitting, into which another (male) part can be inserted; internal threads are female
Female(♀) is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces ova (egg cells). The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon is produced by the male. A female individual cannot reproduce sexually without access to the gametes of a male (an exception is parthenogenesis).