Definition of cipher

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Cipher (v. t.) To designate by characters.

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Ciphered :: Ciphered (imp. & p. p.) of Ciphe.
Cipher :: Cipher (v. t.) To decipher.
Nothing :: Nothing (n.) A cipher; naught.
Cryptographical :: Cryptographical (a.) Relating to cryptography; written in secret characters or in cipher, or with sympathetic ink..
Sphenography :: Sphenography (n.) The art of writing in cuneiform characters, or of deciphering inscriptions made in such characters..
Decipheress :: Decipheress (n.) A woman who deciphers.
Interpret :: Interpret (v. t.) To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech..
Paleography :: Paleography (n.) The study of ancient inscriptions and modes of writing; the art or science of deciphering ancient writings, and determining their origin, period, etc., from external characters; diplomatics..
Cipher :: Cipher (v. t.) To get by ciphering; as, to cipher out the answer..
Cypher :: Cypher (n. & v.) See Cipher.
Legible :: Legible (a.) Capable of being read or deciphered; distinct to the eye; plain; -- used of writing or printing; as, a fair, legible manuscript..
Quadrillion :: Quadrillion (n.) According to the French notation, which is followed also upon the Continent and in the United States, a unit with fifteen ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, the number produced by involving a million to the fourth power, or the number represented by a unit with twenty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration..
Naught :: Naught (adv.) The arithmetical character 0; a cipher. See Cipher.
Diplomatic :: Diplomatic (n.) The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings, and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography..
Polygraphy :: Polygraphy (n.) The art of writing in various ciphers, and of deciphering the same..
Cipher :: Cipher (v. i.) To use figures in a mathematical process; to do sums in arithmetic.
Sextillion :: Sextillion (n.) According to the method of numeration (which is followed also in the United States), the number expressed by a unit with twenty-one ciphers annexed. According to the English method, a million raised to the sixth power, or the number expressed by a unit with thirty-six ciphers annexed. See Numeration..
Holocryptic :: Holocryptic (a.) Wholly or completely concealing; incapable of being deciphered.
Null :: Null (n.) That which has no value; a cipher; zero.
Cryptogram :: Cryptogram (n.) A cipher writing. Same as Cryptograph.
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