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word: Amble₂
definition:
Amble

Am"ble
n.
1.
A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other side.
amble
B. Jonson.

2.
A movement like the amble of a horse.


word: Amblygon
definition:
Amblygon

Am"bly*gon
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; obtuse + _; angle: cf. F. amblygone.]
(Geom.)
An obtuse-angled figure, esp. and obtuse-angled triangle.
[Obs.]


word: amblyopy
definition:
amblyopy

amblyopia

{ &Verbaram`bly*o"pi*a (ăm`ble̝*&omacr"pe̝*ȧ), am"bly*o`py (ăm"ble̝*&omacr`p&ybreve_;), }
n.
[Gr. 'amblywpi`a; 'ambly`s blunt, dim + 'w`ps eye: cf. F. amblyopie.]
(Med.)
Weakness of sight, without any detectable organic lesion.


word: Amblypoda
definition:
Amblypoda

Am*blyp"o*da
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. _; blunt + _;, _;, foot.]
(Paleon.)
A group of large, extinct, herbivorous mammals, common in the Tertiary formation of the United States.


word: Ambo
definition:
Ambo

Am"bo
(_;)
n.
pl. Ambos (_;).
[LL. ambo, Gr. _;, any rising, a raised stage, pulpit: cf. F. ambon.]
A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches.
Gwilt.


word: Amboyna button
definition:
Amboyna button

Am*boy"na but"ton
(ăm*boi"nȧ bŭt"t'n)
(Med.)
A chronic contagious affection of the skin, prevalent in the tropics.


word: Amboyna pine
definition:
Amboyna pine

Amboyna pine
(ăm*boi"nȧ pīn`)
(Bot.)
The resiniferous tree Agathis Dammara, of the Moluccas.


word: Amboyna wood
definition:
Amboyna wood

Am*boy"na wood
(_;)
A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc.


word: Ambreate
definition:
Ambreate

Am"bre*ate
(_;)
n.
(Chem.)
A salt formed by the combination of ambreic acid with a base or positive radical.


word: Ambreic
definition:
Ambreic

Am*bre"ic
(_;)
a.
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to ambrein; -- said of a certain acid produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid.


word: Ambrein
definition:
Ambrein

Am"bre*in
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. ambréine. See Amber.]
(Chem.)
A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of ambergris.


word: ambrosia
definition:
ambrosia

am*bro"sia
(ăm*br&omacr"zhȧ orăm*br&omacr"zhĭ*ȧ; 277)
n.
[L. ambrosia, Gr. 'ambrosi`a, properly fem. of 'ambro`sios, fr. 'a`mbrotos immortal, divine; 'a priv. + broto`s mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it).  broto`s stands for mroto`s, akin to Skr. m&rsdot_;ita, L. mortuus, dead, and to E. mortal.]
1.
(Myth.)
(a)
The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it.
(b)
An unguent of the gods.

His dewy locks distilled ambrosia.
Milton.

2.
A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell.
Spenser.

3.
Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc.

4.
(Zool.)
The food of certain small bark beetles, family Scolytidae believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles in their burrows.

5.
A dessert made from shredded coconuts and oranges, sometimes including other ingredients such as marshmallow.


word: ambrosiac
definition:
ambrosiac

am*bro"si*ac
(ăm*br&omacr"zĭ*ak or ăm*br&omacr"zhĭ*ak)
a.
[L. ambrosiacus:  cf. F. ambrosiaque.]
Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
[R.]
Ambrosiac
B. Jonson.


word: Ambrosiaceae
definition:
Ambrosiaceae

Ambrosiaceae
prop. n.
1.
1
in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds.

Syn. -- family Ambrosiaceae.


word: Ambrosial
definition:
Ambrosial

Am*bro"sial
(ăm*br&omacr"zhal or ăm*br&omacr"zh>icr/*al)
a.
[L. ambrosius, Gr. 'ambro`sios.]
1.
Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious.
Ambrosial
Ambrosial
Milton.

2.
Divinely excellent or beautiful.
ambrosial
Pope.


word: Ambrosian₂
definition:
Ambrosian

Am*bro"sian
a.
Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose.

Ambrosian chant, the mode of signing or chanting introduced by St. Ambrose in the 4th century.


word: Ambrosin
definition:
Ambrosin

Am"bro*sin
(_;)
n.
[LL. Ambrosinus nummus.]
An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback.


word: Ambrotype
definition:
Ambrotype

Am"bro*type
(-tīp)
n.
[Gr. 'a`mbrotos immortal + -type.]
(Photog.)
A picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass.


word: Ambry
definition:
Ambry

Am"bry
(_;)
n.
pl. Ambries (_;).
[OE. aumbry, almery, OF. almarie, armarie, aumaire, F. armoire, LL. armarium chest, cupboard, orig. a repository for arms, fr. L. arama arms. The word has been confused with almonry. See Armory.]
1.
In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc.

2.
A store closet, as a pantry, cupboard, etc.

3.
Almonry.
[Improperly so used]


word: Ambs-ace
definition:
Ambs-ace

Ambs"-ace
(_;)
n.
[OF. ambesas; ambes both (fr. L. ambo) + as ace. See Ace.]
Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value.


word: Ambulacral
definition:
Ambulacral

Am`bu*la"cral
(_;)
a.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to ambulacra; avenuelike; as, the ambulacral ossicles, plates, spines, and suckers of echinoderms.


word: Ambulacriform
definition:
Ambulacriform

Am`bu*la"cri*form
(_;)
a.
[Ambulacrum + -form]
(Zool.)
Having the form of ambulacra.


word: Ambulacrum
definition:
Ambulacrum

Am`bu*la"crum
(_;)
n.
pl. Ambulacra (_;).
[L., an alley or covered way.]
(Zool.)
(a)
One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays.
(b)
One of the suckers on the feet of mites.


word: Ambulance
definition:
Ambulance

Am"bu*lance
(_;)
n.
[F. ambulance, hôpital ambulant, fr. L. ambulare to walk. See Amble.]
(Mil.)
(a)
A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps.
(b)
An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital.


word: Ambulant
definition:
Ambulant

Am"bu*lant
(_;)
a.
[L. ambulans, p. pr. of ambulare to walk: cf. F. ambulant.]
Walking; moving from place to place.
Gayton.


word: Ambulate
definition:
Ambulate

Am"bu*late
(_;)
v. i.
[L. ambulare to walk. See Amble.]
To walk; to move about.
[R.]
Southey.


word: Ambulator
definition:
Ambulator

Am"bu*la`tor
(_;)
n.
1.
One who walks about; a walker.

2.
(Zool.)
(a)
A beetle of the genus Lamia.
(b)
A genus of birds, or one of this genus.

3.
An instrument for measuring distances; -- called also perambulator.
Knight.


word: Ambulatory
definition:
Ambulatory

Am"bu*la*to*ry
(_;)
a.
[L. ambulatorius.]
1.
Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking; as, an ambulatory animal.

2.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places.

The priesthood . . . before was very ambulatory, and dispersed into all families.
Jer. Taylor.

3.
Pertaining to a walk.
[R.]

The princess of whom his majesty had an ambulatory view in his travels.
Sir H. Wotton.

4.
(Law)
Not yet fixed legally, or settled past alteration; alterable; as, the dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator.


word: Ambulatory₂
definition:
Ambulatory

Am"bu*la*to*ry
n.
pl. Ambulatories (_;).
[Cf. LL. ambulatorium.]
(Arch.)
A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building.


word: Ambuscade
definition:
Ambuscade

Am`bus*cade"
(_;)
n.
[F. embuscade, fr. It. imboscata, or Sp. emboscada, fr. emboscar to ambush, fr. LL. imboscare. See Ambush, v. t.]
1.
A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush.

2.
A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly.
[R.]
Dryden.

3.
(Mil.)
The body of troops lying in ambush.


word: Ambuscade₂
definition:
Ambuscade

Am`bus*cade"
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Ambuscaded (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambuscading (_;).]
1.
To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.

2.
To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.


word: Ambush
definition:
Ambush

Am"bush
(ăm"bŏsh)
n.
[F. embûche, fr. the verb. See Ambush, v. t.]
1.
A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.

Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege
Or ambush from the deep.
Milton.

2.
A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise.

Bold in close ambush, base in open field.
Dryden.

3.
The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait.
[Obs.]

The ambush arose quickly out of their place.
Josh. viii. 19.

To lay an ambush, to post a force in ambush.


word: Ambush₂
definition:
Ambush

Am"bush
(ăm"bŏsh)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Ambushed (ăm"bŏshd); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambushing.]
[OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F. embûcher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in + LL. boscus, buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See Ambuscade, Bush.]
1.
To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.

By ambushed men behind their temple laid,
We have the king of Mexico betrayed.
Dryden.

2.
To attack by ambush; to waylay.


word: Ambush₃
definition:
Ambush

Am"bush
v. i.
To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk.

Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey.
Trumbull.


word: Ambushment
definition:
Ambushment

Am"bush*ment
(_;)
n.
[OF. embuschement. See Ambush, v. t.]
An ambush.
[Obs.]
2 Chron. xiii. 13.


word: ameba
definition:
ameba

ameba
n.
1.
1
naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.  Same as amoeba.


word: ameban
definition:
ameban

ameban
adj.
1.
of or pertaining to amoebae.  Same as amoeban.
[Also spelled amoeban.]

Syn. -- amoebic, amebic, amoeban, amoebous, amebous

2.
Caused by amoebae; -- of diseases; the more common word is amoebic.
Amoebic dysentry is caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica.

Syn. -- amoebic, amebic


word: ameboid
definition:
ameboid

ameboid
adj.
Resembling an amoeba especially in the shape or manner of motion

Syn. -- amoeboid


word: Amir
definition:
Amir

Ameer

A*meer", A*mir" (_;)
n.
[See Emir.]
1.
an independent ruler or chieftan (especially in Africa or Arabia).  Same as Emir.
[Obs.]

Syn. -- emir, amir, emeer

2.
One of the Muslim nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde.


word: Ameiuridae
definition:
Ameiuridae

Ameiuridae
n.
A natural family of fish comprising the North American catfishes.

Syn. -- family Ameiuridae.


word: Ameiurus
definition:
Ameiurus

Ameiurus
n.
1.
1
the type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes.

Syn. -- genus Ameiurus.


word: Amel
definition:
Amel

Am"el
(_;)
n.
[OE. amell, OF. esmail, F. émail, of German origin; cf. OHG. smelzi, G. schmelz. See Smelt, v. t.]
Enamel.
[Obs.]
Boyle.


word: Amel₂
definition:
Amel

Am"el
v. t.
[OE. amellen, OF. esmailler, F. émailler, OF. esmail, F. émail.]
To enamel.
[Obs.]

Enlightened all with stars,
And richly ameled.
Chapman.


word: Amelanchier
definition:
Amelanchier

Amelanchier
n.
1.
1
a genus of North American deciduous trees or shrubs.

Syn. -- genus Amelanchier.


word: Amelcorn
definition:
Amelcorn

Am"el*corn`
(_;)
n.
[Ger. amelkorn: cf. MHG. amel, amer, spelt, and L. amylum starch, Gr. _;.]
A variety of wheat from which starch is produced; -- called also French rice.


word: Ameliorate
definition:
Ameliorate

A*mel"io*rate
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Ameliorated (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating.]
[L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. améliorer. See Meliorate.]
To make better; to improve; to meliorate.

In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition.
Macaulay.


word: ameliorating
definition:
ameliorating

ameliorating
adj. prenom.
[p. pr. of ameliorate.]
causing improvement in or reducing the bad effects of an unfavorable condition.

Syn. -- ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative


word: Amelioration
definition:
Amelioration

A*mel`io*ra"tion
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. amélioration.]
The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.
Amelioration
J. S. Mill.


word: Ameliorative
definition:
Ameliorative

A*mel"io*ra*tive
(_;)
a.
Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement; as, ameliorative remedies, efforts.


word: Amen
definition:
Amen

A`men"
(?; 277)
interj., adv., & n.
[L. amen, Gr. 'amh`n, Heb. āmēn certainly, truly.]
An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be it. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief. When it introduces a declaration, it is equivalent to truly, verily.
It is used as a noun, to denote: (a) concurrence in belief, or in a statement; assent; (b) the final word or act; (c) Christ as being one who is true and faithful.

And let all the people say, Amen.
Ps. cvi. 48.

Amen, amen, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.
John ii. 3. Rhemish Trans.

To say amen to, to approve warmly; to concur in heartily or emphatically; to ratify; as, I say Amen to all.


word: Amenable
definition:
Amenable

A*me"na*ble
(_;)
a.
[F. amener to lead; _; (L. ad) = mener to lead, fr. L. minare to drive animals (properly by threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. minari, to threaten, minae threats. See Menace.]
1.
(Old Law)
Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband.
[Obs.]
Jacob.

2.
Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law.

Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be amenable to the divine government.
I. Taylor.

3.
Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.

4.
Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.

Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to counsel.
Carlyle.


word: Amenableness
definition:
Amenableness

A*me"na*ble*ness
n.
The quality or state of being amenable; liability to answer charges; answerableness.


word: Amend
definition:
Amend

A*mend"
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Amended; p. pr. & vb. n. Amending.]
[F. amender, L. emendare; e (ex) + mendum, menda, fault, akin to Skr. minda personal defect. Cf. Emend, Mend.]
To change or modify in any way for the better
as, (a) by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like; (b) by supplying deficiencies; (c) by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify.

Mar not the thing that can not be amended.
Shak.

An instant emergency, granting no possibility for revision, or opening for amended thought.
De Quincey.

We shall cheer her sorrows, and amend her blood, by wedding her to a Norman.
Sir W. Scott.

To amend a bill, to make some change in the details or provisions of a bill or measure while on its passage, professedly for its improvement.


word: Amend₂
definition:
Amend

A*mend"
(ȧ*mĕnd")
v. i.
To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve.
amends
Sir P. Sidney.


word: Amendable
definition:
Amendable

A*mend"a*ble
(_;)
a.
Capable of being amended; as, an amendable writ or error.
A*mend"a*ble*ness, n.


word: Amende
definition:
Amende

A`mende"
(_;)
n.
[F. See Amend.]
A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation.

Amende honorable (_;). (Old French Law) A species of infamous punishment in which the offender, being led into court with a rope about his neck, and a lighted torch in his hand, begged pardon of his God, the court, etc. In popular language, the phrase now denotes a public apology or recantation, and reparation to an injured party, for improper language or treatment.


word: Amendment
definition:
Amendment

A*mend"ment
(_;)
n.
[F. amendement, LL. amendamentum.]
1.
An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.

2.
In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting.

3.
(Law)
Correction of an error in a writ or process.


word: Amends
definition:
Amends

A*mends"
(_;)
n. sing. & pl.
[F. amendes, pl. of amende. Cf. Amende.]
Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.
[Now const. with sing. verb.]
amends
Addison.

Yet thus far fortune maketh us amends.
Shak.


word: amenities
definition:
amenities

amenities
n.
1.
things that make you comfortable and at ease.
all the amenities of a first-class hotel

Syn. -- comforts, creature comforts, conveniences


word: Amenity
definition:
Amenity

A*men"i*ty
(_;)
n.
pl. Amenities (_;).
[F. aménité, L. amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant.]
The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.

A sweetness and amenity of temper.
Buckle.

This climate has not seduced by its amenities.
W. Howitt.


word: Amenorrhoea
definition:
Amenorrhoea

Amenorrhea
AS

&VerbarA*men`or*rhoe"a, A*men`or*rhe"a
 
(ȧ*mĕn`&obreve_;r*rē"ȧ)
n.
[Gr. 'a priv. + mh`n month + "rei^n to flow: cf. F. aménorrhée.]
(Med.)
Pathological or physiological absence of menstruation.


word: Amen-Ra
definition:
Amen-Ra

Amen-Ra
n.
The ancient Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; the principal deity during the Theban supremacy.

Syn. -- Amon-Ra


word: A mensa et thoro
definition:
A mensa et thoro

A men"sa et tho"ro
(_;)
[L., from board and bed.]
(Law)
A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife.
Abbott.


word: Ament
definition:
Ament

Am"ent
(_;)
n.
[L. amentum thong or strap.]
(Bot.)
A species of inflorescence; a catkin.

The globular ament of a buttonwood.
Coues.


word: Amentaceous
definition:
Amentaceous

Am`en*ta"ceous
(_;)
a.
[LL. amentaceus.]
(Bot.)
(a)
Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence.
(b)
Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; as, amentaceous plants.


word: Amentiferae
definition:
Amentiferae

Amentiferae
prop. n.
1.
used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins.

Syn. -- group Amentiferae


word: Amerce
definition:
Amerce

A*merce"
(ȧ*mẽrs")
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Amerced (ȧ*mẽrst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Amercing.]
[OF. amercier, fr. a merci at the mercy of, liable to a punishment. See Mercy.]
1.
To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the court amerced the criminal in the sum of one hundred dollars.

&hand_; The penalty or fine may be expressed without a preposition, or it may be introduced by in, with, or of.

2.
To punish, in general; to mulct.

Millions of spirits for his fault amerced
Of Heaven.
Milton.

Shall by him be amerced with penance due.
Spenser.


word: Amercement
definition:
Amercement

A*merce"ment
(_;)
n.
[OF. amerciment.]
The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine, in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statute for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.]
Blackstone.

&hand_; This word, in old books, is written amerciament.

Amercement royal, a penalty imposed on an officer for a misdemeanor in his office. Jacobs.


word: American
definition:
American

A*mer"i*can
(ȧ*mẽr"ĭ*kan)
a.
[Named from Americus Vespucius.]
1.
Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.

2.
Of or pertaining to the United States.
American
Lyell.

American ivy. See Virginia creeper. -- American Party (U. S. Politics), a party, about 1854, which opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power. -- Native american Party (U. S. Politics), a party of principles similar to those of the American party. It arose about 1843, but soon died out.


word: American₂
definition:
American

A*mer"i*can
(ȧ*mẽr"ĭ*kan)
n.
A native of America; -- originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States.

The name American must always exalt the pride of patriotism.
Washington.


word: Americana
definition:
Americana

Americana
(ȧ*mẽr`ĭ*kăn"ȧ)
n.
1.
any artifact (such a books or furniture or art) that is distinctive to America.


word: American Indian
definition:
American Indian

American Indian
n.
1.
a red-skinned member of a race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived.

Syn. -- Indian, native American, Amerindian, Red Indian


word: American-Indian
definition:
American-Indian

American-Indian
adj.
1.
of or pertaining to American Indians

Syn. -- Amerindian, Amerind, Amerindic, Indian, native American


word: Americanism
definition:
Americanism

A*mer"i*can*ism
(_;)
n.
1.
Attachment to the United States.

2.
A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an American characteristic or idea.

3.
A word or phrase peculiar to the United States.


word: Americanize
definition:
Americanize

A*mer"i*can*ize
(ȧ*mẽr"ĭ*kan*īz)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Americanizer (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Americanizing.]
To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics.


word: American plan
definition:
American plan

A*mer"i*can plan
In hotels, aplan upon which guests pay for both room and board by the day, week, or other convenient period; -- contrasted with European plan.


word: American Protective Association
definition:
American Protective Association

A*mer"i*can Pro*tect"ive As*so`ci*a"tion
A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office. Abbrev. commonly to A. P .A.


word: American sign language
definition:
American sign language

American sign language
n.
a sign language, used in the United States mostly by the deaf or for communication with the deaf, in which gestures made with the hands symbolize words, alphabetical letters, or ideas, permitting rapid communication in the absence of speech.

Syn. -- Ameslan.


word: Ameslan
definition:
Ameslan

Ameslan
n.
1.
American sign language.
[An acronym which is spelled and pronounced as a simple word]

Syn. -- American sign language


word: Ametabola
definition:
Ametabola

Am`e*tab"o*la
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL.]
(Zool.)
A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis.
[Written also Ametabolia.]


word: Ametabolian
definition:
Ametabolian

A*met`a*bo"li*an
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; unchangeable; 'a priv. + _; changeable, _; to change.]
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to insects that do undergo any metamorphosis.


word: Ametabolous
definition:
Ametabolous

Ametabolic

{ A*met`a*bol"ic (_;), Am`e*tab"o*lous, }
a.
(Zool.)
Not undergoing any metamorphosis; as, ametabolic insects.  Opposite of metabolic.

2.
undergoing only slight metamorphosis


word: Amethyst
definition:
Amethyst

Am"e*thyst
(_;)
[F. ametiste, amatiste, F. améthyste, L. amethystus, fr. Gr. _; without drunkenness; as a noun, a remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this power; 'a priv. + _; to be drunken, _; strong drink, wine. See Mead.]

1.
(Min.)
A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone.

Oriental amethyst, the violet-blue variety of transparent crystallized corundum or sapphire.

2.
(Her.)
A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms.


word: Amethystine
definition:
Amethystine

Am`e*thys"tine
(_;)
a.
[L. amethystinus, Gr. _;.]
1.
Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet.

2.
Composed of, or containing, amethyst.


word: ametropia
definition:
ametropia

am`e*tro"pi*a
(ăm`e̝*tr&omacr"pĭ*ȧ)
n.
[Gr. 'a`metros irregular + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye.]
(Med.)
A visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light rays in the eye. Subtypes include myopia astigmatism and hyperopia.
Am`e*trop"ic (ăm`e̝*tr&obreve_;p"ĭk), a.
AS


word: Amharic
definition:
Amharic

Am*har"ic
(_;)
a.
Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic.
n. The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).


word: Amia
definition:
Amia

Am"i*a
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. _; a kind of tunny.]
(Zool.)
A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc. See Bowfin.


word: Amiability
definition:
Amiability

A`mi*a*bil"i*ty
(_;)
n.
The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition.

Every excellency is a degree of amiability.
Jer. Taylor.


word: Amiable
definition:
Amiable

A"mi*a*ble
(_;)
a.
[F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to love. Cf. Amicable, Amorous, Amability.]
1.
Lovable; lovely; pleasing.
[Obs. or R.]

So amiable a prospect.
Sir T. Herbert.

2.
Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.

3.
Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman.

4.
Done out of love.
[Obs.]

Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife.
Shak.


word: Amianthus
definition:
Amianthus

Am`i*an"thus
(_;)
n.
[L. amiantus, Gr. _; _; (lit., unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; 'a priv. + _; to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility.]
(Min.)
Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus.


word: Amic
definition:
Amic

Am"ic
(_;)
a.
[L. ammonia + -ic.]
(Chem.)
Related to, or derived, ammonia; -- used chiefly as a suffix; as, amic acid; phosphamic acid.

Amic acid (Chem.), one of a class of nitrogenized acids somewhat resembling amides.


word: Amicability
definition:
Amicability

Am`i*ca*bil"i*ty
(_;)
n.
The quality of being amicable; friendliness; amicableness.
Ash.


word: Amicable
definition:
Amicable

Am"i*ca*ble
(_;)
a.
[L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. See Amiable.]
Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement.

That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the amicable manner in which it was managed.
Prideoux.

Amicable action (Law.), an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it. Bouvier. Burrill. -- Amicable numbers (Math.), two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other.


word: Amice
definition:
Amice

Am"ice
(_;)
n.
[OE. amyse, prob. for amyt, OF. amit, ameit, fr. L. amictus cloak, the word being confused with amice, almuce, a hood or cape. See next word.]
A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass.


word: Amice₂
definition:
Amice

Am"ice
n.
[OE. amuce, amisse, OF. almuce, aumuce, F. aumusse, LL. almucium, almucia, aumucia: of unknown origin; cf. G. mütze cap, prob. of the same origin. Cf. Mozetta.]
(Eccl.)
A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur, formerly worn by the clergy; -- written also amess, amyss, and almuce.


word: Amide
definition:
Amide

Am"ide
(?; 277)
n.
[Ammonia + -ide.]
(Chem.)
A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an acid atom or radical.

Acid amide, a neutral compound formed by the substitution of the amido group for hydroxyl in an acid.


word: Amidin
definition:
Amidin

Am"i*din
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. amidine, fr. amido_; starch, fr. L. amylum, Gr. _; fine meal, neut. of _; not ground at the mill, -- hence, of the finest meal; 'a priv. + _;, _;, mill. See Meal.]
(Chem.)
Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water.


word: Amido
definition:
Amido

A*mi"do
(_;)
a.
[From Amide.]
(Chem.)
Containing, or derived from, amidogen.

Amido acid, an acid in which a portion of the nonacid hydrogen has been replaced by the amido group. The amido acids are both basic and acid. -- Amido group, amidogen, NH2.


word: Amidogen
definition:
Amidogen

A*mid"o*gen
(_;)
n.
[Amide + -gen.]
(Chem.)
A compound radical, NH2, not yet obtained in a separate state, which may be regarded as ammonia from the molecule of which one of its hydrogen atoms has been removed; -- called also the amido group, and in composition represented by the form amido.


word: Amidol
definition:
Amidol

Am"i*dol
(?)
n.
[Amide + -ol as in alcohol.]
(Photog. & Chem.)
A salt of a diamino phenol, C6H3(OH)(NH2)2, used as a developer.


word: Amidships
definition:
Amidships

A*mid"ships
(_;)
adv.
(Naut.)
In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and sometimes also her breadth.
Totten.


word: Amid₂
definition:
Amid

Amidst

{ A*midst" (_;), A*mid" (_;), }
prep.
[OE. amidde, amiddes, on midden, AS. on middan, in the middle, fr. midde the middle. The s is an adverbial ending, originally marking the genitive; the t is a later addition, as in whilst, amongst, alongst. See Mid.]
In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
amidst
amid
Amidst
Milton.
Amidst
Amidst
Macaulay.

But rather famish them amid their plenty.
Shak.

Syn. -- Amidst, Among.
 These words differ to some extent from each other, as will be seen from their etymology. Amidst denotes in the midst or middle of, and hence surrounded by; as, this work was written amidst many interruptions. Among denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects; as, “He fell among thieves.” “Blessed art thou among women.” Hence, we say, among the moderns, among the ancients, among the thickest of trees, among these considerations, among the reasons I have to offer. Amid and amidst are commonly used when the idea of separate or distinguishable objects is not prominent. Hence, we say, they kept on amidst the storm, amidst the gloom, he was sinking amidst the waves, he persevered amidst many difficulties; in none of which cases could among be used. In like manner, Milton speaks of Abdiel, --
The seraph Abdiel, faithful found;
Among the faithless faithful only he,
[1913 Webster]
because he was then considered as one of the angels. But when the poet adds, --
From amidst them forth he passed,
[1913 Webster]
we have rather the idea of the angels as a collective body.
Those squalid cabins and uncleared woods amidst which he was born. Macaulay.


word: Amigo
definition:
Amigo

A*mi"go
(?)
n.
pl. Amigos (#)
[Sp., fr. L. amicus.]
A friend; -- a Spanish term applied in the Philippine Islands to friendly natives.


word: Amine
definition:
Amine

Am"ine
(?; 277)
n.
[Ammonia + -ine.]
(Org. Chem.)
One of a class of basic substances derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by an alkyl or aryl group.  Compare amide, in which an acyl group is attached to the nitrogen.  Hydroxylamine and hydrazine, which are not an organic compounds, are also basic and may also be considered amines.


word: aminoalkane
definition:
aminoalkane

aminoalkane
n.
1.
a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals.

Syn. -- amine, alkyl amine


word: aminobenzine
definition:
aminobenzine

aminobenzine
n.
1.
an oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines.  Same as aniline.

Syn. -- aniline oil, phenylamine


word: Aminol
definition:
Aminol

Am"i*nol
(?)
n.
[From amine.]
(Pharm.)
A colorless liquid prepared from herring brine and containing amines, used as a local antiseptic.


word: aminopyrine
definition:
aminopyrine

aminopyrine
n.
1.
1
a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic.

Syn. -- amidopyrine


word: Amioidei
definition:
Amioidei

Am`i*oi"de*i
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Amia + -oid.]
(Zool.)
An order of ganoid fishes of which Amia is the type. See Bowfin and Ganoidei.


word: Amish₂
definition:
Amish

Am"ish
a.
[Written also Omish.]
(Eccl. Hist.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the followers of Jacob Amman, a strict Mennonite of the 17th century, who even proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as “worldly conformity”. There are several branches of Amish Mennonites in the United States.  A branch having particularly strict adherence to the Amish principles are called Old Order Amish


word: Amiss
definition:
Amiss

A*miss"
(_;)
adv.
[Pref. a- + miss.]
Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.

What error drives our eyes and ears amiss?
Shak.

Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss.
James iv. 3.

To take (an act, thing) amiss, to impute a wrong motive to (an act or thing); to take offense at; to take unkindly; as, you must not take these questions amiss.


word: Amiss₂
definition:
Amiss

A*miss"
(ȧ*mĭs")
a.
Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.
[Used only in the predicate.]
Dryden.

His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his circumstances.
Wollaston.


word: Amiss₃
definition:
Amiss

A*miss"
n.
A fault, wrong, or mistake.
[Obs.]

Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss.
Shak.


word: Amissibility
definition:
Amissibility

A*mis`si*bil"i*ty
(_;)
[Cf. F. amissibilité. See Amit.]
The quality of being amissible; possibility of being lost.
[R.]

Notions of popular rights and the amissibility of sovereign power for misconduct were alternately broached by the two great religious parties of Europe.
Hallam.


word: Amission
definition:
Amission

A*mis"sion
(_;)
n.
[L. amissio: cf. F. amission.]
Deprivation; loss.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.


word: Amit
definition:
Amit

A*mit"
(_;)
v. t.
[L. amittere, amissum, to lose; a (ab) + mittere to send. See Missile.]
To lose.
[Obs.]

A lodestone fired doth presently amit its proper virtue.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Amitosis
definition:
Amitosis

Am`i*to"sis
(?)
n.
[NL. See A- not, and Mitosis.]
(Biol.)
Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to mitosis. It is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in early stages of degeneration.


word: Amitotic
definition:
Amitotic

Am`i*tot"ic
(?)
a.
(Biol.)
Of or pertaining to amitosis; karyostenotic; -- opposed to mitotic.


word: Amity
definition:
Amity

Am"i*ty
(_;)
n.
pl. Amities (_;).
[F. amitié, OF. amistié, amisté, fr. an assumed LL. amisitas, fr. L. amicus friendly, from amare to love. See Amiable.]
Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding; as, a treaty of amity and commerce; the amity of the Whigs and Tories.

To live on terms of amity with vice.
Cowper.


word: Amma
definition:
Amma

Am"ma
(_;)
n.
[LL. amma, prob. of interjectional or imitative origin: cf. Sp. ama, G. amme, nurse, Basque ama mother, Heb. _;m, Ar. immun, ummun.]
An abbes or spiritual mother.


word: Ammite
definition:
Ammite

Am"mite
(ăm"mīt)
n.
[Gr. 'ammi`ths, 'ammi`tis, sandstone, fr. 'a`mmos or "a`mmos sand.]
(Geol.)
Oölite or roestone; -- written also hammite.
[Obs.]


word: ammobium
definition:
ammobium

ammobium
n.
1.
any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage.


word: Ammodyte
definition:
Ammodyte

Am"mo*dyte
(_;)
n.
[L. ammodytes, Gr. _; sand burrower, a kind of serpent; 'a`mmos sand + _; diver, _; to dive.]
(Zool.)
(a)
One of a genus of fishes; the sand eel.
(b)
A kind of viper in southern Europe.
[Obs.]


word: Ammonal
definition:
Ammonal

Am"mo*nal`
(?)
n.
[Ammonium + aluminium.]
An explosive consisting of a mixture of powdered aluminum and ammonium nitrate.


word: ammonia
definition:
ammonia

am*mo"ni*a
(ăm*m&omacr"nĭ*ȧ)
n.
[From sal ammoniac, which was first obtaining near the temple of Jupiter Ammon, by burning camel's dung. See Ammoniac.]
(Chem.)
A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn.  It is very soluble in water, forming a moderately alkaline solution, and is used in aqueous solution as a household cleaning agent, such as for cleaning grease from glass.


word: ammoniacal
definition:
ammoniacal

Ammoniac

{ am*mo"ni*ac (ăm*m&omacr"nĭ*ăk), Am`mo*ni"a*cal (ăm`mo̝*nī"ȧ*kal), }
a.
Of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas.

Ammoniacal engine, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force. -- Sal ammoniac [L. sal ammoniacus], the salt usually called chloride of ammonium, and formerly muriate of ammonia.


word: Ammoniac
definition:
Ammoniac

Gum ammoniac

Am*mo"ni*ac (_;) (or Gum` am*mo"ni*ac 
n.
[L. Ammoniacum, Gr. 'ammoniako`n a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See Ammonite.]
(Med.)
The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Iran in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in alcohol, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters.


word: Ammoniacal fermentation
definition:
Ammoniacal fermentation

Am`mo*ni"a*cal fer`men*ta"tion
Any fermentation process by which ammonia is formed, as that by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine is exposed to the air.


word: Ammonite
definition:
Ammonite

Am"mon*ite
(_;)
n.
[L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. _; an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun.]
(Paleon.)
A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis.


word: Ammonitoidea
definition:
Ammonitoidea

Am*mon`i*toid"e*a
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Ammonite + -oid.]
(Zool.)
An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant in Mesozoic rocks. See Ammonite.


word: Ammonium
definition:
Ammonium

Am*mo"ni*um
(_;)
n.
[See Ammonia.]
(Chem.)
A compound radical, NH4, having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals.


word: ammonoid
definition:
ammonoid

ammonoid
n.
1.
one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks; same as ammonite.

Syn. -- ammonite


word: Ammunition
definition:
Ammunition

Am`mu*ni"tion
(_;)
n.
[F. amunition, for munition, prob. caused by taking la munition as l'amunition. See Munition.]
1.
Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
[Obs.]

2.
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.

3.
Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative.

Ammunition bread, shoes, etc., such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers. [Eng.]


word: Ammunition₂
definition:
Ammunition

Am`mu*ni"tion
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Ammunitioned (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Ammunitioning.]
To provide with ammunition.


word: amnesia
definition:
amnesia

am*ne"si*a
(ăm*nē"zhŭ or ăm*nē"zĭ*ȧ)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'amnhsi`a; 'a priv. + mna^sqai to remember.]
1.
(Med.)
Forgetfulness; loss of long-term memory.
Quian.

2.
(Med.)
A defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ.
[Obs.]
Quian.


word: amnesiac
definition:
amnesiac

amnesiac
adj.
(ăm*nē"ze̝*ăk)
Having lost memories, especially due to brain injury or mental shock; suffering from amnesia.

Syn. -- amnesic


word: Amnesic
definition:
Amnesic

Am*ne"sic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
1.
1.
Of or pertaining to amnesia.
Amnesic
Quian.
AS

2.
Suffering from amnesia; same as amnesiac.


word: amnesty
definition:
amnesty

am"nes*ty
(ăm"nĕs*t&ybreve_;)
n.
[L. amnestia, Gr. 'amnhsti`a, a forgetting, fr. 'a`mnhstos forgotten, forgetful; 'a priv. + mna^sqai to remember: cf. F. amnistie, earlier amnestie. See Mean, v.]
1.
Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.

2.
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.


word: Amnesty
definition:
Amnesty

Am"nes*ty
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Amnestied (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Amnestying.]
To grant amnesty to.


word: Amnicolist
definition:
Amnicolist

Am*nic"o*list
(_;)
n.
[L. amnicola, amnis a river + colere to dwell.]
One who lives near a river.
[Obs.]
Bailey.


word: Amnigenous
definition:
Amnigenous

Am*nig"e*nous
(_;)
a.
[L. amnigena; amnis a river + root gen of gignere to beget.]
Born or bred in, of, or near a river.
[Obs.]
Bailey.


word: Amnion
definition:
Amnion

Am"ni*on
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; the membrane round the fetus, dim. of _; lamb.]
(Anat.)
A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles.


word: Amniota
definition:
Amniota

Am`ni*o"ta
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL. See Amnion.]
(Zool.)
That group of vertebrates which develops in its embryonic life the envelope called the amnion. It comprises the reptiles, the birds, and the mammals.


word: Amniotic
definition:
Amniotic

Am`ni*ot"ic
(_;)
a.
[Cf. F. amniotique.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterized by an amnion; as, the amniotic fluid; the amniotic sac.

Amniotic acid. (Chem.) [R.] See Allantoin.


word: Amoeba
definition:
Amoeba

Amoeba

A*moe"ba, A*mœ"ba
(_;)
n.
pl. L. Amœbæ (_;); E. Amœbas (_;).
[NL., fr. Gr. _; change.]
(Zool.)
A rhizopod common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. Same as ameba. See Rhizopoda.


word: Amoebaeum
definition:
Amoebaeum

Am`œ*bæ"um
(_;)
n.
[L. amœbaeus, Gr. _;, alternate; L. amoebaeum carmen, Gr. _; _;, a responsive song, fr. _; change.]
A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil.


word: Amoebea
definition:
Amoebea

Am`œ*be"a
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL.]
(Zool.)
That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the amoeba and similar forms.


word: Amoeboid
definition:
Amoeboid

Amoebiform

{ A*mœ"bi*form (_;), A*mœ"boid (_;), }
a.
[Amœba + -form or -oid.]
(Biol.)
Resembling an amœba; amœba-shaped; changing in shape like an amœba.

Amœboid movement, movement produced, as in the amœba, by successive processes of prolongation and retraction.


word: Amole
definition:
Amole

A*mo"le
(?)
n.
[Mex.]
(Bot.)
Any detergent plant, or the part of it used as a detergent, as the roots of Agave Americana, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, etc.
[Sp. Amer. & Mex.]


word: Amolition
definition:
Amolition

Am`o*li"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. amolitio, fr. amoliri to remove; a (ab) + moliri to put in motion.]
Removal; a putting away.
[Obs.]
Bp. Ward (1673).


word: Amomum
definition:
Amomum

A*mo"mum
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. _; an Indian spice plant.]
(Bot.)
A genus of aromatic plants. It includes species which bear cardamoms, and grains of paradise.


word: Amongst
definition:
Amongst

Among

{ A*mong" (_;), A*mongst" (_;), }
prep.
[OE. amongist, amonges, amonge, among, AS. onmang, ongemang, gemang, in a crowd or mixture. For the ending -st see Amidst. See Mingle.]
1.
Mixed or mingled; surrounded by.

They heard,
And from his presence hid themselves among
The thickest trees.
Milton.

2.
Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of.

Blessed art thou among women.
Luke i. 28.

3.
Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action.

What news among the merchants?
Shak.

Human sacrifices were practiced among them.
Hume.

Divide that gold amongst you.
Marlowe.

Whether they quarreled among themselves, or with their neighbors.
Addison.


word: Amon-Ra
definition:
Amon-Ra

Amon-Ra
n.
1.
the ancient Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; principal deity during Theban supremacy.

Syn. -- Amen-Ra


word: Amoret
definition:
Amoret

Am"o*ret
(_;)
n.
[OF. amorette, F. amourette, dim. of amour.]
1.
An amorous girl or woman; a wanton.
[Obs.]
J. Warton.

2.
A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl.) Love glances or love tricks.
[Obs.]

3.
A petty love affair or amour.
[Obs.]


word: Amorist
definition:
Amorist

Am"o*rist
(_;)
n.
[L. armor love. See Amorous.]
A lover; a gallant.
[R.]
Milton.

It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe.
Southey.


word: A-mornings
definition:
A-mornings

A-morn"ings
(_;)
adv.
[See Amorwe. The -s is a genitival ending. See -wards.]
In the morning; every morning.
[Obs.]

And have such pleasant walks into the woods
A-mornings.
J. Fletcher.


word: Amorosa
definition:
Amorosa

Am`o*ro"sa
(_;)
n.
[It. amoroso, fem. amorosa.]
A wanton woman; a courtesan.
Sir T. Herbert.


word: Amorous
definition:
Amorous

Am"o*rous
(_;)
a.
[OF. amoros, F. amoreux, LL. amorosus, fr. L. amor love, fr. amare to love.]
1.
Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an amorous disposition.

2.
Affected with love; in love; enamored; -- usually with of; formerly with on.

Thy roses amorous of the moon.
Keats.

High nature amorous of the good.
Tennyson.

Sure my brother is amorous on Hero.
Shak.

3.
Of or relating to, or produced by, love.
Amorous
Milton.
Amorous
Waller.


word: Amorousness
definition:
Amorousness

Am"o*rous*ness
n.
The quality of being amorous, or inclined to sexual love; lovingness.


word: Amorpha
definition:
Amorpha

A*mor"pha
(_;)
n.
pl. Amorphas (_;).
[Gr. _; shapeless.]
(Bot.)
A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple flowers; false or bastard indigo.
Longfellow.


word: Amorphism
definition:
Amorphism

A*mor"phism
(_;)
n.
[See Amorphous.]
A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc.
There are stony substances which, when fused, may cool as glass or as stone; the glass state is spoken of as a state of amorphism.


word: Amorphous
definition:
Amorphous

A*mor"phous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _;; 'a priv. + morfh` form.]
1.
Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless.
Kirwan.

2.
Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized.

3.
Of no particular kind or character; anomalous.

Scientific treatises . . . are not seldom rude and amorphous in style.
Hare.


word: Amorphozoa
definition:
Amorphozoa

A*mor`pho*zo"a
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. _; shapeless; 'a priv. + morfh` form + _; animal.]
(Zool.)
Animals without a mouth or regular internal organs, as the sponges.


word: Amort
definition:
Amort

A*mort"
(_;)
a.
[Pref. a- + F. mort death, dead; all amort is for alamort.]
As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed.
Shak.


word: Amortisement
definition:
Amortisement

Amortisable

Amortisation

Amortise

A*mor"tise (_;), v., A*mor`ti*sa"tion (_;), n., A*mor"tis*a*ble (_;), a., A*mor"tise*ment (_;), n.
Same as Amortize, Amortization, etc.


word: Amortizable
definition:
Amortizable

A*mor"tiz*a*ble
(_;)
a.
[Cf. F. amortissable.]
Capable of being cleared off, as a debt.


word: Amortization
definition:
Amortization

A*mor`ti*za"tion
(_;)
n.
[LL. amortisatio, admortizatio. See Amortize, and cf. Admortization.]
1.
(Law)
The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain.

2.
The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid.
Simmonds.


word: Amortize
definition:
Amortize

A*mor"tize
(_;)
v. t.
[OE. amortisen, LL. amortisare, admortizare, F. amortir to sell in mortmain, to extinguish; L. ad + mors death. See Mortmain]
1.
To make as if dead; to destroy.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

2.
(Law)
To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a corporation. See Mortmain.

3.
To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund.


word: Amorwe
definition:
Amorwe

A*mor"we
(_;)
adv.
[Pref. a- on + OE. morwe. See Morrow.]
1.
In the morning.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

2.
On the following morning.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.


word: Amotion
definition:
Amotion

A*mo"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. amotio. See Amove.]
1.
Removal; ousting; especially, the removal of a corporate officer from his office.

2.
Deprivation of possession.


word: Amotus
definition:
Amotus

A*mo"tus
(_;)
a.
[L., withdrawn (from it_;place).]
(Zool.)
Elevated, -- as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does not touch the ground.


word: Amount
definition:
Amount

A*mount"
(_;)
v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Amounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Amounting.]
[OF. amonter to increase, advance, ascend, fr. amont (equiv. to L. ad montem to the mountain) upward, F. amont up the river. See Mount, n.]
1.
To go up; to ascend.
[Obs.]

So up he rose, and thence amounted straight.
Spenser.

2.
To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come (to) in the aggregate or whole; -- with to or unto.

3.
To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (to); as, the testimony amounts to very little.


word: Amount₃
definition:
Amount

A*mount"
n.
1.
The sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate; the whole quantity; a totality; as, the amount of 7 and 9 is 16; the amount of a bill; the amount of this year's revenue.

2.
The effect, substance, value, significance, or result; the sum; as, the amount of the testimony is this.

The whole amount of that enormous fame.
Pope.


word: Amour
definition:
Amour

A*mour"
(_;)
n.
[F., fr. L. amor love.]
1.
Love; affection.
[Obs.]

2.
Love making; a love affair; usually, an unlawful connection in love; a love intrigue; an illicit love affair.

In amours with, in love with. [Obs.]


word: Amovability
definition:
Amovability

A*mov`a*bil"i*ty
(_;)
n.
Liability to be removed or dismissed from office.
[R.]
T. Jefferson.


word: Amove
definition:
Amove

A*move"
(_;)
v. t.
[L. amovere; a- (ab) + movere to move: cf. OF. amover.]
1.
To remove, as a person or thing, from a position.
[Obs.]
Dr. H. More.

2.
(Law)
To dismiss from an office or station.


word: Amove₂
definition:
Amove

A*move"
v. t. & i.
[OE. amovir, L. admovere to move to, to excite; ad + movere.]
To move or be moved; to excite.
[Obs.]
Spenser.


word: Ampelite
definition:
Ampelite

Am"pe*lite
(ăm"pe̝*līt)
n.
[L. ampelitis, Gr. 'ampeli^tis, fr. 'a`mpelos vine.]
(Min.)
An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill insects, etc., on vines; -- applied by Brongniart to a carbonaceous alum schist.


word: Ampelopsis
definition:
Ampelopsis

Am`pe*lop"sis
(ăm`pe̝*l&obreve_;p"sĭs)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'a`mpelos vine + 'o`psis appearance.]
(Bot.)
A genus formerly including the Virginia creeper.


word: Amperage
definition:
Amperage

Am*per"age
(?)
n.
(Elec.)
The strength of a current of electricity carried by a conductor or generated by a machine, measured in ampères.


word: Ampere
definition:
Ampere

{ &VerbarAm`père" (äN`pâr"), Am*pere" (ăm*pār"), }
n.
[From the name of a French electrician.]
(Elec.)
The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the unit of current of the C. G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, or the practical equivalent of the unvarying current which, when passed through a standard solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver at the rate of 0.001118 grams per second. Called also the international ampère.


word: Ampere foot
definition:
Ampere foot

Am`père" foot
(Elec.)
A unit, employed in calculating fall of pressure in distributing mains, equivalent to a current of one ampère flowing through one foot of conductor.


word: Ampere second
definition:
Ampere second

Ampere minute

Ampere hour

Ampère hour
(Elec.)
The quantity of electricity delivered in hour by a current whose average strength is one ampère.  It is used as a unit of charge quantity; the Ampere hour is equal to 3600 coulombs.  The terms Ampère minute and Ampère second are sometimes similarly used.


word: Amperometer
definition:
Amperometer

Amperemeter

{ &VerbarAm`père"me`ter (_;), Am`pe*rom"e*ter (_;), }
n.
[Ampère + meter.]
(Physics)
An instrument for measuring the strength of an electrical current in ampères.


word: ampere-second
definition:
ampere-second

ampere-second
n.
1.
a unit of charge equal to that acquired by the accumulation of one ampere for one second.

Syn. -- coulomb, C


word: Ampere turn
definition:
Ampere turn

ampere-turn

ampere-turn, Ampère turn
(Elec.)
A unit of magnetomotive force equal to the product of one complete convolution (of a coiled conductor) into one ampère of current; thus, a conductor having five convolutions and carrying a current of half an ampère is said to have 21/2 ampère turns. The magnetizing effect of a coil is proportional to the number of its ampère turns.


word: Ampersand
definition:
Ampersand

Am"per*sand
(_;)
n.
[A corruption of and, per se and, i. e., & by itself makes and.]
A word used to describe the character _;, _;, or &.
Halliwell.


word: Amphi-
definition:
Amphi-

Am*phi-
[Gr. 'amfi`.]
A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying both, of both kinds, on both sides, about, around.


word: Amphiarthrodial
definition:
Amphiarthrodial

Am`phi*ar*thro"di*al
(_;)
a.
[Pref. amphi- + arthrodial.]
Characterized by amphiarthrosis.


word: Amphiarthrosis
definition:
Amphiarthrosis

Am`phi*ar*thro"sis
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + _; a joining, _; a joint.]
(Anat.)
A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.


word: Amphiaster
definition:
Amphiaster

Am"phi*as`ter
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + 'asth`r a star.]
(Biol.)
The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell-division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rodlike fibers diverging from each aster, and called the spindle.


word: Amphibia
definition:
Amphibia

Am*phib"i*a
(_;)
n. pl.
[See Amphibium.]
(Zool.)
One of the classes of vertebrates.

&hand_; The Amphibia are distinguished by having usually no scales, by having eggs and embryos similar to those of fishes, and by undergoing a complete metamorphosis, the young having gills. There are three living orders: (1) The tailless, as the frogs (Anura); (2) The tailed (Urodela), as the salamanders, and the siren group (Sirenoidea), which retain the gills of the young state (hence called Perennibranchiata) through the adult state, among which are the siren, proteus, etc.; (3) The Cœcilians, or serpentlike Amphibia (Ophiomorpha or Gymnophiona), with minute scales and without limbs. The extinct Labyrinthodonts also belonged to this class. The term is sometimes loosely applied to both reptiles and amphibians collectively.


word: Amphibiology
definition:
Amphibiology

Am*phib`i*ol"o*gy
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; amphibious + -logy: cf. F. amphibiologie.]
A treatise on amphibious animals; the department of natural history which treats of the Amphibia.


word: Amphibiotica
definition:
Amphibiotica

Am*phib`i*ot"i*ca
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + biwtiko`s pertaining to life.]
(Zool.)
A division of insects having aquatic larvæ.


word: Amphibious
definition:
Amphibious

Am*phib"i*ous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'amfi`bios living a double life, i. e., both on land in water; 'amfi` + bi`os life.]
1.
Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants.

2.
Pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land and water.

The amphibious character of the Greeks was already determined: they were to be lords of land and sea.
Hare.

3.
Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures.

Not in free and common socage, but in this amphibious subordinate class of villein socage.
Blackstone.


word: Amphibium
definition:
Amphibium

Am*phib"i*um
(_;)
n.
pl. L. Amphibia (_;); E. Amphibiums (_;).
[NL., fr. Gr. _; (sc. _; an animal). See Amphibious.]
An amphibian.


word: Amphiblastic
definition:
Amphiblastic

Am`phi*blas"tic
(ăm`fĭ*blăs"tĭk)
a.
[Gr. 'amfi` + blastiko`s tending to sprout.]
(Biol.)
Segmenting unequally; -- said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.


word: Amphibole
definition:
Amphibole

Am"phi*bole
(ăm"fĭ*b&omacrl)
n.
[Gr. 'amfi`bolos doubtful, equivocal, fr. 'amfiba`llein to throw round, to doubt: cf. F. amphibole. Haüy so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral.]
(Min.)
A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are tremolite, actinolite, asbestus, edenite, hornblende (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See Hornblende.


word: Amphibolic
definition:
Amphibolic

Am`phi*bol"ic
(ăm`fĭ*b&obreve_;l"ĭc)
a.
1.
Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.

2.
Of or resembling the mineral amphibole.


word: Amphibological
definition:
Amphibological

Am*phib`o*log"ic*al
(ăm*fĭb`o̝*l&obreve_;j"ĭ*kal)
a.
Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous.
Amphibological
Jer. Taylor.


word: Amphibology
definition:
Amphibology

Am`phi*bol"o*gy
(ăm`fĭ*bo̝l"o̝*j&ybreve_;)
n.
pl. Amphibologies (-jĭz).
[L. amphibologia, for amphibolia, fr. Gr. 'amfiboli`a, with the ending -logia as if fr. Gr. 'amfi`bolos ambiguous + lo`gos speech: cf. F. amphibologie. See Amphiboly.]
A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term.


word: Amphibolous
definition:
Amphibolous

Am*phib"o*lous
(_;)
a.
[L. amphibolus, Gr. _; thrown about, doubtful.  See Amphibole.]

1.
Ambiguous; doubtful.
[Obs.]

Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel -- both parties declaring themselves for the king.
Howell.

2.
(Logic)
Capable of two meanings.

An amphibolous sentence is one that is capable of two meanings, not from the double sense of any of the words, but from its admitting of a double construction; e. g., “The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose.”
Whately.


word: Amphiboly
definition:
Amphiboly

Am*phib"o*ly
(_;)
n.
pl. Amphibolies (_;).
[L. amphibolia, Gr. _;: cf. OE. amphibolie. See Amphibolous.]
Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.

If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an amphiboly, a double meaning where there is none.
Whitlock.


word: Amphibrach
definition:
Amphibrach

Am"phi*brach
(ăm"fĭ*brăk)
n.
[L. _;, Gr. _; short at both ends; 'amfi` + brachy`s short.]
(Anc. Pros.)
A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (&breve -- &breve); as, hăbērĕ. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet&bprime_;ic.


word: Amphicarpous
definition:
Amphicarpous

Amphicarpic

{ Am`phi*car"pic (_;), Am`phi*car"pous (_;), }
a.
[Gr. 'amfi` + karpo`s fruit.]
(Bot.)
Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening.


word: Amphichroic
definition:
Amphichroic

Am`phi*chro"ic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'amfi` + _; color.]
(Chem.)
Exhibiting or producing two colors, as substances which in the color test may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.


word: Amphicoelous
definition:
Amphicoelous

Amphicoelian

{ Am`phi*cœ"li*an (_;), Am`phi*cœ"lous (_;), }
a.
[Gr. _; hollowed all round; 'amfi` + _; hollow.]
(Zool.)
Having both ends concave; biconcave; -- said of vertebræ.


word: Amphicome
definition:
Amphicome

Am"phi*come
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; with hair all round; 'amfi` + _; hair.]
A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination.
[Obs.]
Encyc. Brit.


word: Amphictyonic
definition:
Amphictyonic

Am*phic`ty*on"ic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _;.]
Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or Council; as, an Amphictyonic town or state; the Amphictyonic body.
W. Smith.


word: Amphictyons
definition:
Amphictyons

Am*phic"ty*ons
(_;)
n. pl.
[L. Amphictyones, Gr. _;. Prob. the word was orig. _; dwellers around, neighbors.]
(Grecian Hist.)
Deputies from the confederated states of ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.


word: Amphictyony
definition:
Amphictyony

Am*phic"ty*o*ny
(_;)
n.
pl. Amphictyonies (_;).
[Gr. _;.]
(Grecian Hist.)
A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece.


word: Amphid
definition:
Amphid

Am"phid
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`mfw both: cf. F. amphide.]
(Chem.)
A salt of the class formed by the combination of an acid and a base, or by the union of two oxides, two sulphides, selenides, or tellurides, as distinguished from a haloid compound.
[R.]
Berzelius.


word: Amphidisc
definition:
Amphidisc

Am"phi*disc
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'amfi` + di`skos a round plate.]
(Zool.)
A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated wheel at each end; -- found in freshwater sponges.


word: Amphidromical
definition:
Amphidromical

Am`phi*drom"ic*al
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'amfi`dromos running about or around.]
Pertaining to an Attic festival at the naming of a child; -- so called because the friends of the parents carried the child around the hearth and then named it.


word: Amphigamous
definition:
Amphigamous

Am*phig"a*mous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'amfi` + _; marriage.]
(Bot.)
Having a structure entirely cellular, and no distinct sexual organs; -- a term applied by De Candolle to the lowest order of plants.


word: Amphigean
definition:
Amphigean

Am`phi*ge"an
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'amfi` + _;, _;, the earth.]
Extending over all the zones, from the tropics to the polar zones inclusive.


word: Amphigen
definition:
Amphigen

Am"phi*gen
(_;)
n.
[Gr.  'amfi` + -gen: cf. F. amphigène.]
(Chem.)
An element that in combination produces amphid salt; -- applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
[R.]


word: Amphigenesis
definition:
Amphigenesis

Am`phi*gen"e*sis
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'amfi` + _; generation.]
(Biol.)
Sexual generation; amphigony.


word: Amphigenous
definition:
Amphigenous

Am*phig"e*nous
(_;)
a.
(Bot.)
Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as the lichens.


word: Amphigonic
definition:
Amphigonic

Am`phi*gon"ic
(_;)
a.
Pertaining to amphigony; sexual; as, amphigonic propagation.
[R.]


word: Amphigoric
definition:
Amphigoric

Am`phi*gor"ic
(_;)
a.
[See Amphigory.]
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.


word: Amphigory
definition:
Amphigory

Am"phi*go*ry
(_;)
n.
[F. amphigouri, of uncertain derivation; perh. fr. Gr. 'amfi` + _; a circle.]
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
[Written also amphigouri.]


word: Amphilogy
definition:
Amphilogy

Amphilogism

{ Am*phil"o*gism (_;), Am*phil"o*gy (_;), }
n.
[Gr. _; + -logy.]
Ambiguity of speech; equivocation.
[R.]


word: Amphimacer
definition:
Amphimacer

Am*phim"a*cer
(_;)
n.
[L. amphimacrus, Gr. _;; 'amfi` on both sides + _; long.]
(Anc. Pros.)
A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in cāstĭtās.
Andrews.


word: Amphineura
definition:
Amphineura

Am`phi*neu"ra
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. 'amfi` + _; sinew, nerve.]
(Zool.)
A division of Mollusca remarkable for the bilateral symmetry of the organs and the arrangement of the nerves.


word: Amphioxidae
definition:
Amphioxidae

Amphioxidae
n.
1.
1
a family comprising the lancelets.

Syn. -- family Amphioxidae, Branchiostomidae, family Branchiostomidae.


word: amphiprostylar
definition:
amphiprostylar

amphiprostylar
adj.
1.
1
having columns at both ends but not on the sides.

Syn. -- amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed


word: Amphioxus
definition:
Amphioxus

Am`phi*ox"us
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + _; sharp.]
(Zool.)
A fishlike creature (Amphioxus lanceolatus), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the lancelet. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having neither brain, skull, vertebræ, nor red blood. It forms the type of the group Acrania, Leptocardia, etc.


word: Amphipneust
definition:
Amphipneust

Am*phip"neust
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'amfi` + _; one who breathes, _; to breathe.]
(Zool.)
One of a tribe of Amphibia, which have both lungs and gills at the same time, as the proteus and siren.


word: Amphipodan
definition:
Amphipodan

Amphipod

{ Am"phi*pod (_;), Am*phip"o*dan (_;), }
a.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.


word: Amphipoda
definition:
Amphipoda

Am*phip"o*da
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + _;, _; foot.]
(Zool.)
A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca.


word: Amphiprostyle
definition:
Amphiprostyle

Am*phip"ro*style
(_;)
a.
[L. amphiprostylos, Gr. _; having a double prostyle: cf. F. amphiprostyle. See Prostyle.]
(Arch.)
Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides.
n. An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.


word: Amphirhina
definition:
Amphirhina

Am`phi*rhi"na
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + _;, _;, nose.]
(Zool.)
A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal sac is double.


word: Amphisbaena
definition:
Amphisbaena

Am`phis*bæ"na
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. _;; _; on both ends + _; to go.]
1.
A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way.
Milton.

2.
(Zool.)
A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form, without legs, and with both ends so much alike that they appear to have a head at each, and ability to move either way. See Illustration in Appendix.

&hand_; The Gordius aquaticus, or hairworm, has been called an amphisbaena; but it belongs among the worms.


word: Amphisbaenoid
definition:
Amphisbaenoid

Am`phis*bæ"noid
(_;)
a.
[NL., fr. L. amphisbaena + -oid.]
(Zool.)
Like or pertaining to the lizards of the genus Amphisbæna.


word: Amphiscians
definition:
Amphiscians

Amphiscii

{ &VerbarAm*phis"ci*i (_;), Am*phis"cians (_;), }
n. pl.
[Gr. _; throwing a shadow both ways; 'amfi` + _; shadow.]
The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the south, according as the sun is south or north of their zenith.


word: Amphistomous
definition:
Amphistomous

Am*phis"to*mous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'amfi` + _; mouth.]
(Zool.)
Having a sucker at each extremity, as certain entozoa, by means of which they adhere.


word: Amphistylic
definition:
Amphistylic

Am`phi*sty"lic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; + _; pillar, support.]
(Anat.)
Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull.


word: Amphitheatre
definition:
Amphitheatre

Amphitheater

{ Am`phi*the"a*ter, Am`phi*the"a*tre, }
(_;)
n.
[L. amphitheatrum, fr. Gr. _;; 'amfi` + _; theater: cf. F. amphithéâtre. See Theater.]
1.
An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena.

&hand_; The Romans first constructed amphitheaters for combats of gladiators and wild beasts.

2.
Anything resembling an amphitheater in form; as, a level surrounded by rising slopes or hills, or a rising gallery in a theater.


word: Amphitheatral
definition:
Amphitheatral

Am`phi*the"a*tral
(_;)
a.
[L. amphitheatralis: cf. F. amphithéâtral.]
Amphitheatrical; resembling an amphitheater.


word: Amphitheatrical
definition:
Amphitheatrical

Amphitheatric

{ Am`phi*the*at"ric (_;), Am`phi*the*at"ric*al (_;), }
a.
[L. amphitheatricus.]
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling, an amphitheater.


word: Amphitrocha
definition:
Amphitrocha

Am*phit"ro*cha
(ăm*fĭt"ro̝kȧ)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + trocho`s a wheel.]
(Zool.)
A kind of annelid larva having both a dorsal and a ventral circle of special cilia.


word: Amphitropous
definition:
Amphitropous

Amphitropal

{ Am*phit"ro*pal (-pal), Am*phit"ro*pous (-pŭs), }
a.
[Gr. 'amfi` + tre`pein to turn.]
(Bot.)
Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.


word: Amphiuma
definition:
Amphiuma

Am`phi*u"ma
(ăm`fĭ*ū"mȧ)
n.
(Zool.)
A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.


word: Amphopeptone
definition:
Amphopeptone

Am`pho*pep"tone
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; + E. peptone.]
(Physiol.)
A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.


word: Amphora
definition:
Amphora

Am"pho*ra
(_;)
n.
pl. Amophoræ (_;).
[L., fr. Gr. 'amforey`s, 'amforey`s, a jar with two handles; 'amfi` + forey`s bearer, fe`rein to bear. Cf. Ampul.]
Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.


word: amphoric
definition:
amphoric

am*phor"ic
(ăm*f&obreve_;r"ĭk)
a.
(Med.)
Resembling a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty bottle; especially, a respiratory sound heard over cavities in the lungs during percussion and auscultation; as, amphoric respiration or resonance.


word: amphoteric
definition:
amphoteric

am`pho*ter"ic
(ăm`fo̝*tĕr"ĭk)
a.
[Gr. 'amfo`teros both.]
1.
Partly one and partly the other

2.
Especially:
(Chem.)
Having both acidic and basic groups within the same molecule, and consequently neither acid nor alkaline; neutral.
[R.]
Smart.


word: amphotericin B
definition:
amphotericin B

amphotericin

amphotericin, amphotericin B
n.
1.
an antibiotic and antifungal agent (C47H73NO17), produced by a strain of Streptomyces nodosus.  It is one of a class of polyene macrolide antibiotics effective against fungal infections.  It has a molecular weight of 924.11; it is soluble in oganic solvents but only slightly soluble in water.

Syn. -- Fungizone.


word: ampicillin
definition:
ampicillin

ampicillin
n.
1.
a semisynthetic penicillin which can be considered as the common benzylpenicillin containing an amino group at the alpha benzyl position.
It is more active against certain gram-negative bacteria than is benzylpenicillin.  It found wide use in treatment of bacterial infections, and has been sold under many trade names.

Syn. -- D(-)-α-aminobenzylpenicillin.


word: Ample
definition:
Ample

Am"ple
(_;)
a.
[F. ample, L. amplus, prob. for ambiplus full on both sides, the last syllable akin to L. plenus full. See Full, and cf. Double.]
Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.

All the people in that ample house
Did to that image bow their humble knees.
Spenser.

2.
Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.

3.
Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.
Johnson.


word: Amplectant
definition:
Amplectant

Am*plec"tant
(_;)
a.
[L. amplecti to embrace.]
(Bot.)
Clasping a support; as, amplectant tendrils.
Gray.


word: Ampleness
definition:
Ampleness

Am"ple*ness
(_;)
n.
The state or quality of being ample; largeness; fullness; completeness.


word: Amplexation
definition:
Amplexation

Am`plex*a"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. amplexari to embrace.]
An embrace.
[Obs.]

An humble amplexation of those sacred feet.
Bp. Hall.


word: Amplexicaul
definition:
Amplexicaul

Am*plex"i*caul
(_;)
a.
[L. amplexus, p. p. of amplecti to encircle, to embrace + caulis stem: cf. F. amplexicaule.]
(Bot.)
Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves.
Gray.


word: Ampliate
definition:
Ampliate

Am"pli*ate
(_;)
v. t.
[L. ampliatus, p. p. of ampliare to make wider, fr. amplus. See Ample.]
To enlarge.
[R.]

To maintain and ampliate the external possessions of your empire.
Udall.


word: Ampliate₂
definition:
Ampliate

Am"pli*ate
(_;)
a.
(Zool.)
Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects.


word: Ampliation
definition:
Ampliation

Am`pli*a"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. ampliatio: cf. F. ampliation.]
1.
Enlargement; amplification.
[R.]

2.
(Civil Law)
A postponement of the decision of a cause, for further consideration or re-argument.


word: Ampliative
definition:
Ampliative

Am"pli*a*tive
(_;)
a.
(Logic)
Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received.

“All bodies possess power of attraction” is an ampliative judgment; because we can think of bodies without thinking of attraction as one of their immediate primary attributes.
Abp. W. Thomson.


word: Amplificate
definition:
Amplificate

Am*plif"i*cate
(_;)
v. t.
[L. amplificatus, p. p. of amplificare.]
To amplify.
[Obs.]
Bailey.


word: Amplification
definition:
Amplification

Am`pli*fi*ca"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. amplificatio.]
1.
The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.

2.
(Rhet.)
The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject.

Exaggeration is a species of amplification.
Brande & C.

I shall summarily, without any amplification at all, show in what manner defects have been supplied.
Sir J. Davies.

3.
The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the subject was presented without amplifications.


word: Amplify
definition:
Amplify

Am"pli*fy
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Amplified (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Amplifying.]
[F. amplifier, L.  amplificare. See Ample, -fy.]
1.
To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.

2.
(Rhet.)
To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of.

Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator.
Dryden.


word: Amplify₂
definition:
Amplify

Am"pli*fy
(_;)
v. i.
1.
To become larger.
[Obs.]

Strait was the way at first, withouten light,
But further in did further amplify.
Fairfax.

2.
To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to dilate; to expatiate; -- often with on or upon.
Watts.

He must often enlarge and amplify upon the subject he handles.
South.


word: Amplitude
definition:
Amplitude

Am"pli*tude
(_;)
n.
[L. amplitudo, fr. amplus: cf. F. amplitude. See Ample.]
1.
State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size.

The cathedral of Lincoln . . . is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese.
Fuller.

2.
Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance; fullness.
(a)
Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers.
Amplitude
Milton.
Amplitude
Macaulay.
(b)
Of extent of means or resources.
Amplitude
Bacon.

3.
(Astron.)
(a)
The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(b)
The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.

4.
(Gun.)
The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.

5.
(Physics)
The extent of a movement measured from the starting point or position of equilibrium; -- applied especially to vibratory movements.

6.
(math.)
An angle upon which the value of some function depends; -- a term used more especially in connection with elliptic functions.

Magnetic amplitude, the angular distance of a heavenly body, when on the horizon, from the magnetic east or west point as indicated by the compass. The difference between the magnetic and the true or astronomical amplitude (see 3 above) is the “variation of the compass.”


word: Ampul
definition:
Ampul

Am"pul
(_;)
n.
[AS. ampella, ampolla, L. ampulla: cf. OF. ampolle, F. ampoule.]
1.
Same as Ampulla, 2.

2.
same as ampule.


word: ampule
definition:
ampule

ampule
n.
1.
a small glass bottle which has been or can be sealed hermetically by application of flame to a narrow opening at the top.
aAn ampule usually has a narrow constriction near the top which can be scored and easily broken to open the ampule.  Once opened, they cannot be hermetically re-sealed; thus the quantity contained is usually that which is to be used at once or within a short time.  The contents are often sealed under vacuum to retard degradation by air.

Syn. -- phial, vial, ampoule

2.
an ampule, or vial resembling an ampule, which contains a drug.


word: Ampulla
definition:
Ampulla

Am*pul"la
n.
pl. Ampullæ (_;).
[L. ]
1.
(Rom. Antiq.)
A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.

2.
(Eccl.)
(a)
A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.
(b)
The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept.
Shipley.

3.
(Biol.)
Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.


word: Ampullaceous
definition:
Ampullaceous

Am`pul*la"ceous
(_;)
a.
[L. ampullaceus, fr. ampulla.]
Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling.
Kirby.

Ampullaceous sac (Zool.), one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells.


word: Ampullated
definition:
Ampullated

Ampullate

{ Am"pul*late (_;), Am"pul*la`ted (_;) }
a.
Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.


word: Amputate
definition:
Amputate

Am"pu*tate
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Amputated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amputating.]
[L. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: amb- + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See Putative.]
1.
To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.

2.
(Surg.)
To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body)
Wiseman.


word: Amputation
definition:
Amputation

Am`pu*ta"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. amputatio: cf. F. amputation.]
The act of amputating; esp. the operation of cutting off a limb or projecting part of the body.


word: Ampyx
definition:
Ampyx

Am"pyx
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;.]
(Greek Antiq.)
A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair.


word: Amrita
definition:
Amrita

Am*ri"ta
(_;)
n.
[Skr. amrita.]
(Hind. Myth.)
Immortality; also, the nectar conferring immortality.
a. Ambrosial; immortal.


word: Amzel
definition:
Amzel

Amsel

Am"sel, Am"zel
(_;)
n.
[Ger. See Ousel.]
(Zool.)
The European ring ousel (Turdus torquatus).


word: Amsonia
definition:
Amsonia

Amsonia
n.
1.
1
a genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; native from Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America.

Syn. -- genus Amsonia.


word: Amsterdam
definition:
Amsterdam

Amsterdam
prop. n.
(Geography)
A large city which is an industrial center and the official capital of The Netherlands.    Population (2000) = 724,096.

Syn. -- Dutch capital, capital of The Netherlands


word: Amt
definition:
Amt

Amt
(?)
n.
pl. Amter (#), E. Amts (#)
[Dan. & Norw., fr. G.]
An administrative territorial division in Denmark and Norway.

Each of the provinces [of Denmark] is divided into several amts, answering . . . to the English hundreds.
Encyc. Brit.


word: Amuck
definition:
Amuck

A*muck"
(ȧ*mŭk")
a. & adv.
[Malay amoq furious.]
In a frenzied and reckless manner.

To run amuck, to rush out in a state of frenzy, as the Malays sometimes do under the influence of “bhang,” and attack every one that comes in the way; to assail recklessly and indiscriminately.

Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet
To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet.
Pope.


word: Amulet
definition:
Amulet

Am"u*let
(_;)
n.
[L. amuletum: cf. F. amulette.]
An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. [Also used figuratively.]


word: Amurcous
definition:
Amurcous

A*mur"cous
(_;)
a.
[LL. amurcosus, L. amurca the dregs of olives, Gr. 'amo`rghs, fr. 'ame`rgein to pluck.]
Full off dregs; foul.
[R.]
Knowles.


word: Amuse
definition:
Amuse

A*muse"
(ȧ*mūz")
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Amused (ȧ*mūzd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Amusing.]
[F. amuser to make stay, to detain, to amuse, à (L. ad) + OF. muser. See Muse, v.]
1.
To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.
[Obs.]

Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were amused in receiving their gold.
Holland.

Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could not find the house.
Fuller.

2.
To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.

A group of children amusing themselves with pushing stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as they plunged into the lake.
Gilpin.

3.
To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.

He amused his followers with idle promises.
Johnson.

Whatever amuses serves to kill time, to lull the faculties, and to banish reflection. Whatever entertains usually awakens the understanding or gratifies the fancy. Whatever diverts is lively in its nature, and sometimes tumultuous in its effects.
Crabb.


word: Amusement
definition:
Amusement

A*muse"ment
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. amusement.]
1.
Deep thought; muse.
[Obs.]

Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep amusement, revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the amazing change of our affairs.
Fleetwood.

2.
The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that which amuses; diversion.

His favorite amusements were architecture and gardening.
Macaulay.


word: Amusive
definition:
Amusive

A*mu"sive
(?; 277)
a.
Having power to amuse or entertain the mind; fitted to excite mirth.
[R.]
A*mu"sive*ly, adv. -- A*mu"sive*ness, n.


word: Amvis
definition:
Amvis

Am"vis
(?)
n.
[Ammonium (nitrate) + L. vis strength, force.]
An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of nitrobenzene, chlorated napthalene, and wood meal.


word: amyelous
definition:
amyelous

a*my"e*lous
(ȧ*mī"e̝*lŭs)
a.
[Gr. 'amy`elos without marrow.]
(Med.)
Characterized by lack of the spinal cord.


word: amygdala
definition:
amygdala

a*myg"da*la
(ȧ*mĭg"dȧ*lȧ)
n.
pl. -læ (-lē)
[L., an almond, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh. See Almond.]
1.
An almond.

2.
(Anat.)
(a)
One of the tonsils of the pharynx.
(b)
One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula.


word: amygdalate
definition:
amygdalate

a*myg"da*late
(ȧ*mĭg"dȧ*la̝t)
a.
[L. amygdala, amygdalum, almond, Gr. 'amygda`lh, 'amy`gdalon. See Almond.]
Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds.


word: Amygdalate
definition:
Amygdalate

A*myg"da*late
n.
1.
(Med.)
An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds.
Bailey. Coxe.

2.
(Chem.)
A salt of amygdalic acid. Called also mandelate.


word: amygdalic
definition:
amygdalic

am`yg*dal"ic
(ȧm`ĭg*dȧl"ĭk)
a.
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to almonds; derived from amygdalin; as, amygdalic acid.


word: amygdalic acid
definition:
amygdalic acid

am`yg*dal"ic
(ȧm`ĭg*dȧl"ĭk ăs"ĭd)
n.
(Chem.)
An organic acid (C6H5.CH(OH).COOH) extracted from bitter almonds; called also mandelic acid and α-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid.


word: amygdaliferous
definition:
amygdaliferous

a*myg`da*lif"er*ous
(ȧ*mĭg`dȧ*lĭf"ẽr*ŭs)
a.
[L. amygdalum almond + -ferous.]
Almond-bearing.


word: amygdalin
definition:
amygdalin

a*myg"da*lin
(ȧ*mĭg"dȧ*lĭn)
n.
(Chem.)
A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance.


word: Amygdaloid
definition:
Amygdaloid

A*myg"da*loid
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; almond + -oid: cf. F. amygdaloïde.]
(Min.)
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.


word: Amygdaloidal
definition:
Amygdaloidal

Amygdaloid

{ A*myg"da*loid (_;), A*myg`da*loid"al (_;), }
a.
1.
Almond-shaped.

2.
Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock amygdaloid.


word: Amyl
definition:
Amyl

Am"yl
(_;)
n.
[L. amylum starch + -yl. Cf. Amidin.]
(Chem.)
A univalent hydrocarbon radical, C5H11, of the paraffine series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil, etc.


word: Amyl alcohol
definition:
Amyl alcohol

Am"yl al"co*hol
(Org. Chem.)
Any of eight isomeric liquid alcohols (C5H11.OH), transparent, colorless liquids. It is the hydroxide of amyl. Also called amylic alcohol.   The amyl alcohol obtained from fusel oil is mostly isoamyl alcohol  (3-methyl-1-butanol or 1-hydroxy-3-methylbutane), with some sec-amyl alcohol (2-methyl-1-butanol or 2-pentanol), and has a characteristic peculiar odor. Other than n-amyl alcohol (also called 1-pentanol) the other isomeric pentanols are not usually refered to as amyl alcohol.  The amyl alcohol mixture in fusel oil forms a colorless liquid with a peculiar cough-exciting odor and burning taste. It is used as a source of amyl compounds, such as amyl acetate, amyl nitrite, etc.


word: Amylaceous
definition:
Amylaceous

Am`y*la"ceous
(_;)
a.
[L. amylum starch, Gr. _;. See Amidin.]
Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.


word: Amylate
definition:
Amylate

Am"y*late
(_;)
n.
(Chem.)
A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.


word: Amylene
definition:
Amylene

Am"y*lene
(_;)
n.
(Chem.)
One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, C5H10, of the ethylene series. The colorless, volatile, mobile liquid commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of the group.


word: Amylic
definition:
Amylic

A*myl"ic
(_;)
a.
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether.

Amylic alcohol (Chem.), same as amyl alcohol. -- Amylic fermentation (Chem.), a process of fermentation in starch or sugar in which amyl alcohol is produced. Gregory.


word: Amyl nitrite
definition:
Amyl nitrite

Amyl nitrite
A yellowish oily volatile liquid, C5H11NO2, used in medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the face.


word: Amylobacter
definition:
Amylobacter

Am`y*lo*bac"ter
n.
[L. amylum starch + NL. bacterium. See Bacterium.]
(Biol.)
A microörganism (Bacillus amylobacter) which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction.
Sternberg.


word: Amylogen
definition:
Amylogen

A*myl"o*gen
(?)
n.
[Amylum + -gen.]
(Chem.)
That part of the starch granule or granulose which is soluble in water.


word: Amylogenic
definition:
Amylogenic

Am`y*lo*gen"ic
(?)
a.
1.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.

2.
Forming starch; -- applied specif. to leucoplasts.


word: amyloid
definition:
amyloid

Amyloidal

{ am"y*loid (ăm"ĭ*loid), Am`y*loid"al (ăm`ĭ*loid"al), }
a.
[L. amylum starch + -oid.]
Resembling or containing starch; starchlike.
AS

Syn. -- starchlike, amylaceous


word: amyloid₂
definition:
amyloid

am"y*loid
(ăm"ĭ*loid)
n.
1.
A starchlike substance.

2.
(Med.)
Any of a group of diverse starchlike glycoproteins deposited in the organs under some pathological conditions, such as amyloidosis; they are composed of linear nonbranching fibrils when viewed under the electron microscope.
Stedman 25

Amyloid degeneration (Med.), Same as amyloidosis; -- called also waxy degeneration or lardaceous degeneration.


word: amyloidosis
definition:
amyloidosis

am`y*loi*do"sis
(ăm`ĭ*loi*d&omacr"sĭs)
n.
(Med.)
A disorder characterized by deposit of extracellular amyloid{2} in organs or tissues in an amount that interferes with normal function of the affected organ; it is often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma.   Called also amyloid degeneration waxy degeneration and lardaceous degeneration.


word: amylolysis
definition:
amylolysis

am`y*lol"y*sis
(ăm`ĭ*l&obreve_;l"ĭ*sĭs)
n.
[Amylum + Gr. ly`sis a loosing.]
(Chem.)
The conversion of starch into soluble products, as dextrins and sugar, esp. by the action of enzymes.
Am`y*lo*lyt"ic (#), a.


word: Amylolytic
definition:
Amylolytic

Am`y*lo*ly"tic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; starch + _; solvent; _; to dissolve.]
(Physiol.)
Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; as, an amylolytic ferment.
Foster.


word: Amylometer
definition:
Amylometer

Am`y*lom"e*ter
(?)
n.
[Amylum + -meter.]
Instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.


word: Amylopsin
definition:
Amylopsin

Am`y*lop"sin
(?)
n.
[Amylum + Gr. _; appearance.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
The diastase of the pancreatic juice.


word: Amylose
definition:
Amylose

Am`y*lose"
(_;)
n.
(Chem.)
One of the starch group (C6H10O5)n of the carbohydrates; as, starch, arabin, dextrin, cellulose, etc.


word: An
definition:
An

An
(ăn)
[AS. ān one, the same word as the numeral. See One, and cf. A.]
This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the singular number only, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat less emphatically. In such expressions as  “twice an hour,” “once an age,” a shilling an ounce  (see 2d A, 2), it has a distributive force, and is equivalent to each, every.

&hand_; An is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound; as, an enemy, an hour. It in also often used before h sounded, when the accent of the word falls on the second syllable; as, an historian, an hyena, an heroic deed. Many writers use a before h in such positions. Anciently an was used before consonants as well as vowels.


word: An₂
definition:
An

An
conj.
[Shortened fr. and, OE. an., and, sometimes and if, in introducing conditional clauses, like Icel. enda if, the same word as and. Prob. and was originally pleonastic before the conditional clause.]
If; -- a word used by old English authors.
Shak.

Nay, an thou dalliest, then I am thy foe.
B. Jonson.

An if, and if; if.


word: Ana-
definition:
Ana-

An"a-
[Gr. 'ana` on; in comp., on, up, upwards.]
A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew.


word: ana
definition:
ana

a"na
(ā"nȧ)
adv.
[Gr. 'ana` (used distributively).]
(Med.)
Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa) two ounces, &ounce_; ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.
AS

An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas.
Dryden.


word: -ana
definition:
-ana

-a"na
(-ā"nȧ)
[The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in -anus.]
A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc.

Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas
It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is worth all the ana of the Continent.
Hallam.


word: Anabaptism
definition:
Anabaptism

An`a*bap"tism
(_;)
n.
[L. anabaptismus, Gr. 'anabaptismo`s: cf. F. anabaptisme. See Anabaptize.]
The doctrine of the Anabaptists.


word: Anabaptist
definition:
Anabaptist

An`a*bap"tist
(_;)
n.
[LL. anabaptista, fr. Gr. as if 'anabaptisth`s: cf. F. anabaptiste.]
A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy.

&hand_; In church history, the name Anabaptists usually designates a sect of fanatics who greatly disturbed the peace of Germany, the Netherlands, etc., in the Reformation period. In more modern times the name has been applied to those who do not regard infant baptism as real and valid baptism.


word: Anabaptistical
definition:
Anabaptistical

Anabaptistic

{ An`a*bap*tis"tic (_;), An`a*bap*tis"tic*al (_;), }
a.
Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their doctrines.
Milton. Bp. Bull.


word: Anabaptistry
definition:
Anabaptistry

An`a*bap"tist*ry
(_;)
n.
The doctrine, system, or practice, of Anabaptists.
[R.]

Thus died this imaginary king; and Anabaptistry was suppressed in Munster.
Pagitt.


word: Anabaptize
definition:
Anabaptize

An`a*bap*tize"
(_;)
v. t.
[Gr. _;, fr. _; again + _; to baptize. See Baptize.]
To rebaptize; to rechristen; also, to rename.
[R.]
Whitlock.


word: anabas
definition:
anabas

an"a*bas
(ăn"ȧ*băs)
n.
[Gr. 'anaba`s, p. p. of bai`nein to advance.]
(Zool.)
A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing fishes.


word: anabasis
definition:
anabasis

a*nab"a*sis
(ȧ*năb"ȧ*sĭs)
n.
[Gr. 'ana`basis, fr. 'anabai`nein to go up; 'ana` up + bai`nein to go.]
1.
A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called “The Anabasis.”

The anabasis of Napoleon.
De Quincey.

2.
(Med.)
The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.
[Obs.]
AS

3.
(Med)
A plant genus of the goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae.


word: anabiosis
definition:
anabiosis

anabiosis
n.
1.
suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns.


word: Anabolic
definition:
Anabolic

An`a*bol"ic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; something heaped up; _; + _; a stroke.]
(Physiol.)
Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature.


word: Anabolic steroid
definition:
Anabolic steroid

An`a*bol"ic ster"oid
(_;)
n.
(Physiol., Chem.)
any of a variety of synthetic derivatives or analogs of testosterone, which promote the increase of muscle mass and strength.  The anabolic steroids are sometimes used by athletes to increase muscular strength so as to enhance their performance in competition.  They have serious side effects, and the use of such compounds has been banned by many athletic regulatory committees.


word: Anabolism
definition:
Anabolism

A*nab"o*lism
(_;)
n.
(Physiol.)
The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.


word: Anabranch
definition:
Anabranch

An"a*branch
(?)
n.
[Anastomosing + branch.]
A branch of a river that reënters, or anastomoses with, the main stream; also, less properly, a branch which loses itself in sandy soil.
[Australia]

Such branches of a river as after separation reunite, I would term anastomosing branches; or, if a word might be coined, anabranches, and the islands they form branch islands.
Col. Jackson.


word: Anacamptic
definition:
Anacamptic

An`a*camp"tic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; to bend back; _; back + _; to bend.]
Reflecting of reflected; as, an anacamptic sound (and echo).

&hand_; The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called catoptric. See Catoptrics.


word: Anacamptically
definition:
Anacamptically

An`a*camp"tic*al*ly
(_;)
adv.
By reflection; as, echoes are sound produced anacamptically.
Hutton.


word: Anacamptics
definition:
Anacamptics

An`a*camp"tics
(_;)
n.
1.
The science of reflected light, now called catoptrics.

2.
The science of reflected sounds.


word: Anacanths
definition:
Anacanths

Anacanthini

{ &VerbarAn`a*can"thi*ni (_;), An"a*canths (_;), }
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + _; thorny, fr. _; thorn.]
(Zool.)
A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod.


word: Anacardiaceous
definition:
Anacardiaceous

An`a*car"di*a"ceous
(_;)
a.
(Bot.)
Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples.


word: Anacardic
definition:
Anacardic

An`a*car"dic
(_;)
a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; as, anacardic acid.


word: Anacardium
definition:
Anacardium

An`a*car"di*um
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. _; similar to + _; heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird.]
(Bot.)
A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See Cashew.


word: anacathartic
definition:
anacathartic

an`a*ca*thar"tic
(ăn`ȧ*kȧ*thär"tĭk)
a.
[Gr. 'anakaqartiko`s, fr. 'anakaqai`rein to cleanse upward, i. e., by vomiting; 'ana` + kaqai`rein. See Cathartic.]
1.
(Med.)
Producing vomiting or expectoration.
[archaic]


word: anacathartic₂
definition:
anacathartic

an`a*ca*thar"tic
(ăn`ȧ*kȧ*thär"tĭk)
n.
(Med.)
An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.
[archaic]


word: Anacharis
definition:
Anacharis

An*ach"a*ris
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'ana` up + xa`ris grace.]
(Bot.)
A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharidaceae), native to America.  Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation.  Called also waterweed and water thyme.


word: Anachoretical
definition:
Anachoretical

Anachoret

An*ach"o*ret (_;), n. An*ach`o*ret"ic*al (_;), a.
See Anchoret, Anchoretic.
[Obs.]


word: Anachorism
definition:
Anachorism

An*ach"o*rism
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'ana` + chw^ros place.]
An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place.
[R.]


word: Anachronical
definition:
Anachronical

Anachronic

An`a*chron"ic (_;), An`a*chron"ic*al (_;),
a.
Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic.


word: Anachronism
definition:
Anachronism

An*ach"ro*nism
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'anachronismo`s, fr. 'anachroni`zein to refer to a wrong time, to confound times; 'ana` + chro`nos time: cf. F. anachronisme.]
A misplacing or error in the order of time; an error in chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each other, esp. one by which an event is placed too early; falsification of chronological relation.


word: Anachronize
definition:
Anachronize

An*ach"ro*nize
(_;)
v. t.
[Gr. _;.]
To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
[R.]
Lowell.


word: Anachronous
definition:
Anachronous

An*ach"ro*nous
(_;)
a.
Containing an anachronism; anachronistic.
An*ach"ro*nous*ly, adv.


word: Anaclastic
definition:
Anaclastic

An`a*clas"tic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; to bend back and break; to reflect (light); _; + _; to break.]
1.
(Opt.)
Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves.

2.
Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.

Anaclastic glass, a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.


word: Anaclastics
definition:
Anaclastics

An`a*clas"tics
(_;)
n.
(Opt.)
That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; -- commonly called dioptrics.
Encyc. Brit.


word: Anacoenosis
definition:
Anacoenosis

An`a*cœ*no"sis
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;, fr. _;, to communicate; _; up + _; to make common, _; common.]
(Rhet.)
A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.
Walker.


word: anacoluthia
definition:
anacoluthia

anacoluthia
n.
1.
1
an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another.

Syn. -- anacoluthon


word: Anacoluthic
definition:
Anacoluthic

An`a*co*lu"thic
(_;)
a.
Lacking grammatical sequence.
An`a*co*lu"thic*al*ly (_;), adv.


word: Anacoluthon
definition:
Anacoluthon

An`a*co*lu"thon
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;, _;, not following, wanting sequence; 'an priv. + _; following.]
(Gram.)
A lack of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.

Syn. -- anacoluthia


word: Anaconda
definition:
Anaconda

An`a*con"da
(_;)
n.
[Of Ceylonese origin?]
(Zool.)
A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon.


word: Anacreontic
definition:
Anacreontic

A*nac`re*on"tic
(_;)
a.
[L. Anacreonticus.]
Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial.
De Quincey.


word: Anacreontic₂
definition:
Anacreontic

A*nac`re*on"tic
n.
A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.


word: Anacrotism
definition:
Anacrotism

A*nac"ro*tism
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;, up, again + _; a stroke.]
(Physiol.)
A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.


word: Anacrusis
definition:
Anacrusis

An`a*cru"sis
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;, fr. _; to push up or back; _; + _; to strike.]
(Pros.)
A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.


word: Anadem
definition:
Anadem

An"a*dem
(_;)
n.
[L. anadema, Gr. _;, fr. _; to wreathe; _; up + _; to bind.]
A garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath.
Drayton. Tennyson.


word: Anadiplosis
definition:
Anadiplosis

An`a*di*plo"sis
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. _;; _; + _; to double, _;, _;, twofold, double.]
(Rhet.)
A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, “He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent.”


word: Anadrom
definition:
Anadrom

An"a*drom
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. anadrome.]
(Zool.)
A fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers.


word: Anadromous
definition:
Anadromous

A*nad"ro*mous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; running upward; _; + _; a running, _; to run.]
1.
(Zool.)
Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.

2.
(Bot.)
Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem.
D. C. Eaton.


word: Anaemia
definition:
Anaemia

Anemia

&VerbarA*næ"mi*a, A*ne"mi*a
(ȧ*nē"mĭ*ȧ)
a.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'anaimi`a; 'an priv. + a'i^ma blood.]
(Med.)
A morbid condition in which number of the red blood cells or concentration of hemoglobin decreases below that of normal.


word: Anaemic
definition:
Anaemic

A*naem"ic
(ȧ*nē"mĭk)
a.
1.
Of or pertaining to anaemia.

2.
(Med.)
Suffering from anaemia.


word: Anaerobes
definition:
Anaerobes

Anaerobes

Anaerobia

{ &VerbarAn*a`ër*o"bi*a (?), An"aer*obes, An*a"ër*obes (?) }
n. pl.
[NL. anaerobia; an-not + aëro- + Gr._; life.]
(Bacteriol.)
Anaërobic bacteria. They are called facultative anaërobes when able to live either in the presence or absence of free oxygen; obligate anaërobes, or obligatory anaërobes, when they thrive only in its absence.


word: Anaerobic
definition:
Anaerobic

An*a`ë*rob"ic
(_;)
a.
[Pref. an-not + aërobic.]
1.
(Biol.)
Not requiring air or oxygen for life; -- applied especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary; anaërobiotic; -- opposed to aërobic.

2.
(Biol.)
Relating to, or like, anaërobies; anaërobiotic.


word: Anaerobies
definition:
Anaerobies

An*a"ër*o*bies
(_;)
n. pl.
[Gr. 'an priv. + _;, _;, air + bi`os life.]
(Biol.)
Microörganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed by it.  See obligate anaerobes under anaerobes.
Sternberg.


word: anaesthesia
definition:
anaesthesia

anesthesia

&Verbaran`æs*the"si*a, an`es*the"si*a
(ăn`ĕs*thē"ze̝*ȧ or ăn`ĕs*thē"zhȧ)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'anaisqhsi`a; 'an priv. + a'i`sqhsis feeling, a'isqa`nesqai to feel: cf. F. anesthésie. See aesthetics.]
(Med.)
Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anaesthetic.
AS


word: Anaesthetic
definition:
Anaesthetic

Anesthetic

&VerbarAn`æs*thet"ic, An`es*thet"ic
(ăn`ĕs*thĕt"ĭk)
a.
(Med.)
(a)
Capable of causing anesthesia; as, anæsthetic agents.
(b)
Characterized by, or connected with, anesthesia; as, an anæsthetic effect or operation.


word: anaesthetic
definition:
anaesthetic

anesthetic

&Verbaran`æs*thet"ic, an`es*thet"ic
AS
n.
(Med.)
A substance which produces anesthesia, as chloroform, ether, etc.


word: Anaesthetization
definition:
Anaesthetization

An*æs`the*ti*za"tion
(_;)
n.
The process of anæsthetizing; also, the condition of the nervous system induced by anæsthetics.


word: anaesthetize
definition:
anaesthetize

anesthetize

&Verbara*næs"the*tize, a*nes"the*tize
(ăn*ĕs"the̝*tīz)
v. t.
(Med.)
To produce anesthesia by an anæsthetic.
Encyc. Brit.


word: anaesthetized
definition:
anaesthetized

anaesthetized
adj.
1.
rendered insensible by means of anesthesia.
[Also spelled anesthetized.]


word: Anaglyph
definition:
Anaglyph

An"a*glyph
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; wrought in low relief, _; embossed work; _; + _; to engrave.]
Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo.


word: Anaglyphical
definition:
Anaglyphical

Anaglyphic

{ An`a*glyph"ic (_;), An`a*glyph"ic*al (_;), }
a.
Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work.


word: Anaglyptic
definition:
Anaglyptic

An`a*glyp"tic
(_;)
a.
[L. anaglypticus, Gr. _;, _;. See Anaglyph.]
Relating to the art of carving, enchasing, or embossing in low relief.


word: Anaglyptograph
definition:
Anaglyptograph

An`a*glyp"to*graph
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; + -graph.]
An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed.
Brande & C.


word: Anaglyptographic
definition:
Anaglyptographic

An`a*glyp`to*graph"ic
(_;)
a.
Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; as, anaglyptographic engraving.


word: Anaglyptography
definition:
Anaglyptography

An`a*glyp*tog"ra*phy
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; embossed + -graphy.]
The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc.


word: Anagnorisis
definition:
Anagnorisis

An`ag*nor"i*sis
(_;)
n.
[Latinized fr. Gr. _;; _; + _; to recognize.]
The unfolding or dénouement.
[R.]
De Quincey.


word: Anagoge
definition:
Anagoge

An`a*go"ge
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; a leading up; _; + _; a leading, _; to lead.]
1.
An elevation of mind to things celestial.

2.
The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New.


word: Anagogical
definition:
Anagogical

Anagogic

{ An`a*gog"ic (_;), An`a*gog"ic*al (_;), }
a.
Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication.
An`a*gog"ic*al*ly, adv.


word: Anagogics
definition:
Anagogics

An`a*gog"ics
(_;)
n. pl.
Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures.
L. Addison.


word: Anagram
definition:
Anagram

An"a*gram
(ăn"ȧ*grăm)
n.
[F. anagramme, LL. anagramma, fr. Gr. 'ana` back, again + gra`fein to write. See Graphic.]
Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its usual wider sense, the change of one word or phrase into another by the transposition of its letters.  Thus Galenus becomes angelus; William Noy (attorney-general to Charles I., and a laborious man) may be turned into I moyl in law.


word: Anagram₂
definition:
Anagram

An"a*gram
v. t.
To anagrammatize.

Some of these anagramed his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus.
Warburton.


word: Anagrammatical
definition:
Anagrammatical

Anagrammatic

{ An`a*gram*mat"ic (_;), An`a*gram*mat"ic*al (_;), }
a.
[Cf. F. anagrammatique.]
Pertaining to, containing, or making, an anagram.
An`a*gram*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.


word: Anagrammatism
definition:
Anagrammatism

An`a*gram"ma*tism
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'anagrammatismo`s: cf. F. anagrammatisme.]
The act or practice of making anagrams.
Camden.


word: Anagrammatize
definition:
Anagrammatize

An`a*gram"ma*tize
(_;)
v. t.
[Gr. 'anagrammati`zein cf. F. anagrammatiser.]
To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an anagram.
Cudworth.


word: Anagraph
definition:
Anagraph

An"a*graph
(ăn"ȧ*grȧf)
n.
[Gr. 'anagrafh` a writing out, fr. 'anagra`fein to write out, to record; 'ana` + gra`fein to write.]
An inventory; a record.
[Obs.]
Knowles.


word: Anaks
definition:
Anaks

Anakim

{ &VerbarAn"a*kim (_;), A"naks (_;), }
n. pl.
[Heb.]
(Bibl.)
A race of giants living in Palestine.


word: Anal
definition:
Anal

A"nal
(_;)
a.
[From Anus.]
(Anat.)
Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.


word: Analcime
definition:
Analcime

A*nal"cime
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'an priv. + 'a`lkimos strong, 'alkh` strength: cf. F. analcime.]
(Min.)
A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite family, occurring in isometric crystals. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its name.


word: Analectic
definition:
Analectic

An`a*lec"tic
(ăn`ȧ*lĕk"tĭk)
a.
Relating to analects; made up of selections; as, an analectic magazine.


word: Analecta
definition:
Analecta

Analects

{ An"a*lects (ăn"ȧ*lĕkts), &VerbarAn`a*lec"ta (ăn`ȧ*lĕk"tȧ), }
n. pl.
[Gr. 'ana`lekta fr. 'anale`gein to collect; 'ana` + le`gein to gather.]
A collection of literary fragments.


word: Analemma
definition:
Analemma

An`a*lem"ma
(-lĕm"mȧ)
n.
[L. analemma a sun dial on a pedestal, showing the latitude and meridian of a place, Gr. 'ana`lhmma a support, or thing supported, a sun dial, fr. 'analamba`nein to take up; 'ana` + lamba`nein to take.]
1.
(Chem.)
An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west point of the horizon.

2.
An instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor; -- formerly much used in solving some common astronomical problems.

3.
A scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe.


word: analepsy
definition:
analepsy

analepsis

{ &Verbaran`a*lep"sis (ăn`ȧ*lĕp"sĭs), an"a*lep`sy (ăn"ȧ*lĕp`s&ybreve_;), }
[Gr. 'ana`lhpsis a taking up, or again, recovery, from 'analamba`nein.  See Analemma.]
(Med.)
(a)
Recovery of strength after sickness.
(b)
A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
[Obs.]


word: analeptic
definition:
analeptic

an`a*lep"tic
(ăn`ȧ*lĕp"tĭk)
a.
[Gr. 'ana`lhptiko`s restorative: cf. F. analeptique. See Analepsis.]
(Med.)
Restorative; giving strength after disease.
 n. A restorative drug; a drug that stimulates the central nervous system.


word: analgene
definition:
analgene

analgen

{ an*al"gen (ăn*ăl"jĕn), an*al"gene (ăn*ăl"jēn) }
n.
[Gr. 'analgh`s painless.]
A crystalline compound used as an antipyretic and analgesic, employed chiefly in rheumatism and neuralgia. It is a complex derivative of quinoline.


word: analgesia
definition:
analgesia

an`al*ge"si*a
(ăn`ăl*jē"ze̝*ȧ)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'analghsi`a; 'an priv. + a`lghsis sense of pain.]
(Med.)
Absence of sensibility to pain.
Quain.
AS


word: analgesic
definition:
analgesic

an`al*ge"sic
(ăn`ăl*jē"zĭk or ăn'l*jē"zĭk)
a.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'analghsi`a; 'an priv. + 'a`lghsis sense of pain.]
(Med.)
Serving to reduce the sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness.
AS


word: analgesic₂
definition:
analgesic

an`al*ge"sic
(ăn`ăl*jē"zĭk)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'analghsi`a; 'an priv. + 'a`lghsis sense of pain.]
(Med.)
a medication which serves to reduce the sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness.  Aspirin and acetaminophen (paracetamol, trade name Tylenol) are commonly used non-prescription analgesics.
AS


word: Anallagmatic
definition:
Anallagmatic

An`al*lag*mat"ic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _;; 'an priv. + _; a change.]
(Math.)
Not changed in form by inversion.

Anallagmatic curves, a class of curves of the fourth degree which have certain peculiar relations to circles; -- sometimes called bicircular quartics. -- Anallagmatic surfaces, a certain class of surfaces of the fourth degree.


word: Anallantoidea
definition:
Anallantoidea

An`al*lan*toid"e*a
(_;)
n. pl.
[Gr. 'an priv. + E. allantoidea.]
(Zool.)
The division of Vertebrata in which no allantois is developed. It includes amphibians, fishes, and lower forms.


word: analogue computer
definition:
analogue computer

analog computer

analog computer analogue computer
n.
a computer that represents information by continuously variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages).


word: Analogical
definition:
Analogical

An`a*log"ic*al
(_;)
a.
1.
Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or implying analogy.

When a country which has sent out colonies is termed the mother country, the expression is analogical.
J. S. Mill.

2.
Having analogy; analogous.
Sir M. Hale.


word: Analogically
definition:
Analogically

An`a*log"ic*al*ly
adv.
In an analogical sense; in accordance with analogy; by way of similitude.

A prince is analogically styled a pilot, being to the state as a pilot is to the vessel.
Berkeley.


word: Analogism
definition:
Analogism

A*nal"o*gism
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; course of reasoning, fr. _; to think over, to calculate]
1.
(Logic)
an argument from the cause to the effect; an a priori argument.
Johnson.

2.
Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.
Crabb.


word: Analogous
definition:
Analogous

A*nal"o*gous
(_;)
a.
[L. analogous, Gr. _; according to a due ratio, proportionate; _; + _; ratio, proportion. See Logic.]
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to.

Analogous tendencies in arts and manners.
De Quincey.

Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death.
J. H. Newman.

nalogous pole (Pyroelect.), that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated.


word: Analogue
definition:
Analogue

An"a*logue
(?; 115)
n.
[F. _;, fr. Gr. _;.]
1.
That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing.

The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets its analogue in the insolent tyranny of the many.
I. Taylor.

2.
(Philol.)
A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; as, the Latin “pater” is the analogue of the English “father.”

3.
(Nat. Hist.)
(a)
An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gill of a fish is the analogue of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations.
(b)
A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group.
(c)
A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such species are often called representative species, and such genera, representative genera.
Dana.


word: Analogy
definition:
Analogy

A*nal"o*gy
(_;)
n.
pl. Analogies (_;).
[L. analogia, Gr. _;, fr. _;: cf. F. analogie. See Analogous.]
1.
A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden.

Followed by between, to, or with; as, there is an analogy between these objects, or one thing has an analogy to or with another.

&hand_; Analogy is very commonly used to denote similarity or essential resemblance; but its specific meaning is a similarity of relations, and in this consists the difference between the argument from example and that from analogy. In the former, we argue from the mere similarity of two things; in the latter, from the similarity of their relations.
Karslake.

2.
(Biol.)
A relation or correspondence in function, between organs or parts which are decidedly different.

3.
(Geom.)
Proportion; equality of ratios.

4.
(Gram.)
Conformity of words to the genius, structure, or general rules of a language; similarity of origin, inflection, or principle of pronunciation, and the like, as opposed to anomaly.
Johnson.


word: Analysis
definition:
Analysis

A*nal"y*sis
(_;)
n.
pl. Analyses (_;).
[Gr. _;, fr. _; to unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; _; up + _; to loose. See Loose.]
1.
A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis.

2.
(Chem.)
The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called qualitative, and the latter quantitative analysis.

3.
(Logic)
The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles.

4.
(Math.)
The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations.

5.
(a)
A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order.
(b)
A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis.

6.
(Nat. Hist.)
The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key.

Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, Quantitative, and Volumetric analysis. (Chem.) See under Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, etc.


word: Analysis of variance
definition:
Analysis of variance

A*nal"y*sis of variance
(_;)
n.
(Statistics)
a statistical technique by which the results of an observation or experiment are analyzed to determine the relative contributions of the different possible causative factors or variables to the outcome.  Abbreviated ANOVA.


word: Analyst
definition:
Analyst

An"a*lyst
(_;)
n.
[F. analyste. See Analysis.]
One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis.


word: Analytical
definition:
Analytical

Analytic

{ An`a*lyt"ic (_;), An`a*lyt"ic*al (_;), }
a.
[Gr. _;: cf. F. analytique. See Analysis.]
Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; -- opposed to synthetic.


word: analytical
definition:
analytical

analytical
adj.
1.
of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2).

2.
(Logic)
of a proposition; necessarily true independent of fact or experience, such as “all spinsters are unmarried”.  Opposite of synthetic.
Also See: a priori, deductive, logical.

3.
1
exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations; as, analytic reasoning; an analytical discussion.

Syn. -- appraising(prenominal), evaluative.

4.
capable of or given to analyzing; -- of people.
an analytical mind

Analytical geometry or coördinate geometry. See under Geometry. -- Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings. -- Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names.


word: Analyzation
definition:
Analyzation

An`a*ly*za"tion
(_;)
n.
The act of analyzing, or separating into constituent parts; analysis.


word: Analyze
definition:
Analyze

An"a*lyze
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Analyzed (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Analyzing.]
[Cf. F. analyser. See Analysis.]
1.
To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately; to examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; to consider in detail in order to discover essential features or meaning; as, to analyze an action to ascertain its morality; to analyse a sonnet by Shakespeare; to analyse the evidence in a criminal trial; to analyse your real motives.

Syn. -- analyze, study, examine

No one, I presume, can analyze the sensations of pleasure or pain.
Darwin.

2.
make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; as, to analyse a specimen; to analyze a fossil substance; to analyze a sentence or a word; to analyse a chemical compound.

Syn. -- analyze, break down, dissect, take apart.

3.
subject to psychoanalytic treatment.
I was analysed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist

Syn. -- analyze, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse.


word: Analyzer
definition:
Analyzer

An"a*ly`zer
(_;)
n.
1.
One who, or that which, analyzes.

2.
(Opt.)
The part of a polariscope which receives the light after polarization, and exhibits its properties.


word: Anamnesis
definition:
Anamnesis

An`am*ne"sis
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'ana`mnhsis, fr. _; to remind, recall to memory; _; + _; to put in mind.]
(Rhet.)
A recalling to mind; recollection.


word: Anamorphism
definition:
Anamorphism

An`a*mor"phism
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; again + morfh` form.]
1.
A distorted image.

2.
(Biol.)
A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending.
Huxley.


word: Anamorphoscope
definition:
Anamorphoscope

An`a*mor"pho*scope
(?)
n.
[Anamorphosis + -scope.]
An instrument for restoring a picture or image distorted by anamorphosis to its normal proportions. It usually consists of a cylindrical mirror.


word: Anamorphosis
definition:
Anamorphosis

An`a*mor"pho*sis
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;, fr. _; to form anew; _; again + _; to form; morfh` form.]
1.
(Persp.)
A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.

2.
(Biol.)
Same as Anamorphism, 2.

3.
(Bot.)
A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.


word: Anan
definition:
Anan

A*nan"
(_;)
interj.
[See Anon.]
An expression equivalent to What did you say? Sir? Eh?
[Obs.]
Shak.


word: Ananas
definition:
Ananas

A*na"nas
(_;)
n.
[Sp. ananas, from the native American name.]
(Bot.)
The pineapple (Ananassa sativa).


word: Anandrous
definition:
Anandrous

An*an"drous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'an priv. + 'andh`r a man.]
(Bot.)
Destitute of stamens, as certain female flowers.


word: Anantherous
definition:
Anantherous

An*an"ther*ous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'an priv. + E. anther.]
(Bot.)
Destitute of anthers.
Gray.


word: Ananthous
definition:
Ananthous

An*an"thous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'an priv. + 'a`nqos a flower.]
(Bot.)
Destitute of flowers; flowerless.


word: Anapest
definition:
Anapest

An"a*pest
(_;)
n.
[L. anapaestus, Gr. _; an anapest, i.e., a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, struck back; fr. _;; 'ana` back + _; to strike.]
1.
(Pros.)
A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (&breve &breve -); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin dĕ-ĭ-tās, and in English in-ter-vene&bprime_;, are examples of anapests.

2.
A verse composed of such feet.


word: Anapestic
definition:
Anapestic

An`a*pes"tic
(_;)
a.
[L. anapaesticus, Gr. 'anapaistiko`s.]
Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an anapestic meter, foot, verse.
n. Anapestic measure or verse.


word: anaphase
definition:
anaphase

anaphase
n.
1.
the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.


word: anaphor
definition:
anaphor

anaphor
n.
A word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent.


word: anaphora
definition:
anaphora

a*naph"o*ra
(ȧ*năf"o̝*rȧ)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. 'anafora`, fr. 'anafe`rein to carry up or back; 'ana` + fe`rein to carry.]
(Rhet.)
1.
A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses.

2.
The use of a substitute word, such as a pronoun, in reference to a something already mentioned in a discourse; also, the relation between the substitute word and its antecedent.  It is contrasted with cataphora, the use of a pronoun for a word or topic not yet mentioned.
Thus, in the sentence “John was tall but he was not very heavy.” the “he” is an anaphora for John, or an anaphoric reference to John.


word: anaphrodisia
definition:
anaphrodisia

an*aph`ro*dis"i*a
(ăn*ăf`ro̝*dĭz"ĭ*ȧ)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'afrodi`sia sexual pleasure, 'Afrodi`th the goddess of love.]
(Med.)
Absence of sexual appetite.
AS


word: anaphrodisiac
definition:
anaphrodisiac

an*aph`ro*dis"i*ac
(ăn*ăf`ro̝*dĭz"ĭ*ăk)
a. & n.
[Gr. 'an priv. + 'afrodisiako`s pertaining to venery.]
(Med.)
Same as Antaphrodisiac.
Dunglison.
AS


word: Anaphroditic
definition:
Anaphroditic

An*aph`ro*dit"ic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'anafro`dito`s without love.]
(Biol.)
Produced without concourse of sexes.


word: anaphylactic
definition:
anaphylactic

anaphylactic
n.
(ăn`ȧ*fī*lăk"tĭk or ăn`ȧ*fĭ*lăk"tĭk)
(Med.)
Of or pertaining to anaphylaxis; caused by anaphylaxis.


word: anaphylactic shock
definition:
anaphylactic shock

anaphylactic shock
n.
(ăn`ȧ*fī*lăk"tĭk sh&obreve_;k`)
(Med.)
Shock resulting from anaphylaxis{2}.  It is a severe form of physiological shock, often having a fatal outcome, and is caused by an extreme immunological reaction to antigens.  It is characterized by smooth muscle contraction and capillary dilation throughout the body, initiated by antibodies of the IgE class.  It is usually seen when an antigen to which a person has become hypersensitized is injected intravenously or subcutaneously.  It is also called generalyzed anaphylaxis or systemic anaphylaxis, and sometimes anaphylaxis.
[Stedman]


word: anaphylaxis
definition:
anaphylaxis

an`a*phy*lax"is
n.
(ăn`ȧ*fī*lăk"sĭs or ăn`ȧ*fĭ*lăk"sĭs)
1.
[Gr. 'ana` back, way from + fy`laxis security, protection.]
1.
(Med.)
Hypersensitivity (to a foreign antigen) resulting from prior contact with the same or a related substance.

2.
(Med.)
An immediate but transient systemic reaction to an antigenic substance to which a person has become hypersensitized; it is characterized by the contraction of smooth muscle and capillary dilation.
[Stedman]

  The cascade of events is triggered by binding of the foreign antigen to immunoglobulin E and release of mediators such as histamine, bradykinin, serotonin, and slow-reacting substance from mast cells. It involves more than one organ system. The most commonly involved organs are skin, cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. Anaphylaxis is manifested by a range of signs and symptoms including pruritus, urticaria, itching, dyspnea, abdominal pain and cardiovascular collapse (shock).  A severe form of the reaction is called anaphylactic shock.
[Stedman]

3.
(Med)
Anaphylactic shock.


word: anaplasia
definition:
anaplasia

anaplasia
n.
1.
loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor.


word: Anaplasty
definition:
Anaplasty

An`a*plas`ty
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; again + _; to form: cf. F. anaplastie.]
(Surg.)
The art of operation of restoring lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.


word: anaplerosis
definition:
anaplerosis

an`a*ple*ro"sis
(ăn`ȧ*ple̝*r&omacr"sĭs)
n.
1.
(Med.)
A filling up; restoring a defective part; especially, promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.

2.
(Med)
The process of restoring the depleted cellular metabolic intermediate pools; most commonly used to refer to the restoration of the citric acid cycle intermediates pool.


word: anaplerotic
definition:
anaplerotic

an`a*ple*rot"ic
(ăn`ȧ*plĕ*r&obreve_;t"ĭk)
a.
[L. anapleroticus, fr. Gr. 'anaplhroy^n to fill up; 'ana` + plhroy^n to fill.]
(Med.)
Of or relating to anaplerosis.


word: anaplerotic₂
definition:
anaplerotic

an`a*ple*rot"ic
(ăn`ȧ*plĕ*r&obreve_;t"ĭk)
a.
[L. anapleroticus, fr. Gr. 'anaplhroy^n to fill up; 'ana` + plhroy^n to fill.]
n.
(Med.)
A substance which promotes anaplerosis.


word: anapnoic
definition:
anapnoic

an`ap*no"ic
(ăn`ăp*n&omacr"ĭk)
a.
[Gr. 'anapnoh` respiration.]
(Med.)
Relating to respiration.
[archaic]


word: Anapodeictic
definition:
Anapodeictic

An*ap`o*deic"tic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'anapo`deiktos; 'an priv. + 'apodeikto`s. See Apodeictic.]
Not apodeictic; undemonstrable.
[R.]


word: Anapophysis
definition:
Anapophysis

An`a*poph"y*sis
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'ana` back + _; offshoot.]
(Anat.)
An accessory process in many lumbar vertebræ.


word: Anaptotic
definition:
Anaptotic

An`ap*tot"ic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'ana` back + ptwtiko`s belonging to case.]
Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; as, anaptotic languages.


word: Anaptychus
definition:
Anaptychus

An*ap"ty*chus
(_;)
n.
pl. Anaptichi (_;).
[NL., fr. Gr. _; unfolding; 'ana` back + _; to fold.]
(Paleon.)
One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, as the ammonites.


word: Anarch
definition:
Anarch

An"arch
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; without head or chief; 'an priv. + _; beginning, the first place, magistracy, government.]
The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt.
Milton.

Imperial anarchs doubling human woes.
Byron.


word: Anarchal
definition:
Anarchal

A*nar"chal
(_;)
a.
Lawless; anarchical.
[R.]

We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men anarchal which are in a state of effervescence.
Landor.


word: Anarchical
definition:
Anarchical

Anarchic

{ A*nar"chic (_;), A*nar"chic*al (_;), }
a.
[Cf. F. anarchique.]
Pertaining to anarchy; without rule or government; in political confusion; tending to produce anarchy; as, anarchic despotism; anarchical opinions.


word: Anarchist
definition:
Anarchist

An"arch*ist
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. anarchiste.]
An anarch; one who advocates anarchy of aims at the overthrow of civil government.


word: Anarchy
definition:
Anarchy

An"arch*y
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;: cf. F. anarchie. See Anarch.]
1.
Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion.

Spread anarchy and terror all around.
Cowper.

2.
Hence, confusion or disorder, in general.

There being then . . . an anarchy, as I may term it, in authors and their re_;koning of years.
Fuller.


word: Anarthropoda
definition:
Anarthropoda

An`ar*throp"o*da
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., from Gr. _; without joints + -poda. See Anarthrous.]
(Zool.)
One of the divisions of Articulata in which there are no jointed legs, as the annelids; -- opposed to Arthropoda.


word: Anarthropodous
definition:
Anarthropodous

An`ar*throp"o*dous
(_;)
a.
(Zool.)
Having no jointed legs; pertaining to Anarthropoda.


word: Anarthrous
definition:
Anarthrous

An*ar"throus
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'a`narqros without joints, without the article; 'an priv. + 'a`rqron joint, the article.]
1.
(Gr. Gram.)
Used without the article; as, an anarthrous substantive.

2.
(Zool.)
Without joints, or having the joints indistinct, as some insects.


word: Anas
definition:
Anas

A"nas
(_;)
n.
[L., duck.]
(Zool.)
A genus of water fowls, of the order Anseres, including certain species of fresh-water ducks.


word: anasarca
definition:
anasarca

an`a*sar"ca
(ăn`ȧ*sär"kȧ)
n.
[NL., from Gr. 'ana` throughout + sa`rx, sarko`s, flesh.]
(Med.)
Severe generalized edema.


word: Anasarcous
definition:
Anasarcous

An`a*sar"cous
(_;)
a.
Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.
Wiseman.


word: Anaseismic
definition:
Anaseismic

An`a*seis"mic
(?)
a.
[Cf. Gr. _; a shaking up and down.]
Moving up and down; -- said of earthquake shocks.


word: anastaltic
definition:
anastaltic

an`a*stal"tic
(ăn`ȧ*stăl"tĭk)
a. & n.
[Gr. 'anastaltiko`s fitted for checking, fr. 'ana` + ste`llein to send.]
(Med.)
Styptic.
[Obs.]
Coxe.


word: anastate
definition:
anastate

an"a*state
(ăn"ȧ*sta̝t)
n.
[Gr. 'ana` up + ista`nai to make to stand.]
(Physiol.)
One of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm; -- opposed to katastate.
Foster.


word: anastatic
definition:
anastatic

an`a*stat"ic
(ăn"ȧ*sta̝t"ĭk)
a.
[Gr. 'ana` up + ista`nai to make to stand: cf. statiko`s causing to stand.]
Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates.

In this process the letterpress, engraving, or design of any kind is transferred to a zinc plate; the parts not covered with ink are eaten out, leaving a facsimile in relief to be printed from.


word: Anastatica
definition:
Anastatica

Anastatica
n.
1.
1
a genus of plants consisting of a single species, rose of Jericho (also called resurrection plant).

Syn. -- genus Anastatica.


word: anastigmat
definition:
anastigmat

anastigmat
n.
1.
compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images.


word: Anastigmatic
definition:
Anastigmatic

An*as`tig*mat"ic
(?)
a.
[Pref. an-not + astigmatic.]
(Optics)
Not astigmatic;  free of astigmatism; -- pertaining to a lens or lens system, and used especially of a lens system which consists of a converging lens and a diverging lens of equal and opposite astigmatism but different focal lengths, and sensibly free from astigmatism.


word: Anastomose
definition:
Anastomose

A*nas"to*mose
(_;)
v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Anastomozed (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anastomosing.]
[Cf. F. anastomoser, fr. anastomose. See Anastomosis.]
1.
(Anat. & Bot.)
To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins.

The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels.
I. Taylor.

2.
Of any channels or lines, to meet and unite or run into each other, as rivers; to coalesce; to interjoin.


word: Anastomosis
definition:
Anastomosis

A*nas`to*mo"sis
(_;)
n.
pl. Anastomoses (_;).
[NL., fr. Gr. _; opening, fr. _; to furnish with a mouth or opening, to open; _; + _; mouth: cf. F. anastomose.]
(Anat. & Bot.)
The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins.


word: Anastrophe
definition:
Anastrophe

A*nas"tro*phe
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;, fr. _; to turn up or back; 'ana` + _; to turn.]
(Rhet. & Gram.)
An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed.


word: Anathema
definition:
Anathema

A*nath"e*ma
(_;)
n.
pl. Anathemas (_;).
[L. anathĕma, fr. Gr. _; anything devoted, esp. to evil, a curse; also L. anathēma, fr. Gr. _; a votive offering; all fr. _; to set up as a votive gift, dedicate; _; up + _; to set. See Thesis.]
1.
A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as accursed.

[They] denounce anathemas against unbelievers.
Priestley.

2.
An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.

Finally she fled to London followed by the anathemas of both [families].
Thackeray.

3.
Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority.

The Jewish nation were an anathema destined to destruction. St. Paul . . . says he could wish, to save them from it, to become an anathema, and be destroyed himself.
Locke.

Anathema Maranatha (_;) (see 1 Cor. xvi. 22), an expression commonly considered as a highly intensified form of anathema.  Maran atha is now considered as a separate sentence, meaning, “Our Lord cometh.”


word: Anathematical
definition:
Anathematical

Anathematic

A*nath`e*mat"ic (_;), A*nath`e*mat"ic*al (_;), 
a.
Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an anathema.
A*nath`e*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.


word: Anathematism
definition:
Anathematism

A*nath"e*ma*tism
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; a cursing; cf. F. anathématisme.]
Anathematization.
[Obs.]

We find a law of Justinian forbidding anathematisms to be pronounced against the Jewish Hellenists.
J. Taylor.


word: Anathematization
definition:
Anathematization

A*nath`e*ma*ti*za"tion
(_;)
n.
[LL. anathematisatio.]
The act of anathematizing, or denouncing as accursed; imprecation.
Barrow.


word: Anathematize
definition:
Anathematize

A*nath"e*ma*tize
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Anathematized (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anathematizing.]
[L. anathematizare, Gr. _; to devote, make accursed: cf. F. anathématiser.]
To pronounce an anathema against; to curse. Hence: To condemn publicly as something accursed.
Milton.


word: Anatifa
definition:
Anatifa

A*nat"i*fa
(_;)
n.
pl. Anatifæ (_;).
[NL., contr. fr. anatifera. See Anatiferous.]
(Zool.)
An animal of the barnacle tribe, of the genus Lepas, having a fleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See Cirripedia.

&hand_; The term Anatifæ, in the plural, is often used for the whole group of pedunculated cirripeds.


word: Anatiferous
definition:
Anatiferous

An`a*tif"er*ous
(_;)
a.
[L. anas, anatis, a duck + -ferous.]
(Zool.)
Producing ducks; -- applied to Anatifæ, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See Barnacle.


word: Anatine
definition:
Anatine

An"a*tine
(_;)
a.
[L. anatinus, fr. anas, anatis, a duck.]
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the ducks; ducklike.


word: Anatocism
definition:
Anatocism

A*nat"o*cism
(_;)
n.
[L. anatocismus, Gr. _;; _; again + _; to lend on interest.]
(Law)
Compound interest.
[R.]
Bouvier.


word: Anatomical
definition:
Anatomical

Anatomic

{ An`a*tom"ic (_;), An`a*tom"ic*al (_;), }
a.
[L. anatomicus, Gr. _;: cf. F. anatomique. See Anatomy.]
Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations.
Hume.


word: Anatomism
definition:
Anatomism

A*nat"o*mism
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. anatomisme.]
1.
The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art.

The stretched and vivid anatomism of their [i. e., the French] great figure painters.
The London Spectator.

2.
The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life.


word: Anatomist
definition:
Anatomist

A*nat"o*mist
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. anatomiste.]
One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection.


word: Anatomize
definition:
Anatomize

A*nat"o*mize
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Anatomized (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anatomizing.]
[Cf. F. anatomiser.]
1.
To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts.

2.
To discriminate minutely or carefully; to analyze.

If we anatomize all other reasonings of this nature, we shall find that they are founded on the relation of cause and effect.
Hume.


word: Anatomy
definition:
Anatomy

A*nat"o*my
(_;)
n.
pl. Anatomies (_;).
[F. anatomie, L. anatomia, Gr. _; dissection, fr. _; to cut up; _; + _; to cut.]
1.
The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.

2.
The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.

Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together, according to the knowledge of them which is given us by anatomy.
Dryden.

&hand_; “Animal anatomy” is sometimes called zomy; “vegetable anatomy,” phytotomy; “human anatomy,” anthropotomy.

Comparative anatomy compares the structure of different kinds and classes of animals.

3.
A treatise or book on anatomy.

4.
The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse.

5.
A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so.

The anatomy of a little child, representing all parts thereof, is accounted a greater rarity than the skeleton of a man in full stature.
Fuller.

They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced villain,
A mere anatomy.
Shak.


word: Anatreptic
definition:
Anatreptic

An`a*trep"tic
(_;)
a.
[overturning, fr. _; to turn up or over; _; + _; too turn.]
Overthrowing; defeating; -- applied to Plato's refutative dialogues.
Enfield.


word: Anatron
definition:
Anatron

An"a*tron
(_;)
n.
[F. anatron, natron, Sp. anatron, natron, fr. Ar. al-natrūn. See Natron, Niter.]
[Obs.]
1.
Native carbonate of soda; natron.

2.
Glass gall or sandiver.

3.
Saltpeter.
Coxe. Johnson.


word: Anatropous
definition:
Anatropous

Anatropal

{ A*nat"ro*pal (_;), A*nat"ro*pous (_;), }
a.
[Gr. _; up + _; to turn.]
(Bot.)
Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to orthotropous.
Gray.


word: Ambury
definition:
Ambury

Anbury

An"bur*y (_;), Am"bur*y
(_;)
n.
[AS. ampre, ompre, a crooked swelling vein: cf. Prov. E. amper a tumor with inflammation. Cf. the first syllable in agnail, and berry a fruit.]
1.
(Far.)
A soft tumor or bloody wart on horses or oxen.

2.
A disease of the roots of turnips, etc.; -- called also fingers and toes.


word: -ance
definition:
-ance

-ance
[F. -ance, fr. L. -antia and also fr. -entia.]
A suffix signifying action; also, quality or state; as, assistance, resistance, appearance, elegance. See -ancy.

&hand_; All recently adopted words of this class take either -ance or -ence, according to the Latin spelling.


word: Ancestor
definition:
Ancestor

An"ces*tor
(_;)
n.
[OE. ancestre, auncestre, also ancessour; the first forms fr. OF. ancestre, F. ancêtre, fr. the L. nom. antessor one who goes before; the last form fr. OF. ancessor, fr. L. acc. antecessorem, fr. antecedere to go before; ante before + cedere to go. See Cede, and cf. Antecessor.]
1.
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.

2.
(Biol.)
An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.

3.
(Law)
One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.


word: Ancestral
definition:
Ancestral

An*ces"tral
(?; 277)
a.
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate.
Ancestral
Hemans.


word: Ancestry
definition:
Ancestry

An"ces*try
(_;)
n.
[Cf. OF. ancesserie. See Ancestor.]
1.
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.

Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.
Addison.

2.
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.


word: Anchor
definition:
Anchor

An"chor
(ă&nsmacr_;"kẽr)
n.
[OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
1.
A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station.

&hand_; The common anchor consists of a straight bar called a shank, having at one end a transverse bar called a stock, above which is a ring for the cable, and at the other end the crown, from which branch out two or more arms with flukes, forming with the shank a suitable angle to enter the ground.

Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the sheet anchor (hence, Fig., best hope or last refuge), called also waist anchor. Now the bower and the sheet anchor are usually alike. Then came the best bower and the small bower (so called from being carried on the bows). The stream anchor is one fourth the weight of the bower anchor. Kedges or kedge anchors are light anchors used in warping.

2.
Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place.

3.
Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.

Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul.
Heb. vi. 19.

4.
(Her.)
An emblem of hope.

5.
(Arch.)
(a)
A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
(b)
Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings.  It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.

6.
(Zool.)
One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta.

6.
(Television)
an achorman, anchorwoman, or anchorperson.

Anchor ice. See under Ice. --Anchor light See the vocabulary. --  Anchor ring. (Math.) Same as Annulus, 2 (b). -- Anchor shot See the vocabulary. -- Anchor space See the vocabulary. -- Anchor stock (Naut.), the crossbar at the top of the shank at right angles to the arms. -- Anchor watch See the vocabulary. -- The anchor comes home, when it drags over the bottom as the ship drifts. -- Foul anchor, the anchor when it hooks, or is entangled with, another anchor, or with a cable or wreck, or when the slack cable is entangled. -- The anchor is acockbill, when it is suspended perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go. -- The anchor is apeak, when the cable is drawn in so tight as to bring the ship directly over it. -- The anchor is atrip, or aweigh, when it is lifted out of the ground. -- The anchor is awash, when it is hove up to the surface of the water. -- At anchor, anchored. -- To back an anchor, to increase the holding power by laying down a small anchor ahead of that by which the ship rides, with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to prevent its coming home. -- To cast anchor, to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship at rest. -- To cat the anchor, to hoist the anchor to the cathead and pass the ring-stopper. -- To fish the anchor, to hoist the flukes to their resting place (called the bill-boards), and pass the shank painter. -- To weigh anchor, to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail away.


word: Anchor₂
definition:
Anchor

An"chor
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Anchored (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anchoring.]
[Cf. F. ancrer.]
1.
To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship.

2.
To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.

Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes.
Shak.


word: Anchor₃
definition:
Anchor

An"chor
v. i.
1.
To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.

2.
To stop; to fix or rest.

My invention . . . anchors on Isabel.
Shak.


word: Anchor₄
definition:
Anchor

An"chor
n.
[OE. anker, ancre, AS. ancra, fr. L. anachoreta. See Anchoret.]
An anchoret.
[Obs.]
Shak.


word: Anchorage
definition:
Anchorage

An"chor*age
(_;)
n.
1.
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.

2.
A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.

3.
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.

4.
Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.

5.
Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.

6.
A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.
Johnson.


word: Anchored
definition:
Anchored

An"chored
(_;)
a.
1.
Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue.

2.
(Her.)
Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; as, an anchored cross.
[Sometimes spelt ancred.]


word: Anchor escapement
definition:
Anchor escapement

An"chor es*cape"ment
(Horol.)
(a)
The common recoil escapement.
(b)
A variety of the lever escapement with a wide impulse pin.


word: Anchoress
definition:
Anchoress

An"cho*ress
(_;)
n.
A female anchoret.

And there, a saintly anchoress, she dwelt.
Wordsworth.


word: Anchorite
definition:
Anchorite

Anchoret

An"cho*ret (_;), An"cho*rite (_;)
n.
[F. anachorète, L. anachoreta, fr. Gr. _;, fr. _; to go back, retire; _; + _; to give place, retire, _; place; perh. akin to Skr. hā to leave. Cf. Anchor a hermit.]
One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse.
[Written by some authors anachoret.]

Our Savior himself . . . did not choose an anchorite's or a monastic life, but a social and affable way of conversing with mortals.
Boyle.


word: Anchoretical
definition:
Anchoretical

Anchoretic

{ An`cho*ret"ic (_;), An`cho*ret"ic*al (_;), }
a.
[Cf. Gr. _;.]
Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit; after the manner of an anchoret.


word: Anchor-hold
definition:
Anchor-hold

An"chor-hold`
(_;)
n.
1.
The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.

2.
Hence: Firm hold: security.


word: Anchor light
definition:
Anchor light

Anchor light
(Naut.)
The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require vessels at anchor to carry from sunset to sunrise a single white light forward if under 150 feet in length, and if longer, two such lights, one near the stern and one forward.


word: Anchorman
definition:
Anchorman

An"chor*man`
(ă&nsmacr_;"kẽr*măn`)
n.
a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute.  Male correlate of anchorwoman.


word: anchorperson
definition:
anchorperson

anchorperson
n.
1.
an anchorman or anchorwoman..  The anchorperson usually begins the broadcast, discusses certain topics, and introduces new topics, which may be discussed by other reprorters, especially when the report is recorded or broadcast from a location other than the main broadcast studio.

Syn. -- anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman.


word: Anchor space
definition:
Anchor space

Anchor space
(Billiards)
In the balk-line game, any of eight spaces, 7 inches by 31/2, lying along a cushion and bisected transversely by a balk line. Object balls in an anchor space are treated as in balk.


word: Anchor watch
definition:
Anchor watch

Anchor watch
(Naut.)
A detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck at night when a vessel is at anchor.


word: Anchorwoman
definition:
Anchorwoman

An"chor*wo`man
(ă&nsmacr_;"kẽr*wŭ`man)
n.
a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute.  Female correlate of anchorman.


word: Anchovy
definition:
Anchovy

An*cho"vy
(ăn*ch&omacr"v&ybreve_;)
n.
[Sp. anchoa, anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis, F. anchois.]
(Zool.)
A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (Engraulis encrasicholus), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species.


word: Anchovy pear
definition:
Anchovy pear

An*cho"vy pear`
(ăn*ch&omacr"v&ybreve_; pâr`)
(Bot.)
A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree (Grias cauliflora) bearing this fruit.


word: anchusa
definition:
anchusa

anchusa
n.
1.
any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.


word: Anchusin
definition:
Anchusin

An"chu*sin
(_;)
n.
[L. anchusa the plant alkanet, Gr. _;.]
(Chem.)
A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root.


word: Anchylose
definition:
Anchylose

An"chy*lose
(_;)
v. t. & i.
[imp. & p. p. Anchylosed (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anchylosing.]
[Cf. F. ankyloser.]
To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together into one.
[Spelt also ankylose.]
Owen.


word: anchylosis
definition:
anchylosis

ankylosis

&Verbaran`chy*lo"sis, an`ky*lo"sis
(ă&nsmacr_;`kĭ*l&omacr"sĭs)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'agky`lwsis, fr. 'agkyloy^n to crook, stiffen, fr. 'agky`los crooked: cf. F. ankylose.]
1.
(Med.)
The process of formation of a stiff joint; also, the abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint which has become stiff.
Dunglison.

2.
(Anat.)
The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.


word: Ancient
definition:
Ancient

An"cient
(_;)
a.
[OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See Ante-, pref.]
1.
Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days.

Witness those ancient empires of the earth.
Milton.

Gildas Albanius . . . much ancienter than his namesake surnamed the Wise.
Fuller.

2.
Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.
ancient
Shak.

Remove not the ancient landmarks, which thy fathers have set.
Prov. xxii. 28.

An ancient man, strangely habited, asked for quarters.
Scott.

3.
Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.

A friend, perhaps, or an ancient acquaintance.
Barrow.

4.
Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
[Archaic]

He wrought but some few hours of the day, and then would he seem very grave and ancient.
Holland.

5.
Experienced; versed.
[Obs.]

Though [he] was the youngest brother, yet he was the most ancient in the business of the realm.
Berners.

6.
Former; sometime.
[Obs.]

They mourned their ancient leader lost.
Pope.

Ancient demesne (Eng. Law), a tenure by which all manors belonging to the crown, in the reign of William the Conqueror, were held. The numbers, names, etc., of these were all entered in a book called Domesday Book. -- Ancient lights (Law), windows and other openings which have been enjoined without molestation for more than twenty years. In England, and in some of the United States, they acquire a prescriptive right.


word: Ancient₂
definition:
Ancient

An"cient
n.
1.
pl.
Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.

2.
An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.

The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof.
Isa. iii. 14.

3.
A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
[Obs.]

Junius and Andronicus . . . in Christianity . . . were his ancients.
Hooker.

4.
pl.
(Eng. Law)
One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.

Council of Ancients (French Hist.), one of the two assemblies composing the legislative bodies in 1795. Brande.


word: Ancient₃
definition:
Ancient

An"cient
n.
[Corrupted from ensign.]
1.
An ensign or flag.
[Obs.]

More dishonorable ragged than an old-faced ancient.
Shak.

2.
The bearer of a flag; an ensign.
[Obs.]

This is Othello's ancient, as I take it.
Shak.


word: Ancientry
definition:
Ancientry

An"cient*ry
(_;)
n.
1.
Antiquity; what is ancient.

They contain not word of ancientry.
West.

2.
Old age; also, old people.
[R.]

Wronging the ancientry.
Shak.

3.
Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth.

A gentleman of more ancientry than estate.
Fuller.


word: Ancienty
definition:
Ancienty

An"cient*y
(_;)
n.
[F. ancienneté, fr. ancien. See Ancient.]
1.
Age; antiquity.
[Obs.]
Martin.

2.
Seniority.
[Obs.]


word: Ancile
definition:
Ancile

An*ci"le
(_;)
n.
[L.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.


word: Ancillary
definition:
Ancillary

An"cil*la*ry
(_;)
a.
[L. ancillaris, fr. ancilla a female servant.]
Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary.

The Convocation of York seems to have been always considered as inferior, and even ancillary, to the greater province.
Hallam.


word: Ancillary administration
definition:
Ancillary administration

An"cil*la*ry ad*min`is*tra"tion
(Law)
An administration subordinate to, and in aid of, the primary or principal administration of an estate.


word: Ancipitous
definition:
Ancipitous

Ancipital

{ An*cip"i*tal (_;), An*cip"i*tous (_;), }
a.
[L. anceps, ancipitis, two-headed, double; an- for amb- on both sides + caput head.]
(Bot.)
Two-edged instead of round; -- said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves.


word: Ancome
definition:
Ancome

An"come
(ă&nsmacr_;"kŭm)
n.
[AS. ancuman, oncuman, to come.]
A small ulcerous swelling, coming suddenly; also, a whitlow.
[Obs.]
Boucher.


word: Ancon
definition:
Ancon

An"con
(ă&nsmacr_;"k&obreve_;m)
n.
L. pl. Ancones (_;).
[L., fr. Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.]
(Anat.)
The olecranon, or the elbow.

Ancon sheep (Zool.), a breed of sheep with short crooked legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in 1791; -- called also the otter breed.


word: Ancone
definition:
Ancone

Ancon

{ An"con (_;), An"cone (_;), }
n.
[See Ancon, above.]
(Arch.)
(a)
The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter.
[Obs.]
Gwilt.
(b)
A bracket supporting a cornice; a console.


word: Anconeal
definition:
Anconeal

Anconal

{ An"co*nal (_;), An*co"ne*al (_;), }
a.
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow.
anconeal
Flower.


word: Anconeus
definition:
Anconeus

An*co"ne*us
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. L. ancon elbow.]
(Anat.)
A muscle of the elbow and forearm.


word: Ancony
definition:
Ancony

An"co*ny
(_;)
n.
[Origin unknown.]
(Iron Work)
A piece of malleable iron, wrought into the shape of a bar in the middle, but unwrought at the ends.


word: -ancy
definition:
-ancy

-an*cy
[L. -antia.]
A suffix expressing more strongly than -ance the idea of quality or state; as, constancy, buoyancy, infancy.


word: And
definition:
And

And
(_;)
conj.
[AS. and; akin to OS. endi, Icel. enda, OHG. anti, enti, inti, unti, G. und, D. en, OD. ende. Cf, An if, Ante-.]
1.
A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence.

(a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, “there are women and women,” that is, two very different sorts of women.
(b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of which is modificatory of the other, are connected by and; as, “the tediousness and process of my travel,” that is, the tedious process, etc.; “thy fair and outward character,” that is, thy outwardly fair character,  Schmidt's Shak. Lex.

2.
In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go.

At least to try and teach the erring soul.
Milton.

3.
It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive.

When that I was and a little tiny boy.
Shak.

4.
If; though. See An, conj.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

As they will set an house on fire, and it were but to roast their eggs.
Bacon.

And so forth, and others; and the rest; and similar things; and other things or ingredients. The abbreviation, etc. (et cetera), or &c., is usually read and so forth.


word: Andabatism
definition:
Andabatism

An"da*ba*tism
(_;)
n.
[L. andabata a kind of Roman gladiator, who fought hoodwinked.]
Doubt; uncertainty.
[Obs.]
Shelford.


word: Andalusite
definition:
Andalusite

An`da*lu"site
(_;)
n.
(Min.)
A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first discovered in Andalusia, Spain.


word: Andante
definition:
Andante

An*dan"te
(_;)
a.
[It. andante, p. pr. of andare to go.]
(Mus.)
Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto.
n. A movement or piece in andante time.


word: Andantino
definition:
Andantino

An`dan*ti"no
(_;)
a.
[It., dim. of andante.]
(Mus.)
Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto.

&hand_; Some, taking andante in its original sense of “going,” and andantino as its diminutive, or “less going,” define the latter as slower than andante.


word: Andesite
definition:
Andesite

An"des*ite
(_;)
n.
(Min.)
An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.


word: Andira
definition:
Andira

Andira
n.
1.
1
small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and West Africa.

Syn. -- genus Andira.


word: Andiron
definition:
Andiron

And"i`ron
(_;)
n.
[OE. anderne, aunderne, aundyre, OF. andier, F. landier, fr. LL. andena, andela, anderia, of unknown origin. The Eng. was prob. confused with brand-iron, AS. brand-īsen.]
A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of andirons.


word: Andorra la Vella
definition:
Andorra la Vella

Andorra la Vella
prop. n.
(Geography)
The capital city of Andorra.  Population (2000) = 22,390.


word: Andranatomy
definition:
Andranatomy

An`dra*nat"o*my
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + _;: cf. F. andranatomie. See Anatomy, Androtomy.]
The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy.
Coxe.


word: Andreaea
definition:
Andreaea

Andreaea
n.
1.
1
a genus of brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits.

Syn. -- genus Andreaea.


word: Andreaeales
definition:
Andreaeales

Andreaeales
n.
1.
1
an order of mosses which comprises a single genus: Andreaea.

Syn. -- order Andreaeales.


word: andrena
definition:
andrena

andrena
n.
1.
1
a bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena..

Syn. -- andrenid, mining bee


word: andrenid
definition:
andrenid

andrenid
n.
1.
a bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena..

Syn. -- andrena, mining bee


word: Andrenidae
definition:
Andrenidae

Andrenidae
n.
1.
1
a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground.

Syn. -- family Andrenidae.


word: Andrew
definition:
Andrew

Andrew
n.
1.
1
one of the twelve apostles of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland.

Syn. -- Saint Andrew, St. Andrew, Saint Andrew the Apostle.


word: Andricus
definition:
Andricus

Andricus
n.
1.
1
a genus of cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks.

Syn. -- genus Andricus.


word: Androcephalous
definition:
Androcephalous

An`dro*ceph"a*lous
(?)
a.
[Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + kefalh` head.]
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), as the Egyptian sphinx.


word: Androdiecious
definition:
Androdiecious

Androdioecious

{ An`dro*di*œ"cious, An`dro*di*e"cious (?) }
a.
[Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + E. diœcious.]
(Bot.)
Having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants.
An`dro*di*œ"cism, -di*e"cism (#), n.


word: Androecium
definition:
Androecium

An*drœ"ci*um
(_;)
n.
[NL., from Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + _; house.]
(bot.)
The stamens of a flower taken collectively.


word: androgen
definition:
androgen

androgen
n.
1.
a hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes development and maintenance of typical male sexual characteristics.  They are mostly produced in the testes.


word: androgenic
definition:
androgenic

androgenic
adj.
1.
of or pertaining to androgens; having physiological effects like that of an androgen.


word: Androgynal
definition:
Androgynal

Androgynous

{ An*drog"y*nous (_;), An*drog"y*nal (_;), }
a.
[L. androgynus, Gr. _;; 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + gynh` woman: cf. F. androgyne.]
1.
Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic.
Owen.

The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous.
Coleridge.

2.
(Bot.)
Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster.


word: Androgynism
definition:
Androgynism

Androgyny

{ An*drog"y*ny (_;), An*drog"y*nism (_;), }
n.
Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism.


word: Androides
definition:
Androides

Android

{ An"droid (ăn"droid), &VerbarAn*droi"des (ăn*droi"dēz), }
n.
[Gr. 'androeidh`s of man's form; 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + e'i^dos form.]
A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.


word: Andromeda
definition:
Andromeda

An*drom"e*da
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. _;, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. When bound to a rock and exposed to a sea monster, she was delivered by Perseus.]
1.
(Astron.)
A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.

2.
(bot.)
A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water.


word: Andromed
definition:
Andromed

Andromede

{ An"dro*mede (?), An"dro*med (?) }
n.
(Astron.)
A meteor appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda, -- whence the name.

&hand_; A shower of these meteors takes place every year on November 27th or 28th. The Andromedes are also called Bielids, as they are connected with Biela's comet and move in its orbit.


word: Andron
definition:
Andron

An"dron
(ăn"dr&obreve_;n)
n.
[L. andron, Gr. 'andrw`n, fr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man.]
(Gr. & Rom. Arch.)
The apartment appropriated for the males. This was in the lower part of the house.


word: Andropetalous
definition:
Andropetalous

An`dro*pet"al*ous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + pe`talon leaf.]
(Bot.)
Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus.
Brande.


word: Androphagi
definition:
Androphagi

An*droph"a*gi
(ăn*dr&obreve_;f"ȧ*jĭ)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'androfa`gos; 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + fagei^n to eat.]
Cannibals; man-eaters; anthropophagi.
[R.]


word: Androphore
definition:
Androphore

An"dro*phore
(ăn"dro̝*f&omacrr)
n.
[Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + fe`rein to bear.]
1.
(Bot.)
A support or column on which stamens are raised.
Gray.

2.
(Zool.)
The part which in some Siphonophora bears the male gonophores.


word: Andropogon
definition:
Andropogon

An`dro*po"gon
(?)
n.
[NL.; Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + pw`gwn the beard.]
(Bot.)
A very large and important genus of grasses, found in nearly all parts of the world. It includes the lemon grass of Ceylon and the beard grass, or broom sedge, of the United States. The principal subgenus is Sorghum, including  Andropogon sorghum and Andropogon halepensis, from which have been derived the Chinese sugar cane, the Johnson grass, the Aleppo grass, the broom corn, and the durra, or Indian millet. Several East Indian species, as Andropogon nardus and Andropogon schœnanthus, yield fragrant oils, used in perfumery.


word: Androsphinx
definition:
Androsphinx

An"dro*sphinx
(ăn"dro̝*sfĭ&nsmacr_;ks)
n.
[Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + sfi`gx sphinx.]
(Egypt. Art.)
A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion.


word: Androspore
definition:
Androspore

An"dro*spore
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, a man + _; a seed.]
(Bot.)
A spore of some algæ, which has male functions.


word: Androtomous
definition:
Androtomous

An*drot"o*mous
(_;)
a.
(Bot.)
Having the filaments of the stamens divided into two parts.


word: Androtomy
definition:
Androtomy

An*drot"o*my
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + _; a cutting. Cf. Anatomy.]
Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zoötomy; anthropotomy.
[R.]


word: androus
definition:
androus

*an"drous
(_;)
[Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, a man.]
(Bot.)
A terminal combining form: Having a stamen or stamens; staminate; as, monandrous, with one stamen; polyandrous, with many stamens.


word: Anear
definition:
Anear

A*near"
(_;)
prep. & adv.
[Pref. a- + near.]
Near.
[R.]
anear
Coleridge.

The measure of misery anear us.
I. Taylor.


word: Anecdotage
definition:
Anecdotage

An"ec*do`tage
(_;)
n.
Anecdotes collectively; a collection of anecdotes.

All history, therefore, being built partly, and some of it altogether, upon anecdotage, must be a tissue of lies.
De Quincey.


word: Anecdotal
definition:
Anecdotal

An"ec*do`tal
(_;)
a.
Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; as, anecdotal conversation.


word: Anecdote
definition:
Anecdote

An"ec*dote
(_;)
n.
[F. anecdote, fr. Gr. _; not published; 'an priv. + _; given out, _; to give out, to publish; _; out + _; to give. See Dose, n.]
1.
pl.
Unpublished narratives.
Burke.

2.
A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.


word: Anecdotical
definition:
Anecdotical

Anecdotic

{ An`ec*dot"ic (_;), An`ec*dot"ic*al (_;), }
a.
Pertaining to, consisting of, or addicted to, anecdotes.
Anecdotical
Bolingbroke.


word: Anele
definition:
Anele

A*nele"
(_;)
v. t.
[OE. anelien; an on + AS. ele oil, L. oleum. See Oil, Anoil.]
1.
To anoint.
Shipley.

2.
To give extreme unction to.
[Obs.]
R. of Brunne.


word: Anelectric
definition:
Anelectric

An`e*lec"tric
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'an priv. + E. electric.]
(Physics)
Not becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to idioelectric.
n. A substance incapable of being electrified by friction.
Faraday.


word: Anelectrode
definition:
Anelectrode

An`e*lec"trode
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; up + E. electrode.]
(Elec.)
The positive pole of a voltaic battery.


word: Anelectrotonus
definition:
Anelectrotonus

An`e*lec*trot"o*nus
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. _; up + E. electrotonus.]
(Physiol.)
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
Foster.


word: Anemograph
definition:
Anemograph

A*nem"o*graph
(-grȧf)
n.
[Gr. _; wind + -graph.]
An instrument for measuring and recording the direction and force of the wind.
Knight.


word: Anemographic
definition:
Anemographic

A*nem`o*graph"ic
(ȧ*nĕm`o̝*grăf"ĭk)
a.
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.


word: Anemography
definition:
Anemography

An`e*mog"ra*phy
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nemos wind + -graphy.]
1.
A description of the winds.

2.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.


word: Anemometer
definition:
Anemometer

An`e*mom"e*ter
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; wind + -meter.]
An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind; a wind gauge.


word: Anemometrical
definition:
Anemometrical

Anemometric

{ An`e*mo*met"ric (_;), An`e*mo*met"ric*al (_;), }
a.
Of or pertaining to anemometry.


word: Anemometry
definition:
Anemometry

An`e*mom"e*try
(_;)
n.
The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of the wind.


word: Anemone
definition:
Anemone

A*nem"o*ne
(_;)
n.
[L. anemone, Gr. _;, fr. _; wind.]
1.
(Bot.)
A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.

2.
(Zool.)
The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone.

&hand_; This word is sometimes pronounced ăn`ē*m&omacr"ne̝, especially by classical scholars.


word: Anemonella
definition:
Anemonella

Anemonella
n.
1.
1
a genus consisting of one species: the rue anemone.

Syn. -- genus Anemonella.


word: Anemonic
definition:
Anemonic

An`e*mon"ic
(_;)
a.
(Chem.)
An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from, the anemone, or from anemonin.


word: Anemonin
definition:
Anemonin

A*nem"o*nin
(_;)
n.
(Chem.)
An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone.


word: anemophilous
definition:
anemophilous

anemophilous
adj.
1.
pollinated by the wind; -- of flowering plants; especially grasses etc.
entomophilous


word: Anemopsis
definition:
Anemopsis

Anemopsis
n.
1.
1
a genus consisting of one species: the yerba mansa.

Syn. -- genus Anemopsis.


word: Anemorphilous
definition:
Anemorphilous

An`e*morph"i*lous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'a`nemos wind + fi`los lover.]
(Bot.)
Fertilized by the agency of the wind; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; wind-Fertilized.
Lubbock.


word: Anemoscope
definition:
Anemoscope

A*nem"o*scope
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; wind + -scope: cf. F. anémoscope.]
An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; -- usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.


word: Anemosis
definition:
Anemosis

An`e*mo"sis
(?)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. _; wind.]
A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon the trunk; wind shake.


word: Anencephalous
definition:
Anencephalous

Anencephalic

{ An*en`ce*phal"ic (_;), An`en*ceph"a*lous (_;), }
a.
[Gr. _;, priv. + _; the brain: cf. Encephalon.]
(Zool.)
Without a brain; brainless.
Todd & B.


word: Anent
definition:
Anent

Anenst

{ A*nenst" (_;), A*nent" (_;), }
prep.
[OE. anent, anentis, anence, anens, anents, AS. onefen, onemn; an, on, on + efen even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with, beside. See Even, a.]
[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
1.
Over against; as, he lives anent the church.

2.
About; concerning; in respect; as, he said nothing anent this particular.


word: Anenterous
definition:
Anenterous

An*en"ter*ous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'an priv. + _; intestine, _; within, _; in.]
(Zool.)
Destitute of a stomach or an intestine.
Owen.


word: Anergy
definition:
Anergy

Anergia

{ &VerbarAn*er"gi*a , An"er*gy (?), }
n.
[NL. anergia, fr. Gr. _;- not + _; work.]
Lack of energy; inactivity.
An*er"gic (#), a.


word: Aneroid
definition:
Aneroid

An"e*roid
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'a priv. + nhro`s wet, moist + -oid: cf. F. anéroïde.]
Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer.

Aneroid barometer, a barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure.


word: Anesthesia
definition:
Anesthesia

Anesthetic

&VerbarAn`es*the"si*a (_;), n., An`es*thet"ic (_;)
a.
Same as Anæsthesia, Anæsthetic.


word: anesthetist
definition:
anesthetist

anesthetist
n.
(Med.)
A medical specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before the patient is treated.
[Also spelled anaesthetist.]

Syn. -- anesthesiologist.


word: anesthetize
definition:
anesthetize

anesthetize
v. t.
To cause to become unconscious by administration of an anaesthetic agent.
[Also spelled anaesthetize.]

Syn. -- put to sleep, put under, put out.


word: anesthetized
definition:
anesthetized

anesthetized
adj.
rendered insensible by anesthetizing.  Same as anaesthetized.
[Also spelled anaesthetized.]


word: anesthyl
definition:
anesthyl

anesthyl
n.
A mixture of methyl chloride and ethyl chloride; it is used as a local anesthetic, by spraying onto the skin.


word: anestrous
definition:
anestrous

anestrous
adj.
1.
of or pertaining to anestrus.

2.
not in a state of estrus; not in heat; -- of lower mammals; as, an anestrous bitch.  Opposite of estrous.


word: anestrus
definition:
anestrus

anestrus
n.
A state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus; -- applies to nonhuman mammals.
[Also spelled anoestrus.]


word: Anet
definition:
Anet

An"et
(_;)
n.
[F. aneth, fr. L. anethum, Gr. 'a`nhqon. See Anise.]
The herb dill, or dillseed.


word: Anethol
definition:
Anethol

An"e*thol
(_;)
n.
[L. anethum (see Anise) + -ol.]
(Chem.)
A substance obtained from the volatile oils of anise, fennel, etc., in the form of soft shining scales; -- called also anise camphor.
Watts.


word: Anethum
definition:
Anethum

Anethum
n.
a genus of plants of the parsley family having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, including the dill Anethum graveolens.

Syn. -- genus Anethum.


word: Anetic
definition:
Anetic

A*net"ic
(ȧ*nĕt"ĭk)
a.
[L. aneticus, Gr. 'anetiko`s relaxing; 'ana` back + e'i^nai to send.]
(Med.)
Soothing.
AS


word: aneurin
definition:
aneurin

aneurin
n.
Same as thiamin; a B vitamin (vitamin B1) that prevents beriberi.
[Also spelled aneurine.]

Syn. -- vitamin B1, thiamin, antiberiberi factor


word: aneurysmatic
definition:
aneurysmatic

aneurysmal

aneurismatic

aneurismatic aneurysmal aneurysmatic
adj.
1.
of or pertaining to an aneurysm.

Syn. -- aneurismal

aneurysm
n.
1.
a sac-like widening of a blood vessel.


word: aneurism
definition:
aneurism

aneurysm

an"eu*rism, an"eu*rysm
(ăn"&uuptack_;*rĭz'm)
n.
[Gr. 'aney`rysma, 'aneyrysmo`s, a widening, an opening; 'ana` up + e'yry`s wide.]
(Med.)
A soft, usually pulsating, sac, containing blood or blood clot, arising from the abnormal dilation of the walls of an artery, vein or heart.  The more common spelling is aneurysm.


word: aneurismal
definition:
aneurismal

Aneurysmal

an`eu*ris"mal, An`eu*rys"mal
(ăn`&uuptack_;*rĭz"mal)
a.
(Med.)
Of or pertaining to an aneurism; as, an aneurismal tumor; aneurismal diathesis.  The more common spelling is aneurysmal.


word: anew
definition:
anew

a*new"
(ȧ*nū")
adv.
[Pref. a- + new.]
Over again; another time; in a new form; afresh; as, to arm anew; to create anew.
Dryden.


word: Anfractuosity
definition:
Anfractuosity

An*frac`tu*os"i*ty
(_;)
n.
pl. Anfractuosities (#).
[Cf. F. anfractuosité.]
1.
A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity.

The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper.
Macaulay.

2.
(Anat.)
A sinuous depression or sulcus like those separating the convolutions of the brain.


word: Anfractuous
definition:
Anfractuous

An*frac"tu*ous
(_;)
a.
[L. anfractuosus, fr. anfractus a turning, a winding, fr. the unused anfringere to wind, bend; an-, for amb- + fractus, p. p. of frangere to break: cf. F. anfractueux.]
Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as, the anfractuous spires of a horn.
An*frac"tu*ous*ness, n.


word: Angariation
definition:
Angariation

An*ga"ri*a"tion
(_;)
n.
[LL. angariatio, fr. L. angaria service to a lord, villenage, fr. angarius, Gr. 'a`ggaros (a Persian word), a courier for carrying royal dispatches.]
Exaction of forced service; compulsion.
[Obs.]
Speed.


word: Angeiotomy
definition:
Angeiotomy

Angeiology

An`gei*ol"o*gy (_;), n., An`gei*ot"o*my, etc.
Same as Angiology, Angiotomy, etc.


word: Angel
definition:
Angel

An"gel
(_;)
n.
[AS. ængel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. 'a`ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.]
1.
A messenger.
[R.]

The dear good angel of the Spring,
The nightingale.
B. Jonson.

2.
A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers.

O, welcome, pure-eyed Faith, white-handed Hope,
Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings.
Milton.

3.
One of a class of “fallen angels;” an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels.

4.
A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches.
[Archaic]

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write.
Rev. ii. 1.

5.
Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
Shak.

6.
An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling.

When pain and anguish wring the brow,
A ministering angel thou.
Sir W. Scott.

7.
(Numis.)
An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s.
Amer. Cyc.

&hand_; Angel is sometimes used adjectively; as, angel grace; angel whiteness.

Angel bed, a bed without posts. -- Angel fish. (Zool.) (a) A species of shark (Squatina angelus) from six to eight feet long, found on the coasts of Europe and North America. It takes its name from its pectoral fins, which are very large and extend horizontally like wings when spread. (b) One of several species of compressed, bright colored fishes warm seas, belonging to the family Chætodontidæ. -- Angel gold, standard gold. [Obs.] Fuller. -- Angel shark. See Angel fish. -- Angel shot (Mil.), a kind of chain shot. -- Angel water, a perfumed liquid made at first chiefly from angelica; afterwards containing rose, myrtle, and orange-flower waters, with ambergris, etc. [Obs.]


word: Angelet
definition:
Angelet

An"gel*et
(_;)
n.
[OF. angelet.]
A small gold coin formerly current in England; a half angel.
Eng. Cyc.


word: Angelical
definition:
Angelical

Angelic

{ An*gel"ic (_;), An*gel"ic*al (_;), }
a.
[L. angelicus, Gr. _;: cf. F. angélique.]
1.
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine.
Angelic
Thomson.
Angelical
Hooker.

The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience.
Macaulay.

2.
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; as, an angelic smile.

Syn. -- angelic, cherubic, seraphic, sweet.

3.
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; as, angelic benificence.

Syn. -- angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted.

Angelic Hymn, a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church; -- so called from its beginning with the song of the heavenly host recorded in Luke ii. 14. Eadie.


word: Angelic
definition:
Angelic

An*gel"ic
a.
[From Angelica.]
(Chem.)
Of or derived from angelica; as, angelic acid; angelic ether.

Angelic acid, an acid obtained from angelica and some other plants.


word: Angelica
definition:
Angelica

An*gel"i*ca
(_;)
n.
[NL. See Angelic.]
(Bot.)
1.
An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic.

2.
The candied leaf stalks of angelica.

Angelica tree, a thorny North American shrub (Aralia spinosa), called also Hercules' club.


word: Angelize
definition:
Angelize

An"gel*ize
(_;)
v. t.
To raise to the state of an angel; to render angelic.

It ought not to be our object to angelize, nor to brutalize, but to humanize man.
W. Taylor.


word: Angelology
definition:
Angelology

An`gel*ol"o*gy
(_;)
n.
[L. angelus, Gr. _; + -logy.]
A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to angels.

The same mythology commanded the general consent; the same angelology, demonology.
Milman.


word: Angelophany
definition:
Angelophany

An`gel*oph"a*ny
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; angel + _; to appear.]
The actual appearance of an angel to man.


word: Angelot
definition:
Angelot

An"ge*lot
(_;)
n.
[F. angelot, LL. angelotus, angellotus, dim. of angelus. See Angel.]
1.
A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI., bearing the image of St. Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI.
[Obs.]

2.
An instrument of music, of the lute kind, now disused.
Johnson. R. Browning.

3.
A sort of small, rich cheese, made in Normandy.


word: Angelus
definition:
Angelus

An"ge*lus
(_;)
n.
[L.]
(R. C. Ch.)
(a)
A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated.  It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell.
(b)
The Angelus bell.
Shipley.


word: Anger
definition:
Anger

An"ger
(a&nsmacr_;"gẽr)
n.
[OE. anger, angre, affliction, anger, fr. Icel. angr affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. anger regret, Swed. ånger regret, AS. ange oppressed, sad, L. angor a strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, Gr. 'a`gchein to strangle, Skr. a&mdot_;has pain, and to E. anguish, anxious, quinsy, and perh. awe, ugly. The word seems to have orig. meant to choke, squeeze. √3.]
1.
Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc.
[Obs.]

I made the experiment, setting the moxa where . . . the greatest anger and soreness still continued.
Temple.

2.
A strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism, excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to one's self or others, or by the intent to do such injury.

Anger is like
A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,
Self-mettle tires him.
Shak.


word: Anger₂
definition:
Anger

An"ger
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Angered (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Angering.]
[Cf. Icel. angra.]
1.
To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame.
[Obs.]

He . . . angereth malign ulcers.
Bacon.

2.
To excite to anger; to enrage; to provoke.

Taxes and impositions . . . which rather angered than grieved the people.
Clarendon.


word: Angevine
definition:
Angevine

An"ge*vine
(_;)
a.
[F. Angevin.]
Of or pertaining to Anjou in France.
n. A native of Anjou.


word: Angienchyma
definition:
Angienchyma

An`gi*en"chy*ma
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; receptacle + _;. Formed like Parenchyma.]
(Bot.)
Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels.


word: angina
definition:
angina

an*gi"na
(ăn*jī"nȧ or ăn"jĭ*nȧ)
n.
[L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See anger, n.]
1.
(Med.)
Any inflammatory affection of the throat, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath.
[Obs.]

2.
(Med.)
Any spasmodic severe suffocative pain.

3.
(Med.)
Angina pectoris.

Angina pectoris (ăn*jī"nȧ pĕk"to̝*rĭs), Chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia precipitated by exertion and relieved by rest.  It is so called because the pain is accompanied by a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest; -- called also breast pang, spasm of the chest.


word: anginal
definition:
anginal

an"gi*nal
(ăn"jĭ*nal or ăn*jī"nal)
adj.
(Med.)
Of or pertaining to angina or angina pectoris.

Syn. -- anginal, anginose, anginous


word: anginous
definition:
anginous

anginose

{ an"gi*nous (ăn"jĭ*nŭs), an"gi*nose` (ăn"jĭ*n&omacrs`), }
a.
(Med.)
Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris; anginal.
[archaic]


word: Angio-
definition:
Angio-

An"gi*o-
(ăn"jĭ*o̝-)
[Gr. 'aggei^on vessel receptacle.]
A prefix, or combining form, in numerous compounds, usually relating to seed or blood vessels, or to something contained in, or covered by, a vessel.


word: angiocarpic
definition:
angiocarpic

angiocarpic
adj.
1.
1
of or pertaining to an angiocarp; angiocarpous.

Syn. -- angiocarpous


word: Angiocarpous
definition:
Angiocarpous

An`gi*o*car"pous
(ăn`jĭ*o̝*kär"pŭs)
a.
[Angio- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.]
(Bot.)
(a)
Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule.
Brande & C.
(b)
Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens.
Gray.

Syn. -- angiocarpic


word: Angiogram
definition:
Angiogram

An"gi*o*gram
(ăn"je̝*o̝*grăm)
n.
(Med.)
[angio- + Gr. gra`mma a writing.]
An X-ray photograph produced by angiography.
AS


word: Angiography
definition:
Angiography

An`gi*og"ra*phy
(_;)
n.
[Angio- + -graphy: cf. F. angiographie.]
1.
(Anat.)
A description of blood vessels and lymphatics.

2.
(Med.)
A diagnostic procedure in which the location and size of blood vessels may be visualized by taking an X-ray photograph after injecting a radiopaque substance into the blood stream.
AS


word: Angiology
definition:
Angiology

An`gi*ol"o*gy
(ăn`jĭ*&obreve_;l"o̝*j&ybreve_;)
n.
[Angio- + -logy.]
(Anat.)
That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics.


word: angioma
definition:
angioma

an`gi*o"ma
(ăn`jĭ*&omacr"mȧ)
n.
L. pl. -omata (-&omacr"mȧ*tȧ)
[NL.; angio- + -oma.]
(Med.)
A tumor composed chiefly of blood or lymph vessels.
an`gi*om"a*tous (ăn`jĭ*&omacr"mȧ*tŭs), a.
AS


word: Angiomonospermous
definition:
Angiomonospermous

An`gi*o*mon`o*sper"mous
(ăn`jĭ*o̝*m&obreve_;n`o̝*spẽr"mŭs)
a.
[Angio- + monospermous.]
(Bot.)
Producing one seed only in a seed pod.


word: angioneuropathy
definition:
angioneuropathy

an`gi*o*neu*rop"a*thy
(ăn`jĭ*o̝*n&uuptack_;*r&obreve_;p"ȧ*th&ybreve_;)
 
1.
(Med.)
Neuropathy of the neurons innervating blood vessels. Called also Angioneurosis, Vasomotor neurosis, Vasoneurosis.

2.
(Med)
Angiopathic neuropathy.


word: angioneurosis
definition:
angioneurosis

an`gi*o*neu*ro"sis
(ăn`jĭ*o̝*n&uuptack_;*r&omacr"sĭs)
n.
[NL.; angio- + neurosis.]
(Med.)
Angioneuropathy{1}.  The term angioneuropathy is now used more frequently than angioneurosis.
An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic (ăn`jĭ*o̝*n&uuptack_;*r&obreve_;t"ĭk), a.


word: angiopathic
definition:
angiopathic

an`gi*o*path"ic
(ăn`jĭ*o̝*păth"ĭk)
a.
(Med.)
Of or pertaining to angiopathy.

Angiopathic neuropathy (Med.), A condition characterized by arteritis of the blood vessels supplying neurons.


word: angiopathy
definition:
angiopathy

an`gi*op"a*thy
(ăn`jĭ*&obreve_;p"ȧ*th&ybreve_;)
n.
[Angio- + Gr. pa`qos disease.]
(Med.)
Disease of the vessels, esp. the blood vessels.


word: angiopteris
definition:
angiopteris

angiopteris
n.
1.
1
a highly variable species (Angiopteris evecta) of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall.

Syn. -- giant fern


word: Angioscope
definition:
Angioscope

An"gi*o*scope
(ăn"jĭ*o̝*sk&omacrp)
n.
[Angio- + -scope.]
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
Morin.


word: Angiosperm
definition:
Angiosperm

An"gi*o*sperm
(-ăn"jĭ*o̝*spẽrm)
n.
[Angio- + Gr. _;, _;, seed.]
(Bot.)
A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.  Contrasted with gymnosperm.

&hand_; The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied to one of the two grand divisions of these species, the other division including gymnosperms, or those which have naked seeds. The oak, apple, beech, etc., are angiosperms, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the allied varieties, are gymnosperms.


word: Angiosporous
definition:
Angiosporous

An`gi*os"po*rous
(_;)
a.
[Angio- + spore.]
(Bot.)
Having spores contained in cells or thecæ, as in the case of some fungi.


word: Angiostomous
definition:
Angiostomous

An`gi*os"to*mous
(_;)
a.
[Angio- + Gr. _; mouth.]
(Zool.)
With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods.


word: Angiotomy
definition:
Angiotomy

An`gi*ot"o*my
(_;)
n.
[Angio- + Gr. _; a cutting.]
(Anat.)
Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body.
Dunglison.


word: Angle
definition:
Angle

An"gle
(ă&nsmacr_;"g'l)
n.
[F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked, angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.]
1.
The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.

Into the utmost angle of the world.
Spenser.

To search the tenderest angles of the heart.
Milton.

2.
(Geom.)
(a)
The figure made by. two lines which meet.
(b)
The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.

3.
A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.

Though but an angle reached him of the stone.
Dryden.

4.
(Astrol.)
A name given to four of the twelve astrological “houses.”
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

5.
[AS. angel.]
A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.

Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there.
Shak.

A fisher next his trembling angle bears.
Pope.

Acute angle, one less than a right angle, or less than 90°. -- Adjacent or Contiguous angles, such as have one leg common to both angles. -- Alternate angles. See Alternate. -- Angle bar. (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as Angle iron. -- Angle bead (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. -- Angle brace, Angle tie (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. Knight. -- Angle iron (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted. -- Angle leaf (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle. -- Angle meter, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. -- Angle shaft (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. -- Curvilineal angle, one formed by two curved lines. -- External angles, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened. -- Facial angle. See under Facial. -- Internal angles, those which are within any right-lined figure. -- Mixtilineal angle, one formed by a right line with a curved line. -- Oblique angle, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. -- Obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90°. -- Optic angle. See under Optic. -- Rectilineal or Right-lined angle, one formed by two right lines. -- Right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90° (measured by a quarter circle). -- Solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. -- Spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. -- Visual angle, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye. -- For Angles of commutation, draught, incidence, reflection, refraction, position, repose, fraction, see Commutation, Draught, Incidence, Reflection, Refraction, etc.


word: Angle₂
definition:
Angle

An"gle
(_;)
v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Angled (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Angling (_;).]
1.
To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.

2.
To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise.

The hearts of all that he did angle for.
Shak.


word: Angle₃
definition:
Angle

An"gle
v. t.
To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.
[Obs.]
angled
Sir P. Sidney.


word: Angled
definition:
Angled

An"gled
(_;)
a.
Having an angle or angles; -- used in compounds; as, right-angled, many-angled, etc.

The thrice three-angled beechnut shell.
Bp. Hall.


word: Anglemeter
definition:
Anglemeter

An"gle*me`ter
(_;)
n.
[Angle + -meter.]
An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.


word: Angle of entry
definition:
Angle of entry

An"gle of en"try
(Aëronautics)
The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aërocurve) and the line of motion; -- contrasted with angle of trail, which is the angle between the tangent to the following edge and the line of motion.


word: Angle of incidence
definition:
Angle of incidence

Angle of incidence
(Aëronautics)
The angle between the chord of an aërocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed air current.


word: angle-park
definition:
angle-park

angle-park
v. t. & i.
1.
to park (a road vehicle) at an angle to the curb; -- contrasted with parallel-park.


word: Angler
definition:
Angler

An"gler
(_;)
n.
1.
One who angles.

2.
(Zool.)
A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc.


word: Angles
definition:
Angles

An"gles
(_;)
n. pl.
[L. Angli. See Anglican.]
(Ethnol.)
An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called Engla-land (Angleland or England). The Angles probably came from the district of Angeln (now within the limits of Schleswig), and the country now Lower Hanover, etc.


word: Anglesite
definition:
Anglesite

An"gle*site
(_;)
n.
[From the Isle of Anglesea.]
(Min.)
A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals.


word: Anglewise
definition:
Anglewise

An"gle*wise`
(_;)
adv.
[Angle + wise, OE. wise manner.]
In an angular manner; angularly.


word: Angleworm
definition:
Angleworm

An"gle*worm`
(_;)
n.
(Zool.)
A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm.


word: Anglican
definition:
Anglican

An"gli*can
(_;)
a.
[Angli the Angles, a Germanic tribe in Lower Germany.  Cf. English.]
1.
English; of or pertaining to England or the English nation; especially, pertaining to, or connected with, the established church of England; as, the Anglican church, doctrine, orders, ritual, etc.

2.
Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high church party of the Church of England.


word: Anglican₂
definition:
Anglican

An"gli*can
(_;)
n.
1.
A member of the Church of England.

Whether Catholics, Anglicans, or Calvinists.
Burke.

2.
In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party, or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church of England.


word: Anglicanism
definition:
Anglicanism

An"gli*can*ism
(_;)
n.
1.
Strong partiality to the principles and rites of the Church of England.

2.
The principles of the established church of England; also, in a restricted sense, the doctrines held by the high-church party.

3.
Attachment to England or English institutions.


word: Anglice
definition:
Anglice

An"gli*ce
(_;)
adv.
[NL.]
In English; in the English manner; as, Livorno, Anglice Leghorn.


word: Anglicism
definition:
Anglicism

An"gli*cism
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. anglicisme.]
1.
An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to the English.
Dryden.

2.
The quality of being English; an English characteristic, custom, or method.


word: Anglicize
definition:
Anglicize

An"gli*cize
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Anglicized (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anglicizing.]
To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable to the English idiom, or to English analogies.


word: Anglify
definition:
Anglify

An"gli*fy
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Anglified (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anglifying.]
[L. Angli + -fly.]
To convert into English; to anglicize.
Franklin. Darwin.


word: Anglo-
definition:
Anglo-

An"glo-
(_;)
[NL. Anglus English. See Anglican.]
A combining form meaning the same as English; or English and, or English conjoined with; as, Anglo-Turkish treaty, Anglo-German, Anglo-Irish.

Anglo-Danish, a. Of or pertaining to the English and Danes, or to the Danes who settled in England.


word: Anglo-American
definition:
Anglo-American

Anglo-American
a.
Of or pertaining to the English and Americans, or to the descendants of Englishmen in America.


word: Anglo-American₂
definition:
Anglo-American

Anglo-American
n.
an American who was born in England or whose ancestors were English.


word: Anglo-Catholic
definition:
Anglo-Catholic

An"glo-Cath"o*lic
a.
Of or pertaining to a church modeled on the English Reformation; Anglican; -- sometimes restricted to the ritualistic or High Church section of the Church of England.


word: Anglo-Catholic₂
definition:
Anglo-Catholic

An"glo-Cath"o*lic
n.
A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman.


word: Anglo-Catholicism
definition:
Anglo-Catholicism

An"glo-Ca*thol"i*cism
(?)
n.
The belief of those in the Church of England who accept many doctrines and practices which they maintain were those of the primitive, or true, Catholic Church, of which they consider the Church of England to be the lineal descendant; a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition.

Syn. -- High Anglicanism


word: Anglo-French
definition:
Anglo-French

Anglo-French
n.
1.
1
the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.

Syn. -- Anglo-Norman


word: Anglo-Indian
definition:
Anglo-Indian

Anglo-Indian
adj.
1.
relating to British India or the English in India, or to the English and East Indian peoples or languages.


word: Anglo-Indian₂
definition:
Anglo-Indian

Anglo-Indian
n.
1.
a person of English citizenship born or living in India.

2.
One of the Anglo-Indian race born or resident in the East Indies.


word: Anglomania
definition:
Anglomania

An"glo*ma"ni*a
(_;)
n.
[Anglo'cf + mania.]
A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, English customs, institutions, etc.


word: Anglo-Norman
definition:
Anglo-Norman

Anglo-Norman
a.
Of or pertaining to the English and Normans, or to the Normans who settled in England.


word: Anglo-Norman₂
definition:
Anglo-Norman

Anglo-Norman
n.
1.
One of the English Normans, or the Normans who conquered England.

2.
the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.

Syn. -- Anglo-French


word: Anglophobia
definition:
Anglophobia

An`glo*pho"bi*a
(_;)
n.
[Anglo- + Gr. _; fear.]
Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English.
An"glo*phobe (_;), n.


word: Anglo-Saxon
definition:
Anglo-Saxon

An"glo-Sax"on
adj.
1.
of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; as, Anglo-Saxon poetry; The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland.


word: Anglo-Saxon₂
definition:
Anglo-Saxon

An"glo-Sax"on
(_;)
n.
[L. Angli-Saxones English Saxons.]
1.
A Saxon of Britain, that is, an English Saxon, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or “Old”) Saxon.

2.
pl.
The Teutonic people (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) of England, or the English people, collectively, before the Norman Conquest.

It is quite correct to call Æthelstan “King of the Anglo-Saxons,” but to call this or that subject of Æthelstan “an Anglo-Saxon” is simply nonsense.
E. A. Freeman.

3.
The language of the English people before the Norman conquest in 1066 (sometimes called Old English). See Saxon.

Syn. -- Old English

4.
One of the race or people who claim descent from the Saxons, Angles, or other Teutonic tribes who settled in England; a person of English descent in its broadest sense.

5.
a person of Anglo-Saxon (esp British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in "WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'"; "this Anglo-Saxon view of things".


word: Anglo-Saxondom
definition:
Anglo-Saxondom

An"glo-Sax"on*dom
(_;)
n.
The Anglo-Saxon domain (i. e., Great Britain and the United States, etc.); the Anglo-Saxon race.


word: Anglo-Saxonism
definition:
Anglo-Saxonism

An"glo-Sax"on*ism
(_;)
n.
1.
A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue.
M. Arnold.

2.
The quality or sentiment of being Anglo-Saxon, or English in its ethnological sense.


word: Angola pea
definition:
Angola pea

An*go"la pea`
(_;)
(Bot.)
A tropical plant (Cajanus indicus) and its edible seed, a kind of pulse; -- so called from Angola in Western Africa. Called also pigeon pea and Congo pea.


word: Angor
definition:
Angor

An"gor
(ă&nsmacr_;"g&obreve_;r)
n.
[L. See Anger.]
1.
(Med.)
Extreme anxiety.
[Obs.]

2.
(Med)
Angina{2}.

3.
(Med)
Angina pectoris; also called angor pectoris.


word: Angora
definition:
Angora

An*go"ra
(ăn*g&omacr"rȧ)
n.
A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc.

Angora cat (Zool.), a variety of the domestic cat with very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white color. Called also Angola cat. See Cat. -- Angora goat (Zool.), a variety of the domestic goat, reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for manufacture.


word: Angostura bark
definition:
Angostura bark

Angostura

An`gos*tu"ra, An`gos*tu"ra bark"
(ä&nsmacr_;`g&obreve_;s*tō"rȧ bärk`)
[From Angostura, in Venezuela.]
A bitter aromatic bark, obtained from a South American tree of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, or Galipea officinalis).  It is used used as a tonic, in medicines, liqueurs and bitters.
U. S. Disp.


word: Angoumois moth
definition:
Angoumois moth

An`gou`mois" moth"
(?; 115)
[So named from Angoumois in France.]
(Zool.)
A small moth (Gelechia cerealella) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the interior of the grain, leaving only the shell.


word: Angraecum
definition:
Angraecum

Angraecum
n.
1.
a genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque.

Syn. -- genus Angrecum, genus Angraecum.


word: angrecum
definition:
angrecum

angrecum
n.
1.
any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having 2-ranked dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers.


word: Angriness
definition:
Angriness

An"gri*ness
n.
The quality of being angry, or of being inclined to anger.

Such an angriness of humor that we take fire at everything.
Whole Duty of Man.


word: Angry
definition:
Angry

An"gry
(_;)
a.
[Compar. Angrier (_;); superl. Angriest.]
[See Anger.]
1.
Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous.
[Obs.]

God had provided a severe and angry education to chastise the forwardness of a young spirit.
Jer. Taylor.

2.
Inflamed and painful, as a sore.

3.
Touched with anger; under the emotion of anger; feeling resentment; enraged; -- followed generally by with before a person, and at before a thing.

Be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves.
Gen. xlv. 5.

Wherefore should God be angry at thy voice?
Eccles. v. 6.

4.
Showing anger; proceeding from anger; acting as if moved by anger; wearing the marks of anger; as, angry words or tones; an angry sky; angry waves.
angry
Prov. xxv. 23.

5.
Red.
[R.]

Sweet rose, whose hue, angry and brave.
Herbert.

6.
Sharp; keen; stimulated.
[R.]

I never ate with angrier appetite.
Tennyson.


word: Anguilla
definition:
Anguilla

Anguilla
n.
1.
a British colony, comprising an island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, with a total area of 91 sq km.  Its population in 1996 was estimated at 10,424. The official language is English.

2.
1
the type genus of the Anguillidae: eels.

Syn. -- genus Anguilla.


word: Anguillan₂
definition:
Anguillan

Anguillan
adj.
1.
of or pertaining to Anguilla; as, Anguillan sea food specialties.

2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anguillans or Anguilla; as, The Anguillan population of the islands.


word: Anguillidae
definition:
Anguillidae

Anguillidae
n.
a natural family of eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn.

Syn. -- family Anguillidae.


word: Anguilliform
definition:
Anguilliform

An*guil"li*form
(_;)
a.
[L. anguilla eel (dim. of anguis snake) + -form.]
Eel-shaped.

&hand_; The “Anguillæformes” of Cuvier are fishes related to thee eel.


word: Anguilliformes
definition:
Anguilliformes

Anguilliformes
n.
1.
1
an order of elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced.

Syn. -- order Anguilliformes, order Apodes.


word: Anguine
definition:
Anguine

An"guine
(_;)
a.
[L. anguinus, fr. anguis snake.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent.
anguine
Owen.


word: Anguish
definition:
Anguish

An"guish
(_;)
n.
[OE. anguishe, anguise, angoise, F. angoisse, fr. L. angustia narrowness, difficulty, distress, fr. angustus narrow, difficult, fr. angere to press together. See Anger.]
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.

But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
Ex. vi. 9.

Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child.
Jer. iv. 31.

Rarely used in the plural: --

Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him. Latimer.


word: Anguish₂
definition:
Anguish

An"guish
v. t.
[Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare.]
To distress with extreme pain or grief.
[R.]
Temple.


word: anguished
definition:
anguished

anguished
adj.
[p. p. from anguish.]
suffering anguish; experiencing extreme pain, distress, or anxiety

Syn. -- suffering, tormented


word: Angular
definition:
Angular

An"gu*lar
(_;)
a.
[L. angularis, fr. angulus angle, corner. See Angle.]
1.
Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.

2.
Measured by an angle; as, angular distance.

3.
Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female.

Angular aperture, Angular distance. See Aperture, Distance. -- Angular motion, the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body. -- Angular point, the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex. -- Angular velocity, the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing.


word: Angular₂
definition:
Angular

An"gu*lar
n.
(Anat.)
A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.


word: Angulated
definition:
Angulated

Angulate

{ An"gu*late (_;), An"gu*la`ted (_;), }
a.
[L. angulatus, p. p. of angulare to make angular.]
Having angles or corners; angled; as, angulate leaves.


word: Angulo-dentate
definition:
Angulo-dentate

An"gu*lo-den"tate
(_;)
a.
[L. angulus angle + dens, dentis, tooth.]
(Bot.)
Angularly toothed, as certain leaves.


word: Angulometer
definition:
Angulometer

An"gu*lom"e*ter
(_;)
n.
[L. angulus angle + -meter.]
An instrument for measuring external angles.


word: Angulous
definition:
Angulous

An"gu*lous
(_;)
a.
[L. angulosus: cf. F. anguleux.]
Angular; having corners; hooked.
[R.]

Held together by hooks and angulous involutions.
Glanvill.


word: Angustation
definition:
Angustation

An`gus*ta"tion
(_;)
n.
The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting.
Wiseman.


word: Angusticlave
definition:
Angusticlave

An*gus"ti*clave
(ăn*gŭs"tĭ*klāv)
n.
[L. angustus narrow + clavus a nail, a stripe.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank.


word: Angustifolious
definition:
Angustifolious

Angustifoliate

{ An*gus`ti*fo"li*ate (ăn*gŭs`tĭ*f&omacr"lĭ*a̝t), An*gus`ti*fo"li*ous (ăn*gŭs`tĭ*f&omacr"lĭ*ŭs), }
a.
[L. angustus narrow (see Anguish) + folium leaf.]
(Bot.)
Having narrow leaves.
Wright.


word: Angwantibo
definition:
Angwantibo

An`gwan*ti"bo
(_;)
n.
(Zool.)
A small lemuroid mammal (Arctocebus Calabarensis) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.


word: Anharmonic
definition:
Anharmonic

An`har*mon"ic
(_;)
a.
[F. anharmonique, fr. Gr. 'an priv. + _; harmonic.]
(Math.)
Not harmonic.

The anharmonic function or anharmonic ratio of four points abcd on a straight line is the quantity (ac/ad):(bc/bd), where the segments are to be regarded as plus or minus, according to the order of the letters.


word: Anhelation
definition:
Anhelation

An`he*la"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. anhelatio, fr. anhelare to pant; an (perh. akin to E. on) + halare to breathe: cf. F. anhélation.]
Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma.
Glanvill.


word: Anhele
definition:
Anhele

An*hele"
(_;)
v. i.
[Cf. OF. aneler, anheler. See Anhelation.]
To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (for).
[Obs.]

They anhele . . . for the fruit of our convocation.
Latimer.


word: Anhima
definition:
Anhima

An"hi*ma
(_;)
n.
[Brazilian name.]
A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (Palamedea cornuta). See Kamichi.


word: Anhimidae
definition:
Anhimidae

Anhimidae
n.
a family of aquatic birds of South America.  They are called screamers due to their harsh trumpeting call.

Syn. -- family Anhimidae.


word: Anhinga
definition:
Anhinga

An*hin"ga
(_;)
n.
[Pg.]
(Zool.)
An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga); the darter, or snakebird.


word: Anhistous
definition:
Anhistous

An*his"tous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'an priv. + "isto`s web, tissue: cf. F. anhiste.]
(Biol.)
Without definite structure; as, an anhistous membrane.


word: Anhydride
definition:
Anhydride

An*hy"dride
(_;)
n.
[See Anhydrous.]
(Chem.)
An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.


word: Anhydrite
definition:
Anhydrite

An*hy"drite
(_;)
n.
[See Anhydrous.]
(Min.)
A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).


word: Anhydrous
definition:
Anhydrous

An*hy"drous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; wanting water; 'an priv. + "y`dwr water.]
Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids.


word: Ano
definition:
Ano

Ani

&VerbarA"ni (_;) or &VerbarA"no (_;)
n.
[Native name.]
(Zool.)
A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida (Crotophaga ani), allied to the cuckoos, having a compressed, bladelike bill and remarkable for communistic nesting.


word: Annicut
definition:
Annicut

Anicut

&VerbarAn"i*cut, &VerbarAn"ni*cut
(_;)
n.
[Tamil anai kattu dam building.]
A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation.
[India]
Brande & C.


word: Anidiomatical
definition:
Anidiomatical

An*id`i*o*mat"ic*al
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'an priv. + E. idiomatical.]
Not idiomatic.
[R.]
Landor.


word: Anientise
definition:
Anientise

Anient

{ An"i*ent, An`i*en"tise (_;), }
v. t.
[OF. anientir, F. anéantir.]
To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.


word: Anights
definition:
Anights

Anight

{ A*night" (_;), A*nights" (_;), }
adv.
[OE. on niht.]
In the night time; at night.
[Archaic]

Does he hawk anights still?
Marston.


word: Anil
definition:
Anil

An"il
(_;)
n.
[F. anil, Sp. anīl, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. an-nīl, for al-nīl the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nīla dark blue, nīlī indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac.]
(Bot.)
A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.


word: Anilic
definition:
Anilic

An*il"ic
(_;)
a.
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; -- applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo.
[R.]


word: Anilide
definition:
Anilide

An"i*lide
(_;)
n.
(Chem.)
One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl.


word: Aniline
definition:
Aniline

An"i*line
(?; 277)
n.
[See Anil.]
(Chem.)
An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made.


word: anilinism
definition:
anilinism

anilism

&Verbaran"i*lin*ism (ăn"ĭ*lĭn*ĭz'm), an"i*lism
(ăn"ĭ*lĭz'm)
n.
[Aniline + -ism.]
(Med.)
A disease caused by chronic exposure to aniline; aniline toxicity.


word: Anility
definition:
Anility

A*nil"i*ty
(_;)
n.
[L. anilitas. See Anile.]
The state of being an old woman; old-womanishness; dotage.
anility
Sterne.


word: Animadversal
definition:
Animadversal

An`i*mad*ver"sal
(_;)
n.
The faculty of perceiving; a percipient.
[Obs.]
Dr. H. More.


word: Animadversion
definition:
Animadversion

An`i*mad*ver"sion
(_;)
n.
[L. animadversio, fr. animadvertere: cf. F. animadversion. See Animadvert.]
1.
The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception.
[Obs.]

The soul is the sole percipient which hath animadversion and sense, properly so called.
Glanvill.

2.
Monition; warning.
[Obs.]
Clarendon.

3.
Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.

He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp animadversions.
Clarendon.

4.
Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment.
[Archaic]
Wesley.


word: Animadversive
definition:
Animadversive

An`i*mad*ver"sive
(_;)
a.
Having the power of perceiving; percipient.
[Archaic]
Glanvill.

I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas glaring and shining to the animadversive faculty.
Coleridge.


word: Animadvert
definition:
Animadvert

An`i*mad*vert"
(_;)
v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Animadverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Animadverting.]
[L.  animadvertere; animus mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn.]
1.
To take notice; to observe; -- commonly followed by that.
Dr. H. More.

2.
To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to express censure; -- with on or upon.

I should not animadvert on him . . . if he had not used extreme severity in his judgment of the incomparable Shakespeare.
Dryden.

3.
To take cognizance judicially; to inflict punishment.
[Archaic]
Grew.


word: Animal
definition:
Animal

An"i*mal
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F. animal. See Animate.]
1.
An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity.

2.
One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as distinguished from man; as, men and animals.


word: Animal₂
definition:
Animal

An"i*mal
a.
[Cf. F. animal.]
1.
Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.

2.
Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.

3.
Consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food.

Animal magnetism. See Magnetism and Mesmerism. -- Animal electricity, the electricity developed in some animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc. -- Animal flower (Zool.), a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes, etc. -- Animal heat (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at nearly a uniform temperature. -- Animal spirits. See under Spirit. -- Animal kingdom, the whole class of beings endowed with animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in regular subordination, but variously arranged by different writers.
The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms, and the principal classes under them, generally recognized at the present time: --

Vertebrata, including Mammalia or Mammals, Aves or Birds, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces or Fishes, Marsipobranchiata (Craniota); and Leptocardia (Acrania).
Tunicata, including the Thaliacea, and Ascidioidea or Ascidians.
Articulata or Annulosa, including Insecta, Myriapoda, Malacapoda, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Merostomata, Crustacea (Arthropoda); and Annelida, Gehyrea (Anarthropoda).

Helminthes or Vermes, including Rotifera, Chætognatha, Nematoidea, Acanthocephala, Nemertina, Turbellaria, Trematoda, Cestoidea, Mesozea.
Molluscoidea, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa.
Mollusca, including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, Lamellibranchiata or Acephala.
Echinodermata, including Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and Crinoidea.
Cœlenterata, including Anthozoa or Polyps, Ctenophora, and Hydrozoa or Acalephs.
Spongiozoa or Porifera, including the sponges.

Protozoa, including Infusoria and Rhizopoda.
For definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.


word: Animalculine
definition:
Animalculine

Animalcular

{ An`i*mal"cu*lar (_;), An`i*mal"cu*line (_;), }
a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, animalcules.
Animalcular
Tyndall.


word: Animalcule
definition:
Animalcule

An`i*mal"cule
(_;)
n.
[As if fr. a L. animalculum, dim. of animal.]
1.
A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc.
[Obs.]
Ray.

2.
(Zool.)
An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See Infusoria.

&hand_; Many of the so-called animalcules have been shown to be plants, having locomotive powers something like those of animals. Among these are Volvox, the Desmidiacæ, and the siliceous Diatomaceæ.

Spermatic animalcules. See Spermatozoa.


word: Animalculism
definition:
Animalculism

An`i*mal"cu*lism
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. animalculisme.]
1.
(Biol.)
The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena by means of animalcules.

2.
(Biol.)
The theory that the spermatozoön and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism; -- opposed to ovism.


word: Animalculist
definition:
Animalculist

An`i*mal"cu*list
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. animalculiste.]
1.
One versed in the knowledge of animalcules.
Keith.

2.
A believer in the theory of animalculism.


word: Animalculum
definition:
Animalculum

An`i*mal"cu*lum
(_;)
n.
pl. Animalcula (_;).
[NL. See Animalcule.]
An animalcule.

&hand_; Animalculæ, as if from a Latin singular animalcula, is a barbarism.


word: animalisation
definition:
animalisation

animalisation
n.
1.
an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities.

Syn. -- brutalization, brutalisation, animalization


word: Animalism
definition:
Animalism

An"i*mal*ism
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. animalisme.]
The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities or objectives; preoccupation with sensual, physical, or carnal pleasures.


word: Animalization
definition:
Animalization

An`i*mal*i*za"tion
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. animalisation.]
1.
The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.

2.
Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation.
Owen.


word: Animalize
definition:
Animalize

An"i*mal*ize
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Animalized (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Animalizing.]
[Cf. F. animaliser.]
1.
To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form.
Warburton.

2.
To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation.

3.
To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize.

The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the animalizing tendency of his own philosophy.
Coleridge.


word: Animate
definition:
Animate

An"i*mate
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Animated; p. pr. & vb. n. Animating.]
[L. animatus, p. p. of animare, fr. anima breath, soul; akin to animus soul, mind, Gr. _; wind, Skr. an to breathe, live, Goth. us-anan to expire (us- out), Icel. önd breath, anda to breathe, OHG. ando anger. Cf. Animal.]
1.
To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.

2.
To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre.
Dryden.

3.
To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven.

The more to animate the people, he stood on high . . . and cried unto them with a loud voice.
Knolles.


word: Animate₂
definition:
Animate

An"i*mate
(_;)
a.
[L. animatus, p. p.]
Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.

The admirable structure of animate bodies.
Bentley.


word: Animated
definition:
Animated

An"i*ma`ted
(_;)
a.
Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous.
Animated
Pope.
Animated
Gray.
Animated
Lewis.


word: Animating
definition:
Animating

An"i*ma"ting
a.
Causing animation; life-giving; inspiriting; rousing.
Animating
Pope.
An"i*ma`ting*ly, adv.


word: Animation
definition:
Animation

An`i*ma"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. animatio, fr. animare.]
1.
The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.

The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame.
Bp. Hall.

Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation.
Landor.

2.
The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation.

Suspended animation, temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned.


word: Animator
definition:
Animator

An"i*ma`tor
(_;)
n.
[L. animare.]
One who, or that which, animates; an animater.
Sir T. Browne.


word: Anime
definition:
Anime

A"ni*mé`
(_;)
a.
[F., animated.]
(Her.)
Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal.
Brande & C.


word: Anime₂
definition:
Anime

A"ni*mé
(_;)
n.
[F. animé animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.]
A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (Hymenæa courbaril), and much used by varnish makers.
Ure.


word: Animism
definition:
Animism

An"i*mism
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. animisme, fr. L. anima soul. See Animate.]
1.
The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body.

2.
The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter.
Tylor.


word: Animous
definition:
Animous

Animose

{ An`i*mose" (_;), An"i*mous (_;), }
a.
[L. animosus, fr. animus soul, spirit, courage.]
Full of spirit; hot; vehement; resolute.
[Obs.]
Ash.


word: Animosity
definition:
Animosity

An`i*mos"i*ty
(_;)
n.
pl. Animosities (_;).
[F. animosité, fr. L. animositas. See Animose, Animate, v. t.]
1.
Mere spiritedness or courage.
[Obs.]
Skelton.

Such as give some proof of animosity, audacity, and execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth.
Holland.

2.
Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
Macaulay.

Such [writings] as naturally conduce to inflame hatreds and make enmities irreconcilable.
Spectator.

[These] factions . . . never suspended their animosities till they ruined that unhappy government.
Hume.


word: Animus
definition:
Animus

An"i*mus
(_;)
n.
pl. Animi (_;).
[L., mind.]
Animating spirit; intention; temper.

nimus furandi [L.] (Law), intention of stealing.


word: Anion
definition:
Anion

An"i*on
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;, neut. _;, p. pr. of _; to go up; _; up + _; to go.]
(Chem.)
An electro-negative atom or group of atoms, or the element which, in electro-chemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode; -- opposed to cation.
Faraday.


word: anionic
definition:
anionic

anionic
adj.
1.
having the character of an anion; negatively charged; containing anions; -- of atoms, molecules, and groups of atoms.  Contrasted with cationic.

2.
of or pertaining to anions.  Contrasted with cationic


word: anionic₂
definition:
anionic

anionic
n.
1.
a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions.

Syn. -- anionic detergent, non-ionic detergent


word: Anise
definition:
Anise

An"ise
(ăn"ĭs)
n.
[OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum, anethum, fr. Gr. 'a`nison, 'a`nhqon.]
1.
(Bot.)
An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.

2.
The fruit or seeds of this plant.


word: Aniseed
definition:
Aniseed

An"i*seed
(_;)
n.
The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it.
aniseed
Brande & C.


word: aniseikonia
definition:
aniseikonia

aniseikonia
n.
1.
a visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes.


word: Anisette
definition:
Anisette

An`i*sette"
(_;)
n.
[F.]
A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds.
De Colange.


word: anisocoria
definition:
anisocoria

an`i*so*co"ri*a
(ăn`i̝*so̝*k&omacr"rĭ*ȧ)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nisos unequal ('an priv. + 'i`sos equal) + ko`rh pupil.]
(Med.)
Inequality of the pupils of the eyes.


word: anisodactyls
definition:
anisodactyls

anisodactyla

{ &Verbaran`i*so*dac"ty*la (ăn`i̝*so̝*dăk"tĭ*lȧ), an`i*so*dac"tyls (ăn`i̝*so̝*dăk"tĭlz), }
n. pl.
[NL. anisodactyla, fr. Gr. 'a`nisos unequal ('an priv. + 'i`sos equal) + da`ktylos finger.]
(Zool.)
(a)
A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the elephant, rhinoceros, etc.
(b)
A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous.


word: Anisodactylous
definition:
Anisodactylous

An`i*so*dac"ty*lous
(_;)
a.
(Zool.)
Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.


word: anisogamy
definition:
anisogamy

anisogamy
n.
1.
(biology)
reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size).


word: anisole
definition:
anisole

Anisol

An"i*sol anisole
(?)
n.
[Anisic + -ol.]
(Chem.)
Methyl phenyl ether, C6H5.O.CH3, got by distilling anisic acid or by the action of methide on potassium phenolate.


word: Anisomeric
definition:
Anisomeric

An`i*so*mer"ic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; unequal +  _; part.]
(Chem.)
Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.


word: Anisomerous
definition:
Anisomerous

An`i*som"er*ous
(_;)
a.
[See Anisomeric.]
(Bot.)
Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens.


word: Anisometric
definition:
Anisometric

An`i*so*met"ric
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'an priv. + E. isometric.]
Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of crystals with three unequal axes.
Dana.


word: Anisometropia
definition:
Anisometropia

An`i*so*me*tro"pi*a
(?)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. _; + _; measure + _;, _;, eye.]
Unequal refractive power in the two eyes.


word: Anisopetalous
definition:
Anisopetalous

An`i*so*pet"al*ous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; unequal + _; leaf.]
(Bot.)
Having unequal petals.


word: Anisopleura
definition:
Anisopleura

An`i*so*pleu"ra
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. _; unequal + _; side.]
(Zool.)
A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed.


word: Anisopoda
definition:
Anisopoda

An`i*sop"o*da
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. _; unequal + -poda.]
(Zool.)
A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics, is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda.


word: Anisospore
definition:
Anisospore

An"i*so*spore`
(?)
n.
[Gr. _; priv. + isospore.]
(Biol.)
A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size; -- opposed to isospore.


word: Anisostemonous
definition:
Anisostemonous

An`i*so*stem"o*nous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; unequal + _; warp, thread; _; to stand.]
(Bot.)
Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.


word: Anisotropic
definition:
Anisotropic

Anisotrope

{ An"i*so*trope` (_;), An`i*so*trop"ic (_;), }
a.
[Gr. _; unequal + _; a turning, _; to turn.]
(Physics)
Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.


word: Anisyl
definition:
Anisyl

An"i*syl
(?)
n.
(Org. Chem.)
(a)
The univalent radical, CH3.O.C6H4-, of which anisol is the hydride.
(b)
The univalent radical CH3.O.C6H4.CH2-; as, anisyl alcohol.
(c)
The univalent radical CH3.O.C6H4.CO-, of anisic acid.


word: Anker
definition:
Anker

An"ker
(_;)
n.
[D. anker: cf. LL. anceria, ancheria.]
A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 81/2 imperial gallons.


word: Ankerite
definition:
Ankerite

An"ker*ite
(_;)
n.
[So called from Prof. Anker of Austria: cf. F. ankérite, G. ankerit.]
(Min.)
A mineral closely related to dolomite, but containing iron.


word: Ankh
definition:
Ankh

Ankh
(?)
n.
[Egypt.]
(Egypt. Archæol.)
1.
A tau cross with a loop at the top, used as an attribute or sacred emblem, symbolizing generation or enduring life. Called also crux ansata.

2.
an amulet or piece of jewelry shaped like an ankh{1}.


word: Ankle
definition:
Ankle

An"kle
(ă&nsmacr_;"k'l)
n.
[OE. ancle, anclow, AS. ancleow; akin to Icel. ökkla, ökli, Dan. and Sw. ankel, D. enklaauw, enkel, G. enkel, and perh. OHG. encha, ancha thigh, shin: cf. Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf. Haunch.]
The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.

Ankle bone, the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.


word: Anklet
definition:
Anklet

An"klet
(_;)
n.
1.
An ornament or a fetter for the ankle; an ankle ring.

2.
pl.
see anklets.


word: anklets
definition:
anklets

anklets
n. pl.
1.
socks that reach just above the ankle.

Syn. -- anklet, bobbysock, bobbysocks


word: Ankus
definition:
Ankus

An"kus
(?)
n.
[Hind., fr. Skr. a&ndot_;kuça.]
An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook, resembling a short-handled boat hook.
[India]
Kipling.


word: ankylostomiasis
definition:
ankylostomiasis

ancylostomiasis

&Verbaran`ky*los*to*mi"a*sis, an`cy*los*to*mi"a*sis
(ă&nsmacr_;`kĭ*l&obreve_;s*to̝*mī"ȧ*sĭs)
n.
[NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.]
(Med.)
A disease caused by the hookworm parasites of the genus Ancylostoma (especially Ancylostoma duodenale), and Necator americanus.  Typically, infection in humans occurs in the small intestine.  In the small intestine they suck the blood from the wall and, when present in large numbers, produce a severe anaemia.  Called also miner's anaemia, tunnel disease, brickmaker's anaemia, Egyptian chlorosis.


word: Anlace
definition:
Anlace

An"lace
(_;)
n.
[Origin unknown.]
A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle.
[Written also anelace.]


word: Anlaut
definition:
Anlaut

An"laut`
(?)
n.
[G.; an on + laut sound.]
(Phon.)
An initial sound, as of a word or syllable.

 -- Im anlaut, initially; when initial; -- used of sounds.


word: Annat
definition:
Annat

Ann

{ Ann (_;), An"nat (_;), }
n.
[LL. annata income of a year, also, of half a year, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annate annats.]
(Scots Law)
A half years's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease.


word: Anna
definition:
Anna

An"na
(_;)
n.
[Hindi ānā.]
An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2_; cents.


word: Annalist
definition:
Annalist

An"nal*ist
n.
[Cf. F. annaliste.]
A writer of annals.

The monks . . . were the only annalists in those ages.
Hume.


word: Annalistic
definition:
Annalistic

An`nal*is"tic
(_;)
a.
Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; as, the dry annalistic style.
A stiff annalistic
Sir G. C. Lewis.


word: Annals
definition:
Annals

An"nals
(_;)
n. pl.
[L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual.]
1.
A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.
Annals
Macaulay.
annals
Rogers.

2.
Historical records; chronicles; history.

The short and simple annals of the poor.
Gray.

It was one of the most critical periods in our annals.
Burke.

3.
sing.
The record of a single event or item.
annal
Young.

4.
A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as “Annals of Science.”


word: Annapurna
definition:
Annapurna

Annapurna
n.
[proper name]
1.
(Hinduism)
wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty.

Syn. -- Parvati, Anapurna

2.
1
a mountain in Nepal, 26,504 feet high.

Syn. -- Anapurna


word: Annates
definition:
Annates

Annats

{ An"nats (_;), An"nates (_;), }
n. pl.
[See Ann.]
(Eccl. Law)
The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In England, they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings.


word: Anneal
definition:
Anneal

An*neal"
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Annealed (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Annealing.]
[OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an_;lan; an on + _;lan to burn; also OE. anelen to enamel, prob. influenced by OF. neeler, nieler, to put a black enamel on gold or silver, F. nieller, fr. LL. nigellare to blacken, fr. L. nigellus blackish, dim. of niger black. Cf. Niello, Negro.]
1.
To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen.

2.
To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.


word: Annealing
definition:
Annealing

An*neal"ing
n.
1.
The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.

2.
The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc.


word: Annectent
definition:
Annectent

An*nec"tent
(_;)
a.
[L. annectere to tie or bind to. See Annex.]
Connecting; annexing.
Owen.


word: Annelidan
definition:
Annelidan

Annelid

{ An`ne*lid (_;), An*nel"i*dan (_;), }
a.
[F. annélide, fr. anneler to arrange in rings, OF. anel a ring, fr. L. anellus a ring, dim. of annulus a ring.]
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Annelida.
n. One of the Annelida.


word: Annelida
definition:
Annelida

An*nel"i*da
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL. See Annelid.]
(Zool.)
A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Chætopoda, including the Oligochæta or earthworms and Polychæta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Chætopoda.


word: Annex
definition:
Annex

An*nex"
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Annexed (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Annexing.]
[F. annexer, fr. L. annexus, p. p. of annectere to tie or bind to; ad + nectere to tie, to fasten together, akin to Skr. nah to bind.]
1.
To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by to.
annexed
Johnson.

2.
To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater.

He annexed a province to his kingdom.
Johnson.

3.
To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt.


word: Annex₃
definition:
Annex

An*nex"
(_;)
n.
[F. annexe, L. annexus, neut. annexum, p. p. of annectere.]
Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.


word: Annexation
definition:
Annexation

An`nex*a"tion
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. annexation. See Annex, v. t.]
1.
The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or appending; the act of connecting; union; as, the annexation of Texas to the United States, or of chattels to the freehold.

2.
(a)
(Law)
The union of property with a freehold so as to become a fixture. Bouvier. (b) (Scots Law) The appropriation of lands or rents to the crown.
Wharton.


word: Annexion
definition:
Annexion

An*nex"ion
(_;)
n.
[L. annexio a tying to, connection: cf. F. annexion.]
Annexation.
[R.]
Shak.


word: Annihilate
definition:
Annihilate

An*ni"hi*late
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Annihilated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annihilating.]
[L. annihilare; ad + nihilum, nihil, nothing, ne hilum (filum) not a thread, nothing at all. Cf. File, a row.]
1.
To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be.

It impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated.
Bacon.

2.
To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of, so that the specific thing no longer exists; as, to annihilate a forest by cutting down the trees.
annihilate
Macaulay.

3.
To destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a thing; to make of no effect; to destroy the force, etc., of; as, to annihilate an argument, law, rights, goodness.


word: annihilated
definition:
annihilated

annihilated
adj.
1.
1
destroyed completely.

Syn. -- exterminated, wiped out(predicate).


word: annihilating
definition:
annihilating

annihilating
adj.
criticising vehemently and effectively; making light of; as, afire with annihilating invective.

Syn. -- devastating, withering.


word: Annihilation
definition:
Annihilation

An*ni`hi*la"tion
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. annihilation.]
1.
The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation.

2.
The state of being annihilated.
Hooker.


word: Annihilationist
definition:
Annihilationist

An*ni`hi*la"tion*ist
n.
(Theol.)
One who believes that eternal punishment consists in annihilation or extinction of being; a destructionist.


word: Anniversary
definition:
Anniversary

An`ni*ver"sa*ry
(_;)
a.
[L. anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.]
Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast.

Anniversary day (R. C. Ch.). See Anniversary, n., 2. -- Anniversary week, that week in the year in which the annual meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in Boston and New York. [Eastern U. S.]


word: Anniversary₂
definition:
Anniversary

An`ni*ver"sa*ry
n.
 pl. Anniversaries (_;).
[Cf. F. anniversaire.]
1.
The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

2.
(R. C. Ch.)
The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope.

3.
The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day.
Dryden.


word: Annodated
definition:
Annodated

An"no*da`ted
(_;)
a.
[L. ad to + nodus a knot.]
(Her.)
Curved somewhat in the form of the letter S.
Cussans.


word: Anno Domini
definition:
Anno Domini

An"no Dom"i*ni
(_;)
[L., in the year of [our] Lord [Jesus Christ]; usually abbrev. a. d.]
In the year of the Christian era; as, a. d. 1887.


word: Annomination
definition:
Annomination

An*nom`i*na"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. annominatio. See Agnomination.]
1.
Paronomasia; punning.

2.
Alliteration.
[Obs.]
Tyrwhitt.


word: Annonaceae
definition:
Annonaceae

Annonaceae
n.
1.
1
a family of chiefly tropical trees or shrubs.

Syn. -- family Annonaceae, custard-apple family.


word: Annotate
definition:
Annotate

An"no*tate
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Annotated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annotating.]
[L. annotatus; p. p. of annotare to annotate; ad + notare to mark, nota mark. See Note, n.]
To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon.


word: Annotation
definition:
Annotation

An`no*ta"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. annotatio: cf. F. annotation.]
A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.


word: Annotine
definition:
Annotine

An"no*tine
(_;)
n.
[L. annotinus a year old.]
(Zool.)
A bird one year old, or that has once molted.


word: Annotinous
definition:
Annotinous

An*not"i*nous
(_;)
a.
[L. annotinus, fr. annus year.]
(Bot.)
A year old; in Yearly growths.


word: Arnotto
definition:
Arnotto

Annotto

An*not"to (ăn*n&obreve_;t"to̝), Ar*not"to (är*n&obreve_;t"to̝)
n.
[Perh. the native name.]
A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (Bixa orellana) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc.
[Written also Anatto, Anatta, Annatto, Annotta, etc.]


word: Announce
definition:
Announce

An*nounce"
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Announced (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Announcing (_;).]
[OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See Nuncio, and cf. Annunciate.]

1.
To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.

Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
Gilpin.

2.
To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.

Publish laws, announce
Or life or death.
Prior.


word: Announcement
definition:
Announcement

An*nounce"ment
(_;)
n.
The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which announces; proclamation; publication.


word: Annoy
definition:
Annoy

An*noy"
(ăn*noi")
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Annoyed (ăn*noid"); p. pr. & vb. n. Annoying.]
[OE. anoien, anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui, enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See Annoy, n.]
To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks.

Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy
Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy?
Prior.

2.
To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.


word: Annoy₂
definition:
Annoy

An*noy"
(_;)
n.
[OE. anoi, anui, OF. anoi, anui, enui, fr. L. in odio hatred (esse alicui in odio, Cic.). See Ennui, Odium, Noisome, Noy.]
A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy.

Worse than Tantalus' is her annoy.
Shak.


word: Annoyance
definition:
Annoyance

An*noy"ance
(_;)
n.
[OF. anoiance, anuiance.]
1.
The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.

A deep clay, giving much annoyance to passengers.
Fuller.

For the further annoyance and terror of any besieged place, they would throw into it dead bodies.
Wilkins.

2.
That which annoys.

A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair,
Any annoyance in that precious sense.
Shak.


word: annoyed
definition:
annoyed

annoyed
adj.
1.
1
aroused to impatience or anger; as, feeling annoyed by the constant teasing.

Syn. -- irritated, nettled, peeved, pissed, stung.

2.
1
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.

Syn. -- harassed, harried, pestered


word: Annual
definition:
Annual

An"nu*al
(?; 135)
a.
[OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. Annals.]
1.
Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.

The annual overflowing of the river [Nile].
Ray.

2.
Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth.

A thousand pound a year, annual support.
Shak.

2.
Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets.
Bacon.


word: Annual₂
definition:
Annual

An"nu*al
n.
1.
A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year.

2.
Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant.

Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets.
Swift.

3.
(R. C. Ch.)
A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day.


word: Annueler
definition:
Annueler

An"nu*el*er
(_;)
n.
A priest employed in saying annuals, or anniversary Masses.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.


word: Annuent
definition:
Annuent

An"nu*ent
(_;)
a.
[L. annuens, p. pr. of annuere; ad + nuere to nod.]
Nodding; as, annuent muscles (used in nodding).


word: Annuitant
definition:
Annuitant

An*nu"i*tant
(_;)
n.
[See Annuity.]
One who receives, or its entitled to receive, an annuity.
Lamb.


word: Annuity
definition:
Annuity

An*nu"i*ty
(_;)
n.
pl. Annuities (_;).
[LL. annuitas, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annuité.]
A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance.


word: Annul
definition:
Annul

An*nul"
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Annulled (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Annulling.]
[F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See Null, a.]
1.
To reduce to nothing; to obliterate.

Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct.
And all her various objects of delight
Annulled.
Milton.

2.
To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority.

Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties?
Burke.


word: Annular
definition:
Annular

An"nu*lar
(_;)
a.
[L. annularis, fr. annulis ring: cf. F. annulaire.]
1.
Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers.

2.
Banded or marked with circles.

Annular eclipse (Astron.), an eclipse of the sun in which the moon at the middle of the eclipse conceals the central part of the sun's disk, leaving a complete ring of light around the border.


word: Annularity
definition:
Annularity

An`nu*lar"i*ty
(_;)
n.
Annular condition or form; as, the annularity of a nebula.
J. Rogers.


word: Annulary
definition:
Annulary

An"nu*la*ry
(_;)
a.
[L. annularis. See Annular.]
Having the form of a ring; annular.
Ray.


word: Annulata
definition:
Annulata

An`nu*la"ta
(_;)
n. pl.
[Neut. pl., fr. L. annulatus ringed.]
(Zool.)
A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to Annelida, including the marine annelids, earthworms, Gephyrea, Gymnotoma, leeches, etc. See Annelida.


word: Annulated
definition:
Annulated

Annulate

{ An"nu*late, An"nu*la`ted (_;) }
a.
[L. annulatus.]
1.
Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded by rings of color.

2.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Annulata.


word: Annulet
definition:
Annulet

An"nu*let
(_;)
n.
[Dim. of annulus.]
1.
A little ring.
Tennyson.

2.
(Arch.)
A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc., used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used, several times repeated, under the Doric capital.

3.
(Her.)
A little circle borne as a charge.

4.
(Zool.)
A narrow circle of some distinct color on a surface or round an organ.


word: Annuloida
definition:
Annuloida

An`nu*loid"a
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. L. annulus ring + -oid.]
(Zool.)
A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths and echinoderms.
[Written also Annuloidea.]


word: Annulosa
definition:
Annulosa

An"nu*lo"sa
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL.]
(Zool.)
A division of the Invertebrata, nearly equivalent to the Articulata. It includes the Arthoropoda and Anarthropoda. By some Zoologists it is applied to the former only.


word: Annulose
definition:
Annulose

An"nu*lose`
(_;; 277)
a.
[L. annulus ring.]
1.
Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ringlike segments; ringed.

2.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Annulosa.


word: Annulus
definition:
Annulus

An"nu*lus
(_;)
n.
pl. Annuli (_;).
[L.]
1.
A ring; a ringlike part or space.

2.
(Geom.)
(a)
A space contained between the circumferences of two circles, one within the other.
(b)
The solid formed by a circle revolving around a line which is the plane of the circle but does not cut it.

3.
(Zool.)
Ring-shaped structures or markings, found in, or upon, various animals.


word: Annumerate
definition:
Annumerate

An*nu"mer*ate
(_;)
v. t.
[L. annumeratus, p. p. of annumerare. See Numerate.]
To add on; to count in.
[Obs.]
Wollaston.


word: Annumeration
definition:
Annumeration

An*nu`mer*a"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. annumeratio.]
Addition to a former number.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.


word: Annunciate
definition:
Annunciate

An*nun"ci*ate
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Annunciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annunciating.]
[L. annuntiare. See Announce.]
To announce.


word: Annunciation
definition:
Annunciation

An*nun`ci*a"tion
(?; 277)
n.
[L. annuntiatio: cf. F. annonciation.]
1.
The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the annunciation of peace.

2.
(Eccl.)
(a)
The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
(b)
The festival celebrated (March 25th) by the Church of England, of Rome, etc., in memory of the angel's announcement, on that day; Lady Day.


word: Annunciation lily
definition:
Annunciation lily

An*nun`ci*a"tion lil"y
(?)
(Bot.)
The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation.


word: Annunciator
definition:
Annunciator

An*nun"ci*a`tor
(_;)
n.
[L. annuntiator.]
1.
One who announces. Specifically: An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.

2.
An indicator (as in a hotel) which designates the room where attendance is wanted.


word: Annunciatory
definition:
Annunciatory

An*nun"ci*a*to*ry
(_;)
a.
Pertaining to, or containing, announcement; making known.
[R.]


word: Anoa
definition:
Anoa

A*noa"
(_;)
n.
[Native name.]
(Zool.)
A small wild ox of Celebes (Anoa depressicornis), allied to the buffalo, but having long nearly straight horns.


word: Anobiidae
definition:
Anobiidae

Anobiidae
n.
1.
1
the family comprising the deathwatch beetles.

Syn. -- family Anobiidae.


word: Anode
definition:
Anode

An"ode
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; up + _; way.]
(Elec.)
The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; -- opposed to cathode.


word: anodize
definition:
anodize

anodize
v.
1.
to coat a metal with an oxide coat by electrolytic action at an anode; -- used especially to coat aluminum.


word: Anodon
definition:
Anodon

An"o*don
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. _; toothless; 'an priv. + _;, _;, a tooth.]
(Zool.)
A genus of fresh-water bivalves, having no teeth at the hinge.
[Written also Anodonta.]


word: Anodyne
definition:
Anodyne

An"o*dyne
(ăn"o̝*dīn)
a.
[L. anodynus, Gr. _; free from pain, stilling pain; 'an priv. + _; pain: cf. F. anodin.]
Serving to assuage pain; soothing.

The anodyne draught of oblivion.
Burke.

&hand_; “The word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium, belladonna, hyoscyamus, and lettuce.”  Am. Cyc.


word: Anodyne₂
definition:
Anodyne

An"o*dyne
n.
[L. anodynon. See Anodyne, a.]
Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.


word: Anoetic
definition:
Anoetic

An`o*et"ic
(?)
a.
[Gr. _; unthinkable; _; priv. + _; perceptible, thinkable.]
1.
Unthinkable.
[Rare]

2.
(Psychol.)
Not subject to conscious attention; having an indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being; characteristic of the “fringe” or “margin” of consciousness.

Presentation considered as having an existence relatively independent of thought, may be called sentience, or anoetic consciousness. Thought and sentience are fundamentally distinct mental functions.
G. F. Stout.


word: Anoint
definition:
Anoint

A*noint"
(ȧ*noint")
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Anointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Anointing.]
[OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L. inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See Ointment, Unguent.]
1.
To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.

And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint.
Dryden.

He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.
John ix. 6.

2.
To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him.
Exod. xxix. 7.

Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
1 Kings xix. 15.

The Lord's Anointed, Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish or other king by “divine right.” 1 Sam. xxvi. 9.


word: anointment
definition:
anointment

a*noint"ment
(ȧ*noint"ment)
n.
The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an ointment.
Milton.


word: anole
definition:
anole

anole
n.
1.
A small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizard (Anolis carolinensis) with the ability to change skin color.

Syn. -- American chameleon, Anolis carolinensis


word: Anolis
definition:
Anolis

A*no"lis
(_;)
prop. n.
[In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a lizard.]
(Zool.)
A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanidæ. They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often called chameleons.


word: Anomalipede
definition:
Anomalipede

Anomaliped

{ A*nom"a*li*ped (_;)(#), A*nom"a*li*pede (_;), }
a.
[L. anomalus irregular + pes, pedis, foot.]
Having anomalous feet.


word: Anomaliped
definition:
Anomaliped

A*nom"a*li*ped
n.
(Zool.)
One of a group of perching birds, having the middle toe more or less united to the outer and inner ones.


word: Anomalistical
definition:
Anomalistical

Anomalistic

{ A*nom`a*lis"tic (_;), A*nom`a*lis"tic*al (_;), }
a.
[Cf. F. anomalistique.]
1.
Irregular; departing from common or established rules.

2.
(Astron.)
Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion.

Anomalistic month. See under Month. -- Anomalistic revolution, the period in which a planet or satellite goes through the complete cycles of its changes of anomaly, or from any point in its elliptic orbit to the same again. -- Anomalistic, or Periodical year. See under Year.


word: Anomaloflorous
definition:
Anomaloflorous

A*nom`a*lo*flo"rous
(_;)
a.
[L. anomalus irregular + flos, floris, flower.]
(Bot.)
Having anomalous flowers.


word: Anomalopidae
definition:
Anomalopidae

Anomalopidae
n.
1.
1
a natural family comprising the flashlightfishes.

Syn. -- family Anomalopidae.


word: anomalops
definition:
anomalops

anomalops
n.
1
a fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; it inhabits warm waters of the West Pacific and Puerto Rico.  It is called also flashlight fish.

Syn. -- flashlight fish


word: anomalopteryx
definition:
anomalopteryx

anomalopteryx
n.
1.
1
the smallest moa (Anomalopteryx oweni); it is a slender moa about the size of a large turkey.

Syn. -- Anomalopteryx oweni.


word: Anomalous
definition:
Anomalous

A*nom"a*lous
(_;)
a.
[L. anomalus, Gr. _; uneven, irregular; 'an priv. + _; even, _; same. See Same, and cf. Abnormal.]
Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding.


word: Anomaly
definition:
Anomaly

A*nom"a*ly
(_;)
n.
pl. Anomalies (_;).
[L. anomalia, Gr. _;. See Anomalous.]
1.
Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.

We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the various anomalies and contending principles that are found in the minds and affairs of men.
Burke.

As Professor Owen has remarked, there is no greater anomaly in nature than a bird that can not fly.
Darwin.

2.
(Astron.)
(a)
The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion, as seen from the sun. This is the true anomaly. The eccentric anomaly is a corresponding angle at the center of the elliptic orbit of the planet. The mean anomaly is what the anomaly would be if the planet's angular motion were uniform.
(b)
The angle measuring apparent irregularities in the motion of a planet.

3.
(Nat. Hist.)
Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type.


word: Anomia
definition:
Anomia

A*no"mi*a
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. _; irregular; 'a priv. + no`mos law.]
(Zool.)
A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.


word: Anomophyllous
definition:
Anomophyllous

An`o*moph"yl*lous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; irregular + _; leaf.]
(Bot.)
Having leaves irregularly placed.


word: Anomoura
definition:
Anomoura

Anomura

{ &VerbarAn`o*mu"ra (_;), &VerbarAn`o*mou"ra (_;), }
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. _; lawless + o'yra` tail.]
(Zool.)
A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example.


word: Anomuran
definition:
Anomuran

Anomural

{ An`o*mu"ral (_;), An`o*mu"ran (_;), }
a.
Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen; as, the anomural crustaceans.
[Written also anomoural, anomouran.]


word: Anon
definition:
Anon

A*non"
(_;)
adv.
[OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. on in + ān one. See On and One.]
1.
Straightway; at once.
[Obs.]

The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it.
Matt. xiii. 20.

2.
Soon; in a little while.

As it shall better appear anon.
Stow.

3.
At another time; then; again.

Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright.
Shak.

Anon right, at once; right off. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Ever and anon, now and then; frequently; often.

A pouncet box, which ever and anon
He gave his nose.
Shak.


word: Anona
definition:
Anona

A*no"na
n.
[NL. Cf. Ananas.]
(Bot.)
A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order Anonaceæ, including the soursop.


word: Anonaceous
definition:
Anonaceous

An`o*na"ceous
a.
Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc.


word: Anonym
definition:
Anonym

An"o*nym
(_;)
n.
[F. anonyme. See Anonymous.]
1.
One who is anonymous; also sometimes used for “pseudonym.”

2.
A notion which has no name, or which can not be expressed by a single English word.
[R.]
J. R. Seeley.


word: Anonymity
definition:
Anonymity

An`o*nym"i*ty
n.
The quality or state of being anonymous; anonymousness; also, that which anonymous.
[R.]

He rigorously insisted upon the rights of anonymity.
Carlyle.


word: Anonymous
definition:
Anonymous

A*non"y*mous
a.
[Gr. _; without name; 'an priv. + _;, Eol. for _; name. See Name.]
Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown or unavowed authorship; as, an anonymous benefactor; an anonymous pamphlet or letter.


word: Anonymously
definition:
Anonymously

A*non"y*mous*ly
(ȧ*n&obreve_;n"ĭ*mŭs*l&ybreve_;)
adv.
In an anonymous manner; without a name.
Swift.


word: Anopheles
definition:
Anopheles

A*noph"e*les
(ȧ*n&obreve_;f"e̝*lēz)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'anwfelh`s useless, hurtful.]
(Zool.)
A genus of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the malaria parasites, and whose bite is the usual, if not the only, means of infecting human beings with malaria. Several species are found in the United States. They may be distinguished from the ordinary mosquitoes of the genus Culex by the long slender palpi, nearly equaling the beak in length, while those of the female Culex are very short. They also assume different positions when resting, Culex usually holding the body parallel to the surface on which it rests and keeping the head and beak bent at an angle, while Anopheles holds the body at an angle with the surface and the head and beak in line with it. Unless they become themselves infected by previously biting a subject affected with malaria, the insects cannot transmit the disease.


word: Anophyte
definition:
Anophyte

An"o*phyte
(ăn"o̝*fīt)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nw upward (fr. 'ana` up) + fyto`n a plant, fy`ein to grow.]
(Bot.)
A moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.


word: Anopla
definition:
Anopla

An"o*pla
(ăn"&obreve_;*plȧ)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'a`noplos unarmed.]
(Zool.)
One of the two orders of Nemerteans. See Nemertina.


word: Anoplotherium
definition:
Anoplotherium

Anoplothere

An*op"lo*there (ăn*&obreve_;p"lo̝*thēr), &VerbarAn`o*plo*the"ri*um
(ăn`o̝*plo̝*thē"rĭ*ŭm)
n.
[From Gr. 'a`noplos unarmed ('an priv. + 'o`plon an implement, weapon) + qhri`on beast.]
(Paleon.)
A genus of extinct quadrupeds of the order Ungulata, whose were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine teeth (whence the name).


word: Anoplura
definition:
Anoplura

An`o*plu"ra
(ăn`o̝*plū"rȧ)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'o`plon weapon, sting + o'yra` tail.]
(Zool.)
A group of insects which includes the lice.


word: anopsy
definition:
anopsy

anopsia

anopia

{ &Verbara*nop"si*a (ȧ*n&obreve_;p"sĭ*ȧ), an"op`sy (ăn"&obreve_;p`s&ybreve_;), an*op"i*a } 
a.
[Gr. 'an priv. + 'o`psis sight.]
(Med.)
Defect or absence of sight; blindness.


word: anorexia
definition:
anorexia

anorexy

{ &Verbaran`o*rex"i*a (ăn`o̝*rĕks"ĭ*ȧ), an"o*rex`y (ăn"o̝*rĕks`&ybreve_;) }
n.
[Gr. 'anorexi`a; 'an priv. + 'o`rexis desire, appetite, 'ore`gein desire.]
(Med.)
Loss of appetite for food.
Coxe.


word: anorexigenic
definition:
anorexigenic

anorexigenic
adj.
1.
causing loss of appetite; as, an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug.

Syn. -- anorectic


word: Anormal
definition:
Anormal

A*nor"mal
(_;)
a.
[F. anormal. See Abnormal, Normal.]
Not according to rule; abnormal.
[Obs.]


word: Anorn
definition:
Anorn

A*norn
(_;)
v. t.
[OF. aörner, aöurner, fr. L. adornare to adorn. The form a-ourne was corrupted into anourne.]
To adorn.
[Obs.]
Bp. Watson.


word: Anorthic
definition:
Anorthic

A*nor"thic
(_;)
a.
[See Anorthite.]
(Min.)
Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic crystals.


word: Anorthite
definition:
Anorthite

A*nor"thite
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'an priv. + 'orqo`s straight ('orqh` sc. gwni`a right angle); not in a right angle.]
A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.


word: Anorthoclase
definition:
Anorthoclase

A*nor"tho*clase
(?)
n.
[Gr. 'an priv. + orthoclase.]
(Min.)
A feldspar closely related to orthoclase, but triclinic. It is chiefly a silicate of sodium, potassium, and aluminium. Sp. gr., 2.57 -- 2.60.


word: anorthopia
definition:
anorthopia

an`or*tho"pi*a
(ăn`&obreve_;r*th&omacr"pĭ*ȧ)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + ortho- + Gr. 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, the eye.]
(Med.)
Distorted vision, in which straight lines appear bent.
AS


word: Anorthoscope
definition:
Anorthoscope

A*nor"tho*scope
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'an priv. + 'orqo`s straight + -scope.]
(Physics)
An optical toy for producing amusing figures or pictures by means of two revolving disks, on one of which distorted figures are painted.


word: Anorthosite
definition:
Anorthosite

A*nor"tho*site
(?)
n.
[F. anorthose triclinic feldspar (fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'orqo`s straight) + -ite.]
(Petrol.)
A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda-lime feldspar, usually labradorite.


word: anosmia
definition:
anosmia

a*nos"mi*a
(ăn*&obreve_;z"me̝*ȧ)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'osmh` smell.]
(Med.)
Loss of the sense of smell.
AS


word: Anostraca
definition:
Anostraca

Anostraca
prop. n.
An order of small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace, including the fairy shrimps and the brine shrimps.

Syn. -- order Anostraca.


word: another
definition:
another

an*oth"er
(ăn*ŭ&thlig_;"ẽr)
pron. & a.
[An a, one + other.]
1.
One more, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.

Another yet! -- a seventh! I 'll see no more.
Shak.

Would serve to scale another Hero's tower.
Shak.

2.
Not the same; different.

He winks, and turns his lips another way.
Shak.

3.
Any or some; any different person, indefinitely; any one else; some one else.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth.
Prov. xxvii. 2.

While I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
John v. 7.

&hand_; As a pronoun another may have a possessive another's, pl. others, poss. pl. other'. It is much used in opposition to one; as, one went one way, another another. It is also used with one, in a reciprocal sense; as, “love one another,” that is, let each love the other or others. “These two imparadised in one another's arms.”
Milton.


word: Another-gaines
definition:
Another-gaines

An*oth"er-gaines`
(_;)
a.
[Corrupted fr. another-gates.]
Of another kind.
[Obs.]
Sir P. Sidney.


word: Another-gates
definition:
Another-gates

An*oth"er-gates`
(_;)
a.
[Another + gate, or gait, way. Cf. Algates.]
Of another sort.
[Obs.]
Another-gates
Hudibras.


word: Another-guess
definition:
Another-guess

An*oth"er-guess
(_;)
a.
[Corrupted fr. another-gates.]
Of another sort.
[Archaic]

It used to go in another-guess manner.
Arbuthnot.


word: anoxaemia
definition:
anoxaemia

anoxemia

an`ox*ae"mi*a
an`ox*e"mi*a
(ăn`&obreve_;ks*ē"mĭ*ȧ)
n.
[NL.; Gr. 'an priv. + oxygen + Gr. a'i^ma blood.]
(Med.)
A former term used to refer to an abnormal condition due to deficient oxygenation of the arterial blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness; now the term is replaced by the term hypoxemia.
An`ox*ae"mic, An`ox*e"mic (ăn`&obreve_;ks*ē"mĭk), a.


word: anoxia
definition:
anoxia

an`ox"i*a
(ăn*&obreve_;ks"ĭ*ȧ)
n.
[NL.; Gr. 'an priv. + oxygen.]
1.
(Med.)
A physiological state in which insufficient oxygen reaches the tissues of the body, especially when of sufficient severity to cause permanent damage; severe hypoxia.

2.
(Med)
Total lack of oxygen.


word: anoxic
definition:
anoxic

an*ox"ic
(ăn*&obreve_;ks"ĭk)
adj.
[NL.; Gr. 'an priv. + oxygen.]
1.
(Med.)
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, anoxia.
AS

2.
Greatly deficient in, or totally lacking, oxygen.


word: Ansa
definition:
Ansa

An"sa
(ăn"sȧ)
n.
pl. Ansæ (ăn"s&aemacr_;).
[L., a handle.]
(Astron.)
A name given to either of the projecting ends of Saturn's ring.


word: Anserated
definition:
Anserated

An"ser*a`ted
(_;)
a.
(Her.)
Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, etc.; as, an anserated cross.


word: Anseres
definition:
Anseres

An"se*res
(_;)
n. pl.
[L., geese.]
(Zool.)
A Linnæan order of aquatic birds swimming by means of webbed feet, as the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers, gulls, petrels, etc.


word: Anseriformes
definition:
Anseriformes

An`se*ri*for"mes
(_;)
n. pl.
(Zool.)
A division of birds including the geese, ducks, and closely allied forms.


word: Anserinae
definition:
Anserinae

Anserinae
n.
1.
1
a family name used in some classifications for the swans.

Syn. -- subfamily Anserinae.


word: Anserine
definition:
Anserine

An"ser*ine
(_;)
a.
[L. anserinus, fr. anser a goose.]
1.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose.

2.
(Zool.)
Pertaining to the Anseres.


word: Answer
definition:
Answer

An"swer
(ăn"sẽr)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Answered (ăn"sẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n. Answering.]
[OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]
1.
To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

2.
To speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the like; to reply to (a question, remark, etc.); to respond to.

She answers him as if she knew his mind.
Shak.

So spake the apostate angel, though in pain: . . . 
And him thus answered soon his bold compeer.
Milton.

3.
To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification, and the like; to refute.

No man was able to answer him a word.
Matt. xxii. 46.

These shifts refuted, answer thine appellant.
Milton.

The reasoning was not and could not be answered.
Macaulay.

4.
To be or act in return or response to.
Hence:
(a)
To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, demand; as, he answered my claim upon him; the servant answered the bell.

This proud king . . . studies day and night
To answer all the debts he owes unto you.
Shak.

I will . . . send him to answer thee.
Shak.

And grievously hath Cæzar answered it.
Shak.

The windows answering each other, we could just discern the glowing horizon them.
Gilpin.

Money answereth all things.
Eccles. x. 19.

Weapons must needs be dangerous things, if they answered the bulk of so prodigious a person.
Swift.


word: Answer₂
definition:
Answer

An"swer
v. i.
1.
To speak or write by way of return (originally, to a charge), or in reply; to make response.

There was no voice, nor any that answered.
1 Kings xviii. 26.

2.
To make a satisfactory response or return.
Hence:
To render account, or to be responsible; to be accountable; to make amends; as, the man must answer to his employer for the money intrusted to his care.

Let his neck answer for it, if there is any martial law.
Shak.

3.
To be or act in return.
Hence:
(a)
To be or act by way of compliance, fulfillment, reciprocation, or satisfaction; to serve the purpose; as, gypsum answers as a manure on some soils.

Do the strings answer to thy noble hand?
Dryden.

That the time may have all shadow and silence in it, and the place answer to convenience.
Shak.

If this but answer to my just belief,
I 'll remember you.
Shak.

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Prov. xxvii. 19.


word: Answer₃
definition:
Answer

An"swer
n.
[OE. andsware, AS. andswaru; and against + swerian to swear. √177, 196.  See Anti-, and Swear, and cf. 1st un-.]
1.
A reply to a charge; a defense.

At my first answer no man stood with me.
2 Tim. iv. 16.

2.
Something said or written in reply to a question, a call, an argument, an address, or the like; a reply.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Prov. xv. 1.

I called him, but he gave me no answer.
Cant. v. 6.

3.
Something done in return for, or in consequence of, something else; a responsive action.

Great the slaughter is
Here made by the Roman; great the answer be
Britons must take.
Shak.

4.
A solution, the result of a mathematical operation; as, the answer to a problem.

5.
(Law)
A counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question. In Equity, it is the usual form of defense to the complainant's charges in his bill.
Bouvier.


word: Answerable
definition:
Answerable

An"swer*a*ble
(_;)
a.
1.
Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.

Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly punished, but is answerable only to God?
Swift.

2.
Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.

The argument, though subtle, is yet answerable.
Johnson.

3.
Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.

What wit and policy of man is answerable to their discreet and orderly course?
Holland.

This revelation . . . was answerable to that of the apostle to the Thessalonians.
Milton.

4.
Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.

5.
Equal; equivalent; adequate.
[Archaic]

Had the valor of his soldiers been answerable, he had reached that year, as was thought, the utmost bounds of Britain.
Milton.


word: Answerableness
definition:
Answerableness

An"swer*a*ble*ness
n.
The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or correspondent.


word: Answerably
definition:
Answerably

An"swer*a*bly
(_;)
adv.
In an answerable manner; in due proportion or correspondence; suitably.


word: An't
definition:
An't

An't
(_;)
A contraction for are and am not; also used for is not; -- now usually written ain't.
[Colloq. & illiterate speech.]


word: -ant
definition:
-ant

-ant
[F. -ant, fr. L. -antem or -entem, the pr. p. ending; also sometimes directly from L. -antem.]
A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; as, merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, etc. Cf. -ent.


word: Ant
definition:
Ant

Ant
(_;)
n.
[OE. ante, amete, emete, AS. æmete akin to G. ameise. Cf. Emmet.]
(Zool.)
A hymenopterous insect of the Linnæan genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire.

&hand_; Among ants, as among bees, there are neuter or working ants, besides the males and females; the former are without wings. Ants live together in swarms, usually raising hillocks of earth, variously chambered within, where they maintain a perfect system of order, store their provisions, and nurture their young. There are many species, with diverse habits, as agricultural ants, carpenter ants, honey ants, foraging ants, amazon ants, etc. The white ants or Termites belong to the Neuroptera.

Ant bird (Zool.), one of a very extensive group of South American birds (Formicariidæ), which live on ants. The family includes many species, some of which are called ant shrikes, ant thrushes, and ant wrens. -- Ant rice (Bot.), a species of grass (Aristida oligantha) cultivated by the agricultural ants of Texas for the sake of its seed.


word: Anta
definition:
Anta

An"ta
(_;)
n.
pl. Antæ (_;).
[L.]
(Arch.)
A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.

&hand_; Porches, when columns stand between two antæ, are called in Latin in antis.


word: antacid
definition:
antacid

antiacid

&Verbarant*ac"id (ănt*ăs"ĭd), an*ti*ac"id
(ăn*te̝*ăs"ĭd)
n.
[Pref. anti- + acid.]
(Med.)
A remedy for neutralizing acidity, especially of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent.
a. Counteractive of acidity.


word: antagonism
definition:
antagonism

an*tag"o*nism
(ăn*tăg"o̝*nĭz'm)
n.
[Gr. 'antagw`nisma, fr. 'antagwni`zesqai to struggle against; 'anti` against + 'agwni`zesqai to contend or struggle, 'agw`n contest: cf. F. antagonisme. See Agony.]
Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.

&hand_; We speak of antagonism between two things, to or against a thing, and sometimes with a thing.


word: antagonist
definition:
antagonist

an*tag"o*nist
(ăn*tăg"o̝*nĭst)
n.
[L. antagonista, Gr. 'antagwnisth`s; 'anti` against + 'agwnisth`s combatant, champion, fr. 'agwni`zesqai: cf. F. antagoniste. See Antagonism.]
1.
One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent.

Antagonist of Heaven's Almighty King.
Milton.

Our antagonists in these controversies.
Hooker.

2.
(Anat.)
A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.
AS

3.
(Med.)
A substance which opposes the actions of another substance in the body, especially a drgu that counteracts the effects of another drug.


word: Antagonist
definition:
Antagonist

An*tag"o*nist
a.
Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.


word: Antagonistic
definition:
Antagonistic

Antagonistical

{ An*tag`o*nis"tic (_;), An*tag`o*nis"tic*al (_;), }
a.
Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces.
An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly, adv.

They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic.
Milman.


word: antagonists
definition:
antagonists

antagonists
n.
1.
muscles having opposite effects; the contraction of one neutralizes the contraction of the other.

Syn. -- antagonistic muscles.


word: Antagonize
definition:
Antagonize

An*tag"o*nize
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Antagonized (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Antagonozing.]
[Gr. _;. See Antagonism.]
To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.


word: Antagony
definition:
Antagony

An*tag"o*ny
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;; 'anti` + _; contest: cf. F. (16th century) antagonie. See Antagonism.]
Contest; opposition; antagonism.
[Obs.]

Antagony that is between Christ and Belial.
Milton.


word: antalgic
definition:
antalgic

an*tal"gic
(ăn*tăl"jĭk)
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. 'a`lgos pain: cf. F. antalgique.]
(Med.)
Alleviating pain.
n. A medicine to alleviate pain; an analgesic. [R.]


word: Antalkaline
definition:
Antalkaline

Antalkali

Ant*al"ka*li (?; 277), Ant*al"ka*line (_;)
n.
[Pref. anti- + alkali.]
Anything that neutralizes, or that counteracts an alkaline tendency in the system.
Hooper.


word: Antambulacral
definition:
Antambulacral

Ant*am`bu*la"cral
(ănt*ăm`b&uuptack_;*lā"kral)
a.
(Zool.)
Away from the ambulacral region.


word: Antanaclasis
definition:
Antanaclasis

Ant`an*a*cla"sis
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;; 'anti`/ + 'ana`klasis a bending back and breaking. See Anaclastic.]
(Rhet.)
(a)
A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; as, Learn some craft when young, that when old you may live without craft.
(b)
A repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long parenthesis; as, Shall that heart (which not only feels them, but which has all motions of life placed in them), shall that heart, etc.


word: Antanagoge
definition:
Antanagoge

Ant`an*a*go"ge
(_;)
n.
[Pref. anti- + anagoge.]
(Rhet.)
A figure which consists in answering the charge of an adversary, by a counter charge.


word: Antananarivo
definition:
Antananarivo

Antananarivo
prop. n.
(Geography)
The capital city of Madagascar.  Population (2000) = 1,000,000.


word: anaphrodisiac₂
definition:
anaphrodisiac

antaphrodisiac

&Verbarant`aph*ro*dis"i*ac (ănt`ăf*ro̝*dĭz"ĭ*ăk), an`aph*ro*dis"i*ac
(ăn`ăf*ro̝*dĭz"ĭ*ăk)
a.
[Pref. anti- + aphrodisiac.]
(Med.)
Capable of blunting the sexual appetite.
n. Anything that reduces the sexual appetite.


word: antaphroditic
definition:
antaphroditic

ant`aph*ro*dit"ic
(ănt`ăf*ro̝*dĭt"ĭk)
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. 'Afrodi`th Aphrodite: cf. F. antaphroditique.]
(Med.)
1.
Antaphrodisiac.
AS

2.
Antisyphilitic.
[R.]
AS


word: Antapoplectic
definition:
Antapoplectic

Ant`ap*o*plec"tic
(ănt`ăp*o̝*plĕk"tĭk)
a.
[Pref. anti- + apoplectic.]
(Med.)
Alleviating apoplexy.
n. A medicine used for alleviating apoplexy. [Obs.]


word: Antarchism
definition:
Antarchism

Ant*ar"chism
(_;)
n.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. _; government.]
Opposition to government in general.
[R.]


word: Antarchistical
definition:
Antarchistical

Antarchistic

{ Ant`ar*chis"tic (_;), Ant`ar*chis"tic*al (_;), }
a.
Opposed to all human government.
[R.]


word: Antarctic
definition:
Antarctic

Ant*arc"tic
(_;)
a.
[OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F. antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. _;; 'anti` + 'a`rktos bear. See Arctic.]
Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23° 28′. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.


word: Antares
definition:
Antares

An*ta"res
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;; _; similar to + _; Mars. It was thought to resemble Mars in color.]
The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the Scorpion's Heart.


word: antarthritic
definition:
antarthritic

antiarthritic

ant`ar*thrit"ic(ănt`är*thrĭt"ĭk), ant`i*ar*thrit"ic
(ănt`e̝*är*thrĭt"ĭk)
a.
[Pref. anti- + arthritic.]
(Med.)
Alleviating arthritis.
n. A remedy for alleviating arthritis. AS


word: antasthmatic
definition:
antasthmatic

ant`asth*mat"ic
(ănt`ăz*măt"ĭk; see Asthma; 277)
a.
[Pref. anti- + asthmatic.]
(Med.)
Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma.
n. A remedy for asthma.
AS


word: Antasthmatic
definition:
Antasthmatic

Ant`asth*mat"ic
(? or ?; see Asthma; 277)
a.
[Pref. anti- + asthmatic.]
(Med.)
Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma.
n. A remedy for asthma.


word: Ant-bear
definition:
Ant-bear

Ant"-bear`
(_;)
n.
(Zool.)
An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living on ants. It belongs to the genus Myrmecophaga.


word: Ant-cattle
definition:
Ant-cattle

Ant"-cat`tle
(_;)
n. pl.
(Zool.)
Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete; plural of ant cow. See Aphips.


word: Ant cow
definition:
Ant cow

Ant cow
(Zool.)
Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.  The plural form is ant cattle.


word: Ante-
definition:
Ante-

An"te-
(ăn"te̝-)
A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. 'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of.


word: Ante
definition:
Ante

An"te
n.
(Poker Playing)
Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.


word: Anteal
definition:
Anteal

An"te*al
(_;)
a.
[antea, ante, before. Cf. Ancient.]
Being before, or in front.
[R.]
J. Fleming.


word: Ant-eater
definition:
Ant-eater

Ant"-eat`er
(_;)
n.
(Zool.)
One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See Ant-bear, Pangolin, Aard-vark, and Echidna.


word: antebellum
definition:
antebellum

antebellum
adj.
1.
belonging to a period before a war, especially the American Civil War.


word: Antecedaneous
definition:
Antecedaneous

An`te*ce*da"ne*ous
(_;)
a.
[See Antecede.]
Antecedent; preceding in time.
antecedaneous
Barrow.


word: Antecede
definition:
Antecede

An`te*cede"
(_;)
v. t. & i.
[L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go. See Cede.]
To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass.
Sir M. Hale.


word: Antecedence
definition:
Antecedence

An`te*ced"ence
(_;)
n.
1.
The act or state of going before in time; precedence.
H. Spenser.

2.
(Astron.)
An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.


word: Antecedency
definition:
Antecedency

An`te*ced"en*cy
(_;)
n.
The state or condition of being antecedent; priority.
Fothherby.


word: Antecedent
definition:
Antecedent

An`te*ced"ent
(_;)
a.
[L. antecedens, -entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. F. antécédent.]
1.
Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

2.
Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.


word: Antecedent₂
definition:
Antecedent

An`te*ced"ent
n.
[Cf. F. antécédent.]
1.
That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
South.

The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents.
Max Miller.

2.
One who precedes or goes in front.
[Obs.]

My antecedent, or my gentleman usher.
Massinger.

3.
pl.
The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history.
J. H. Newman.

If the troops . . . prove worthy of their antecedents, the victory is surely ours.
Gen. G. McClellan.

4.
(Gram.)
The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence “Solomon was the prince who built the temple,” prince is the antecedent of who.

5.
(Logic)
(a)
The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.
(b)
The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.

6.
(Math.)
The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.


word: Antecedently
definition:
Antecedently

An`te*ced"ent*ly
(_;)
adv.
Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as, antecedently to conversion.
Barrow.


word: Antecessor
definition:
Antecessor

An`te*ces"sor
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. antecedere, antecessum. See Antecede, Ancestor.]
1.
One who goes before; a predecessor.

The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's devices.
Sir E. Sandys.

2.
An ancestor; a progenitor.
[Obs.]


word: Antechamber
definition:
Antechamber

An"te*cham`ber
(_;)
n.
[Cf. F. antichambre.]
1.
A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See Lobby.

2.
A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an interior part.

The mouth, the antechamber to the digestive canal.
Todd & Bowman.


word: Antechapel
definition:
Antechapel

An"te*chap`el
(_;)
n.
The outer part of the west end of a collegiate or other chapel.
Shipley.


word: Antechoir
definition:
Antechoir

An"te*choir`
(?)
n.
(Arch.)
(a)
A space inclosed or reserved at the entrance to the choir, for the clergy and choristers.
(b)
Where a choir is divided, as in some Spanish churches, that division of it which is the farther from the sanctuary.


word: Antecommunion
definition:
Antecommunion

An`te*com*mun"ion
(_;)
n.
A name given to that part of the Anglican liturgy for the communion, which precedes the consecration of the elements.


word: Antecursor
definition:
Antecursor

An`te*cur"sor
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. antecurrere to run before; ante + currere to run.]
A forerunner; a precursor.
[Obs.]


word: Antedate
definition:
Antedate

An"te*date`
(ăn`te̝*dāt`)
n.
1.
Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.

2.
Anticipation.
[Obs.]
Donne.


word: Antedate₂
definition:
Antedate

An"te*date`
(ăn`te̝*dāt`)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Antedated; p. pr. & vb. n. Antedating.]
1.
To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date; ; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution.

2.
To precede in time.

3.
To anticipate; to make before the true time.

And antedate the bliss above.
Pope.

Who rather rose the day to antedate.
Wordsworth.


word: Antediluvial
definition:
Antediluvial

An`te*di*lu"vi*al
(ăn`te̝*dĭ*lū"vĭ*al)
a.
[Pref. ante- + diluvial.]
Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.


word: antediluvian
definition:
antediluvian

an`te*di*lu"vi*an
(ăn`te̝*dĭ*lū"vĭ*an)
a.
Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle.
n. One who lived before the Deluge.


word: Antedonidae
definition:
Antedonidae

Antedonidae
prop. n.
A natural family of feather stars; formerly called family Comatulidae.

Syn. -- family Antedonidae


word: Antefix
definition:
Antefix

An"te*fix`
(_;)
n.
pl. E. Antefixes (_;); L. Antefixa (_;).
[L. ante + fixus fixed.]
(Arch.)
(a)
An ornament fixed upon a frieze.
(b)
An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof.
(c)
An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.


word: anteflexion
definition:
anteflexion

an`te*flex"ion
(ăn`te̝*flĕk"shŭn)
n.
(Med.)
A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself.
T. G. Thomas.
AS


word: Ant egg
definition:
Ant egg

Ant" egg`
(_;)
One of the small white egg-shaped pupæ or cocoons of the ant, often seen in or about ant-hills, and popularly supposed to be eggs.


word: Antelope
definition:
Antelope

An"te*lope
(ăn"te̝*l&omacrp)
n.
[OF. antelop, F. antilope, from Gr. 'anqo`lops, -lopos, Eustathius, “Hexaëm.,” p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.]
(Zool.)
One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.

The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell.
Spenser.

&hand_; The common or bezoar antelope of India is Antilope bezoartica. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the addax, and the eland are other species. See Gazelle. The pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra Americana) is found in the Rocky Mountains. See Pronghorn.


word: Antelucan
definition:
Antelucan

An`te*lu"can
(_;)
a.
[L. antelucanus; ante + lux light.]
Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning.
Antelucan
De Quincey.


word: Antemeridian
definition:
Antemeridian

An`te*me*rid"i*an
(_;)
a.
[L. antemeridianus; ante + meridianus belonging to midday or noon. See Meridian.]
Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. a. m.)


word: Antemetic
definition:
Antemetic

Ant`e*met"ic
(_;)
a.
[Pref. anti- + emetic.]
(Med.)
Tending to check vomiting.
n. A remedy to check or allay vomiting.


word: Ante mortem
definition:
Ante mortem

An`te mor"tem
(?)
[L.]
Before death; -- generally used adjectively; as, an ante-mortem statement; ante-mortem examination.

&hand_; The ante-mortem statement, or dying declaration made in view of death, by one injured, as to the cause and manner of the injury, is often receivable in evidence against one charged with causing the death.


word: Antemural
definition:
Antemural

An`te*mu"ral
(_;)
n.
[L. antemurale: ante + murus wall. See Mural.]
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.


word: Antenicene
definition:
Antenicene

An`te*ni"cene
(_;)
a.
[L.]
Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held a. d. 325; as, antenicene faith.


word: Antenna
definition:
Antenna

An*ten"na
(_;)
n.
pl. Antennæ (_;).
[L. antenna sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.]
1.
(Zool.)
A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.

2.
(Electronics)
A metallic device, variously shaped, designed for the purpose of either transmitting or receiving radio waves, as for radio or television broadcasting, or for transmitting communication signals.  Some types are: whip antenna, antenna tower, horn antenna, dish antenna, directional antenna and rabbit ears.  See transmitter, receiver.


word: Antennule
definition:
Antennule

An*ten"nule
(_;)
n.
[Dim. of antenna.]
(Zool.)
A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antennæ or feelers of Crustacea.


word: Antepast
definition:
Antepast

An"te*past
(_;)
n.
[Pref. ante- + L. pastus pasture, food. Cf. Repast.]
A foretaste.

Antepasts of joy and comforts.
Jer. Taylor.


word: Antependium
definition:
Antependium

An`te*pen"di*um
(_;)
n.
[LL., fr. L. ante + pendere to hang.]
(Eccl.)
The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
Smollett.


word: Antepenultima
definition:
Antepenultima

Antepenult

{ An`te*pe"nult (_;), &VerbarAn`te*pe*nult"i*ma (_;), }
n.
[L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba) antepenultimate; ante before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus last.]
(Pros.)
The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in monosyllable.


word: Antepenultimate
definition:
Antepenultimate

An`te*pe*nult"i*mate
(_;)
a.
Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two.
n. The antepenult.


word: Antephialtic
definition:
Antephialtic

Ant`eph*i*al"tic
(_;)
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. _; nightmare.]
(Med.)
Good against nightmare.
n. A remedy nightmare.
Dunglison.


word: Antepileptic
definition:
Antepileptic

Ant`ep*i*lep"tic
(_;)
a.
[Pref. anti- + epileptic.]
(Med.)
Good against epilepsy.
n. A medicine for epilepsy.


word: Anteposition
definition:
Anteposition

An`te*po*si"tion
(_;)
n.
[Cf. LL. antepositio. See Position.]
(Gram.)
The placing of a before another, which, by ordinary rules, ought to follow it.


word: Antepredicament
definition:
Antepredicament

An`te*pre*dic"a*ment
(_;)
n.
(Logic)
A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms.
Chambers.


word: Anterior
definition:
Anterior

An*te"ri*or
(_;)
a.
[L. anterior, comp. of ante before.]
1.
Before in time; antecedent.

Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius.
Sir G. C. Lewis.

2.
Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.

&hand_; In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is often used for ventral.


word: Anteriority
definition:
Anteriority

An*te`ri*or"i*ty
(_;)
n.
[LL. anterioritas.]
The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.
Pope.


word: Antero-
definition:
Antero-

An"te*ro-
(_;)
A combining form meaning anterior, front; as, antero-posterior, front and back; antero-lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.


word: Antestature
definition:
Antestature

An`te*stat"ure
(_;)
n.
(Fort.)
A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth.


word: Anteversion
definition:
Anteversion

An`te*ver"sion
(_;)
n.
[Pref. ante- + L. vertere, versum, to turn.]
(Med.)
A displacement of an organ, esp. of the uterus, in such manner that its whole axis is directed further forward than usual.


word: Antevert
definition:
Antevert

An`te*vert"
(_;)
v. t.
[L. antevertere; ante + vertere to turn.]
1.
To prevent.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.

2.
(Med.)
To displace by anteversion.


word: Anthelion
definition:
Anthelion

Ant*hel"ion
(?; 277, 106)
n.
pl. Anthelia (_;).
[Pref. anti + Gr. _; sun.]
(Meteor.)
A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spectator's own head, as projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank.


word: Anthelmintic
definition:
Anthelmintic

anthelminthic

anthelminthic, An`thel*min"tic
(ăn`thĕl*mĭn"tĭk)
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. "e`lmins, -inqos, worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm.  See also helminth]
(Med.)
capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms.
n. An anthelmintic remedy.
[Written also anthelminthic.]

Syn. -- helminthic, parasiticidal


word: Anthem
definition:
Anthem

An"them
(ăn"thĕm)
n.
[OE. antym, antefne, AS. antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. 'anti`fwna, neut. pl. of 'anti`fwnon antiphon, or anthem, n. neut., from 'anti`fwnos sounding contrary, returning a sound; 'anti` over against + fwnh` sound, voice: the anthem being sung by the choristers alternately, one half-choir answering the other: cf. OF. anthaine, anteine, antieune, F. antienne. See Antiphon.]
1.
Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music.

2.
A song or hymn of praise or devotion; as, a national anthem.
Milton.


word: Anthemis
definition:
Anthemis

An"the*mis
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'anqemi`s, equiv. to 'a`nqos flower; an herb like our chamomile.]
(Bot.)
Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants.


word: Anther
definition:
Anther

An"ther
(_;)
n.
[F. anthère, L. anthera a medicine composed of flowers, fr. Gr. _; flowery, fr. 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower.]
(Bot.)
That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary.
An"ther*al (_;), a.


word: Antheraea
definition:
Antheraea

Antheraea
n.
1.
1
a genus of large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality.

Syn. -- genus Antheraea.


word: Anthericum
definition:
Anthericum

Anthericum
prop. n.
a genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae.

Syn. -- genus Anthericum.


word: antheridiophore
definition:
antheridiophore

antheridiophore
n.
a gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts.


word: Antheridium
definition:
Antheridium

An`ther*id"i*um
(_;)
n.
pl. Antheridia (_;).
[Anther + _; (a Gr. diminutive ending).]
(Bot.)
The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also spermary.
An`ther*id"i*al (_;), a.


word: Antheriferous
definition:
Antheriferous

An`ther*if"er*ous
(_;)
a.
[Anther + -ferous.]
(Bot.)
(a)
Producing anthers, as plants.
(b)
Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower.
Gray.


word: Antherogenous
definition:
Antherogenous

An`ther*og"e*nous
(_;)
a.
[Anther + -genous.]
(Bot.)
Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower.


word: Antherozooid
definition:
Antherozooid

Antherozoid

{ An`ther*o*zoid (_;), An`ther*o*zoo"id (_;), }
n.
[Gr. _; flowery + _; animal + -oid. See Zooid.]
(Bot.)
One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.


word: Anthesis
definition:
Anthesis

An*the"sis
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; bloom, fr. 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower.]
(Bot.)
The period or state of full expansion in a flower.
Gray.


word: Ant-hill
definition:
Ant-hill

Ant"-hill
(_;)
n.
(Zool.)
A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.


word: Anthobian
definition:
Anthobian

An*tho"bi*an
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqos flower +  bi`os life.]
(Zool.)
A beetle which feeds on flowers.


word: Anthobranchia
definition:
Anthobranchia

An`tho*bran"chi*a
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + _; gills, n. pl.]
(Zool.)
A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back. See Nudibranchiata, and Doris.


word: Anthocarpous
definition:
Anthocarpous

An`tho*car"pous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'a`nqos flower + karpo`s fruit.]
(Bot.)
Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple.


word: Anthodium
definition:
Anthodium

An*tho"di*um
(_;)
n.
[NL., from Gr. _; like flowers, flowery; 'a`nqos flower + e'i^dos form.]
(Bot.)
The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head.


word: Anthokyan
definition:
Anthokyan

An`tho*ky"an
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ky`anos blue.]
(Chem.)
The blue coloring matter of certain flowers. Same as Cyanin.


word: Antholite
definition:
Antholite

An"tho*lite
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -lite.]
(Paleon.)
A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.


word: Anthological
definition:
Anthological

An`tho*log"ic*al
(_;)
a.
Pertaining to anthology; consisting of beautiful extracts from different authors, especially the poets.

He published a geographical and anthological description of all empires and kingdoms . . . in this terrestrial globe.
Wood.


word: Anthology
definition:
Anthology

An*thol"o*gy
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;, fr. 'anqolo`gos flower gathering; 'a`nqos flower + le`gein to gather.]
1.
A discourse on flowers.
[R.]

2.
A collection of flowers; a garland.
[R.]

3.
A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; -- particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams.

4.
(Gr. Ch.)
A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services.


word: Anthomania
definition:
Anthomania

An`tho*ma"ni*a
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqos flower + mani`a madness.]
A extravagant fondness for flowers.
[R.]


word: Anthophagous
definition:
Anthophagous

An*thoph"a*gous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'a`nqos flower + fagei^n to eat.]
(Zool.)
Eating flowers; -- said of certain insects.


word: Anthophilous
definition:
Anthophilous

An*thoph"i*lous
(?)
a.
[Gr. 'a`nqos flower + fi`los loving.]
(Zool.)
Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers.


word: Anthophore
definition:
Anthophore

An"tho*phore
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; bearing flowers; 'a`nqos flower + _; bearing, fe`rein to bear.]
(Bot.)
The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family.
Gray.


word: Anthophyllite
definition:
Anthophyllite

An*thoph"yl*lite
(_;)
n.
[NL. anthophyllum clove.]
A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color.
An`tho*phyl*lit"ic (_;), a.


word: Anthorism
definition:
Anthorism

An"tho*rism
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;; _; + _; to bound, define.]
(Rhet.)
A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party.
[R.]


word: Anthotaxy
definition:
Anthotaxy

An"tho*tax`y
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqos flower +  _; order.]
(Bot.)
The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers; inflorescence.


word: Anthozoa
definition:
Anthozoa

An`tho*zo"a
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + _; animal.]
(Zool.)
The class of the Cœlenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria.


word: Anthracene
definition:
Anthracene

An"thra*cene
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrax coal.]
(Chem.)
A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin.
[Written also anthracin.]


word: Anthracene oil
definition:
Anthracene oil

An"thra*cene oil
(?)
A heavy green oil (partially solidifying on cooling), which distills over from coal tar at a temperature above 270°. It is the principal source of anthracene.


word: Anthraciferous
definition:
Anthraciferous

An`thra*cif"er*ous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'a`nqrax coal + -ferous.]
(Min.)
Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata.


word: Anthracite
definition:
Anthracite

An"thra*cite
(_;)
n.
[L. anthracites a kind of bloodstone; fr. Gr. _; like coals, fr. 'a`nqrax, _;, coal or charcoal. Cf. Anthrax.]
A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal.


word: Anthracitic
definition:
Anthracitic

An"thra*cit"ic
(_;)
a.
Of, pertaining to, or like, anthracite; as, anthracitic formations.


word: Anthracnose
definition:
Anthracnose

An*thrac"nose`
(?)
n.
[Gr. _;, _;, carbuncle + _; disease.]
(Bot.)
Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series Melanconiales, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called bird's-eye rot.


word: Anthracoid
definition:
Anthracoid

An"thra*coid
(_;)
a.
[Anthrax + -oid.]
(Biol.)
Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe.


word: Anthracomancy
definition:
Anthracomancy

An"thra*co*man`cy
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrax, 'a`nqrakos, coal + -mancy.]
Divination by inspecting a burning coal.


word: Anthracometer
definition:
Anthracometer

An`thra*com"e*ter
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrax coal, carbon + -meter.]
An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture.


word: Anthracosis
definition:
Anthracosis

An`thra*co"sis
(?)
n.
[NL. See Anthrax.]
(Med.)
A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis.  See also the related conditions pneumomelanosis and pneumoconiosis (black lung).


word: Anthraconite
definition:
Anthraconite

An*thrac"o*nite
(_;)
n.
[See Anthracite.]
(Min.)
A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.


word: Anthraquinone
definition:
Anthraquinone

An`thra*qui"none
(_;)
n.
[Anthracene + quinone.]
(Chem.)
A hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2O2.C6H4, subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.


word: Anthrax
definition:
Anthrax

An"thrax
(ăn"thrăks)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. 'a`nqrax coal, carbuncle.]
1.
(Med.)
(a)
A carbuncle.
(b)
A malignant pustule.

2.
(Biol.)
A microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus anthracis), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust. under Bacillus.]

3.
An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped gram-positive bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), the spores of which constitute the contagious matter.  It may be transmitted to man by inoculation.  The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also splenic fever.


word: Anthrax vaccine
definition:
Anthrax vaccine

An"thrax vac"cine
(Veter.)
A fluid vaccine obtained by growing a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis, formerly Bacterium anthracis) in beef broth. It is used to immunize animals, esp. cattle.


word: Anthrenus
definition:
Anthrenus

An*thre"nus
(ăn*thrē"nŭs)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'anqrh`nh a hornet.]
(Zool.)
A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc.  The common “museum pest” is Anthrenus varius; the carpet beetle is Anthrenus scrophulariæ. The larvæ are commonly confounded with moths.


word: Anthropical
definition:
Anthropical

Anthropic

{ An*throp"ic (_;), An*throp"ic*al (_;), }
a.
[Gr. _;, fr. 'a`nqrwpos man.]
(Zool.)
1.
Like or related to man; human.
[R.]
Owen.

2.
relating to the period of mankind's existence


word: Anthropidae
definition:
Anthropidae

An*throp"i*dæ
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man.]
(Zool.)
The group that includes man only.


word: Anthropocentric
definition:
Anthropocentric

An`thro*po*cen"tric
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + _; center.]
Assuming man as the center or ultimate end; -- applied to theories of the universe or of any part of it, as the solar system.
Draper.


word: anthropocentricity
definition:
anthropocentricity

anthropocentricity
n.
1.
an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.

Syn. -- anthropocentrism.


word: anthropocentrism
definition:
anthropocentrism

anthropocentrism
n.
1.
1
an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.

Syn. -- anthropocentricity.


word: anthropogenesis
definition:
anthropogenesis

anthropogenesis
n.
1.
1
the evolution or genesis of the human race.

Syn. -- anthropogeny.


word: anthropogenetic
definition:
anthropogenetic

anthropogenetic
adj.
1.
1
of or pertaining to anthropogenesis; caused by mankind or by humans.

Syn. -- anthropogenic


word: Anthropogenic
definition:
Anthropogenic

An`thro*po*gen"ic
(_;)
a.
1.
Of or pertaining to anthropogeny.

2.
(1923)
caused by humans; -- as, the anthropogenic extinction of species.


word: Anthropogeny
definition:
Anthropogeny

An`thro*pog"e*ny
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + _; birth.]
The science or study of human generation, or the origin and development of man.


word: Anthropogeography
definition:
Anthropogeography

An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*phy
(?)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + geography.]
The science of the human species as to geographical distribution and environment. Broadly, it includes industrial, commercial, and political geography, and that part of ethnology which deals with distribution and physical environment.
An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*pher (#), n. -- An`thro*po*ge`o*graph"ic*al (#), a.


word: Anthropoglot
definition:
Anthropoglot

An*throp"o*glot
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;; 'a`nqrwpos man + _;, _;, tongue.]
(Zool.)
An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot.


word: Anthropography
definition:
Anthropography

An`thro*pog"ra*phy
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -graphy.]
That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which treats historically of the origin and filiation of races and nations.
P. Cyc.


word: Anthropoid
definition:
Anthropoid

An"thro*poid
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -oid.]
Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla.
n. An anthropoid ape.


word: Anthropoidea
definition:
Anthropoidea

An`thro*poid"e*a
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL. See Anthropoid.]
(Zool.)
The suborder of primates which includes the monkeys, apes, and man.


word: Anthropolite
definition:
Anthropolite

An*throp"o*lite
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -lite.]
(Paleon.)
A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.


word: Anthropological
definition:
Anthropological

Anthropologic

{ An`thro*po*log"ic (_;), An`thro*po*log"ic*al (_;), }
a.
Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
Anthropologic
Kingsley.
An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly, adv.


word: Anthropology
definition:
Anthropology

An`thro*pol"o*gy
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -logy.]
1.
The science of the structure and functions of the human body.

2.
The science of man, including the study of the ditribution of physical and cultural attributes in relation to man's origin, location, history, and environment; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal.

3.
That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God.  See also anthropopathite, anthropopathism, anthropomorphist.


word: Anthropomancy
definition:
Anthropomancy

An"thro*po*man`cy
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -mancy.]
Divination by the entrails of human being.


word: Anthropometrical
definition:
Anthropometrical

Anthropometric

{ An`thro*po*met"ric (_;), An`thro*po*met"ric*al (_;), }
a.
Pertaining to anthropometry.


word: Anthropometry
definition:
Anthropometry

An`thro*pom"e*try
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -mercy.]
Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human beings, especially at different ages, or in different races, occupations, etc.
Dunglison.


word: Anthropomorpha
definition:
Anthropomorpha

An`thro*po*mor"pha
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL. See Anthropomorphism.]
(Zool.)
The manlike, or anthropoid, apes.


word: Anthropomorphic
definition:
Anthropomorphic

An`thro*po*mor"phic
(_;)
a.
Of or pertaining to anthropomorphism.
Hadley.
An`thro*po*mor"phic*al*ly (_;), adv.


word: Anthropomorphism
definition:
Anthropomorphism

An`thro*po*mor"phism
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; of human form; 'a`nqrwpos man + morfh` form.]
1.
The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections.

2.
The ascription of human characteristics to things not human.


word: Anthropomorphist
definition:
Anthropomorphist

An`thro*po*mor"phist
(_;)
n.
One who attributes the human form or other human attributes to the Deity or to anything not human.


word: Anthropomorphite
definition:
Anthropomorphite

An`thro*po*mor"phite
(_;)
n.
One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to the Deity or to a polytheistic deity.
Taylor
Specifically,
one of a sect of ancient heretics who believed that God has a human form, etc.
Tillotson


word: Anthropomorphitic
definition:
Anthropomorphitic

An`thro*po*mor*phit"ic
(_;)
a.
(Biol.)
Pertaining to anthropomorphism, or anthropomorphitism.
Kitto.


word: Anthropomorphize
definition:
Anthropomorphize

An`thro*po*mor"phize
(_;)
v. t. & i.
To attribute a human form or personality to.

You may see imaginative children every day anthropomorphizing.
Lowell.


word: Anthropomorphology
definition:
Anthropomorphology

An`thro*po*mor*phol"o*gy
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; + -logy. See Anthropomorphism.]
The application to God of terms descriptive of human beings.


word: Anthropomorphous
definition:
Anthropomorphous

An`thro*po*mor"phous
(_;)
a.
Having the figure of, or resemblance to, a man; as, an anthropomorphous plant.
Anthropomorphous
Darwin.


word: Anthroponomy
definition:
Anthroponomy

Anthroponomics

{ An`thro*po*nom"ics (?), An`thro*pon"o*my (?) }
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + _; usage, law, rule.]
The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment.
An`thro*po*nom"ic*al (#), a.


word: Anthropopathical
definition:
Anthropopathical

Anthropopathic

{ An`thro*po*path"ic (_;), An`thro*po*path"ic*al (_;), }
a.
Of or pertaining to anthropopathy.
[R.]
An`thro*po*path"ic*al*ly, adv.

The daring anthropopathic imagery by which the prophets often represent God as chiding, upbraiding, threatening.
H. Rogers.


word: Anthropopathy
definition:
Anthropopathy

Anthropopathism

{ An`thro*pop"a*thism (_;), An`thro*pop"a*thy (_;), }
n.
[Gr. _;; 'a`nqrwpos man + _; suffering, affection, passion, _;, _;, to suffer.]
The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a polytheistic deity.

In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute apathy.
Hare.


word: Anthropophagi
definition:
Anthropophagi

An`thro*poph"a*gi
(_;)
n. pl.
[L., fr. Gr. _; eating men; 'a`nqrwpos man + + _; to eat.]
Man eaters; cannibals.
Shak.


word: Anthropophagical
definition:
Anthropophagical

Anthropophagic

{ An`thro*po*phag"ic (_;), An`thro*po*phag"ic*al (_;), }
a.
Relating to cannibalism or anthropophagy.


word: Anthropophuism
definition:
Anthropophuism

An`thro*poph"u*ism
(ăn`thro̝*p&obreve_;f"&uuptack_;*ĭz'm)
n.
[Gr. 'anqropofyh`s of man's nature; 'a`nqropos a man + fyh` nature.]
Human nature.
[R.]
Gladstone.


word: Anthroposcopy
definition:
Anthroposcopy

An`thro*pos"co*py
(ăn`thro̝*p&obreve_;s"ko̝*p&ybreve_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -scopy.]
The art of discovering or judging of a man's character, passions. and inclinations from a study of his visible features.
[R.]


word: Anthroposophy
definition:
Anthroposophy

An`thro*pos"o*phy
(ăn`thro̝*p&obreve_;s"o̝*f&ybreve_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + sofi`a wisdom, knowledge.]
Knowledge of the nature of man; hence, human wisdom.


word: Anthropotomical
definition:
Anthropotomical

An`thro*po*tom"ic*al
(ăn`thro̝*po̝*t&obreve_;m"ĭ*kal)
a.
Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.


word: Anthropotomist
definition:
Anthropotomist

An`thro*pot"o*mist
(ăn`thro̝*p&obreve_;t"o̝*mĭst)
n.
One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.


word: Anthropotomy
definition:
Anthropotomy

An`thro*pot"o*my
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + tomh` a cutting.]
The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.
Owen.


word: Anti
definition:
Anti

An"ti
(_;)
[Gr. 'anti` against. See Ante.]
A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic.


word: anti-abortionist
definition:
anti-abortionist

an`ti-ab*or"tion*ist
(_;)
n.
a person who is opposed to legal voluntary abortion.


word: Antiae
definition:
Antiae

An"ti*æ
(_;)
n. pl.
[L., forelock.]
(Zool.)
The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.


word: anti-aircraft
definition:
anti-aircraft

an`ti-air"craft
(_;)
a.
designed for or used for defense against attack by aircraft; as, anti-aircraft cannon.


word: Antialbumid
definition:
Antialbumid

An`ti*al*bu"mid
(_;)
n.
[Pref. anti- + -albumin.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone.


word: Anti-American
definition:
Anti-American

An`ti-A*mer"i*can
(_;)
a.
Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions.
Marshall.


word: Antiar
definition:
Antiar

An"ti*ar
(_;)
n.
[Jav. antjar.]
A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria).


word: Antiattrition
definition:
Antiattrition

An`ti*at*tri"tion
(_;)
n.
Anything to prevent the effects of friction, esp. a compound lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease.


word: Antibacchius
definition:
Antibacchius

An`ti*bac*chi"us
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. 'anti` + _;. See Bacchius.]
(Pros.)
A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#).


word: Antibacterial
definition:
Antibacterial

An`ti*bac*te"ri*al
(?)
a.
(Med.)
(a)
killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria; -- applied also to serum for protection against bacterial diseases.
(b)
Opposed to the bacterial theory of disease.
[archaic]


word: Antibacterial₂
definition:
Antibacterial

An`ti*bac*te"ri*al
(?)
n.
(Med.)
a chemical substance which kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria.


word: Antibillous
definition:
Antibillous

An`ti*bil"lous
(_;)
a.
Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness.


word: antibiotic
definition:
antibiotic

an`ti*bi*ot"ic
n.
1.
A chemical substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections.

Syn. -- wonder drug

2.
any chemical substance having therapeutically useful antibacterial or antifungal activity; -- used commonly but loosely for synthetic as well as natural antimicrobial agents.


word: antibiotic₂
definition:
antibiotic

antibiotic
adj.
1.
of or pertaining to an antibiotic.

2.
having antimicrobial activity; capable of killing microbes.


word: antiblack
definition:
antiblack

antiblack
adj.
1.
discriminatory against black people; opposed to black people

Syn. -- racist


word: Antibody
definition:
Antibody

An"ti*bod`y
(ăn"tĭ*b&obreve_;d`&ybreve_;)
n.
1.
(Med., Physiol. Chem.)
Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteria producing the toxins. Normal blood serum apparently contains various antibodies, and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells also stimulates production of their specific antibodies by the immune system.
In certain “autoimmune” diseases, the immune system of an organism may produce antibodies to parts of the organism's own structure, and can cause considerable damage and even death as a result.

2.
(Med., Physiol. Chem.)
more narrowly, any of the immunoglobulins present in the blood serum or other body fluids of an animal, which reacts with a specific antigenic substance, whether the antibody was produced as a consequence of the stimulus provided by the antigen, or was pre-existing prior to exposure of the organism to the antigen.
The soluble antibodies present in serum are complex globins (proteins) with both constant and variable regions in the polypeptide chains, the variable region being responsible for the reaction of the antibody with its specific antigen.  Typically, antibodies of more than one structure may react with a given antigen, and any given antigen may stimulate production of more than one antibody.  Methods have been developed to grow cells in tissue culture which produce predominantly only one specific antibody, and such antibodies thus produced (called monoclonal antibodies) are highly specific in their reactions to molecular strucures, and are used as valuable reagents in biochemical technology.


word: Antibrachium
definition:
Antibrachium

An`ti*brach"i*um
(_;)
n.
[NL.]
(Anat.)
That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the carpus; the forearm.


word: Antibromic
definition:
Antibromic

An`ti*bro"mic
(_;)
n.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. _; a stink.]
An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.


word: Antibubonic
definition:
Antibubonic

An`ti*bu*bon"ic
(?)
a.
Good or used against bubonic plague; as, antibubonic serum, obtained from immunized horses; antibubonic vaccine, a sterilized bouillon culture of the plague bacillus; antibubonic measures.


word: Antiburgher
definition:
Antiburgher

An`ti*burgh"er
(-bûrg"ẽr)
n.
(Eccl. Hist.)
One who seceded from the Scottish Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath.


word: Antic
definition:
Antic

An"tic
(ăn"tĭk)
a.
[The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See Antique.]
1.
Old; antique.
(Zool.)
antic
Phaer.

2.
Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.

The antic postures of a merry-andrew.
Addison.

The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape.
Fuller.


word: Antic₂
definition:
Antic

An"tic
n.
1.
A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.

2.
An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.

Woven with antics and wild imagery.
Spenser.

3.
A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.

And fraught with antics as the Indian bird
That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage.
Wordsworth.

4.
(Arch.)
A grotesque representation.
[Obs.]

5.
An antimask.
[Obs. or R.]

Performed by knights and ladies of his court
In nature of an antic.
Ford.


word: Antic₃
definition:
Antic

An"tic
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Anticked (_;), Antickt.]
To make appear like a buffoon.
[Obs.]
Shak.


word: Anticatarrhal
definition:
Anticatarrhal

An`ti*ca*tarrh`al
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Efficacious against catarrh.
n. An anticatarrhal remedy.


word: Anticathode
definition:
Anticathode

An`ti*cath"ode
(_;)
n.
(Phys.)
The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the cathode rays impinge.


word: Anticausotic
definition:
Anticausotic

An`ti*cau*sot"ic
(_;)
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. _; fever, _; to burn.]
(Med.)
Good against an inflammatory fever.
n. A remedy for such a fever.


word: Antichlor
definition:
Antichlor

An"ti*chlor
(_;)
n.
[Pref. anti- + chlorine.]
(Chem.)
Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching.


word: Antichrist
definition:
Antichrist

An"ti*christ
(_;)
n.
[L. Antichristus, Gr. _;; 'anti` against + _;.]
A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.


word: Antichristianity
definition:
Antichristianity

Antichristianism

{ An`ti*chris"tian*ism (_;), An`ti*chris*tian"i*ty (_;), }
n.
Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion.


word: Antichronical
definition:
Antichronical

An`ti*chron"ic*al
(_;)
a.
Deviating from the proper order of time.
An`ti*chron"ic*al*ly, adv.


word: Antichronism
definition:
Antichronism

An*tich"ro*nism
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;; 'anti` against + _; time.]
Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism.
[R.]
Selden.


word: Antichthon
definition:
Antichthon

An*tich"thon
(_;)
n.
pl. Antichthones (_;).
[Gr. _;; 'anti` against + _; the earth.]
1.
A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun.
Grote.

2.
pl.
Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres.
Whewell.


word: Anticipant
definition:
Anticipant

An*tic"i*pant
(_;)
a.
[L. anticipans, p. pr. of anticipare.]
Anticipating; expectant; -- with of.

Wakening guilt, anticipant of hell.
Southey.


word: Anticipate
definition:
Anticipate

An*tic"i*pate
(_;)
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Anticipated (_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Anticipating (_;).]
[L. anticipatus, p. p. of anticipare to anticipate; ante + capere to make. See Capable.]
1.
To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose.
R. Hall.

He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace.
Macaulay.

2.
To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument.

3.
To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.

4.
To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; as, to anticipate the pleasures of a visit; to anticipate the evils of life.

Good with bad
Expect to hear; supernal grace contending
With sinfulness of men.
Milton.

I would not anticipate the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives.
Spectator.

Timid men were anticipating another civil war.
Macaulay.


word: anticipated
definition:
anticipated

anticipated
adj.
1.
1
expected; opposite of unanticipated and unexpected.

Syn. -- awaited(predicate), hoped-for, prospective

2.
1
rightfully expected.

Syn. -- looked-for(prenominal).


word: Anticipation
definition:
Anticipation

An*tic`i*pa"tion
(ăn`tĭs`ĭ*pā"shŭn)
n.
[L. anticipatio: cf. F. anticipation.]
1.
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.

So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery.
Shak.

2.
Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the anticipation of the joys of heaven.

The happy anticipation of renewed existence in company with the spirits of the just.
Thodey.

3.
Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.

Many men give themselves up to the first anticipations of their minds.
Locke.

4.
(Mus.)
The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord.


word: Anticipative
definition:
Anticipative

An*tic"i*pa*tive
(ăn`tĭs"ĭ*pa̝*tĭv)
a.
Anticipating, or containing anticipation.
Anticipative
Cary.
An*tic"i*pa*tive*ly, adv.


word: Anticipatory
definition:
Anticipatory

An*tic"i*pa*to*ry
(ăn`tĭs"ĭ*pȧ*to̝*r&ybreve_;)
a.
Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation.
Owen.

Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be.
J. C. Shairp.


word: Anticivism
definition:
Anticivism

An`ti*civ"ism
(ăn`tĭ*cĭv"ĭz'm)
n.
Opposition to the body politic of citizens.
[Obs.]
Carlyle.


word: Anticlastic
definition:
Anticlastic

An`ti*clas"tic
(ăn`tĭ*klăs"tĭk)
a.
[Pref. anti- = Gr. kla^n to break.]
Having opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as the surface of a saddle.


word: Anticlimax
definition:
Anticlimax

An`ti*cli"max
(_;)
n.
(Rhet.)
A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect.
Example:
Next comes Dalhousie, the great god of war,
Lieutenant-colonel to the Earl of Mar.


word: Anticlinal
definition:
Anticlinal

An`ti*cli"nal
(ăn`tĭ*klī"nal)
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. kli`nein to incline.]
1.
Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal.

2.
(Bot.)
occurring at right angles to the surface of a plant organ.

Anticlinal line, Anticlinal axis (Geol.), a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof. -- Anticlinal vertebra (Anat.), one of the dorsal vertebræ, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebræ are inclined.


word: Anticlinal₂
definition:
Anticlinal

An`ti*cli"nal
n.
(Geol.)
The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.


word: Anticline
definition:
Anticline

An"ti*cline
(?)
n.
[See Anticlinal.]
(Geol.)
A structure of bedded rocks in which the beds on both sides of an axis or axial plane dip away from the axis; an anticlinal.  Contrassted with syncline.


word: Anticlinorium
definition:
Anticlinorium

An`ti*cli*no"ri*um
(_;)
n.
pl. Anticlinoria (_;).
[NL., fr. Gr. 'anti` against + kli`nein to incline + 'o`ros mountain.]
(Geol.)
The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting from a geanticlinal.


word: Anticoherer
definition:
Anticoherer

An`ti*co*her"er
(?)
n.
(Wireless Teleg.)
A device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves falling on this contrivance increase its resistance several times. The anticoherer can be used in conjunction with a telephone.


word: Anticonstitutional
definition:
Anticonstitutional

An`ti*con`sti*tu"tion*al
(_;)
a.
Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional.


word: Anticor
definition:
Anticor

An"ti*cor
(_;)
n.
[Pref. anti- + L. cor heart; cf. F. antic_;ur.]
(Far.)
A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart.


word: Anticous
definition:
Anticous

An*ti"cous
(_;)
a.
[L. anticus in front, foremost, fr. ante before.]
(Bot.)
Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.


word: Anticyclone
definition:
Anticyclone

An"ti*cy`clone
(ăn"tĭ*sī`kl&omacrn)
n.
(Meteorol.)
A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone.
An`ti*cy*clon"ic (_;), a. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly (_;), adv.


word: anticyclonic
definition:
anticyclonic

anticyclonic
adj.
1.
of or pertaining to an anticyclone; moving in the opposite direction of a cyclone.


word: Antidiphtheritic
definition:
Antidiphtheritic

An`ti*diph`the*rit"ic
(?)
a.
(Med.)
Destructive to, or hindering the growth of, diphtheria bacilli.
n. An antidiphtheritic agent.


word: antidisestablishmentarianism
definition:
antidisestablishmentarianism

an`ti*dis`es*tab`lish*men*ta"ri*an*ism
(ăn*te̝*dĭs`ĕs*tăb`lĭsh*men*târ"e̝*ăn*ĭz'm)
n.
the doctrine or political position that opposes the withdrawal of state recognition of an established church; -- used especially concerning the Anglican Church in England.  Opposed to disestablishmentarianism.


word: Antidorcas
definition:
Antidorcas

Antidorcas
prop. n.
A genus of mammals comprising the springbucks (or springboks).  The main species is Antidorcas marsupialis the springbuck, of which there are three subspecies: the cape springbuck (marsupialis), the Kalahari springbuck (hofmeyri) and the Angolan springbuck (angolensis).

Syn. -- genus Antidorcas.


word: Antidotal
definition:
Antidotal

An"ti*do`tal
(ăn"tĭ*d&omacr`tal)
a.
Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison.
Sir T. Browne.
An"ti*do`tal*ly, adv.


word: Antidotary
definition:
Antidotary

An"ti*do`ta*ry
(ăn"tĭ*d&omacr`tȧ*r&ybreve_;)
a.
Antidotal.
n. An antidote; also, a book of antidotes.


word: Antidote
definition:
Antidote

An"ti*dote
(ăn"tĭ*d&omacrt)
n.
[L. antidotum, Gr. 'anti`doton (sc. fa`rmakon), fr. 'anti`dotos given against; 'anti` against + dido`nai to give: cf. F. antidote. See Dose, n.]
1.
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison.

2.
Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce.


word: Antidote₂
definition:
Antidote

An"ti*dote
v. t.
1.
To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.

Nor could Alexander himself . . . antidote . . . the poisonous draught, when it had once got into his veins.
South.

2.
To fortify or preserve by an antidote.


word: Antidotical
definition:
Antidotical

An`ti*dot"ic*al
(ăn`tĭ*d&omacrt"ĭ*kal)
a.
Serving as an antidote.
An`ti*dot"ic*al*ly, adv.


word: Antidromous
definition:
Antidromous

An*tid"ro*mous
(ăn*tĭd"ro̝*mŭs)
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. dro`mos a running.]
(Bot.)
Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.


word: Antidysenteric
definition:
Antidysenteric

An`ti*dys`en*ter"ic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Good against dysentery.
n. A medicine for dysentery.


word: Anti-federalist
definition:
Anti-federalist

An`ti-fed"er*al*ist
(_;)
n.
One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States.
Pickering.


word: Antifriction
definition:
Antifriction

An`ti*fric"tion
(_;)
n.
Something to lessen friction; antiattrition.
a. Tending to lessen friction.


word: Antigalastic
definition:
Antigalastic

An`ti*ga*las"tic
(_;)
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. _;, _;, milk.]
Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of milk.


word: Antiguggler
definition:
Antiguggler

An`ti*gug"gler
(_;)
n.
[Pref. anti- + guggle or gurgle.]
A crooked tube of metal, to be introduced into the neck of a bottle for drawing out the liquid without disturbing the sediment or causing a gurgling noise.


word: Antihelix
definition:
Antihelix

An`ti*he"lix
(_;)
n.
(Anat.)
The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. See Ear.


word: Antihemorrhagic
definition:
Antihemorrhagic

An`ti*hem`or*rhag"ic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Tending to stop hemorrhage.
n. A remedy for hemorrhage.


word: Antihydrophobic
definition:
Antihydrophobic

An`ti*hy`dro*phob"ic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
n. A remedy for hydrophobia.


word: Antihypochondriac
definition:
Antihypochondriac

An`ti*hyp`o*chon"dri*ac
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Counteractive of hypochondria.
n. A remedy for hypochondria.


word: Anti-imperialism
definition:
Anti-imperialism

An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ism
(?)
n.
Opposition to imperialism.
This term was applied originally in the United States, after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude or principles of those opposing territorial expansion; in England, of those, often called Little Englanders, opposing the extension of the empire and the closer relation of its parts, esp. in matters of commerce and imperial defense.  After the second world war, the term became used for opposition to any hegemony of one power over a foreign territory, and to the support for the national independence of territories, as in Africa, which were controlled by European nations.
An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist, n. -- An`ti-im*pe`ri*al*is"tic (#), a.


word: Antilegomena
definition:
Antilegomena

An`ti*le*gom"e*na
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'anti` against + _; to speak; part. pass. _;.]
(Eccl.)
Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena.


word: Antilithic
definition:
Antilithic

An`ti*lith"ic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed.
n. An antilithic medicine.


word: Antilogarithm
definition:
Antilogarithm

An`ti*log"a*rithm
(_;)
n.
(Math.)
The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine.
An`ti*log`a*rith"mic (_;), a.


word: Antilogous
definition:
Antilogous

An*til"o*gous
(ăn*tĭl"o̝*gŭs)
a.
Of the contrary name or character; -- opposed to analogous.

Antilogous pole (Eccl.), that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.


word: Antilogy
definition:
Antilogy

An*til"o*gy
(ăn*tĭl"o̝*j&ybreve_;)
n.
pl. Antilogies (-jĭz).
[Gr. 'antilogi`a, fr. 'anti`logos contradictory; 'anti` against + le`gein to speak.]
A contradiction between any words or passages in an author.
Sir W. Hamilton.


word: Antiloquy
definition:
Antiloquy

An*til"o*quy
(acr/n*tĭl"o̝*kw&ybreve_;)
n.
[Pref. anti- + L. loqui to speak.]
Contradiction.
[Obs.]


word: Antilyssic
definition:
Antilyssic

An`ti*lys"sic
(ăn`tĭ*lĭs"sĭk)
a. & n.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. _; rage, madness.]
(Med.)
Antihydrophobic.


word: Antimacassar
definition:
Antimacassar

An`ti*ma*cas"sar
(ăn`tĭ*mȧ*kăs"sẽr)
n.
A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from wear or from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair.


word: Antimagistrical
definition:
Antimagistrical

An`ti*ma*gis"tric*al
(ăn`tĭ*mȧ*jĭs"trĭ*kal)
a.
[Pref. anti- + magistrical for magistratical.]
Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates.
[Obs.]
South.


word: Antimask
definition:
Antimask

An"ti*mask`
(ăn"tĭ*mȧsk`)
n.
A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask.
[Written also antimasque.]
Bacon.


word: Antimason
definition:
Antimason

An`ti*ma"son
(ăn`tĭ*mā"s'n)
n.
One opposed to Freemasonry.
An`ti*ma*son"ic (ăn`tĭ*mȧ*s&obreve_;n"ĭk), a.


word: antimatter
definition:
antimatter

an`ti*mat"ter
(ăn`tĭ*măt"tẽr)
n.
(Physics)
Matter whch is composed of antiparticles such as antiprotons, positrons, and antineutrons.


word: Antimephitic
definition:
Antimephitic

An`ti*me*phit"ic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Good against mephitic or deleterious gases.
n. A remedy against mephitic gases.
Dunglison.


word: Antimere
definition:
Antimere

An"ti*mere
(_;)
n.
[. anti- + -mere.]
(Biol.)
One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants.


word: Antimetabole
definition:
Antimetabole

An`ti*me*tab"o*le
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. _;.]
(Rhet.)
A figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in transposed order.


word: Antimetathesis
definition:
Antimetathesis

An`ti*me*tath"e*sis
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. _;.]
(Rhet.)
An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order.


word: Antimeter
definition:
Antimeter

An*tim"e*ter
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; like + _; measure.]
A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles.
[Obs.]


word: Antimonarchical
definition:
Antimonarchical

Antimonarchic

{ An`ti*mo*nar"chic (_;), An`ti*mo*nar"chic*al (_;), }
Opposed to monarchial government.
Bp. Benson. Addison.


word: Antimonate
definition:
Antimonate

An`ti*mo"nate
(_;)
n.
(Chem.)
A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical.
[Written also antimoniate.]


word: Antimonial
definition:
Antimonial

An`ti*mo"ni*al
(_;)
a.
Of or pertaining to antimony.
n. (Med.) A preparation or medicine containing antimony.

Antimonial powder, a consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium; -- also called James's powder.


word: Antimoniated
definition:
Antimoniated

An`ti*mo"ni*a`ted
(_;)
a.
Combined or prepared with antimony; as, antimoniated tartar.


word: Antimonic
definition:
Antimonic

An`ti*mon"ic
(_;)
a.
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has its highest equivalence; as, antimonic acid.


word: Antimonious
definition:
Antimonious

An`ti*mo"ni*ous
(_;)
a.
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has an equivalence next lower than the highest; as, antimonious acid.


word: Antimonite
definition:
Antimonite

An"ti*mo*nite`
(_;)
n.
1.
(Chem.)
A compound of antimonious acid and a base or basic radical.

2.
(Min.)
Stibnite.


word: Antimoniureted
definition:
Antimoniureted

An`ti*mo"ni*u*ret`ed
(_;)
a.
(Chem.)
Combined with or containing antimony; as, antimoniureted hydrogen.
[Written also antimoniuretted.]


word: Antimonsoon
definition:
Antimonsoon

An"ti*mon*soon"
(?)
n.
(Meteor.)
The upper, contrary-moving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon.


word: Antimony
definition:
Antimony

An"ti*mo*ny
(ăn"tĭ*mo̝*n&ybreve_;; 112)
n.
[LL. antimonium, of unknown origin.]
(Chem.)
An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic weight, 120. Symbol, Sb.

&hand_; It is of tin-white color, brittle, laminated or crystalline, fusible, and vaporizable at a rather low temperature. It is used in some metallic alloys, as type metal and bell metal, and also for medical preparations, which are in general emetics or cathartics. By ancient writers, and some moderns, the term is applied to native gray ore of antimony, or stibnite (the stibium of the Romans, and the sti`mmi of the Greeks, a sulphide of antimony, from which most of the antimony of commerce is obtained. Cervantite, senarmontite, and valentinite are native oxides of antimony.


word: antimycin
definition:
antimycin

an`ti*my"cin
(ăn`tĭ*mī"sĭn)
n.
1.
one of several antibiotic substances produced by several species of Streptomyces, active against various fungi. They are used only experimentally, not in medicine. The two best-known antimycins are antimycin A1 (C28H40N2O9) and antimycin A3 (C26H36N2O9).  They are notable for their mechanism of action, interference with the proton pumping mechanism of fungi.


word: Antinational
definition:
Antinational

An`ti*na"tion*al
(ăn"tĭ*năsh"ŭn*al)
a.
Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national government.


word: Antinephritic
definition:
Antinephritic

An`ti*ne*phrit"ic
(ăn"tĭ*ne̝*frĭt"ĭk)
a.
(Med.)
Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys.
n. An antinephritic remedy.


word: antineutrino
definition:
antineutrino

antineutrino
n.
The antiparticle of a neutrino.  Each type of neutrino has a corresponding antineutrino.


word: antineutron
definition:
antineutron

antineutron
n.
The antiparticle of a neutron. It has the same mass as a neutron, but a spin and magnetic moment opposite that of the neutron.


word: Antinomian
definition:
Antinomian

An`ti*no"mi*an
(_;)
a.
[See Antimony.]
Of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine that the moral law is obligatory.


word: Antinomian₂
definition:
Antinomian

An`ti*no"mi*an
n.
(Eccl. Hist.)
One who maintains that, under the gospel dispensation, the moral law is of no use or obligation, but that faith alone is necessary to salvation. The sect of Antinomians originated with John Agricola, in Germany, about the year 1535.
Mosheim.


word: Antinomy
definition:
Antinomy

An*tin"o*my
(?; 277)
n.
pl. Antinomies (_;).
[L. antinomia, Gr. _;; 'anti` against + _; law.]
1.
Opposition of one law or rule to another law or rule.

Different commentators have deduced from it the very opposite doctrines. In some instances this apparent antinomy is doubtful.
De Quincey.

2.
An opposing law or rule of any kind.

As it were by his own antinomy, or counterstatute.
Milton.

3.
(Metaph.)
A contradiction or incompatibility of thought or language; -- in the Kantian philosophy, such a contradiction as arises from the attempt to apply to the ideas of the reason, relations or attributes which are appropriate only to the facts or the concepts of experience.


word: Antiochian
definition:
Antiochian

An`ti*o"chi*an
(_;)
a.
1.
Pertaining to Antiochus, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers.

2.
Of or pertaining to the city of Antioch, in Syria.

Antiochian epoch (Chron.), a method of computing time, from the proclamation of liberty granted to the city of Antioch, about the time of the battle of Pharsalia, B.C. 48.


word: Antiodontalgic
definition:
Antiodontalgic

An`ti*o`don*tal"gic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Efficacious in curing toothache.
n. A remedy for toothache.


word: Antiorgastic
definition:
Antiorgastic

An`ti*or*gas"tic
(_;)
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. _; to swell, as with lust.]
(Med.)
Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.


word: Antiparallels
definition:
Antiparallels

An`ti*par"al*lels
(_;)
n. pl.
(Geom.)
Straight lines or planes which make angles in some respect opposite in character to those made by parallel lines or planes.


word: Antiparalytic
definition:
Antiparalytic

An`ti*par`a*lyt"ic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Good against paralysis.
n. A medicine for paralysis.


word: antiparticle
definition:
antiparticle

an`ti*par"ti*cle
(ăn`tĭ*är"tĭ*k'l)
n.
(Physics)
A fundamental particle which has the same mass as one of the common fundamental particles, but which has an opposite charge, and for which certain other of the properties (e. g. baryon number, strangeness) may be opposite to that of the normal particle.  The antiparticle to an electron is called a positron; the antiparticle to a proton is called an antiproton; the antiparticle to a neutron is called an antineutron.  When a particle and its corresponding antiparticle collide, they typically annihilate each other with the production of large quantities of energy, usually in the form of radiation.  The interaction of a proton and antiproton cause annihilation with production of mesons.


word: Antipathetical
definition:
Antipathetical

Antipathetic

{ An`ti*pa*thet"ic (_;), An`ti*pa*thet"ic*al (_;), }
a.
Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to a thing; characterized by antipathy; -- often followed by to.
Fuller.


word: Antipathic
definition:
Antipathic

An`ti*path"ic
(_;)
a.
[NL. antipathicus, Gr. _; of opposite feelings.]
(Med.)
Belonging to antipathy; opposite; contrary; allopathic.


word: Antipathist
definition:
Antipathist

An*tip"a*thist
(ăn*tĭp"ȧ*thĭst)
n.
One who has an antipathy.
[R.]
Antipathist
Coleridge.


word: Antipathous
definition:
Antipathous

An*tip"a*thous
(ăn*tĭp"ȧ*thŭs)
a.
Having a natural contrariety; adverse; antipathetic.
[Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.


word: Antipathy
definition:
Antipathy

An*tip"a*thy
(ăn*tĭp"ȧ*th&ybreve_;)
n.
pl. Antipathies (_;).
[L. antipathia, Gr. 'antipa`qeia; 'anti` against + paqei^n to suffer. Cf. F. antipathie. See Pathos.]
1.
Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.

Inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments to others, are to be avoided.
Washington.

2.
Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.

A habit is generated of thinking that a natural antipathy exists between hope and reason.
I. Taylor.

&hand_; Antipathy is opposed to sympathy. It is followed by to, against, or between; also sometimes by for.


word: Antipeptone
definition:
Antipeptone

An`ti*pep"tone
(ăn`tĭ*pĕp"t&omacrn)
n.
(Physiol. Chem.)
A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic juice.


word: Antiperiodic
definition:
Antiperiodic

An`ti*pe`ri*od"ic
(ăn`tĭ*pē`rĭ*&obreve_;d"ĭk)
n.
(Med.)
A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers.


word: Antiperistaltic
definition:
Antiperistaltic

An`ti*per`i*stal"tic
(ăn`tĭ*pĕr`ĭ*stăl"tĭk)
a.
(Med.)
Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; -- applied to an inverted action of the intestinal tube.


word: Antiperistasis
definition:
Antiperistasis

An`ti*pe*ris"ta*sis
(ăn`tĭ*pe̝*rĭs"tȧ*sĭs)
n.
[Gr. 'antiperi`stasis; 'anti` against + peri`stasis a standing around, fr. periista`nai to stand around; peri` around + "ista`nai to stand.]
Opposition by which the quality opposed acquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality.


word: Antipetalous
definition:
Antipetalous

An`ti*pet"al*ous
(_;)
a.
[Pref. anti- + petal.]
(Bot.)
Standing before a petal, as a stamen.


word: Antiphlogistic
definition:
Antiphlogistic

An`ti*phlo*gis"tic
(_;)
a.
1.
(Chem.)
Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.

2.
(Med.)
Counteracting inflammation.  See also anti-inflammatory.


word: Antiphlogistic₂
definition:
Antiphlogistic

An`ti*phlo*gis"tic
n.
(Med.)
Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation.
Coxe.


word: Antiphon
definition:
Antiphon

An"ti*phon
(_;)
n.
[LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. 'anti`fwna. See Anthem.]
1.
A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See Antiphony, and Antiphone.

2.
A verse said before and after the psalms.
Shipley.


word: Antiphonal
definition:
Antiphonal

An*tiph"o*nal
(_;)
a.
Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs.
Wheatly.
An*tiph"o*nal*ly, adv.


word: Antiphonary
definition:
Antiphonary

An*tiph"o*na*ry
(_;)
n.
[LL. antiphonarium. See Antiphoner.]
A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained.


word: Antiphone
definition:
Antiphone

An"ti*phone
(_;)
n.
(Mus.)
The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.


word: Antiphony
definition:
Antiphony

An*tiph"o*ny
(_;)
n.
pl. Antiphonies (_;).
[See Antiphon.]
1.
A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.

2.
An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.

O! never more for me shall winds intone,
With all your tops, a vast antiphony.
R. Browning.


word: Antiphrasis
definition:
Antiphrasis

An*tiph"ra*sis
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. _;, fr. _; to express by antithesis or negation.]
(Rhet.)
The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.


word: Antiphrastical
definition:
Antiphrastical

Antiphrastic

{ An`ti*phras"tic (_;), An`ti*phras"tic*al (_;), }
a.
[Gr. _;.]
Pertaining to antiphrasis.
An`ti*phras"tic*al*ly, adv.


word: Antiphthisic
definition:
Antiphthisic

An`ti*phthis"ic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Relieving or curing phthisis, or consumption.
n. A medicine for phthisis.


word: Antiphysical₂
definition:
Antiphysical

An`ti*phys"ic*al
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. _; to inflate.]
(Med.)
Relieving flatulence; carminative.


word: Antiplastic
definition:
Antiplastic

An`ti*plas"tic
(_;)
a.
1.
Diminishing plasticity.

2.
(Med.)
Preventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.


word: Antipodal
definition:
Antipodal

An*tip"o*dal
(_;)
a.
1.
Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe.

2.
Diametrically opposite.
antipodal
Lowell.


word: Antipode
definition:
Antipode

An"ti*pode
(_;)
n.
One of the antipodes; anything exactly opposite.

In tale or history your beggar is ever the just antipode to your king.
Lamb.

&hand_; The singular, antipode, is exceptional in formation, but has been used by good writers. Its regular English plural would be ăn"tĭ*p&omacrdes, the last syllable rhyming with abodes, and this pronunciation is sometimes heard. The plural form (originally a Latin word without a singular) is in common use, and is pronounced, after the English method of Latin, ăn*tĭp"o̝*dēz.


word: Antipodean
definition:
Antipodean

An`ti*po"de*an
(_;)
a.
Pertaining to the antipodes, or the opposite side of the world; antipodal.


word: Antipodes
definition:
Antipodes

An*tip"o*des
(_;)
n.
[L. pl., fr. Gr. _; with the feet opposite, pl. _; _;; 'anti` against + _;, _;, foot.]
1.
Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically opposite.

2.
The country of those who live on the opposite side of the globe.
Latham.

3.
Anything exactly opposite or contrary.

Can there be a greater contrariety unto Christ's judgment, a more perfect antipodes to all that hath hitherto been gospel?
Hammond.


word: Antipope
definition:
Antipope

An"ti*pope
(_;)
n.
One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.


word: Antiptosis
definition:
Antiptosis

An`tip*to"sis
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. _;; 'anti` against + _; a falling, a case, _; to fall.]
(Gram.)
The putting of one case for another.


word: Antiputrescent
definition:
Antiputrescent

Antiputrefactive

{ An`ti*pu`tre*fac"tive (_;), An`ti*pu*tres"cent (_;), }
a.
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.


word: Antipyic
definition:
Antipyic

An`ti*py"ic
(_;)
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. _;, _;, pus.]
(Med.)
Checking or preventing suppuration.
n. An antipyic medicine.


word: Antipyresis
definition:
Antipyresis

An`ti*py*re"sis
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'anti` against + _; to be feverish, fr. _; fire.]
(Med.)
The condition or state of being free from fever.


word: Antipyretic
definition:
Antipyretic

An`ti*py*ret"ic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.
n. A febrifuge.


word: Antipyrine
definition:
Antipyrine

An`ti*py"rine
(_;)
n.
(Med.)
An artificial alkaloid, believed to be efficient in abating fever.


word: Antipyrotic
definition:
Antipyrotic

An`ti*py*rot"ic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Good against burns or pyrosis.
n. Anything of use in preventing or healing burns or pyrosis.


word: Antiquarian
definition:
Antiquarian

An`ti*qua"ri*an
(_;)
a.
[See Antiquary]
Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as, antiquarian literature.


word: Antiquarian₂
definition:
Antiquarian

An`ti*qua"ri*an
n.
1.
An antiquary.

2.
A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.


word: Antiquarianism
definition:
Antiquarianism

An`ti*qua"ri*an*ism
(_;)
n.
Character of an antiquary; study or love of antiquities.
Warburton.


word: Antiquary
definition:
Antiquary

An"ti*qua*ry
(_;)
a.
[L. antiquarius, fr. antiquus ancient. See Antique.]
Pertaining to antiquity.
[R.]
antiquary
Shak.


word: Antiquary₂
definition:
Antiquary

An"ti*qua*ry
n.
pl. Antiquaries (_;).
One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.


word: Antiquate
definition:
Antiquate

An"ti*quate
(_;)
v. t.
[L. antiquatus, p. p. of antiquare, fr. antiquus ancient.]
To make old, or obsolete; to make antique; to make old in such a degree as to put out of use; hence, to make void, or abrogate.

Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws, and antiquate or abrogate old one.
Sir M. Hale.


word: Antiquated
definition:
Antiquated

An"ti*qua`ted
(_;)
a.
Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law.
Antiquated
Dryden.

Old Janet, for so he understood his antiquated attendant was denominated.
Sir W. Scott.


word: Antiquation
definition:
Antiquation

An`ti*qua"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. antiquatio, fr. antiquare.]
The act of making antiquated, or the state of being antiquated.
Beaumont.


word: Antique
definition:
Antique

An*tique"
(_;)
a.
[F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient, equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. Antic.]

1.
Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.

For the antique world excess and pride did hate.
Spenser.

2.
Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.
Antique
Spenser.

3.
Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's “Castle of Indolence.”

4.
Odd; fantastic.
[In this sense, written antic.]


word: Antique₂
definition:
Antique

An*tique"
(_;)
n.
[F. See Antique, a. ]
In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.

Misshapen monuments and maimed antiques.
Byron.


word: Antiqueness
definition:
Antiqueness

An*tique"ness
n.
The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship.

We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness of the work.
Addison.


word: Antiquitarian
definition:
Antiquitarian

An*tiq`ui*ta"ri*an
(_;)
n.
An admirer of antiquity. [Used by Milton in a disparaging sense.]
[Obs.]


word: Antiquity
definition:
Antiquity

An*tiq"ui*ty
(_;)
n.
pl. Antiquities (_;).
[L. antiquitas, fr. antiquus: cf. F. antiquité. See Antique.]
1.
The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity.

2.
Old age.
[Obs.]

It not your voice broken? . . . and every part about you blasted with antiquity?
Shak.

3.
Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.

4.
The ancients; the people of ancient times.

That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has _;vowed.
Sir W. Raleigh.

5.
An old gentleman.
[Obs.]

You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench.
B. Jonson.

6.
A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. [In this sense, usually in the plural.]
antiquities
Bacon.


word: Antirenter
definition:
Antirenter

An`ti*rent"er
(_;)
n.
One opposed to the payment of rent; esp. one of those who in 1840-47 resisted the collection of rents claimed by the patroons from the settlers on certain manorial lands in the State of New York.
An`ti*rent"ism (_;), n.


word: Antisabbatarian
definition:
Antisabbatarian

An`ti*sab`ba*ta"ri*an
(_;)
n.
(Eccl.)
One of a sect which opposes the observance of the Christian Sabbath.


word: Antiscii
definition:
Antiscii

Antiscians

{ An*tis"cians (_;), &VerbarAn*tis"ci*i (_;), }
n. pl.
[L. antiscii, Gr. _;, pl.; 'anti` against + _; shadow.]
The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions.

The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always Antiscians.
Brande & C.


word: Antiscolic
definition:
Antiscolic

Antiscoletic

{ An`ti*sco*let"ic (_;), An`ti*scol"ic (_;), }
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. _; a worm.]
(Med.)
Anthelmintic.


word: Antiscriptural
definition:
Antiscriptural

An`ti*scrip"tur*al
(_;)
a.
Opposed to, or not in accordance with, the Holy Scriptures.


word: Anti-Semitism
definition:
Anti-Semitism

An`ti-Sem"i*tism
(?)
n.
Opposition to, or hatred of, Semites, esp. Jews.  The word is sometimes also applied to acts motivated by or evincing antisemitism.
An`ti-Sem"ite (#), n. -- An`ti-Sem*it"ic (#), a.


word: Antisepalous
definition:
Antisepalous

An`ti*sep"al*ous
(_;)
a.
[Pref. anti- + sepal.]
(Bot.)
Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf.


word: Antisepsis
definition:
Antisepsis

An`ti*sep"sis
(_;)
n.
[NL. See Anti-; Sepsis.]
Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying microorganisms.


word: Antiseptical
definition:
Antiseptical

Antiseptic

{ An`ti*sep"tic (_;), An`ti*sep"tic*al (_;), }
a.
Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.

Antiseptic surgery, that system of surgical practice which insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the dressing of wounds.


word: Antiseptic
definition:
Antiseptic

An`ti*sep"tic
n.
a substance which kills or retards the growth of microorganisms, especially when used for protection against infection; a substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona, and many other agents sold commercially.


word: Antisocial
definition:
Antisocial

An`ti*so"cial
(_;)
a.
Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial principles.


word: Antisocialist
definition:
Antisocialist

An`ti*so"cial*ist
n.
One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or socialism.


word: Antisolar
definition:
Antisolar

An`ti*so"lar
(_;)
a.
Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180° distant from the sun.


word: Antispasmodic
definition:
Antispasmodic

An`ti*spas*mod"ic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Good against spasms.
n. A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.


word: Antispast
definition:
Antispast

An"ti*spast
(_;)
n.
[L. antispastus, Gr. _;, fr. _; to draw the contrary way; 'anti` against + _; to draw.]
(Pros.)
A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long (#).


word: Antispastic
definition:
Antispastic

An`ti*spas"tic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _;. See Antispast.]
(Med.)
(a)
Believed to cause a revulsion of fluids or of humors from one part to another.
[Obs.]
(b)
Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic.
n. An antispastic agent.


word: Antisplenetic
definition:
Antisplenetic

An`ti*splen"e*tic
(_;; see Splenetic, 277)
a.
Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
n. An antisplenetic medicine.


word: Antistrophe
definition:
Antistrophe

An*tis"tro*phe
(_;)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. _;, fr. _; to turn to the opposite side; 'anti` against + _; to turn. See Strophe.]
1.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song.

It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns, which consisted of three stanzas or parts; the first of which, called strophe, was sung in turning from east to west; the other, named antistrophe, in returning from west to east; then they stood before the altar, and sang the epode, which was the last part of the song.
Abp. Potter.

2.
(Rhet.)
(a)
The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master.
(b)
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.


word: Antistrophon
definition:
Antistrophon

An*tis"tro*phon
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; turned opposite ways.]
(Rhet.)
An argument retorted on an opponent.
Milton.


word: Antisyphilitic
definition:
Antisyphilitic

An`ti*syph`i*lit"ic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Efficacious against syphilis.
n. A medicine for syphilis.


word: Antithesis
definition:
Antithesis

An*tith"e*sis
(_;)
n.
pl. Antitheses. (_;)
[L., fr. Gr. _;, fr. _; to set against, to oppose; 'anti` against + _; to set. See Thesis.]
1.
(Rhet.)
An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, “The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself.”  “He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen.”

2.
The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.

3.
Opposition; contrast.


word: Antithet
definition:
Antithet

An"ti*thet
(_;)
n.
[L. antitheton, fr. Gr. _;, _;, antithetic.]
An antithetic or contrasted statement.
Bacon.


word: Antithetical
definition:
Antithetical

Antithetic

{ An`ti*thet"ic (_;), An`ti*thet"ic*al (_;), }
a.
[Gr. _;.]
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.


word: Antitoxine
definition:
Antitoxine

Antitoxin

{ An`ti*tox"in, An`ti*tox"ine  }
(_;)
n.
[Pref. anti- + toxin.]
A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria.


word: Anti-trade
definition:
Anti-trade

An"ti-trade`
n.
A westerly wind which blows nearly continuously between 30° and 50° of latitude in both the northern and the southern hemisphere.


word: Antitragus
definition:
Antitragus

An*tit"ra*gus
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. _;.]
(Anat.)
A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See Ear.


word: Antitrochanter
definition:
Antitrochanter

An`ti*tro*chan"ter
(_;)
n.
(Anat.)
An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays.


word: Antitropous
definition:
Antitropous

Antitropal

{ An*tit"ro*pal (_;), An*tit"ro*pous (_;), }
a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. _; turn, _; to turn.]
(Bot.)
At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle.
Lindley.


word: antitrust
definition:
antitrust

antitrust
adj.
1.
opposed to trusts, monopolies, or other large combinations of business or capital which threaten fair competition; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices; -- of laws and regulations.

Syn. -- antimonopoly.


word: antitussive
definition:
antitussive

antitussive
a.
1.
having ability to  to suppress or relieve coughing; -- of chemical substances.


word: antitussive₂
definition:
antitussive

antitussive
n.
1.
a medicament used to suppress or relieve coughing; an antitussive substance.
Codeine is one such commonly used antitussive.


word: Antitype
definition:
Antitype

An"ti*type
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; of corresponding form; 'anti` against + _; type, figure. See Type.]
That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.


word: Antitypical
definition:
Antitypical

An`ti*typ"ic*al
(_;)
a.
Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type.
An`ti*typ"ic*al*ly, adv.


word: Antitypy
definition:
Antitypy

An*tit"y*py
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;.]
Opposition or resistance of matter to force.
[R.]
Sir W. Hamilton.


word: Antivenin
definition:
Antivenin

An`ti*ve"nin
(?)
n.
[Written also antivenen, antivenine.]
[Pref. anti- + L. venenum poison.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated injections of small doses of the venom; also, the component of such a serum which is antitoxic to the venom.


word: Antizymotic
definition:
Antizymotic

An`ti*zy*mot"ic
(_;)
a.
(Med.)
Preventing fermentation or decomposition.
n. An agent so used.


word: Antler
definition:
Antler

Ant"ler
(_;)
n.
[OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller, endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL. antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular.]
(Zool.)
The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag.

Huge stags with sixteen antlers.
Macaulay.

&hand_; The branch next to the head is called the brow antler, and the branch next above, the bez antler, or bay antler. The main stem is the beam, and the branches are often called tynes. Antlers are deciduous bony (not horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while growing. See Velvet.

Antler moth (Zool.), a destructive European moth (Cerapteryx graminis), which devastates grass lands.


word: Antlia
definition:
Antlia

Ant"li*a
(_;)
n.
pl. Antilæ (_;).
[L., a pump, Gr, _; hold of a ship]
(Zool.)
The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See Lepidoptera.


word: Ant-lion
definition:
Ant-lion

Ant"-li`on
(_;)
n.
(Zool.)
A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is Myrmeleon formicarius.


word: Antoecians
definition:
Antoecians

Antoeci

&VerbarAn*tœ"ci (ăn*tē"sī), An*tœ"cians
(-shanz)
n. pl
[NL. antoeci, fr. Gr. pl. 'a`ntoiki; 'anti` opposite + o'ikei^n to live.]
Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator.


word: Antonomasia
definition:
Antonomasia

An`to*no*ma"si*a
(?; 277)
n.
[L., fr. Gr. _;, fr. _; to name instead; _; + _; to name, _; name.]
(Rhet.)
The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero.


word: Antonomastic
definition:
Antonomastic

An`to*no*mas"tic
(_;)
a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia.
An`to*no*mas"tic*al*ly (_;), adv.


word: Antonym
definition:
Antonym

An"to*nym
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; a word used in substitution for another; _; + _;, _;, a word.]
A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym.
[R.]
C. J. Smith.


word: Antorbital
definition:
Antorbital

Ant*or"bit*al
(_;)
a.
[Pref. anti- + orbital.]
(Anat.)
Pertaining to, or situated in, the region of the front of the orbit.
n. The antorbital bone.


word: Antozone
definition:
Antozone

Ant*o"zone
(_;)
n.
[Pref. anti- + ozone.]
(Chem.)
A compound formerly supposed to be modification of oxygen, but now known to be hydrogen dioxide; -- so called because apparently antagonistic to ozone, converting it into ordinary oxygen.


word: Antrorse
definition:
Antrorse

An*trorse"
(ăn*trôrs")
a.
[From L. ante + versun turned; apparently formed in imitation of retrorse.]
(Bot.)
Forward or upward in direction.
Gray.


word: Antrum
definition:
Antrum

An"trum
(_;)
n.
pl. Antra (_;).
[L., fr. Gr. _;.]
A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus
Huxley.


word: Antrustion
definition:
Antrustion

An*trus"tion
(_;)
n.
[F., fr. LL. antrustio.]
A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises


word: Ant thrush
definition:
Ant thrush

Ant" thrush`
(_;)
(Zool.)
(a)
One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants.
(b)
See Ant bird, under Ant.


word: Anubis
definition:
Anubis

A*nu"bis
(_;)
n.
[L.]
(Myth.)
An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits to judgment, represented by a human figure with the head of a jackal, dog or fox.


word: Anunnaki
definition:
Anunnaki

Anunnaki
n.
1.
1
any of a group of powerful earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods.
[Babylonian]

Syn. -- Enuki


word: Anura
definition:
Anura

A*nu"ra
(ȧ*nū"rȧ)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + o'yra` a tail.]
(Zool.)
One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads.
[Written also anoura.]


word: anuran
definition:
anuran

anuran
n.
1.
an amphibian of the order Anura; any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species; a frog or toad.

Syn. -- frog, toad, toadfrog, batrachian, salientian


word: Anurous
definition:
Anurous

A*nu"rous
(_;)
a.
(Zool.)
Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads.
[Also written anourous.]


word: Anury
definition:
Anury

An"u*ry
(_;)
n.
[Gr. 'an priv. + o'y^ron urine.]
(Med.)
Nonsecretion or defective secretion of urine; ischury.


word: Anus
definition:
Anus

A"nus
(_;)
n.
[L., prob. for asnus: cf. Gr. _; to sit, Skr. ās.]
(Anat.)
The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled.


word: Anvil
definition:
Anvil

An"vil
(_;)
n.
[OE. anvelt, anfelt, anefelt, AS. anfilt, onfilt; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. anafalz, D. aanbeld.]
1.
An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.

2.
Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use.
(Anat.)
the incus. See Incus.

To be on the anvil, to be in a state of discussion, formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is forming, but not matured. Swift.


word: Anxiety
definition:
Anxiety

Anx*i"e*ty
(_;)
n.
pl. Anxieties (_;).
[L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxiété. See Anxious.]
1.
Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.

2.
Eager desire.
J. D. Forbes

3.
(Med.)
A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium.
Dunglison.


word: Anxious
definition:
Anxious

Anx"ious
(ă&nsmacr_;k"shŭs)
a.
[L. anxius, fr. angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. 'a`gchein to choke. See Anger.]
1.
Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.

2.
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.

The sweet of life, from which
God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares.
Milton.

3.
Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.

He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform.
Macaulay.

Anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc., before the object of solicitude.


word: Any
definition:
Any

A"ny
(_;)
a. & pron.
[OE. æni&yogh_;, æni, eni, ani, oni, AS. &aemacr_;nig, fr. ān one. It is akin to OS. ēnig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See One.]
1.
One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be.

&hand_; Any is often used in denying or asserting without limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any time; I ask any one to answer my question.

No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son.
Matt. xi. 27.

2.
Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it?
any
Ps. iv. 6.

It is often used, either in the singular or the plural, as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood; anybody; anyone; (pl.) any persons.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, . . . and it shall be given him.
Jas. i. 5.

That if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
Acts ix. 2.

At any rate, In any case, whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow.


word: Any₂
definition:
Any

A"ny
adv.
To any extent; in any degree; at all.

You are not to go loose any longer.
Shak.

Before you go any farther.
Steele.


word: Anybody
definition:
Anybody

A"ny*bod*y
(_;)
n.
1.
Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.

His Majesty could not keep any secret from anybody.
Macaulay.

2.
A person of consideration or standing.
[Colloq.]

All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical and shopkeeping classes, and there was not a single banker or anybody in the list.
Lond. Sat. Rev.


word: Anyhow
definition:
Anyhow

A"ny*how`
(_;)
adv.
In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event.

Anyhow, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error.
J. H. Newman.

Anyhow, the languages of the two nations were closely allied.
E. A. Freeman.


word: Anyone
definition:
Anyone

A"ny*one
(_;)
n.
One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody. [Commonly written as two words.]


word: Anything
definition:
Anything

A"ny*thing
(_;)
n.
1.
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything.

Did you ever know of anything so unlucky?
A. Trollope.

They do not know that anything is amiss with them.
W. G. Sumner.

2.
Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with as or like.
[Colloq. or Lowx]

I fear your girl will grow as proud as anything.
Richardson.

&hand_; Any thing, written as two words, is now commonly used in contradistinction to any person or anybody. Formerly it was also separated when used in the wider sense. “Necessity drove them to undertake any thing and venture any thing.”
De Foe.

Anything but, not at all or in any respect. “The battle was a rare one, and the victory anything but secure.” Hawthorne. -- Anything like, in any respect; at all; as, I can not give anything like a fair sketch of his trials.


word: Anything₂
definition:
Anything

A"ny*thing
adv.
In any measure; anywise; at all.

Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not . . . anything at all quailed.
Robynson (More's Utopia).


word: Aonian
definition:
Aonian

A*o"ni*an
(a̝*&omacr"nĭ*an)
a.
[From Aonia, a part of Bœotia, in Greece.]
Pertaining to Aonia, in Bœotia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there.

Aonian fount, the fountain of Aganippe, at the foot of Mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and sacred to the Muses.


word: Aorist
definition:
Aorist

A"o*rist
(ā"o̝*rĭst)
n.
[Gr. 'ao`ristos indefinite; 'a priv. + "ori`zein to define, _; boundary, limit.]
(Gram.)
A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate.


word: Aorta
definition:
Aorta

A*or"ta
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. _;, fr. _; to lift, heave.]
(Anat.)
The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.

&hand_; In fishes and the early stages of all higher vertebrates the aorta divides near its origin into several branches (the aortic arches) which pass in pairs round the œsophagus and unite to form the systemic aorta. One or more pairs of these arches persist in amphibia and reptiles, but only one arch in birds and mammals, this being on the right side in the former, and on the left in the latter.


word: Aotus
definition:
Aotus

Aotus
n.
1.
1
a genus of nocturnal South American monkeys with large eyes; the owl monkeys; the douroucoulis.  See douroucouli.

Syn. -- genus Aotus.


word: Aoudad
definition:
Aoudad

A"ou*dad
(_;)
n.
[The Moorish name.]
(Zool.)
An African sheeplike quadruped (the Ammotragus lervia, formerly Ammotragus tragelaphus) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs; the wild sheep of northern Africa; -- called also Barbary sheep. It is, perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testament.

Syn. -- aoudad, arui, Barbary sheep, maned sheep.


word: Apace
definition:
Apace

A*pace"
(_;)
adv.
[Pref. a- + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in which a is the article. See Pace.]
With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily.

His dewy locks did drop with brine apace.
Spenser.

A visible triumph of the gospel draw_; on apace.
I. Taylor.


word: Apaches
definition:
Apaches

A*pa"ches
(_;)
n. pl.
sing. Apache
(_;)
(Ethnol.)
A group of nomadic North American Indians including several tribes native of Arizona, New Mexico, etc.


word: Apagoge
definition:
Apagoge

Ap`a*go"ge
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; a leading away, fr. _; to lead away; _; from + _; to lead.]
(Logic)
An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.


word: Apagogical
definition:
Apagogical

Apagogic

{ Ap`a*gog"ic (_;), Ap`a*gog"ic*al (_;), }
a.
Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary.
Bp. Berkeley.


word: Apanthropy
definition:
Apanthropy

A*pan"thro*py
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;; _; from + _; man.]
An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude.


word: Aparejo
definition:
Aparejo

A`pa*re"jo
(_;)
n.
[Sp.]
A kind of pack saddle used in the American military service and among the Spanish Americans. It is made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or the like.


word: Aparithmesis
definition:
Aparithmesis

Ap`a*rith"me*sis
(?; 277)
n.
[Gr. _;, from _; to count off or over.]
(Rhet.)
Enumeration of parts or particulars.


word: Apart
definition:
Apart

A*part"
(_;)
adv.
[F. à part; (L. ad) + part part. See Part.]
1.
Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside.

Others apart sat on a hill retired.
Milton.

The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself.
Ps. iv. 3.

2.
In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently; as, consider the two propositions apart.

3.
Aside; away.
apart
Jas. i. 21.

Let Pleasure go, put Care apart.
Keble.

4.
In two or more parts; asunder; to piece; as, to take a piece of machinery apart.


word: apartheid
definition:
apartheid

apartheid
n.
[Afrikaans, fr. D. apart apart + -heid -hood.]
1.
segregation by race; -- a term used in South Africa.

Syn. -- racial segregation

2.
the official policy of strict segregation by race practised by the government of the Union of South Africa up to 1993.


word: Apartment
definition:
Apartment

A*part"ment
(_;)
n.
[F. appartement; cf. It. appartamento, fr. appartare to separate, set apart; all fr. L. ad + pars, partis, part. See Apart.]
1.
A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions.
Fielding.

2.
A set or suite of rooms.
De Quincey.

3.
A compartment.
[Obs.]
Pope.

4.
A room or suite of rooms in a building comprising a dwelling unit separate from others in the building, and typically having its own separate bath, sanitary, and kitchen facilities.  Such apartments are in most cases rented from the owner by those dwelling in them.

efficiency apartment, a small apartment{4}, sometimes furnished, with minimal kitchen and bath facilities.  The unit may comprise a single room plus a bathroom, and the kitchen facilities are often open to the main room, or may form a small niche in a corner.  There are many variations of efficiency apartment, including some in which furnishings such as a bed may be pull out from a wall recess and stored there again when not in use.  Also called an efficiency.


word: Apartment house
definition:
Apartment house

A*part"ment house
A building comprising a number of lving units (apartments{4}) designed for separate housekeeping tenements, but having conveniences, such as heat, light, elevator service, etc., furnished in common; contrasted to a detached dwelling.  Sometimes distinguished in the United States from a flat house, in which each living unit comprises one entire floor, whereas in an apartment house a floor may be partitioned into any number of apartments{4}.


word: Apastron
definition:
Apastron

Ap*as"tron
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; from + _; star.]
(Astron.)
That point in the orbit of a double star where the smaller star is farthest from its primary.


word: Apathetical
definition:
Apathetical

Apathetic

Ap`a*thet"ic (_;), Ap`a*thet"ic*al
(_;)
a.
[See Apathy.]
Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless.
a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older

2.
showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
an apathetic audience

Syn. -- indifferent


word: Apathy
definition:
Apathy

Ap"a*thy
(_;)
n.
pl. Apathies (_;).
[L. apathia, Gr. _;; 'a priv. + _;, fr. _;, _;, to suffer: cf. F. apathie. See Pathos.]
Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion.
apathy
Macaulay.

A certain apathy or sluggishness in his nature which led him . . . to leave events to take their own course.
Prescott.

According to the Stoics, apathy meant the extinction of the passions by the ascendency of reason.
Fleming.

&hand_; In the first ages of the church, the Christians adopted the term to express a contempt of earthly concerns.


word: Apatite
definition:
Apatite

Ap"a*tite
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; deceit, fr. _; to deceive; it having been often mistaken for other minerals.]
(Min.)
Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.


word: Apatosaurus
definition:
Apatosaurus

Apatosaurus
n.
1.
1
a genus of extinct dinosaurs comprising the brontosaurs; apatosaurs.

Syn. -- genus Apatosaurus.


word: Ape
definition:
Ape

Ape
(āp)
n.
[AS. apa; akin to D. aap, OHG. affo, G. affe, Icel. api, Sw. apa, Dan. abe, W. epa.]
1.
(Zool.)
A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadæ, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus Hylobates, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called anthropoid apes or man apes.

&hand_; The ape of the Old Testament was probably the rhesus monkey of India, and allied forms.

2.
One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.
Byron.

3.
A dupe.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.


word: Ape₂
definition:
Ape

Ape
v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Aped; p. pr. & vb. n. Aping.]
To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.
apes
Addison.

The people of England will not ape the fashions they have never tried.
Burke.


word: Apeak
definition:
Apeak

A*peak"
(_;)
adv. & a.
[Pref. a- + peak. Cf. F. à pic vertically.]
(Naut.)
In a vertical line. The anchor in apeak, when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the ship is them said to be hove apeak.
[Spelt also apeek.]


word: Apennine
definition:
Apennine

Ap"en*nine
(_;)
a.
[L. Apenninus, fr. Celtic pen, or ben, peak, mountain.]
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy.


word: Apepsy
definition:
Apepsy

A*pep"sy
(_;)
n.
[NL. apepsia, fr. Gr. _;, fr. _; uncooked, undigested; 'a priv. + _; cooked, _; to cook, digest.]
(Med.)
Defective digestion, indigestion.
Coxe.


word: Apercu
definition:
Apercu

A`per`çu"
(ȧ`pâr`s&usdot_;")
n.
pl. Aperçus (-s&usdot_;")
[F., prop. p. p. of apercevoir to perceive.]
1.
A first view or glance, or the perception or estimation so obtained; an immediate apprehension or insight, appreciative rather than analytic.

The main object being to develop the several aperçus or insights which furnish the method of such psychology.
W. T. Harris.

A series of partial and more or less disparate aperçus or outlooks; each for itself a center of experience.
James Ward.

2.
Hence, a brief or detached view; conspectus; sketch.


word: Aperient
definition:
Aperient

A*pe"ri*ent
(_;)
a.
[L. aperiens, p. pr. of aperire to uncover, open; ab + parire, parere, to bring forth, produce. Cf. Cover, Overt.]
(Med.)
Gently opening the bowels; laxative.
n. An aperient medicine or food.
Arbuthnot.


word: Aperitive
definition:
Aperitive

A*per"i*tive
(_;)
a.
[Cf. F. apéritif, fr. L. aperire.]
Serving to open; aperient.
Harvey.


word: Apert
definition:
Apert

A*pert"
(_;)
a.
[OF. apert, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire. See Aperient, and cf. Pert, a.]
Open; evident; undisguised.
[Archaic]
Fotherby.


word: Apertion
definition:
Apertion

A*per"tion
(_;)
n.
[L. apertio.]
The act of opening; an opening; an aperture.
[Archaic]
Wiseman.


word: Aperture
definition:
Aperture

Ap"er*ture
(?; 135)
n.
[L. apertura, fr. aperire. See Aperient.]
1.
The act of opening.
[Obs.]

2.
An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall.

An aperture between the mountains.
Gilpin.

The back aperture of the nostrils.
Owen.

3.
(Opt.)
The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of four-inch aperture.

&hand_; The aperture of microscopes is often expressed in degrees, called also the angular aperture, which signifies the angular breadth of the pencil of light which the instrument transmits from the object or point viewed; as, a microscope of 100° aperture.


word: Apery
definition:
Apery

Ap"er*y
(_;)
n.
pl. Aperies.
1.
A place where apes are kept.
[R.]
Kingsley.

2.
The practice of aping; an apish action.
Coleridge.


word: Apetalous
definition:
Apetalous

A*pet"al*ous
(ȧ*pĕt"al*ŭs)
a.
[Pref. a- not + petal.]
(Bot.)
Having no petals, or flower leaves. [See Illust. under Anther].


word: Apex
definition:
Apex

A"pex
(_;)
n.
pl. E. Apexes (_;); L. Apices (_;).
[L.]
1.
The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf.

2.
(Mining)
The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
[U.S.]

Apex of the earth's motion (Astron.), that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.


word: apheretic
definition:
apheretic

aphaeretic

aphaeretic apheretic
adj.
1.
1
relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis.


word: Aphakia
definition:
Aphakia

A*pha"ki*a
(_;)
n.
[NL.; Gr. 'a priv. + _; seed of a lentil.]
(Med.)
An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses.
Dunglison.


word: Aphaniptera
definition:
Aphaniptera

Aph`a*nip"te*ra
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. _; invisible ('a priv. + _; to appear) + _; a wing.]
(Zool.)
A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type. See Flea.


word: Aphanite
definition:
Aphanite

Aph"a*nite
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; invisible; 'a priv. + _; to appear.]
(Min.)
A very compact, dark-colored _;ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains.


word: Aphasy
definition:
Aphasy

Aphasia

{ &VerbarA*pha"si*a (_;), Aph"a*sy (_;), }
n.
[NL. aphasia, Gr. _;, fr. _; not spoken; 'a priv. + _; to speak: cf. F. aphasie.]
(Med.)
Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.


word: Aphasmidia
definition:
Aphasmidia

Aphasmidia
n.
1.
1
one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems.

Syn. -- class Aphasmidia.


word: Aphelion
definition:
Aphelion

A*phel"ion
(?; 277)
n.
pl. Aphelia (_;).
[Gr. _; + _; sun.]
(Astron.)
That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion.


word: Apheliotropic
definition:
Apheliotropic

A*phe`li*o*trop"ic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; + _; sun + _; belonging to a turning.]
Turning away from the sun; -- said of leaves, etc.
Darwin.


word: Apheliotropism
definition:
Apheliotropism

A*phe`li*ot"ro*pism
(_;)
n.
The habit of bending from the sunlight; -- said of certain plants.


word: Aphemia
definition:
Aphemia

A*phe"mi*a
(_;)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + _; voice.]
(Med.)
Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; -- a disorder of cerebral origin.


word: Apheresis
definition:
Apheresis

A*pher"e*sis
(?; 277)
n.
[L. aphaeresis, Gr. _;, fr. _; to take away; _; + _; to take.]
1.
(Gram.)
The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute.

2.
(Surg.)
An operation by which any part is separated from the rest.
[Obs.]
Dunglison.


word: Aphesis
definition:
Aphesis

Aph"e*sis
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; a letting go; _; + _; to let go.]
The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire.
New Eng. Dict.


word: Aphetic
definition:
Aphetic

A*phet"ic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; letting go, fr. _; to let go.]
Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form.
A*phet"ic*al*ly, adv.
New Eng. Dict.


word: Aphetize
definition:
Aphetize

Aph"e*tize
(_;)
v. t.
To shorten by aphesis.

These words . . . have been aphetized.
New Eng. Dict.


word: Aphidian
definition:
Aphidian

A*phid"i*an
(_;)
a.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the family Aphidæ.
n. One of the aphides; an aphid.


word: Aphidivorous
definition:
Aphidivorous

Aph`i*div"o*rous
(_;)
[Aphis + L. vorare to devour.]
(Zool.)
Devouring aphides; aphidophagous.


word: Aphidophagous
definition:
Aphidophagous

Aph`i*doph"a*gous
(_;)
a.
[Aphis + Gr. _; to eat.]
(Zool.)
Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the family Coccinellidæ.


word: Aphilanthropy
definition:
Aphilanthropy

Aph`i*lan"thro*py
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _; not loving man; 'a priv. + _; to love + _; man.]
Want of love to mankind; -- the opposite of philanthropy.
Coxe.


word: Aphis
definition:
Aphis

A"phis
(_;)
n.
pl. Aphides (_;).
[NL.]
(Zool.)
A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family Aphidæ, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.

&hand_; Besides the true males and females, there is a race of wingless asexual individuals which have the power of producing living young in rapid succession, and these in turn may produce others of the same kind for several generations, before sexual individuals appear. They suck the sap of plants by means of a tubular proboscis, and owing to the wonderful rapidity of their reproduction become very destructive to vegetation. Many of the Aphidæ excrete honeydew from two tubes near the end of the body.


word: Aphis lion
definition:
Aphis lion

A"phis li"on
(_;)
(Zool.)
The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larvæ of the ladybugs (Coccinella).


word: Aphlogistic
definition:
Aphlogistic

Aph`lo*gis"tic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _; not inflammable; 'a priv. + _; set on fire. See Phlogiston.]
Flameless; as, an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame.


word: Aphony
definition:
Aphony

Aphonia

{ &VerbarA*pho"ni*a (_;), Aph"o*ny (_;), }
n.
[NL. aphonia, Gr. _;, fr. _; voiceless; 'a priv. + _; voice: cf. F. aphonie.]
(Med.)
Loss of voice or vocal utterance.


word: Aphonous
definition:
Aphonous

Aphonic

{ A*phon"ic (_;), Aph"o*nous (_;), }
a.
Without voice; voiceless; nonvocal; incapable of all but whispered speech.


word: Aphorism
definition:
Aphorism

Aph"o*rism
(_;)
n.
[F. aphorisme, fr. Gr. _; definition, a short, pithy sentence, fr. _; to mark off by boundaries, to define; _; from + _; to separate, part. See Horizon.]
A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.

The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, “Life is short, and the art is long.”
Fleming.


word: Aphorismic
definition:
Aphorismic

Aphorismatic

{ Aph`o*ris*mat"ic (_;), Aph`o*ris"mic (_;), }
a.
Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.


word: Aphoristical
definition:
Aphoristical

Aphoristic

{ Aph`o*ris"tic (_;), Aph`o*ris"tic*al (_;), }
a.
[Gr. _;.]
In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style.

The method of the book is aphoristic.
De Quincey.


word: Aphotic region
definition:
Aphotic region

Aphotic region
(Phytogeog.)
A depth of water so great that only those organisms can exist that do not assimilate.


word: Aphrasia
definition:
Aphrasia

A*phra"si*a
(?)
n.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + fra`sis speech.]
(Med.)
(a)
= Dumbness.
(b)
A disorder of speech in which words can be uttered but not intelligibly joined together.


word: Aphrodisiacal
definition:
Aphrodisiacal

Aphrodisiac

{ Aph`ro*dis"i*ac (_;), Aph`ro*di*si"a*cal (_;), }
a.
[Gr. _; pertaining to sensual love, fr. _;. See Aphrodite.]
Exciting venereal desire; stimulating the desire for sexual gratification.


word: Aphrodisiac
definition:
Aphrodisiac

Aph`ro*dis"i*ac
n.
That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) stimulate sexual desire.


word: Aphrodisian
definition:
Aphrodisian

Aph`ro*dis"i*an
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _;.]
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. “Aphrodisian dames” [that is, courtesans].
C. Reade.


word: Aphrodite
definition:
Aphrodite

Aph`ro*di"te
(_;)
n.
[Gr. _;.]
1.
(Classic Myth.)
The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.

2.
(Zool.)
A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setæ; the sea mouse.

3.
(Zool.)
A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States.


word: Aphtha
definition:
Aphtha

Aph"tha
(_;)
n.
[Sing. of Aphthæ.]
(Med.)
(a)
One of the whitish specks called aphthæ.
(b)
The disease, also called thrush.


word: Aphthae
definition:
Aphthae

Aph"thæ
(_;)
n. pl.
[L., fr. Gr. _; (mostly in pl. _;, Hipp.) an eruption, thrush, fr. _; to set on fire, inflame.]
(Med.)
Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly characteristic of thrush.


word: Aphthong
definition:
Aphthong

Aph"thong
(?; 277)
n.
[Gr. _; silent; 'a priv. + _; voice, sound, fr. _; to sound.]
A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound.
Aph*thon"gal (_;), a.


word: Aphthous
definition:
Aphthous

Aph"thous
(_;)
a.
[Cf. F. aphtheux.]
Pertaining to, or caused by, aphthæ; characterized by aphtæ; as, aphthous ulcers; aphthous fever.


word: Aphyllous
definition:
Aphyllous

Aph"yl*lous
(_;)
a.
[Gr. _;; 'a priv. + _; leaf.]
(Bot.)
Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain euphorbiaceous plants, etc.


word: Apiaceae
definition:
Apiaceae

Apiaceae
prop. n.
A natural family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples are: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill.

Syn. -- Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, family Apiaceae, carrot family


word: Apiary
definition:
Apiary

A"pi*a*ry
(_;)
n.
[L. apiarium, fr. apis bee.]
A place where bees are kept; a stand or shed for bees; a beehouse.


word: Apical
definition:
Apical

Ap"ic*al
(_;)
a.
[L. apex, apicis, tip or summit.]
At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit.
Gray.


word: Apician
definition:
Apician

A*pi"cian
(_;)
a.
[L. Apicianus.]
Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery.
H. Rogers.


word: Apicular
definition:
Apicular

A*pic"u*lar
a.
[NL. apiculus, dim. of L. apex, apicis.]
Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.


word: Apiculated
definition:
Apiculated

Apiculate

{ A*pic"u*late (_;), A*pic"u*la`ted (_;), }
a.
[See Apicular.]
(Bot.)
Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct point, as a leaf.


word: Apiculture
definition:
Apiculture

Ap"i*cul`ture
(?; 135)
n.
[L. apis bee + E. culture.]
Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.


word: apiculturist
definition:
apiculturist

apiculturist
n.
1.
a farmer who keeps bees for their honey.

Syn. -- beekeeper, apiarist.


word: Apidae
definition:
Apidae

Apidae
n.
1.
1
a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are: honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees.

Syn. -- family Apidae.


word: Apiece
definition:
Apiece

A*piece"
(_;)
adv.
[Pref. a- + piece.]
Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each; as, these melons cost a shilling apiece.
apiece
Hume.


word: Apiologist
definition:
Apiologist

A`pi*ol"o*gist
(_;)
n.
[L. apis bee + -logist (see -logy).]
A student of bees.
[R.]
Emerson.


word: Apiology
definition:
Apiology

A`pi*ol"o*gy
(?)
n.
[L. apis bee + -logy.]
The scientific or systematic study of honey bees.


word: Apis
definition:
Apis

A"pis
(_;)
n.
[L., bee.]
(Zool.)
A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species. See Honeybee.


word: Apish
definition:
Apish

Ap"ish
(_;)
a.
Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling.

The apish gallantry of a fantastic boy.
Sir W. Scott.


word: Aplacental
definition:
Aplacental

Ap`la*cen"tal
a.
[Pref. a- + placental.]
Belonging to the Aplacentata; without placenta.


word: Aplacentata
definition:
Aplacentata

Ap`la*cen*ta"ta
n. pl.
[Pref. a- not + placenta.]
(Zool.)
Mammals which have no placenta.


word: Aplacophora
definition:
Aplacophora

Ap`la*coph"o*ra
(_;)
n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + _; a flat cake + fe`rein to bear.]
(Zool.)
A division of Amphineura in which the body is naked or covered with slender spines or setæ, but is without shelly plates.


word: aplacophoran
definition:
aplacophoran

aplacophoran
n.
1.
one of the aplacophora;  a deep-water wormlike mollusk lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.

Syn. -- solenogaster


word: Aplanatic
definition:
Aplanatic

Ap`la*nat"ic
(_;)
a.
[Gr. 'a priv. + _; disposed to wander, wandering, _; to wander.]
(Opt.)
Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combined as to remove spherical aberration; -- said of a lens.

Aplanatic focus of a lens (Opt.), the point or focus from which rays diverging pass the lens without spherical aberration. In certain forms of lenses there are two such foci; and it is by taking advantage of this fact that the best aplanatic object glasses of microscopes are constructed.


word: Aplasia
definition:
Aplasia

A*pla"si*a
(?)
n.
[NL.; Gr. _; priv. + _; a molding.]
(Med.)
1.
Incomplete or faulty development.

2.
(Med.)
a defect, retardation, or cessation of the process of generation of blood cells.


word: Aplastic anemia
definition:
Aplastic anemia

A*plas"tic a*ne"mi*a
n.
[from aplasia{2}.]
(Med.)
an anemia characterized by substantial reduction or cessation of production of red blood cells and hemoglobin by the bone marrow.
Stedman

Syn. -- Ehrlich's anemia; anemia gravis.


word: aplite
definition:
aplite

aplite
n.
1.
light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars.


word: Aplodontia
definition:
Aplodontia

Aplodontia
n.
1.
1
the type genus of the family Aplodontiidae, comprising the mountain beavers.

Syn. -- genus Aplodontia.


word: Aplodontiidae
definition:
Aplodontiidae

Aplodontiidae
n.
1.
1
a family of mammals comprising the mountain beavers.

Syn. -- family Aplodontiidae.


word: Aplomb
definition:
Aplomb

A`plomb"
(_;)
n.
[F., lit. perpendicularity; _; to + plomb lead. See Plumb.]
Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.


