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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ad'y-nam'ic, a. p. 25(Med.) Pertaining to debility of the vital powers; weak; feeble. Adynamic fevers, malignant or putrid fevers attended with great-muscular debility. Cyc. Med.A-dyn'a-my, n. p. 25(Med.) Want of strength occasioned by disease; weakness. Morin.Ad'y-tūm, n. p. 25(Arch.) A secret apartment, especially a secret place in ancient temples from whence oracles were given.Ădz or Adze, n. p. 25Eng. addice, A-S. adese. A carpenter’s tool for chipping, formed with a thin arching blade, and its edge at right angles to the handle. The edge is beveled only on the inside, and the handle is…Æ p. 25A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. It answers to the Gr. αι. The Sax. æ has been changed into e or ea. In derivatives from the learned languages, it is mostly…Æ'dile, n. p. 25(Rom. Antiq.) An officer or magistrate who had the care of the public buildings, streets, highways, public spectacles, &c.Æg'i-lōps, n. p. 25(Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye. Dunglison. 2. (Bot.) A genus of plants, having the common name of hard-grass; believed by the ancients to have the power of curing the…Æ'ġis, n. p. 25A shield, or defensive armor; — originally applied to the shield given by Jupiter to Minerva. Hence, 2. Any thing which protects. “Under the imperial ægis.” Gretton.Æ-gŏph'o-ny, n. p. 25See EGOPHONY.Æ-grō'tat, n. p. 25(Eng. Univ.) A certificate from a doctor or a surgeon to the effect that a student has been prevented by illness from attending to his college duties. Hall. Ægrotat degree, a degree taken by one who…Æ-nē'id, n. p. 25An epic or heroic poem, written by Virgil, and of which Æneas is the hero.Æ-ō'li-an, a. p. 25Pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants; as, the Æolian dialect. 2. Pertaining to Æolus, the deity of the winds in heathen mythology; hence, pertaining to, or produced by…Æ-ōl'i-pile, n. p. 25A globe of metal partly filled with water, and having a very small tubular orifice from which a current of steam issues on the application of heat. Sometimes it is made with two orifices turned in…Æ'o-lĭst, n. p. 25A pretender to inspiration. Swift.Æ'on, n. p. 25See EON.Æ-quin′o-lite, n. p. 25See PITCHSTONE.Ā′er-āte, v. t. p. 25To combine with carbonic acid, formerly called fixed air. [Rare.] His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aerated natural fountains. Carlyle. 2. To supply with common air; as, to aërate water that…Ā′er-ā′tion, n. p. 25(Chem.) The act or operation of combining with carbonic acid. [Obs.] 2. (Zool.) A change produced in the blood or circulating fluid of animals, by exposure to the air in respiration; arterialization.…Ā-ē'ri-al, a. p. 25Belonging or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; as, aërial regions. 2. Consisting of air, or partaking of the nature of air; as, aërial particles. 3. Produced by air. “Aërial honey and ambrosial…Ā-ē'ri-an, n. p. 25(Eccl. Hist.) One of a branch of Arians, so called from Aërius, who maintained that there is no difference between bishops and priests. Murdock.Aë'rie, n. p. 25The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; a brood of such birds; ery. Shak.Ā-er-īf'er-oŭs, a. p. 25(Physiol.) Conveying or containing air; as, aëriferous tubes. Carpenter.Ā′er-i-fi-cā′tion, n. p. 25The act of combining air with any thing, or the state of being filled with air. 2. The act of becoming air, or of changing into an aëriform state, as substances which are converted from a liquid or…Ā′er-i-fōrm, a. p. 25Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid.Ā'er-i-fȳ, v. t. p. 25To infuse air into; to fill or combine with air; to change into an aëriform state.Ā′er-o-dy-năm′ies, n. sing. p. 25The science which treats of the motion of the air, and of the mechanical effects of air in motion. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] Brande.Ā′er-ōg′ra-phy, n. p. 25A description of the air or atmosphere; aërology.Ā'er-o-līte, n. p. 25(Meteor.) A stone or other body which has fallen from the air, or, more correctly, has come to the earth from distant space; a meteoric stone. Dana.Ā'er-o-lĭth, n. p. 25Same as AEROLITE.Ā′er-o-lĭ-thŏl′o-gȳ, n. p. 25The science of aërolites, or meteoric stones. Dana.Ā'er-o-līt'ic, a. p. 25Of, or pertaining to, aërolites; as, aërolitic iron. Booth.Ā'er-o-lŏġ'ic-al, a. p. 25Pertaining to aërology.Ā'er-ŏl'o-ġĭst, n. p. 25One who is versed in aërology.Ā'er-ŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 25That part of physics which treats of the air, its qualities, uses, and action on the animal economy. Dunglison.Ā'er-o-măn'çy, n. p. 25Divination by means of the air and winds, or of substances found in the atmosphere.A'er-ōm'e-ter, n. p. 25An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air and gases. Brande.A'er-o-mētrie, a. p. 25Of, or pertaining to, aërometry.Ā'er-ōm'e-try, n. p. 25The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation. [Obs.] 2. The art or science of ascertaining the mean bulk of gases. Ure.A'er-o-naut', n. p. 25An aerial navigator; a balloonist.Ā'er-o-naut'ic, a. p. 25Pertaining to aëronautics, or aërial sailing.Ā'er-o-naut'ics, n. sing. p. 25The doctrine, science, or art of sailing in the air by means of a balloon.Ā'er-o-naut'ism, n. p. 25The practice of ascending and floating in the atmosphere in balloons.A'er-o-phyte', n. p. 25(Bot.) A plant that lives in the air without connection with soil; an aerial or air plant, as lichens, many mosses, &c. Brande.A'er-o-scép'sy', n. p. 25Same as AEROSCOPY. [Obs.]A'er-ōs'co-py, n. p. 25The observation of the state and variations of the atmosphere. [Rare.]A'er-o-sīte', n. p. 25Dark red silver ore. [Rare.] Dana.Aĕr-o-stāt', n. p. 25A machine or vessel sustaining weights in the air; — a name given to air balloons.Ā'er-o-stāt'ic, a. p. 25Pertaining to aérostatics, or the art of aerial navigation.A'er-o-stāt'ics, n. sing. p. 25The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids, or that of bodies sustained in them; hence, the science of aerial navigation. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]A'er-os-tā'tion, n. p. 25Aerial navigation; the science of raising and guiding machines in the air, or of ascending in air balloons. 2. The science of weighing air. [Rare.] Adams.Æ-rū'gi-nōus, a. p. 25Pertaining to, or partaking of, verdigris, or the rust of copper. 2. (Med.) Resembling verdigris in color, as the bile in certain states of the stomach. Dunglison.Æ-rū'go, n. p. 25The rust of any metal, properly that of brass or copper; verdigris. Dunglison.A'er-y-light, a. p. 25Light as air;—used for airy light. [Rare.] Milton.Æs'chy-nite, n. p. 25(Min.) A black or dark brownish-yellow ore, from the Ural Mountains, containing titanium, zirconium, and cerium. Dana.Æs-thēt'ic or Æs-thēt'ic-al, a. p. 25Of, or pertaining to, æsthetics; as, æsthetic studies. Hallam.Æs-thĕt'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 25In an æsthetical manner.Æs-thĕt'ies or Es-thĕt'ies, n. sing. p. 25The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art, or that which treats of the principles of the belles lettres and fine arts. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Æs-tī'val or Es-tī'val, a. p. 25Of, or belonging to, the summer; as, the æstival solstice; æstival diseases.Æs-ti-vā'tion, n. p. 25(Bot.) The process of flowering, with special reference to the arrangement of parts in a flower-bud; prefloration. Gray.Ā'e-the-ŏg'a-mōus, a. p. 25(Bot.) Propagated in an unusual way;—a term applied to cryptogamic plants. Brande.