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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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A-năl'y-sis, n. p. 49A resolution of any thing, 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…An'a-lyst, n. p. 49One who analyzes, or is versed in analysis. Kirwan.Ăn/a-lyt'ic, a. p. 49[Gr. ἀναλυτικός. See ANALY-An'a-lyt'ic-al, a. p. 49Pertaining to analysis; resolving into first principles or elements; as, an analytical experiment in chemistry; — opposed to synthetic.An'a-lyt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 49In an analytical manner.An'a-lyt'ics, n. sing. p. 49The science of analysis. See ANALYSIS. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]An'a-lyz'a-ble, a. p. 49Capable of being analyzed.Ăn'a-lyz'a-ble-ness, n. p. 49The state of being analyzable.An'a-ly-zā'tion, n. p. 49The act of analyzing, or separating into constituent parts. Dana.Ăn'a-lyze, v. t. p. 49To resolve into its elements; to separate into its component parts or propositions, for the purpose of an examination of each separately; as, to analyze a fossil substance; to analyze an action to…An'a-lyz'er, n. p. 49One who, or that which, analyzes or has the power to analyze. 2. (Opt.) The part of a polariscope which receives the light after polarization and exhibits its properties, usually something…An'a-mēse', n. sing. & pl. p. 49(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of the empire of Anam.Ăn'a-mēse', a. p. 49(Geog.) Pertaining to Anam, or to its inhabitants.An'am-nē'sis, n. p. 49(Rhet.) A figure which calls to remembrance something omitted. Knowles.Ăn'am-nēs'tic, a. p. 49Aiding the memory.An-a-mōr'pho-sis or An'a-mor-phō'sis, n. p. 49(Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection, or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, viewed from a certain point, or by reflection from a plane or curved mirror, appears…A-nā'nas, n. p. 49(Bot.) The name of a species of Bromelia; the pine-apple.An-ăn'droŭs, a. p. 49(Bot.) Destitute of stamens, as certain female flowers. Brande.An-ăŋ'gu-lar, a. p. 49Containing no angle. [Rare].An-ăn’ther-oüs, a. p. 49(Bot.) Destitute of anthers. Gray.An-ănʹthōs, a. p. 49(Bot.) Destitute of flowers.Ăn'ă-pest, n. p. 49(Pros.) In Greek and Latin versification, a foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, the last long; as, clē-xĭ-tās. In English versification, a foot containing two unaccented…An'a-pĕst'ic or An'a-pĕst'ic-al, a. p. 49Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of anapestic feet.Ăn'a-pĕst'ic or A-năph'o-ră, n. p. 49The anapestic measure. Bentley. A-năph'o-ră, n. [Lat. anaphora, Gr. ἀναφορά, from ἀναφέρειν, to carry up or back, from ἀνά, up, back, and φέρειν, to carry.] (Rhet.) A repetition of a word or of words…An-ăph'ro-dĭs'i-ac, n. p. 49(Med.) A substance capable of blunting the venereal appetite; an antaphrodisiac. Dunglison.An'a-ple-rō'tic, a. p. 49(Med.) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers. (Obs.) Bailey.Ăn'a-ple-rō'tic, n. p. 49(Med.) A remedy which promotes the granulation or incarnation of wounds or ulcers. Parr.An'ärch, n. p. 49The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt. Milton. Imperial anarchs, doubling human woes. Byron.A-närch'al, a. p. 49Ungoverned; anarchical. [Rare.] We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men anarchical which are in a state of effervescence. Landor.A-när'eh/ic or A-när'eh/ic-al, a. p. 49Without rule or government; in a state of confusion, as a state or society; as, anarchic despotism; an anarchical state.Ăn'ărch-īsm, n. p. 49Confusion; anarchy. “Absolute anarchism.” —Sir E. Dering.An'arch-ist, n. p. 49An anarch; one who excites revolt, or promotes disorder in a state.An'ar' ch-ize, v. t. p. 49To bring into a state of anarchy. Clarke.Ăn’ărch-y, n. p. 49Want of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power, or where the laws are not efficient, and individuals do what they please with impunity; political confusion. Spread…A-năr'rhi-chas, n. p. 49(Ichth.) A genus of ravenous fish, found in the northern seas. Its jaws are armed with stout grinding teeth; its dorsal fin is composed of simple rays, and extends from the nape to the tail; the anal…An-ăr’throŭs, a. p. 49(Gram.) Without the article. Bloomfield. 2. (Entom.) Having neither legs nor wings, as some insects. Ogilvie.A'nas, n. p. 49(Ornith.) A genus of water-fowls, of the order Anseres, including the various species of ducks. The species are very numerous.An'a-sär'cä, n. p. 49(Med.) Dropsy of the cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin.An'a-sär'eoüs, a. p. 49Belonging to or affected by anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.Ăn'a-stăl'tĭc, a. p. 49(Med.) Astringent; styptic. Coxe.Ăn'a-stăt'ĭc, a. p. 49Furnished with raised characters;—applied to a certain kind of plates for printing. 2. Produced by means of such characters; as, anastatic printing, which is a method of transferring letter-press…A-năs'to-mōse, v. i. p. 49(Anat. & Bot.) To inosculate; to communicate with each other, as the arteries and veins. The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels. I. Taylor.A-năs/to-mō'sis, n. p. 49(Anat. & Bot.) The inosculation of vessels, or the opening of one vessel into another, as an artery into another artery, or a vein into a vein.A·nās’to-mōt’ic, a. p. 49Pertaining to anastomosis.A·năs'to-mŏt'ic, n. p. 49A medicine supposed to have the power of opening the mouths of vessels, and removing obstructions, such as cathartics, deobstruents, and sudorifics.A-näs'tro-phe, n. p. 50(Rhet. & Gram.) An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for the hills echoed.Ăn'a-tāse, n. p. 50(Min.) A native oxide of titanium (also called octahedrite), occurring in brilliant octahedral crystals, of a brown or somewhat bluish color. Dana.A-nāth'e-mā, n. p. 50(Antiq.) An offering or present made to some deity, and hung up in a temple. Wm. Smith. 2. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by…A-nāth'e-māt'ie-al, a. p. 50Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an anathema. Johnson.A-nāth'e-măt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 50In the manner of anathema.A-nāth'e-ma-tīsm, n. p. 50The act of anathematizing, or ecclesiastically cursing; anathematization. We find a law of Justinian forbidding anathematisms to be pronounced against the Jewish Hellenists. Bp. Taylor.A-năth'e-ma-tĭ-zā'tion, n. p. 50The act of anathematizing; anathematism. “Anathematization of persons deceased in the peace of the church.” Barrow.A-năth'e-ma-tīze, v. t. p. 50To pronounce an anathema against. Hammond.A-nāth'e-ma-tīz'er, n. p. 50One who pronounces an anathema. Hammond.A-năt'i-fā, n. p. 50(Nat. Hist.) An animal of the same tribe with the barnacle, but differing in having a fleshy stem or peduncle, and also in some other respects; the lepas. The term anatifæ, in the plural, is often…A-năt'i-fer, n. p. 50The barnacle.An'a-tif'er-oüs, a. p. 50Producing ducks; — applied to anatifa, under the absurd notion of their giving birth to ducks. Browne.A-năt'o-cĭsm, n. p. 50Interest upon interest; the taking of compound interest; or the contract by which such interest is secured. [Rare.] Bouvier.Ăn'a-tŏm'ie or Ăn'a-tŏm'ie-al, a. p. 50Belonging, or relating, to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations. Hume.Ăn'a-tŏm'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 50In an anatomical manner; by means of dissection.