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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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Āt'mos-phēr'ic, a. p. 88Āt'mos-phēr'ic or -al, a. p. 88Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric oscillations, atmospheric air. 2. Existing in the atmosphere. “Atmospheric or meteoric stones.” Dana. 3. Caused…Ăt'mos-phe-rōl'o-ǧ'y, n. p. 88A treatise on the atmosphere.A-tōll', n. p. 88A coral island, consisting of a strip or ring of coral reef surrounding a central lagoon. Lyell.Ăt'om, n. p. 88(Physics.) (a.) An ultimate indivisible particle of matter. (b.) An ultimate particle of matter not necessarily indivisible; a molecule. (c.) A constituent particle of matter, or a molecule supposed…At'om, v. t. p. 88To reduce to atoms. [Obs.] Feltham.A-tōm'ic or A-tōm'ic-al, a. p. 88Pertaining to, or consisting of, atoms; extremely minute. Atomical philosophy, or doctrine of atoms, a system which, assuming that atoms are endowed with gravity and motion, accounted for the origin…A-tŏm'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 88In an atomic manner; in accordance with the atomic philosophy.At'o-mī'cian, n. p. 88An atomist. [Rare.]A-töm'i-cĭsm, n. p. 88The doctrine of atoms; the atomical philosophy; atomism. [Obs.] Cudworth.At'om-ism, n. p. 88The doctrine of atoms. Cudworth.At'om-ist, n. p. 88One who holds to the atomical philosophy. Locke.At'om-ist'ie, a. p. 88Pertaining to atomism. [Rare.] It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis. Coleridge.Ăt’om-īze, v. t. p. 88To reduce to atoms. Baxter.At'om-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 88The doctrine of atoms. Cudworth.At'om-y, n. p. 88An atom. [Obs.] Shak. 2. A skeleton. [A ludicrous corruption of anatomy.] Shak.At-ōne', or At-tōne',, adv. p. 88At one; together; at once. [Obs.] All his senses seemed bereft atone. Spenser.A-tōne', v. i. p. 88To agree; to be in accordance; to accord. [Obs.] He and Aufidius can no more atone Than violentest contrariety. Shak. 2. To stand as an equivalent; to make reparation, compensation, amends, or…A-tōne', v. t. p. 88To reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance. [Obs.] Which signifies to reconcile a person offended, to atone, or make him at one again with the offender. Bp. Beveridge. 2. To unite in…A-tōne'ment, n. p. 88Agreement; concord; reconciliation after enmity or controversy. By whom we have now received the atonement. Rom. v. 11. He seeks to make atonement Between the Duke of Gloster and your brothers. Shak.…A-tōn'er, n. p. 88One who makes atonement.A-tŏn'ic, a. p. 88(Med.) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonic disease. 2. (Gram.) Unaccented. 3. Destitute of vocality; produced by the breath alone; surd; unvocal. Rush.A-tōn'ic, n. p. 88(Gram.) A word that has no accent. 2. An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a whispered or surd consonant; a breathing. Rush. 3. (Med.) A remedy for…Ăt'o-ny, n. p. 88(Med.) Want of tone; weakness of every organ, particularly such as are contractile. Dunglison.A-tōp′, adv. p. 89On or at the top. Milton.Ăt/ra-bi-lā'ri-an or Ăt/ra-bi-lā'ri-oŭs, a. p. 89Affected with melancholy, which the ancients attributed to the black bile. Arbuthnot.Ăt'ra-bi-lā'ri-an, n. p. 89A person much given to melancholy; a hypochondriac. Disraeli.At'ra-bi-lā'rī-ous-ness, n. p. 89The state of being melancholy, or affected with disordered bile.Ăt'ra-bĭl'ĭ-a-ry, a. p. 89Melancholic or hypochondriacal; — from the supposed predominance of black bile. Atrobilary arteries, capsules, and veins (Anal.), those pertaining to the kidney; — called also renal arteries, &c.At/ra-bil'ious, a. p. 89Atrabilarious. [Rare.] Judd.At'ra-men-tā'ceoŭs, a. p. 89Black, like ink; inky; atramental. [Obs.] Derham.Ăt/ra-mĕnt'al or Ăt/ra-mĕnt'ous, a. p. 89Inky; black, like ink; as, an atramentous quality. Swift.Ăt'ra-men-tā'ri-oūs, a. p. 89Like ink, or suitable for making ink. The sulphate of iron, or green copperas, is called atramentarious, as being the material of ink.A-trip', adv. p. 89(Naut.) (a.) In a state of being drawn perpendicularly from the ground, as the anchor. (b.) Hoisted to the top of the mast, or as high as possible, as the topsails. Mar. Dict.A-trō'cious, a. p. 89Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as, atrocious guilt. Ld. Chatham. 2. Characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity. Revelations . . . so atrocious that nothing in history approaches…A-trō'ciōus-ly, adv. p. 89In an atrocious manner.A-trō'ciōus-ness, n. p. 89The quality of being atrocious, or enormously criminal or cruel; as, the atrociousness of the murder. Horne.A-trŏc'-i-ty, n. p. 89Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty. “The atrocities which attend a victory.” Macaulay.At'ro-pal or At'ro-poūs, a. p. 89(Bot.) Not inverted;—applied to ovules which are not inverted in their early development. Gray.Ăt'ro-phied, a. p. 89Affected with atrophy; abortive. Carpenter.Ăt'ro-phy, n. p. 89A wasting away from defect of nourishment. “Pining atrophy.” Milton.Ăt'ro-pine, n. p. 89(Chem.) A very poisonous vegetable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade. It is white, brilliant, and crystallizes in long needles.Ăt'ta-bāl, n. p. 89See ATABAL.At-tăc'cā p. 89(Mus.) A direction at the end of a movement to show that the next is to follow immediately, without any pause.At-täch', v. t. p. 89To bind, fasten, or tie; as, to attach one substance to another by a string, or by glue, &c. 2. To take by legal authority; to arrest by writ to answer for a debt or demand;—applied to a taking of…At-tăch', n. p. 89An attachment. [Obs.] Pope.At-täch'a-ble, a. p. 89Capable of being attached, legally or otherwise; liable to be taken by writ or precept.Attaché, n. p. 89One attached to another, as a part of his suite or attendants; specifically, one attached to the suite of an ambassador.At-täch'ment, n. p. 89Act of attaching, or state of being attached; especially, close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; any passion or affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a friend, or to a party.…At-tăck′, v. t. p. 89To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault. “Attack their lines.” Dryden. 2. To fall upon with unfriendly words or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to…At-tăck', n. p. 89An onset; first invasion; a falling on with force or violence, or with calumny, satire, or criticism. “A hopeless, ill-advised attack.” Young.At-tăck'a-ble, a. p. 89Capable of being attacked; assailable.At-tăck'er, n. p. 89One who attacks or assaults.At'ta-cōt'tie, a. p. 89Pertaining to the Attacotti, a tribe of ancient Britons, allies of the Scots. Pinkerton.Ăt'ta-gas or Ăt'ta-gen, n. p. 89(Ornith.) A variety of the Tetrao bonasia, or hazel grouse, found in the south of Europe. Cuvier.Ăt'ta-ghan p. 89See YATAGHAN.At-tāin', v. i. p. 89To come or arrive, by motion, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place or object; to reach. If by any means they might attain to Phenice. Acts xxvii. 12. 2. To come or arrive, by an effort of mind.…At-tāin', v. t. p. 89To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to gain; to compass. Is he wise who hopes to attain the end without the means? Tillotson. 2. To reach or come to, by progression or motion.…At-tāin', n. p. 89Attainment. [Obs.]At-tāin'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 89Attainableness. Coleridge.