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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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Hȳ'po-stāt'ie or Hȳp'o-stāt'ie or Hȳ'po-stāt'ie-al or Hȳp'o-stāt'ie-al, a. p. 651Relating to hypostasis, or substance; hence, constitutive, or elementary. Let our Carneades warn men not to subscribe to the grand doctrine of the chemists, touching their three hypostatic…Hȳ'po-stāt'ic-al-ly or Hȳp'o-stāt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 651In an hypostatical manner.Hy-pŏs'tro-phe, n. p. 651(Med.) (a.) The act of a patient turning himself. (b.) A relapse or return of a disease. Dunglison.Hy'po-sty'le, n. p. 651(Arch.) That which rests upon columns; a covered colonnade; a pillared hall.Hy’po-sŭl’phate, n. p. 651(Chem.) A compound of hyposulphuric acid and a base.Hȳ'po-sŭl'phite, n. p. 651(Chem.) A compound of hyposulphurous acid and a salifiable base.Hy̆'po-sul-phŭ'ric, a. p. 651(Chem.) Composed of sulphur and an inferior quantity of oxygen; as, hyposulphuric acid, an acid having less oxygen than the sulphuric acid, and found only in combination with water as a heavy…Hȳ-po-sūl'phur-ous, a. p. 651(Chem.) Composed of sulphur and an inferior quantity of oxygen; as, hyposulphurous acid, an acid containing less oxygen than sulphurous acid. This acid is known only in combination with salifiable…Hy-pŏt'e-nūse or Hy-pōt'e-nūse, n. p. 651(Geom.) The subtense, or longest side of a right-angled triangle, or the line that subtends the right angle. [Written also hypothenuse.] a b, hypotenuse.Hy̆'pō-thē'ēa, n. p. 651(Rom. Law.) An obligation by which property of a debtor was made over to his creditor in security of his debt. ☞ It differed from pledge in regard to possession of the property subject to the…Hy-pŏth'e-cāte, v. t. p. 651(Law.) To confer on—said of one's creditor—a right in or to a thing, by which the creditor obtains the power to cause that thing to be sold for the discharge of a debt or engagement out of the…Hy-pŏth'e-cā'tion, n. p. 651(Civ. Law.) The act or contract by which property is hypothecated; a right which a creditor has in or to the property of his debtor in virtue of which he may cause it to be sold, and the price…Hȳ-pŏth'e-cā'tor or Hȳ-pŏth'e-cā-tor, n. p. 651(Law.) One who pledges any thing as security for the repayment of money borrowed.Hy-pŏth'e-nū'sal, a. p. 651Pertaining to the hypothenuse. [Rare.]Hȳ-pŏth'e-nūse, n. p. 651(Geom.) The side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle. See HYPOTENUSE.Hȳ-pŏth'e-sĭs or Hĭ-pŏth'e-sĭs, n. p. 651A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for…Hy′/po-thĕt′ic or Hy̆p′/o-thĕt′ic or Hy′/po-thĕt′ic-al or Hy̆p′/o-thĕt′ic-al, a. p. 651Characterized by an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning and deducing proof. Causes hypothetical at least, if not real, for the various phenomena of the…Hȳ'po-thēt'ie-al-ly or Hȳp'o-thēt'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 651In an hypothetical manner or relation; conditionally.Hȳ-pŏth'e-tĭst, n. p. 651One who defends an hypothesis. [Rare.]Hȳ'po-trā-chēl'i-ŭm, n. p. 651(Arch.) That part of the capital of a column between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus; the neck of a capital.Hȳ'po-ty-pō'sis, n. p. 651(Rhet.) A description of things in strong or lively colors; imagery.Hȳ'po-zō'ic, a. p. 651(Geol.) Anterior in age to the lowest rocks which contain organic remains. Lyell.Hŷp'pish, a. p. 651Affected with hypochondria.Hŷp'po-grĭff, n. p. 651See HIPPOGRIFF.Hyp-sŏm'e-ter, n. p. 651An apparatus for determining heights by the boiling point of water, consisting of a vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed thermometer for showing the temperature of…Hŷp'so-mĕt'rie or Hŷp'so-mĕt'rie-al, a. p. 651Pertaining to hypsometry. Guyot.Hyp-sōm'e-try, n. p. 651The science which treats of the measurement of heights in any other manner than by triangulation, as by means of the barometer, or by boiling water. Guyot.Hŷ'rax, n. p. 651(Zoöl.) A genus of pachydermatous animals. The Cape hyrax is called the rock-badger, or rock-rabbit.Hyrse, n. p. 651(Bot.) Millet.Hyrst, n. p. 651A wood. See HURST.Hy'son, n. p. 651A fragrant species of green tea. Hyson skin, the refuse portion of the fine tea called hyson. Skin is a Chinese word meaning refuse.Hȳs'sop, n. p. 651(Bot.) A plant; Hyssopus officinalis. The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. The hyssop of Scripture is supposed to be a species of caper (Capparis spinosa).Hȳs'ter-ănʹthoūs, a. p. 651(Bot.) Having the leaves expand after the flowers have opened. Henslow.Hys-tē'ri-ā, n. p. 651(Med.) A species of neurosis, or nervous affection, generally occurring in paroxysms, the principal characteristics of which consist in alternate fits of laughing and crying, with a sensation as if a…Hys-tĕr'ic or Hys-tĕr'ic-al, a. p. 651Of, or pertaining to, hysterics; affected, or troubled, with hysterics; convulsive; fitful. With no hysteric weakness or feverish excitement, they preserved their peace and patience. Bancroft.Hys-tēr'ies, n. pl. p. 651(Med.) Nervous or convulsive fits of a certain kind, with which women are sometimes affected. See HYSTERIA.Hys-tēr'o-ēle, n. p. 651(Med.) Hernia of the womb.Hys'ter-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 651(Rhet.) A figure by which the ordinary course of thought is inverted in expression, and the last put first;—called also hysteron-proteron.Hŷs'te-ron-prōt'e-ron, n. p. 651(Rhet.) (a.) A figure in which the word that should follow comes first; hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, “he is well and lives.” (b.) An inversion of logical order, in which the conclusion is put…Hŷs/ter-ŏt/o-my, n. p. 651(Surg.) The operation of cutting into the uterus, for taking out a fetus which can not be extracted by the natural passages; the cesarean section.Hȳs'trix, n. p. 651(Zoöl.) A genus of animals including the porcupine.Hŷthe, n. p. 651A port. See HITHE.I p. 652the ninth letter, and the third vowel, of the English alphabet, has two principal sounds: the long sound, as in pīne, fīne, īce; and the short sound, as in pĭn, fĭn, gĭft. It has also three other…I, pron. p. 652The nominative case of the pronoun of the first person;—the word which expresses one's self, or that by which a speaker or writer denotes himself.I’āmb, n. p. 652An iambus or iambic. [Rare.]Ĭ-ăm'bic or Ĭ-ăm'bic-al, a. p. 652Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one; as, an iambic foot. 2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse.I-ām'bie, n. p. 652(Pros.) A foot consisting of two syllables, the first short and the second long, as in āmāns, or the first unaccented and the second accented, as in iucent. The following couplet consists wholly of…I-ăm'bi-cal-ly, adv. p. 652After the manner of iambics.Ī-ăm'bīze, v. t. p. 652To satirize, especially in iambic verse.Ī-ăm′bus, n. p. 652(Pros.) A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one; an iambic.I-ā'tra-lip'tic, a. p. 652Having the property of curing by anointing. [Written also iatroleptic.]I-ăt'rĭc or I-ăt'rĭc-al, a. p. 652Relating to medicine, or medical men.I-ā/tro-chēm’ist, n. p. 652A physician who is also a chemist. [Obs.] Bailey.I-ā'tro-lēp'tic, a. p. 652See IATRALIPTIC.Ī'bex, n. p. 652(Zoöl.) A species of goat, Capra ibex, found in the Alps and other mountainous parts of Europe, remarkable for having long, recurved horns. It is much hunted, and has become comparatively…Ĭ-bī'dem, adv. p. 652In the same place;—abbreviated ibid.I’bis, n. p. 652(Ornith.) A genus of grallatory birds, one species of which, the I. religiosa, having a bare head and neck and the general plumage white, with the tips of the wings and the tail black, was regarded…I-cā'ri-an, a. p. 652Adventurous in flight; soaring too high for safety, like Icarus.Īce, n. p. 652Water in a solid state. It is formed under the influence of extreme cold. It is a nearly solid, transparent, brittle substance, of a crystalline structure, having the specific gravity of 0.9184. It…Ice, v. t. p. 652To cover with ice; to convert into ice. 2. To cover with concreted sugar; to frost. 3. To chill, as with ice; to freeze.