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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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Phō'no-grāph'ic, a. p. 981Phō'no-grāph'ic-al, a. p. 981Pertaining to, or based upon, phonography.Phō-no-grāph'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 981In a phonographic way.Pho-nōg'ra-phist, n. p. 981One who is versed in phonography; a phonographer.Pho-nog'ra-phy, n. p. 981A description of the laws of the human voice, or of sounds uttered by the organs of speech. 2. A representation of sounds by distinctive characters; a system of short-hand invented by Isaac Pitman…Pho-nōl'o-gēr, n. p. 981One versed in phonology; a phonologist.Phō'no-lōg'ie, a. p. 981Phonological.Phō'no-lōg'ic-al, a. p. 981Pertaining to phonology.Pho-nōl'o-gist, n. p. 981One versed in phonology; a phonetist.Pho-nōl'o-gy, n. p. 981A treatise on sounds, or the science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including its various distinctions or subdivisions of tones; phonetics.Phō'no-type, n. p. 981A type or character used in phonography.Phō'no-typ'ic or Phō'no-typ'ic-al, a. p. 981Of, or belonging to, phonography or a phonotype.Pho-nōt'y-pist, n. p. 981One versed in phonotypy.Pho-nōt'y-py, n. p. 981The art of representing sounds by distinct characters or types; also, the style of printing in accordance with this art.Phōr'minx, n. p. 981A lyre; a cithara. We beat the phorminx till we hurt our thumbs. E. B. Browning.Phōr'mi-ōm, n. p. 981(Bot.) A genus of plants including but a single species (P. tenax, a New Zealand plant), the leaves of which furnish a fine, silky, and very strong fiber, called New Zealand flax. Dodd.Phōr'o-nō'mi-k, a. p. 981The same as PHOSPHORACES.Phōr'o-nōm'ics, n. sing. p. 981That branch of mechanics which treats of bodies in motion; cinematics. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] Weisbeck.Phōs'gene, a. p. 981(Chem.) Generating light;—said of a certain gas generated by the action of sunlight or bright daylight on chlorine and carbonic acid, and composed of one equivalent of carbon, one of oxygen, and one…Phōs'phate, n. p. 981(Chem.) A salt formed by a combination of phosphoric acid with a salifiable base.Phos-phāt'ic, a. p. 981Of, or relating to, the phosphates; containing some phosphate, usually phosphate of lime; as, phosphatic nodules. Phosphatic diathesis (Med.), a habit of body which leads to the deposition of…Phōs'phē-nē, n. pl. p. 981The luminous impressions and circles seen, on sudden compression of the eyeball, when the eye is closed. They are due to a mechanical irritation of the retina.Phōs'phite, n. p. 981(Chem.) A salt formed by a combination of phosphorous acid with a salifiable base.Phōs'pho-lite, n. p. 981(Min.) An earth united with phosphoric acid. Kirwan.Phōs'phor, n. p. 981The same as PHOSPHORUS. [Obs.] 2. (Astron.) The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; Lucifer.Phōs'phor-āte, v. t. p. 981To combine or impregnate with phosphorus.Phos-phō're-ous, a. p. 981Emitting light; luminous.Phōs'phor-ēsce', v. i. p. 981(imp. & p. p. PHOSPHORESCED (fŏs'for-ēs't); p. pr. & vb. n. PHOSPHORESCING.) To shine, as phosphorus, by exhibiting a faint light without sensible heat. Arenaceous limestone phosphoresces in the dark…Phōs'phor-ēs'cence, n. p. 981The state of being phosphorescent.Phōs'phor-ēs'cent, a. p. 981Shining with a faint light; luminous without sensible heat.Phos-phōr'ic, a. p. 981[Fr. phospho-Phos-phōr'ic-al p. 981Pertaining to, resembling, or obtained from, phosphorus; as, phosphoric acid.Phōs'phor-īte, n. p. 981(Min.) A variety of apatite. Dana.Phōs'phor-īt'ic, a. p. 981Pertaining to, or of the nature of, phosphorus.Phōs'phor-lard, a. p. 981Containing, or impregnated with, phosphorus. Dungl.Phōs'phor-ōus, a. p. 981(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, phosphorus;—said of a certain acid formed by a combination of phosphorus with oxygen, in the proportion of two equivalents of phosphorus to three of oxygen.Phōs'phor-ōs, n. p. 981The morning star; Phosphor. 2. (Chem.) An elementary substance, of a yellowish color, and semi-transparent, resembling fine wax. It burns in common air with great rapidity, and in oxygen gas with the…Phŏs'phu-ret, n. p. 982(Chem.) A combination of phosphorus with another substance; as phosphuret of iron or copper.Phŏs'phu-rĕt-ed, a. p. 982Combined with phosphorus. [Written also phosphuretted.]Phos·phŷt'trite, n. p. 982(Min.) A mineral, consisting chiefly of phosphate of yttria.Phō'tel, n. p. 982(Bot.) A tree having a strong resemblance to the banana-tree. Crabb.Phō'ti-zite, n. p. 982(Min.) A mineral, consisting of a mixture of rhodonite and carbonate of manganese. Dana.Phō'to-chēm'ie-al, a. p. 982Pertaining to the chemical action of light. Dana.Phō'to-grăl'va-nŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 982The art or process of obtaining from a photographic negative on glass, by means of a gutta-percha impression, an electrolyte plate, from which may be taken, as in copper-plate printing, any number of…Phō'to-gēne, n. p. 982A picture produced by the agency of light; a photograph. [R.] Crabb.Phō'to-gĕn'ie, a. p. 982Of, or pertaining to, photogeny; producing light.Pho-tŏg'e-ny, n. p. 982The art of taking pictures by the action of light on a chemically prepared ground.Phō'to-glyph'ic, a. p. 982Pertaining to the art of engraving by the action of light. Photoglyphic engraving, a process of etching on copper, steel, or zinc, by means of the action of light and certain chemicals, a fac-simile…Phō'to-grăph, n. p. 982A picture obtained by photography; especially, a picture produced or printed on chemically prepared paper, by the action of sunlight, from a negative, or reverse image, taken, by the camera, on glass.Phō'to-grăph'ie or Phō'to-grăph'ie-al, a. p. 982Pertaining to, or obtained by, photography; as, a photographic picture.Pho-tŏg'ra-phist, n. p. 982One who practices, or is skilled in, photography.Pho-tōg'ra-phōm'e-ter, n. p. 982(Photog.) An instrument for determining the sensibility of each tablet employed in the photographic process, in respect to the amount of luminous and chemical radiation. Ogilvie.Pho-tŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 982The science of the action of light on bodies; the principles of physics and chemistry which relate to the production of pictures by the action of light. 2. The art of producing pictures of objects by…Phō'to-lī-thŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 982A mode of lithographing in which the prepared stone is first rendered sensitive to light, and the picture is then taken upon it by means of photography.Phō'to-lŏg'ic or Phō'to-lŏg'ic-al, a. p. 982Pertaining to photology, or the doctrine of light.Pho-tŏl'o-gy, n. p. 982The doctrine or science of light, explaining its nature and phenomena. Mitchell.Phō'to-māg'net-ism, n. p. 982The relation of magnetism to light. Faraday.Pho·tŏm'e·ter, n. p. 982An instrument for measuring the relative intensities of light.Phō'to-mĕt'rĭc or Phō'to-mĕt'rĭc-al, a. p. 982Pertaining to photometry, or a photometer.Pho·tŏm'e·try, n. p. 982The science which treats of the measurement of the intensity of light.