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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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Thêre-fôr', adv. p. 1373For that, or this, or it.There'fore, conj. & adv. p. 1373For that or this reason, referring to something previously stated; for that. I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come. Luke xiv. 20. 2. Consequently; by consequence. He blushes; therefore…Thère-frôm', adv. p. 1373From this or that. Turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left. Josh. xxiii. 6.Thêre-in', adv. p. 1373In that or this place, time, or thing; in that particular. Bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. Gen. ix. 7. Therein our letters do not well agree. Shak.Thère'in-tọ', adv. p. 1373Into that, or that place. Let not them that are in the countries enter therein-to. Luke xxi. 21.Thê're-ôf’, adv. p. 1373Of that or this. In the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die. Gen. ii. 17.Thē're-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 1373The same as THERAPEUTICS.Thêre-ôn’, adv. p. 1373On that or this. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. Esther vii. 9.Thêre-out', adv. p. 1373Out of that or this. He shall take thereout his handful of the flour. Lev. ii. 2.Thère-to', adv. p. 1373To that or this.Thère-ûn'der, adv. p. 1373Under that or this.Thêre-ùnʹt'o, adv. p. 1373Unto that or this; thereto.Thêre-up-ôn’, adv. p. 1373Upon that or this. The remnant of the house of Judah, they shall feed thereupon. Zeph. ii. 7. 2. On account of that; in consequence of that. He hopes to find you forward. And thereupon he sends you…Thêre-while', adv. p. 1373At the same time. [Obs.]Thêre-with', adv. p. 1373With that or this. I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. Phil. iv. 11.Thêre'with-al', adv. p. 1373Over and above. [Obs.] 2. At the same time. [Obs.] Shak. 3. With that or this; therewith. Spenser.Thĕrf, a. p. 1373Not fermented; unleavened. [Obs.]Thérf'-brēad, n. p. 1373Unleavened bread. [Obs.]Thē'ri-ae or The-rī'a-cā, n. p. 1373An ancient composition esteemed efficacious against the effects of poison; especially, a certain compound of sixty four drugs, prepared, pulverized, and reduced by means of honey to an electuary…Thē'ri-æ, a. p. 1373Theriacal.The-rī'ae-al or Thér'ri-al, a. p. 1373Of, or pertaining to, theriac; medicinal. Bacon.Thē'ri-ŏt'o-my, n. p. 1373The anatomy of animals; zöötomy. Dunglison.Thér'mæ, n. pl. p. 1373Springs or baths of warm water.Thĕr'mal, a. p. 1373Of, or pertaining to, heat; warm; as, thermal waters. “The thermal condition of the earth.” J. D. Forbes.Ther-mĕt'o-grāph, n. p. 1373A self-registering thermometer, especially one that registers the maximum and minimum during long periods. Nichol.Thĕr'mic, a. p. 1374Of, pertaining to, or due to, heat: thermal; as, thermic lines. Nichol.Thermidor, n. p. 1374The eleventh month of the French republican calendar, which dated from September 22, 1792. It commenced July 19, and ended August 17. See VENDEMIAIRE.Thĕr'mo-ba-rōm'e-ter, n. p. 1374A barometric instrument graduated for giving altitudes by the boiling point of water. Dana.Ther-mōch'ro-sy, n. p. 1374(Physics.) The property possessed by heat of being composed, like light, of rays of different degrees of refrangibility, which are unequal in rate or degree of transmission through diathermic…Thĕr'mo-cūr'rent, n. p. 1374A current, as of electricity, developed or set in motion by the action of heat.Thĕr'mo-dy-năm'ic, a. p. 1374Relating to thermo-dynamics; caused or operated by force due to the application of heat. Nichol.Thĕr'mo-dy-năm'ics, n. sing. p. 1374The science which treats of the mechanical action or relations of heat. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Thĕr'mo-e-lēe'tric, a. p. 1374Of, or pertaining to, thermo-electricity; as, thermo-electric currents. Nichol.Thēr'mo-ē-lec-tri'ci-ty, n. p. 1374Electricity developed by the action of heat.Thĕr'mo-gĕn, n. p. 1374The elementary matter of heat; caloric;— a term applied chiefly to warm springs.Thĕr'mo-grāph, n. p. 1374An instrument for recording automatically indications of the variation of temperature.Ther-mōl'o-gy, n. p. 1374A discourse or account of heat. Whewell.Thĕr'mo-măg'net-ism, n. p. 1374Magnetism as affected or caused by the action of heat; the relation of heat to magnetism.Ther-mōm'e-ter, n. p. 1374An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompanied by proportional changes in their volume or dimensions. The thermometer usually…Thĕr'mo-mĕt'rie or Thĕr'mo-mĕt'rie-al, a. p. 1374Of, or pertaining to, a thermometer; as, the thermometrical scale or tube. 2. Made by means of a thermometer; as, thermometrical observations.Thĕr'mo-mē'tric-al-ly, adv. p. 1374In a thermometrical manner; by means of a thermometer.Thĕr'mo-mŭl'ti-plī'er, n. p. 1374(Physics.) An instrument of extreme sensibility, used to determine slight differences and degrees of heat. It is composed of alternate bars of antimony and bismuth, or any two metals having different…Thĕr'mo-scōpe, n. p. 1374Any instrument for indicating changes of temperature without indicating the degree of heat by which it is affected; especially, an instrument contrived by Count Rumford for measuring minute…Thĕr'mo-scōp'ic, a. p. 1374Of, or pertaining to, the thermoscope; made by means of the thermoscope; as, thermoscopic observations.Thĕr’mo-stāt, n. p. 1374A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals by heat, as in opening or closing the draught of a stove, and the like, as the heat becomes greater or…Thěr'mo-stāt'ic, a. p. 1374Of, or pertaining to, the thermostat; made or effected by means of the thermostat.Thĕr/mo-tĕn'/sion, n. p. 1374A stretching by heat. ☞ This word has been applied to a process of increasing the direct cohesion of wrought iron. It consists in heating the metal to a determinate temperature, generally from 500 to…Ther-mŏt'ic or Ther-mŏt'ic-al, a. p. 1374Relating to heat; produced by heat; as, thermotical phenomena. Whewell.Ther-mōt'ics, n. sing. p. 1374The science of heat. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] Whewell.Thĕr'mo-tȳpe, n. p. 1374A picture (as of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting slightly with chlorohydric or sulphuric dilute acid, then taking an impression with a press, and next strongly heating this impression.Ther-möt'y-py, n. p. 1374The art of obtaining thermotypes.Thē-sau'rus, n. p. 1374A treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; — often applied to a comprehensive volume, like a dictionary or cyclopædia.Thēse, pron. p. 1374pl. of this. [O. Eng. this, thise, A-S. thīs, thæs, gen. pl. thīses, thīsse, thīsere.] See THIS.Thĕs'ĭ-cle, n. p. 1374A little or subordinate thesis; a proposition.Thē'sis, n. p. 1374A position or proposition which a person advances and offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by argument; a theme; a subject; especially, a subject or proposition for a school or…Thĕs'mo-thĕte, n. p. 1374(Gr. Antiq.) A lawgiver; a legislator; one of the six inferior archons at Athens.Thĕs'pi-an, a. p. 1374Of, or relating to, tragic acting.Thē'tă, n. p. 1374A letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in English; — sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being used by the judges in passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of…Thĕt'ic-al, a. p. 1374Laid down; absolute or positive, as a law. [Obs.] More.The-ûr'gie or The-ûr'gie-al, a. p. 1374Of, or pertaining to, theurgy. Theurgic hymns, songs of incantation.