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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-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.Thē’ur-gĭst, n. p. 1374One who pretends to, or is addicted to, theurgy.Thē'ur-ġy, n. p. 1374Among the Egyptian Platonists, an imaginary science supposed to have been revealed to men by the gods themselves in very ancient times, and to have been handed down traditionally by the priests…Thew, n. p. 1374Manner; custom; habit; form of behavior; qualities of mind or disposition. [Obs.] “To be up-brought in gentle thews and martial might.” Spenser. 2. Muscle or strength; nerve; brawn. Shak. And I…