English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
Dictionary
Aperture
(n.)
The act of opening.
Apery
(n.)
The practice of aping; an apish action.
Apery
(n.)
A place where apes are kept.
Apetalous
(a.)
Having no petals, or flower leaves. [See Illust. under
Anther].
Apetalousness
(n.)
The state of being apetalous.
Apex
(n.)
The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
Apex
(n.)
The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the
apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf.
Apexes
(pl. )
of Apex
Aphaeresis
(n.)
Same as Apheresis.
Aphakia
(n.)
An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of
the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is
the use of powerful convex lenses.
Aphakial
(a.)
Pertaining to aphakia; as, aphakial eyes.
Aphaniptera
(n. pl.)
A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in
the type. See Flea.
Aphanipterous
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera.
Aphanite
(n.)
A very compact, dark-colored /ock, consisting of
hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in
perceptible grains.
Aphanitic
(a.)
Resembling aphanite; having a very fine-grained
structure.
Aphasia
(n.)
Alt. of Aphasy
Aphasic
(a.)
Pertaining to, or affected by, aphasia; speechless.
Aphasy
(n.)
Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of
words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being
preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.
Aphelia
(pl. )
of Aphelion
Aphelion
(n.)
That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most
distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion.