English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Apogaic
(a.)
Apogean.
Apogamic
(a.)
Relating to apogamy.
Apogamy
(n.)
The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or
oospore.
Apogeal
(a.)
Apogean.
Apogean
(a.)
Connected with the apogee; as, apogean (neap) tides, which
occur when the moon has passed her apogee.
Apogee
(n.)
Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.
Apogee
(n.)
That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the
greatest distance from the earth.
Apogeotropic
(a.)
Bending away from the ground; -- said of leaves, etc.
Apogeotropism
(n.)
The apogeotropic tendency of some leaves, and other
parts.
Apograph
(n.)
A copy or transcript.
Apohyal
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid
bone.
Apoise
(adv.)
Balanced.
Apolar
(a.)
Having no radiating processes; -- applied particularly to
certain nerve cells.
Apolaustic
(a.)
Devoted to enjoyment.
Apollinarian
(a.)
In honor of Apollo; as, the Apollinarian games.
Apollinarian
(n.)
A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the
fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ.
An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a
table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near
Bonn.
Apollo
(n.)
A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of
light and day (the "sun god"), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry,
and music, etc., and was represented as the model of manly grace and
beauty; -- called also Phebus.
Apollonian
(a.)
Alt. of Apollonic
Apollonic
(a.)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Apollo.