English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Apomecometry
(n.)
The art of measuring the distance of objects afar
off.
Apomorphia
(n.)
Alt. of Apomorphine
Apomorphine
(n.)
A crystalline alkaloid obtained from morphia. It is a
powerful emetic.
Aponeuroses
(pl. )
of Aponeurosis
Aponeurosis
(n.)
Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciae
which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many
muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin.
See Fascia.
Aponeurotic
(a.)
Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
Aponeurotomy
(n.)
Dissection of aponeuroses.
Apopemptic
(a.)
Sung or addressed to one departing; valedictory; as,
apoplectic songs or hymns.
Apophasis
(n.)
A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take
notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the
effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius
Caesar, iii. 2.]
Apophlegmatic
(a.)
Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus
from mouth or nostrils.
Apophlegmatic
(n.)
An apophlegmatic medicine.
Apophlegmatism
(n.)
The action of apophlegmatics.
Apophlegmatism
(n.)
An apophlegmatic.
Apophlegmatizant
(n.)
An apophlegmatic.
Apophthegm
(n.)
A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark,
conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim.
Apophthegm
(n.)
See Apothegm.
Apophthegmatic
(a.)
Alt. of Apophthegmatical
Apophthegmatical
(a.)
Same as Apothegmatic.
Apophyge
(n.)
The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of
the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet;
-- called also the scape.
Apophyllite
(n.)
A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring
in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage
surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium.