English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Areng
(n.)
Alt. of Arenga
Arenga
(n.)
A palm tree (Saguerus saccharifer) which furnishes sago,
wine, and fibers for ropes; the gomuti palm.
Arenicolite
(n.)
An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks.
Arenilitic
(a.)
Of or pertaining to sandstone; as, arenilitic
mountains.
Arenose
(a.)
Sandy; full of sand.
Arenulous
(a.)
Full of fine sand; like sand.
Areola
(n.)
An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the
surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers
composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures
of an insect's wing.
Areola
(n.)
The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or
pustule.
Areolae
(pl. )
of Areola
Areolar
(a.)
Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices
or areolae.
Areolate
(a.)
Alt. of Areolated
Areolated
(a.)
Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings
of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound
flowers.
Areolation
(n.)
Division into areolae.
Areolation
(n.)
Any small space, bounded by some part different in
color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings
of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an areola.
Areole
(n.)
Same as Areola.
Areolet
(n.)
A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the
wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins.
Areometer
(n.)
An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of
fluids; a form hydrometer.
Areometric
(a.)
Alt. of Areometrical
Areometrical
(a.)
Pertaining to, or measured by, an areometer.
Areometry
(n.)
The art or process of measuring the specific gravity of
fluids.