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Acroterial
(a.)
Pertaining to an acroterium; as, acroterial ornaments.
Acroterium
(n.)
One of the small pedestals, for statues or other
ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment.
Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic
architecture.
Acroterium
(n.)
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a
part roof balustrade.
Acrotic
(a.)
Pertaining to or affecting the surface.
Acrotism
(n.)
Lack or defect of pulsation.
Acrotomous
(a.)
Having a cleavage parallel with the base.
Acrylic
(a.)
Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical of which
acrolein is the hydride; as, acrylic acid.
Act
(n.)
That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the
effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
Act
(n.)
The result of public deliberation; the decision or
determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a
decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament,
or of Congress.
Act
(n.)
A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been
done.
Act
(n.)
A performance of part of a play; one of the principal
divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part
of the action is completed.
Act
(n.)
A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities,
by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
Act
(n.)
A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a
possibility or possible existence.
Act
(v. t.)
To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the
stage.
Act
(v. t.)
To assume the office or character of; to play; to
personate; as, to act the hero.
Act
(v. t.)
To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.
Act
(v. i.)
To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts
upon food.
Act
(v. i.)
To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth
energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect
a determination of the will.
Act
(v. i.)
To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or
public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he
has acted so.
Act
(v. i.)
To perform on the stage; to represent a character.