English Dictionary: aneroid barometer | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Madwort \Mad"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants ({Alyssum}) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. {A. maritimum} is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual. | |
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d8Alyssum \[d8]A*lys"sum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], name of a plant, perh. fr. 'a priv. + [?] raging madness.] (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The {sweet alyssum} ({A. maritimum}), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers. | |
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d8Andropogon \[d8]An`dro*po"gon\, n. [NL.; Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + pw`gwn the beard.] (Bot.) A very large and important genus of grasses, found in nearly all parts of the world. It includes the lemon grass of Ceylon and the beard grass, or broom sedge, of the United States. The principal subgenus is {Sorghum}, including {A. sorghum} and {A. halepensis}, from which have been derived the Chinese sugar cane, the Johnson grass, the Aleppo grass, the broom corn, and the durra, or Indian millet. Several East Indian species, as {A. nardus} and {A. sch[d2]nanthus}, yield fragrant oils, used in perfumery. | |
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Amaritude \A*mar"i*tude\, n. [L. amaritudo, fr. amarus bitter: cf. OF. amaritude.] Bitterness. [R.] | |
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Amaurotic \Am`au*rot"ic\, a. Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of amaurosis. | |
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Amoret \Am"o*ret\, n. [OF. amorette, F. amourette, dim. of amour.] 1. An amorous girl or woman; a wanton. [Obs.] --J. Warton. 2. A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl.) Love glances or love tricks. [Obs.] 3. A petty love affair or amour. [Obs.] | |
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Amorette \Am"o*rette"\, n. An amoret. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. | |
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Amort \A*mort"\, a. [Pref. a- + F. mort death, dead; all amort is for alamort.] As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed. --Shak. | |
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Amortise \A*mor"tise\, v., Amortisation \A*mor`ti*sa"tion\, n., Amortisable \A*mor"tis*a*ble\, a., Amortisement \A*mor"tise*ment\, n. Same as {Amortize}, {Amortization}, etc. | |
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Amortise \A*mor"tise\, v., Amortisation \A*mor`ti*sa"tion\, n., Amortisable \A*mor"tis*a*ble\, a., Amortisement \A*mor"tise*ment\, n. Same as {Amortize}, {Amortization}, etc. | |
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Amortise \A*mor"tise\, v., Amortisation \A*mor`ti*sa"tion\, n., Amortisable \A*mor"tis*a*ble\, a., Amortisement \A*mor"tise*ment\, n. Same as {Amortize}, {Amortization}, etc. | |
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Amortise \A*mor"tise\, v., Amortisation \A*mor`ti*sa"tion\, n., Amortisable \A*mor"tis*a*ble\, a., Amortisement \A*mor"tise*ment\, n. Same as {Amortize}, {Amortization}, etc. | |
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Amortizable \A*mor"tiz*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. amortissable.] Capable of being cleared off, as a debt. | |
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Amortization \A*mor`ti*za"tion\, n. [LL. amortisatio, admortizatio. See {Amortize}, and cf. {Admortization}.] 1. (Law) The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain. 2. The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid. --Simmonds. | |
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Amortize \A*mor"tize\, v. t. [OE. amortisen, LL. amortisare, admortizare, F. amortir to sell in mortmain, to extinguish; L. ad + mors death. See {Mortmain}]. 1. To make as if dead; to destroy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. (Law) To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a corporation. See {Mortmain}. 3. To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund. | |
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Amortizement \A*mor"tize*ment\, n. [F. amortissement.] Same as {Amortization}. | |
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Virtu \Vir*tu"\ (?; 277), n. [It. virt[97] virtue, excellence, from L. virtus. See {Virtue}.] A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities. --J. Spence. {An article}, [or] {piece}, {of virtu}, an object of art or antiquity; a curiosity, such as those found in museums or private collections. I had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view, To be shown to my friends as a piece of virt[97]. --Goldsmith. | |
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Anarthropodous \An`ar*throp"o*dous\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having no jointed legs; pertaining to Anarthropoda. | |
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Anarthrous \An*ar"throus\, a. [Gr. 'a`narqros without joints, without the article; 'an priv. + 'a`rqron joint, the article.] 1. (Gr. Gram.) Used without the article; as, an anarthrous substantive. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Without joints, or having the joints indistinct, as some insects. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aneroid \An"e*roid\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + nhro`s wet, moist + -oid: cf. F. an[82]ro[8b]de.] Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer. {Aneroid barometer}, a barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure. | |
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Aneroid \An"e*roid\, n. An aneroid barometer. | |
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Aneroid \An"e*roid\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + nhro`s wet, moist + -oid: cf. F. an[82]ro[8b]de.] Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer. {Aneroid barometer}, a barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Barometer \Ba*rom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] weight + -meter: cf. F. barom[8a]tre.] An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent. Note: The barometer was invented by Torricelli at Florence about 1643. It is made in its simplest form by filling a graduated glass tube about 34 inches long with mercury and inverting it in a cup containing mercury. The column of mercury in the tube descends until balanced by the weight of the atmosphere, and its rise or fall under varying conditions is a measure of the change in the atmospheric pressure. At the sea level its ordinary height is about 30 inches (760 millimeters). See {Sympiesometer}. --Nichol. {Aneroid barometer}. See {Aneroid barometer}, under {Aneroid}. {Marine barometer}, a barometer with tube contracted at bottom to prevent rapid oscillations of the mercury, and suspended in gimbals from an arm or support on shipboard. {Mountain barometer}, a portable mercurial barometer with tripod support, and long scale, for measuring heights. {Siphon barometer}, a barometer having a tube bent like a hook with the longer leg closed at the top. The height of the mercury in the longer leg shows the pressure of the atmosphere. {Wheel barometer}, a barometer with recurved tube, and a float, from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an index. | |
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Anorthic \A*nor"thic\, a. [See {Anorthite}.] (Min.) Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic crystals. | |
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Anorthite \A*nor"thite\, n. [Gr. 'an priv. + [?] straight ([?] sc. [?] right angle); not in a right angle.] A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See {Feldspar}. | |
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Anorthoclase \A*nor"tho*clase\, n. [Gr. [?] priv. + orthoclase.] (Min.) A feldspar closely related to orthoclase, but triclinic. It is chiefly a silicate of sodium, potassium, and aluminium. Sp. gr., 2.57 -- 2.60. | |
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Anorthoscope \A*nor"tho*scope\, n. [Gr. 'an priv. + [?] straight + -scope.] (Physics) An optical toy for producing amusing figures or pictures by means of two revolving disks, on one of which distorted figures are painted. | |
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Anorthosite \A*nor"tho*site\, n. [F. anorthose triclinic feldspar (fr. Gr. [?] priv. + [?] straight) + -ite.] (Petrol.) A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda-lime feldspar, usually labradorite. | |
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Ayenward \A*yen"ward\, adv. Backward. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Amiret, MN Zip code(s): 56112 | |
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Amoret, MO (city, FIPS 1072) Location: 38.25565 N, 94.58709 W Population (1990): 212 (98 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64722 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Amorita, OK (town, FIPS 2000) Location: 36.92389 N, 98.29349 W Population (1990): 56 (34 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73719 | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Amorites highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan (Gen. 14:7), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions. On the early Babylonian monuments all Syria, including Palestine, is known as "the land of the Amorites." The southern slopes of the mountains of Judea are called the "mount of the Amorites" (Deut. 1:7, 19, 20). They seem to have originally occupied the land stretching from the heights west of the Dead Sea (Gen. 14:7) to Hebron (13. Comp. 13:8; Deut. 3:8; 4:46-48), embracing "all Gilead and all Bashan" (Deut. 3:10), with the Jordan valley on the east of the river (4:49), the land of the "two kings of the Amorites," Sihon and Og (Deut. 31:4; Josh. 2:10; 9:10). The five kings of the Amorites were defeated with great slaughter by Joshua (10:10). They were again defeated at the waters of Merom by Joshua, who smote them till there were none remaining (Josh. 11:8). It is mentioned as a surprising circumstance that in the days of Samuel there was peace between them and the Israelites (1 Sam. 7:14). The discrepancy supposed to exist between Deut. 1:44 and Num. 14:45 is explained by the circumstance that the terms "Amorites" and "Amalekites" are used synonymously for the "Canaanites." In the same way we explain the fact that the "Hivites" of Gen. 34:2 are the "Amorites" of 48:22. Comp. Josh. 10:6; 11:19 with 2 Sam. 21:2; also Num. 14:45 with Deut. 1:44. The Amorites were warlike mountaineers. They are represented on the Egyptian monuments with fair skins, light hair, blue eyes, aquiline noses, and pointed beards. They are supposed to have been men of great stature; their king, Og, is described by Moses as the last "of the remnant of the giants" (Deut. 3:11). Both Sihon and Og were independent kings. Only one word of the Amorite language survives, "Shenir," the name they gave to Mount Hermon (Deut. 3:9). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Amorite, bitter; a rebel; a babbler | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Anaharath, dryness, burning, wrath |