English Dictionary: armlet | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arenilitic \A*ren`i*lit"ic\, a. [L. arena sand + Gr. li`qos stone.] Of or pertaining to sandstone; as, arenilitic mountains. --Kirwan. | |
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Arenulous \A*ren"u*lous\, a. [L. arenula fine sand, dim. of arena.] Full of fine sand; like sand. [Obs.] | |
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Armhole \Arm"hole`\, n. [Arm + hole.] 1. The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit. --Bacon. 2. A hole for the arm in a garment. | |
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Armil \Ar"mil\, n. [L. armilla a bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. OF. armille.] 1. A bracelet. [Obs.] 2. An ancient astronomical instrument. Note: When composed of one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes, it is called an equinoctial armil; when of two or more rings, one in the plane of the meridian, for observing the solstices, it is called a solstitial armil. --Whewell. | |
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d8Armilla \[d8]Ar*mil"la\, n.; pl. E. {Armillas}, L. {Armill[91]}. [L., a bracelet.] 1. An armil. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs. | |
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Armillary \Ar"mil*la*ry\, a. [LL. armillarius, fr. L. armilla arm ring, bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. F. armillaire. See {Arm}, n.] Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles. {Armillary sphere}, an ancient astronomical machine composed of an assemblage of rings, all circles of the same sphere, designed to represent the positions of the important circles of the celestial sphere. --Nichol. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sphere \Sphere\, n. [OE. spere, OF. espere, F. sph[8a]re, L. sphaera,. Gr. [?][?][?] a sphere, a ball.] 1. (Geom.) A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center. 2. Hence, any globe or globular body, especially a celestial one, as the sun, a planet, or the earth. Of celestial bodies, first the sun, A mighty sphere, he framed. --Milton. 3. (Astron.) (a) The apparent surface of the heavens, which is assumed to be spherical and everywhere equally distant, in which the heavenly bodies appear to have their places, and on which the various astronomical circles, as of right ascension and declination, the equator, ecliptic, etc., are conceived to be drawn; an ideal geometrical sphere, with the astronomical and geographical circles in their proper positions on it. (b) In ancient astronomy, one of the concentric and eccentric revolving spherical transparent shells in which the stars, sun, planets, and moon were supposed to be set, and by which they were carried, in such a manner as to produce their apparent motions. 4. (Logic) The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied. 5. Circuit or range of action, knowledge, or influence; compass; province; employment; place of existence. To be called into a huge sphere, and not to be seen to move in 't. --Shak. Taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and inclosing her in a sphere by herself. --Hawthorne. Each in his hidden sphere of joy or woe Our hermit spirits dwell. --Keble. 6. Rank; order of society; social positions. 7. An orbit, as of a star; a socket. [R.] --Shak. {Armillary sphere}, {Crystalline sphere}, {Oblique sphere},. See under {Armillary}, {Crystalline},. {Doctrine of the sphere}, applications of the principles of spherical trigonometry to the properties and relations of the circles of the sphere, and the problems connected with them, in astronomy and geography, as to the latitudes and longitudes, distance and bearing, of places on the earth, and the right ascension and declination, altitude and azimuth, rising and setting, etc., of the heavenly bodies; spherical geometry. {Music of the spheres}. See under {Music}. Syn: Globe; orb; circle. See {Globe}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Armillary \Ar"mil*la*ry\, a. [LL. armillarius, fr. L. armilla arm ring, bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. F. armillaire. See {Arm}, n.] Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles. {Armillary sphere}, an ancient astronomical machine composed of an assemblage of rings, all circles of the same sphere, designed to represent the positions of the important circles of the celestial sphere. --Nichol. | |
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d8Armilla \[d8]Ar*mil"la\, n.; pl. E. {Armillas}, L. {Armill[91]}. [L., a bracelet.] 1. An armil. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs. | |
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Armless \Arm"less\, a. 1. Without any arm or branch. 2. Destitute of arms or weapons. | |
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Armlet \Arm"let\, n. [Arm + -let.] 1. A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea. --Johnson. 2. An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm. 3. Armor for the arm. | |
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Arnolds Park, IA (city, FIPS 3025) Location: 43.36284 N, 95.13180 W Population (1990): 953 (769 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51331 | |
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Arnoldsville, GA (city, FIPS 3124) Location: 33.91074 N, 83.21807 W Population (1990): 275 (119 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30619 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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