English Dictionary: deltoid eminence | by the DICT Development Group |
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d8Deltidium \[d8]Del*tid"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. de`lta, the letter [DELTA].] (Zo[94]l.) The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells. | |
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d8Dilatator \[d8]Dil`a*ta"tor\, n. [NL. Cf. L. dilatator a propagator.] (Anat.) A muscle which dilates any part; a dilator. | |
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d8Latitat \[d8]Lat"i*tat\, n. [L., he lies hid.] (O. Eng. Law) A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding. --Blackstone. | |
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d8Laudator \[d8]Lau*da"tor\, n. [L.] 1. One who lauds. 2. (Law) An arbitrator. [Obs.] --Cowell. | |
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d8Lithodomus \[d8]Li*thod"o*mus\, n. [NL. See {Lithodome}.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels, and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter, in solid limestone, shells, etc. Called also {Lithophagus}. Note: These holes are at first very small and shallow, but are enlarged with the growth of the shell, sometimes becoming two or three inches deep and nearly an inch diameter. | |
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d8Litotes \[d8]Li"to*tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], from [?] plain, simple.] (Rhet.) A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contrast with the moderation shown in the form of expression; as, [bd] a citizen of no mean city,[b8] that is, of an illustrious city. | |
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Delate \De*late"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delating}.] [L. delatus, used as p. p. of deferre. See {Tolerate}, and cf. 3d {Defer}, {Delay}, v.] [Obs. or Archaic] 1. To carry; to convey. Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated. --Bacon. 2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public. When the crime is delated or notorious. --Jer. Taylor. 3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce. As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine. --Bp. Burnet. 4. To carry on; to conduct. --Warner. | |
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Delete \De*lete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deleted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deleting}.] [L. deletus, p. p. of delere to destroy. Cf. 1st {Dele}.] To blot out; to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit. I have, therefore, . . . inserted eleven stanzas which do not appear in Sir Walter Scott's version, and have deleted eight. --Aytoun. | |
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Deletitious \Del`e*ti"tious\, a. [L. deleticius.] Of such a nature that anything may be erased from it; -- said of paper. | |
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Deltohedron \Del`to*he"dron\, n. [Gr. de`lta, the letter [DELTA] + 'e`dra seat, base.] (Crystallog.) A solid bounded by twelve quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the isometric system, allied to the tetrahedron. | |
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Deltoid \Del"toid\, a. [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta- shaped; de`lta the name of the letter [DELTA] + e'i^dos form: cf. F. delto[8b]de. See {Delta}.] Shaped like the Greek [DELTA] (delta); delta-shaped; triangular. {Deltoid leaf} (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with the stem inserted at the middle of the base. {Deltoid muscle} (Anat.), a triangular muscle in the shoulder which serves to move the arm directly upward. | |
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Deltoid \Del"toid\, a. [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta- shaped; de`lta the name of the letter [DELTA] + e'i^dos form: cf. F. delto[8b]de. See {Delta}.] Shaped like the Greek [DELTA] (delta); delta-shaped; triangular. {Deltoid leaf} (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with the stem inserted at the middle of the base. {Deltoid muscle} (Anat.), a triangular muscle in the shoulder which serves to move the arm directly upward. | |
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Deltoid \Del"toid\, a. [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta- shaped; de`lta the name of the letter [DELTA] + e'i^dos form: cf. F. delto[8b]de. See {Delta}.] Shaped like the Greek [DELTA] (delta); delta-shaped; triangular. {Deltoid leaf} (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with the stem inserted at the middle of the base. {Deltoid muscle} (Anat.), a triangular muscle in the shoulder which serves to move the arm directly upward. | |
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Delude \De*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deluding}.] [L. deludere, delusum; de- + ludere to play, make sport of, mock. See {Ludicrous}.] 1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of. To delude the nation by an airy phantom. --Burke. 2. To frustrate or disappoint. It deludes thy search. --Dryden. Syn: To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See {Deceive}. | |
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Dilatation \Dil`a*ta"tion\, n. [OE. dilatacioun, F. dilatation, L. dilatatio, fr. dilatare. See {Dilate}, and cf. 2d {Dilation}.] 1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse. [Obs.] [bd]What needeth greater dilatation?[b8] --Chaucer. 2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al[?] sides; the state of being dilated; dilation. 3. (Anat.) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ. | |
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Dilate \Di*late"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilating}.] [L. dilatare; either fr. di- = dis- + latus wide, not the same word as latus, used as p. p. of ferre to bear (see {Latitude}); or fr. dilatus, used as p. p. of differre to separate (see {Delay}, {Tolerate}, {Differ}, and cf. {Dilatory}): cf. F. dilater.] 1. To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to {contract}; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by increase of heat. 2. To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or diffusely. [R.] Do me the favor to dilate at full What hath befallen of them and thee till now. --Shak. Syn: To expand; swell; distend; enlarge; spread out; amplify; expatiate. | |
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Dilated \Di*lat"ed\, a. 1. Expanded; enlarged. --Shak. 2. (Bot.) Widening into a lamina or into lateral winglike appendages. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the margin wide and spreading. | |
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Dilatedly \Di*lat"ed*ly\, adv. In a dilated manner. --Feltham. | |
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Dilute \Di*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diluted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diluting}.] [L. dilutus, p. p. of diluere to wash away, dilute; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash, lave. See {Lave}, and cf. {Deluge}.] 1. To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing. Mix their watery store. With the chyle's current, and dilute it more. --Blackmore. 2. To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken. Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of any adventitious light. --Sir I. Newton. | |
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Diluted \Di*lut"ed\, a. Reduced in strength; thin; weak. -- {Di*lut"ed*ly}, adv. | |
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Diluted \Di*lut"ed\, a. Reduced in strength; thin; weak. -- {Di*lut"ed*ly}, adv. | |
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Dull-witted \Dull"-wit`ted\, a. Stupid. |