a. [ L. agitabilis: cf. F. agitable. ] Capable of being agitated, or easily moved. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Agitated p. pr. & vb. n. Agitating ] [ L. agitatus, p. p. of agitare to put in motion, fr. agere to move: cf. F. agiter. See Act, Agent. ] 1. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel. “Winds . . . agitate the air.” Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To move or actuate. [ R. ] Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly agitated. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mind of man is agitated by various passions. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To move; shake; excite; rouse; disturb; distract; revolve; discuss; debate; canvass. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. troubled emotionally and usually deeply. Opposite of unagitated. agitated parents Narrower terms are: demoniac, demoniacal ; distraught, overwrought; disturbed, jolted, shaken; feverish, hectic; frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied; psychedelic ; rampageous, raging, frenzied ; wild-eyed . Also See: discomposed, excited, impatient, tense, unquiet, unsteady. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. 1 throwing oneself from side to side.
Syn. -- tossing [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. physically disturbed or set in motion; as, the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled. Opposite of unagitated and left alone, allowed to stand. [ Narrower terms are: churning, churned-up, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent ; stirred. ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

adv. In an agitated manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. causing or tending to cause anger or resentment.
Syn. -- agitative, provoking. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. agitatio: cf. F. agitation. ] 1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after a storm is in agitation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation; as, to cause any one agitation. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.; as, the antislavery agitation; labor agitation. “Religious agitations.” Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate. [ 1913 Webster ]

A logical agitation of the matter. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

The project now in agitation. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Emotion; commotion; excitement; trepidation; tremor; perturbation. See Emotion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to agitate. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ It., agitated. ] (Mus.) Sung or played in a restless, hurried, and spasmodic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] 1. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers and agitators. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eng. Hist.) One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; -- called also adjutators. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An implement for shaking or mixing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. [ agitation + propaganda. ] 1. agitation and propaganda; -- used especially for such activities carried out on behalf of communist activists. [ PJC ]

2. a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government; one disseminating agitprop{ 1 }. Also called agitpropist.
Syn. -- propagandist [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ agitation + propaganda + -ist. ] same as agitprop{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

a. Ambagious. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A cannibal. W. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Areopagites, Gr. &unr_;. ] A member of the Areopagus. Acts xvii. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Areopagiticus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to the Areopagus. Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. augites, Gr. a'ygi`ths, fr. a'ygh` brightness: cf. F. augite. ] A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the general term pyroxene. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or like, augite; containing augite as a principal constituent; as, augitic rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + digitate. ] Having two fingers or fingerlike projections. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zool) A kind of parrot, of a beautiful green color, found in the Philippine Islands. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. circum + agitate. ] To agitate on all sides. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being cogitable; conceivableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cogitabilis, fr. cogitare to think. ] Capable of being brought before the mind as a thought or idea; conceivable; thinkable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Creation is cogitable by us only as a putting forth of divine power. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cogitabundus. ] Full of thought; thoughtful. [ R. ] Leigh Hunt. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To think over; to plan. [ 1913 Webster ]

He . . . is our witness, how we both day and night, revolving in our minds, did cogitate nothing more than how to satisfy the parts of a good pastor. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cogitated p. pr. & vb. n. Cogitating. ] [ L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence, prop., to discuss with one's self. Cf. Adage. ] To engage in continuous thought; to think. [ 1913 Webster ]

He that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by impression or recordation, cogitateth and considereth, and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy also cogitateth. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. cogitatio: cf. F. cogitation. ] The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation. “Fixed in cogitation deep.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. LL. cogitativus. ] 1. Possessing, or pertaining to, the power of thinking or meditating. “Cogitative faculties.” Wollaston. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Given to thought or contemplation. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Gr. &unr_; an arguing. ] (Min.) Native carbonate of manganese; rhodochrosite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. digitus finger; prob. akin to Gr. da`ktylos, of uncertain origin; possibly akin to E. toe. Cf. Dactyl. ] 1. (Zool.) One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ruminants have the “cloven foot, ” i. e., two hoofed digits on each foot. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A finger's breadth, commonly estimated to be three fourths of an inch. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Math.) One of the ten figures or symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, by which all numbers are expressed; -- so called because of the use of the fingers in counting and computing. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ By some authorities the symbol 0 is not included with the digits. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Anat.) One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; -- a term used to express the quantity of an eclipse; as, an eclipse of eight digits is one which hides two thirds of the diameter of the disk. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To point at or out with the finger. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. digitals. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the fingers; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. of or pertaining to digits{ 3 }; expressed in digits{ 3 }, or using digits{ 3 }; as, a digital display; a digital clock. [ PJC ]

3. (Computers) performing internal logical and arithmetic operations by means of digits, usually represented as binary numbers. Contrasted to analog, wherein variables are represented as coninuous physical quantities such as voltages or the position of a pointer on a continuous scale; as, a digital computer. [ PJC ]

☞ In digital computers, physical quantities in analog form, such as images, sounds, distances, voltages, etc., must first be converted to an internal digital representation before calculations can be performed on them. The conversion may be done by the data enterer, by approximation, in the case of numerical values, or by analog-to-digital conversion in the case of light or sound intensities. The latter case uses special equipment to convert the physical impulses into a digital value, using a pre-defined encoding system. [ PJC ]

n. 1. (Computers) a computer that represents information by numerical digits with a fixed number of values; -- most commonly each piece of information is internally represented in binary code, as an array of bits, which are information units each of which can take only two values. The possible values of each bit are conventionally represented as the numbers 1 or 0. The bits of information are usually further organized, maniplulated, and discussed as nybbles (4 bits, rarely used), bytes (8 bits, most commonly used), or words (from 16 to 128 bits, and in the future probably more). A word is usually defined as the number of bits that are processed at one time by the central procesor unit.
Syn. -- . [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. digitaline. ] (a) (Medicine, Pharmacy) Any one of several extracts of foxglove (Digitalis), as the “French extract, ” the “German extract, ” etc., which differ among themselves in composition and properties. Both Digitalis lanata and Digitalis purpurea have been used to prepare such extracts. (b) (Chem.) the distinctive chemical substance, a steroid glycoside, which is the essential ingredient of the extracts of foxglove. It is a white, crystalline substance (C36H56O14), and is a 3-substituted diglucoside of a steroid. It is a powerful cardiac stimulant and is used as a cardiotonic for treatment of certain heart conditions, such as congestive heart failure. Chemically it is (3β, 5β, 16β)-3-[ 6-Deoxy-4-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-methyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl)oxy ]-14, 16-dihyroxy-card-20(22)-enolide. The related compounds digitoxin and digoxin are also extracted from the foxglove. The class of steroid glycosides having cardiotonic properties are refered to as the cardiac glycosides. MI11
Syn. -- digitalinum verum, Diginorgin, Schmiedeberg's digitalin, digitalis, digitalis glycoside. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ NL.: cf. F. digitale. So named (according to Linnæus) from its finger-shaped corolla. ] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the family Schrophulariaceae, including the foxglove. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), formerly used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc. Its use has been largely replaced by that of the pure active ingredient, digitalin. See digitalin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as digitalization.
Syn. -- digitalization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders.
Syn. -- digitalisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the effect produced by the administraation of dititalis. [ PJC ]

v. t. 1. to record digitally, e. g. on digital tape or compact disks.
Syn. -- digitize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. to convert from a non-digital form (such as a voltage or an image or an analog recording) to a digital{ 2 } form, for storage or transmission.
Syn. -- digitize. [ PJC ]

n. a genus of plants including the crab grass (Digitaria sanguinalis); finger grass.
Syn. -- genus Digitaria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ LL. digitatus, p. p. of digitare, fr. L. digitus. See Digit. ] To point out as with the finger. [ R. ] Robinson (Eudoxa).

{ , a. [ L. digitatus having fingers. ] (Bot.) Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem or petiole. Also, in general, characterized by digitation. -- Dig"i*tate*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. digitation. ] A division into fingers or fingerlike processes; also, a fingerlike process. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. digitus a finger + -form. ] Formed like a finger or fingers; finger-shaped; as, a digitiform root. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. digitus finger, toe + gradi to step, walk: cf. F. digitigrade. ] (Zool.) Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. digitus finger + partite. ] (Bot.) Parted like the fingers. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Digit + -ize. ] 1. To finger; as, to digitize a pen. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne.

2. (Computers) To convert (information, a signal, an image) into a form expressible in numbers or in binary notation. The original signal before digitization is usually in analog form. Digitization allows convenient storage, accurate reproduction, modification and other manipulations by digital computers. [ PJC ]

n. [ NL., fr. L. digitus a finger. ] A small dumb keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers; -- called also dumb piano. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A steroid glycoside, one of the cardiotonic chemical substances which is extracted from the foxglove. It is a white, crystalline substance (C41H64O13), and is a 3-substituted triglucoside of a steroid, related structurally to digitalin and digoxin. It is used as a cardiotonic for treatment of certain heart conditions, such as congestive heart failure. Chemically it is (3β, 5β)-3-[ (O-2, 6-Dideoxy-β-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-2, 6-dideoxy-β-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1→4)-2, 6-dideoxy-β-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy ]-14-hydroxy-card-20(22)-enolide. The related compounds digitalin and digoxin are also extracted from the foxglove (Digitalis lanata and Digitalis purpurea). The class of steroid glycosides having cardiotonic properties are refered to as the cardiac glycoside group. MI11
[ PJC ]

n. [ L. digitulus, dim. of digitus. ] (Zool.) A little finger or toe, or something resembling one. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Ecloque. ] (Min.) A rock consisting of granular red garnet, light green smaragdite, and common hornblende; -- so called in reference to its beauty. [ 1913 Webster ]