n. [ L. abdomen (a word of uncertain etymol.): cf. F. abdomen. ] 1. (Anat.) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; E. pl. Abdominals, L. pl. Abdominales. A fish of the group Abdominales. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. abdominal. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the abdominal regions, muscles, cavity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having abdominal fins; belonging to the Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Abdominal ring (Anat.), a fancied ringlike opening on each side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes; -- called also inguinal ring. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., masc. pl. ] (Zool.) A group including the greater part of fresh-water fishes, and many marine ones, having the ventral fins under the abdomen behind the pectorals. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., neut. pl. ] (Zool.) A group of cirripeds having abdominal appendages. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. abdomen + Gr. skopei^n to examine. ] (Med.) Examination of the abdomen by means of a laparoscope to detect abdominal diseases. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gorgonius sits, abdominous and wan,
Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 distension of the stomach area due to overweight.
Syn. -- paunchiness [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The Anglo-Saxon domain (i. e., Great Britain and the United States, etc.); the Anglo-Saxon race. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., in the year of [ our ] Lord [ Jesus Christ ]; usually abbrev. a. d. ] In the year of the Christian era; as, a. d. 1887. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An archduchy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, smoke, vapor + -meter; cf. F. atmidomètre. ] An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice, or snow. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of bachelorhood; the whole body of bachelors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Birth + -dom. ] The land of one's birth; one's inheritance. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate. “Divine right of bishopdom.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The realm of bores; bores, collectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. brachy`s short + E. dome. ] (Crystallog.) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See Dome. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ Nl., fr. Gr. khki`s, khki^dos, a gall nut + myi^a a fly. ] (Zool.) A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious species, as the Hessian fly. See Hessian fly. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family comprising the gall midges.
Syn. -- family Cecidomyidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome.
Syn. -- family Chlamydomonadaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. The type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; they are solitary biflagellated plantlike algae common in fresh water and damp soil. They multiply freely and are often a pest around filtration plants.
Syn. -- genus Chlamydomonas. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Embryology) the area of the mesoderm that forms the notochord. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ AS. cristendōm; cristen a Christian + -dom. ] 1. The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the Christian religion, or the adoption of it. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The name received at baptism; or, more generally, any name or appelation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Pretty, fond, adoptious christendoms. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That portion of the world in which Christianity prevails, or which is governed under Christian institutions, in distinction from heathen or Muslim lands. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Arian doctrine which then divided Christendom. Milton [ 1913 Webster ]

A wide and still widening Christendom. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The whole body of Christians. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The institution, government, or authority of a church. [ R. ] Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kli`nein to incline + E. dome. ] (Crystallog.) See under Dome. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a disease of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The region or home of cockneys; cockneys, collectively. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. one of the units in a condominium{ 2 }.
Syn. -- condo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned (as contrasted with rented). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a very hard mineral used as an abrasive; same as corundun.
Syn. -- corundum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The state of a cuckold; cuckolds, collectively. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of rodents of the family Heteromyidae, comprising the genus of kangaroo rats which live in arid regions of Mexico and the western U. S. An Australian rodent of the genus Notomys is also referred to as a kangaroo rat, as is the potoroo. See kangaroo rat
Syn. -- genus Dipodomys. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ Pg. See Don. ] 1. A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and to some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the higher classes. [ 1913 Webster ]

A suffix denoting: (a) Jurisdiction or property and jurisdiction, dominion, as in kingdom earldom. (b) State, condition, or quality of being, as in wisdom, freedom. It is from the same root as doom meaning authority and judgment. &unr_;. See Doom. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. domabilis, fr. domare to tame. ] Capable of being tamed; tamable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Tamableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Damage. ] 1. Damage; hurt. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Subjugation. [ Obs. ] Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See Dame, and cf Demesne, Dungeon. ] 1. Dominion; empire; authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively. [ wns=2 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The domain of authentic history. E. Everett. [ 1913 Webster ]

The domain over which the poetic spirit ranges. J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne. [ wns=2 ] Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Math.) the set of values which the independent variable of a function may take. Contrasted to range, which is the set of values taken by the dependent variable. [ wns=3 ] [ PJC ]

6. (Math.) a connected set of points, also called a region. [ PJC ]

7. (Physics) a region within a ferromagnetic material, composed of a number of atoms whose magnetic poles are pointed in the same direction, and which may move together in a coordinated manner when disturbed, as by heating. The direction of polarity of adjacent domains may be different, but may be aligned by a strong external magnetic field. [ PJC ]

8. (Computers) an address within the internet computer network, which may be a single computer, a network of computers, or one of a number of accounts on a multiuser computer. The domain specifies the location (host computer) to which communications on the internet are directed. Each domain has a corresponding 32-bit number usually represented by four numbers separated by periods, as 128.32.282.56. Each domain may also have an alphabetical name, usually composed of a name plus an extension separated by a period, as worldsoul.org; the alphabetical name is referred to as a domain name. [ PJC ]

9. (Immunology) the three-dimensional structure within an immunoglobulin which is formed by one of the homology regions of a heavy or light chain. Dict. Sci. Tech. [ PJC ]

10. the field of knowledge, expertise, or interest of a person; as, he had a limited domain of discourse; I can't comment on that, it's outside my domain. [ wns=5 ]
Syn. -- domain, realm, field, area. [ PJC ]

11. a particular environment or walk of life. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena. [ PJC ]

12. people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest. [ wns=4 ]
Syn. -- world, domain. [ PJC ]

Public domain, 1. the territory belonging to a State or to the general government; public lands. [ U.S. ] -- 2. the situation or status of intellectual property which is not protected by copyright, patent or other restriction on use. Anything
in the public domain may be used by anyone without restriction. The effective term of force of copyrights and patents are limited by statute, and after the term expires, the writings and inventions thus protected go into the public domain and are free for use by all. --
Right of eminent domain, that superior dominion of the sovereign power over all the property within the state, including that previously granted by itself, which authorizes it to appropriate any part thereof to a necessary public use, reasonable compensation being made. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. domus house. ] (Astrol.) Pertaining to a house. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or relating to a domain or to domains. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Doom. ] Decision; judgment; opinion; a court decision. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. dôme, It. duomo, fr. L. domus a house, domus Dei or Domini, house of the Lord, house of God; akin to Gr. &unr_; house, &unr_; to build, and E. timber. See Timber. ] 1. A building; a house; an edifice; -- used chiefly in poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

Approach the dome, the social banquet share. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) A cupola formed on a large scale. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ “The Italians apply the term il duomo to the principal church of a city, and the Germans call every cathedral church Dom; and it is supposed that the word in its present English sense has crept into use from the circumstance of such buildings being frequently surmounted by a cupola.” Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building; as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Crystallog.) A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ If the plane is parallel to the longer diagonal (macrodiagonal) of the prism, it is called a macrodome; if parallel to the shorter (brachydiagonal), it is a brachydome; if parallel to the inclined diagonal in a monoclinic crystal, it is called a clinodome; if parallel to the orthodiagonal axis, an orthodome. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dome doom + book. ] (O. Eng. Law) A book said to have been compiled under the direction of King Alfred. It is supposed to have contained the principal maxims of the common law, the penalties for misdemeanors, and the forms of judicial proceedings. Domebook was probably a general name for book of judgments. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with a dome; shaped like a dome. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A day of judgment. See Doomsday. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Domesday Book, the ancient record of the survey of most of the lands of England, made by order of William the Conqueror, about 1086. It consists of two volumes, a large folio and a quarto, and gives the proprietors' tenures, arable land, woodland, etc. [ Written also Doomsday Book. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Domesmen [ See Doom. ] A judge; an umpire. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. domesticus, fr. domus use: cf. F. domestique. See 1st Dome. ] 1. Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness, worship, servants. [ 1913 Webster ]

His fortitude is the more extraordinary, because his domestic feelings were unusually strong. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Of or pertaining to a nation considered as a family or home, or to one's own country; intestine; not foreign; as, foreign wars and domestic dissensions. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Remaining much at home; devoted to home duties or pleasures; as, a domestic man or woman. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Living in or near the habitations of man; domesticated; tame as distinguished from wild; as, domestic animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Made in one's own house, nation, or country; as, domestic manufactures, wines, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who lives in the family of an other, as hired household assistant; a house servant. [ 1913 Webster ]

The master labors and leads an anxious life, to secure plenty and ease to the domestic. V. Knox. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. (Com.) Articles of home manufacture, especially cotton goods. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Domestic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Our private and domestical matter. Sir. P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A family; a household. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]