‖n. [ G. ] See Legislature, Austria, Prussia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ LL. absentaneus. See absent ] Pertaining to absence. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Armed with prickles, as a plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. acinus a grape, grapestone. ] (Bot.) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aculeolus little needle. ] (Bot.) Having small prickles or sharp points. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Aculeate. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. avantageux, fr. avantage. ] Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Advabtageous comparison with any other country. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

You see . . . of what use a good reputation is, and how swift and advantageous a harbinger it is, wherever one goes. Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Profitably; with advantage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Profitableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aëneus. ] (Zool.) Colored like bronze. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Aeolius, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to Æolus, the mythic god of the winds; aërial. [ 1913 Webster ]

Viewless forms the æolian organ play. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Relating to or caused by wind; as, aeolian erosion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Æolian attachment, a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. Moore. --
Æolian harp,
Æolian lyre, a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. Moore. --
Æolian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Syn. -- Eolian [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis.
Syn. -- Eolic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. Aeolicus; Gr. A'ioliko`s, name of the god of the winds. ] 1. Æolian, 1; as, the Æolic dialect; the Æolic mode. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Phys. Geog.) Pertaining to, caused by, or designating, the action of the wind in modifying the earth's surface; as, æolic erosion; æolic sand. Same as aeolian{ 3 }. [ Written also eolic. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. [ L. aeolipilae; Aeolus god of the winds + pila a ball, or Gr. &unr_; gate (i. e., doorway of Æolus); cf. F. éolipyle. ] An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve. [ Written also eolipile. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years b. c. It has often been called the first steam engine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; changeful + &unr_; a turning, &unr_; to turn. ] (Physics) Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions; having properties with different values along different axes; not isotropic. In specialized contexts, synonymous with anisotropic. [ Also spelled eolotropic. ] Sir W. Thomson.
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n. (Physics) Difference of quality or property in different directions. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Gr. & Rom. Myth.) The god of the winds, in ancient mythology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A period of immeasurable duration. See Eon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
Syn. -- eon [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. the longest division of geological time; two or more eras.
Syn. -- eon [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ L. aeon, fr. Gr. a'iwn space or period of time, lifetime, age; akin to L. aevum. See Age. ] 1. An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a long space of time; an age. [ 1913 Webster ]

The eons of geological time. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gnostic Philos.) One of the embodiments of the divine attributes of the Eternal Being. [ 1913 Webster ]

Among the higher æons are Mind, Reason, Power, Truth, and Life. Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill various functions in the material and spiritual universe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Eternal; everlasting; lasting for an indefinitely long time; immortal; not subject to death. Opposite of mortal. “Æonian hills.” Tennyson.
Syn. -- eonian [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of or pertaining to an eon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; unusual ('a priv. + &unr_; custom) + &unr_; marriage. ] (Bot.) Propagated in an unusual way; cryptogamous. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ From Albi and Albigeois, a town and its district in the south of France, in which the sect abounded. ] (Eccl. Hist.) A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Albigenses were a branch of the Catharists (the pure). They were exterminated by crusades and the Inquisition. They were distinct from the Waldenses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Albugo. ] Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; -- a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the genus Allium, or garlic, onions, leeks, etc.; having the smell or taste of garlic or onions. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Different in nature or kind. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. alutacius, fr. aluta soft leather. ] 1. Leathery. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of a pale brown color; leather-yellow. Brande. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. alveolus a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. alvéolaire. ] (Anat.) 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Phon.) Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Alveolar processes, the processes of the maxillary bones, containing the sockets of the teeth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Alveolar. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. alveolatus, fr. alveolus. ] (Bot.) Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Alveolus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. alveolus + -form. ] Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Alveoli [ L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of alveus: cf. F. alvéole. See Alveary. ] 1. A cell in a honeycomb. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat.) A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the petals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. amentaceus. ] (Bot.) (a) Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence. (b) Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; as, amentaceous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ampullaceus, fr. ampulla. ] Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling. Kirby. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ampullaceous sac (Zool.), one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Akin to, or derived from, the almond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. amylum starch, Gr. &unr_;. See Amidin. ] Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Anacreonticus. ] Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. anguineus. ] Snakelike. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Antecede. ] Antecedent; preceding in time. “Capable of antecedaneous proof.” Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. (Anat.) Same as Antorbital. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + geography. ] The science of the human species as to geographical distribution and environment. Broadly, it includes industrial, commercial, and political geography, and that part of ethnology which deals with distribution and physical environment. -- An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*pher n. -- An`thro*po*ge`o*graph"ic*al a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Bot.) Umbelliferous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; dogbane; &unr_; from + &unr_; dog. ] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (Apocynum) is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]