n. [ L. &unr_;, Gr. &unr_; short at both ends; 'amfi` + brachy`s short. ] (Anc. Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (˘ -- ˘); as, hăbēr&ebreve_;. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet&bprime_;ic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Anat.) That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the carpus; the forearm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. brache a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF. brache, F. braque, fr. OHG. braccho, G. bracke; possibly akin to E. fragrant, fr. L. fragrare to smell. ] A bitch of the hound kind. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. brache a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF. brache, F. braque, fr. OHG. braccho, G. bracke; related to Sw. brack a dog that hunts by scent; possibly akin to E. fragrant, fr. L. fragrare to smell. ] A bitch of the hound kind. See also bratchet. Shak. [ Also spelled bratch when pronounced ] [ 1913 Webster + Century Dict. 1906 ]

A sow pig by chance sucked a brach, and when she was grown would miraculously hunt all manner of deer. Burton (Anatomy of Melancholy). [ Century Dict. 1906 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. (&unr_;) short + &unr_; a covering. ] (Zool.) A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as bratchet. [ Century Dict. 1906 ]

‖n. pl. See Brachium. [ 1913 Webster ]

r a. [ L. brachialis (bracch-), from bracchium (bracch-) arm: cf. F. brachial. ] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining or belonging to the arm; as, the brachial artery; the brachial nerve. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of the nature of an arm; resembling an arm. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ See Brachiate. ] (Zool.) A division of the Crinoidea, including those furnished with long jointed arms. See Crinoidea. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. brachiatus (bracch-) with boughs or branches like arms, from brackium (bracch-) arm. ] (Bot.) Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple and lilac. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the Brachioganoidei. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl.[ NL., from L. brachium (bracch-) arm + NL. ganoidei. ] (Zool.) An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example. See Crossopterygii. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. brachiolum (bracch-), dim. of brachium (bracch-) arm. ] (Zool.) A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of vibrating cilia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf.F. brachiopode. ] (Zool.) One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; arm + -poda. ] (Zool.) A class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell, often attached by a fleshy peduncle. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Within the shell is a pair of “arms, ” often long and spirally coiled, bearing rows of ciliated tentacles by which a current of water is made to flow into the mantle cavity, bringing the microscopic food to the mouth between the bases of the arms. The shell is both opened and closed by special muscles. They form two orders; Lyopoma, in which the shell is thin, and without a distinct hinge, as in Lingula; and Arthropoma, in which the firm calcareous shell has a regular hinge, as in Rhynchonella. See Arthropomata. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Bracchia [ L. brachium or bracchium, arm. ] (Anat.) The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Brachmanae, pl., Gr. &unr_;. ] See Brahman. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; brachy`s short + &unr_; to leave off; cf. &unr_; incomplete. ] (Gr. & Last. Pros.) A verse wanting two syllables at its termination. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Cf. F. Brachycéphalie ] . (Anat.) The state or condition of being brachycephalic; shortness of head. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ Gr. brachy`s short + &unr_; head. ] (Anat.) Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from dolichocephalic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. brachy`s short + ke`ras horn. ] (Zool.) Having short antennæ, as certain insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. brachy`s short + E. diagonal. ] Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism. [ 1913 Webster ]

Brachydiagonal axis, the shorter lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. A writer in short hand; a stenographer. [ 1913 Webster ]

He asked the brachygrapher whether he wrote the notes of the sermon. Gayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. brachy`s short + -graphy: cf. F. brachygraphie. ] Stenography. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; : brachy`s short + &unr_; discourse: cf. F. brachylogie. ] (Rhet.) Conciseness of expression; brevity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. brachy`s short + E. pinacoid. ] (Crytallog.) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; short-winged; brachy`s short + &unr_; feather, wing. ] (Zool.) A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Brachyptera. ] (Zool.) A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; : cf. F. brachyptère. ] (Zool.) Having short wings. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Incorrect for brachistochrone, fr. Gr. bra`chistos shortest (superl. of brachy`s short) + &unr_; time : cf. F. brachistochrone. ] (Math.) A curve, in which a body, starting from a given point, and descending solely by the force of gravity, will reach another given point in a shorter time than it could by any other path. This curve of quickest descent, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the cycloid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. abnormal shortness of fingers and toes.
Syn. -- brachydactylia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. brachy`s short + &unr_; stamp, form. ] (Min.) Of a short form. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. brachy`s short + o'yra` tail. ] (Zool.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [ Also spelt Brachyoura. ] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the Brachyura. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ Cf. F. brachyure. ] (Zool.) Of, pertaining to, or belonging to the Brachyura. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Prosody) a foot of two short (unstressed-unstressed) syllables.
Syn. -- pyrrhic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Zool.) Between the arms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nudus naked + brachium an arm. ] (Zool.) Having tentacles without vibratile cilia. Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Pleuro-, and Brachium. ] (Zool.) A genus of ctenophores having an ovate body and two long plumose tentacles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] (Bot.) A Chilian apocynaceous tree (Aspidosperma Quebracho); also, its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspnœa of the lung, or bronchial diseases; -- called also white quebracho, to distinguish it from the red quebracho, a Mexican anacardiaceous tree (Loxopterygium Lorentzii) whose bark is said to have similar properties. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the subbrachians. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Sub-, and Brachial. ] (Zool.) A division of soft-finned fishes in which the ventral fins are situated beneath the pectorial fins, or nearly so. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. sub- + brachium. ] (Zool.) One of the Subbrachiales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. tribrachys, Gr. &unr_; consisting of three short syllables; &unr_; (see Tri-) + &unr_; short. ] (Gr. & L. Pros.) A poetic foot of three short syllables, as, mêlîûs. [ 1913 Webster ]