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Anaclastics
n.
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That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; -- commonly called dioptrics.
Anacoenosis
n.
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A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.
Anacoluthic
a.
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Lacking grammatical sequence.
Anacoluthon
n.
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A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.
Anaconda
n.
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A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon.
Anacreontic
a.
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Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial.
Anacreontic
n.
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A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.
Anacrotic
a.
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Pertaining to anachronism.
Anacrotism
n.
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A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
Anacrusis
n.
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A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.
Anadem
n.
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A garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath.
Anadiplosis
n.
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A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, "He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent."
Anadrom
n.
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A fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers.
Anadromous
a.
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Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.
Anadromous
a.
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Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem.
Anaemia
a.
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A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.
Anaemic
a.
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Of or pertaining to anaemia.
Anaerobic
a.
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Relating to, or like, anaerobies; anaerobiotic.
Anaerobies
n. pl.
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Microorganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed by it.
Anaerobiotic
a.
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Related to, or of the nature of, anaerobies.
Anaesthesia
n.
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Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anaesthetic.
Anaesthesis
n.
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See Anaesthesia.
Anaesthetic
a.
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Capable of rendering insensible; as, anaesthetic agents.
Anaesthetic
a.
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Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an anaesthetic effect or operation.
Anaesthetic
n.
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That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.
Anaesthetization
n.
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The process of anaesthetizing; also, the condition of the nervous system induced by anaesthetics.
Anaesthetize
v. t.
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To render insensible by an anaesthetic.
Anaglyph
n.
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Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo.
Anaglyphic
a.
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Alt. of Anaglyphical
Anaglyphical
a.
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Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work.