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Vary
v. t.
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To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.
Vary
v. t.
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To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4.
Vary
v. i.
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To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a partial change; to become different; to be modified; as, colors vary in different lights.
Vary
v. i.
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To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as, the laws of France vary from those of England.
Vary
v. i.
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To alter or change in succession; to alternate; as, one mathematical quantity varies inversely as another.
Vary
v. i.
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To deviate; to depart; to swerve; -- followed by from; as, to vary from the law, or from reason.
Vary
v. i.
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To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension; as, men vary in opinion.
Vary
n.
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Alteration; change.
Varying
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a. & n. from Vary.
Vasa
pl.
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of Vas
Vas
n.
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A vessel; a duct.
Vasa deferentia
pl.
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of Vas
Vascular
a.
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Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically (Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts, or tubes, for the circulation of sap.
Vascular
a.
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Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals, including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals, etc.
Vascular
a.
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Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions.
Vascular
a.
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Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants, that is, the phaenogamous plants, all of which are vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a large extent are cellular only.
Vascularities
pl.
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of Vascularity
Vascularity
n.
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The quality or state of being vascular.
Vasculose
n.
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One of the substances of which vegetable tissue is composed, differing from cellulose in its solubility in certain media.
Vascula
pl.
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of Vasculum
Vasculum
n.
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Same as Ascidium, n., 1.
Vasculum
n.
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A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened, used in collecting plants.
Vase
n.
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A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase. See Illust. of Portland vase, under Portland.
Vase
n.
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A vessel similar to that described in the first definition above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust. of Niche.
Vase
n.
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The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite capital; -- called also tambour, and drum.
Vase
n.
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The calyx of a plant.
Vaseline
n.
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A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude petroleum, and consisting essentially of a mixture of several of the higher members of the paraffin series. It is used as an unguent, and for various purposes in the arts. See the Note under Petrolatum.
Vase-shaped
a.
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Formed like a vase, or like a common flowerpot.
Vasiform
a.
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Having the form of a vessel, or duct.
Vasoconstrictor
a.
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Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vasohypertonic.