Aphorize Aph"o·rize intransitive verb To make aphorisms.
Aphotic A·pho"tic (ȧ*fō"tĭk)
adjective [ Greek
'a`fws ,
'a`fwtos .]
Without light.
Aphotic region Aphotic region (Phytogeog.) A depth of water so great that only those organisms can exist that do not assimilate.
Aphrasia A·phra"si·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'a priv. +
fra`sis speech.]
(Medicine) (a) = Dumbness . (b) A disorder of speech in which words can be uttered but not intelligibly joined together.
Aphrite Aph"rite noun (Min.) See under Calcite .
Aphrodisiac Aph`ro·dis"i·ac noun That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) excites to venery.
Aphrodisiac, Aphrodisiacal Aph`ro·dis"i·ac, Aph`ro·di·si"a·cal adjective [ Greek ... pertaining to sensual love, from .... See
Aphrodite .]
Exciting venereal desire; provocative to venery.
Aphrodisian Aph`ro·dis"i·an adjective [ Greek ....]
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. " Aphrodisian dames" [ that is, courtesans]. C. Reade.
Aphrodite Aph`ro·di"te noun [ Greek ....]
1. (Classic Myth.) The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans. 2. (Zoology) A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setæ; the sea mouse. 3. (Zoology) A beautiful butterfly ( Argunnis Aphrodite ) of the United States.
Aphroditic Aph`ro·dit"ic adjective Venereal. [ R.]
Dunglison.
Aphtha Aph"tha noun [ Sing. of
Aphthæ .]
(Medicine) (a) One of the whitish specks called aphthæ. (b) The disease, also called thrush.
Aphthoid Aph"thoid adjective [
Aphtha +
-oid .]
Of the nature of aphthæ; resembling thrush.
Aphthong Aph"thong noun [ Greek ... silent;
'a priv. + ... voice, sound, from ... to sound.]
A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound. --
Aph*thon"gal adjective
Aphthous Aph"thous adjective [ Confer French
aphtheux .]
Pertaining to, or caused by, aphthæ; characterized by aphtæ; as, aphthous ulcers; aphthous fever.
Aphthæ Aph"thæ noun plural [ Latin , from Greek ... (mostly in plural ..., Hipp.) an eruption, thrush, from ... to set on fire, inflame.]
(Medicine) Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly characteristic of thrush.
Aphyllous Aph"yl·lous adjective [ Greek ...;
'a priv. + ... leaf.]
(Botany) Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain euphorbiaceous plants, etc.
Aphæresis A·phær"e·sis noun [ Latin ]
Same as Apheresis .
Apiaceous A`pi·a"ceous adjective (Botany) Umbelliferous.
Apian A"pi·an adjective Belonging to bees.
Apiarian A`pi·a"ri·an adjective Of or relating to bees.
Apiarist A"pi·a·rist noun One who keeps an apiary.
Apiary A"pi·a·ry noun [ Latin
apiarium , from
apis bee.]
A place where bees are kept; a stand or shed for bees; a beehouse.
Apical Ap"ic·al adjective [ Latin
apex ,
apicis , tip or summit.]
At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit. Gray.
Apices Ap"i·ces noun plural See Apex .
Apician A·pi"cian adjective [ Latin
Apicianus .]
Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery. H. Rogers.
Apicular A·pic"u·lar adjective [ New Latin
apiculus , dim. of Latin
apex ,
apicis .]
Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.
Apiculate, Apiculated A·pic"u·late, A·pic"u·la`ted adjective [ See
Apicular .]
(Botany) Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct point, as a leaf.
Apiculture Ap"i·cul`ture noun [ Latin
apis bee + E. culture.]
Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.
Apiece A·piece" adverb [ Prefix
a- +
piece .]
Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each; as, these melons cost a shilling apiece . "Fined . . . a thousand pounds
apiece ."
Hume.
Apieces A·pie"ces adverb In pieces or to pieces. [ Obsolete] "Being torn
apieces ."
Shak.
Apiked A·pik"ed adjective Trimmed. [ Obsolete]
Full fresh and new here gear apiked was.
Chaucer.
Apiol A"pi·ol noun [ Latin
api um parsley +
-ol .]
(Medicine) An oily liquid derived from parsley.
Apiologist A`pi·ol"o·gist noun [ Latin
apis bee +
-logist (see
-logy ).]
A student of bees. [ R.]
Emerson.
Apiology A`pi·ol"o·gy noun [ Latin
apis bee +
-logy .]
The scientific or systematic study of honey bees.
Apis A"pis noun [ Latin , bee.]
(Zoology) A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee ( Apis mellifica ) and other related species. See Honeybee .
Apish Ap"ish adjective Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling. The apish gallantry of a fantastic boy.
Sir W. Scott.
Apishly Ap"ish·ly adverb In an apish manner; with servile imitation; foppishly.
Apishness Ap"ish·ness noun The quality of being apish; mimicry; foppery.
Apitpat A·pit"pat adverb [ Prefix
a- +
pitpat .]
With quick beating or palpitation; pitapat. Congreve.
Aplacental Ap`la·cen"tal adjective [ Prefix
a- +
placental .]
Belonging to the Aplacentata; without placenta.
Aplacentata Ap`la·cen·ta"ta noun plural [ Prefix
a- not +
placenta .]
(Zoology) Mammals which have no placenta.
Aplacophora Ap`la·coph"o·ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
'a priv. + ... a flat cake + ... to bear.]
(Zoology) A division of Amphineura in which the body is naked or covered with slender spines or setæ, but is without shelly plates.
Aplanatic Ap`la·nat"ic adjective [ Greek
'a priv. + ... disposed to wander, wandering, ... to wander.]
(Opt.) Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combined as to remove spherical aberration; -- said of a lens. Aplanatic focus of a lens
(Opt.) ,
the point or focus from which rays diverging pass the lens without spherical aberration. In certain forms of lenses there are two such foci; and it is by taking advantage of this fact that the best aplanatic object glasses of microscopes are constructed.
Aplanatism A·plan"a·tism noun Freedom from spherical aberration.
Aplanogamete A·plan`o·ga·mete" noun (Botany) A nonmotile gamete, found in certain lower algæ.
Aplasia A·pla"si·a noun [ New Latin ; Greek ... priv. + ... a molding.]
(Medicine) Incomplete or faulty development.
Aplastic A·plas"tic adjective [ Prefix
a- not +
plastic .]
Not plastic or easily molded.
Aplomb A`plomb" noun [ French, lit. perpendicularity; ... to +
plomb lead. See
Plumb .]
Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.
Aplotomy A·plot"o·my noun [ Greek ... simple + ... a cutting.]
(Surg.) Simple incision. Dunglison.
Aplustre A·plus"tre noun [ Latin , from Greek ....]
(Rom. Antiq.) An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather. Audsley.
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