Anachoret An·ach"o·ret noun An*ach`o*ret"ic*al adjective See Anchoret , Anchoretic . [ Obsolete]
Anachorism An·ach"o·rism noun [ Greek ... + ... place.]
An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place. [ R.]
Anachronic, Anachronical An`a·chron"ic, An`a·chron"ic·al adjective Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic.
Anachronism An·ach"ro·nism noun [ Greek ..., from ... to refer to a wrong time, to confound times; ... + ... time: confer French
anachronisme .]
A misplacing or error in the order of time; an error in chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each other, esp. one by which an event is placed too early; falsification of chronological relation.
Anachronistic An·ach`ro·nis"tic adjective Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism. T. Warton.
Anachronize An·ach"ro·nize transitive verb [ Greek ....]
To refer to, or put into, a wrong time. [ R.]
Lowell.
Anachronous An·ach"ro·nous adjective Containing an anachronism; anachronistic. --
An*ach"ro*nous*ly ,
adverb
Anaclastic An`a·clas"tic adjective [ Greek ... to bend back and break; to reflect (light); ... + ... to break.]
1. (Opt.) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves. 2. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass. Anaclastic glass ,
a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.
Anaclastics An`a·clas"tics noun (Opt.) That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; -- commonly called dioptrics . Encyc. Brit.
Anacoluthic An`a·co·lu"thic adjective Lacking grammatical sequence. --
An`a*co*lu"thic*al*ly adverb
Anacoluthon An`a·co·lu"thon noun [ Greek ..., ..., not following, wanting sequence;
'an priv. + ... following.]
(Gram.) 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 An`a·con"da noun [ Of Ceylonese origin?]
(Zoology) 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·nac`re·on"tic adjective [ Latin
Anacreonticus .]
Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. De Quincey.
Anacreontic A·nac`re·on"tic noun A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.
Anacrotic An`a·crot"ic adjective (Physiol.) Pertaining to anachronism.
Anacrotism A·nac"ro·tism noun [ Greek ..., up, again + ... a stroke.]
(Physiol.) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
Anacrusis An`a·cru"sis noun [ Greek ..., from ... to push up or back; ... + ... to strike.]
(Pros.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.
Anadem An"a·dem noun [ Latin
anadema , Greek ..., from ... to wreathe; ... up + ... to bind.]
A garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath. Drayton. Tennyson.
Anadiplosis An`a·di·plo"sis noun [ Latin , from Greek ...; ... + ... to double, ..., ..., twofold, double.]
(Rhet.) 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 An"a·drom noun [ Confer French
anadrome .]
(Zoology) A fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers.
Anadromous A·nad"ro·mous adjective [ Greek ... running upward; ... + ... a running, ... to run.]
1. (Zoology) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc. 2. (Botany) Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem. D. C. Eaton.
Anaėrobia, Anaėrobes An·a`ėr·o"bi·a, An·a"ėr·obes noun plural [ New Latin
anaerobia ;
an- not +
aėro- + Greek ... life.]
(Bacteriol.) Anaėrobic bacteria. They are called facultative anaėrobia when able to live either in the presence or absence of free oxygen; obligate , or obligatory , anaėrobia when they thrive only in its absence.
Anaėrobic An·a`ė·rob"ic adjective (Biol.) Relating to, or like, anaėrobies; anaėrobiotic.
Anaėrobic An·a`ė·rob"ic adjective [ Prefix
an- not +
aėrobic .]
(Biol.) Not requiring air or oxygen for life; -- applied especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary; anaėrobiotic; -- opposed to aėrobic .
Anaėrobies An·a"ėr·o·bies noun plural [ Greek
'an priv. + ..., ..., air +
bi`os life.]
(Biol.) Microörganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed by it. Sternberg.
Anaėrobiotic An·a`ėr·o·bi·ot"ic adjective (Anat.) Related to, or of the nature of, anaėrobies.
Anaglyph An"a·glyph noun [ Greek ... wrought in low relief, ... embossed work; ... + ... to engrave.]
Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo.
Anaglyphic An`a·glyph"ic noun Work chased or embossed relief.
Anaglyphic, Anaglyphical An`a·glyph"ic, An`a·glyph"ic·al adjective Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work.
Anaglyptic An`a·glyp"tic adjective [ Latin
anaglypticus , Greek ..., .... See
Anaglyph .]
Relating to the art of carving, enchasing, or embossing in low relief.
Anaglyptics An`a·glyp"tics noun The art of carving in low relief, embossing, etc.
Anaglyptograph An`a·glyp"to·graph noun [ Greek ... +
- graph .]
An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed. Brande & C.
Anaglyptographic An`a·glyp`to·graph"ic adjective Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; as, anaglyptographic engraving.
Anaglyptography An`a·glyp·tog"ra·phy noun [ Greek ... embossed +
-graphy .]
The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc.
Anagnorisis An`ag·nor"i·sis noun [ Latinized from Greek ...; ... + ... to recognize.]
The unfolding or dénouement. [ R.]
De Quincey.
Anagoge An`a·go"ge noun [ Greek ... a leading up; ... + ... a leading, ... to lead.]
1. An elevation of mind to things celestial. 2. The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New.
Anagogic, Anagogical An`a·gog"ic, An`a·gog"ic·al adjective Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. --
An`a*gog"ic*al*ly ,
adverb
Anagogics An`a·gog"ics noun plural Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures. Latin Addison.
Anagogy An"a·go`gy noun Same as Anagoge .
Anagram An"a·gram noun [ French
anagramme , Late Latin
anagramma , from Greek ... back, again + ... to write. See
Graphic .]
Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its usual wider sense, the change or one word or phrase into another by the transposition of its letters. Thus Galenus becomes angelus ; William Noy (attorney-general to Charles I., and a laborious man) may be turned into I moyl in law .
Anagram An"a·gram transitive verb To anagrammatize. Some of these anagramed his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus.
Warburton.
Anagrammatic, Anagrammatical An`a·gram·mat"ic, An`a·gram·mat"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
anagramtique .]
Pertaining to, containing, or making, an anagram. --
An`a*gram*mat"ic*al*ly ,
adverb
Anagrammatism An`a·gram"ma·tism noun [ Greek ...: confer French
anagrammatisme .]
The act or practice of making anagrams. Camden.
Anagrammatist An`a·gram"ma·tist noun [ Confer French
anagrammatiste .]
A maker anagrams.
Anagrammatize An`a·gram"ma·tize transitive verb [ Greek ... confer French
anagrammatiser .]
To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an anagram. Cudworth.
Anagraph An"a·graph noun [ Greek ... a writing out, from ... to write out, to record; ... + ... to write.]
An inventory; a record. [ Obsolete]
Knowles.
Anakim, Anaks An"a·kim, A"naks noun plural [ Hebrew ]
(Bibl.) A race of giants living in Palestine.
Anal A"nal adjective [ From
Anus .]
(Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.
Analcime A·nal"cime noun [ Greek
'an priv. +
'a`lkimos strong,
'alkh` strength: confer French
analcime .]
(Min.) A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite family, occurring in isometric crystals. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its name.
Analcite A·nal"cite (-sīt)
noun [ Greek
'analkh`s weak.]
Analcime.
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