Angulometer An"gu·lom"e·ter noun [ Latin angulus angle + -meter .] An instrument for measuring external angles.

Angulose An"gu·lose` adjective Angulous. [ R.]

Angulosity An`gu·los"i·ty noun A state of being angulous or angular. [ Obsolete]

Angulous An"gu·lous adjective [ Latin angulosus : confer French anguleux .] Angular; having corners; hooked. [ R.]

Held together by hooks and angulous involutions.
Glanvill.

Angust An·gust" adjective [ Latin angustus . See Anguish .] Narrow; strait. [ Obsolete]

Angustate An·gus"tate adjective [ Latin angustatus , past participle of angustare to make narrow.] Narrowed.

Angustation An`gus·ta"tion noun The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting. Wiseman.

Angusticlave An·gus"ti·clave (ăn*gŭs"tĭ*klāv) noun [ Latin angustus narrow + clavus a nail, a stripe.] (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank.

Angustifoliate An·gus`ti·fo"li·ate (ăn*gŭs`tĭ*fō"lĭ*at), An*gus`ti*fo"li*ous (ăn*gŭs`tĭ*fō"lĭ*ŭs) adjective [ Latin angustus narrow (see Anguish ) + folium leaf.] (Botany) Having narrow leaves. Wright.

Angustura bark An`gus·tu"ra bark` See Angostura bark .

Angwantibo An`gwan·ti"bo noun (Zoology) A small lemuroid mammal ( Arctocebus Calabarensis ) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.

Anhang An·hang" transitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon onhangian .] To hang. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Anharmonic An`har·mon"ic adjective [ French anharmonique , from Greek 'an priv. + ... harmonic.] (Math.) Not harmonic.

The anharmonic function or ratio of four points abcd on a straight line is the quantity ( ac/ad ):( bc/bd ), where the segments are to be regarded as plus or minus, according to the order of the letters.

Anhelation An`he·la"tion noun [ Latin anhelatio , from anhelare to pant; an (perh. akin to English on ) + halare to breathe: confer French anhélation .] Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma. Glanvill.

Anhele An·hele" intransitive verb [ Confer Old French aneler , anheler . See Anhelation .] To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager ( for ). [ Obsolete]

They anhele . . . for the fruit of our convocation.
Latimer.

Anhelose An"he·lose adjective Anhelous; panting. [ R.]

Anhelous An·he"lous adjective [ Latin anhelus .] Short of breath; panting.

Anhima An"hi·ma noun [ Brazilian name.] A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi ( Palamedea cornuta ). See Kamichi .

Anhinga An·hin"ga noun [ Portuguese ] (Zoology) An aquatic bird of the southern United States ( Platus anhinga ); the darter, or snakebird.

Anhistous An·his"tous adjective [ Greek 'an priv. + "isto`s web, tissue: confer French anhiste .] (Biol.) Without definite structure; as, an anhistous membrane.

Anhungered An·hun"gered adjective Ahungered; longing. [ Archaic]

Anhydride An·hy"dride noun [ See Anhydrous .] (Chemistry) An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.

Anhydrite An·hy"drite noun [ See Anhydrous .] (Min.) A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).

Anhydrous An·hy"drous adjective [ Greek ... wanting water; 'an priv. + "y`dwr water.] Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids.

Ani A"ni or A"no noun [ Native name.] (Zoology) A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida ( Crotophaga ani ), allied to the cuckoos, and remarkable for communistic nesting.

Anicut An"i·cut An"ni*cut noun [ Tamil anai kattu dam building.] A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation. [ India] Brande & C.

Anidiomatical An·id`i·o·mat"ic·al adjective [ Greek 'an priv. + English idiomatical .] Not idiomatic. [ R.] Landor.

Anient, Anientise An"i·ent, An`i·en"tise transitive verb [ Old French anientir , French anéantir .] To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Anigh A·nigh" preposition & adverb [ Prefix a- + nigh .] Nigh. [ Archaic]

Anight, Anights A·night", A·nights" adverb [ Middle English on niht .] In the night time; at night. [ Archaic]

Does he hawk anights still?
Marston.

Anil An"il noun [ French anil , Spanish anīl , or Portuguese anil ; all from Arabic an-nīl , for al-nīl the indigo plant, from Sanskrit nīla dark blue, nīlī indigo, indigo plant. Confer Lilac .] (Botany) A West Indian plant ( Indigofera anil ), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.

Anile An"ile adjective [ Latin anilis , from anus an old woman.] Old-womanish; imbecile. " Anile ideas." Walpole.

Anileness An"ile·ness noun Anility. [ R.]

Anilic An·il"ic adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; -- applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo. [ R.]

Anilide An"i·lide noun (Chemistry) One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl.

Aniline An"i·line noun [ See Anil .] (Chemistry) An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made.

Aniline An"i·line adjective Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.

Anilinism An"i·lin·ism noun [ Aniline + -ism .] (Medicine) A disease due to inhaling the poisonous fumes present in the manufacture of aniline.

Anility A·nil"i·ty noun [ Latin anilitas . See Anile .] The state of being and old woman; old-womanishness; dotage. "Marks of anility ." Sterne.

Animadversal An`i·mad·ver"sal noun The faculty of perceiving; a percipient. [ Obsolete] Dr. H. More.

Animadversion An`i·mad·ver"sion noun [ Latin animadversio , from animadvertere : confer French animadversion . See Animadvert .] 1. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. [ Obsolete]

The soul is the sole percipient which hath animadversion and sense, properly so called.
Glanvill.

2. Monition; warning. [ Obsolete] Clarendon.

3. Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.

He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp animadversions .
Clarendon.

4. Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment. [ Archaic] "Divine animadversions." Wesley.

Syn. -- Stricture; criticism; censure; reproof; blame; comment.

Animadversive An`i·mad·ver"sive adjective Having the power of perceiving; percipient. [ Archaic] Glanvill.

I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas glaring and shining to the animadversive faculty.
Coleridge.

Animadvert An`i·mad·vert" intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Animadverted ; present participle & verbal noun Animadverting .] [ Latin animadvertere ; animus mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn.] 1. To take notice; to observe; -- commonly followed by that . Dr. H. More.

2. To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to express censure; -- with on or upon .

I should not animadvert on him . . . if he had not used extreme severity in his judgment of the incomparable Shakespeare.
Dryden.

3. To take cognizance judicially; to inflict punishment. [ Archaic] Grew.

Syn. -- To remark; comment; criticise; censure.

Animadverter An`i·mad·vert"er noun One who animadverts; a censurer; also [ Obsolete], a chastiser.

Animal An"i·mal noun [ Latin , from anima breath, soul: confer French animal . See Animate .] 1. An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity.

2. One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as distinguished from man; as, men and animals .

Animal An"i·mal adjective [ Confer French animal .] 1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.

2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.

3. Consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food.

Animal magnetism . See Magnetism and Mesmerism . -- Animal electricity , the electricity developed in some animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc. -- Animal flower (Zoology) , a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes, etc. -- Animal heat (Physiol.) , the heat generated in the body of a living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at nearly a uniform temperature. -- Animal spirits . See under Spirit . -- Animal kingdom , the whole class of beings endowed with animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in regular subordination, but variously arranged by different writers. The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms, and the principal classes under them, generally recognized at the present time: --

Vertebrata , including Mammalia or Mammals , Aves or Birds , Reptilia , Amphibia , Pisces or Fishes , Marsipobranchiata ( Craniota ); and Leptocardia ( Acrania ).

Tunicata , including the Thaliacea , and Ascidioidea or Ascidians .

Articulata or Annulosa , including Insecta , Myriapoda , Malacapoda , Arachnida , Pycnogonida , Merostomata , Crustacea ( Arthropoda ); and Annelida , Gehyrea ( Anarthropoda ).

Helminthes or Vermes , including Rotifera , Chætognatha , Nematoidea , Acanthocephala , Nemertina , Turbellaria , Trematoda , Cestoidea , Mesozea .

Molluscoidea , including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa .

Mollusca , including Cephalopoda , Gastropoda , Pteropoda , Scaphopoda , Lamellibranchiata or Acephala .

Echinodermata , including Holothurioidea , Echinoidea , Asterioidea , Ophiuroidea , and Crinoidea .

Cœlenterata , including Anthozoa or Polyps , Ctenophora , and Hydrozoa or Acalephs .

Spongiozoa or Porifera , including the sponges.

Protozoa , including Infusoria and Rhizopoda .

For definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.

Animalcular, Animalculine An`i·mal"cu·lar, An`i·mal"cu·line adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, animalcules. " Animalcular life." Tyndall.

Animalcule An`i·mal"cule noun [ As if from a Latin animalculum , dim. of animal .] 1. A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc. [ Obsolete] Ray.

2. (Zoology) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See Infusoria .

» Many of the so-called animalcules have been shown to be plants, having locomotive powers something like those of animals. Among these are Volvox , the Desmidiacæ , and the siliceous Diatomaceæ .

Spermatic animalcules . See Spermatozoa .

Animalculism An`i·mal"cu·lism noun [ Confer French animalculisme .] (Biol.) The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena by means of animalcules.

Animalculism An`i·mal"cu·lism noun (Biol.) The theory that the spermatozoön and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism; -- opposed to ovism .

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