Anthraconite An·thrac"o·nite noun [ See
Anthracite .]
(Min.) A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone .
Anthracosis An`thra·co"sis noun [ New Latin See
Anthrax .]
(Medicine) A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis .
Anthraquinone An`thra·qui"none noun [
Anthra cene +
quinone .]
(Chemistry) A hydrocarbon, C 6 H 4 .C 2 O 2 . C 6 H 4 , subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.
Anthrax An"thrax noun [ Latin , from Greek ... coal, carbuncle.]
1. (Medicine) (a) A carbuncle. (b) A malignant pustule. 2. (Biol.) A microscopic, bacterial organism ( Bacillus anthracis ), resembling transparent rods. [ See Illust. under Bacillus .] 3. An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium ( Bacillus anthracis ), the spores of which constitute the contagious matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also splenic fever .
Anthrax vaccine An"thrax vac"cine (Veter.) A fluid vaccine obtained by growing a bacterium ( Bacterium anthracis ) in beef broth. It is used to immunize animals, esp. cattle.
Anthrenus An·thre"nus noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a hornet.]
(Zoology) A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The common "museum pest" is A. varius ; the carpet beetle is A. scrophulariæ . The larvæ are commonly confounded with moths.
Anthropic, Anthropical An·throp"ic, An·throp"ic·al adjective [ Greek ..., from ... man.]
(Zoology) Like or related to man; human. [ R.]
Owen.
Anthropidæ An·throp"i·dæ noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... man.]
(Zoology) The group that includes man only.
Anthropocentric An`thro·po·cen"tric adjective [ Greek ... man + ... center.]
Assuming man as the center or ultimate end; -- applied to theories of the universe or of any part of it, as the solar system. Draper.
Anthropogenic An`thro·po·gen"ic adjective Of or pertaining to anthropogeny.
Anthropogeny An`thro·pog"e·ny noun [ Greek ... man + ... birth.]
The science or study of human generation, or the origin and development of man.
Anthropogeography An`thro·po·ge·og"ra·phy noun [ Greek ... man +
geography .]
The science of the human species as to geographical distribution and environment. Broadly, it includes industrial, commercial, and political geography, and that part of ethnology which deals with distribution and physical environment. --
An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*pher noun --
An`thro*po*ge`o*graph"ic*al adjective
Anthropoglot An·throp"o·glot noun [ Greek ...; ... man + ..., ..., tongue.]
(Zoology) An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot.
Anthropography An`thro·pog"ra·phy noun [ Greek ... man +
-graphy .]
That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography , which treats historically of the origin and filiation of races and nations. P. Cyc.
Anthropoid An"thro·poid adjective [ Greek ... man +
- oid .]
Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla. --
noun An anthropoid ape.
Anthropoidal An`thro·poid"al adjective Anthropoid.
Anthropoidea An`thro·poid"e·a noun plural [ New Latin See
Anthropoid .]
(Zoology) The suborder of primates which includes the monkeys, apes, and man.
Anthropolatry An`thro·pol"a·try noun [ Greek ... man + ... worship.]
Man worship.
Anthropolite An·throp"o·lite noun [ Greek ... man +
- lite .]
(Paleon.) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
Anthropologic, Anthropological An`thro·po·log"ic, An`thro·po·log"ic·al adjective Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man. "
Anthropologic wisdom."
Kingsley. --
An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly ,
adverb
Anthropologist An`thro·pol"o·gist noun One who is versed in anthropology.
Anthropology An`thro·pol"o·gy noun [ Greek ... man +
-logy .]
1. The science of the structure and functions of the human body. 2. The science of man; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal. 3. That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God.
Anthropomancy An"thro·po·man`cy noun [ Greek ... man +
-mancy .]
Divination by the entrails of human being.
Anthropometric, Anthropometrical An`thro·po·met"ric, An`thro·po·met"ric·al adjective Pertaining to anthropometry.
Anthropometry An`thro·pom"e·try noun [ Greek ... man +
-mercy .]
Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human beings, especially at different ages, or in different races, occupations, etc. Dunglison.
Anthropomorpha An`thro·po·mor"pha noun plural [ New Latin See
Anthropomorphism .]
(Zoology) The manlike, or anthropoid, apes.
Anthropomorphic An`thro·po·mor"phic adjective Of or pertaining to anthropomorphism. Hadley. --
An`thro*po*mor"phic*al*ly adverb
Anthropomorphism An`thro·po·mor"phism noun [ Greek ... of human form; ... man + ... form.]
1. The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections. 2. The ascription of human characteristics to things not human.
Anthropomorphist An`thro·po·mor"phist noun One who attributes the human form or other human attributes to the Deity or to anything not human.
Anthropomorphite An`thro·po·mor"phite noun One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to the Deity or to a polytheistic deity. Taylor . Specifically, one of a sect of ancient heretics who believed that God has a human form, etc. Tillotson .
Anthropomorphitic An`thro·po·mor·phit"ic adjective (Biol.) to anthropomorphism. Kitto.
Anthropomorphitism An`thro·po·mor"phi·tism noun Anthropomorphism. Wordsworth.
Anthropomorphize An`thro·po·mor"phize transitive verb & i. To attribute a human form or personality to. You may see imaginative children every day anthropomorphizing .
Lowell.
Anthropomorphology An`thro·po·mor·phol"o·gy noun [ Greek ... +
-logy . See
Anthropomorphism .]
The application to God of terms descriptive of human beings.
Anthropomorphosis An`thro·po·mor"pho·sis noun Transformation into the form of a human being.
Anthropomorphous An`thro·po·mor"phous adjective Having the figure of, or resemblance to, a man; as, an anthropomorphous plant. "
Anthropomorphous apes."
Darwin.
Anthroponomics, Anthroponomy An`thro·po·nom"ics, An`thro·pon"o·my noun [ Greek ... man + ... usage, law, rule.]
The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment. --
An`thro*po*nom"ic*al adjective
Anthropopathic, Anthropopathical An`thro·po·path"ic, An`thro·po·path"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to anthropopathy. [ R.] --
An`thro*po*path"ic*al*ly ,
adverb The daring anthropopathic imagery by which the prophets often represent God as chiding, upbraiding, threatening.
H. Rogers.
Anthropopathism, Anthropopathy An`thro·pop"a·thism, An`thro·pop"a·thy noun [ Greek ...; ... man + ... suffering, affection, passion, ..., ..., to suffer.]
The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a polytheistic deity. In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute apathy.
Hare.
Anthropopathite An`thro·pop"a·thite noun One who ascribes human feelings to deity.
Anthropophagi An`thro·poph"a·gi noun plural [ Latin , from Greek ... eating men; ... man + + ... to eat.]
Man eaters; cannibals. Shak.
Anthropophagic, Anthropophagical An`thro·po·phag"ic, An`thro·po·phag"ic·al adjective Relating to cannibalism or anthropophagy.
Anthropophaginian An`thro·poph`a·gin"i·an noun One who east human flesh. [ Ludicrous]
Shak.
Anthropophagite An`thro·poph"a·gite noun A cannibal. W. Taylor.
Anthropophagous An`thro·poph"a·gous adjective Feeding on human flesh; cannibal.
Anthropophagy An`thro·poph"a·gy noun [ Greek ....]
The eating of human flesh; cannibalism.
Anthropophuism An`thro·poph"u·ism (ăn`thro*pŏf"u*ĭz'm)
noun [ Greek
'anqrwpofyh`s of man's nature;
'a`nqrwpos a man +
fyh` nature.]
Human nature. [ R.]
Gladstone.
Anthroposcopy An`thro·pos"co·py (-pŏs"ko*pȳ)
noun [ Greek
'a`nqrwpos man +
-scopy .]
The art of discovering or judging of a man's character, passions. and inclinations from a study of his visible features. [ R.]
Anthroposophy An`thro·pos"o·phy noun [ Greek ... man + ... wisdom, knowledge.]
Knowledge of the nature of man; hence, human wisdom.
Anthropotomical An`thro·po·tom"ic·al adjective Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.
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