Antilogous An·til"o·gous (ăn*tĭl"o*gŭs)
adjective Of the contrary name or character; -- opposed to analogous . Antilogous pole (Eccl.) ,
that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
Antilogy An·til"o·gy (ăn*tĭl"o*jȳ)
noun ;
plural Antilogies (ăn*tĭl"o*jĭz). [ Greek
'antilogi`a , from
'anti`logos contradictory;
'anti` against +
le`gein to speak.]
A contradiction between any words or passages in an author. Sir W. Hamilton.
Antiloimic An`ti·loi"mic (ăn`tĭ*loi"mĭk)
noun (Medicine) A remedy against the plague. Brande & C.
Antilopine An·til"o·pine adjective Of or relating to the antelope.
Antiloquist An·til"o·quist noun A contradicter. [ Obsolete]
Antiloquy An·til"o·quy noun [ Prefix
anti- + Latin
loqui to speak.]
Contradiction. [ Obsolete]
Antilyssic An`ti·lys"sic adjective & noun [ Prefix
anti- + Greek ... rage, madness.]
(Medicine) Antihydrophobic.
Antimacassar An`ti·ma·cas"sar noun A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair.
Antimagistrical An`ti·ma·gis"tric·al adjective [ Prefix
anti- +
magistrical for
magistratical .]
Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates. [ Obsolete]
South.
Antimalarial An`ti·ma·la"ri·al adjective Good against malaria.
Antimask An"ti·mask` noun A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask. [ Written also
antimasque .]
Bacon.
Antimason An`ti·ma"son noun One opposed to Freemasonry. --
An`ti*ma*son"ic adjective
Antimasonry An`ti·ma"son·ry noun Opposition to Freemasonry.
Antimephitic An`ti·me·phit"ic adjective (Medicine) Good against mephitic or deleterious gases. --
noun A remedy against mephitic gases. Dunglison.
Antimere An"ti·mere noun [ .
anti- +
- mere .]
(Biol.) One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants.
Antimetabole An`ti·me·tab"o·le noun [ Latin , from Greek ....]
(Rhet.) A figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in transposed order.
Antimetathesis An`ti·me·tath"e·sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ....]
(Rhet.) An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order.
Antimeter An·tim"e·ter noun [ Greek ... like + ... measure.]
A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles. [ Obsolete]
Antimonarchic, Antimonarchical An`ti·mo·nar"chic, An`ti·mo·nar"chic·al Opposed to monarchial government. Bp. Benson. Addison.
Antimonarchist An`ti·mon"arch·ist noun An enemy to monarchial government.
Antimonate An`ti·mo"nate noun (Chemistry) A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical. [ Written also
antimoniate .]
Antimonial An`ti·mo"ni·al adjective Of or pertaining to antimony. --
noun (Medicine) A preparation or medicine containing antimony. Antimonial powder ,
a consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium; -- also called James's powder .
Antimoniated An`ti·mo"ni·a`ted adjective Combined or prepared with antimony; as, antimoniated tartar.
Antimonic An`ti·mon"ic adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has its highest equivalence; as, antimonic acid.
Antimonious An`ti·mo"ni·ous adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has an equivalence next lower than the highest; as, antimonious acid.
Antimonite An"ti·mo·nite` noun 1. (Chemistry) A compound of antimonious acid and a base or basic radical. 2. (Min.) Stibnite.
Antimoniureted An`ti·mo"ni·u·ret`ed adjective (Chemistry) Combined with or containing antimony; as, antimoniureted hydrogen. [ Written also
antimoniuretted .]
Antimonsoon An"ti·mon·soon" noun (Meteor.) The upper, contrary-moving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon.
Antimony An"ti·mo·ny noun [ Late Latin
antimonium , of unknown origin.]
(Chemistry) An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic weight, 120. Symbol, Sb. » It is of tin-white color, brittle, laminated or crystalline, fusible, and vaporizable at a rather low temperature. It is used in some metallic alloys, as type metal and bell metal, and also for medical preparations, which are in general emetics or cathartics. By ancient writers, and some moderns, the term is applied to native
gray ore of antimony , or
stibnite (the
stibium of the Romans, and the
sti`mmi of the Greeks, a sulphide of antimony, from which most of the antimony of commerce is obtained.
Cervantite ,
senarmontite , and
valentinite are native oxides of antimony.
Antinational An`ti·na"tion·al adjective Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national government.
Antinephritic An`ti·ne·phrit"ic adjective (Medicine) Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys. --
noun An antinephritic remedy.
Antinomian An`ti·no"mi·an adjective [ See
Antimony .]
Of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine that the moral law is obligatory.
Antinomian An`ti·no"mi·an noun (Eccl. Hist.) One who maintains that, under the gospel dispensation, the moral law is of no use or obligation, but that faith alone is necessary to salvation. The sect of Antinomians originated with John Agricola, in Germany, about the year 1535. Mosheim.
Antinomianism An`ti·no"mi·an·ism noun The tenets or practice of Antinomians. South.
Antinomist An·tin"o·mist noun An Antinomian. [ R.]
Bp. Sanderson.
Antinomy An·tin"o·my noun ;
plural Antinomies [ Latin
antinomia , Greek ...; ... against + ... law.]
1. Opposition of one law or rule to another law or rule. Different commentators have deduced from it the very opposite doctrines. In some instances this apparent antinomy is doubtful.
De Quincey.
2. An opposing law or rule of any kind. As it were by his own antinomy , or counterstatute.
Milton.
3. (Metaph.) A contradiction or incompatibility of thought or language; -- in the Kantian philosophy, such a contradiction as arises from the attempt to apply to the ideas of the reason, relations or attributes which are appropriate only to the facts or the concepts of experience.
Antiochian An`ti·o"chi·an adjective 1. Pertaining to Antiochus, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers. 2. Of or pertaining to the city of Antioch, in Syria. Antiochian epoch (Chron.) ,
a method of computing time, from the proclamation of liberty granted to the city of Antioch, about the time of the battle of Pharsalia, B.C. 48.
Antiodontalgic An`ti·o`don·tal"gic adjective (Medicine) Efficacious in curing toothache. --
noun A remedy for toothache.
Antiorgastic An`ti·or·gas"tic adjective [ Prefix
anti- + Greek ... to swell, as with lust.]
(Medicine) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
Antipapal An`ti·pa"pal adjective Opposed to the pope or to popery. Milton.
Antiparallel An`ti·par"al·lel adjective Running in a contrary direction. Hammond.
Antiparallels An`ti·par"al·lels noun plural (Geom.) Straight lines or planes which make angles in some respect opposite in character to those made by parallel lines or planes.
Antiparalytic An`ti·par`a·lyt"ic adjective (Medicine) Good against paralysis. --
noun A medicine for paralysis.
Antiparalytical An`ti·par`a·lyt"ic·al adjective Antiparalytic.
Antipasch An"ti·pasch noun [ Prefix
anti- +
pasch .]
(Eccl.) The Sunday after Easter; Low Sunday.
Antipathetic, Antipathetical An`ti·pa·thet"ic, An`ti·pa·thet"ic·al adjective Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to a thing; characterized by antipathy; -- often followed by to . Fuller.
Antipathic An`ti·path"ic adjective [ New Latin
antipathicus , Greek ... of opposite feelings.]
(Medicine) Belonging to antipathy; opposite; contrary; allopathic.
Antipathist An·tip"a·thist noun One who has an antipathy. [ R.] "
Antipathist of light."
Coleridge.
Antipathize An·tip"a·thize intransitive verb To feel or show antipathy. [ R.]
Antipathous An·tip"a·thous adjective Having a natural contrariety; adverse; antipathetic. [ Obsolete]
Beau. & Fl.
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