Crystallurgy Crys"tal·lur`gy noun [ Greek kry`stallos crystal + 'e`rgon work.] Crystallization.

Ctenocyst Cte"no·cyst (tē"no*sĭst) noun [ Greek ktei`s , kteno`s , comb + ky`stis bladder.] (Zoology) An organ of the Ctenophora, supposed to be sensory.

Ctenoid Cte"noid (tē"noid or tĕn"oid) adjective (Zoology) (a) Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale . (b) Pertaining to the Ctenoidei. -- noun A ctenoidean.

Ctenoidean Cte·noid"e·an (te*noid"e* a n) adjective (Zoology) Relating to the Ctenoidei. -- noun One of the Ctenoidei.

Ctenoidei Cte·noid"e·i noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ........., ............, comb + -oid .] (Zoology) A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The group is now generally regarded as artificial.

Ctenophora Cte·noph"o·ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ........., ........., comb + ............ to carry.] (Zoology) A class of Cœlenterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The separate paddles somewhat resemble combs.

Ctenophore Cten"o·phore noun (Zoology) One of the Ctenophora.

Ctenophoric Cten`o·phor"ic adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Ctenophora.

Ctenostomata Cten`o·stom"a·ta noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ........., ........., comb + ............, -......... mouth.] (Zoology) A suborder of Bryozoa, usually having a circle of bristles below the tentacles.

Cub Cub (kŭb) noun [ Confer Ir. cuib cub, whelp, young dog, Ir. & Gael. cu dog; akin to English hound .] 1. A young animal, esp. the young of the bear.

2. Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.

O, thou dissembling cub ! what wilt thou be
When time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case?
Shak.

Cub Cub transitive verb & i. [ imperfect & past participle Cubbed (kŭbd); present participle & verbal noun Cubbing .] To bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of persons. " Cubb'd in a cabin." Dryden.

Cub Cub noun [ Confer Cub a young animal.] 1. A stall for cattle. [ Obsolete]

I would rather have such . . . .in cub or kennel than in my closet or at my table.
Landor.

2. A cupboard. [ Obsolete] Laud.

Cub Cub transitive verb To shut up or confine. [ Obsolete] Burton.

Cuban Cu"ban adjective Of or pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants. -- noun A native or an inhabitant of Cuba.

Cubation Cu·ba"tion noun [ Latin cubatio , from cubare to lie down.] The act of lying down; a reclining. [ Obsolete]

Cubatory Cu"ba·to·ry adjective [ Latin cubator he who lies down, from cubare .] Lying down; recumbent. [ R.]

Cubature Cu"ba·ture noun [ Latin cubus cube: confer F. cubature . See Cube .] The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body.

Cubbridge-head Cub"bridge-head` noun (Nautical) A bulkhead on the forecastle and half deck of a ship.

Cubby Cub"by noun [ See Cub a stall.] A snug or confined place.

Cubdrawn Cub"·drawn` adjective Sucked by cubs. [ R.]

This night, wherein the cub-drawn bear would couch.
Shak.

Cube Cube noun [ French cube , Latin cubus , from Greek ............ a cube, a cubical die.] 1. (Geom.) A regular solid body, with six equal square sides.

2. (Math.) The product obtained by taking a number or quantity three times as a factor; as, 4x4=16 , and 16x4=64 , the cube of 4.

Cube ore (Min.) , pharmacosiderite. It commonly crystallizes in cubes of a green color. -- Cube root . (Math.) , the number or quantity which, multiplied into itself, and then into the product, produces the given cube; thus, 3 is the cube root of 27, for 3x3x3 = 27 . -- Cube spar (Min.) , anhydrite; anhydrous calcium sulphate.

Cube Cube transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Cubed (k?bd); present participle & verbal noun Cubing .] To raise to the third power; to obtain the cube of.

Cubeb Cu"beb noun [ French cub...be (cf. Italian cubebe , Pr., Spanish , Portuguese , & New Latin cubeba ), from Arabic kab...bat .] The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper ( Piper Cubeba ; in med. , Cubeba officinalis ), native in Java and Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant and purgative.

Cubebic Cu·beb"ic adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, cubebs; as, cubebic acid (a soft olive-green resin extracted from cubebs).

Cubhood Cub"hood noun The state of being a cub. [ Jocose] "From cubhood to old age." W. B. Dawkins.

Cubic Cu"bic adjective [ Latin cubicus , Greek ...............: confer French cubique . See Cube .] 1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contained, in a cube.

2. (Crystallog.) Isometric or monometric; as, cubic cleavage. See Crystallization .

Cubic equation , an equation in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a cube. -- Cubic foot , a volume equivalent to a cubical solid which measures a foot in each of its dimensions. -- Cubic number , a number produced by multiplying a number into itself, and that product again by the same number. See Cube . -- Cubical parabola (Geom.) , two curves of the third degree, one plane, and one on space of three dimensions.

Cubic Cu"bic noun (Geom.) A curve of the third degree.

Circular cubic . See under Circular .

Cubically Cu"bic·al·ly adverb In a cubical method.

Cubicalness Cu"bic·al·ness noun The quality of being cubical.

Cubicle Cu"bi·cle noun [ Latin cubiculum .] A loding room; esp., a sleeping place partitioned off from a large dormitory.

Cubicular Cu·bic"u·lar adjective [ Latin cubicularis , from cubiculum a sleeping room, from cubare to lie down.] Belonging to a chamber or bedroom. [ Obsolete] Howell.

Cubiform Cu"bi·form adjective Of the form of a cube.

Cubile Cu·bi"le noun [ Latin , bed.] The lowest course of stones in a building.

Cubilose Cu"bi·lose` noun [ Latin cubile bed, nest.] A mucilagenous secretion of certain birds found as the characteristic ingredient of edible bird's-nests.

Cubism Cu"bism (kū"bĭz'm) noun (Painting) A movement or phase in post-impressionism (which see, below). -- Cu"bist noun

Cubit Cu"bit (kū"bĭt) noun [ Latin cubitum , cubitus ; elbow, ell, cubit, from (because the elbow serves for leaning upon) cubare to lie down, recline; confer Greek ky`biton elbow, ky`ptein to bend, stoop, kyfo`s bent, stooping, humpbacked. Confer Incumbent , Covey .] 1. (Anat.) The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist. [ Obsolete]

2. A measure of length, being the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger.

» The cubit varies in length in different countries, the Roman cubit being 17,47 inches, the Greek 18,20, the Hebrew somewhat longer, and the English 18 inches.

Cubital Cu"bit·al adjective [ Latin cubitalis .] 1. Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as, the cubital nerve; the cubital artery; the cubital muscle.

2. Of the length of a cubit. Sir. T. Browne.

Cubital Cu"bit·al noun A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand. Crabb.

Cubited Cu"bit·ed adjective Having the measure of a cubit.

Cubless Cub"less adjective Having no cubs. Byron.

Cubo-octahedral Cu`bo-oc`ta·he"dral adjective Presenting a combination of a cube and an octahedron.

Cubo-octahedron Cu`bo-oc`ta·he"dron noun (Crystallog.) A combination of a cube and octahedron, esp. one in which the octahedral faces meet at the middle of the cubic edges.

Cuboid Cu"boid adjective [ Cube + -oid : confer Greek ..........] (Anat.) Cube- shaped, or nearly so; as, the cuboid bone of the foot. -- noun (Anat.) The bone of the tarsus, which, in man and most mammals, supports the metatarsals of the fourth and fifth toes.

Cuboidal Cu·boid"al adjective (Anat.) Cuboid.

Cuca Cu"ca noun [ Spanish , from native name.] See Coca .

Cucking stool Cuck"ing stool` (k...k"...ng st......l`). [ Confer Anglo-Saxon scealfingstōl , a word of similar meaning, allied to scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from French coquine a hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin , Middle English cokin , a rascal; or confer Icelandic k...ka to dung, k...kr dung, the name being given as to a disgracing or infamous punishment.] A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in front of their doors, to be pelted and hooted at by the mob, but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked; -- called also a castigatory , a tumbrel , and a trebuchet ; and often, but not so correctly, a ducking stool . Sir. W. Scott.

Cuckold Cuck"old noun [ Middle English kukeweld , cokewold , cokold , from Old French coucoul , cucuault , the last syllable being modified by the Middle English suffix -wold (see Herald ); confer French cocu a cuckold, formerly also, a cuckoo, and Latin cuculus a cuckoo. The word alludes to the habit of the female cuckoo, who lays her eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them.] 1. A man whose wife is unfaithful; the husband of an adulteress. Shak.

2. (Zoology) (a) A West Indian plectognath fish ( Ostracion triqueter ). (b) The cowfish.

Cuckold Cuck"old transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Cuckolded ; present participle & verbal noun Cuckolding .] To make a cuckold of, as a husband, by seducing his wife, or by her becoming an adulteress. Shak.

Cuckold's knot Cuck"old's knot` (k?k"?ldz n?t`). (Nautical) A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuckold's neck . Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Cuckoldize Cuck"old·ize transitive verb To cuckold. Dryden.

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