Epigenetic Ep`i·ge·net"ic adjective Of or pertaining to the epigenesis; produced according to the theory of epigenesis.
Epigeous Ep`i·ge"ous adjective Same as Epigæous .
Epigeum Ep·i·ge"um noun [ New Latin See
Epigee .]
See Perigee . [ Obsolete]
Epiglottic Ep`i·glot"tic adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
Epiglottidean Ep`i·glot·tid"e·an adjective (Anat.) Same as Epiglottic .
Epiglottis Ep`i·glot"tis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...;
'epi` upon + ..., ..., tongue. See
Glottis .]
(Anat.) A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx.
Epignathous E·pig"na·thous adjective [
Epi- + Greek
gna`qos the jaw.]
(Zoology) Hook- billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower.
Epigram Ep"i·gram noun [ Latin
epigramma , from Greek ... inscription, epigram, from ... to write upon,
'epi` upon + ... to write: confer French
épigramme . See
Graphic .]
1. A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character. Dost thou think I care for a satire or an epigram ?
Shak. »
Epigrams were originally inscription on tombs, statues, temples, triumphal arches, etc.
2. An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose. 3. The style of the epigram. Antithesis, i. e ., bilateral stroke, is the soul of epigram in its later and technical signification.
B. Cracroft.
Epigrammatic, Epigrammatical Ep`i·gram·mat"ic, Ep`i·gram·mat"ic·al [ Latin epigrammaticus : confer French épigrammatique .] 1. Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an epigrammatical poet. 2. Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an epigram; pointed; piquant; as, epigrammatic style, wit, or sallies of fancy.
Epigrammatically Ep`i·gram·mat"ic·al·ly adverb In the way of epigram; in an epigrammatic style.
Epigrammatist Ep`i·gram"ma·tist noun [ Latin
epigrammatista : confer French
épigrammatiste .]
One who composes epigrams, or makes use of them. The brisk epigrammatist showing off his own cleverness.
Holmes.
Epigrammatize Ep`i·gram"ma·tize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Epigrammatized ;
present participle & verbal noun Epigrammatizing .]
To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams.
Epigrammatizer Ep`i·gram"ma·ti`zer noun One who writes in an affectedly pointed style. Epigrammatizers of our English prose style.
Coleridge.
Epigrammist Ep"i·gram`mist noun An epigrammatist. Jer. Taylor.
Epigraph Ep"i·graph noun [ Greek ..., from ...: confer French
épigraphe . See
Epigram .]
1. Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication. 2. (Literature) A citation from some author, or a sentence framed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a work or of its separate divisions; a motto.
Epigraphic, Epigraphical Ep`i·graph"ic, Ep`i·graph"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an epigraphic style; epigraphical works or studies.
Epigraphics Ep`i·graph"ics noun The science or study of epigraphs.
Epigraphist E·pig"ra·phist noun A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy.
Epigraphy E·pig"ra·phy noun The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them.
Epigynous E·pig"y·nous adjective [ Prefix
epi- + Greek ... woman, female: confer French
épigyne .]
(Botany) Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it; -- said of stamens, petals, sepals, and also of the disk.
Epigæa Ep`i·gæ"a noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'epi` upon + ... earth.]
(Botany) An American genus of plants, containing but a single species ( E. repens ), the trailing arbutus.
Epigæous Ep`i·gæ"ous adjective [ Greek .... See
Epigæa , and confer
Epigee .]
(Botany) Growing on, or close to, the ground.
Epihyal Ep`i·hy"al noun [ Prefix
epi- + the Greek letter ....]
(Anat.) A segment next above the ceratohyal in the hyoidean arch.
Epilepsy Ep"i·lep`sy noun [ Latin
epilepsia , Greek ... a seizure, the "falling sickness," from ... to take besides, seize, attack;
'epi` upon, besides + ... to take: confer French
épilepsie . Confer
Catalepsy .]
(Medicine) The "falling sickness," so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (or fits) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss of consciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles. Dunglison.
Epileptic Ep`i·lep"tic adjective [ Latin
epilepticus , Greek ... : confer French
épileptique .]
Pertaining to, affected with, or of the nature of, epilepsy.
Epileptic Ep`i·lep"tic noun 1. One affected with epilepsy. 2. A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.
Epileptical Ep`i·lep"tic·al adjective Epileptic.
Epileptiform Ep`i·lep"ti·form adjective Resembling epilepsy.
Epileptogenous Ep`i·lep·tog"e·nous adjective [ Greek
'epi`lhptos epileptic +
-genous .]
(Medicine) Producing epilepsy or epileptoid convulsions; -- applied to areas of the body or of the nervous system, stimulation of which produces convulsions.
Epileptoid Ep`i·lep"toid adjective [ Greek
'epi`lhptos +
-oid .]
(Medicine) Resembling epilepsy; as, epileptoid convulsions.
Epilogation Ep`i·lo·ga"tion noun [ Late Latin
epilogatio .]
A summing up in a brief account. [ Obsolete]
Udall.
Epilogic, Epilogical Ep`i·log"ic, Ep`i·log"ic·al adjective [ Greek
'epilogiko`s .]
Of or pertaining to an epilogue.
Epilogism E·pil"o·gism noun [ Greek ..., from ... to reckon over, to deliver an epilogue;
'epi` upon + ... to count, reckon. See
Epilogue .]
Enumeration; computation. [ R.]
J. Gregory.
Epilogistic Ep`i·lo·gis"tic adjective [ Confer Greek ... calculating. See
Epilogism .]
Of or pertaining to epilogue; of the nature of an epilogue. T. Warton.
Epilogize E·pil"o·gize intransitive verb & t. [ See
Epilogism .]
To speak an epilogue to; to utter as an epilogue.
Epilogue Ep"i·logue noun [ French
épilogue , Latin
epilogus , from Greek ... conclusion, from ... to say in addition;
'epi` upon, besides + ... to say. See
Legend .]
1. (Drama) A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play. A good play no epilogue , yet . . . good plays prove the better by the help of good epilogues .
Shak. 2. (Rhet.) The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion.
Epiloguize Ep"i·lo·guize intransitive verb & t. Same as Epilogize .
Epimachus E·pim"a·chus noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... equipped for battle; ... for + ... battle.]
(Zoology) A genus of highly ornate and brilliantly colored birds of Australia, allied to the birds of Paradise.
Epimera E·pim"e·ra noun plural See Epimeron .
Epimeral E·pim"er·al adjective (Zoology) Pertaining to the epimera.
Epimere Ep"i·mere noun [
Epi- +
- mere .]
(Biol.) One of the segments of the transverse axis, or the so called homonymous parts; as, for example, one of the several segments of the extremities in vertebrates, or one of the similar segments in plants, such as the segments of a segmented leaf. Syd. Soc. Lex.
Epimeron E·pim"e·ron noun ;
plural Epimera . [ New Latin , from Greek
'epi` upon + ... a part.]
(Zoology) (a) In crustaceans: The part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage. See
Illust. under
Crustacea .
(b) In insects: The lateral piece behind the episternum. [ Written also
epimerum .]
Epinastic Ep`i·nas"tic adjective [ Prefix
epi- + Greek ... pressed close.]
(Physiol.) A term applied to that phase of vegetable growth in which an organ grows more rapidly on its upper than on its under surface. See Hyponastic .
Epineural Ep`i·neu"ral adjective [ Prefix
epi- +
neural .]
(Anat.) Arising from the neurapophysis of a vertebra.
Epineurium Ep`i·neu"ri·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'epi` upon + ... a nerve.]
(Anat.) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium.
Epinglette Ep`in·glette" noun [ French]
(Mil.) An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming.
Epinicial Ep`i·ni"cial adjective [ See
Epinicion .]
Relating to victory. "An
epinicial song."
T. Warton.
Epinicion Ep`i·ni"cion noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... belonging to victory;
'epi` upon, to + ... victory: confer Latin
epinicium .]
A song of triumph. [ Obsolete]
T. Warton.
Epinikian Ep`i·nik"i·an adjective Epinicial.
Epiornis Ep`i·or"nis noun [ New Latin : confer French
épiornis . See
Æpyornis .]
(Zoology) One of the gigantic ostrichlike birds of the genus Æpiornis , only recently extinct. Its remains have been found in Madagascar. [ Written also
Æpyornis .]
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