Errant Er"rant noun One who wanders about. [ Obsolete]
Fuller.
Errantia Er·ran"ti·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin
errare to wander. See
Err .]
(Zoology) A group of chætopod annelids, including those that are not confined to tubes. See Chætopoda . [ Written also
Errantes .]
Errantry Er"rant·ry noun 1. A wandering; a roving; esp., a roving in quest of adventures. Addison. 2. The employment of a knight-errant. Johnson.
Errata Er·ra"ta noun plural [ Latin ]
See Erratum .
Erratic Er·rat"ic adjective [ Latin
erraticus , from
errare to wander: confer French
erratique . See
Err .]
1. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars. The earth and each erratic world.
Blackmore. 2. Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct. 3. Irregular; changeable. "
Erratic fever."
Harvey. Erratic blocks ,
gravel, etc. (Geol.) ,
masses of stone which have been transported from their original resting places by the agency of water, ice, or other causes. --
Erratic phenomena ,
the phenomena which relate to transported materials on the earth's surface.
Erratic Er·rat"ic noun 1. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character. 2. A rogue. [ Obsolete]
Cockeram. 3. (Geol.) Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder. » In the plural the term is applied especially to the loose gravel and stones on the earth's surface, including what is called
drift .
Erratical Er·rat"ic·al adjective Erratic. --
Er*rat"ic*al*ly ,
adverb --
Er*rat"ic*al*ness ,
noun
Erration Er·ra"tion noun [ Latin
erratio . See
Err .]
A wandering; a roving about. [ Obsolete]
Cockeram.
Erratum Er·ra"tum noun ;
plural Errata . [ Latin , from
errare ,
erratum , to wander, err. See
Err .]
An error or mistake in writing or printing. A single erratum may knock out the brains of a whole passage.
Cowper.
Errhine Er"rhine noun [ Greek ...; ... in + ..., ..., nose: confer French
errhin .]
(Medicine) A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory. Coxe. --
adjective Causing or increasing secretion of nasal mucus.
Erroneous Er·ro"ne·ous adjective [ Latin
erroneus , from
errare to err. See
Err .]
1. Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; -- hence, irregular; unnatural. [ Obsolete] "
Erroneous circulation."
Arbuthnot. Stopped much of the erroneous light, which otherwise would have disturbed the vision.
Sir I. Newman. 2. Misleading; misled; mistaking. [ Obsolete]
An erroneous conscience commands us to do what we ought to omit.
Jer. Taylor. 3. Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc. --
Er*ro"ne*ous*ly ,
adverb --
Er*ro"ne*ous*ness ,
noun
Error Er"ror noun [ Old French
error ,
errur , French
erreur , Latin
error , from
errare to err. See
Err .]
1. A wandering; a roving or irregular course. [ Obsolete]
The rest of his journey, his error by sea.
B. Jonson. 2. A wandering or deviation from the right course or standard; irregularity; mistake; inaccuracy; something made wrong or left wrong; as, an error in writing or in printing; a clerical error . 3. A departing or deviation from the truth; falsity; false notion; wrong opinion; mistake; misapprehension. H... judgment was often in error , though his candor remained unimpaired.
Bancroft. 4. A moral offense; violation of duty; a sin or transgression; iniquity; fault. Ps. xix. 12. 5. (Math.) The difference between the approximate result and the true result; -- used particularly in the rule of double position. 6. (Mensuration) (a) The difference between an observed value and the true value of a quantity. (b) The difference between the observed value of a quantity and that which is taken or computed to be the true value; -- sometimes called residual error . 7. (Law.) A mistake in the proceedings of a court of record in matters of law or of fact. 8. (Baseball) A fault of a player of the side in the field which results in failure to put out a player on the other side, or gives him an unearned base. Law of error , or
Law of frequency of error (Mensuration) ,
the law which expresses the relation between the magnitude of an error and the frequency with which that error will be committed in making a large number of careful measurements of a quantity. --
Probable error .
(Mensuration) See under Probable . --
Writ of error (Law) ,
an original writ, which lies after judgment in an action at law, in a court of record, to correct some alleged error in the proceedings, or in the judgment of the court. Bouvier. Burrill. Syn. -- Mistake; fault; blunder; failure; fallacy; delusion; hallucination; sin. See
Blunder .
Errorful Er"ror·ful adjective Full of error; wrong. Foxe.
Errorist Er"ror·ist noun One who encourages and propagates error; one who holds to error.
Ers Ers (ẽrs)
noun [ French, from Latin
ervum a kind of pulse, bitter vetch.]
(Botany) The bitter vetch ( Ervum Ervilia ).
Erse Erse (ẽrs)
noun [ A modification of
Irish , Middle English
Irishe .]
A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic .
Erse Erse adjective Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of Scotland, or to their language.
Ersh Ersh (ẽrsh)
noun See Arrish .
Erst Erst (ẽrst)
adverb [ Orig. superlative of
ere ; Anglo-Saxon
ǣrest . See
Ere .] [ Archaic]
1. First. Chaucer. 2. Previously; before; formerly; heretofore. Chaucer. Tityrus, with whose style he had erst disclaimed all ambition to match his pastoral pipe.
A. W. Ward. At erst ,
at first; at the beginning. --
Now at erst ,
at this present time. Chaucer.
Erstwhile Erst`while" (-hwīl")
adverb Till then or now; heretofore; formerly. [ Archaic]
Erubescence Er`u·bes"cence (?; 135),
Er`u*bes"cen*cy noun [ Latin
erubescentia : confer French
érubescence .]
The act of becoming red; redness of the skin or surface of anything; a blushing.
Erubescent Er`u·bes"cent adjective [ Latin
erubescens , present participle
erubescere to grow red;
e out +
rubescere . See
Rubescent .]
Red, or reddish; blushing. Johnson.
Erubescite Er`u·bes"cite noun (Min.) See Bornite .
Eruca E·ru"ca noun ;
plural Erucæ . [ Latin , a caterpillar, also, a sort of colewort.]
(Zoology) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.
Erucic E·ru"cic adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs ( Eruca or Brassica ); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembling oleic acid, and found in colza oil, mustard oil, etc.
Erucifrom E·ru"ci·from adjective [
Eruca +
-form .]
(Zoology) Having the form of a caterpillar; -- said of insect larvæ.
Eruct, Eructate E·ruct", E·ruc"tate transitive verb [ Latin
eructare ;
e out +
ructare to belch: confer French
éructer .]
To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. [ R.]
Howell.
Eructation Er`uc·ta"tion noun [ Latin
eructatio : confer French
éructation .]
1. The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch. 2. A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other matter from the crater of a volcano, geyser, etc.
Erudiate E·ru"di·ate transitive verb [ Latin
erudire .]
To instruct; to educate; to teach. [ Obsolete]
The skillful goddess there erudiates these
In all she did.
Fanshawe.
Erudite Er"u·dite (ĕr"u*dīt; 135)
adjective [ Latin
eruditus , past participle of
erudire to free from rudeness, to polish, instruct;
e out +
rudis rude: confer French
érudit . See
Rude .]
Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned. "A most
erudite prince."
Sir T. More. "
Erudite . . . theology."
I. Taylor. --
Er"u*dite`ly ,
adverb --
Er"u*dite`ness ,
noun
Erudition Er`u·di"tion (-dĭsh"ŭn)
noun [ Latin
eruditio : confer French
érudition .]
The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship. The management of a young lady's person is not be overlooked, but the erudition of her mind is much more to be regarded.
Steele. The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so easily upon him.
Macaulay. Syn. -- Literature; learning. See
Literature .
Erugate Er"u·gate adjective [ Latin
erugatus , past participle of
erugare to smooth;
e out +
ruga wrinkle.]
Freed from wrinkles; smooth.
Eruginous E·ru"gi·nous adjective [ Confer French
érugineux . See
Æruginous .]
Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the rust copper; resembling the trust of copper or verdigris; æruginous.
Erumpent E·rum"pent adjective [ Latin
erumpens ,
-entis , present participle of
erumpere .]
(Botany) Breaking out; -- said of certain fungi which burst through the texture of leaves.
Erupt E·rupt" transitive verb [ See
Eruption .]
To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava. Huxley.
Erupt E·rupt" intransitive verb [ See
Eruption .]
1. To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano or geyser. 2. To burst forth; to break out, as ashes from a volcano, teeth through the gums, etc. When the amount and power of the steam is equal to the demand, it erupts with violence through the lava flood and gives us a small volcano.
H. J. W. Dam.
Eruption E·rup"tion noun [ Latin
eruptio , from
erumpere ,
eruptum , to break out;
e out +
rumpere , to break: confer French
éruption . See
Rupture .]
1. The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion. All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh strength for the next day's eruption .
W. Irving. 2. That which bursts forth. 3. A violent exclamation; ejaculation. He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate eruditions .
Sir H. Wotton. 4. (Medicine) The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.
Eruptional E·rup"tion·al adjective Eruptive. [ R.]
R. A. Proctor.
Eruptive E·rup"tive adjective [ Confer French
éruptif .]
1. Breaking out or bursting forth. The sudden glance
Appears far south eruptive through the cloud.
Thomson. 2. (Medicine) Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it; as, an eruptive fever. 3. (Geol.) Produced by eruption; as, eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic.
Eruptive E·rup"tive noun (Geol.) An eruptive rock.
Eryngium E·ryn"gi·um (e*rĭn"jĭ*ŭm)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'hry`ggion , dim. of
'h`ryggos eryngo; confer Latin
eryngion ,
erynge .]
(Botany) A genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance. Eryngium maritimum , or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.
Eryngo E·ryn"go noun (Botany) A plant of the genus Eryngium.
Erysipelas Er`y·sip"e·las noun [ Latin , from Greek
'erysi`pelas ;
'eryqro`s red +
pe`lla hide, skin. See
Red , and
Pell ,
noun ]
(Medicine) St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically.
Erysipelatoid Er`y·si·pel"a·toid adjective [ Greek
'erysi`pelas erysipelas +
-oid .]
Resembling erysipelas.
Erysipelatous Er`y·si·pel"a·tous adjective [ Confer French
érysipélateux .]
Resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature.
Erysipelous Er`y·sip"e·lous adjective Erysipelatous.
Erythema Er`y·the"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to redden, from
'eryqro`s red.]
(Medicine) A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size.
Erythematic Er`y·the·mat"ic adjective [ Confer French
érythématique .]
(Medicine) Characterized by, or causing, a morbid redness of the skin; relating to erythema.
Erythematous Er`y·them"a·tous adjective (Medicine) Relating to, or causing, erythema.
Erythrean, Erythræan Er`y·thre"an, Er`y·thræ"an adjective [ Latin
erythraeus ; Greek ..., from
'eryqro`s red.]
Red in color. "The
erythrean main."
Milton.
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