Euphonous Eu"pho·nous noun Euphonious. [ R.]
Euphony Eu"pho·ny noun ;
plural Euphonies . [ Latin
euphonia , Greek ..., from ... sweet-voiced;
e'y^ well + ... sound, voice; akin to ... to speak: confer French
euphonie .]
A pleasing or sweet sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
Euphorbia Eu·phor"bi·a noun [ New Latin , from Latin
euphorbea . See
Euphorrium .]
(Botany) Spurge, or bastard spurge, a genus of plants of many species, mostly shrubby, herbaceous succulents, affording an acrid, milky juice. Some of them are armed with thorns. Most of them yield powerful emetic and cathartic products.
Euphorbiaceous, Euphorbial Eu·phor`bi·a"ceous, Eu·phor"bi·al adjective (Botany) Of, relating to, or resembling, the Euphorbia family.
Euphorbin, Euphorbine Eu·phor"bin, Eu·phor"bine noun (Medicine) A principle, or mixture of principles, derived from various species of Euphorbia .
Euphorbium Eu·phor"bi·um noun [ New Latin , from Latin
euphorbeum , from Greek ...; -- so called after
Euphorbus , a Greek physician.]
(Medicine) An inodorous exudation, usually in the form of yellow tears, produced chiefly by the African Euphorbia resinifera . It was formerly employed medicinally, but was found so violent in its effects that its use is nearly abandoned.
Euphotide Eu"pho·tide noun [ Greek
e'y^ well + ..., ..., light. So called because of its pleasing combination of white and green.]
(Min.) A rock occurring in the Alps, consisting of saussurite and smaragdite; -- sometimes called gabbro .
Euphrasy Eu"phra·sy (ū"frȧ*sȳ)
noun [ New Latin
euphrasia , from Greek
e'yfrasi`a delight, from
e'yfrai`nein to delight;
e'y^ well +
frh`n heart, mind: confer Late Latin
eufrasia , French
eufraise .]
(Botany) The plant eyebright ( Euphrasia officionalis ), formerly regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes. Then purged with euphrasy and rue
The visual nerve, for he had much to see.
Milton.
Euphroe Eu"phroe noun [ Etymol. uncertain.]
A block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up. [ Written also
uphroe and
uvrou .]
Knight.
Euphuism Eu"phu·ism (ū"fu*ĭz'm)
noun [ Greek
e'yfyh`s well grown, graceful;
e'y^ well +
fyh` growth, from
fy`ein to grow. This affected style of conversation and writing, fashionable for some time in the court of Elizabeth, had its origin from the fame of Lyly's books, "
Euphues , or the Anatomy of Wit," and "
Euphues and his England."]
(Rhet.) An affectation of excessive elegance and refinement of language; high-flown diction.
Euphuist Eu"phu·ist noun One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
Euphuistic Eu`phu·is"tic adjective Belonging to the euphuists, or euphuism; affectedly refined.
Euphuize Eu"phu·ize transitive verb To affect excessive refinement in language; to be overnice in expression.
Eupione Eu"pi·one noun [ Greek ... very fat;
e'y^ well + ... fat.]
(Chemistry) A limpid, oily liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of various vegetable and animal substances; -- specifically, an oil consisting largely of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series. [ Written also
eupion .]
Eupittone Eu·pit"tone noun [ Prefix
eu- +
pitt acal +
-one .]
(Chemistry) A yellow, crystalline substance, resembling aurin, and obtained by the oxidation of pittacal; -- called also eupittonic acid . [ Written also
eupitton .]
Eupittonic Eu`pit·ton"ic adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, eupittone.
Euplastic Eu·plas"tic adjective [ Prefix
eu- +
-plastic .]
(Medicine) Having the capacity of becoming organizable in a high degree, as the matter forming the false membranes which sometimes result from acute inflammation in a healthy person. Dunglison.
Euplastic Eu·plas"tic noun (Medicine) Organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body are renewed.
Euplectella Eu`plec·tel"la noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... well plaited;
e'y^ well + ... plaited.]
(Zoöl) A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; -- called also Venus's flower-basket .
Euplexoptera Eu`plex·op"te·ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
e'y^ well + ... to plait + ... a wing.]
(Zoology) An order of insects, including the earwig. The anterior wings are short, in the form of elytra, while the posterior wings fold up beneath them. See Earwig .
Eupnæa Eup·næ"a noun [ New Latin , from gr. ... easy breathing; ... well + ... to breathe.]
(Physiol.) Normal breathing where arterialization of the blood is normal, in distinction from dyspnæa , in which the blood is insufficiently arterialized. Foster.
Eupyrion Eu·pyr"i·on noun [ Greek ... well + ... fire.]
A contrivance for obtaining a light instantaneously, as a lucifer match. Brande & C.
Eurafric, Eurafrican Eur·af"ric, Eur·af"ri·can adjective [
Europe +
Afric ,
African .]
1. (Geology) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the continents of Europe and Africa combined. 2. (Zoögeography) Pert. to or designating a region including most of Europe and northern Africa south to the Sahara. 3. Of European and African descent.
Eurasian Eu·ra"sian noun [
Eur opean +
Asian .]
1. A child of a European parent on the one side and an Asiatic on the other. 2. One born of European parents in Asia.
Eurasian Eu·ra"sian adjective Of European and Asiatic descent; of or pertaining to both Europe and Asia; as, the great Eurasian plain.
Eurasiatio Eu·ra`si·at"io adjective (Geology) Of or pertaining to the continents of Europe and Asia combined.
Eureka Eu·re"ka [ Greek ... I have found, perfect indicative of ... to find.] The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out " Eureka ! eureka !" (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery.
Eurhipidurous Eu·rhip`i·du"rous adjective [ Greek ... well + ... a fan + ... a tail.]
(Zoology) Having a fanlike tail; belonging to the Eurhipiduræ, a division of Aves which includes all living birds.
Euripize Eu"ri·pize transitive verb [ See
Euripus .]
To whirl hither and thither. [ Obsolete]
Euripus Eu·ri"pus noun [ Latin , from Greek ...; ... well + ... a rushing motion.]
A strait; a narrow tract of water, where the tide, or a current, flows and reflows with violence, as the ancient frith of this name between Eubœa and Bœotia. Hence, a flux and reflux. Burke.
Eurite Eu"rite (ū"rīt)
noun [ Confer French
eurite .]
(Min.) A compact feldspathic rock; felsite. See Felsite .
Euritic Eu·rit"ic adjective Of or relating to eurite.
Euroclydon Eu·roc"ly·don noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...; ... the southeast wind + ... wave, billow; according to another reading, ...,
i. e. a north-east wind, as in the Latin Vulgate
Euro-aquilo .]
A tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the Mediterranean. See Levanter . A tempestuous wind called Euroclydon .
Acts xxvii. 14.
European Eu`ro·pe"an adjective [ Latin
europeaus , Greek ..., from Greek ... (L.
europa .)]
Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants. On the European plan ,
having rooms to let, and leaving it optional with guests whether they will take meals in the house; -- said of hotels. [ U. S.]
European Eu`ro·pe"an noun A native or an inhabitant of Europe.
Europeanize Eu`ro·pe"an·ize transitive verb To cause to become like the Europeans in manners or character; to habituate or accustom to European usages. A state of society . . . changed and Europeanized .
Lubbock.
Europium Eu·ro"pi·um noun [ New Latin ;
Europe +
-ium , as in alumin
ium .]
(Chemistry) A metallic element of the rare-earth group, discovered spectroscopically by Demarcay in 1896. Symbol, Eu ; at. wt., 152.0.
Eurus Eu"rus noun [ Latin , gr. ....]
The east wind.
Euryale Eu·ry"a·le noun [ New Latin , from
Euryale , one of the Gorgons.]
1. (Botany) A genus of water lilies, growing in India and China. The only species ( E. ferox ) is very prickly on the peduncles and calyx. The rootstocks and seeds are used as food. 2. (Zoöl) A genus of ophiurans with much-branched arms.
Euryalida Eu`ry·al"i·da noun plural [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) A tribe of Ophiuroidea, including the genera Euryale, Astrophyton, etc. They generally have the arms branched. See Astrophyton .
Eurycerous Eu·ryc"er·ous adjective [ Greek ... broad +
ke`ras horn.]
(Zoology) Having broad horns.
Eurypteroid Eu·ryp"ter·oid adjective [
Eurypterus +
-oid .]
(Paleon.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Euryperus.
Eurypteroidea Eu·ryp`te·roi"de·a noun plural [ New Latin See
Eurypteroid .]
(Paleont.) An extinct order of Merostomata, of which the genus Eurypterus is the type. They are found only in Paleozoic rocks. [ Written also
Eurypterida .]
Eurypterus Eu·ryp"te·rus noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... broad + ... a wing.]
(Paleon.) A genus of extinct Merostomata, found in Silurian rocks. Some of the species are more than three feet long.
Eurythmy Eu"ryth·my noun [ Latin
eurythmia , Greek ...; ... well + ... rhythm, measure, proportion, symmetry: confer French
eurythmie .]
1. (Fine Arts) Just or harmonious proportion or movement, as in the composition of a poem, an edifice, a painting, or a statue. 2. (Medicine) Regularly of the pulse.
Eusebian Eu·se"bi·an noun (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Eusebius, bishop of Cæsarea, who was a friend and protector of Arius.
Eustachian Eu·sta"chi·an adjective [ From
Eustachi , a learned Italian physician who died in Rome, 1574.]
(Anat.) (a) Discovered by Eustachius. (b) Pertaining to the Eustachian tube; as, Eustachian catheter. Eustachian catheter ,
a tubular instrument to be introduced into the Eustachian tube so as to allow of inflation of the middle ear through the nose or mouth. --
Eustrachian tube (Anat.) ,
a passage from the tympanum of the ear to the pharynx. See Ear . --
Eustachian valve (Anat.) ,
a crescent-shaped fold of the lining membrane of the heart at the entrance of the vena cava inferior. It directs the blood towards the left auricle in the fetus, but is rudimentary and functionless in the adult.
Eustyle Eu"style` noun [ Greek ..., neut. of ... with pillars at the best distances; ... well + ... pillar: confer French
eustyle .]
(Architecture) See Intercolumnlation .
Eutaxy Eu"tax·y noun [ Greek ...; ... well + ... arrangement: confer French
eutaxie .]
Good or established order or arrangement. [ R.]
E. Waterhouse.
Eutectic Eu·tec"tic adjective [ Greek
e'y`thktos easily melted;
e'y^ well +
th`kein to melt.]
(Physics) Of maximum fusibility; -- said of an alloy or mixture which has the lowest melting point which it is possible to obtain by the combination of the given components.
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