Ectopic Ec·top"ic adjective (Medicine) Out of place; congenitally displaced; as, an ectopic organ.

Ectoplasm Ec"to·plasm noun [ Ecto- + Greek ... form.] (Biol.) (a) The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum. (b) The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell. (c) The ectosarc of protozoan.

Ectoplastic Ec`to·plas"tic adjective [ Ecto- + Greek ... to mold.] Pertaining to, or composed of, ectoplasm.

Ectoprocta Ec`to·proc"ta noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... outside + ... the anus.] (Zoology) An order of Bryozoa in which the anus lies outside the circle of tentacles.

Ectopy Ec"to·py noun (Medicine) Same as Ectopia .

Ectorganism Ect·or"gan·ism noun [ Ect- + organism .] (Biol.) An external parasitic organism.

Ectosarc Ec"to·sarc noun [ Ecto- + Greek ..., ..., flesh.] (Biol.) The semisolid external layer of protoplasm in some unicellular organisms, as the amœba; ectoplasm; exoplasm.

Ectosteal Ec·tos"te·al adjective (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to ectostosis; as, ectosteal ossification.

Ectostosis Ec`tos·to"sis noun [ New Latin See Ect- , and Ostosis .] (Physiol.) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.

Ectozoic Ec`to·zo"ic adjective (Zoology) See Epizoic .

Ectozoön Ec`to·zo"ön noun ; plural Ectozoa . [ New Latin , from Greek 'ekto`s outside outside + zw^,on an animal.] (Zoology) See Epizoön .

Ectropion Ec·tro"pi·on noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... a turning aside; ... from + ... to turn.] (Medicine) An unnatural eversion of the eyelids.

Ectropium Ec·tro"pi·um noun [ New Latin ] (Medicine) Same as Ectropion .

Ectrotic Ec·trot"ic adjective [ Greek ... for abortion; 'ek out + ... to wound, cause mischief to.] (Medicine) Having a tendency to prevent the development of anything, especially of a disease.

Ectypal Ec"ty·pal adjective [ Latin ectypus worked in high relief, Greek ...; 'ek out + ... stamp, figure. See Type .] Copied, reproduced as a molding or cast, in contradistinction from the original model.

Ectype Ec"type noun [ Confer French ectype . See Ectypal .] 1. (Classical Archæol.) (a) A copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence: (b) A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely).

2. A copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed.

Some regarded him [ Klopstock] as an ectype of the ancient prophets.

Eng. Cyc. .

Ectypography Ec`ty·pog"ra·phy noun [ Ectype + -graphy .] A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.

Ecumenic, Ecumenical Ec`u·men"ic, Ec`u·men"ic·al adjective [ Latin oecumenicus , Greek ... (sc. ...) the inhabited world, from ... to inhabit, from ... house, dwelling. See Economy .] General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council. [ Written also œcumenical .]

Ecumenical Bishop , a title assumed by the popes. -- Ecumenical council . See under Council .

Ecurie Ec"u·rie noun [ French See Equerry .] A stable.

Eczema Ec"ze·ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek 'e`kzema ; "ek out + zei^n to boil.] (Medicine) An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; -- called also tetter , milk crust , and salt rheum .

Eczematous Ec·zem"a·tous adjective (Medicine) Pertaining to eczema; having the characteristic of eczema.

Edacious E·da"cious adjective [ Latin edax , edacis , from edere to eat.] Given to eating; voracious; devouring.

Swallowed in the depths of edacious Time.

Carlyle.

-- E*da"cious*ly , adverb -- E*da"cious*ness , noun

Edacity E·dac"i·ty noun [ Latin edacitas .] Greediness; voracity; ravenousness; rapacity. Bacon.

Edam E"dam noun , or Edam cheese A Dutch pressed cheese of yellow color and fine flavor, made in balls weighing three or four pounds, and usually colored crimson outside; -- so called from the village of Edam, near Amsterdam. Also, cheese of the same type, wherever made.

Edda Ed"da noun ; plural Eddas . [ Icelandic , lit. great-grandmother ( i. e. , of Scandinavian poetry), so called by Bishop Brynjúlf Sveinsson, who brought it again to light in 1643.] The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes.

» There are two Eddas. The older, consisting of 39 poems, was reduced to writing from oral tradition in Iceland between 1050 and 1133. The younger or prose Edda , called also the Edda of Snorri , is the work of several writers, though usually ascribed to Snorri Sturleson, who was born in 1178.

Eddaic, Eddic Ed·da"ic, Ed"dic adjective Relating to the Eddas; resembling the Eddas.

Edder Ed"der noun [ See Adder .] (Zoology) An adder or serpent. [ Prov. Eng.] Wright.

Edder Ed"der noun [ Anglo-Saxon edor hedge, fence; akin to etar .] Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together. [ Obsolete] Tusser.

Edder Ed"der transitive verb To bind the top interweaving edder; as, to edder a hedge. [ Obsolete]

Eddish Ed"dish noun [ Anglo-Saxon edisc ; confer Anglo-Saxon prefix ed- again, anew. Confer Eddy , and Arrish .] Aftermath; also, stubble and stubble field. See Arrish . [ Eng.]

Eddoes Ed"does noun plural (Botany) The tubers of Colocasia antiquorum . See Taro .

Eddy Ed"dy (ĕd"dȳ) noun ; plural Eddies (-dĭz). [ Prob. from Icelandic iða ; confer Icelandic prefix ið- back, Anglo-Saxon ed- , Old Saxon idug- , Old High German ita- ; Goth. id- .] 1. A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.

2. A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.

And smiling eddies dimpled on the main.

Dryden.

Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play.

Addison.

Used also adjectively; as, eddy winds. Dryden.

Eddy Ed"dy intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Eddied ; present participle & verbal noun Eddying .] To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.

Eddying round and round they sink.

Wordsworth.

Eddy Ed"dy transitive verb To collect as into an eddy. [ R.]

The circling mountains eddy in
From the bare wild the dissipated storm.

Thomson.

Eddy current Ed"dy cur"rent (Electricity) An induced electric current circulating wholly within a mass of metal; -- called also Foucault current .

Eddy kite Ed"dy kite Called also Malay kite . [ After William A. Eddy , American kite expert.] A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed to the wind. This kite was extensively used by Eddy in his famous meteorological experiments. It is now generally superseded by the box kite.

Edelweiss E"del·weiss noun [ G., from edel noble + weiss white.] (Botany) A little, perennial, white, woolly plant ( Leontopodium alpinum ), growing at high elevations in the Alps.

Edema E·de"ma noun [ New Latin ] (Medicine) Same as œdema .

Edematous, Edematose E·de"ma·tous, E·de"ma·tose` adjective (Medicine) Same as œdematous .

Eden E"den noun [ Hebrew ēden delight, pleasure; also, a place of pleasure, Eden.] The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt; hence, a delightful region or residence.

Edenic E·den"ic adjective Of or pertaining to Eden; paradisaic. " Edenic joys." Mrs. Browning.

Edenite E"den·ite noun [ From Eden ville, N. Y.] (Min.) A variety of amphibole. See Amphibole .

Edenized E"den·ized adjective Admitted to a state of paradisaic happiness. [ R.] Davies (Wit's Pilgr. ).

Edental E·den"tal adjective See Edentate , adjective -- noun (Zoology) One of the Edentata.

Edentalous E·den"tal·ous adjective See Edentate , adjective

Edentata E`den·ta"ta noun plural [ New Latin , neut. plural from Latin edentatus , past participle of edentare to render toothless; e out + dens , dentis , tooth.] (Zoology) An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta . The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking.

Edentate E·den"tate adjective 1. Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf.

2. (Zoology) Belonging to the Edentata.

Edentate E·den"tate noun (Zoology) One of the Edentata.

Edentated E·den`ta·ted adjective Same as Edentate , adjective

Edentation E`den·ta"tion noun A depriving of teeth. [ R.] Cockeram.

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