Heterophemy Het`er·oph"e·my noun [
Hetero- + Greek ... voice, speech, from ... to speak.]
The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse of the thought which is present to consciousness. R. G. White.
Heterophony Het`er·oph"o·ny noun [
Hetero- + Greek ... voice.]
(Medicine) An abnormal state of the voice. Mayne.
Heterophyllous Het`er·oph"yl·lous adjective [ Greek ... other + ... leaf: confer French
hétérophylle .]
(Botany) Having leaves of more than one shape on the same plant.
Heteroplasm Het"er·o·plasm noun [
Hetero- + Greek ... anything formed or molded.]
An abnormal formation foreign to the economy, and composed of elements different from those are found in it in its normal condition. Dunglison.
Heteroplastic Het`er·o·plas"tic adjective [
Hetero- +
-plastic .]
(Biol.) Producing a different type of organism; developing into a different form of tissue, as cartilage which develops into bone. Haeckel.
Heteropod Het`er·o·pod noun [ Confer French
hétéropode .]
(Zoology) One of the Heteropoda. --
adjective Heteropodous.
Heteropoda Het`e·rop"o·da noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... other +
-poda .]
(Zoology) An order of pelagic Gastropoda, having the foot developed into a median fin. Some of the species are naked; others, as Carinaria and Atlanta , have thin glassy shells.
Heteropodous Het`er·op"o·dous adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Heteropoda.
Heteropter Het`er·op"ter noun One of the Heteroptera.
Heteroptera Het`e·rop"te·ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... other + ... a wing.]
(Zoology) A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior wings is thickened. See Hemiptera .
Heteroptics Het`er·op"tics noun [
Hetero- +
optics .]
False optics. Spectator.
Heteroscian Het`er·os"cian noun [ Greek ...; ... other + ... shadow: confer French
hétéroscien .]
One who lives either north or south of the tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them; -- so called because at noon the shadows always fall in opposite directions (the one northward, the other southward).
Heterosis Het`e·ro"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... alteration, from ... other, different.]
(Rhet.) A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the sentence: "What is life to such as me ?" Aytoun.
Heterosomati Het`e·ro·so"ma·ti noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... other + ..., ..., body.]
(Zoology) An order of fishes, comprising the flounders, halibut, sole, etc., having the body and head asymmetrical, with both eyes on one side. Called also Heterosomata , Heterosomi .
Heterosporic, Heterosporous Het`er·o·spor"ic, Het`er·o·spor"ous adjective [
Hetero- +
spore .]
(Botany) Producing two kinds of spores unlike each other.
Heterostyled Het"er·o·styled adjective (Botany) Having styles of two or more distinct forms or lengths. Darwin.
Heterostylism Het`er·o·sty"lism noun (Botany) The condition of being heterostyled.
Heterotactous Het`er·o·tac"tous adjective (Biol.) Relating to, or characterized by, heterotaxy.
Heterotaxy Het"er·o·tax`y noun [
Hetero- + Greek ... an arrangement, from ... to arrange.]
(Biol.) Variation in arrangement from that existing in a normal form; heterogenous arrangement or structure, as, in botany, the deviation in position of the organs of a plant, from the ordinary or typical arrangement.
Heterotopism, Heterotopy Het`er·ot"o·pism, Het`er·ot"o·py noun [
Hetero- + Greek ... place: confer French
hétérotopie .]
1. (Medicine) A deviation from the natural position; -- a term applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in situation. 2. (Biol.) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual displacement of germ cells.
Heterotricha Het`e·rot"ri·cha noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... other + ..., gen. ..., a hair.]
(Zoology) A division of ciliated Infusoria, having fine cilia all over the body, and a circle of larger ones around the anterior end.
Heterotropal, Heterotropous Het`er·ot"ro·pal, Het`er·ot"ro·pous adjective [ Greek
"etero`tropos turning another way; ... other + ... to turn: confer French
hétérotrope .]
(Botany) Having the embryo or ovule oblique or transverse to the funiculus; amphitropous. Gray.
Hething He"thing noun Contempt; scorn. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Hetman Het"man noun ;
plural Hetmans . [ Pol.
hetman . Confer
Ataman .]
A Cossack headman or general. The title of chief hetman is now held by the heir to the throne of Russia.
Hetæra He·tæ"ra He*tai"ra noun ; plural -ræ . [ New Latin See Hetairism .] (Gr. Antiq.) A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. -- He*tæ"ric , He*tai"ric adjective
Heugh Heugh noun [ Confer
Hogh .]
1. A crag; a cliff; a glen with overhanging sides. [ Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
2. A shaft in a coal pit; a hollow in a quarry. [ Scot.]
Heuk Heuk noun Variant of Huke . [ Obsolete]
Heulandite Heu"land·ite noun [ After
Heuland , an English mineralogist.]
(Min.) A mineral of the Zeolite family, often occurring in amygdaloid, in foliated masses, and also in monoclinic crystals with pearly luster on the cleavage face. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.
Heuristic Heu·ris"tic (hu*rĭs"tĭk)
adjective [ Greek
e"yri`skein to discover.]
Serving to discover or find out.
Heved Hev"ed noun The head. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Hew Hew (hū)
transitive verb [
imperfect Hewed (hūd);
past participle Hewed or
Hewn (hūn);
present participle & verbal noun Hewing .] [ Anglo-Saxon
heáwan ; akin to Dutch
houwen , Old High German
houwan , German
hauen , Icelandic
höggva , Swedish
hugga , Danish
hugge , Lithuanian
kova battle, Russian
kovate to hammer, forge. Confer
Hay cut grass,
Hoe .]
1. To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down , or off . Shak. 2. To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out ; as, to hew out a sepulcher. Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn .
Is. li. 1. Rather polishing old works than hewing out new.
Pope. 3. To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack. Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder.
Shak.
Hew Hew noun Destruction by cutting down. [ Obsolete]
Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew .
Spenser.
Hew Hew noun 1. Hue; color. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. 2. Shape; form. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Hewe Hewe noun [ Confer
Hind a peasant.]
A domestic servant; a retainer. [ Obsolete] "False homely
hewe ."
Chaucer.
Hewer Hew"er noun One who hews.
Hewhole Hew"hole` noun [ Confer
Hickwall .]
(Zoology) The European green woodpecker. See Yaffle .
Hewn Hewn adjective 1. Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as, a house built of hewn logs. 2. Roughly dressed as with a hammer; as, hewn stone.
Hex-, Hexa Hex-, Hex"a . [ Greek "e`x six. See Six .] A prefix or combining form, used to denote six , sixth , etc.; as, hex atomic, hexa basic.
Hexabasic Hex`a·ba"sic adjective [
Hexa- +
basic .]
(Chemistry) Having six hydrogen atoms or six radicals capable of being replaced or saturated by bases; -- said of acids; as, mellitic acid is hexabasic .
Hexacapsular Hex`a·cap"su·lar adjective [
Hexa- +
capsular .]
(Botany) Having six capsules or seed vessels.
Hexachord Hex"a·chord noun [
Hexa- + Greek ... string, chord: confer French
hexacorde .]
(Mus.) A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones.
Hexacid Hex`ac"id adjective [
Hex- +
acid .]
(Chemistry) Having six atoms or radicals capable of being replaced by acids; hexatomic; hexavalent; -- said of bases; as, mannite is a hexacid base.
Hexactinellid Hex·ac`ti·nel"lid adjective (Zoology) Having six-rayed spicules; belonging to the Hexactinellinæ .
Hexactinelline Hex·ac`ti·nel"line adjective [ From New Latin
Hexactinellinæ , from Greek
"e`x six + a dim. of ..., ..., a ray.]
(Zoology) Belonging to the Hexactinellinæ , a group of sponges, having six-rayed siliceous spicules.
Hexactinia Hex`ac·tin"i·a noun plural [ New Latin See
Hex- , and
Actinia .]
(Zoology) The Anthozoa.
Hexad Hex"ad noun [ Latin
hexas ,
hexadis , the number six, Greek ..., ..., from
"e`x six.]
(chem.) An atom whose valence is six, and which can be theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, six monad atoms or radicals; as, sulphur is a hexad in sulphuric acid. Also used as an adjective.
Hexadactylous Hex`a·dac"tyl·ous adjective [ Greek ...;
"e`x six + ... finger: confer French
hexadactyle .]
(Zoology) Having six fingers or toes.
Hexade Hex"ade noun [ See
Hexad .]
A series of six numbers.
Hexadecane Hex"a·dec`ane noun (Chemistry) See Hecdecane .
Hexagon Hex"a·gon noun [ Latin
hexagonum , Greek ... six-cornered;
"e`x six (akin to English
six ) + ... angle.]
(Geom.) A plane figure of six angles. Regular hexagon ,
a hexagon in which the angles are all equal, and the sides are also all equal.
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