Phantasma Phan"tas"ma noun [ Latin ]
A phantasm.
Phantasmagoria Phan·tas`ma·go"ri·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a phantasm + ... an assembly, from ... to gather: confer French
phantasmagorie .]
1. An optical effect produced by a magic lantern. The figures are painted in transparent colors, and all the rest of the glass is opaque black. The screen is between the spectators and the instrument, and the figures are often made to appear as in motion, or to merge into one another. 2. The apparatus by which such an effect is produced. 3. Fig.: A medley of figures; illusive images. "This mental
phantasmagoria ."
Sir W. Scott.
Phantasmagorial Phan·tas`ma·go"ri·al adjective Of, relating to, or resembling phantasmagoria; phantasmagoric.
Phantasmagoric Phan·tas`ma·gor"ic adjective Of or pertaining to phantasmagoria; phantasmagorial. Hawthorne.
Phantasmagory Phan·tas"ma·go·ry noun See Phantasmagoria .
Phantasmal Phan·tas"mal adjective Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling, a phantasm; spectral; illusive.
Phantasmascope Phan·tas"ma·scope noun See Phantascope .
Phantasmatical Phan`tas·mat"ic·al adjective [ Latin
phantasmaticus .]
Phantasmal. Dr. H. More.
Phantasmatography Phan·tas`ma·tog"ra·phy noun [ Greek ..., ..., phantasm +
-graphy .]
A description of celestial phenomena, as rainbows, etc.
Phantastic, Phantastical Phan·tas"tic, Phan·tas"tic·al adjective See Fantastic .
Phantasy Phan"ta·sy noun See Fantasy , and Fancy .
Phantom Phan"tom noun [ Middle English
fantome ,
fantosme ,
fantesme , Old French
fantôme , from Latin
phantasma , Greek ..., from ... to show. See
Fancy , and confer
Phaëton ,
Phantasm ,
Phase .]
That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image. Strange phantoms rising as the mists arise.
Pope. She was a phantom of delight.
Wordsworth. Phantom ship .
See Flying Dutchman , under Flying . --
Phantom tumor (Medicine) ,
a swelling, especially of the abdomen, due to muscular spasm, accumulation of flatus, etc., simulating an actual tumor in appearance, but disappearing upon the administration of an anæsthetic.
Phantom Phan"tom adjective Being, or of the nature of, a phantom. Phantom isles are floating in the skies.
B. Taylor.
Phantom circuit Phantom circuit (Electricity) The equivalent of an additional circuit or wire, in reality not existing, obtained by certain arrangements of real circuits, as in some multiplex telegraph systems.
Phantomatic Phan`tom·at"ic adjective Phantasmal. [ R.]
Coleridge.
Pharaoh Pha"raoh noun [ Hebrew
parōh ; of Egyptian origin: confer Latin
pharao , Greek .... Confer
Faro .]
1. A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated. 2. See Faro . Pharaoh's chicken (Zoology) ,
the gier-eagle, or Egyptian vulture; -- so called because often sculpured on Egyptian monuments. It is nearly white in color. --
Pharaoh's rat (Zoology) ,
the common ichneumon.
Pharaon Pha"ra·on noun See Pharaoh , 2.
Pharaonic Phar`a·on"ic adjective [ Confer French
pharaonique .]
Of or pertaining to the Pharaohs, or kings of ancient Egypt.
Phare Phare noun [ See
Pharos .]
1. A beacon tower; a lighthouse. [ Obsolete]
2. Hence, a harbor. Howell.
Pharisaic Phar`i·sa"ic (făr`ĭ*sā"ĭk),
Phar`i*sa"ic*al (-ĭ*k
a l)
adjective [ Latin
Pharisaicus , Greek
Farisai:ko`s : confer French
pharisaïque . See
Pharisee .]
1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. "The
Pharisaic sect among the Jews."
Cudworth. 2. Hence:
Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial; formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. "Excess of outward and
pharisaical holiness."
Bacon. "
Pharisaical ostentation."
Macaulay. --
Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly ,
adverb --
Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness ,
noun
Pharisaism Phar`i·sa"ism noun [ Confer French
pharisaisme .]
1. The notions, doctrines, and conduct of the Pharisees, as a sect. Sharp. 2. Rigid observance of external forms of religion, without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners. "A piece of
pharisaism ."
Hammond.
Pharisean Phar`i·se"an adjective [ Latin
Pharisaeus , Greek
Farisai^os .]
Following the practice of Pharisees; Pharisaic. [ Obsolete] "
Pharisean disciples."
Milton.
Pharisee Phar"i·see (făr"ĭ*sē)
noun [ Latin
Pharisaeus , Greek
Farisai^os , from Hebrew
pārash to separate.]
One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews.
Phariseeism Phar"i·see·ism noun See Pharisaism .
Pharmaceutic Phar`ma·ceu"tic (fär`mȧ*sū"tĭk),
Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al (-tĭ*k
a l)
adjective [ Latin
pharmaceuticus , Greek
farmakeytiko`s , from
farmakey`ein : confer French
pharmaceutique . See
Pharmacy .]
Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations. --
Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al*ly ,
adverb Pharmaceutical chemistry ,
that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances.
Pharmaceutics Phar`ma·ceu"tics noun The science of preparing medicines.
Pharmaceutist Phar`ma·ceu"tist noun One skilled in pharmacy; a druggist. See the Note under Apothecary .
Pharmacist Phar"ma·cist noun One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmaceutist; a druggist.
Pharmacodymanics Phar`ma·co·dy·man"ics noun [ Greek ... drug + English
dynamics .]
That branch of pharmacology which treats of the action and the effects of medicines.
Pharmacodynamics Phar`ma·co·dy·nam"ics noun [ Greek
fa`rmakon medicine + English
dynamics .]
That branch of pharmacology which considers the mode of action, and the effects, of medicines. Dunglison.
Pharmacognosis Phar`ma·cog·no"sis noun [ Greek
fa`rmakon a drug +
gnw^sis a knowing.]
That branch of pharmacology which treats of unprepared medicines or simples; -- called also pharmacography , and pharmacomathy .
Pharmacognosy Phar`ma·cog"no·sy noun Pharmacognosis.
Pharmacography Phar`ma·cog"ra·phy noun [ Greek
fa`rmakon a drug +
-graphy .]
See Pharmacognosis .
Pharmacolite Phar·mac"o·lite noun [ Greek
fa`rmakon drug, poisonous drug +
-lite : confer French
pharmacolithe .]
(Min.) A hydrous arsenate of lime, usually occurring in silky fibers of a white or grayish color.
Pharmacologist Phar`ma·col"o·gist noun [ Confer French
pharmacologiste .]
One skilled in pharmacology.
Pharmacology Phar`ma·col"o·gy noun [ Greek
fa`rmakon drug +
-logy : confer French
pharmacologie .]
1. Knowledge of drugs or medicines; the art of preparing medicines. 2. A treatise on the art of preparing medicines.
Pharmacomathy Phar`ma·com"a·thy noun [ Greek
fa`rmakon a drug +
manqa`nein to learn.]
See Pharmacognosis .
Pharmacon Phar"ma·con noun [ New Latin , from Greek
fa`rmakon .]
A medicine or drug; also, a poison. Dunglison.
Pharmacopœia Phar`ma·co·pœ"ia noun [ New Latin , from Greek
farmakopoii:`a the preparation of medicines;
fa`rmakon medicine +
poiei^n to make.]
1. A book or treatise describing the drugs, preparations, etc., used in medicine; especially, one that is issued by official authority and considered as an authoritative standard. 2. A chemical laboratory. [ Obsolete]
Dunglison.
Pharmacopolist Phar`ma·cop"o·list noun [ Latin
pharmacopola , Greek
farmakopw`lhs ;
fa`rmakon medicine +
pwlei^n to sell.]
One who sells medicines; an apothecary.
Pharmacosiderite Phar`ma·co·sid"er·ite noun [ Greek ... drug, poison + English
siderite .]
(Min.) A hydrous arsenate of iron occurring in green or yellowish green cubic crystals; cube ore.
Pharmacy Phar"ma·cy noun [ Middle English
fermacie , Old French
farmacie ,
pharmacie , French
pharmacie , Greek ..., from ... to administer or use medicines, from ... medicine.]
1. The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist. 2. A place where medicines are compounded; a drug store; an apothecary's shop.
Pharo Pha"ro noun 1. A pharos; a lighthouse. [ Obsolete]
2. See Faro .
Pharology Pha·rol"o·gy noun [ Greek ... a lighthouse +
-logy .]
The art or science which treats of lighthouses and signal lights.
Pharos Pha"ros noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... an island in the Bay of Alexandria, where king Ptolemy Philadelphus built a famous lighthouse.]
A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen. He . . . built a pharos , or lighthouse.
Arbuthnot.
Pharyngal Pha·ryn"gal adjective Pharyngeal. H. Sweet.
Pharyngeal Phar`yn·ge"al adjective [ See
Pharynx .]
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx.
Pharyngeal Phar`yn·ge"al noun (Anat.) A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the lower pharyngeals , which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals , or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the complete branchial arches.
Pharyngitis Phar`yn·gi"tis noun [ New Latin See
Pharynx , and
-itis .]
(Medicine) Inflammation of the pharynx.
Pharyngobranchial Pha·ryn`go·bran"chi·al adjective [
Pharynx +
branchial .]
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pharynx and the branchiæ; -- applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial arches of fishes. See Pharyngeal . --
noun A pharyngobranchial, or upper pharyngeal, bone or cartilage.
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