Seleniureted Sel`e·ni"u·ret`ed adjective (Chemistry) Combined with selenium as in a selenide; as, seleniureted hydrogen. [ Written also seleniuretted .] [ Obsoles.]

Selenocentric Se·le`no·cen"tric adjective [ Greek selh`nh the moon + English centric .] (Astron.) As seen or estimated from the center of the moon; with the moon central.

Selenograph Se·le"no·graph noun A picture or delineation of the moon's surface, or of any part of it.

Selenographer Sel`e·nog"ra·pher noun One skilled in selenography. Wright.

Selenographic, Selenographical Sel`e·no·graph"ic, Sel`e·no·graph"i·cal adjective [ Confer French sélénographique .] Of or pertaining to selenography.

Selenographist Sel`e·nog"ra·phist noun A selenographer.

Selenography Sel`e·nog"ra·phy noun [ Greek ......... the moon + -graphy .] The science that treats of the physical features of the moon; -- corresponding to physical geography in respect to the earth. "Accurate selenography , or description of the moon." Sir T. Browne.

Selenology Sel`e·nol"o·gy noun [ Greek selh`nh the moon + -logy .] That branch of astronomy which treats of the moon. -- Sel`e*no*log"i*cal adjective

Selenonium Sel`e·no"ni·um noun [ Selen ium + sulph onium .] (Chemistry) A hypothetical radical of selenium, analogous to sulphonium. [ R.]

Self Self (sĕlf) adjective [ Anglo-Saxon self , seolf , sylf ; akin to Old Saxon self , OFries. self , Dutch zelf , German selb , selber , selbst , Danish selv . Swedish sjelf , Icelandic sjālfr , Goth. silba . Confer Selvage .] Same; particular; very; identical. [ Obsolete, except in the compound selfsame.] "On these self hills." Sir. W. Raleigh.

To shoot another arrow that self way
Which you did shoot the first.

Shak.

At that self moment enters Palamon.

Dryden.

Self Self noun ; plural Selves 1. The individual as the object of his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his own feelings, and the possessor of capacities and character; a person as a distinct individual; a being regarded as having personality. "Those who liked their real selves ." Addison.

A man's self may be the worst fellow to converse with in the world.

Pope.

The self , the I, is recognized in every act of intelligence as the subject to which that act belongs. It is I that perceive, I that imagine, I that remember, I that attend, I that compare, I that feel, I that will, I that am conscious.

Sir W. Hamilton.

2. Hence, personal interest, or love of private interest; selfishness; as, self is his whole aim.

3. Personification; embodiment. [ Poetic.]

She was beauty's self .

Thomson.

» Self is united to certain personal pronouns and pronominal adjectives to express emphasis or distinction. Thus, for emphasis; I myself will write; I will examine for myself ; thou thyself shalt go; thou shalt see for thyself ; you yourself shall write; you shall see for yourself ; he himself shall write; he shall examine for himself ; she herself shall write; she shall examine for herself ; the child itself shall be carried; it shall be present itself . It is also used reflexively; as, I abhor myself ; thou enrichest thyself ; he loves himself ; she admires herself ; it pleases itself ; we walue ourselves ; ye hurry yourselves ; they see themselves . Himself , herself , themselves , are used in the nominative case, as well as in the objective. "Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples." John iv. 2.

» self is used in the formation of innumerable compounds, usually of obvious signification, in most of which it denotes either the agent or the object of the action expressed by the word with which it is joined, or the person in behalf of whom it is performed, or the person or thing to, for, or towards whom or which a quality, attribute, or feeling expressed by the following word belongs, is directed, or is exerted, or from which it proceeds; or it denotes the subject of, or object affected by, such action, quality, attribute, feeling, or the like; as, self -abandoning, self -abnegation, self-abhorring, self-absorbed , self -accusing, self -adjusting, self -balanced, self -boasting, self -canceled, self -combating, self -commendation, self -condemned, self -conflict, self -conquest, self -constituted, self -consumed, self -contempt, self -controlled, self -deceiving, self -denying, self -destroyed, self -disclosure, self -display, self -dominion, self -doomed, self -elected, self -evolved, self -exalting, self -excusing, self -exile, self -fed, self - fulfillment, self -governed, self -harming, self - helpless, self -humiliation, self -idolized, self - inflicted, self -improvement, self -instruction, self -invited, self -judging, self -justification, self -loathing, self -loving, self -maintenance, self -mastered, self -nourishment, self -perfect, self -perpetuation, self -pleasing, self -praising, self -preserving, self -questioned, self -relying, self -restraining, self -revelation, self -ruined, self -satisfaction, self -support, self -sustained, self -sustaining, self -tormenting, self -troubling, self -trust, self -tuition, self -upbraiding, self -valuing, self -worshiping, and many others.

Self Self adjective Having its own or a single nature or character, as in color, composition, etc., without addition or change; unmixed; as, a self bow, one made from a single piece of wood; self flower or plant, one which is wholly of one color; self -colored.

Self-abased Self`-a·based" adjective Humbled by consciousness of inferiority, unworthiness, guilt, or shame.

Self-abasement Self`-a·base"ment noun 1. Degradation of one's self by one's own act.

2. Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciousness of inferiority, guilt, or shame.

Self-abasing Self`-a·bas"ing adjective Lowering or humbling one's self.

Self-abhorrence Self`-ab·hor"rence noun Abhorrence of one's self.

Self-abnegation Self`-ab`ne·ga"tion noun Self- denial; self-renunciation; self-sacrifice.

Self-abuse Self`-abuse" noun 1. The abuse of one's own self, powers, or faculties.

2. Self-deception; delusion. [ Obsolete] Shak.

3. Masturbation; onanism; self- pollution.

Self-accused Self"-ac·cused" adjective Accused by one's self or by one's conscience. "Die self-accused ." Cowper.

Self-acting Self`-act"ing adjective Acting of or by one's self or by itself; -- said especially of a machine or mechanism which is made to perform of or for itself what is usually done by human agency; automatic; as, a self-acting feed apparatus; a self-acting mule; a self-acting press.

Self-action Self`-ac"tion noun Action by, or originating in, one's self or itself.

Self-active Self`-ac"tive adjective Acting of one's self or of itself; acting without depending on other agents.

Self-activity Self`-ac·tiv"i·ty noun The quality or state of being self-active; self-action.

Self-adjusting Self`-ad·just"ing adjective (Machinery) Capable of assuming a desired position or condition with relation to other parts, under varying circumstances, without requiring to be adjusted by hand; -- said of a piece in machinery.

Self-adjusting bearing (Shafting) , a bearing which is supported in such a manner that it may tip to accomodate flexure or displacement of the shaft.

Self-admiration Self`-ad`mi·ra"tion noun Admiration of one's self.

Self-affairs Self`-af·fairs" noun plural One's own affairs; one's private business. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Self-affrighted Self`-af·fright"ed adjective Frightened at or by one's self. Shak.

Self-aggrandizement Self`-ag·gran"dize·ment noun The aggrandizement of one's self.

Self-annihilated Self`-an·ni"hi·la`ted adjective Annihilated by one's self.

Self-annihilation Self`-an·ni`hi·la"tion noun Annihilation by one's own acts; annihilation of one's desires. Addison.

Self-applause Self`-ap·plause" noun Applause of one's self.

Self-applying Self`-ap·ply"ing adjective Applying to or by one's self.

Self-approving Self`-ap·prov"ing adjective Approving one's own action or character by one's own judgment.

One self-approving hour whole years outweighs
Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas.

Pope.

Self-asserting Self`-as·sert"ing adjective Asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; hence, putting one's self forward in a confident or assuming manner.

Self-assertion Self`-as·ser"tion noun The act of asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; the quality of being self-asserting.

Self-assertive Self`-as·sert"ive adjective Disposed to self-assertion; self-asserting.

Self-assumed Self`-as·sumed` adjective Assumed by one's own act, or without authority.

Self-assured Self`-as·sured` adjective Assured by or of one's self; self-reliant; complacent.

Self-banished Self`-ban"ished adjective Exiled voluntarily.

Self-begotten Self"-be·got"ten adjective Begotten by one's self, or one's own powers.

Self-binder Self`-bind"er noun A reaping machine containing mechanism for binding the grain into sheaves.

Self-born Self"-born` adjective Born or produced by one's self.

Self-centered, Self-centred Self`-cen"tered, Self`-cen"tred adjective Centered in itself, or in one's self.

There hangs the ball of earth and water mixt,
Self-centered and unmoved.

Dryden.

Self-centering, Self-centring Self`-cen"ter·ing, Self`-cen"tring adjective Centering in one's self.

Self-centration Self`-cen·tra"tion noun The quality or state of being self-centered.

Self-charity Self`-char"i·ty noun Self- love. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Self-color Self"-col`or noun A color not mixed or variegated.

Self-colored Self`-col"ored adjective Being of a single color; -- applied to flowers, animals, and textile fabrics.

Self-command Self`-com·mand" noun Control over one's own feelings, temper, etc.; self-control.

Self-commune Self`-com·mune" noun Self- communion. [ R.]

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