A Technological Dictionary: Explaining the Terms of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, Professions, and TradesW. Tegg, 1846 - 755 σελίδες |
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... matter or pus in the cellular to go from ) , an imposthume ; a collection or adipose membrane ; matter generated by the suppuration of an inflammatory tumour . ABSCISS , OF ABSCISSA , from ab and scindo , to cut . In conics , any part ...
... matter or pus in the cellular to go from ) , an imposthume ; a collection or adipose membrane ; matter generated by the suppuration of an inflammatory tumour . ABSCISS , OF ABSCISSA , from ab and scindo , to cut . In conics , any part ...
Σελίδα 22
... matter is not so important as the manner . " - Cicero . - 6 . In paint- ing and sculpture , the attitude or position of the several parts of the body to exhibit passion , & c . - 7 . In law , an urging for right ; the suit or process ...
... matter is not so important as the manner . " - Cicero . - 6 . In paint- ing and sculpture , the attitude or position of the several parts of the body to exhibit passion , & c . - 7 . In law , an urging for right ; the suit or process ...
Σελίδα 27
... matter when ex- posed to running water , or more speedily by maceration in dilute nitric acid . It is produced also , but not so rapidly , by heaping together large masses of animal matter ; as was exemplified , on an im- mense scale ...
... matter when ex- posed to running water , or more speedily by maceration in dilute nitric acid . It is produced also , but not so rapidly , by heaping together large masses of animal matter ; as was exemplified , on an im- mense scale ...
Σελίδα 50
... matter , with which , as with fat of oil , they combine , and form soap . AL'KALIMETER , an instrument for ascer- taining the amount of absolute alkali in commercial potash and soda by the quan- tity of acid of a known strength which a ...
... matter , with which , as with fat of oil , they combine , and form soap . AL'KALIMETER , an instrument for ascer- taining the amount of absolute alkali in commercial potash and soda by the quan- tity of acid of a known strength which a ...
Σελίδα 56
... matter to be sublimed , and a receiver at the top to collect the volatile matter . They are now rarely used except in Spain for distilling mercury . ALU'LA , Lat . ala , a wing . In ornitho- logy , the group of ill - feathers attached ...
... matter to be sublimed , and a receiver at the top to collect the volatile matter . They are now rarely used except in Spain for distilling mercury . ALU'LA , Lat . ala , a wing . In ornitho- logy , the group of ill - feathers attached ...
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acid alumina ammonia anatomy ancient angle animal annual plant antimony applied arch architecture astronomy birds bivalve body botany called carbon chiefly chlorine church circle colour composed compound conchology consists containing copper court Cuvier denote disease divided earth ecliptic epithet equal feet figure fish flowers fluid French fruit genus genus of plants Greek head hence heraldry horse Indian Indies insects instrument iron kind land larvæ Latin lime Linnæus Magnesia measure medicine ment metal mineral motion muscles name common name given native natural nitric acid officer oxide oxygen passerine peculiar perennial perennial plants person piece plane potash quantity resembling Roman root salt Scotland sect seeds shell ship side signify silica sometimes species stamens star stone substance sulphur surface tained term timber tion tree tribe usually vessel wood word
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Σελίδα 250 - The court-leet, or view of frankpledge,(x) which is a court of record, held once in the year, and not oftener,(^) within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet: being the king's court, granted by charter to the lords of those hundreds or manors.
Σελίδα 309 - Are they Hebrews ? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham ? So am I.
Σελίδα 136 - The person who writes or draws the bill is called the drawer. The person to whom it is addressed is called the drawee.
Σελίδα 156 - Bow, is the rounding part of a ship's side forward, beginning where the planks arch inwards, and terminating where they close at the stem or prow. On the bow, an arch of the horizon, not exceeding 45 degrees.
Σελίδα 153 - Alfred : who, to prevent the rapines and disorders which formerly prevailed in the realm, instituted tithings ; so called from the Saxon, because ten freeholders with their families composed one. These all dwelt together, and were sureties or free pledges to the king for the good behaviour of each other ; and if any offence was committed in their district, they were bound to have the offender forthcoming b.
Σελίδα 227 - A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such, that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another.
Σελίδα 390 - The power or faculty of the mind, by which it conceives and forms ideas of things communicated to it by the organs of sense.
Σελίδα 36 - affray" is denned to be "the fighting of two or more persons in a public place to the terror of the people.
Σελίδα 4 - For I perceived that, if light was propagated in time, the apparent place of a fixed object would not be the same when the eye is at rest, as when it is moving in any other direction than that of the line passing through the eye and...
Σελίδα 243 - ... when there are four proportionals, and it is inferred, that the excess of the first above the second, is to the second, as the excess of the third above the fourth, is to the fourth.