| slovo | definícia |
try
(mass) | try
- skúška, skúsiť, skúšať, súdiť, vyskúšať |
Try
(gcide) | Try \Try\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. tried; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trying.] [OE. trien to select, pick out, F. trier to cull,
to out, LL. tritare to triturate (hence the sense of, to
thresh, to separate the grain from the straw, to select), L.
terere, tritum, to rub, bruise, grind, thresh. See Trite.]
1. To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to
winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by
out; as, to try out the wild corn from the good. [Obs.]
--Sir T. Elyot.
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2. To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and procure
in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc. --Shak.
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The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver
tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
--Ps. xii. 6.
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For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us,
as silver is tried. --Ps. lxvi.
10.
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3. To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the
purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove;
to test; as, to try weights or measures by a standard; to
try a man's opinions.
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Let the end try the man. --Shak.
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4. To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause
suffering or trouble to.
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Thus far to try thee, Adam, I was pleased. --Milton.
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These are the times that try men's souls. --Thomas
Paine (1776)
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5. To experiment with; to test by use; as, to try a remedy
for disease; to try a horse.
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Come, try upon yourselves what you have seen me.
--Shak.
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To ease her cares the force of sleep she tries.
--Swift.
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6. To strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light
tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's
patience.
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7. (Law) To examine or investigate judicially; to examine by
witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of
law; as, to try a cause, or a criminal.
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8. To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to
decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a
duel; to try conclusions.
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Left I the court, to see this quarrel tried. --Shak.
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9. To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience.
--Milton.
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Or try the Libyan heat or Scythian cold. --Dryden.
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10. To essay; to attempt; to endeavor.
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Let us try . . . to found a path. --Milton.
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To try on.
(a) To put on, as a garment, to ascertain whether it fits
the person.
(b) To attempt; to undertake. [Slang] --Dickens.
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Syn: To attempt; endeavor; strive; aim; examine.
Usage: Try, Attempt. To try is the generic, to attempt is
the specific, term. When we try, we are usually
uncertain as to success; when we attempt, we have
always some definite object in view which we seek to
accomplish. We may be indifferent as to the result of
a trial, but we rarely attempt anything without a
desire to succeed.
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He first deceased: she for a little tried
To live without him; liked it not, and died.
--Sir H.
Wotton.
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Alack, I am afraid they have a waked,
And 't is not done. The attempt, and not the
deed,
Confounds us. --Shak.
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Try
(gcide) | Try \Try\, n.
1. A screen, or sieve, for grain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
--Holland.
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2. Act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial.
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This breaking of his has been but a try for his
friends. --Shak.
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3. In Rugby and Northern Union football, a score (counting
three points) made by grounding the ball on or behind the
opponent's goal line; -- so called because it entitles the
side making it to a place kick for a goal (counting two
points more if successful).
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Try
(gcide) | Try \Try\, a. [Cf. Try, v. t.]
Refined; select; excellent; choice. [Obs.] "Sugar that is
try." --Chaucer.
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Try
(gcide) | Try \Try\, v. i.
1. To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an
attempt; as, you must try hard if you wish to learn.
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2. To do; to fare; as, how do you try! [Prov. Eng.]
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
ancestry
(mass) | ancestry
- pôvod |
artistry
(mass) | artistry
- majstrovstvo |
asymmetry
(mass) | asymmetry
- asymetria |
building industry
(mass) | building industry
- stavebníctvo |
country
(mass) | country
- vidiek, krajina |
countryfied
(mass) | countryfied
- vidiecky |
countryside
(mass) | countryside
- príroda |
countrystyle
(mass) | country-style
- vidiecky štýl |
countrywide
(mass) | countrywide
- celonárodný |
entry
(mass) | entry
- položka, záznam, nástup |
entryway
(mass) | entryway
- vjazd |
forestry
(mass) | forestry
- lesníctvo |
geometry
(mass) | geometry
- geometria |
industry
(mass) | industry
- obor, odvetvie, priemysel |
ministry
(mass) | ministry
- ministerstvo, služba |
pleasantry
(mass) | pleasantry
- žart |
poetry
(mass) | poetry
- poézia |
reentry
(mass) | re-entry
- návrat, opätovný vstup |
sentry
(mass) | sentry
- hliadka |
tenantry
(mass) | tenantry
- prenájom |
the country
(mass) | the country
- vidiek |
try
(mass) | try
- skúška, skúsiť, skúšať, súdiť, vyskúšať |
try out
(mass) | try out
- skúšať, vyskúšať |
try to
(mass) | try to
- skúste |
try to catch
(mass) | try to catch
- chytať |
trying
(mass) | trying
- snažiaci (sa) |
tryon
(mass) | try-on
- skúšanie šiat |
tryout
(mass) | tryout
- skúška |
tryst
(mass) | tryst
- schôdzka |
Acetimetry
(gcide) | Acetimetry \Ac`e*tim"e*try\, n.
The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or
the proportion of acetic acid contained in it. --Ure.
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Acidimetry
(gcide) | Acidimetry \Ac`id*im"e*try\, n. [L. acidus acid + -metry.]
(Chem.)
The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a
chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations,
or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain
definite weight of reagent is required. --
Ac`id*i*met"ric*al, a.
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Acoumetry
(gcide) | Acoumetry \A*cou"me*try\, n. [Gr. ? to hear + -metry.]
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
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Actino-chemistry
(gcide) | Actino-chemistry \Ac`ti*no-chem"is*try\, n.
Chemistry in its relations to actinism. --Draper.
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Actinometry
(gcide) | Actinometry \Ac`ti*nom"e*try\, n.
1. The measurement of the force of solar radiation. --Maury.
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2. The measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of
light. --Abney.
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Advoutry
(gcide) | Advoutry \Ad*vou"try\, Advowtry \Ad*vow"try\, n. [OE. avoutrie,
avouterie, advoutrie, OF. avoutrie, avulterie, fr. L.
adulterium. Cf. Adultery.]
Adultery. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Advowtry
(gcide) | Advoutry \Ad*vou"try\, Advowtry \Ad*vow"try\, n. [OE. avoutrie,
avouterie, advoutrie, OF. avoutrie, avulterie, fr. L.
adulterium. Cf. Adultery.]
Adultery. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Aerometry
(gcide) | Aerometry \A`["e]r*om"e*try\, n. [A["e]ro- + -metry: cf. F.
['e]rom['e]trie.]
The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of
its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation;
pneumatics.
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Alchemistry
(gcide) | Alchemistry \Al"che*mis*try\, n.
Alchemy. [Obs.]
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Alcoholometry
(gcide) | Alcoholometry \Al`co*hol"om"e*try\, n.
The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure
alcohol which spirituous liquors contain.
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Alcoometry
(gcide) | Alcoometry \Al`co*["o]m"e*try\, n.
See Alcoholometry.
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Note: The chemists say alcom[`e]tre, alcoom[`e]trie,
doubtless by the suppression of a syllable in order to
avoid a disagreeable sequence of sounds. (Cf.
Idolatry.) --Littr['e].
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Alectryom'achy
(gcide) | Alectryom'achy \A*lec`try*om'a*chy\, n. [Gr. ? cock + ? fight.]
Cockfighting.
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Alectryomancy
(gcide) | Alectryomancy \A*lec"try*o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? cock + -mancy.]
Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on
the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together
in the order in which the grains were eaten. --Amer. Cyc.
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Alectryon excelsum
(gcide) | Oak \Oak\ ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D.
eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]
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1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks
have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and
staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,
called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a
scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now
recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly
fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,
Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few
barely reaching the northern parts of South America and
Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand
proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually
hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary
rays, forming the silver grain.
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2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.
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Note: Among the true oaks in America are:
Barren oak, or
Black-jack, Quercus nigra.
Basket oak, Quercus Michauxii.
Black oak, Quercus tinctoria; -- called also yellow oak
or quercitron oak.
Bur oak (see under Bur.), Quercus macrocarpa; -- called
also over-cup or mossy-cup oak.
Chestnut oak, Quercus Prinus and Quercus densiflora.
Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin), {Quercus
prinoides}.
Coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, of California; -- also
called enceno.
Live oak (see under Live), Quercus virens, the best of
all for shipbuilding; also, Quercus Chrysolepis, of
California.
Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak.
Post oak, Quercus obtusifolia.
Red oak, Quercus rubra.
Scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea.
Scrub oak, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus undulata, etc.
Shingle oak, Quercus imbricaria.
Spanish oak, Quercus falcata.
Swamp Spanish oak, or
Pin oak, Quercus palustris.
Swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor.
Water oak, Quercus aquatica.
Water white oak, Quercus lyrata.
Willow oak, Quercus Phellos.
[1913 Webster] Among the true oaks in Europe are:
Bitter oak, or
Turkey oak, Quercus Cerris (see Cerris).
Cork oak, Quercus Suber.
English white oak, Quercus Robur.
Evergreen oak,
Holly oak, or
Holm oak, Quercus Ilex.
Kermes oak, Quercus coccifera.
Nutgall oak, Quercus infectoria.
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Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus
Quercus, are:
African oak, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia
Africana}).
Australian oak or She oak, any tree of the genus
Casuarina (see Casuarina).
Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak).
Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem.
New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon
excelsum}).
Poison oak, a shrub once not distinguished from poison ivy,
but now restricted to Rhus toxicodendron or {Rhus
diversiloba}.
Silky oak or Silk-bark oak, an Australian tree
(Grevillea robusta).
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Green oak, oak wood colored green by the growth of the
mycelium of certain fungi.
Oak apple, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the
leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips
confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young.
Oak beauty (Zool.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston
prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak.
Oak gall, a gall found on the oak. See 2d Gall.
Oak leather (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms
leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.
Oak pruner. (Zool.) See Pruner, the insect.
Oak spangle, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the
insect Diplolepis lenticularis.
Oak wart, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.
The Oaks, one of the three great annual English horse races
(the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was
instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called
from his estate.
To sport one's oak, to be "not at home to visitors,"
signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's
rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.]
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Algometry
(gcide) | Algometer \Al*gom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? pain + -meter.] (Psychol.)
An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to
pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is
pressed against the skin. -- Al*gom"e*try, n. --
Al`go*met"ric, *met"ric*al, a. -- Al`go*met"ric*al*ly,
adv.
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Alkalimetry
(gcide) | Alkalimetry \Al`ka*lim"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. alcalim[`e]trie.]
(Chem.)
The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies,
or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures.
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allometry
(gcide) | allometry \allometry\ n.
1. the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism
in relation to the growth of the whole.
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Altimetry
(gcide) | Altimetry \Al*tim"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. altim['e]trie.]
The art of measuring altitudes, or heights.
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Anabaptistry
(gcide) | Anabaptistry \An`a*bap"tist*ry\, n.
The doctrine, system, or practice, of Anabaptists. [R.]
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Thus died this imaginary king; and Anabaptistry was
suppressed in Munster. --Pagitt.
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Analytical geometry
(gcide) | Geometry \Ge*om"e*try\, n.; pl. Geometries[F. g['e]om['e]trie,
L. geometria, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to measure land; ge`a, gh^,
the earth + ? to measure. So called because one of its
earliest and most important applications was to the
measurement of the earth's surface. See Geometer.]
1. That branch of mathematics which investigates the
relations, properties, and measurement of solids,
surfaces, lines, and angles; the science which treats of
the properties and relations of magnitudes; the science of
the relations of space.
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2. A treatise on this science.
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Analytical geometry, or Co["o]rdinate geometry, that
branch of mathematical analysis which has for its object
the analytical investigation of the relations and
properties of geometrical magnitudes.
Descriptive geometry, that part of geometry which treats of
the graphic solution of all problems involving three
dimensions.
Elementary geometry, that part of geometry which treats of
the simple properties of straight lines, circles, plane
surface, solids bounded by plane surfaces, the sphere, the
cylinder, and the right cone.
Higher geometry, that pert of geometry which treats of
those properties of straight lines, circles, etc., which
are less simple in their relations, and of curves and
surfaces of the second and higher degrees.
[1913 Webster]Mathematics \Math`e*mat"ics\, n. [F. math['e]matiques, pl., L.
mathematica, sing., Gr. ? (sc. ?) science. See Mathematic,
and -ics.]
That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact
relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of
the methods by which, in accordance with these relations,
quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known
or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative
relations.
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Note: Mathematics embraces three departments, namely: 1.
Arithmetic. 2. Geometry, including Trigonometry
and Conic Sections. 3. Analysis, in which letters
are used, including Algebra, Analytical Geometry,
and Calculus. Each of these divisions is divided into
pure or abstract, which considers magnitude or quantity
abstractly, without relation to matter; and mixed or
applied, which treats of magnitude as subsisting in
material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with
physical considerations.
[1913 Webster]analytical \analytical\ adj.
1. of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2).
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2. (Logic) of a proposition; necessarily true independent of
fact or experience, such as "all spinsters are unmarried".
Opposite of synthetic. Also See: a priori,
deductive, {logical.
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3. 1 exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations;
as, analytic reasoning; an analytical discussion.
Syn: appraising(prenominal), evaluative.
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4. capable of or given to analyzing; -- of people. an
analytical mind
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Analytical geometry or co["o]rdinate geometry. See under
Geometry.
Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not
characterized by grammatical endings.
Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the
characteristics of the species or other groups are
arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their
names.
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Analytical Geometry
(gcide) | Geometry \Ge*om"e*try\, n.; pl. Geometries[F. g['e]om['e]trie,
L. geometria, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to measure land; ge`a, gh^,
the earth + ? to measure. So called because one of its
earliest and most important applications was to the
measurement of the earth's surface. See Geometer.]
1. That branch of mathematics which investigates the
relations, properties, and measurement of solids,
surfaces, lines, and angles; the science which treats of
the properties and relations of magnitudes; the science of
the relations of space.
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2. A treatise on this science.
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Analytical geometry, or Co["o]rdinate geometry, that
branch of mathematical analysis which has for its object
the analytical investigation of the relations and
properties of geometrical magnitudes.
Descriptive geometry, that part of geometry which treats of
the graphic solution of all problems involving three
dimensions.
Elementary geometry, that part of geometry which treats of
the simple properties of straight lines, circles, plane
surface, solids bounded by plane surfaces, the sphere, the
cylinder, and the right cone.
Higher geometry, that pert of geometry which treats of
those properties of straight lines, circles, etc., which
are less simple in their relations, and of curves and
surfaces of the second and higher degrees.
[1913 Webster]Mathematics \Math`e*mat"ics\, n. [F. math['e]matiques, pl., L.
mathematica, sing., Gr. ? (sc. ?) science. See Mathematic,
and -ics.]
That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact
relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of
the methods by which, in accordance with these relations,
quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known
or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative
relations.
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Note: Mathematics embraces three departments, namely: 1.
Arithmetic. 2. Geometry, including Trigonometry
and Conic Sections. 3. Analysis, in which letters
are used, including Algebra, Analytical Geometry,
and Calculus. Each of these divisions is divided into
pure or abstract, which considers magnitude or quantity
abstractly, without relation to matter; and mixed or
applied, which treats of magnitude as subsisting in
material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with
physical considerations.
[1913 Webster]analytical \analytical\ adj.
1. of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2).
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2. (Logic) of a proposition; necessarily true independent of
fact or experience, such as "all spinsters are unmarried".
Opposite of synthetic. Also See: a priori,
deductive, {logical.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. 1 exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations;
as, analytic reasoning; an analytical discussion.
Syn: appraising(prenominal), evaluative.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. capable of or given to analyzing; -- of people. an
analytical mind
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Analytical geometry or co["o]rdinate geometry. See under
Geometry.
Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not
characterized by grammatical endings.
Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the
characteristics of the species or other groups are
arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their
names.
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Analytical geometry
(gcide) | Geometry \Ge*om"e*try\, n.; pl. Geometries[F. g['e]om['e]trie,
L. geometria, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to measure land; ge`a, gh^,
the earth + ? to measure. So called because one of its
earliest and most important applications was to the
measurement of the earth's surface. See Geometer.]
1. That branch of mathematics which investigates the
relations, properties, and measurement of solids,
surfaces, lines, and angles; the science which treats of
the properties and relations of magnitudes; the science of
the relations of space.
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2. A treatise on this science.
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Analytical geometry, or Co["o]rdinate geometry, that
branch of mathematical analysis which has for its object
the analytical investigation of the relations and
properties of geometrical magnitudes.
Descriptive geometry, that part of geometry which treats of
the graphic solution of all problems involving three
dimensions.
Elementary geometry, that part of geometry which treats of
the simple properties of straight lines, circles, plane
surface, solids bounded by plane surfaces, the sphere, the
cylinder, and the right cone.
Higher geometry, that pert of geometry which treats of
those properties of straight lines, circles, etc., which
are less simple in their relations, and of curves and
surfaces of the second and higher degrees.
[1913 Webster]Mathematics \Math`e*mat"ics\, n. [F. math['e]matiques, pl., L.
mathematica, sing., Gr. ? (sc. ?) science. See Mathematic,
and -ics.]
That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact
relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of
the methods by which, in accordance with these relations,
quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known
or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative
relations.
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Note: Mathematics embraces three departments, namely: 1.
Arithmetic. 2. Geometry, including Trigonometry
and Conic Sections. 3. Analysis, in which letters
are used, including Algebra, Analytical Geometry,
and Calculus. Each of these divisions is divided into
pure or abstract, which considers magnitude or quantity
abstractly, without relation to matter; and mixed or
applied, which treats of magnitude as subsisting in
material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with
physical considerations.
[1913 Webster]analytical \analytical\ adj.
1. of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2).
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2. (Logic) of a proposition; necessarily true independent of
fact or experience, such as "all spinsters are unmarried".
Opposite of synthetic. Also See: a priori,
deductive, {logical.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. 1 exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations;
as, analytic reasoning; an analytical discussion.
Syn: appraising(prenominal), evaluative.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. capable of or given to analyzing; -- of people. an
analytical mind
[WordNet 1.5]
Analytical geometry or co["o]rdinate geometry. See under
Geometry.
Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not
characterized by grammatical endings.
Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the
characteristics of the species or other groups are
arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their
names.
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Analytical trigonometry
(gcide) | Trigonometry \Trig`o*nom"e*try\, n.; pl. -tries. [Gr. ? a
triangle + -metry: cf. F. trigonom['e]trie. See Trigon.]
1. That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations
of the sides and angles of triangles, which the methods of
deducing from certain given parts other required parts,
and also of the general relations which exist between the
trigonometrical functions of arcs or angles.
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2. A treatise in this science.
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Analytical trigonometry, that branch of trigonometry which
treats of the relations and properties of the
trigonometrical functions.
Plane trigonometry, and Spherical trigonometry, those
branches of trigonometry in which its principles are
applied to plane triangles and spherical triangles
respectively.
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Ancestry
(gcide) | Ancestry \An"ces*try\, n. [Cf. OF. ancesserie. See Ancestor.]
1. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth
or honorable descent.
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Title and ancestry render a good man more
illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.
--Addison.
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2. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those
who compose the line of natural descent.
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Ancientry
(gcide) | Ancientry \An"cient*ry\, n.
1. Antiquity; what is ancient.
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They contain not word of ancientry. --West.
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2. Old age; also, old people. [R.]
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Wronging the ancientry. --Shak.
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3. Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth.
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A gentleman of more ancientry than estate. --Fuller.
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Anemometry
(gcide) | Anemometry \An`e*mom"e*try\, n.
The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of
the wind.
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Angelolatry
(gcide) | Angelolatry \An`gel*ol"a*try\, n. [Gr. ? angel + ? service,
worship.]
Worship paid to angels.
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Angle of entry
(gcide) | Angle of entry \An"gle of en"try\ (A["e]ronautics)
The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an
a["e]rocurve) and the line of motion; -- contrasted with
angle of trail, which is the angle between the tangent to
the following edge and the line of motion.
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Anthropolatry
(gcide) | Anthropolatry \An`thro*pol"a*try\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + ?
worship.]
Man worship.
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Anthropometry
(gcide) | Anthropometry \An`thro*pom"e*try\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man +
-mercy.]
Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human
beings, especially at different ages, or in different races,
occupations, etc. --Dunglison.
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Apomecometry
(gcide) | Apomecometry \Ap`o*me*com"e*try\, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? length
+ -metry.]
The art of measuring the distance of objects afar off. [Obs.
or R.]
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Applied chemistry
(gcide) | Apply \Ap*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Applied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Applying.] [OF. aplier, F. appliquer, fr. L. applicare to
join, fix, or attach to; ad + plicare to fold, to twist
together. See Applicant, Ply.]
1. To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another);
-- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply
medicaments to a diseased part of the body.
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He said, and the sword his throat applied. --Dryden.
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2. To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose,
or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to
apply money to the payment of a debt.
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3. To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable,
fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the
case; to apply an epithet to a person.
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Yet God at last
To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied. --Milton.
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4. To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with
attention; to attach; to incline.
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Apply thine heart unto instruction. --Prov. xxiii.
12.
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5. To direct or address. [R.]
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Sacred vows . . . applied to grisly Pluto. --Pope.
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6. To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.
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I applied myself to him for help. --Johnson.
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7. To busy; to keep at work; to ply. [Obs.]
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She was skillful in applying his "humors." --Sir P.
Sidney.
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8. To visit. [Obs.]
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And he applied each place so fast. --Chapman.
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Applied chemistry. See under Chemistry.
Applied mathematics. See under Mathematics.
[1913 Webster]Chemistry \Chem"is*try\ (k[e^]m"[i^]s*tr[y^]; 277), n. [From
Chemist. See Alchemy.]
1. That branch of science which treats of the composition of
substances, and of the changes which they undergo in
consequence of alterations in the constitution of the
molecules, which depend upon variations of the number,
kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms.
These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely
the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained.
Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and
constitution of molecules. See Atom, Molecule.
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Note: Historically, chemistry is an outgrowth of alchemy (or
alchemistry), with which it was anciently identified.
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2. An application of chemical theory and method to the
consideration of some particular subject; as, the
chemistry of iron; the chemistry of indigo.
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3. A treatise on chemistry.
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Note: This word and its derivatives were formerly written
with y, and sometimes with i, instead of e, in the
first syllable, chymistry, chymist, chymical, etc., or
chimistry, chimist, chimical, etc.; and the
pronunciation was conformed to the orthography.
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Inorganic chemistry, that which treats of inorganic or
mineral substances.
Organic chemistry, that which treats of the substances
which form the structure of organized beings and their
products, whether animal or vegetable; -- called also
chemistry of the carbon compounds. There is no
fundamental difference between organic and inorganic
chemistry.
Physiological chemistry, the chemistry of the organs and
tissues of the body, and of the various physiological
processes incident to life.
Practical chemistry, or Applied chemistry, that which
treats of the modes of manufacturing the products of
chemistry that are useful in the arts, of their
applications to economical purposes, and of the conditions
essential to their best use.
Pure chemistry, the consideration of the facts and theories
of chemistry in their purely scientific relations, without
necessary reference to their practical applications or
mere utility.
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Areometry
(gcide) | Areometry \A`re*om"e*try\, n. [Gr. 'araio`s thin, rare +
-metry.]
The art or process of measuring the specific gravity of
fluids.
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Argentry
(gcide) | Argentry \Ar"gent*ry\, n. [F. argenterie, fr. argent silver, L.
argentum.]
Silver plate or vessels. [Obs.]
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Bowls of frosted argentry. --Howell.
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Artistry
(gcide) | Artistry \Art"ist*ry\, n.
1. Works of art collectively.
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2. Artistic effect or quality. --Southey.
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3. Artistic pursuits; artistic ability. --The Academy.
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astrochemistry
(gcide) | astrochemistry \astrochemistry\ n.
the branch of science involving astronomy and chemistry which
studies the chemical composition, chemical reactions, and
evolution of matter in outer space. -- as`tro*chem"ic*al,
a. -- as`tro*chem"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Astrolatry
(gcide) | Astrolatry \As*trol"a*try\, n. [Astro- + Gr. ? service, worship:
cf. F. astrol[^a]trie.]
The worship of the stars.
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Astrometry
(gcide) | Astrometry \As*trom"e*try\, n. [Astro- + metry.]
The art of making measurements among the stars, or of
determining their relative magnitudes.
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Astrophotometry
(gcide) | Astrophotometry \As`tro*pho*tom"e*try\, n. (Astron.)
The determination of the brightness of stars, and also of the
sun, moon, and planets. -- As`tro*pho`to*met"ric*al, a.
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Asymmetry
(gcide) | Asymmetry \A*sym"me*try\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? symmetry.]
1. Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a
thing, esp. lack of bilateral symmetry.
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2. (Math.) Incommensurability. [Obs.] --Barrow.
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Atmiatry
(gcide) | Atmiatry \At*mi"a*try\, n. [Gr. ? vapor + ? medical treatment,
healing.]
Treatment of disease by vapors or gases, as by inhalation.
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Atrypa
(gcide) | Atrypa \A*try"pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ? a hole.]
(Paleon.)
A extinct genus of Branchiopoda, very common in Silurian
limestones.
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Attry
(gcide) | Attry \At"try\, a. [See Atter.]
Poisonous; malignant; malicious. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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audiometry
(gcide) | audiometry \audiometry\ n.
1. the measurement of hearing.
Syn: audiology
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2. measuring sensitivity of hearing.
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Auncetry
(gcide) | Auncetry \Aun"cet*ry\, n.
Ancestry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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