Webster's Dictionary 1913

3754

Anachronous

An‐ach″ro‐nous (�), a. Containing an anachronism; anachronistic. — An‐ach″ro‐nous‐ly, adv.

3755

Anaclastic

An′a‐clas″tic (�), a. 1. (Opt.) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves.2. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.Anaclas...

3756

Anaclastics

An′a‐clas″tics (�), n.(Opt.) That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; — commonly called dioptrics. Encyc. Brit.

3757

Anacœnosis

‖An′a‐cœ‐no″sis (�), n.(Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate. Walker.

3758

Anacoluthic

An′a‐co‐lu″thic (�), a. Lacking grammatical sequence. — An′a‐co‐lu″thic‐al‐ly (�), adv.

3759

Anacoluthon

‖An′a‐co‐lu″thon (�), n. [Gr. �, �, not following, wanting sequence; αν̓ priv. + � following.] (Gram.) A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of ...

3760

Anaconda

An′a‐con″da (�), n.(Zoöl.) A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also app...

3761

Anacreontic

A‐nac′re‐on″tic (�), a. [L. Anacreonticus.] Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. De Quincey.

3762

Anacreontic (2)

A‐nac′re‐on″tic, n. A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.

3763

Anacrotic

An′a‐crot″ic (�), a.(Physiol.) Pertaining to anachronism.

3764

Anacrotism

A‐nac″ro‐tism (�), n.(Physiol.) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.

3765

Anacrusis

‖An′a‐cru″sis (�), n.(Pros.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.

3766

Anadem

An″a‐dem (�), n. [L. anadema, Gr. �, fr. � to wreathe; � up + � to bind.] A garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath. Drayton. Tennyson.

3767

Anadiplosis

‖An′a‐di‐plo″sis (�), n.(Rhet.) A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, “He retained...

3768

Anadrom

An″a‐drom (�), n. [Cf. F. anadrome.] (Zoöl.) A fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers.

3769

Anadromous

A‐nad″ro‐mous (�), a. 1. (Zoöl.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.2. (Bot.) Tending upwards; — said of terns in which th...

3770

Anæmia

‖A‐næ″mi‐a (ȧ‐nē″mĭ‐ȧ), a. [NL., fr. Gr. αναιμἴα; αν̓ priv. + αἰ̑μα blood.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.

3771

Anæmic

A‐næm″ic (�), a. Of or pertaining to anæmia.

3772

Anaërobia

{ ‖An‐a′ër‐o″bi‐a (?), An‐a″ër‐obes (?) }, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an-not + aëro- + Gr.� life.] (Bacteriol.) Anaërobic bacteria. They are called facultative anaërobia when able t...

3773

Anaërobic

An‐a′ë‐rob″ic (�), a.(Biol.) Relating to, or like, anaërobies; anaërobiotic.

3774

Anaërobic (2)

An‐a′ë‐rob″ic (?), a. [Pref. an-not + aërobic.] (Biol.) Not requiring air or oxygen for life; — applied especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary; anaërob...

3775

Anaërobies

An‐a″ër‐o‐bies (�), n. pl. [Gr. αν̓ priv. + �, �, air + βίοσ life.] (Biol.) Microörganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed by it. Sternberg.

3776

Anaërobiotic

An‐a′ër‐o‐bi‐ot″ic (�), a.(Anat.) Related to, or of the nature of, anaërobies.

3777

Anæsthesia

‖An′æs‐the″si‐a (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; αν̓ priv. + � feeling, � to feel: cf. F. anesthésie. See Æsthetics.] (Med.) Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a...

3778

Anæsthesis

‖An′æs‐the″sis (�), n. See Anæsthesia.

3779

Anæsthetic

An′æs‐thet″ic (�), a.(Med.) (a) Capable of rendering insensible; as, anæsthetic agents. (b) Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an anæsthetic effect or opera...

3780

Anæsthetic (2)

An′æs‐thet″ic, n.(Med.) That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.