Webster's Dictionary 1913

4024

Anemometer

An′e‐mom″e‐ter (�), n. [Gr. � wind + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind; a wind gauge.

4025

Anemometric

{ An′e‐mo‐met″ric (�), An′e‐mo‐met″ric‐al (�), } a. Of or pertaining to anemometry.

4026

Anemometrograph

An′e‐mo‐met″ro‐graph (�), n. [Anemometer + -graph.] An anemograph. Knight.

4027

Anemometry

An′e‐mom″e‐try (�), n. The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of the wind.

4028

Anemone

A‐nem″o‐ne (�), n. [L. anemone, Gr. �, fr. � wind.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.2...

4029

Anemonic

An′e‐mon″ic (�), a.(Chem.) An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from, the anemone, or from anemonin.

4030

Anemonin

A‐nem″o‐nin (�), n.(Chem.) An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone.

4031

Anemony

A‐nem″o‐ny (�), n. See Anemone. Sandys.

4032

Anemorphilous

An′e‐morph″i‐lous (�), a. [Gr. ἄνεμοσ wind + φίλοσ lover.] (Bot.) Fertilized by the agency of the wind; — said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind...

4033

Anemoscope

A‐nem″o‐scope (�), n. [Gr. � wind + -scope: cf. F. anémoscope.] An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; — usually applied to a contrivan...

4034

Anemosis

‖An′e‐mo″sis (?), n. A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon the trunk; wind shake.

4035

Anencephalic

{ An‐en′ce‐phal″ic (�), An′en‐ceph″a‐lous (�), } a. [Gr. �, priv. + � the brain: cf. Encephalon.] (Zoöl.) Without a brain; brainless. Todd & B.

4036

Anenst

{ A‐nenst″ (�), A‐nent″ (�), } prep. [OE. anent, anentis, anence, anens, anents, AS. onefen, onemn; an, on, on + efen even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with,...

4037

Anenterous

An‐en″ter‐ous (�), a. [Gr. αν̓ priv. + � intestine, � within, � in.] (Zoöl.) Destitute of a stomach or an intestine. Owen.

4038

Anergia

{ ‖An‐er″gi‐a, An″er‐gy (?), } n. [NL. anergia, fr. Gr. �- not + � work.] Lack of energy; inactivity. — An‐er″gic (#), a.

4039

Aneroid

An″e‐roid (�), a. [Gr. ἀ priv. + νηρόσ wet, moist + -oid: cf. F. anéroïde.] Containing no liquid; — said of a kind of barometer.Aneroid barometer, a barometer the action of whic...

4040

Aneroid (2)

An″e‐roid, n. An aneroid barometer.

4041

Anes

Anes (ānz), adv. Once. Sir W. Scott.

4042

Anesthesia

‖An′es‐the″si‐a (�), n., An′es‐thet″ic (�), a. Same as Anæsthesia, Anæsthetic.

4043

Anet

An″et (�), n. [F. aneth, fr. L. anethum, Gr. ἄνηθον. See Anise.] The herb dill, or dillseed.

4044

Anethol

An″e‐thol (�), n. [L. anethum (see Anise) + -ol.] (Chem.) A substance obtained from the volatile oils of anise, fennel, etc., in the form of soft shining scales; — called also a...

4045

Anetic

A‐net″ic (ȧ‐nĕt″ĭk), a. [L. aneticus, Gr. � relaxing; � back + � to send.] (Med.) Soothing.

4046

Aneurism

An″eu‐rism (ăn″ū̍‐rĭz'm), n. [Gr. ανεὔρυσμα, ανευρυσμὄσ, a widening, an opening; ανἄ up + ευρὔσ wide.] (Med.) A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the...

4047

Aneurismal

An′eu‐ris″mal (ăn′ū̍‐rĭz″mal), a.(Med.) Of or pertaining to an aneurism; as, an aneurismal tumor; aneurismal diathesis. [Written also aneurysmal.]

4048

Anew

A‐new″ (ȧ‐nū″), adv. [Pref. a- + new.] Over again; another time; in a new form; afresh; as, to arm anew; to create anew. Dryden.

4049

Anfractuose

An‐frac″tu‐ose′ (?; 135), a. [See Anfractuous.] Anfractuous; as, anfractuose anthers.

4050

Anfractuosity

An‐frac′tu‐os″i‐ty (�), n.; pl.Anfractuosities (#). [Cf. F. anfractuosité.] 1. A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity.The anfractuosities of h...