Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Apodes

‖Ap″o‐des (�), n. pl. [NL., masc. pl. See Apoda.] (Zoöl.) (a) An order of fishes without ventral fins, including the eels. (b) A group of holothurians destitute of suckers. See ...

5132

Apodictic (2)

Ap′o‐dic″tic (�), a. Same as Apodeictic.

5133

Apodixis

‖Ap′o‐dix″is (�), n. Full demonstration.

5134

Apodosis

‖A‐pod″o‐sis (�), n.(Gram.) The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expres...

5135

Apodous

Ap″o‐dous (�)(#), a.(Zoöl.) Apodal; apod.

5136

Apodyterium

‖A‐pod′y‐te″ri‐um (�), n.(Anc. Arch.) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, where one stripped; a dressing room.

5137

Apogaic

Ap′o‐ga″ic (�), a. Apogean.

5138

Apogamic

Ap′o‐gam″ic (�), a. Relating to apogamy.

5139

Apogamy

A‐pog″a‐my (�), n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. � marriage.] (Bot.) The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oöspore. De Bary.

5140

Apogeal

Ap′o‐ge″al (�), a.(Astron.) Apogean.

5141

Apogean

Ap′o‐ge″an (�), a. Connected with the apogee; as, apogean (neap) tides, which occur when the moon has passed her apogee.

5142

Apogee

Ap″o‐gee (�), n. [Gr. � from the earth; � from + �, �, earth: cf. F. apogée.] 1. (Astron.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.☞...

5143

Apogeotropic

Ap′o‐ge′o‐trop″ic (�), a. [Pref. apo- + Gr. � earth + � turning.] (Bot.) Bending away from the ground; — said of leaves, etc. Darwin.

5144

Apogeotropism

Ap″o‐ge‐ot″ro‐pism (�), n. The apogeotropic tendency of some leaves, and other parts.

5145

Apograph

Ap″o‐graph (�), n. [Gr. �; � from + � to write: cf. F. apographe.] A copy or transcript. Blount.

5146

Apohyal

Ap′o‐hy″al (�), a. [Pref. apo- + the Gr. letter Y.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.

5147

Apoise

A‐poise″ (�), adv. [Pref. a- + poise.] Balanced.

5148

Apolar

A‐po″lar (�), a. [Pref. a- + polar.] (Biol.) Having no radiating processes; — applied particularly to certain nerve cells.

5149

Apolaustic

Ap′o‐laus″tic (�), a. Devoted to enjoyment.

5150

Apollinarian

A‐pol′li‐na″ri‐an (�), a. [L. Apollinaris, fr. Apollo.] (Rom. Antiq.) In honor of Apollo; as, the Apollinarian games.

5151

Apollinarian (2)

A‐pol′li‐na″ri‐an, n.(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ.

5152

Apollinaris water

A‐pol′li‐na″ris wa″ter (�). An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn.

5153

Apollo

A‐pol″lo (�), n. [L. Apollo, -linis, Gr. �.] (Classic Myth.) A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light and day (the “sun god”), of archery, prophecy, medicine...

5154

Apollonian

Ap′ol‐lo″ni‐an (�), Ap′ol‐lon″ic (�), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Apollo.

5155

Apollyon

A‐pol″ly‐on (�), n. The Destroyer; — a name used (Rev. ix. 11) for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon.

5156

Apologer

A‐pol″o‐ger (�), n. A teller of apologues.

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Apologetic

{ A‐pol′o‐get″ic (�), A‐pol′o‐get″ic‐al (�), } a. [Gr. �, fr. � to speak in defense of; � from + � speech, � to say, to speak. See Logic.] Defending by words or arguments; said ...