Webster's Dictionary 1913

1081

Acrobatism

Ac″ro‐bat‐ism (�), n. Feats of the acrobat; daring gymnastic feats; high vaulting.

1082

Acrocarpous

Ac′ro‐car″pous (�), a.(Bot.) (a) Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the end of the stalk. (b) Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in certai...

1083

Acrocephalic

Ac′ro‐ce‐phal″ic (�), a. [Gr. � highest + �. See Cephalic.] Characterized by a high skull.

1084

Acrocephaly

Ac′ro‐ceph″a‐ly (�), n. Loftiness of skull.

1085

Acroceraunian

Ac′ro‐ce‐rau″ni‐an (�), a. [L. acroceraunius, fr. Gr. � high, n. pl. � heights + � thunderbolt.] Of or pertaining to the high mountain range of “thunder-smitten” peaks (now Kima...

1086

Acrodactylum

‖Ac′ro‐dac″tyl‐um (�), n.(Zoöl.) The upper surface of the toes, individually.

1087

Acrodont

Ac″ro‐dont (�), n. [Gr. ἄκροσ summit + οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, a tooth.] (Zoöl.) One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge. — a. Of or...

1088

Acrogen

Ac″ro‐gen (�), n. [Gr. ἄκροσ extreme, high + -gen.] (Bot.) A plant of the highest class of cryptogams, including the ferns, etc. See Cryptogamia.The Age of Acrogens(Geol.), the ...

1089

Acrogenous

Ac‐rog″e‐nous (�), a.(Bot.) Increasing by growth from the extremity; as, an acrogenous plant.

1090

Acrolein

A‐cro″le‐in (�), n. [L. acer sharp + olēre to smell.] (Chem.) A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillati...

1091

Acrolith

Ac″ro‐lith (�), n. [L. acrolthus, Gr. ακρολἴθοσ with the ends made of stone; ἄκροσ extreme + λίθοσ stone.] (Arch. & Sculp.) A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk be...

1092

Acrolithan

{ A‐crol″i‐than (�), Ac′ro‐lith″ic (�), } a. Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith.

1093

Acromegaly

Ac′ro‐meg″a‐ly (�), n. [NL. acromegalia, fr. Gr. ἄκρον point, peak + �, �, big.] (Med.) Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.

1094

Acromial

A‐cro″mi‐al (�), a. [Cf. F. acromial.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the acromion. Dunglison.

1095

Acromion

‖A‐cro″mi‐on (�), n. [Gr. �; ἄκροσ extreme + � shoulder: cf. F. acromion.] (Anat.) The outer extremity of the shoulder blade.

1096

Acromonogrammatic

Ac′ro‐mon′o‐gram‐mat″ic (�), a. [Gr. ἄκροσ extreme + � alone + � a letter.] Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with which the preceding verse ends.

1097

Acronyc

{ A‐cron″yc (�), A‐cron″ych‐al (�), } a. [Gr. ακρὄνυχοσ at nightfall; ἄκροσ + νύξ night.] (Astron.) Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star; — opposed to cosmical.☞ T...

1098

Acronycally

A‐cron″yc‐al‐ly, adv. In an acronycal manner as rising at the setting of the sun, and vice versa.

1099

Acronyctous

Ac″ro‐nyc″tous (�), a. [Gr. ακρὄνυκτοσ; ἄκροσ + νύξ, νυκτόσ, night.] (Astron.) Acronycal.

1100

Acrook

A‐crook″ (�), adv. Crookedly. Udall.

1101

Acropetal

A‐crop″e‐tal (�), a. [Gr. ἄκροσ summit + L. petere to seek.] (Bot.) Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; — said of ...

1102

Acrophony

A‐croph″o‐ny (�), n. [Gr. ἄκροσ extreme + � sound.] The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.

1103

Acropodium

‖Ac′ro‐po″di‐um (�), n. [Gr. ἄκροσ topmost + πούσ, ποδόσ, foot.] (Zoöl.) The entire upper surface of the foot.

1104

Acropolis

A‐crop″o‐lis (�), n. [Gr. ακρὄπολισ; ἄκροσ extreme + πόλισ city.] The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens.

1105

Acropolitan

Ac″ro‐pol″i‐tan (�), a. Pertaining to an acropolis.

1106

Acrospire

Ac″ro‐spire (�), n.(Bot.) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; — so called from its spiral form.

1107

Acrospire (2)

Ac″ro‐spire, v. i. To put forth the first sprout.