Webster's Dictionary 1913

8128

Corporeally

Cor‐po″re‐al‐ly (kŏr‐pō″rē̍‐al‐ly̆), adv. In the body; in a bodily form or manner.

8129

Corporealness

Cor‐po″re‐al‐ness (–n?s), n. Corporeality; corporeity.

8130

Corporeity

Cor′po‐re″i‐ty (k?r′p?–r?″?–t?), n. [LL. corporeitas: cf. F. corpor�it�.] The state of having a body; the state of being corporeal; materiality.The one attributed corporeity to ...

8131

Corporify

Cor‐por″i‐fy (k?r–p?r″?–f?), v. t. [L. corpus body + -fy: cf. F. corporifier.] To embody; to form into a body. Boyle.

8132

Corposant

Cor″po‐sant (k?r″p?–z?nt), n. [It. corpo santo holy body.] St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint.

8133

Corps

Corps (kōr, pl. kōrz), n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. L. corpus body. See Corpse.] 1. The human body, whether living or dead. See Corpse, 1.By what craft in my corps, it cometh and whe...

8134

Corps (2)

Corps (?), n. In some countries of Europe, a form of students' social society binding the members to strict adherence to certain student customs and its code of honor; — Ger. sp...

8135

Corpse

Corpse (kôrps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.] 1. A human body in gene...

8136

Corpulence

{ Cor″pu‐lence (k?r″p?–lens), Cor″pu‐len‐cy (k?r″p?–len–s?), } n. [L. corpulentia: cf. F. corpulence.]1. Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.2. Thickness; density; compactnes...

8137

Corpulent

Cor″pu‐lent (–p?–lent), a. [L. corpulentus, fr. corpus: cf. F. corpulent. See Corpse.] 1. Very fat; obese.2. Solid; gross; opaque. Holland.Syn. — Stout; fleshy; bulky; obese. Se...

8138

Corpulently

Cor″pu‐lent‐ly, adv. In a corpulent manner.

8139

Corpus

‖Cor″pus (–pŭs), n.; pl.Corpora (–pō̍‐rȧ). A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing.Corpus callosum (kăl‐lō″sŭm); pl.Corpora callosa (-s�) (Anat.), the great b...

8140

Corpuscle

Cor″pus‐cle (–pŭs‐s'l), n. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus.] 1. A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.2. (Anat.) A protoplasmic animal cell; esp., such as float free, like bloo...

8141

Corpuscle (2)

Cor″pus‐cle (?), n.(Physics) An electron.

8142

Corpuscular

Cor‐pus″cu‐lar (k?r–p?s″k?–l?r), a. [Cf. F. corpusculaire.] Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles.Corpuscular philosophy, that which attempts to account ...

8143

Corpuscularian

Cor‐pus′cu‐la″ri‐an (–l?″r?–a>n), a. Corpuscular.

8144

Corpuscularian (2)

Cor‐pus′cu‐la″ri‐an, n. An adherent of the corpuscular philosophy. Bentley.

8145

Corpuscule

Cor‐pus″cule (k?r–p?s″k?l), n. A corpuscle.

8146

Corpusculous

Cor‐pus″cu‐lous (–k?–l?s), a. Corpuscular. Tyndall.

8147

Corrade

Cor‐rade″ (k?r–r?d″), v. t. [L. corradere, -rasum; cor- + radere to rub.] 1. To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume. Dr. R. Clerke.2. (Geol.) To erode, as the bed of a ...

8148

Corradial

Cor‐ra″di‐al (k?r–r?″d?–a>l), a. Radiating to or from the same point. Coleridge.

8149

Corradiate

Cor‐ra″di‐ate (k?r–r?″d?–?t), v. t. To converge to one point or focus, as light or rays.

8150

Corradiation

Cor‐ra′di‐a″tion (k?r–r?′d?–?″sh?n), n. A conjunction or concentration of rays in one point. Bacom

8151

Corral

Cor‐ral″ (k?r–r?l″; Sp. k?r–r?l″), n. [Sp., a yard, a yard for cattle, fr. corro a circle or ring, fr. L. currere to run. Cf. Kraal.] A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made ...

8152

Corral (2)

Cor‐ral″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Corraled (–r?ld″ or –r?ld″); p. pr. & vb. n.Corralling.] To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed space; — primarily used with r...

8153

Corrasion

Cor‐ra″sion (k?r–r?″zh?n), n. [See Corrade.] (Geol.) The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, b...

8154

Corrasive

Cor‐ra″sive (–s?v), a. Corrosive.Corrasive sores which eat into the flesh.Holland.