Cycadaceous
Cyc′a‐da″ceous (s?k′?–d?″sh?s or s?′k?–), a.(Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants like the palms, but having exogenous wood. The sago palm is an example.
Dictionary
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
Search
Find a word or entry
Current letter
C
10.588 entries
Cycas
Cy″cas (s?″k?s), n.(Bot.) A genus of trees, intermediate in character between the palms and the pines. The pith of the trunk of some species furnishes a valuable kind of sago.
Cyclamen
Cyc″la‐men (s?k″l?–m?n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. κυκλάμινοσ, κυκλαμίσ.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Primrose family, having depressed rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with...
Cyclamin
Cyc″la‐min (–m?n), n. A white amorphous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the corm of Cyclamen Europæum.
Cyclas
Cy″clas (s?″kl?s), n. [Cf. Ciclatoun.] A long gown or surcoat (cut off in front), worn in the Middle Ages. It was sometimes embroidered or interwoven with gold. Also, a rich stu...
Cycle
Cy″cle (s?″k'l), n. [F. ycle, LL. cyclus, fr. Gr. κύκλοσ ring or circle, cycle; akin to Skr. cakra wheel, circle. See Wheel.] 1. An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one...
Cycle (2)
Cy″cle (s?″k'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Cycled. (–k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Cycling (–kl�ng).] 1. To pass through a cycle of changes; to recur in cycles. Tennyson. Darwin.2. To ride a b...
Cycle (3)
Cy″cle, n. (a) (Thermodynamics) A series of operations in which heat is imparted to (or taken away from) a working substance which by its expansion gives up a part of its intern...
Cyclic
{ Cyc″lic (s?k″l?k or s?″kl?k), Cyc″lic‐al (s?k″l?–kal), } a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. κυκλικόσ, fr. κύκλοσ See Cycle.] Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as,...
Cyclide
Cy″clide (s?″kl?d), n. [Gr. κύκλοσ circle.] (Geom.) A surface of the fourth degree, having certain special relations to spherical surfaces. The tore or anchor ring is one of the...
Cycling
Cy″cling (s?″kl?ng), n. The act, art, or practice, of riding a cycle, esp. a bicycle or tricycle.
Cyclist
Cy″clist (s?″kl?st), n. A cycler.
Cyclo-
Cy″clo– (s?″kl?–). [Gr. κύκλοσ circle, wheel.] A combining form meaning circular, of a circle or wheel.
Cyclobranchiate
Cy′clo‐bran″chi‐ate (s?′kl?–br?n″k?–?t), a. [Cyclo- + branchiate.] (Zoöl) Having the gills around the margin of the body, as certain limpets.
Cycloganoid
Cy′clo‐ga″noid (s?′kl?–g?″noid or –g?n″oid), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Cycloganoidei.
Cycloganoid (2)
Cy′clo‐ga″noid, n.(Zoöl.) One of the Cycloganoidei.
Cycloganoidei
‖Cy′clo‐ga‐noi″de‐i (s?″kl?–g?–noi″d?–?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. κύκλοσ circle + NL. ganoidei. See Ganoid.] (Zoöl.) An order of ganoid fishes, having cycloid scales. The bowfin (A...
Cyclograph
Cy″clo‐graph (s?″kl?–gr?f), n. [Cyclo- + -graph.] See Arcograph.
Cycloid
Cy″cloid (s?″kloid), n. [Cyclo- + -oid: cf. F. cycloïde.] (Geom.) A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping ...
Cycloid (2)
Cy″cloid, a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei.Cycloid scale(Zoöl.), a fish scale which is thin and shows concentric lines of growth, without serrations on the margin.
Cycloid (3)
Cy″cloid, n.(Zoöl.) One of the Cycloidei.
Cycloidal
Cy‐cloid″al (–al), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a cycloid; as, the cycloidal space is the space contained between a cycloid and its base.Cycloidal engine. See Geometric lathe.
Cycloidei
‖Cy‐cloi″de‐i (s?–kloi″d?–?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. κύκλοσ circle + -oid.] (Zoöl.) An order of fishes, formerly proposed by Agassiz, for those with thin, smooth scales, destitute...
Cycloidian
Cy‐cloid″i‐an (s?–kloid″?–an), a. & n.(Zoöl.) Same as 2d and 3d Cycloid.
Cyclometer
Cy‐clom″e‐ter (s?–kl?m″?–t?r), n. [Cyclo- + -meter.] A contrivance for recording the revolutions of a wheel, as of a bicycle.
Cyclometry
Cy‐clom″e‐try (–tr?), n. [Cyclo- + -metry: cf. F. cyclométrie.] (Geom.) The art of measuring circles.
Cyclone
Cy″clone (s?″kl?n), n. [Gr.����� moving in a circle, p. pr. of �����, fr. κύκλοσ circle.] (Meteor.) A violent storm, often of vast extent, characterized by high winds rotating a...