Webster's Dictionary 1913

10450

Cyclone (2)

Cy″clone, n. 1. (Meteor.) In general, a condition of the atmosphere characterized by a central area of pressure much lower than that of surrounding areas, and a system of winds ...

10451

Cyclone cellar

{ Cyclone cellarorpit }. A cellar or excavation used for refuge from a cyclone, or tornado.

10452

Cyclonic

Cy‐clon″ic (s?–kl?n″?k), a. Pertaining to a cyclone.

10453

Cyclonoscope

Cy‐clo″no‐scope (?), n. [Cyclone + -scope.] An apparatus to assist in locating the center of a cyclone.

10454

Cyclop

Cy″clop (s?″kl?p), n. See Note under Cyclops, 1.

10455

Cyclopean

Cy′clo‐pe″an (s?′kl?–p?″an), a. [L. Cyclopeus, Gr. �����, fr. ����� Cyclops: cf. F. cyclopeen.] Pertaining to the Cyclops; characteristic of the Cyclops; huge; gigantic; vast an...

10456

Cyclopedia

{ Cy′clo‐pe″di‐aCy′clo‐pæ″di‐a } (s?′kl?–p?″d?–?), n. [NL., from Gr. κύκλοσ circle + παιδεία the bringing up of a child, education, erudition, fr. παιδεύειν to bring up a child....

10457

Cyclopedic

Cy′clo‐ped″ic (s?′kl?–p?d″?k or –p?″d?k), a. Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia; of the nature of a cyclopedia; hence, of great range, extent, or amount...

10458

Cyclopedist

Cy′clo‐pe″dist (–p?″d?st), n. A maker of, or writer for, a cyclopedia.

10459

Cyclopic

Cy‐clop″ic (s?–kl?p″?k), a. Pertaining to the Cyclops; Cyclopean.

10460

Cyclops

Cy″clops (s?″kl?ps), n. sing. & pl. [L. Cyclops, Gr. Κύκλωψ (strictly round-eyed), pl. Κύκλωπεσ; κύκλοσ circle + ὤψ eye.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) One of a race of giants, sons of Neptune...

10461

Cyclorama

Cy′clo‐ra″ma (s?′kl?–r?″m? or –r?″m?), n. [Cyclo- + Gr. ὅραμα sight, spectacle.] A pictorial view which is extended circularly, so that the spectator is surrounded by the object...

10462

Cycloscope

Cy″clo‐scope (s?″kl?–sk?p), n. [Cyclo- + -scope.] A machine for measuring at any moment velocity of rotation, as of a wheel of a steam engine. Knight.

10463

Cyclosis

‖Cy‐clo″sis (s?–kl?″s?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. κύκλωσισ circulation, from κυκλου̑ν. See Cyclone.] (Bot.) The circulation or movement of protoplasmic granules within a living vegetab...

10464

Cyclostomata

‖Cy′clo‐stom″a‐ta (s?′kl?–st?m″?–t?), ‖Cy‐clos″to‐ma (s?–kl?s″t?–m?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. κύκλοσ circle + στόμα, -ατοσ mouth.] (Zoöl.) A division of Bryozoa, in which the cells...

10465

Cyclostome

{ Cy″clo‐stome (s?″kl?–st?m), Cy‐clos″to‐mous (s?–kl?s″t?–m?s) }, a.(Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Cyclostomi.

10466

Cyclostomi

‖Cy‐clos″to‐mi (s?–kl?s″t?–m?), n. pl. [NL. See Cyclostomata.] (Zoöl.) A glass of fishes having a suckerlike mouth, without jaws, as the lamprey; the Marsipobranchii.

10467

Cyclostylar

Cy′clo‐sty″lar (s?′kl?–st?″?r), a. [Cyclo- + Gr. στυ̑λοσ column.] Relating to a structure composed of a circular range of columns, without a core or building within. Weale.

10468

Cyclostyle

Cy″clo‐style (s?″kl?–st?l), n. [Cyclo + style.] A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small w...

10469

Cyder

Cy″der (s?″d?r), n. See Cider.

10470

Cydonin

Cy‐do″nin (s?–d?″n?n), n.(Chem.) A peculiar mucilaginous substance extracted from the seeds of the quince (Cydonia vulgaris), and regarded as a variety of amylose.

10471

Cygnet

Cyg″net (sĭg″nĕt), n. [Dim. of F. cygne swan, L. cycnus. cygnus, fr. Gr. κύκλοσ: but F. cygne seems to be an etymological spelling of OF. cisne, fr. LL. cecinus, cicinus, perh. ...

10472

Cygnus

Cyg″nus (s?g″n?s), n.(Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan.

10473

Cylinder

Cyl″in‐der (s?l″?n–d?r), n. [F. cylindre, OF. cilindre, L. cylindrus, fr. Gr. κύλινδροσ, fr. κυλίνδειν, κυλίειν, to roll. Cf. Calender the machine.]1. (Geom.) (a) A solid body w...

10474

Cylindraceous

Cyl′in‐dra″ceous (–dr?″sh?s), a. [Cf. F. cylyndracé] Cylindrical, or approaching a cylindrical form.

10475

Cylindric

{ Cy‐lin″dric (s?–l?n″dr?k), Cy‐lin″dric‐al (–dr?–kal), } a. [Gr. κυλινδρικόσ, from κύλινδροσ cylinder: cf. F. cylindrique.] Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of it...

10476

Cylindrically

Cy‐lin″dric‐al‐ly (s?–l?n″dr?–kal–l?), adv. In the manner or shape of a cylinder; so as to be cylindrical.