Webster's Dictionary 1913

1702

Catamount

Cat″a‐mount (–mount), n. [Cat + mount; cf. Sp. gato montes mountain cat.] (Zoöl.) The cougar. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the lynx.

1703

Catanadromous

Cat″a‐nad′ro‐mous (?), a. [Gr. κατά down + ανἄ up + δρόμοσ running, course.] (Zoöl.) Ascending and descending fresh streams from and to the sea, as the salmon; anadromous.

1704

Catapasm

Cat″a‐pasm (?), n. [Gr. �, fr. � to besprinkle; κατά down, wholly + � to strew, or sprinkle.] (Med.) A compound medicinal powder, used by the ancients to sprinkle on ulcers, to ...

1705

Catapeltic

Cat′a‐pel″tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a catapult.

1706

Catapetalous

Cat′a‐pet″al‐ous (?), a. [Pref. cata + petalous.] (Bot.) Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.

1707

Cataphonic

Cat′a‐phon″ic (?), a. Of or relating to cataphonics; catacoustic.

1708

Cataphonics

Cat′a‐phon″ics (?), n. [Pref. cata + phonic: cf. F. cataphonique.] (Physics) That branch of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds; catacoustics.

1709

Cataphract

Cat″a‐phract (kăt″ȧ‐frăkt), n. [L. cataphractes, Gr. �, fr. � covered, fr. � to cover; κατά down, wholly + φράσσειν to inclose.] 1. (Mil. Antiq.) Defensive armor used for the wh...

1710

Cataphracted

Cat″a‐phract′ed (?), a.(Zoöl.) Covered with a cataphract, or armor of plates, scales, etc.; or with that which corresponds to this, as horny or bony plates, hard, callous skin, ...

1711

Cataphractic

Cat′a‐phrac″tic (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cataphract.

1712

Cataphysical

Cat′a‐phys″ic‐al, a. [Pref. cata + physical.] Unnatural; contrary to nature.Some artists... have given to Sir Walter Scott a pile of forehead which is unpleassing and cataphysic...

1713

Cataplasm

Cat″a‐plasm (?), n. [L. cataplasma, Gr. �, fr. � to spread over; κατά down, wholly + � to form, mold.] (Med.) A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the b...

1714

Cataplexy

Cat″a‐plex′y (?), n. [Gr. � amazement: cf. Apoplexy.] (Med.) A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles. — Cat′a‐pl...

1715

Catapuce

Cat″a‐puce (?), n.(Bot.) Spurge.

1716

Catapult

Cat″a‐pult (?), n. [L. catapulta, Gr. �, prob. from κατά down + � to shake, hurl.]1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks a...

1717

Cataract

Cat″a‐ract (?), n. [L. cataracta, catarracles, a waterfall, Gr. �, �, fr. � to break down; in the passive, to fall or rush down (of tumors) to burst; κατά down + � to break.] 1....

1718

Cataractous

Cat′a‐rac″tous (?), a. Of the nature of a cataract in the eye; affected with cataract.

1719

Catarrh

Ca‐tarrh″ (?), n. [L. catarrhus, Gr. �, �, a running down, rheum, fr. �; κατά down + � to flow. See Stream.] (Med.) An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which th...

1720

Catarrhal

Ca‐tarrh″al (?), a. Pertaining to, produced by, or attending, catarrh; of the nature of catarrh.

1721

Catarrhine

Cat″ar‐rhine (?), n. [Gr. κατάρρισ with hanging or curved nose; κατά down + ρἵσ, ρινὅσ nose.] (Zoöl.) One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World mo...

1722

Catarrhous

Ca‐tarrh″ous (?), a. Catarrhal.

1723

Catastaltic

Cat′a‐stal″tic (?), a. [Gr. �, fr. � to check; κατά down, wholy + � to set.] (Med.) Checking evacuations through astringent or styptic qualities.

1724

Catastasis

‖Ca‐tas″ta‐sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, fr. � to set; κατά down + � to place.] 1. (Rhet.) That part of a speech, usually the exordium, in which the orator sets forth the subject...

1725

Catasterism

Ca‐tas″ter‐ism (?), n. A placing among the stars; a catalogue of stars.The catasterisms of Eratosthenes.Whewell.

1726

Catastrophe

Ca‐tas″tro‐phe (?), n. [L. catastropha, Gr. �, fr. � to turn up and down, to overturn; κατά down + � to turn.] 1. An event producing a subversion of the order or system of thing...

1727

Catastrophic

Cat′a‐stroph″ic (?), a. Of a pertaining to a catastrophe. B. Powell.

1728

Catastrophism

Ca‐tas″tro‐phism (?), n.(Geol.) The doctrine that the geological changes in the earth's crust have been caused by the sudden action of violent physical causes; — opposed to the ...