Webster's Dictionary 1913

2755

Diabolism

Di‐ab″o‐lism (?), n. 1. Character, action, or principles appropriate to the devil.2. Possession by the devil. Bp. Warburton.

2756

Diabolize

Di‐ab″o‐lize (?), v. t. To render diabolical.

2757

Diabolo

Di‐ab″o‐lo (dĭ‐ăb″ō̍‐lō), n. An old game or sport (revived under this name) consisting in whirling on a string, fastened to two sticks, a small somewhat spool-shaped object (cal...

2758

Diacatholicon

Di′a‐ca‐thol″i‐con (?), n. [Pref. dia- + catholicon.] (Med.) A universal remedy; — name formerly to a purgative electuary.

2759

Diacaustic

Di′a‐caus″tic (?), a. [Pref. dia- + caustic.] (Opt.) Pertaining to, or possessing the properties of, a species of caustic curves formed by refraction. See Caustic surface, under...

2760

Diacaustic (2)

Di′a‐caus″tic, n. 1. (Med.) That which burns by refraction, as a double convex lens, or the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens, sometimes used as a cautery.2. (Math.) A curv...

2761

Diachylon

{ ‖Di‐ach″y‐lon (?), ‖Di‐ach″y‐lum (?), } n. [NL. diachylum, fr. Gr. � very juicy; διά thoroughly + � juice.] (Med. & Chem.) A plaster originally composed of the juices of sever...

2762

Diacid

Di‐ac″id (?), a. [Pref. di- + acid.] (Chem.) Divalent; — said of a base or radical as capable of saturating two acid monad radicals or a dibasic acid. Cf. Dibasic, a., and Biacid.

2763

Diacodium

‖Di′a‐co″di‐um (?), n. [L., from Gr. � � from poppy heads; διά through, from + � head, a poppy head.] A sirup made of poppies.

2764

Diaconal

Di‐ac″o‐nal (?), a. [LL. diaconalis: cf. F. diaconal. Cf. Deacon.] Of or pertaining to a deacon.

2765

Diaconate

Di‐ac″o‐nate (?), n. [L. diaconatus: cf. F. diaconat.] The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons.

2766

Diaconate (2)

Di‐ac″o‐nate, a. Governed by deacons. “Diaconate church.” T. Goodwin.

2767

Diacope

‖Di‐ac″o‐pe (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. � a cutting in two; διά through + �.] (Gram.) Tmesis.

2768

Diacoustic

Di′a‐cous″tic (?), a. [Pref. di- + acoustic.] Pertaining to the science or doctrine of refracted sounds.

2769

Diacoustics

Di′a‐cous″tics (?), n. [Cf. F. diacoustique.] That branch of natural philosophy which treats of the properties of sound as affected by passing through different mediums; — calle...

2770

Diacritic

{ Di′a‐crit″ic (?), Di′a‐crit″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �, fr. � to separate, distinguish; διά through + � to separate. See Critic.] That separates or distinguishes; — applied to poi...

2771

Diactinic

Di′ac‐tin″ic (?), a. [Pref. di- + actinic.] (Physics) Capable of transmitting the chemical or actinic rays of light; as, diactinic media.

2772

Diadelphia

‖Di′a‐del″phi‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. δι- = δίσ- twice + � brother.] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants whose stamens are united into two bodies or bundles by their filaments.

2773

Diadelphian

{ Di′a‐del″phi‐an (?), Di′a‐del″phous (?), } a. [Cf. F. diadelphe.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments...

2774

Diadem

Di″a‐dem (?), n. [F. diadème, L. diadema, fr. Gr. �, fr. � to bind round; διά through, across + � to bind; cf. Skr. dā to bind.] 1. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet...

2775

Diadem (2)

Di″a‐dem, v. t. To adorn with a diadem; to crown.Not so, when diadem'd with rays divine. Pope.To terminate the evil,To diadem the right. R. H. Neale.

2776

Diadrom

Di″a‐drom (?), n. [Gr. � a running through; διά through + �, used as inf. aor. of � to run.] A complete course or vibration; time of vibration, as of a pendulum. Locke.

2777

Diæresis

{ Di‐ær″e‐sis, Di‐er″e‐sis } (?; 277), n.; pl.DiæresesorDiereses (#). [L. diaeresis, Gr. �, fr. � to divide; διά through, asunder + � to take. See Heresy.] 1. (Gram.) The separa...

2778

Diæretic

Di′æ‐ret″ic (?), a.(Med.) Caustic.

2779

Diageotropic

Di′a‐ge′o‐trop″ic (?), a. [Gr. διά through, at variance + � earth + � turning.] (Bot.) Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism.

2780

Diageotropism

Di′a‐ge‐ot″ro‐pism (?), n.(Bot.) The tendency of organs (as roots) of plants to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the center of the earth.

2781

Diaglyph

Di″a‐glyph (?), n. [Gr. � to engrave; διά through + � to carve.] An intaglio. Mollett.