Webster's Dictionary 1913

4402

Exosseous

Ex‐os″se‐ous (?), a. [Ex + osseous.] Boneless. “Exosseous animals. ” Sir T. Browne.

4403

Exostome

Ex″o‐stome (?), n. [Exo- + Gr. � mouth: cf. F. exostome.] (Bot.) The small aperture or foremen in the outer coat of the ovule of a plant.

4404

Exostosis

‖Ex′os‐to″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; � out + � bone: cf. F. exostose.] 1. (Med.) Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bon...

4405

Exoteric

{ Ex′o‐ter″ic (?), Ex′o‐ter″ic‐al (?) } a. [L. exotericus, Gr. � fr. � out: cf. F. exotérique. See Ex-] External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public; hence, capable o...

4406

Exoterics

Ex′o‐ter′ics (?), n. pl.(Philos.) The public lectures or published writings of Aristotle. See Esoterics.

4407

Exotery

Ex″o‐ter‐y (?), n.; pl.Exoteries (–�). That which is obvious, public, or common.Dealing out exoteries only to the vulgar. A. Tucker.

4408

Exotheca

‖Ex′o‐the″ca (?), n. [Nl., fr. Gr. ἔξω outside + � a case, box.] (Zoöl.) The tissue which fills the interspaces between the costæ of many madreporarian corals, usually consistin...

4409

Exothecium

‖Ex′o‐the″ci‐um (?), n. [NL. See Exotheca.] (Bot.) The outer coat of the anther.

4410

Exothermic

Ex′o‐ther″mic (?), a. [Pref. exo- + thermic.] (Chem.) Characterized by, or formed with, evolution of heat; as, an exothermic reaction; — opposed to endothermic.

4411

Exotic

Ex‐ot″ic (?), a. [L. exoticus, Gr. � fr. ἔξω outside: cf. F. exotique. See Exoteric.] Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an...

4412

Exotic (2)

Ex‐ot″ic (?), n. Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom.Plants that are unknown to Italy, and such as the gardeners call exotic...

4413

Exotical

Ex‐ot″ic‐al (?), a. Foreign; not native; exotic. — Ex‐ot″ic‐al‐ness, n.

4414

Exoticism

Ex‐ot″i‐cism (?), n. The state of being exotic; also, anything foreign, as a word or idiom; an exotic.

4415

Expand

Ex‐pand″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Expanded; p. pr. & vb. n.Expanding.] [L. expandere, expansum; ex out + pandere to spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. Spawn....

4416

Expand (2)

Ex‐pand″, v. i. To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy. Dryden.

4417

Expander

Ex‐pand″er (?), n. Anything which causes expansion esp. (Mech.) a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc.

4418

Expanding

Ex‐pand″ing, a. That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging.Expanding bit, Expanding drill(Mech.), a bit or drill made adjustable for holes of various size...

4419

Expanse

Ex‐panse″ (?), n. [From L. expansus, p. p. of expandere. See Expand.] That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky. “The...

4420

Expanse (2)

Ex‐panse″, v. t. To expand.That lies expansed unto the eyes of all. Sir. T. Browne.

4421

Expansibility

Ex‐pan′si‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The capacity of being expanded; as, the expansibility of air.

4422

Expansible

Ex‐pan″si‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. expansible.] Capable of being expanded or spread out widely.Bodies are not expansible in proportion to their weight. Grew.— Ex‐pan″si‐ble‐ness,n. -...

4423

Expansile

Ex‐pan″sile (?), a. Expansible.Ether and alcohol are more expansile than water. Brande & C.

4424

Expansion

Ex‐pan″sion (?), n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.] 1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.2. That which is expanded; ...

4425

Expansive

Ex‐pan″sive (ĕks‐păn″sĭv), a. [Cf. F. expansif.] Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; ...

4426

Expansure

Ex‐pan″sure (?shur; 135), n. Expanse. “Night's rich expansure.”

4427

Expatiate

Ex‐pa″ti‐ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Expatiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Expariating (?).] [L. expatiatus, exspatiatus, p. p. of expatiari, exspatiari, to expatiate; ex out + spatiar...

4428

Expatiate (2)

Ex‐pa″ti‐ate, v. t. To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself. Dryden.