Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Epicondylar

Ep′i‐con″dy‐lar (?), n.(Anat.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an epicondyle.

2648

Epicondyle

Ep′i‐con″dyle (?), n. [Pref. epi- + condyle.] (Anat.) A projection on the inner side of the distal end of the humerus; the internal condyle.

2649

Epicoracoid

Ep′i‐cor″a‐coid (?), n. [Pref. epi- + coracoid.] (Anat.) A ventral cartilaginous or bony element of the coracoid in the shoulder girdle of some vertebrates.

2650

Epicranial

Ep′i‐cra″ni‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Pertaining to the epicranium; as, epicranial muscles.

2651

Epicranium

‖Ep′i‐cra″ni‐um (?), n. [NL. See Epi-, and Cranium.] 1. (Anat.) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.2. (Zoöl.) The dorsal wall of the h...

2652

Epictetian

Ep′ic‐te″tian (?), a. Pertaining to Epictetus, the Roman Stoic philosopher, whose conception of life was to be passionless under whatever circumstances.

2653

Epicure

Ep″i‐cure (?), n. [L. Epicurus, Gr. �, a famous Greek philosopher, who has been regarded, but erroneously, as teaching a doctrine of refined voluptuousness.] 1. A follower of Ep...

2654

Epicurean

Ep′i‐cu‐re″an (?; 277), a. [L. Epicureus, Gr. �: cf. épicurien.] 1. Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy. “The sect Epicurean.” Milton.2. Given to luxury; adapted...

2655

Epicurean (2)

Ep′i‐cu‐re″an, n. 1. A follower or Epicurus.2. One given to epicurean indulgence.

2656

Epicureanism

Ep′i‐cu‐re″an‐ism (?), n. Attachment to the doctrines of Epicurus; the principles or belief of Epicurus.

2657

Epicurely

Ep″i‐cure′ly (?), adv. Luxuriously. Nash.

2658

Epicureous

Ep′i‐cu‐re″ous (?), a. Epicurean.

2659

Epicurism

Ep″i‐cu‐rism (?), n. [Cf. F. épicurisme.] 1. The doctrines of Epicurus.2. Epicurean habits of living; luxury.

2660

Epicurize

Ep″i‐cu‐rize (?), v. i. 1. To profess or tend towards the doctrines of Epicurus. Cudworth.2. To feed or indulge like an epicure. Fuller.

2661

Epicycle

Ep″i‐cy′cle (?), n. [L. epicyclus, Gr. �; επἴ upon + � circle. See Cycle.] 1. (Ptolemaic Astron.) A circle, whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle; or...

2662

Epicyclic

Ep′i‐cyc″lic (?), a. Pertaining to, resembling, or having the motion of, an epicycle.Epicyclic train(Mach.), a train of mechanism in which epicyclic motion is involved; esp., a ...

2663

Epicycloid

Ep′i‐cy″cloid (?), n. [Epicycle + -oid: cf. F. épicycloïde.] (Geom.) A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the convex side of a fixed circle....

2664

Epicycloidal

Ep′i‐cy‐cloid″al (?), a. Pertaining to the epicycloid, or having its properties.Epicycloidal wheel, a device for producing straight-line motion from circular motion, on the prin...

2665

Epideictic

Ep′i‐deic″tic (?), a. [Gr. �, fr. � to show forth, display; επἴ + � to show. Cf. Epidictic.] Serving to show forth, explain, or exhibit; — applied by the Greeks to a kind of ora...

2666

Epidemic

{ Ep′i‐dem″ic (?), Ep′i‐dem″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. epidemus, Gr. �, �, among the people, epidemic; � in + � people: cf. F. épidémique. Cf. Demagogue.] 1. (Med.) Common to, or affec...

2667

Epidemic (2)

Ep′i‐dem″ic (?), n. [Cf. Epidemy.] 1. (Med.) An epidemic disease.2. Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an epidemic o...

2668

Epidemically

Ep′i‐dem″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In an epidemic manner.

2669

Epidemiography

Ep′i‐de′mi‐og″ra‐phy (?), n. [Epidemy + -graphy.] (Med.) A treatise upon, or history of, epidemic diseases.

2670

Epidemiological

Ep′i‐de′mi‐o‐log″ic‐al (?), a. Connected with, or pertaining to, epidemiology.

2671

Epidemiologist

Ep′i‐de′mi‐ol″o‐gist (?), n. A person skilled in epidemiology.

2672

Epidemiology

Ep′i‐de′mi‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Epidemy + -logy.] (Med.) That branch of science which treats of epidemics.

2673

Epidemy

Ep″i‐dem′y (?), n. [Gr. �, fr. �: cf. F. épidémie. See Epidemic.] (Med.) An epidemic disease. Dunglison.