Webster's Dictionary 1913

2836

Homoousian

Ho′mo‐ou″si‐an (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Fathe...

2837

Homoousian (2)

Ho′mo‐ou″si‐an, a. Of or pertaining to the Homoousians, or to the doctrines they held.

2838

Homophone

Hom″o‐phone (?), n. [Cf. F. homophone. See Homophonous.] 1. A letter or character which expresses a like sound with another. Gliddon.2. A word having the same sound as another, ...

2839

Homophonic

{ Ho′mo‐phon″ic (?), Ho‐moph″o‐nous (?), } a. [Gr. �; � the same + � sound, tone: cf. F. homophone.] 1. (Mus.) (a) Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; mono...

2840

Homophony

Ho‐moph″o‐ny (?), n. [Gr. �: cf. F. homophonie.] 1. Sameness of sound.2. (Mus.) (a) Sameness of sound; unison. (b) Plain harmony, as opposed to polyphony. See Homophonous.

2841

Homophylic

Ho′mo‐phyl″ic (?), a.(Biol.) Relating to homophily.

2842

Homophyly

Ho‐moph″y‐ly (?), n. [Homo- + Gr. � a clan.] (Biol.) That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic basis...

2843

Homoplasmy

Ho″mo‐plas′my (?), n. [Homo- + Gr. � anything formed, fr. � to form, mold.] (Biol.) Resemblance between different plants or animals, in external shape, in general habit, or in o...

2844

Homoplast

Hom″o‐plast (?), n.(Biol.) One of the plastids composing the idorgan of Haeckel; — also called homoörgan.

2845

Homoplastic

Ho′mo‐plas″tic (?), a. [Homo- + plastic.] Of or pertaining to homoplasty; as, homoplasticorgans; homoplastic forms.

2846

Homoplasty

Ho″mo‐plas′ty (?), n. [Homo- + plasty.] (Biol.) The formation of homologous tissues.

2847

Homoplasy

Ho‐mop″la‐sy (?), n. [Homo- + Gr. � to form, mold.] (Biol.) See Homogeny.

2848

Homopolic

Ho′mo‐pol″ic (?), a. [Homo- + pole.] (Biol.) In promorphology, pertaining to or exhibiting that kind of organic form, in which the stereometric ground form is a pyramid, with si...

2849

Homopter

Ho‐mop″ter (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Homoptera.

2850

Homoptera

‖Ho‐mop″te‐ra (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A suborder of Hemiptera, in which both pairs of wings are similar in texture, and do not overlap when folded, as in the cicada. See Hemiptera.

2851

Homopteran

Ho‐mop″ter‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) An homopter.

2852

Homopterous

Ho‐mop″ter‐ous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Homoptera.

2853

Homostyled

Ho″mo‐styled (?), a. [Homo- + style.] (Bot.) Having only one form of pistils; — said of the flowers of some plants. Darwin.

2854

Homosystemic

Ho′mo‐sys‐tem″ic (?), a. [Homo- + systemic.] (Biol.) Developing, in the case of multicellular organisms, from the same embryonic systems into which the secondary unit (gastrula ...

2855

Homotaxia

‖Ho′mo‐tax″i‐a (?), n. Same as Homotaxis.

2856

Homotaxial

{ Ho′mo‐tax″i‐al (?), Ho′mo‐tax″ic (?), } a.(Biol.) Relating to homotaxis.

2857

Homotaxis

‖Ho′mo‐tax″is (?), n.(Biol.) Similarly in arrangement of parts; — the opposite of heterotaxy.

2858

Homotaxy

Ho″mo‐tax′y (?), n. Same as Homotaxis.

2859

Homothermic

{ Ho′mo‐ther″mic (?), Ho′mo‐ther″mous (?), } a. [Homo- + Gr. � heat.] (Physiol.) Warm-blooded; homoiothermal; hæmatothermal.

2860

Homotonous

Ho‐mot″o‐nous (?), a. [L. homotonus, Gr. �; � the same + � tone.] Of the same tenor or tone; equable; without variation.

2861

Homotropal

{ Ho‐mot″ro‐pal (?), Ho‐mot″ro‐pous (?), } a. [Gr. �; � the same + � turn, fr. � to turn: cf. F. homotrope.] 1. Turned in the same direction with something else.2. (Bot.) Having...

2862

Homotypal

Ho″mo‐ty′pal (?), a.(Biol.) Of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype; as, homotypal parts.