Webster's Dictionary 1913

5104

Platinochloride

Plat′i‐no‐chlo″ride (?), n.(Chem.) A double chloride of platinum and some other metal or radical; a salt of platinochloric acid.

5105

Platinocyanic

Plat′i‐no‐cy‐an″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid compound of platinous cyanide and hydrocyanic acid. It is obtained as a cinnaber-red cryst...

5106

Platinocyanide

Plat′i‐no‐cy″a‐nide (?), n.(Chem.) A double cyanide of platinum and some other metal or radical; a salt of platinocyanic acid.

5107

Platinode

Plat″i‐node (?), n. [Platinum + Gr. � a way.] (Physics) A cathode.

5108

Platinoid

Plat″i‐noid (?), a. [Platinum + -oid.] Resembling platinum.

5109

Platinoid (2)

Plat″i‐noid, n.(Chem.) An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; — used for forming electrical resistance coils and standards.

5110

Platinotype

Plat″i‐no‐type (?), n. [Platinum + -type.] (Photog.) 1. A permanent photographic picture or print in platinum black.2. The process by which such pictures are produced.

5111

Platinous

Plat″i‐nous (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, platinum; — used specifically to designate those compounds in which the element has a lower valence, as contrasted w...

5112

Platinum

Plat″i‐num (?), n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See Plate, and cf. Platina.] (Chem.) A metallic element, intermediate in value betw...

5113

Platitude

Plat″i‐tude (?), n. [F., from plat flat. See Plate.] 1. The quality or state of being flat, thin, or insipid; flat commonness; triteness; staleness of ideas of language.To hamme...

5114

Platitudinarian

Plat′i‐tu′di‐na″ri‐an (?), n. One addicted to uttering platitudes, or stale and insipid truisms. “A political platitudinarian.” G. Eliot.

5115

Platitudinize

Plat′i‐tu″di‐nize (?), v. i. To utter platitudes or truisms.

5116

Platitudinous

Plat′i‐tu″di‐nous (?), a. Abounding in platitudes; of the nature of platitudes; uttering platitudes. — Plat′i‐tu″di‐nous‐ness, n.

5117

Platly

Plat″ly (?), a. Flatly. See Plat, a.

5118

Platness

Plat″ness, n. Flatness. Palsgrave.

5119

Platometer

Pla‐tom″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � flat + -meter.] See Planimeter.

5120

Platonic

{ Pla‐ton″ic (?), Pla‐ton″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. Platonicus, Gr. �: cf. F. platonique.] 1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or opinions.2. Pure, passionless; n...

5121

Platonic (2)

Pla‐ton″ic, n. A follower of Plato; a Platonist.

5122

Platonically

Pla‐ton″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a Platonic manner.

5123

Platonism

Pla″to‐nism (?), n. [Cf. F. Platonisme.] 1. The doctrines or philosophy by Plato or of his followers.☞ Plato believed God to be an infinitely wise, just, and powerful Spirit; an...

5124

Platonist

Pla″to‐nist (?), n. One who adheres to the philosophy of Plato; a follower of Plato. Hammond.

5125

Platonize

Pla″to‐nize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Platonized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Platonizing.] To adopt the opinion of Plato or his followers. Milner.

5126

Platonize (2)

Pla″to‐nize, v. t. To explain by, or accomodate to, the Platonic philosophy. Enfield.

5127

Platonizer

Pla″to‐ni′zer (?), n. One who Platonizes.

5128

Platoon

Pla‐toon″ (?), n. [F. peloton a ball of thread, a knot or group of men, a platoon, from pelote a ball formed of things wound round. See Pellet.] (Mil.) (a) Formerly, a body of m...

5129

Platt

Platt (?), n.(Mining) See Lodge, n.Raymond.

5130

Plattdeutsch

Platt″deutsch′ (?), n. The modern dialects spoken in the north of Germany, taken collectively; modern Low German. See Low German, under German.