Webster's Dictionary 1913

3970

Anconeus

‖An‐co″ne‐us (�), n. [NL., fr. L. ancon elbow.] (Anat.) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.

3971

Anconoid

An″co‐noid (�), a. Elbowlike; anconal.

3972

Ancony

An″co‐ny (�), n.(Iron Work) A piece of malleable iron, wrought into the shape of a bar in the middle, but unwrought at the ends.

3973

And

And (�), conj. [AS. and; akin to OS. endi, Icel. enda, OHG. anti, enti, inti, unti, G. und, D. en, OD. ende. Cf, An if, Ante-.] 1. A particle which expresses the relation of con...

3974

Andabatism

An″da‐ba‐tism (�), n. [L. andabata a kind of Roman gladiator, who fought hoodwinked.] Doubt; uncertainty. Shelford.

3975

Andalusite

An′da‐lu″site (�), n.(Min.) A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first discovered in Anda...

3976

Andante

‖An‐dan″te (�), a. [It. andante, p. pr. of andare to go.] (Mus.) Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto. — n. A mov...

3977

Andantino

‖An′dan‐ti″no (�), a. [It., dim. of andante.] (Mus.) Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto.☞ Some, taking andante in its original sense of “going,” and andantino ...

3978

Andarac

An″da‐rac (�), n. [A corruption of sandarac.] Red orpiment. Coxe.

3979

Andean

An‐de″an, a. Pertaining to the Andes.

3980

Andesine

An″des‐ine (�), n.(Min.) A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.

3981

Andesite

An″des‐ite (�), n.(Min.) An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.

3982

Andine

An″dine (�), a. Andean; as, Andine flora.

3983

Andiron

And″i′ron (�), n. [OE. anderne, aunderne, aundyre, OF. andier, F. landier, fr. LL. andena, andela, anderia, of unknown origin. The Eng. was prob. confused with brand-iron, AS. b...

3984

Andranatomy

An′dra‐nat″o‐my (�), n. [Gr. ανἤρ, ανδρὄσ, man + �: cf. F. andranatomie. See Anatomy, Androtomy.] The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy. Coxe.

3985

Androcephalous

An′dro‐ceph″a‐lous (?), a. Having a human head (upon an animal's body), as the Egyptian sphinx.

3986

Androdiœcious

{ An′dro‐di‐œ″cious, –di‐e″cious (?) }, a. [Gr. �, �, man + E. diœcious.] (Bot.) Having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants. — An′dro‐di‐œ″cism, –di‐e″cism (#), n.

3987

Andrœcium

‖An‐drœ″ci‐um (�), n. [NL., from Gr. ανἤρ, ανδρὄσ, man + � house.] (bot.) The stamens of a flower taken collectively.

3988

Androgyne

An″dro‐gyne (�), n. 1. An hermaphrodite.2. (Bot.) An androgynous plant. Whewell.

3989

Androgynous

{ An‐drog″y‐nous (�), An‐drog″y‐nal (�), } a. [L. androgynus, Gr. �; ανἤρ, ανδρὄσ, man + γυνή woman: cf. F. androgyne.] 1. Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristi...

3990

Androgyny

{ An‐drog″y‐ny (�), An‐drog″y‐nism (�), } n. Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism.

3991

Android

{ An″droid (ăn″droid), ‖An‐droi″des (ăn‐droi″dēz), } n. [Gr. ανδροειδἤσ of man's form; ανἤρ, ανδρὄσ, man + εἰ̑δοσ form.] A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.

3992

Android (2)

An″droid, a. Resembling a man.

3993

Andromeda

An‐drom″e‐da (�), n. 1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.2. (bot.) A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, o...

3994

Andromede

{ An″dro‐mede (?), An″dro‐med (?) }, n.} (Astron.) A meteor appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda, — whence the name.☞ A shower of these meteors takes...

3995

Andron

‖An″dron (ăn″drŏn), n. [L. andron, Gr. ανδρὤν, fr. ανἤρ, ανδρὄσ, man.] (Gr. & Rom. Arch.) The apartment appropriated for the males. This was in the lower part of the house.

3996

Andropetalous

An′dro‐pet″al‐ous (�), a. [Gr. ανἤρ, ανδρὄσ, man + πέταλον leaf.] (Bot.) Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus. Br...