Webster's Dictionary 1913

3241

Digynian

{ Di‐gyn″i‐an (?), Dig″y‐nous (?), } a. [Cf. F. digyne.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Digynia; having two styles.

3242

Dihedral

Di‐he″dral (?), a. [Gr. δι- = δίσ- twice + � a seat, bottom, base, fr. � to sit. Cf. Diedral.] Having two plane faces; as, the dihedral summit of a crystal.Dihedral angle, the a...

3243

Dihedral (2)

Di‐he″dral (?), a. 1. Of a kite or an aëroplane, having wings that make with one another a dihedral angle, esp. when the angle between the upper sides is less than 180°.2. (Aëro...

3244

Dihedron

Di‐he″dron (?), n. [See Dihedral.] A figure with two sides or surfaces. Buchanan.

3245

Dihexagonal

Di′hex‐ag″o‐nal (?), a. [Pref. di- + hexagonal.] (a) Consisting of two hexagonal parts united; thus, a dihexagonal pyramid is composed of two hexagonal pyramids placed base to b...

3246

Diiamb

Di′i‐amb″ (?), n. A diiambus.

3247

Diiambus

Di′i‐am″bus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; δι- = δίσ- twice + �. See Lambus.] (Pros.) A double iambus; a foot consisting of two iambuses (� � � �).

3248

Diiodide

Di‐i″o‐dide (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + iodine.] (Chem.) A compound of a binary type containing two atoms of iodine; — called also biniodide.

3249

Diisatogen

Di′i‐sat″o‐gen (?), n. [Pref. di- + isatine + -gen.] (Chem.) A red crystalline nitrogenous substance of artificial production, which by reduction passes directly to indigo.

3250

Dijudicant

Di‐ju″di‐cant (?), n. [L. dijudicans, p. pr.] One who dijudicates. Wood.

3251

Dijudicate

Di‐ju″di‐cate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Dijudicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dijucating (?).] [L. dijudicatus, p. p. of dijudicare to decide; di- = dis- + judicare to judge.] To make a...

3252

Dijudication

Di‐ju′di‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. dijudicatio.] The act of dijudicating; judgment. Cockeram.

3253

Dika

‖Di″ka (?), n. A kind of food, made from the almondlike seeds of the Irvingia Barteri, much used by natives of the west coast of Africa; — called also dika bread.

3254

Dike

Dike (dī), n. [OE. dic, dike, diche, ditch, AS. dīc dike, ditch; akin to D. dijk dike, G. deich, and prob. teich pond, Icel. dīki dike, ditch, Dan. dige; perh. akin to Gr. τει̑χ...

3255

Dike (2)

Dike, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Diked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Diking.] [OE. diken, dichen, AS. dīcian to dike. See Dike.] 1. To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with ...

3256

Dike (3)

Dike, v. i. To work as a ditcher; to dig.He would thresh and thereto dike and delve. Chaucer.

3257

Diker

Dik″er (?), n. 1. A ditcher. Piers Plowman.2. One who builds stone walls; usually, one who builds them without lime.

3258

Dilacerate

Di‐lac″er‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dilacerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dilacerating (?).] [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of dilacerare to tear apart; di- = dis- + lacerare to tear.] To r...

3259

Dilaceration

Di‐lac′er‐a″tion (?), n. [L. dilaceratio: cf. F. dilacération.] The act of rending asunder. Arbuthnot.

3260

Dilaniate

Di‐la″ni‐ate (?), v. t. [L. dilaniatus, p. p. of dilaniare to dilacerate; di- = dis- + laniare to tear to pieces.] To rend in pieces; to tear. Howell.

3261

Dilaniation

Di‐la′ni‐a″tion (?), n. A rending or tearing in pieces; dilaceration.

3262

Dilapidate

Di‐lap″i‐date (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dilapidated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dilapidating (?).] [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis ...

3263

Dilapidate (2)

Di‐lap″i‐date, v. i. To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate. Johnson.

3264

Dilapidated

Di‐lap″i‐da′ted (?), a. Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect.A deserted and dilapidated buildings. Cooper.

3265

Dilapidation

Di‐lap′i‐da″tion (?), n. [L. dilapidatio: cf. F. dilapidation.] 1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered....

3266

Dilapidator

Di‐lap″i‐da′tor (?), n. [Cf. F. dilapidateur.] One who causes dilapidation. Strype.

3267

Dilatability

Di‐la′ta‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. dilatabilité.] The quality of being dilatable, or admitting expansion; — opposed to contractibility. Ray.