Gymnastic
{ Gym‐nas″tic (jĭm‐năs″tĭk), Gym‐nas″tic‐al (–tĭ‐kal), } a. [L. gymnasticus, Gr. γυμναστικόσ: cf. F. gymnastique. See Gymnasium.] Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for h...
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Gymnastic (2)
Gym‐nas″tic, n. A gymnast.
Gymnastically
Gym‐nas″tic‐al‐ly, adv. In a gymnastic manner.
Gymnastics
Gym‐nas″tics (–tĭks), n. Athletic or disciplinary exercises; the art of performing gymnastic exercises; also, disciplinary exercises for the intellect or character.
Gymnic
{ Gym″nic (jĭm″nĭk), Gym″nic‐al (–nĭ‐kal), } a. [L. gymnicus, Gr. γυμνικόσ: cf. F. gymnique. See Gymmasium.] Athletic; gymnastic.Have they not swordplayers, and every sortOf gym...
Gymnic (2)
Gym″nic, n. Athletic exercise. Burton.
Gymnite
Gym″nite (–nīt), n. [Gr. γυμνόσ naked. So called as coming from the Bare Hills, Maryland.] (Min.) A hydrous silicate of magnesia.
Gymnoblastea
‖Gym′no‐blas″te‐a (jĭm′nō̍‐blăs″tē̍‐ȧ), n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + βλαστάνειν to sprout.] (Zoöl.) The Athecata; — so called because the medusoid buds are not inclosed in...
Gymnoblastic
Gym′no‐blas″tic (–tĭk), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Gymnoblastea.
Gymnocarpous
Gym′no‐car″pous (–kär″pŭs), a. [Gr. γυμνόσ naked + καρπόσ fruit.] (Bot.) Naked-fruited, the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the perianth. Gray.
Gymnochroa
‖Gym‐noch″ro‐a (jĭm‐nŏk″rō̍‐ȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + χρόα skin, body.] (Zoöl.) A division of Hydroidea including the hydra. See Hydra.
Gymnocladus
‖Gym‐noc″la‐dus (jĭm‐nŏ″lȧ‐dŭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + κλάδοσ a branch.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The leaves are cathartic, and t...
Gymnocopa
‖Gym′no‐co″pa (jĭm′nō̍‐kō″pȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + κώπη an oar.] (Zoöl.) A group of transparent, free-swimming Annelida, having setæ only in the cephalic appenda...
Gymnocyte
Gym″no‐cyte (jĭm″nō̍‐sīt), n. [Gr. γυμνόσ naked + κύτοσ a hollow vessel.] (Biol.) A cytode without a proper cell wall, but with a nucleus. Haeckel.
Gymnocytode
Gym′no‐cy″tode (jĭm′nō̍‐sī″tōd), n. [Gr. γυμνόσ naked + E. cytode.] (Biol.) A cytode without either a cell wall or a nucleus. Haeckel.
Gymnodont
Gym″no‐dont (jĭm″nō̍‐dŏnt), n. [Gr. γυμνόσ naked + οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, tooth.] (Zoöl.) One of a group of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes), having the teeth and jaws consolidated int...
Gymnogen
Gym″no‐gen (–jĕn), n. [Gr. γυμνόσ naked + -gen.] (Bot.) One of a class of plants, so called by Lindley, because the ovules are fertilized by direct contact of the pollen. Same a...
Gymnoglossa
‖Gym′no‐glos″sa (–glŏs″sȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + γλω̑σσα tongue.] (Zoöl.) A division of gastropods in which the odontophore is without teeth.
Gymnolæma
{ ‖Gym′no‐læ″ma (–lē″mȧ), ‖Gym′no‐læ″ma‐ta (–mȧ‐tȧ), } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + λαιμόσ the throat.] (Zoöl.) An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome.
Gymnonoti
‖Gym′no‐no″ti (–nō″tī), n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + νω̑τοσ the back.] (Zoöl.) The order of fishes which includes the Gymnotus or electrical eel. The dorsal fin is wanting.
Gymnopædic
Gym′no‐pæd″ic (–pĕd″ĭk or –pē″dĭk), a. [Gr. γυμνόσ naked + παι̑σ, παιδόσ, a child.] (Zoöl.) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopædic; — said of certain birds.
Gymnophiona
‖Gym′no‐phi″o‐na (–fī″ō̍‐nȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + οφιὄνεοσ serpentlike.] (Zoöl.) An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike body. See Ophiomorpha.
Gymnophthalmata
‖Gym′noph‐thal″ma‐ta (–nŏf‐thăl″mȧ‐tȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + οφθαλμὄσ the eye.] (Zoöl.) A group of acalephs, including the naked-eyed medusæ; the hydromedusæ. Mos...
Gymnoplast
Gym″no‐plast (jĭm″nō̍‐plăst), n. [Gr. γυμνόσ naked + πλάσσειν to shape, mold.] (Biol.) A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, as a white blood corpuscle.
Gymnosomata
‖Gym′no‐so″ma‐ta (–sō″mȧ‐tȧ or –sŏm″ȧ‐tȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + σω̑μα, σώματοσ, the body.] (Zoöl.) One of the orders of Pteropoda. They have no shell.
Gymnosophist
Gym‐nos″o‐phist (jĭm‐nŏs″ō̍‐fĭst), n. [Gr. γυμνοσοφιστήσ; γυμνόσ naked + σοφιστήσ philosopher; cf. F. gymnosophiste.] One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in I...
Gymnosophy
Gym‐nos″o‐phy (–fy̆), n. The doctrines of the Gymnosophists. Good.