Webster's Dictionary 1913

2836

Mete (4)

Mete (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Meted; p. pr. & vb. n.Meting.] [AS. metan; akin to D. meten, G. messen, OHG. mezzan, Icel. meta, Sw. mäta, Goth. mitan, L. modus measure, moderation...

2837

Mete (5)

Mete (?), v. i. To measure. Mark iv. 24.

2838

Mete (6)

Mete, n. [AS. met. See Mete to measure.] Measure; limit; boundary; — used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase metes and bounds.

2839

Metecorn

Mete″corn′ (?), n. A quantity of corn formerly given by the lord to his customary tenants, as an encouragement to, or reward for, labor and faithful service.

2840

Metely

Mete″ly, a. According to measure or proportion; proportionable; proportionate.

2841

Metempiric

{ Met′em‐pir″ic (?), Met′em‐pir″ic‐al (?), } a. [Pref. met- + empiric, -ical.] (Metaph.) Related, or belonging, to the objects of knowledge within the province of metempirics.If...

2842

Metempiricism

Met‐em‐pir″i‐cism (?), n. The science that is concerned with metempirics.

2843

Metempirics

Met′em‐pir″ics (?), n. The concepts and relations which are conceived as beyond, and yet as related to, the knowledge gained by experience.

2844

Metempsychose

Me‐temp″sy‐chose (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Metempsychosed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Metempsychosing (?).] [See Metempsychosis.] To translate or transfer, as the soul, from one body to a...

2845

Metempsychosis

Me‐temp′sy‐cho″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; � beyond, over + � to animate; � in + � soul. See Psychology.] The passage of the soul, as an immortal essence, at the death of the a...

2846

Metemptosis

Met′emp‐to″sis (?), n.(Chron.) The suppression of a day in the calendar to prevent the date of the new moon being set a day too late, or the suppression of the bissextile day on...

2847

Metencephalon

Met′en‐ceph″a‐lon (?), n. [Met- + encephalon.] (Anat.) The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.

2848

Metensomatosis

‖Met′en‐so′ma‐to″sis (?), n.(Biol.) The assimilation by one body or organism of the elements of another.

2849

Meteor

Me″te‐or (?), n. [F. météore, Gr. �, pl. � things in the air, fr. � high in air, raised off the ground; � beyond + �, �, a suspension or hovering in the air, fr. � to lift, rais...

2850

Meteoric

Me′te‐or″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. météorique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric, as, meteoric phenomena; meteoric stones.2. Influenced by the weather; as, m...

2851

Meteorical

Me′te‐or″ic‐al (?), a. Meteoric.

2852

Meteorism

Me″te‐or‐ism (?), n.(Med.) Flatulent distention of the abdomen; tympanites.

2853

Meteorite

Me″te‐or‐ite (?), n. [Cf. F. météorite.] (Min.) A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an aërolite.☞ Meteorites usually show a pitted surface with a f...

2854

Meteorize

Me″te‐or‐ize (?), v. i. To ascend in vapors; to take the form of a meteor. Evelyn.

2855

Meteorograph

Me′te‐or″o‐graph (?), n. [Meteor + -graph.] An instrument which registers meteorologic phases or conditions.

2856

Meteorographic

Me′te‐or′o‐graph″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to meteorography.

2857

Meteorography

Me′te‐or‐og″ra‐phy (?), n. [Meteor + -graphy.] The registration of meteorological phenomena.

2858

Meteoroid

Me″te‐or‐oid (mē″tē̍‐ẽr‐oid), n. [Meteor + -oid.] (Astron.) A small body moving through space, or revolving about the sun, which on entering the earth's atmosphere would be defl...

2859

Meteoroidal

Me′te‐or‐oid″al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a meteoroid or to meteoroids.

2860

Meteorolite

Me′te‐or″o‐lite (?; 277), n. [Meteor + -lite: cf. F. météorolithe.] A meteoric stone; an aërolite; a meteorite.

2861

Meteorologic

{ Me′te‐or′o‐log″ic (?), Me′te‐or′o‐log″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �: cf. F. météorologique.] Of or pertaining to the atmosphere and its phenomena, or to meteorology.Meteorological ta...

2862

Meteorologist

Me′te‐or‐ol″o‐gist (?), n. [Cf. F. météorologiste.] A person skilled in meteorology.