Webster's Dictionary 1913

11098

Subligation

Sub′li‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. subligatio, from subligare to bind below; sub under + ligare to bind.] The act of binding underneath.

11099

Sublimable

Sub‐lim″a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. sublimable. See Sublime., v. t.] Capable of being sublimed or sublimated. — Sub‐lim″a‐ble‐ness, n.Boyle.

11100

Sublimate

Sub″li‐mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sublimated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sublimating.] [L. sublimatus, p. p. of sublimare to raise, elevate, fr. sublimis high: cf. F. sublimer. See Su...

11101

Sublimate (2)

Sub″li‐mate (?), n. [LL. sublimatum.] (Chem.) A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained.Corrosive sublimate. (Chem.) See under Corrosive.

11102

Sublimate (3)

Sub″li‐mate, a. [LL. sublimatus.] Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid.

11103

Sublimated

Sub″li‐ma′ted (?), a. Refined by, or as by, sublimation; exalted; purified.whose weight best suits a sublimated strain. Dryden.

11104

Sublimation

Sub″li‐ma′tion (?), n. [LL. sublimatio: cf. F. sublimation.] 1. (Chem.) The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed.2. The act of heightening or im...

11105

Sublimatory

Sub″li‐ma‐to‐ry (?), a. Used for sublimation; as, sublimatory vessels. Boyle.

11106

Sublimatory (2)

Sub″li‐ma‐to‐ry, n. A vessel used for sublimation.Vials, crosslets, and sublimatories. Chaucer.

11107

Sublime

Sub‐lime″ (?), a. [Compar.Sublimer (?); superl.Sublimest.] [L. sublimis; sub under + (perhaps) a word akin to limen lintel, sill, thus meaning, up to the lintel: cf. F. sublime....

11108

Sublime (2)

Sub‐lime″, n. That which is sublime; — with the definite article; as: (a) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.The sublime ris...

11109

Sublime (3)

Sub‐lime″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sublimed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Subliming.] [Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to subject to sublimation. See Sublime, a., and cf. Sublimate, v. t.] 1. To...

11110

Sublime (4)

Sub‐lime″ (?), v. i.(Chem.) To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state without apparent melting; — said of ...

11111

Sublimed

Sub‐limed″ (?), a.(Chem.) Having been subjected to the process of sublimation; hence, also, purified. “Sublimed mercurie.” Chaucer.

11112

Sublimely

Sub‐lime″ly (?), adv. In a sublime manner.

11113

Sublimeness

Sub‐lime″ness, n. The quality or state of being sublime; sublimity.

11114

Sublimification

Sub‐lim′i‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. sublimis sublime + -ficare to make. See -ry.] The act of making sublime, or state of being made sublime.

11115

Subliminal

Sub‐lim″i‐nal (?), a. [Pref. sub- + L. limen threshold.] (Philos.) Existing in the mind, but below the surface or threshold of consciousness; that is, existing as feeling rather...

11116

Sublimity

Sub‐lim″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Sublimities (#). [L. sublimitas: cf. F. sublimité.] 1. The quality or state of being sublime (in any sense of the adjective).2. That which is sublime; a...

11117

Sublineation

Sub‐lin′e‐a″tion (?), n. A mark of a line or lines under a word in a sentence, or under another line; underlining.

11118

Sublingua

‖Sub‐lin″gua (?), n.; pl.Sublinguæ (#). (Anat.) A process or fold below the tongue in some animals.

11119

Sublingual

Sub‐lin″gual (?), a. [Pref. sub + lingual: cf. F. sublingual.] (Anat.) (a) Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland. (b) Of or pertaining to the sublingual gland; as,...

11120

Sublition

Sub‐li″tion (?), n. [L. sublinere, sublitum, to smear, to lay on as a ground color.] (Paint.) The act or process of laying the ground in a painting.

11121

Sublittoral

Sub‐lit″to‐ral (?), a. Under the shore. Smart.

11122

Sublobular

Sub‐lob″u‐lar (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under, or at the bases of, the lobules of the liver.

11123

Sublumbar

Sub‐lum″bar (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lumbar region of the vertebral column.

11124

Sublunar

{ Sub‐lu″nar (?), Sub″lu‐na‐ry (?), } a. [Pref. sub + lunar, or lunary: cf. F. sublunaire.] Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this world; terrestrial; earthl...