Viscosity
Vis‐cos″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. viscosité, LL. viscositas.] 1. The quality or state of being viscous.2. (Physics) A quality analogous to that of a viscous fluid, supposed to be cau...
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Viscount
Vis″count′ (?), n. [OE. vicounte, OF. visconte, vescunte, F. vicomte, LL. vicecomes; L. vice (see Vice, a.) + comes a companion, LL., a count. See Count.] 1. (O. Eng. Law) An of...
Viscountcy
Vis″count′cy (?), n. The dignity or jurisdiction of a viscount. Sir B. Burke.
Viscountess
Vis″count′ess (?), n. [F. vicomtesse, LL. vicecomitissa.] The wife of a viscount.
Viscountship
{ Vis″count′ship, Vis″count′y (?), } n. [F. vicomté.] The quality, rank, or office of a viscount.
Viscous
Vis″cous (?), a. [L. viscosus. See Viscid.] Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice. — Vis″cous...
Viscum
‖Vis″cum (?), n. 1. (Bot.) A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the mistletoe of Europe.2. Birdlime, which is often made from the berries of the European mistletoe.
Viscus
‖Vis″cus (?), n.; pl.Viscera (#). [L., perhaps akin to E. viscid.] (Anat.) One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; — ...
Vise
Vise (?), n. [F. vis a screw, winding stairs, OF. vis, viz, fr. L. vitis a vine; probably akin to E. withy.] An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam...
Visé
‖Vi‐sé″ (?), n. [F. visé, p. p. of viser to put a visa to, fr. L. visus seen, p. p. of videre to see.] An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain cou...
Visé (2)
Vi‐sé″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Viséed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Viséing.] To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.
Vishnu
‖Vish″nu (?), n. [Skr. Vish�u, from vish to pervade., to extend through nature.] (Hindoo Myth.) A divinity of the modern Hindoo trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the prese...
Visibility
Vis′i‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [L. visibilitas: cf. F. visibilité.] The quality or state of being visible.
Visible
Vis″i‐ble (?), a. [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to see: cf. F. visible. See Vision.] 1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a visible st...
Visible speech
Vis″i‐ble speech″. (Phon.) A system of characters invented by Prof. Alexander Melville Bell to represent all sounds that may be uttered by the speech organs, and intended to be ...
Visigoth
Vis″i‐goth (?), n. [L. Visegothae, pl. Cf. West, and Goth.] One of the West Goths. See the Note under Goth. — Vis′i‐goth″ic (#), a.
Vision
Vi″sion (?), n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. � to see, � I know, and E. wit. See Wit, v., and cf. Advice, Clairvoyant, Envy, Ev...
Vision (2)
Vi″sion, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Visioned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Visioning.] To see in a vision; to dream.For them no visioned terrors daunt,Their nights no fancied specters haunt. Sir ...
Visional
Vi″sion‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a vision.
Visionariness
Vi″sion‐a‐ri‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being visionary.
Visionary
Vi″sion‐a‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. visionnaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.The visionary hourWhen musing...
Visionary (2)
Vi″sion‐a‐ry, n.; pl.Visionaries (�). 1. One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms.2. One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his jud...
Visioned
Vi″sioned (?), a. Having the power of seeing visions; inspired; also, seen in visions. Shelley.
Visionist
Vi″sion‐ist (?), n. A visionary.
Visionless
Vi″sion‐less, a. Destitute of vision; sightless.
Visit
Vis″it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Visited; p. pr. & vb. n.Visiting.] [F. visiter, L. visitare, fr. visere to go to see, to visit, fr. videre, visum to see. See Vision.]1. To go or ...
Visit (2)
Vis″it (?), v. i. To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.