Webster's Dictionary 1913

10477

Cylindricity

Cyl‐′in‐dric″i‐ty (s?l′?n–dr?s″?–t?), n. The quality or condition of being cylindrical.

10478

Cylindriform

Cy‐lin″dri‐form (s?–l?n″dr?–f?rm), a. [L. cylindrus (Gr. κύλινδροσ) cylinder + -form: cf. F. cylindriforme.] Having the form of a cylinder.

10479

Cylindroid

Cyl″in‐droid (s?l″?n–droid), n. [Gr. κύλινδροσ cylinder + -oid: cf. F. cylindroïde.] 1. A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the bases or ends elliptical.2. (Geo...

10480

Cylindrometric

Cy‐lin′dro‐met″ric (sĭ‐lĭn′drō̍‐mĕt″rĭk), a. [Gr. κύλινδροσ + μέτρον measure.] Belonging to a scale used in measuring cylinders.

10481

Cyma

‖Cy″ma (sī″mȧ) n. [NL., fr. Gr. κυ̑μα. See Cyme]1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.2. (Bot.) A cyme. See Cyme.Cyma recta, or...

10482

Cymar

Cy‐mar″ (sī‐mär″), n. [F. simarre. See Chimere.] A slight covering; a scarf. See Simar.Her body shaded with a light cymar.Dryden.

10483

Cymatium

‖Cy‐ma″ti‐um (sĭ‐mā″shĭ‐ŭm), n. [L., fr. Gr. κυμάτιον, dim. of κυ̑μα a wave.] (Arch.) A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture.

10484

Cymbal

Cym″bal (sĭm″bal). n. [OE. cimbale, simbale, OF. cimbale, F. cymbale, L. cymbalum, fr. Gr. κύμβαλον, fr. κύμβη, κύμβοσ, anything hollow, hollow vessel, basin, akin to Skr. kumbh...

10485

Cymbalist

Cym″bal‐ist, n. A performer upon cymbals.

10486

Cymbiform

Cym″bi‐form (s?m″b?–f?rm),, a. [L. cymba boat (Gr. ����) + -form: cf. F. cymbiforme.] Shaped like a boat; (Bot.) elongated and having the upper surface decidedly concave, as the...

10487

Cymbium

‖Cym″bi‐um (s?m″b?–?m), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of marine univalve shells; the gondola.

10488

Cyme

Cyme (s?m), n. [L. cyma the young sprount of a cabbage, fr. Gr. ���, prop., anything swollen, hence also cyme, wave, fr. ��� to be pregnant.] (Bot.) A flattish or convex flower ...

10489

Cymene

Cy″mene (s?″m?n), n.(Chem.) A colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon, CH3.C6H4.C3H7, of pleasant odor, obtained from oil of cumin, oil of caraway, carvacrol, camphor, etc.; ...

10490

Cymenol

Cy″me‐nol (s?″m?–n?l), n.(Chem.) See Carvacrol.

10491

Cymidine

Cy″mi‐dine (s?″m?–d?n or –d?n; 104), n.(Chem.) A liquid organic base, C10H13.NH2, derived from cymene.

10492

Cymiferous

Cy‐mif″er‐ous (s?–m?f″?r–?s), a. [Cyme + -ferous.] Producing cymes.

10493

Cymling

{ Cym″ling, Cymb″ling (s?m″l?ng) }, n. A scalloped or “pattypan” variety of summer squash.

10494

Cymogene

Cy″mo‐gene (s?″m?–j?n), n.(Chem.) A highly volatile liquid, condensed by cold and pressure from the first products of the distillation of petroleum; — used for producing low tem...

10495

Cymograph

Cy″mo‐graph (?), n. [Cyma + -graph.] (a) An instrument for making tracings of the outline or contour of profiles, moldings, etc. (b) Var. of Kymograph. — Cy′mo‐graph″ic (#), a.

10496

Cymograph (2)

Cy″mo‐graph, v. t. To trace or copy with a cymograph.

10497

Cymoid

Cy″moid (s?″moid), a. [Cyme + -oid.] (Bot.) Having the form of a cyme.

10498

Cymometer

Cy‐mom″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � wave -meter.] An instrument for exhibiting and measuring wave motion; specif. (Elec.), an instrument for determining the frequency of electic wave os...

10499

Cymophane

Cym″o‐phane (s?m″?–f?n or s?″m?–), n. [Gr.��� wave + ��� To appear: cf. F. cymophane. So named in allusion to a peculiar opalescence often seen in it.] (Min.) See Chrysoberyl.

10500

Cymophanous

Cy‐moph″a‐nous (s?–m?f″?–n?s or s?–), a. Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.

10501

Cymoscope

Cy″mo‐scope (?), n. [Gr. � wave + -scope.] (Elec.) Any device for detecting the presence of electric waves. The influence of electric waves on the resistance of a particular kin...

10502

Cymose

{ Cy″mose (s?″m?s; 277), Cy″mous (s?″m?s), } a. [L. cymosus full of shoots: cf. FF. cymeux. See Cyme.] (Bot.) Having the nature of a cyme, or derived from a cyme; bearing, or pe...

10503

Cymric

Cym″ric (k?m″r?k), a. [W. Cymru Wales.] Welsh. — n. The Welsh language. [Written also Kymric.]