Dielectric
Di′e‐lec″tric (?), n. [Pref. dia- + electric.] (Elec.) Any substance or medium that transmits the electric force by a process different from conduction, as in the phenomena of i...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Dielytra
‖Di‐el″y‐tra (?), n.(Bot.) See Dicentra.
Diencephalon
‖Di′en‐ceph″a‐lon (?), n. [NL. See Dia-, and Encephalon.] (Anat.) The interbrain or thalamencephalon; — sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon.
Dieresis (2)
‖Di‐er″e‐sis (?), n. Same as Diæresis.
Dies Iræ
‖Di″es I″ræ (?). Day of wrath; — the name and beginning of a famous mediæval Latin hymn on the Last Judgment.
Dies juridicus
‖Di″es ju‐rid″i‐cus (?); pl.Dies juridici (#). (Law) A court day.
Dies non
‖Di″es non″ (?). [L. dies non juridicus.] (Law) A day on which courts are not held, as Sunday or any legal holiday.
Diesel engine
{ Die″sel en′gineormo′tor (?) }. [After Dr. Rudolf Diesel, of Munich, the inventor.] A type of internal-combustion engine in which the air drawn in by the suction stroke is so h...
Diesinker
Die″sink′er (?), n. An engraver of dies for stamping coins, medals, etc.
Diesinking
Die″sink′ing, n. The process of engraving dies.
Diesis
‖Di″e‐sis (?), n.; pl.Dieses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. �, fr. � to let go through, dissolve; διά through + � to let go, send.] 1. (Mus.) A small interval, less than any in actual pract...
Diestock
Die″stock′ (?), n. A stock to hold the dies used for cutting screws.
Diet
Di″et (?), n. [F. diète, L. diaeta, fr. Gr. � manner of living.] 1. Course of living or nourishment; what is eaten and drunk habitually; food; victuals; fare. “No inconvenient d...
Diet (2)
Di″et, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dieted; p. pr. & vb. n.Dieting.] 1. To cause to take food; to feed. Shak.2. To cause to eat and drink sparingly, or by prescribed rules; to regulate me...
Diet (3)
Di″et, v. i. 1. To eat; to take one's meals.Let him... diet in such places, where there is good company of the nation, where he traveleth. Bacon.2. To eat according to prescribe...
Diet (4)
Di″et, n. [F. diète, LL. dieta, diaeta, an assembly, a day's journey; the same word as diet course of living, but with the sense changed by L. dies day: cf. G. tag day� and Reic...
Diet (5)
Di″et, n. Specifically: Any of various national or local assemblies; as, (a) Occasionally, the Reichstag of the German Empire, Reichsrath of the Austrian Empire, the federal leg...
Dietarian
Di′e‐ta″ri‐an (?), n. One who lives in accordance with prescribed rules for diet; a dieter.
Dietary
Di″et‐a‐ry (?), a. Pertaining to diet, or to the rules of diet.
Dietary (2)
Di″et‐a‐ry, n.; pl.Dietaries (�). A rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison, etc.
Dieter
Di″et‐er (?), n. One who diets; one who prescribes, or who partakes of, food, according to hygienic rules.
Dietetic
{ Di′e‐tet″ic (?), Di′e‐tet″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �: cf. F. diététique. See Diet.] Of or performance to diet, or to the rules for regulating the kind and quantity of food to be e...
Dietetically
Di′e‐tet″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a dietetical manner.
Dietetics
Di′e‐tet″ics (?), n. That part of the medical or hygienic art which relates to diet or food; rules for diet.To suppose that the whole of dietetics lies in determining whether or...
Dietetist
Di′e‐tet″ist, n. A physician who applies the rules of dietetics to the cure of diseases. Dunglison.
Diethylamine
Di‐eth′yl‐am″ine (?), n. [Pref. di- + ethylamine.] (Chem.) A colorless, volatile, alkaline liquid, NH(C2H5)2, having a strong fishy odor resembling that of herring or sardines. ...
Dietic
Di‐et″ic (?), a. Dietetic.