Dipteran
Dip″ter‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) An insect of the order Diptera.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Dipterocarpus
‖Dip′te‐ro‐car″pus (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of trees found in the East Indies, some species of which produce a fragrant resin, other species wood oil. The fruit has two long wings.
Dipterous
Dip″ter‐ous (?), a. 1. (Zoöl.) Having two wings, as certain insects; belonging to the order Diptera.2. (Bot.) Having two wings; two-winged.
Dipterygian
Dip′ter‐yg″i‐an (?), a. [Gr. δι- = δίσ- twice + � a fin, dim. of � wing.] (Zoöl.) Having two dorsal fins; — said of certain fishes.
Diptote
Dip″tote (?), n. [Gr. �; δι- = δίσ- twice + � falling, fr. � to fall: cf. F. diptote.] (Gram.) A noun which has only two cases. Andrews.
Diptych
Dip″tych (?), n. [L. diptycha, pl., fr. Gr. � folded, doubled; δι- = δίσ- twice + � to fold, double up.] 1. Anything consisting of two leaves. Especially: (a) (Roman Antiq.) A w...
Dipyre
Di‐pyre″ (?), n. [Gr. δι- = δίσ- twice fire.] (Min.) A mineral of the scapolite group; — so called from the double effect of fire upon it, in fusing it, and rendering it phospho...
Dipyrenous
Di′py‐re″nous (?), a. [Pref. di- + pyrene.] (Bot.) Containing two stones or nutlets.
Dipyridine
Di‐pyr″i‐dine (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + pyridine.] (Geom.) A polymeric form of pyridine, C10H10N2, obtained as a colorless oil by the action of sodium on pyridine.
Dipyridyl
Di‐pyr″i‐dyl (?), n. [Pref. di- + pyridine + -yl.] (Chem.) A crystalline nitrogenous base, C10H8N2, obtained by the reduction of pyridine.
Diradiation
Di‐ra′di‐a″tion (?), n. [Pref. di- + radiation.] The emission and diffusion of rays of light.
Dire
Dire (dīr), a. [Compar.Direr (?); superl.Direst.] [L. dirus; of uncertain origin.] 1. Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.2. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible;...
Direct
Di‐rect″ (?), a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct: cf. F. direct. See Dress, and cf. Dirge.] 1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or s...
Direct (2)
Di‐rect″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Directed; p. pr. & vb. n.Directing.] 1. To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to ...
Direct (3)
Di‐rect″ (?), v. i. To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide.Wisdom is profitable to direct. Eccl. x. 10.
Direct (4)
Di‐rect″, n.(Mus.) A character, thus, placed at the end of a staff on the line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise the performer of its situation. Moore (En...
Direct (5)
Di‐rect″, a.(Political Science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates; ...
Direct action
Direct action. (Trade unions) See Syndicalism, below.
Direct current
Direct current. (Elec.) (a) A current flowing in one direction only; — distinguished from alternating current. When steady and not pulsating a direct current is often called a c...
Direct nomination
Direct nomination. (Political Science) The nomination or designation of candidates for public office by direct popular vote rather than through the action of a convention or bod...
Direct primary
Direct primary. (Political Science) A primary by which direct nominations of candidates for office are made.
Direct-acting
Di‐rect″–act′ing (?), a.(Mach.) Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts.Direct-acting steam engine, one in which motion is tra...
Direct-coupled
Di‐rect″–cou″pled (?), a. Coupled without intermediate connections, as an engine and a dynamo.Direct-coupled antenna(Wireless Teleg.), an antenna connected electrically with one...
Directer
Di‐rect″er (?), n. One who directs; a director.Directer plane(Geom.), the plane to which all right-lined elements in a warped surface are parallel.
Direction
Di‐rec″tion (?), n. [L. directio: cf. F. direction.] 1. The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration;...
Directive
Di‐rect″ive (?), a. [LL. directivus: cf. F. directif.] 1. Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way. Hooker.The precepts directive of our prac...
Directly
Di‐rect″ly, adv. 1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. “To run directly on.” Shak.Indirectly and directly tooThou hast contrived against the very lifeOf the defen...