Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Diurna

‖Di‐ur″na (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. diurnus belonging to the day.] (Zoöl.) A division of Lepidoptera, including the butterflies; — so called because they fly only in the daytime.

4997

Diurnal

Di‐ur″nal (?), a. [L. diurnalis, fr. dies day. See Deity, and cf. Journal.] 1. Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; — oppo...

4998

Diurnal (2)

Di‐ur″nal (?), n. [Cf. F. diurnal a prayerbook. See Diurnal, a.] 1. A daybook; a journal. Tatler.2. (R. C. Ch.) A small volume containing the daily service for the “little hours...

4999

Diurnalist

Di‐ur″nal‐ist, n. A journalist. Bp. Hall.

5000

Diurnally

Di‐ur″nal‐ly, adv. Daily; every day.

5001

Diurnalness

Di‐ur″nal‐ness, n. The quality of being diurnal.

5002

Diurnation

Di′ur‐na″tion (?), n. 1. Continuance during the day.2. (Zoöl.) The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day, as is the case of the bats.

5003

Diuturnal

Di′u‐tur″nal (?), a. [L. diuturnus, fr. diu a long time, by day; akin to dies day.] Of long continuance; lasting. Milton.

5004

Diuturnity

Di′u‐tur″ni‐ty (?), n. [L. diuturnitas.] Long duration; lastingness. Sir T. Browne.

5005

Diva

‖Di″va (dē″vȧ), n.; It. pl.Dive (dē″vā). [It., prop. fem. of divo divine, L. divus.] A prima donna.

5006

Divagation

Di′va‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. divagari to wander about; di- = dis- + vagari to stroll about: cf. F. divagation. See Vagary.] A wandering about or going astray; digression.Let us be ...

5007

Divalent

Div″a‐lent (?), a. [Pref. di- + L. valens, valentis, p. pr. See Valence.] (Chem.) Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. Valence.

5008

Divan

Di‐van″ (?), n. [Per. dīwān a book of many leaves, an account book, a collection of books, a senate, council: cf. Ar. daiwān, F. divan.] 1. A book; esp., a collection of poems w...

5009

Divaricate

Di‐var″i‐cate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Divaricated; p. pr. & vb. n.Divaricating.] [L. divaricatus, p. p. of divaricare to stretch apart; di- = dis- + varicare to straddle, fr. va...

5010

Divaricate (2)

Di‐var″i‐cate, v. t. To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.

5011

Divaricate (3)

Di‐var″i‐cate (?), a. [L. divaricatus, p. p.] 1. Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.2. (Biol.) Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or...

5012

Divaricately

Di‐var″i‐cate‐ly, adv. With divarication.

5013

Divarication

Di‐var′i‐ca″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. divarication.] 1. A separation into two parts or branches; a forking; a divergence.2. An ambiguity of meaning; a disagreement of difference in o...

5014

Divaricator

Di‐var′i‐ca″tor (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the muscles which open the shell of brachiopods; a cardinal muscle. See Illust. of Brachiopoda.

5015

Divast

Di‐vast″ (?), a. Devastated; laid waste.

5016

Dive

Dive (dīv), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Dived (dīvd), colloq. Dove (dōv), a relic of the AS. strong forms deáf, dofen; p. pr. & vb. n.Diving.] [OE. diven, duven, AS. dȳfan to sink, v. t....

5017

Dive (2)

Dive (?), v. t. 1. To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck. Hooker.2. To explore by diving; to plunge into.The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of fame. Denham.He...

5018

Dive (3)

Dive, n. 1. A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively.2. A place of low resort; a dispreputable bar or nightclub; a dingy hotel; a jo...

5019

Divedapper

Dive″dap′per (?), n. [See Dive, Didapper.] (Zoöl.) A water fowl; the didapper. See Dabchick.

5020

Divel

Di‐vel″ (?), v. t. [L. divellere; dit- = dis- + vellere to pluck.] To rend apart. Sir T. Browne.

5021

Divellent

Di‐vel″lent (?), a. [L. divellens, p. pr.] Drawing asunder.

5022

Divellicate

Di‐vel″li‐cate (?), v. t. [L. di- = vellicatus, p. p. of vellicare to pluck, fr. vellere to pull.] To pull in pieces.