Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Pendular

Pen″du‐lar (?), a. Pendulous.

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Pendulate

Pen″du‐late (?), v. i. To swing as a pendulum.

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Pendule

Pen″dule (?), n. A pendulum. Evelyn.

2245

Penduline

‖Pen″du′line (?), n. [F. See Pendulum.] (Zoöl.) A European titmouse (Parus, orÆgithalus, pendulinus). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of w...

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Pendulosity

Pen′du‐los″i‐ty (?), n. [See Pendulous.] The state or quality of being pendulous. Sir T. Browne.

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Pendulous

Pen″du‐lous (?), a. [L. pendulus, fr. pendere to hang. Cf. Pendant, and cf. Pendulum.] 1. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. Shak. “The pendulous round earth.” Milto...

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Pendulously

Pen″du‐lous‐ly, adv. In a pendulous manner.

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Pendulousness

Pen″du‐lous‐ness, n. The quality or state of being pendulous; the state of hanging loosely; pendulosity.

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Pendulum

Pen″du‐lum (?), n.; pl.Pendulums (#). [NL., fr. L. pendulus hanging, swinging. See Pendulous.] A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the altern...

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Penelope

‖Pe‐nel″o‐pe (pē̍‐nĕl″ō̍‐pē), n. [From. L. Penelope, the wife of Ulysses, the hero of the Odyssey, Gr. Πηνελόπη.] (Zoöl.) A genus of curassows, including the guans.

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Peneplain

Pe″ne‐plain′ (?), n. [L. paene, pene, almost + E. plain.] (Phys. Geog.) A land surface reduced by erosion to the general condition of a plain, but not wholly devoid of hills; a ...

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Penetrability

Pen′e‐tra‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. pénétrabilité.] The quality of being penetrable; susceptibility of being penetrated, entered, or pierced. Cheyne.

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Penetrable

Pen″e‐tra‐ble (?), a. [L. penetrabilus: cf. F. pénétrable.] Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced. Used also figuratively.And pierce his only penetrable part. Dryden....

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Penetrail

Pen″e‐trail (?), n. Penetralia. Harvey.

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Penetralia

‖Pen′e‐tra″li‐a (?), n. pl. [L., fr. penetralis penetrating, internal. See Penetrate.] 1. The recesses, or innermost parts, of any thing or place, especially of a temple or pala...

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Penetrance

{ Pen″e‐trance (?), Pen″e‐tran‐cy (?), } n. The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power or quality; as, the penetrancy of subtile e...

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Penetrant

Pen″e‐trant (?), a. [L. penetrans, p. pr. of penetrare: cf. F. pénétrant.] Having power to enter or pierce; penetrating; sharp; subtile; as, penetrant cold. “Penetrant and power...

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Penetrate

Pen″e‐trate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Penetrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Penetrating.] [L. penetratus, p. p. of penetrare to penetrate; akin to penitus inward, inwardly, and perh. to ...

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Penetrate (2)

Pen″e‐trate, v. i. To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively.Preparing to penetrate to the north and west. J. R. Green.Born where Heaven's influence scarce can pen...

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Penetrating

Pen″e‐tra′ting (?), a. 1. Having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading; sharp; subtile; penetrative; as, a penetrating odor.2. Acute; discerning; sagacious; quick to dis...

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Penetratingly

Pen″e‐tra′ting‐ly, adv. In a penetrating manner.

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Penetration

Pen″e‐tra′tion (?), n. [L. penetratio: cf. F. pénétration.] 1. The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehen...

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Penetrative

Pen″e‐tra‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. pénétratif.] 1. Tending to penetrate; of a penetrating quality; piercing; as, the penetrative sun.His look became keen and penetrative. Hawthorne....

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Penetrativeness

Pen″e‐tra‐tive‐ness, n. The quality of being penetrative.

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Penfish

Pen″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A squid.

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Penfold

Pen″fold′ (?), n. See Pinfold.

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Pengolin

Pen″go‐lin (?), n.(Zoöl.) The pangolin.