Webster's Dictionary 1913

2377

Pentagram

Pen″ta‐gram (?), n. [Gr. �, neut. of � having five lines. See Penta-, and -gram.] A pentacle or a pentalpha. “Like a wizard pentagram.” Tennyson.

2378

Pentagraphic

{ Pen′ta‐graph″ic (?), Pen′ta‐graph″ic‐al (?), } a. [Corrupted fr. pantographic, -ical.] Pantographic. See Pantograph.

2379

Pentagynia

‖Pen′ta‐gyn″i‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � (see Penta-) + � female.] (Bot.) A Linnæan order of plants, having five styles or pistils.

2380

Pentagynian

{ Pen′ta‐gyn″i‐an (?), Pen‐tag″y‐nous (?), } a.(Bot.) Of or pertaining to plants of the order Pentagyna; having five styles.

2381

Pentahedral

Pen′ta‐he″dral (?), a. Having five sides; as, a pentahedral figure.

2382

Pentahedrical

Pen′ta‐hed″ric‐al (?), a. Pentahedral.

2383

Pentahedron

Pen′ta‐he″dron (?), n. [Penta- + Gr. ἕδρα seat, base.] A solid figure having five sides.

2384

Pentahedrous

Pen′ta‐he″drous (?), a. Pentahedral. Woodward.

2385

Pentail

Pen″tail′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A peculiar insectivore (Ptilocercus Lowii) of Borneo; — so called from its very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the base and plumose at the tip.

2386

Pentalpha

‖Pen‐tal″pha (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �: cf. F. pentalpha. See Penta-, and Alpha.] A five-pointed star, resembling five alphas joined at their bases; — used as a symbol.

2387

Pentamera

‖Pen‐tam″e‐ra (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pentamerous.] (Zoöl.) An extensive division of Coleoptera, including those that normally have five-jointed tarsi. It embraces about half of al...

2388

Pentameran

Pen‐tam″er‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Pentamera.

2389

Pentamerous

Pen‐tam″er‐ous (?), a. [Penta- + Gr. � part.] 1. (Biol.) Divided into, or consisting of, five parts; also, arranged in sets, with five parts in each set, as a flower with five s...

2390

Pentamerus

‖Pen‐tam″e‐rus (?), n. [NL. See Pentamerous.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct Paleozoic brachiopods, often very abundant in the Upper Silurian.Pentamerus limestone(Geol.), a Siluri...

2391

Pentameter

Pen‐tam″e‐ter (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �; � (see Penta-) + � measure.] (Gr. & L.Pros.) A verse of five feet.☞ The dactylic pentameter consists of two parts separated by a diæresis. ...

2392

Pentameter (2)

Pen‐tam″e‐ter, a. Having five metrical feet.

2393

Pentamethylene

Pen′ta‐meth″yl‐ene (?), n. [Penta- + methylene.] (Chem.) A hypothetical hydrocarbon, C5H10, metameric with the amylenes, and the nucleus of a large number of derivatives; — so n...

2394

Pentandria

‖Pen‐tan″dri‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � (see Penta-) + �, �, man, male.] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants having five separate stamens.

2395

Pentandrian

{ Pen‐tan″dri‐an (?), Pen‐tan″drous (?), } a.(Bot.) Of or pertaining to the class Pentadria; having five stamens.

2396

Pentane

Pen″tane (?), n. [See Penta-.] (Chem.) Any one of the three metameric hydrocarbons, C5H12, of the methane or paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, two of which ...

2397

Pentangle

Pen″tan′gle (?), n. [Penta- + angle.] A pentagon. Sir T. Browne.

2398

Pentangular

Pen‐tan″gu‐lar (?), a. [Penta- + angular.] Having five corners or angles.

2399

Pentapetalous

Pen′ta‐pet″al‐ous (?), a. [Penta- + petal.] (Bot.) Having five petals, or flower leaves.

2400

Pentaphyllous

Pen‐taph″yl‐lous (?), a. [Penta- + Gr. � leaf.] (Bot.) Having five leaves or leaflets.

2401

Pentapody

Pen‐tap″o‐dy (?), n. [Penta- + Gr. �, �, foot.] (Pros.) A measure or series consisting of five feet.

2402

Pentaptote

Pen″tap‐tote (?), n. [L. (pl.) pentaptota. Gr. � with five cases; � (see Penta-) + � falling.] (Gram.) A noun having five cases.

2403

Pentaptych

Pen″tap‐tych (?), n. [Penta- + Gr. �, �, a fold.] (Fine Arts) A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centerpiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an alt...