Webster's Dictionary 1913

1054

Viander

Vi″and‐er (?), n. A feeder; an eater; also, one who provides viands, or food; a host. Holinshed.

1055

Viary

Vi″a‐ry (?), a. [L. viarius, fr. via a way, road.] Of or pertaining to roads; happening on roads.

1056

Viatecture

Vi″a‐tec′ture (?; 135), n. [L. via way + -tecture, as in architecture.] The art of making roads or ways for traveling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, e...

1057

Viatic

Vi‐at″ic (?), a. [L. viaticus, fr. via a way. See Voyage.] Of or pertaining to a journey or traveling.

1058

Viaticum

Vi‐at″i‐cum (?), n. [L., from viaticus, a. See Viatic.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) An allowance for traveling expenses made to those who were sent into the provinces to exercise any offic...

1059

Viatometer

Vi′a‐tom″e‐ter (?), n. A viameter.

1060

Vibices

‖Vi‐bi″ces (?), n. pl. [L., pl. of vibex, -icis, the mark of a blow.] (Med.) More or less extensive patches of subcutaneous extravasation of blood.

1061

Vibraculum

‖Vi‐brac″u‐lum (?), n.; pl.Vibracula (#). [NL., dim. from L. vibrare to vibrate.] (Zoöl.) One of the movable, slender, spinelike organs or parts with which certain bryozoans are...

1062

Vibrancy

Vi″bran‐cy (?), n. The state of being vibrant; resonance.

1063

Vibrant

Vi″brant (?), a. [L. vibrans, p. pr.: cf. F. vibrant. See Vibrate.] Vibrating; tremulous; resonant; as, vibrant drums. Longfellow.

1064

Vibrate

Vi″brate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Vibrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Vibrating.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to shake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble...

1065

Vibrate (2)

Vi″brate (?), v. i. 1. To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to osc...

1066

Vibratile

Vi″bra‐tile (?), a. [Cf. F. vibratile.] Adapted to, or used in, vibratory motion; having the power of vibrating; vibratory; as, the vibratile organs of insects.

1067

Vibratility

Vi′bra‐til″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. vibratilité.] The quality or state of being vibratile; disposition to vibration or oscillation. Rush.

1068

Vibration

Vi‐bra″tion (?), n. [L. vibratio: cf. F. vibration.] 1. The act of vibrating, or the state of being vibrated, or in vibratory motion; quick motion to and fro; oscillation, as of...

1069

Vibratiuncle

Vi‐bra″ti‐un′cle (?), n. [Dim. of vibration.] A small vibration. Chambers.

1070

Vibrative

Vi″bra‐tive (?), a. Vibrating; vibratory. “A vibrative motion.” Sir I. Newton.

1071

Vibrator

Vi″bra‐tor (?), n. One that vibrates, or causes vibration or oscillation of any kind; specif. (a) (Elec.) (1) A trembler, as of an electric bell. (2) A vibrating reed for transm...

1072

Vibratory

Vi″bra‐to‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. vibratoire.] Consisting in, or causing, vibration, or oscillation; vibrating; as, a vibratory motion; a vibratory power.

1073

Vibrio

‖Vib″ri‐o (?), n.; pl. E. Vibrios (#), L. Vibriones (#). [NL., fr. L. vibrare to vibrate, to move by undulations.] (Biol.) A genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, sli...

1074

Vibrissa

‖Vi‐bris″sa (?), n.; pl.Vibrissæ (#). [L. vibrissae, pl., the hairs in the nostrils of man, fr. vibrare to vibrate; — so called because touching them tickles a person, and cause...

1075

Vibrograph

Vi″bro‐graph (?), n. [Vibrate + -graph.] An instrument to observe and record vibrations.

1076

Vibroscope

Vi″bro‐scope (?), n. 1. An instrument for observing or tracing vibrations.2. An instrument resembling the phenakistoscope.

1077

Viburnum

‖Vi‐bur″num (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of shrubs having opposite, petiolate leaves and cymose flowers, several species of which are cultivated as ornamental plants, as the laurestine...

1078

Vicar

Vic″ar (vĭk″ẽr), n. [OE. vicar, viker, vicair, F. vicaire, fr. L. vicarius. See Vicarious.] 1. One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in off...

1079

Vicarage

Vic″ar‐age (vĭk″ẽr‐ā̍j; 48), n. 1. The benefice of a vicar.2. The house or residence of a vicar.

1080

Vicarial

Vi‐ca″ri‐al (vī̍‐kā″ĭ‐al), a. [Cf. F. vicarial.] 1. Of or pertaining to a vicar; as, vicarial tithes.2. Delegated; vicarious; as, vicarial power.