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AreadAread A*read", Areed A*reed", v. t. [OE. areden, AS.
[=a]r[=ae]dan to interpret. See Read.]
1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to
guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [Obs.]
Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case.
--Spenser.
2. To read. [Obs.] --Drayton.
3. To counsel, advise, warn, or direct.
But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt! --Milton.
4. To decree; to adjudge. [Archaic] --Ld. Lytton. Areal
Areal A"re*al, a. [Cf. L. arealis, fr. area.]
Of or pertaining to an area; as, areal interstices (the areas
or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves).
ArearArear A*rear", v. t. & i. [AS. [=a]r[=ae]ran. See Rear.]
To raise; to set up; to stir up. [Obs.] ArearArear A*rear", adv. [See Arrear, adv.]
Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand. --Spenser. Briarean
Briarean Bri*a"re*an, a. [L. Briareius, fr. Briareus a
mythological hundred-handed giant, Gr. ?, fr. ? strong.]
Pertaining to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to
have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed.
CaesareanCaesarean C[ae]*sa"re*an, Caesarian C[ae]*sa"ri*an, a. [L.
Caesareus, Caesarianus.]
Of or pertaining to C[ae]sar or the C[ae]sars; imperial.
C[ae]sarean section (Surg.), the operation of taking a
child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the
abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C[ae]sar
is reported to have been brought into the world by such an
operation. Caesarean sectionCaesarean C[ae]*sa"re*an, Caesarian C[ae]*sa"ri*an, a. [L.
Caesareus, Caesarianus.]
Of or pertaining to C[ae]sar or the C[ae]sars; imperial.
C[ae]sarean section (Surg.), the operation of taking a
child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the
abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C[ae]sar
is reported to have been brought into the world by such an
operation. Cancellarean
Cancellarean Can`cel*la"re*an, a.
Cancellarean. [R.]
Conservation of areasConservation Con`ser*va"tion, n. [L. conservatio: cf. F.
conservation.]
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping
(of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
A step necessary for the conservation of Protestantism.
--Hallam.
A state without the means of some change is without the
means of its conservation. --Burke.
Conservation of areas (Astron.), the principle that the
radius vector drawn from a planet to the sun sweeps over
equal areas in equal times.
Conservation of energy, or Conservation of force (Mech.),
the principle that the total energy of any material system
is a quantity which can neither be increased nor
diminished by any action between the parts of the system,
though it may be transformed into any of the forms of
which energy is susceptible. --Clerk Maxwell. Guarea SwartziiAlligator Al"li*ga`tor, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el
lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L.
lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile
family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader
snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower
jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal
notches. Besides the common species of the southern United
States, there are allied species in South America.
2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens
like the movable jaw of an alligator; as,
(a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle
ball;
(b) (Mining) a rock breaker;
(c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also alligator
press.
Alligator apple (Bot.), the fruit of the Anona palustris,
a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its
properties. --Loudon.
Alligator fish (Zo["o]l.), a marine fish of northwestern
America (Podothecus acipenserinus).
Alligator gar (Zo["o]l.), one of the gar pikes
(Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of
the United States. The name is also applied to other
species of gar pikes.
Alligator pear (Bot.), a corruption of Avocado pear. See
Avocado.
Alligator snapper, Alligator tortoise, Alligator turtle
(Zo["o]l.), a very large and voracious turtle
(Macrochelys lacertina) inhabiting the rivers of the
southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of
two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to
which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a
scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This
name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of
Trionyx.
Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies
(Guarea Swartzii). high-area stormStorm Storm, n.
Anticyclonic storm (Meteor.), a storm characterized by a
central area of high atmospheric pressure, and having a
system of winds blowing spirally outward in a direction
contrary to that cyclonic storms. It is attended by low
temperature, dry air, infrequent precipitation, and often
by clear sky. Called also high-area storm,
anticyclone. When attended by high winds, snow, and
freezing temperatures such storms have various local
names, as blizzard, wet norther, purga, buran,
etc.
Cyclonic storm. (Meteor.) A cyclone, or low-area storm. See
Cyclone, above. Stovain Sto"va*in, n. Also -ine -ine
. [Stove (a translation of the name of the discoverer,
Fourneau + -in, -ine.] (Pharm.)
A substance, C14H22O2NCl, the hydrochloride of an amino
compound containing benzol, used, in solution with
strychnine, as a local an[ae]sthetic, esp. by injection into
the sheath of the spinal cord, producing an[ae]sthesia below
the point of introduction. Lecanora tartareaLitmus Lit"mus, n. [D. lakmoes; lak lacker + moes a thick
preparation of fruit, pap, prob. akin to E. meat: cf. G.
lackmus. See Lac a resinous substance.] (Chem.)
A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens (Roccella
tinctoria, Lecanora tartarea, etc.), as a blue amorphous
mass which consists of a compound of the alkaline carbonates
with certain coloring matters related to orcin and orcein.
Note: Litmus is used as a dye, and being turned red by acids
and restored to its blue color by alkalies, is a common
indicator or test for acidity and alkalinity.
Litmus paper (Chem.), unsized paper saturated with blue or
red litmus, -- used in testing for acids or alkalies. Lecanora tartareaCudbear Cud"bear` (k?d"b?r`), n. [Also cudbeard, corrupted
fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first
brought it into notice.]
1. A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with
water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is
prepared from certain species of lichen, especially
Lecanora tartarea. --Ure.
2. (Bot.) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the
powder is obtained. Lecanora tartareaCudbear Cud"bear` (k?d"b?r`), n. [Also cudbeard, corrupted
fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first
brought it into notice.]
1. A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with
water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is
prepared from certain species of lichen, especially
Lecanora tartarea. --Ure.
2. (Bot.) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the
powder is obtained. low-area stormCyclone Cy"clone, n.
1. (Meteor.) In general, a condition of the atmosphere
characterized by a central area of pressure much lower
than that of surrounding areas, and a system of winds
blowing inward and around (clockwise in the southern
hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the northern); --
called also a low-area storm. It is attended by high
temperature, moist air, abundant precipitation, and
clouded sky. The term includes the hurricane, typhoon, and
tropical storms; it should not be applied to the moderate
disturbances attending ordinary areas of low pressure nor
to tornadoes, waterspouts, or ``twisters,' in which the
vertical motion is more important than the horizontal.
2. A tornado. See above, and Tornado. [Middle U. S.] Nectareal
Nectareal Nec*ta"re*al, a.
1. Nectareous.
2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a nectary.
Subtartarean
Subtartarean Sub`tar*ta"re*an, a.
Being or living under Tartarus; infernal. ``Subtartarean
powers.' --Pope.
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