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AggenerationAggeneration Ag*gen`er*a"tion, n. [L. aggenerare to beget in
addition. See Generate.]
The act of producing in addition. [Obs.] --T. Stanley. Alternate generationAlternate Al*ter"nate (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of
alternate, fr. alternus. See Altern, Alter.]
1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in
succession of time or place; by turns first one and then
the other; hence, reciprocal.
And bid alternate passions fall and rise. --Pope.
2. Designating the members in a series, which regularly
intervene between the members of another series, as the
odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every
second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.; read
every alternate line.
3. (Bot.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights
of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular
divergence. --Gray.
Alternate alligation. See Alligation.
Alternate angles (Geom.), the internal and angles made by
two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the
parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH,
GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called alternate
angles.
Alternate generation. (Biol.) See under Generation. Alternation of generationAlternation Al`ter*na"tion, n. [L. alternatio: cf. F.
alternation.]
1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the
act of following and being followed by turns; alternate
succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the
alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and
winter, hope and fear.
2. (Math.) Permutation.
3. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with
the minister. --Mason.
Alternation of generation. See under Generation. Amyloid degenerationAmyloid Am"y*loid, Amyloidal Am`y*loid"al, a. [L. amylum
starch + -oid.]
Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.
Amyloid degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition of
various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an
albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and
sulphuric acid; -- called also waxy or lardaceous
degeneration. Caseous degenerationCaseous Ca"se*ous, a. [L. caseus. Cf. Casein.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the
qualities of cheese; cheesy.
Caseous degeneration, a morbid process, in scrofulous or
consumptive persons, in which the products of inflammation
are converted into a cheesy substance which is neither
absorbed nor organized. Degenerationist
Degenerationist De*gen`er*a"tion*ist, n. (Biol.)
A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary
degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that
savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state.
Fatty degenerationFatty Fat"ty, a.
Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy;
gross; as, a fatty substance.
Fatty acid (Chem.), any one of the paraffin series of
monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; -- so
called because the higher members, as stearic and palmitic
acids, occur in the natural fats, and are themselves
fatlike substances.
Fatty clays. See under Clay.
Fatty degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition, in which
the oil globules, naturally present in certain organs, are
so multiplied as gradually to destroy and replace the
efficient parts of these organs.
Fatty heart, Fatty liver, etc. (Med.), a heart, liver,
etc., which have been the subjects of fatty degeneration
or infiltration.
Fatty infiltration (Med.), a condition in which there is an
excessive accumulation of fat in an organ, without
destruction of any essential parts of the latter.
Fatty tumor (Med.), a tumor consisting of fatty or adipose
tissue; lipoma. Fibroid degenerationFibroid Fi"broid, a. [L. fibra a fiber + -oid.] (Med.)
Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as,
fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma.
Fibroid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which
organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue.
Fibroid phthists, a form of pulmonary consumption
associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the
lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the
pressure due to the contraction of this tissue. Ingeneration
Ingeneration In*gen`er*a"tion, n.
Act of ingenerating.
Irregeneration
Irregeneration Ir`re*gen`er*a"tion, n.
An unregenerate state. [Obs.]
Mucoid degenerationMucoid Mu"coid, a. [Mucus + -oid.]
Resembling mucus. --Dunglison.
Mucoid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which the
tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance
resembling mucus. --Quain. Pigmentary degenerationPigmental Pig*men"tal, Pigmentary Pig"men*ta*ry, a.
Of or pertaining to pigments; furnished with pigments.
--Dunglison.
Pigmentary degeneration (Med.), a morbid condition in which
an undue amount of pigment is deposited in the tissues. Progeneration
Progeneration Pro*gen`er*a"tion, n. [L. progeneratio.]
The act of begetting; propagation. [R.]
Spontaneous generationSpontaneous Spon*ta"ne*ous, a. [L. spontaneus, fr. sponte of
free will, voluntarily.]
1. Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or
disposition, or from a native internal proneness,
readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a
spontaneous gift or proportion.
2. Proceeding from, or acting by, internal impulse, energy,
or natural law, without external force; as, spontaneous
motion; spontaneous growth.
3. Produced without being planted, or without human labor;
as, a spontaneous growth of wood.
Spontaneous combustion, combustion produced in a substance
by the evolution of heat through the chemical action of
its own elements; as, the spontaneous combustion of waste
matter saturated with oil.
Spontaneous generation. (Biol.) See under Generation.
Syn: Voluntary; uncompelled; willing.
Usage: Spontaneous, Voluntary. What is voluntary is the
result of a volition, or act of choice; it therefore
implies some degree of consideration, and may be the
result of mere reason without excited feeling. What is
spontaneous springs wholly from feeling, or a sudden
impulse which admits of no reflection; as, a
spontaneous burst of applause. Hence, the term is also
applied to things inanimate when they are produced
without the determinate purpose or care of man.
``Abstinence which is but voluntary fasting, and . . .
exercise which is but voluntary labor.' --J. Seed.
Spontaneous joys, where nature has its play, The
soul adopts, and owns their firstborn away.
--Goldsmith.
-- Spon*ta"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Spon*ta"ne*ous*ness,
n. Unregeneration
Unregeneration Un`re*gen`er*a"tion, n.
Unregeneracy.
Virginal generationVirginal Vir"gin*al, a. [L. virginalis: cf. F. virginal.]
Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly.
``Chastity and honor virginal.' --Spenser.
Virginal generation (Biol.), parthenogenesis.
Virginal membrane (Anat.), the hymen. Wallerian degeneration
Wallerian degeneration Wal*le"ri*an de*gen`er*a"tion (Med.)
A form of degeneration occurring in nerve fibers as a result
of their division; -- so called from Dr. Waller, who
published an account of it in 1850.
Waxy degenerationWaxy Wax"y, a.
Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid;
adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. ``Waxy
to persuasion.' --Bp. Hall.
Waxy degeneration (Med.), amyloid degeneration. See under
Amyloid.
Waxy kidney, Waxy liver, etc. (Med.), a kidney or liver
affected by waxy degeneration. waxy or lardaceous degenerationAmyloid Am"y*loid, Amyloidal Am`y*loid"al, a. [L. amylum
starch + -oid.]
Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.
Amyloid degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition of
various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an
albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and
sulphuric acid; -- called also waxy or lardaceous
degeneration.
Meaning of GENERATION from wikipedia
- A
generation is all of the
people born and
living at
about the same time,
regarded collectively. It also is "the
average period,
generally considered to...
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Generation Z (often
shortened to Gen Z),
colloquially known as Zoomers, is the
demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and
preceding Generation Alpha...
- Millennials, also
known as
Generation Y (often
shortened to Gen Y), are the
demographic cohort following Generation X and
preceding Generation Z.
Researchers and...
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Generation Alpha (often
shortened to Gen Alpha) is the
demographic cohort succeeding Generation Z.
Researchers and po****r
media use the
early 2010s as...
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Generation X (often
shortened to Gen X) is the
demographic cohort following the Baby
Boomers and
preceding Millennials.
Researchers and po****r
media often...
- The
Silent Generation, also
known as the
Traditionalist Generation, is the
Western demographic cohort following the
Greatest Generation and
preceding the...
- are the
demographic cohort following the
Silent Generation and
preceding Generation X. The
generation is
often defined as
people born from 1946 to 1964...
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Electricity generation is the
process of
generating electric power from
sources of
primary energy. For
utilities in the
electric power industry, it is...
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Generation A may
refer to:
Generation Alpha, a
demographic cohort born
between the
early 2010s and the 2020s
Generation A (book), a 2009 book by Douglas...
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Greatest Generation, also
known as the G.I.
Generation and the
World War II
Generation, is the
demographic cohort following the Lost
Generation and preceding...
