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Alabama period
Alabama period Al`a*ba"ma pe"ri*od (Geol.)
A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary
age except the lignitic.
Antiperiodic
Antiperiodic An`ti*pe`ri*od"ic, n. (Med.)
A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of
periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in
intermittent fevers.
Calippic periodCalippic Ca*lip"pic, a.
Of or pertaining to Calippus, an Athenian astronomer.
Calippic period, a period of seventy-six years, proposed by
Calippus, as an improvement on the Metonic cycle, since
the 6940 days of the Metonic cycle exceeded 19 years by
about a quarter of a day, and exceeded 235 lunations by
something more. Canadian periodCanadian Ca*na"di*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Canada. -- n. A native or inhabitant of
Canada.
Canadian period (Geol.), A subdivision of the American
Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec,
and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the
primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists
regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the
Diagram, under Geology. Catskill periodCatskill period Cats"kill pe`ri*od (Geol.)
The closing subdivision of the Devonian age in America. The
rocks of this period are well developed in the Catskill
mountains, and extend south and west under the Carboniferous
formation. See the Diagram under Geology. Chalk periodChalk Chalk, n. [AS. cealc lime, from L. calx limestone. See
Calz, and Cawk.]
1. (Min.) A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or
yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate,
and having the same composition as common limestone.
2. (Fine Arts) Finely prepared chalk, used as a drawing
implement; also, by extension, a compound, as of clay and
black lead, or the like, used in the same manner. See
Crayon.
Black chalk, a mineral of a bluish color, of a slaty
texture, and soiling the fingers when handled; a variety
of argillaceous slate.
By a long chalk, by a long way; by many degrees. [Slang]
--Lowell.
Chalk drawing (Fine Arts), a drawing made with crayons. See
Crayon.
Chalk formation. See Cretaceous formation, under
Cretaceous.
Chalk line, a cord rubbed with chalk, used for making
straight lines on boards or other material, as a guide in
cutting or in arranging work.
Chalk mixture, a preparation of chalk, cinnamon, and sugar
in gum water, much used in diarrheal affection, esp. of
infants.
Chalk period. (Geol.) See Cretaceous period, under
Cretaceous.
Chalk pit, a pit in which chalk is dug.
Drawing chalk. See Crayon, n., 1.
French chalk, steatite or soapstone, a soft magnesian
mineral.
Red chalk, an indurated clayey ocher containing iron, and
used by painters and artificers; reddle. Champlain period
Champlain period Cham*plain" pe"ri*od (Geol.)
A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the
Glacial period; -- so named from beds near Lake Champlain.
Note: The earlier deposits of this period are diluvial in
character, as if formed in connection with floods
attending the melting of the glaciers, while the later
deposits are of finer material in more quiet waters, as
the alluvium.
Chemung periodChemung period Che*mung" pe"ri*od, (Geol.)
A subdivision in the upper part of the Devonian system in
America, so named from the Chemung River, along which the
rocks are well developed. It includes the Portage and Chemung
groups or epochs. See the Diagram under Geology. Cretaceous periodCretaceous Cre*ta"ceous (kr[-e]*t[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L.
cretaceus, fr. creta chalk. See Crayon.]
Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk; chalky;
as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See Chalk.
Cretaceous acid, an old name for carbonic acid.
Cretaceous formation (Geol.), the series of strata of
various kinds, including beds of chalk, green sand, etc.,
formed in the Cretaceous period; -- called also the chalk
formation. See the Diagram under Geology.
Cretaceous period (Geol.), the time in the latter part of
the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was
deposited. Dionysian periodDionysian Di`o*ny"sian, a.
Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the
Dionysian, or Christian, era.
Dionysian period, a period of 532 years, depending on the
cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon,
or 19 years; -- sometimes called the Greek paschal
cycle, or Victorian period. epoch or periodGlacial Gla"cial, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F.
glacial.]
1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice;
frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial
phenomena. --Lyell.
2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and
consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds;
as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids.
Glacial acid (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as
to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike
form; as acetic or carbolic acid.
Glacial drift (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been
transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder
drift.
Glacial epoch or period (Geol.), a period during which
the climate of the modern temperate regions was polar, and
ice covered large portions of the northern hemisphere to
the mountain tops.
Glacial theory or hypothesis. (Geol.) See Glacier
theory, under Glacier. Hamilton periodHamilton period Ham"il*ton pe"ri*od (Geol.)
A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; -- so named
from Hamilton, Madison Co., New York. It includes the
Marcellus, Hamilton, and Genesee epochs or groups. See the
Chart of Geology. Hyperion
Hyperion Hy*pe"ri*on, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class Myth.)
The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with
Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty.
So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a
satyr. --Shak.
Imperiously
Imperiously Im*pe"ri*ous*ly, adv.
In an imperious manner.
Imperiousnes
Imperiousnes Im*pe"ri*ous*nes, n.
The quality or state of being imperious; arrogance;
haughtiness.
Imperiousness and severity is but an ill way of
treating men who have reason of their own to guide
them. --Locke.
Julian periodJulian Jul"ian (?; 277) a. [L. Julianus, fr. Julius. Cf.
July, Gillian.]
Relating to, or derived from, Julius C[ae]sar.
Julian calendar, the calendar as adjusted by Julius
C[ae]sar, in which the year was made to consist of 365
days, each fourth year having 366 days.
Julian epoch, the epoch of the commencement of the Julian
calendar, or 46 b. c.
Julian period, a chronological period of 7,980 years,
combining the solar, lunar, and indiction cycles (28 x 19
x 15 = 7,980), being reckoned from the year 4713 B. C.,
when the first years of these several cycles would
coincide, so that if any year of the period be divided by
28, 19, or 15, the remainder will be the year of the
corresponding cycle. The Julian period was proposed by
Scaliger, to remove or avoid ambiguities in chronological
dates, and was so named because composed of Julian years.
Julian year, the year of 365 days, 6 hours, adopted in the
Julian calendar, and in use until superseded by the
Gregorian year, as established in the reformed or
Gregorian calendar. Latent periodLatent La"tent, a. [L. latens, -entis, p. pr. of latere to lie
hid or concealed; cf. Gr. ?, E. lethargy: cf. F. latent.]
Not visible or apparent; hidden; springs of action.
The evils latent in the most promising contrivances are
provided for as they arise. --Burke.
Latent buds (bot.), buds which remain undeveloped or
dormant for a long time, but may at length grow.
Latent heat (Physics), that quantity of heat which
disappears or becomes concealed in a body while producing
some change in it other than rise of temperature, as
fusion, evaporation, or expansion, the quantity being
constant for each particular body and for each species of
change.
Latent period.
(a) (Med.) The regular time in which a disease is supposed to
be existing without manifesting itself.
(b) (Physiol.) One of the phases in a simple muscular
contraction, in which invisible preparatory changes are
taking place in the nerve and muscle.
(c) (Biol.) One of those periods or resting stages in the
development of the ovum, in which development is arrested
prior to renewed activity. Laurentian periodLaurentian Lau*ren"tian, a.
Pertaining to, or near, the St. Lawrence River; as, the
Laurentian hills.
Laurentian period (Geol.), the lower of the two divisions
of the Arch[ae]an age; -- called also the Laurentian. Niagara periodNiagara period Ni*ag"a*ra pe"ri*od (Geol.)
A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system,
embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks
of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively
distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty
feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone,
which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale.
See Chart of Geology. Oriskany periodOriskany O*ris"ka*ny, a. [From Oriskany, in New York.] (Geol.)
Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly
limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the
Silurian age.
Oriskany period, a subdivision of the American Paleozoic
system intermediate or translational in character between
the Silurian and Devonian ages. See Chart of Geology. Osteoperiostitis
Osteoperiostitis Os`te*o*per`i*os*ti"tis, n. [NL.; osteo- +
periosteum + -itis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of a bone and its periosteum.
Period
Period Pe"ri*od, v. t.
To put an end to. [Obs.] --Shak.
Period
Period Pe"ri*od, v. i.
To come to a period; to conclude. [Obs.] ``You may period
upon this, that,' etc. --Felthman.
Period of incubationIncubation In`cu*ba"tion, n. [L. incubatio: cf. F.
incubation.]
1. A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a
brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life
within, by any process. --Ray.
2. (Med.) The development of a disease from its causes, or
its period of incubation. (See below.)
3. A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of
dreaming oracular dreams. --Tylor.
Period of incubation, or Stage of incubation (Med.), the
period which elapses between exposure to the causes of a
disease and the attack resulting from it; the time of
development of the supposed germs or spores. Periodate
Periodate Per*i"o*date, n. (Chem.)
A salt of periodic acid.
Periodic
Periodic Per`i*od"ic, a. [Pref. per- + iodic.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest
oxygen acid (HIO?) of iodine.
Periodical
Periodical Pe`ri*od"ic*al, n.
A magazine or other publication which appears at stated or
regular intervals.
periodical star Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, Shooting
star, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular
nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so
called from its star-shaped capsules.
Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree (Chrysophyllum
Cainito), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a
silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike
fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when
cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of
about sixty species, and the natural order
(Sapotace[ae]) to which it belongs is called the
Star-apple family.
Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an
astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
Star coral (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of stony
corals belonging to Astr[ae]a, Orbicella, and allied
genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and
contain conspicuous radiating septa.
Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
Star flower. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum;
star-of-Bethlehem.
(b) See Starwort
(b) .
(c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis
(Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with
projecting angles; -- whence the name.
Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points
projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of
different parts of the bore of a gun.
Star grass. (Bot.)
(a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having
star-shaped yellow flowers.
(b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla
(S. autumnalis); -- called also star-headed hyacinth.
Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants
(Nostoc commune, N. edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
Star lizard. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Stellion.
Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant
(Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike
flower.
Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago
(P. coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other
so as to form a star-shaped figure.
Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the
United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in
a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,
one for each.
With the old flag, the true American flag, the
Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the
chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant (Centaurea
solstitialis) having the involucre armed with radiating
spines.
Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of
ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions
of some machines.
Star worm (Zo["o]l.), a gephyrean.
Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,
shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.
These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be
variable stars of long and undetermined periods.
Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies
periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes
irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes
occur at fixed periods.
Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant (Schollera
graminea) with small yellow starlike blossoms. Periodical yearAnomalistic A*nom`a*lis"tic, Anomalistical
A*nom`a*lis"tic*al, a. [Cf. F. anomalistique.]
1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules.
2. (Astron.) Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance
of a planet from its perihelion.
Anomalistic month. See under Month.
Anomalistic revolution, the period in which a planet or
satellite goes through the complete cycles of its changes
of anomaly, or from any point in its elliptic orbit to the
same again.
Anomalistic, or Periodical year. See under Year. Periodicalist
Periodicalist Pe`ri*od"ic*al*ist, n.
One who publishes, or writes for, a periodical.
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