ELECTRO-METRIC; ELECTRO-METRICAL E*lec`tro-met"ric, E*lec`tro-met"ric*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. électrométrique.]
Defn: Pertaining to electrometry; made by means of electrometer; as, an electrometrical experiment.
ELECTROMETRYE`lec*trom"e*try, n. Etym: [Cf. F. électrométrie.] (Physics)
Defn: The art or process of making electrical measurements.
ELECTRO-MOTIONE*lec`tro-mo"tion, n.
Defn: The motion of electricity or its passage from one metal to another in a voltaic circuit; mechanical action produced by means of electricity.
ELECTRO-MOTIVEE*lec`tro-mo"tive, a.
Defn: Producing electro-motion; producing, or tending to produce, electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action or effects. Electro-motive force (Physics), the force which produces, or tends to produce, electricity, or an electric current; sometimes used to express the degree of electrification as equivalent to potential, or more properly difference of potential.
ELECTROMOTORE*lec`tro*mo"tor, n. Etym: [Cf. F. électromoteur.]
1. (Physics)
Defn: A mover or exciter of electricity; as apparatus for generating a current of electricity.
2. (Mech.)
Defn: An apparatus or machine for producing motion and mechanical effects by the action of electricity; an electro-magnetic engine.
ELECTRO-MUSCULARE*lec`tro-mus"cu*lar, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Pertaining the reaction (contraction) of the muscles under electricity, or their sensibility to it.
ELECTRONE*lec"tron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Electric.]
Defn: Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called electrum.
ELECTRO-NEGATIVE E*lec`tro-neg"a*tive, a. (Chem. & Physics) (a) Having the property of being attracted by an electro-positive body, or a tendency to pass to the positive pole in electrolysis, by the law that opposite electricities attract each other. (b) Negative; nonmetallic; acid; — opposed to positive, metallic, or basic.
ELECTRO-NEGATIVEE*lec`tro-neg"a*tive, n. (Chem. & Physics)
Defn: A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis.
ELECTRONICE`lec*tron"ic, a. (Physics & Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
ELECTROPATHYE`lec*trop"a*thy, n. Etym: [Electro- + Gr. (Med.)
Defn: The treatment of disease by electricity.
ELECTROPHONEE*lec"tro*phone, n. Etym: [Electro- + Gr. (Physics)
Defn: An instrument for producing sound by means of electric currents.
ELECTROPHORUS E*lec`troph"o*rus, n.; pl. Electrophori. Etym: [NL., fr. combining form electro- + Gr. (Physics)
Defn: An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake of resin, shelllac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate of metal.
ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGICALE*lec`tro-phys`i*o*log"ic*al, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Pertaining to electrical results produced through physiological agencies, or by change of action in a living organism.
ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGYE*lec`tro-phys`i*ol"o*gy, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: That branch of physiology which treats of electric phenomena produced through physiological agencies.
ELECTROPLATEE*lec"tro*plate`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electroplating.] (Mech.)
Defn: To plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually silver, nickel, or gold, by means of electrolysis.
ELECTROPLATERE*lec"tro*pla`ter, n.
Defn: One who electroplates.
ELECTROPLATINGE*lec"tro*pla`ting, n.
Defn: The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of electricity.
ELECTROPOION; ELECTROPOION FLUID E*lec`tro*poi"on, n., or Electropoion fluid. [NL.; electro- + Gr. poiw^n, p. pr. of poiei^n to make.] (Elec.)
Defn: An exciting and depolarizing acid solution used in certain cells or batteries, as the Grenet battery. Electropoion is best prepared by mixing one gallon of concentrated sulphuric acid diluted with three gallons of water, with a solution of six pounds of potassium bichromate in two gallons of boiling water. It should be used cold.
ELECTRO-POLARE*lec`tro-po"lar, a. (Physics)
Defn: Possessing electrical polarity; positively electrified at one end, or on one surface, and negatively at the other; — said of a conductor.
ELECTRO-POSITIVEE*lec`tro-pos"i*tive, a.
1. (Physics)
Defn: Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; - - the converse or correlative of electro-negative.
Note: An element that is electro-positive in one compound may be electro-negative in another, and vice versa.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; — distinguished from negative, nonmetallic, or acid.
ELECTRO-POSITIVEE*lec`tro-pos"i*tive, n. (Chem. & Physics)
Defn: A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
ELECTRO-PUNCTURATION; ELECTRO-PUNCTURINGE*lec`tro-punc`tu*ra"tion, E*lec`tro-punc`tur*ing, n. (Med.)
Defn: See Electropuncture.
ELECTRO-PUNCTUREE*lec`tro-punc`ture, n. (Med.)
Defn: An operation that consists in inserting needless in the part affected, and connecting them with the poles of a galvanic apparatus.
ELECTROSCOPEE*lec"tro*scope, n. Etym: [Electro- + -scope: cf. F. électroscope.](Physics)
Defn: An instrument for detecting the presence of electricity, or changes in the electric state of bodies, or the species of electricity present, as by means of pith balls, and the like. Condensing electroscope (Physics), a form of electroscope in which an increase of sensibility is obtained by the use of a condenser.
ELECTROSCOPICE*lec`tro*scop"ic, a.
Defn: Relating to, or made by means of, the electroscope.
ELECTROSTATICE*lec`tro*stat"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to electrostatics.
ELECTROSTATICSE*lec`tro*stat"ics, n. (Physics)
Defn: That branch of science which treats of statical electricity or electric force in a state of rest.
ELECTRO-STEREOTYPEE*lec`tro-ste"re*o*type, n.
Defn: Same as Electrotype.
ELECTRO-TELEGRAPHICE*lec`tro-tel`e*graph"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the electric telegraph, or by means of it.
ELECTRO-TELEGRAPHYE*lec`tro-te*leg"ra*phy, n.
Defn: The art or science of constructing or using the electric telegraph; the transmission of messages by means of the electric telegraph.
ELECTRO-THERAPEUTICSE*lec`tro-ther`a*peu"tics, n. (Med.)
Defn: The branch of medical science which treats of the applications agent.
ELECTRO-THERMANCYE*lec`tro-ther"man*cy, n.
Defn: That branch of electrical science which treats of the effect of an electric current upon the temperature of a conductor, or a part of a circuit composed of two different metals.
ELECTRO-TINTE*lec"tro-tint`, n. (Fine Arts)
Defn: A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing.
ELECTROTONICE*lec`tro*ton"ic, a.
1. (Physics)
Defn: Of or pertaining to electrical tension; — said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both circuits remain stationary. Faraday.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: Relating to electrotonus; as, the electrotonic condition of a nerve.
ELECTROTONIZEE`lec*trot"o*nize, v. t. (Physiol.)
Defn: To cause or produce electrotonus.
ELECTROTONOUSE`lec*trot"o*nous, a.
Defn: Electrotonic.
ELECTROTONUSE`lec*trot"o*nus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. combining form electro- + Gr.(Physiol.)
Defn: The modified condition of a nerve, when a constant current of electricity passes through any part of it. See Anelectrotonus, and Catelectrotonus.
ELECTROTYPEE*lec"tro*type, n. Etym: [Electro- + -type.]
Defn: A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used adjectively.
Note: The face of an electrotype consists of a shell of copper, silver, or the like, produced by the action of an electrical current upon a plate of metal and a wax mold suspended in an acid bath and connected with opposite poles of the battery. It is backed up with a solid filling of type metal.
ELECTROTYPEE*lec"tro*type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electrotyped; p. pr. & vb. n.Electrotyping.]
Defn: To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as to electrotype a page of type, a book, etc. See Electrotype, n.
ELECTROTYPERE*lec"tro*ty`per, n.
Defn: One who electrotypes.
ELECTROTYPICE*lec`tro*typ"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or effected by means of, electrotypy.
ELECTROTYPINGE*lec"tro*ty`ping, n.
Defn: The act or the process of making electrotypes.
ELECTROTYPYE*lec"tro*ty`py, n.
Defn: The process of producing electrotype plates. See Note underElectrotype, n.
ELECTRO-VITALE*lec`tro-vi"tal, a.
Defn: Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes; — said of certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to circulate in the nerves of animals.
ELECTRO-VITALISME*lec`tro-vi"tal*ism, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: The theory that the functions of living organisms are dependent upon electricity or a kindred force.
ELECTRUME*lec"trum, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Electric, and cf. Electre,Electron.]
1. Amber.
2. An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by the ancients.
3. German-silver plate. See German silver, under German.
ELECTUARY E*lec"tu*a*ry, n.; pl. Electuaries. Etym: [OE. letuaire, OF. lettuaire, electuaire, F. électuaire, L. electuarium, electarium. prob. fr. Gr. Lick, and cf. Eclegm.] (Med.)
Defn: A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some convserve, honey, or sirup; a confection. See the note under Confection.
ELEEMOSYNARILYEl`ee*mos"y*na*ri*ly, adv.
Defn: In an eleemosynary manner; by charity; charitably.
ELEEMOSYNARYEl`ee*mos"y*na*ry, a. Etym: [LL. eleemosynarius, fr. eleemosyna alms,Gr. Alms.]
1. Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation.
2. Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as, eleemosynary assistance. "Eleemosynary cures." Boyle.
3. Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor.
ELEEMOSYNARYEl`ee*mos"y*na*ry, n.; pl. Eleemosynaries (.
Defn: One who subsists on charity; a dependent. South.
ELEGANCE; ELEGANCY El"e*gance, El"e*gan*cy, n. Etym: [L. elegantia, fr. elegans, -antis, elegant: cf. F. élégance.]
1. The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine polish; refinement; — said of manners, language, style, form, architecture, etc. That grace that elegance affords. Drayton. The endearing elegance of female friendship. Johnson. A trait of native elegance, seldom seen in the masculine character after childhood or early youth, was shown in the General's fondness for the sight and fragrance of flowers. Hawthorne.
2. That which is elegant; that which is tasteful and highly attractive. The beautiful wildness of nature, without the nicer elegancies of art. Spectator.
Syn. — Elegance, Grace. Elegance implies something of a select style of beauty, which is usually produced by art, skill, or training; as, elegance of manners, composition, handwriting, etc.; elegant furniture; an elegant house, etc. Grace, as the word is here used, refers to bodily movements, and is a lower order of beauty. It may be a natural gift; thus, the manners of a peasant girl may be graceful, but can hardly be called elegant.
ELEGANT El"e*gant, a. Etym: [L. elegans, -antis; akin to eligere to pick out, choose, select: cf. F. élégant. See Elect.]
1. Very choice, and hence, pleasing to good taste; characterized by grace, propriety, and refinement, and the absence of every thing offensive; exciting admiration and approbation by symmetry, completeness, freedom from blemish, and the like; graceful; tasteful and highly attractive; as, elegant manners; elegant style of composition; an elegant speaker; an elegant structure. A more diligent cultivation of elegant literature. Prescott.
2. Exercising a nice choice; discriminating beauty or sensitive to beauty; as, elegant taste.
Syn. — Tasteful; polished; graceful; refined; comely; handsome; richly ornamental.
ELEGANTLYEl"e*gant*ly, adv.
Defn: In a manner to please nice taste; with elegance; with due symmetry; richly.
ELEGIACE*le"gi*ac, a. Etym: [L. elegiacus, Gr. élégiaque. See Elegy.]
1. Belonging to elegy, or written in elegiacs; plaintive; expressing sorrow or lamentation; as, an elegiac lay; elegiac strains. Elegiac griefs, and songs of love. Mrs. Browning.
2. Used in elegies; as, elegiac verse; the elegiac distich or couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter.
ELEGIACE*le"gi*ac, n.
Defn: Elegiac verse.
ELEGIACALEl`e*gi"a*cal, a.
Defn: Elegiac.
ELEGIASTE*le"gi*ast, n.
Defn: One who composes elegies. Goldsmith.
ELEGIOGRAPHEREl`e*gi*og"ra*pher, n. Etym: [Gr. -graph + -er.]
Defn: An elegist. [Obs.]
ELEGISTEl"e*gist, n.
Defn: A write of elegies. T. Warton.
ELEGITE*le"git, n. Etym: [L., he has chosen, fr. eligere to choose. SeeElect.] (Law)
Defn: A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if no sufficient to satisfy the debt, all of his lands are delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits, or until the defendant's interest has expired.
ELEGIZEEl"e*gize, v. t.
Defn: To lament in an elegy; to celebrate in elegiac verse; to bewail. Carlyle.
ELEGYEl"e*gy, n.; pl. Elegies. Etym: [L. elegia, Gr.
Defn: A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation. Shak.
ELEIDINE*le"i*din, n. (Biol.)
Defn: Lifeless matter deposited in the form of minute granules within the protoplasm of living cells.
ELEME FIGS; ELEMI FIGS El"e*me figs`, El"e*mi figs` (el"e*mi). [Turk. eleme anything which has been sifted and freed from dust or broken parts.]
Defn: A kind of figs of superior quality.
ELEMENTEl"e*ment, n. Etym: [F. élément, L. elementum.]
1. One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
2. One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter. Specifically: (Chem.) A substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present employed; as, the elements of water are oxygen and hydrogen.
Note: The elements are naturally classified in several families or groups, as the group of the alkaline elements, the halogen group, and the like. They are roughly divided into two great classes, the metals, as sodium, calcium, etc., which form basic compounds, and the nonmetals or metalloids, as oxygen, sulphur, chlorine, which form acid compounds; but the distinction is only relative, and some, as arsenic, tin, aluminium, etc., form both acid and basic compounds. The essential fact regarding every element is its relative atomic weight or equivalent. When the elements are tabulated in the order of their ascending atomic weights, the arrangement constitutes the series of the Periodic law of Mendelejeff. See Periodic law, under Periodic. This Periodic law enables us to predict the qualities of unknown elements. The number of elements known is about seventy-five, but the gaps in the Periodic law indicate the possibility of many more. Many of the elements with which we are familiar, as hydrogen, carbon, iron, gold, etc., have been recognized, by means of spectrum analysis, in the sun and the fixed stars. From certain evidence (as that afforded by the Periodic law, spectrum analysis, etc.) it appears that the chemical elements probably may not be simple bodies, but only very stable compounds of some simpler body or bodies. In formulas, the elements are designated by abbreviations of their names in Latin or New Latin.
The Elements ——————————————————————————————Name |Sym-|Atomic Weight| |bol | O=16 | H=1 | —————————-————————————————————-Aluminum | Al | 27.1 | 26.9|Antimony(Stibium) Argon Arsenic Barium Beryllium (see Glucinum)Bismuth Boron Bromine Cadmium Caesium Calcium Carbon Cerium ChlorineChromium Cobalt Columbium Copper (Cuprum) Erbium Fluorine GadoliniumGallium Germanium Glucinum Gold Helium Hydrogen Indium Iodine IridiumIron (Ferrum) Krypton Lanthanum Lead (Plumbum) Lithium MagnesiumManganese Mercury (Hydrargyrum) Molybdenum Neodymium Neon NickelNiobium (see Columbium) Nirogen Osmium Oxygen Palladium PhosphorusPlatinum Potassium (Kalium) Praseodymium Rhodium Rubidium Ruthenium
—————————————————————————————-TheElements — continued ———————————————————————-——————-Name Samarium Scandium Selenium Silicon Silver(Argentum) Sodium (Natrium) Strontium Sulphur Tantalum TelluriumThallium Thorium Thulium Tin (Stannum) Titanium Tungsten (Wolframium)Uranium Vanadium Wolfranium (see Tungsten) Xenon Ytterbium YttriumZinc Zirconium ——————————————————————————————
Note: Several other elements have been announced, as holmium, vesbium, austrium, etc., but their properties, and in some cases their existence, have not yet been definitely established.
3. One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in anything; as, letters are the elements of written language; hence, also, a simple portion of that which is complex, as a shaft, lever, wheel, or any simple part in a machine; one of the essential ingredients of any mixture; a constituent part; as, quartz, feldspar, and mica are the elements of granite. The simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn. Jowett (Thucyd.).
4. (a) One out of several parts combined in a system of aggregation, when each is of the nature of the whole; as, a single cell is an element of the honeycomb. (b) (Anat.) One of the smallest natural divisions of the organism, as a blood corpuscle, a muscular fiber.
5. (Biol.)
Defn: One of the simplest essential parts, more commonly called cells, of which animal and vegetable organisms, or their tissues and organs, are composed.
6. (Math.) (a) An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as the entire magnitude considered; as, in a solid an element may be infinitesimal portion between any two planes that are separated and indefinitely small distance. In the calculus, element is sometimes used as synonymous with differential. (b) Sometimes a curve, or surface, or volume is considered as described by a moving point, or curve, or surface, the latter being at any instant called an element of the former. (c) One of the terms in an algebraic expression.
7. One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit.
8. pl.
Defn: The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in philosophy, science, or art; rudiments; as, the elements of geometry, or of music.
9. pl.
Defn: Any outline or sketch, regarded as containing the fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question; as, the elemental of a plan.
10. One of the simple substances, as supposed by the ancient philosophers; one of the imaginary principles of matter.
Note: (a) The four elements were, air, earth, water, and fire; whence it is said, water is the proper element of fishes; air is the element of birds. Hence, the state or sphere natural to anything or suited for its existence. Of elements The grosser feeds the purer: Earth the Sea; Earth and the Sea feed Air; the Air those Fires Ethereal. Milton. Does not our life consist of the four elements Shak. And the complexion of the element [i. e.,the sky or air] In favor's like the work we have in hand, Most bloody, fiery, and most terrible. Shak. About twelve ounces [of food], with mere element for drink. Cheyne. They show that they are out of their element. T. Baker. Esp., the conditions and movements of the air. "The elements be kind to thee." (b) The elements of the alchemists were salt, sulphur, and mercury. Brande & C.
11. pl.
Defn: The whole material composing the world.The elements shall melt with fervent heat. 2 Peter iii. 10.
12. pl. (Eccl.)
Defn: The bread and wine used in the eucharist or Lord's supper. Magnetic element, one of the hypothetical elementary portions of which a magnet is regarded as made up.
ELEMENTEl"e*ment, v. t.
1. To compound of elements or first principles. [Obs.] "[Love] being elemented too." Donne.
2. To constitute; to make up with elements. His very soul was elemented of nothing but sadness. Walton.
ELEMENTALEl`e*men"tal, a.
1. Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air. "Elemental strife." Pope.
2. Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary. "The elemental rules of erudition." Cawthorn.
ELEMENTALISMEl`e*men"tal*ism, a.
Defn: The theory that the heathen divinities originated in the personification of elemental powers.
ELEMENTALITYE`le*men*tal"i*ty, n.
Defn: The condition of being composed of elements, or a thing so composed.
ELEMENTALLYEl`e*men"tal*ly, adv.
Defn: According to elements; literally; as, the words, "Take, eat; this is my body," elementally understood.
ELEMENTAREl`e*men"tar, a.
Defn: Elementary. [Obs.] Skelton.
ELEMENTARINESSEl`e*men"ta*ri*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being elementary; original simplicity; uncompounded state.
ELEMENTARITYEl`e*men*tar"i*ty, n.
Defn: Elementariness. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
ELEMENTARYEl`e*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. elementarius: cf. F. élémentaire.]
1. Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance.
2. Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an elementary treatise.
3. Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth, fire. "Some luminous and fiery impressions in the elementary region." J. Spencer.
ELEMENTATIONEl`e*men*ta"tion, n.
Defn: Instruction in the elements or first principles. [R.]
ELEMENTOIDEl"e*men*toid`, a. Etym: [Element + -oid.]
Defn: Resembling an element.
ELEMIEl"e*mi, n. Etym: [Cf. F. élemi, It. elemi, Sp. elemi; of American orOriental. origin.]
Defn: A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium. A. elemifera yields Mexican elemi; C. commune, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters.
ELEMINEl"e*min, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A transparent, colorless oil obtained from elemi resin by distillation with water; also, a crystallizable extract from the resin.
ELENCH E*lench", n.; pl. Elenchs. Etym: [L. elenchus, Gr. elenche.] (Logic) (a) That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation. (b) A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.
ELENCHICALE*len"chic*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to an elench.
ELENCHICALLYE*len"chic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: By means of an elench.
ELENCHIZEE*len"chize, v. i.
Defn: To dispute. [R.] B. Jonson.
ELENCHTIC; ELENCHTICALE*lench"tic, E*lench"tic*al, a.
Defn: Same as Elenctic.
ELENCHUSE*len"chus, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: Same as Elench.
ELENCTIC; ELENCTICALE*lenc"tic, E*lenc"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. (Logic)
Defn: Serving to refute; refutative; — applied to indirect modes of proof, and opposed to deictic.
ELENGE El"enge, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. ellende foreign, strange, G. elend miserable.]
Defn: Sorrowful; wretched; full of trouble. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ELENGENESSEl"enge*ness, n.
Defn: Loneliness; misery. [Obs.]
ELEPHANSYEl"e*phan*sy, n. Etym: [L. elephantia.]
Defn: Elephantiasis. [Obs.] Holland.
ELEPHANT El"e*phant, n. Etym: [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F. éléphant, L. elephantus, elephas, -antis, fr. Gr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el, prefixed, or fr. Semitic Aleph hindi Indian bull; or cf. Goth. ulbandus camel, AS. olfend.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species, are known. They have a proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing.
2. Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. [Obs.] Dryden. Elephant apple (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by Feronia elephantum, a large tree related to the orange. — Elephant bed (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. Mantell. — Elephant beetle (Zoöl.), any very large beetle of the genus Goliathus (esp. G. giganteus), of the family Scarabæidæ. They inhabit West Africa. — Elephant fish (Zoöl.), a chimæroid fish (Callorhynchus antarcticus), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. — Elephant paper, paper of large size, 23 × 28 inches. — Double elephant paper, paper measuring 26Paper. — Elephant seal (Zoöl.), an African jumping shrew (Macroscelides typicus), having a long nose like a proboscis. — Elephant's ear (Bot.), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. — Elephant's foot (Bot.) (a) A South African plant (Testudinaria Elephantipes), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; — called also tortoise plant. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called Hottentot's bread. (b) A genus (Elephantopus) of coarse, composite weeds. — Elephant's tusk (Zoöl.), the tooth shell. See Dentalium.
ELEPHANTIACEl`e*phan"ti*ac, a. (Med.)
Defn: Affected with elephantiasis; characteristic of elephantiasis.
ELEPHANTIASISEl`e*phan*ti"a*sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide.
ELEPHANTINEEl`e*phan"tine, a. Etym: [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. éléphantin.]
Defn: Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread. Elephantine epoch (Geol.), the epoch distinguished by the existence of large pachyderms. Mantell. — Elephantine tortoise (Zoöl.), a huge land tortoise; esp., Testudo elephantina, from islands in the Indian Ocean; and T. elephantopus, from the Galapagos Islands.
ELEPHANTOID; ELEPHANTOIDALEl"e*phan*toid`, El`e*phan*toid"al, a. Etym: [Elephant + -oid.](Zoöl.)
Defn: Resembling an elephant in form or appearance.
ELEUSINIANEl`eu*sin"i*an, a. Etym: [L. Eleusinius, Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to Eleusis, in Greece, or to secret rites in honor of Ceres, there celebrated; as, Eleusinian mysteries or festivals.
ELEUTHEROMANIAE*leu`ther*o*ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [Gr. mania.]
Defn: A mania or frantic zeal for freedom. [R.] Carlyle.
ELEUTHEROMANIACE*leu`ther*o*ma"ni*ac, a.
Defn: Mad for freedom. [R.]
ELEUTHERO-PETALOUSE*leu`ther*o-pet"al*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. petal.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having the petals free, that is, entirely separate from each other; — said of both plant and flower.
ELEVATEEl"e*vate, a. Etym: [L. elevatus, p. p.]
Defn: Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic] Milton.
ELEVATEEl"e*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elevated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elevating.]Etym: [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e + levare to lift up, raise,akin to levis light in weight. See Levity.]
1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; — said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
6. To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy. [Colloq. & Sportive] "The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo." Sir W. Scott.
7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin meaning] [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. To elevate a piece (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech.
Syn. — To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist; heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate.
ELEVATEDEl"e*va`ted, a.
Defn: Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated thoughts. Elevated railway, one in which the track is raised considerably above the ground, especially a city railway above the line of street travel.
ELEVATEDNESSEl"e*va`ted*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being elevated.
ELEVATIONEl`e*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. elevatio: cf. F. élévation.]
1. The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; — said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character.
2. Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation. "Degrees of elevation above us." Locke. His style . . . wanted a little elevation. Sir H. Wotton.
3. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.
4. (Astron.)
Defn: The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star.
5. (Dialing)
Defn: The angle which the style makes with the substylar line.
6. (Gunnery)
Defn: The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line odirection.
7. (Drawing)
Defn: A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; — called by the ancients the orthography. Angle of elevation (Geodesy), the angle which an ascending line makes with a horizontal plane. — Elevation of the host (R. C. Ch.), that part of the Mass in which the priest raises the host above his head for the people to adore.
ELEVATOR El"e*va`tor, n. Etym: [L., one who raises up, a deliverer: cf. F. élévateur.]
Defn: One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything; as: (a) A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage. (b) A cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; — called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself. (c) A building for elevating, storing, and discharging, grain. (d) (Anat.) A muscle which serves to raise a part of the body, as the leg or the eye. (e) (Surg.) An instrument for raising a depressed portion of a bone. Elevator head, leg, and boot, the boxes in which the upper pulley, belt, and lower pulley, respectively, run in a grain elevator.
ELEVATORYEl"e*va`to*ry, a.
Defn: Tending to raise, or having power to elevate; as, elevatory forces.
ELEVATORYEl"e*va`to*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. élévatoire.] (Surg.)
Defn: See Elevator, n. (e). Dunglison.
ELEVEÉ`lève" (, n. Etym: [F., fr. élever to raise, bring up.]
Defn: A pupil; a student.
ELEVEN E*lev"en, a. Etym: [OE. enleven, AS. endleofan, endlufon, for nleofan; akin to LG. eleve, ölwe, ölwen, D. elf, G. elf, eilf, OHG. einlif, Icel. ellifu, Sw. elfva, Dan. elleve, Goth. ainlif, cf. Lith. vënolika; and fr. the root of E. one + (prob.) a root signifying "to be left over, remain," appearing in E. loan, or perh. in leave, v. t., life. See One, and cf. Twelve.]
Defn: Ten and one added; as, eleven men.
ELEVENE*lev"en, n.
1. The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects.
2. A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi.
3. (Cricket & American Football)
Defn: The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as the representatives of a club or a locality; as, the all-England eleven.
ELEVENTHE*lev"enth, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. endlyfta. See Eleven.]
1. Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter.
2. Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing.
3. (Mus.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the interval of the octave and the fourth.
ELEVENTHE*lev"enth, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees; the interval made up of an octave and a fourth.
ELF Elf, n.; pl. Elves. Etym: [AS. ælf, ylf; akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. rbhu skillful, artful, rabh to grasp. Cf. Auf, Oaf.]
1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks. Every elf, and fairy sprite, Hop as light as bird from brier. Shak.
2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf. Elf arrow, a flint arrowhead; - - so called by the English rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric make in the fields and formerly attributed them to fairies; — called also elf bolt, elf dart, and elf shot. — Elf child, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of one they had stolen. See Changeling. — Elf fire, the ignis fatuus. Brewer. — Elf owl (Zoöl.), a small owl (Micrathene Whitneyi) of Southern California and Arizona.
ELFElf, v. t.
Defn: To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.Elf all my hair in knots. Shak.
ELFINElf"in, a.
Defn: Relating to elves.
ELFINElf"in, n.
Defn: A little elf or urchin. Shenstone.
ELFISHElf"ish, a.
Defn: Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves. "Elfish light." Coleridge. The elfish intelligence that was so familiar an expression on her small physiognomy. Hawthorne.
ELFISHLYElf"ish*ly, adv.
Defn: In an elfish manner.
ELFISHNESSElf"ish*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being elfish.
ELFKINElf"kin, n.
Defn: A little elf.
ELFLANDElf"land`, n.
Defn: Fairyland. Tennyson.
ELFLOCKElf"lock`, n.
Defn: Hair matted, or twisted into a knot, as if by elves.
ELGIN MARBLESEl"gin mar"bles.
Defn: Greek sculptures in the British Museum. They were obtained atAthens, about 1811, by Lord Elgin.
ELICIT E*lic"it, a. Etym: [L. elictus, p. p. of elicere to elicit; e + lacere to entice. Cf. Delight, Lace.]
Defn: Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. [Obs.] "An elicit act of equity." Jer. Taylor.
ELICITE*lic"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elicited; p. pr. & vb. n. Eliciting.]
Defn: To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion.
ELICITATEE*lic"i*tate, v. t.
Defn: To elicit. [Obs.]
ELICITATIONE*lic`i*ta"tion, n.
Defn: The act of eliciting. [Obs.] Abp. Bramhall.
ELIDEE*lide", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elided; p. pr. & vb. n. Eliding.] Etym:[L. elidere to strike out or off; e + laedere to hurt by striking:cf. F. élider. See Lesion.]
1. To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument. [Obs.] Hooker.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision.
ELIGIBILITYEl`i*gi*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. éligibilité.]
Defn: The quality of being eligible; eligibleness; as, the eligibility of a candidate; the eligibility of an offer of marriage.
ELIGIBLEEl"i*gi*ble, a. Etym: [F. éligible, fr. L. eligere. See Elect.]
1. That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen; legally qualified to be elected and to hold office.
2. Worthy to be chosen or selected; suitable; desirable; as, an eligible situation for a house. The more eligible of the two evils. Burke.
ELIGIBLENESSEl"i*gi*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality worthy or qualified to be chosen; suitableness; desirableness.
ELIGIBLYEl"i*gi*bly, adv.
Defn: In an eligible manner.
ELIMATE El"i*mate, v. t. Etym: [L. elimatus, p. p. of elimare to file up; e out + limare to file, fr. lima file.]
Defn: To render smooth; to polish. [Obs.]
ELIMINANTE*lim"i*nant, n. (Math.)
Defn: The result of eliminating n variables between n homogeneous equations of any degree; — called also resultant.
ELIMINATEE*lim"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eliminated; p. pr. & vb. n.Eliminating.] Etym: [L. eliminatus, p. p. of eliminare; e out + limenthreshold; prob. akin to limes boundary. See Limit.]
1. To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty. Eliminate my spirit, give it range Through provinces of thought yet unexplored. Young.
2. (Alg.)
Defn: To cause to disappear from an equation; as, to eliminate an unknown quantity.
3. To set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive inquiry; to leave out of consideration. Eliminate errors that have been gathering and accumulating. Lowth.
4. To obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion. [Recent, and not well authorized]
5. (Physiol.)
Defn: To separate; to expel from the system; to excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from the system.
ELIMINATIONE*lim`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. élimination.]
1. The act of expelling or throwing off; (Physiol.)
Defn: the act of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign substances through the various emunctories.
2. (Alg.)
Defn: Act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities.
3. The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result of eliminating; deduction. [See Eliminate,
4.]
ELIMINATIVEE*lim"i*na*tive, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Relating to, or carrying on, elimination.
ELINGUATEE*lin"guate, v. t. Etym: [L. elinguare.]
Defn: To deprive of the tongue. [Obs.] Davies (Holy Roode).
ELINGUATIONE`lin*gua"tion, n. Etym: [L. elinguatio. See Elinguid.] (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: Punishment by cutting out the tongue.
ELINGUID E*lin"guid, a. Etym: [L. elinguis, prop., deprived of the tongue; hence, speechless; e + lingua tongue.]
Defn: Tongue-tied; dumb. [Obs.]
ELIQUAMENTE*liq"ua*ment, n.
Defn: A liquid obtained from fat, or fat fish, by pressure.
ELIQUATION El`i*qua"tion, n. Etym: [L. eliquatio, fr. eliquare to clarify, strain; e + liquare to make liquid, melt.] (Metallurgy)
Defn: The process of separating a fusible substance from one less fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead; liquation. Ure.
ELISON E*li"son, n. Etym: [L. elisio, fr. elidere, elisum, to strike out: cf. F. élision. See Elide.]
1. Division; separation. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together.
ELISORE*li"sor, n. Etym: [F. éliseur, fr. élire to choose, L. eligere. SeeElect.] (Eng. Law)
Defn: An elector or chooser; one of two persons appointed by a court to return a jury or serve a writ when the sheriff and the coroners are disqualified.
ELITE e`lite", n. Etym: [F., fr. élire to choose, L. eligere. See Elect.]
Defn: A choice or select body; the flower; as, the élite of society.
ELIXE*lix", v. t. Etym: [See Elixate.]
Defn: To extract. [Obs.] Marston.
ELIXATE E*lix"ate, v. t. Etym: [L. elixatus, p. p. of elixare to seethe, fr. elixus thoroughly boiled; e + lixare to boil, lix ashes.]
Defn: To boil; to seethe; hence, to extract by boiling or seething.[Obs.] Cockeram.
ELIXATIONEl`ix*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. élixation.]
Defn: A seething; digestion. [Obs.] Burton.
ELIXIR E*lix"ir, n. Etym: [F. élixir, Sp. elixir, Ar. eliksir the philosopher's stone, prob. from Gr. ksha to burn.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.
2. (Alchemy)
Defn: An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitæ, or the elixir of life.
3. The refined spirit; the quintessence. The . . . elixir of worldly delights. South.
4. Any cordial or substance which invigorates. The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature. Addison.
ELIZABETHANE*liz"a*beth`an, a.
Defn: Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth or her times, esp. to the architecture or literature of her reign; as, the Elizabethan writers, drama, literature. — n.
Defn: One who lived in England in the time of Queen Elizabeth.Lowell.
ELKElk, n. Etym: [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh, OHG. elaho,MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti. Irish elk (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer (Cervus giganteus) with widely spreading antlers. Its remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also Illustration of Antler. — Cape elk (Zoöl.), the eland.
ELK; ELKEElk, Elke, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European wild or whistling swan (Cygnus ferus).
ELKNUTElk"nut`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The buffalo nut. See under Buffalo.
ELKWOODElk"wood`, n.
Defn: The soft, spongy wood of a species of Magnolia (M. Umbrella).
ELLEll, n. Etym: [AS. eln; akin to D. el, elle, G. elle, OHG. elina,Icel. alin, Dan. alen, Sw. aln, Goth. alenia, L. ulna elbow, ell, Gr.Elbow, Alnage.]
Defn: A measure for cloth; — now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
ELLEll, n. (Arch.)
Defn: See L.
ELLACHICKEl"la*chick, n. Etym: [Native Indian name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A fresh-water tortoise (Chelopus marmoratus) of California; — used as food.
ELLAGICEl*lag"ic, a. Etym: [F., fr. galle gall (with the letters reversed).](Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, gallnuts or gallic acid; as, ellagic acid. Ellagic acid (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, C14H8O9, found in bezoar stones, and obtained by the oxidation of gallic acid.
ELLEBOREEl"le*bore, n.
Defn: Hellebore. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ELLEBORINEl*leb"o*rin, n.
Defn: See Helleborin.
ELLECKEl"leck, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The red gurnard or cuckoo fish. [Prov. Eng.]
ELLENGE; ELLINGE; ELLENGENESS; ELLINGENESSEl"lenge, El"linge, a., El"lenge*ness, El"linge*ness, n.
Defn: See Elenge, Elengeness. [Obs.]
ELLESEl"les, adv. & conj.
Defn: See Else. [Obs.]
ELLIPSEEl*lipse", n. Etym: [Gr. ellipse. See Ellipsis.]
1. (Geom.)
Defn: An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis. See Conic section, under Conic, and cf. Focus.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: Omission. See Ellipsis.
3. The elliptical orbit of a planet. The Sun flies forward to his brother Sun; The dark Earth follows wheeled in her ellipse. Tennyson.
ELLIPSIS El*lip"sis, n.; pl. Ellipses. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. In, and Loan, and cf. Ellipse.]
1. (Gram.)
Defn: Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.
2. (Geom.)
Defn: An ellipse. [Obs.]
ELLIPSOGRAPHEl*lip"so*graph, n. Etym: [Ellipse + graph: cf. F. ellipsographe.]
Defn: An instrument for describing ellipses; — called also trammel.
ELLIPSOIDEl*lip"soid, n. Etym: [Ellipse + -oid: cf. F. ellipsoide.] (Geom.)
Defn: A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles.See Conoid, n., 2 (a).
Note: The ellipsoid has three principal plane sections, a, b, and c, each at right angles to the other two, and each dividing the solid into two equal and symmetrical parts. The lines of meeting of these principal sections are the axes, or principal diameters of the ellipsoid. The point where the three planes meet is the center. Ellipsoid of revolution, a spheroid; a solid figure generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its axes. It is called a prolate spheroid, or prolatum, when the ellipse is revolved about the major axis, and an oblate spheroid, or oblatum, when it is revolved about the minor axis.
ELLIPSOID; ELLIPSOIDALEl*lip"soid, El`lip*soi"dal, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, ellipsoid or ellipsoidal form.
ELLIPTIC; ELLIPTICALEl*lip"tic, El*lip"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. elliptique. See Ellipsis.]
1. Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends. The planets move in elliptic orbits. Cheyne.
2. Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase. Elliptic chuck.See under Chuck.— Elliptic compasses, an instrument arranged for drawing ellipses.— Elliptic function. (Math.) See Function.— Elliptic integral. (Math.) See Integral.— Elliptic polarization. See under Polarization.
ELLIPTICALLYEl*lip"tic*al*ly, adv.
1. In the form of an ellipse.
2. With a part omitted; as, elliptically expressed.
ELLIPTICITYEl`lip*tic"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ellipticité.]
Defn: Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere; especially, in reference to the figure of the earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar semidiameters, divided by the equatorial; thus, the ellipticity of the earth is
Note: Some writers use ellipticity as the ratio of the difference of the two semiaxes to the minor axis, instead of the major. Nichol.
ELLIPTIC-LANCEOLATEEl*lip"tic-lan"ce*o*late, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Having a form intermediate between elliptic and lanceolate.
ELLIPTOGRAPHEl*lip"to*graph, n.
Defn: Same as Ellipsograph.
ELLWANDEll"wand, n.
Defn: Formerly, a measuring rod an ell long.
ELM Elm, n. Etym: [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. Old.] (Bot.)
Defn: A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is U. Americana; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva. Elm beetle (Zoöl.), one of several species of beetles (esp. Galeruca calmariensis), which feed on the leaves of the elm. — Elm borer (Zoöl.), one of several species of beetles of which the larvæ bore into the wood or under the bark of the elm (esp. Saperda tridentata). — Elm butterfly (Zoöl.), one of several species of butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the leaves of the elm (esp. Vanessa antiopa and Grapta comma). See Comma butterfly, under Comma. — Elm moth (Zoöl.), one of numerous species of moths of which the larvæ destroy the leaves of the elm (esp. Eugonia subsignaria, called elm spanworm). — Elm sawfly (Zoöl.), a large sawfly (Cimbex Americana). The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe, feeds on the leaves of the elm.
ELMENElm"en, a.
Defn: Belonging to elms. [Obs.]
ELMO'S FIREEl"mo's fire`.
Defn: See Corposant; also Saint Elmo's Fire, under Saint.
ELMYElm"y, a.
Defn: Abounding with elms.The simple spire and elmy grange. T. Warton.
ELOCATIONEl`o*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. e- + locate.]
1. A removal from the usual place of residence. [Obs.]
2. Departure from the usual state; an ecstasy. [Obs.]
ELOCULARE*loc"u*lar, a. Etym: [Pref. e- + locular.]
Defn: Having but one cell, or cavity; not divided by a septum or partition.
ELOCUTION El`o*cu"tion, n. Etym: [L. elocutio, fr. eloqui, elocutus, to speak out: cf. F. élocution. See Eloquent.]
1. Utterance by speech. [R.] [Fruit] whose taste . . . Gave elocution to the mute, and taught The tongue not made for speech to speak thy praise. Milton.
2. Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution. "The elocution of a reader." Whately
3. Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction. [Obs.] To express these thoughts with elocution. Dryden.
ELOCUTIONARYEl`o*cu"tion*a*ry, a.
Defn: Pertaining to elocution.
ELOCUTIONISTEl`o*cu"tion*ist, n.
Defn: One who is versed in elocution; a teacher of elocution.
ELOCUTIVEEl"o*cu`tive, a.
Defn: Pertaining to oratorical expression. [Obs.] Feltham.
ELODIANE*lo"di*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of a tribe of tortoises, including the terrapins, etc., in which the head and neck can be withdrawn.
ELOGE e`loge", n. Etym: [F. See Elogium.]
Defn: A panegyrical funeral oration.
ELOGISTEl"o*gist, n. Etym: [F. élogiste.]
Defn: One who pronounces an éloge.
ELOGIUM; ELOGY E*lo"gi*um, El"o*gy, n. Etym: [L. elogium a short saying, an inscription, fr. Gr. .]
Defn: The praise bestowed on a person or thing; panegyric; eulogy.
ELOHIME*lo"him, n. Etym: [Heb.]
Defn: One of the principal names by which God is designated in theHebrew Scriptures.
ELOHISTE*lo"hist, n.
Defn: The writer, or one of the writers, of the passages of the Old Testament, notably those of Elohim instead of Jehovah, as the name of the Supreme Being; — distinguished from Jehovist. S. Davidson.
ELOHISTICEl`o*his"tic, a.
Defn: Relating to Elohim as a name of God; — said of passages in theOld Testament.
ELOIGN E*loign", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eloigned; p. pr. & vb. n. Eloigning.] Etym: [F. éloigner, OF. esloignier; pref. es- (L. ex) + OF. & F. loin far, far off, L. longe, fr. longus long. See Elongate.] [Written also eloin.]
1. To remove afar off; to withdraw. [Obs.] From worldly cares he did himself eloign. Spenser.
2. (Law)
Defn: To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction, or toconceal, as goods liable to distress.The sheriff may return that the goods or beasts are eloigned.Blackstone.
ELOIGNATEE*loign"ate, v. t.
Defn: To remove. [Obs.] Howell.
ELOIGNMENTE*loign"ment, n. Etym: [F. éloignement.]
Defn: Removal to a distance; withdrawal. [Obs.]
ELOINE*loin", v. t.