TERRENETer*rene", n. Etym: [L. terrenum land, ground: cf. F. terrain.]
1. The earth's surface; the earth. [Poetic] Tenfold the length of this terrene. Milton.
2. (Surv.)
Defn: The surface of the ground.
TERRENITYTer*ren"i*ty, n.
Defn: Earthiness; worldliness. [Obs.] "A dull and low terrenity."Feltham.
TERREOUSTer"re*ous, a. Etym: [L. terreus, fr. terra the earth. See Terrace.]
Defn: Consisting of earth; earthy; as, terreous substances; terreous particles. [Obs.]
TERREPLEIN Terre"plein`, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. terra earth + planus even, level, plain.] (Fort.)
Defn: The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.
TERRESTRETer*res"tre, a. Etym: [OE., from OF. & F. terrestre.]
Defn: Terrestrial; earthly. [Obs.] "His paradise terrestre." Chaucer.
TERRESTRIALTer*res"tri*al, a. Etym: [L. terrestris, from terra the earth. SeeTerrace.]
1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. "Bodies terrestrial." 1 Cor. xv. 40.
2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. "The dark terrestrial ball." Addison.
3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary;mundane.Vain labors of terrestrial wit. Spenser.A genius bright and base, Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims.Young.
4. Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents. The terrestrial parts of the globe. Woodward.
5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope. — Ter*res"tri*al*ly, adv. — Ter*res"tri*al*ness, n.
TERRESTRIALTer*res"tri*al, n.
Defn: An inhabitant of the earth.
TERRESTRIFYTer*res"tri*fy, v. t. Etym: [L. terrestris terrestrial + -fy.]
Defn: To convert or reduce into a condition like that of the earth; to make earthy. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
TERRESTRIOUSTer*res"tri*ous, a. Etym: [See Terrestrial.]
Defn: Terrestrial. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
TERRETTer"ret, n.
Defn: One of the rings on the top of the saddle of a harness, through which the reins pass.
TERRE-TENANT Terre"-ten`ant, n. Etym: [F. terre earth, land + tenant, p.pr. of tenir to hold.] (Law)
Defn: One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant.[Written also ter-tenant.]
TERRE-VERTETerre"-verte`, n. Etym: [F., fr. terre earth + vert, verte, green.]
Defn: An olive-green earth used as a pigment. See Glauconite.
TERRIBLETer"ri*ble, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. terribilis, fr. terrere to frighten.See Terror.]
1. Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable. Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. Prior. Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. Deut. vii. 21.
2. Excessive; extreme; severe. [Colloq.] The terrible coldness of the season. Clarendon.
Syn.— Terrific; fearful; frightful; formidable; dreadful; horrible;shocking; awful.— Ter"ri*ble*ness, n.— Ter"ri*bly, adv.
TERRICOLAETer*ric"o*læ, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. terra + colere to inhabit.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of annelids including the common earthworms and allied species.
TERRIENNIAKTer`ri*en"ni*ak, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The arctic fox.
TERRIER Ter"ri*er, n. Etym: [CF. L. terere to rub, to rub away, terebra a borer.]
Defn: An auger or borer. [Obs.]
TERRIERTer"ri*er, n.
1. Etym: [F. terrier, chien terrier, from terre the earth, L. terra; cf. F. terrier a burrow, LL. terrarium a hillock (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a burrow, a burrow). See Terrace, and cf. Terrier, 2.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears.
Note: Most kinds of terriers are noted for their courage, the acuteness of their sense of smell, their propensity to hunt burrowing animals, and their activity in destroying rats, etc. See Fox terrier, under Fox.
2. Etym: [F. terrier, papier terrier, LL. terrarius liber, i.e., a book belonging or pertaining to land or landed estates. See Terrier, 1, and cf. Terrar.] (Law) (a) Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, and the like. (b) In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like. [Written also terrar.]
TERRIFIC Ter*rif"ic, a. Etym: [L. terrificus; fr. terrere to frighten + facere to make. See Terror, and Fact.]
Defn: Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight.
TERRIFICALTer*rif"ic*al, a.
Defn: Terrific. [R.]
TERRIFICALLYTer*rif"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a terrific manner.
TERRIFYTer"ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Terrified; p. pr. & vb. n.Terrifying.] Etym: [L. terrere to frighten + -fy: cf. F. terrifier,L. terrificare. See Terrific, and -fy.]
1. To make terrible. [Obs.] If the law, instead of aggravating and terrifying sin, shall give out license, it foils itself. Milton.
2. To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten. When ye shall hear of wars . . . be not terrified. Luke xxi. 9.
TERRIGENOUS Ter*rig"e*nous, a. Etym: [L. terrigena, terrigenus; terra the earth + genere, gignere, to bring forth.]
Defn: Earthborn; produced by the earth.
TERRINETer*rine", n. [F. See Tureen.]
1. A dish or pan, originally of earthenware, such as those in which various dishes are cooked and served; esp., an earthenware jar containing some table delicacy and sold with its contents.
2. (Cookery) A kind of ragout formerly cooked and served in the same dish; also, a dish consisting of several meats braised together and served in a terrine.
3. A soup tureen.
TERRITORIALTer`ri*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. territorialis: cf. F. territorial.]
1. Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial limits; territorial jurisdiction.
2. Limited to a certain district; as, right may be personal or territorial.
3. Of or pertaining to all or any of the Territories of the United States, or to any district similarly organized elsewhere; as, Territorial governments.
TERRITORIALIZE Ter`ri*to"ri*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Territorialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Territorializing.]
1. To enlarge by extension of territory.
2. To reduce to the condition of a territory.
TERRITORIALLYTer`ri*to"ri*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In regard to territory; by means of territory.
TERRITORIAL WATERSTer`ri*to"ri*al wa"ters. (Internat. Law)
Defn: The waters under the territorial jurisdiction of a state; specif., the belt (often called the marine belt or territorial sea) of sea subject to such jurisdiction, and subject only to the right of innocent passage by the vessels of other states.
Perhaps it may be said without impropriety that a state has theoretically the right to extend its territorial waters from time to time at its will with the increased range of guns. Whether it would in practice be judicious to do so . . . is a widely different matter . . . . In any case the custom of regulating a line three miles from land as defining the boundary of marginal territorial waters is so far fixed that a state must be supposed to accept it in absence of express notice. W. E. Hall.
TERRITORIEDTer"ri*to*ried, a.
Defn: Possessed of territory. [R.]
TERRITORY Ter"ri*to*ry, n.; pl. Territories. Etym: [L. territorium, from terra the earth: cf. F. territoire. See Terrace.]
1. A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district. He looked, and saw wide territory spread Before him — towns, and rural works between. Milton.
2. The extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince, state, or other form of government; often, a tract of land lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of government; as, the territory of a State; the territories of the East India Company.
3. In the United States, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial governor and other officers appointed by the President and Senate of the United States. In Canada, a similarly organized portion of the country not yet formed into a Province.
TERROR Ter"ror, n. Etym: [L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten, for tersere; akin to Gr. tras to tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. F. terreur. Cf. Deter.]
1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright. Terror seized the rebel host. Milton.
2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.Those enormous terrors of the Nile. Prior.Rulers are not a terror to good works. Rom. xiii. 3.There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. Shak.
Note: Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are generally self-explaining: as, terror-fraught, terror-giving, terror- smitten, terror-stricken, terror-struck, and the like. King of terrors, death. Job xviii. 14. — Reign of Terror. (F. Hist.) See in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Syn.— Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See Alarm.
TERRORISMTer"ror*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. terrorisme.]
Defn: The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation. Jefferson.
Defn: The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals.
TERRORISTTer"ror*ist, n. Etym: [F. terroriste.]
Defn: One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France. Burke.
TERRORIZETer"ror*ize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. terroriser.]
Defn: To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation. Humiliated by the tyranny of foreign despotism, and terrorized by ecclesiastical authority. J. A. Symonds.
TERRORLESSTer"ror*less, a.
Defn: Free from terror. Poe.
TERRYTer"ry, n.
Defn: A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings.
TERSANCTUSTer*sanc"tus, n. Etym: [L. ter thrice + sanctus holy.] (Eccl.)
Defn: An ancient ascription of praise (containing the word "Holy" — in its Latin form, "Sanctus" — thrice repeated), used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church and before the prayer of consecration in the communion service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. Cf. Trisagion.
TERSE Terse, a. [Compar. Terser; superl. Tersest.] Etym: [L. tersus, p.p. of tergere to rub or wipe off.]
1. Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished. [Obs.] Many stones, . . . although terse and smooth, have not this power attractive. Sir T. Browne.
2. Refined; accomplished; — said of persons. [R. & Obs.] "Your polite and terse gallants." Massinger.
3. Elegantly concise; free of superfluous words; polished to smoothness; as, terse language; a terse style. Terse, luminous, and dignified eloquence. Macaulay. A poet, too, was there, whose verse Was tender, musical, and terse. Longfellow.
Syn. — Neat; concise; compact. Terse, Concise. Terse was defined by Johnson "cleanly written", i. e., free from blemishes, neat or smooth. Its present sense is "free from excrescences," and hence, compact, with smoothness, grace, or elegance, as in the following lones of Whitehead: - "In eight terse lines has Phædrus told (So frugal were the bards of old) A tale of goats; and closed with grace, Plan, moral, all, in that short space." It differs from concise in not implying, perhaps, quite as much condensation, but chiefly in the additional idea of "grace or elegance." — Terse"ly, adv. — Terse"ness, n.
TERSULPHIDETer*sul"phide, n. Etym: [Pref. ter- + sulphide.] (Chem.)
Defn: A trisulphide.
TERSULPHURETTer*sul"phu*ret, n. Etym: [Pref. ter- + sulphuret.] (Chem.)
Defn: A trisulphide. [R.]
TER-TENANTTer"-ten`ant, n.
Defn: See Terre-tenant.
TERTIAL Ter"tial, a. & n. Etym: [From L. tertius third, the tertial feathers being feathers of the third row. See Tierce.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Tertiary.
TERTIANTer"tian, a. Etym: [L. tertianus, from tertius the third. SeeTierce.] (Med.)
Defn: Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever.
TERTIANTer"tian, n. Etym: [L. tertiana (sc. febris): cf. OF. tertiane.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day.
2. A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun.
TERTIARY Ter"ti*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. tertiarius containing a third part, fr. tertius third: cf. F. tertiaire. See Tierce.]
1. Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word. Trench.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: Possessing some quality in the third degree; having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals; as, a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt. Cf. Primary, and Secondary. (CH3)3C.OH.
3. (Geol.)
Defn: Later than, or subsequent to, the Secondary.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial; — said of quills. Tertiary age. (Geol.) See under Age, 8. — Tertiary color, a color produced by the mixture of two secondaries. "The so-called tertiary colors are citrine, russet, and olive." Fairholt. — Tertiary period. (Geol.) (a) The first period of the age of mammals, or of the Cenozoic era. (b) The rock formation of that period; — called also Tertiary formation. See the Chart of Geology. — Tertiary syphilis (Med.), the third and last stage of syphilis, in which it invades the bones and internal organs.
TERTIARYTer"ti*a*ry, n.; pl. Tertiaries (.
1. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: A member of the Third Order in any monastic system; as, the Franciscan tertiaries; the Dominican tertiaries; the Carmelite tertiaries. See Third Order, under Third. Addis & Arnold.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: The Tertiary era, period, or formation.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the quill feathers which are borne upon the basal joint of the wing of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.
TERTIATE Ter"ti*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. tertiatus, p.p. of tertiare to do for the third time, fr. tertius the third.]
1. To do or perform for the third time. [Obs. & R.] Johnson.
2. (Gun.)
Defn: To examine, as the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or, in general, to examine the thickness of, as ordnance, in order to ascertain its strength.
TERTIUM QUIDTer"ti*um quid. [L.]
Defn: A third somewhat; something mediating, or regarded as being, between two diverse or incompatible substances, natures, or positions.
TERUTEROTer`u*ter"o, n. Etym: [Probably so named from its city.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The South American lapwing (Vanellus Cayennensis). Its wings are furnished with short spurs. Called also Cayenne lapwing.
TERZA RIMATer"za ri"ma. Etym: [It., a third or triple rhyme.]
Defn: A peculiar and complicated system of versification, borrowed by the early Italian poets from the Troubadours.
TERZETTOTer*zet"to, n. Etym: [It., dim. of terzo the third, L. tertius. SeeTierce.] (Mus.)
Defn: A composition in three voice parts; a vocal (rarely an instrumental) trio.
TESLA COIL; TESLA TRANSFORMER Tes"la coil, Tes"la trans*form"er. [After N. Tesla, American electrician.] (Elec.)
Defn: A transformer without iron, for high frequency alternating or oscillating currents; an oscillation transformer.
TESSELAR Tes"sel*ar, a. Etym: [L. tessella a small square piece, a little cube, dim. of tessera a square piece of stone, wood, etc., a die.]
Defn: Formed of tesseræ, as a mosaic.
TESSELLATATes`sel*la"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Tessellate.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Crinoidea including numerous fossil species in which the body is covered with tessellated plates.
TESSELLATETes"sel*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tessellated; p. pr. & vb. n.Tessellating.] Etym: [L. tessellatus tessellated. See Tessellar.]
Defn: To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.The floors are sometimes of wood, tessellated after the fashion ofFrance. Macaulay.
TESSELLATETes"sel*late, a. Etym: [L. tesselatus.]
Defn: Tessellated.
TESSELLATEDTes"sel*la`ted, a.
1. Formed of little squares, as mosaic work; checkered; as, a tessellated pavement.
2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Marked like a checkerboard; as, a tessellated leaf.
TESSELLATIONTes`sel*la"tion, n.
Defn: The act of tessellating; also, the mosaic work so formed. J.Forsyth.
TESSERATes"se*ra, n.; pl. Tesseræ. Etym: [L., a square piece, a die. SeeTessellar.]
Defn: A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes. Fairholt.
TESSERAICTes`se*ra"ic, a.
Defn: Diversified by squares; done in mosaic; tessellated. [Obs.] SirR. Atkyns (1712).
TESSERALTes"se*ral, a.
1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, tesseræ.
2. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Isometric.
TESSULARTes"su*lar, a. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Tesseral.
TEST Test, n. Etym: [OE. test test, or cupel, potsherd, F. têt, from L. testum an earthen vessel; akin to testa a piece of burned clay, an earthen pot, a potsherd, perhaps for tersta, and akin to torrere to patch, terra earth (cf. Thirst, and Terrace), but cf. Zend tasta cup. Cf. Test a shell, Testaceous, Tester a covering, a coin, Testy, Tête- à-tête.]
1. (Metal.)
Defn: A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement. Our ingots, tests, and many mo. Chaucer.
2. Examination or trial by the cupel; hence, any critical examination or decisive trial; as, to put a man's assertions to a test. "Bring me to the test." Shak.
3. Means of trial; as, absence is a test of love. Each test every light her muse will bear. Dryden.
4. That with which anything is compared for proof of its genuineness; a touchstone; a standard. Life, force, and beauty must to all impart, At once the source, and end, and test of art. Pope.
5. Discriminative characteristic; standard of judgment; ground of admission or exclusion. Our test excludes your tribe from benefit. Dryden.
6. Judgment; distinction; discrimination. Who would excel, when few can make a test Betwixt indifferent writing and the best Dryden.
7. (Chem.)
Defn: A reaction employed to recognize or distinguish any particular substance or constituent of a compound, as the production of some characteristic precipitate; also, the reagent employed to produce such reaction; thus, the ordinary test for sulphuric acid is the production of a white insoluble precipitate of barium sulphate by means of some soluble barium salt. Test act (Eng. Law), an act of the English Parliament prescribing a form of oath and declaration against transubstantiation, which all officers, civil and military, were formerly obliged to take within six months after their admission to office. They were obliged also to receive the sacrament according to the usage of the Church of England. Blackstone. — Test object (Optics), an object which tests the power or quality of a microscope or telescope, by requiring a certain degree of excellence in the instrument to determine its existence or its peculiar texture or markings. — Test paper. (a) (Chem.) Paper prepared for use in testing for certain substances by being saturated with a reagent which changes color in some specific way when acted upon by those substances; thus, litmus paper is turned red by acids, and blue by alkalies, turmeric paper is turned brown by alkalies, etc. (b) (Law) An instrument admitted as a standard or comparison of handwriting in those jurisdictions in which comparison of hands is permitted as a mode of proving handwriting. — Test tube. (Chem.) (a) A simple tube of thin glass, closed at one end, for heating solutions and for performing ordinary reactions. (b) A graduated tube.
Syn. — Criterion; standard; experience; proof; experiment; trial. — Test, Trial. Trial is the wider term; test is a searching and decisive trial. It is derived from the Latin testa (earthen pot), which term was early applied to the fining pot, or crucible, in which metals are melted for trial and refinement. Hence the peculiar force of the word, as indicating a trial or criterion of the most decisive kind. I leave him to your gracious acceptance, whose trial shall better publish his commediation. Shak. Thy virtue, prince, has stood the test of fortune, Like purest gold, that tortured in the furnace, Comes out more bright, and brings forth all its weight. Addison.
TESTTest, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tested; p. pr. & vb. n. Testing.]
1. (Metal.)
Defn: To refine, as gold or silver, in a test, or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
2. To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try; as, to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument. Experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing constitution. Washington.
3. (Chem.)
Defn: To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent; as, to test a solution by litmus paper.
TESTTest, n. Etym: [L. testis. Cf. Testament, Testify.]
Defn: A witness. [Obs.] Prelates and great lords of England, who were for the more surety tests of that deed. Ld. Berners.
TESTTest, v. i. Etym: [L. testari. See Testament.]
Defn: To make a testament, or will. [Obs.]
TEST; TESTA Test, Tes"ta, n.; pl. E. Tests, L. Testæ. Etym: [L. testa a piece of burned clay, a broken piece of earthenware, a shell. See Test a cupel.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate animals.
Note: The test of crustaceans and insects is composed largely of chitin; in mollusks it is composed chiefly of calcium carbonate, and is called the shell.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or spermoderm.
TESTABLETest"a*ble, a. Etym: [See Testament.]
1. Capable of being tested or proved.
2. Capable of being devised, or given by will.
TESTACEATes*ta"ce*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. testaceum a shelled anumal.See Testaceous.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Invertebrate animals covered with shells, especially mollusks; shellfish.
TESTACEANTes*ta"cean, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Onr of the Testacea.
TESTACEOGRAPHY Tes*ta`ce*og"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Testacea + -graphy: cf. F. testacéographie.]
Defn: The science which treats of testaceans, or shellfish; the description of shellfish. [R.]
TESTACEOLOGYTes*ta`ce*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Testacea + -logy: cf. F. testacéologie.]
Defn: The science of testaceous mollusks; conchology. [R.]
TESTACEOUSTes*ta"ceous, a. Etym: [L. testaceus, fr. testa a shell. See Testa.]
1. Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a hard shell.
2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a dull red brick color or a brownish yellow color. Testaceous animals (Zoöl.), animals having a firm, calcareous shell, as oysters and clams, thus distinguished from crustaceous animals, whose shells are more thin and soft, and consist of several joints, or articulations, as lobsters and crabs.
TESTACYTes"ta*cy, n. Etym: [See Testate.] (Law)
Defn: The state or circumstance of being testate, or of leaving a valid will, or testament, at death.
TESTAMENTTes"ta*ment, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. testamentum, fr. testari to be awitness, to make one's last will, akin to testis a witness. Cf.Intestate, Testify.]
1. (Law)
Defn: A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to disposal of his estate and effects after his death.
Note: This is otherwise called a will, and sometimes a last will and testament. A testament, to be valid, must be made by a person of sound mind; and it must be executed and published in due form of law. A man, in certain cases, may make a valid will by word of mouth only. See Nuncupative will, under Nuncupative.
2. One of the two distinct revelations of God's purposes toward man; a covenant; also, one of the two general divisions of the canonical books of the sacred Scriptures, in which the covenants are respectively revealed; as, the Old Testament; the New Testament; — often limited, in colloquial language, to the latter. He is the mediator of the new testament . . . for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament. Heb. ix. 15. Holographic testament, a testament written wholly by the testator himself. Bouvier.
TESTAMENTALTes`ta*men"tal, a. Etym: [L. testamentalis.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a testament; testamentary.Thy testamental cup I take, And thus remember thee. J. Montgomery.
TESTAMENTARYTes`ta*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. testamentarius: cf. F. testamentaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to a will, or testament; as, letters testamentary.
2. Bequeathed by will; given by testament. How many testamentary charities have been defeated by the negligence or fraud of executors! Atterbury.
3. Done, appointed by, or founded on, a testament, or will; as, a testamentary guardian of a minor, who may be appointed by the will of a father to act in that capacity until the child becomes of age.
TESTAMENTATIONTes`ta*men*ta"tion, n.
Defn: The act or power of giving by testament, or will. [R.] Burke.
TESTAMENTIZETes"ta*men*tize, v. i.
Defn: To make a will. [Obs.] Fuller.
TESTAMURTes*ta"mur, n. Etym: [L., we testify, fr. testari to testify.] (Eng.Universities)
Defn: A certificate of merit or proficiency; — so called from theLatin words, Ita testamur, with which it commences.
TESTATETes"tate, a. Etym: [L. testatus, p.p. of testari. See Testament.](Law)
Defn: Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die testate. Ayliffe.
TESTATETes"tate, n. (Law)
Defn: One who leaves a valid will at death; a testate person. [R.]
TESTATIONTes*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. testatio.]
Defn: A witnessing or witness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
TESTATORTes*ta"tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. testateur.] (Law)
Defn: A man who makes and leaves a will, or testament, at death.
TESTATRIXTes*ta"trix, n. Etym: [L.] (Law)
Defn: A woman who makes and leaves a will at death; a female testator.
TESTE Tes"te, n. Etym: [So called fr. L. teste, abl. of testis a witness, because this was formerly the initial word in the clause.] (Law) (a) A witness. (b) The witnessing or concluding clause, duty attached; — said of a writ, deed, or the like. Burrill.
TESTER Tes"ter, n. Etym: [OE. testere a headpiece, helmet, OF. testiere, F. têtière a head covering, fr. OF. teste the head, F. tête, fr. L. testa an earthen pot, the skull. See Test a cupel, and cf. Testière.]
1. A headpiece; a helmet. [Obs.] The shields bright, testers, and trappures. Chaucer.
2. A flat canopy, as over a pulpit or tomb. Oxf. Gross.
3. A canopy over a bed, supported by the bedposts. No testers to the bed, and the saddles and portmanteaus heaped on me to keep off the cold. Walpole.
TESTERTes"ter, n. Etym: [For testern, teston, fr. F. teston, fr. OF. testethe head, the head of the king being impressed upon the coin. SeeTester a covering, and cf. Testone, Testoon.]
Defn: An old French silver coin, originally of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently reduced to ninepence, and later to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern English slang, a sixpence; — often contracted to tizzy. Called also teston. Shak.
TESTERNTes"tern, n.
Defn: A sixpence; a tester. [Obs.]
TESTERNTes"tern, v. t.
Defn: To present with a tester. [Obs.] Shak.
TESTESTes"tes, n.,
Defn: pl. of Teste, or of Testis.
TESTICARDINESTes`ti*car"di*nes, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Test a shell, and Cardo.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of brachiopods including those which have a calcareous shell furnished with a hinge and hinge teeth. Terebratula and Spirifer are examples.
TESTICLE Tes"ti*cle, n. Etym: [L. testiculus, dim. of testis a testicle, probably the same word as testis a witness, as being a witness to manhood. Cf. Test a witness.] (Anat.)
Defn: One of the essential male genital glands which secrete the semen.
TESTICONDTes"ti*cond, a. Etym: [L. testis testis + condere to hide.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the testicles naturally concealed, as in the case of the cetaceans.
TESTICULARTes*tic"u*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the testicle.
TESTICULATE Tes*tic"u*late, a. Etym: [NL. testiculatus.] (Bot.) (a) Shaped like a testicle, ovate and solid. (b) Having two tubers resembling testicles in form, as some species of orchis.
TESTIERETes`ti*ère", n. Etym: [OF. testiere. See Tester a headpiece.]
Defn: A piece of plate armor for the head of a war horse; a tester.
TESTIFTes"tif, a. Etym: [See Testy.]
Defn: Testy; headstrong; obstinate. [Obs.]Testif they were and lusty for to play. Chaucer.
TESTIFICATIONTes`ti*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. testificatio: cf. OF. testification.See Testify.]
Defn: The act of testifying, or giving testimony or evidence; as, a direct testification of our homage to God. South.
TESTIFICATORTes"ti*fi*ca`tor, n. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: A testifier.
TESTIFIERTes"ti*fi`er, n.
Defn: One who testifies; one who gives testimony, or bears witness to prove anything; a witness.
TESTIFYTes"ti*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Testified; p. pr. & vb. n.Testifying.] Etym: [OF. testifier, L. testificari; testis a witness +-ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy, and cf. Attest, Contest, Detest,Protest, Testament.]
1. To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of something not known to them. Jesus . . . needed not that any should testify of man, for he knew what was in man. John ii. 25.
2. (Law)
Defn: To make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation, for the purpose of establishing, or making proof of, some fact to a court; to give testimony in a cause depending before a tribunal. One witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. Num. xxxv. 30.
3. To declare a charge; to protest; to give information; to bear witness; — with against. O Israel, . . . I will testify against thee. Ps. l. 7. I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. Neh. xiii. 15.
TESTIFYTes"ti*fy, v. t.
1. To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare solemny. We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. John iii. 11.
2. (Law)
Defn: To affirm or declare under oath or affirmation before a tribunal, in order to prove some fact.
TESTIFYTes"ti*fy, adv.
Defn: In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
TESTIMONIALTes`ti*mo"ni*al, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. testimoniale, LL. testimonialis,L. testimoniales (sc. litteræ). See Testimonial, a.]
1. A writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character, good conduct, ability, etc., or of the value of a thing.
2. Something, as money or plate, presented to a preson as a token of respect, or of obligation for services rendered.
TESTIMONIALTes`ti*mo"ni*al, a. Etym: [L. testimonialis: cf. F. testimonial.]
Defn: Relating to, or containing, testimony.
TESTIMONY Tes"ti*mo*ny, n.; pl. Testimonies. Etym: [L. testimonium, from testis a witness: cf. OF. testimoine, testemoine, testimonie. See Testify.]
1. A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.
Note: Such declaration, in judicial proceedings, may be verbal or written, but must be under oath or affirmation.
2. Affirmation; declaration; as, these doctrines are supported by the uniform testimony of the fathers; the belief of past facts must depend on the evidence of human testimony, or the testimony of historians.
3. Open attestation; profession. [Thou] for the testimony of truth, hast borne Universal reproach. Milton.
4. Witness; evidence; proof of some fact. When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Mark vi. 11.
5. (Jewish Antiq.)
Defn: The two tables of the law.Thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.Ex. xxv. 16.
6. Hence, the whole divine revelation; the sacre The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. Ps. xix. 7.
Syn. — Proof; evidence; attestation; witness; affirmation; confirmation; averment. — Testimony, Proof, Evidence. Proof is the most familiar, and is used more frequently (though not exclusively) of facts and things which occur in the ordinary concerns of life. Evidence is a word of more dignity, and is more generally applied to that which is moral or intellectual; as, the evidences of Christianity, etc. Testimony is what is deposed to by a witness on oath or affirmation. When used figuratively or in a wider sense, the word testimony has still a reference to some living agent as its author, as when we speak of the testimony of conscience, or of doing a thing in testimony of our affection, etc. Testimony refers rather to the thing declared, evidence to its value or effect. "To conform our language more to common use, we ought to divide arguments into demonstrations, proofs, and probabilities; ba proofs, meaning such arguments from experience as leave no room for doubt or opposition." Hume. "The evidence of sense is the first and highest kind of evidence of which human nature is capable." Bp. Wilkins. "The proof of everything must be by the testimony of such as the parties produce." Spenser.
TESTIMONYTes"ti*mo*ny, v. t.
Defn: To witness; to attest; to prove by testimony. [Obs.] Shak.
TESTINESSTes"ti*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being testy; fretfulness; petulance.Testiness is a disposition or aptness to be angry. Locke.
TESTINGTest"ing, n.
1. The act of testing or proving; trial; proof.
2. (Metal.)
Defn: The operation of refining gold or silver in a test, or cupel; cupellation. Testing machine (Engin.), a machine used in the determination of the strength of materials, as iron, stone, etc., and their behavior under strains of various kinds, as elongation, bending, crushing, etc.
TESTISTes"tis, n.; pl. Testes. Etym: [L.] (Anat.)
Defn: A testicle.
TESTONTes"ton, n.
Defn: A tester; a sixpence. [Obs.]
TESTONETes*tone", n. Etym: [Cf. Pg. testao, tostao. See Testoon.]
Defn: A silver coin of Portugal, worth about sixpence sterling, or about eleven cents. Homans.
TESTOONTes*toon", n. Etym: [It. testone. See Tester a coin.]
Defn: An Italian silver coin. The testoon of Rome is worth 1s. 3d. sterling, or about thirty cents. Homans.
TESTUDINALTes*tu"di*nal, a. Etym: [See Testudo.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tortoise.
TESTUDINARIOUSTes*tu`di*na"ri*ous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the shell of a tortoise; resembling a tortoise shell; having the color or markings of a tortoise shell.
TESTUDINATATes*tu`di*na"ta, n. pl. Etym: [Nl. See Testudo.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of several plates.
TESTUDINATE; TESTUDINATED Tes*tu"di*nate, Tes*tu"di*na`ted, a. Etym: [L. testudinatus, fr. testudo, -inis, a tortoise, an arch or vault.]
Defn: Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure; roofed; arched; vaulted.
TESTUDINEOUSTes`tu*din"e*ous, a. Etym: [L. testudineus.]
Defn: Resembling the shell of a tortoise.
TESTUDO Tes*tu"do, n.; pl. Testudines. Etym: [L., from testa the shell of shellfish, or of testaceous animals.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of tortoises which formerly included a large number of diverse forms, but is now restricted to certain terrestrial species, such as the European land tortoise (Testudo Græca) and the gopher of the Southern United States.
2. (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on wheels.
3. (Mus.)
Defn: A kind of musical instrument. a species of lyre; — so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to have been made of the shell of a tortoise.
TESTYTes"ty, a. [Compar. Testier; superl. Testiest.] Etym: [OF. testuobstinate, headstrong, F. têtu, fr. OF. teste the head, F. tête. SeeTest a cupel.]
Defn: Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.Must I observe you must I stand and crouch Under your testy humorShak.I was displeased with myself; I was testy. Latimer.
TETANIC Te*tan"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. L. tetanicus suffering from tetanus, Gr. tétanique.]
1. (Physiol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to tetanus; having the character of tetanus; as, a tetanic state; tetanic contraction. This condition of muscle, this fusion of a number of simple spasms into an apparently smooth, continuous effort, is known as tetanus, or tetanic contraction. Foster.
2. (Physiol. & Med.)
Defn: Producing, or tending to produce, tetanus, or tonic contraction of the muscles; as, a tetanic remedy. See Tetanic, n.
TETANICTe*tan"ic, n. (Physiol. & Med.)
Defn: A substance (notably nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine) which, either as a remedy or a poison, acts primarily on the spinal cord, and which, when taken in comparatively large quantity, produces tetanic spasms or convulsions.
TETANINTet"a*nin, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; — so called because it produces tetanus as one of its prominent effects.
TETANIZATIONTet`a*ni*za"tion, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: The production or condition of tetanus.
TETANIZETet"a*nize, v. t. (Physiol.)
Defn: To throw, as a muscle, into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in. See Tetanus, n., 2.
TETANOIDTet"a*noid, a. Etym: [Tetanus + -oid.] (Med. & Physiol.)
Defn: Resembling tetanus.
TETANOMOTORTet`a*no*mo"tor, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: An instrument from tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve by successive mechanical shocks.
TETANUSTet"a*nus, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Med.)
Defn: A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the muscles of the lower jaw are affected, it is called locked-jaw, or lickjaw, and it takes various names from the various incurvations of the body resulting from the spasm.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: That condition of a muscle in which it is in a state of continued vibratory contraction, as when stimulated by a series of induction shocks.
TETANYTet"a*ny, n. (Med.)
Defn: A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms.
TETARDTe*tard", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A gobioid fish (Eleotris gyrinus) of the Southern UnitedStates; — called also sleeper.
TETARTOHEDRALTe*tar`to*he"dral, a. Etym: [Gr. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Having one fourth the number of planes which are requisite tocomplete symmetry.— Te*tar`to*he"dral*ly, adv.
TETARTOHEDRISMTe*tar`to*he"drism, n. (Crystallog.)
Defn: The property of being tetartohedral.
TETAUGTe*taug", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Tautog. [R.]
TETCHINESSTetch"i*ness, n.
Defn: See Techiness.
TETCHYTetch"y, a.
Defn: See Techy. Shak.
TETETête, n. Etym: [F., the head. See Tester a covering.]
Defn: A kind of wig; false hair.
TETE-A-TETETête`-à-tête", n. Etym: [F., head to head. See Tester a covering,Test a cupel.]
1. Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of two persons.
2. A short sofa intended to accomodate two persons.
TETE-A-TETETête`-à-tête", a.
Defn: Private; confidential; familiar.She avoided tête-à-tête walks with him. C. Kingsley.
TETE-A-TETETête`-à-tête", adv.
Defn: Face to face; privately or confidentially; familiarly. Prior.
TETE-DE-PONTTête`-de-pont", n.; pl. Têtes-de-pont. Etym: [F., head of a bridge.](Mil.)
Defn: A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead.
TETELTe*tel", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large African antelope (Alcejaphus tora). It has widely divergent, strongly ringed horns.
TETHER Teth"er, n. Etym: [Formerly tedder, OE. tedir; akin to LG. tider, tier, Icel. tjo, Dan. töir. *64.]
Defn: A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits.
TETHERTeth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tethered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tethering.]
Defn: To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding within certain limits. And by a slender cord was tethered to a stone. Wordsworth.
TETHER-BALLTeth"er-ball`, n.
Defn: A game played with rackets and a ball suspended by a string from an upright pole, the object of each side being to wrap the string around the pole by striking the ball in a direction opposite to the other.
TETHYDANTe*thy"dan, n. Etym: [See Tethys.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A tunicate.
TETHYODEATe`thy*o"de*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Tethys + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Tunicata including the common attached ascidians, both simple and compound. Called also Tethioidea.
TETHYSTe"thys, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of a large naked mollusks having a very large, broad, fringed cephalic disk, and branched dorsal gills. Some of the species become a foot long and are brilliantly colored.
TETRA-Tet"ra-. Etym: [Gr. Four.]
1. A combining form or prefix signifying four, as in tetrabasic, tetrapetalous.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting four proportional or combining parts of the substance or ingredient denoted by the term to which it is prefixed, as in tetra-chloride, tetroxide.
TETRABASICTet`ra*bas"ic, a. Etym: [Tetra- + basic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monacid base; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by bases; quadribasic; — said of certain acids; thus, normal silicic acid, Si(OH)4, is a tetrabasic acid.
TETRABORICTet`ra*bor"ic, a. Etym: [Tetra- + boric.] (Chem.)
Defn: Same as Pyroboric.
TETRABRANCHIATATet`ra*bran`chi*a"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Tetra-, and Branchia.](Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of Cephalopoda having four gills. Among living species it includes only the pearly nautilus. Numerous genera and species are found in the fossil state, such as Ammonites, Baculites, Orthoceras, etc.
TETRABRANCHIATETet`ra*bran`chi*ate, a. Etym: [Tetra + branchiate.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Tetrabranchiata.— n.
Defn: One of the Tetrabranchiata.
TETRACARPELTet`ra*car"pel, a. Etym: [Tetra- + carpellary.] (Bot.)
Defn: Composed of four carpels.
TETRACHORDTet"ra*chord, n. Etym: [L. tetrachordon, Gr. Tetra-) + tétrachorde.](Anc. Mus.)
Defn: A scale series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last, constituted a fourth. These extremes were immutable; the two middle sounds were changeable.
TETRACHOTOMOUSTet`ra*chot"o*mous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Having a division by fours; separated into four parts or series, or into series of fours.
TETRACIDTet*rac"id, a. Etym: [Tetra + acid.] (Chem.)
Defn: Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monobasic acid; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement ba acids or acid atoms; — said of certain bases; thus, erythrine, C4H6(OH)4, is a tetracid alcohol.
TETRACOCCOUSTet`ra*coc"cous, a. Etym: [See Tetra-, and Coccus.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having four cocci, or carpels.
TETRACOLONTet`ra*co"lon, n. Etym: [Gr. Tetra-) + (Pros.)
Defn: A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines. Crabb.
TETRACORALLATe`tra*co*ral"la, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Tetra-, and Corallum.](Paleon.)
Defn: Same as Rugosa.
TETRACTINELLIDTe*trac`ti*nel"lid, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of sponge of the division Tetractinellida. Also used adjectively.
TETRACTINELLIDATe*trac`ti*nel"li*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Spongiæ in which the spicules are siliceous and have four branches diverging at right angles. Called also Tetractinellinæ.
TETRADTet"rad, n. Etym: [L. tetras, -adis, Gr. tétrade.]
1. The number four; a collection of four things; a quaternion.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: A tetravalent or quadrivalent atom or radical; as, carbon is a tetrad.
TETRADACTYL; TETRADACTYLETet`ra*dac"tyl, Tet`ra*dac"tyle, a. Etym: [Cf. F. tétradactyle.](Zoöl.)
Defn: Tetradactylous.
TETRADACTYLOUSTet`ra*dac"tyl*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. Tetra-) + (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having, or characterized by, four digits to the foot or hand.
TETRADECANETet`ra*dec"ane, n. Etym: [Tetra- + Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: A light oily hydrocarbon, C14H30, of the marsh-gas series; — so called from the fourteen carbon atoms in the molecule.
TETRADECAPODATet`ra*de*cap"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Tetra-, and Decapoda.](Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Arthrostraca.
TETRADICTet*rad"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a tetrad; possessing or having the characteristics of a tetrad; as, a carbon is a tetradic element.
TETRADITETet"ra*dite, n. Etym: [See Tetrad.]
Defn: A person in some way remarkable with regard to the number four, as one born on the fourth day of the month, or one who reverenced four persons in the Godhead. Smart.
TETRADONTet"ra*don, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Tetrodon.
TETRADONTTet"ra*dont, a. & n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Tetrodont.
TETRADRACHM; TETRADRACHMATet"ra*drachm, Tet`ra*drach"ma, n. Etym: [NL. tetradrachma, fr. Gr.Tetra-) +
Defn: A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, of the value of four drachms. The Attic tetradrachm was equal to 3s. 3d. sterling, or about 76 cents.
TETRADYMITETet*rad"y*mite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A telluride of bismuth. It is of a pale steel-gray color and metallic luster, and usually occurs in foliated masses. Calles also telluric bismuth.
TETRADYNAMIATet`ra*dy*na"mi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Tetra-) + (Bot.)
Defn: A Linnæan class of plants having six stamens, four of which are longer than the others.
TETRADYNAMIANTet`ra*dy*na"mi*an, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant of the order Tetradynamia.
TETRADYNAMIAN; TETRADYNAMOUSTet`ra*dy*na"mi*an, Tet`ra*dyn"a*mous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Belonging to the order Tetradynamia; having six stamens, four of which are uniformly longer than the others.
TETRAGONTet"ra*gon, n. Etym: [L. tetragonum, Gr. Tetra-) + tétragone.]
1. (Geom.)
Defn: A plane figure having four sides and angles; a quadrangle, as a square, a rhombus, etc.
2. (Astrol.)
Defn: An aspect of two planets with regard to the earth when they are distant from each other ninety degrees, or the fourth of a circle. Hutton.
TETRAGONALTe*trag"o*nal, a.
1. (Geom.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles or sides; thus, the square, the parallelogram, the rhombus, and the trapezium are tetragonal fingers.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Having four prominent longitudinal angles.
3. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Designating, or belonging to, a certain system of crystallization; dimetric. See Tetragonal system, under Crystallization.
TETRAGRAMMATONTet`ra*gram"ma*ton, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Tetra-) +
Defn: The mystic number four, which was often symbolized to represent the Deity, whose name was expressed by four letters among some ancient nations; as, the Hebrew JeHoVaH, Greek qeo`s, Latin deus, etc.
TETRAGYNIA Tet`ra*gyn"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. te`tra- (see Tetra-) + gynh` a woman, female.] (Bot.)
Defn: A Linnæan order of plants having four styles.
TETRAGYNIAN; TETRAGYNOUSTet`ra*gyn"i*an, Te*trag"y*nous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Belonging to the order Tetragynia; having four styles.
TETRAHEDRALTet`ra*he"dral, a. Etym: [See Tetrahedron.]
1. Having, or composed of, four sides.
2. (Crystallog.) (a) Having the form of the regular tetrahedron. (b) Pertaining or related to a tetrahedron, or to the system of hemihedral forms to which the tetrahedron belongs. Tetrahedral angle (Geom.), a solid angle bounded or inclosed by four plane angles.
TETRAHEDRALLYTet`ra*he"dral*ly, adv.
Defn: In a tetrahedral manner.
TETRAHEDRITE Tet`ra*he"drite, n. Etym: [So called because the crystals of the species are commonly tetrahedrons.] (Min.)
Defn: A sulphide of antimony and copper, with small quantities of other metals. It is a very common ore of copper, and some varieties yield a considerable presentage of silver. Called also gray copper ore, fahlore, and panabase.
TETRAHEDRONTet`ra*he"dron, n. Etym: [Tetra- + Gr. (Geom.)
Defn: A solid figure inclosed or bounded by four triangles.
Note: In crystallography, the regular tetrahedron is regarded as the hemihedral form of the regular octahedron. Regular tetrahedron (Geom.), a solid bounded by four equal equilateral triangles; one of the five regular solids.
TETRAHEXAHEDRALTet`ra*hex`a*he"dral, a. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Pertaining to a tetrahexahedron.
TETRAHEXAHEDRONTet`ra*hex`a*he"dron, n. Etym: [Tetra- + hexahedron.] (Crystallog.)
Defn: A solid in the isometric system, bounded by twenty-four equal triangular faces, four corresponding to each face of the cube.
TETRAKISHEXAHEDRONTet`ra*kis*hex`a*he"dron, n. Etym: [Gr. hexahedron.] (Crystallog.)
Defn: A tetrahexahedron.
TETRAKOSANETet"ra*ko*sane`, n. Etym: [Tetra- + Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: A hydrocarbon, C24H50, resembling paraffin, and like it belonging to the marsh-gas series; — so called from having twenty- four atoms of carbon in the molecule.
TETRALOGYTe*tral"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. Tetra-) + tétralogie.] (Gr. Drama)
Defn: A group or series of four dramatic pieces, three tragedies and one satyric, or comic, piece (or sometimes four tragedies), represented consequently on the Attic stage at the Dionysiac festival.
Note: A group or series of three tragedies, exhibited together without a fourth piese, was called a trilogy.
TETRAMERATe*tram"e*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Tetramerous.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Coleoptera having, apparently, only four tarsal joints, one joint being rudimentary.