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Beatific visionVision Vi"sion, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from
videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E.
wit. See Wit, v., and cf. Advice, Clairvoyant, Envy,
Evident, Provide, Revise, Survey, View, Visage,
Visit.]
1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.
Faith here is turned into vision there. --Hammond.
2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five
senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of
external objects are appreciated as a result of the
stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an
expansion of the optic nerve.
3. That which is seen; an object of sight. --Shak.
4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the
ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural,
prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a
specter; as, the visions of Isaiah.
The baseless fabric of this vision. --Shak.
No dreams, but visions strange. --Sir P.
Sidney.
5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
--Locke.
Arc of vision (Astron.), the arc which measures the least
distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the
horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes
visible.
Beatific vision (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in
heaven.
Direct vision (Opt.), vision when the image of the object
falls directly on the yellow spot (see under Yellow);
also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from
their original direction.
Field of vision, field of view. See under Field.
Indirect vision (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from
an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina.
Reflected vision, or Refracted vision, vision by rays
reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms,
respectively.
Vision purple. (Physiol.) See Visual purple, under
Visual. Beatificate
Beatificate Be`a*tif"i*cate, v. t.
To beatify. [Obs.] --Fuller.
Bipinnatifid
Bipinnatifid Bi`pin*nat"i*fid, a. [Pref. bi- + pinnatifid.]
(Bot.)
Doubly pinnatifid.
Note: A bipinnatifid leaf is a pinnatifid leaf having its
segments or divisions also pinnatifid. The primary
divisions are pinn[ae] and the secondary pinnules.
Diagonal stratificationDiagonal Di*ag"o*nal, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. ? from to
angle; dia` through + ? an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf.
F. diagonal.] (Geom.)
Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or
multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner;
crossing at an angle with one of the sides.
Diagonal bond (Masonry), herringbone work. See
Herringbone, a.
Diagonal built (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer
skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about
45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.
Diagonal cleavage. See under Cleavage.
Diagonal molding (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.
Diagonal rib. (Arch.) See Cross-springer.
Diagonal scale, a scale which consists of a set of parallel
lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that
their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the
unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a
plain scale.
Diagonal stratification. (Geol.) Same as Cross bedding,
under Cross, a. GelatificationGelatification Ge*lat"i*fi*ca"tion, n. [Gelatin + L. -ficare.
(in comp.) to make. See -fy.] (Physiol. Chem.)
The formation of gelatin. GlatifiedGlatified Glat"i*fied, a.
Pleased; indulged according to desire.
Syn: Glad; pleased. See Glad. Gratification
Gratification Grat"i*fi*ca"tion, n. [L. gratificatio: cf. F.
gratification.]
1. The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the
taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the
palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires,
of the heart.
2. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment;
fruition: delight.
3. A reward; a recompense; a gratuity. --Bp. Morton.
GratifiedGratify Grat"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gratified; p. pr. &
vb. n. Gratifying.] [F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus
pleasing + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to
indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the
senses, the desires, the mind, etc.
For who would die to gratify a foe? --Dryden.
2. To requite; to recompense. [Obs.]
It remains . . . To gratify his noble service.
--Shak.
Syn: To indulge; humor please; delight; requite; recompense.
Usage: To Gratify, Indulge, Humor. Gratify, is the
generic term, and has reference simply to the pleasure
communicated. To indulge a person implies that we
concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses
which he could not claim, and which had better,
perhaps, be spared. To humor is to adapt ourselves to
the varying moods, and, perhaps, caprices, of others.
We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a
large city; we indulge him in some extra expense on
such an occasion; we humor him when he is tired and
exacting. Gratifier
Gratifier Grat"i*fi"er, n.
One who gratifies or pleases.
Instratified
Instratified In*strat"i*fied, a.
Interstratified.
Interstratification
Interstratification In`ter*strat`i*fi*ca"tion, n. (Geol.)
Stratification among or between other layers or strata; also,
that which is interstratified.
Interstratified
Interstratified In`ter*strat"i*fied, a. (Geol.)
Stratified among or between other bodies; as, interstratified
rocks.
Laurencia pinnatifidaPepper dulse Pep"per dulse` (Bot.)
A variety of edible seaweed (Laurencia pinnatifida)
distinguished for its pungency. [Scot.] --Lindley. Palmatifid
Palmatifid Pal*mat"i*fid, a. [L. palmatus palmate + root of
findere to split.] (Bot.)
Palmate, with the divisions separated but little more than
halfway to the common center.
Pedatifid
Pedatifid Pe*dat"i*fid, a. [Pedate + root of L. findere to
split.] [Colloq.]
Cleft in a pedate manner, but having the lobes distinctly
connected at the base; -- said of a leaf.
Pinnatifid
Pinnatifid Pin*nat"i*fid, a. [L. pinnatus feathered + root of
findere to split: cf. F. pinnatifide.] (Bot.)
Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching
to the midrib.
ratifiaRatafia Rat`a*fi"a, n. [F., fr. Malay arak arrack +
t[=a]f[=i]a a spirit distilled from molasses.]
A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of cherries,
apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and sweetened with
sugar; -- a term applied to the liqueurs called noyau,
cura[,c]ao, etc. [Written also ratifia and ratafee.] Ratification
Ratification Rat`i*fi*ca"tion, n. [Cf. F. ratification.]
The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified;
confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.
RatifiedRatify Rat"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ratified; p. pr. & vb.
n. Ratifying.] [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by
calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See
Rate, n., and -fy.]
To approve and sanction; to make valid; to establish; to
settle; especially, to give sanction to, as something done by
an agent or servant; as, to ratify an agreement, treaty, or
contract; to ratify a nomination.
It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to
a lie by ratifying an imposture with such a miracle.
--South. Ratifier
Ratifier Rat"i*fi`er, n.
One who, or that which, ratifies; a confirmer. --Shak.
Stratification
Stratification Strat`i*fi*ca"tion, n. [Cf. F. stratification.]
1. The act or process of laying in strata, or the state of
being laid in the form of strata, or layers.
2. (Physiol.) The deposition of material in successive layers
in the growth of a cell wall, thus giving rise to a
stratified appearance.
Stratified
Stratified Strat"i*fied, a.
Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers; as,
stratified rock.
StratifiedStratify Strat"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stratified; p. pr.
& vb. n. Stratifying.] [Stratum + -fy: cf. F. stratifier.]
To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the
earth; to arrange in strata. Tripinnatifid
Tripinnatifid Tri`pin*nat"i*fid, a. [Pref. tri- + pinnatifid.]
(Bot.)
Thrice pinnately cleft; -- said of a pinnatifid leaf when its
segments are pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of these also
are pinnatifid.
Unstratified
Unstratified Un*strat"i*fied, a. (Geol.)
Not stratified; -- applied to massive rocks, as granite,
porphyry, etc., and also to deposits of loose material, as
the glacial till, which occur in masses without layers or
strata.
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