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AbatureAbature Ab"a*ture ([.a]b"[.a]*t[-u]r; 135), n. [F. abatture,
fr. abattre. See Abate.]
Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing
through them. --Crabb. Abbreviature
Abbreviature Ab*bre"vi*a*ture, n.
1. An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form. [Obs.]
2. An abridgment; a compendium or abstract.
This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty
of a Christian. --Jer. Taylor.
Aberrancy of curvatureAberrance Ab*er"rance, Aberrancy Ab*er"ran*cy, n.
State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way;
deviation from truth, rectitude, etc.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form. Aberrancy of curvatureCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. Absolute curvatureCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. Acclimature
Acclimature Ac*cli"ma*ture (#; 135), n.
The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
[R.] --Caldwell.
Adjudicature
Adjudicature Ad*ju"di*ca*ture, n.
Adjudication.
Alcoholature
Alcoholature Al`co*hol"a*ture, n. [Cf. F. alcoolature.] (Med.)
An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants. --New Eng.
Dict.
Angle of curvatureCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. Antestature
Antestature An`te*stat"ure, n. (Fort.)
A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of
earth.
Armature
Armature Ar"ma*ture, n. (Elec.)
That part of a dynamo or electric generator or of an electric
motor in which a current is induced by a relatively moving
magnetic field. The armature usually consists of a series of
coils or groups of insulated conductors surrounding a core of
iron.
ArmatureArmature Ar"ma*ture, n. [L. armatura, fr. armare to arm: cf.
F. armature. See Arm, v. t., Armor.]
1. Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and
defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some
animals and plants.
2. (Magnetism) A piece of soft iron used to connect the two
poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete
the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force.
In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the
dissipation of the magnetic force.
3. (Arch.) Iron bars or framing employed for the
consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender
columns, holding up canopies, etc. --Oxf. Gloss. Binary nomenclatureBinary Bi"na*ry, a. [L. binarius, fr. bini two by two, two at
a time, fr. root of bis twice; akin to E. two: cf. F.
binaire.]
Compounded or consisting of two things or parts;
characterized by two (things).
Binary arithmetic, that in which numbers are expressed
according to the binary scale, or in which two figures
only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher
multiplying everything by two, as in common arithmetic by
ten. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four,
etc. --Davies & Peck.
Binary compound (Chem.), a compound of two elements, or of
an element and a compound performing the function of an
element, or of two compounds performing the function of
elements.
Binary logarithms, a system of logarithms devised by Euler
for facilitating musical calculations, in which 1 is the
logarithm of 2, instead of 10, as in the common
logarithms, and the modulus 1.442695 instead of .43429448.
Binary measure (Mus.), measure divisible by two or four;
common time.
Binary nomenclature (Nat. Hist.), nomenclature in which the
names designate both genus and species.
Binary scale (Arith.), a uniform scale of notation whose
ratio is two.
Binary star (Astron.), a double star whose members have a
revolution round their common center of gravity.
Binary theory (Chem.), the theory that all chemical
compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and
unlike qualities. Breviature
Breviature Bre"vi*a*ture, n.
An abbreviature; an abbreviation. [Obs.] --Johnson.
Candidature
Candidature Can"di*da*ture, n.
Candidacy.
Capillature
Capillature Ca*pil"la*ture, n. [L. capillatura.]
A bush of hair; frizzing of the hair. --Clarke.
CaricatureCaricature Car"i*ca*ture, n. [It. caricatura, fr. caricare to
charge, overload, exaggerate. See Charge, v. t.]
1. An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts
or characteristics, as in a picture.
2. A picture or other figure or description in which the
peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as
to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody. [Formerly
written caricatura.]
The truest likeness of the prince of French
literature will be the one that has most of the look
of a caricature. --I. Taylor.
A grotesque caricature of virtue. --Macaulay. CaricatureCaricature Car"i*ca*ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caricatured;
p. pr. & vb. n. Caricaturing.]
To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous
exaggeration; to burlesque.
He could draw an ill face, or caricature a good one,
with a masterly hand. --Lord
Lyttelton. CaricaturedCaricature Car"i*ca*ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caricatured;
p. pr. & vb. n. Caricaturing.]
To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous
exaggeration; to burlesque.
He could draw an ill face, or caricature a good one,
with a masterly hand. --Lord
Lyttelton. Celature
Celature Cel"a*ture, n. [L. caelatura, fr. caelare to engrave
in relief.]
1. The act or art of engraving or embossing.
2. That which is engraved. [Obs.] --Hakewill.
Center of curvature of a curveCenter Cen"ter, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which
a circle is described, fr. ? to prick, goad.]
1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,
figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of
a circle; the middle point or place.
2. The middle or central portion of anything.
3. A principal or important point of concentration; the
nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they
tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a
center of attaction.
4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.
5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who
support the existing government. They sit in the middle of
the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,
between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the
right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced
republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See Right,
and Left.
6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of
a vault or arch are supported in position until the work
becomes self-supporting.
7. (Mech.)
(a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,
upon which the work is held, and about which it
revolves.
(b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a
shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,
on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
Note: In a lathe the
live center is in the spindle of the head stock; the
dead center is on the tail stock.
Planer centers are stocks carrying centers, when the object
to be planed must be turned on its axis.
Center of an army, the body or troops occupying the place
in the line between the wings.
Center of a curve or surface (Geom.)
(a) A point such that every line drawn through the point
and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at
the point.
(b) The fixed point of reference in polar co["o]rdinates.
See Co["o]rdinates.
Center of curvature of a curve (Geom.), the center of that
circle which has at any given point of the curve closer
contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.
See Circle.
Center of a fleet, the division or column between the van
and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.
Center of gravity (Mech.), that point of a body about which
all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,
the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by
gravity.
Center of gyration (Mech.), that point in a rotating body
at which the whole mass might be concentrated
(theoretically) without altering the resistance of the
intertia of the body to angular acceleration or
retardation.
Center of inertia (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body
or system of bodies.
Center of motion, the point which remains at rest, while
all the other parts of a body move round it.
Center of oscillation, the point at which, if the whole
matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of
oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form
and state of the body.
Center of percussion, that point in a body moving about a
fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without
communicating a shock to the axis.
Center of pressure (Hydros.), that point in a surface
pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the
whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a
contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the
whole pressure of the fluid. Chord of curvatureChord Chord, n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr.
?. In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is
written cord. See Cord.]
1. The string of a musical instrument. --Milton.
2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed,
producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common
chord.
3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of
a circle or curve.
4. (Anat.) A cord. See Cord, n., 4.
5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually
horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell.
Accidental, Common, & Vocal chords. See under
Accidental, Common, and Vocal.
Chord of an arch. See Illust. of Arch.
Chord of curvature, a chord drawn from any point of a
curve, in the circle of curvature for that point.
Scale of chords. See Scale. Chord of curvatureCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. Circle of curvatureCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. Climature
Climature Cli"ma*ture (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. climature.]
A climate. [Obs.] --Shak.
ColatureColature Col"a*ture (?; 135), n. [L. colatura, from colare:
cf. F. colature. See Colander.]
The process of straining; the matter strained; a strainer.
[R.] Colorature
Colorature Col"or*a*ture (?; 135), n. [Cf. G. coloratur, fr.
LL. coloratura.] (Mus.)
Vocal music colored, as it were, by florid ornaments, runs,
or rapid passages.
Connature
Connature Con*na"ture (?; 135), n.
Participation in a common nature or character. [R.]
Connature was defined as likeness in kind between
either two changes in consciousness, or two states of
consciousness. --H. Spencer.
Consignature
Consignature Con*sig"na*ture; 135), n.
Joint signature. [R.] --Colgrave.
Contemperature
Contemperature Con*tem"per*a*ture (-t[e^]m"p[~e]r*[.a]*t[-u]r;
135), n.
The condition of being tempered; proportionate mixture;
temperature. [Obs.]
The different contemperature of the elements. --South.
Meaning of Ature from wikipedia
- Mini
ature is a
species of very
small microhylid frog
endemic to
Madagascar described in 2019. The
scientific name of the
species refers to its size,...
- The
Atures Muni****lity (Spanish:
Municipio Atures) is one of the
seven muni****lities (municipios) that
makes up the
southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas...
- it has been
recommended that two
qualify as
critically endangered and M.
ature as data deficient. At
about 8–11.5 mm (0.31–0.45 in) in snout–vent length...
-
small breed of
horse Miniature poodle, a
smaller breed of
poodle (dog) Mini
ature, a
species of frog
Miniatures (Alog album), 2005
Miniatures (Nekropolis...
- and Mini
ature,
Three New Frog
Species Among the World's Smallest".
Smithsonian Magazine.
Retrieved 19
September 2021. "Meet Mini mum, Mini
ature, Mini scule:...
-
Piaroan branch of the family. The
extinct Ature language, once
spoken on the
Orinoco River near the
waterfalls of
Atures, Venezuela, is
unattested but was said...
-
Richard Taylor and his
design team
built an 18 ft (5 m) high
miniature ("big-
ature") of Barad-dûr. Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The
Return of the King...
-
Orinoco River they
hovered thru
perilous rapids of the
rivers Maipures and
Atures. The
Orinoco was then
traversed down to its
mouths in the Gulf of Paria...
- Island), a
Chilean island in the
Pacific Ocean.
Anakena has two ahus; Ahu-
Ature has a
single moai and Ahu Nao-Nao has seven, two of
which have deteriorated...
- noun (a noun with the same
masculine and
feminine forms).
Along with Mini
ature and M. scule, the
other two
species in its genus, M. mum
received publicity...
