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Abscondence
Abscondence Ab*scond"ence, n.
Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding. [R.]
--Phillips.
Accedence
Accedence Ac*ced"ence, n.
The act of acceding.
AccidenceAccidence Ac"ci*dence, n. [A corruption of Eng. accidents, pl.
of accident. See Accident, 2.]
1. The accidents, of inflections of words; the rudiments of
grammar. --Milton.
2. The rudiments of any subject. --Lowell. Angle of incidence
Angle of incidence Angle of incidence (A["e]ronautics)
The angle between the chord of an a["e]rocurve and the
relative direction of the undisturbed air current.
Angle of incidenceIncidence In"ci*dence, n. [Cf. F. incidence.]
1. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event. [Obs.] --Bp.
Hall.
2. (Physics) The direction in which a body, or a ray of light
or heat, falls on any surface.
In equal incidences there is a considerable
inequality of refractions. --Sir I.
Newton.
Angle of incidence, the angle which a ray of light, or the
line of incidence of a body, falling on any surface, makes
with a perpendicular to that surface; also formerly, the
complement of this angle.
Line of incidence, the line in the direction of which a
surface is struck by a body, ray of light, and the like. Antecedence
Antecedence An`te*ced"ence, n.
1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. --H.
Spenser.
2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west;
retrogradation.
Appendence
Appendence Ap*pend"ence, Appendency Ap*pend"en*cy, n.
State of being appendant; appendance. [Obs.]
By-dependence
By-dependence By"-de*pend`ence, n.
An appendage; that which depends on something else, or is
distinct from the main dependence; an accessory. --Shak.
Cadence
Cadence Ca"dence, v. t.
To regulate by musical measure.
These parting numbers, cadenced by my grief. --Philips.
Circumstantial evidenceCircumstantial Cir`cum*stan"tial, a. [Cf. F. circonstanciel.]
1. Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or
particular incidents.
The usual character of human testimony is
substantial truth under circumstantial variety.
--Paley.
2. Incidental; relating to, but not essential.
We must therefore distinguish between the essentials
in religious worship . . . and what is merely
circumstantial. --Sharp.
3. Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all
the circumstances; minute; particular.
Tedious and circumstantial recitals. --Prior.
Circumstantial evidence (Law), evidence obtained from
circumstances, which necessarily or usually attend facts
of a particular nature, from which arises presumption.
According to some authorities circumstantial is
distinguished from positive evidence in that the latter is
the testimony of eyewitnesses to a fact or the admission
of a party; but the prevalent opinion now is that all such
testimony is dependent on circumstances for its support.
All testimony is more or less circumstantial. --Wharton.
Syn: See Minute. Coincidence
Coincidence Co*in"ci*dence, n. [Cf. F. co["i]ncidence.]
1. The condition of occupying the same place in space; as,
the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc. --Bentley.
2. The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as,
the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas
Jefferson.
3. Exact correspondence in nature, character, result,
circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.
The very concurrence and coincidence of ao many
evidences . . . carries a great weight. --Sir M.
Hale.
Those who discourse . . . of the nature of truth . .
. affirm a perfect coincidence between truth and
goodness. --South.
Conclusive evidenceConclusive Con*clu"sive, a. [Cf. F. conclusif.]
Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing;
putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or
involving, a conclusion or decision.
Secret reasons . . . equally conclusive for us as they
were for them. --Rogers.
Conclusive evidence (Law), that of which, from its nature,
the law allows no contradiction or explanation.
Conclusive presumption (Law), an inference which the law
makes so peremptorily that it will not allow it to be
overthrown by any contrary proof, however strong.
Syn: Final; ultimate; unanswerable. See Final. Condescendence
Condescendence Con`de*scend"ence, Condescendency
Con`de*scend"en*cy, n. [Cf. F. condescendance.]
Condescension. [Obs.]
Correspondence
Correspondence Cor`re*spond"ence (-sp?nd"ens), n. [Cf. F.
correspondance.]
1. Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities;
especially, intercourse between persons by means of
letters.
Holding also good correspondence with the other
great men in the state. --Bacon.
To facilitate correspondence between one part of
London and another, was not originally one of the
objects of the post office. --Macaulay.
Correspondence school
Correspondence school Cor`res*pond"ence school
A school that teaches by correspondence, the instruction
being based on printed instruction sheets and the recitation
papers written by the student in answer to the questions or
requirements of these sheets. In the broadest sense of the
term correspondence school may be used to include any
educational institution or department for instruction by
correspondence, as in a university or other educational
bodies, but the term is commonly applied to various
educational institutions organized on a commercial basis,
some of which offer a large variety of courses in general and
technical subjects, conducted by specialists.
Credence
Credence Cre"dence, v. t.
To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.]
CredenceCredence Cre"dence (kr[=e]"dens), n. [LL. credentia, fr. L.
credens, -entis, p. pr. of credere to trust, believe: cf. OF.
credence. See Creed, and cf. Credent, Creance.] Decidence
Decidence Dec"i*dence, n. [L. decidens falling off.]
A falling off. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
Demicadence
Demicadence Dem"i*ca`dence
. (Mus.)
An imperfect or half cadence, falling on the dominant instead
of on the key note.
Demurrer to evidenceDemurrer De*mur"rer, n.
1. One who demurs.
2. (Law) A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the
judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming
the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it
is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and
hence whether the party resting is bound to answer or
proceed further.
Demurrer to evidence, an exception taken by a party to the
evidence offered by the opposite party, and an objecting
to proceed further, on the allegation that such evidence
is not sufficient in law to maintain the issue, and a
reference to the court to determine the point. --Bouvier. Despondence
Despondence De*spond"ence, n.
Despondency.
The people, when once infected, lose their relish for
happiness [and] saunter about with looks of
despondence. --Goldsmith.
Direct evidenceDirect Di*rect", a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:
cf. F. direct. See Dress, and cf. Dirge.]
1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by
the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct
line; direct means.
What is direct to, what slides by, the question.
--Locke.
2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from
truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.
Be even and direct with me. --Shak.
3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.
--Locke.
A direct and avowed interference with elections.
--Hallam.
4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant
in the direct line.
5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary
motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;
not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body.
Direct action. (Mach.) See Direct-acting.
Direct discourse (Gram.), the language of any one quoted
without change in its form; as, he said ``I can not
come;' -- correlative to indirect discourse, in which
there is change of form; as, he said that he could not
come. They are often called respectively by their Latin
names, oratio directa, and oratio obliqua.
Direct evidence (Law), evidence which is positive or not
inferential; -- opposed to circumstantial, or indirect,
evidence. -- This distinction, however, is merely formal,
since there is no direct evidence that is not
circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its
credibility. --Wharton.
Direct examination (Law), the first examination of a
witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.
Direct fire (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is
perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet
aimed at.
Direct process (Metal.), one which yields metal in working
condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.
Direct tax, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and
polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or
customs, and from excise. DissidenceDissidence Dis"si*dence, n. [L. dissidentia: cf. F.
dissidence. See Dissident, a.]
Disagreement; dissent; separation from the established
religion. --I. Taylor.
It is the dissidence of dissent. --Burke. EvidenceEvidence Ev"i*dence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evidenced; p, pr. &
vb. n. Evidencing.]
To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to
evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender. --Milton. EvidencedEvidence Ev"i*dence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evidenced; p, pr. &
vb. n. Evidencing.]
To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to
evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender. --Milton. Evidencer
Evidencer Ev"i*den*cer, n.
One whi gives evidence.
Half cadenceHalf Half (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun,
half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb,
Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf.
Halve, Behalf.]
1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half
hour; a half dollar; a half view.
Note: The adjective and noun are often united to form a
compound.
2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half;
approximately a half, whether more or less; partial;
imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge.
Assumed from thence a half consent. --Tennyson.
Half ape (Zo["o]l.), a lemur.
Half back. (Football) See under 2d Back.
Half bent, the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in
the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfcock notch.
Half binding, a style of bookbinding in which only the back
and corners are in leather.
Half boarder, one who boards in part; specifically, a
scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only.
Half-breadth plan (Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of the
half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines.
Half cadence (Mus.), a cadence on the dominant.
Half cap, a slight salute with the cap. [Obs.] --Shak.
A half cock, the position of the cock of a gun when
retained by the first notch. Hearsay evidenceHearsay Hear"say`, n.
Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from
another.
Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the
memory of our great national poet originated in
frivolous hearsays of his life and conversation.
--Prof.
Wilson.
Hearsay evidence (Law), that species of testimony which
consists in a a narration by one person of matters told
him by another. It is, with a few exceptions, inadmissible
as testimony. --Abbott. Impendence
Impendence Im*pend"ence, Impendency Im*pend"en*cy, n.
The state of impending; also, that which impends.
``Impendence of volcanic cloud.' --Ruskin.
ImprudenceImprudence Im*pru"dence, n. [L. imprudentia: cf. F.
imprudence. Cf. Improvidence.]
The quality or state of being imprudent; want to caution,
circumspection, or a due regard to consequences;
indiscretion; inconsideration; reshness; also, an imprudent
act; as, he was guilty of an imprudence.
His serenity was interrupted, perhaps, by his own
imprudence. --Mickle.
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