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Biventral
Biventral Bi*ven"tral, a. [Pref. bi- + ventral.] (Anat.)
Having two bellies or protuberances; as, a biventral, or
digastric, muscle, or the biventral lobe of the cerebellum.
CentraCentrum Cen"trum, n.; pl. E. Centrums, L. Centra. [L.,
center.] (Anat.)
The body, or axis, of a vertebra. See Vertebra. CentralCentral Cen"tral, a. [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F.
central. See Center.]
Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or
middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts
near the center Central
Central Cen"tral, Centrale Cen*tra"le, n. [NL. centrale, fr.
L. centralis.] (Anat.)
The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or
tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the
navicular.
Central force; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points.
Central force (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards
or away from a fixed or movable center.
Center sun (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body
about which M["a]dler supposed the solar system together
with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A
point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess
characteristics of the position of such a body. central reserve citiesReserve city Reserve city (Banking)
In the national banking system of the United States, any of
certain cities in which the national banks are required (--U.
S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5191) to keep a larger reserve (25 per
cent) than the minimum (15 per cent) required of all other
banks. The banks in certain of the reserve cities
(specifically called central reserve cities) are required
to keep their reserve on hand in cash; banks in other reserve
cities may keep half of their reserve as deposits in these
banks (--U. S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5195). Centrale
Central Cen"tral, Centrale Cen*tra"le, n. [NL. centrale, fr.
L. centralis.] (Anat.)
The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or
tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the
navicular.
Centralism
Centralism Cen"tral*ism, n.
1. The state or condition of being central; the combination
of several parts into one whole; centralization.
2. The system by which power is centralized, as in a
government.
CentralitiesCentrality Cen*tral"i*ty, n.; pl. Centralities.
The state of being central; tendency towards a center.
Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence
equal to the centrifugence. --R. W.
Emerson. CentralityCentrality Cen*tral"i*ty, n.; pl. Centralities.
The state of being central; tendency towards a center.
Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence
equal to the centrifugence. --R. W.
Emerson. Centralization
Centralization Cen`tral*i*za"tion, n. [Cf. F. centralisation.]
The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being
centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing
several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power
in the general government; the centralization of commerce in
a city.
CentralizeCentralize Cen"tral*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Centralized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Centralizing.] [Cf. F. centraliser.]
To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a
center; to bring into one system, or under one control.
[To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft. CentralizedCentralize Cen"tral*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Centralized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Centralizing.] [Cf. F. centraliser.]
To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a
center; to bring into one system, or under one control.
[To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft. CentralizingCentralize Cen"tral*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Centralized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Centralizing.] [Cf. F. centraliser.]
To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a
center; to bring into one system, or under one control.
[To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft. Centrally
Centrally Cen"tral*ly, adv.
In a central manner or situation.
CentrarchidaePerciformes Per`ci*for"mes, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true
perches (Percid[ae]); the pondfishes (Centrarchid[ae]);
the sci[ae]noids (Sci[ae]nid[ae]); the sparoids
(Sparid[ae]); the serranoids (Serranid[ae]), and some
other related families. Concentrate
Concentrate Con*cen"trate (? or ?), v. i.
To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as,
population tends to concentrate in cities.
ConcentrateConcentrate Con*cen"trate (? or ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Concentrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Concentrating.] [Pref. con-
+ L. centrum center. Cf. Concenter.]
1. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite
more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to
fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to
concentrate the attention.
(He) concentrated whole force at his own camp.
--Motley.
2. To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a
liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless
material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by
evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to
dilute.
Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its
greatest strength. --Arbuthnot.
Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate. ConcentratedConcentrate Con*cen"trate (? or ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Concentrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Concentrating.] [Pref. con-
+ L. centrum center. Cf. Concenter.]
1. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite
more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to
fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to
concentrate the attention.
(He) concentrated whole force at his own camp.
--Motley.
2. To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a
liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless
material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by
evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to
dilute.
Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its
greatest strength. --Arbuthnot.
Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate. ConcentratingConcentrate Con*cen"trate (? or ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Concentrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Concentrating.] [Pref. con-
+ L. centrum center. Cf. Concenter.]
1. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite
more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to
fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to
concentrate the attention.
(He) concentrated whole force at his own camp.
--Motley.
2. To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a
liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless
material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by
evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to
dilute.
Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its
greatest strength. --Arbuthnot.
Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate. Concentration
Concentration Con`cen*tra"tion, n. [Cf. F. concentration.]
1. The act or process of concentrating; the process of
becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated;
concentration.
Concentration of the lunar beams. --Boyle.
Intense concetration of thought. --Sir J.
Herschel.
2. The act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid, as
by evaporation.
The acid acquires a higher degree of concentration.
--Knight.
3. (Metal.) The act or process of removing the dress of ore
and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as
by currents of air or water.
Concentrative
Concentrative Con*cen"tra*tive, a.
Serving or tending to concentrate; characterized by
concentration.
A discrimination is only possible by a concentrative
act, or act of attention. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
Concentrativeness
Concentrativeness Con*cen"tra*tive*ness, n.
1. The quality of concentrating.
2. (Phren.) The faculty or propensity which has to do with
concentrating the intellectual the intellectual powers.
--Combe.
Concentrator
Concentrator Con"cen*tra`tor, n. (Firearms)
A frame or ring of wire or hard paper fitting into the
cartridge case used in some shotguns, and holding the shot
together when discharged, to secure close shooting; also, a
device for slightly narrowing the bore at the muzzle for the
same purpose.
Concentrator
Concentrator Con"cen*tra`tor, n. (Mining)
An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by
exposing it to intermittent puffs of air. --Knight.
Decentralization
Decentralization De*cen`tral*i*za"tion, n.
The action of decentralizing, or the state of being
decentralized. ``The decentralization of France.' --J. P.
Peters.
Decentralize
Decentralize De*cen"tral*ize, v. t.
To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the
center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute
(what has been united or concentrated); -- esp. said of
authority, or the administration of public affairs.
Deconcentrate
Deconcentrate De`con*cen"trate, v. t.
To withdraw from concentration; to decentralize. [R.]
Deconcentration
Deconcentration De*con`cen*tra"tion, n.
Act of deconcentrating. [R.]
Disentrail
Disentrail Dis`en*trail", v. t.
To disembowel; to let out or draw forth, as the entrails.
[Obs.]
As if he thought her soul to disentrail. --Spenser.
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