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acropetal botryose centripetal indefinite inflorescenceIndeterminate In`de*ter"mi*nate, a. [L. indeterminatus.]
Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not
precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. --Paley.
Indeterminate analysis (Math.), that branch of analysis
which has for its object the solution of indeterminate
problems.
Indeterminate coefficients (Math.), coefficients
arbitrarily assumed for convenience of calculation, or to
facilitate some artifice of analysis. Their values are
subsequently determined.
Indeterminate equation (Math.), an equation in which the
unknown quantities admit of an infinite number of values,
or sets of values. A group of equations is indeterminate
when it contains more unknown quantities than there are
equations.
Indeterminate inflorescence (Bot.), a mode of inflorescence
in which the flowers all arise from axillary buds, the
terminal bud going on to grow and sometimes continuing the
stem indefinitely; -- called also acropetal, botryose,
centripetal, & indefinite inflorescence. --Gray.
Indeterminate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of an
infinite number of solutions, or one in which there are
fewer imposed conditions than there are unknown or
required results.
Indeterminate quantity (Math.), a quantity which has no
fixed value, but which may be varied in accordance with
any proposed condition.
Indeterminate series (Math.), a series whose terms proceed
by the powers of an indeterminate quantity, sometimes also
with indeterminate exponents, or indeterminate
coefficients. -- In`de*ter"mi*nate*ly adv. --
In`de*ter"mi*nate*ness, n. aikiniteNeedle Nee"dle, n. [OE. nedle, AS. n?dl; akin to D. neald, OS.
n[=a]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[=a]dal, n[=a]dala, Icel. n[=a]l,
Sw. n[*a]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n["a]hen to sew, OHG.
n[=a]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. ?, and perh. to E. snare: cf.
Gael. & Ir. snathad needle, Gael. snath thread, G. schnur
string, cord.]
1. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end,
with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.
--Chaucer.
Note: In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is at
the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the
blunt end.
2. See Magnetic needle, under Magnetic.
3. A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle;
also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or
twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in
the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.
4. (Bot.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine
trees. See Pinus.
5. Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed
crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
Dipping needle. See under Dipping.
Needle bar, the reciprocating bar to which the needle of a
sewing machine is attached.
Needle beam (Arch.), to shoring, the horizontal cross
timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon
which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is
shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part.
Needle furze (Bot.), a prickly leguminous plant of Western
Europe; the petty whin (Genista Anglica).
Needle gun, a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge
carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a
slender needle, or pin, into it.
Needle loom (Weaving), a loom in which the weft thread is
carried through the shed by a long eye-pointed needle
instead of by a shuttle.
Needle ore (Min.), acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth,
lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; -- called
also aikinite.
Needle shell (Zo["o]l.), a sea urchin.
Needle spar (Min.), aragonite.
Needle telegraph, a telegraph in which the signals are
given by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right
or to the left of a certain position.
Sea needle (Zo["o]l.), the garfish. Axinite
Axinite Ax"i*nite, n. [Named in allusion to the form of the
crystals, fr. Gr. ? an ax.] (Min.)
A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in
glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.
Bismuthinite
Bismuthine Bis"muth*ine, Bismuthinite Bis"muth*in*ite, n.
Native bismuth sulphide; -- sometimes called bismuthite.
Cancrinite
Cancrinite Can"cri*nite, n. [Named after Count Cancrin, a
minister of finance in Russia.] (Min.)
A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive,
generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina,
lime, soda, and carbon dioxide.
Catlinite
Catlinite Cat"lin*ite, n. [From George Catlin, an American
traveler.]
A red clay from the Upper Missouri region, used by the
Indians for their pipes.
Corallinite
Corallinite Cor"al*lin*ite, n. (Paleon.)
A fossil coralline.
Crinite
Crinite Cri"nite (kr?"n?t), a. [L. crinitus, p. p. of crinire
to provide or cover with hair, fr. crinis hair.]
1. Having the appearance of a tuft of hair; having a hairlike
tail or train. ``Comate, crinite, caudate stars.'
--Fairfax.
2. (Bot.) Bearded or tufted with hairs. --Gray.
Definite
Definite Def"i*nite, n.
A thing defined or determined. [Obs.]
Definitely
Definitely Def"i*nite*ly, adv.
In a definite manner; with precision; precisely;
determinately.
Definiteness
Definiteness Def"i*nite*ness, n.
The state of being definite; determinateness; precision;
certainty.
Doctrine of definite proportionsAtomic A*tom"ic, Atomical A*tom"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. atomique.]
1. Of or pertaining to atoms.
2. Extremely minute; tiny.
Atomic philosophy, or Doctrine of atoms, a system which,
assuming that atoms are endued with gravity and motion,
accounted thus for the origin and formation of all things.
This philosophy was first broached by Leucippus, was
developed by Democritus, and afterward improved by
Epicurus, and hence is sometimes denominated the Epicurean
philosophy.
Atomic theory, or the Doctrine of definite proportions
(Chem.), teaches that chemical combinations take place
between the supposed ultimate particles or atoms of
bodies, in some simple ratio, as of one to one, two to
three, or some other, always expressible in whole numbers.
Atomic weight (Chem.), the weight of the atom of an element
as compared with the weight of the atom of hydrogen, taken
as a standard. Encrinite
Encrinite En"cri*nite, n. [Gr. ? in + ? a lily: cf. F.
encrinite.] (Paleon.)
A fossil crinoid, esp. one belonging to, or resembling, the
genus Encrinus. Sometimes used in a general sense for any
crinoid.
Erinite
Erinite Er"i*nite, n. (Min.)
A hydrous arseniate of copper, of an emerald-green color; --
so called from Erin, or Ireland, where it occurs.
FiniteFinite Fi"nite, a. [L. finitus, p. p. of finire. See Finish,
and cf. Fine, a.]
Having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity;
bounded; -- opposed to infinite; as, finite number; finite
existence; a finite being; a finite mind; finite duration. Finiteless
Finiteless Fi"nite*less, a.
Infinite. [Obs.] --Sir T. browne.
Finitely
Finitely Fi"nite*ly, adv.
In a finite manner or degree.
Finiteness
Finiteness Fi"nite*ness, n.
The state of being finite.
Franklinite
Franklinite Frank"lin*ite, n. (Min.)
A kind of mineral of the spinel group.
Gadolinite
Gadolinite Gad"o*lin*ite, n. [Named after Gadolin, a Russian
chemist.] (Min.)
A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster, and
consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium,
and iron.
Gmelinite
Gmelinite Gmel"in*ite, n. [Named after the German chemist
Gmelin.] (Min.)
A rhombohedral zeolitic mineral, related in form and
composition to chabazite.
IndefiniteIndefinite In*def"i*nite, a. [L. indefinitus. See In- not,
and Definite.]
1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not
explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise;
uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite
time, plan, etc.
It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off
that indefinite way of vouching, ``the chymists say
this,' or ``the chymists affirm that.' --Boyle.
The time of this last is left indefinite. --Dryden.
2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and
unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite
space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.
Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite;
though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so
to human comprehension. --Spectator.
3. Boundless; infinite. [R.]
Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity.
--W. Thompson
(1745).
4. (Bot.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular
enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower,
and the like. Also, indeterminate.
Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with
nouns to denote any one of a common or general class.
Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate
inflorescence, under Indeterminate.
Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject
is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or
nondistribution; as, Man is mortal.
Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.
Syn: Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate;
loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate. Indefinite articleIndefinite In*def"i*nite, a. [L. indefinitus. See In- not,
and Definite.]
1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not
explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise;
uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite
time, plan, etc.
It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off
that indefinite way of vouching, ``the chymists say
this,' or ``the chymists affirm that.' --Boyle.
The time of this last is left indefinite. --Dryden.
2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and
unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite
space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.
Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite;
though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so
to human comprehension. --Spectator.
3. Boundless; infinite. [R.]
Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity.
--W. Thompson
(1745).
4. (Bot.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular
enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower,
and the like. Also, indeterminate.
Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with
nouns to denote any one of a common or general class.
Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate
inflorescence, under Indeterminate.
Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject
is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or
nondistribution; as, Man is mortal.
Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.
Syn: Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate;
loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate. Indefinite inflorescenceIndefinite In*def"i*nite, a. [L. indefinitus. See In- not,
and Definite.]
1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not
explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise;
uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite
time, plan, etc.
It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off
that indefinite way of vouching, ``the chymists say
this,' or ``the chymists affirm that.' --Boyle.
The time of this last is left indefinite. --Dryden.
2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and
unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite
space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.
Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite;
though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so
to human comprehension. --Spectator.
3. Boundless; infinite. [R.]
Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity.
--W. Thompson
(1745).
4. (Bot.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular
enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower,
and the like. Also, indeterminate.
Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with
nouns to denote any one of a common or general class.
Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate
inflorescence, under Indeterminate.
Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject
is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or
nondistribution; as, Man is mortal.
Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.
Syn: Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate;
loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate. Indefinite propositionIndefinite In*def"i*nite, a. [L. indefinitus. See In- not,
and Definite.]
1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not
explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise;
uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite
time, plan, etc.
It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off
that indefinite way of vouching, ``the chymists say
this,' or ``the chymists affirm that.' --Boyle.
The time of this last is left indefinite. --Dryden.
2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and
unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite
space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.
Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite;
though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so
to human comprehension. --Spectator.
3. Boundless; infinite. [R.]
Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity.
--W. Thompson
(1745).
4. (Bot.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular
enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower,
and the like. Also, indeterminate.
Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with
nouns to denote any one of a common or general class.
Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate
inflorescence, under Indeterminate.
Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject
is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or
nondistribution; as, Man is mortal.
Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.
Syn: Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate;
loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate. Indefinite termIndefinite In*def"i*nite, a. [L. indefinitus. See In- not,
and Definite.]
1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not
explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise;
uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite
time, plan, etc.
It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off
that indefinite way of vouching, ``the chymists say
this,' or ``the chymists affirm that.' --Boyle.
The time of this last is left indefinite. --Dryden.
2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and
unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite
space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.
Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite;
though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so
to human comprehension. --Spectator.
3. Boundless; infinite. [R.]
Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity.
--W. Thompson
(1745).
4. (Bot.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular
enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower,
and the like. Also, indeterminate.
Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with
nouns to denote any one of a common or general class.
Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate
inflorescence, under Indeterminate.
Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject
is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or
nondistribution; as, Man is mortal.
Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.
Syn: Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate;
loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate. Indefinitely
Indefinitely In*def"i*nite*ly, adv.
In an indefinite manner or degree; without any settled
limitation; vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to
use a word indefinitely.
If the world be indefinitely extended, that is, so far
as no human intellect can fancy any bound of it. --Ray.
Indefiniteness
Indefiniteness In*def"i*nite*ness, n.
The quality of being indefinite.
InfiniteInfinite In"fi*nite, a. [L. infinitus: cf. F. infini. See
In- not, and Finite.]
1. Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite
duration or distance.
Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no
comparative relation with infinity; for whatever is
less than infinite is still infinitely distant from
infinity; and lower than infinite distance the
lowest or least can not sink. --H. Brooke.
2. Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or
excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably
great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of
God; -- opposed to finite.
Great is our Lord, and of great power; his
understanding is infinite. --Ps. cxlvii.
5.
O God, how infinite thou art! --I. Watts.
3. Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense;
gigantic; prodigious.
Infinite riches in a little room. --Marlowe.
Which infinite calamity shall cause To human life.
--Milton.
4. (Math.) Greater than any assignable quantity of the same
kind; -- said of certain quantities.
5. (Mus.) Capable of endless repetition; -- said of certain
forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so
constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and
the performance may be incessantly repeated. --Moore
(Encyc. of Music).
Syn: Boundless; immeasurable; illimitable; interminable;
limitless; unlimited; endless; eternal. Infinitely
Infinitely In"fi*nite*ly, adv.
1. Without bounds or limits; beyond or below assignable
limits; as, an infinitely large or infinitely small
quantity.
2. Very; exceedingly; vastly; highly; extremely. ``Infinitely
pleased.' --Dryden.
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