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Achromatism
Achromatism A*chro"ma*tism, n. [Cf. F. achromatisme.]
The state or quality of being achromatic; as, the achromatism
of a lens; achromaticity. --Nichol.
Anagrammatism
Anagrammatism An`a*gram"ma*tism, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F.
anagrammatisme.]
The act or practice of making anagrams. --Camden.
Anagrammatist
Anagrammatist An`a*gram"ma*tist, n. [Cf. F. anagrammatiste.]
A maker anagrams.
ApochromatismApochromatic Ap`o*chro*mat"ic, a. [Pref. apo- + chromatic.]
(Optics)
Free from chromatic and spherical aberration; -- said esp. of
a lens in which rays of three or more colors are brought to
the same focus, the degree of achromatism thus obtained being
more complete than where two rays only are thus focused, as
in the ordinary achromatic objective. -- Ap`o*chro"ma*tism,
n. Apophlegmatism
Apophlegmatism Ap`o*phleg"ma*tism, n. [Gr. ?, Galen.]
1. (Med.) The action of apophlegmatics.
2. An apophlegmatic. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Apothegmatist
Apothegmatist Ap`o*theg"ma*tist, n.
A collector or maker of apothegms. --Pope.
Automatism
Automatism Au*tom"a*tism, n.
The state or quality of being automatic; the power of
self-moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action.
(Metaph.) A theory as to the activity of matter.
Chrematistics
Chrematistics Chre`ma*tis"tics, n. [Gr. ? 9sc. ?) the art of
traffic, fr. ? goods, money, fr. ? to use.]
The science of wealth; the science, or a branch of the
science, of political economy.
Chromatism
Chromatism Chro"ma*tism, n. [Gr. ? a coloring.]
1. (Optics) The state of being colored, as in the case of
images formed by a lens.
2. (Bot.) An abnormal coloring of plants.
Chronogrammatist
Chronogrammatist Chron`o*gram"ma*tist, n.
A writer of chronograms.
Clematis ViornaLeather Leath"er, n. [OE. lether, AS. le?er; akin to D. leder,
le[^e]r, G. leder, OHG. ledar, Icel. le?r, Sw. l["a]der, Dan.
l[ae]der.]
1. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned,
tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides,
collectively.
2. The skin. [Ironical or Sportive]
Note: Leather is much used adjectively in the sense of made
of, relating to, or like, leather.
Leather board, an imitation of sole leather, made of
leather scraps, rags, paper, etc.
Leather carp (Zo["o]l.), a variety of carp in which the
scales are all, or nearly all, absent. See Illust. under
Carp.
Leather jacket. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A California carangoid fish (Oligoplites saurus).
(b) A trigger fish (Balistes Carolinensis).
Leather flower (Bot.), a climbing plant (Clematis Viorna)
of the Middle and Southern States having thick, leathery
sepals of a purplish color.
Leather leaf (Bot.), a low shrub (Cassandra calyculata),
growing in Northern swamps, and having evergreen,
coriaceous, scurfy leaves.
Leather plant (Bot.), one or more New Zealand plants of the
composite genus Celmisia, which have white or buff
tomentose leaves.
Leather turtle. (Zo["o]l.) See Leatherback.
Vegetable leather.
(a) An imitation of leather made of cotton waste.
(b) Linen cloth coated with India rubber. --Ure. CommatismCommatism Com"ma*tism, n. [See Commatic.]
Conciseness in writing. --Bp. Horsley. Dichromatism
Dichromatism Di*chro"ma*tism, n.
The state of being dichromatic.
Diplomatism
Diplomatism Di*plo"ma*tism, n.
Diplomacy. [R.]
Diplomatist
Diplomatist Di*plo"ma*tist, n. [Cf. F. diplomatiste a student
of diplomatics.]
A person employed in, or skilled in, diplomacy; a diplomat.
In ability, Avaux had no superior among the numerous
able diplomatics whom his country then possessed.
--Macaulay.
Dogmatism
Dogmatism Dog"ma*tism, n.
The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or
positiveness in stating opinion.
The self-importance of his demeanor, and the dogmatism
of his conversation. -- Sir W.
Scott.
Dogmatist
Dogmatist Dog"ma*tist, n. [L. dogmatistes, Gr. ?, fr. ?.]
One who dogmatizes; one who speaks dogmatically; a bold and
arrogant advancer of principles.
I expect but little success of all this upon the
dogmatist; his opinioned assurance is paramount to
argument. -- Glanvill.
Dramatis personae
Dramatis personae Dram"a*tis per*so"n[ae] [L.]
The actors in a drama or play.
Dramatist
Dramatist Dram"a*tist, n. [Cf. F. dramatiste.]
The author of a dramatic composition; a writer of plays.
Emblematist
Emblematist Em*blem"a*tist, n.
A writer or inventor of emblems. --Sir T. Browne.
Enigmatist
Enigmatist E*nig"ma*tist, n. [Gr. ?.]
One who makes, or talks in, enigmas. --Addison.
GrammatistGrammatist Gram"ma*tist, n. [L. grammatista schoolmaster, Gr.
?, from ? to teach the letters, to be a scribe: cf. F.
grammatiste. See Grammatical.]
A petty grammarian. [R] --Tooke. Hyperchromatism
Hyperchromatism Hy`per*chro"ma*tism, n.
The condition of having an unusual intensity of color.
Inflammatory rheumatismRheumatism Rheu"ma*tism, n. [L. rheumatismus rheum, Gr. ????,
fr.??? to have or suffer from a flux, fr. ??? rheum: cf. F.
rheumatisme. See 2d Rheum.] (Med.)
A general disease characterized by painful, often multiple,
local inflammations, usually affecting the joints and
muscles, but also extending sometimes to the deeper organs,
as the heart.
Inflammatory rheumatism (Med.), acute rheumatism attended
with fever, and attacking usually the larger joints, which
become swollen, hot, and very painful.
Rheumatism root. (Bot.) See Twinleaf. LegitimatistLegitimatist Le*git"i*ma*tist
(l[-e]*j[i^]t"[i^]*m[.a]*t[i^]st), n.
See Legitimist. Lipogrammatist
Lipogrammatist Lip`o*gram"ma*tist (-gr[a^]m"m[.a]*t[i^]st), n.
[Cf. F. lipogrammatiste.]
One who makes a lipogram.
Melodramatist
Melodramatist Mel`o*dram"a*tist, n.
One who acts in, or writes, melodramas.
Metagrammatism
Metagrammatism Met`a*gram"ma*tism, n.
Anagrammatism.
MetasomatismMetasomatism Met`a*so"ma*tism, n. [Pref. meta- + Gr. ?, ?,
body.] (Geol.)
An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a
chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to
serpentine; -- opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying
simply a recrystallization. -- Met`a*so*mat"ic, a. Miasmatist
Miasmatist Mi*as"ma*tist, n.
One who has made a special study of miasma.
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