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AnniversariesAnniversary An`ni*ver"sa*ry, n.; pl. Anniversaries. [Cf. F.
anniversaire.]
1. The annual return of the day on which any notable event
took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the
anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
2. (R. C. Ch.) The day on which Mass is said yearly for the
soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some
sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the
consecration of a pope.
3. The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day.
--Dryden. Anniversarily
Anniversarily An`ni*ver"sa*ri*ly, adv.
Annually. [R.] --Bp. Hall.
AnniversaryAnniversary An`ni*ver"sa*ry, a. [L. anniversarius; annus year
+ vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.]
Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly;
as, an anniversary feast.
Anniversary day (R. C. Ch.). See Anniversary, n., 2.
Anniversary week, that week in the year in which the annual
meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in
Boston and New York. [Eastern U. S.] AnniversaryAnniversary An`ni*ver"sa*ry, n.; pl. Anniversaries. [Cf. F.
anniversaire.]
1. The annual return of the day on which any notable event
took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the
anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
2. (R. C. Ch.) The day on which Mass is said yearly for the
soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some
sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the
consecration of a pope.
3. The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day.
--Dryden. Anniversary dayAnniversary An`ni*ver"sa*ry, a. [L. anniversarius; annus year
+ vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.]
Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly;
as, an anniversary feast.
Anniversary day (R. C. Ch.). See Anniversary, n., 2.
Anniversary week, that week in the year in which the annual
meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in
Boston and New York. [Eastern U. S.] Anniversary weekAnniversary An`ni*ver"sa*ry, a. [L. anniversarius; annus year
+ vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.]
Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly;
as, an anniversary feast.
Anniversary day (R. C. Ch.). See Anniversary, n., 2.
Anniversary week, that week in the year in which the annual
meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in
Boston and New York. [Eastern U. S.] Anniverse
Anniverse An"ni*verse, n. [L. anni versus the turning of a
year.]
Anniversary. [Obs.] --Dryden.
Diamond anniversary
Diamond anniversary Diamond anniversary, jubilee jubilee,
etc.
One celebrated upon the completion of sixty, or, according to
some, seventy-five, years from the beginning of the thing
commemorated.
Law of universal causationCausation Cau*sa"tion, n.
The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect
is produced.
The kind of causation by which vision is produced.
--Whewell.
Law of universal causation, the theoretical or asserted law
that every event or phenomenon results from, or is the
sequel of, some previous event or phenomenon, which being
present, the other is certain to take place. UniversalUniversal U`ni*ver"sal, n.
1. The whole; the general system of the universe; the
universe. [Obs.]
Plato calleth God the cause and original, the nature
and reason, of the universal. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
2. (Logic)
(a) A general abstract conception, so called from being
universally applicable to, or predicable of, each
individual or species contained under it.
(b) A universal proposition. See Universal, a., 4. Universal arithmeticArithmetic A*rith"me*tic, n. [OE. arsmetike, OF. arismetique,
L. arithmetica, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? arithmetical, fr. ?
to number, fr. ? number, prob. fr. same root as E. arm, the
idea of counting coming from that of fitting, attaching. See
Arm. The modern Eng. and French forms are accommodated to
the Greek.]
1. The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.
2. A book containing the principles of this science.
Arithmetic of sines, trigonometry.
Political arithmetic, the application of the science of
numbers to problems in civil government, political
economy, and social science.
Universal arithmetic, the name given by Sir Isaac Newton to
algebra. universal gravitationGravitation Grav"i*ta"tion, n. [Cf. F. gravitation. See
Gravity.]
1. The act of gravitating.
2. (Pysics) That species of attraction or force by which all
bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward
each other; called also attraction of gravitation,
universal gravitation, and universal gravity. See
Attraction, and Weight.
Law of gravitation, that law in accordance with which
gravitation acts, namely, that every two bodies or
portions of matter in the universe attract each other with
a force proportional directly to the quantity of matter
they contain, and inversely to the squares of their
distances. universal gravityGravitation Grav"i*ta"tion, n. [Cf. F. gravitation. See
Gravity.]
1. The act of gravitating.
2. (Pysics) That species of attraction or force by which all
bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward
each other; called also attraction of gravitation,
universal gravitation, and universal gravity. See
Attraction, and Weight.
Law of gravitation, that law in accordance with which
gravitation acts, namely, that every two bodies or
portions of matter in the universe attract each other with
a force proportional directly to the quantity of matter
they contain, and inversely to the squares of their
distances. Universal jointJoint Joint (joint), n. [F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint.
See Join.]
1. The place or part where two things or parts are joined or
united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces
admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction as, a
joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.
2. A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion;
an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the
knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket
joint. See Articulation.
A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel, Must
glove this hand. --Shak.
To tear thee joint by joint. --Milton.
3. The part or space included between two joints, knots,
nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass
stem; a joint of the leg.
4. Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions
by the butcher for roasting.
5. (Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a
rock transverse to the stratification.
6. (Arch.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two
bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement,
mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.
7. The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a
structure are secured together.
Coursing joint (Masonry), the mortar joint between two
courses of bricks or stones.
Fish joint, Miter joint, Universal joint, etc. See
under Fish, Miter, etc.
Joint bolt, a bolt for fastening two pieces, as of wood,
one endwise to the other, having a nut embedded in one of
the pieces.
Joint chair (Railroad), the chair that supports the ends of
abutting rails.
Joint coupling, a universal joint for coupling shafting.
See under Universal.
Joint hinge, a hinge having long leaves; a strap hinge.
Joint splice, a re["e]nforce at a joint, to sustain the
parts in their true relation.
Joint stool.
(a) A stool consisting of jointed parts; a folding stool.
--Shak.
(b) A block for supporting the end of a piece at a joint;
a joint chair.
Out of joint, out of place; dislocated, as when the head of
a bone slips from its socket; hence, not working well
together; disordered. ``The time is out of joint.'
--Shak. Universal leverLever Le"ver (l[=e]"v[~e]r or l[e^]v"[~e]r; 277), n. [OE.
levour, OF. leveor, prop., a lifter, fr. F. lever to raise,
L. levare; akin to levis light in weight, E. levity, and
perh. to E. light not heavy: cf. F. levier. Cf. Alleviate,
Elevate, Leaven, Legerdemain, Levee, Levy, n.]
1. (Mech.) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about
one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or
more other points where forces are applied; -- used for
transmitting and modifying force and motion. Specif., a
bar of metal, wood, or other rigid substance, used to
exert a pressure, or sustain a weight, at one point of its
length, by receiving a force or power at a second, and
turning at a third on a fixed point called a fulcrum. It
is usually named as the first of the six mechanical
powers, and is of three kinds, according as either the
fulcrum F, the weight W, or the power P, respectively, is
situated between the other two, as in the figures.
2. (Mach.)
(a) A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece
to turn it.
(b) An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or
to obtain motion from it.
Compound lever, a machine consisting of two or more levers
acting upon each other.
Lever escapement. See Escapement.
Lever jack. See Jack, n., 5.
Lever watch, a watch having a vibrating lever to connect
the action of the escape wheel with that of the balance.
Universal lever, a machine formed by a combination of a
lever with the wheel and axle, in such a manner as to
convert the reciprocating motion of the lever into a
continued rectilinear motion of some body to which the
power is applied. Universal restorationRestoration Res`to*ra"tion (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), n. [OE.
restauracion, F. restauration, fr. L. restauratio. See
Restore.]
1. The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place,
station, or condition; the fact of being restored;
renewal; re["e]stablishment; as, the restoration of
friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after
war.
Behold the different climes agree, Rejoicing in thy
restoration. --Dryden.
2. The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength,
etc.; as, restoration from sickness.
3. That which is restored or renewed.
The restoration (Eng. Hist.), the return of King Charles
II. in 1660, and the re["e]stablishment of monarchy.
Universal restoration (Theol.), the final recovery of all
men from sin and alienation from God to a state of
happiness; universal salvation.
Syn: Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation;
redintegration; reinstatement; re["e]stablishment;
return; revival; restitution; reparation. Universalian
Universalian U`ni*ver*sa"li*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Universalism; Universalist. [R.]
Universalism
Universalism U`ni*ver"sal*ism, n. [Cf. F. universalisme.]
(Theol.)
The doctrine or belief that all men will be saved, or made
happy, in the future state.
Universalist
Universalist U`ni*ver"sal*ist, n. [Cf. F. universaliste.]
1. (Theol.) One who believes in Universalism; one of a
denomination of Christians holding this faith.
2. One who affects to understand all the particulars in
statements or propositions. [Obs.] --Bentley.
Universalist
Universalist U`ni*ver"sal*ist, a.
Of or pertaining to Unversalists of their doctrines.
Universalistic
Universalistic U`ni*ver`sal*is"tic, a.
Of or pertaining to the whole; universal.
UniversalizeUniversalize U`ni*ver"sal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Universalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Universalizing.] [Cf. F.
universaliser.]
To make universal; to generalize. --Coleridge. UniversalizedUniversalize U`ni*ver"sal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Universalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Universalizing.] [Cf. F.
universaliser.]
To make universal; to generalize. --Coleridge. UniversalizingUniversalize U`ni*ver"sal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Universalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Universalizing.] [Cf. F.
universaliser.]
To make universal; to generalize. --Coleridge. Universalness
Universalness U`ni*ver"sal*ness, n.
The quality or state of being universal; universality.
UniverseUniverse U"ni*verse, n. [L. universum, from universus
universal; unus one + vertere, versum, to turn, that is,
turned into one, combined into one whole; cf. F. univers. See
One, and Verse.]
All created things viewed as constituting one system or
whole; the whole body of things, or of phenomena; the ? ? of
the Greeks, the mundus of the Latins; the world; creation.
How may I Adore thee, Author of this universe And all
this good to man! --Milton. University extension
University extension U`ni*ver"si*ty ex*ten"sion
The extension of the advantages of university instruction by
means of lectures and classes at various centers.
Universological
Universological U`ni*ver`so*log"ic*al, a.
Of or pertaining to universology.
Universologist
Universologist U`ni*ver*sol"o*gist, n.
One who is versed in universology.
Universology
Universology U`ni*ver*sol"o*gy, n. [Universe + -logy.]
The science of the universe, and the relations which it
involves.
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