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Circle of perpetual apparitionApparition Ap`pa*ri"tion, n. [F. apparition, L. apparitio, fr.
apparere. See Appear.]
1. The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
--Milton.
The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. --Prescott.
The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much
speculation in that portion of the world. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
Which apparition, it seems, was you. --Tatler.
3. An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; a
ghost; a specter; a phantom. ``The heavenly bands . . . a
glorious apparition.' --Milton.
I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes
this monstrous apparition. --Shak.
4. (Astron.) The first appearance of a star or other luminary
after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to
occultation.
Circle of perpetual apparition. See under Circle. Circle of perpetual occultationOccultation Oc`cul*ta"tion, n. [L. occultatio a hiding, fr.
occultare, v. intens. of occulere: cf.F. occultation. See
Occult.]
1. (Astron.) The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the
intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; --
applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the
moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by
their primaries.
2. Fig.: The state of being occult.
The reappearance of such an author after those long
periods of occultation. --Jeffrey.
Circle of perpetual occultation. See under Circle. Perpetuable
Perpetuable Per*pet"u*a*ble, a.
Capable of being perpetuated or continued.
Varieties are perpetuable, like species. --Gray.
perpetualTax Tax, n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch,
sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr.
tangere, tactum, to touch. See Tangent, and cf. Task,
Taste.]
1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed
by authority. Specifically:
(a) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for
the support of a government.
A farmer of taxes is, of all creditors,
proverbially the most rapacious. --Macaulay.
(b) Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon
polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a
window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.
Note: Taxes are annual or perpetual, direct or
indirect, etc.
(c) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society
to defray its expenses.
2. A task exacted from one who is under control; a
contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed
upon a subject.
3. A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy
tax on time or health.
4. Charge; censure. [Obs.] --Clarendon.
5. A lesson to be learned; a task. [Obs.] --Johnson.
Tax cart, a spring cart subject to a low tax. [Eng.]
Syn: Impost; tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate;
assessment; exaction; custom; demand. Perpetual calendar
Perpetual calendar Per*pet"u*al cal"en*dar
A calendar that can be used perpetually or over a wide range
of years. That of Capt. Herschel covers, as given below,
dates from 1750 to 1961 only, but is capable of indefinite
extension.
perpetual fuguesInfinite 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. Perpetually
Perpetually Per*pet"u*al*ly, adv.
In a perpetual manner; constantly; continually.
The Bible and Common Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue,
being perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind
of standard for language. --Swift.
Perpetualty
Perpetualty Per*pet"u*al*ty, n.
The state or condition of being perpetual. [Obs.] --Testament
of Love.
Perpetuance
Perpetuance Per*pet"u*ance, n.
Perpetuity. [Obs.]
PerpetuatePerpetuate Per*pet"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perpetuated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Perpetuating.] [L. perpetuatus, p. p. of
perpetuare to perpetuate. See Perpetual.]
To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued,
indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to
eternize. --Addison. Burke. Perpetuate
Perpetuate Per*pet"u*ate, a. [L. perpetuatus, p. p.]
Made perpetual; perpetuated. [R.] --Southey.
PerpetuatedPerpetuate Per*pet"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perpetuated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Perpetuating.] [L. perpetuatus, p. p. of
perpetuare to perpetuate. See Perpetual.]
To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued,
indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to
eternize. --Addison. Burke. PerpetuatingPerpetuate Per*pet"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perpetuated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Perpetuating.] [L. perpetuatus, p. p. of
perpetuare to perpetuate. See Perpetual.]
To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued,
indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to
eternize. --Addison. Burke.
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