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Armillary sphereArmillary Ar"mil*la*ry, a. [LL. armillarius, fr. L. armilla
arm ring, bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. F. armillaire. See
Arm, n.]
Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting
of rings or circles.
Armillary sphere, an ancient astronomical machine composed
of an assemblage of rings, all circles of the same sphere,
designed to represent the positions of the important
circles of the celestial sphere. --Nichol. AtmosphereAtmosphere At"mos*phere, n. [Gr. ? vapor (akin to Skr.
[=a]tman breath, soul, G. athem breath) + ? sphere: cf. F.
atmosph[`e]re. See Sphere.]
1. (Physics)
(a) The whole mass of a["e]riform fluid surrounding the
earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any
celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of
Mars.
(b) Any gaseous envelope or medium.
An atmosphere of cold oxygen. --Miller.
2. A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical
atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround
electrical bodies. --Franklin.
3. The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a
unit of surface, or about 14.7 Ibs. to the sq. inch.
Hydrogen was liquefied under a pressure of 650
atmospheres. --Lubbock.
4. Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.
The chillest of social atmospheres. --Hawthorne.
5. The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a
special physical or sanitary condition; as, the atmosphere
of the room; a moist or noxious atmosphere. Atmospheric hammerHammer Ham"mer, n. [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D.
hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer,
crag, and perh. to Gr. ? anvil, Skr. a?man stone.]
1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the
like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron,
fixed crosswise to a handle.
With busy hammers closing rivets up. --Shak.
2. Something which in firm or action resembles the common
hammer; as:
(a) That part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to
indicate the hour.
(b) The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires,
to produce the tones.
(c) (Anat.) The malleus. See under Ear. (Gun.) That part
of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or
firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of
steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and
struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming.
(e) Also, a person of thing that smites or shatters; as,
St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies.
He met the stern legionaries [of Rome] who had
been the ``massive iron hammers' of the whole
earth. --J. H.
Newman.
Atmospheric hammer, a dead-stroke hammer in which the
spring is formed by confined air.
Drop hammer, Face hammer, etc. See under Drop, Face,
etc.
Hammer fish. See Hammerhead.
Hammer hardening, the process of hardening metal by
hammering it when cold.
Hammer shell (Zo["o]l.), any species of Malleus, a genus
of marine bivalve shells, allied to the pearl oysters,
having the wings narrow and elongated, so as to give them
a hammer-shaped outline; -- called also hammer oyster.
To bring to the hammer, to put up at auction. Atmospheric railwayRailroad Rail"road`, Railway Rail"way`, n.
1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of
iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks
for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a
bed or substructure.
Note: The modern railroad is a development and adaptation of
the older tramway.
2. The road, track, etc., with al the lands, buildings,
rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and
constituting one property; as, certain railroad has been
put into the hands of a receiver.
Note: Railway is the commoner word in England; railroad the
commoner word in the United States.
Note: In the following and similar phrases railroad and
railway are used interchangeably:
Atmospheric railway, Elevated railway, etc. See under
Atmospheric, Elevated, etc.
Cable railway. See Cable road, under Cable.
Perry railway, a submerged track on which an elevated
platform runs, fro carrying a train of cars across a water
course.
Gravity railway, a railway, in a hilly country, on which
the cars run by gravity down gentle slopes for long
distances after having been hauled up steep inclines to an
elevated point by stationary engines.
Railway brake, a brake used in stopping railway cars or
locomotives.
Railway car, a large, heavy vehicle with flanged wheels
fitted for running on a railway. [U.S.]
Railway carriage, a railway passenger car. [Eng.]
Railway scale, a platform scale bearing a track which forms
part of the line of a railway, for weighing loaded cars.
Railway slide. See Transfer table, under Transfer.
Railway spine (Med.), an abnormal condition due to severe
concussion of the spinal cord, such as occurs in railroad
accidents. It is characterized by ataxia and other
disturbances of muscular function, sensory disorders, pain
in the back, impairment of general health, and cerebral
disturbance, -- the symptoms often not developing till
some months after the injury.
Underground railroad or railway.
(a) A railroad or railway running through a tunnel, as
beneath the streets of a city.
(b) Formerly, a system of co["o]peration among certain
active antislavery people in the United States, by
which fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach
Canada.
Note: [In the latter sense railroad, and not railway, was
used.] ``Their house was a principal entrep[^o]t of the
underground railroad.' --W. D. Howells. Atmospherically
Atmospherically At`mos*pher"ic*al*ly, adv.
In relation to the atmosphere.
Atmospherology
Atmospherology At`mos*phe*rol"o*gy, n. [Atmosphere + -logy.]
The science or a treatise on the atmosphere.
Attraction sphere
Attraction sphere At*trac"tion sphere
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The central mass of the aster in mitotic cell
division; centrosphere.
(b) Less often, the mass of archoplasm left by the aster
in the resting cell.
2. (Bot.) A small body situated on or near the nucleus in the
cells of some of the lower plants, consisting of two
centrospheres containing centrosomes. It exercises an
important function in mitosis.
Barysphere
Barysphere Bar"y*sphere, n. [Gr. ? heavy + sphere.] (Geol.)
The heavy interior portion of the earth, within the
lithosphere.
BlastosphereBlastosphere Blas"to*sphere, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E.
sphere.] (Biol.)
The hollow globe or sphere formed by the arrangement of the
blastomeres on the periphery of an impregnated ovum.
Note: [See Illust. of Invagination.] CentrosphereCentrosphere Cen"tro*sphere, n. [Gr. ? centre + sphere.]
1. (Geol.) The nucleus or central part of the earth, forming
most of its mass; -- disting. from lithosphere,
hydrosphere, etc.
2. (Biol.) The central mass of an aster from which the rays
extend and within which the centrosome lies when present;
the attraction sphere. The name has been used both as
excluding and including the centrosome, and also to
designate a modified mass of protoplasm about a centrosome
whether aster rays are developed or not. Chromatosphere
Chromatosphere Chro"ma*to*sphere`, n.
A chromosphere. [R.]
Chromosphere
Chromosphere Chro"mo*sphere, n. [Gr. ? color + E. sphere.]
(Astron.)
An atmosphere of rare matter, composed principally of
incandescent hydrogen gas, surrounding the sun and enveloping
the photosphere. Portions of the chromosphere are here and
there thrown up into enormous tongues of flame.
Chromospheric
Chromospheric Chro`mo*spher"ic, a.
Of or pertaining to the chromosphere.
Coccosphere
Coccosphere Coc"co*sphere, n. [Gr. ? a grain, seed + E.
sphere.] (Biol.)
A small, rounded, marine organism, capable of braking up into
coccoliths.
Cosmosphere
Cosmosphere Cos"mo*sphere (k[o^]z"m?-sf?r), n. [Gr. ko`smos
the world + E. sphere.]
An apparatus for showing the position of the earth, at any
given time, with respect to the fixed stars. It consist of a
hollow glass globe, on which are depicted the stars and
constellations, and within which is a terrestrial globe.
Crystalline spheresCrystalline Crys"tal*line (kr?s"tal-l?n or -l?n; 277), a. [L.
crystallinus, from Gr. ????: cf. F. cristallin. See
Crystal.]
1. Consisting, or made, of crystal.
Mount, eagle, to my palace crystalline. --Shak.
2. Formed by crystallization; like crystal in texture.
Their crystalline structure. --Whewell.
3. Imperfectly crystallized; as, granite is only crystalline,
while quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized.
4. Fig.: Resembling crystal; pure; transparent; pellucid.
``The crystalline sky.' --Milton.
Crystalline heavens, or Crystalline spheres, in the
Ptolemaic system of astronomy, two transparent spheres
imagined to exist between the region of the fixed stars
and the primum mobile (or outer circle of the heavens,
which by its motion was supposed to carry round all those
within it), in order to explain certain movements of the
heavenly bodies.
Crystalline lens (Anat.), the capsular lenslike body in the
eye, serving to focus the rays of light. It consists of
rodlike cells derived from the external embryonic
epithelium. EnsphereEnsphere En*sphere", v. t. [Pref. en- + sphere. Cf.
Insphere.]
1. To place in a sphere; to envelop.
His ample shoulders in a cloud ensphered. --Chapman.
2. To form into a sphere. Harmony of the spheresHarmony Har"mo*ny, n.; pl. Harmonies. [ F. harmonic, L.
harmonia, Gr. ? joint, proportion, concord, fr. ? a fitting
or joining. See Article. ]
1. The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system
or combination of things, or in things, or things intended
to form a connected whole; such an agreement between the
different parts of a design or composition as to produce
unity of effect; as, the harmony of the universe.
2. Concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners,
interests, etc.; good correspondence; peace and
friendship; as, good citizens live in harmony.
3. A literary work which brings together or arranges
systematically parallel passages of historians respecting
the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency;
as, a harmony of the Gospels.
4. (Mus.)
(a) A succession of chords according to the rules of
progression and modulation.
(b) The science which treats of their construction and
progression.
Ten thousand harps, that tuned Angelic
harmonies. --Milton.
5. (Anat.) See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic.
Close harmony, Dispersed harmony, etc. See under Close,
Dispersed, etc.
Harmony of the spheres. See Music of the spheres, under
Music.
Syn: Harmony, Melody.
Usage: Harmony results from the concord of two or more
strains or sounds which differ in pitch and quality.
Melody denotes the pleasing alternation and variety of
musical and measured sounds, as they succeed each
other in a single verse or strain. HelisphericHelispheric Hel`i*spher"ic, Helispherical Hel`i*spher"ic*al,
a. [Helix + spheric, spherical.]
Spiral.
Helispherical line (Math.). the rhomb line in navigation.
[R.] HelisphericalHelispheric Hel`i*spher"ic, Helispherical Hel`i*spher"ic*al,
a. [Helix + spheric, spherical.]
Spiral.
Helispherical line (Math.). the rhomb line in navigation.
[R.] Helispherical lineHelispheric Hel`i*spher"ic, Helispherical Hel`i*spher"ic*al,
a. [Helix + spheric, spherical.]
Spiral.
Helispherical line (Math.). the rhomb line in navigation.
[R.] Hemispheroid
Hemispheroid Hem`i*sphe"roid, n. [Hemi- + spheroid.]
A half of a spheroid.
Hemispheroidal
Hemispheroidal Hem`i*sphe*roid"al, a.
Resembling, or approximating to, a hemisphere in form.
Hemispherule
Hemispherule Hem`i*spher"ule, n.
A half spherule.
Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere Hy"dro*sphere, n. [Pref. hydro-, 1 + sphere.]
1. (Meteor.) The aqueous vapor of the entire atmosphere.
2. (Phys. Geog.) The aqueous envelope of the earth, including
the ocean, all lakes, streams, and underground waters, and
the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere.
InsphereInsphere In*sphere", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insphered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insphering.] [Cf. Ensphere.]
To place in, or as in, an orb a sphere. Cf. Ensphere.
Bright a["e]rial spirits live insphered In regions mild
of calm and serene air. --Milton. InspheredInsphere In*sphere", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insphered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insphering.] [Cf. Ensphere.]
To place in, or as in, an orb a sphere. Cf. Ensphere.
Bright a["e]rial spirits live insphered In regions mild
of calm and serene air. --Milton. InspheringInsphere In*sphere", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insphered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insphering.] [Cf. Ensphere.]
To place in, or as in, an orb a sphere. Cf. Ensphere.
Bright a["e]rial spirits live insphered In regions mild
of calm and serene air. --Milton. Leucosphere
Leucosphere Leu"co*sphere (-sf[=e]r), n. [Leuco- + sphere.]
(Astron.)
The inner corona. [R.]
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