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CuniformCuneiform Cu*ne"i*form (k?-n?"?-f?rm), Cuniform Cu"ni*form
(k?"n?-f?rm), a. [L. cuneus a wedge + -form: cf. F.
cunei-forme. See Coin.]
1. Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; -- especially applied
to the wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient
Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. See Arrowheaded.
2. Pertaining to, or versed in, the ancient wedge-shaped
characters, or the inscriptions in them. ``A cuneiform
scholar.' --Rawlinson. CuniformCuneiform Cu*ne"i*form, Cuniform Cu"ni*form, n.
1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and
Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
2. (Anat.)
(a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first,
second third metatarsals. They are usually designated
as external, middle, and internal, or ectocuniform,
mesocuniform, and entocuniform, respectively.
(b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the
ulna; -- called also pyramidal and ulnare. Disuniform
Disuniform Dis*u"ni*form, a.
Not uniform. [Obs.]
EctocuniformEctocuneriform Ec`to*cu*ne"ri*form, Ectocuniform
Ec`to*cu"ni*form, n. [Ecto- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.)
One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform. ectocuniformCuneiform Cu*ne"i*form, Cuniform Cu"ni*form, n.
1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and
Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
2. (Anat.)
(a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first,
second third metatarsals. They are usually designated
as external, middle, and internal, or ectocuniform,
mesocuniform, and entocuniform, respectively.
(b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the
ulna; -- called also pyramidal and ulnare. EntocuniformEntocuneiform En`to*cu*ne"i*form, Entocuniform
En`to*cu"ni*form, n. [Ento- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.)
One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform. entocuniformCuneiform Cu*ne"i*form, Cuniform Cu"ni*form, n.
1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and
Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
2. (Anat.)
(a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first,
second third metatarsals. They are usually designated
as external, middle, and internal, or ectocuniform,
mesocuniform, and entocuniform, respectively.
(b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the
ulna; -- called also pyramidal and ulnare. Luniform
Luniform Lu"ni*form, a. [L. luna moon + -form: cf. F.
luniforme.]
Resembling the moon in shape.
MesocuniformMesocuneiform Mes`o*cu*ne"i*form, Mesocuniform
Mes`o*cu"ni*form, n. [Meso- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.)
One of the bones of the tarsus. See 2d Cuneiform. mesocuniformCuneiform Cu*ne"i*form, Cuniform Cu"ni*form, n.
1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and
Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
2. (Anat.)
(a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first,
second third metatarsals. They are usually designated
as external, middle, and internal, or ectocuniform,
mesocuniform, and entocuniform, respectively.
(b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the
ulna; -- called also pyramidal and ulnare. NonuniformistNonuniformist Non*u"ni*form`ist, n.
One who believes that past changes in the structure of the
earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent
than are now operating; -- called also nonuniformitarian. nonuniformitarianNonuniformist Non*u"ni*form`ist, n.
One who believes that past changes in the structure of the
earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent
than are now operating; -- called also nonuniformitarian. Service uniform
Service uniform Service uniform (Mil. & Nav.)
The uniform prescribed in regulations for active or routine
service, in distinction from dress, full dress, etc. In the
United States army it is of olive-drab woolen or
khaki-colored cotton, with all metal attachments of
dull-finish bronze, with the exceptional of insignia of rank,
which are of gold or silver finish.
To vary uniformlyUniformly U"ni*form`ly, adv.
In a uniform manner; without variation or diversity; by a
regular, constant, or common ratio of change; with even
tenor; as, a temper uniformly mild.
To vary uniformly (Math.), to vary with the ratio of the
corresponding increments constant; -- said of two
dependent quantities with regard to each other. Unifolliate
Unifolliate U`ni*fol"li*ate, a. [Uni- + foliate.] (Bot.)
Having only one leaf.
Unifollilate
Unifollilate U`ni*fol"li*late, a. [Uni- + foliolate.] (Bot.)
Having only one leaflet, as the leaves of the orange tree.
uniformRegulation Reg`u*la"tion (-l?"sh?n), n.
1. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.
The temper and regulation of our own minds.
--Macaulay.
2. A rule or order prescribed for management or government;
prescription; a regulating principle; a governing
direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society
or a school.
Regulation sword, cap, uniform, etc. (Mil.), a sword,
cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by
the official regulations.
Syn: Law; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See
Law. Uniform
Uniform U"ni*form, v. t.
1. To clothe with a uniform; as, to uniform a company of
soldiers.
2. To make conformable. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
UniformUniform U"ni*form, a. [L. uniformis; unus one + forma from:
cf. F. uniforme.]
1. Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not
varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable;
homogenous; as, the dress of the Asiatics has been uniform
from early ages; the temperature is uniform; a stratum of
uniform clay. --Whewell.
2. Of the same form with others; agreeing with each other;
conforming to one rule or mode; consonant.
The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound
to be uniform in their ceremonies. --Hooker.
Uniform matter, that which is all of the same kind and
texture; homogenous matter.
Uniform motion, the motion of a body when it passes over
equal spaces in equal times; equable motion. --Hutton. Uniform matterUniform U"ni*form, a. [L. uniformis; unus one + forma from:
cf. F. uniforme.]
1. Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not
varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable;
homogenous; as, the dress of the Asiatics has been uniform
from early ages; the temperature is uniform; a stratum of
uniform clay. --Whewell.
2. Of the same form with others; agreeing with each other;
conforming to one rule or mode; consonant.
The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound
to be uniform in their ceremonies. --Hooker.
Uniform matter, that which is all of the same kind and
texture; homogenous matter.
Uniform motion, the motion of a body when it passes over
equal spaces in equal times; equable motion. --Hutton. Uniform motionUniform U"ni*form, a. [L. uniformis; unus one + forma from:
cf. F. uniforme.]
1. Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not
varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable;
homogenous; as, the dress of the Asiatics has been uniform
from early ages; the temperature is uniform; a stratum of
uniform clay. --Whewell.
2. Of the same form with others; agreeing with each other;
conforming to one rule or mode; consonant.
The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound
to be uniform in their ceremonies. --Hooker.
Uniform matter, that which is all of the same kind and
texture; homogenous matter.
Uniform motion, the motion of a body when it passes over
equal spaces in equal times; equable motion. --Hutton. Uniformal
Uniformal U`ni*form"al, a.
Uniform. [Obs.] --Herrick.
UniformismUniformism U"ni*form`ism, n. [From Uniform.] (Geol.)
The doctrine of uniformity in the geological history of the
earth; -- in part equivalent to uniformitarianism, but also
used, more broadly, as opposed to catastrophism. Uniformitarian
Uniformitarian U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an, a. (Geol.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the view or doctrine that
existing causes, acting in the same manner and with
essentially the same intensity as at the present time, are
sufficient to account for all geological changes.
Uniformitarian
Uniformitarian U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an, n. (Geol.)
One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian
doctrine.
Uniformitarianism
Uniformitarianism U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an*ism, n. (Geol.)
The uniformitarian doctrine.
UniformlyUniformly U"ni*form`ly, adv.
In a uniform manner; without variation or diversity; by a
regular, constant, or common ratio of change; with even
tenor; as, a temper uniformly mild.
To vary uniformly (Math.), to vary with the ratio of the
corresponding increments constant; -- said of two
dependent quantities with regard to each other.
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