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Abjunctive
Abjunctive Ab*junc"tive, a. [L. abjunctus, p. p. of abjungere;
ab + jungere to join.]
Exceptional. [R.]
It is this power which leads on from the accidental and
abjunctive to the universal. --I. Taylor.
AdjunctionAdjunction Ad*junc"tion, n. [L. adjunctio, fr. adjungere: cf.
F. adjonction, and see Adjunct.]
The act of joining; the thing joined or added. AdjunctiveAdjunctive Ad*junc"tive, a. [L. adjunctivus, fr. adjungere.
See Adjunct.]
Joining; having the quality of joining; forming an adjunct. Adjunctive
Adjunctive Ad*junc"tive, n.
One who, or that which, is joined.
Adjunctively
Adjunctively Ad*junc"tive*ly, adv.
In an adjunctive manner.
Calculus of functionsCalculus Cal"cu*lus, n.; pl. Calculi. [L, calculus. See
Calculate, and Calcule.]
1. (Med.) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the
body, but most frequent in the organs that act as
reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as,
biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc.
2. (Math.) A method of computation; any process of reasoning
by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may
involve calculation.
Barycentric calculus, a method of treating geometry by
defining a point as the center of gravity of certain other
points to which co["e]fficients or weights are ascribed.
Calculus of functions, that branch of mathematics which
treats of the forms of functions that shall satisfy given
conditions.
Calculus of operations, that branch of mathematical logic
that treats of all operations that satisfy given
conditions.
Calculus of probabilities, the science that treats of the
computation of the probabilities of events, or the
application of numbers to chance.
Calculus of variations, a branch of mathematics in which
the laws of dependence which bind the variable quantities
together are themselves subject to change.
Differential calculus, a method of investigating
mathematical questions by using the ratio of certain
indefinitely small quantities called differentials. The
problems are primarily of this form: to find how the
change in some variable quantity alters at each instant
the value of a quantity dependent upon it.
Exponential calculus, that part of algebra which treats of
exponents.
Imaginary calculus, a method of investigating the relations
of real or imaginary quantities by the use of the
imaginary symbols and quantities of algebra.
Integral calculus, a method which in the reverse of the
differential, the primary object of which is to learn from
the known ratio of the indefinitely small changes of two
or more magnitudes, the relation of the magnitudes
themselves, or, in other words, from having the
differential of an algebraic expression to find the
expression itself. Chromis or Heliastes punctipinnisBlacksmith Black"smith`, n. [Black (in allusion to the color
of the metal) + smith. Cf. Whitesmith.]
1. A smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron
utensils, horseshoes, etc.
The blacksmith may forge what he pleases. --Howell.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis, or
Heliastes, punctipinnis), of a blackish color. Circular functionsCircular Cir"cu*lar, a. [L. circularis, fr. circulus circle:
cf. F. circulaire. See Circle.]
1. In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.
2. repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point
of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular
reasoning.
3. Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence,
mean; inferior. See Cyclic poets, under Cyclic.
Had Virgil been a circular poet, and closely adhered
to history, how could the Romans have had Dido?
--Dennis.
4. Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a
common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation;
as, a circular letter.
A proclamation of Henry III., . . . doubtless
circular throughout England. --Hallam.
5. Perfect; complete. [Obs.]
A man so absolute and circular In all those
wished-for rarities that may take A virgin captive.
--Massinger.
Circular are, any portion of the circumference of a circle.
Circular cubics (Math.), curves of the third order which
are imagined to pass through the two circular points at
infinity.
Circular functions. (Math.) See under Function.
Circular instruments, mathematical instruments employed for
measuring angles, in which the graduation extends round
the whole circumference of a circle, or 360[deg].
Circular lines, straight lines pertaining to the circle, as
sines, tangents, secants, etc.
Circular note or letter.
(a) (Com.) See under Credit.
(b) (Diplomacy) A letter addressed in identical terms to a
number of persons.
Circular numbers (Arith.), those whose powers terminate in
the same digits as the roots themselves; as 5 and 6, whose
squares are 25 and 36. --Bailey. --Barlow.
Circular points at infinity (Geom.), two imaginary points
at infinite distance through which every circle in the
plane is, in the theory of curves, imagined to pass.
Circular polarization. (Min.) See under Polarization.
Circular or Globular sailing (Naut.), the method of
sailing by the arc of a great circle.
Circular saw. See under Saw. Compunctionless
Compunctionless Com*punc"tion*less, a.
Without compunction.
Compunctious
Compunctious Com*punc"tious, a.
Of the nature of compunction; caused by conscience; attended
with, or causing, compunction.
That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my fell
purpose. --Shak.
Compunctiously
Compunctiously Com*punc"tious*ly, adv.
With compunction.
Compunctive
Compunctive Com*punc"tive, a.
Sensitive in respect of wrongdoing; conscientious. [Obs.]
--Jer. Taylor.
ConjunctionConjunction Con*junc"tion, n. [L. conjunctio: cf. F.
conjunction. See Conjoin.]
1. The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined,
united, or associated; union; association; league.
He will unite the white rose and the red: Smille
heaven upon his fair conjunction. --Shak.
Man can effect no great matter by his personal
strength but as he acts in society and conjunction
with others. --South.
2. (Astron.) The meeting of two or more stars or planets in
the same degree of the zodiac; as, the conjunction of the
moon with the sun, or of Jupiter and Saturn. See the Note
under Aspect, n., 6.
Note: Heavenly bodies are said to be in conjunction when they
are seen in the same part of the heavens, or have the
same longitude or right ascension. The inferior
conjunction of an inferior planet is its position when
in conjunction on the same side of the sun with the
earth; the superior conjunction of a planet is its
position when on the side of the sun most distant from
the earth.
3. (Gram.) A connective or connecting word; an indeclinable
word which serves to join together sentences, clauses of a
sentence, or words; as, and, but, if.
Though all conjunctions conjoin sentences, yet, with
respect to the sense, some are conjunctive and some
disjunctive. --Harris. Conjunctional
Conjunctional Con*junc"tion*al, a.
Relating to a conjunction.
Conjunctiva
Conjunctiva Con`junc*ti"va, n. [NL., from L. conjunctivus
connective.] (Anat.)
The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the
ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the
conjunctival membrane.
Conjunctival
Conjunctival Con`junc*ti"val, a.
1. Joining; connecting.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the conjunctiva.
ConjunctiveConjunctive Con*junc"tive, a. [L. conjunctivus.]
1. Serving to unite; connecting together.
2. Closely united. [Obs.] --Shak.
Conjunctive mood (Gram.), the mood which follows a
conjunction or expresses contingency; the subjunctive
mood.
Conjunctive tissue (Anat.), the tissue found in nearly all
parts of most animals. It yields gelatin on boiling, and
consists of vriously arranged fibers which are imbedded
protoplasmic cells, or corpuscles; -- called also
cellular tissue and connective tissue. Adipose or
fatty tissue is one of its many forms, and cartilage and
bone are sometimes included by the phrase. Conjunctive moodConjunctive Con*junc"tive, a. [L. conjunctivus.]
1. Serving to unite; connecting together.
2. Closely united. [Obs.] --Shak.
Conjunctive mood (Gram.), the mood which follows a
conjunction or expresses contingency; the subjunctive
mood.
Conjunctive tissue (Anat.), the tissue found in nearly all
parts of most animals. It yields gelatin on boiling, and
consists of vriously arranged fibers which are imbedded
protoplasmic cells, or corpuscles; -- called also
cellular tissue and connective tissue. Adipose or
fatty tissue is one of its many forms, and cartilage and
bone are sometimes included by the phrase. conjunctive symbiosisSymbiosis Sym`bi*o"sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a living together,
? to live together; ? with + ? to live.] (Biol.)
The living together in more or less imitative association or
even close union of two dissimilar organisms. In a broad
sense the term includes parasitism, or
antagonistic, or antipathetic, symbiosis, in which the
association is disadvantageous or destructive to one of
the organisms, but ordinarily it is used of cases where
the association is advantageous, or often necessary, to
one or both, and not harmful to either. When there is
bodily union (in extreme cases so close that the two form
practically a single body, as in the union of alg[ae] and
fungi to form lichens, and in the inclusion of alg[ae] in
radiolarians) it is called
conjunctive symbiosis; if there is no actual union of the
organisms (as in the association of ants with
myrmecophytes),
disjunctive symbiosis. Conjunctive tissueConjunctive Con*junc"tive, a. [L. conjunctivus.]
1. Serving to unite; connecting together.
2. Closely united. [Obs.] --Shak.
Conjunctive mood (Gram.), the mood which follows a
conjunction or expresses contingency; the subjunctive
mood.
Conjunctive tissue (Anat.), the tissue found in nearly all
parts of most animals. It yields gelatin on boiling, and
consists of vriously arranged fibers which are imbedded
protoplasmic cells, or corpuscles; -- called also
cellular tissue and connective tissue. Adipose or
fatty tissue is one of its many forms, and cartilage and
bone are sometimes included by the phrase. Conjunctively
Conjunctively Con*junc"tive*ly, adv.
In conjunction or union; together. --Sir T. Browne.
Conjunctiveness
Conjunctiveness Con*junc"tive*ness, n.
The state or quality of being conjunctive. --Johnson.
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis Con*junc`ti*vi"tis (? or ?), n. (Med.)
Inflammation of the conjunctiva.
Coordinate conjunctionsCoordinate Co*["o]r"di*nate, a. [Pref. co- + L. ordinatus, p.
p. of ordinare to regulate. See Ordain.]
Equal in rank or order; not subordinate.
Whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or
many co["o]rdinate powers presiding over each country.
--Law.
Conjunctions joint sentences and co["o]rdinate terms.
--Rev. R.
Morris.
Co["o]rdinate adjectives, adjectives disconnected as
regards ane another, but referring equally to the same
subject.
Co["o]rdinate conjunctions, conjunctions joining
independent propositions. --Rev. R. Morris. Cunctipotent
Cunctipotent Cunc*tip"o*tent (k?nk-t?p"?-tent), a. [L.
cunctipotens; cunctus all + potens powerful.]
All-powerful; omnipotent. [R] ``God cunctipotent.' --Neale
(Trans. Rhythm of St. Bernard).
Defunction
Defunction De*func"tion, n. [L. defunctio performance, death.]
Death. [Obs.]
After defunction of King Pharamond. --Shak.
Defunctive
Defunctive De*func"tive, a.
Funereal. [Obs.] ``Defunctive music.' --Shak.
Discontinuous functionDiscontinuous Dis`con*tin"u*ous, a.
1. Not continuous; interrupted; broken off.
A path that is zigzag, discontinuous, and
intersected at every turn by human negligence. --De
Quincey.
2. Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping.
``Discontinuous wound.' --Milton.
Discontinuous function (Math.), a function which for
certain values or between certain values of the variable
does not vary continuously as the variable increases. The
discontinuity may, for example, consist of an abrupt
change in the value of the function, or an abrupt change
in its law of variation, or the function may become
imaginary. DisjunctiveDisjunctive Dis*junc"tive, a. [L. disjunctivus: cf. F.
disjonctif.]
1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining.
2. (Mus.) Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. ``Disjunctive
notes.' --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Disjunctive conjunction (Gram.), one connecting
grammatically two words or clauses, expressing at the same
time an opposition or separation inherent in the notions
or thoughts; as, either, or, neither, nor, but, although,
except, lest, etc.
Disjunctive proposition, one in which the parts are
connected by disjunctive conjunctions; as it is either day
or night.
Disjunctive syllogism (Logic), one in which the major
proposition is disjunctive; as, the earth moves in a
circle or an ellipse; but in does not move in a circle,
therefore it moves in an ellipse. Disjunctive
Disjunctive Dis*junc"tive, n.
(a) (Gram.) A disjunctive conjunction.
(b) (Logic) A disjunctive proposition.
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