Chapter 1343

Rhab"do*lith (?) , n. [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + -lith .] A minute calcareous rodlike structure found both at the surface and the bottom of the ocean; -- supposed by some to be a calcareous alga.

Rhabdology <Xpage=1236>

Rhab*dol"o*gy (?) , n. Same as Rabdology .

Rhabdom <Xpage=1236>

Rhab"dom (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ a bundle of rods, fr. "ra`bdos a rod.] (Zo\'94l.) One of numerous minute rodlike structures formed of two or more cells situated behind the retinul\'91 in the compound eyes of insects, etc. See Illust . under Ommatidium .

Rhabdomancy <Xpage=1236>

Rhab"do*man`cy (?) , n. Same as Rabdomancy .

Rhabdomere <Xpage=1236>

Rhab"do*mere (?) , n. [ Rhabdom + -mere .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the several parts composing a rhabdom.

Rhabdophora <Xpage=1236>

Rhab*doph"o*ra (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + <?/<?/<?/ to bear.] (Zo\'94l.) An extinct division of Hydrozoa which includes the graptolities.

Rhabdopleura <Xpage=1236>

Rhab`do*pleu"ra (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + <?/<?/<?/<?/ the side.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of marine Bryozoa in which the tubular cells have a centralchitinous axis and the tentacles are borne on a bilobed lophophore. It is the type of the order Pterobranchia, or Podostomata

Rhabdosphere <Xpage=1236>

Rhab"do*sphere (?) , n. [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + E. sphere .] A minute sphere composed of rhabdoliths.

Rhachialgia <Xpage=1236>

Rha`chi*al"gi*a (?) , n. [NL.] See Rachialgia .

Rhachidian <Xpage=1236>

Rha*chid"i*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the rhachis; as, the rhachidian teeth of a mollusk .

Rhachiglossa <Xpage=1236>

Rhach`i*glos"sa (?) , n.pl. [NL. See Rhachis , and Glossa .] (Zo\'94l.) A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks. See Illust . in Append.

Rhachilla <Xpage=1236>

Rha*chil"la (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis the spine.] (Bot.) A branch of inflorescence; the zigzag axis on which the florets are arranged in the spikelets of grasses.

Rhachiodont <Xpage=1236>

Rha"chi*o*dont (?) , a. [Gr. "ra`chis , -ios , the spine + <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, a tooth.] (Zo\'94l.) Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior spines of some of the vertebr\'91, as certain South African snakes ( Dasypelits ) which swallow birds' eggs and use these gular teeth to crush them.

Rhachis <Xpage=1236>

Rha"chis (?) , n. ; pl. E. Rhachises (#) , L. Rhachides (#) . [See Rachis .] [Written also rechis .] 1. (Anat.) The spine.

2. (Bot.) (a) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern. (b) The principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb.

3. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis . (b) The central cord in the stem of a crinoid. (c) The median part of the radula of a mollusk. (d) A central cord of the ovary of nematodes.

Rhachitis <Xpage=1236>

Rha*chi"tis (?) , n. [NL.] See Rachitis .

Rhadamanthine <Xpage=1236>

Rhad`a*man"thine (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Rhadamanthus; rigorously just; as, a Rhadamanthine judgment .

Rhagamanthus <Xpage=1236>

Rhag`a*man"thus (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/.] (Greek Mythol.) One of the three judges of the internal regions; figuratively, a strictly just judge.

Rh</tian <Xpage=1236>

Rh<?/"ti*an (?) , a & n. Rhetain.

Rh</tic <Xpage=1236>

Rh<?/"tic (?) , a. [L. Rhaeticus Rhetain.] (Geol.) Pertining to, or of the same horizon as, certain Mesozoic strata of the Rhetain Alps. These strata are regarded as closing the Triassic period. See the Chart of Geology .

Rh</tizite <Xpage=1236>

Rh<?/"ti*zite (?) , n. [So called from L. Rhaetia , Raetia , the Rhetain Alps, where it is found.] (Min.) A variety of the mineral cyanite.

Rhamadan <Xpage=1236>

Rham`a*dan" (?) , n. See Ramadan .

Rhamnaceous <Xpage=1236>

Rham*na"ceous (?) , a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of shrubs and trees ( Rhamnace\'91 , or Rhamne\'91 ) of which the buckthorn ( Rhamnus ) is the type. It includes also the New Jersey tea, the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus ( Zizyphus ).

Rhamnus <Xpage=1236>

Rham"nus (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/<?/<?/ a kind of prickly shrub; cf. L. rhamnos .] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California Rhamnus Purchianus and the European R. catharticus are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges.

Rhamphorhynchus <Xpage=1236>

Rham`pho*rhyn"chus (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ a beak + <?/<?/<?/<?/ snout.] (Paleon.) A genus of pterodactyls in which the elongated tail supported a leathery expansion at the tip.

Rhamphotheca <Xpage=1236>

Rham`pho*the"ca (?) , n. ; pl. Rhamphothec\'91 (#) . [NL., fr. Gr <?/<?/<?/ a beak + <?/<?/ a case.] (Zo\'94l.) The horny covering of the bill of birds.

Rhaphe <Xpage=1236>

Rha"phe (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/ seam, fr. <?/<?/<?/ to sew. ] (Bot.) The continuation of the seed stalk along the side of an anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam. [Written also raphe .]

Gray.

Rhaphides <Xpage=1236>

Rhaph"i*des (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, a needle, F. raphides .] (Bot.) Minute transparent, often needlle-shaped, crystals found in the tissues of plants. [Written also raphides .]

Rhaponticine <Xpage=1236>

Rha*pon"ti*cine (<?/) , n. [L. rhaponticum rhubarb. See Rhubarb .] (Chem.) Chrysophanic acid.

Rhapsode <Xpage=1236>

Rhap"sode (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/. See Rhapsody .] (Gr. Antiq.) A rhapsodist. [R.]

Grote.

Rhapsoder <Xpage=1236>

Rhap"so*der (?) , n. A rhapsodist. [Obs.]

Rhapsodic, Rhapsodic <Xpage=1236>

Rhap*sod"ic (?) , Rhap*sod"ic (?) a. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/: cf. F. rhapsodique .] Of or pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody; hence, confused; unconnected. -- Rhap*sod"ic*al*ly , adv.

Rhapsodist <Xpage=1236>

Rhap"so*dist (?) , n. [From Rhapsody .] 1. Anciently, one who recited or composed a rhapsody; especially, one whose profession was to recite the verses of Hormer and other epic poets.

2. Hence, one who recites or sings poems for a livelihood; one who makes and repeats verses extempore.

The same populace sit for hours listening to rhapsodists who recite Ariosto. Carlyle.

3. One who writes or speaks disconnectedly and with great excitement or affectation of feeling.

I. Watts.

Rhapsodize <Xpage=1236>

Rhap"so*dize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rhapsodized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rhapsodizing .] To utter as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody

Sterne.

Rhapsodize <Xpage=1236>

Rhap"so*dize , v. i. To utter rhapsodies.

Jefferson.

Rhapsodomancy <Xpage=1236>

Rhap"so*do*man`cy (?) , n. [ Rhapsody + -mancy .] Divination by means of verses.

Rhapsody <Xpage=1236>

Rhap"so*dy (?) , n. ; pl. Rhapsodies (#) . [F. rhapsodie , L. rhapsodia , Gr. <?/<?/<?/, fr. <?/<?/<?/ a rhapsodist; <?/<?/<?/<?/ to sew, stith together, unite + <?/<?/<?/ a song. See Ode .] 1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a book .

2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition. "A rhapsody of words." Shak . "A rhapsody of tales."

Locke.

3. (Mus.) A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies ."

Rhatany, Rhatanhy <Xpage=1236>

Rhat"a*ny , Rhat"an*hy (?) , n. [Sp. ratania , rata\'a4a , Peruv. rata\'a4a .] The powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian plant ( Krameria triandra ). It is used in medicine and to color port wine. [Written also ratany .]

Savanilla rhatany , the root of Krameria Ixina , a native of New Granada.

Rhea <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"a (?) , n. (Bot.) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant , under Grass .

Rhea <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"a , n. [L., a proper name.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia . Called also the American ostrich .

&hand; The common rhea, or nandou ( Rhea Americana ), ranges from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea ( Pterocnemia Darwinii ), of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs feathered below the knee.

Rhe\'91 <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"\'91 (?) , n.pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of struthious birds including the rheas.

Rheeboc <Xpage=1236>

Rhee"boc (?) , n. [D. reebok roebuck.] (Zo\'94l.) The peele. [Written also reebok .]

Rheic <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"ic (?) , a. [NL. Rheum rhubarb, Gr. <?/<?/<?/ See Rhubarb .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called chrysophanic acid) found in rhubarb ( Rheum ). [Obsoles.]

Rhein <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"in (?) , n. (Chem.) Chrysophanic acid.

Rheinberry <Xpage=1236>

Rhein"ber*ry (?) , n. [G. rheinbeere .] (Bot.) One of the berries or drupes of the European buckthorn; also, the buckthorn itself.

Rhematic <Xpage=1236>

Rhe*mat"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ of or for a verb, fr. <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, a sentence. See Rhetoric .] (Gram.) Having a verb for its base; derived from a verb; as, rhematic adjectives .

Ftzed. Hall.

Rhematic <Xpage=1236>

Rhe*mat"ic , n. The doctrine of propositions or sentences.

Coleridge.

Rhemish <Xpage=1236>

Rhemish (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Rheimis, or Reima, in France.

Rhemish Testament , the English version of the New Testament used by Roman Catholics. See Douay Bible .

Rhenish <Xpage=1236>

Rhen"ish (?) , a. [L. Rhenus the Rhine. ] Of or pertaining to the river Rhine; as, Rhenish wine . -- n. Rhine wine.

Rheochord <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"o*chord (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ to flow + <?/<?/<?/ chord.] (Elec.) A metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, or varying the strength of an electric current, by inserting a greater or less length of it in the circuit.

Rheometer <Xpage=1236>

Rhe*om"e*ter (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ to flow + -meter .] [Written also reometer .] 1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring currents, especially the force or intensity of electrical currents; a galvanometer.

2. (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood current in the arteries.

Rheometric <Xpage=1236>

Rhe`o*met"ric (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a rheometer or rheometry.

Lardner.

Rheometry <Xpage=1236>

Rhe*om"e*try (?) , n. 1. The measurement of the force or intensity of currents.

2. (Math.) The calculus; fluxions. [R.]

Rheomotor <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"o*mo`tor (?) , n. [Gr.<?/<?/<?/ to flow + E. motor .] (Elec.) Any apparatus by which an electrical current is originated. [R.]

Rheophore <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"o*phore (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ to flow + <?/<?/<?/ to carry.] (Elec.) (a) A connecting wire of an electric or voltaic apparatus, traversed by a current. (b) One of the poles of a voltaic battery; an electrode.

Rheoscope <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"o*scope (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ to flow + -scope .] (Physics) An instrument for detecting the presence or movement of currents, as of electricity.

Rheostat <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"o*stat (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ + <?/<?/<?/ standing still.] (Elec.) A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which can be varied at will. Wheatstone . -- Rhe`o*stat"ic (#) , a.

Rheotome <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"o*tome (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ to flow + <?/<?/<?/ to cut.] (Elec.) An instrument which periodically or otherwise interrupts an electric current.

Wheatstone.

Rheotrope <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"o*trope (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ to flow + <?/<?/<?/ to turn.] (Elec.) An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current. [Written also reotrope .]

Rhesus <Xpage=1236>

Rhe"sus (?) , n. [L. Rhesus , a proper name, Gr. <?/<?/<?/.] (Zo\'94l.) A monkey; the bhunder.

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Rhetian <Xpage=1237>

Rhe"ti*an (?) , a. [L. Rhaetius , Raetius : cf. F. rh\'82tien .] Pertaining to the ancient Rh\'91ti, or Rh\'91tians, or to Rh\'91tia, their country; as, the Rhetian Alps, now the country of Tyrol and the Grisons .

Rhetic <Xpage=1237>

Rhe"tic (?) , a. (Min.) Same as Rh\'91tic .

Rhetizite <Xpage=1237>

Rhe"ti*zite (?) , n. (Min.) Same as Rh\'91tizite .

Rhetor <Xpage=1237>

Rhe"tor (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/.] A rhetorician. [Obs.]

Hammond.

Rhetoric <Xpage=1237>

Rhet"o*ric (?) , n. [F. rh\'82torique , L. rhetorica , Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ (sc. <?/<?/<?/), fr. <?/<?/<?/ rhetorical, oratorical, fr. <?/<?/<?/ orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. word ; cf. <?/<?/<?/ to say.] 1. The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose.

2. Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force.

Locke.

3. Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling.

4. Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms.

Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. Daniel.

Rhetorical <Xpage=1237>

Rhe*tor"ic*al (?) , a. [L. rhetoricus , Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/. See Rhetoric .] Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish.

They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that he gratifies their rhetorical sense. M. Arnold.

-- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly , adv. -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness , n.

Rhetoricate <Xpage=1237>

Rhe*tor"i*cate (?) , v. i. [L. rhetoricari . See Rhetoric .] To play the orator. [Obs.]

South.

Rhetorication <Xpage=1237>

Rhe*tor`i*ca"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. rh\'82torication .] Rhetorical amplification. [Obs.]

Waterland.

Rhetorician <Xpage=1237>

Rhet`o*ri"cian (?) , n. [Cf. F. rh\'82toricien .] 1. One well versed in the rules and principles of rhetoric.

The understanding is that by which a man becomes a mere logician and a mere rhetorician . F. W. Robertson.

2. A teacher of rhetoric.

The ancient sophists and rhetoricians , which ever had young auditors, lived till they were an hundred years old. Bacon.

3. An orator; specifically, an artificial orator without genuine eloquence; a declaimer.

Macaulay.

Rhetorician <Xpage=1237>

Rhet`o*ri"cian , a. Suitable to a master of rhetoric. "With rhetorician pride."

Blackmore.

Rhetoriz</ <Xpage=1237>

Rhet"o*riz<?/ (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Rhetorized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rhetorizing (?) .] To play the orator.

Colgrave.

Rhetorize <Xpage=1237>

Rhet"o*rize , v. t. To represent by a figure of rhetoric, or by personification.

Milton.

Rheum <Xpage=1237>

Rhe"um (?) , n. [NL., from L. Rha the river Volga, on the banks of which it grows. See Rhubarb .] (Bot.) A genus of plants. See Rhubarb .

Rheum <Xpage=1237>

Rheum (?) , n. [OF. reume , rheume , F. rhume a cold,, L. rheuma rheum, from Gr. <?/<?/<?/, fr. <?/<?/<?/ to flow, akin to E. stream . See Stream , n. , and cf. Hemorrhoids .] (Med.) A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose.

I have a rheum in mine eyes too. Shak.

Salt rheum . (Med.) See Salt rheum , in the Vocab.

Rheumatic <Xpage=1237>

Rheu*mat"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ subject to a discharge or flux: cf. L. rheumaticus , F. rhumatique . See Rheum , Rheumatism .] 1. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic. [Obs.]

2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rheumatism; as, rheumatic pains or affections; affected with rheumatism; as, a rheumatic old man ; causing rheumatism; as, a rheumatic day .

That rheumatic diseases do abound. Shak.

Rheumatic <Xpage=1237>

Rheu*mat"ic , n. One affected with rheumatism.

Rheumatism <Xpage=1237>

Rheu"ma*tism (?) , n. [L. rheumatismus rheum, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/, fr.<?/<?/<?/ to have or suffer from a flux, fr. <?/<?/<?/ rheum: cf. F. rheumatisme . See 2d Rheum .] (Med.) A general disease characterized by painful, often multiple, local inflammations, usually affecting the joints and muscles, but also extending sometimes to the deeper organs, as the heart.

Inflammatory rheumatism (Med.) , acute rheumatism attended with fever, and attacking usually the larger joints, which become swollen, hot, and very painful. -- Rheumatism root . (Bot.) See Twinleaf .

Rheumatismal <Xpage=1237>

Rheu`ma*tis"mal (?) , a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rheumatism.

Rheumatismoid <Xpage=1237>