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3. (Gram.) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly , army , juri , etc.

4. Tending to collect; forming a collection.

Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons. Young.

5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note .

Collective fruit (Bot.) , that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit .

Gray.

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Col*lect"ive , n. (Gram.) A collective noun or name.

Collectively <Xpage=278>

Col*lect"ive*ly , adv. In a mass, or body; in a collected state; in the aggregate; unitedly.

Collectiveness <Xpage=278>

Col*lect"ive*ness , n. A state of union; mass.

Collectivism <Xpage=278>

Col*lect"iv*ism (?) , n. [Cf. F. collectivisme .] (Polit. Econ.) The doctrine that land and capital should be owned by society collectively or as a whole; communism.

W. G. Summer.

Collectivist <Xpage=278>

Col*lect"iv*ist , n. [Cf. F. collectiviste .] An advocate of collectivism. -- a. Relating to, or characteristic of, collectivism.

Collector <Xpage=278>

Col*lect"or (?) , n. [LL. collector one who collects: cf. F. collecteur .] 1. One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of coins .

I digress into Soho to explore a bookstall. Methinks I have been thirty years a collector . Lamb.

2. A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book.

Volumes without the collector's own reflections. Addison.

3. (Com.) An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll.

A great part of this is now embezzled . . . by collectors , and other officers. Sir W. Temple.

4. One authorized to collect debts.

5. A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent.

Todd.

Collectorate <Xpage=278>

Col*lect"or*ate (?) , n. The district of a collector of customs; a collectorship.

Collectorship <Xpage=278>

Col*lect"or*ship , n. The office of a collector of customs or of taxes.

Collegatary <Xpage=278>

Col*leg"a*ta*ry (?) , n. [L. collegetarius . See Legatary .] (Law) A joint legatee.

College <Xpage=278>

Col"lege (?) , n. [F. coll\'8age , L. collegium , fr. collega colleague. See Colleague .] 1. A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and privileges; as, a college of heralds; a college of electors; a college of bishops.

The college of the cardinals. Shak.

Then they made colleges of sufferers; persons who, to secure their inheritance in the world to come, did cut off all their portion in this. Jer. Taylor.

2. A society of scholars or friends of learning, incorporated for study or instruction, esp. in the higher branches of knowledge; as, the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and many American colleges .

&hand; In France and some other parts of continental Europe, college is used to include schools occupied with rudimentary studies, and receiving children as pupils.

3. A building, or number of buildings, used by a college. "The gate of Trinity College ."

Macaulay.

4. Fig.: A community. [R.]

Thick as the college of the bees in May. Dryden.

College of justice , a term applied in Scotland to the supreme civil courts and their principal officers. -- The sacred college , the college or cardinals at Rome.

Collegial <Xpage=278>

Col*le"gi*al (?) , n. [LL. collegialis .] Collegiate. [R.]

Collegian <Xpage=278>

Col*le"gi*an (?) , n. A member of a college, particularly of a literary institution so called; a student in a college.

Collegiate <Xpage=278>

Col*le"gi*ate (?) , a. [L. collegiatus .] Of or pertaining to a college; as, collegiate studies; a collegiate society.

Johnson.

Collegiate church . (a) A church which, although not a bishop's seat, resembles a cathedral in having a college , or chapter of canons (and, in the Church of England, a dean), as Westminster Abbey. (b) An association of churches, possessing common revenues and administered under the joint pastorate of several ministers; as, the Reformed (Dutch) Collegiate Church of New York.

Collegiate <Xpage=278>

Col*le"gi*ate , n. A member of a college.

Burton.

Collembola <Xpage=278>

Col*lem"bo*la (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ glue + <?/ wedge, peg; -- so called from their having collophores.] (Zo\'94l.) The division of Thysanura which includes Podura , and allied forms.

Collenchyma <Xpage=278>

Col*len"chy*ma (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ glue + <?/ an infusion. Formed like parenchyma .] (Bot.) A tissue of vegetable cells which are thickend at the angles and (usually) elongated.

Collet <Xpage=278>

Col"let (?) , n. [F. collet , dim. fr. L. collum neck. See Collar .] 1. A small collar or neckband.

Foxe.

2. (Mech.) A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch ; a small socket on a stem, for holding a drill.

3. (Jewelry) (a) The part of a ring containing the bezel in which the stone is set. (b) The flat table at the base of a brilliant. See Illust . of Brilliant .

How full the collet with his jewel is! Cowley.

Colleterial <Xpage=278>

Col`le*te"ri*al (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the colleterium of insects.

R. Owen.

Colleterium <Xpage=278>

Col`le*te"ri*um (?) , n. [NL. See Colletic .] (Zo\'94l.) An organ of female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.

Colletic <Xpage=278>

Col*let"ic (?) , a. [L. colleticus suitable for gluing, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to glue, <?/ glue.] Agglutinant. -- n. An agglutinant.

Colley <Xpage=278>

Col"ley (?) , n. See Collie .

Collide <Xpage=278>

Col*lide" (?) , v. i. [L. collidere , collisum ; col- + laedere to strike. See Lesion .] To strike or dash against each other; to come into collision; to clash; as, the vessels collided ; their interests collided .

Across this space the attraction urges them. They collide , they recoil, they oscillate. Tyndall.

No longer rocking and swaying, but clashing and colliding . Carlyle.

Collide <Xpage=278>

Col*lide" , v. t. To strike or dash against. [Obs.]

Scintillations are . . . inflammable effluencies from the bodies collided . Sir T. Browne.

Collidine <Xpage=278>

Col"li*dine (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ glue.] (Chem.) One of a class of organic bases, C8H11N , usually pungent oily liquids, belonging to the pyridine series, and obtained from bone oil, coal tar, naphtha, and certain alkaloids.

Collie <Xpage=278>

Col"lie (?) , n. [Gael. cuilean whelp, puppy, dog.] (Zo\'94l.) The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the rough-haired and smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks. [Written also colly , colley .]

Collied <Xpage=278>

Col"lied (?) , p. & a. Darkened. See Colly , v. t.

Collier <Xpage=278>

Col"lier (?) , n. [OE. colier . See Coal .] 1. One engaged in the business of digging mineral coal or making charcoal, or in transporting or dealing in coal.

2. A vessel employed in the coal trade.

Colliery <Xpage=278>

Col"lier*y (?) , n. ; pl. Collieries (#) . [Cf. Coalery , Collier .] 1. The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the buildings, etc., belonging to it.

2. The coal trade. [Obs.]

Johnson.

Colliflower <Xpage=278>

Col"li*flow`er (?) , n. See Cauliflower .

Colligate <Xpage=278>

Col"li*gate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Colligated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Colligating .] [L. colligatus , p. p. of colligare to collect; co- + ligare to bind.] 1. To tie or bind together.

The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows. Nicholson.

2. (Logic) To bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition.

He had discovered and colligated a multitude of the most wonderful . . . phenomena. Tundall.

Colligate <Xpage=278>

Col"li*gate , a. Bound together.

Colligation <Xpage=278>

Col`li*ga"tion (?) , n. [L. colligatio .] 1. A binding together.

Sir T. Browne.

2. (Logic) That process by which a number of isolated facts are brought under one conception, or summed up in a general proposition, as when Kepler discovered that the various observed positions of the planet Mars were points in an ellipse. "The colligation of facts."

Whewell.

Colligation is not always induction, but induction is always colligation . J. S. Mill.

Collimate <Xpage=278>

Col"li*mate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Collimated ; p. p. & vb. n. Collimating .] [See Collimation .] (Physics & Astron.) To render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc.; to render parallel, as rays of light.

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Collimating eyepiece , an eyepiece with a diagonal reflector for illumination, used to determine the error of collimation in a transit instrument by observing the image of a cross wire reflected from mercury, and comparing its position in the field with that of the same wire seen directly. -- Collimating lens (Optics) , a lens used for producing parallel rays of light.

Collimation <Xpage=279>

Col`li*ma"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. collimation , fr. a false reading ( collimare ) for L. collineare to direct in a straight line; col- + linea line. Cf. Collineation .] The act of collimating; the adjustment of the line of the sights, as the axial line of the telescope of an instrument, into its proper position relative to the other parts of the instrument.

Error of collimation , the deviation of the line collimation of an astronomical instrument from the position it ought to have with respect to the axis of motion of the instrument. -- Line of collimation , the axial line of the telescope of an astronomical or geodetic instrument, or the line which passes through the optical center of the object glass and the intersection of the cross wires at its focus.

Collimator <Xpage=279>

Col"li*ma`tor (?) , n. 1. (Astron.) A telescope arranged and used to determine errors of collimation, both vertical and horizontal.

Nichol.

2. (Optics) A tube having a convex lens at one end and at the other a small opening or slit which is at the principal focus of the lens, used for producing a beam of parallel rays; also, a lens so used.

Collin <Xpage=279>

Col"lin (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ glue.] A very pure form of gelatin.

Colline <Xpage=279>

Col"line (?) , n. [F. colline , fr. L. collis a hill.] A small hill or mount. [Obs.]

And watered park, full of fine collines and ponds. Evelyn.

Collineation <Xpage=279>

Col*lin`e*a"tion (?) , n. [L. collineare to direct in a straight line. See Collimation .] The act of aiming at, or directing in a line with, a fixed object. [R.]

Johnson.

Colling <Xpage=279>

Coll"ing (?) , n. [From Coll , v. t. ] An embrace; dalliance. [Obs.]

Halliwell.

Collingly <Xpage=279>

Coll"ing*ly , adv. With embraces. [Obs.]

Gascoigne.

Collingual <Xpage=279>

Col*lin"gual (?) , a. Having, or pertaining to, the same language.

Colliquable <Xpage=279>

Col*liq"ua*ble (?) , a. Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid. [Obs.]

Harvey.

Colliquament <Xpage=279>

Col*liq"ua*ment (?) , n. The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.

Dr. H. More.

Colliquate <Xpage=279>

Col"li*quate (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Colliquated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Colliquating .] [Pref. col- + L. liquare , liquatum , to melt.] To change from solid to fluid; to make or become liquid; to melt. [Obs.]

The ore of it is colliquated by the violence of the fire. Boyle.

[Ice] will colliquate in water or warm oil. Sir T. Browne.

Colliquation <Xpage=279>

Col`li*qua"tion (?) , n. 1. A melting together; the act of melting; fusion.

When sand and ashes are well melted together and suffered to cool, there is generated, by the colliquation , that sort of concretion we call "glass". Boyle.

2. (Med.) A processive wasting or melting away of the solid parts of the animal system with copious excretions of liquids by one or more passages. [Obs.]

Colliquative <Xpage=279>

Col*liq"ua*tive (?) , a. Causing rapid waste or exhaustion; melting; as, collequative sweats .

Colliquefaction <Xpage=279>

Col*liq`ue*fac"tion (?) , n. [L. colliquefactus melted; col- + liquefacere ; liqu\'c7re to be liquid + facere to make.] A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.

The incorporation of metals by simple colliquefaction . Bacon.

Collish <Xpage=279>

Col"lish (?) , n. (Shoemaking) A tool to polish the edge of a sole.

Knight.

Collision <Xpage=279>

Col*li"sion (?) , n. [L. collisio , fr. collidere . See Collide .] 1. The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.

2. A state of opposition; antagonism; interference.

The collision of contrary false principles. Bp. Warburton.

Sensitive to the most trifling collisions . W. Irving.

Syn. -- Conflict; clashing; encounter; opposition.

Collisive <Xpage=279>

Col*li"sive (?) , a. Colliding; clashing. [Obs.]

Collitigant <Xpage=279>

Col*lit"i*gant (?) , a. Disputing or wrangling. [Obs.] -- n. One who litigates or wrangles. [Obs.]

Collocate <Xpage=279>

Col"lo*cate (?) , a. [L. collocatus , p. p. of collocare . See Couch .] Set; placed. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Collocate <Xpage=279>

Col"lo*cate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Collocated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Collocating (?) .] To set or place; to set; to station. <-- sic. why is set repeated? -->

To marshal and collocate in order his battalions. E. Hall.

Collocation <Xpage=279>

Col`lo*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. collocatio .] The act of placing; the state of being placed with something else; disposition in place; arrangement.

The choice and collocation of words. Sir W. Jones.

Collocution <Xpage=279>

Col`lo*cu"tion (?) , n. [L. collocutio , fr. colloqui , -locutum , to converse; col- + loqui to speak. See Loquacious .] A speaking or conversing together; conference; mutual discourse.

Bailey.

Collocutor <Xpage=279>

Col"lo*cu`tor (?) , n. [L. collocutor ] One of the speakers in a dialogue.

Derham.

Collodion <Xpage=279>

Col*lo"di*on (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ like glue; <?/ glue + <?/ form. Cf. Colloid .] (Chem.) A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a containing for wounds; but its chief application is as a vehicle for the sensitive film in photography.

Collodion process (Photog.) , a process in which a film of sensitized collodion is used in preparing the plate for taking a picture. -- Styptic collodion , collodion containing an astringent, as tannin.

Collodionize <Xpage=279>

Col*lo"di*on*ize (?) , v. t. To prepare or treat with collodion.

R. Hunt.

Collodiotype <Xpage=279>

Col*lo"di*o*type (?) , n. A picture obtained by the collodion process; a melanotype or ambrotype.

Collodium <Xpage=279>

Col*lo"di*um (?) , n. See Collodion .

Collogue <Xpage=279>

Col*logue" (?) , v. i. [Cf. L. colloqui and E. dialogue . Cf. Collocution .] To talk or confer secretly and confidentially; to converse, especially with evil intentions; to plot mischief. [Archaic or Colloq.]

Pray go in; and, sister, salve the matter, Collogue with her again, and all shall be well. Greene.

He had been colloguing with my wife. Thackeray.

Colloid <Xpage=279>

Col"loid (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ glue + -oid . Cf. Collodion .] Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors .

Colloid <Xpage=279>

Col"loid (?) , n. 1. (Physiol. Chem.) A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do; -- opposed to crystalloid .

2. (Med.) A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer.

Styptic colloid (Med.) , a preparation of astringent and antiseptic substances with some colloid material, as collodion, for ready use.

Colloidal <Xpage=279>

Col*loid"al (?) , a. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, colloids.

Colloidality <Xpage=279>

Col`loi*dal"i*ty (?) , n. The state or quality of being colloidal.

Collop <Xpage=279>