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[The] communication [of heat] from one body to another when they are in contact, or through a homogenous body from particle to particle, constitutes conduction . Amer. Cyc.

Conductive <Xpage=299>

Con*duct"ive (?) , a. Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive tissue of a pistil .

The ovarian walls . . . are seen to be distinctly conductive . Goodale (Gray's Bot. ).

Conductivity <Xpage=299>

Con`duc*tiv"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or power of conducting, or of receiving and transmitting, as, the conductivity of a nerve .

Thermal conductivity (Physics) , the quantity of heat that passes in unit time through unit area of<-- a--> plate whose thickness is unity, when its opposite faces differ in temperature by one degree. J. D. Everett. -- Thermometic conductivity (Physics) , the thermal conductivity when the unit of heat employed is the heat required to raise <--a -->unit volume of the substance one degree.

Conductor <Xpage=299>

Con*duct"or (?) , n. [LL., a carrier, transporter, L., a lessee.] 1. One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director.

Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. Dryden.

2. One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car. [U. S.]

3. (Mus.) The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus.

4. (Physics) A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod.

5. (Surg.) A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director.

6. (Arch.) Same as Leader .

Prime conductor (Elec.) , the largest conductor of an electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or retain the electricity.

Conductory <Xpage=299>

Con*duct"o*ry (?) , a. [LL. conductorius .] Having the property of conducting. [R.]

Conductress <Xpage=299>

Con*duct"ress (?) , n. A woman who leads or directs; a directress.

Conduit <Xpage=299>

Con"duit (? &or; ?; 277) , n. [F., fr. LL. conductus escort, conduit. See Conduct .] 1. A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or fluid.

All the conduits of my blood froze up. Shak.

This is the fountain of all those bitter waters, of which, through a hundred different conduits , we have drunk. Burke.

2. (Arch.) (a) A structure forming a reservoir for water.

Oxf. Gloss.

(b) A narrow passage for private communication.

Conduplicate <Xpage=299>

Con*du"pli*cate (?) , a. [L. conduplicatus , p. p. of conduplicare . See Duplicate .] (Bot.) Folded lengthwise along the midrib, the upper face being within; -- said of leaves or petals in vernation or \'91stivation.

Conduplication <Xpage=299>

Con*du`pli*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. conduplicatio .] A doubling together or folding; a duplication. [R.]

Condurango <Xpage=299>

Con`du*ran"go (?) , n. (Med.) See Cundurango .

Condurrite <Xpage=299>

Con*dur"rite (?) , n. (Min.) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide, from the Condurra mine in Cornwall, England.

Condylar <Xpage=299>

Con"dy*lar (?) , a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a condyle.

Condylar foramen (Anat.) , a formen in front of each condyle of the occipital bone; -- sometimes called the anterior condylar foramen when a second, or posterior, foramen is present behind the condyle, as often happens in man.

Condyle <Xpage=299>

Con"dyle (? &or; ?) , n. [L. condylus knuckle, joint, Gr. <?/: cf. F. condyle .] (Anat.) A bony prominence; particularly, an eminence at the end of a bone bearing a rounded articular surface; -- sometimes applied also to a concave articular surface.

Condyloid <Xpage=299>

Con"dy*loid (?) , a. [ Condyle + -oid : cf. F. condylo\'8bde .] (Anat.) Shaped like or pertaining to a condyle.

Condyloma, Condylome <Xpage=299>

Con`dy*lo"ma (?) , Con"dy*lome (?) , n. ; pl. Condylomata (#) or (#) , E. Condylomes (#) . [NL. condyloma , fr. Gr. <?/, from <?/ knuckle. See -oma .] (Med.) A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous membrance.

&hand; There are two kinds of condylomata, the pointed and the broad, the latter being of syphilitic origin.

Condyloped <Xpage=299>

Con*dyl"o*ped (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ knuckle (or joint) + -pod .] (Zo\'94l.) An arthropod.

Cone <Xpage=299>

Cone (?) , n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. <?/; akin to Skr. \'87ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone . See Hone , n. ] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle; -- called also a right cone . More generally, any solid having a vertical point and bounded by a surface which is described by a straight line always passing through that vertical point; a solid having a circle for its base and tapering to a point or vertex.

2. Anything shaped more or less like a mathematical cone; as, a volcanic cone , a collection of scori\'91 around the crater of a volcano, usually heaped up in a conical form .

Now had Night measured with her shadowy cone Half way up hill this vast sublunar vault. Milton.

3. (Bot.) The fruit or strobile of the Conifer\'91 , as of the pine, fir, cedar, and cypress. It is composed of woody scales, each one of which has one or two seeds at its base.

4. (Zo\'94l.) A shell of the genus Conus , having a conical form.

Cone of rays (Opt.) , the pencil of rays of light which proceed from a radiant point to a given surface, as that of a lens, or conversely. -- Cone pulley . See in the Vocabulary. -- Oblique &or; Scalene cone , a cone of which the axis is inclined to the plane of its base. -- Eight cone . See Cone , 1.

Cone <Xpage=299>

Cone (?) , v. t. To render coneshaped; to bevel like the circular segment of a cone; as, to cone the tires of car wheels .

Cone-in-cone <Xpage=299>

Cone"-in-cone" (?) , a. (Geol.) Consisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of many concentric cones closely packed together; -- said of a kind of structure sometimes observed in sedimentary rocks.

Coneine <Xpage=299>

Co*ne"ine (? &or; ?; 104) , n. (Chem.) See Conine .

Conepate, Conepatl <Xpage=299>

Co"ne*pate (?) , Co"ne*patl (?) , n. [Mexican conepatl and epatl .] (Zo\'94l.) The skunk.

Cone pulley <Xpage=299>

Cone" pul"ley (?) . A pulley for driving machines, etc., having two or more parts or steps of different diameters; a pulley having a conical shape.

Coney <Xpage=299>

Co"ney (? &or; ?) , n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) A rabbit. See Cony .

2. (Zo\'94l.) A fish. See Cony .

Confab <Xpage=299>

Con"fab (?) , n. [Contr. from confabulation .] Familiar talk or conversation. [Colloq.]

Confabulate <Xpage=299>

Con*fab"u*late (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Confabulated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Confabulating .] [L. confabulatus , p. p. of confabulary , to converse together; con- + fabulary to speak, fr. fabula . See Fable .] To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.

I shall not ask Jean Jaques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no. Cowper.

Confabulation <Xpage=299>

Con*fab`u*la"tion (?) , n. [L. confabulatio .] Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation.

Friends' confabulations are comfortable at all times, as fire in winter. Burton.

Confabulatory <Xpage=299>

Con*fab"u*la*to*ry (?) , a. Of the nature of familiar talk; in the form of a dialogue.

Weever.

Confalon <Xpage=299>

Con"fa*lon (?) , n. [F. See Confalon .] (R. C. Ch.) One of a fraternity of seculars, also called Penitents .

Confarreation <Xpage=299>

Con*far`re*a"tion (?) , n. [L. confarreatio , fr. confarreare to marry; con- + farreum (sc. libum cake) a spelt cake, fr. farreus made of spelt, fr. far a sort of grain.] (Antiq.) A form of marriage among the Romans, in which an offering of bread was made, in presence of the high priest and at least ten witnesses.

Confated <Xpage=299>

Con*fat"ed (?) , p.a. Fated or decreed with something else. [R.]

A. Tucker.

Confect <Xpage=299>

Con*fect" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Confected ; p. pr. & vb. n. Confecting .] [L. confectus , p. p. of conficere to prepare. See Comfit .] 1. To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of. [Obs.]

Saffron confected in Cilicia. W. Browne.

2. To construct; to form; to mingle or mix. [Obs.]

Of this were confected the famous everlasting lamps and tapers. Sir T. Herbert.

[My joys] are still confected with some fears. Stirling.

Confect <Xpage=299>

Con"fect (?) , n. A comfit; a confection. [Obs.]

At supper eat a pippin roasted and sweetened with sugar of roses and caraway confects . Harvey.

Confection <Xpage=299>

Con*fec"tion (?) , n. [F., fr. L. confectio .] 1. A composition of different materials. [Obs.]

A new confection of mold. Bacon.

2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat.

Certain confections . . . are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons. Bacon.

3. A composition of drugs.

Shak.

4. (Med.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.

&hand; The pharmacop\'d2ias formerly made a distinction between conserves (made of fresh vegetable substances and sugar) and electuaries (medicinal substances combined with sirup or honey), but the distinction is now abandoned and all are called confections .

Confectionary <Xpage=299>

Con*fec"tion*a*ry (?) , n. [Cf. LL. confectionaris a pharmacist.] A confectioner. [Obs.]

He will take your daughters to be confectionaries , and to be cooks. 1 Sam. viii. 13.

Confectionary <Xpage=299>

Con*fec"tion*a*ry , a. Prepared as a confection.

The biscuit or confectionary plum. Cowper.

Confectioner <Xpage=299>

Con*fec"tion*er (?) , n. 1. A compounder. [Obs.]

Canidia Neapolitana was confectioner of unguents. Haywood.

2. One whose occupation it is to make or sell confections, candies, etc.

Confectionery <Xpage=299>

Con*fec"tion*er*y (?) , n. 1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.

2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.

Confectory <Xpage=299>

Con*fec"to*ry (?) , a. Pertaining to the art of making sweetmeats. [Obs.]

Beaumont.

Confecture <Xpage=299>

Con*fec"ture (?) , n. Same as Confiture . [Obs.]

Confeder <Xpage=299>

Con*fed"er (?) , v. i. [Cf. F. conf<?/d<?/rer . See Confederate .] To confederate. [Obs.]

Sir T. North.

Confederacy <Xpage=299>

Con*fed"er*a*cy (?) , n. ; pl. Confederacies (#) . [From Confederate , a.] 1. A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance.

The friendships of the world are oft Confederacies in vice or leagues of pleasure. Addison.

He hath heard of our confederacy . Shak.

Virginia promoted a confederacy . Bancroft.

2. The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation.

The Grecian common wealth, . . . the most heroic confederacy that ever existed. Harris.

Virgil has a whole confederacy against him. Dryden.

3. (Law) A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See Conspiracy .

Syn. -- League; compact; alliance; association; union; combination; confederation.

Confederate <Xpage=299>

Con*fed"er*ate (?) , a. [L. confoederatus , p. p. of confoederare to join by a league; con- + foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus league, compact. See Federal .] 1. United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied.

All the swords In Italy, and her confederate arms, Could not have made this peace. Shak.

2. (Amer. Hist.) Of or pertaining to the government of the eleven Southern States of the United States which (1860-1865) attempted to establish an independent nation styled the Confederate States of America; as, the Confederate congress; Confederate money.

Confederate <Xpage=299>

Con*fed"er*ate , n. 1. One who is united with others in a league; a person or a nation engaged in a confederacy; an ally; also, an accomplice in a bad sense.

He found some of his confederates in gaol. Macaulay.

2. (Amer. Hist.) A name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865).

Confederate <Xpage=299>

Con*fed"er*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Confederated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Confederating (?) .] To unite in a legue or confederacy; to ally.

With these the Piercies them confederate . Daniel.

Confederate <Xpage=299>

Con*fed"er*ate , v. i. To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together.

By words men . . . covenant and confederate . South.

Confederater <Xpage=299>

Con*fed"er*a`ter (?) , n. A confederate.

Confederation <Xpage=299>

Con*fed`er*a"tion (?) , n. [L. confoederatio : cf. F. conf\'82d\'82ration .] 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particulary of princes, nations, or states.

The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. Bacon.

This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England. Palfrey.

2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy.

Articles of confederation . See under Article .

Confederative <Xpage=299>

Con*fed"er*a*tive (? &or; ?) , a. Of or pertaining to a confederation.

Confederator <Xpage=299>

Con*fed"er*a`tor (?) , n. A confederate.

Grafton.

Confer <Xpage=299>

Con*fer" (?) , v.t. [ imp. & p. p . Conferred (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Conferring .] [L. conferre to bring together, contribute, consult; con- + ferre to bear: cf. F. conf\'82rer . See 1st Bear .] 1. To bring together for comparison; to compare. [Obs.]

If we confer these observations with others of the like nature, we may find cause to rectify the general opinion. Boyle.

2. To grant as a possession; to bestow.

The public marks of honor and reward Conferred upon me. Milton.

3. To contribute; to conduce. [Obs.]

The closeness and compactness of the parts resting together doth much confer to the strength of the union. Glanvill.

Confer <Xpage=299>

Con*fer" , v. i. To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate.

Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered. Acts xxv. 12.

You shall hear us confer of this. Shak.

Syn. -- To counsel; advise; discourse; converse.

Conferee <Xpage=299>

Con`fer*ee" (?) , n. [Cf. Referee .] 1. One who is conferred with, or who takes part in a conference; as, the conferees on the part of the Senate .

2. One upon whom something is conferred.

Conference <Xpage=299>

Con"fer*ence (?) , n. [F. conf\'82rence . See Confer .] 1. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. [Obs.]

Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford. Hocker.

2. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.

Nor with such free and friendly conference As he hath used of old. Shak.

3. A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions.

4. A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them.

5. (Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.

6. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.

Conference meeting , a meeting for conference. Specifically, a meeting conducted (usually) by laymen, for conference and prayer. [U. S.] -- Conference room , a room for conference and prayer, and for the pastor's less formal addresses. [U. S.]

Conferential <Xpage=299>

Con`fer*en"tial (?) , a. Relating to conference. [R.]

Clarke.

Conferrable <Xpage=299>

Con*fer"ra*ble (#) a. Capable of being conferred.

Conferree <Xpage=299>

Con`fer*ree" (#) , n. Same as Conferee .

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Conferrer <Xpage=300>

Con*fer"rer (?) , n. 1. One who confers; one who converses.

Johnson.

2. One who bestows; a giver.

Conferruminate, Conferruminated <Xpage=300>

Con`fer*ru"mi*nate (?) , Con`fer*ru"mi*na`ted (?) , a. [L. conferruminare to cement. See Ferruminate .] (Bot.) Closely united by the coalescence, or sticking together, of contiguous faces, as in the case of the cotyledons of the live-oak acorn.

Conferva <Xpage=300>