Chapter 59

Am"phi*gen (#) , n. [Gr. <?/ + -gen : cf. F. amphig\'8ane .] (Chem.) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; -- applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium. [R.]

Amphigene <Xpage=50>

Am"phi*gene (#) , n. (Min.) Leucite.

Amphigenesis <Xpage=50>

Am`phi*gen"e*sis (#) , n. [Gr. <?/ + <?/ generation.] (Biol.) Sexual generation; amphigony.

Amphigenous <Xpage=50>

Am*phig"e*nous (#) , a. (Bot.) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as the lichens.

Amphigonic <Xpage=50>

Am`phi*gon"ic (#) , a. Pertaining to amphigony; sexual; as, amphigonic propagation . [R.]

Amphigonous <Xpage=50>

Am*phig"o*nous (#) , a. [Gr. <?/ + <?/ a begetting.] Relating to both parents. [R.]

Amphigony <Xpage=50>

Am*phig"o*ny (#) , n. Sexual propagation. [R.]

Amphigoric <Xpage=50>

Am`phi*gor"ic (#) , a. [See Amphigory .] Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.

Amphigory <Xpage=50>

Am"phi*go*ry (#) , n. [F. amphigouri , of uncertain derivation; perh. fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/ a circle.] A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless. [Written also amphigouri .]

Amphilogism, Amphilogy <Xpage=50>

Am*phil"o*gism (#) , Am*phil"o*gy (#) , n. [Gr. <?/ + -logy .] Ambiguity of speech; equivocation. [R.]

Amphimacer <Xpage=50>

Am*phim"a*cer (#) , n. [L. amphimacru<?/ , Gr. <?/; <?/ on both sides + <?/ long.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in c\'best<?/t\'bes .

Andrews.

Amphineura <Xpage=50>

Am`phi*neu"ra (#) , n. pl. [NL., fr. <?/ + <?/ sinew, nerve.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Mollusca remarkable for the bilateral symmetry of the organs and the arrangement of the nerves.

Amphioxus <Xpage=50>

Am`phi*ox"us (#) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/ sharp.] (Zo\'94l.) A fishlike creature (Amphioxus lanceolatus) , two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the lancelet . Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having neither brain, skull, vertebr\'91, nor red blood. It forms the type of the group Acrania , Leptocardia , etc.

Amphipneust <Xpage=50>

Am*phip"neust (#) , n. [Gr. <?/ + <?/ one who breathes, <?/ to breathe.] (Zo\'94l.) One of a tribe of Amphibia, which have both lungs and gills at the same time, as the proteus and siren.

Amphipod <Xpage=50>

Am"phi*pod (#) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Amphipoda.

Amphipod, Amphipodan <Xpage=50>

Am"phi*pod (#) , Am*phip"o*dan (#) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.

Amphipoda <Xpage=50>

Am*phip"o*da (#) , n. pl. [NL., FR. Gr. <?/ + <?/, <?/ foot.] (Zo\'94l.) A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca .

Amphipodous <Xpage=50>

Am*phip"o*dous (#) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.

Amphiprostyle <Xpage=50>

Am*phip"ro*style (#) , a. [L. amphiprostylos , Gr. <?/ having a double prostyle: cf. F. amphiprostyle . See Prostyle .] (Arch.) Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides. -- n. An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.

Amphirhina <Xpage=50>

Am`phi*rhi"na (#) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/, <?/, nose.] (Zo\'94l.) A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal sac is double.

Amphisb\'91na <Xpage=50>

Am`phis*b\'91"na (#) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ on both ends + <?/ to go.] 1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way.

Milton.

2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form, without legs, and with both ends so much alike that they appear to have a head at each, and ability to move either way. See Illustration in Appendix.

&hand; The Gordius aquaticus , or hairworm , has been called an amphisb\'91na ; but it belongs among the worms.

Amphisb\'91noid <Xpage=50>

Am`phis*b\'91"noid (#) , a. [NL., fr. L. amphisbaena + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the lizards of the genus Amphisb\'91na.

Amphiscii, Amphiscians <Xpage=50>

Am*phis"ci*i (#) , Am*phis"cians (#) , n. pl. [Gr. <?/ throwing a shadow both ways; <?/ + <?/ shadow.] The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the south, according as the sun is south or north of their zenith.

Amphistomous <Xpage=50>

Am*phis"to*mous (#) , a. [Gr. <?/ + <?/ mouth.] (Zo\'94l.) Having a sucker at each extremity, as certain entozoa, by means of which they adhere.

Amphistylic <Xpage=50>

Am`phi*sty"lic (#) , a. [Gr. <?/ + <?/ pillar, support.] (Anat.) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull.

Amphitheater, Amphitheatre <Xpage=50>

Am`phi*the"a*ter , Am`phi*the"a*tre , (#) , n. [L. amphitheatrum , fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ + <?/ theater: cf. F. amphith\'82\'83tre . See Theater .] 1. An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena.

&hand; The Romans first constructed amphitheaters for combats of gladiators and wild beasts.

2. Anything resembling an amphitheater in form; as, a level surrounded by rising slopes or hills, or a rising gallery in a theater .

Amphitheatral <Xpage=50>

Am`phi*the"a*tral (#) , a. [L. amphitheatralis : cf. F. amphith\'82\'83tral .] Amphitheatrical; resembling an amphitheater.

Amphitheatric, Amphitheatrical <Xpage=50>

Am`phi*the*at"ric (#) , Am`phi*the*at"ric*al (#) , a. [L. amphitheatricus .] Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling, an amphitheater.

Amphitheatrically <Xpage=50>

Am`phi*the*at"ric*al*ly , adv. In the form or manner of an amphitheater.

Amphitrocha <Xpage=50>

Am*phit"ro*cha (#) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/ a wheel.] (Zo\'94l.) A kind of annelid larva having both a dorsal and a ventral circle of special cilia.

Amphitropal, Amphitropous <Xpage=50>

Am*phit"ro*pal (#) , Am*phit"ro*pous (#) , a. [Gr. <?/ + <?/ to turn.] (Bot.) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.

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Amphiuma <Xpage=51>

Am`phi*u"ma (#) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.

Amphopeptone <Xpage=51>

Am`pho*pep"tone (#) , n. [Gr. <?/ + E. peptone .] (Physiol.) A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.

Amphora <Xpage=51>

Am"pho*ra (#) , n. ; pl. Amophor\'91 (#) . [L., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a jar with two handles; <?/ + <?/ bearer, <?/ to bear. Cf. Ampul .] Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.

Amphoral <Xpage=51>

Am"pho*ral (#) , a. [L. amphoralis .] Pertaining to, or resembling, an amphora.

Amphoric <Xpage=51>

Am*phor"ic (#) , a. (Med.) Produced by, or indicating, a cavity in the lungs, not filled, and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter; as, amphoric respiration or resonance .

Amphoteric <Xpage=51>

Am`pho*ter"ic (#) , a. [Gr. <?/ both.] Partly one and partly the other; neither acid nor alkaline; neutral. [R.]

Smart.

Ample <Xpage=51>

Am"ple (#) , a. [F. ample , L. amplus , prob. for ambiplus full on both sides, the last syllable akin to L. plenus full. See Full , and cf. Double .] Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.

All the people in that ample house Did to that image bow their humble knees. Spenser.

2. Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.

3. Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative .

Johnson.

Syn. -- Full; spacious; extensive; wide; capacious; abundant; plentiful; plenteous; copious; bountiful; rich; liberal; munificent. -- Ample , Copious , Abundant , Plenteous . These words agree in representing a thing as large , but under different relations, according to the image which is used. Ample implies largeness, producing a sufficiency or fullness of supply for every want; as, ample stores or resources, ample provision . Copious carries with it the idea of flow, or of collection at a single point; as, a copious supply of materials . " Copious matter of my song." Milton . Abundant and plenteous refer to largeness of quantity; as, abundant stores; plenteous harvests.

Amplectant <Xpage=51>

Am*plec"tant (#) , a. [L. amplecti to embrace.] (Bot.) Clasping a support; as, amplectant tendrils .

Gray.

Ampleness <Xpage=51>

Am"ple*ness (#) , n. The state or quality of being ample; largeness; fullness; completeness.

Amplexation <Xpage=51>

Am`plex*a"tion (#) , n. [L. amplexari to embrace.] An embrace. [Obs.]

An humble amplexation of those sacred feet. Bp. Hall.

Amplexicaul <Xpage=51>

Am*plex"i*caul (#) , a. [L. amplexus , p. p. of amplecti to encircle, to embrace + caulis stem: cf. F. amplexicaule .] (Bot.) Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves.

Gray.

Ampliate <Xpage=51>

Am"pli*ate (#) , v. t. [L. ampliatus , p. p. of ampliare to make wider, fr. amplus . See Ample .] To enlarge. [R.]

To maintain and ampliate the external possessions of your empire. Udall.

Ampliate <Xpage=51>

Am"pli*ate (#) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects.

Ampliation <Xpage=51>

Am`pli*a"tion (#) , n. [L. ampliatio : cf. F. ampliation .] 1. Enlargement; amplification. [R.]

2. (Civil Law) A postponement of the decision of a cause, for further consideration or re-argument.

Ampliative <Xpage=51>

Am"pli*a*tive (#) , a. (Logic) Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received.

"All bodies possess power of attraction" is an ampliative judgment; because we can think of bodies without thinking of attraction as one of their immediate primary attribute. Abp. W. Thomson.

Amplificate <Xpage=51>

Am*plif"i*cate (#) , v. t. [L. amplificatus , p. p. of amplificare .] To amplify. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Amplification <Xpage=51>

Am`pli*fi*ca"tion (#) , n. [L. amplificatio .] 1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.

2. (Rhet.) The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject.

Exaggeration is a species of amplification . Brande & C.

I shall summarily, without any amplification at all, show in what manner defects have been supplied. Sir J. Davies.

3. The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the subject was presented without amplifications .

Amplificative <Xpage=51>

Am*plif"i*ca*tive (#) , a. Amplificatory.

Amplificatory <Xpage=51>

Am*plif"i*ca*to*ry (#) , a. Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.

Morell.

Amplifier <Xpage=51>

Am"pli*fi`er (#) , n. One who or that which amplifies.

Amplify <Xpage=51>

Am"pli*fy (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Amplified (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Amplifying .] [F. amplifier , L. amplificare . See Ample , -fy .] 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.

2. (Rhet.) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of.

Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator. Dryden.

Amplify <Xpage=51>

Am"pli*fy (#) , v. i. 1. To become larger. [Obs.]

Strait was the way at first, withouten light, But further in did further amplify . Fairfax.

2. To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to dilate; to expatiate; -- often with on or upon .

Watts.

He must often enlarge and amplify upon the subject he handles. South.

Amplitude <Xpage=51>

Am"pli*tude (#) , n. [L. amplitudo , fr. amplus : cf. F. amplitude . See Ample .] 1. State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size.

The cathedral of Lincoln . . . is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese. Fuller.

2. Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance; fullness. (a) Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers. " Amplitude of mind." Milton . " Amplitude of comprehension." Macaulay . (b) Of extent of means or resources. " Amplitude of reward." Bacon .

3. (Astron.) (a) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator. (b) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.

4. (Gun.) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.

5. (Physics) The extent of a movement measured from the starting point or position of equilibrium; -- applied especially to vibratory movements.

6. (math.) An angle upon which the value of some function depends; -- a term used more especially in connection with elliptic functions.

Magnetic amplitude , the angular distance of a heavenly body, when on the horizon, from the magnetic east or west point as indicated by the compass. The difference between the magnetic and the true or astronomical amplitude (see 3 above) is the "variation of the compass."

Amply <Xpage=51>

Am"ply (#) , adv. In an ample manner.

Ampul <Xpage=51>

Am"pul (#) , n. [AS. ampella , ampolla , L. ampulla : cf. OF. ampolle , F. ampoule .] Same as Ampulla, 2.

Ampulla <Xpage=51>

Am*pul"la , n. ; pl. Ampull\'91 (#) . [L. ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.

2. (Eccl.) (a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass. (b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept.

Shipley.

3. (Biol.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.

Ampullaceous <Xpage=51>

Am`pul*la"ceous (#) , a. [L. ampullaceus , fr. ampulla .] Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling.

Kirby.

Ampullaceous sac (Zo\'94l.) , one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells.

Ampullar, Ampullary <Xpage=51>

Am"pul*lar (#) , Am`pul*la*ry (#) , a. Resembling an ampulla.

Ampullate, Ampullated <Xpage=51>

Am"pul*late (#) , Am"pul*la`ted (#) a. Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.

Ampulliform <Xpage=51>

Am*pul"li*form (#) , a. [ Ampulla + -form .] Flask-shaped; dilated.

Amputate <Xpage=51>

Am"pu*tate (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Amputated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Amputating .] [L. amputatus , p. p. of amputare : amb- + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure . See Putative .] 1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.

2. (Surg.) To cut off (a limb or projecting part (of the body) .

Wiseman.

Amputation <Xpage=51>

Am`pu*ta"tion (#) , n. [L. amputatio : cf. F. amputation .] The act amputating; esp. the operation of cutting of a limb or projecting part of the body.

Amputator <Xpage=51>

Am"pu*ta"tor (#) , n. One who amputates.

Ampyx <Xpage=51>

Am"pyx (#) , n. [Gr. <?/.] (Greek Antiq.) A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair.

Amrita <Xpage=51>

Am*ri"ta (#) , n. [Skr. amrita .] (Hind. Myth.) Immorality; also, the nectar conferring immortality. -- a . Ambrosial; immortal.

Amsel, Amzel <Xpage=51>

Am"sel , Am"zel (#) , n. [Ger. See Ousel .] (Zo\'94l.) The European ring ousel (Turdus torquatus) .

Amuck <Xpage=51>

A*muck" (#) , a. & adv. [Malay amoq furious.] In a frenzied and reckless.

To run amuck , to rush out in a state of frenzy, as the Malays sometimes do under the influence of "bhang," and attack every one that comes in the way; to assail recklessly and indiscriminately.

Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run amuck , and tilt at all I meet. Pope.

Amulet <Xpage=51>

Am"u*let (#) , n. [L. amuletum : cf. F. amulette .] An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. [Also used figuratively.]

Amuletic <Xpage=51>

Am`u*let"ic (#) , a. Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.

Amurcous <Xpage=51>

A*mur"cous (#) , a. [LL. amurcous , L. amurca the dregs of olives, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to pluck.] Full off dregs; foul. [R.]

Knowles.