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sun dial, fr. ? to take up; ? + ? to take.] 1. (Chem.) An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west point of the horizon. 2. An instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor; Ð formerly much used in solving some common astronomical problems. 3. A scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe. { Ø An¶aÏlep¶sis (?), An¶aÏlep¶sy (?), } [Gr. ? a taking up, or again, recovery, from ?. See Analemma.] (Med.) (a) Recovery of strength after sickness. (b) A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder. An¶aÏlep¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ? restorative: cf. F. analeptique. See Analepsis.] (Med.) Restorative; giving strength after disease. Ð n. A restorative. Ø An·alÏge¶siÏa (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? sense of pain.] (Med.) Absence of sensibility to pain. Quain. An·alÏlagÏmat¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? a change.] (Math.) Not changed in form by inversion. ÷ curves, a class of curves of the fourth degree which have certain peculiar relations to circles; Ð sometimes called bicircular quartics. Ð ÷ surfaces, a certain class of surfaces of the fourth degree. An·alÏlanÏto¶ic (?), a. (Anat.) Without, or not developing, an allantois. Ø An·alÏlanÏtoid¶eÏa (?), n. pl. [Gr. ? priv. + E. allantoidea.] (Zo”l.) The division of Vertebrata in which no allantois is developed. It includes amphibians, fishes, and lower forms. AÏnal¶oÏgal (?), a. Analogous. [Obs.] Donne. An·aÏlog¶ic (?), a. [See Analogous.] Of or belonging to analogy. Geo. Eliot. An·aÏlog¶icÏal (?), a. 1. Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or implying analogy. When a country which has sent out colonies is termed the mother country, the expression is analogical. J. S. Mill. 2. Having analogy; analogous. Sir M. Hale. An·aÏlog¶icÏalÏly, adv. In an analogical sense; in accordance with analogy; by way of similitude. A prince is analogically styled a pilot, being to the state as a pilot is to the vessel. Berkeley. An·aÏlog¶icÏalÏness, n. Quality of being analogical. AÏnal¶oÏgism (?), n. [Gr. ? course of reasoning, fr. ? to think over, to the effect; an a priori argument. Johnson. 2. Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other. Crabb. AÏnal¶oÏgist (?), n. One who reasons from analogy, or represent, by analogy. Cheyne. AÏnal¶oÏgize, v. i. To employ, or reason by, analogy. Ø AÏnal¶oÏgon (?), n. [Gr. ?.] Analogue. AÏnal¶oÏgous (?), a. [L. analogous, Gr. ? according to a due ratio, proportionate; ? + ? ratio, proportion. See Logic.] Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; Ð often followed by to. Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. De Quincey. Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. J. H. Newman. ÷ pole (Pyroelect.), that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated. Syn. - Correspondent; similar; like. Ð AÏnal¶o gousÏly, adv. Ð AÏnal¶oÏgousÏness, n. An¶aÏlogue (?; 115), n. [F., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing. The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets its analogue in the insolent tyranny of the many. I. Taylor. 2. (Philol.) A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; as, the Latin ½pater¸ is the analogue of the English ½father.¸ 3. (Nat. Hist.) (a) An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gill of a fish is the analogue of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations. (b) A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group. (c) A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such species are often called representative species, and such genera, representative genera. Dana. AÏnal¶oÏgy (?), n.; pl. Analogies (?). [L. analogia, Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. analogie. See Analogous.] 1. A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden. Followed by between, to, or with; as, there is an analogy between these objects, or one thing has an analogy to or with another. µ Analogy is very commonly used to denote similarity or essential resemblance; but its specific meaning is a similarity of relations, and in this consists the difference between the argument from example and that from analogy. In the former, we argue from the mere similarity of two things; in the latter, from the similarity of their relations. Karslake. 2. (Biol.) A relation or correspondence in function, between organs or parts which are decidedly different. 3. (Geom.) Proportion; equality of ratios. 4. (Gram.) Conformity of words to the genius, structure, or general rules of a language; similarity of origin, inflection, or principle of pronunciation, and the like, as opposed to anomaly. Johnson. An¶aÏlyse (?), v., An¶aÏly·ser (?), n., etc. Same as Analyze, Analyzer, etc. AÏnal¶yÏsis (?), n.; pl. Analyses (?). [Gr. ?, fr. ? to unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; ? up + ? to loose. See Loose.] 1. A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis. 2. (Chem.) The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called qualitative, and the latter quantitative analysis. 3. (Logic) The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles. 4. (Math.) The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations. 5. (a) A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order. (b) A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis. 6. (Nat. Hist.) The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key. Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, Quantitative, and Volumetric ~. (Chem.) See under Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, etc. An¶aÏlyst (?), n. [F. analyste. See Analysis.] One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis. { An·aÏlyt¶ic (?), An·aÏlyt¶icÏal (?), } a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. analytique. See Analysis.] Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; Ð opposed to synthetic. Analytical or co”rdinate geometry. See under Geometry. Ð Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings. Ð Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names. An·aÏlyt¶icÏalÏly, adv. In an analytical manner. An·aÏlyt¶ics (?), n. The science of analysis. An¶aÏly·zaÏble (?), a. That may be analyzed. An·aÏlyÏza¶tion (?), n. The act of analyzing, or separating into constituent parts; analysis. An¶aÏlyze (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Analyzed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Analyzing.] [Cf. F. analyser. See Analysis.] To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately; to examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance; to analyze a sentence or a word; to analyze an action to ascertain its morality. No one, I presume, can analyze the sensations of pleasure or pain. Darwin. An¶aÏly·zer (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, analyzes. 2. (Opt.) The part of a polariscope which receives the light after polarization, and exhibits its properties. An·aÏmese¶ (?), a. Of or pertaining to Anam, to southeastern Asia. Ð n. A native of Anam. Ø An·amÏne¶sis (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to remind, recall to memory; ? + ? to put in mind.] (Rhet.) A recalling to mind; recollection. An·amÏnes¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ?.] Aiding the memory; as, anamnestic remedies. AnÏam·niÏot¶ic (?), a. (Anat.) Without, or not developing, an amnion. An·aÏmor¶phism (?), n. [Gr. ? again + ? form.] 1. A distorted image. 2. (Biol.) A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending. Huxley. An·aÏmor¶phoÏsis (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to form anew; ? again + ? to form; ? form.] 1. (Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image. 2. (Biol.) Same as Anamorphism, 2. 3. (Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration. An·aÏmor¶phoÏsy (?), n. Same as Anamorphosis. AÏnan¶ (?), interj. [See Anon.] An expression equivalent to What did you say? Sir? Eh? [Obs.] Shak. Ø AÏna¶nas (?), n. [Sp. ananas, from the native American name.] (Bot.) The pineapple (Ananassa sativa). AnÏan¶drous (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? a man.] (Bot.) Destitute of stamen? as certain female flowers. AnÏan¶guÏlar (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + E. angular.] Containing no angle. [R.] AnÏan¶therÏous (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + E. anther.] (Bot.) Destitute of anthers. Gray. AnÏan¶thous (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? a flower.] (Bot.) Destitute of flowers; flowerless. An·aÏp‘st (?), An·aÏp‘s¶tic (?). Same as Anapest, Anapestic. An¶aÏpest (?), n. [L. anapaestus, Gr. ? an ÷, i. e., a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, struck back; fr. ?; ? back + ? to strike.] 1. (Pros.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (?); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin d?Ð?Ït¾s, and in English inÏterÏvene?, are examples of anapests. 2. A verse composed of such feet. An·aÏpes¶tic (?), a. [L. anapaesticus, Gr. ?.] Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an anapestic meter, foot, verse. Ð n. Anapestic measure or verse. An·aÏpes¶ticÏal (?), a. Anapestic. Ø AÏnaph¶oÏra (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to carry up or back; ? + ? to carry.] (Rhet.) A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses. Ø AnÏaph·roÏdis¶iÏa (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + ? sexual pleasure, ? the goddess of love.] (Med.) Absence of sexual appetite. AnÏaph·roÏdis¶iÏac (?), a. & n. [Gr. ? priv. + ? pertaining to venery.] (Med.) Same as Antaphrodisiac. Dunglison. AnÏaph·roÏdit¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? without love.] (Biol.) Produced without concourse of sexes. An·aÏplas¶tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to anaplasty. An·aÏplas·ty (?), n. [Gr. ? again + ? to form: cf. F. anaplastie.] (Surg.) The art of operation of restoring lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue. An·aÏpleÏrot¶ic (?), a. [L. anapleroticus, fr. Gr. ? to fill up; ? + ? to fill.] (Med.) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers. Ð n. A remedy which promotes such granulation. AÏnap¶noÏgraph (?), n. [Gr. ? respiration + Ïgraph.] A form of spirometer. An·apÏno¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? respiration.] (Med.) Relating to respiration. AnÏap·oÏdeic¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ?; ? priv. + ?. See Apodeictic.] Not apodeictic; undemonstrable. [R.] Ø An·aÏpoph¶yÏsis (?), n. [Gr. ? back + ? offshoot.] (Anat.) An accessory process in many lumbar vertebr‘. An·apÏtot¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? back + ? belonging to case.] Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; as, anaptotic languages. Ø AnÏap¶tyÏchus (?), n.; pl. Anaptichi (?). [NL., fr. Gr. ? unfolding; ? back + ? to fold.] (Paleon.) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, as the ammonites. An¶arch (?), n. [Gr. ? without head or chief; ? priv. + ? beginning, the first place, magistracy, government.] The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt. Milton. Imperial anarchs doubling human woes. Byron. AÏnar¶chal (?), a. Lawless; anarchical. [R.] We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men anarchal which are in a state of effervescence. Landor. { AÏnar¶chic (?), AÏnar¶chicÏal (?), } a. [Cf. F. anarchique.] Pertaining to anarchy; without rule or government; in political confusion; tending to produce anarchy; as, anarchic despotism; anarchical opinions. An¶archÏism (?), n. [Cf. F. anarchisme.] The doctrine or practice of anarchists. An¶archÏist (?), n. [Cf. F. anarchiste.] An anarch; one who advocates anarchy of aims at the overthrow of civil government. An¶archÏize (?), v. t. To reduce to anarchy. An¶archÏy (?), n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. anarchie. See Anarch.] 1. Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion. Spread anarchy and terror all around. Cowper. 2. Hence, confusion or disorder, in general. There being then... an anarchy, as I may term it, in authors and their re?koning of years. Fuller. Ø An·arÏthrop¶oÏda (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? without joints + Ïpoda. See Anarthrous.] (Zo”l.) One of the divisions of Articulata in which there are no jointed legs, as the annelids; Ð opposed to Arthropoda. An·arÏthrop¶oÏdous (?), a. (Zo”l.) Having no jointed legs; pertaining to Anarthropoda. AnÏar¶throus (?), a. [Gr. ? without joints, without the article; ? priv. + ? joint, the article.] 1. (Gr. Gram.) Used without the article; as, an anarthrous substantive. 2.ÿ(Zo”l.) Without joints, or having the joints indistinct, as some insects. Ø A¶nas (?), n. [L., duck.] (Zo”l.) A genus of water fowls, of the order Anseres, including certain species of freshÏwater ducks. Ø An·aÏsar¶ca (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ? throughout + ?, ?, flesh.] (Med.) Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin. An·aÏsar¶cous (?), a. Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical. Wiseman. An·aÏstal¶tic (?), a. & n. [Gr. ?

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