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@@ -11875,7 +11875,7 @@ Detain their <qex>adolescent</qex> charge too long.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></ | |||
11875 | <hw>A*don"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>adonique</ets>: cf. L. <ets>Adonius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Relating to Adonis, famed for his beauty.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An Adonic verse.</def></def2><br/ | 11875 | <hw>A*don"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>adonique</ets>: cf. L. <ets>Adonius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Relating to Adonis, famed for his beauty.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An Adonic verse.</def></def2><br/ |
11876 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 11876 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
11877 | 11877 | ||
11878 | <p><cs><col><b>Adonic verse</b></col>, <cd>a verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee (-- <ssmile/ <ssmile/ | -- --).</cd></cs><br/ | 11878 | <p><cs><col><b>Adonic verse</b></col>, <cd>a verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee (-- <cre/ <cre/ | -- --).</cd></cs><br/ |
11879 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 11879 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
11880 | 11880 | ||
11881 | <p><ent>Adonis</ent><br/ | 11881 | <p><ent>Adonis</ent><br/ |
@@ -26513,7 +26513,7 @@ The thickest trees.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
26513 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 26513 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
26514 | 26514 | ||
26515 | <p><ent>Amphibrach</ent><br/ | 26515 | <p><ent>Amphibrach</ent><br/ |
26516 | <hw>Am"phi*brach</hw> <pr>(<acr/m"f<icr/*br<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <?/, Gr. <?/ short at both ends; <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>brachy`s</grk> short.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (<ssmile/ -- <ssmile/); as, <xex>h<acr/b<emac/r<ecr/</xex>. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, <xex>pro-phet<bprime/ic</xex>.</def><br/ | 26516 | <hw>Am"phi*brach</hw> <pr>(<acr/m"f<icr/*br<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <?/, Gr. <?/ short at both ends; <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>brachy`s</grk> short.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (<cre/ -- <cre/); as, <xex>h<acr/b<emac/r<ecr/</xex>. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, <xex>pro-phet<bprime/ic</xex>.</def><br/ |
26517 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 26517 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
26518 | 26518 | ||
26519 | <p><ent>Amphicarpous</ent><br/ | 26519 | <p><ent>Amphicarpous</ent><br/ |
@@ -8941,7 +8941,7 @@ The place its honor for the person's sake.</q> <rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
8941 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 8941 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
8942 | 8942 | ||
8943 | <p><ent>Baume</ent><br/ | 8943 | <p><ent>Baume</ent><br/ |
8944 | <hw>Bau`m<eacute/"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Designating or conforming to either of the scales used by the French chemist <person>Antoine <etsep>Baum<eacute/</etsep></person> in the graduation of his hydrometers; of or relating to <persfn>Baum<eacute/'s</persfn> scales or hydrometers. There are two Baum<eacute/ hydrometers. One, which is used with liquids heavier than water, sinks to 0<deg/ in pure water, and to 15<deg/ in a 15 per cent salt solution; the other, for liquids lighter than water, sinks to 0<deg/ in a 10 per cent salt solution and to 10<deg/ in pure water. In both cases the graduation, based on the distance between these fundamental points, is continued along the stem as far as desired.</def> <note>Since all the degrees on a Baum<eacute/ scale are thus equal in length, while those on a specific-gravity scale grow smaller as the density increases, there is no simple relation between degrees Baum<eacute/ and specific gravity. However, readings on Baum<eacute/s scale may be approximately reduced to specific gravities by the following formul<ae/ (<it>x</it> in each case being the reading on Baum<eacute/'s scale): <sd>(a)</sd> for liquids heavier than water, <mathex>sp. gr. = 144 <div/ (144 - <it>x</it>)</mathex>; <sd>(b)</sd> for liquids lighter than water, <mathex>sp. gr. = 144 <div/ (134 + <it>x</it>)</mathex>.</note><br/ | 8944 | <hw>Bau`m<eacute/"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Designating or conforming to either of the scales used by the French chemist <person>Antoine <etsep>Baum<eacute/</etsep></person> in the graduation of his hydrometers; of or relating to <persfn>Baum<eacute/'s</persfn> scales or hydrometers. There are two Baum<eacute/ hydrometers. One, which is used with liquids heavier than water, sinks to 0<deg/ in pure water, and to 15<deg/ in a 15 per cent salt solution; the other, for liquids lighter than water, sinks to 0<deg/ in a 10 per cent salt solution and to 10<deg/ in pure water. In both cases the graduation, based on the distance between these fundamental points, is continued along the stem as far as desired.</def> <note>Since all the degrees on a Baum<eacute/ scale are thus equal in length, while those on a specific-gravity scale grow smaller as the density increases, there is no simple relation between degrees Baum<eacute/ and specific gravity. However, readings on Baum<eacute/s scale may be approximately reduced to specific gravities by the following formul<ae/ (<it>x</it> in each case being the reading on Baum<eacute/'s scale): <sd>(a)</sd> for liquids heavier than water, <mathex>sp. gr. = 144 <divide/ (144 - <it>x</it>)</mathex>; <sd>(b)</sd> for liquids lighter than water, <mathex>sp. gr. = 144 <divide/ (134 + <it>x</it>)</mathex>.</note><br/ |
8945 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> | 8945 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> |
8946 | 8946 | ||
8947 | <p><ent>Baunscheidtism</ent><br/ | 8947 | <p><ent>Baunscheidtism</ent><br/ |
@@ -38222,7 +38222,7 @@ Are excellent in making ladies trip.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
38222 | <p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Gram.)</fld> <def>A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See <cref>Rough breathing</cref>, <cref>Smooth breathing</cref>, below.</def><br/ | 38222 | <p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Gram.)</fld> <def>A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See <cref>Rough breathing</cref>, <cref>Smooth breathing</cref>, below.</def><br/ |
38223 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 38223 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
38224 | 38224 | ||
38225 | <p><cs><col><b>Breathing place</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A pause.</cd> <ldquo/That c<ae/sura, or <xex>breathing place</xex>, in the midst of the verse.<rdquo/ <au>Sir P. Sidney.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A vent.</cd> -- <col><b>Breathing time</b></col>, <cd>pause; relaxation.</cd> <au>Bp. Hall.</au> -- <col><b>Breathing while</b></col>, <cd>time sufficient for drawing breath; a short time.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Rough breathing</b></col> (<altname>spiritus asper</altname>) (<spasp/). <cd>See 2d <er>Asper</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Smooth breathing</b></col> (<altname>spiritus lenis</altname>), <cd>a mark (') indicating the absence of the sound of <xex>h</xex>, as in <grk>'ie`nai</grk> (<it>ienai</it>).</cd></cs><br/ | 38225 | <p><cs><col><b>Breathing place</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A pause.</cd> <ldquo/That c<ae/sura, or <xex>breathing place</xex>, in the midst of the verse.<rdquo/ <au>Sir P. Sidney.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A vent.</cd> -- <col><b>Breathing time</b></col>, <cd>pause; relaxation.</cd> <au>Bp. Hall.</au> -- <col><b>Breathing while</b></col>, <cd>time sufficient for drawing breath; a short time.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Rough breathing</b></col> (<altname>spiritus asper</altname>) (<asper/). <cd>See 2d <er>Asper</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Smooth breathing</b></col> (<altname>spiritus lenis</altname>), <cd>a mark (') indicating the absence of the sound of <xex>h</xex>, as in <grk>'ie`nai</grk> (<it>ienai</it>).</cd></cs><br/ |
38226 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 38226 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
38227 | 38227 | ||
38228 | <p><-- ##Note: in the Greek transliterations in this dictionary, the <xex>spiritus asper</xex> within Greek words tagged as <grk>...</grk> is indicated by a double-quote (") in front of the letter it modifies (usually, but not always, the first letter of the word). The <ex>spiritus lenis</ex> is indicated by an apostrophe before the letter to be modified. --><br/ | 38228 | <p><-- ##Note: in the Greek transliterations in this dictionary, the <xex>spiritus asper</xex> within Greek words tagged as <grk>...</grk> is indicated by a double-quote (") in front of the letter it modifies (usually, but not always, the first letter of the word). The <ex>spiritus lenis</ex> is indicated by an apostrophe before the letter to be modified. --><br/ |
@@ -25690,7 +25690,7 @@ Through words and things, a <qex>dim</qex> and perilous way.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsw | |||
25690 | <p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>A literal factor, as numbered in characterizing a term. The term <xex>dimensions</xex> forms with the cardinal numbers a phrase equivalent to <xex>degree</xex> with the ordinal; thus, <mathex><it>a<exp>2</exp>b<exp>2</exp>c</it></mathex> is a term of five <xex>dimensions</xex>, or of the fifth degree.</def><br/ | 25690 | <p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>A literal factor, as numbered in characterizing a term. The term <xex>dimensions</xex> forms with the cardinal numbers a phrase equivalent to <xex>degree</xex> with the ordinal; thus, <mathex><it>a<exp>2</exp>b<exp>2</exp>c</it></mathex> is a term of five <xex>dimensions</xex>, or of the fifth degree.</def><br/ |
25691 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 25691 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
25692 | 25692 | ||
25693 | <p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Phys.)</fld> <def>The manifoldness with which the fundamental units of time, length, and mass are involved in determining the units of other physical quantities.</def> <note>Thus, since the unit of velocity varies directly as the unit of length and inversely as the unit of time, the <ex>dimensions</ex> of velocity are said to be <mathex>length <divby/ time</mathex>; the <ex>dimensions</ex> of work are <mathex>mass <times/ (length)<exp>2</exp> <divby/ (time)<exp>2</exp></mathex>; the <ex>dimensions</ex> of density are <mathex>mass <divby/ (length)<exp>3</exp></mathex>.</note></p> | 25693 | <p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Phys.)</fld> <def>The manifoldness with which the fundamental units of time, length, and mass are involved in determining the units of other physical quantities.</def> <note>Thus, since the unit of velocity varies directly as the unit of length and inversely as the unit of time, the <ex>dimensions</ex> of velocity are said to be <mathex>length <divide/ time</mathex>; the <ex>dimensions</ex> of work are <mathex>mass <times/ (length)<exp>2</exp> <divide/ (time)<exp>2</exp></mathex>; the <ex>dimensions</ex> of density are <mathex>mass <divide/ (length)<exp>3</exp></mathex>.</note></p> |
25694 | 25694 | ||
25695 | <p><cs><mcol><col><b>Dimensional lumber</b></col>, <col><b>Dimension lumber</b></col>, <col><b>Dimension scantling</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Dimension stock</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>lumber for building, etc., cut to the sizes usually in demand, or to special sizes as ordered.</cd> -- <col><b>Dimension stone</b></col>, <cd>stone delivered from the quarry rough, but brought to such sizes as are requisite for cutting to dimensions given.</cd></cs><br/ | 25695 | <p><cs><mcol><col><b>Dimensional lumber</b></col>, <col><b>Dimension lumber</b></col>, <col><b>Dimension scantling</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Dimension stock</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>lumber for building, etc., cut to the sizes usually in demand, or to special sizes as ordered.</cd> -- <col><b>Dimension stone</b></col>, <cd>stone delivered from the quarry rough, but brought to such sizes as are requisite for cutting to dimensions given.</cd></cs><br/ |
25696 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 25696 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
@@ -29224,7 +29224,7 @@ Their tuneful harps.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
29224 | 29224 | ||
29225 | <p><ent>Hyperbolical</ent><br/ | 29225 | <p><ent>Hyperbolical</ent><br/ |
29226 | <ent>Hyperbolic</ent><br/ | 29226 | <ent>Hyperbolic</ent><br/ |
29227 | <mhw>{ <hw>Hy`per*bol"ic</hw> <pr>(h<imac/`p<etil/r*b<ocrl/"<icr/k)</pr>, <hw>Hy`per*bol"ic*al</hw> <pr>(h<imac/`p<etil/r*b<ocrl/"<icr/*k<ait/l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>hyperbolicus</ets>, Gr. <grk>"yperboliko`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>hyperbolique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola.</def><br/ | 29227 | <mhw>{ <hw>Hy`per*bol"ic</hw> <pr>(h<imac/`p<etil/r*b<ocr/"<icr/k)</pr>, <hw>Hy`per*bol"ic*al</hw> <pr>(h<imac/`p<etil/r*b<ocr/"<icr/*k<ait/l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>hyperbolicus</ets>, Gr. <grk>"yperboliko`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>hyperbolique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola.</def><br/ |
29228 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 29228 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
29229 | 29229 | ||
29230 | <p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Relating to, containing, or of the nature of, hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; <as>as, an <ex>hyperbolical</ex> expression</as>.</def> <ldquo/This <xex>hyperbolical</xex> epitaph.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/ | 29230 | <p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Relating to, containing, or of the nature of, hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; <as>as, an <ex>hyperbolical</ex> expression</as>.</def> <ldquo/This <xex>hyperbolical</xex> epitaph.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/ |
@@ -29362,11 +29362,11 @@ Their tuneful harps.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
29362 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 29362 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
29363 | 29363 | ||
29364 | <p><ent>hyperegol</ent><br/ | 29364 | <p><ent>hyperegol</ent><br/ |
29365 | <hw>Hy"per*gol</hw> <pr>(h<imac/"p<etil/r*g<ocrl/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Rocketry)</fld> <def>A substance which can form one of a pair of hypergolic substances. See <er>hypergolic</er>.</def><br/ | 29365 | <hw>Hy"per*gol</hw> <pr>(h<imac/"p<etil/r*g<ocr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Rocketry)</fld> <def>A substance which can form one of a pair of hypergolic substances. See <er>hypergolic</er>.</def><br/ |
29366 | [<source>PJC</source>]</p> | 29366 | [<source>PJC</source>]</p> |
29367 | 29367 | ||
29368 | <p><ent>hyperegolic</ent><br/ | 29368 | <p><ent>hyperegolic</ent><br/ |
29369 | <hw>Hy`per*gol"ic</hw> <pr>(h<imac/`p<etil/r*g<ocrl/"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Rocketry)</fld> <def>Igniting spontaneously when mixed together; -- used of pairs of substances which react violently with evolution of heat when mixed, as for example hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide. Such combinations of substances are convenient for use in liquid-fueled rockets, as they do not require a source of ignition.</def><br/ | 29369 | <hw>Hy`per*gol"ic</hw> <pr>(h<imac/`p<etil/r*g<ocr/"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Rocketry)</fld> <def>Igniting spontaneously when mixed together; -- used of pairs of substances which react violently with evolution of heat when mixed, as for example hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide. Such combinations of substances are convenient for use in liquid-fueled rockets, as they do not require a source of ignition.</def><br/ |
29370 | [<source>PJC</source>]</p> | 29370 | [<source>PJC</source>]</p> |
29371 | 29371 | ||
29372 | <p><ent>Hypericum</ent><br/ | 29372 | <p><ent>Hypericum</ent><br/ |
@@ -1900,11 +1900,11 @@ Assist, <qex>if</qex> <OE/dipus deserve thy care.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj>< | |||
1900 | [<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p> | 1900 | [<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p> |
1901 | 1901 | ||
1902 | <p><q>Will o'the Wisp -- which also rejoices in the names of <qex>Ignis Fatuus</qex> or Jack o'Lantern -- is not, as some of you may think, a cartoon character. In mediaeval times this chemical phenomenon struck terror into travellers and, very likely, lured some of them to their deaths in a stinking and marshy grave.<br/ | 1902 | <p><q>Will o'the Wisp -- which also rejoices in the names of <qex>Ignis Fatuus</qex> or Jack o'Lantern -- is not, as some of you may think, a cartoon character. In mediaeval times this chemical phenomenon struck terror into travellers and, very likely, lured some of them to their deaths in a stinking and marshy grave.<br/ |
1903 | I have never seen this Will o'the Wisp; nor am I likely to do so. It is a flickering flame seen over marshes; marshes are not now common in London, nor indeed anywhere else in Britain. In any case the ephemeral nature of the phenomenon and the enormous amount of ambient light <ldqo/pollution<rdqo/ found in most areas means that most of us will never see it.<br/ | 1903 | I have never seen this Will o'the Wisp; nor am I likely to do so. It is a flickering flame seen over marshes; marshes are not now common in London, nor indeed anywhere else in Britain. In any case the ephemeral nature of the phenomenon and the enormous amount of ambient light <ldquo/pollution<rdquo/ found in most areas means that most of us will never see it.<br/ |
1904 | What is this Will o'the Wisp? Popular chemical lore has it that it is marsh gas, or methane, which catches fire when it hits the air because of the presence of either phosphine (<chform>PH3</chform>) or diphosphine (<chform>P2H4</chform>) in the gas, both of which are spontaneously flammable in air. Methane is certainly formed in marshes, and bubbles up if the mud is disturbed in a pond, say. It is the same reaction that enables organic materials to produce biogas, methane from the decomposition of sewage, which can be profitably used. But is it this that is burning in Will o'the Wisp?<br/ | 1904 | What is this Will o'the Wisp? Popular chemical lore has it that it is marsh gas, or methane, which catches fire when it hits the air because of the presence of either phosphine (<chform>PH3</chform>) or diphosphine (<chform>P2H4</chform>) in the gas, both of which are spontaneously flammable in air. Methane is certainly formed in marshes, and bubbles up if the mud is disturbed in a pond, say. It is the same reaction that enables organic materials to produce biogas, methane from the decomposition of sewage, which can be profitably used. But is it this that is burning in Will o'the Wisp?<br/ |
1905 | Almost certainly not. At this point I will say that I have thought for some years off and on as to how one might set up an experiment to test the hypotheses, since the sporadic and rare nature of the natural version renders its investigation a highly intractable problem. However: the combustion of methane under the conditions in a marsh would give a yellow flame, and heat.<br/ | 1905 | Almost certainly not. At this point I will say that I have thought for some years off and on as to how one might set up an experiment to test the hypotheses, since the sporadic and rare nature of the natural version renders its investigation a highly intractable problem. However: the combustion of methane under the conditions in a marsh would give a yellow flame, and heat.<br/ |
1906 | Will o'the Wisp is not like this, so it is said. Firstly the flame is bluish, not yellow, and it is said to be a cold flame. The colour and the temperature suggests some sort of phosphorescence; since organic material contain phosphorus, the production of phosphine or diphosphine is scarcely impossible, and maybe it does oxidise via a mainly chemiluminescent reaction. The exact nature of the Will o'the Wisp reaction nevertheless remains, to me at any rate, a mystery. Similar phenomena have been reported in graveyards and are known as corpse candles. If anyone knows anything more, I would love to hear of it. A warning that if you look for it on the Web, you will get a great deal of bizarre stuff. You will also get the delightful picture from a Canadian artist which decorates the top of this page (http://www.rod.beavon.clara.net/willo.htm), and a couple of poems at least. One is also by a Canadian, <person>Annie Campbell Huestis</person>, the other by the prolific fantasy poet <person>Walter de la Mare</person>.<br/ | 1906 | Will o'the Wisp is not like this, so it is said. Firstly the flame is bluish, not yellow, and it is said to be a cold flame. The colour and the temperature suggests some sort of phosphorescence; since organic material contain phosphorus, the production of phosphine or diphosphine is scarcely impossible, and maybe it does oxidise via a mainly chemiluminescent reaction. The exact nature of the Will o'the Wisp reaction nevertheless remains, to me at any rate, a mystery. Similar phenomena have been reported in graveyards and are known as corpse candles. If anyone knows anything more, I would love to hear of it. A warning that if you look for it on the Web, you will get a great deal of bizarre stuff. You will also get the delightful picture from a Canadian artist which decorates the top of this page (http://www.rod.beavon.clara.net/willo.htm), and a couple of poems at least. One is also by a Canadian, <person>Annie Campbell Huestis</person>, the other by the prolific fantasy poet <person>Walter de la Mare</person>.<br/ |
1907 | The preparation of phosphine in the laboratory (by the teacher!) is fun, and perfectly safe in a fume cupboard. White phosphorus is boiled with aqueous sodium hydroxide solution in an apparatus from which all air must have been removed by purging with, say, natural gas. The phosphine will form marvellous smoke rings if allowed to bubble up through water in a pneumatic trough. This is an experiment for the teacher, needless to say. The experiment is described in <person>Partington J.R.</person>, <ldqo/A Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry<rdqo/, 6th ed, Macmillan 1957, p 572. (So, inter alia, is a great deal of other interesting chemistry.)</q><br/ | 1907 | The preparation of phosphine in the laboratory (by the teacher!) is fun, and perfectly safe in a fume cupboard. White phosphorus is boiled with aqueous sodium hydroxide solution in an apparatus from which all air must have been removed by purging with, say, natural gas. The phosphine will form marvellous smoke rings if allowed to bubble up through water in a pneumatic trough. This is an experiment for the teacher, needless to say. The experiment is described in <person>Partington J.R.</person>, <ldquo/A Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry<rdquo/, 6th ed, Macmillan 1957, p 572. (So, inter alia, is a great deal of other interesting chemistry.)</q><br/ |
1908 | <rj><qau>Dr. Rod Beavon<br/ | 1908 | <rj><qau>Dr. Rod Beavon<br/ |
1909 | (17 Dean's Yard London SW1P 3PB;<br/ | 1909 | (17 Dean's Yard London SW1P 3PB;<br/ |
1910 | e-mail: rod.beavon@westminster.org.uk</qau></rj><br/ | 1910 | e-mail: rod.beavon@westminster.org.uk</qau></rj><br/ |
@@ -5752,7 +5752,7 @@ Without <qex>impeachment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj></p> | |||
5752 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 5752 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
5753 | 5753 | ||
5754 | <p><ent>Impedance</ent><br/ | 5754 | <p><ent>Impedance</ent><br/ |
5755 | <hw>Im*ped"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Impede</ets> + <ets>-ance</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The apparent resistance in an electric circuit to the flow of an alternating current, analogous to the actual electrical resistance to a direct current, being the ratio of electromotive force to the current. It is equal to <mathex><root>R<exp>2</exp> + X<exp>2</exp></root></mathex>, where <it>R</it> = ohmic resistance, <it>X</it> = reactance. For an inductive circuit, <mathex>X = 2<pi/fL</mathex>, where <it>f</it> = frequency and <it>L</it> = self-inductance; for a circuit with capacity <mathex>X = 1 <div/ 2<pi/fC</mathex>, where <it>C</it> = capacity.</def><br/ | 5755 | <hw>Im*ped"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Impede</ets> + <ets>-ance</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The apparent resistance in an electric circuit to the flow of an alternating current, analogous to the actual electrical resistance to a direct current, being the ratio of electromotive force to the current. It is equal to <mathex><root>R<exp>2</exp> + X<exp>2</exp></root></mathex>, where <it>R</it> = ohmic resistance, <it>X</it> = reactance. For an inductive circuit, <mathex>X = 2<pi/fL</mathex>, where <it>f</it> = frequency and <it>L</it> = self-inductance; for a circuit with capacity <mathex>X = 1 <divide/ 2<pi/fC</mathex>, where <it>C</it> = capacity.</def><br/ |
5756 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> | 5756 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> |
5757 | 5757 | ||
5758 | <p><ent>Impede</ent><br/ | 5758 | <p><ent>Impede</ent><br/ |
@@ -13501,7 +13501,7 @@ Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
13501 | 13501 |