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@@ -8938,13 +8938,13 @@ The place its honor for the person's sake.</q> <rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/ <p><ent>Baulk</ent><br/ <ent>Bauk</ent><br/ <mhw>{ <hw>Bauk</hw>, <hw>Baulk</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See <er>Balk</er>.</def><br/ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> <p><ent>Baume</ent><br/ -<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/ +<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/ [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> <p><ent>Baunscheidtism</ent><br/ <hw>Baun"scheidt*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the introducer, a German named <persfn><etsep>Baunscheidt</etsep></persfn>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A form of acupuncture, followed by the rubbing of the part with a stimulating fluid.</def><br/ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> @@ -38219,13 +38219,13 @@ Are excellent in making ladies trip.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/ <p><-- p. 179 --></p> <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/ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> -<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/ +<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/ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> <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/ [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> <p><ent>Breathless</ent><br/ |