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@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ So full of <qex>ugly</qex> sights, of ghastly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></ | |||
245 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 245 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
246 | 246 | ||
247 | <p><ent>Uintatherium</ent><br/ | 247 | <p><ent>Uintatherium</ent><br/ |
248 | ||<hw>U*in`ta*the"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>Uinta</ets>, the Indian name of the region where the animals were discovered + Gr. <grk>qhri`on</grk> beast.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the known species of the group. See <er>Dinoceras</er>.</def><br/ | 248 | \'d8<hw>U*in`ta*the"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>Uinta</ets>, the Indian name of the region where the animals were discovered + Gr. <grk>qhri`on</grk> beast.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the known species of the group. See <er>Dinoceras</er>.</def><br/ |
249 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 249 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
250 | 250 | ||
251 | <p><ent>Uitlander</ent><br/ | 251 | <p><ent>Uitlander</ent><br/ |
252 | ||<hw>Uit"land`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. Cf. <er>Outlander</er>.]</ety> <def>A foreigner; an outlander.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark><br/ | 252 | \'d8<hw>Uit"land`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. Cf. <er>Outlander</er>.]</ety> <def>A foreigner; an outlander.</def> <mark>[South Africa]</mark><br/ |
253 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> | 253 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> |
254 | 254 | ||
255 | <p><ent>Ukase</ent><br/ | 255 | <p><ent>Ukase</ent><br/ |
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ So full of <qex>ugly</qex> sights, of ghastly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></ | |||
332 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 332 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
333 | 333 | ||
334 | <p><ent>Ulema</ent><br/ | 334 | <p><ent>Ulema</ent><br/ |
335 | ||<hw>U`le*ma"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. & Ar. <ets>'ulam<amac/</ets> the wise or learned men, pl. of <ets>'<amac/lim</ets> wise, learned, fr. <ets>alima</ets> to know.]</ety> <fld>(Islam)</fld> <def>A college or body composed of the hierarchy (the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice). That of Turkey alone now has political power; its head is the sheik ul Islam.</def> <note>This definition was written ca. 1900. The government of Turkey in 1998 is exclusively secular, whereas Iran in 2001 is dominated by Moslem clergy.</note><br/ | 335 | \'d8<hw>U`le*ma"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. & Ar. <ets>'ulam<amac/</ets> the wise or learned men, pl. of <ets>'<amac/lim</ets> wise, learned, fr. <ets>alima</ets> to know.]</ety> <fld>(Islam)</fld> <def>A college or body composed of the hierarchy (the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice). That of Turkey alone now has political power; its head is the sheik ul Islam.</def> <note>This definition was written ca. 1900. The government of Turkey in 1998 is exclusively secular, whereas Iran in 2001 is dominated by Moslem clergy.</note><br/ |
336 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p> | 336 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p> |
337 | 337 | ||
338 | <p><ent>Ulexite</ent><br/ | 338 | <p><ent>Ulexite</ent><br/ |
@@ -377,11 +377,11 @@ So full of <qex>ugly</qex> sights, of ghastly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></ | |||
377 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 377 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
378 | 378 | ||
379 | <p><ent>Ulmus</ent><br/ | 379 | <p><ent>Ulmus</ent><br/ |
380 | ||<hw>Ul"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., an elm.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of trees including the elm.</def><br/ | 380 | \'d8<hw>Ul"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., an elm.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of trees including the elm.</def><br/ |
381 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 381 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
382 | 382 | ||
383 | <p><ent>Ulna</ent><br/ | 383 | <p><ent>Ulna</ent><br/ |
384 | ||<hw>Ul"na</hw> <pr>(<ucr/l"n<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., the elbow. See <er>Ell</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The postaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See <er>Radius</er>.</def><br/ | 384 | \'d8<hw>Ul"na</hw> <pr>(<ucr/l"n<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., the elbow. See <er>Ell</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The postaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See <er>Radius</er>.</def><br/ |
385 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 385 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
386 | 386 | ||
387 | <p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>An ell; also, a yard.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/ | 387 | <p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>An ell; also, a yard.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/ |
@@ -396,11 +396,11 @@ So full of <qex>ugly</qex> sights, of ghastly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></ | |||
396 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 396 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
397 | 397 | ||
398 | <p><ent>Ulnare</ent><br/ | 398 | <p><ent>Ulnare</ent><br/ |
399 | ||<hw>Ul*na"re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ulnaria</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Ulna</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man.</def><br/ | 399 | \'d8<hw>Ul*na"re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ulnaria</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Ulna</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man.</def><br/ |
400 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 400 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
401 | 401 | ||
402 | <p><ent>Ulodendron</ent><br/ | 402 | <p><ent>Ulodendron</ent><br/ |
403 | ||<hw>U`lo*den"dron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, for <?/ whole + <?/ tree.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of fossil trees.</def><br/ | 403 | \'d8<hw>U`lo*den"dron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, for <?/ whole + <?/ tree.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of fossil trees.</def><br/ |
404 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 404 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
405 | 405 | ||
406 | <p><ent>Uloid</ent><br/ | 406 | <p><ent>Uloid</ent><br/ |
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ So full of <qex>ugly</qex> sights, of ghastly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></ | |||
408 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> | 408 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> |
409 | 409 | ||
410 | <p><ent>Ulonata</ent><br/ | 410 | <p><ent>Ulonata</ent><br/ |
411 | ||<hw>U`lo*na"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A division of insects nearly equivalent to the true Orthoptera.</def><br/ | 411 | \'d8<hw>U`lo*na"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A division of insects nearly equivalent to the true Orthoptera.</def><br/ |
412 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 412 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
413 | 413 | ||
414 | <p><ent>Ulotrichan</ent><br/ | 414 | <p><ent>Ulotrichan</ent><br/ |
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ So full of <qex>ugly</qex> sights, of ghastly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></ | |||
416 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 416 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
417 | 417 | ||
418 | <p><ent>Ulotrichi</ent><br/ | 418 | <p><ent>Ulotrichi</ent><br/ |
419 | ||<hw>U*lot"ri*chi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, woolly-haired; <?/ woolly + <?/, <?/, hair.]</ety> <fld>(Anthropol.)</fld> <def>The division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or crispy hair. Cf. <er>Leiotrichi</er>.</def><br/ | 419 | \'d8<hw>U*lot"ri*chi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, woolly-haired; <?/ woolly + <?/, <?/, hair.]</ety> <fld>(Anthropol.)</fld> <def>The division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or crispy hair. Cf. <er>Leiotrichi</er>.</def><br/ |
420 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 420 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
421 | 421 | ||
422 | <p><ent>Ulotrichous</ent><br/ | 422 | <p><ent>Ulotrichous</ent><br/ |
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ So full of <qex>ugly</qex> sights, of ghastly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></ | |||
446 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 446 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
447 | 447 | ||
448 | <p><ent>Ultima</ent><br/ | 448 | <p><ent>Ultima</ent><br/ |
449 | ||<hw>Ul"ti*ma</hw> <pr>(<ucr/l"i<icr/*m<adot/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L., fem. of <ets>ultimus</ets> last.]</ety> <def>Most remote; furthest; final; last.</def><br/ | 449 | \'d8<hw>Ul"ti*ma</hw> <pr>(<ucr/l"i<icr/*m<adot/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L., fem. of <ets>ultimus</ets> last.]</ety> <def>Most remote; furthest; final; last.</def><br/ |
450 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 450 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
451 | 451 | ||
452 | <p><cs><col><b>Ultima ratio</b></col> <ety>[L.]</ety>, <cd>the last reason or argument; the last resort.</cd> -- <col><b>Ultima Thule</b></col>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <cd>See <er>Thule</er>.</cd></cs><br/ | 452 | <p><cs><col><b>Ultima ratio</b></col> <ety>[L.]</ety>, <cd>the last reason or argument; the last resort.</cd> -- <col><b>Ultima Thule</b></col>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <cd>See <er>Thule</er>.</cd></cs><br/ |
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ So full of <qex>ugly</qex> sights, of ghastly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></ | |||
515 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 515 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
516 | 516 | ||
517 | <p><ent>Ultimo</ent><br/ | 517 | <p><ent>Ultimo</ent><br/ |
518 | ||<hw>Ul"ti*mo</hw>. <ety>[L. <ets>ultimo</ets> (<ets>mense</ets>) in the last month.]</ety> <def>In the month immediately preceding the present; <as>as, on the 1st <ex>ultimo</ex></as>; -- usually abbreviated to <abbr>ult.</abbr> Cf. <er>Proximo</er>.</def><br/ | 518 | \'d8<hw>Ul"ti*mo</hw>. <ety>[L. <ets>ultimo</ets> (<ets>mense</ets>) in the last month.]</ety> <def>In the month immediately preceding the present; <as>as, on the 1st <ex>ultimo</ex></as>; -- usually abbreviated to <abbr>ult.</abbr> Cf. <er>Proximo</er>.</def><br/ |
519 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 519 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
520 | 520 | ||
521 | <p><ent>Ultion</ent><br/ | 521 | <p><ent>Ultion</ent><br/ |
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ So full of <qex>ugly</qex> sights, of ghastly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></ | |||
600 | [<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p> | 600 | [<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p> |
601 | 601 | ||
602 | <p><ent>Ultra vires</ent><br/ | 602 | <p><ent>Ultra vires</ent><br/ |
603 | ||<hw>Ul`tra vi"res</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[Law Latin, from L. prep. <ets>ultra</ets> beyond + <ets>vires</ets>, pl. of. <ets>vis</ets> strength.]</ety> <def>Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.</def><br/ | 603 | \'d8<hw>Ul`tra vi"res</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[Law Latin, from L. prep. <ets>ultra</ets> beyond + <ets>vires</ets>, pl. of. <ets>vis</ets> strength.]</ety> <def>Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.</def><br/ |
604 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 604 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
605 | 605 | ||
606 | <p><ent>Ultrazodiacal</ent><br/ | 606 | <p><ent>Ultrazodiacal</ent><br/ |
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ So full of <qex>ugly</qex> sights, of ghastly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></ | |||
612 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 612 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
613 | 613 | ||
614 | <p><ent>Ulula</ent><br/ | 614 | <p><ent>Ulula</ent><br/ |
615 | ||<hw>Ul"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., a screech owl.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of owls including the great gray owl (<spn>Ulula cinerea</spn>) of Arctic America, and other similar species. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Owl</er>.</def><br/ | 615 | \'d8<hw>Ul"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., a screech owl.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of owls including the great gray owl (<spn>Ulula cinerea</spn>) of Arctic America, and other similar species. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Owl</er>.</def><br/ |
616 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 616 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
617 | 617 | ||
618 | <p><ent>Ululant</ent><br/ | 618 | <p><ent>Ululant</ent><br/ |
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ So full of <qex>ugly</qex> sights, of ghastly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></ | |||
631 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 631 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
632 | 632 | ||
633 | <p><ent>Ulva</ent><br/ | 633 | <p><ent>Ulva</ent><br/ |
634 | ||<hw>Ul"va</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., sedge.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds called <stype>sea lettuce</stype>.</def><br/ | 634 | \'d8<hw>Ul"va</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., sedge.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds called <stype>sea lettuce</stype>.</def><br/ |
635 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 635 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
636 | 636 | ||
637 | <p><ent>Umbe</ent><br/ | 637 | <p><ent>Umbe</ent><br/ |
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ So full of <qex>ugly</qex> sights, of ghastly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></ | |||
679 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 679 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
680 | 680 | ||
681 | <p><ent>Umbellularia</ent><br/ | 681 | <p><ent>Umbellularia</ent><br/ |
682 | ||<hw>Um*bel`lu*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Umbellule</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base.</def><br/ | 682 | \'d8<hw>Um*bel`lu*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Umbellule</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base.</def><br/ |
683 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 683 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
684 | 684 | ||
685 | <p><ent>Umbellule</ent><br/ | 685 | <p><ent>Umbellule</ent><br/ |
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ That hides the blush of waking day.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Drake.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
749 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 749 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
750 | 750 | ||
751 | <p><ent>Umbilicus</ent><br/ | 751 | <p><ent>Umbilicus</ent><br/ |
752 | ||<hw>Um`bi*li"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Umbilic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where the umbilical cord separated from the fetus; the navel; the belly button, in humans.</def><br/ | 752 | \'d8<hw>Um`bi*li"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Umbilic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where the umbilical cord separated from the fetus; the navel; the belly button, in humans.</def><br/ |
753 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 753 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
754 | 754 | ||
755 | <p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled.</def> <rj><au>Dr. W. Smith.</au></rj><br/ | 755 | <p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled.</def> <rj><au>Dr. W. Smith.</au></rj><br/ |
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ That hides the blush of waking day.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Drake.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
773 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 773 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
774 | 774 | ||
775 | <p><ent>Umbo</ent><br/ | 775 | <p><ent>Umbo</ent><br/ |
776 | ||<hw>Um"bo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Umbones</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Umbos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.</def><br/ | 776 | \'d8<hw>Um"bo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Umbones</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Umbos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.</def><br/ |
777 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 777 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
778 | 778 | ||
779 | <p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; <as>as, the <ex>umbo</ex> in the integument of the larvae of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear</as>.</def><br/ | 779 | <p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; <as>as, the <ex>umbo</ex> in the integument of the larvae of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear</as>.</def><br/ |
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ That hides the blush of waking day.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Drake.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
788 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 788 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
789 | 789 | ||
790 | <p><ent>Umbra</ent><br/ | 790 | <p><ent>Umbra</ent><br/ |
791 | ||<hw>Um"bra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Umbrae</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a shadow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The conical shadow projected from a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's disk; -- used in contradistinction from <xex>penumbra</xex>. See <er>Penumbra</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly called <xex>penumbra</xex>.</def><br/ | 791 | \'d8<hw>Um"bra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Umbrae</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a shadow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The conical shadow projected from a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's disk; -- used in contradistinction from <xex>penumbra</xex>. See <er>Penumbra</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly called <xex>penumbra</xex>.</def><br/ |
792 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 792 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
793 |