The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological, Volumen3Blackie & son; New-York, The Century Company, 1883 |
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... called circles of celestial latitude , and parallels to the ecliptic are called parallels of celestial latitude . - 4 . In geog . the distance of any place on the globe north or south of the equator , mea- sured on its meridian ; any ...
... called circles of celestial latitude , and parallels to the ecliptic are called parallels of celestial latitude . - 4 . In geog . the distance of any place on the globe north or south of the equator , mea- sured on its meridian ; any ...
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... called the ten fathoms , twenty fathoms , & c . , level . Level ( level ) , a . 1. Horizontal ; coinciding with the plane of the horizon , or parallel to it ; as , to be perfectly level is to be exactly horizontal . - 2 . Not having one ...
... called the ten fathoms , twenty fathoms , & c . , level . Level ( level ) , a . 1. Horizontal ; coinciding with the plane of the horizon , or parallel to it ; as , to be perfectly level is to be exactly horizontal . - 2 . Not having one ...
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... called right - handed , or dextrogyrate . If , however , the analyser has to be turned from right to left to 42 obtain the natural order of colours , the quartz is called left - handed or levogyrate , the two kinds of polarization ...
... called right - handed , or dextrogyrate . If , however , the analyser has to be turned from right to left to 42 obtain the natural order of colours , the quartz is called left - handed or levogyrate , the two kinds of polarization ...
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... called Berber ( which see ) . Libyan ( lib'yan ) , a . Of or pertaining to Libya , the ancient name of a large portion of North Africa , and sometimes applied to all Africa . Lice ( lis ) , n . pl . of louse . Licensable ( li'sens - a ...
... called Berber ( which see ) . Libyan ( lib'yan ) , a . Of or pertaining to Libya , the ancient name of a large portion of North Africa , and sometimes applied to all Africa . Lice ( lis ) , n . pl . of louse . Licensable ( li'sens - a ...
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... called , by an iron hook , called the pintail , fastened into an eye in the trail or wooden block which supports the cannon . When the gun is brought into action it is unlimbered by the block being unfastened from the pintail , and laid ...
... called , by an iron hook , called the pintail , fastened into an eye in the trail or wooden block which supports the cannon . When the gun is brought into action it is unlimbered by the block being unfastened from the pintail , and laid ...
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