Helen Fenton

Apothem: Definition and part of speech

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Apothem

  1. n. A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air.
  2. n. The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Apotheosis: Definition and part of speech

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Apotheosis

  1. n. pl. Glorification; exaltation.
  2. n. pl. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, “the gods;” deification.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Apotheosize: Definition and part of speech

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Apotheosize

  1. v. t. To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Apothesis: Definition and part of speech

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Apothesis

  1. n. A dressing room connected with a public bath.
  2. n. A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Apotome: Definition and part of speech

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Apotome

  1. n. The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone.
  2. n. The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between Ã2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Appalachian: Definition and part of speech

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Appalachian

  1. a. Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.