Helen Fenton

Ankylosis: Definition and part of speech

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Ankylosis

  1. n. The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.
  2. n. Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint.

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.

Ancient: Definition and part of speech

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Ancient

  1. n. The bearer of a flag; an ensign.
  2. a. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; — opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days.
  3. a. Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.
  4. a. Known for a long time, or from early times; — opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.
  5. a. Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
  6. a. Experienced; versed.
  7. a. Former; sometime.
  8. n. Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
  9. n. An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
  10. n. A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
  11. 1n. 1 The bearer of a flag; an ensign.
  12. 1a. 1 Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; — opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days.

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.

Anatomy: Definition and part of speech

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Anatomy

  1. n. A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so.
  2. n. The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.
  3. n. The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
  4. n. A treatise or book on anatomy.
  5. n. The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse.

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.

Anatropous: Definition and part of speech

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Anatropous

  1. a. Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; — opposed to orthotropous.

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.