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Catechiser (kăt�kīzẽr), n. One who catechises.
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Catechism (-kĭz'm), n. [L. catechismus, fr. Gr. See .] 1. A form of instruction by means of questions and answers.
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2. A book containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, reduced to the form of questions and answers.
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The Jews, even till this day, have their catechisms.
Hooker.
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Coloq. The Larger Catechism , Coloq. The Shorter Catechism . See Westminster Assembly, under .
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Catechismal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a catechism, having the form of questions and answers; catechetical.
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Catechist (kăt�kĭst), n. [L. catechista, fr. Gr.] One who instructs by question and answer, especially in religions matters.
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{ Catechistic (-kĭstĭk), Catechistical (?), } a. Of or pertaining to a catechist or to a catechism. Dr. H. More.
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Catechize, v. t. See .
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catechol (kătĕk�l), n. [.] any of a group of chemicals having a benzene ring substituted with two hydroxyl groups in ortho position, especially ortho-dihydroxybenzene itself (C6H6O2), also called pyrocatechol, used in photography and as a reagent.
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catecholamine n. [catechol + amine.] any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland. They function as nerotransmitters in the sympathetic nervous system. Also, any structurally related chemical substance, whether natural or synthetic.
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Catechu (?), n. [See .] (Chem.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc. Ure. Dunglison.
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Catechuic (?), a. Of or pertaining to catechu or its derivatives. See .
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Catechumen (?), n. [L. catechumenus, Gr. kathchoymenos instructed, from kathchei^n. See .] (Eccl.) One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one officially recognized as a Christian, and admitted to instruction preliminary to admission to full membership in the church.
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Catechumenate (?), n. The state or condition of a catechumen or the time during which one is a catechumen.
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Catechumenical (?), a. Of or pertaining to catechumens; as, catechumenical instructions.
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Catechumenist, n. A catechumen. Bp. Morton.
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Categorematic (?), a. [Gr. � predicate. See .] (Logic.) Capable of being employed by itself as a term; -- said of a word.
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Categorical (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a category.
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2. Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer.
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The scriptures by a multitude of categorical and intelligible decisions . . . distinguish between the things seen and temporal and those that are unseen and eternal.
I. Taylor.
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Categorically, adv. Absolutely; directly; expressly; positively; as, to affirm categorically.
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Categoricalness, n. The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute. A. Marvell.
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Categorist (?), n. One who inserts in a category or list; one who classifies. Emerson.
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Categorize (?), v. t. To insert in a category or list; to class; to catalogue.
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categorized adj. placed in a category.
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Category (?), n.; pl. Categories (#). [L. categoria, Gr. �, fr. � to accuse, affirm, predicate; � down, against + � to harrangue, assert, fr. � assembly.] 1. (Logic.) One of the highest classes to which the objects of knowledge or thought can be reduced, and by which they can be arranged in a system; an ultimate or undecomposable conception; a predicament.
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The categories or predicaments -- the former a Greek word, the latter its literal translation in the Latin language -- were intended by Aristotle and his followers as an enumeration of all things capable of being named; an enumeration by the summa genera i.e., the most extensive classes into which things could be distributed.
J. S. Mill.
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2. Class; also, state, condition, or predicament; as, we are both in the same category.
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There is in modern literature a whole class of writers standing within the same category.
De Quincey.
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Catel (?), n. [See .] Property; -- often used by Chaucer in contrast with rent, or income.
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“For loss of catel may recovered be,
But loss of tyme shendeth us,” quod he.
Chaucer.
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Catelectrode (?), n. [Pref. cata + elecrode.] (Physics) The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery. Faraday.
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Catelectrotonic (?), a. (Physics) Relating to, or characterized by, catelectrotonus.
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Catelectrotonus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � down + � (see ) + � tone.] (Physics) The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode, on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
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Catena (?), n.; pl. Catene (#). [L., a chain.] A chain or series of things connected with each other.
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I have . . . in no case sought to construct those catenæ of games, which it seems now the fashion of commentators to link together.
C. J. Ellicott.
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{ Catenary (?), Catenarian (?), } a. [L. catenarius, fr. catena a chain. See .] Relating to a chain; like a chain; as, a curve.
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Catenary, n.; pl. (�). (Geol.) The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line.
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Catenate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Catenated; p. pr. & vb. n. Catenating.] [L. catenatus, p. p. of catenare, fr. catena chain. See .] To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain. E. Darwin.
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Catenation (?), n. [L. catenatio.] Connection of links or union of parts, as in a chain; a regular or connected series. See . Sir T. Browne.
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Catenulate (?), a. [L. catenuia, dim. of catena chain.] 1. Consisting of little links or chains.
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2. (Zoöl.) Chainlike; -- said both or color marks and of indentations when arranged like the links of a chain, as on shells, etc.
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Cater (?), n. [OE. catour purchaser, caterer, OF. acator, fr. acater, F. acheter, to buy, provide, fr. LL. accaptare; L. ad + captare to strive, to seize, intens, of capere to take, seize. Cf. , .] A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Cater, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Catered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Catering.] [From , n.] 1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions.
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[He] providently caters for the sparrow.
Shak.
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2. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for or to.
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Cater, n. [F. quatre four.] The four of cards or dice.
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Cater, v. t. To cut diagonally. [Obs.] Halliwell.
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Cateran (?), n. [Gael. ceatharnach. Cf. Irish foot soldier.] A Highland robber: a kind of irregular soldier. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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Cater-cornered (?), a. [Cf. to cut diagonally.] Diagonal. [Colloq.]
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Cater-cousin (?), n. A remote relation. See . Shak.
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Caterer (?), n. One who caters.
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The little fowls in the air have God for Their provider and caterer.
Shelton.
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Cateress, n. A woman who caters. Milton.
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Caterpillar (?), n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr. OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte, she-cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F. pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See , and hair.] 1. (Zoöl.) The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy, others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm, cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods resembling caterpillars.
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Coloq. Caterpillar catcher , or Coloq. Caterpillar eater (Zoöl.), a bird belonging to the family of Shrikes, which feeds on caterpillars. The name is also given to several other birds. -- Coloq. Caterpillar hunter (Zoöl.), any species of beetles of the genus Callosoma and other allied genera of the family Carabidæ which feed habitually upon caterpillars.
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Caterpillar track (?), n. an endless belt looped over several wheels, used in pairs in place of wheels to propel vehicles, such as tractors or military tanks, over rough ground.
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caterpillar-tracked adj. having caterpillar treads or tracks on the wheels; as, a caterpillar-tracked earthmover.
Syn. -- caterpillar.
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Caterwaul (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caterwauled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Caterwauling.] [Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a cat.] To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise. Coleridge.
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Caterwaul, n. A caterwauling.
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Caterwauling, n. The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the cry of cats. Shak.
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Catery (?), n. [See , n.] The place where provisions are deposited. [Obs.]
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Cates (?), n. pl. [Cf. , and see , n.] Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. Shak.
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Cates for which Apicius could not pay.
Shurchill.
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Choicest cates and the fiagon's best spilth.
R. Browning.
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Cat-eyed (?), a. Having eyes like a cat; hence, able to see in the dark.
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Catfall (?), n. (Naut.) A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead. Totten.
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Catfish (?), n. (Zoöl.) A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat (Gronias nigrilabrus); the mud cat (Pilodictic oilwaris), the stone cat (Noturus flavus); the sea cat (Arius felis), etc. This name is also sometimes applied to the wolf fish. See .
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Catgut (?), n. [Cat + gut.] 1. A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc.
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2. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
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Catharine wheel (?). See .
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Catharist (?), n. [LL. catharista, fr. Gr. � clean, pure.] One aiming at or pretending to a greater purity of like than others about him; -- applied to persons of various sects. See .
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Cat-harpin (?), n. See .
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Cat-harping n. (Naut.) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.
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Catharsis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �. See .] (Med.) 1. A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc.
2. (Psychotherapy) The process of relieving an abnormal excitement by reëstablishing the association of the emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and of eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction).
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{ Cathartic (?), Catharical (?), } a. [Gr. �, fr. � to cleanse, fr. � pure; akin to F. chaste.] 1. (Med.) Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative.
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2. Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid.
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Cathartic, n. [Gr. �.] (Med.) A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity.
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☞ The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action that the laxatives, which simply increase the tendency to alvine evacuation; and less powerful and irritaint that the drastic purges, which cause profuse, repeated, and watery evacuations.
-- Cathartically, adv. -- Catharticalness, n.
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cathartin (?), n. (Chem.) The bitter, purgative principle of senna. It is a glucoside with the properties of a weak acid; -- called also cathartic acid, and cathartina.
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Cathay (?), n. China; -- an old name for the Celestial Empire, said have been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the Tartar name for North China (Khitai, the country of the Khitans.)
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Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay.
Tennyson.
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Cathead (?), n. (Naut.) A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel, to which the anchor is hoisted and secured.
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cathect v. to inject with libidinal energy.
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cathectic adj. of or pertaining to cathexis; invested with mental or emotional energy.
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Cathedra (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. � seat. See .] The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority.
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Coloq. Ex cathedra [L., from the chair], in the exercise of one's office; with authority.
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The Vatican Council declares that the Pope, is infallible “when he speaks ex cathedra.”
Addis & Arnold's Cath. Dict.
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Cathedral (?), n. [LL. cathedralis (sc. ecclesia): cf. F. cathédrale. See .] The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair (Cathedra) or throne.
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Cathedral, a. [LL. cathedralis: cf. F. cathédral.]
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1. Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service.
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2. Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative.
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Now, what solemnity can be more required for the pope to make a cathedral determination of an article!
Jer. Taylor.
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3. Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks. Pope.
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Cathedralic (?), a. Cathedral. [R.]
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Cathedrated (?), a. [From .] Relating to the chair or office of a teacher. [Obs.]
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Catheretic (?), n. [Gr. �, fr. � to bring down or raze; � down + � to take.] (Med.) A mild kind caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences. Dunglison.
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Catherine wheel (?). [So called from St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in allusion to her martyrdom.] 1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as and . Called also Catherine-wheel window.
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2. (Pyrotechny) A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name. [Written also Catharine wheel.]
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Catheter (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. � a thing let down or put in, catheter, fr. � to send down, to let down; � + � to send.] (Med.) The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine.
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Coloq. Eustachian catheter . See under . -- Coloq. Prostatic catheter , one adapted for passing an enlarged prostate.
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{ Catheterism (?), Catheterization (?), } n. (Med.) The operation of introducing a catheter.
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Catheterize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Catheterized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Catheterizing.] (Med.) To operate on with a catheter. Dunglison.
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Cathetometer (?), n. [From Gr. � vertical height + -meter.] An instrument for the accurate measurement of small differences of height; esp. of the differences in the height of the upper surfaces of two columns of mercury or other fluid, or of the same column at different times. It consists of a telescopic leveling apparatus (d), which slides up or down a perpendicular metallic standard very finely graduated (bb). The telescope is raised or depressed in order to sight the objects or surfaces, and the differences in vertical height are thus shown on the graduated standard. [Written also kathetometer.]
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Cathetus (?), n.; pl. catheti (#). [L., fr. Gr. � a perpendicular line, fr. � let down, fr. �. See .] (Geom.) One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another; as, the catheti of a right-angled triangle, that is, the two sides that include the right angle. Barlow.
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Cathexis (?), n. [Gr. kaqexis, keeping.] 1. (Psychiatry) the process of investing mental, emotional, or libidinal energy or significance in an object, person, or idea.
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2. (Psychiatry) the emotional or libidinal energy invested in an object, person, or idea.
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Cathode (?), n. [Gr. � descent; � down + � way.] (Physics) The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the electric current passes out of the electrolyte; the negative pole; -- opposed to anode. Faraday.
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Coloq. Cathode ray (Phys.), a kind of ray generated at the cathode in a vacuum tube, by the electrical discharge.
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Cathodic (kȧthŏdĭk), a. (Physiol.) A term applied to the centrifugal, or efferent, course of the nervous influence. Marshall Hall.
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{ Cathodograph (?), n. Also Cathodegraph (?) }. [Cathode + -graph.] (Physics) A picture produced by the Röntgen rays; a radiograph.
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Cat-hole (kăthōl), n. (Naut.) One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed.
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