metaphrased - Meteorography

Prev Next

metaphrased (mĕtȧfrāzd), a. Translated literally.
[ Webster]

Metaphrasis (m�tăfrȧsĭs), n. [NL. See .] Metaphrase.
[ Webster]

Metaphrast (?), n. [Gr. �: cf. F. métaphraste.] A literal translator.
[ Webster]

{ Metaphrastic (?), Metaphrastical (?), } a. [Gr. �.] Close, or literal.
[ Webster]

Metaphysic (?), n. [Cf. F. métaphysique.] See .
[ Webster]

Metaphysic, a. Metaphysical.
[ Webster]

Metaphysical (?), a. [Cf. F. métaphysique. See .] 1. Of or pertaining to metaphysics.
[ Webster]

2. According to rules or principles of metaphysics; as, metaphysical reasoning.
[ Webster]

3. Preternatural or supernatural. [Obs.]
[ Webster]

The golden round
Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem
To have thee crowned withal. Shak.
[ Webster]

Metaphysically, adv. In the manner of metaphysical science, or of a metaphysician. South.
[ Webster]

Metaphysician (?), n. [Cf. F. métaphysicien.] One who is versed in metaphysics.
[ Webster]

Metaphysics (?), n. [Gr. � � � after those things which relate to external nature, after physics, fr. � beyond, after + � relating to external nature, natural, physical, fr. � nature: cf. F. métaphysique. See . The term was first used by the followers of Aristotle as a name for that part of his writings which came after, or followed, the part which treated of physics.] 1. The science of real as distinguished from phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as distinguished from the science of determined or concrete being; the science of the conceptions and relations which are necessarily implied as true of every kind of being; philosophy in general; first principles, or the science of first principles.
[ Webster]

☞ Metaphysics is distinguished as general and special. General metaphysics is the science of all being as being. Special metaphysics is the science of one kind of being; as, the metaphysics of chemistry, of morals, or of politics. According to Kant, a systematic exposition of those notions and truths, the knowledge of which is altogether independent of experience, would constitute the science of metaphysics.
[ Webster]

Commonly, in the schools, called metaphysics, as being part of the philosophy of Aristotle, which hath that for title; but it is in another sense: for there it signifieth as much as “books written or placed after his natural philosophy.” But the schools take them for “books of supernatural philosophy;” for the word metaphysic will bear both these senses. Hobbes.
[ Webster]

Now the science conversant about all such inferences of unknown being from its known manifestations, is called ontology, or metaphysics proper. Sir W. Hamilton.
[ Webster]

Metaphysics are [is] the science which determines what can and what can not be known of being, and the laws of being, a priori. Coleridge.
[ Webster]

2. Hence: The scientific knowledge of mental phenomena; mental philosophy; psychology.
[ Webster]

Metaphysics, in whatever latitude the term be taken, is a science or complement of sciences exclusively occupied with mind. Sir W. Hamilton.
[ Webster]

Whether, after all,
A larger metaphysics might not help
Our physics. Mrs. Browning.
[ Webster]

Metaphysis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � after + � nature.] Change of form; transformation.
[ Webster]

Metaplasm (?), n. [L. metaplasmus, Gr. �; � beyond, over + � to mold: cf. F. métaplasme.] (Gram.) A change in the letters or syllables of a word.
[ Webster]

Metaplast (?), n. [See .] (Gram.) A word having more than one form of the root.
[ Webster]

Metapode (?), n. [NL. metapodium, from Gr. � behind + �, dim. of poys, podos, foot.] (Zoöl.) The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.
[ Webster]

Metapodial (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the metapodialia, or to the parts of the limbs to which they belong.
[ Webster]

Metapodiale (?), n.; pl. Metapodialia (#). [NL. See .] (Anat.) One of the bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus.
[ Webster]

Metapodium (?), n.; pl. Metapodia (#). [NL.] (Zoöl.) Same as .
[ Webster]

Metapophysis (?), n.; pl. Metapophyses (#). [NL. See , and .] (Anat.) A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebræ; a mammillary process.
[ Webster]

Metapterygium (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � after + � fin.] (Anat.) The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes. -- Metapterygial (#), a.
[ Webster]

Metasilicate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of metasilicic acid.
[ Webster]

Metasilicic (?), a. [Pref. meta- + silicic.] (Chem.) Designating an acid derived from silicic acid by the removal of water; of or pertaining to such an acid.
[ Webster]

☞ The salts of metasilicic acid are often called bisilicates, in mineralogy, as Wollastonite (CaSiO3).
[ Webster]

Coloq. Metasilicic acid (Chem.), a gelatinous substance, or white amorphous powder, analogous to carbonic acid, and forming many stable salts.
[ Webster]

Metasomatism (?), n. [Pref. meta- + Gr. �, �, body.] (Geol.) An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; -- opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying simply a recrystallization. -- Metasomatic (#), a.
[ Webster]

Metasome (?), n. [Pref. meta- + -some body.] (Zoöl.) One of the component segments of the body of an animal.
[ Webster]

Metastannate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of metastannic acid.
[ Webster]

Metastannic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a compound of tin (metastannic acid), obtained, as an isomeric modification of stannic acid, in the form of a white amorphous substance.
[ Webster]

Metastasis (?), n.; pl. Metastases (#). [L., transition, fr. Gr. �, fr. � to place in another way; � after + � to place.] 1. (Theol.) A spiritual change, as during baptism.
[ Webster]

2. (Med.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another. Dunglison.
[ Webster]

3. Especially: The migration of cancerous or malignant cells from the site of their origin to other parts of the body. Such cells may migrate to multiple new locations, making therapy more difficult and often leading to death.
[PJC]

4. (Physiol.) The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism.
[ Webster]

metastasize v. to spread from one part of the body to other parts, and grow there; to spread by metastasis{3}; -- said of cancer cells.
[WordNet 1.5]

Metastatic (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis; as, a metastatic abscess; the metastatic processes of growth; a metastatic tumor.
[ Webster]

Metasternal (?), a. Of or pertaining to the metasternum.
[ Webster]

Metasternum (?), n. [Pref. meta- + sternum.] 1. (Anat.) The most posterior element of the sternum; the ensiform process; xiphisternum.
[ Webster]

2. (Zoöl.) The ventral plate of the third or last segment of the thorax of insects.
[ Webster]

{ Metastoma (?), Metastome (?), } n. [NL. metastoma, from Gr. meta behind + stoma mouth.] (Zoöl.) A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.
[ Webster]

Metatarsal (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the metatarsus. -- n. A metatarsal bone.
[ Webster]

Metatarse (?), n. (Anat.) Metatarsus.
[ Webster]

Metatarsus (?), n.; pl. Metatarsi (#). [NL. See , and .] (Anat.) That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.
[ Webster]

metate (m�tät�), n. [Sp., fr. Mex. metlatl.] A flat or somewhat hollowed stone upon which grain or other food is ground, by means of a smaller stone or pestle. [Southwestern U. S. & Sp. Amer.]
[Webster Suppl.]

Metatheria prop. n. A subclass of pouched animals.
Syn. -- subclass Metatheria.
[WordNet 1.5]

metatherian n. Any of a group of primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas.
[WordNet 1.5]

Metathesis (?), n.; pl. Metatheses (�). [L., fr. Gr. metaqesis, fr. metatiqenai to place differently, to transpose; meta beyond, over + tiqenai to place, set. See .] 1. (Gram.) Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager.
[ Webster]

2. (Med.) A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body.
[ Webster]

3. (Chem.) The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus, by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt.
[ Webster]

{ Metathetic (?), Metathetical (?), } a. Of or pertaining to metathesis.
[ Webster]

Metathoracic (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the metathorax.
[ Webster]

Metathorax (?), n. [NL.: cf. F. métathorax. See , and .] (Zoöl.) The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of .
[ Webster]

Metatitanic (?), a. [Pref. meta- + titanic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of titanium analogous to metasilicic acid.
[ Webster]

Metatungstate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of metatungstic acid.
[ Webster]

Metatungstic (?), a. [Pref. meta- + tungstic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid known only in its salts (the metatungstates) and properly called polytungstic, or pyrotungstic, acid.
[ Webster]

Metavanadate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of metavanadic acid.
[ Webster]

Metavanadic (?), a. [Pref. meta- + vanadic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a vanadic acid analogous to metaphosphoric acid.
[ Webster]

Metaxylene (?), n. [Pref. meta- + xylene.] (Chem.) That variety of xylene, or dimethyl benzene, in which the two methyl groups occupy the meta position with reference to each other. It is a colorless inflammable liquid.
[ Webster]

Métayage (?), n. [F. See .] A system of farming on halves. [France & Italy]
[ Webster]

Métayer (F. ?; E. ?), n. [F., fr. LL. medietarius, fr. L. medius middle, half. See , a.] One who cultivates land for a share (usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord. [France & Italy] Milman.
[ Webster]

Metazoa (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � after + zo^,on an animal.] (Zoöl.) Those animals in which the protoplasmic mass, constituting the egg, is converted into a multitude of cells, which are metamorphosed into the tissues of the body. A central cavity is commonly developed, and the cells around it are at first arranged in two layers, -- the ectoderm and endoderm. The group comprises nearly all animals except the Protozoa.
[ Webster]

Metazoan (?), n.; pl. Metazoans (�). (Zoöl.) One of the Metazoa.
[ Webster]

Metazoic (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Metazoa.
[ Webster]

Metazoön (?), n. [NL.] (Zoöl.) One of the Metazoa.
[ Webster]

Mete (?), n. Meat. [Obs.] Chaucer.
[ Webster]

Mete, v. t. & i. To meet. [Obs.] Chaucer.
[ Webster]

Mete, v. i. & t. [imp. Mette (?); p. p. Met.] [AS. m�tan.] To dream; also impersonally; as, me mette, I dreamed. [Obs.] “I mette of him all night.” Chaucer.
[ Webster]

Mete (mēt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Meted; p. pr. & vb. n. Meting.] [AS. metan; akin to D. meten, G. messen, OHG. mezzan, Icel. meta, Sw. mäta, Goth. mitan, L. modus measure, moderation, modius a corn measure, Gr. � to rule, � a corn measure, and ultimately from the same root as E. measure, L. metiri to measure; cf. Skr. mā to measure. √99. Cf. , , a., .] To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure.
[ Webster]

Mete (?), v. i. To measure. [Obs.] Mark iv. 24.
[ Webster]

Mete, n. [AS. met. See to measure.] Measure; limit; boundary; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase metes and bounds.
[ Webster]

Metecorn (?), n. A quantity of corn formerly given by the lord to his customary tenants, as an encouragement to, or reward for, labor and faithful service.
[ Webster]

Metely, a. According to measure or proportion; proportionable; proportionate. [Obs.]
[ Webster]

{ Metempiric (?), Metempirical (?), } a. [Pref. met- + empiric, -ical.] (Metaph.) Related, or belonging, to the objects of knowledge within the province of metempirics.
[ Webster]

If then the empirical designates the province we include within the range of science, the province we exclude may be fitly styled the metempirical. G. H. Lewes.
[ Webster]

Metempiricism (?), n. The science that is concerned with metempirics.
[ Webster]

Metempirics (?), n. The concepts and relations which are conceived as beyond, and yet as related to, the knowledge gained by experience.
[ Webster]

Metempsychose (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Metempsychosed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Metempsychosing (?).] [See .] To translate or transfer, as the soul, from one body to another. [R.] Peacham.
[ Webster]

Metempsychosis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; � beyond, over + � to animate; � in + � soul. See .] The passage of the soul, as an immortal essence, at the death of the animal body it had inhabited, into another living body, whether of a brute or a human being; transmigration of souls. Sir T. Browne.
[ Webster]

Metemptosis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. � beyond, after + � a falling upon, fr. � to fall in or upon; � in + � to fall.] (Chron.) The suppression of a day in the calendar to prevent the date of the new moon being set a day too late, or the suppression of the bissextile day once in 134 years. The opposite to this is the proemptosis, or the addition of a day every 330 years, and another every 2,400 years.
[ Webster]

Metencephalon (?), n. [Met- + encephalon.] (Anat.) The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.
[ Webster]

Metensomatosis (?), n. [L., a change of body (by the soul), fr. Gr. �.] (Biol.) The assimilation by one body or organism of the elements of another.
[ Webster]

Meteor (?), n. [F. météore, Gr. �, pl. � things in the air, fr. � high in air, raised off the ground; � beyond + �, �, a suspension or hovering in the air, fr. � to lift, raise up.]
[ Webster]

1. Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.
[ Webster]

Hail, an ordinary meteor. Bp. Hall.
[ Webster]

2. Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region.
[ Webster]

The vaulty top of heaven
Figured quite o'er with burning meteors. Shak.
[ Webster]

3. A mass of stone or other substance which sometimes falls to the earth from space beyond the moon, burning up from atomospheric friction and creating a brilliant but usually very brief trail of light in the atmosphere; also called a shooting star.
[PJC]

☞ The term is especially applied to fireballs, and the masses of stone or other substances which sometimes fall to the earth; also to shooting stars and to ignes fatui. Meteors are often classed as: aerial meteors, winds, tornadoes, etc.; aqueous meteors, rain, hail, snow, dew, etc.; luminous meteors, rainbows, halos, etc.; and igneous meteors, lightning, shooting stars, and the like.
[ Webster]

Meteoric (?), a. [Cf. F. météorique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric, as, meteoric phenomena; meteoric stones.
[ Webster]

2. Influenced by the weather; as, meteoric conditions.
[ Webster]

3. Flashing; transient and brilliant, like a meteor{3}; as, meteoric fame. “Meteoric politician.” Craik.
[ Webster]

Coloq. Meteoric iron , Coloq. Meteoric stone . (Min.) See . -- Coloq. Meteoric paper , a substance of confervoid origin found floating in the air, and resembling bits of coarse paper; -- so called because formerly supposed to fall from meteors. -- Coloq. Meteoric showers , periodical exhibitions of shooting stars, occuring about the 9th or 10th of August and 13th of November, more rarely in April and December, and also at some other periods.
[ Webster]

Meteorical (?), a. Meteoric.
[ Webster]

Meteorism (?), n. (Med.) Flatulent distention of the abdomen; tympanites.
[ Webster]

Meteorite (?), n. [Cf. F. météorite.] (Min.) A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an aërolite.
[ Webster]

☞ Meteorites usually show a pitted surface with a fused crust, caused by the heat developed in their rapid passage through the earth's atmosphere. A meteorite may consist: 1. Of metallic iron, alloyed with a small percentage of nickel (meteoric iron, holosiderite). When etched this usually exhibits peculiar crystalline figures, called Widmanstätten figures. 2. Of a cellular mass of iron with imbedded silicates (mesosiderite or siderolite). 3. Of a stony mass of silicates with little iron (meteoric stone, sporadosiderite). 4. Of a mass without iron (asiderite).
[ Webster]

Meteorize (?), v. i. [Gr. � to raise to a height.] To ascend in vapors; to take the form of a meteor. Evelyn.
[ Webster]

Meteorograph (?), n. [Meteor + -graph.] An instrument which registers meteorologic phases or conditions.
[ Webster]

Meteorographic (?), a. Of or pertaining to meteorography.
[ Webster]

Meteorography (?), n. [Meteor + -graphy.] The registration of meteorological phenomena.
[ Webster]

Prev Next

Concept Explore Home

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z