a. [ L. ab + E. actinal. ] (Zool.) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; -- opposed to
v. t. [ L. abalienatus, p. p. of abalienare; ab + alienus foreign, alien. See Alien. ]
n. [ L. abalienatio: cf. F. abaliénation. ] The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. (Zool.) A univalve mollusk of the genus
a. [ LL. abbatialis : cf. F. abbatial. ] Belonging to an abbey;
a. Abbatial. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Ar. badīl, pl. abdāl, a substitute, a good, religious man, saint, fr. badala to change, substitute. ] A religious devotee or dervish in Persia. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
a. [ Cf. F. abdominal. ]
Abdominal ring (Anat.),
‖n. pl. [ NL., masc. pl. ] (Zool.) A group including the greater part of fresh-water fishes, and many marine ones, having the ventral fins under the abdomen behind the pectorals. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., neut. pl. ] (Zool.) A group of cirripeds having abdominal appendages. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Characterized by aberration. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Abetment. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. The berries of a species of cypress in the East Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ab away from + homo, hominis, man. ] Inhuman. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
a. [ For earlier anormal, F. anormal, LL. anormalus for anomalus, Gr. &unr_;. Confused with L. abnormis. See Anomalous, Abnormous, Anormal. ] Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. “That deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. ” Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n.;
adv. In an abnormal manner; irregularly. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ab. + E. oral. ] (Zool.) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Aborigines. ]
n.
It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being aboriginal. Westm. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Primarily. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Abranchiate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to abstraction. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; a headland. Spelman. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound. [ 1913 Webster ]
Geology gives one the same abysmal extent of time that astronomy does of space. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. To a fathomless depth; profoundly. “Abysmally ignorant.” G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. Abysmal. ] Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable. [ 1913 Webster ]
Abyssal zone (Phys. Geog.),
a. Academic. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an academical manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;, a nettle. ] A group of Cœlenterata, including the Medusæ or jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called
a. [ Acaleph + -oid. ] (Zool.) Belonging to or resembling the Acalephæ or jellyfishes. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a spine, thorn + &unr_; head. ] (Zool.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. acatalecticus, Gr. &unr_;, not defective at the end;
n. [ Gr. &unr_;;
a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent. [ 1913 Webster ]