‖interj. [ Sp., fr. L. ad to + deus god. Cf. Adieu. ] Adieu; farewell; good-by; -- chiefly used among Spanish-speaking people;
☞ This word is often pronounced but the Spanish accent, though weak, is on the final syllable. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Basidium + spore. ] (Bot.) A spore borne by a basidium. --
adj. of or pertaining to a basidiospore. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
prop. n. A genus of tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot.
n. A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Med.) any of a group of infectious diseases caused by protozoan parasites (coccidia) of the order
‖n. [ NL. Named after
n.
n. Fastidiousness; squeamishness. [ Obs. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See Grand. ]
The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of the whole. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]
The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. grandiosité, It. grandiosità. ] The state or quality of being grandiose, [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
The individual mind . . . takes its tone from the idiosyncrasies of the body. I. Taylor.
n. [ See Iris, and -scope. ] A kind of ophthalmoscope. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. medius middle + E. stapedial. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to that part of the columella of the ear which, in some animals, connects the stapes with the other parts of the columella. --
n. The art and principles of method. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Radio- + -scopy. ] Direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of some other form of radiant energy, as x-rays. --
n. Tediousness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]