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‖n. [ L. analemma a sun dial on a pedestal, showing the latitude and meridian of a place, Gr. 'ana`lhmma a support, or thing supported, a sun dial, fr. 'analamba`nein to take up; 'ana` + lamba`nein to take. ] 1. (Chem.) An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west point of the horizon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor; -- formerly much used in solving some common astronomical problems. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dilemma, Gr. &unr_;; di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; to take. See Lemma. ] 1. (Logic) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The following are instances of the dilemma. A young rhetorician applied to an old sophist to be taught the art of pleading, and bargained for a certain reward to be paid when he should gain a cause. The master sued for his reward, and the scholar endeavored to elude his claim by a dilemma. “If I gain my cause, I shall withhold your pay, because the judge's award will be against you; if I lose it, I may withhold it, because I shall not yet have gained a cause.” “On the contrary, ” says the master, “if you gain your cause, you must pay me, because you are to pay me when you gain a cause; if you lose it, you must pay me, because the judge will award it.” Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue; a vexatious alternative or predicament; a difficult choice or position. [ 1913 Webster ]

A strong dilemma in a desperate case!
To act with infamy, or quit the place. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Horns of a dilemma, alternatives, each of which is equally difficult of encountering. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a genus of plants consisting of one species, the yellow bells.
Syn. -- genus Emmanthe. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ Pref. em- (L. in) + mantle: cf. F. emmanteler. Cf. Inmantle. ] To cover over with, or as with, a mantle; to put about as a protection. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Immanuel. Matt. i. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To turn to marble; to harden. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou dost emmarble the proud heart. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; to pour in + &unr_; anything received. ] (Biol.) The basal substance of the cell nucleus; a hyaline or granular substance, more or less fluid during life, in which the other parts of the nucleus are imbedded. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + E. gemmation. ] (Biol.) A process of reproduction intermediate between fission and gemmation. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Gemmæ [ L., a bud. ] 1. (Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one at a time from the parent cell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to gems or to gemmæ; of the nature of, or resembling, gems or gemmæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. gemmarius. See Gem. ] Of or pertaining to gems. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A receptacle for jewels or gems; a jewel house; jewels or gems, collectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. gemmatus, p. p. of gemmare to put forth buds, fr. gemma bud. ] (Bot.) Having buds; reproducing by buds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having buds; adorned with gems or jewels. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. gemmation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Biol.) The formation of a new individual, either animal or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the bud. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. L. Lemmata E. Lemmas [ L. lemma, Gr. lh^mma anything received, an assumption or premise taken for granted, fr. lamba`nein to take, assume. Cf. Syllable. ] 1. (Math., Logic) A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A word that is included in a glossary or list of headwords; a headword. [ PJC ]

n. A leman. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. The act or process of lemmatizing; conversion into a lemma{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

☞ Lemmatization of search words in a computerized Information Retrieval System may allow more effective retrieval of documents of interest to the searcher. [ PJC ]

v. t. To convert into a lemma{ 2 }; to normalize the form of (a word) to that form used as the headword in a dictionary, glossary, or index; as, “ride” is the lemmatized form for “riding” and “ridden”. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a muscle + &unr_; skin. ] (Anat.) Sarcolemma. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve + &unr_; peel, skin. ] (Anat.) (a) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath. (b) The perineurium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + &unr_; rind, skin. ] (Anat.) The very thin transparent and apparently homogeneous sheath which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Spermato-, and Gemma. ] (Physiol.) Same as Spermosphere. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Stemmata [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. &unr_;, a garland or chaplet. ] (Zool.) (a) One of the ocelli of an insect. See Ocellus. (b) One of the facets of a compound eye of any arthropod. [ 1913 Webster ]