n. [ German: end of burning. ] (Rocketry) the time at which the engines of a rocket stop firing; the termination of the firing of the rocket engines, whether due to intentional shutdown of the engines or exhaustion of the fuel. This term was used mostly in the early days of rocketry when only one firing sequence occurred for rockets, which were used as ballistic missiles or for experiments in rocketry or atmospheric science. [ PJC ]
a. [ L. castrensis, fr. castra camp. ] Belonging to a camp. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Castrensial. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To madden. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Forensic. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. forensis, fr. forum a public place, market place. See Forum. ] Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions; argumentative; rhetorical;
Forensic medicine,
n. (Amer. Colleges) An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative thesis. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Forensic. Berkley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Having the form of a sword, but very long and narrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. p. & a. See Frenzied. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Violent and irrational excitement; delirium. See Frenzy. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To render frantic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. prensatio, from prensare, prehensare, v. freq. from prehendere to seize. ] The act of seizing with violence. [ Obs. ] Barrow . [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Min.) A soft, compact variety of talc, being an altered pyroxene. It is often worked in a lathe into inkstands and other articles. [ 1913 Webster ]
A system of registration of titles to land (as distinct from registration of deeds) introduced into South Australia by the Real Property (or Torrens) Act (act 15 of 1857-58), drafted by Sir Robert Torrens (1814-84). Its essential feature is the guaranty by the government of properly registered titles. The system has been generally adopted in Australia and British Columbia, and in its original or a modified form in some other countries, including some States of the United States. Hence
Torrens title, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]