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n. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; to seize, comprehend. ] Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; color + &unr_; sight. ] Color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; Daltonism. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ n. [ Gr. akrasia. ] Excess; intemperance. [ Obs. except in Med. ] Farindon. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ LL. acrisia, Gr. 'akrisi`a; 'a priv. + kri`nein to separate, to decide. ] 1. Inability to judge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Undecided character of a disease. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ Gr. 'a`dipsos not thirsty; 'a priv. + di`psa thirst. ] (Med.) Absence of thirst. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. [ Aëro- + Gr. &unr_; knowing, knowledge: cf. F. aérognosie. ] The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of the part it plays in nature. Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Embassy, the usual spelling. Helps. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } [ Gr. 'ana`lhpsis a taking up, or again, recovery, from 'analamba`nein. See Analemma. ] (Med.) (a) Recovery of strength after sickness. (b) A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. Same as Anamorphosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Org. Chem.) (a) The univalent radical, CH3.O.C6H4-, of which anisol is the hydride. (b) The univalent radical CH3.O.C6H4.CH2-; as, anisyl alcohol. (c) The univalent radical CH3.O.C6H4.CO-, of anisic acid. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ ‖ } a. [ Gr. 'an priv. + 'o`psis sight. ] (Med.) Defect or absence of sight; blindness. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. (Med.) Efficacious against syphilis. -- n. A medicine for syphilis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Antonomasia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. apepsia, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; uncooked, undigested; 'a priv. + &unr_; cooked, &unr_; to cook, digest. ] (Med.) Defective digestion, indigestion. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. aphasia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; not spoken; 'a priv. + &unr_; to speak: cf. F. aphasie. ] (Med.) Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Apostasies [ OE. apostasie, F. apostasie, L. apostasia, fr. Gr. &unr_; a standing off from, a defection, fr. &unr_; to stand off, revolt; &unr_; from + &unr_; to stand. See Off and Stand. ] An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. [ Gr. &unr_; as intervals + &unr_;. See Systyle. ] (Arch.) See Intercolumniation. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Naut.) A widely used system of electric night signals in which a series of double electric lamps (white and red) is arranged vertically on a mast, and operated from a keyboard below. [ Archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. & n. See Intercolumniation, and Aræosystyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Argosies [ Earlier ragusy, fr. ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa. ] A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where your argosies with portly sail . . .
Do overpeer the petty traffickers. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as arty.
Syn. -- arty. [ PJC ]

2. same as artsy-craftsy.
Syn. -- artsy-craftsy. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. 1 pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming.
Syn. -- arty-crafty, artsy, arty. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. Assyrius. ] Of or pertaining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Assyria; the language of Assyria. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Assyriology; as, Assyriological studies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in Assyriology; a student of Assyrian archæology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Assyria + -logy. ] The science or study of the antiquities, language, etc., of ancient Assyria. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From OF. aset, asez, orig. meaning enough. See Assets. ] Indemnification for injury; satisfaction. [ Chiefly in Scots law ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Astro- + Gr. &unr_; knowledge. ] The science or knowledge of the stars, esp. the fixed stars. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Asylums L. Asyla [ L. asylum, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; exempt from spoliation, inviolable; 'a priv. + &unr_; right of seizure. ] 1. A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege. [ 1913 Webster ]

So sacred was the church to some, that it had the right of an asylum or sanctuary. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name was anciently given to temples, altars, statues of the gods, and the like. In later times Christian churches were regarded as asylums in the same sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any place of retreat and security. [ 1913 Webster ]

Earth has no other asylum for them than its own cold bosom. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, an asylum for the aged, for the blind, or for the insane; a lunatic asylum; an orphan asylum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incommensurable; also, unsymmetrical. [ Obs. ] D. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Asymmetrous. ] 1. Incommensurable. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally symmetrical. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Asymmetrical. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; symmetry. ] 1. Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. lack of bilateral symmetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Math.) Incommensurability. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Med.) showing no symptoms of disease.
Syn. -- symptomless. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; not falling together; 'a priv. + &unr_; to fall together; &unr_; with + &unr_; to fall. Cf. Symptom. ] (Math.) A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never meet it. Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves. A rectilinear asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an infinite distance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; not united, disconnected; 'a priv. + &unr_; with + &unr_; to fasten to. ] Disconnected; not fitted or adjusted. -- A*syn"ar*tet"ic a. [ 1913 Webster ]

Asynartete verse (Pros.), a verse of two members, having different rhythms; as when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times.
Syn. -- asynchrony, desynchronization, desynchronisation, desynchronizing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; not + synchronous. ] Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; -- opposed to synchronous.
Syn. -- nonsynchronous, unsynchronized, unsynchronous. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Paleontology) occurring in different geologic times; -- of taxa/ synchronous
Syn. -- allochronic [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

3. chronologically misplaced; belonging to a different time or era
Syn. -- anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

4. (Computers) occurring at different speeds in different computers connected by a data transmission link; -- said of methods data of transmission between computers. Opposite of synchronous. [ PJC ]

n. 1. the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times.
Syn. -- asynchronism, desynchronization, desynchronisation, desynchronizing [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Asyndeton. ] Characterized by the use of asyndeton; not connected by conjunctions. -- As`yn*det"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; unconnected; 'a priv. + &unr_; bound together, fr. &unr_;; &unr_; with + &unr_; to bind. ] (Rhet.) A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I conquered. It stands opposed to polysyndeton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. a- not + systole. ] (Physiol.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖, n. [ NL. athanasia, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; death. ] The quality of being deathless; immortality. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is not a scholiastic athanasy better than none? Lowell. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound.
Syn. -- sound system. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

A Scottish phrase used in recalling recollections of times long since past. “The days of auld lang syne.” [ 1913 Webster ]

. In fire-alarm telegraphy, a system so arranged that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Mach.) A system (devised by Henri Pieper, a Belgian) of driving automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary reversible dynamo. When there is an excess of power the dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a small storage battery; when there is a deficiency of power the dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliary motor. Sometimes called Pieper system. -- Automixte car, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]