*topo*

n. [ Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. pore. ] (Biol.) The pore or opening leading into the cavity of invagination, or archenteron. [ See Illust. of Invagination. ] Balfour. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to a blastopore. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the type genus of the Ceratopogonidae.
Syn. -- genus Ceratopogon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of insects including the biting midges and sand flies.
Syn. -- family Ceratopogonidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Chætopoda. -- n. One of the Chætopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; hair + -poda. ] (Zool.) A very extensive order of Annelida (segmented worms), characterized by the presence of lateral setæ, or spines, on most or all of the segments. They are divided into two principal groups: Oligochæta, including the earthworms and allied forms, and Polychæta, including most of the marine species. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, milk + &unr_; capable of making; fr. &unr_; to make. ] (Med.) Increasing the flow of milk; milk-producing. -- n. A galactopoietic substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Haemato- + Gr. porfy`ra purple. ] (Physiol. Chem.) See Haematoin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of plants including the edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum).
Syn. -- genus Leontopodium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; the forehead + -mancy. ] Fortune telling by physiognomy. [ R. ] Urquhart. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or relating to metoposcopy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in metoposcopy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; observing the forehead; &unr_; the forehead + &unr_; to view: cf. F. métoposcopie. ] The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character of persons by their features, or the lines of the face. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Notopodia E. Notopodiums [ NL., fr. Gr. nw^ton the back + poy`s, podo`s, the foot. ] (Zool.) The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See Parapodium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; eight-footed; 'oktw` eight + poy`s, podo`s, foot: cf. F. octopode. ] (Zool.) One of the Octocerata. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) (a) Same as Octocerata. (b) Same as Arachnida. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'oktw` eight + &unr_; a little foot. ] (Zool.) Same as Octocerata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; 'o`noma, 'ono`matos, a name + poiei^n to make. ] (Philol.) The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural sounds, but this is not believed by most. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Onomatopoetic. Whitney. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia; characterized by onomatopoeia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Panto-, & -poda. ] (Zool.) Same as Pycnogonida. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Photogrammetry. -- Pho`to*top`o*graph"ic Pho`to*top`o*graph"ic*al a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Proto- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Zool.) The basal portion, or two proximal and more or less consolidated segments, of an appendage of a crustacean. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Proto- + pope: cf. F. protopope, Russ. protopop'. ] (Gr. Ch.) One of the clergy of first rank in the lower order of secular clergy; an archpriest; -- called also protopapas. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a block, post + &unr_;, &unr_;, eye + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Zool.) Same as Gymnolaemata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Stomatopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Stoma, and -pod. ] (Zool.) Same as Stomapoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Stomatopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or ticket. See To stop over, under Stop, v. i. [ 1913 Webster ]

, n. 1. the act or privilege of stopping over; stopping at a station or airport beyond the time of the departure of the train or airplane on which one came, with the purpose of continuing one's journey on a subsequent train or airplane; the temporary interruption of one's journey. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

2. a brief visit. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. topographe, Cr. &unr_; . ] One who is skilled in the science of topography; one who describes a particular place, town, city, or tract of land. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dante is the one authorized topographer of the mediaeval hell. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. }[ Cf. F. topographique. ] Of or pertaining to topography; descriptive of a place. -- Top`o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Topographical map. See under Cadastral. -- Topographical surveying. See under Surveying. [1913 Webster]

n. A topographer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. topographie, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a place + &unr_; to write. ] The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific delineation and description in minute detail of any place or region. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Topography, as the description of particular places, is distinguished from chorography, the description of a region or a district, and for geography, the description of the earth or of countries. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a mathematician specializing in topology. “A topologist is someone who doesn't know the difference between a donut and a coffee cup.” [ ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; place + -logy. ] The art of, or method for, assisting the memory by associating the thing or subject to be remembered with some place. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a branch of mathematics which studies the properties of geometrical forms which retain their identity under certain transformations, such as stretching or twisting, which are homeomorphic. See also topologist. [ PJC ]

3. configuration, especially in three dimensions; -- used, e. g. of the configurations taken by macromolecules, such as superhelical DNA. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; place + &unr_; to distribute. ] The designation of position and direction. B. G. Wilder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A name of a place. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. a name, as in the binomial name of a plant, based on, or derived from, a place name, or based on the location of the thing named. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A system of toponyms; the use of toponyms. -- To*pon"y*mal Top`o*nym"ic Top`o*nym"ic*al a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]