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Any species of marine bivalve shells belonging to the family Solenidæ.

Of or pertaining to the solens or family Solenidæ.

The state of being sole, or alone; singleness. [R.] Chesterfield.

A small European sole (Solea minuta).

Same as Scaphopoda.

e of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species (Solendon paradoxus), native of St. Domingo, is called also agouta; the other (S. Cubanus), found in Cuba, is called almique.

An order of lowly organized Mollusca belonging to the Isopleura. A narrow groove takes the place of the foot of other gastropods.

Pertaining to the Selenoglypha. See Ophidia. -- n.

A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See Fang.

An electrodynamic spiral having the conjuctive wire turned back along its axis, so as to neutralize that component of the effect of the current which is due to the length of the spiral, and reduce the whole effect to that of a series of equal and parallel circular currents. When traversed by a current the solenoid exhi…

A tribe of lophobranch fishes having a tubular snout. The female carries the eggs in a ventral pouch.

A bedplate; as, the soleplate of a steam engine.

A loft or garret. See Solar, n. Sir W. Scott.

Skillful; clever; crafty. [Obs.] Cudworth.

The quality or state of being solert. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket.

The state of being sole, or alone; soleness. [R.] Sir E. Dering.

A sulphur mine.

A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors, steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic activity.

To sol-fa. See Sol-fa, v. i.

The system of arranging the scale by the names do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, by which singing is taught; a singing exercise upon these syllables.