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The sudden drop or depression of the strata of rocks on one side of a fault. See Throw, n.

In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.

d of the tide; often used figuratively. This alternation between unhealthy activity and depression, this ebb and flow of the industrial. A. T. Hadley.

pt out of one's self; a state in which the mind is elevated above the reach of ordinary impressions, as when under the influence of overpowering emotion; an extraordinary elevation of the spirit, as when the soul, unconscious of sensible objects, is supposed to contemplate heavenly mysteries. Like a mad prophet in an e…

The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel.

ng article in a newspaper or magazine; an editorial article; an article published as an expression of the views of the editor.

To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away. Efface from his mind the theories and notions vulgarly received. Bacon.

Manifestation; expression; sign. All the large effects That troop with majesty. Shak.

tended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive. Shak. Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion. Macaulay. Effectual calling (Theol.), a doctrine concerning the work of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and acceptance of salvation by Christ, -- one of the five points of Calvinism. See C…

To exhibit, in lively natural expression, feelings that can not be repressed or concealed; as, to effervesce with joy or merriment.

An expression of inquiry or slight surprise.

Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork. Coefficient of elasticity, the quotient of a stress (of a given kind), by the strain (of a given kind) which it produces; -- called also coefficient of resistance. -- Surface of elasticity (Geom.), the pedal surface of an ellipsoid (see Pedal); a surfac…

A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used adjectively.

One of the terms in an algebraic expression.

rtaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth, fire. "Some luminous and fiery impressions in the elementary region." J. Spencer.

ed by elves. "Elfish light." Coleridge. The elfish intelligence that was so familiar an expression on her small physiognomy. Hawthorne.

The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together.

Pertaining to oratorical expression. [Obs.] Feltham.

A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis. External objects stand before us . . . in all the life and emphasis of extension, figure, and color. Sir W. Hamilton.

Yielding oil by expression; as, emulsive seeds.