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-- generally used with in or up. I'll have the current in this place dammed up. Shak. A weight of earth that dams in the water. Mortimer.

A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock.

be given in any problem. Datum line (Surv.), the horizontal or base line, from which the heights of points are reckoned or measured, as in the plan of a railway, etc.

llic element found in platinum ore. It is a white malleable substance. Symbol Da. Atomic weight 154.

Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight.

st have got his conscience thoroughly debauched and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin. South. Her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes. Cowley.

x, from Gr. de`ka, signifying ten; specifically (Metric System), a prefix signifying the weight or measure that is ten times the principal unit.

A weight of the metric system; ten grams, equal to about 154.32 grains avoirdupois.

A weight in the metric system; one tenth of a gram, equal to 1.5432 grains avoirdupois.

The system of a decimal currency, decimal weights, measures, etc.

decay; as, the declension of virtue, of science, of a state, etc. Seduced the pitch and height of all his thoughts To base declension. Shak.

bs, with opposite leaves, and showy flowers (usually bright purple), with four petals and eight stamens, -- the only genus of the order Melastomaceæ inhabiting a temperate clime.

The art or act of determining the directions and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within range, or from any works which may be erected. Farrow.

hat every definite compound always contains the same elements in the same proportions by weight; and, if two or more elements form more than one compound with each other, the relative proportions of each are fixed. Compare Law of multiple proportions, under Multiple.

The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.

serted eleven stanzas which do not appear in Sir Walter Scott's version, and have deleted eight. Aytoun.

The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her charter party for loading, unloading, or sailing.

An instrument to measure the height and diameter of trees.

ailway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passenges or freight. [U. S.]

pth of knowledge, or color. Mindful of that heavenly love Which knows no end in depth or height. Keble.