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meter at right angles to the first. Gimbal joint (Mach.), a universal joint embodying the principle of the gimbal. -- Gimbal ring, a single gimbal, as that by which the cockeye of the upper millstone is supported on the spindle.

globular atoms. Milton. Globular chart, a chart of the earth's surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection. -- Globular projection (Map Projection), a perspective projection of the surface of a hemisphere upon a plane parallel to the base of the hemisphere, the point of sight being taken in the ax…

According to the principles of the gnomonic projection.

The science which treats of the principles of language; the study of forms of speech, and their relations to one another; the art concerned with the right use aud application of the rules of a language, in speaking or writing.

The principles, practices, or peculiarities of grammarians. [R.]

Rudiments; first principles, as of grammar. [Obs.] Ford.

A principle of grammar; a grammatical rule. [Obs.] Dalgarno.

A point or principle of grammar. Abp. Leighton.

One of the essential principles of the hedge hyssop (Gratiola officinalis).

Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.

ation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope.

he foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.

The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, C16H14O6, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also hematin.

Extra hazard; chance; accident; random. We take our principles at haphazard, upon trust. Locke.

One who understands the principles of harmony or is skillful in applying them in composition; a musical composer.

note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court.

o the character and institutions of the American people. (b) Improperly, certain views or principles erroneously ascribed to Father Hecker in a French translation of Elliott's Life of Hecker. They were condemned as "Americanism" by the Pope, in a letter to Cardinal Gibbons, January 22, 1899.

. Social duties are carried to greater heights, and enforced with stronger motives by the principles of our religion. Addison.

The principles of dynamics in their application to the blood; that part of science which treats of the motion of the blood.

According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically.