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The science of the origin and growth of plants.

An instrument for gauging or testing a plane surface. See Surface gauge, under Surface.

The art or process of producing or gauging a plane surface.

A spirometer; a pneumometer.

The doctrine of polygons; an extension of some of the principles of trigonometry to the case of polygons.

Containing many names or terms; multinominal; as, the polynomial theorem.

Having many names or titles; polyonymous. Sir W. Jones.

The use of a variety of names for the same object. G. S. Faber.

The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name, as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.

Of or pertaining to a prænomen. [Obs.] M. A. Lower.

See Prænomen.

Serving as a prefix in a compound name. Sir T. Browne.

Forenamed; named beforehand. [R.] "Prenominate crimes." Shak.

The act of prenominating; privilege of being named first. Sir T. Browne.

Belonging to, or partaking of the nature of, a pronoun.

To give the effect of a pronoun to; as, to pronominalize the substantives person, people, etc. Early.

In a pronominal manner

; a standard flask for measuring and comparing the densities of liquids. [Also written pyknometer.]

The science of heat.

Same as Mosasauria.