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A polynomial of four terms connected by the signs plus or minus.

Quadrinomial.

Quadrinomial. Sir W. R. Hamilton.

Renown. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A salimeter.

An instrument for exhibiting the transverse vibrations of cords, and ascertaining the relations between musical notes. It consists of a cord stretched by weight along a box, and divided into different lengths at pleasure by a bridge, the place of which is determined by a scale on the face of the box.…

Poison spittle; poison ejected from the mouth. [R.] Hooker.

Of or pertaining to the sternum and the mastoid process.

Divination by writing on the bark of a tree.

A black or greenish black mineral occurring in foliated flates, also in velvety bronze-colored incrustations. It is a hydrous silicate of iron and alumina.

Of or pertaining to a surname or surnames.

Sworn brotherhood; a society in ancient Greece nearly resembling a modern political club.

Pertaining to, or involving, taxonomy, or the laws and principles of classification; classificatory.

One skilled in taxonomy.

That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification.

An instrument from tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve by successive mechanical shocks.

An instrument or apparatus for measuring or detecting tithonicity; an actinometer. [R.]

An instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in tones.

The act of measuring with a tonometer; specifically (Med.), measurement of tension, esp. the tension of the eyeball.

The designation of position and direction. B. G. Wilder.