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heaven to dwell." Shak. -- To dwell on or upon, to continue long on or in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note. They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed in amazement. Buckminster.

An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust, etc. It is safer than nitroglycerin, being less liable to explosion from moderate shocks, or from spontaneous decomposition.

An ill habit or state of the constitution; -- formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors.

Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisfaction; the fidgets.

r departing from the center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or from true circular motion.

The ratio of the distance of the center of the orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the orbit.

A morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless repetition of words or imitation of actions.

an eclipse or to eclipses. Lunar ecliptic limit (Astron.), the space of 12º on the moon's orbit from the node, within which, if the moon happens to be at full, it will be eclipsed. -- Solar ecliptic limit, the space of 17º from the lunar node, within which, if a conjunction of the sun and moon occur, the sun will be e…

A morbid displacement of parts, especially such as is congenial; as, ectopia of the heart, or of the bladder.

of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit.

The elliptical orbit of a planet. The Sun flies forward to his brother Sun; The dark Earth follows wheeled in her ellipse. Tennyson.

e; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends. The planets move in elliptic orbits. Cheyne.

art to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. [R.]

he blood current. It consists most frequently of a clot of fibrin, a detached shred of a morbid growth, a globule of fat, or a microscopic organism.

A process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents, as fixed oils or fats, to the exhalations of the flowers. It is used for plants whose volatile oils are too delicate to be separated by distillation.

To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise. "I to thee engaged a prince's word." Shak.

To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts.

To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf. It quite engulfs all human thought. Young.

Caused by a morbifie virus implanted in the system; as, an enthetic disease like syphilis.

The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids. Goodale.