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That branch of military science which comprehends the theory of projectiles, and the manner of constructing and using ordnance.

A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind. More like ordinary schools of gymnasia than universities. Hallam.

The science which treats of the structure and diseases of women. -- Gyn`e*col"o*gist.

The science which treats of the blood. Same as Hematology.

be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle. Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood. Walpole.

Description of the sea; the science that treats of the sea.

The doctrine or science of musical sounds.

The science which treats of their construction and progression. Ten thousand harps, that tuned Angelic harmonies. Milton.

To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive. Science has, and will long have, to be a divider and a separatist. M. Arnold. The laws of philology have to be established by external comparison and induction. Earle.

The type of character of the Hebrews. The governing idea of Hebraism is strictness of conscience. M. Arnold.

That branch of moral philosophy which treats of the relation of duty to pleasure; the science of practical, positive enjoyment or pleasure. J. Grote.

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

The science which treats of the blood.

The science which treats of the liver; a treatise on the liver.

The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies.

The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.

The science which treats of the complex relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally. St. George Mivart.

A treatise on sacred things; especially, the science which treats of the ancient writings and inscriptions of the Egyptians, or a treatise on that science.

The science of veterinary medicine; the pathology of the horse.

That branch of biological science, which treats of the minute (microscopic) structure of animal and vegetable tissues; -- called also histiology.