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The mere ranging of propositions one after another, without indicating their connection or interdependence; -- opposed to syntax. Brande & C.

A division of corals including those that have a porous texture, as Porites and Madrepora; -- opposed to Aporosa.

The Polifera.

In proportion; proportionately; according to the share, interest, or liability of each.

Capable of being prorated, or divided proportionately. [U.S.]

pl. of Stratum.

n general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination. Fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. Shak. Those oft are stratagems which error seem, Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. Pope.

Containing stratagem; as, a stratagemical epistle. [R.] Swift.

The art of drawing up an army, or any given number of men, in any geometrical figure, or of estimating or expressing the number of men in such a figure.

A division of boring Hymenoptera, including Tremex and allied genera. See Illust. of Horntail.

Amphioxus in which the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia,…

A group of Coelenterata, including the Medusæ or jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called sea nettles.

The lowest group of Vertebrata, including the amphioxus, in which no skull exists.

One of the radial segments composing the body of one of the Coelenterata.

A group of Coelenterata, comprising the Anthozoa Ctenophora. The sea anemone, or actinia, is a familiar example.

The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals.

The division of Vertebrata in which no allantois is developed. It includes amphibians, fishes, and lower forms.

. -- Angle meter, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. -- Angle shaft (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. -- Curvilineal angle, one formed by two curved lines. -- External angles, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when…

An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.

A division of the Invertebrata, nearly equivalent to the Articulata. It includes the Arthoropoda and Anarthropoda. By some zoölogists it is applied to the former only.