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Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.

Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.

icles (perhaps particles of helium) having enormous velocities but small masses. They are slightly deflected by a strong magnetic or electric field.

form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.

A mineral of a white a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).

ally the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air.

lemn declaration. Another abuse of the tongue I might add, -- vehement asseverations upon slight and trivial occasions. Ray.

A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.] In what out of the way corners genius produces her bantlings. W. Irving.

A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.

sound, recurring at regular intervals, and produced by the interference of sound waves of slightly different periods of vibrations; applied also, by analogy, to other kinds of wave motions; the pulsation or throbbing produced by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison. See Beat, v. i., 8.…

as, belief of a witness; the belief of our senses. Belief admits of all degrees, from the slightest suspicion to the fullest assurance. Reid.

a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road.

ained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.

Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins.

One in whom slight wounds give rise to profuse or uncontrollable bleeding.

To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc.

lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension.

A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation. Camden.

A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soap. It occurs native in certain mineral springs, and is made from the boric acid of hot springs in Tuscany. It was originally obtained from a lake in Thibet, and wa…

- also called purple copper ore (or erubescite), in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface.