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oidered. [Obs.] Shak. Geometrical square. See Quadrat, n., 2. -- Hollow square (Mil.), a formation of troops in the shape of a square, each side consisting of four or five ranks, and the colors, officers, horses, etc., occupying the middle. -- Least square, Magic square, etc. See under Least, Magic, etc. -- On the s…

A disturbance in the formation of sounds. It is due essentially to long-continued spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, by which expiration is preented, and hence it may be considered as a spasmodic inspiration.

An irregular metalliferous mass filling a large cavity in a rock formation, as a stock of lead ore deposited in limestone.

The history of the formation of stratified rocks.

ny object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture.

Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Carboniferous formations underlying the proper coal measures. It was a marine formation characterized in general by beds of limestone. -- n.

Information without oath; an entry of a material fact or circumstance on the record for the information of the court, at the death or insolvency of a party.

ostrum. -- Sulphur base (Chem.), an alkaline sulphide capable of acting as a base in the formation of sulphur salts according to the old dual theory of salts. [Archaic] -- Sulphur dioxide (Chem.), a colorless gas, SO2, of a pungent, suffocating odor, produced by the burning of sulphur. It is employed chiefly in the pr…

The formation of a fetus at the result of an impregnation occurring after another impregnation but before the birth of the offspring produced by it. This is possible only when there is a double uterus, or where menstruation persists up to the time of the second impregnation. In then became a superfetation upon, and not…

istrated in or as in tabloids, or small condensed bits; as, a tabloid form of imparting information.

The act of tabularizing, or the state of being tabularized; formation into tables; tabulation.

thing) in any analogous way; as, to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting information; to tap the treasury.

An order of extinct Mammalia found in the Tertiary formations.

One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress.

The formation of monsters.

That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or animals.

A group of rocks having a common age or origin; -- nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively.

Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word. Trench.

To declare a charge; to protest; to give information; to bear witness; -- with against. O Israel, . . . I will testify against thee. Ps. l. 7. I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. Neh. xiii. 15.

One of an order of Italian monks, established in 1524, expressly to oppose Reformation, and to raise the tone of piety among Roman Catholics. They hold no property, nor do they beg, but depend on what Providence sends. Their chief employment is preaching and giving religious instruction.