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a line parallel to it, from another line called the axis of abscissas, on which the corresponding abscissa of the point is measured.

Of or pertaining to a division of the Silurian formation, corresponding in general to the Lower Silurian of most authors, exclusive of the Cambrian. -- n.

on, a projection in which the angles in the figure to be projected are equal to the corresponding angles in the projected figure.

The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree (Spondias dulcis), also called vi-apple. It is rather larger than an apple, and the rind has a flavor of turpentine, but the flesh is said to taste like pineapples.

Preponderant weight; a counterbalance. [R.] Mrs. Browning.

Superabundance of weight; preponderance.

(Zoöl.) See under Pearl. -- Thorny oyster (Zoöl.), any spiny marine shell of the genus Spondylus.

Pertaining to, or corresponding with, the palm of the hand.

have an operculated shell which is usually green, often with brown bands. See Illust. of Pond snail, under Pond.

Inhabiting ponds or swamps.

the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding line on a globe or map.

Resemblance; correspondence; similarity. A close parallelism of thought and incident. T. Warton.

pair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.

onal to any diameter and its conjugate, or in the parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate.

ge of common life there is a difference between them, such as we often find between corresponding Anglo-Saxon and Norman words. Forgive points to inward feeling, and suppose alienated affection; when we ask forgiveness, we primarily seek the removal of anger. Pardon looks more to outward things or consequences, and is…

In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States.

or condition of being equal or equivalent; A like state or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity of reasoning. "No parity of principle." De Quincey. Equality of length and parity of numeration. Sir T. Browne.

A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and corresponding with the parepididymis of the male.

The part of the epididymis; or the corresponding part of the excretory duct of the testicle, which is derived from the Wolffian body.

the performance of expiatory rites, partly in voluntary submission to a punishment corresponding to the transgression. Penance is the fourth of seven sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. And bitter penance, with an iron whip. Spenser. Quoth he, "The man hath penance done, And penance more will…