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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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13,570 words match “CAL”

BABYLONIC; BABYLONICAL a. 2 definitions

Pertaining to Babylon, or made there; as Babylonic garments,carpets, or hangings.

BACCALAUREATE n. 3 definitions

The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.

BACCHIC; BACCHICAL a.

Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous,with intoxication.

BACTERIOLOGICAL a.

Of or pertaining to bacteriology; as, bacteriological studies.

BALSAMIC; BALSAMICAL a.

Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling, balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative.

An ornamental covering, as of carpet or leather, for a bench or form.

Baptistic. [R.]

BAROMETRIC; BAROMETRICAL a.

ning to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations.

BAROMETRICALLY adv.

By means of a barometer, or according to barometric observations.

BAROSCOPIC; BAROSCOPICAL a.

Pertaining to, or determined by, the baroscope.

BARYTO-CALCITE n.

olor, occurring massive or crystallized. It is a compound of the carbonates of barium and calcium.

BASILIC; BASILICAL a. 2 definitions

Royal; kingly; also, basilican.

BATHYMETRIC; BATHYMETRICAL a.

Pertaining to bathymetry; relating to the measurement of depths, especially of depths in the sea.

BEATIFIC; BEATIFICAL a.

Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment; blissful. "The beatific vision." South. -- Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly, adv.

BEAUFORT'S SCALE n.

A scale of wind force devised by Sir F. Beaufort, R. N., in 1805, in which the force is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12.

BECALM v. 2 definitions

To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease. Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. Philips.

BECK'S SCALE n.

A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to sp. gr. 1.00, and the 30º-point to sp. gr. 0.85. From these points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees being of equal length.

BELLETRISTIC; BELLETRISTICAL a.

Occupied with, or pertaining to, belles-lettres. "An unlearned, belletristic trifler." M. Arnold.

BELLIC; BELLICAL a.

Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial. [Obs.] "Bellic Cæsar." Feltham.

BEZOARTIC; BEZOARTICAL a.

Having the qualities of an antidote, or of bezoar; healing. [Obs.]