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Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. Knight. -- Angle iron (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is…

The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aërocurve) and the line of motion; -- contrasted with angle of trail, which is the angle between the tangent to the following edge and the line of motion.

The angle between the chord of an aërocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed air current.

A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals.

to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize. The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the animalizing tendency of his own philosophy. Coleridge.

Curved somewhat in the form of the letter S. Cussans.

The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; -- opposed to cathode.

A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.

, distant from the pole 23º 28min. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.

Being or occurring before the creation of the world. Young.

To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument.

Having to opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as the surface of a saddle.

The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. See Ear.

The upper, contrary-moving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon.

Efficacious in curing toothache. -- n.

Relieving or curing phthisis, or consumption. -- n.

Of use in curing the itch. -- n.

Counteracting scurvy. -- n.

An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, "The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself." "He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen."

Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.