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A form of corbel arch employing regular small corbels.

stances throughout one revolution of the planet, equivalent to the semi-major axis of the orbit. -- Mean error (Math. Phys.), the average error of a number of observations found by taking the mean value of the positive and negative errors without regard to sign. -- Mean-square error, or Error of the mean square (Math…

asily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive. Not the man Moses was very meek. Num. xii. 3.

Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits narrow transversely; -- opposed to microseme.

A morbid condition in which the blood contains black pigment either floating freely or imbedded in the white blood corpuscles.

The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumors.

a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids.

s; as, mendicant friars. Mendicant orders (R. C. Ch.), certain monastic orders which are forbidden to acquire landed property and are required to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians.

ss and vertigo, resulting in incoördination of movement. It is supposed to depend upon a morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the internal ear. Named after Ménière, a French physician.

Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish. Shak. For God forbid I should my papers blot With mercenary lines, with servile pen. Daniel.

The morbid condition produced by the excessive use of mercury, or by exposure to its fumes, as in mining or smelting.

Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency. Examples of justice must be made for terror to some; examples of mercy for comfort to others. Bacon.

To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb. To merge all natural ... sentiment in inordinate vanity. Burke. Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the transcendent duties of patriots. De Quincey.

Having a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad nor narrow; between megaseme and microseme.

A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body.

Having the orbital index relatively small; having the orbits broad transversely; -- opposed to Ant: megaseme.

The act of voiding urine; also, a morbidly frequent passing of the urine, in consequence of disease.

ng a milky juice, as the cow tree of South America (Brosimum Galactodendron), and the Euphorbia balsamifera of the Canaries, the milk of both of which is wholesome food. -- Milk vessel (Bot.), a special cell in the inner bark of a plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is contained. See Latex. -- Rock…

The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eig…

A morbid condition produced by the excessive or prolonged use of morphine.