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he act of stopping, or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction. It is doubtful . . . whether it contributed anything to the stop of the infection. De Foe. Occult qualities put a stop to the improvement of natural philosophy. Sir I. Newton.…

ent thirteen hours of the day in study. Bp. Fell. Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace. Sir W. Temple.

ed by the distillation of storax, by the decomposition of cinnamic acid, and by the condensation of acetylene, as a fragrant, aromatic, mobile liquid; -- called also phenyl ethylene, vinyl benzene, styrol, styrene, and cinnamene.

s; pleasantness; gentleness; urbanity; as, suavity of manners; suavity of language, conversation, or address. Glanvill.

To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state without apparent melting; -- said of those substances, like arsenic, benzoic acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquid form on heating, except under increased pressure.

cy to overthrow and ruin. Lying is a vice subversive of the very ends and design of conversation. Rogers.

agency of other objects. Some ideas . . . are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection. Locke.

Charge; complaint; accusation. [Obs.] "A false suggestion." Chaucer.

ly, an address on a letter, envelope, or the like. Holland. The superscription of his accusation was written over, The King of the Jews. Mark xv. 26.

something to. Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind. I. Taylor.

Cessation; stop; end. "Not desire, but its surcease." Longfellow. It is time that there were an end and surcease made of this immodest and deformed manner of writing. Bacon.

Cessation. [Obs.]

Caustic surface, Heating surface, etc. See under Caustic, Heating, etc. -- Surface condensation, Surface condenser. See under Condensation, and Condenser. -- Surface gauge (Mach.), an instrument consisting of a standard having a flat base and carrying an adjustable pointer, for gauging the evenness of a surface or it…

Cessation for a time; stop; pause. A cool suspense from pleasure and from pain. Pope.

Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation; as:

evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition.

s scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation. -- Sweep"ing*ly, adv. -Sweep"ing*ness, n.

To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as, the head swims.

False accusation; calumniation; talebearing. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

A conference or conversation of philosophers at a banquet; hence, any similar gathering.