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That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation. The usual designation of the days of the week. Whewell.

One who designates.

To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.

One who, or that which, detonates.

That which discriminates; mark of distinction.

One who discriminates.

One who, or that which, disseminates, spreads, or propagates; as, disseminators of disease.

To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers.

That which captivates the heart and senses; an influence or power which fascinates or highly delights. Such an enchantment as there is in words. South.

A woman versed in magical arts; a sorceress; also, a woman who fascinates. Shak.

One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.

- Equation of a curve (Math.), an equation which expresses the relation between the coördinates of every point in the curve. -- Equation of equinoxes (Astron.), the difference between the mean and apparent places of the equinox. -- Equation of payments (Arith.), the process of finding the mean time of payment of seve…

ue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates. Dark doubts between the promise and event. Young.

One who, or that which, exterminates. Buckle.

The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body; extremity.

That which fascinates; a charm; a spell. There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words. South.

A piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem.

o cross double fitché. A cross forked of three points is a cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp points. -- Forked counsel, advice pointing more than one way; ambiguous advice. [Obs.] B. Jonson. -- Fork"ed*ly, adv. -- Fork"ed*ness, n.

stablishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.

Fulminating powder (Chem.) any violently explosive powder, but especially one of the fulminates, as mercuric fulminate.