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Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history.

he transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a state of greater consistence.

A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.

Containing, or tending to, exaggeration; exaggerative. Johnson.

Tending to excite; containing excitement; excitative.

Containing, expressing, or using exclamation; as, an exclamatory phrase or speaker. South. -- Ex*clam"a*to*ti*ly, adv.

A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and containing a more extended exposition of some important point or topic.

Making or containing excuse or apology; apologetical; as, an excusatory plea.

he small space beneath the base line of a subject engraved on a coin or medal. It usually contains the date, place, engraver's name, etc., or other subsidiary matter. Fairholt.

The second of the Old Testament, which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.

To drive or force out from that within which anything is contained, inclosed, or situated; to eject; as to expel air from a bellows. Did not ye . . . expel me out of my father's house Judg. Xi. 7.

the expense of many a vanished sight. Spenser. Expense magazine (Mil.), a small magazine containing ammunition for immediate use. H. L. Scott.

Serving to explain; containing explanation; as explanatory notes. Swift.

defined by means of an exponential equation. -- Exponential equation, an equation which contains an exponential quantity, or in which the unknown quantity enters as an exponent. -- Exponential quantity (Math.), a quantity whose exponent is unknown or variable, as ax. -- Exponential series, a series derived from the…

ation; the sense put upon a passage; a law, or the like, by an interpreter; hence, a work containing explanations or interpretations; a commentary. You know the law; your exposition Hath been most sound. Shak.

Pertaining to, or containing, exposition; serving to explain; explanatory; illustrative; exegetical. A glossary or expository index to the poetical writers. Johnson.

Containing expostulation or remonstrance; as, an expostulatory discourse or letter.

an order for execution. Tomlins. Fluid extract (Med.), a concentrated liquid preparation, containing a definite proportion of the active principles of a medicinal substance. At present a fluid gram of extract should represent a gram of the crude drug.

Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic. The extrinsic aids of education and of artificial culture. I. Taylor.

Relating to, or containing, facts. [R.]