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Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source. More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. Pope.

e, and the like, from a higher to a lower state, from a higher to a lower state, from the more to the less important, from the better to the worse, etc.

Terminal. Furthermore, b, as a desinential element, has a dynamic function. Fitzed. Hall.

. Ezek. xxiii. 12. As things desirable excite Desire, and objects move the appetite. Blackmore.

e said, Did I desire a son of my lord 2 Kings iv. 28. Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. Shak.

[Obs.] He was untruly judged to have preached such articles as he was detected of. Sir T. More.

e, attached to the subject or predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and precise. Abp. Thomson.

Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.] More determinate to do than skillful how to do. Sir P. Sidney. Determinate inflorescence (Bot.), that in which the flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which puts a limit to its growth; -- also called centrifugal inflorescence. -- Determinate problem (Math.), a p…

a process of natural evolution or growth, by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly organized state; to advance from a simpler form of existence to one more complex either in structure or function; as, a blossom develops from a bud; the seed develops into a plant; the embryo develops i…

An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance.

der Blue. -- Cartesian devil. See under Cartesian. -- Devil bird (Zoöl.), one of two or more South African drongo shrikes (Edolius retifer, and E. remifer), believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery. -- Devil may care, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used adjectively. Longfellow. -- Devil's apron (Bot…

nduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry. Stark lies and devilry. Sir T. More.

A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent, of a figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into two parts.

e name is also given to other related species. -- Dial lock, a lock provided with one or more plates having numbers or letters upon them. These plates must be adjusted in a certain determined way before the lock can be operated. -- Dial plate, the plane or disk of a dial or timepiece on which lines and figures for in…

An imaginary speech or discussion between two or more; dialogue. Fulke.

A conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises.

Any compound containing two amido groups united with one or more acid or negative radicals, -- as distinguished from a diamine. Cf. Amido acid, under Amido, and Acid amide, under Amide.

A compound containing two amido groups united with one or more basic or positive radicals, -- as contrasted with a diamide.

Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced.

A particle or atom endowed with the vital principle. The individual is nothing. He is no more than the diatom, the bit of protoplasm. Mrs. E. Lynn Linton.