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rnice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other orders; -- so called because of its arrangement at regulated distances.

Not belonging to, or affiliated with, a trades union; as, a nonunoin carpenter.

A copper coin, used in the Ionian Islands, about one cent in value.

Unduly attached to one's own opinions; opinionated. Milton.

armine and give a characteristic spectrum. It resembles barium chemically. Radium preparations are remarkable for maintaining themselves at a higher temperature than their surroundings, and for their radiations, which are of three kinds: alpha rays, beta rays, and gamma rays (see these terms). By reason of these rays t…

ace of a solid (as the wall of the vacuum tube). Röntgen rays are noted for their penetration of many opaque substances, as wood and flesh, their action on photographic plates, and their fluorescent effects. They were called X rays by their discoverer, W. K. Röntgen. They also ionize gases, but cannot be reflected, or…

A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.

Consisting of seven islands; as, the septinsular republic of the Ionian Isles.

en; sometimes. Sometime we see a cloud that's dragonish, A vapor sometime like a bear or lion. Shak.

ral work produced by this method; as, the putting of the Doric order in the ground story, Ionic above it, and Corinthian or Composite above this.

A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals. See Illust. of Capital, also Helix, and Stale.

A kind of seedless grape or raisin; -- so called from Zante, one of the Ionian Islands.

A native or inhabitant of Zante, one of the Ionian Islands.