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To mold into shape, or form. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.

To set a soul in; reflexively, to fix one's strongest affections on. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. [He] could not but insoul himself in her. Feltham.

See Jowl.

ended in one second by an electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm. One joule is approximately equal to 0.738 foot pounds. Joule's equivalent. See under Equivalent, n.

The cycle for the air engine proposed by Joule. In it air is taken by a pump from a cold chamber and compressed adiabatically until its pressure is eqal to that of the air in a hot chamber, into which it is then delivered, thereby displacing an equal amount of hot air into the engine cylinder. Here it expands adiabatic…

The law that the rate at which heat is produced in any part of an electric circuit is measured by the product of the square of the current into the resistance of that part of the circuit. If the current

An integrating wattmeter for measuring the energy in joules expended in an electric circuit or developed by a machine.

A wild horse (Equus, or Asinus, onager) inhabiting the plants of Central Asia; -- called also gour, khur, and onager. [Written also kulan.]

Same as Machicolation.

A million coulombs.

A measure of electrical quantity; the millionth part of one coulomb.

Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

Capable of being molded or formed.

A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing.

When statues molder, and when arches fall. Prior. If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. Clarendon.

Covered or filled with mold; consisting of, or resembling, mold.

The state of being moldy.

making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern. Molding, or Moulding, board. (a) See Follow board, under Follow, v. t. (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped. -- Molding, or Moulding, machine. (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. (b) (Founding) A mac…

See Mole the animal. Spenser.

Overgrown with, or containing, mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.