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ally of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like.

A device for raising water by the direct action of steam; a pulsometer.

Praising with hymns; singing. "The hymning choir." G. West.

t or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment. "Mysterious ceremony and incantation." Burke.

The act or process of raising a quantity to any power assigned; the multiplication of a quantity into itself a given number of times; -- the reverse of evolution.

he pressure and density of a fluid, the one during the lowering, and the other during the raising, of its temperature, when the quantity of heat given out by the fluid during any given stage of the one process is equal to the quantity received during the corresponding stage of the other. Such lines are said to be isodi…

A machine of great antiquity, used in Bengal for raising water to irrigate land. Knight.

c prayer read from the steps of the pulpit in Mohammedan mosques, offering glory to God, praising Mohammed and his descendants, and the ruling princes.

A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also kibbal.]

A measure of energy or work done, being the amount expended in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter, in the latitude of Paris.

Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant]

A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also kiting. -- Kite"fli`er, n.

A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door. To find the latchstring out, to meet with hospitality; to be welcome. (Intrusion is prevented by drawing in the latchstring.) [Colloq. U.S.]

The act of raising; elevation; upward motion, as that produced by the action of a levator muscle.

To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing. Strained by lifting at a weight too heavy. Locke.

crew (Mach.), a screw for adjusting the distance between the stones in a grinding mill by raising or lowering the bridgetree.

An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also lift lock.

., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pr…

oval elytra; the oil beetles. These beetles are sometimes used instead of cantharides for raising blisters. See Oil beetle, under Oil.

A measure of energy or work done; the power exerted in raising one gram through the distance of one meter against gravitation.