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ause moving in the line of vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet. Stationary air (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration. -- Stationary engine. (a) A steam engine thet is permanently placed, in distinction from a portable engine, locomotive, marine en…

solemn breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich, distilled perfumes, And stole upon the air. Milton.

vapor. My brother's ghost hangs hovering there, O'er his warm blood, that steams into the air. Dryden. Let the crude humors dance In heated brass, steaming with fire intence. J. Philips.

steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities. These waters, steeled By breezeless air to smoothest polish. Wordsworth.

an offensive odor; a stink. Cowper. Stench trap, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.

The closing of an aperture in the air passage, or pressure of the finger upon the string, of an instrument of music, so as to modify the tone; hence, any contrivance by which the sounds of a musical instrument are regulated. The organ sound a time survives the stop. Daniel.

A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.

the resistance to flow is the least possible; as, a streamline body for an automobile or airship.

the strings took up the theme. "An instrument of ten strings." Ps. xxx. iii. 2. Me softer airs befit, and softer strings Of lute, or viol still. Milton.

Self-important and supercilious, [Colloq.] The airs of small, stuck-up, men. A. K. H. Boyd.

North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the roe, and isinglass from the air bladder.

Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.), taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to subaqueous.

Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the bronchi; as, the subbronchial air sacs of birds.

Of or pertaining to the open air; being under the open sky. [R.] N. Bacon.

lants. Submarine armor, a waterproof dress of strong material, having a helmet into which air for breathing is pumped through a tube leading from above the surface to enable a diver to remain under water. -- Submarine cable. See Telegraph cable, under Telegraph. -- Submarine mine. See Torpedo, 2 (a).…

Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium.

The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness; as, the subtility of air or light.

liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or apply force to, by exhausting the air.

The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air. Suction chamber, the chamber of a pump into which the suction pipe delivers. -- Suction pipe, Suction valve, the induction pipe, and induction valve, of a pump, respectively. -- Suction pump, the common pump, in which the water is ra…

d by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage. If your more ponderous and settled project May suffer alteration. Shak.