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A genus of plants. See Yam.

To incline downward from the plane of the horizon; as, strata of rock dip.

Of or pertaining to two planes.

An instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass disposed in the form of a prism, so that, by the reflections of the sun's rays from their surfaces, two images are presented to the eye, moving in opposite directions, and coinciding at the instant the sun's center is…

le, a magnetic needle suspended at its center of gravity, and moving freely in a vertical plane, so as to indicate on a graduated circle the magnetic dip or inclination.

In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body. Direct action. (Mach.) See Direct-acting. -- Direct discourse (Gram.), the language of any one quoted without change in its form; as, he said "I can not come;" -…

One who directs; a director. Directer plane (Geom.), the plane to which all right-lined elements in a warped surface are parallel.

imaginary vertical axis; -- distinguished from elevation. The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object. Wilhelm.

line of motion along which a describent line or surface is carried in the genesis of any plane or solid figure; a directrix. Hutton.

pointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil. I was disappointed, but very agreeably. Macaulay.

of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration. If we hope for things of which we have not thoroughly considered the value, our disappointment will be greater our pleasure in the fruition of them. Addison. In disappointment thou canst bless. Keble.…

An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent. [Obs.] Disasters in the sun. Shak.

o disprove. Yet can they never Toss into air the freedom of my birth, Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. Ford.

a circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal disc, etc. Same as Disk.

Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle; - - said of a subclass of plants. Cf. Calycifloral.

Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the pearly nautilus. Discoid flower (Bot.), a compound flower, consisting of tubular florets only, as a tansy, lacking the rays which are seen in the daisy and sunflower.

To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. Shak.

onious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.

A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.

y come to know the value of them by having none when they shall most need them. South. My plan has given offense to some gentlemen, whom it would not be very safe to disoblige. Addison.