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A small interval, less than any in actual practice, but used in the mathematical calculation of intervals.

To cause to be different or unlike; to set at variance. [R.] But something 'ts that differs thee and me. Cowley.

hat is the difference between the innocent and the guilty Differencies of administration, but the same Lord. 1 Cor. xii. 5.

To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest the laws, etc. Joining them together and digesting them into order. Blair. We have cause to be glad that matters are so well digested. Shak.

A projecting face like the triglyph, but having only two channels or grooves sunk in it.

To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; -- with on or upon. But still on their ancient joys dilate. Crabbe.

An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses.

Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of water. Arbuthnot.

f more than ordinary dimensions. W. Irving. Space of dimension, extension that has length but no breadth or thickness; a straight or curved line. -- Space of two dimensions, extension which has length and breadth, but no thickness; a plane or curved surface. -- Space of three dimensions, extension which has length, b…

to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase. Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt. Barrow.

partridge berry), or when there are two forms of one or both sexes of the same species of butterfly. Dimorphism is the condition of the appearance of the same species under two dissimilar forms. Darwin.

e who often takes his dinner away from home, or in company. A brilliant diner-out, though but a curate. Byron.

A wild dog found in Australia, but supposed to have introduced at a very early period. It has a wolflike face, bushy tail, and a reddish brown color.

The principal meal of the day, eaten by most people about midday, but by many (especially in cities) at a later hour.

tion; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority. [Frequently, but improperly, spelt diocess.]

dioecious manner. Dioeciously hermaphrodite (Bot.), having flowers structurally perfect, but practically dioecious, -- those on one plant producing no pollen, and those on another no ovules.

An oxide containing but one atom or equivalent of oxygen to two of a metal; a suboxide. [Obs.] Carbon dioxide. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic.

ration; as, the direction o. I do commit his youth To your direction. Shak. All nature is but art, unknown to thee;direction, which thou canst not see. Pope.

In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct, means.

the executor's charge. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God. 1 Pet. ii. 4. That the edicts of Cæsar we may at all times disallow, but the statutes of God for no reason we may reject. Milton.