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An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama.

Of or pertaining to the Alps. [R.] "The Alpen snow." J. Fletcher.

Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc.

Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement.

m and other radioactive substances, and shown to consist of positively charged particles (perhaps particles of helium) having enormous velocities but small masses. They are slightly deflected by a strong magnetic or electric field.

Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants.

Pertaining to Alsatia.

A direction for the performer to return and recommence from the sign

Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia.

ather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure. "The law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not." Dan. vi. 8.

ltered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition. Ere long might perceive Strange alteration in me. Milton. Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding alterations, that council degenerated into a most corrupt. Swift.…

A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.

A current which periodically changes or reverses its direction of flow.

in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear.

An arrangement of lenses and mirrors which enables a person to see an object in spite of intervening objects.

Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another; as, the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree.

Of or pertaining to height; as, altitudinal measurements.

Pertaining to the alula.

pertaining the form of alumina.

a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, pertaining a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. Aluminium bronze or gold, a pale gold- colored alloy of aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc.