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That department of musical science which relates to, or treats of, the power of tones.

ard the east between two meridians drawn through the extremities of a course; distance of departure eastward made by a vessel.

Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or from true circular motion.

The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure. Embarred from all egress and regress. Holland. Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress. Milton.

Departure from the usual state; an ecstasy. [Obs.]

To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. [R.]

The act of eloping; secret departure; -- said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation.

An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail.

se and manifested by some sensible effect on the body. How different the emotions between departure and return! W. Irving. Some vague emotion of delight. Tennyson.

A departing or deviation from the truth; falsity; false notion; wrong opinion; mistake; misapprehension. Herror, though his candor remained unimpaired. Bancroft.

The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of a prisoner's departure from custody.

The department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue. [Eng.] Hence, the treasury; and, colloquially, pecuniary possessions in general; as, the company's exchequer is low. Barons of the exchequer. See under Baron. -- Chancellor of the exchequer. See under Chancellor. -- Exchequer…

That department or bureau of the public service charged with the collection of the excise taxes. [Eng.]

s or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive duties, officer, department, etc.

The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part. They have their exits and their entrances. Shak.

Departure; exodus; esp., the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. [Obs.] L. Coleman. Bolingbroke.

The second of the Old Testament, which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.

Departing from an orbit or usual track; hence, deviating from the usual or due course; going beyond the appointed rules or established limits of right or propriety; excessive; extravagant; enormous; inordinate; as, exorbitant appetites and passions; exorbitant charges, demands, or claims. Foul exorbitant desires. Milto…

g by a holy name, or by certain ceremonies; to expel (a demon) or to conjure (a demon) to depart out of a person possessed by one. He impudently excorciseth devils in the church. Prynne.

A specialist in a particular profession or department of science requiring for its mastery peculiar culture and erudition.