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A form of cloud. See Cloud.

A machine for measuring at any moment velocity of rotation, as of a wheel of a steam engine. Knight.

The circulation or movement of protoplasmic granules within a living vegetable cell.

A division of Bryozoa, in which the cells have circular apertures.

Pertaining to the Cyclostomi.

A glass of fishes having a suckerlike mouth, without jaws, as the lamprey; the Marsipobranchii.

Relating to a structure composed of a circular range of columns, without a core or building within. Weale.

A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred with an inked roller.

Having twice as many stamens as petals, as the geranium. R. Brown.

The condition of being diplostemonous.

To unclose; to open; -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense of to hatch. The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them. Bacon.

Represented with wings expanded; -- applied to doves and other birds not of prey. Cussans.

One who discloses.

The act of disclosing, uncovering, or revealing; bringing to light; exposure. He feels it [his secret] beating at his heart, rising to his throat, and demanding disclosure. D. Webster.

See Disinclose.

To free from being inclosed.

Explosion. The vast displosion dissipates the clouds. Young.

Explosive.

An order of gastropods, including the true limpets, and having the teeth on the odontophore or lingual ribbon.

Destitute of glands.