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A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an s…

A prefix signifying Indian (i. e., East Indian); of or pertaining of India.

or ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc. A very influential Gascon prefix. Earle.

Below; beneath; under; after; -- often used as a prefix.

A prefix signifying among, between, amid; as, interact, interarticular, intermit.

A prefix signifying in, within, interior; as, intraocular, within the eyeball; intramarginal.

A prefix signifying within, into, in, inward; as, introduce, introreception, introthoracic.

A prefix, or combining from, indicating iodine as an ingredient; as, iodoform.

. A form of the prefix in-. See In-.

A prefix or combining form, indicating identity, or equality; the same numerical value; as in isopod, isomorphous, isochromatic. Specif.:

A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right.

. A prefix. See Levo.

A prefix from L. laevus, meaning:

A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying son.

A prefix meaning pertaining to, produced by, or in some way connected with, magnetism.

. A prefix in composition denoting ill,or evil, F. male, adv., fr. malus, bad, ill. In some words it has the form male-, as in malediction, malevolent. See Malice.

A prefix meaning between, with, after, behind, over, about, reversely; as, metachronism, the error of placing after the correct time; metaphor, lit., a carrying over; metathesis, a placing reversely.

multiples by 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000. The successive multiplies are designated by the prefixes, deca-, hecto-, kilo-, and myria-; successive parts by deci-, centi-, and milli-. The prefixes mega- and micro- are sometimes used to denote a multiple by one million, and the millionth part, respectively. See the words fo…

A prefix denoting a thousandth part of; as, millimeter, milligram, milliampère.

egative; as, a minus quantity. Minus sign (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See Negative sign, under Negative.