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Inability to judge.

Of or pertaining to the Acrita. -- n. An individual of the Acrita.

Communicated orally; oral; -- applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines, which were adapted to outsiders or the public generally. Hence: Abstruse; profound.

Pertaining to an acrobat. -- Ac`ro*bat"ic*al*ly, adv.

Of or pertaining to the high mountain range of "thunder- smitten" peaks (now Kimara), between Epirus and Macedonia. Shelley.

The upper surface of the toes, individually.

One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge. -- a. Of or pertaining to the acrodonts.

Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith.

Of or pertaining to the acromion. Dunglison.

Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star; -- opposed to cosmical.

Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.

The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.

The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.

Pertaining to an acropolis.

The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; -- so called from its spiral form.

From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river. Dryden. To come across, to come upon or meet incidentally. Freeman. -- To go across the country, to go by a direct course across a region without following the roads.

of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto.

Pertaining to, or characterized by, acrostics.

The end of a verse or psalm, or something added thereto, to be sung by the people, by way of a response.

Pertaining to an acroterium; as, ornaments. P. Cyc.