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A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented; the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin d, and in English in-ter-vene, are examples of anapests.

isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.

tmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic, a. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly, adv.

One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants.

Diametrically opposite. His antipodal shadow." Lowell.

Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically opposite.

The opposite pole; anything diametrically opposed. Geo. Eliot.

That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation, or the rhythmic accent.

mber, and the third digit of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog, the sheep, and the ox; - - opposed to Perissodactyla.

Incommensurable; also, unsymmetrical. [Obs.] D. H. More.

Asymmetrical. [Obs.] Barrow.

for the purpose of simplifying or facilitating some operation, as in equations or trigonometrical formulæ. Math. Dict.

upposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged.

A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.

The art or process of making barometrical measurements.

causing delight in the beholder. Locke. The production of beauty by a multiplicity of symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole. Wordsworth. The old definition of beauty, in the Roman school, was, "multitude in unity;" and there is no doubt that such is the principle of beauty. Coleridge.

A system for the identification of persons by a physical description based upon anthropometric measurements, notes of markings, deformities, color, impression of thumb lines, etc.

ank window (Arch.), a depression in a wall of the size of a door or window, either for symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed. -- Blank indorsement (Law), an indorsement which omits the name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is usual…

A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in isometric crystals; in composition it is a magnesium borate with magnesium chloride.

A photometric standard used in France, having the value of one twentieth of the Violle platinum standard, or slightly less than a British standard candle. Called also decimal candle.