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ion; -- contrasted with angle of trail, which is the angle between the tangent to the following edge and the line of motion.

Showing anger; proceeding from anger; acting as if moved by anger; wearing the marks of anger; as, angry words or tones; an angry sky; angry waves. "An angry countenance." Prov. xxv. 23.

The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.

An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.

A half years's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease.

The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.

ear; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly. The annual overflowing of the river [Nile]. Ray.

To be opposite to; to face. The windows answering each other, we could just discern the glowing horizon them. Gilpin.

A fluid vaccine obtained by growing a bacterium (Bacterium anthracis) in beef broth. It is used to immunize animals, esp. cattle.

A tropical wind blowing steadily in a direction opposite to the trade wind.

An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.

Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary. Bp. Berkeley.

A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmo…

Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; as, an appreciative audience. -- Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ly, adv.

Showing appreciation; appreciative; as, appreciatory commendation. -- Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ri*ly, adv.

Knowing; conscious; cognizant. [R.] A man that has spent his younger years in vanity and folly, and is, by the grace of God, apprehensive of it. Jer. Taylor.

Pertaining to water growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls.

Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.

Plowing; tillage. [R.] Lands are said to be in a state of aration when they are under tillage. Brande.

Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss. Quincy.