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State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size. The cathedral of Lincoln . . . is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese. Fuller.

A small lemuroid mammal (Arctocebus Calabarensis) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.

Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human beings, especially at different ages, or in different races, occupations, etc. Dunglison.

Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of milk.

introduced into the neck of a bottle for drawing out the liquid without disturbing the sediment or causing a gurgling noise.

Diminishing plasticity.

Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.

A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts. Wharton. Burrill. Apostles' creed, a creed of unknown origin, which was formerly ascribed to the apostles. It certainly dates back to the beginning of the sixth centu…

A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail; the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct moas of the same country. Five species are known.

ie in strata, as opposed to volcanic rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also sedimentary rocks.

To mitigate; to moderate; to appease; to abate; to diminish. [Archaic] Chaucer.

Measure; dimension; size. [In this sense now corrupted into size.] An hundred cubits high by just assize. Spenser. [Formerly written, as in French, assise.]

Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital forces.

A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey, and Coaita.

cted with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in development at a very early stage; rudimentary.

A wasting away from want of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. Milton.

The process of weakening in intensity; diminution of virulence; as, the attenuation of virus.

e properties of the term from which it is derived; as, dullard, one very dull. Opposed to diminutive. Gibbs.

pper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction.

A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China.