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tempered; proportionate mixture; temperature. [Obs.] The different contemperature of the elements. SDouth.

Lines, or other elements of reference, by means of which the position of any point, as of a curve, is defined with respect to certain fixed lines, or planes, called coördinate axes and coördinate planes. See Abscissa.

A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth. Corporal oath, a solemn oath; -- so called from the fact that it was the ancient usage for the party taking it to touch the corporal, or cloth that covered the consecrated elements.…

niverse; or a treatise relating to the structure and parts of the system of creation, the elements of bodies, the modifications of material things, the laws of motion, and the order and course of nature.

a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, dramatic criticism. The elements ofcriticism depend on the two principles of Beauty and Truth, one of which is the final end or object of study in every one of its pursuits: Beauty, in letters and the arts; Truth, in history and sciences. Brande & C. By…

rived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its lowest proportion.

rived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its highest proportion.

A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical.

with carbon and soda or potash. It conducts itself like a member of the halogen group of elements, and shows a tendency to form complex compounds. The name is also applied to the univalent radical, CN (the half molecule of cyanogen proper), which was one of the first compound radicals recognized.

ner and cause of the supposed development of living things from certain original forms or elements.

A rare metallic element found in platinum ore. It is a white malleable substance. Symbol Da. Atomic weight 154.

A supposed rare element, said to be associated with cerium, yttrium, etc., in the mineral samarskite, and more recently called samarium. Symbol Dp. See Samarium.

Capable of being resolved into constituent elements.

To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay.

ct or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; analysis; the decay or dissolution consequent on the removal or alteration of some of the ingredients of a compound; disintegration; as, the decomposition of wood, rocks, etc.…

mited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval. Elements combine in definite proportions. Whewell.

A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek. G. Eliot.

The number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content.

Terminal. Furthermore, b, as a desinential element, has a dynamic function. Fitzed. Hall.

A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of hydrogen united with some other element or radical. [Obs.]