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The state or quality of being achromatic; as, the achromatism of a lens; achromaticity. Nichol.

e of a metal plate (as a stereotype plate) with steellike iron by means of voltaic electricity; steeling.

The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens.

on (Physics), the product of the mass of a body by the space it runs through, and its velocity.

The quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.

The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity of union.

ent; as, an adjoining room. "The adjoining fane." Dryden. Upon the hills adjoining to the city. Shak.

at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho. Josh. vi. 26. The high priest . . . said . . . I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ. Matt. xxvi. 63. The commissioners adjured them not to let pass so favorable an opportunity…

The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics.

The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion. Abbott.

assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the market place, in an ancient Greek city.

Pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the city; rural; rustic; unpolished; uncouth. "Agrestic behavior." Gregory.

Utterance abroad; publicity; vent. You gave it air before me. Dryden.

A duty payable to the lord mayor of London by the sellers of ale within the city.

A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. Gay.

Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis.

The strength of a current of electricity carried by a conductor or generated by a machine, measured in ampères.

The quantity of electricity delivered in one hour by a current whose average strength is one ampère. It is used as a unit of quantity, and is equal to 3600 coulombs. The terms Ampère minute and Ampère second are sometimes similarly used.

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended. All the people in that ample house Did to that image bow their humble knees. Spenser.

Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers. "Amplitude of mind." Milton. "Amplitude of comprehension." Macaulay.