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A description of the ear.

Of or pertaining to the description of fossil remains.

The description of fossil remains.

ced or an enlarged, scale. [Written also pantagraph, and incorrectly pentagraph.] Skew pantograph, a kind of pantograph for drawing a copy which is inclined with respect to the original figure; -- also called plagiograph.

Of or pertaining to a pantograph; relating to pantography.

A general description; entire view of an object.

A substance convertible into peptone.

Same as Peptogenous.

Capable of yielding, or being converted into, peptone.

An instrument for obtaining, and transferring to a picture, the points and outlines of objects, so as to represent them in their proper geometrical relations as viewed from some one point.

The science or art of delineating objects according to the laws of perspective; the theory of perspective.

A description of celestial phenomena, as rainbows, etc.

An instrument by means of which a sound can be made to produce a visible trace or record of itself. It consists essentially of a resonant vessel, usually of paraboloidal form, closed at one end by a flexible membrane. A stylus attached to some point of the membrane records the movements of the latter, as it vibrates, u…

The art or process of making photo-electrotypes. Sir D. Brewster.

lling coal, paraffin, etc., and is used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc. [Written also photogene.]

A photograph. [Obsoles.]

Of or pertaining to photogeny; producing or generating light.

See Photography. [Obsoles.]

Pertaining to the art of engraving by the action of light. [Written also photoglyptic.] Photoglyphic engraving, a process of etching on copper, steel, or zinc, by means of the action of light and certain chemicals, so that from the plate impressions may be taken. Sir D. Brewster.

Photoglyphic engraving. See under Photoglyphic.