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The crab plover (Dromas ardeola), a peculiar North African bird, allied to the oyster catcher.

The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two humps.

A ground or field, esp. one equipped with housing and other facilities, used for flying purposes. -- A`ër*o*drom"ic (#), a.

A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.

A meteor appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda, -- whence the name.

A race course.

A steelyard for weighting grain.

Belonging to a scale used in measuring cylinders.

An instrument to measure the height and diameter of trees.

Same as Hemadrometer.

Same as Hemadrometry.

An instrument for measuring the velocity with which the blood moves in the arteries.

The act of measuring the velocity with which the blood circulates in the arteries; hæmotachometry.

A place set apart for equestrian and chariot races.

That branch of physics which treats of the mechanics of liquids, or of their laws of equilibrium and of motion.

Any medusa or jellyfish which is produced by budding from a hydroid. They are called also Craspedota, and naked-eyed medusæ.

A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water, and after fermentation called mead.

See Cyamellone.

Of or pertaining to hydrometallurgy; involving the use of liquid reagents in the treatment or reduction of ores. -- Hy`dro*met`al*lur"gic*al*ly, adv.

The art or process of assaying or reducing ores by means of liquid reagents.