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Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an examining committee.

dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts.

The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse.

An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants. Morin.

The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal.

An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.

One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.

The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection. Choosing the fairest way with a calm deliberation. W. Montagu.

An instrument for examining the thermal resistance or heat- conducting power of liquids.

An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals.

Relating to disquisition; fond discussion or investigation; examining; inquisitive.

Looking, or narrowly examining; prying. [Obs.] "Those emissitious eyes." Bp. Hall.

An instrument for examining the interior of the rectum, the urethra, and the bladder.

The art or process of examining by means of the endoscope.

The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.

Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative. Sir H. Wotton.

An instrument for viewing or examining the interior of the stomach.

. Comparative grammar, the science which determines the relations of kindred languages by examining and comparing their grammatical forms. -- Grammar school. (a) A school, usually endowed, in which Latin and Greek grammar are taught, as also other studies preparatory to colleges or universities; as, the famous Rugby G…

One given to the introspective method of examining the phenomena of the soul.