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`marine or aircraft propeller) having blades whose pitch
`pone (a matter) to a future meeting of the same body.
`to fat. —n. 2. animal fat stored
`resembling, or relating
`
`can be changed while the propeller is stationary, chiefly
`to defer or postpone (a matter) to some future time,
`ei-
`the body.
`[1735-45; < L adip-, s of
`in the fatty tissue of
`ther specified or not specified. —v.t. 5.
`to postpone,
`adeps fat,
`lard + -osk'] —ad/i-pose/ness, ad-epos+i-ty
`to suit various conditions of navigation or flight. Cf. con-
`({ad/a pos’i té), ad/i-po/sis, n.
`trollable-pitch.
`[1905-10]
`suspend, or transfer proceedings. 6.
`to go to another
`place: to adjourn to the parlor.
`(1300-50; ME ajo(u)rnen
`rays,
`ad-just/a-ble-rate mort/gage (0 jus’te bel rat’), a
`lackin,
`ad/iposefin’, a small, fleshy fin, usually
`other
`< MFajo(u)rner, equiv. to a- ab- + jorn- < L diurnus
`behind the main dorsal!fin in trouts, catfishes, an
`mortgage that provides for periodic changes in the inter-
`daily; see JOURNAL, JOURNEY]
`me- based on changing market condtions. Abbr.:
`bony fishes.
`the act of adjourn-
`ad-journ-ment
`(eo jarn’ment), n.
`ad/ipose tissue, loose connective tissue in which fat
`cells accumulate.
`(1850-55)
`ing or the state or period of being adjourned. Gera
`— span/ner, Brit. See monkey wrench
`< AF adjournement, MF. See ADJOURN, -MENT.
`(def. 1).
`Ad-irronedack (ad/e ron’dak), n., pl. -dacks, (esp. col-
`adjt., adjutant.
`ad-just-ed (0 jus’tid), adj. 1. arranged or fitted prop-
`lectively) -dack. 1, a member of an Algonquianoops
`erly: Properly adjusted shelving
`will accommodate boo.
`ad-judge (a juj/), v.t., -judged, -judg-ing. 1. to declare
`Bingeainly, north of the St. Lawrence River.
`Adi-
`of various heights. 2. adap
`to surroundings
`or cir-
`Amer,
`ron
`‘ ks. See Adirondack Mountains.
`[£1865-70,
`or pronounce: formally; decree: The will was adjudged
`cumstances (often used in combination): a well-adjusted
`void.
`2. to award or mene judicially; The prize was ad-
`child,
`[1665-75; apsust + -Ep*]
`judged to him. 3. to decide by a judicial opinion or sen-
`Adiron’dack chair’,
`a sturdy armchair for outdoor
`tence: to adjudge a case. 4, to sentence or condemn: He
`use, made of wide woodenslats, with a sloping back and
`(in U.S. income-tax re-
`adjust/ed gross’ in/come,
`was adjudged to die. 5. to deem; consider; think: It was
`turns) the total of an individual's wages, salaries, inter-
`a seat often slanting down toward it.
`adjudged wise to avoid war.
`(1325-75; ME ajugen < MF
`Ad/iron’dack Moun/tains, a mountain range in NE
`AGI
`ajugier < L adjiidicare. See ApsupDICATE])
`bee dividends, ete., minus allowable deductions. Abbr.:
`New York: a part of the Appalachian Mountains. High-
`ad-jurdi-cate
`(0 jd0/di_ kat’), v.,
`-cat-ed, -cat-ing.
`est peak, Mt. Marcy, 5344 ft, (1629 m)}. Also called
`Adi-
`ad-just-er (jus‘ter), n. 1. a person or thing that ad-
`—v.i. 1. to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence. 2.
`rondacks.
`justs. 2. an insurance company representative who in-
`to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.
`vestigates claims and makes settlement recommenda-
`—v.i. 3. to sit in judgment (usually fol. by upon).
`[1690-
`ad-it (adit), n. 1. an entrance or a passage. 2. Also
`tions based on the estimate of the damages and the
`called entry. Mining. a nearly horizontal passage
`lead-
`1700; < L adjiidicatus (ptp. of adjiidicdre), See ap-,
`-ER
`ing into a mine. 3. an approach or access.
`[1
`1605;
`JUDGE,
`-aTe'] —ad-juedica-tive
`(a jdd/di ka/tiv,
`com ny’s liability, Also, adjustor.
`(1666-75; apsust +
`< Laditus an approach, equiv. to ad- Ap- + -i- (6. of ire
`-ke tiv), ad-ju-di-ca-to-ry (0 joo/di ke tér’é, -tdr/a), adj.
`ad-jus-tive (0 jus’tiv), adj,
`concerned with, making,
`—ad-ju/di-ca/tor, n.
`to go) + -tus suffix of v. action]
`or controlling adjustments: to settle in a chair with
`ad-
`justive motions; a thermostat with an adjustive dial.
`ad-ju-di-ca-tion (9 jo0/di ka/shen), n. 1. an act of ad-
`one of the Vedic
`A-dit-ya (a/diteet Hinduism.
`[< Skt a@ditya (or
`gods, the sons of Aditi. Cf. Asura.
`1880-85; apsust + -IvE)
`j
`pepting, 2. Law. a. the act of a court in making an
`adityah pl), deriv. of aditi a goddess (orig. a deified ab-
`order, judgment, or decree. b, a judicial decision or sen-
`ad-just-ment (a just’mont), n. 1. the act of adjusting;
`straction, lit., the absence of binding))
`tence. ©. a court decree in bankruptcy.
`[1685-95; < LL
`adjiidication- (s. of adjiidic&tid), See apsupicatr, -10n)}
`adj.,
`1. adjacent. 2, adjective, 3. adjoining. 4. ad-
`anspreHun to a particular condition, position, or purpose.
`2.
`the state of being
`adjusted; orderly relation of parts or
`elements. 3. a device, as a knob or lever, for adjusting:
`journed. 5. adjudged. 6. adjunct. 7. Banking. adjust-
`ad-ju-gate (aj7d6 git, -gat’), n. Math. Now Rare. ad-
`ment. 8. adjutant,
`joint (def. 1),
`[ap- + (CON)JUGATE]
`the adjustments on a television set. 4. the act o bring-
`Adj.A., Adjunct in Arts.
`ing something
`into conformity with external require-
`ad-junct (aj’ungkt), n. 1. something added to another
`thing but not essential to it. 2. a person associated with
`ments: the adjustment of one’s view of reality. 5. har-
`ad-ja-cen-cy ( jason sé), n., pl. -cies. 1. Also, ad-
`mony achieved by modification or change
`of a position:
`lesser status, rank, authority, etc., in some duty or serv-
`ja’cence.the state of being adjacent; nearness. 2. Usu-
`They worked out an adjustment of their conflicting
`ice; assistant. 3. a person working at an institution, as a
`ally, adjacencies. things, places, ete., that are adjacent.
`ideas. 6. Sociol. a process of modifying, adapting, or al-
`3. Radio and Television. a broadcast or announcement
`college or university, without having full or permanent
`tering individual or collective patterns of behavior so as
`status: My lawyer works two nights a week as an adjunct,
`immediately preceding or following another.
`[1640-50;
`to bring them into conformity with other such patterns,
`< LL adjacentia. See adsJaceNnT, -ENCY)
`teaching business law at the college. 4. Gram. a modify-
`ing form, word, or phrase depending on some other form,
`as with those provided by a cultural environment. 7.
`ad-ja-cent (2 ja/sant), adj. 1. lying near, close, or con-
`Insurance. the act of ascertaining the amountof indem-
`tiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the
`word, or phuase, esp. an element of clause structure with
`adverbial function. —adj. 5. joined or associated, esp. in
`nity that the party. insured is entitled to receive under
`highway. 2, just before, after, or facing: a map on an
`the policy, and
`ofsettling the claim. 8. a settlement of a
`an auxiliary or subordinate relationship. 6. attached or
`disputed account or claim. 9. a change or concession, as
`cent page,
`[1400-50; late ME < L adjacent- (s. of
`belonging without full or permanent status: an adjunct
`jacéns, prp. of adjacére to adjoin), equiv. to ad- aD- +
`in price or other terms, in view of minor defect or the
`surgeon on the hospital staff. (1580-90; < L adjunctus
`jac- lie + -ent- -ENT] —ad-ja/cent-ly, adv,
`like.
`(1635-45; apyust + -mMENT] —ad-just-ment-al
`joined to (ptp. of adjungere), equiv. to ad- ap- + jung-
`—Syn. 1. abutting, juxtaposed, touching, See adjoin-
`(@ just men/tl), adj.
`(nasal var. of jug- yoxe') + -tus ptp. suffix) —ad-
`ing. ——Ant. distant.
`junct/ly, adv,
`adjust/mentdisor/der, Psychiatry. a mental disor-
`—Syn.
`1. appendix, supplement. See addition.
`2.
`two angles having the
`adja’cent an/gles, Geom,
`der that occurs as a maladaptive reaction to an episode
`aide, attaché.
`same vertex and having a common side between them.
`of psychological, social, or physical stress, as divorce or a
`natural disaster.
`ad-jec-tieval (aj/ik ti’vel), adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or
`ad-junestion (@ jungk/shen), n. addition of an adjunct.
`used as an adjective. 2,
`ibing by means of many
`(1595-1605; < L adjunctidn- (s. of adjunctid). See ap-
`ad-jus-tor ( jus/ter), n. adjuster. [ansust + -or*)
`JUNCT, -10N]}
`adjectives; depending for effect on intensive qualification
`ad-ju-tan-cy (aja tan 58), n., pl. -cies. The office or
`of subject matter, as a writer, style, or essay.
`[1790-
`rank of an adjutant; His adjutanecy allows him certain
`1800; ADvective + -at.'| —ad/jec+ti/valely, adv.
`—
`ad-junc-tive (@ jungk’tiv), ady.
`forming an adjunct.
`(1748-55; apsuncT + -1veE]) —ad-junc/tive-ly, adv,
`privileges.
`[1765-75; apsutT(aNnt) + -ancy]
`ad-jec-tive (aj/ik tiv), n. 1. Gram. any memberof a
`ad/junct profes/’sor, a professor employed by a col-
`ad-justant (aj/a tent), n. 1. Mil. a staff officer who as-
`class of words that in many languagesare distinguished
`sists the commanding officer in issuing orders. 2. Mil.
`in form, as partly in English Byhari comparative and
`loge or university for a ene purpose or length oftime
`Brit. an executive officer. 3. an assistant. 4. See adju-
`and often part-time.
`[1
`10}
`superlative endings, or by functioning as modifiers of
`tant stork.
`(1590-1600; < L adjtitant- (s. of adjitans,
`ad-jurra-tion (aj/a ra/shan), n. 1, an earnest request;
`nouns, as good, wise, perfect. —adj. 2. peraming to or
`rp. of adjutare to help, assist), equiv. to ad- Ab- + jli-
`functioning as an adjective; adjectival: the adjective use
`entreaty. 2. a solemn or desperate urging or counseling:
`var, 5. ofjuvare to help) + -t- freq. suffix + -ant- -ANT]
`an adjuration for all citizens of the
`beleaguered city to
`of a noun. 3. not able to stand alone; dependent. 4.
`take shelter,
`(1605-15; < L adjiration- (s. of adjiratid),
`ad/jutant gen/eral, pl. adjutants general. 1. U.S.
`Law. concerning methods of enforcementof legal rights.
`Army. a. the Adjutant General, the chief administra-
`as pleading and practice (opposed to substantive).
`5. (of
`-10N
`a to adjtirat(us), ptp. of adjiirare to ADJURE + -ion-
`tive officer of the Army. b. an adjutant of a unit having
`dye colors} requiring a mordant or the like to render
`them permanent (opposed to substantive).
`[1350-1400;
`ad-Jure (6 jdor/), vt, -jured, -jursing. 1.
`to charge,
`@ generalstaff, sanelly an officer of the Adjutant Gen-
`eral's Co:
`2. a high, often the highest, officer of the
`ME < LL adjectivum, neut. of adjectivus, equiv. to ad-
`bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often
`er
`National
`Guard of a state orterritory.
`Ject(us) attached, added, ptp. of ad(j)icere (ad- ap- +
`oath or the threat of a penalty. 2. to entreat or request
`vec-. comb. form of jac- throw + -fus ptp. suffix) +
`earnestly or solemnly.
`(1350-1400; ME < L adjtrare.
`ad/jutant stork’,
`a large Indian stork, Leptoptilus
`-tuus -1ve]) —ad/jecetively, adv.
`See an-, sury] —ad-jurvartorry (a jdor’a tér/é, -tor’é),
`dubius, having a pinkish-brown neck and bill, a large
`adj. —ad-jur/er, ad-ju/ror, n.
`naked pouch under the throat, and a military gait. Also
`ad’jective clause’, Gram.
`a relative clause that
`called adjutant, ad/jutant bird’.
`modifies a noun or pronoun, as who saw us in It was she
`ad-just (0 just/), v.t. 1. to change (something) so thatit
`who saw us.
`fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate:
`to
`orassist;
`ad-juevant
`(aj’o vent), adj. 1. serving to help
`adjust expenses to income. 2.
`to put in good workin,
`auxiliary, 2. Med. utilizing drugs, radiation therapy, or
`ad’jective phrase’, Gram. a group of words includ-
`order; regulate; bring to a proper state or position: to ad-
`other means of supplemental treatment following cancer
`ing an adjective and its complements or modifiers that
`just an instrument. 3. to settle or bring to a satisfactory
`functions as an adjective, as too openly critical of the ad-
`ery. —n. 3, a person or thing that aids or helps. 4.
`ministration.
`state, so that parties are agreed in the result: to adjust
`anything that aids in removing or preventing a disease,
`our differences, 4. Insurance. to determine the amount
`esp. a substance added to a prescription to aid
`the effect
`to be close to or in contact
`1.
`ad-join (@ join’), v.t.
`to be
`paid in settlement of {a claim). 5. to systematize.
`of the main ingredient. 5. Jmmunol. a substance ad-
`with; abuton: His property adjoins the lake. 2. to attach
`6. Mil.
`to correct the elevation or deflection of (a gun).
`mixed with an immunogen in order to elicit a more
`or append; affix. —v.i. 3. tobein connection or contact:
`—v.i, 7. to adapt oneself; become ada
`; They had no
`marked immune response.
`[1600-10; < L adjuvant- (s.
`the point where the estates adjoin.
`(1275-1325; ME
`of adjuvans, prp. of adjuvare), equiv. to ad- ap- + juv-
`roblems in odjusti
`at the new school.
`[1
`1400;
`a(dyoinen < MF ajoindre. See av-, 501N)
`(s, of juvare to help) + -ant- -ant]
`E ajusten < AF ajuster, OF akojuser to make con-
`form to, v. deriv., with a- a-°,ofjuste right, gust’, in-
`ad-join-ing (@ joi/ning), adj. being in contact at some
`ad ka-len-das Grae-cas
`(id ka len/dis gni/kas;
`fluenced in sense by ajouter, ajoster to add
`< LL adjux-
`point orline; located next to another; bordering; contigu-
`fare; see ap-, JUXTA-]
`ous: the adjoining room; a row of adjoining town houses.
`Eng. ad ka len/das frets). Latin, at no time; never:
`from the fact that the Greeks did not reckon dates by
`—Syn. 2. set; repzir, fix. Apsust, ADAPT, ALTER in their
`(1485-95; apgoin + -1NG?)
`calends.
`[lit., at the Greek calends]
`literal meanings imply making necessary or desirable
`Syn. AbJoinina, ADJACENT, BORDERING all mean near
`changes(as in position, shape, or the like), To Ansust is
`or close to something. ADJOINING implies touching, hav-
`eras Anti-Defamation League (of B'nai B'rith). Also,
`Ng @ common point or line: an adjoining yard. ADsA-
`to move into proper Position for use: to adjust the eye-
`piece of a telescope.
`To Apapr is to make a change in
`Ad-lai
`(ad7lé, -1A, -li), n. a male given name.
`me implies being nearby or next to something else: all
`¢ adjacent houses; adjacent angles, BORDERING means
`character, to make something useful in a new way:
`to
`Adsler (ad/lor; for 1-3 also ad/ler), n._ 1. Alfred, 1870-
`adapt a paperclip for a hairpin, To ALTER is to chan
`ving a common boundary with
`something:
`the farm
`1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist. 2. Cyrus,
`the appearance but not the use: to alter the height ofa
`rdering on the river. —Ant. separated,
`1863-1940, U.S. religious leader and Jewish scholar. 3.
`table. 3. arrange; rectify; reconcile.
`Felix, 1851-1933,
`U.S. educator, reformer, and writer.
`ad:joint {ajfoint), n. Math.
`1. a square matrix ob-
`4. Kurt (Herbert), 1905-77, U.S. orchestra conductor,
`ee from a given square matrix and having the prop-
`ad-just-abil-iety (@ jus’ta bil/i te), mn.
`1. the quality
`born in Austria. 5. Lawrence Cecil ("Larry"), born
`of being
`adjustable: a reclining chair with infinite ad-
`theget its product with the given matrix is equal to
`justability. 2. the ability, esp. of a child, to adjust to
`1914, U.S. harmonica player. 6. Mortimer (Jerome),
`naa
`leterminant of the given matrix times the identity
`1902-91, U.S. philosopher, educator, and author.
`7.
`new surroundings; adaptability: to observe the child's ad-
`pecan”
`2. Also called Hermitian conjugate, trans-
`Peter Hermann, 1899-1990, U.S. orchestra conductor,
`Justability to her foster home.
`[ADJUST + -ABILITY]
`mates Conjugate.
`the matrix obtained from a given
`born in Czechoslovakia.
`Splacie by interchanging rows and columns and by re-
`ad-just-a-ble (a jus/ta bal), adj.
`1. capable of being
`adjusted: adjustable seat belts. 2. (of loans, mortgages,
`Jour} each element by its complex conjugate.
`[AD- +
`Adsle-rivan (ad lér’é an), adj. of or pertaining to Al-
`
`ad’
`etc.) having a flexible rate, as one based on money mar-
`fred Adler or his doctrines, esp. in respect to the belief
`ket interest rates or on the rate of inflation or cost of
`“c’Joint differen’tial equa’tion, Math. a differ-
`that behavior is determined by compensation for feelings
`living. 3. (esp. of life insurance) having flexible premi-
`of inferiority.
`(1930-35; ADLER + -1AN]
`Hon Ste obtained from a given differential equa-
`ums and coverage, based on the insuree’s current needs
`guatic having the property that any solution of one
`and ability to pay. —n. 4. any rate, expense, income,
`CONCISE PRONUNCIATION KEY: act, cape, dare, piirt; set, Equal; if, ice;
`
`ad-jo on is an integrating factor of the other.
`etc., that varies unpredictably: Luckily, his chief income
`ox, Over, Srder, oil, b8Ok, 6064, ouup, Urge; child: sing; shoe; thin,
`ab; ma ae jarn’), u.t. 1. to suspend the meeting of(a
`that; zh as in treasure. 9 = o as in alone, e as in system, i as in
`is not made up of adjustables. Allow some money in your
`]
`easily, o as in gallop, u_as in circus; * as in fire (fi°r), hour (our).
`thar plas
`ture, committee, etc.) to a future time, an-
`budget for the adjustables.
`(1765-75; apsust + -ABLE
`rr
`—ad-just/a-bly, adv.
`land
`n canserve as syllabic consonants, as in cradle (krad/)), and
`fore <i or indefinitely: to adjourn the court. 2. to
`meeti
`stpone to a later time: They adjourned the
`
`bution (but/n), See the full key inside the front cover.
`(@ jus/ta bal pich’), adj.
`(of a
`ad-just-a-ble-pitch
`"8 until the following Monday. 3. to defer or post-
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`alkali blue
`Alicante
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`to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
`kynes.
`[1885-90; < Gk aleiphet- (s. of Gleiphar oil, fat)
`ete (ala kan/té; Sp. /lé kiin’te), n. a seaport
`fa
`+ -10)
`2. to settle or stay after descending: The bird alighted
`a orapall, on the Mediterranean. 184,716.
`on the tree. 3, to encounter or notice something acci-
`al-ip-terrivon (al/ip ter7é on), n., pl. -te-riva (-tér7é 9).
`Akice (alis), n. 1. a city in S Texas. 20,961. 2. the.
`dentally.
`(bef. 1000; ME alighten, OF alihtan, equiv. to
`(in an ancient Roman bath} a room for anointment, Also
`a- A-* + liktan to relieve (orig. an animal mount) of
`Soe Alice Springs. 3. a female given name: from a Ger-
`mani
`7
`ic word meaning “of noble rank.
`called elaeothesium, unctuarium.
`[< Gk aleiptérion,
`weight, LiGHt*)]
`equiv. to aleipt(hein) to anoint + -térion place for]
`blue’,
`a pale
`grayish-blue color.
`(1920-25,
`HEtee namedafter Alice Longworth (daughterCrTheo-
`provided with light;
`1,
`avlight?
`(a lit’), adv., adj.
`al-iequant
`(al/i kwont), adj. Math. Now Rare.
`con-
`[bef. 1000; now taken as
`lighted up. 2. on fire; burning.
`tained in a number or quantity, but not dividing it
`dore Roosevelt))
`evenly: An aliquant part of 16 is 5.
`(1685-95; < L ali-
`t to light up (MEalihten,
`A-' + Licnt'; orig. ptp. of aligi
`OE onlihtan, equiv. to on A-' + lihtan to LiGHT'))
`Alice-in-Won-der-land
`(ais in wun/der land/},
`quanius more or less great, equiv. to ali- differently +
`;,
`resembling 2 dream or fantasy; unreal: an Alice-in-
`quantus great)
`align (@ lin’), v.t. 1. to arrange in a straight line; ad-
`Wonderland world of incompleted projects and wishful
`just according to a line. 2. to bring into a line or align.
`Al-i-quip-pa (al/i kwip’a), n. a borough in W Pennsyl-
`thinking.
`(1920-25)
`vania. 17,094.
`ment. 3. to bring into cooperation or agreement with
`a
`2 story
`Alice's Adven’tures in Won/derland,
`DerslerGroupe party, cause, etc.: He aligned himself
`aleiequot
`(al7i kwat), adj, 1. Math. forming an exact
`for children (1865) by Lewis Carroll. Also called Alice in
`with the liberals.
`4. to adjust (two or more co
`ents
`roper divisor: An aliquot part of 15 is 5. 2. Chem,
`Won/derland.
`of an electronic circuit) to improve the response over @
`‘harm. comprising a known fraction of a whole and con-
`frequency band, as to align
`the tuned circuits of a radio
`Al/ice's fern’. See Hartford fern,
`stituting a sample: an aliquot quantity of acid for analy-
`receiver for
`proper tracking throughout its frequency
`sis. —n. 3. an aliquot part.
`(1560-70; < L, equiv. to
`in
`Al/ice Springs’, a town in Northern Territory,
`range, or a television receiver for appropriate wide-band
`ali- some other + quot as many as]
`responses. —v.i. 5. to fall or come into line; be in line.
`For-
`central Australia. 13,400. Also called the Alice.
`merly, Stuart.
`6. to join. with others in a cause. Also, aline.
`[1685-95;
`-alis, a suffix occurring in scientific names from Latin:
`< F aligner, equiv. to a- a-* + ligner < L lineare,
`borealis.
`[< L -Glis; see -a.']
`Aliecia (@ lish’a, @ lish7é 9, 9 1ésho, -shé a), n. a fe-
`deriv.
`inea LINE’) —adlign/er, n.
`male given name, form of Alice.
`— Syn. 1, 2. straighten.
`name of Alexandria.
`Al-ts-kan-dartyah (al
`is kan dre/ya), n. Arabic
`Alick (ai/ik), n. a male given name, form of Alexan-
`der.
`align’ing punch’, a drift for aligning rivet holes.
`ice.
`aeson {al’o san), n.
`a female given name, form of
`alignement
`(0 lin’moent), n.
`1. an adjustment to a
`akiecy-clic (el/o si’klik, -sik/lik},
`j. Chem.
`of or
`line; arrangementin a straight line. 2. the line or lines
`noting organic compounds essentially aliphatic in chemi-
`
`Avlisesa (@ lis’a), n._a female given name: from e He-
`so formed. 3. the proper adjustment of the components
`cal bahavior but differing structurally in that the essen.
`brew word meaning “joy.” Also, Aliesa (@ 16/sa).
`of an electronic circuit, machine, ete., for coordinated
`tial carbon atoms are connected in a ring instead of a
`functioning: The front wheels of the car are out of align-
`alist (0 list’), adj. Naut. (of a vessel)
`inclined to one
`chain. Also, cycloaliphatic.
`(1890-95; aui(pHatic) +
`
`ment, 4, a state of agreement or cooperation among
`eveuic]
`side; heeling or listing.
`[A-? + List*]
`persons, groups, nations, etc., with a common cause or
`a-lis vo-elat pro-pricis (i7lis wo/lat pro/pré is; Eng.
`aliedade (al/i dad’), n. Survey. 1. {in plane-tabling} a
`viewpoint. 5. a ground plan of a railroad or highway.
`B/lis vo/lat prd/pré is), Latin. She flies with her own
`
`straightedge having a telescopic sight or other means of
`6. Arckaeol. a line or an arrangementofparallel or con-
`wings (motto of Oregon).
`verging lines of upright stones or menhirs. Also, aline-
`sighting parallel to the straig! edge 2. the entire upper
`
`part of a theodolite or transit, including the telescope,its
`ment.
`[1780-90; ALIGN + -MENT; r. earlier alignement
`<
`aclit
`(0 lit’), v. a pt. and pp.of alight’.
`supports, the level vials, the circle-reading device, and
`
`acliteer-ate (a lit7ar it), n. 1. a person whois able to
`the spindle. Also, aleiedad (al/i dad’). (
`; var. of
`read but rarely chooses to do so: Schools are worried
`[1910-15]
`align’ment chart’, Math, nomogram.
`alhidade < ML alhidada < Ar al-‘ididah the turning
`
`about producing aliterates who prefer television to books.
`radius (like a clock hand)ofa circle; r. late ME allydatha
`avliego-té (Fr. a le gé ta’; Eng. al/i go ta’), n.
`lea
`—adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of aliterates.
`(< OSp alhidada))}
`
`(see a-*, LITERATE] —aelit/er-ea-cy, ni.
`white grape of Burne , 2. the dry white wine made
`from this grape.
`[1910-i5; < F, appar. n. use of ptp. of
`alien (al’yon, 4/lé an), n. 1. a resident born in or be-
`OF (hjaligoter, harigoter to tear up, shred (see HARICOT*,
`a-li-tur-gi-cal
`(a/li tir/ji kel), adj. designating those
`longing to another country who has not acquired citizen-
`days on which the celebration of certain liturgies, esp.
`HARRY); sense development unclear}
`the Eucharist, is forbidden. Also, a/li-tur’gic.
`[1870-75;
`ship by naturalization sciebicouiatied from citizen). 2. a
`a-like {a lik’), adv, 1.
`in the same manner or form;
`foreigner, 3. a person who has been estranged or ex-
`A-® + LITURGICAL)
`
`cluded. 4. a creature from outer space; extraterrestrial.
`similarly: They treated all customers alike. 2.
`to the
`not
`a-lieun-ede
`(a/lé un/dé), adv., adj. Chiefly Law.
`—adj. 5, residing under a soyermment or in a country
`same degree; equally: All three were guilty alike, —adj.
`part of or derivable from the documentor instrumentit-
`3. having resemblance or similarity;
`having or showing
`other than that of one’s birth without having or obtain-
`no marked or important difference: He thinks all politi-
`selfi evidence aliunde.
`[< L: from another person or
`ing the status ofcitizenship there. 6. belonging orrelat-
`cians are alike.
`(bef. 950; ME alyke < Scand; cf. ON
`
`ing to aliens: alien property.
`7. unlike one’s own;
`place, equiv. to ali(us) other + unde whence]
`Glikr, c. OE onlic, OHG analih; r. ME ilich, OE gelic, c.
`strange; not belonging to one: alien speech, 8. adverse;
`aslive (9 liv’), adj. 1. having
`life; living; existing; not
`OS gilik, OHGgilth (G gleich), Goth galeiks, ON (g)likr;
`hostile; opposed (usually fol. by to or from): ideas alien
`deadorlifeless, 2. living (used
`for emphasis): the proud-
`see Like’) —a-like’ness, n.
`to modern thinking. 9. extraterrestrial.
`[1300-50; ME
`est man alive. 3. in a state of action; in force or opera-
`< MF < L aliénus, equiv. to ‘alies- (ali-, base of alius
`
`alicment
`(n. alfa mont; v. al’a ment’), n.
`1. that
`other + -es- n. suffix) + -nus adj. suffix]
`which nourishes; nutriment; food. 2. that which sus-
`tion; active: to beep hope
`alive. 4. full of energy and
`spirit; lively: Grandmother's more alive than most of her
`Syn.
`1.
`immigrant. 2. See stranger. 3. outcast.
`tains; means of support. —v.t 3.
`to sustain; support.
`contemporaries. 5. having the quality of life; vivid; vi-
`7. exotic, foreign.
`(1470-80; < L alimentum, equiv. to aliere} to food + -i-
`brant: The room was alive with
`color. 6, Elect.
`live*
`
`-I- + -mentum -MENT]) —al/iemen/tal, adj. —al/i-
`al-ien-a-ble (al’ya na bal, a/lé 2-), adj. Law. capable
`(def. 17). 7. alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware oft City
`moen/tal-ly, adv.
`of being sold or transferred.
`(1605-15; aAuizen + -asLe]
`planners are alive to the necessity of revitalizing deteri-
`— Syn. 1. nourishment. 1, 2. sustenance.
`—al/ien-a-bil/i-ty, n.
`orating neighborhoods, 8. alive with, filled with
`livin;
`things; swarming;
`teeming: The room was alive wit.
`al-ien-age (al’ye nij, a71a a-), n. 1. the state of bein
`abiemen-tarry (al’e men’ta ré), adj.
`1. concerned
`
`with the function of nutrition; nutritive. 2. pertaining to
`an alien, 2. the legal status of an alien. Also called ai
`mosquitoes. 9. look alive’ pay attention! move quickly!
`Look alivef We haven't got all day.
`(bef. 1000;
`ME;
`OF
`food. 3.
`providing sustenance or maintenance.
`[1
`lenism.
`(1800-10; ALIEN + -aGz)
`on life in Lrg; sce A-') —arlive/ness, n.
`15; < L alimentarius. See ALIMENT, -ARY]
`—Syn. 4. active. —Ant. 1. dead. 3. defunct. 4.
`al-len-ate (al/ya nat/, 4/18 9-), v.t., -at-ed, -ating. 1.
`
`lifeless,
`alimen/tary canal’, Anat., Zool. a tubular passage
`to makeindifferent or hostile: He has alienated his en-
`functioning in the digestion and absorption of food and
`tire family, 2. to turn away; transfer or divert: to alien-
`the elimination of food residue, beginning at the mouth
`alieyah (Seph. Heb., Eng. 4/lé a7; for 1 also Ashk, Heb.
`ate funds from their intended purpose. 3. Law, to trans-
`and terminating at the anus.
`(1755-65)
`& 1676 or, Eng., 9 1é0), n., pl. alikyahs, aclivyos (a7/1é-
`yiiz’;
`for I also Ashk, Heb, & 1é’6z or, Eng., 2 16/0z), acli-
`r or convey, as title, propery, or other right,
`to
`
`another;
`to alienate lands.
`[1400-50;
`late ME <L
`al-iemensta-tion (alo men ta’shon), n.
`1. nourish-
`yot
`(Seph, Heb, a/lé 6t/). 1. the act of proceeding to the
`alién&tus (ptp. of aliénare), equiv. to alién(us) ALIEN +
`ment; nutrition. 2. maintenance; support. 3. addition to
`-Gtus -ATe'] —al/ien-a/tor, n.
`reading table in a synagogue for the reading of a portion
`the volume of a glacial mass, chiefly by the accumulation
`from the Torah. 2. the immigration of Jews to Israel,
`——Syn. 1. See estrange.
`of ice, snow, or névé. Cf ablation {def 2).
`[1580-90;
`either as individuals or in groups. 3. any of the major
`< ML alimentitién- (s. of alimentatid). See ALIMENT,
`aleien-artion (al’ya na/shan, a/lé 9-), n. 2. the act of
`waves of Jewish immigration to Palestine or Israel.
`-ATION]
`
`alienating, 2. the state of being alienated.
`3. Law. a
`[< Heb: ‘aliyyah lit., ascent, rise]
`nourishing;
`transfer ofthe title to property by one person to another;
`al-iemensta-tive (al/o men’ta tiv), adj.
`
`aclizearrin (9 liz’er in), n. Chem.
`a solid appearing
`nutritive.
`(1880-85; ALIMENT + -aTIVE] —al/iemen/ta-
`conveyance. 4. the state ofbeing withdrawn orisolated
`tively, adv. —al/i-men/ta-tive-ness, n.
`from the objective world, as through indifference or
`reddish-orange as ovals and brownish-yellow as pow-
`der, C,.H,O., one of
`the earliest known dyes, formerly
`
`eattection. is See lack of correlation in the
`obtained in its natural state from madder and now
`al-iemo-ny (alo mone), n. 1. Law. an allowance paid
`jon of
`two measurable variates over a population.
`to @ person by that person's spouse or former spouse for
`derived from anthraquinone: used chiefly in the synthe-
`(1350-1400; ME < L aliénation- (s. of aliénatio), equiv.
`maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation
`adj,
`or a divorce or while action is pendiag: 2. supply of the
`neue (see ALIENATE) + -idn- -10N]) —al’
`ve
`sis of other “yer. Also, avlizeaerine (a liz/ar in, -a rén/).
`
`(1825-35; <Falizarine, equiv. to alizar{i) (< Sp < Ar
`means of living; maintenance.
`[1645-55; < ts iménia
`al the + ‘as@rah juice) + -ine -INE*]
`nourishment, sustenance, deriv. of alimdn- (s. of alimdé),
`aliena/tion of affec/tions, Law.
`the estrangement
`equiv, to ali- (see ALIMENT} + -mén- action n. suffix
`aliz’arin crim’son,
`a pigment used in painting,
`bya third person of one spouse from the other,
`derived from anthraquinone and characterized by its red
`paralle] to -mentum -mentT] —al/i-mo/nied, adj.
`
`silence (al’ya né’, a/lé a-), n. Law.
`a person to
`3
`color and transparency.
`4 l'im-pro-viste (a lan pro vést’), French,
`all of a
`_- Whom. property is alienated.
`[1525-35; obs. alien (v.),
`alk., 1. alkali, 2. alkaline.
`sudden; unexpectedly; suddenly.
`y alienen + -~E8]
`A/li Muham/mad of Shiraz’. See Bab ed-Din.
`the universal solvent
`nm.
`al-kashest
`(al’ka hest’),
`| aeerenteSag aSeperes
`
`sought
`by
`the alchemists. Also, alcahest.
`(1635-45;
`aline
`{0
`lin’), ut, vi, adined, alin-ing.
`align.
`3 feoeedinated toa?
`eft
`and right hands are not
`< late ML alchahest; prob. coinage ofParacelsus] —al/+
`—a-line’ment, n. —a-lin’er, ni.
`
`ka-hes/tic, al/ka-hes/’ti-cal, ad).
`ale-ni ge-ne-ris (ii ans
`ge/ne
`nis;
`Eng.
`a/\t
`6/ni
`Aline (9 lén’, al’én), n. a female given name, form of
`
`Adeline.
`al-ka-le-mica (al/ks 18/mé a), n. Pathol. abnormal al-
`Jen/oris, a/1é-), Latin. of another kind.” bs a
`kalinity of