Word Meanings - SCIENTIFICAL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Scientific. Locke.

LOCKER
1. One who, or that which, locks. 2. A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a ship, that may be closed with a lock. Chain locker , a compartment in the hold of a vessel, for holding the chain cables. -- Davy Jones's locker, or
LOCKET
1. A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament. 2. A little case for holding a miniature or lock of hair, usually suspended from a necklace or watch chain.
SCIENTIFIC
1. Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations. 2. Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific
LOCKEN
of Lock. Chaucer.
SCIENTIFICAL
Scientific. Locke.
SCIENTIFICALLY
In a scientific manner; according to the rules or principles of science. It is easier to believe than to be scientifically instructed. Locke.
LOCKED-JAW
See LOCKJAW
GLOCKENSPIEL
An instrument, originally a series of bells on an iron rod, now a set of flat metal bars, diatonically tuned, giving a bell-like tone when played with a mallet; a carillon.
UNDERLOCKER
A person who inspects a mine daily; -- called also underviewer.
SLOCK; SLOCKEN
To quench; to allay; to slake. See Slake.
LANDLOCKED
Confined to a fresh-water lake by reason of waterfalls or dams; -- said of fishes that would naturally seek the sea, after spawning; as, the landlocked salmon. (more info) 1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, by land.