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imp. & p. p. of Spin.

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  • PERIODIC; PERIODICAL
    Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a complete sentence. Periodic comet , a comet that moves about the sun in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of its approaches to the sun. -- Periodic function , a function whose values
  • INTERVALLUM
    An interval. And a' shall laugh without intervallums. Shak. In one of these intervalla. Chillingworth.
  • OCCASIONALISM
    The system of occasional causes; -- a name given to certain theories of the Cartesian school of philosophers, as to the intervention of the First Cause, by which they account for the apparent reciprocal action of the soul and the body.
  • PERIODONTAL
    Surrounding the teeth.
  • SPELLBIND
    To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. - - Spell"bind`er , n.
  • SPACE
    One of the intervals, or open places, between the lines of the staff. Absolute space, Euclidian space, etc. See under Absolute, Euclidian, etc. -- Space line , a thin piece of metal used by printers to open the lines of type to a regular distance
  • COUPLER
    One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or shackle, to connect cars. Coupler of an organ, a contrivance by which any two or more of the ranks of keys, or keys and pedals, are connected so as to act together when the organ is played.
  • INTERVAL
    Difference in pitch between any two tones. At intervals, coming or happening with intervals between; now and then. "And Miriam watch'd and dozed at intervals." Tennyson. -- Augmented interval , an interval increased by half a step or half a tone.
  • SPELLFUL
    Abounding in spells, or charms. Here, while his eyes the learned leaves peruse, Each spellful mystery explained he views. Hoole.
  • COUPLET
    Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other. A sudden couplet rushes on your mind. Crabbe.
  • PERIOD
    One of the great divisions of geological time; as, the Tertiary period; the Glacial period. See the Chart of Geology. 4. The termination or completion of a revolution, cycle, series of events, single event, or act; hence, a limit; a bound; an end;
  • SEASONER
    One who, or that which, seasons, or gives a relish; a seasoning.
  • SEASONAL
    Of or pertaining to the seasons. Seasonal dimorphism , the condition of having two distinct varieties which appear at different seasons, as certain species of butterflies in which the spring brood differs from the summer or autumnal brood.
  • PERIODICALLY
    In a periodical manner.
  • DURATION
    The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists. It was proposed that the duration of Parliament should be limited. Macaulay. Soon shall have passed our own human duration. D. Webster.
  • SPELLER
    1. One who spells. 2. A spelling book.
  • OCCASIONABLE
    Capable of being occasioned or caused. Barrow.
  • SEASONLESS
    Without succession of the seasons.
  • PERIODIDE
    An iodide containing a higher proportion of iodine than any other iodide of the same substance or series.
  • SPELLING
    Of or pertaining to spelling. Spelling bee, a spelling match. -- Spelling book, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller. -- Spelling match, a contest of skill in spelling words, between two or more persons.
  • COUNTERBRACE
    To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another.
  • COUPLE
    See COUPLE-CLOSE (more info) 1. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler. It is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs in couples; they should be of the same size
  • COUNTER BRACE
    The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel.
  • RESPELL
    To spell again.
  • ANTIPERIODIC
    A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers.
  • OBDURATION
    A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.
  • ALABAMA PERIOD
    A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic.
  • THERMOELECTRIC COUPLE; THERMOELECTRIC PAIR
    A union of two conductors, as bars or wires of dissimilar metals joined at their extremities, for producing a thermoelectric current.
  • CHAMPLAIN PERIOD
    A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period; -- so named from beds near Lake Champlain. Note: The earlier deposits of this period are diluvial in character, as if formed in connection with floods attending
  • PERDURANCE; PERDURATION
    Long continuance.
  • NIAGARA PERIOD
    A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of

 

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