Atimy (n.) Public disgrace or stigma; infamy; loss of civil rights.
-ation () A suffix forming nouns of action, and often equivalent to the verbal substantive in -ing. It sometimes has the further meanings of state, and that which results from the action. Many of these nouns have verbs in -ate; as, alliterate -ation, narrate -ation; many are derived through the French; as, alteration, visitation; and many are formed on verbs ending in the Greek formative -ize (Fr. -ise); as, civilization, demoralization.
A-tiptoe (adv.) On tiptoe; eagerly expecting.
Atlanta (n.) A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at the surface in mid ocean. See Heteropod.
Atlantal (a.) Relating to the atlas.
Atlantal (a.) Anterior; cephalic.
Atlantean (a.) Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients allege was sunk, and overwhelmed by the ocean.
Atlantean (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, Atlas; strong.
Atlantes (n. pl.) Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; -- called also telamones. See Caryatides.
Atlantic (a.) Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph.
Atlantic (a.) Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.
Atlantic (a.) Descended from Atlas.
Atlantides (n. pl.) The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the daughters of Atlas.
Atlases (pl. ) of Atlas
Atlas (n.) One who sustains a great burden.
Atlas (n.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name.
Atlas (n.) A collection of maps in a volume
Atlas (n.) A volume of plates illustrating any subject.
Atlas (n.) A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.
Atlas (n.) A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also atlas folio.
Atlas (n.) A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.
Atlas (n.) A rich kind of satin manufactured in India.
Atmidometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice, or snow.
Atmo (n.) The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical measurements calculations; conventionally, that pressure under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters, at a temperature of 0¡ Centigrade, at the level of the sea, and in the latitude of Paris.
Atmologic (a.) Alt. of Atmological
Atmological (a.) Of or pertaining to atmology.
Atmologist (n.) One who is versed in atmology.
Atmology (n.) That branch of science which treats of the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapor.
Atmolysis (n.) The act or process of separating mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances.
Atmolyzation (n.) Separation by atmolysis.
Atmolyze (v. t.) To subject to atmolysis; to separate by atmolysis.
Atmolyzer (n.) An apparatus for effecting atmolysis.
Atmometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation from a moist surface; an evaporometer.
Atmosphere (n.) The whole mass of aeriform fluid surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of Mars.
Atmosphere (n.) Any gaseous envelope or medium.
Atmosphere (n.) A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies.
Atmosphere (n.) The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a unit of surface, or about 14.7 Ibs. to the sq. inch.
Atmosphere (n.) Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.
Atmosphere (n.) The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a special physical or sanitary condition; as, the atmosphere of the room; a moist or noxious atmosphere.
Atmospheric (a.) Alt. of Atmospherical
Atmospherical (a.) Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the atmospheric envelope of the earth.
Atmospherical (a.) Existing in the atmosphere.
Atmospherical (a.) Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; as, an atmospheric effect; an atmospheric engine.
Atmospherical (a.) Dependent on the atmosphere.
Atmospherically (adv.) In relation to the atmosphere.
Atmospherology (n.) The science or a treatise on the atmosphere.
Atokous (a.) Producing only asexual individuals, as the eggs of certain annelids.
Atoll (n.) A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; a lagoon island.
Atom (n.) An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.
Atom (n.) An ultimate particle of matter not necessarily indivisible; a molecule.
Atom (n.) A constituent particle of matter, or a molecule supposed to be made up of subordinate particles.
Atom (n.) The smallest particle of matter that can enter into combination; one of the elementary constituents of a molecule.
Atom (n.) Anything extremely small; a particle; a whit.
Atom (v. t.) To reduce to atoms.
Atomic (a.) Alt. of Atomical
Atomical (a.) Of or pertaining to atoms.
Atomical (a.) Extremely minute; tiny.
Atomically (adv.) In an atomic manner; in accordance with the atomic philosophy.
Atomician (n.) An atomist.
Atomicism (n.) Atomism.
Atomicity (n.) Degree of atomic attraction; equivalence; valence; also (a later use) the number of atoms in an elementary molecule. See Valence.
Atomism (n.) The doctrine of atoms. See Atomic philosophy, under Atomic.
Atomist (n.) One who holds to the atomic philosophy or theory.
Atomistic (a.) Of or pertaining to atoms; relating to atomism.
Atomization (n.) The act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles; or the state of being so reduced.
Atomization (n.) The reduction of fluids into fine spray.
Atomize (v. t.) To reduce to atoms, or to fine spray.
Atomizer (n.) One who, or that which, atomizes; esp., an instrument for reducing a liquid to spray for disinfecting, cooling, or perfuming.
Atomology (n.) The doctrine of atoms.
Atomy (n.) An atom; a mite; a pigmy.
Atomy (n.) A skeleton.
Atonable (a.) Admitting an atonement; capable of being atoned for; expiable.
At one () In concord or friendship; in agreement (with each other); as, to be, bring, make, or set, at one, i. e., to be or bring in or to a state of agreement or reconciliation.
At one () Of the same opinion; agreed; as, on these points we are at one.
At one () Together.
Atoned (imp. & p. p.) of Atone
Atoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Atone
Atone (v. i.) To agree; to be in accordance; to accord.
Atone (v. i.) To stand as an equivalent; to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offense or a crime.
Atone (v. t.) To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance; to appease.
Atone (v. t.) To unite in making.
Atone (v. t.) To make satisfaction for; to expiate.
Atonement (n.) Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord.
Atonement (n.) Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing of suffering that which will be received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; expiation; amends; -- with for. Specifically, in theology: The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ.
Atoner (n.) One who makes atonement.
Atonic (a.) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonic disease.
Atonic (a.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable.
Atonic (a.) Destitute of tone vocality; surd.
Atonic (n.) A word that has no accent.
Atonic (n.) An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing.
Atonic (n.) A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation.
Atony (n.) Want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ, especially of such as are contractile.
Atop (adv.) On or at the top.
Atrabilarian (a.) Alt. of Atrabilarious
Atrabilarious (a.) Affected with melancholy; atrabilious.
Atrabilarian (n.) A person much given to melancholy; a hypochondriac.
Atrabiliar (a.) Melancholy; atrabilious.
Atrabiliary (a.) Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.
Atrabiliary (a.) Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania.
Atrabilious (a.) Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabiliary.