AMPLENESS (from ample) The quality of being ample, largenefs, fplendor.

To AMPLIATE (amplio, L.) To enlarge, to make greater, to extend.

AMPLIATION (from ampliate) 1. Enlargement, exaggeration, extenfion. 2. Diffalenefs, enlargement.

To AMPLIFICATE (amplifico, L.) To enlarge, to fpread out, to amplify. AMPLIFICATION (amplification, F. plicatio, L.) 1. Enlargement, extenfion. 2. It is usually taken in a rhetorical fenfe, and implies exaggerated representation, or diffused narrative; an image hightened beyond alty; a narrative enlarged with many circumftances.

AMPLIFIER (from to amplify) One that enlarges any thing, one that exaggerates, one that reprefents any thing with a large difplay of the best circumstances, it being usually taken in a good fenfe.

To AMPLIFY (amplifier, F.) To enlarge, to encrease any material fubftance, or object of lense. 2. To enlarge, or extend any thing incorporeal. 3. To exaggerate any thing, to enlarge it by the manner of reprefentation. 4. To enlarge, to improve by

new additions.

To AMPLIFY, frequently with the particle on. 1. To speak largely in many words, to lay one's felf out in diffufion. 2. To form large or pompous representations.

AMPLITUDE (amplitude, F. amplitudo, L.) 1. Extent. 2. Largenefs, greatness. 3. Capacity. 4. Splendor, grandeur, dignity. 5. Copioufnels, abundance. 6. Amplitude of the range of a projectile, denotes the horizontal line fubtending the path in which it moved. 7. Amplitude in aftronomy, an arch in the horizon, intercepted between the true eaft and weft point thereof, and the center of the fun or ftar at its rifing or fetting. It is eaftern or ortive, when the ftar rifes, and western or occiduous, when the ftar fets. The eastern or western amplitude are alfo called northern or fouthern, as they fall in the northern or fouthern quarters of the horizon.

Magnetical AMPLITUDE, is an arch of the horizon contained between the fun at his rifing, and the east or weft point of the compafs; or, it is the difference of the rifing or fetting of the fun, from the east or weft points of the compafs.

ANACATHARSIS (ανακαθαρσις οἱ ἀνά, above and xabaípw, Gr. to purge, a medicine that purges or discharges nature by some of the upper parts.

ANACHORE'TA (avaxœpern's, Gr.) a monk who retires from company, and leads a folitary life by himself.

ANAGLYPTICE ('Avayλuliun, Gr.) the art of engraving, chafing or imboffing. ANAGOGETICAL (anagogeticus, L.) pertaining to myfteries, myftical, mysterious, that has an exalted or uncommon fignification; alfo that exalts the mind to divine contemplations.

ANAISTHESIA (of avd and alicin, Gr.) a loss of, or defect of sense, as in fuch as have the pally or are blafted.

ANALEM MA (with Aftronomers) an orthographical projection of the sphere, on the plain of the meridian, the eye being fuppofed to be at an infinite diftance, and either in the eaft or weft points of the horizon.

ANALEMMA (Aftronomy) an inftrument, a kind of aftrolabe made either of brass or wood, confifting of the furniture of the fame projection, with en horizon or curfor fitted to it, used for finding the sun's rising and setting, &c.

ANAL'GESY (analgesia, L. avanyntía, Gr.) an indolency, a being free from pain and greief.

ANALOʻGICALNESS (of analogique, F. analogicus, L. of dvadeyınig, Gr.) the being proportional.

ANAL'OGOUS (analogus, L.) pertaining to analogy, answerable in proportion, refembling or bearing relation to

ANALOGY (αναλογία of dvd and λογίζω, Gr.) like reafon, proportion, correspondence; relation which feveral things in other refpects bear to one another.

To AM/PUTATE (amputare, L.) to cut cff; in gardening, to lop or prune.

AMYG'DLAÆ (with Anatomifts) the almonds to the ears; the fame as parifibmia and tonfilia.

ANABAPTIST (of ava and Bank(eiv, G. i. e. to baptize again) by this name were called John of Leyden Maneer, Knipperdoling, and other G.rman Enthufiafts about the time

ANALYSIS (with Chymifts) the decompounding of a mixt body, or the reducing any fubftance into its first principles.

ANALYSIS (with Logicians) is the method of finding out truth, and Synthesis is the method of convincing others of a truth already found out. It is the attention the mind gives to what it knows in a question, which helps to resolve it, and in which the analyfis principally confifts; all the art lying in extracting a

great

great many truths, which lead us to the knowledge of what we feek after.

ANALYSIS (with Mathematicians) is the art of difcovering the truth or falsehood of a propofition, by fuppofing the question to be always folved, and then examining the confequences, till fome known or eminent truth is found out; or elfe the impoffibility of the prefent propofition is discovered.

ANALYSIS of finite quantities (Mathematicks) that which is called Specious Arith. metick or Algebra.

ANALYSIS of infinites, is the method of fuxions or differential calculus called the New Analyfis.

ANALYSIS, a table or fyllabus of the principal heads or articles of a continued difcourfe, difpofed in their natural order and dependency

ANALYTICAL Method (in Logick) is the method of refolution, fhewing the true way by which the thing was methodically or primarily invented.

ANALYTICALLY (of analytique, F. analytice, L. of dváhusic, Gr.) by way of analyfis.

ANALYTICKS

(avádúrina, Gr.) ANALYTICAL Art a name.common. ly given to Algebra, as being nothing else but a general analyfis. of pure mathematicks: or elfe because it teaches how to folve questions and demonftrate theorems, by fearching into the fundamental nature and frame of the thing; which to that end is as it were refolved into parts, or taken all to pieces, and then put together again.

ANAM NESIS (with Rhetoricians) a figure, when the orator mentions or calls to mind what is paft.

ANAMNET'ICKS (in Pharmacy) medicines proper to restore a decay'd memory.

ANAMORPHOSIS (of ava and μópowols, of peopp, Gr. form or shape) a monstrous project in perspective and painting: or the reprefentation of fome figure or image, either upon a plane or carv'd furface in a deformed fhape, which at a proper distance shall appear regular and in proportion.

ANANCÆION (avayariwv, Gr.) a figure in Rhetorick that makes out the neceffity of a matter.

ANANTOPO'DOTON ( vavromidorov, Gr.) a figure in Rhetorick, when an oration wants fome parts.

ANAPHORA (vapopa, Gr.) a relation, a repetition. L.

ANAPHORA (with ancient Allronomers) an afcenfion or rifing up of the twelve figns of the zodiack, from the caft, by the daily courfe of the heavens.

ANAPLEROTICKS (avamanpovina,Gr.) medicines proper to fill up ulcers and wounds with new flesh.

ANASAR CA (avaσápya, of ava and oap fieth, Gr.) a certain fort of droply, being a

white, foft, yeilding swelling of fome parte or of the whole body, that deats in when, preffed.

ANASTOECHEIO'SIS (αναςοιχείωσις, Gr.) a refolution of mixt bodies into their first principles by chymical operations. ANAT ASIS (avaτasis, Gr.) a stretching, reaching out, or extenfion upwards. ANATASIS (with Surgeons) an extenfion of the body towards the upper parts.

ANATHEMATICALLY (of anatheme, F. anathema, L, avi0z, Gr.) in a curfing manner.

ANATOMICALLY (anatomice, L. of avaroμixis, Gr.) according to the rules of anatomy

A'NATRON (avarp, Gr.) a fort of falt extracted from the water of the river Nile; alío a nitrous juice which condenfes in vaults, arches, and fubterraneous places; also a vola tile falt fkimmed off the compofition of glass when in fufion; alfo a compound falt made of quickfilver, alum, vitriol, common falt, and nitre.

AN/BURY (with Farriers) a fort of wen or fpongy wart full of blood, growing in any part of the body of a horse.

AN'CESTOR, a fore-father. L.

ANCESTOR (in Common Law) the difference between ancestor and predeceffor is this, ancestor is applied to a natural perfon, as A B and his ancestors, and predeceffor may be used of any perfons that were prior in time, as of a corporation or body politick, as a bishop and his predeceffor.

ANCHOR (Hieroglyphically) reprefents hope, hope being as it were the anchor that holds us firm to our faith in adverfity.

To Boat the ANCHOR, to put it into the boat.

The ANCHOR is foul (Sea Phrafe) is when the cable by the turning of the fhip is hitched about the fluke.

The ANCHOR is a Cock-bell (Sea Phrase) ufed when the anchor hangs right up and down by the fhip's fide.

The ANCHOR is a Peek (Sea Phrafe) is when it is just under the haufe or hole in the fhip's ftern, through which the cable runs out that belongs to it.

To let fail an ANCHOR (Sea Phrafe) is To drop an ANCHORS to put or let it down into the fea, in order to make the ship

AN CHORAGE (in Law) a duty paid to the king for the privilege of cafting anchor in a pool or a haven.

ANCHORALIS Proceffus (with Anato) the process or fhouting forth of the shoulder-bones like a beak, called Coracoides and Cornicularis.

ANCIENT (ancien, F. antiquus, L.) 1. Od; that happened long fince, of old time, not modern. Ancient and old are diffinguifhed, old relates to the duration of the thing itself, as, an old coat, a coat much worn; and ancient, to time in general, as, an ancient drefs, a habit used in former times. But this is not always obferved, for we mention old caftoms; but tho' old be fometimes oppofed to modern, ancient is feldom opposed to new.

ANCIENT Tenure is that, whereby all the manors belonging to the crown, in St. Edwards, or William the Conqueror's days, did hold. The number and names of which manors, as all others belonging to common perfons, he caused to be written in a book, after a furvey made of them, now remaining in the Exchequer, and called Doomsday-book; and fuch as by that book appeared to have belonged to the crown at that time, are called ancient Demefnes.

2. Old, that has been of long duration. Paft, former.

3.

ANCIENT (from ancient) thofe that lived in old time, were called ancients, opposed to the moderns.

ANCIENT, the flag or ftreamer of a hip, and, formerly, of a regiment.

ANCIENT, the bearer of a flag, as was, Ancient Piflol; whence in prefent ufe, an enfign.

ANCIENTLY (from ancient) in old times. ANCIENTNESS (from ancient) antiquity, exiflence from old times.

ANCIENTRY (from ancient) the honour of ancient lineage; the dignity of birth. ANDROM'EDA (Aftronomy) a northern conftellation, confifting of 27 stars.

ANDROTOMY (of amp, gen. div, and T a diffection, Gr.) an anatomical diffection of human bodies.

ANECDOTE, a fecret hiftory, fuch as relates the fecret affairs of kings and princes; fpeaking with too much freedom or too much fincerity, of the manner and conduct of perfons in authority.

ANECDOTON 2 (avindatoY, Gr.) a ANEKDOTON thing not given forth, produced or made publick.

ANEMOGRAPHY (of 'aveμoç, the wind, anda, Gr. a defcription) a treatife or philosophical defcription of the winds.

ANEMOMETER (of astuos, the wind, and up, Gr. measure) an inftrument or machine for measuring the ftrength of the

wind.

ANEM/ONE (ass, the emony of wind flower,

ANEURISM (of aveupur, to dilate, Gr.) a ftretching or bursting of the arteries, fo that they beat and fwell continually, till they fometimes become as large as an egg; the fwelling yields if it be preffed with the finger, but quickly recoils.

ANGEIOGRAPHY (of dyysiv, a veffel, and pan, a description, Gr.) a description of the veffels in the human body, i. e. the nerves, veins, arteries and lymphaticks.

ANGEL SHOT, chain fhot, being a cannon bullet cut in two, and the halves being joined together by a chain.

ANGELICA (Botany) an herb. ANGELICALNESS (of angelique, F. angelicus, L.) the being angelical, angelical nature, &c.

ANGER (a word of no certain etymology, but with most probability, derived by Skinner from ange, Sax. vexed, which, however, feems to come originally from the Latin ango.) 1. Anger is uneaGrefs or difcomposure of the mind, upon the receipt of any injury, with a prefent purpose of revenge. Locke.

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ANGER is, according to fome, a tranfient hatred, or at leaft very like it. South. Pain or fmart of a fore or fwelling; in this fense it seems plainly deducible from anger.

To ANGER (from the noun) to make angry, to provoke, to enrage.

ANGERLY (from anger) in an angry manner, like one offended.

ANGIGLOSSI (of αγγύς and γλώσσα, the tongue, Gr.) perfons who ftammer in their speech and tongue, especially fuch as with great difficulty pronounce the letters, K, L and R.

ANGIOMONOSPERMOUS

ANGIOSPER/MOUS

Plants.

fuch plants as have one feed fucceeding to one fingle flower, L.

An ANGLE (angulus, L.) a corner, a rod with a line and hook for fishing.

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ANGLE (in Geometry) a space comprehended between the meeting of two lines, which is either greater or iefs, as thofe lines incline towards one another, or ftand farther distant afunder; thefe angles are either plain or spherical.

A plain ANGLE (in Geometry) is the dif tance or opening of two lines that touch one another in the fame plane, but fo as not to make one straight line, and the lines that form it are called legs, as in the figure above; or it is a space bounded by the meeting of two lines which cut one ano. ther on a plane, as in the figure, and are either right lined, curvilinear, or mixed, the first of which are the angles above.

Curvilineal Curvilinear

E

(Geometry) or crooked-lined angle,

B

angle, is made by the interfection or mutual cutting one another of two crooked lines, as in the fi

gure.

ANGLES,

A Spherical ANGLE, (Geometry) is an angle made by the meeting of two angles of great circles, which intercept or mutually cut one another on the furface of the globe or fphere, as the figure ABC.

ANGLES, whether plain or spherical, may be confidered as right, acute and obtufe.

A Right ANGLE (Geometry) is an angle made by a line falling perpendicularly on another, or that which fubtends an arch of 90 degrees, or a fourth part of a circle, as in the figure; all circles being commonly di

vided into 360 parts, call'd degrees.

An Acute ANGLE (Geometry) is an angle that is lefs than a right angle, or than 90 degrees, as in the figure, and is fo called, because the

angular point is sharp.

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An Obtufe ANGLE (Geometry) is one which has its angular point blunt or broad, and is greater than a right one, its angular point confifting of more than 90 degrees, as in the figure A, which is fo much more than 90 degrees, as B is less than go, both together making a semi-circle or 180 degrees.

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go degrees.

Right ANGLED Triangle, is one which has one right angle, as the angle A in the figure, the other two B and AC being both acute, and making both together, but

Oblique ANGLE, is a name ufed in common to both acute and obtufe angles.

ANGLES have alfo feveral other names according to their different pofitions, their relations to the refpective figures they are in, and the lines that form them, as

Adjacent Contiguous (Geometry) which have one Djeg common to both angles, and both taken together are equal to two right ones, as in the figure the angles

XD B

point; they are called vertical on account of their being opposed ad verticem, or at the top, as the angles A and B are vertical or oppofite angles, as likewife C and D.

B

An ANGLE alfo in a triangule is faid to be oppofite to the fide that fubtends it, as the angle A is oppofite to the fide BC, and the angle C to the fide B, and the angle B to the fide AC, as in the figure. Internal ANGLES,

D

C

A EF

Oppofite S (Geometry) if a line cut two others that are parallel, the angles C and D are called internal and oppofite, in refpect to the external ones, A and B, to which they are respectively equal as in the figure.

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Alternate ANGLES (Geometry) are the angles E and D, and F and C, which are refpectively equal to one another.

External ANGLES (Geometry) are the angles of any right-lined figure without it, when all the fides are feverally produced and lengthered; and all being taken together, are equal to four right angles.

Internal ANGLES (Geometry) are all angles made by the fides of any right lined figure within.

ANGLE, at the centre of a circle, is an angle whofe vertex is at the center of the circle, and whofe legs are two Radii of a circle, as in the figure.

An ANGLE in the Segment of a circle, is that which is concluded between two chords that flow from the fame point in the periphery, as in the figure.

D

A Solid ANGLE (Geometry) is contained, under more than two planes or plain angles, not being in the fame place and meeting in a point.

Equal felid ANGLES (Geometry) are fuch as are contained under plain angles, equal both in multitude and magnitude.

ANGLE of Contalt (Geometry) is that which a circle or other curve makes with a tangent at the point of contact.

Horned ANGLE (Geometry) an angle made by a right line, either a tangent or a fecant,