AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-english-full-a-to-z huggingface dataset:
epoch: a fixed point of time, established in history by the occurrence of some grand or remarkable event; a point of time marked by an event of great subsequent influence; as, the epoch of the creation; the birth of christ was the epoch which gave rise to the christian era.-a period of time, longer or shorter, remarkable for events of great subsequent influence; a memorable period; as, the epoch of maritime discovery, or of the reformation.-a division of time characterized by the prevalence of similar conditions of the earth; commonly a minor division or part of a period.-the date at which a planet or comet has a longitude or position.-an arbitrary fixed date, for which the elements used in computing the place of a planet, or other heavenly body, at any other date, are given; as, the epoch of mars; lunar elements for the epoch march 1st, 1860.
epode: the after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe, -- the ancient ode being divided into strophe, antistrophe, and epode.-a species of lyric poem, invented by archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one; as, the epodes of horace. it does not include the elegiac distich.
eponyme: the hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, hellen is an eponym of the hellenes.-a name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived from that of an individual.
eponymist: one from whom a race, tribe, city, or the like, took its name; an eponym.
eponymous: relating to an eponym; giving one's name to a tribe, people, country, and the like.
eponymy: the derivation of the name of a race, tribe, etc., from that of a fabulous hero, progenitor, etc.
epozoic: living upon the exterior of another animal; ectozoic; -- said of external parasites.
epulotic: promoting the skinning over or healing of sores; as, an epulotic ointment.-an epulotic agent.
epure: a draught or model from which to build; especially, one of the full size of the work to be done; a detailed drawing.
equability: the quality or condition of being equable; evenness or uniformity; as, equability of temperature; the equability of the mind.
equable: equal and uniform; continuing the same at different times; -- said of motion, and the like; uniform in surface; smooth; as, an equable plain or globe.-uniform in action or intensity; not variable or changing; -- said of the feelings or temper.
equal: agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc. ; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value.-bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having competent power, abilities, or means; adequate; as, he is not equal to the task.-not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal movement.-evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just.-of the same interest or concern; indifferent.-intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; -- opposed to mixed.-exactly agreeing with respect to quantity.-one not inferior or superior to another; one having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity or number; as, "if equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal."-state of being equal; equality.-to be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to be commen/urate with.-to make equal return to; to recompense fully.-to make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare or regard as equals; to put on equality.
equality: the condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in length or thickness; an equality of rights.-sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.-evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.-exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does.
equalize: to make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes.-to pronounce equal; to compare as equal.-to be equal to; equal; to match.
equally: in an equal manner or degree in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc.
equanimity: evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which is not easily elated or depressed; patience; calmness; composure; as, to bear misfortunes with equanimity.
equanimous: of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed.
equant: a circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also eccentric equator.
equate: to make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to mean time or motion; as, to equate payments; to equate lines of railroad for grades or curves; equated distances.
equation: a making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium.-an expression of the condition of equality between two algebraic quantities or sets of quantities, the sign = being placed between them; as, a binomial equation; a quadratic equation; an algebraic equation; a transcendental equation; an exponential equation; a logarithmic equation; a differential equation, etc.-a quantity to be applied in computing the mean place or other element of a celestial body; that is, any one of the several quantities to be added to, or taken from, its position as calculated on the hypothesis of a mean uniform motion, in order to find its true position as resulting from its actual and unequal motion.
equator: the imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres.-the great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the equinoctial, and on maps, globes, etc., the equinoctial line.
equatorial: of or pertaining to the equator; as, equatorial climates; also, pertaining to an equatorial instrument.-an instrument consisting of a telescope so mounted as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, the one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known. the motion in right ascension is sometimes communicated by clockwork, so as to keep the object constantly in the field of the telescope. called also an equatorial telescope.
equerry: a large stable or lodge for horses.-an officer of princes or nobles, charged with the care of their horses.
equestrian: of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to horsemanship; as, equestrian feats, or games.-being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian statue.-belonging to, or composed of, the ancient roman equities or knights; as, the equestrian order.-one who rides on horseback; a horseman; a rider.
equestrianism: the art of riding on horseback; performance on horseback; horsemanship; as, feats equestrianism.
equi-: a prefix, meaning equally; as, equidistant; equiangular.
equiangular: having equal angles; as, an equiangular figure; a square is equiangular.
equibalance: equal weight; equiponderance.-to make of equal weight; to balance equally; to counterbalance; to equiponderate.
equidifferent: having equal differences; as, the terms of arithmetical progression are equidifferent.
equidiurnal: pertaining to the time of equal day and night; -- applied to the equinoctial line.
equilateral: having all the sides equal; as, an equilateral triangle; an equilateral polygon.-a side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others; also, a figure of equal sides.
equilibrate: to balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise.
equilibration: act of keeping a balance, or state of being balanced; equipoise.-the process by which animal and vegetable organisms preserve a physiological balance.
equilibrist: one who balances himself in unnatural positions and hazardous movements; a balancer.
equilibrium: equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more forces.-a level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to preserve the equilibrium of the body.-a balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with consequent indecision and doubt.
equimultiple: multiplied by the same number or quantity.-one of the products arising from the multiplication of two or more quantities by the same number or quantity. thus, seven times 2, or  14, and seven times 4, or 28, are equimultiples of 2 and 4.
equinoctial: pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line.-pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial heat; an equinoctial sun.-pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world.-the equinoctial line.
equinox: the time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about march 21 and september 22. see autumnal equinox, vernal equinox, under autumnal and vernal.-equinoctial wind or storm.
equip: to furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, rigging, etc.; -- said esp. of ships and of troops.-to dress up; to array; accouter.
equipage: furniture or outfit, whether useful or ornamental; especially, the furniture and supplies of a vessel, fitting her for a voyage or for warlike purposes, or the furniture and necessaries of an army, a body of troops, or a single soldier, including whatever is necessary for efficient service; equipments; accouterments; habiliments; attire.-retinue; train; suite.-a carriage of state or of pleasure with all that accompanies it, as horses, liveried servants, etc., a showy turn-out.
equipendency: the act or condition of hanging in equipoise; not inclined or determined either way.
equipment: the act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.-whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad equipment (locomotives, cars, etc. ; for carrying on business); horse equipments; infantry equipments; naval equipments; laboratory equipments.
equipoise: equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; -- said of moral, political, or social interests or forces.-counterpoise.
equipollency: equality of power, force, signification, or application.-sameness of signification of two or more propositions which differ in language.
equipollent: having equal power or force; equivalent.-having equivalent signification and reach; expressing the same thing, but differently.
equiponderate: to be equal in weight; to weigh as much as another thing.-to make equal in weight; to counterbalance.
equisetum: a genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; -- also called horsetails.
equisonance: an equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
equitable: possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration for what is fair, unbiased, or impartial; just; as an equitable decision; an equitable distribution of an estate; equitable men.-that can be sustained or made available or effective in a court of equity, or upon principles of equity jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets, assignment, mortgage, etc.
equitableness: the quality of being equitable, just, or impartial; as, the equitableness of a judge, a decision, or distribution of property.
equitably: in an equitable manner; justly; as, the laws should be equitably administered.
equitant: mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.-overlapping each other; -- said of leaves whose bases are folded so as to overlap and bestride the leaves within or above them, as in the iris.
equitation: a riding, or the act of riding, on horseback; horsemanship.
equites: an order of knights holding a middle place between the senate and the commonalty; members of the roman equestrian order.
equity: equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of god to man; fairness in determination of conflicting claims; impartiality.-an equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.-a system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it.
equivalence: the condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence of definitions.-equal power or force; equivalent amount.-the quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency. see valence.-the degree of combining power as determined by relative weight. see equivalent, n., 2.-to be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
equivalent: equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.-equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; -- applied to magnitudes; as, a square may be equivalent to a triangle.-contemporaneous in origin; as, the equivalent strata of different countries.-something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage done.-that comparative quantity by weight of an element which possesses the same chemical value as other elements, as determined by actual experiment and reference to the same standard. specifically: (a) the comparative proportions by which one element replaces another in any particular compound; thus, as zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid, their equivalents are 32.5 and 1. (b) the combining proportion by weight of a substance, or the number expressing this proportion, in any particular compound; as, the equivalents of hydrogen and oxygen in water are respectively 1 and 8, and in hydric dioxide 1 and 16.-a combining unit, whether an atom, a radical, or a molecule; as, in acid salt two or more equivalents of acid unite with one or more equivalents of base.-to make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence.
equivalue: to put an equal value upon; to put (something) on a par with another thing.
equivalved: having the valves equal in size and from, as in most bivalve shells.
equivocal: (literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence.-capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal.-uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful.-a word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
equivocate: to use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.-to render equivocal or ambiguous.
equivocation: the use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead.
equivoke: an ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations.-an equivocation; a guibble.
era: a fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned.-a period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of alexander; the era of christ, or the christian era (see under christian).-a period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch.
eradicate: to pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated.-to root out; to destroy utterly; to extirpate; as, to eradicate diseases, or errors.
eradication: the act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.-the state of being plucked up by the roots.
eradicative: tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly, as a disease or any evil.-a medicine that effects a radical cure.
erase: to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, or painted; to efface; to expunge; to cross out; as, to erase a word or a name.-fig.: to obliterate; to expunge; to blot out; -- used of ideas in the mind or memory.
erased: of erase-rubbed or scraped out; effaced; obliterated.-represented with jagged and uneven edges, as is torn off; -- used esp. of the head or limb of a beast.  cf. couped.
erasement: the act of erasing; a rubbing out; expunction; obliteration.
eraser: one who, or that which, erases; esp., a sharp instrument or a piece of rubber used to erase writings, drawings, etc.
erastian: one of the followers of thomas erastus, a german physician and theologian of the 16th century. he held that the punishment of all offenses should be referred to the civil power, and that holy communion was open to all. in the present day, an erastian is one who would see the church placed entirely under the control of the state.
erbium: a rare metallic element associated with several other rare elements in the mineral gadolinite from ytterby in sweden. symbol er. atomic weight 165.9. its salts are rose-colored and give characteristic spectra. its sesquioxide is called erbia.
ere: before; sooner than.-rather than.-to plow. [obs.] see ear, v. t.
erebus: a place of nether darkness, being the gloomy space through which the souls passed to hades. see milton's "paradise lost," book ii., line 883.-the son of chaos and brother of nox, who dwelt in erebus.
erect: upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.-directed upward; raised; uplifted.-bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.-watchful; alert.-standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached.-elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.-to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.-to raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine.-to lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.-to animate; to encourage; to cheer.-to set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like.-to set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.-to rise upright.
erection: the act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage.-the state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes.-state of being stretched to stiffness; tension.-anything erected; a building of any kind.-the state of a part which, from having been soft, has become hard and swollen by the accumulation of blood in the erectile tissue.
erecto-patent: having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading.-standing partially spread and erect; -- said of the wings of certain insects.
erector: one who, or that which, erects.-a muscle which raises any part.-an attachment to a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument, for making the image erect instead of inverted.
erelong: before the /apse of a long time; soon; -- usually separated, ere long.
eremacausis: a gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or of dead animals.
eremitical: of or pertaining to an eremite; hermitical; living in solitude.
eremitism: the state of a hermit; a living in seclusion from social life.
erg: the unit of work or energy in the c. g. s. system, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter; the amount of energy expended in moving a body one centimeter against a force of one dyne. one foot pound is equal to 13,560,000 ergs.
ergot: a diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. it is caused by a parasitic fungus, claviceps purpurea.-the mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. it is a powerful remedial agent, and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening childbirth, and to arrest bleeding.-a stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint.-see 2d calcar, 3 (b).
ergotine: a powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. it is used to produce contraction of the uterus.
ergotism: a logical deduction.-a diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.
erica: a genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers.
ericaceous: belonging to the heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats.
ericinol: a colorless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant odor, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin.
ericius: the vulgate rendering of the hebrew word qip/d, which in the "authorized version" is translated bittern, and in the revised version, porcupine.
ericolin: a glucoside found in the bearberry (and others of the ericaceae), and extracted as a bitter, yellow, amorphous mass.
eridanus: a long, winding constellation extending southward from taurus and containing the bright star achernar.
erinaceous: of the hedgehog family; like, or characteristic of, a hedgehog.
erinite: a hydrous arseniate of copper, of an emerald-green color; -- so called from erin, or ireland, where it occurs.
erinys: an avenging deity; one of the furies; sometimes, conscience personified.
eriometer: an instrument for measuring the diameters of minute particles or fibers, from the size of the colored rings produced by the diffraction of the light in which the objects are viewed.
eristalis: a genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvae) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; -- also called drone fly.
erlking: a personification, in german and scandinavian mythology, of a spirit natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children.