a. [ Gr. &unr_; irregular + &unr_; leaf. ] (Bot.) Having leaves irregularly placed. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; lawless + o'yra` tail. ] (Zool.) A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + &unr_; to assign, hold, sway. ] 1. Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Having independent existence or laws. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kapno`s smoke + mo`ra, equiv. to moi^ra part. ] (Chem.) A limpid, colorless oil with a peculiar odor, obtained from beech tar. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; the wild goose + morfh` form. ] (Zool.) An order of birds, including the swans, ducks, geese, flamingoes and screamers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; leader. See Enomoty. ] (Gr. Antiq.) The commander of an enomoty. Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; sworn; &unr_; in + &unr_; to swear. ] (Gr. Antiq.) A band of sworn soldiers; a division of the Spartan army ranging from twenty-five to thirty-six men, bound together by oath. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling, a gnomology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; judgment, maxim + &unr_; discourse: cf. F. gnomologie. ] A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. gnomon, Gr. &unr_; one that knows, the index of a sundial. See Gnome. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Dialing) The style or pin, which by its shadow, shows the hour of the day. It is usually set parallel to the earth's axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) A style or column erected perpendicularly to the horizon, formerly used in astronomocal observations. Its principal use was to find the altitude of the sun by measuring the length of its shadow. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Geom.) The space included between the boundary lines of two similar parallelograms, the one within the other, with an angle in common; as, the gnomon bcdefg of the parallelograms ac and af. The parallelogram bf is the complement of the parallelogram df. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The index of the hour circle of a globe.

{ } a. [ L. gnomonicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. gnomonique. See Gnomon. ] Of or pertaining to the gnomon, or the art of dialing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gnomonic projection, a projection of the circles of the sphere, in which the point of sight is taken at the center of the sphere, and the principal plane is tangent to the surface of the sphere. “The gnomonic projection derives its name from the connection between the methods of describing it and those for the construction of a gnomon or dial.” Cyc. of Arts & Sciences. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to the principles of the gnomonic projection. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Gnomonic. ] The art or science of dialing, or of constructing dials to show the hour of the day by the shadow of a gnomon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in gnomonics. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gnomon + -logy. Cf. Gnomonology. ] A treatise on gnomonics. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hetero- + Gr. no`mos law. ] Subject to the law of another. Krauth-Fleming. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to homonomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Mono- + Gr. morfh` form. ] (Biol.) Having but a single form; retaining the same form throughout the various stages of development; of the same or of an essentially similar type of structure; -- opposed to dimorphic, trimorphic, and polymorphic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. no`mos law + -cracy, as in democracy. ] Government in accordance with a system of law. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; no`mos law + &unr_; to write. ] A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form proper for laws. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. no`mos law + -logy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The science of law; legislation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. no`mos law, custom + &unr_; sole of the foot. ] (Zool.) Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux, as do passerine birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; no`mos + &unr_; to assign: cf. F. nomothète. ] A lawgiver. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Legislative; enacting laws; as, a nomothetical power. [ R. ] Bp. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Onomancy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; skilled in judging of diseases; pa`qos a disease + &unr_; skilled: cf. F. pathognomonique. See Gnomic. ] (Med.) Specially or decisively characteristic of a disease; indicating with certainty a disease; as, a pathognomonic symptom. [ 1913 Webster ]

The true pathognomonic sign of love jealousy. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Phono- + -motor. ] (Physics) An instrument in which motion is produced by the vibrations of a sounding body. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Poly- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, name: cf. Gr. &unr_;. ] Having many names or titles; polyonymous. Sir W. Jones. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Python, and -morphous. ] (Paleon.) Same as Mosasauria. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to swear with or together; sy`n with + &unr_; to swear. ] Sworn brotherhood; a society in ancient Greece nearly resembling a modern political club. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) An instrument from tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve by successive mechanical shocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

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a. [ OE. venemous, venimous, F. venimeux, L. venenosus, fr. venenum poison. See Venom, and cf. Venenose. ] 1. Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having a poison gland or glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Noxious; mischievous; malignant; spiteful; as, a venomous progeny; a venomous writer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Venomous snake (Zool.), any serpent which has poison glands and fangs, whether dangerous to man or not. These serpents constitute two tribes, the viperine serpents, or Solenoglypha, and the cobralike serpents, or Proteroglypha. The former have perforated, erectile fangs situated in the front part of the upper jaw, and are without ordinary teeth behind the fangs; the latter have permanently erect and grooved fangs, with ordinary maxillary teeth behind them. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Ven"om*ous*ly, adv. -- Ven"om*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]