a. [ See Acephal. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. Headless. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Bot.) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Without a leader or chief. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. Wanting the beginning. [ 1913 Webster ] A false or acephalous structure of sentence. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. (Pros.) Deficient at the beginning, as a line of poetry. Brande. [ 1913 Webster ] |