{ } a. (Zool.) Not undergoing any metamorphosis; as, ametabolic insects. Opposite of metabolic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. undergoing only slight metamorphosis [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous. “Amphibological expressions.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Am*phib`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n.; pl. Amphibologies [ L. amphibologia, for amphibolia, fr. Gr. 'amfiboli`a, with the ending -logia as if fr. Gr. 'amfi`bolos ambiguous + lo`gos speech: cf. F. amphibologie. See Amphiboly. ] A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. amphibolus, Gr. &unr_; thrown about, doubtful. See Amphibole. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Ambiguous; doubtful. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel -- both parties declaring themselves for the king. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Logic) Capable of two meanings. [ 1913 Webster ]

An amphibolous sentence is one that is capable of two meanings, not from the double sense of any of the words, but from its admitting of a double construction; e. g., “The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose.” Whately. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] A kind of large knife resembling a machete. [ Phil. Islands ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. A city of Italy which has given its name to various objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A Bologna sausage; also informally called baloney. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bologna sausage [ It. salsiccia di Bologna ], a large sausage made of bacon or ham, beef, veal, and pork, cooked and smoked, chopped fine and inclosed in a skin. --
Bologna stone (Min.), radiated barite, or barium sulphate, found in roundish masses composed of radiating fibers, first discovered near Bologna. It is phosphorescent when calcined. --
Bologna vial, a vial of unannealed glass which will fly into pieces when its surface is scratched by a hard body, as by dropping into it a fragment of flint; whereas a bullet may be dropped into it without injury. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Bologna. -- n. A native of Bologna. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bolognese school (Paint.), a school of painting founded by the Carracci, otherwise called the Lombard or Eclectic school, the object of which was to unite the excellences of the preceding schools. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Bolognese. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bolognian stone. See Bologna stone, under Bologna. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a record or recording made by a bolometer.
Syn. -- bologram. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to a bolograph. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a stroke, ray + -meter. ] (Physics) An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; -- called also actinic balance, thermic balance. S. P. Langley. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to a bolometer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Bomboloes [ Cf. It bombola a pitcher. ] A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask, used in the sublimation of camphor. [ Written also bumbelo, and bumbolo. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖, n. [ Sp. cocobolo. ] (Bot.) A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of tools, and for various fancy articles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. A Muslim rosary, consisting of ninety-nine beads. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An old game or sport (revived under this name) consisting in whirling on a string, fastened to two sticks, a small somewhat spool-shaped object (called the diabolo) so as to balance it on a string, toss it in the air and catch it, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Hyperbola + -oid: cf. F. hyperboloïde. ] (Geom.) A surface of the second order, which is cut by certain planes in hyperbolas; also, the solid, bounded in part by such a surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hyperboloid of revolution, an hyperboloid described by an hyperbola revolving about one of its axes. The surface has two separate sheets when the axis of revolution is the transverse axis, but only one when the axis of revolution is the conjugate axis of the hyperbola. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Geom.) Having some property that belongs to an hyperboloid or hyperbola. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Bot.) A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros discolor) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Obolus. ] A copper coin, used in the Ionian Islands, about one cent in value. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Parabola + -oid: cf. F. paraboloïde. ] (Geom.) The solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its axis; any surface of the second order whose sections by planes parallel to a given line are parabolas. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term paraboloid has sometimes been applied also to the parabolas of the higher orders. Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a paraboloid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Nl., fr. Gr. peri`bolos, fr. peri`bolos, adj., going round, fr. periba`llein to throw round; cf. L. peribolus. ] In ancient architecture, an inclosed court, esp., one surrounding a temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fle`ps, flebo`s, a vein + -logy. ] A branch of anatomy which treats of the veins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physics) A combination of spectroscope and bolometer for determining the distribution of energy in a spectrum. -- Spec`tro*bo`lo*met"ric a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

a. Pertaining to a symbology; versed in, or characterized by, symbology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who practices, or who is versed in, symbology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Symbol + -logy. ] The art of expressing by symbols. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ tribo- + -ology. ] the study of the effects of friction on parts of machinery moving in contact with each other, and of methods, such as lubrication, to counteract negative effects such as wear. [ PJC ]