Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 22
Adelocodonic (a.) (Zool.) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; -- opposed to {phanerocodonic}.
Adelocodonic (a.) (Zoology) Remaining attached and developing no umbrella - used of sexual zooids of certain hydroids . - opposed to Phanerocodonic.
Compare: Phanerocodonic
Phanerocodonic (a.) (Zoology) Having an umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body, with a wide, open cavity beneath; said of certain jellyfishes.
Phanerocodonic (a.) Developing an umbrella and becoming detached - used of the sexual zooids of hydroids. Compare: Adelocodonic.
Compare: Hydroid
Hydroid (n.) 【動】水螅 Hydroids are a life stage for most animals of the class Hydrozoa, small predators related to jellyfish. Some hydroids such as the freshwater Hydra are solitary, with the polyp attached directly to the substrate. When these produce buds, they become detached and grow on as new individuals.
Hydroid (a.) (Zoology) 水螅的 Relating to coelenterates of the hydroid group.
Hydroid (a.) Another term for polypoid (sense 1).
Compare: Jellyfish
Jellyfish (n.) [C] 水母；海蜇；【口】軟弱無能的人 A free-swimming marine coelenterate with a gelatinous bell- or saucer-shaped body that is typically transparent and has stinging tentacles around the edge.
Classes Scyphozoa and Cubozoa.
Jellyfish (n.) (Informal) A feeble person.
Adelopod (n. pl. -s) (Zoology) An animal having feet that are not apparent.
Adelphia (n.) (Bot.) A "brotherhood," or collection of stamens in a bundle; -- used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia, Diadelphia, etc.
Adelphous (a.) Having coalescent or clustered filaments; -- said of stamens; as, adelphous stamens. Usually in composition; as, monadelphous.
Adempt (p. p.) Takes away.
Ademption (n.) The revocation or taking away of a grant donation, legacy, or the like.
Aden- () Alt. of Adeno-.
Adeno- () Combining forms of the Greek word for gland; -- used in words relating to the structure, diseases, etc., of the glands.
Adenalgia (n.) Alt. of Adenalgy.
Adenalgy (n.) Pain in a gland. Called also adenodynia.
Adeniform (a.) Shaped like a gland; adenoid. -- Dunglison.
Adenitis (n.) (Med.) Glandular inflammation. -- Dunglison. AS
Adenitis (n.) (Med.) Glandular inflammation. -- Dunglison.
Adenitis (n.) Inflammation of a gland or lymph node.
Adenocarcinoma (n.) Cancer arising from secretory cells, often in a gland. Breast and pancreatic cancers are usually adenocarcinomas.
Adenocarcinoma (n.) Malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium [syn: adenocarcinoma, glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma].
Adenographic (a.) Pertaining to adenography.
Adenography (n.) That part of anatomy which describes the glands.
Adenoid (a.) Alt. of Adenoidal.
Adenoidal (a.) Glandlike; glandular.
Adenoid (n.) (Med.) Lymphoid tissue in the roof of the nasopharynx; -- often in the pl. -- Stedman 25. [AS]
Adenoid (n.) (Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of adenoid[1] tissue; -- usually in pl. -- AS
Adenoid (a.) (Med.) Of or relating to a gland. [AS]
Adenoid (a.) (Med.) Pertaining to adenoids[2]. -- Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary. [AS] Adenoid
Adenoid (a.) Relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
Adenoid (n.) A collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children" [syn: pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea].
Adenological (a.) Pertaining to adenology.
Adenology (n.) The part of physiology that treats of the glands.
Adenoma (n.) (Med.) A benign tumor of epithelial tissue with a glandlike structure. -- Ad`e*nom"a*tous, a. -- AS
Adenoma (n.) A benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin.
Adenophorous (a.) (Bot.) Producing glands.
Adenophyllous (a.) (Bot.) Having glands on the leaves.
Adenose (a.) Like a gland; full of glands; glandulous; adenous.
Adenotomic (a.) Pertaining to adenotomy.
Adenotomy (n.) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.
Adenous (a.) Same as Adenose.
Adeps (n.) Animal fat; lard.
Adept (n.) 擅長的行家，能手 One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; as, adepts in philosophy.
Adept (a.) 熟練的，內行的 Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
Adeption (a.) An obtaining; attainment.
Adeptist (n.) A skilled alchemist.
Adeptness (n.) The quality of being adept; skill.
Adequacy (n.) The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.
Adequate (a.) 足夠的，充分的；適當的，適合的 Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition.
Adequate (v. t.) To equalize; to make adequate.
Adequate (v. t.) To equal.
Adequate (a.) (B2) 足夠的；合格的；合乎需要的 Enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose.
// Have we got adequate food for 20 guests?
// I didn't have adequate time to prepare.
// It's not a big salary but it's adequate for our needs.
// The council's provision for the elderly is barely adequate (= is not enough).
// [ + to infinitive ] Will future oil supplies be adequate to meet world needs?
Opposite:
Inadequate (a.) (C1) 不夠好的；劣質的 Not good enough or too low in quality.
// This work is woefully (= extremely) inadequate - you'll have to do it again.
Inadequate (a.) (C1) （數量）不夠的 Too small in amount.
// She rejected the $2 million offer as totally inadequate.
Inadequate (a.) （處理事情）信心不足的 Not confident enough to deal with a situation.
// Maddie's a real expert on art, so I feel completely inadequate whenever I talk to her about it.
Adequately (adv.)足夠地；充分地；適當地 In an adequate manner.
Adequately (adv.) In an adequate manner or to an adequate degree; "he was adequately prepared" [ant: {inadequately}].
Adequateness (n.) The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.
Adequateness (n.) The quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule" [syn: adequacy, adequateness] [ant: inadequacy, inadequateness].
Adequation (n.) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent. [Obs.] -- Bp. Barlow.
Adesmy (n.) (Bot.) The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually entire.
Adessenarian (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) One who held the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.
Adfected (a.) (Alg.) See Affected, 5.
Adfiliated (a.) See Affiliated. [Obs.]
Adfiliation (n.) See Affiliation. [Obs.]
Adfluxion (n.) See Affluxion.
Adhamant (a.) Clinging, as by hooks.
Adhered (imp. & p. p.) of Adhere.
Adhering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Adhere.
Adhere (v. i.) 黏附，緊黏 [（+to）]；遵守；堅持 [（+to）]；追隨，依附；支持 [（+to）] To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
Adhere (v. i.) To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.
Adhere (v. i.) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. "Nor time nor place did then adhere." "Every thing adheres together." -- Shak.
Syn: To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold
Adhere (v.) Be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules."
Adhere (v.) Follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan."
Adhere (v.) Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere].
Adhere (v.) Be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" [syn: adhere, stick].
Adhere (v.) Be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: stand by, stick by, stick, adhere].
Adhere (v.) Stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to].
Adhere (v.) [ I ] (Formal) 黏附，附著 To stick firmly.
// A smooth, dry surface helps the tiles adhere to the wall.
Phrasal verb:
Adhere to sth (- Phrasal verb with adhere) (v.) [ I ] (Formal) 堅持；遵守；忠於 To continue to obey a rule or have a belief.
// She adhered to her principles/ideals throughout her life.
// They failed to adhere to the terms of the agreement/ treaty.
// The translator has obviously adhered very strictly to the original text.
Adhering (n.) 黏附；秉承 Cleaving to, or joining; as, adhering to the enemies of the United States.
Adherence (n.) [U] [(+to)] 堅持，嚴守；固執；依附，信奉；忠誠 The quality or state of adhering.
Adherence (n.) The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions.
Syn: Adherence, Adhesion.
Usage: These words, which were once freely interchanged, are now almost entirely separated. Adherence is no longer used to denote physical union, but is applied, to mental states or habits; as, a strict adherence to one's duty; close adherence to the argument, etc. Adhesion is now confined chiefly to the physical sense, except in the phrase "To give in one's adhesion to a cause or a party."
Adherence (n.) Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive" [syn: attachment, adherence, adhesion].
Adherence (n.) The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion" [syn: adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond].
Adherency (n.) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence. [R.]
Adherency (n.) That which adheres. [Obs.] -- Dr. H. More.
Adherent (a.) 黏著的；附著的；【植】貼生的 Sticking; clinging; adhering. -- Pope.
Adherent (a.) Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
Adherent (a.) (Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
Adherent (n.) [C] 追隨者，擁護者 One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.
Adherent (n.) That which adheres; an appendage. [R.] -- Milton.
Syn: Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter; dependent; ally; backer.
Adherent (a.) Sticking fast.
Adherent (n.) Someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another [syn: disciple, adherent].
Adherently (adv.) In an adherent manner.
Adherer (n.) One who adheres; an adherent.
Adhesion (n.) 黏著；固守；皈依 The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.
Adhesion (n.) Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, to a policy.
His adhesion to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy. -- De Quincey.
Adhesion (n.) Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.
To that treaty Spain and England gave in their adhesion. -- Macaulay.
Adhesion (n.) (Physics) The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See {Cohesion}.
Adhesion (n.) (Med.) The process of uniting surfaces by the formation of new fibrous bands resulting from an inflammatory process.
Adhesion (n.) (Med.) One of the fibrous bands resulting from adhesion [5].
Adhesion (n.) (Bot.) The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant.
Syn: Adherence; union. See {Adherence}.
Adhesion (n.) Abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen.
Adhesion (n.) A fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures.
Adhesion (n.) The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion" [syn: {adhesiveness}, {adhesion}, {adherence}, {bond}].
Adhesion (n.) Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive" [syn: {attachment}, {adherence}, {adhesion}].
Adhesive (a.) 黏的；黏著的；有黏性的 Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
Adhesive (a.) Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.
Adhesive (a.) Tending to adhere [ant: {nonadhesive}]
Adhesive (n.) 膠黏劑；黏著劑 A substance that unites or bonds surfaces together [syn: {adhesive material}, {adhesive agent}, {adhesive}]
Adhesively (adv.) 依附地；膠著地 In an adhesive manner.
Adhesiveness (n.) 黏附性；黏附度 The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity of union.
Adhesiveness (n.) Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons, and to promote social intercourse.
Adhibit (v. t.) 讓進；貼；【古】用（藥等） To admit, as a person or thing; to take in.
Adhibit (v. t.) To use or apply; to administer.
Adhibit (v. t.) To attach; to affix.
Adhibition (n.) 引進 The act of adhibiting; application; use.
Ad hoc (a.) [ Before noun ] [拉] 特別的，專門的；臨時安排的 Made or happening only for a particular purpose or need, not planned before it happens.
// An ad hoc committee/ meeting.
// We deal with problems on an ad hoc basis (= as they happen).
Ad hominem () A phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the principles, interests, or passions of a man.
Ad hominem (a.) Appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason); "ad hominem arguments."
Adhort (v. t.) To exhort; to advise. [Obs.] -- Feltham.
Adhortation (n.) Advice; exhortation. [Obs.] --Peacham.
Adhortatory (a.) Containing counsel or warning; hortatory; advisory. [Obs.] -- Potter.
Adiabatic (a.) 【物】絕熱的，隔熱的 Not giving out or receiving heat. -- Ad`i*a*bat`ic*al*ly, adv.
Note: The adiabatic expansion of carbon dioxide from a compressed container causes the temperature of the gas to decrease rapidly below its freezing point, resulting in the familiar carbon dioxide "snow" emitted by carbon dioxide fire extinguishers.
Adiabatic line or curve, A curve exhibiting the variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it expands without either receiving or giving out heat. -- Bankine.
Adiabatic (a.) Ocurring without loss or gain of heat; "adiabatic expansion" [ant: diabatic].
Adiactinic (a.) (Chem.) Not transmitting the actinic rays.
Adiantum (n.) (Bot.) A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.
Adiantum (n.) Cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: Adiantum, genus Adiantum].
Adiaphorism (n.) Religious indifference.
Adiaphorist (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical. -- Murdock.
Adiaphoristic (a.) Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice. -- Shipley.
Adiaphorite (n.) Same as Adiaphorist.
Adiaphorous (a.) Indifferent or neutral. -- Jer. Taylor. AS
Adiaphorous (a.) (Med.) Incapable of doing either harm or good as a medicine. -- Dunglison.
Adiaphory (n.) Indifference. [Obs.]
Adiathermic (a.) Not pervious to heat.
Adieu (interj. & adv.) Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.
Adieus (n. pl. ) of Adieu.
Adieu (n.) A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting. -- Shak.
Adight (p. p.) of Adight.
Adight (v. t.) To set in order; to array; to attire; to deck, to dress. [Obs.]
Ad infinitum () Without limit; endlessly.
Ad infinitum (adv.) To infinity; without or seemingly without limit; "talked on and on ad infinitum."
Ad interim () [L.] Meanwhile; temporary.
Ad interim (adv.) For an intervening time; temporarily; "elected to serve ad interim."
AD INTERIM. () In the mean time. An officer is sometimes appointed ad interim, when the principal officer is absent, or for some cause incapable of acting for the time.
Adipescent (a.) Becoming fatty.
Adipic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid.
Adipocerate (v. t.) To convert into adipocere.