Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 51
Separator (n.) [L.] One who, or that which, separates. Specifically:
Separator (n.) (Steam Boilers) A device for depriving steam of particles of water mixed with it.
Separator (n.) (Mining) An apparatus for sorting pulverized ores into grades, or separating them from gangue.
Separator (n.) (Weaving)An instrument used for spreading apart the threads of the warp in the loom, etc.
Separator (n.) An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension [syn: centrifuge, extractor, separator].
Separatory (a.) Separative. -- Cheyne.
Separatory (n.) (Chem.) An apparatus used in separating, as a separating funnel.
Separatory (n.) (Surg.) A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium. [Obs.]
-trices (n. pl. ) of Separatrix.
-trixes (n. pl. ) of Separatrix.
Separatrix (n.) (Arith.) The decimal point; the dot placed at the left of a decimal fraction, to separate it from the whole number which it follows. The term is sometimes also applied to other marks of separation.
Separatrix (n.) A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information [syn: solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix].
Sepawn (n.) See Supawn. [Local, U.S.]
Supawn (n.) [Of American Indian origin.]
Boiled Indian meal; hasty pudding; mush. [Written also sepawn, sepon, and suppawn.] [Local, U.S.]
Sepelible (a.) Admitting of burial. [Obs.] -- Bailey.
Sepelition (n.) Burial. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Sephen (n.) (Zool.) A large sting ray of the genus Trygon, especially T. sephen of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. The skin is an article of commerce.
Sepias (n. pl. ) of Sepia.
Sepiae (n. pl. ) of Sepia.
Sepia (n.) (Zool.) The common European cuttlefish.
Sepia (n.) (Zool.) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish.
Sepia (n.) A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India.
Sepia drawing or Sepia picture, a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments.
Sepia (a.) Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.
Sepia (n.) A shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: reddish brown, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany].
Sepia (n.) Rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes.
Sepia (n.) Type genus of the Sepiidae [syn: Sepia, genus Sepia].
SEPIA, () Simple EMACS PERL InterAction
(EMACS, PERL).
SEPIA, () Standard ECRC Prolog Integrating
Applications. Prolog with many extensions including
attributed variables ("metaterms") and declarative
coroutining. "SEPIA", Micha Meier et al, TR-LP-36 ECRC, March
1988. Version 3.1 available for Suns and VAX.
(See ECRC-Prolog).
Sepic (a.) Of or pertaining to sepia; done in sepia; as, a sepic drawing.
Sepidaceous (a.) (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the cuttlefishes of the genus Sepia.
Sepiment (n.) Something that separates; a hedge; a fence. [R.] -- Bailey.
Sepiolite (n.) (Min.) Meerschaum. See Meerschaum.
Compare: Meerschaum
Meerschaum (n.) (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called sepiolite.
Meerschaum (n.) A tobacco pipe made of this mineral; a meerschaum pipe.
Sepiolite (n.) A white clayey mineral [syn: meerschaum, sepiolite].
Sepiostare (n.) (Zool.) The bone or shell of cuttlefish. See Illust. under Cuttlefish.
Sepon (n.) See Supawn. [Local, U.S.]
Compare: Supawn
Supawn (n.) Boiled Indian meal; hasty pudding; mush. [Written also sepawn, sepon, and suppawn.] [Local, U.S.]
Sepose (v. t.) To set apart. [Obs.] -- Donne.
Seposit (v. t.) To set aside; to give up. [Obs.]
Seposition (n.) The act of setting aside, or of giving up. [Obs.] -- Jer. Taylor.
Sepoy (n.) A native of India employed as a soldier in the service of a European power, esp. of Great Britain; an Oriental soldier disciplined in the European manner.
Seppuku (n.) Same as Hara-kiri.
Seppuku, or hara-kiri, also came into vogue. -- W. E. Griffis.
Seppuku (n.) Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society [syn: harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari, seppuku].
Sepsin (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) A soluble poison (ptomaine) present in putrid blood. It is also formed in the putrefaction of proteid matter in general.
Sepsis (n.) (Med.) The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent material into the blood.
Sepsis (n.) The presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues.
Sept (n.) A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; -- used especially of the ancient clans in Ireland.
The chief, struck by the illustration, asked at once to be baptized, and all his sept followed his example. -- S. Lover.
Sept (n.) The month following August and preceding October [syn: September, Sep, Sept].
Sept (n.) People descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry].
Septaemia (n.) (Med.) Septicaemia.
Septal (a.) Of or pertaining to a septum or septa, as of a coral or a shell.
Septal (a.) Of or relating to a septum [syn: septal, septate].
Septane (n.) (Chem.) See Heptane. [R.]
Septangle (n.) (Geom.) A figure which has seven angles; a heptagon. [R.]
Septangular (a.) Heptagonal.
Septaria (n. pl. ) of Septarium.
Septarium (n.) (Geol.) A flattened concretionary nodule, usually of limestone, intersected within by cracks which are often filled with calcite, barite, or other minerals.
Septate (a.) Divided by partition or partitions; having septa; as, a septate pod or shell.
Septate (a.) Of or relating to a septum [syn: septal, septate].
September (n.) The ninth month of the year, containing thurty days.
September (n.) The month following August and preceding October [syn: September, Sep, Sept].
Septemberer (n.) A Setembrist. -- Carlyle.
Septembrist (n.) An agent in the massacres in Paris, committed in patriotic frenzy, on the 22d of September, 1792.
Septemfluous (a.) Flowing sevenfold; divided into seven streams or currents. [R.] -- Fuller.
Septempartite (a.) Divided nearly to the base into seven parts; as, a septempartite leaf.
Septemtrioun (n.) Septentrion. [Obs.]
Septemvirs (n. pl. ) of Septemvir.
Septemviri (n. pl. ) of Septemvir.
Septemvir (n.) One of a board of seven men associated in some office.
Septemvirate (n.) The office of septemvir; a government by septimvirs.
Septenary (a.) Consisting of, or relating to, seven; as, a septenary number. -- I. Watts.
Septenary (a.) Lasting seven years; continuing seven years. "Septenary penance." -- Fuller.
Septenary (n.) The number seven. [R.] -- Holinshed.
Septenary (n.) The cardinal number that is the sum of six and one [syn: seven, 7, VII, sevener, heptad, septet, septenary].
Septenate (a.) (Bot.) Having parts in sevens; heptamerous.
Septennate (n.) A period of seven years; as, the septennate during which the President of the French Republic holds office.
Septennial (a.) Lasting or continuing seven years; as, septennial parliaments.
Septennial (a.) Happening or returning once in every seven years; as, septennial elections in England.
Septennially (adv.) Once in seven years.
Septentrial (a.) Septentrional. -- Drayton.
Septentrio (n.) (Astron.) The constellation Ursa Major.
Septentrion (n.) The north or northern regions. -- Shak.
Both East West, South and Septentrioun. -- Chaucer. Septentrion
Septentrion (a.) Alt. of Septentrional.
Septentrional (a.) Of or pertaining to the north; northern. "From cold septentrion blasts." -- Milton.
Septentrionality (n.) Northerliness.
Septentrionally (adv.) Northerly.
Septentrionate (v. i.) To tend or point toward the north; to north. -- Sir T. Browne. Septet
Septet (n.) Alt. of Septette.
Septette (n.) A set of seven persons or objects; as, a septet of singers.
Septette (n.) (Mus.) A musical composition for seven instruments or seven voices; -- called also septuor.
Septet (n.) The cardinal number that is the sum of six and one [syn: seven, 7, VII, sevener, heptad, septet, septenary].
Septet (n.) Seven performers or singers who perform together [syn: septet, septette].
Septet (n.) A set of seven similar things considered as a unit [syn: septet, septette].
Septet (n.) Seven people considered as a unit [syn: septet, septette, sevensome].
Septet (n.) A musical composition written for seven performers [syn: septet, septette].
Septfoil (n.) (Bot.) A European herb, the tormentil. See Tormentil.
Septfoil (n.) (Arch.) An ornamental foliation having seven lobes. Cf. Cinquefoil, Quarterfoil, and Trefoil.
Septfoil (n.) (Eccl.Art.) A typical figure, consisting of seven equal segments of a circle, used to denote the gifts of the Holy Chost, the seven sacraments as recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, etc. [R.]
Septi- () A combining form meaning seven; as, septifolious, seven-leaved; septi-lateral, seven-sided.
Septic (a.) (Math.) Of the seventh degree or order.
Septic (n.) (Alg.) A quantic of the seventh degree.
Septic (a.) Alt. of Septical.
Septical (a.) Having power to promote putrefaction.
Septic (n.) A substance that promotes putrefaction.
Septic (a.) Containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" [syn: septic, infected] [ant: antiseptic].
Septic (a.) Of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank."
Septicaemia (n.) (Med.) A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and other organs.
Septicaemia (n.) Invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection [syn: blood poisoning, septicemia, septicaemia].
Septically (adv.) In a septic manner; in a manner tending to promote putrefaction.
Septicidal (a.) (Bot.) Dividing the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into its component carpels.
Septicity (n.) Tendency to putrefaction; septic quality.
Septifarious (a.) (Bot.) Turned in seven different ways.
Septiferous (a.) (Bot.) Bearing a partition; -- said of the valves of a capsule.
Septiferous (a.) Conveying putrid poison; as, the virulence of septiferous matter.
Septifluous (a.) Flowing in seven streams; septemfluous.
Septifolious (a.) (Bot.) Having seven leaves.
Septiform (a.) Having the form of a septum.
Septifragal (a.) (Bot.) Breaking from the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, and these remain attached to the common axis.
Septilateral (a.) Having seven sides; as, a septilateral figure.
Septillion (n.) According to the French method of numeration (which is followed also in the United States), the number expressed by a unit with twenty-four ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-two ciphers annexed. See Numeration.
Septillion (n.) The number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros.
Septimole (n.) (Mus.) A group of seven notes to be played in the time of four or six.
Septinsular (a.) Consisting of seven islands; as, the septinsular republic of the Ionian Isles.
Septisyllable (n.) A word of seven syllables.
Septoic (a.) (Chem.) See Heptoic. [R.]
Septomaxillary (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the nasal septum and the maxilla; situated in the region of these parts.
Septomaxillary (n.) A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.
Septuagenarian (n.) A person who is seventy years of age; a septuagenary.
Septuagenarian (n.) Someone whose age is in the seventies.
Septuagenarian (n.) [ C ] A person who is between 70 and 79 years old.