impluvium |
In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its birm. Origin: L, fr. Impluere to rain into; pref. Im- in + pluere to rain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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impolarily |
Not according to or in, the direction of the poles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
impolarly |
Not according to or in, the direction of the poles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
impolitic |
Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or measure. "The most unjust and impolitic of all things, unequal taxation." (Burke) Synonym: Indiscreet, inexpedient, undiplomatic. Origin: Pref. Im- not + politic; cf. F. Impolitique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
imponderable |
<physics> An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formely applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, regarded as subtile flyids destitute of weight but in modern science little used. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
impoofo |
<zoology> The eland. Alternative forms: impoofoo Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
impoon |
<zoology> The duykerbok. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
impose |
1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit. "Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose Within a wicker basket." (Chapman) 2. To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll or tribute. "What fates impose, that men must needs abide." (Shak) "Death is the penalty imposed." (Milton) "Thou on the deep imposest nobler laws." (Waller) 3. To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination. 4. To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc. Origin: F. Imposer; pref. Im- in + poser to place. See Pose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
imposition |
1. The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like. "From imposition of strict laws." . "Made more solemn by the imposition of hands." (Hammond) 2. That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge; burden; injunction; tax. 3. <engineering> An extra exercise enjoined on students as a punishment. 4. An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture. "Reputation is an idle and most false imposition." (Shak) 5. The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc. 6. The act or process of imosing pages or columns of type. See Impose. Synonym: Deceit, fraud, imposture. See Deception. Origin: F, fr. L. Impositio the application of a name to a thing. See Impone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
impossibility |
Origin: L. Impossibilitas: cf. F. Impossibilite. 1. The quality of being impossible; impracticability. "They confound difficulty with impossibility." (South) 2. An impossible thing; that which can not be thought, done, or endured. "Impossibilities! O, no, there's none." (Cowley) 3. Inability; helplessness. Logical impossibility, a condition or statement involving contradiction or absurdity; as, that a thing can be and not be at the same time. See Principle of Contradiction, under Contradiction. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
impossible |
An impossibility. ""Madam," quoth he, "this were an impossible!"" (Chaucer) Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under the circumstances; absurd or impracticable; not feasible. "With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible." (Matt. Xix. 26) "Without faith it is impossible to please him." (Heb. Xi. <mathematics> Impossible quantity, an imagnary quantity. See Imaginary. Synonym: See Impracticable. Origin: F, fr. L. Impossibilis; pref. Im- not + possibilis possible. See Possible. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
impossibly |
Not possibly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
imposthumate |
To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess. See: Imposthume. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
imposthume |
A collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an abscess. Origin: A corruption of aposteme. See Aposteme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
impostrix |
A woman who imposes upon or deceives others. Origin: LL. Impostrix. See Impostor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally impingement: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
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impulse
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urge: an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" caprice: a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" nerve impulse: the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus" pulsation: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" momentum: an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road"
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impairment
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damage: the occurrence of a change for the worse deterioration: a symptom of reduced quality or strength disability: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality stultification: the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
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impalpable
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intangible: incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans imperceptible to the senses or the mind; "an impalpable cloud"; "impalpable shadows"; "impalpable distinctions"; "as impalpable as a dream"
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impulsion
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drift: a force that moves something along impulse: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"
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