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Motion
·noun A puppet show or puppet.
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to motion
To move; to make a motion; as, 'I motion that the resolution pass.' An old English word rarely used,...
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motion
Change of place; it is termed direct, in the sky, when it is in the direction of the earth's annual ...
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Electro
·noun An <<Electrotype>>.
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Electro-
·- A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to electricity, produced by electricity, produci...
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Excito-motion
·noun Motion excited by reflex nerves. ·see Excito-motory.
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Ideo-motion
·noun An ideo-motor movement.
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Link motion
·- A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an ...
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Motion picture
·add. ·- A moving picture.
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Self-motion
·noun Motion given by inherent power, without external impulse; spontaneus or voluntary motion.
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angular motion
is that which describes an angle, or moves circularly round a point, as planets revolving about the ...
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apparent motion
The motion of celestial bodies as viewed from the earth.
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direct motion
See motion.
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horary motion
The march or movement of any heavenly body in the space of an hour.
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mean motion
The rate at which a body moving in an elliptic orbit would proceed at an equal velocity throughout.
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natural motion
A term applied to the descending parabolic curve of a shot or shell in falling.
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retrograde motion
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tropical motion
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Electro-ballistic
·adj Pertaining to electro-ballistics.
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Electro-ballistics
·noun The art or science of measuring the force or velocity of projectiles by means of electricity.
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Electro-biologist
·noun One versed in electro-biology.
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Electro-biology
·noun That branch of biology which treats of the electrical phenomena of living organisms.
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Electro-bioscopy
·noun A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an animal organism with a current o...
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Electro-capillarity
·noun The occurrence or production of certain capillary effects by the action of an electrical curre...
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Electro-capillary
·adj Pert. to, or caused by, electro-capillarity.
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Electro-chemical
·adj Of or pertaining to electro-chemistry.
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Electro-chemistry
·noun That branch of science which treats of the relation of electricity to chemical changes.
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Electro-chronograph
·noun An instrument for obtaining an accurate record of the time at which any observed phenomenon oc...
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Electro-chronographic
·adj Belonging to the electro-chronograph, or recorded by the aid of it.
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Electro-dynamic
·adj ·Alt. of Electro-dynamical.
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Electro-dynamical
·adj Pertaining to the movements or force of electric or galvanic currents; dependent on electric fo...
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Electro-dynamics
·noun The phenomena of electricity in motion.
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Electro-dynamometer
·noun An instrument for measuring the strength of electro-dynamic currents.
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Electro-engraving
·noun The art or process of engraving by means of electricity.
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Electro-etching
·noun A mode of etching upon metals by electrolytic action.
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Electro-gilding
·noun The art or process of gilding copper, iron, ·etc., by means of voltaic electricity.
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Electro-gilt
·adj Gilded by means of voltaic electricity.
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Electro-kinetic
·adj Of or pertaining to electro-kinetics.
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Electro-kinetics
·noun That branch of electrical science which treats of electricity in motion.
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Electro-magnet
·noun A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt,...
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Electro-magnetic
·adj Of, Pertaining to, or produced by, magnetism which is developed by the passage of an electric c...
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Electro-magnetism
·noun The magnetism developed by a current of electricity; the science which treats of the developme...
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Electro-metallurgy
·noun The act or art precipitating a metal electro-chemical action, by which a coating is deposited,...
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Electro-metric
·adj ·Alt. of Electro-metrical.
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Electro-metrical
·adj Pertaining to electrometry; made by means of electrometer; as, an electrometrical experiment.
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Electro-motive
·adj Producing electro-motion; producing, or tending to produce, electricity or an electric current;...
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Electro-muscular
·adj Pertaining the reaction (contraction) of the muscles under electricity, or their sensibility to...
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Electro-negative
·noun A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis.
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Electro-physiological
·adj Pertaining to electrical results produced through physiological agencies, or by change of actio...
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Electro-physiology
·noun That branch of physiology which treats of electric phenomena produced through physiological ag...
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Electro-polar
·adj Possessing electrical polarity; positively electrified at one end, or on one surface, and negat...
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Electro-positive
·noun A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
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Electro-puncturation
·noun ·Alt. of Electro-puncturing.
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Electro-puncture
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Electro-puncturing
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Electro-stereotype
·noun ·same·as <<Electrotype>>.
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Electro-telegraphic
·adj Pertaining to the electric telegraph, or by means of it.
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Electro-telegraphy
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Electro-therapeutics
·noun The branch of medical science which treats of the applications agent.
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Electro-thermancy
·noun That branch of electrical science which treats of the effect of an electric current upon the t...
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Electro-tint
·noun A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metall...
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Electro-vital
·adj Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes;
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Electro-vitalism
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centre of motion
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motion, centre of
That point of a body which remains at rest whilst all the other parts are in motion about it: as the...
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proper motion of the stars
A movement which some stars are found to possess, independent of the apparent change of place due to...
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radius-bar of parallel motion
An intervening lever for guiding the side-rods of a steam-engine.
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