a.
That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.
Next Wordn.
A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual. →
v. t.
The preparation of the facts and measurements of observations in order to deduce a general result. →
n.
An equilateral parallelogram, or quadrilateral figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides parallel. The angles may be unequal, two being obtuse and two acute, as in the cut, or the angles may be equal, in which case it is usually called a square. →