n.
An instrument for measuring the velocity, or indicating changes in the velocity, of a moving body or substance.
Next Worda.
Wholly solid; -- said of a barometer constructed of solid materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure without the use of liquids, as the aneroid. →
n.
A yellow, earthy incrustation, consisting essentially of the oxide of uranium, but more or less impure. →
n.
A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum), having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, earth chestnut, hawknut, and pignut. →
v. t.
To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a crowd. →
v. t.
To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up. →