Anaclastics
(An`a*clas"tics) n. (Opt.) That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; — commonly
called dioptrics. Encyc. Brit.
Anacœnosis
(||An`a*cœ*no"sis) n. [Gr. fr. to communicate; up + to make common, common.] (Rhet.) A
figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.
Walker.
Anacoluthic
(An`a*co*lu"thic) a. Lacking grammatical sequence. — An`a*co*lu"thic*al*ly adv.
Anacoluthon
(||An`a*co*lu"thon) n. [Gr. not following, wanting sequence; 'an priv. + following.] (Gram.)
A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in
a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.
Anaconda
(An`a*con"da) n. [Of Ceylonese origin?] (Zoöl.) A large South American snake of the Boa
family which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a
similar large serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon.
Anacreontic
(A*nac`re*on"tic) a. [L. Anacreonticus.] Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter
of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. De Quincey.
Anacreontic
(A*nac`re*on"tic), n. A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise
of love and wine.
Anacrotic
(An`a*crot"ic) a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to anachronism.
Anacrotism
(A*nac"ro*tism) n. [Gr. up, again + a stroke.] (Physiol.) A secondary notch in the pulse
curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
Anacrusis
(||An`a*cru"sis) n. [Gr. fr. to push up or back; + to strike.] (Pros.) A prefix of one or two
unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.
Anadem
(An"a*dem) n. [L. anadema, Gr. fr. to wreathe; up + to bind.] A garland or fillet; a chaplet or
wreath. Drayton. Tennyson.
Anadiplosis
(||An`a*di*plo"sis) n. [L., fr. Gr. + to double, twofold, double.] (Rhet.) A repetition of the
last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct
idea; as, "He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes — misfortunes which no prudence could
foresee or prevent."
Anadrom
(An"a*drom) n. [Cf. F. anadrome.] (Zoöl.) A fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers.
Anadromous
(A*nad"ro*mous) a. [Gr. running upward; + a running, to run.]
1. (Zoöl.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.
2. (Bot.) Tending upwards; — said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper
side of the branch of the central stem. D. C. Eaton.
Anæmia
(||A*næ"mi*a) a. [NL., fr. Gr. 'anaimi`a; 'an priv. + a'i^ma blood.] (Med.) A morbid condition in
which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.
Anæmic
(A*næm"ic) a. Of or pertaining to anæmia.
Anaërobic
(An*a`ë*rob"ic) a. (Biol.) Relating to, or like, anaërobies; anaërobiotic.
