Diadrom to Diameter
Diadrom
(Di"a*drom) n. [Gr. a running through; dia` through + used as inf. aor. of to run.] A complete
course or vibration; time of vibration, as of a pendulum. [Obs.] Locke.
Diæresis
(Di*ær"e*sis, Di*er"e*sis) n.; pl. Diæreses or Diereses [L. diaeresis, Gr. fr. to divide; dia` through,
asunder + to take. See Heresy.]
1. (Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; — the opposite of synæresis.
2. A mark consisting of two dots [¨aut], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote
that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, coöperate, aërial.
Diæretic
(Di`æ*ret"ic) a. [Gr. dividing.] (Med.) Caustic. [Obs.]
Diageotropic
(Di`a*ge`o*trop"ic) a. [Gr. dia` through, at variance + earth + turning.] (Bot.) Relating to,
or exhibiting, diageotropism.
Diageotropism
(Di`a*ge*ot"ro*pism) n. (Bot.) The tendency of organs (as roots) of plants to assume a
position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the center of the earth.
Diaglyph
(Di"a*glyph) n. [Gr. to engrave; dia` through + to carve.] An intaglio. Mollett.
Diaglyphic
(Di`a*glyph"ic Di`a*glyph"tic) a. Represented or formed by depressions in the general surface; as,
diaglyphic sculpture or engraving; — opposed to anaglyphic.
Diagnose
(Di`ag*nose") v. t. & i. To ascertain by diagnosis; to diagnosticate. See Diagnosticate.
Diagnosis
(Di`ag*no"sis) n.; pl. Diagnoses [NL., fr. Gr. fr. to distinguish; dia` through, asunder + to
know. See Know.]
1. (Med.) The art or act of recognizing the presence of disease from its signs or symptoms, and deciding
as to its character; also, the decision arrived at.
2. Scientific determination of any kind; the concise description of characterization of a species.
3. Critical perception or scrutiny; judgment based on such scrutiny; esp., perception of, or judgment concerning,
motives and character.
The quick eye for effects, the clear diagnosis of men's minds, and the love of epigram.
Compton Reade.
My diagnosis of his character proved correct.
J. Payn. Differential diagnosis (Med.), the determination of the distinguishing characteristics as between two
similar diseases or conditions.
Diagnostic
(Di`ag*nos"tic) a. [Gr. able to distinguish, fr. : cf. F. diagnostique.] Pertaining to, or furnishing,
a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease.
Diagnostic
(Di`ag*nos"tic), n. The mark or symptom by which one disease is known or distinguished
from others.
Diagnosticate
(Di`ag*nos"ti*cate) v. t. & i. [From Diagnostic.] To make a diagnosis of; to recognize by
its symptoms, as a disease.
Diagnostics
(Di`ag*nos"tics) n. That part of medicine which has to do with ascertaining the nature of
diseases by means of their symptoms or signs.
His rare skill in diagnostics.
Macaulay.
