Schorly
(Schorl"y)> a. Pertaining to, or containing, schorl; as, schorly granite.
Schottish
(Schot"tish, Schot"tische), n. [F. schottish, schotisch from G. schottisch Scottish, Scotch.]
A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, the music for such a dance; —
not to be confounded with the Écossaise.
Schreibersite
(Schrei"bers*ite) n. [Named after Carl von Schreibers, of Vienna.] (Min.) A mineral
occurring in steel-gray flexible folia. It contains iron, nickel, and phosphorus, and is found only in meteoric
iron.
Schrode
(Schrode) n. See Scrod.
Schwann's sheath
(Schwann's" sheath`) [So called from Theodor Schwann, a German anatomist of the
19th century.] (Anat.) The neurilemma.
Schwann's white substance
(Schwann's white" sub"stance) (Anat.) The substance of the medullary
sheath.
Schwanpan
(Schwan"pan`) n. Chinese abacus.
Schweitzerkäse
(||Schweit"zer*kä"se) n. [G. schweizerkäse Swiss cheese.] Gruyère cheese.
Schwenkfelder
(Schwenk"feld`er Schwenk"feld`i*an) , n. A member of a religious sect founded by Kaspar
von Schwenkfeld, a Silesian reformer who disagreed with Luther, especially on the deification of the
body of Christ.
Sciænoid
(Sci*æ"noid) a. [L. sciæna a kind of fish (fr. Gr. ) + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Sciænidæ, a
family of marine fishes which includes the meagre, the squeteague, and the kingfish.
Sciagraph
(Sci"a*graph) n. [See Sciagraphy.]
1. (Arch.) An old term for a vertical section of a building; — called also sciagraphy. See Vertical section,
under Section.
2. (Phys.) A radiograph. [Written also skiagraph.]
Sciagraphical
(Sci`a*graph"ic*al) a. [Cf. F. sciagraphique, Gr. .] Pertaining to sciagraphy. - - Sci`a*graph"ic*al*ly,
adv.
Sciagraphy
(Sci*ag"ra*phy) n. [Gr. fr. drawing in light and shade; a shadow + to delineate, describe: cf.
F. sciagraphie.]
1. The art or science of projecting or delineating shadows as they fall in nature. Gwilt.
2. (Arch.) Same as Sciagraph.
Sciamachy
(Sci*am"a*chy) n. See Sciomachy.
Sciatheric
(Sci`a*ther"ic Sci`a*ther"ic*al) , a. [Gr. fr. a sundial; a shadow + to hunt, to catch.] Belonging
to a sundial. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
— Sci`a*ther"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] J. Gregory.
Sciatic
(Sci*at"ic) a. [F. sciatique, LL. sciaticus, from L. ischiadicus, Gr. . See Ischiadic.] (Anat.) Of
or pertaining to the hip; in the region of, or affecting, the hip; ischial; ischiatic; as, the sciatic nerve, sciatic
pains.
