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  • English Word Arshine Definition A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches.
  • English Word Arsine Definition A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH3, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic; arseniureted hydrogen.
  • English Word Arsis Definition That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which is distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis) of the foot by a greater stress of voice.
  • English Word Arsis Definition That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation, or the rhythmic accent.
  • English Word Arsis Definition The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar; -- opposed to thesis.
  • English Word Arsmetrike Definition Arithmetic.
  • English Word Arson Definition The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or ship.
  • English Word Art Definition The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the ending -t, as in thou shalt, wilt, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. Be. Now used only in solemn or poetical style.
  • English Word Art Definition The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of life; the application of knowledge or power to practical purposes.
  • English Word Art Definition A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired end; method of doing well some special work; -- often contradistinguished from science or speculative principles; as, the art of building or engraving; the art of war; the art of navigation.
  • English Word Art Definition The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill.
  • English Word Art Definition The application of skill to the production of the beautiful by imitation or design, or an occupation in which skill is so employed, as in painting and sculpture; one of the fine arts; as, he prefers art to literature.
  • English Word Art Definition Those branches of learning which are taught in the academical course of colleges; as, master of arts.
  • English Word Art Definition Learning; study; applied knowledge, science, or letters.
  • English Word Art Definition Skill, dexterity, or the power of performing certain actions, acquired by experience, study, or observation; knack; as, a man has the art of managing his business to advantage.
  • English Word Art Definition Skillful plan; device.
  • English Word Art Definition Cunning; artifice; craft.
  • English Word Art Definition The black art; magic.
  • English Word Art union Definition An association for promoting art (esp. the arts of design), and giving encouragement to artists.
  • English Word Artemia Definition A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp.
  • English Word Artemisia Definition A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these A. absinthium, or common wormwood, is well known, and A. tridentata is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region.
  • English Word Arteriac Definition Of or pertaining to the windpipe.
  • English Word Arterial Definition Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; as, arterial action; the arterial system.
  • English Word Arterial Definition Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery), as a river, canal, or railroad.
  • English Word Arterialization Definition The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also aeration and hematosis.
  • English Word Arterialize Definition To transform, as the venous blood, into arterial blood by exposure to oxygen in the lungs; to make arterial.
  • English Word Arterialized Definition of Arterialize
  • English Word Arterializing Definition of Arterialize
  • English Word Arteries Definition of Artery
  • English Word Arteriography Definition A systematic description of the arteries.