CPage 94
- English Word Cathead Definition A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel, to which the anchor is hoisted and secured.
- English Word Cathedra Definition The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority.
- English Word Cathedral Definition The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair (Cathedra) or throne.
- English Word Cathedral Definition Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service.
- English Word Cathedral Definition Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative.
- English Word Cathedral Definition Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks.
- English Word Cathedralic Definition Cathedral.
- English Word Cathedrated Definition Relating to the chair or office of a teacher.
- English Word Catheretic Definition A mild kind caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences.
- English Word Catherine wheel Definition Same as Rose window and Wheel window. Called also Catherine-wheel window.
- English Word Catherine wheel Definition A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name.
- English Word Catheter Definition The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine.
- English Word Catheterism Definition Alt. of Catheterization
- English Word Catheterization Definition The operation of introducing a catheter.
- English Word Catheterize Definition To operate on with a catheter.
- English Word Catheterized Definition of Catheterize
- English Word Catheterizing Definition of Catheterize
- English Word Catheti Definition of Cathetus
- English Word Cathetometer Definition An instrument for the accurate measurement of small differences of height; esp. of the differences in the height of the upper surfaces of two columns of mercury or other fluid, or of the same column at different times. It consists of a telescopic leveling apparatus (d), which slides up or down a perpendicular metallic standard very finely graduated (bb). The telescope is raised or depressed in order to sight the objects or surfaces, and the differences in vertical height are thus shown on the graduated standard.
- English Word Cathetus Definition One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another; as, the catheti of a right-angled triangle, that is, the two sides that include the right angle.
- English Word Cathode Definition The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the electric current passes out of the electrolyte; the negative pole; -- opposed to anode.
- English Word Cathodic Definition A term applied to the centrifugal, or efferent, course of the nervous influence.
- English Word Catholic Definition Universal or general; as, the catholic faith.
- English Word Catholic Definition Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes.
- English Word Catholic Definition Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act.
- English Word Catholic Definition A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.
- English Word Catholic Definition An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic.
- English Word Catholical Definition Catholic.
- English Word Catholicism Definition The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
- English Word Catholicism Definition Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.