Part 132

<hw><hw>A*crol"i*than</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ac`ro*lith"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith.</def>

<h1>Acromegaly</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>Ac`ro*meg"a*ly</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>acromegalia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ point, peak + <?/, <?/, big.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.</def>

<h1>Acromial</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>A*cro"mi*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acromial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the acromion.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Acromion</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>A*cro"mi*on</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ extreme + <?/ shoulder: cf. F. <ets>acromion</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The outer extremity of the shoulder blade.</def>

<h1>Acromonogrammatic</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>Ac`ro*mon`o*gram*mat"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ extreme + <?/ alone + <?/ a letter.]</ety> <def>Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with which the preceding verse ends.</def>

<h1>Acronyc, Acronychal</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw><hw>A*cron"yc</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A*cron"ych*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ at nightfall; <?/ + <?/ night.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star; -- opposed to <i>cosmical</i>.</def>

<note>&hand; The word is sometimes incorrectly written <i>acronical</i>, <i>achronychal</i>, <i>acronichal</i>, and <i>acronical</i>.</note>

<h1>Acronycally</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>A*cron"yc*al*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an acronycal manner as rising at the setting of the sun, and <i>vise vers\'83</i>.</def>

<h1>Acronyctous</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>Ac"ro*nyc"tous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ + <?/, <?/, night.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Acronycal.</def>

<h1>Acrook</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>A*crook"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Crookedly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Udall.</i>

<h1>Acropetal</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>A*crop"e*tal</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ summit + L. <ets>petere</ets> to seek.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.</def>

<h1>Achrophony</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>A*chroph"o*ny</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ extreme + <?/ sound.]</ety> <def>The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.</def>

<h1>Acropodium</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>Ac`ro*po"di*um</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ topmost + <?/, <?/, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The entire upper surface of the foot.</def>

<h1>Acropolis</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>A*crop"o*lis</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ extreme + <?/ city.]</ety> <def>The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens.</def>