Part 1695

<hw>Cat`a*fal"co</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It.]</ety> <def>See <er>Catafalque</er>.</def>

<h1>Catafalque</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat"a*falque`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>catafalco</ets>, scaffold, funeral canopy; of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. <ets>catafalso</ets>, <ets>cadahalso</ets>, <ets>cadalso</ets>, Pr. <ets>casafalc</ets>, OF. <ets>chafaut</ets>. Cf. <er>Scaffold</er>.]</ety> <def>A temporary structure sometimes used in the funeral solemnities of eminent persons, for the public exhibition of the remains, or their conveyance to the place of burial.</def>

<h1>Catagmatic</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat`*ag*mat"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ fracture, fr. <?/ to break in places; <?/ down + <?/ to break' cf. F. <ets>catagmatique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Having the quality of consolidating broken bones.</def>

<h1>Cataian</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Ca*ta"ian</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A native of Cathay or China; a foreigner; -- formerly a term of reproach.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Catalan</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat"a*lan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Catalonia.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A native or inbabitant of Catalonia; also, the language of Catalonia.</def></def2>

<cs><mcol><col>Catalan furnace</col>, <col>Catalan forge</col></mcol> <fld>(Metal.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of furnace for producing wrought iron directly from the ore. It was formerly much used, esp. in Catalonia, and is still used in some parts of the United States and elsewhere.</cd></cs>

<h1>Catalectic</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat`a*lec"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>catalecticus</ets>, Gr.<?/ incomplete, fr. <?/ to leave off; <?/ down, wholly + <?/ to stop.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; <as>as, a <ex>catalectic</ex> verse</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Photog. & Chem.)</fld> <def>Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance.</def>

<i>Abney.</i>

<h1>Catalepsy, Catalepsis</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw><hw>Cat"a*lep`sy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Cat`a*lep"sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>catalepsis</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ a seizure, fr. <?/ to seize upon; <?/ down + <?/ to take, seize.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues.</def>

<h1>Cataleptic</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat`a*lep"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, catalepsy; affected with catalepsy; <as>as, a <ex>cataleptic</ex> fit</as>.</def>

<h1>Catallacta</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat`al*lac"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/. See <er>Catallactics</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of Protozoa, of which <spn>Magosph\'91ra</spn> is the type. They exist both in a myxopod state, with branched pseudopodia, and in the form of ciliated bodies united in free, spherical colonies.</def>

<h1>Catallactics</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat`al*lac"tics</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ to exchange; <?/ wholly + <?/ to change.]</ety> <def>The science of exchanges, a branch of political economy.</def>

<h1>Catalog</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat"a*log</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. & v.</tt> <def>Catalogue.</def>

<h1>Catalogize</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat"a*lo*gize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To insert in a catalogue; to register; to catalogue.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Coles.</i>