Part 1751

<note>&hand; <i>Century</i>, in the reckoning of time, although often used in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive years (as, a <i>century</i> of temperance work), usually signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting of a period of one hundred years ending with the hundredth year from which it is named; as, the <i>first century</i> (<er>a</er>. <er>d</er>. 1-100 inclusive); the <i>seventh century</i> (<er>a</er>.<er>d</er>. 601-700); the <i>eighteenth century</i> (<er>a</er>.<er>d</er>. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting it with some other system of chronology it is used of similar division of those eras; as, the <i>first century</i> of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100).</note>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A division of the Roman people formed according to their property, for the purpose of voting for civil officers.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion.</def>

<cs><col>Century plant</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the <spn>Agave Americana</spn>, formerly supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the name. See <er>Agave</er>.</cd> -- <col>The Magdeburg Centuries</col>, <cd>an ecclesiastical history of the first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes, compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at Magdeburg.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cepevorous</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ce*pev"o*rous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cepa</ets> an onion + <ets>varare</ets> to devour.]</ety> <def>Feeding upon onions.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sterling.</i>

<h1>Cephalad</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph"a*lad</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ head + L. <ets>ad</ets> toward.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Forwards; towards the head or anterior extremity of the body; opposed to <i>caudad</i>.</def>

<h1>Cephalalgia, Cephalalgy</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw><hw>Ceph`a*lal"gi*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ceph"a*lal`gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cephalalgia</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ + <?/ pain: cf. F. <ets>c\'82phalalgie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pain in the head; headache.</def>

<h1>Cephalalgic</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph`a*lal"gic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cephalalgicus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Relating to, or affected with, headache.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A remedy for the headache.</def></def2>

<h1>Cephalanthium</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph`a*lan"thi*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/ flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Anthodium</er>.</def>

<h1>Cephalaspis</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph`a*las"pis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ head + <?/ a shield.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red sandstone or Devonian formation. The head is large, and protected by a broad shield-shaped helmet prolonged behind into two lateral points.</def>

<h1>Cephalata</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph`a*la"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ head.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large division of Mollusca, including all except the bivalves; -- so called because the head is distinctly developed. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def>

<h1>Cephalate</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph"a*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a head.</def>

<h1>Cephalic</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ce*phal"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cephalicus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ head: cf. F. <ets>c\'82phalique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under <er>Anterior</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Cephalic index</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the ratio of the breadth of the cranium to the length, which is taken as the standard, and equal to 100; the breadth index.</cd> -- <col>Cephalic vein</col>, <cd>a large vein running from the back of the head alond the arm; -- so named because the ancients used to open it for disorders of the head.</cd></cs>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Cephalic</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ce*pha"lic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.</def>

<h1>Cephalitis</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph`a*li"tis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ head + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Phrenitis</er>.</def>