Part 209

<hw>A*\'89`ri*al"i*ty</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being a\'89rial; <?/nsubstantiality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>De Quincey.</i>

<h1>A\'89rially</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>A*\'89"ri*al*ly</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Like, or from, the air; in an a\'89rial manner.</def> "A murmur heard <i>a\'89rially</i>."

<i> Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Aerie</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>Ae"rie</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>aire</ets>, <ets>eire</ets>, <ets>air</ets>, nest, also origin, descent, OF. <ets>aire</ets>, LL. <ets>area</ets>, <ets>aera</ets>, nest of a bird of prey, perh. fr. L. <ets>area</ets> an open space (for birds of prey like to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of high rocks). Cf. <er>Area</er>.]</ety> <def>The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. <i>Shak</i>. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.</def>

<h1>A\'89riferous</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>A`\'89r*if"er*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>a\'89r</ets> air + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a\'82rif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Conveying or containing air; air-bearing; <as>as, the windpipe is an <ex>a\'89riferous</ex> tube</as>.</def>

<h1>A\'89rification</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>A`\'89r*i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>a\'82rification</ets>. See <er>A<?/rify</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of combining air with another substance, or the state of being filled with air.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The act of becoming a\'89rified, or of changing from a solid or liquid form into an a\'89riform state; the state of being a\'89riform.</def>

<h1>A\'89riform</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>A"\'89r*i*form</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>a\'89r</ets> air + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a\'82riforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal.</def>

<h1>A\'89rify</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>A"\'89r*i*fy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>a\'89r</ets> air + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To infuse air into; to combine air with.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To change into an a\'89riform state.</def>

<h1>A\'89ro-</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>A"\'89r*o-</hw>. <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, air.]</ety> <def>The combining form of the Greek word meaning <i>air</i>.</def>

<h1>A\'89robies</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>A"\'89r*o*bies</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[<ets>A\'89ro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ life.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Micro\'94rganisms which live in contact with the air and need oxygen for their growth; as the microbacteria which form on the surface of putrefactive fluids.</def>

<h1>A\'89robiotic</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>A`\'89r*o*bi*ot"ic</hw> <tt>(?; 101)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Related to, or of the nature of, a\'89robies; <as>as, <ex>a\'89robiotic</ex> plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen</as>.</def>

<h1>A\'89rcyst</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>A"\'89r*cyst</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>A\'89ro-</ets> + <ets>cyst</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the air cells of algals.</def>

<h1>A\'89rodynamic</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>A"\'89r*o*dy*nam"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to the force of air in motion.</def>

<h1>A\'89rodynamics</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>