Part 213

<h1>\'92sopian, Esopian</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>\'92*so"pi*an</hw>, <hw>E*so"pi*an</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Aesopius</ets>, from Gr. <?/, fr. the famous Greek fabulist \'92sop <tt>(<?/)</tt>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to \'92sop, or in his manner.</def>

<mhw><h1>\'92sopic, Esopic</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>\'92*sop"ic</hw>, <hw>E*sop"ic</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></mhw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Aesopicus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>\'92sopian</er>.</def>

<h1>\'92sthesia</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>\'92s*the"si*a</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ sensation, fr. <?/ to perceive.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Perception by the senses; feeling; -- the opposite of <i>an\'91sthesia</i>.</def>

<mhw><h1>\'92sthesiometer, Esthesiometer</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>\'92s*the`si*om"e*ter</hw>, <hw>Es*the`si*om"e*ter</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></mhw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ (see <er>\'92sthesia</er>) + \'cf<ets>meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered.</def>

<h1>\'92sthesis</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>\'92s*the""sis</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Sensuous perception.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Ruskin</i>.

<h1>\'92sthesodic</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>\'92s`the*sod"ic</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ sensation + <?/ a way; cf. F. <ets>esth\'82sodique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Conveying sensory or afferent impulses; \'d0 said of nerves.</def>

<h1>\'92sthete</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>\'92s"thete</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ one who perceives.]</ety> <def>One who makes much or overmuch of \'91sthetics.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark>

<h1>\'92sthetic </, \'92sthetical</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><hw>\'92s*thet"ic</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <hw>\'92s*thet"ic*al</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or Pertaining to \'91sthetics; versed in \'91sthetics; <as>as, <ex>\'91sthetic</ex> studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc.</as>

-- <wordforms><wf>\'92s*thet"ic*al*ly, <tt>adv.</tt></def></def>

<h1>\'92sthetican</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>\'92s`the*ti"can</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One versed in \'91sthetics.</def>

<h1>\'92stheticism</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>\'92s*thet"i*cism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The doctrine of \'91sthetics; \'91sthetic principles; devotion to the beautiful in nature and art.</def>

<i>Lowell.</i>

<mhw><h1>\'92sthetics, Esthetics</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>\'92s*thet"ics</hw>, <hw>Es*thet"ics</hw> <tt>(<?/; 277)</tt></mhw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ perceptive, esp. by feeling, fr. <?/ to perceive, feel: cf. G. <ets>\'84sthetik</ets>, F. <ets>esth\'82tique</ets>.]</ety> <def>The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art.</def>

<h1>\'92stho-physiology</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>\'92s`tho-phys`i*ol"o*gy</hw><tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ to perceive + E. <ets>physiology</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of sensation in relation to nervous action.</def>

<i>H. Spenser.</i>