Part 3847

<h1>Eozoic</h1> <Xpage=499>

<hw>E`o*zo"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Eozo\'94n</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to rocks or strata older than the Paleozoic, in many of which the eozo\'94n has been found.</def>

<note>&hand; This term has been proposed for the strata formerly called <i>Azoic</i>, and is preferred especially by those geologists who regard the eozo\'94n as of organic origin. See <er>Arch\'91an</er>.</note>

<h1>Eozo\'94n</h1> <Xpage=499>

<hw>E`o*zo"\'94n</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Eozo\'94ns</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, L. <plw>Eozoa</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'hw`s</grk> dawn + <grk>zw^,on</grk> an animal.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A peculiar structure found in the Arch\'91an limestones of Canada and other regions. By some geologists it is believed to be a species of gigantic Foraminifera, but others consider it a concretion, without organic structure.</def>

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<h1>Eozo\'94nal</h1> <Xpage=500>

<hw>E`o*zo"\'94n*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the eozo\'94n; containing eozo\'94ns; <as>as, <ex>eozo\'94nal</ex> limestone</as>.</def>

<h1>Ep-</h1> <Xpage=500>

<hw>Ep-</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>See <er>Epi-</er>.</def>

<h1>Epacris</h1> <Xpage=500>

<hw>Ep"a*cris</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ pointed at the end. So called in allusion to the sharply pointed leaves.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths.</def>

<h1>Epact</h1> <Xpage=500>

<hw>E"pact</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>\'82pacte</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ brought on or in, added, fr. <?/ to bring on or in; <?/ on, in + <?/ to bring or lead. See <er>Epi-</er>, and <er>Act</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chron.)</fld> <def>The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year.</def>

<cs><col>Annual epact</col>, <cd>the excess of the solar year over the lunar year, -- being eleven days.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Menstrual epact</col>, &or; <col>Monthly epact</col></mcol>, <cd>the excess of a calendar month over a lunar.</cd></cs>

<h1>Epagoge</h1> <Xpage=500>

<hw>Ep`a*go"ge</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., from Gr. <?/ a bringing in, fr. <?/. See <er>Epact</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>The adducing of particular examples so as to lead to a universal conclusion; the argument by induction.</def>

<h1>Epagogic</h1> <Xpage=500>

<hw>Ep`a*gog"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Inductive.</def>

<i>Latham.</i>

<h1>Epalate</h1> <Xpage=500>

<hw>E*pal"ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>e-</ets> + <ets>palpus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Without palpi.</def>

<h1>Epanadiplosis</h1> <Xpage=500>

<hw>Ep*an`a*di*plo"sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ + <?/ to make double.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence; <as>as, "<ex>Rejoice</ex> in the Lord always: and again I say, <ex>Rejoice</ex></as>."</def>

<i>Phil. iv. 4.</i>

<h1>Epanalepsis</h1> <Xpage=500>

<hw>Ep*an`a*lep"sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ + <?/ to take up.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure by which the same word or clause is repeated after intervening matter.</def>