Part 3884

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Belonging to, or composed of, the ancient Roman <i>equities</i> or knights; <as>as, the <ex>equestrian</ex> order</as>.</def>

<i>Burke.</i>

<h1>Equestrian</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E*ques"tri*an</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who rides on horseback; a horseman; a rider.</def>

<h1>Equestrianism</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E*ques"tri*an*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The art of riding on horseback; performance on horseback; horsemanship; <as>as, feats <ex>equestrianism</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>Equestrienne</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E*ques"tri*enne`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Formed after analogy of the French language.]</ety> <def>A woman skilled in equestrianism; a horsewoman.</def>

<h1>Equi-</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E"qui-</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[L. <ets>aequus</ets> equal. See <er>Equal</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix, meaning <i>equally</i>; <as>as, <ex>equi</ex>distant; <ex>equi</ex>angular.</as></def>

<h1>Equiangled</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E"qui*an`gled</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Equi-</ets> + <ets>angle</ets>.]</ety> <def>Equiangular.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Equiangular</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E`qui*an"gu*lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Equi-</ets> + <ets>angular</ets>. Cf. <er>Equangular</er>.]</ety> <def>Having equal angles; <as>as, an <ex>equiangular</ex> figure; a square is <ex>equiangular</ex>.</as></def>

<cs><col>Equiangular spiral</col>. <fld>(Math.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Spiral</er>, <tt>n.</tt></cd> -- <col>Mutually equiangular</col>, <cd>applied to two figures, when every angle of the one has its equal among the angles of the other.</cd></cs>

<h1>Equibalance</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E`qui*bal"ance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Equi-</ets> + <ets>balance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Equal weight; equiponderance.</def>

<h1>Equibalance</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E`qui*bal"ance</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Equibalanced</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Equibalancing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To make of equal weight; to balance equally; to counterbalance; to equiponderate.</def>

<h1>Equicrescent</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E`qui*cres"cent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Equi-</ets> + <ets>crescent</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Increasing by equal increments; <as>as, an <ex>equicrescent</ex> variable</as>.</def>

<h1>Equicrural</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E`qui*cru"ral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>aequicrurius</ets>; <ets>aequus</ets> equal + <ets>crus</ets>, <ets>cruris</ets>, leg.]</ety> <def>Having equal legs or sides; isosceles.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> "<i>Equicrural</i> triangles."

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Equicrure</h1> <Xpage=504>

<hw>E"qui*crure</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Equicrural.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Equidifferent</h1> <Xpage=504>