Part 395

<hw>Am*phib`i*ot"i*ca</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/ pertaining to life.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of insects having aquatic larv\'91.</def>

<h1>Amphibious</h1> <Xpage=50>

<hw>Am*phib"i*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ living a double life, <ets>i</ets>. <ets>e</ets>., both on land in water; <?/ + <?/ life.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land and water.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>amphibious</b> character of the Greeks was already determined: they were to be lords of land and sea. <i>Hare.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures.</def>

<blockquote>Not in free and common socage, but in this <b>amphibious</b> subordinate class of villein socage. <i>Blackstone.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Amphibiously</h1> <Xpage=50>

<hw>Am*phib"i*ous*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Like an amphibious being.</def>

<h1>Amphibium</h1> <Xpage=50>

<hw>Am*phib"i*um</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. L. <plw>Amphibia</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>; E. <plw>Amphibiums</plw> (#)</plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/ an animal). See <er>Amphibious</er>.]</ety> <def>An amphibian.</def>

<h1>Amphiblastic</h1> <Xpage=50>

<hw>Am`phi*blas"tic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ + <?/ tending to sprout.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Segmenting unequally; -- said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.</def>

<h1>Amphibole</h1> <Xpage=50>

<hw>Am"phi*bole</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ doubtful, equivocal, fr. <?/ to throw round, to doubt: cf. F. <ets>amphibole</ets>. Ha\'81y so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are <i>tremolite</i>, <i>actinolite</i>, <i>asbestus</i>, <i>edenite</i>, <i>hornblende</i> (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See <er>Hornblende</er>.</def>

<h1>Amphibolic</h1> <Xpage=50>

<hw>Am`phi*bol"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of or resembling the mineral amphibole.</def>

<h1>Amphibological</h1> <Xpage=50>

<hw>Am*phib`o*log"ic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous.</def> "<i>Amphibological</i> expressions."

<i>Jer. Taylor.</i>

-- <wordforms><wf>Am*phib`o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Amphibology</h1> <Xpage=50>

<hw>Am`phi*bol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Amphibologies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>amphibologia</ets>, for <ets>amphibolia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, with the ending -<ets>logia</ets> as if fr. Gr. <?/ ambiguous + <?/ speech: cf. F. <ets>amphibologie</ets>. See <er>Amphiboly</er>.]</ety> <def>A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from <i>equivocation</i>, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term.</def>

<h1>Amphibolous</h1> <Xpage=50>

<hw>Am*phib"o*lous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>amphibolus</ets>, Gr. <?/ thrown about, doubtful. See <er>Amphibole</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Ambiguous; doubtful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Never was there such an <b>amphibolous</b> quarrel -- both parties declaring themselves for the king. <i>Howell.</i></blockquote>