Part 620

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat. & Med.)</fld> <def>The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule.</def>

<h1>Areolar</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>A*re"o*lar</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areol\'91.</def>

<cs><col>reolar tissue</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a form of fibrous connective tissue in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous spaces, or areol\'91, between them.</cd></cs>

<h1>Areolate, Areolated</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw><hw>A*re"o*late</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A*re"o*la*ted</hw>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>areola</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ar\'82ole</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.</def>

<h1>Areolation</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>A`re*o*la"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Division into areol\'91.</def>

<i>Dana.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any small space, bounded by some part different in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an areola.</def>

<h1>Areole</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>A"re*ole</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Areola</er>.</def>

<h1>Areolet</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>A*re"o*let</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Dim. of L. <ets>areola</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins.</def>

<h1>Areometer</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>A`re*om"e*ter</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ <?/<?/in, rare + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ar\'82om\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids; a form hydrometer.</def>

<h1>Areometric, Areometrical</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw><hw>A`re*o*met"ric</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A`re*o*met"ric*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or measured by, an areometer.</def>

<h1>Areometry</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>A`re*om"e*try</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ thin, rare + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art or process of measuring the specific gravity of fluids.</def>

<h1>Areopagist</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar`e*op"a*gist</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Areopagite</er>.</def>

<h1>Areopagite</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar`e*op"a*gite</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Areopagites</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A member of the Areopagus.</def>

<i>Acts xvii. 34.</i>

<h1>Areopagitic</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar`e*op`a*git"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Areopagiticus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the Areopagus.</def>

<i>Mitford.</i>