Part 6726

<i>Huxley.</i>

<h1>Macrology</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Ma*crol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>macrologia</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ long + <?/ discourse: cf. F. <ets>macrologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.</def>

<h1>Macrometer</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Ma*crom"e*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant.</def>

<h1>Macron</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Ma"cron</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ long.]</ety> <fld>(Pron.)</fld> <def>A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, <i>\'be</i>, in <i>d\'beme</i>; <i>&emac;</i>, in <i>s&emac;am</i>, etc.</def>

<h1>Macropetalous</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Mac`ro*pet"al*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>petal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having long or large petals.</def>

<h1>Macrophyllous</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Ma*croph"yl*lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having long or large leaves.</def>

<h1>Macropinacoid</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Mac`ro*pin"a*coid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>pinacoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.</def>

<h1>Macropod</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Mac"ro*pod</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>-pod</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also <altname>spider crab</altname>.</def>

<h1>Macropodal</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Ma*crop"o*dal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having long or large feet, or a long stem.</def>

<h1>Macropodian</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Mac`ro*po"di*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A macropod.</def>

<h1>Macropodous</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Ma*crop"o*dous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having long legs or feet.</def>

<h1>Macroprism</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Mac"ro*prism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>prism</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called <i>macropyramids</i>.</def>

<h1>Macropteres</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Ma*crop"te*res</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ long + <?/ feather, wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of birds; the Longipennes.</def>

<h1>Macropterous</h1> <Xpage=880>

<hw>Ma*crop"ter*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Macropteres</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having long wings.</def>

<h1>Macropus</h1> <Xpage=880>