Part 71

<h1>A cappella</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>A cap*pel"la</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <ety>[It. See <er>Chapel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In church or chapel style; -- said of compositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; <as>as, a mass <ex>a capella</ex>, i. e., a mass purely vocal</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A time indication, equivalent to <i>alla breve</i>.</def>

<h1>Acapsular</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>A*cap"su*lar</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-<ets> not + <ets>capsular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having no capsule.</def>

<h1>Acardiac</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>A*car"di*ac</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ priv. + <?/ heart.]</ety> <def>Without a heart; <as>as, an <ex>acardiac</ex> fetus</as>.</def>

<h1>Acaridan</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>A*car"i*dan</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Acarus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of arachnids, including the mites and ticks.</def>

<h1>Acarina</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>Ac`a*ri"na</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ a mite.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The group of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange.</def>

<h1>Acarine</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>Ac"a*rine</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or caused by <i>acari</i> or mites; <as>as, <ex>acarine</ex> diseases</as>.</def>

<h1>Acaroid</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>Ac"a*roid</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[NL., <ets>acarus</ets> a mite + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Shaped like or resembling a mite.</def>

<h1>Acarpellous</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>Ac`ar*pel"lous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-<ets> not + <ets>carpel</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having no carpels.</def>

<h1>Acarpous</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>A*car"pous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ priv. + <?/ fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Not producing fruit; unfruitful.</def>

<h1>Acarus</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>Ac"a*rus</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Acari</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ the cheese mite, tick.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus including many species of small mites.</def>

<h1>Acatalectic</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>A*cat`a*lec"tic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acatalecticus</ets>, Gr. <?/, not defective at the end; <?/ priv. + <?/ to cease.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Not defective; complete; <as>as, an <ex>acatalectic</ex> verse</as>.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.</def></def2>

<h1>Acatalepsy</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>A*cat"a*lep`sy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ priv. + <?/ to seize, comprehend.]</ety> <def>Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.</def>

<h1>Acataleptic</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>A*cat`a*lep"tic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible.</def>

<h1>Acater</h1> <Xpage=10>

<hw>A*ca"ter</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Caterer</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>