n. (Astron.) See Rigel. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. (Physics) To freeze together again; to undergo regelation, as ice. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. re- + L. gelatio a freezing. ] (Physics) The act or process of freezing anew, or together, as two pieces of ice. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Two pieces of ice at (or even) 32&unr_; Fahrenheit, with moist surfaces, placed in contact, freeze together to a rigid mass. This is called regelation. Faraday. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Rule. [ Obs. ] Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
A council or regency consisting of twelve persons. Lowth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Regenerate. ] The state of being regenerated. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. regeneratus, p. p. of regenerare to regenerate; pref. re- re- + generare to beget. See Generate. ]
The earthly author of my blood,
Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate,
Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads.
Regenerates the plauts, and new adorns the meads. Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being rgenerate. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. regeneratio: cf. F. régéneration. ]
He saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Chost. Tit. iii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]