| dither | (n) an excited state of agitation, Syn. fuss, pother, tizzy, flap, Example: he was in a dither; there was a terrible flap about the theft |
| dither | (v) act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain |
| dither | (v) make a fuss; be agitated, Syn. flap, pother |
| dithering | (n) the process of representing intermediate colors by patterns of tiny colored dots that simulate the desired color |
| dithyramb | (n) a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing |
| dithyramb | (n) (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus) |
| dithyrambic | (adj) of or in the manner of a dithyramb |
| Dithecous | { } a. [ Pref. di- + theca. ] (Bot.) Having two thecæ, cells, or compartments. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Dithecal |
| Ditheism | n. [ Pref. di- + theism: cf. F. dithéisme. ] The doctrine of those who maintain the existence of two gods or of two original principles (as in Manicheism), one good and one evil; dualism. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ditheist | n. One who holds the doctrine of ditheism; a dualist. Cudworth. |
| Ditheistical | { } a. Pertaining to ditheism; dualistic. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Ditheistic |
| Dithionic | a. [ Pref. di- + -thionic. ] (Chem.) Containing two equivalents of sulphur; as, dithionic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dithionic acid (Chem.), an unstable substance, H2S2O6, known only in its solutions, and in certain well-defined salts. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Dithyramb | n. [ L. dithyrambus, Gr. &unr_; a kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus; also, a name of Bacchus; of unknown origin: cf. F. dithyrambe. ] A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a band of revelers to a flute accompaniment; hence, in general, a poem written in a wild irregular strain. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dithyrambic | a. [ L. dithyrambicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. dithyrambique. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild and boisterous. “Dithyrambic sallies.” Longfellow. -- n. A dithyrambic poem; a dithyramb. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dithyrambus | n. [ L. ] See Dithyramb. [ 1913 Webster ] |
