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adj. 1. of or pertaining to aniseikonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Naut.) See Eking. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. e'ikw`n. ] 1. An image or effigy; -- used rather in an abstract sense, and rarely for a work of art. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. an ikon. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. e'ikw`n, e'iko`nos, image + root of gi`gnesqai to be born. ] (Photog. & Chem.) The sodium salt of a sulphonic acid of a naphthol, C10H5(OH)(NH2)SO3Na used as a developer. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. e'i`kosi. ] (Chem.) A solid hydrocarbon, C20H42, of the paraffin series, of artificial production, and also probably occurring in petroleum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. e'i`kosi twenty + acetylene. ] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C20H38, of the acetylene series, obtained from brown coal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hex- + eikosane. ] (chem.) A hydrocarbon, C26H54, resembling paraffine; -- so called because each molecule has twenty-six atoms of carbon. [ Written also hexacosane. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; wet, moist, and &unr_; to show. ] (Physics) A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing directly the percentage of moisture in the air, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Sheik. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, fr. shākha to grow or be old. ] The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [ Written also scheik, shaik, sheikh. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. t. [ Cf. Stick, v. t. ] To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]