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n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -gram. ] A record made by the actinograph.
[ Obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; illiterate; 'a priv. + &unr_; letters, fr. &unr_; to write. ] A illiterate person. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. anagramme, LL. anagramma, fr. Gr. 'ana` back, again + gra`fein to write. See Graphic. ] Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its usual wider sense, the change of one word or phrase into another by the transposition of its letters. Thus Galenus becomes angelus; William Noy (attorney-general to Charles I., and a laborious man) may be turned into I moyl in law. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To anagrammatize. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some of these anagramed his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. anagrammatique. ] Pertaining to, containing, or making, an anagram. -- An`a*gram*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. 'anagrammatismo`s: cf. F. anagrammatisme. ] The act or practice of making anagrams. Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. anagrammatiste. ] A maker of anagrams. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Gr. 'anagrammati`zein cf. F. anagrammatiser. ] To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an anagram. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; wind + -gram. ] A record made by an anemograph. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) [ angio- + Gr. gra`mma a writing. ] An X-ray photograph produced by angiography. AS [ PJC ]

n. [ Auto- + radiogram. ] (Biochemistry) an image produced upon photographic film by exposure of the film to a radioactive substance in close proximity to (usually in contact with) the film. Recording the distribution of radioactive materials on an autoradiogram is a technique much used in biochemical research as part of analytical procedures, in which radioactively labeled substances are subjected to a separation process (such as electrophoresis) which can help to characterize the substance, and the resulting distribution of the labeled substance is recorded on an autoradiogram. In microbiology and cell biology, autoradiograms may be made on the same film as a photomicrograph, permitting observation of the distribution of labeled compounds within a cell. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. ba`ros weight + -gram. ] (Meteor.) A tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cable, n. + Gr. gra`mma a writing, a letter. ] A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable. [ A recent hybrid, sometimes found in the newspapers. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kardi`a heart + -gram. ] (Physiol.) Any instrumental record made of heart activity, especially the curve or tracing made by a cardiograph. Sometimes used synonymously with electrocardiogram. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ F. cartogramme. ] A map showing geographically, by shades or curves, statistics of various kinds; a statistical map. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. [ F. centigramme; centi- (L. centum) + gramme. See Gram. ] The hundredth part of a gram; a mass equal to .15432 of a grain. See 3rd Gram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the paper strip, column, gel, or TLC plate on which subsances have been separated by a process of chromatography{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

2. the record of the results of a process of chromatography{ 2 }, produced by an instrument which measures some property related to the concentration of substances over the course of a chromatographic process. The record may be printed, for example, on a piece of paper, showing the concentration of some substance as a function of time or volume; or it may be retained in a computer and displayed on a video display terminal. The analytical methods for determining which substances have moved to which point on the chromatogram are very varied, and the records of the results of a visualization techique, such as autoradiography, may itself be referred to as a chromatogram. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; time + &unr_; writing, character: cf. F. chronogramme. ] 1. An inscription in which certain numeral letters, made to appear specially conspicuous, on being added together, express a particular date or epoch, as in the motto of a medal struck by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632: ChrIstVs DVX; ergo trIVMphVs. - the capitals of which give, when added as numerals, the sum 1632. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The record or inscription made by a chronograph. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. chronogrammatique. ] Belonging to a chronogram, or containing one. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of chronograms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a sequence of instructions, stored in any medium, that can be interpreted and executed by a computer; -- called most frequently a program. This term is used both for the written program (a document) and for its corresponding electronic version stored or executed on the computer. See instruction; as, Version 1.0 of the program had a serious bug that caused the computer to crash frequently..
Syn. -- program, program, computer programme. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A cipher writing. Same as Cryptograph. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus sometimes placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae.
Syn. -- genus Cryptogramma. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems.
Syn. -- family Cryptogrammataceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ F. décagramme; Gr. de`ka ten + F. gramme. See Gram. ] A mass in the metric system equal to ten grams, and equal to about 154.32 grains avoirdupois. See 3rd Gram. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. décigramme; pref. déci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) + gramme. ] A quantity of mass in the metric system equal to one tenth of a gram, and equal to 1.5432 grains avoirdupois. See 3rd gram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Decagram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to mark out by lines; dia` through + &unr_; to draw, write: cf. F. diagramme. See Graphic. ] 1. (Geom.) A figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement, or facilitate a demonstration; a plan. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any simple drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes, or to assist a verbal explanation which refers to it; a mechanical drawing, as distinguished from an artistical one. [ 1913 Webster ]

Indicator diagram. (Steam Engine) See Indicator card, under indicator [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To put into the form of a diagram. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a diagram; showing by diagram. -- Di`a*gram*mat"ic*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; letter. ] A digraph. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. epigramma, fr. Gr. &unr_; inscription, epigram, fr. &unr_; to write upon, 'epi` upon + &unr_; to write: cf. F. épigramme. See Graphic. ] 1. A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dost thou think I care for a satire or an epigram? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Epigrams were originally inscription on tombs, statues, temples, triumphal arches, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The style of the epigram. [ 1913 Webster ]

Antithesis, i. e., bilateral stroke, is the soul of epigram in its later and technical signification. B. Cracroft.

{ }[ L. epigrammaticus: cf. F. épigrammatique. ] 1. Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an epigrammatical poet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an epigram; pointed; piquant; as, epigrammatic style, wit, or sallies of fancy. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the way of epigram; in an epigrammatic style. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. epigrammatista: cf. F. épigrammatiste. ] One who composes epigrams, or makes use of them. [ 1913 Webster ]

The brisk epigrammatist showing off his own cleverness. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Epigrammatized p. pr. & vb. n. Epigrammatizing ] To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who writes in an affectedly pointed style. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epigrammatizers of our English prose style. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An epigrammatist. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. gram; akin to E. grim. √35. ] Angry. [ Obs. ] Havelok, the Dane. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pg. grão grain. See Grain. ] (Bot.) The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.

[ Gr. gra`mma a thing drawn or written, a letter, fr. gra`fein to draw, write. See Graphic. ] A suffix indicating something drawn or written, a drawing, writing; -- as, monogram, telegram, chronogram. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Sp. grama a sort of grass. ] (Bot.) The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the Western United States, esp. the Bouteloua oligostachya. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. gramer, grameri, gramori, grammar, magic, OF. gramaire, F. grammaire. See Grammar. ] Necromancy; magic. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ See Gamashes. ] Gaiters reaching to the knee; leggings. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strong gramashes, or leggings of thick gray cloth. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Gram, a. ] 1. Anger; wrath; scorn. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sorrow; grief; misery. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. [ F. grand-merci. See Grand, and Mercy. ] A word formerly used to express thankfulness, with surprise; many thanks. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gramercy, Mammon, said the gentle knight. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. gramen, graminis, grass. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, the grasses; gramineous; as, graminaceous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]