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n. [ German: end of burning. ] (Rocketry) the time at which the engines of a rocket stop firing; the termination of the firing of the rocket engines, whether due to intentional shutdown of the engines or exhaustion of the fuel. This term was used mostly in the early days of rocketry when only one firing sequence occurred for rockets, which were used as ballistic missiles or for experiments in rocketry or atmospheric science. [ PJC ]

‖n.; pl. -schaften /plu>. [ G. ] In Germany, any of various associations of university students formed (the original one at Jena in 1815) to support liberal ideas, or the organization formed by the affiliation of the local bodies. The organization was suppressed by the government in 1819, but was secretly revived, and is now openly maintained as a social organization, the restrictive laws having been repealed prior to 1849. -- Bur"schen*schaft`ler Bur"schen*schaf`ter n. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. conscience, fr. L. conscientia, fr. consciens, p. pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con- + scire to know. See Science. ] 1. Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The sweetest cordial we receive, at last,
Is conscience of our virtuous actions past. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The faculty, power, or inward principle which decides as to the character of one's own actions, purposes, and affections, warning against and condemning that which is wrong, and approving and prompting to that which is right; the moral faculty passing judgment on one's self; the moral sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

As science means knowledge, conscience etymologically means self-knowledge . . . But the English word implies a moral standard of action in the mind as well as a consciousness of our own actions. . . . Conscience is the reason, employed about questions of right and wrong, and accompanied with the sentiments of approbation and condemnation. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conscience supposes the existence of some such [ i.e., moral ] faculty, and properly signifies our consciousness of having acted agreeably or contrary to its directions. Adam Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Tenderness of feeling; pity. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conscience clause, a clause in a general law exempting persons whose religious scruples forbid compliance therewith, -- as from taking judicial oaths, rendering military service, etc. --
Conscience money, stolen or wrongfully acquired money that is voluntarily restored to the rightful possessor. Such money paid into the United States treasury by unknown debtors is called the Conscience fund. --
Court of Conscience, a court established for the recovery of small debts, in London and other trading cities and districts. [ Eng. ] Blackstone. --
In conscience,
In all conscience, in deference or obedience to conscience or reason; in reason; reasonably. “This is enough in conscience.” Howell. “Half a dozen fools are, in all conscience, as many as you should require.” Swift. --
To make conscience of,
To make a matter of conscience, to act according to the dictates of conscience concerning (any matter), or to scruple to act contrary to its dictates. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a conscience. [ R. ] “Soft-conscienced men.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conscienceless and wicked patrons. Hookre. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. consciens, -entis, p. pr. ] Conscious. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. consciencieux, LL. conscientiosus. ] 1. Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong; -- said of a person. [ 1913 Webster ]

The advice of wise and conscientious men. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; -- said of actions. [ 1913 Webster ]

A holy and conscientious course. Abp. Tillotson.

Syn. -- Scrupulous; exact; faithful; just; upright. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a conscientious manner; as a matter of conscience; hence; faithfully; accurately; completely. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Irregularly formed fr. conscience. ] Governed by, or according to, conscience; reasonable; just. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let my debtors have conscionable satisfaction. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being conscionable; reasonableness. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Reasonably; justly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. conscius; con- + scire to know. See Conscience. ] 1. Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some are thinking or conscious beings, or have a power of thought. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her conscious heart imputed suspicion where none could have been felt. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

The man who breathes most healthilly is least conscious of his own breathing. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

With conscious terrors vex me round. Milton.

Syn. -- Aware; apprised; sensible; felt; known. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a conscious manner; with knowledge of one's own mental operations or actions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consciousness is thus, on the one hand, the recognition by the mind or “ego” of its acts and affections; -- in other words, the self-affirmation that certain modifications are known by me, and that these modifications are mine. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any object, state, or sensation. See the Note under Attention. [ 1913 Webster ]

Annihilate the consciousness of the object, you annihilate the consciousness of the operation. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

And, when the steam
Which overflowed the soul had passed away,
A consciousness remained that it had left.
. . . images and precious thoughts
That shall not die, and can not be destroyed. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

The consciousness of wrong brought with it the consciousness of weakness. Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of guilt or innocence. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

An honest mind is not in the power of a dishonest: to break its peace there must be some guilt or consciousness. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. conscribere. See Conscript. ] To enroll; to enlist. [ Obs. ] E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To enroll, by compulsion, for military service. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. conscriptus, p. p. of conscribere to write together, to enroll; con- + scribere to write. See Scribe. ] Enrolled; written; registered. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conscript fathers (Rom. Antiq.), the senators of ancient Rome. When certain new senators were first enrolled with the “fathers” the body was called Patres et Conscripti; afterward all were called Patres conscripti. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One taken by lot, or compulsorily enrolled, to serve as a soldier or sailor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. conscriptio: cf. F. conscription. ] 1. An enrolling or registering. [ 1913 Webster ]

The conscription of men of war. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval service; a draft. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cover with scales. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To insert in a schedule. See Schedule. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ensconced imp. & p. p. Ensconcing ] To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal. [ 1913 Webster ]

She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ German: counterglow. ] A faint patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space.
Syn. -- counterglow. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Unconscionable. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Unconscious. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inscientia: cf. F. inscience. ] Lack of knowledge; ignorance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. insciens, -entis, ignorant. See In- not, and Scient, Science. ] Having little or no knowledge; ignorant; stupid; silly. [ R. ] N. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- in + L. sciens knowing. ] Having knowledge or insight; intelligent. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Gaze on, with inscient vision, toward the sun. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Ensconce. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being inscribed, -- used specif. (Math.) of solids or plane figures capable of being inscribed in other solids or figures. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being inscribable. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inscribed p. pr. & vb. n. Inscribing. ] [ L. inscribere. See 1st In-, and Scribe. ] 1. To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read; to imprint. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inscribe a verse on this relenting stone. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mark with letters, characters, or words. [ 1913 Webster ]

O let thy once lov'd friend inscribe thy stone. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To assign or address to; to commend to by a short address; to dedicate informally; as, to inscribe an ode to a friend. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; as, to inscribe a sentence on the memory. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Geom.) To draw within so as to meet yet not cut the boundaries. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A line is inscribed in a circle, or in a sphere, when its two ends are in the circumference of the circle, or in the surface of the sphere. A triangle is inscribed in another triangle, when the three angles of the former are severally on the three sides of the latter. A circle is inscribed in a polygon, when it touches each side of the polygon. A sphere is inscribed in a polyhedron, when the sphere touches each boundary plane of the polyhedron. The latter figure in each case is circumscribed about the former. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who inscribes. Pownall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being inscribed; inscribable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inscriptio, fr. inscribere, inscriptum, to inscribe: cf. F. inscription. See Inscribe. ] 1. The act or process of inscribing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is inscribed; something written or engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat.) A line of division or intersection; as, the tendinous inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of patronage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bearing inscription; of the character or nature of an inscription. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inscrolled p. pr. & vb. n. Inscrolling. ] To write on a scroll; to record. [ Written also inscrol. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being inscrutable; inscrutableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inscrutabilis : cf. F. inscrutable. See In- not, and Scrutiny. ] Unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study; impossible or difficult to be explained or accounted for satisfactorily; obscure; incomprehensible; as, an inscrutable design or event. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is not in man
To yield a reason for the will of Heaven
Which is inscrutable. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

Waiving a question so inscrutable as this. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being inscrutable; inscrutability. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an inscrutable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. insculpere: cf. F. insculper. See 1st In-, and Sculptor. ] To engrave; to carve; to sculpture. [ Obs. & R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Which he insculped in two likely stones. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Inscription. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An engraving, carving, or inscription. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

On his gravestone this insculpture. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. Engraved. Glover. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Impervious to heat; adiathermic. [ 1913 Webster ]