a. Same as Episodic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; a coming in besides, &unr_; episode; &unr_; into, besides + &unr_; a coming in, &unr_; into + &unr_; way, cf. Skr. sad to go: cf. F. épisode. ] (Rhet.) A separate incident, story, or action, introduced for the purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related; an incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main subject, but naturally arising from it. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to an episode; by way of episode; episodic.
Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical though it be, is an excellent English portrait. H. James. [1913 Webster]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; backwards + -meter. ] An instrument with a revolving wheel for measuring a curved line, as on a map. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; a pea + -lite: cf. F. pisolithe. ] (Min.) A variety of calcite, or calcium carbonate, consisting of aggregated globular concretions about the size of a pea; -- called also
☞ Oolite is similar in structure, but the concretions are as small as the roe of a fish. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. pisolithique. ] (Min.) Composed of, containing, or resembling, pisolite. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ For pissasphalt. ] (Min.) Pissasphalt. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]