a. [ L. acroceraunius, fr. Gr. &unr_; high, n. pl. &unr_; heights + &unr_; thunderbolt. ] Of or pertaining to the high mountain range of “thunder-smitten” peaks (now Kimara), between Epirus and Macedonia. Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Min.) A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It was named from a Mr.
n. [ Gr. &unr_; thunder and lightning. ] That branch of physics which treats of heat and electricity. R. Park. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; thunder and lightning + -scope. ] An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning. T. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i.
pos>prop. n. pl.. (Physics.) The lines of the spectrum; especially and properly, the dark lines of the solar spectrum, so called because first accurately observed and interpreted by
v. & n. [ Obs. ] See Grant. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; thunderbolt + graph. ] A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere. --
adv. [ Par + aunter. ] Peradventure. See Paraventure. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. See Ranch. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Ransom. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. & v. See Trance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. Same as Trant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Tranter. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]