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n. [ See Apotelesmatic. ] 1. The result or issue. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astrol.) The calculation and explanation of a nativity. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; effect of the stars on human destiny, fr. &unr_; to complete; &unr_; from + &unr_; to end, &unr_; end. ] 1. Relating to the casting of horoscopes. [ Archaic ] Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to an issue of fulfillment. [ 1913 Webster ]

In this way a passage in the Old Testament may have, or rather comprise, an apotelesmatic sense, i. e., one of after or final accomplishment. M. Stuart. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Aristotle; Aristotelian. Aristotelean logic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; incomplete; 'a priv. + &unr_; completion. ] (Zool.) A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey, and Coaita. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. [ fr. L. hasta, rod, staff. ] (Cooking) a type of skewer with an ornamental handle which is used for holding foods for presentation at the table, but not while cooking. [ formerly spelled hatelet ] Larousse Gastronomique [ PJC ]

a. Not to be abated. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ See 2d Battel, n. ] A student at Oxford who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he called for, answering nearly to a sizar at Cambridge. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Unavailing; in vain. See Bootless. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. cata + elecrode. ] (Physics) The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery. Faraday. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physics) Relating to, or characterized by, catelectrotonus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; down + &unr_; (see Electro-) + &unr_; tone. ] (Physics) The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode, on the passage of a current of electricity through it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. châtelet, dim. of château. See Castle. ] A little castle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. clientela: cf. F. clientèle. ] 1. The condition or position of a client; clientship. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The clients or dependents of a nobleman of patron. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The persons who make habitual use of the services of another person; one's clients, collectively; as, the clientele of a lawyer, doctor, notary, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Without date; having no fixed time. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. not having a social companion for an occasion; as, to be dateless for the prom. [ PJC ]

a. Free from debt. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Admitting no dispute; incontrovertible. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. dys- + teleology. ] (Biol.) The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their being useless to the life of the organism. [ 1913 Webster ]

To the doctrine of dysteleology, or the denial of final causes, a proof of the real existence of such a thing as instinct must necessarily be fatal. Word (Dynamic Sociology). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the electric telegraph, or by means of it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or science of constructing or using the electric telegraph; the transmission of messages by means of the electric telegraph. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. entelechia, Gr. &unr_;, prob. fr. &unr_; &unr_; &unr_; to be complete; &unr_; + &unr_; completion, end + &unr_; to have or hold. ] (Peripatetic Philos.) An actuality; a conception completely actualized, in distinction from mere potential existence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Infinite. [ Obs. ] Sir T. browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having no gate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Hostel, and cf. Hostler. ] 1. The keeper of a hostel or inn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A student in a hostel, or small unendowed collede in Oxford or Cambridge. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large astromical optical telescope placed into orbit around the earth, from which, in the absence of absorption and distortion by the earth's atmosphere, clear high-resolution images of astronomical objects can be obtained in the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet wavelengths. The telescope was launched into orbit on April 24, 1990. Since then the telescope has taken thousands of images, many of them unique, recording never before seen astronomical phenomena. Service missions were performed in 1993 and 1997, during which astronauts upgraded or replaced equipment on the telescope. Link to Hubble Telescope Information. [ PJC ]

n. A small genus of herbs of the Southeastern U. S. and tropical America and Africa.
Syn. -- genus Kosteletzya. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A type of reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F., dim. of manteau, OF. mantel. See Mantle. ] 1. (a) A short cloak formerly worn by knights. (b) A short cloak or mantle worn by women. [ 1913 Webster ]

A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fort.) A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; -- now commonly written mantlet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Matchless. ] Having no mate. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Not able to be contracted by a telescoping action; as, a nontelescoping tripod would be awkward to carry. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Not attracting notice; not conspicuous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Noteless as the race from which he sprung. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A state of being noteless. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A little or short note; a billet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Hosteler. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pan- + telegraph. ] See under Telegraph. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. parentèle, L. parentela. ] Kinship; parentage. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Telegraphy by means of light, as by the heliograph or the photophone. Also, less properly, telephotography. -- Pho`to*tel"e*graph n. -- Pho`to*tel`e*graph"ic a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Astron.) A telescope adapted for taking photographs of the heavenly bodies. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. fyto`n a plant + ele`fos the elephant; also, ivory. ] (Bot.) A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which furnish the substance called vegetable ivory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but smaller and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the aard-wolf. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A message transmitted by radiotelegraph. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Radio- + telegraph. ] A wireless telegraph. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Of or pertaining to radiotelegraphy; employing, or used or employed in, radiotelegraphy. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Radio- + telegraphy. ] Telegraphy using the radiant energy of radio waves; wireless telegraphy; -- the term adopted for use by the Radiotelegraphic Convention of 1912. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A wireless telephone, in which the signal is conveyed by radio waves. -- Ra`di*o*te*leph"o*ny n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

a. Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful; inglorius. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without respite. Baxter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. roitelet, dim. of roi king. ] A little king. [ Archaic ] Heylin. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Insatiable. [ R. ] Young. [ 1913 Webster ]