dian

n. [ L. Diana. ] (Myth.) The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. [ 1913 Webster ]

And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Diana monkey (Zool.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey of West Africa (Cercopithecus Diana). [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &unr_;, &unr_;, a man, a male. ] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants having two stamens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Diandrous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. diandre. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the class Diandria; having two stamens. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. Diana; either as the name of the Roman goddess, or from its use in OE. as a name of silver. ] (Chem.) Same as Columbium. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; dia` through + &unr_; to revolve in the mind. ] (Metaph.) Pertaining to the discursive faculty, its acts or products. [ 1913 Webster ]

I would employ . . . dianoetic to denote the operation of the discursive, elaborative, or comparative faculty. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; thought + -logy. ] The science of the dianoetic faculties, and their operations. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]