10. (Horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which
the impulse is given. Saunier.
Dead lift. See under Dead. Swift. -- Lift bridge, a kind of drawbridge,
the movable part of which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside. --
Lift gate, a gate that is opened by lifting. -- Lift hammer. See Tilt
hammer. -- Lift lock, a canal lock. -- Lift pump, a lifting pump. - -
Lift tenter (Windmills), a governor for regulating the speed by
adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action of grinding machinery
according to the speed. -- Lift wall (Canal Lock), the cross wall at
the head of the lock.
Lift"a*ble (-*b'l), a. Such as can be lifted.
Lift"er (-r), n. 1. One who, or that which, lifts.
2. (Founding) A tool for lifting loose sand from the mold; also, a
contrivance attached to a cope, to hold the sand together when the cope
is lifted.
Lift"ing, a. Used in, or for, or by, lifting.
Lifting bridge, a lift bridge. -- Lifting jack. See 2d Jack, 5. --
Lifting machine. See Health lift, under Health. -- Lifting pump.
(Mach.) (a) A kind of pump having a bucket, or valved piston, instead
of a solid piston, for drawing water and lifting it to a high level.
(b) A pump which lifts the water only to the top of the pump, or
delivers it through a spout; a lift pump. -- Lifting rod, a vertical
rod lifted by a rock shaft, and imparting motion to a puppet valve; --
used in the engines of river steamboats. -- Lifting sail (Naut.), one
which tends to lift a vessel's bow out of water, as jibs and square
foresails.
Lig (lg), v. i. [See Lie to be prostrate.] To recline; to lie still.
[Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer. Spenser.
Lig"a*ment (lg"*ment), n. [L. ligamentum, fr. ligare to bind: cf. F.
ligament. Cf. Lien, n., Ligature.]
1. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a
bandage; a bond. Hawthorne.
Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your
hearts.
Washington.
2. (Anat.) (a) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective
tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints. (b) A
band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or
retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament, connecting
the diaphragm and stomach.
{ Lig`a*men"tal (-mn"tal), Lig`a*men"tous (-ts), } a. [Cf. F.
ligamenteux.] Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament;
binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane.
Li"gan (l"gan), n. [Cf. L. ligare to bind, to tie, ligamen band,
bandage, E. ligament, or ligsam.] (Law) Goods sunk in the sea, with a
buoy attached in order that they may be found again. See Jetsam and
Flotsam. [Written also lagan.] Blackstone.
Li"gate (l"gt), v. t. [L. ligatus, p. p. of ligare.] To tie with a
ligature; to bind around; to bandage.
Li*ga"tion (l*g"shn), n. [L. ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. Liaison.]
1. The act of binding, or the state of being bound.