The circling typhon whirled from point to point.
Thomson.
Ty*phoon" (?), n. [Earlier tuffoon, tuffon, Pg. tufão, Ar. tufn a
violent storm; probably fr. Gr. tyfw^n, tyfw^s, a violent whirlwind,
that rushes upward from the earth, whirling clouds of dust (cf.
Typhus); or perhaps from Chin. t'ai-fung a cyclonic wind.] A violent
whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the Chinese
seas.
||Ty"phos (?), n. [NL.] (Med.) Typhus. [Obs.]
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Ty`pho*tox"in (?), n. [Typhoid + - toxic.] (Physiol. Chem.) A basic
substance, C7H17NO2, formed from the growth of the typhoid bacillus on
meat pulp. It induces in small animals lethargic conditions with liquid
dejecta.
Ty"phous (?), a. [Cf. F. typheux.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to typhus;
of the nature of typhus.
Ty"phus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; smoke, cloud, stupor arising from
fever; akin to &?; to smoke, Skr. dh&?;pa smoke.] (Med.) A contagious
continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great
prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of
red spots upon the body. Also called jail fever, famine fever, putrid
fever, spottled fever, etc. See Jail fever, under Jail.
Typ"ic (?), a. Typical. "Typic shades." Boyle.
Typ"ic*al (?), a. [L. typicus, Gr. &?;, from &?; type: cf. F. typique.
See Type.] 1. Of the nature of a type; representing something by a
form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative.
The Levitical priesthood was only typical of the Christian.
Atterbury.
2. (Nat. Hist.) Combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics
of a group; as, a typical genus.
— Typ"ic*al*ly, adv. — Typ"ic*al*ness, n.
Typ`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. The act of typifying, or representing by a
figure.
Typ"i*fi`er (?), n. One who, or that which, typifies. Bp. Warburton.
Typ"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Typified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Typifying.] [Type + -fy.] To represent by an image, form, model, or
resemblance.
Our Savior was typified, indeed, by the goat that was slain, and the
scapegoat in the wilderness.
Sir T. Browne.