2. (Law) (a) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. (b) (French Law) The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it. Bouvier. (c) An arbitrament or award.
Dic*ty"o*gen (?), n. [Gr. &?; a net + -gen.] (Bot.) A plant with net-veined leaves, and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenæ, proposed by Lindley for the orders Dioscoreaceæ, Smilaceæ, Trilliaceæ, etc.
Di*cy"a*nide (?), n. [Pref. di- + cyanogen.] (Chem.) A compound of a binary type containing two cyanogen groups or radicals; -- called also bicyanide.
||Di`cy*e"ma*ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &?; an embryo.] (Zoöl.) An order of worms parasitic in cephalopods. They are remarkable for the extreme simplicity of their structure. The embryo exists in two forms.
Di`cy*e"mid (?), a. (Zoöl.) Like or belonging to the Dicyemata. -- n. One of the Dicyemata.
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Di*cyn"o*dont (?), n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &?; dog + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Paleon.) One of a group of extinct reptiles having the jaws armed with a horny beak, as in turtles, and in the genus Dicynodon, supporting also a pair of powerful tusks. Their remains are found in triassic strata of South Africa and India.
Did (?), imp. of Do.
{ Di*dac"tic (?), Di*dac"tic*al (?), } a. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to teach; akin to L. docere to teach: cf. F. didactique. See Docile.] Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; preceptive; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as, didactic essays. "Didactical writings." Jer. Taylor.
The finest didactic poem in any language.
Macaulay.
Di*dac"tic, n. A treatise on teaching or education. [Obs.] Milton.
Di*dac"tic*al*ly, adv. In a didactic manner.
Di*dac"ti*cism (?), n. The didactic method or system.
Di`dac*tic"i*ty (?), n. Aptitude for teaching. Hare.
Di*dac"tics (?), n. The art or science of teaching.
Di*dac"tyl (?), n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &?; finger, toe: cf. F. didactyle.] (Zoöl.) An animal having only two digits.
Di*dac"tyl*ous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having only two digits; two-toed.