Eolian attachment, Eolian harp. See Æolian.
E*ol"ic (?), a. & n. See Æolic.
E*ol"i*pile (?), n. [Cf. F. éolipyle.] Same as Æolipile.
E"o*lis (?), n. [L. Aeolis a daughter of Æolus, Gr. A'ioli`s.] (Zoöl.) A genus of nudibranch mollusks having clusters of branchial papillæ along the back. See Ceratobranchia. [Written also Æolis.]
{ E"on (?), Æ"on (?), } n. [L. aeon, fr. Gr. a'iwn space or period of time, lifetime, age; akin to L. aevum. See Age.] 1. An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a long space of time; an age.
The eons of geological time.
Huxley.
2. (Gnostic Philos.) One of the embodiments of the divine attributes of the Eternal Being.
Among the higher Æons are Mind, Reason, Power, Truth, and Life.
Am. Cyc.
Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill various functions in the material and spiritual universe.
E"o*phyte (?), n. [Gr. &?; dawn + &?; a plant.] (Paleon.) A fossil plant which is found in the lowest beds of the Silurian age.
E`o*phyt"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to eophytes.
||E"os (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. 'Hw`s.] (Gr. Myth.) Aurora, the goddess of morn.
||E`o*sau"rus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'hw`s dawn + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.) An extinct marine reptile from the coal measures of Nova Scotia; -- so named because supposed to be of the earliest known reptiles.
E"o*sin (?), n. [Gr. &?; dawn.] (Chem.) A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluoresceïn, and named from the fine rose- red which it imparts to silk. It is also used for making a fine red ink. Its solution is fluorescent.
E*os"pho*rite (?), n. [From Gr. &?; Bringer of morn.] (Min.) A hydrous phosphate of alumina and manganese. It is generally of a rose-pink color, -- whence the name.
E`o*zo"ic (?), a. [See Eozoön.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to rocks or strata older than the Paleozoic, in many of which the eozoön has been found.
This term has been proposed for the strata formerly called Azoic, and is preferred especially by those geologists who regard the eozoön as of organic origin. See Archæan.
||E`o*zo"ön (?), n.; pl. Eozoöns (#), L. Eozoa (#). [NL., fr. Gr. 'hw`s dawn + zw^,on an animal.] (Paleon.) A peculiar structure found in the Archæan limestones of Canada and other regions. By some geologists it is believed to be a species of gigantic Foraminifera, but others consider it a concretion, without organic structure.
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E`o*zo"ön*al (`*z"n*al), a. (Paleon.) Pertaining to the eozoön; containing eozoöns; as, eozoönal limestone.
Ep- (p-). [Gr. 'epi`.] See Epi-.
||Ep"a*cris (p"*krs), n. [NL., from Gr. 'e`pakros pointed at the end. So called in allusion to the sharply pointed leaves.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths.
E"pact ("pkt), n. [F. épacte, fr. Gr. 'epakto`s brought on or in, added, fr. 'epa`gein to bring on or in; 'epi` on, in + 'a`gein to bring or lead. See Epi-, and Act.] (Chron.) The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year.
Annual epact, the excess of the solar year over the lunar year, -- being eleven days. -- Menstrual epact, or Monthly epact, the excess of a calendar month over a lunar.
Ep`a*go"ge (?), n. [L., from Gr. 'epagwgh` a bringing in, fr. 'epa`gein. See Epact.] (Logic) The adducing of particular examples so as to lead to a universal conclusion; the argument by induction.
Ep`a*gog"ic (?), a. Inductive. Latham.
E*pal"ate (?), a. [Pref. e- + palpus.] (Zoöl.) Without palpi.
||Ep*an`a*di*plo"sis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;; 'epi` + &?; to make double.] (Rhet.) A figure by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence; as, "Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice." Phil. iv. 4.
||Ep*an`a*lep"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; 'epi` + &?; to take up.] (Rhet.) A figure by which the same word or clause is repeated after intervening matter. Gibbs.
||Ep`a*naph"o*ra (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?; a recurrence; 'epi` + &?; to bring or carry back.] (Rhet.) Same as Anaphora. Gibbs.
||Ep`a*nas"tro*phe (?), n. [NL., from Gr. &?; a return, epanastrophe; 'epi` + &?; to return.] (Rhet.) Same as Anadiplosis. Gibbs.
||E*pan"o*dos (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?; a rising, return; 'epi` + &?; a way up, rising; &?; up + &?; way.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause are repeated in inverse order, as in the following: --
O more exceeding love, or law more just?
Just law, indeed, but more exceeding love!
Milton.
E*pan"o*dy (?), n. [See Epanodos.] (Bot.) The abnormal change of an irregular flower to a regular form; -- considered by evolutionists to be a reversion to an ancestral condition.
||Ep`an*or*tho"sis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;; 'epi` + &?; to set right again; &?; again + &?; to set straight.] A figure by which a speaker recalls a word or words, in order to substitute something else stronger or more significant; as, Most brave! Brave, did I say? most heroic act!
Ep*an"thous (?), a. [Pref. ep- + Gr. 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.) Growing upon flowers; -- said of certain species of fungi.
Ep"arch (?), n. [Gr. &?;; 'epi` over + &?; chief, &?; supreme power, dominion.] In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy.
Ep"arch*y (?), n. [Gr. &?; the post or office of an &?;.] A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese.
Ep`ar*te"ri*al (?), a. [Pref. ep- + arterial.] (Anat.) Situated upon or above an artery; -- applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.
E*paule" (?), n. [F. épaule shoulder, shoulder of a bastion. See Epaulet, and cf. Spall the shoulder.] (Fort.) The shoulder of a bastion, or the place where its face and flank meet and form the angle, called the angle of the shoulder.
E*paule"ment (?), n. [F. épaulement.] (Fort.) A side work, made of gabions, fascines, or bags, filled with earth, or of earth heaped up, to afford cover from the flanking fire of an enemy.
{ Ep"au*let`, Ep"au*lette`} (?), n. [F. épaulette, dim. of épaule shoulder, fr. L. spatula a broad piece (LL., shoulder), dim. of spatha abroad, flat instrument, fr. Gr. &?;, also, a broad rib, shoulder blade. See Spade the instrument, and cf. Epaule, Spatula.] (Mil.) A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval officers, differences of rank being marked by some peculiar form or device, as a star, eagle, etc.; a shoulder knot.
In the United States service the epaulet is reserved for full dress uniform. Its use was abolished in the British army in 1855.
{ Ep"au*let`ed, Ep"au*let`ted, } a. Wearing epaulets; decorated with epaulets.
Ep*ax"i*al (?), a. [Pref. ep- + axial.] (Anat.) Above, or on the dorsal side of, the axis of the skeleton; episkeletal.
||E*pei"ra (?), n. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A genus of spiders, including the common garden spider (E. diadema). They spin geometrical webs. See Garden spider.
Ep"en (?), n. (Anat.) See Epencephalon.
Ep`en*ce*phal"ic (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to the epencephalon. (b) Situated on or over the brain.
||Ep`en*ceph"a*lon (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon, near + &?; brain.] (Anat.) The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to epen.
||Ep*en"dy*ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; an upper garment; 'epi` upon + &?; a garment; &?; in + &?; to put on.] (Anat.) The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord; endyma; ependymis.
||Ep*en"dy*mis (?), n. [NL.] See Ependyma.
Ep`e*net"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?;, from &?; to praise; 'epi` + &?; to praise.] Bestowing praise; eulogistic; laudatory. [Obs.] E. Phillips.
||E*pen"the*sis (?), n.; pl. Epentheses (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;; 'epi` + &?; to put or set in.] (Gram.) The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in "nimble" from AS. nmol.
Ep`en*thet"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?;: cf. F. épenthétique.] (Gram.) Inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or sound.
||É`pergne" (?), n. [F. épargne a sparing or saving; a treasury. "Our épergne is a little treasury of sweetmeats, fruits, and flowers." Brewer.] A centerpiece for table decoration, usually consisting of several dishes or receptacles of different sizes grouped together in an ornamental design.
||É`per`lan" (?), n. [F. éperlan, fr. G. spierling. See Sparling.] (Zoöl.) The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
||Ep*ex`e*ge"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; detailed narrative, fr. &?; to recount in detail; 'epi` + &?; to lead, point out. See Exegesis.] A full or additional explanation; exegesis.
Ep*ex`e*get"ic*al (?), a. Relating to epexegesis; explanatory; exegetical.
{ E"phah (?), or E"pha}, n. [Heb. 'phh.] A Hebrew dry measure, supposed to be equal to two pecks and five quarts. ten ephahs make one homer.
||E*phem"e*ra (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a day fly, fr. &?; daily, lasting but a day; &?; over + &?; day.] 1. (Med.) A fever of one day's continuance only.
2. (Zoöl.) A genus of insects including the day flies, or ephemeral flies. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.
E*phem"er*al (?), a. 1. Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.
2. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only. "Ephemeral popularity." V. Knox.
Sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal, efficacy.
Sir J. Stephen.
Ephemeral fly (Zoöl.), one of a group of neuropterous insects, belonging to the genus Ephemera and many allied genera, which live in the adult or winged state only for a short time. The larvæ are aquatic; -- called also day fly and May fly.
E*phem"er*al, n. Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc.
E*phem"er*an (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the ephemeral flies.
E*phem"e*ric (?), a. Ephemeral.
E*phem"e*ris (?), n.; pl. Ephemerides (#). [L., a diary, Gr. &?;, also, a calendar, fr. &?;. See Ephemera.] 1. A diary; a journal. Johnson.
2. (Anat.) (a) A publication giving the computed places of the heavenly bodies for each day of the year, with other numerical data, for the use of the astronomer and navigator; an astronomical almanac; as, the "American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac." (b) Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a heavenly body, as a planet or comet, on several successive days.
3. (Literature) A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature. Brande & C.
E*phem"er*ist (?), n. 1. One who studies the daily motions and positions of the planets. Howell.