An amphibolous sentence is one that is capable of two meanings, not from the double sense of any of the words, but from its admitting of a double construction; e. g., "The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose."
Whately.
Am*phib"o*ly (&?;), n.; pl. Amphibolies (&?;). [L. amphibolia, Gr. &?;: cf. OE. amphibolie. See Amphibolous.] Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.
If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an amphiboly, a double meaning where there is none.
Whitlock.
Am"phi*brach (m"f*brk), n. [L. &?;, Gr. &?; short at both ends; 'amfi` + brachy`s short.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short ( -- ); as, hbr. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet\'b6ic.
{ Am`phi*car"pic (&?;), Am`phi*car"pous (&?;), } a. [Gr. 'amfi` + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening.
Am`phi*chro"ic (&?;), a. [Gr. 'amfi` + &?; color.] (Chem.) Exhibiting or producing two colors, as substances which in the color test may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
{ Am`phi*cœ"li*an (&?;), Am`phi*cœ"lous (&?;), } a. [Gr. &?; hollowed all round; 'amfi` + &?; hollow.] (Zoöl.) Having both ends concave; biconcave; -- said of vertebræ.
Am"phi*come (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; with hair all round; 'amfi` + &?; hair.] A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination. [Obs.] Encyc. Brit.
Am*phic`ty*on"ic (&?;), a. [Gr. &?;.] Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or Council; as, an Amphictyonic town or state; the Amphictyonic body. W. Smith.
Am*phic"ty*ons (&?;), n. pl. [L. Amphictyones, Gr. &?;. Prob. the word was orig. &?; dwellers around, neighbors.] (Grecian Hist.) Deputies from the confederated states of ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
Am*phic"ty*o*ny (&?;), n.; pl. Amphictyonies (&?;). [Gr. &?;.] (Grecian Hist.) A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece.
Am"phid (&?;), n. [Gr. 'a`mfw both: cf. F. amphide.] (Chem.) A salt of the class formed by the combination of an acid and a base, or by the union of two oxides, two sulphides, selenides, or tellurides, as distinguished from a haloid compound. [R.] Berzelius.
Am"phi*disc (&?;), n. [Gr. 'amfi` + di`skos a round plate.] (Zoöl.) A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated wheel at each end; -- found in freshwater sponges.
Am`phi*drom"ic*al (&?;), a. [Gr. 'amfi`dromos running about or around.] Pertaining to an Attic festival at the naming of a child; -- so called because the friends of the parents carried the child around the hearth and then named it.
Am*phig"a*mous (&?;), a. [Gr. &?; + &?; marriage.] (Bot.) Having a structure entirely cellular, and no distinct sexual organs; -- a term applied by De Candolle to the lowest order of plants.
Am`phi*ge"an (&?;), a. [Gr. &?; + &?;, &?;, the earth.] Extending over all the zones, from the tropics to the polar zones inclusive.
Am"phi*gen (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; + -gen: cf. F. amphigène.] (Chem.) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; -- applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium. [R.]
Am"phi*gene (&?;), n. (Min.) Leucite.
Am`phi*gen"e*sis (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; + &?; generation.] (Biol.) Sexual generation; amphigony.
Am*phig"e*nous (&?;), a. (Bot.) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as the lichens.
Am`phi*gon"ic (&?;), a. Pertaining to amphigony; sexual; as, amphigonic propagation. [R.]
Am*phig"o*nous (&?;), a. [Gr. &?; + &?; a begetting.] Relating to both parents. [R.]