The new apocalypse of Nature.
Carlyle.
{ A*poc`a*lyp"tic (&?;), A*poc`a*lyp"tic*al (&?;), } a. [Gr. &?;.] Of or pertaining to a revelation, or, specifically, to the Revelation of St. John; containing, or of the nature of, a prophetic revelation.
Apocalyptic number, the number 666, mentioned in Rev. xiii. 18. It has been variously interpreted.
<! p. 69 !>
A*poc`a*lyp"tic (*pk`*lp"tk), A*poc`a*lyp"tist, n. The writer of the Apocalypse.
A*poc`a*lyp"tic*al*ly (&?;), adv. By revelation; in an apocalyptic manner.
Ap`o*car"pous, a. [Pref. apo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; -- opposed to syncarpous. Lindley.
A*poc"o*pate (&?;), v. t. [LL. apocopatus, p. p. of apocopare to cut off, fr. L. apocore. See Apocope.] (Gram.) To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
{ A*poc"o*pate (&?;), A*poc"o*pa`ted (&?;), } a. Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form.
A*poc`o*pa"tion (&?;), n. Shortening by apocope; the state of being apocopated.
||A*poc"o*pe, n. [L., fr. Gr. &?; a cutting off, fr. &?; to cut off; &?; from + &?; to cut.] 1. The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.