diadesmus

[Gr. dia =acro , and desmos =a bond.] Zool.: A genus of Diatomacese containing eight species, some of which are fo il. di-ad-o-chite, [Gr. diadochos =a succe or, on the supposition that it is an iron sinter, in which phosphoric acid has replaced the arsenic acid.] Min .: A reniform or stalactitic mineral of a yellow or yellowish-brown color, found near Gräfenthal and Saalfeld in Thu ring i a. ( Dana .) *di-a-drom, s. [Greek diadromos a running through: dia =through, and dromos a running; dramein , 2d aor. inf in. of trecho =to run.] The time in which any motion is performed; the time in which a pendulum performs its vibration. "Whose diadroms , in the latitude of forty-five degrees, are each equal to one second of time, or a sixtieth of a minute."- Locke . di-a-re-sis, *diě-rě-sis, 8. [Lat. diæres is ; Gr. diairesis = a dividing; diaireō = to take apart: dia -apart, and haireō =to take; Fr. diérèse .] 1. Gram.: The resolution or dividing of one syllable into two. 2. Printing : A mark (") placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that they should be both pronounced; as, aërated ; also placed over a syllable not usually pronounced to show that it is to be pronounced; as, beloved , cursed . di-a-glyphic, a. [Gr. diaglyphoto carve all over: dia, intens., and glyphō =to carve.] Fine Arts: A term applied to sculpture, engraving, ., in which the subject is sunk into the general ground.