diss i lit i on (disilishon)

[Irreg. The air in the smaller having so much room in the greater to receive it, the di i lit i on of that air was great. Boyle , Works, I. 92. di imilar (di-sim'i-lär), a . [= F. di imilaire = Sp. disimilar = Pg. di imilar , 0 Di ilient Capsule of Im patiens Balsam in a at the moment of bursting. equiv. to It. di imile, Two characters altogether di imilar are united in him. Macaulay, Machi a vell i. Di imilar foci. See focus. - Di imilar whole, in logic, a whole whose parts are heterogeneous.