diocese (dioses)

[Formerly le prop. dio ce ; ult. E. = wick, wich a town), district or division of a country; a province: now obsolete except when used with reference to Norway, an y, an episcopal diocese ( stift ) of which, as a geographical division of the country, is sometimes regarded as a province, though it has no provincial civil administration. Wild boars are no rarity in this dioce , which the Moors hunt and kill in a manly pastime. Skt. veça , a house.] 1. A L. Add is on, West Barbary, ii. 2. Under the Roman empire after Diocletian and Const an tine, a subdivision of a prefecture, comprising a number of provinces; hence, a corresponding extent of territory as an ecclesiastical division, including a number of provinces or eparchies, each province again containing a number of paræciæ, which themselves finally came to be called dioceses in the following (modern) sense.-3. The district, with its population, falling under the pastoral care of a bishop. The local compa of his [a bishop's] authority we term a dioce . Hooker, Eccles. Polity, vii. 8. visited the dioce es of Syria, and the several religious persons famous for severe undertakings. Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), I. 108. Meletius of Antioch IMG:content-2679.png:[graphic] Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arm and dint of wit. IMG:content-2680.png:[blocks in formation] dilian and lacertilian types; ambulatory or saltatory limbs; fore limbs reduced and not known to have had clavicles; and hind limbs usually disproportionately developed, and with the pelvis presenting a series of modifications tending toward the characters of birds, on which account the group is also called Ornithoscelida (which see). The ornithic structure of the legs is best seen in the smaller genera, such as Compsognathus; it is exhibited in the presence of a cnemial crest, the reduction of the distal end of the fibula, the disposition of the distal end of the tibia, and the relations of the astragalus. In some genera eping there great was spines. a bony The dermal Dinosaur i a were some a polymorphic as well as an extensive group, the limits of which are not settled, owing to the wide range of variation presented by them. They ranged in size from that of the huge iguanodon down to about two feet. By some they are supposed to have included the remote ancestors of birds; others find in them features that recall mammals, especially pachyderms. The order is by some divided into Dinosaur i a proper and Compsognatha (which see); it is sometimes ranked as a subcla of Reptilia, and divided into Sauropod a, Stegosaur i a, Ornithopod a, Theropod a, and IMG:content-2681.png:[blocks in formation] Ruskin , Modern Painters, V. dinumeration) (di-nu-me-ra's hon), n. [L. dinumeratio (n-), a counting over, " dinumerare , pp. dinumeratus , count over, di- for dis- , apart, + numerare , count: see number , numerate .] 1. The act of numbering singly. Johnson.-2. In rhet ., same as aparithmesis . di nuovo (de nwovō). [It., de novo , q. v.] In music , anew; again: a direction to repeat. din us (di'nus), n. [NL., δίνος , a whirling, vertigo.] In pathol . , vertigo; dizzine . diobol (di-ob'ol), n. [ διώβολον , δι- , two-, + ὀβολός , obol.] A silver coin of ancient Greece, of the value of two obols. See obol . dioc. An abbreviation of diocese and diocesan. diocesan (di'ō-se-san or di-os'e-san), a. and n. [ weaver-bird, Quelea sanguinirostris, of Africa. dioctahedral (di-ok-ta-hedral) (di-ok-ta-hedral), a. [ Diodia (di-o-dia), n. [NL., IMG:content-2682.png:[blocks in formation] Diœcio us Plants (Male and Female) of Vallisneria spiral is. borne on sep- arate plants, as in the wil- low, prickly ash, and hemp. - 2. Having the flowers un- like on dif- ferent plants of the same species: used only with modifying prefixes, as androdiœ- IMG:content-2683.jpg:[blocks in formation] diœcism (di-ē'sizm), n. [ diœc (ious) + -ism.] Same as diœciousne . Diogenes-crab (di-oj'e-nez-krab), n. [So called from its choosing a shell for its residence; with allusion to the famous Cynic philosopher Dioge- nes , who, according to the tradition, chose to live in a tub. The name, Gr. Διογένης , is prop. an adj., Διογενής , Zeus-born, Ζεύς (Διο-), Zeus (see deity), + -γενης, -born: see-gen.] A West Indian hermit-crab of the genus Cenobita and family Pagurid a . Diogenes-cup (di-oj'e-nēz-kup), n. The cup- like cavity formed by the palm of the hand, when the fingers are slightly bent, the little and third fingers being drawn over toward the thumb. Diogenic (dī-ō-jen'ik), a. [ Diogenes (see Dio- genes-crab) + -ic.] Of, pertaining to, or re- sembling Diogenes, a celebrated Greek phi- losopher of the Cynic school, who flourished in the fourth century B. C. See Cynic, n., 1. We omit the series of Socratic, or rather Diogenic utter- ances, not unhappy in their way, whereby the monster, "persuaded into silence," seems soon after to have with- drawn for the night. dioic, dioicous (di'oik, di-oi'kus), a. [ οἶκος , a house; same as diæc - i - ous , but imitating the Gr. spelling.] Same as diœcio us . Diomedea (dio-me-dea), n. [NL., Diomedes , Gr. Διομήδης, & famous hero at the siege of Troy, lit. Zeus-counseled, Ζεύς (Διο-), Zeus, + μῆδος, pl. μήδεα, counsels.] The typical genus of the subfamily Diomedeina , containing most of the albatro es. D. exulans and D. brachyura are characteristic examples. See cut under albatro . Diomedeinæ (di-o-me-de-inē), n. pl . [NL., Diomedea +-inæ.] A subfamily of birds, of the family Procellariida , including the albatro es. They are characterized by having the hind toe rudimentary and the nostrils disconnected from each other, one on each side of the base of the upper mandible. Diomedea is the typical genus, and others, as Phœbetria , are recognized by some naturalists. See albatro . Dion (di'on), n. See Dioön . Dionæa (di-ō-nē'ä), n . [NL., fem. of L. Dionœus, Διωναίος , pertaining to Dione, fem. Διω- vain , Aphrodite, Διώνη , Dione, the mother of Aphrodite by Zeus, later applied to Aphrodite herself, Ζεύς (Διο-), Zeus: see Zeus , deity .] 1. A genus of plants, natural order Droseracea. Only one species is known, D. muscipula (Venus's fly-trap), a native of the sandy savannas of the Carol in as and ida. It has a rosette of root-leaves, from which rises a naked scape bearing a corymb of rather large white flowers. The leaves have a dilated petiole and a slightly stalked 2-lobed lamina or appendage with three very delicate hairs and a fringe of stout marginal bristles on each lobe. The hairs are remarkably irritable, and when touched by a fly or other insect the lobes of the leaf suddenly close on the insect and capture it. This is followed by the copious se- cretion of an acid liquid for the digestion of the prey, and by its absorption. This may be repeated several times by the same leaf. IMG:content-2684.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2685.png:[graphic] And now that it has been shown that these images are not formed dioptrically , but are the result of numerous "diffraction-spectra," it is impo ible to entertain the same confidence as before. W. B. Carpenter, Micros., § 277. dioptrics (di-op'triks), n. [Pl. of dioptric (see optrics.] That part of optics which treats of -ics ), after Gr. τὰ διοπτρικά , the science of di- the refraction of light pa ing through differ- ent media, as air, water, or gla , and especial- ly through lenses. The term is now diophysite, diophysitism. See diphysite , etc. Dioplotherium (di-op-lō-theʼri-um), n. [NL., δι- , two-, + όπλα , arms (as those po e ed by animals for defense or attack), + θηρίον , θήρ , a wild beast.] A genus of fo il sirenians from South Carolina, characterized by the pres- ence of two incisors, diopside (di-op's id or -sid), n. [ δίοψις , α view through ( διά , through, + ὄψις , a view), + containing as bases chiefly calcium mag- ide variety or subspecies of pyroxene, nesium, with more or le iron. It occurs in pris- Gr. δίοπτρον : see diopter .] A surgical speculum. matic crystals, of a vitreous luster, and of a pale-green dioptry (dī-op'tri), n. A dioptric. diopter (di-op'ter), n . [Also, as L., dioptra , διά , through, + ὀπτ-, ν *όπ, in ὀψεσθαι , see, ὀπτικός , optic, etc.: see optic .] 1. An ancient form of theodolite. - 2. The ali- dade or index arm of a graduated circle. 3. An instrument used in craniometry for obtain- ing projections of the skull.-4. A dioptric. dioptra, n. Plural of dioptron . dioptrate (dī-op'trat), a. [ διά , through, + όπτ-, * όπ ἰη όψεσθαι, see (see diopter ), + -atel.] In entom ., divided by a transverse par- titi on, as the compound eyes of certain aquatic beetles; divided by a transverse line, as the central spot or pupil of an ocellate or eye-like mark. IMG:content-2686.png:[blocks in formation] by scientific writers, the phenomena to which it refers being treated under the general head of refraction (which diorama (di-o-rä'ma), n. [ διόραμα , διορᾶν , see through, διά , through, + ὁρᾶν , see. Cf. panorama .] 1. A spectacular paint- ing, or a connected series of paintings, in- tended for exhibition to spectators in a dark- ened room, in a manner to produce by optical illusions an appearance of reality. The paintings are so executed and arranged that a variety of effects may be induced by varying the direction, intensity, and color of the light; one of the most notable of these effects coming from light transmitted through the picture itself, which is painted in transparent coloring on a thin fabric. Dif- ferent scenes may be painted on the two faces of the fab- ric, and a change from one to the other may be made by altering the source of the illumination. A daylight scene may be thus changed with wonderful realism to one by moonlight, or a desert place may become all at once peo- by Daguerre (the chief inventor of photography) and Bou- ton. exhibited. dioramic (dī-ō-ram'ik), a . [ diorama + -ic.] Pertaining to or of the nature of a diorama. diorism (dī'ō-rizm), n. [ διορισμός , divi- Sio sion, distinction, διορίζειν , divide, distinguish, draw a boundary through, δία , through, + ὁρί- ζειν , draw a boundary, όρος , a boundary: horizon.] 1. Distinction; definition. [Rare.] To eat things sacrificed to idols is one mode of idolatry; but, by a prophetical diorism , it signifies idolatry in gen- eral. Dr. H. More , Epistles to the Seven Churches, p. 72. 2. In math ., a statement of the conditions un- der which the problem to which it belongs is dioristic, dioristical (dī-ō-ris'tik, [ διοριστικός , distinctive, διορίζειν , dist in- [ diorism .] Distinguis diorism.] Distinguishing; defining. Smart. [Rare.] dioristically (di-ō-ris'ti-kal-i), adv . So as to diorite (di'ō-rīt), n. [So called because formed of distinct portions; irreg. διορ ( ίζειν ), sep- arate, distinguish (see diorism ), + -ite2.] The name given by Haüy to a rock included among those varieties which had before that time been generally designated by the name green- stone. Diorite consists e entially of a crystalline-granu- lar aggregate of a triclinic feldspar and hornblende, in very varying proportions, with which are frequently as- sociated magnetite and apatite, and sometimes mica. This rock has usually a thoroughly crystalline structure. Many of the rocks called by the name of diorite are, in all sulted from the alteration of andesites, and and even of gab- bros. In the case of diorite, the alteration has proceeded further than it has in the diabases and melaphyres. See greenstone and diabase . dioritic (dī-ō-rit'ik), a. [ diorite + -ic.] Per- straight, διά , through, + ὀρθοῦν , make straight, ὀρθός , straight.] 1. In surg ., the reduction of a fracture or dislocation, or the restoration of crooked or distorted limbs to their proper shape.-2. A recension or critical edition of a literary work. diorthotic (di-ôr-thot'ik), a. [ διορθωτικός , corrective, διόρθωσις , correction: see diortho- sis .] 1. Relating to the emendation or correc- tion of texts; corrective. No sooner had Scaliger placed himself by common con- sent at the head of textual criticism, than he took leave 2. In surg ., relating to diorthosis. Dioscorea (di-os-kōrē-ä), n. [NL., in honor of Dioscorides , a famous Greek physician and bot- anist.] A large genus of twining plants, the type of the natural order Dioscoreacece . There IMG:content-2687.png:[blocks in formation] Dioscoreaceæ (dī-os-kō-rē-ā'sē-ē), n . pl . [NL., Dioscorea + -aceæ.] A natural order of en- dogenous plants distinguished shed by their ribbed, reticulately veined leaves, tuberous roots or knotted rootstocks, twining stems, and inc on- spicuous diœcio us flowers. It includes 8 genera and about 160 species, and is represented in the United States by a single species, Dioscorea villosa . dioscoreaceous (di-os-kō-re-a shius), a. longineer having the characters of the Dios- IMG:content-2688.png:[blocks in formation] tion. are about 150 species, belonging chiefly to the warmer re (Diospyros Virgin i an a ). 2. To lower and raise as if in temporary im- mersion; hence, to perform by a downward and an upward movement: as, to dip a flag in salu- tation; the falcon dipped his wings for flight; to dip a courtesy.-3. To raise or take up by a dipping action; lift by bailing or scooping: as, to dip water out of a boat; to dip out soup with a ladle; to dip up sand with a bucket.- 4. To immerse or submerge partly; plunge or sink to some extent into water; hence, to plunge, as a person, into anything that in- volves activity or effort, as difficulties or en- tanglements; engage; entangle. He was a little dipt in the rebellion of the commons. Dryden, Fables. In the green waves did the low bank dip Its fresh and green gra -covered daisied lip. Put out the principal in trusty hands, Live on the use, and never dip thy lands. 6. To plunge into; begin to sink into or be im- mersed in. [Rare.] But ere he [the sword Excalibur] dipt the surface, rose an Clothed in white samite, mystic, wonderful, And caught him by the hilt. Tennyson, Morte d'Arthur. 7t. To affect as if by immersion; moisten; wet. A cold shuddering dew Dips me all o'er, as when the wrath of Jove Speaks thunder. Milton , Comus, 1. 803. Unharmed the water-fowl may dip In the Vols in i an mere. 2. To plunge one's finger or hand, or a dipper, ng: make a tran- ladle, or the like, into anything; sitory sitory plunge plunge or entrance; hence, to engage or interest one's self temporarily or to a slight extent: with in or into : as, to dip into specu- I dipped among the worst and Staius chose? Dryden, tr. of Persius's Satires, ii. 38. IMG:content-2689.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2690.png:[blocks in formation] 6. A pickpocket. [Thieves' slang.]- Dip of the horizon, the angular amount by which the horizon line lies below the level of the eye. It is due to the convexity of the earth, and is somewhat diminished by the refraction of light. The figure gives an exaggerated representation of the phe- no men on, on the left without refraction and on the right with it. - Dip of the nee- dle, the angle which the magnetic needle, freely poised on its center of grav- ity, and symmetrically formed in both its arms, makes with the plane of the horizon. It is otherwise IMG:content-2691.png:[blocks in formation] A blasphemy so like these Molinists', I must suspect you dip into their books. Browning , Ring and Book, II. 39. 3. To incline downward; sink, as if below the horizon: as, the magnetic needle dips : specifi- cally, in geol . , said of strata which are not hori- zontal. The sun's rim dips , the stars rush out. Cole ridge, Ancient Mariner, iii. Where the steep upland dips into the marsh. Lowell, Under the Willows. dip (dip), n. [ dip , v.] 1. The act of dipping; immersion for a short time in water or other liquid; a plunge; a bath: as, the dip of the oars; a dip in the sea. The dip of the wild fowl, the rustling of trees. Whittier , Bridal of Penna cook, i. 2. That which is dipped; specifically, a candle made by dipping a wick repeatedly in melted tallow. And holds up his dip of sixteen to the pound. Barham , In golds by Legends, I. 55. It is a solitary purser's dip , as they are termed at sea, emitting but feeble rays. Marryat , Snarleyyow, I. xix. 3. The act of dipping up, as with a ladle or dipper: as, to take a dip from the bowl.-4. Inclination downward; a sloping; a direction below a horizontal line; depre ion. Ev'n to the last dip of the vanishing sail She watch'd it. Tennyson, Enoch Arden. Specifically - (a) In geol ., the angle which a stratum of IMG:content-2692.png:[blocks in formation] (b) In mining : (1) A heading driven to the dip in mines in which the beds of coal have a steep inclination. Also called dip - head . (2) Rarely, a heading driven to the rise. [North. Staff ords hire, Eng.] (c) In teleg ., the distance from a point in a wire midway between two adjacent supports to the middle point of a straight line joining the points on these supports to which the wire is attached. (d) A cor- rection to be applied to the altitude of heavenly bodies observed at sea, varying according to the height of the ob- 5. Any liquid into which something is to be dipped. The bronzing dip may be prepared by di olving in 1 gal. hot water lb. each perchloride of iron and perchlo- ride of copper. The metal should not be allowed to re- main in this dip any longer than is nece ary to produce the desired colour. Workshop Receipts , 2d ser., p. 244. Specifically-(a) Drawn butter, or milk thickened with flour, served with toast. (b) A sauce served with pud- dings. [Local, U. S.] diphtheria Diphtheria is not an hereditary disease; but a special aptitude to receive and develop the poison evidently pertains to certain individuals and families. Quain, Med. Dict., p. 375. diphtheritic (dif or dip-the-rit'ik), a . [ diph the rit is + -ic.] Of the nature of, pertaining or relating to, or affected by diphtheria: as, diph theritic laryngitis; a diphtheritic membrane; a diphtheritic patient. diphtheritic ally (dif or dip-the-rit'i-kal-i), adv. In the manner of diphtheria; with regard to diphtheria. Do the violent reactions of the tonsils of these persons to weather changes involve likelihood of rendering them diphtheritic ally infectious? Sanitarian , XVII. 202. diphtheritis (dif or dip-the-rit is), n. [NL., διφθέρα , a prepared skin (membrane) (see diphtheria), + -it is .] Same as diphtheria . diphtheroid (dif'- or dip'the-roid), a . [ diph theria + -oid.] Resembling diphtheria. The vesiculo-papules broke, leaving excoriated surfaces of a diphtheroid character, from which there exuded an exceedingly abundant, foul-smelling discharge. Dr. E. B. Bronson , Med. News, XLIX. 270. IMG:content-2693.png:[blocks in formation] diphthong (dif'- or dip'thông), n. [Formerly diphycercy (dif'i-ser-si), n. [As diphycerc + also dipthong; = F. diphthongue = Pr. diptonge -y.] The state of being diphycercal. = Sp. diptongo = Pg. diphthongo, ditongo = It. Diphyde, Diphydes (dif'i-dē, - dēz), n. pl. dittongo = D. diphthong us = G. diphthong = Dan. Sw. diftong, pronounced in one syllable. In uttering a proper diphthong both vowels are pronounced; the sound is not simple, but the two sounds are so blended as to be considered as forming one syllable, as in joy, noise, bound, out. An "improper" diphthong is not a diphthong at all, being merely a collocation of two or more vowels in the same syllable, of which only one is sounded, as ea in breach, eo in people, ai in rain, eau in beau. (See digraph.) In Greek grammar, a proper diphthong is a diphthong the first vowel [NL.] Same as Diphyidæ. Diphyes (dif'i-ēz), n. [NL. (Cuvier, 1817), diphyid (dif'i-id), n. One of the Diphyidæ . Each group of individuals [in the Calycophora ) consists of a small nutritive polyp, a tentacle with naked kidney shaped groups of nematocysts, and gonophores. To these is usually added a funnel or umbrella-shaped hydrophyl. lium. These groups of individuals may in some diphyids become free and a ume a separate existence as Eudoxia. Claus, Zoology (trans.), I. 249. of which is short an improper diphthong, a diphthong the first vowel of which is long. The proper are αι, ει, οι, αυ, ευ, ου;; the improper, δι, ηι, ωι (commonly- ide.] A family of siphonophorous oceanic written ᾳ, η, ῳ: see iota subscript, under subscript ), ην, ων. An improper diphthong not usually distinguished as such is āv, as in ναῦς, Ερίς νηῦς. Some include vi in this cla , and some limit the term to ᾳ, η, ῳ. Whether there were any true diphthongs in Old-English, and if not, when they were introduced, is a question which cannot now be answered. G. P. Marsh, Lects. on Eng. Lang., xxii. diphthongal (dif or dip-thông'gal), a . [ diph thong + -al .] Belonging to a diphthong; consisting of two vowel-sounds pronounced in one syllable. To the joint operation... of these two causes, universal reading and climatic influences, we must ascribe our habit of dwelling upon vowel and diphthongal sounds. G. P. Marsh, Lects. on Eng. Lang., xxx. diphthongally (dif-or (dif or dip-thông'gal-i), adv . In a diphthongal In philol ., the