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[ Its [a glacier's] substant ice curls freely, molds, and breaks itself like water. The Century, XXVII. 146. subs tanti a (sub-stan's hia), n . [L.: see sub stance.] Substance: used chiefly in a few anatomical phrases. - Subs tanti a cinerea gelati nos a. Same as subs tanti a gelati nos a Roland i . - Subs tanti a eburnea, o ea, vitrea. See tooth . Subs tanti a ferruginea, a group of pigmented ganglion cells on either side of the middle line (just below the surface of the floor) of the anterior part of the fourth ventricle. Seen from the surface, it is the locus cærule us. - Subs tanti a gelati nos a central is, the neuroglia which backs the layer of columnar epithelial lining the central canal the spinal cord. - Subs tanti a gelati nos a posterior or Roland i, a part of the caput of the posterior cornu of gray matter of the spinal cord, near the tip of that cornu, having a peculiar semitransparent appearance. Also called formatio gelati nos a Roland i. Subs tanti a nigra, a region, marked by dark pigmented cells, separating the crusta from the tegmentum of the crus cerebri. Also called subs tanti a nigra So emmer ing i, stratum nigrum, stratum intermedium, and locus niger. Subs tanti a reticular is. Same as reticular formation (which see, under reticular ). Subs tanti a spongiosa, that part of the gray matter of the spinal cord which is not subs tanti a gelati nos a central is or posterior. substantial (sub-stan's hal), a. and n. [ 6031 stantialis, of or pertaining to the substance, e ential, If this Atheist would have his chance or fortune to be a real and substantial agent, as the vulgar seem to have commonly apprehended,... he is. more stupid and more supinely ignorant than those vulgar. Bentley, Eight Boyle Lectures, v. All this is but a dream, Too flattering-sweet to be substantial. Shak ., R. and J., ii. 2. 141. The sun appears to be flat as a plate of silver. the moon appears to be as big as the sun, and the rainbow appears to be a large substantial arch in the sky; all which are in reality gro falsehoods. Watts , Logic, Int. substantive tialita ( t- ) s, the quality of being substantial or e ential, The soul is a stranger to such gro substantiality . Glanville, Vanity of Dogmatizing, iv. Many of the lower animals build themselves dwellings that excel in substantiality the huts or hovels of men. Lindsay, Mind in the Lower Animals, I. 113. ( Encyc. Dict.) We understand his lordship very well; he means a particular providence and a future state, the moral attributes of the Deity and the substantiality of the soul. War burton, Bolingbroke's Philosophy, iii. 2. Substance; e ence. I shall know whether all souls came from Adam's own substantiality , and whether there be more substance in all than in that one. Baxter , Dying Thoughts. The matter of the point controverted is great, but it is driven to an over-great subtility and obscurity, so that it be cometh a thing rather ingenious than substantial. Bacon , Unity in Religion (ed. 1887). This he looks upon to be sound learning and substantial criticism. Add is on, Tatler, No. 158. and pp. substantialized, ppr. substantial i zing. [ I liked well to see that strange life, which even the stout, dead-in-earnest little Bohemian musicians, piping in the centre of the Piazza, could not altogether substantialize . Howells, Venetian Life, iv. solid: as, substantial cloth. 3. Having firm or good material; strong; stout; substantially (sub-stan's hal-i), adv . 1. In the Most ponderous and substantial things. Shak., M. for M., iii. 2. 290. There are, by the direction of the Lawgiver, certain good and substantial steps placed even through the very midst of this slough [of Despond]. Bunyan , Pilgrim's Progre , i, 4. Po e ed of considerable substance, goods, or estate; moderately wealthy; well-to-do. She has, 'mongst others, two substantial suitors. Middle ton, The Widow, i. 2. Pray take all the care you can to inquire into the value, and set it at the best rate to substantial people. Swift , To Dr. Sheridan, June 29, 1725. 5. Real or true in the main or for the most part: as, substantial succe . Substantial agreement between all as to the points discu ed. The Century , XXXIX. 563. 6. Of considerable amount: as, a substantial gift; substantial profit. -7t. Capable of being substantiated or proved. It is subs tanti all ; For, that disguize being on him which I wore, It will be thought I, which he calls the Pandar, Did kil the Duke and fled away in his apparell, Leauing him so disguiz'd to auoid swift pursuite. C. Tourneur , Revenger's Tragedy, iv. 2. 8. Vital; important. Christes church can neuer erre in any substanciall point that God would haue vs bounden to beleue. Sir T. More, Works, p. 163. 9. In law, pertaining to or involving the merits or e ential right, in contradistinction to questions of form or manner. Thus, a substan tial performance of a contract is one which fulfils reasonably well all the material and e ential stipulations, though it may be deficient in respect of punctuality or departure from minor details of manner for which moderate deductions from the price would compensate. So, in litigation, the right of trial by jury is a substantial right, but the order in which evidence shall be adduced is not. 10. Pertaining to the substance or ti ue of any part or organ. Transition from substantial to membranous parietes. Buck's Handbook of Med . Sciences, VIII. 120. Substantial being, division, form, mode, etc. See the nouns. II. n. 1. That which has a real existence; that which has substance.-2. That which has real practical value. A large and well filled basket contained substan tials and delicacies. especially helpful. New York Evangelist , Dec. 2, 1886. IMG:content-2396.png:[blocks in formation] substantial i a (sub-stan-shi-a'li-ä), n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. of L. substantial is: see substantial.] In Scots law, those parts of a deed which are e ential to its validity as a formal instrument. substantialism (sub-stan's hal-izm), n. The doctrine that behind phenomena there are substantial realities, or real substances, whether mental or corporeal. substantialist (sub-stan's hal-ist), n. One who adheres to the doctrine of substantialism. Philosophers, as they affirm or deny the authority of consciousne in guaranteeing a substratum or substance to the manifestations of the ego and non-ego, are divided into realists or substantialists and into nihilists or non substantialists. Sir W. Hamilton , Metaph., xvi. manner of a substance; with reality of existence; truly; really; effectually. In him all his Father shone Substantially expre 'd. Milton , P. L., iii. 140. Be substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appear est unto others. Sir T. Browne , Christ. Mor., i. 19. 2. In a substantial manner; strongly; solidly. To know. what good laws are wanting, and how to frame them substantially , that good Men may enjoy the free do me which they merit. Milton, Hist. Eng., iii. Pleasing myself in my own house and manner of living more than ever I did, by seeing how much better and more substantially I live than others do. Pepys , Diary, I. 421. 3. In substance; in the main; e entially; by including the material or e ential part: as, the two arguments are substantially the same. A king with a life revenue and an unchecked power of exacting money from the rich is substantially an absolute sovereign. Stubbs, Const. Hist., § 373. The