Antiparallels

pl. (Geom.) The name given to straight lines which, by cutting two given straight lines, make with them equal angles, though in a contrary order. Alexander was abroad, he left Anti pater in the govern- ment of Macedon; and by his prudent management he preserved Greece tranquil. On the death of his master, Anti pater obtained the European provinces. Not long after, the confederate states of Greece attacked him: but he subdued them, and subverted their democratic forms of government; on which he was called the "father IMG:content-0247.jpg:[blocks in formation] "Now, good Cesario, but that piece of song, That old and antique song we heard last night."- Shaks. to admit a woman to meddle in state affairs." D. 319 B. C. There were two other kings of this name. Antipathetic, Antipathetical, a. Having a natural contrariety or constitutional aversion to a per- son or thing. Anti path'ic, a. Having opposite affections. Antipathist, n. That which has antipathy. Antipathy, n. [Fr. antipatie , from Gr. anti , against, and pathos , feeling. A feeling against; a natural enmity or aversion of one thing toward another. In a more re- stricted sense, A. denotes the natural aversion which an animated and sensitive being feels toward some object presented to it, either in reality or imagination; the cause of which is often mysterious and inexplicable. Such is the aversion of which some persons are conscious under the apprehension or at the sight of particular objects, as cats, mice, spiders, serpents, . The greater part of antipathies arise from prejudice; many from terrors inspired in infancy; and, in most cases, reflection and a gradual accustoming of ourselves to the objects of our dislike will weaken or remove the feeling of aversion; yet there are instances of incurable A. , which seems to have its seat in the nervous system. Anti per is'tas is, n. [Gr. from anti, against, and per i stasis , circumstance.] The antagonism of an opposite or antithetical quality, owing to which the quality so opposed gains additional force or strength. (Rhet.) A figure of speech, which, while admitting an opponent's a ertion, rejects the inference it seeks to convey. Antiphlogistic, a . and n. [From Gr. anti , against, and phlogizo , to burn.] ( Med . ) That counteracts burning heat, or inflammation. A. Theory . (Chem.) The phlogistic theory of Stahl considered oxides of metals as simple bodies, and the metals as compounds of the oxide with an hypothetical substance, phlogiston. Lavoisier started the antiphlogistic theory now in use, which considers the metals as simple, and the oxides compounds of metals and oxygen. Antiphon, the Rhamnus i an , an A then i an orator, and the first to lay down rules of oratory, lived in the 5th century B.c. -There are 16 orations under his name, in the collection of ancient orators.