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[Eng. constabl(e); -e .] A female guardian or governor. "Dame Her me gild, constable e of that place." Chaucer: Man of Law's Tale, 4,953. côn-stăb-u-la-ry, a. & s. [Low. Lat.constabu lari us; from cons tab ulus = constable (q. v.).] A. As adj.: Pertaining to or consisting of con stables; relating to the office of a constable. district, or country. B. As subst.: The body of constables in any town, *con-stab-u-lā-tõr-ỹ, s. [Low Lat. cons tabular i us.] A constablery; the jurisdiction or district of a constable. IMG:content-0705.png:[blocks in formation] (1) In the Roman empire during the latter part of its existence: The comes stabuli , the functionary from which the medieval constable developed, had (as his name imported) charge of the stables with the horses housed therein. He was not a plebeian groom, but a high functionary, who might now be called Master of the Horse. The English word con- stable has not, as far as we know, been applied to him in this rudimentary stage of his development. (2) In France and some other continental coun- tries during med iæval times : Under the early French kings the comes stabuli , now transformed government. He was commander-in-chief of the Hooker . *1. The quality of being constant; immutability, uralterable continuance, stability, fixedne . "The laws of God himself no man will ever deny to be of a different constitution from the former, in respect of the one's constancy, and the mutability of the other." pires with or opposes the internal forces of the body into the "cones table," was a high functionary of itself."-Tyndall: Fray. of Science (3d ed.), v. 97. boil, boy; pout, jowl; cat, cell, chorus, chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; sin, as; shan. -tion, -sion , -tion, zhūn. -tious, -cio us, expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. shus. -ble, -dle, . = , del The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia "While innocence without disguise, And constancy sincere." "But all the story of the night told over, More witne eth than fancy's images And grows to something of great constancy." (1) Arbitrary or indeterminate constant : Math.: A constant to which any value may be a igned at pleasure. Thus in the algebraic equa- tion na +4=1- my , n and m , the coefficients of a and y respectively, may have any arbitrary value a igned them that one chooses. (2) Constant of aberration , of friction , & c.: Physics, Astron., .: A constant by the deter- min at i on of which the aberration, friction, or any. thing varying within equally narrow limits may at any moment be determined. Math.: One which cannot be so altered; one which remains invariable, as the ratio between the radius and the circumference of a circle. (4) Indeterminate constant : [ Arbitrary constant.] (5) Variation of constants: Math.: This strange expre ion, which seems a contradiction in terms, means that what is theoret- ically a constant, and would be so if no other force operated, is made variable by the action of such a force. If, for instance, the orbit of a planet were a constant, a perturbation of its course in that orbit might and would be effected by a planet being in its vicinity as it pa ed a certain point; the constant would then for a time become a variant. For the difference between constant and con- tinual , see CONTINUAL; for that between constant and durable , see DURABLE. constant battery, s . Crabb thus discriminates between constancy, stability, firmne , and steadine : " Constancy respects the affections; stability the opinions; steadine the action or the motives of action; firmne the purpose or resolution. Constancy pre vents from changing, and furnishes the mind with resources against wearine or disgust of the same object; it preserves and supports an attachment under every change of circumstances: stability pre- vents from varying, it bears up the mind against the movements of levity or curiosity, which a diversity of objects might produce: steadine pre- vents from deviating; it enables the mind to bear ing. constant quantities, s. pl. IMG:content-0707.png:[blocks in formation] constant currents, s . pl . batteries. They do not soon lose their force. constant forces, s . pl . IMG:content-0708.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Lit .: To set or adorn with stars. 2. Figuratively : IMG:content-0709.png:[blocks in formation] Căn-stăn-ti-nō-pol-i-tan, a. [Lat. Const an tinopolitanus = belonging to Constantinople, so called after the Roman Emperor Const an tine, who changed the original name of the city, Byzantium, to Constantinople the city of Constant i net, polis a city.] Of or pertaining to Constantinople IMG:content-0710.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0711.png:[blocks in formation] Delphin us the Dolphin Co. Praco, the Dragon; 11. Equu- leus, Equuleus; 12. Hercules, Hercules; 13. Lyra, the Lyre; 14. Ophiuchus or Serpentarius, the Serpent-bearer; 15. Pegasus, the Flying Horse; 16. Perseus, Perseus; 17. Sagitta, the Arrow; 18. Triangulum, the Triangle; 19. Ursa Major, the Great Bear; 20. Ursa Minor, the Little IMG:content-0712.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0713.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0714.png:[blocks in formation] (4) The nine introduced by Hevelius: 1. Camelopard us, the Giraffe; 2. Canes Venatic i, the Hunting Dogs; 3. Coma Berenices, Berenice's Hair; 4. Lacerta, the Lizard; 5. Leo Minor, the Le er Lion; 6. Lynx, the Lynx; 7. Monoceros, the Unicorn; 8. Sextans, the Sextant; 9. Vulpecula, the Fox. (5) Lacaille's twenty-seven southern constellations as revised: 1. Antlia Pneumatic a (abbreviated into Antlia), the Air-pump: 2. Apparatus, vel Of ficin a, Sculptor is (Sculp. tor), the Sculptor's Workshop; 3. Apus, the Bird of Paradise; 4. Cæla Sculptor i a (Cœlum), the Sculptor's Tools; 5. Chameleon, the Chamelion; 6. Circinus, the Compa ; 7. Columba, the Dove; 8. Crux, or Crux australis, the Southern Cro ; 9. Dorado, the Swordfish; 10. Equuleus Pictorius (Pictor), the Painter's Easel; 11. Fornax, the Furnace; 12. Grus, the Crane; 13. Horologium, the Clock; 14. Hydrus, the Water Snake; 15. Indus, the Indian; 16. Microscopium, the Microscope; 17. Mons Mense (Mensa), the Table Mountain; 18. Musca, the Bee; 19. Norma, the Rule; 20. Octans, the Octant; 21. Pavo, the Peacock; 22. Phoenix, the Phoenix; 23. Piscis Volans (Volans), the Flying Fish; 24. Reticulum, the Net; 25. Telescopium, the Telescope; 26. Toucan, the Toucan; 27. Triangulum Australis, the Southern Triangle. [See all these words in their several places.] The several stars are designated by Greek letters, as Alpha Lyre, Gamma Persei. The more important have also distinctive names, as Arcturus Alpha Bootis; Aldebaran = Alpha Tauri; Bellatrix Gam ma Or i on is. *con-ster, v . t . & i. [CONSTRUE.] 1. Trans.: To construe, to explain. 2. In trans.: To conjecture. " Conster what this is, and tel not; For I am fast sworne, I may not." Wyat: A Riddle of a Gift given by a Lady. *con-ster-nāte, v. t. [Lat. conster nat us, pa. par. of conster no to terrify, to affright, from Fr. con sterner.] To strike with consternation. "The king of As top i a and the Palatine were strangely consternated at this a ociation."-The Pagan Prince, 1690. ( Nares .)