Aber-de-vine :: Aber-de-vine (n.) The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch..

Aberr :: Aberr (v. i.) To wander; to stray.

Aberrance :: Aberrance (n.) Alt. of Aberranc.

Aberrancy :: Aberrancy (n.) State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc..

Aberrant :: Aberrant (a.) Wandering; straying from the right way.

Aberrant :: Aberrant (a.) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.

Aberrate :: Aberrate (v. i.) To go astray; to diverge.

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type..

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) A partial alienation of reason.

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called annual aberration, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or diurnal aberration, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. Planetary aberration is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet re

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; called spherical aberration, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and chromatic aberration, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus..

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it.

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B..

Aberrational :: Aberrational (a.) Characterized by aberration.

Aberuncate :: Aberuncate (v. t.) To weed out.

Aberuncator :: Aberuncator (n.) A weeding machine.

Absorber :: Absorber (n.) One who, or that which, absorbs..

Accumber :: Accumber (v. t.) To encumber.

Air Chamber :: Air chamber () A chamber or cavity filled with air, in an animal or plant..

Air Chamber :: Air chamber () A cavity containing air to act as a spring for equalizing the flow of a liquid in a pump or other hydraulic machine.

Albertite :: Albertite (n.) A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of A. /bert, New Brunswick..

Albertype :: Albertype (n.) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.

Aleberry :: Aleberry (n.) A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar, and sops of bread..

Amber :: Amber (n.) A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric..

Amber :: Amber (n.) Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky..

Amber :: Amber (n.) Ambergris.

Amber :: Amber (n.) The balsam, liquidambar..

Amber :: Amber (a.) Consisting of amber; made of amber.

Amber :: Amber (a.) Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored..

Amber :: Amber (v. t.) To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine..

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