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Grating :: Grating (n.) A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent..

Unequalable :: Unequalable (a.) Not capable of being equaled or paralleled.

Shear :: Shear (v. i.) To become more or less completely divided, as a body under the action of forces, by the sliding of two contiguous parts relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact..

Bord :: Bord (n.) The face of coal parallel to the natural fissures.

Unconformable :: Unconformable (a.) Not conformable; not lying in a parallel position; as, unconformable strata..

Altitude :: Altitude (n.) The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base; as, the altitude of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram, frustum, etc..

Indicatrix :: Indicatrix (n.) A certain conic section supposed to be drawn in the tangent plane to any surface, and used to determine the accidents of curvature of the surface at the point of contact. The curve is similar to the intersection of the surface with a parallel to the tangent plane and indefinitely near it. It is an ellipse when the curvature is synclastic, and an hyperbola when the curvature is anticlastic..

Brilliant :: Brilliant (a.) A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with

Analogue :: Analogue (n.) A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group..

Conformability :: Conformability (n.) The parallelism of two sets of strata which are in contact.

Almucantar :: Almucantar (n.) A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same almucantar have the same altitude. See Almacantar.

Swig :: Swig (n.) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.

Unique :: Unique (n.) A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled.

Parallelogrammical :: Parallelogrammical (a.) Having the properties of a parallelogram.

Length :: Length (a.) The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line..

Acrotomous :: Acrotomous (a.) Having a cleavage parallel with the base.

Dial :: Dial (n.) An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; but there are lunar and astral dials. The style or gnomon is usually parallel to the earth's axis, but the dial plate may be either horizontal or vertical..

Parallelistic :: Parallelistic (a.) Of the nature of a parallelism; involving parallelism.

Tint :: Tint (n.) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.

Parallel :: Parallel (n.) A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope..

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