Definition of passing

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Passing (n.) The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away..

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Transmigratory :: Transmigratory (a.) Passing from one body or state to another.
By :: By (pref.) Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other side of; past; as, to go by a church..
Topping :: Topping (a.) Rising above; surpassing.
Motion :: Motion (n.) The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- opposed to rest..
Stripper :: Stripling (n.) A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad..
Fit :: Fit (n.) A passing humor; a caprice; a sudden and unusual effort, activity, or motion, followed by relaxation or insction; an impulse and irregular action..
Repass :: Repass (v. i.) To pass or go back; to move back; as, troops passing and repassing before our eyes..
Refrangible :: Refrangible (a.) Capable of being refracted, or turned out of a direct course, in passing from one medium to another, as rays of light..
Windage :: Windage (n.) The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile in passing close to another body.
Electro-magnet :: Electro-magnet (n.) A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe..
Passing :: Passing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pas.
Supererogant :: Supereminent (a.) Eminent in a superior degree; surpassing others in excellence; as, a supereminent divine; the supereminent glory of Christ..
Ebb :: Ebb (n.) The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.
Undershot :: Undershot (a.) Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel..
Bandlet :: Bandlet (n.) A small band or fillet; any little band or flat molding, compassing a column, like a ring..
Rumor :: Rumor (n.) A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified..
Isopycnic :: Isopycnic (n.) A line or surface passing through those points in a medium, at which the density is the same..
Futtock :: Futtock (n.) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel.
Obstruct :: Obstruct (v. t.) To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body..
Thorough :: Thorough (a.) Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house..
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