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Definition of rather
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Rather
(a.) Of two
alternatives
conceived
of, this by
preference
to, or as more
likely
than, the
other;
somewhat..
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Gneiss
::
Gneiss
(n.) A
crystalline
rock,
consisting,
like
granite,
of
quartz,
feldspar,
and mica, but
having
these
materials,
especially
the mica,
arranged
in
planes,
so that it
breaks
rather
easily
into
coarse
slabs or
flags.
Hornblende
sometimes
takes the place of the mica, and it is then
called
hornblendic
/
syenitic
gneiss.
Similar
varieties
of
related
rocks are also
called
gneiss..
Pragmatical
::
Pragmatical
(a.)
Philosophical;
dealing
with
causes,
reasons,
and
effects,
rather
than with
details
and
circumstances;
-- said of
literature..
Bismuth
::
Bismuth
(n.) One of the
elements;
a metal of a
reddish
white
color,
crystallizing
in
rhombohedrons.
It is
somewhat
harder
than lead, and
rather
brittle;
masses
show broad
cleavage
surfaces
when
broken
across.
It melts at 507¡
Fahr.,
being
easily
fused in the flame of a
candle.
It is found in a
native
state,
and as a
constituent
of some
minerals.
Specific
gravity
9.8.
Atomic
weight
207.5.
Symbol
Bi..
Lever
::
Lever
(adv.)
Rather.
Queerish
::
Queerish
(a.)
Rather
queer;
somewhat
singular.
Otaheite Apple
::
Otaheite
apple () The fruit of a
Polynesian
anacardiaceous
tree
(Spondias
dulcis),
also
called
vi-apple.
It is
rather
larger
than an
apple,
and the rind has a
flavor
of
turpentine,
but the flesh is said to taste like
pineapples..
Rather
::
Rather
(a.) In some
degree;
somewhat;
as, the day is
rather
warm; the house is
rather
damp..
Metal
::
Metal (n.) An
elementary
substance,
as
sodium,
calcium,
or
copper,
whose oxide or
hydroxide
has basic
rather
than acid
properties,
as
contrasted
with the
nonmetals,
or
metalloids.
No sharp line can be drawn
between
the
metals
and
nonmetals,
and
certain
elements
partake
of both acid and basic
qualities,
as
chromium,
manganese,
bismuth,
etc..
Pyin
::
Pyin (n.) An
albuminoid
constituent
of pus,
related
to
mucin,
possibly
a
mixture
of
substances
rather
than a
single
body..
Pomegranate
::
Pomegranate
(n.) The fruit of the tree
Punica
Granatum;
also, the tree
itself
(see
Balaustine),
which is
native
in the
Orient,
but is
successfully
cultivated
in many warm
countries,
and as a house plant in
colder
climates.
The fruit is as large as an
orange,
and has a hard rind
containing
many
rather
large
seeds,
each one
separately
covered
with
crimson,
acid
pulp..
Lawm
::
Lawm (n.) A very fine linen (or
sometimes
cotton)
fabric
with a
rather
open
texture.
Lawn is used for the
sleeves
of a
bishop's
official
dress in the
English
Church,
and,
figuratively,
stands
for the
office
itself..
Carronade
::
Carronade
(n.) A kind of short
cannon,
formerly
in use,
designed
to throw a large
projectile
with small
velocity,
used for the
purpose
of
breaking
or
smashing
in,
rather
than
piercing,
the
object
aimed at, as the side of a ship. It has no
trunnions,
but is
supported
on its
carriage
by a bolt
passing
through
a loop on its under
side..
Disgust
::
Disgust
(v. t.)
Repugnance
to what is
offensive;
aversion
or
displeasure
produced
by
something
loathsome;
loathing;
strong
distaste;
-- said
primarily
of the
sickening
opposition
felt for
anything
which
offends
the
physical
organs
of
taste;
now
rather
of the
analogous
repugnance
excited
by
anything
extremely
unpleasant
to the moral taste or
higher
sensibilities
of our
nature;
as, an act of
cruelty
may
excite
disgust..
Ideo-motor
::
Ideo-motor
(a.)
Applied
to those
actions,
or
muscular
movements,
which are
automatic
expressions
of
dominant
ideas,
rather
than the
result
of
distinct
volitional
efforts,
as the act of
expressing
the
thoughts
in
speech,
or in
writing,
while the mind is
occupied
in the
composition
of the
sentence..
Sylleptic
::
Syllepsis
(n.) The
agreement
of a verb or
adjective
with one,
rather
than
another,
of two
nouns,
with
either
of which it might agree in
gender,
number,
etc.; as, rex et
regina
beati..
Partiality
::
Partiality
(n.) A
predilection
or
inclination
to one thing
rather
than to
others;
special
taste or
liking;
as, a
partiality
for
poetry
or
painting..
Rather
::
Rather
(a.) Of two
alternatives
conceived
of, this by
preference
to, or as more
likely
than, the
other;
somewhat..
Active
::
Active
(a.) Given to
action
rather
than
contemplation;
practical;
operative;
--
opposed
to
speculative
or
theoretical;
as, an
active
rather
than a
speculative
statesman..
Greenstone
::
Greenstone
(n.) A name
formerly
applied
rather
loosely
to
certain
dark-colored
igneous
rocks,
including
diorite,
diabase,
etc..
Atavism
::
Atavism
(n.) The
recurrence,
or a
tendency
to a
recurrence,
of the
original
type of a
species
in the
progeny
of its
varieties;
resemblance
to
remote
rather
than to near
ancestors;
reversion
to the
original
form..
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