Definition of form

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Form (n.) That assemblage or disposition of qualities which makes a conception, or that internal constitution which makes an existing thing to be what it is; -- called essential or substantial form, and contradistinguished from matter; hence, active or formative nature; law of being or activity; subjectively viewed, an idea; objectively, a law..

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Gangrene :: Gangrene (n.) A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now applied to mortification of the soft parts in any stage.
Nereid :: Nereid (n.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish..
Tabular :: Tabular (a.) Formed into a succession of flakes; laminated.
Homoplastic :: Homoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to homoplasty; as, homoplasticorgans; homoplastic forms..
Isomorphism :: Isomorphism (n.) A similarity of crystalline form between substances of similar composition, as between the sulphates of barium (BaSO4) and strontium (SrSO4). It is sometimes extended to include similarity of form between substances of unlike composition, which is more properly called homoeomorphism..
Pyrosome :: Pyrosome (n.) Any compound ascidian of the genus Pyrosoma. The pyrosomes form large hollow cylinders, sometimes two or three feet long, which swim at the surface of the sea and are very phosphorescent..
Line :: Line (v. t.) To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops..
Plack :: Plack (n.) A small copper coin formerly current in Scotland, worth less than a cent..
Zulus :: Zulus (n. pl.) The most important tribe belonging to the Kaffir race. They inhabit a region on the southeast coast of Africa, but formerly occupied a much more extensive country. They are noted for their warlike disposition, courage, and military skill..
Stratigraphic :: Stratify (v. t.) To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the earth; to arrange in strata..
Effloresce :: Effloresce (v. i.) To become covered with a whitish crust or light crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of calcium in consequence of the action in consequence of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere..
Prismatical :: Prismatical (a.) Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage..
Tremando :: Tremando (a.) Trembling; -- used as a direction to perform a passage with a general shaking of the whole chord.
Form :: Form (n.) That by which shape is given or determined; mold; pattern; model.
Participialize :: Participialize (v. t.) To form into, or put in the form of, a participle..
Formularies :: Formularies (pl. ) of Formular.
Pavesade :: Pavesade (n.) A canvas screen, formerly sometimes extended along the side of a vessel in a naval engagement, to conceal from the enemy the operations on board..
Certify :: Certify (v. t.) To give certain information of; to make certain, as a fact; to verify..
Pectiniform :: Pectiniform (a.) Comblike in form.
Metastasis :: Metastasis (n.) The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism..
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