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Direct :: Direct (a.) In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant in the direct line..

Diagonal :: Diagonal (a.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides.

Macropinacoid :: Macropinacoid (n.) One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.

Epimeron :: Epimeron (n.) In insects: The lateral piece behind the episternum.

Amphineura :: Amphineura (n. pl.) A division of Mollusca remarkable for the bilateral symmetry of the organs and the arrangement of the nerves.

Collateral :: Collateral (a.) Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure..

Bivalve :: Bivalve (n.) A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster. See Mollusca..

Septilateral :: Septilateral (a.) Having seven sides; as, a septilateral figure..

Rib :: Rib (n.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.

Ichthyopterygium :: Ichthyopterygium (n.) The typical limb, or lateral fin, of fishes..

Dome :: Dome (n.) A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form..

Medicornu :: Medicornu (n.) The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.

Margin :: Margin (n.) Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc..

Underplot :: Underplot (n.) A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it..

Equilateral :: Equilateral (a.) Having all the sides equal; as, an equilateral triangle; an equilateral polygon..

Bilaterality :: Bilaterality (n.) State of being bilateral.

Collateral :: Collateral (n.) A collateral relative.

Ventro- :: Ventro- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the abdomen; also, connection with, relation to, or direction toward, the ventral side; as, ventrolateral; ventro-inguinal..

Representation :: Representation (n.) Any collateral statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the risk is affected, or either party is influenced..

Axle Guard :: Axle guard () The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically; -- also called a jaw in the United States, and a housing in England..

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