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Definition of ascertaining
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Ascertaining
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Ascertai.
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Definition
::
Definition
(n.) Act of
ascertaining
and
explaining
the
signification;
a
description
of a thing by its
properties;
an
explanation
of the
meaning
of a word or term; as, the
definition
of
circle;
the
definition
of wit; an exact
definition;
a loose
definition..
Judgment
::
"Judgment
(v. i.) That act of the mind by which two
notions
or ideas which are
apprehended
as
distinct
are
compared
for the
purpose
of
ascertaining
their
agreement
or
disagreement.
See 1. The
comparison
may be
threefold:
(1) Of
individual
objects
forming
a
concept.
(2) Of
concepts
giving
what is
technically
called
a
judgment.
(3) Of two
judgments
giving
an
inference.
Judgments
have been
further
classed
as
analytic,
synthetic,
and
identical..
Saccharimeter
::
Saccharimeter
(n.) An
instrument
for
ascertaining
the
quantity
of
saccharine
matter
in any
solution,
as the juice of a
plant,
or
brewers'
and
distillers'
worts..
Alkalimetry
::
Alkalimetry
(n.) The art or
process
of
ascertaining
the
strength
of
alkalies,
or the
quantity
present
in
alkaline
mixtures..
Hypsometer
::
Hypsometer
(n.) An
instrument
for
measuring
heights
by
observation
of
barometric
pressure;
esp., one for
determining
heights
by
ascertaining
the
boiling
point of
water.
It
consists
of a
vessel
for
water,
with a lamp for
heating
it, and an
inclosed
thermometer
for
showing
the
temperature
of
ebullition..
Size
::
Size (n.) An
instrument
consisting
of a
number
of
perforated
gauges
fastened
together
at one end by a
rivet,
-- used for
ascertaining
the size of
pearls..
Pirameter
::
Pirameter
(n.) A
dynamometer
for
ascertaining
the power
required
to draw
carriages
over
roads.
Review
::
Review
(n.) An
inspection,
as of
troops
under arms or of a naval
force,
by a high
officer,
for the
purpose
of
ascertaining
the state of
discipline,
equipments,
etc..
Sonometer
::
Sonometer
(n.) An
instrument
for
exhibiting
the
transverse
vibrations
of
cords,
and
ascertaining
the
relations
between
musical
notes.
It
consists
of a cord
stretched
by
weight
along a box, and
divided
into
different
lengths
at
pleasure
by a
bridge,
the place of which is
determined
by a scale on the face of the box..
Alcoholometry
::
Alcoholometry
(n.) The
process
or
method
of
ascertaining
the
proportion
of pure
alcohol
which
spirituous
liquors
contain.
Water Gauge
::
Water gauge () An
instrument
for
measuring
or
ascertaining
the depth or
quantity
of
water,
or for
indicating
the
height
of its
surface,
as in the
boiler
of a steam
engine.
See
Gauge..
Sextant
::
Sextant
(n.) An
instrument
for
measuring
angular
distances
between
objects,
-- used esp. at sea, for
ascertaining
the
latitude
and
longitude.
It is
constructed
on the same
optical
principle
as
Hadley's
quadrant,
but
usually
of
metal,
with a nicer
graduation,
telescopic
sight,
and its arc the
sixth,
and
sometimes
the
third,
part of a
circle.
See
Quadrant..
Processioning
::
Processioning
(n.) A
proceeding
prescribed
by
statute
for
ascertaining
and
fixing
the
boundaries
of land. See 2d
Procession.
Affiliation
::
Affiliation
(n.) The
establishment
or
ascertaining
of
parentage;
the
assignment
of a
child,
as a
bastard,
to its
father;
filiation..
Analysis
::
Analysis
(n.) The
process
of
ascertaining
the name of a
species,
or its place in a
system
of
classification,
by means of an
analytical
table or key..
Discovery
::
Discovery
(n.)
Finding
out or
ascertaining
something
previously
unknown
or
unrecognized;
as,
Harvey's
discovery
of the
circulation
of the
blood..
Pluviometer
::
Pluviometer
(n.) An
instrument
for
ascertaining
the
amount
of
rainfall
at any place in a given time; a rain
gauge.
Count
::
Count (v. t.) To tell or name one by one, or by
groups,
for the
purpose
of
ascertaining
the whole
number
of units in a
collection;
to
number;
to
enumerate;
to
compute;
to
reckon..
Visitation
::
Visitation
(n.) The act of a naval
commander
who
visits,
or
enters
on
board,
a
vessel
belonging
to
another
nation,
for the
purpose
of
ascertaining
her
character
and
object,
but
without
claiming
or
exercising
a right of
searching
the
vessel.
It is,
however,
usually
coupled
with the right of
search
(see under
Search),
visitation
being used for the
purpose
of
search..
Eudiometry
::
Eudiometry
(n.) The art or
process
of
determining
the
constituents
of a
gaseous
mixture
by means of the
eudiometer,
or for
ascertaining
the
purity
of the air or the
amount
of
oxygen
in it..
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