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1. algorist, n. View full entry 1656
...A person skilled in the use of Arabic numerals in arithmetic (cf. algorism1). Chiefly hist....
2. cyclometry, n. View full entry 1656
...Measurement of circles; ‘circle-squaring’....
3. † electrine, adj. View full entry 1656
...Resembling or characteristic of amber, esp. in relation to its ability to develop static electricity (cf. electric1a)....
4. explosion, n. View full entry 1656
...The action of treating with scorn, rejecting or scouting (a notion, system, etc.); rejection....
5. intro-, prefix View full entry 1656
...Latin intrō adv. ‘to the inside’, used with verbs and their derivatives, as intrōdūcĕre to lead in, introduce, intrōspicĕre to look within. Hence in English words...
6. parade, n.2 View full entry 1656
...Show, display, ostentation; an instance of this. to make (a) parade of: to display ostentatiously....
7. podo-, comb. form View full entry 1656
...Of or relating to a foot or feet, or a footlike structure....
8. rotal, adj. View full entry 1656
...Relating to a wheel or wheels. Also fig.Obs....
9. † ˈscrupular, adj. View full entry 1656
...Of or amounting to a scruple in weight....
10. semuncia, n. View full entry 1656
...A half-ounce, the twenty-fourth part of an as....
11. septem-, comb. form View full entry 1656
...Latin septem seven, used in a few compounds, chiefly adjs. = septi- (which is more frequent):...
