TERRE-VERTE — TETRIC

TERRE-VERTE — TETRIC NWAD TERRE-VERTE.1

TERRE-VERTE, n. A species of green earth, used by painters. It is an indurated clay, found in the earth in large flat masses, imbedded in strata of other species of earth. It is of a fine regular structure, and of a smooth glossy surface. It is found in Cyprus, France and Italy. NWAD TERRE-VERTE.1

TERREL, n. [from terra.] Little earth, a magnet of a just spherical figure, and so placed that its poles, equator, etc. correspond exactly to those of the world. NWAD TERREL.1

TERRENE, a. [L. terrenus, form terra.] NWAD TERRENE.1

1. Pertaining to the earth; earthy; as terrene substance. NWAD TERRENE.2

2. Earthly; terrestrial. NWAD TERRENE.3

God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene. NWAD TERRENE.4

TERREOUS, a. [L. terreus, from terra, earth.] Earthy; consisting of earth; as terreous substances; terreous particles. NWAD TERREOUS.1

TERRESTRIAL, a. [L. terrestris, from terra, the earth.] NWAD TERRESTRIAL.1

1. Pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; as terrestrial animals; bodies terrestrial. 1 Corinthians 15:40. NWAD TERRESTRIAL.2

2. Consisting of earth; as the terrestrial globe. NWAD TERRESTRIAL.3

3. Pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary. Death puts and end to all terrestrial scenes. NWAD TERRESTRIAL.4

TERRESTRIALLY, adv. After an earthly manner. NWAD TERRESTRIALLY.1

TERRESTRIOUS, a. Earthy. [Little used.] NWAD TERRESTRIOUS.1

1. Pertaining to the earth; being or living on the earth; terrestrial. NWAD TERRESTRIOUS.2

TERRIBLE, a. [L. terribilis, from terreo, to frighten.] NWAD TERRIBLE.1

1. Frightful; adapted to excite terror; dreadful; formidable. NWAD TERRIBLE.2

Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. NWAD TERRIBLE.3

The form of the image was terrible. Daniel 2:31. NWAD TERRIBLE.4

2. Adapted to impress dread, terror or solemn awe and reverence. NWAD TERRIBLE.5

The Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. Deuteronomy 7:21. NWAD TERRIBLE.6

Let them praise thy great and terrible name, for it is holy. Psalm 99:3. NWAD TERRIBLE.7

He hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen. Deuteronomy 10:21. NWAD TERRIBLE.8

3. adv. Severely; very; so as to give pain; as terrible cold; a colloquial phrase. NWAD TERRIBLE.9

TERRIBLENESS, n. Dreadfulness; formidableness; the quality or state of being terrible; as the terribleness of a sight. NWAD TERRIBLENESS.1

TERRIBLY, adv. Dreadfully; in a manner to excite terror or fright. NWAD TERRIBLY.1

When he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. Isaiah 2:19. NWAD TERRIBLY.2

1. Violently; very greatly. NWAD TERRIBLY.3

The poor man squalled terribly. NWAD TERRIBLY.4

TERRIER, n. A dog or little hound, that creeps into the ground after animals that burrow. NWAD TERRIER.1

1. A lodge or hole where certain animals, as foxes, rabbits, badgers and the like, secure themselves. NWAD TERRIER.2

2. Originally, a collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, etc.; at present, a book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, etc. NWAD TERRIER.3

3. A wimble, auger or borer. [L. tero.] NWAD TERRIER.4

TERRIFIC, a. [L. terrifieus, from terreo, terror, and facio.] NWAD TERRIFIC.1

Dreadful; causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; as a terrific form; terrific sight. NWAD TERRIFIC.2

TERRIFIED, pp. Frightened; affrighted. NWAD TERRIFIED.1

TERRIFY, v.t. [L. terror and facio, to make.] NWAD TERRIFY.1

To frighten; to alarm or shock with fear. NWAD TERRIFY.2

They were terrified and affrighted. Luke 24:37. NWAD TERRIFY.3

When ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified. Luke 21:9; Job 7:14. NWAD TERRIFY.4

TERRIFYING, ppr. Frightening; affrighting. NWAD TERRIFYING.1

TERRIGENOUS, a. [L. terrigena, one born of the earth; terra and gigno.] Earthborn; produced by the earth. NWAD TERRIGENOUS.1

TERRITORIAL, a. [from territory.] Pertaining to territory or land; as territorial limits; territorial jurisdiction. NWAD TERRITORIAL.1

1. Limited to a certain district. Rights may be personal or territorial. NWAD TERRITORIAL.2

TERRITORIALLY, adv. In regard to territory; by means of territory. NWAD TERRITORIALLY.1

TERRITORY, n. [L. territorium, from terra, earth.] NWAD TERRITORY.1

1. The extent or compass of land within the bounds or belonging to the jurisdiction of any state, city or other body. NWAD TERRITORY.2

Linger not in my territories. NWAD TERRITORY.3

They erected a house within their own territory. NWAD TERRITORY.4

Arts and sciences took their rise and flourished only in those small territories where the people were free. NWAD TERRITORY.5

2. A tract of land belonging to and under the dominion of a prince or state, lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of government; as the territories of the East India Company; the territories of the United States; the territory of Michigan; Northwest Territory. These districts of country, when received into the union and acknowledged to be states, lose the appellation of territory. NWAD TERRITORY.6

TERROR, n. [L. terror, from terreo, to frighten.] NWAD TERROR.1

1. Extreme fear; violent dread; fright; fear that agitates the body and mind. NWAD TERROR.2

The sword without, and terror within. Deuteronomy 32:25. NWAD TERROR.3

The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. Job 6:4. NWAD TERROR.4

2. That which may excite dread; the cause of extreme fear. NWAD TERROR.5

Rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Romans 13:3. NWAD TERROR.6

Those enormous terrors of the Nile. NWAD TERROR.7

3. In Scripture, the sudden judgments of God are called terrors. Psalm 73:19. NWAD TERROR.8

4. The threatenings of wicked men, or evil apprehended from them. 1 Peter 3:14. NWAD TERROR.9

5. Awful majesty, calculated to impress fear. 2 Corinthians 5:11. NWAD TERROR.10

6. Death is emphatically styled the king of terrors. NWAD TERROR.11

TERSE, a. ters. [L. tersus, from tergo, to wipe.] NWAD TERSE.1

Cleanly written; neat; elegant without pompousness; as terse language; a terse style. NWAD TERSE.2

Diffus’d, yet terse, poetical, though plain. NWAD TERSE.3

TERSELY, adv. ters’ly. Neatly. NWAD TERSELY.1

TERSENESS, n. ters’ness. Neatness of style; smoothness of language. NWAD TERSENESS.1

TER-TENANT, n. The occupant of land. NWAD TER-TENANT.1

TERTIALS, n. In ornithology, feathers near the junction of the wing with the body. NWAD TERTIALS.1

TERTIAN, a. [L. tertianus, from tertius, third.] NWAD TERTIAN.1

Occurring every other day; as a tertian fever. NWAD TERTIAN.2

TERTIAN, n. A disease or fever whose paroxysms return every other day; an intermittent occurring after intervals of about forty eight hours. NWAD TERTIAN.3

1. A measure of 84 gallons, the third part of a tun. NWAD TERTIAN.4

TERTIARY, a. Third; of the third formation. Tertiary mountains are such as result from the ruins of other mountains promiscuously heaped together. NWAD TERTIARY.1

Tertiary formation, in geology, a series of horizontal strata, more recent than chalk beds, consisting chiefly of sand and clay, and frequently embracing vast quantities of organic remains of the larger animals. It comprehends the alluvial formation, which embraces those deposits only which have resulted from causes still in operation; and the diluvial formation, which is constituted of such deposits as are supposed to have been produced by the deluge. NWAD TERTIARY.2

TERTIATE, v.t. [L. tertius, third; tertio, to do every third day.] NWAD TERTIATE.1

1. To do any thing the third time. NWAD TERTIATE.2

2. To examine the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or in general, to examine the thickness to ascertain the strength of ordnance. NWAD TERTIATE.3

TESSELATE, v.t. [L. tessela, a little square stone.] NWAD TESSELATE.1

To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work. NWAD TESSELATE.2

TESSELATED, pp. Checkered; formed in little squares or mosaic work; as a tesselated pavement. NWAD TESSELATED.1

1. In botany, spotted or checkered like a chess board; as a tesselated leaf. NWAD TESSELATED.2

TESSELATION, n. Mosaic work, or the operation of making it. NWAD TESSELATION.1

TESSARAIC, a. [L. tessera, a square thing.] NWAD TESSARAIC.1

Diversified by squares; tesselated. NWAD TESSARAIC.2

TEST, n. [L. testa, an earthen pot.] NWAD TEST.1

1. In metallurgy, a large cupel, or a vessel in the nature of a cupel, formed of wood ashes and finely powdered brick dust, in which metals are melted for trial and refinement. NWAD TEST.2

2. Trial; examination by the cupel; hence, any critical trial and examination. NWAD TEST.3

Thy virtue, prince, has stood the test of fortune. NWAD TEST.4

Like purest gold-- NWAD TEST.5

3. Means of trial. NWAD TEST.6

Each test and every light her muse will bear. NWAD TEST.7

4. That with which any thing is compared for proof of its genuineness; a standard. NWAD TEST.8

--Life, force and beauty must of all impart, NWAD TEST.9

At once the source, the end and test of art. NWAD TEST.10

5. Discriminative characteristic; standard. NWAD TEST.11

Our test excludes your tribe from benefit. NWAD TEST.12

6. Judgment; distinction. NWAD TEST.13

Who would excel, when few can make a test NWAD TEST.14

Betwixt indifferent writing and the best? NWAD TEST.15

7. In chimistry, a substance employed to detect any unknown constituent of a compound, by causing it to exhibit some known property. Thus ammonia is a test of copper, because it strikes a blue color with that metal, by which a minute quantity of it can be discovered when in combination with other substances. NWAD TEST.16

TEST, n. [L. testis, a witness, properly one that affirms.] NWAD TEST.17

In England, an oath and declaration against transubstantiation, which all officers, civil and military, are obliged to take within six months after their admission. They were formerly obliged also to receive the sacrament, according to the usage of the church of England. These requisitions are made by Stat. 25 Charles II. which is called the test act. The test of 7 Jac. 1. was removed in 1753. NWAD TEST.18

TEST, v.t. To compare with a standard; to try; to prove the truth or genuineness of any thing by experiment or by some fixed principle or standard; as, to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument. NWAD TEST.19

The true way of testing its character, is to suppose it [the system] will be persevered in. NWAD TEST.20

Experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing constitution. NWAD TEST.21

To test this position-- NWAD TEST.22

In order to test the correctness of this system-- NWAD TEST.23

This expedient has been already tested. NWAD TEST.24

1. To attest and date; as a writing tested on such a day. NWAD TEST.25

2. In metallurgy, to refine gold or silver by means of lead, in a test, by the destruction, vitrification or scarification of all extraneous matter. NWAD TEST.26

TESTABLE, a. [L. testor. See Testament.] NWAD TESTABLE.1

That may be devised or given by will. NWAD TESTABLE.2

TESTACEOGRAPHY, n. [See Testaceology.] NWAD TESTACEOGRAPHY.1

TESTACEOLOGY, TESTALOGY, n. [L. testacea, or testa.] The science of testaceous vermes, or of those soft and simple animals which have a testaceous covering; a branch of vermeology. [Words thus formed of two languages are rather anomalous, and the first for its length is very objectionable.] NWAD TESTACEOLOGY.1

TESTACEOUS, a. [L. testaceus, from testa, a shell. The primary sense of testa, testis, testor, etc. is to thrust or drive; hence the sense of hardness, compactness, in testa and testis; and hence the sense of attest, context, detest, testator, testament, all implying a sending, driving, etc.] NWAD TESTACEOUS.1

Pertaining to shells; consisting of a hard shell, or having a hard continuous shell. NWAD TESTACEOUS.2

Testaceous animals are such as have a strong thick entire shell, as oysters and clams; and are thus distinguished from crustaceous animals, whose shells are more thin and soft, and consist of several pieces jointed, as lobsters. NWAD TESTACEOUS.3

Testaceous medicines, are all preparations of shells and like substances, as the powders of crabs’ claws, pearl, etc. NWAD TESTACEOUS.4

TESTAMENT, n. [L. testamentum, from testor, to make a will.] NWAD TESTAMENT.1

1. A solemn authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to the disposal of his estate and effects after his death. This is otherwise called a will. A testament, to be valid, must be made when the testator is of sound mind, and it must be subscribed, witnessed and published in such manner as the law prescribes. NWAD TESTAMENT.2

A man in certain cases may make a valid will by words only, and such will is called nuncupative. NWAD TESTAMENT.3

2. The name of each general division of the canonical books of the sacred Scriptures; as the Old Testament; the New Testament. The name is equivalent to covenant, and in our use of it, we apply it to the books which contain the old and new dispensations; that of Moses, and that of Jesus Christ. NWAD TESTAMENT.4

TESTAMENTARY, a. Pertaining to a will or to wills; as testamentary causes in law. NWAD TESTAMENTARY.1

1. Bequeathed by will; given by testament; as testamentary charities. NWAD TESTAMENTARY.2

2. Done by testament or will. NWAD TESTAMENTARY.3

Testamentary guardian of a minor, is one appointed by the deed or will of a father, until the child becomes of age. NWAD TESTAMENTARY.4

TESTAMENTATION, n. The act or power of giving by will. [Little used.] NWAD TESTAMENTATION.1

TESTATE, a. [L. testatus.] Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die testate. NWAD TESTATE.1

TESTATION, n. [L. testatio.] A witnessing or witness. NWAD TESTATION.1

TESTATOR, n. [L.] A man who makes and leaves a will or testament at death. NWAD TESTATOR.1

TESTATRIX, n. A woman who makes and leaves a will at death. NWAD TESTATRIX.1

TESTED, pp. Tried or approved by a test. NWAD TESTED.1

TESTER, n. The top covering of a bed, consisting of some species of cloth, supported by the bedstead. NWAD TESTER.1

TESTER, TESTON, n. A French coin, of the value of about six pence sterling. NWAD TESTER.2

TESTICLE, n. [L. testiculus; literally a hard mass, like testa, shell.] The testicles are male organs of generation, consisting of glandular substances, whose office is to secrete the fecundating fluid. NWAD TESTICLE.1

TESTICULATE, a. In botany, shaped like a testicle. NWAD TESTICULATE.1

TESTIFICATION, n. [L. testificatio. See Testify.] NWAD TESTIFICATION.1

The act of testifying or giving testimony or evidence; as a direct testification of our homage to God. NWAD TESTIFICATION.2

TESTIFICATOR, n. One who gives witness or evidence. NWAD TESTIFICATOR.1

TESTIFIED, pp. [from testify.] Given in evidence; witnessed; published; made known. NWAD TESTIFIED.1

TESTIFIER, n. [from testify.] One who testifies; one who gives testimony or bears witness to prove any thing. NWAD TESTIFIER.1

TESTIFY, v.i. [L. testificor; testis and facio.] NWAD TESTIFY.1

1. To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of something not known to them. NWAD TESTIFY.2

Jesus needed not that any should testify of man, for he knew what was in man. John 2:25. NWAD TESTIFY.3

2. In judicial proceedings, to make a solemn declaration under oath, for the purpose of establishing or making proof of some act to a court; to give testimony in a cause depending before a tribunal. NWAD TESTIFY.4

One witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. Numbers 35:30. NWAD TESTIFY.5

3. To declare a charge against one. NWAD TESTIFY.6

O Israel, I will testify against thee. Psalm 50:7. NWAD TESTIFY.7

4. To protest; to declare against. NWAD TESTIFY.8

I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. Nehemiah 13:15. NWAD TESTIFY.9

TESTIFY, v.t. To affirm or declare solemnly for the purpose of establishing a fact. NWAD TESTIFY.10

We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen. John 3:11. NWAD TESTIFY.11

1. In law, to affirm or declare under oath before tribunal, for the purpose of proving some fact. NWAD TESTIFY.12

2. To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony. NWAD TESTIFY.13

To testify the gospel of the grace of God. Acts 20:24. NWAD TESTIFY.14

3. To publish and declare freely. NWAD TESTIFY.15

Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance towards God and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 20:21. NWAD TESTIFY.16

TESTIFYING, ppr. Affirming solemnly or under oath, for the purpose of establishing a fact; giving testimony; bearing witness; declaring. NWAD TESTIFYING.1

TESTILY, adv. [from testy.] Fretfully; peevishly; with petulance. NWAD TESTILY.1

TESTIMONIAL, n. [L. testimonium.] A writing or certificate in favor of one’s character or good conduct. Testimonials are required on many occasions. A person must have testimonials of his learning and good conduct, before he can obtain license to preach. Testimonials are to be signed by persons of known respectability of character. NWAD TESTIMONIAL.1

TESTIMONY, n. [L. testimonium.] A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact. Such affirmation in judicial proceedings, may be verbal or written, but must be under oath. Testimony differs from evidence; testimony is the declaration of a witness, and evidence is the effect of that declaration on the mind, or the degree of light which it affords. NWAD TESTIMONY.1

1. Affirmation; declaration. These doctrines are supported by the uniform testimony of the fathers. The belief of past facts must depend on the evidence of human testimony, or the testimony of historians. NWAD TESTIMONY.2

2. Open attestation; profession. NWAD TESTIMONY.3

Thou for the testimony of truth hast borne NWAD TESTIMONY.4

Universal reproach. NWAD TESTIMONY.5

3. Witness; evidence; proof of some fact. NWAD TESTIMONY.6

Shake off the dust under your feet, for a testimony against them. Mark 6:11. NWAD TESTIMONY.7

4. In Scripture, the two tables of the law. NWAD TESTIMONY.8

Thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. Exodus 25:16. NWAD TESTIMONY.9

5. The book of the law. NWAD TESTIMONY.10

He brought forth the king’s son--and gave him the testimony. 2 Kings 11:12. NWAD TESTIMONY.11

6. The gospel, which testifies of Christ and declares the will of God. 1 Corinthians 2:1; 2 Timothy 1:8. NWAD TESTIMONY.12

7. The ark. Exodus 16:34. NWAD TESTIMONY.13

8. The word of God; the Scriptures. NWAD TESTIMONY.14

The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple Psalm 19:7. NWAD TESTIMONY.15

9. The laws or precepts of God. “I love thy testimonies.” “I have kept thy testimonies.” NWAD TESTIMONY.16

10. That which is equivalent to a declaration; manifestation. NWAD TESTIMONY.17

Sacrifices were appointed by God for a testimony of his hatred of sin. NWAD TESTIMONY.18

11. Evidence suggested to the mind; as the testimony of conscience. 2 Corinthians 1:12. NWAD TESTIMONY.19

12. Attestation; confirmation. NWAD TESTIMONY.20

TESTIMONY, v.t. To witness. [Not in use.] NWAD TESTIMONY.21

TESTINESS, n. [from testy.] Fretfulness; peevishness; petulance. NWAD TESTINESS.1

Testiness is a disposition or aptness to be angry. NWAD TESTINESS.2

TESTING, ppr. [from test.] Trying for proof; proving by a standard or by experiment. NWAD TESTING.1

A plan for testing alkalies-- NWAD TESTING.2

TESTING, n. The act of trying for proof. NWAD TESTING.3

1. In metallurgy, the operation of refining large quantities of gold or silver by means of lead, in the vessel called a test. In this process, the extraneous matter is vitrified, scarified or destroyed, and the metal left pure. This operation is performed in the manner of cupellation. NWAD TESTING.4

TESTOON, n. A silver coin in Italy and Portugal. In Florence, the testoon is worth two lire or three paoli, about seventeen pence sterling, or thirty two cents. At Lisbon, the testoon, as a money of account, is valued at 100 rees, about seven pence sterling, or twelve and a half cents. NWAD TESTOON.1

TEST-PAPER, n. A paper impregnated with a chimical re-agent, as litmus, etc. NWAD TEST-PAPER.1

TESTUDINAL, a. Pertaining to the tortoise, or resembling it. NWAD TESTUDINAL.1

TESTUDINATED, a. [L. testudo, a tortoise.] Roofed; arched. NWAD TESTUDINATED.1

TESTUDINEOUS, a. Resembling the shell of a tortoise. NWAD TESTUDINEOUS.1

TESTUDO, n. [L.] A tortoise. Among the Romans, a cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards and moved on wheels. NWAD TESTUDO.1

1. In medicine, a broad soft tumor between the skull and the skin, called also talpa or mole, as resembling the subterraneous windings of the tortoise or mole. NWAD TESTUDO.2

TESTY, a. Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated. NWAD TESTY.1

Pyrrbus cured his testy courtiers with a kick. NWAD TESTY.2

Must I stand and crouch under your testy humor? NWAD TESTY.3

TETANUS, n. [Gr. stretched.] A spasmodic contraction of the muscles of voluntary motion, particularly of those which shut the lower jaw; the locked jaw. NWAD TETANUS.1

TETAUG, n. The name of a fish on the coast of New England; called also black fish. NWAD TETAUG.1

TETCHINESS, TETCHY See Techiness, Techy. [corrupted from touchy, touchiness.] [Not in use.] NWAD TETCHINESS.1

TETE, n. False hair; a kind of wig or cap of false hair. NWAD TETE.1

Tete-a-tete, head to head; cheek by jowl; in private. NWAD TETE.2

TETHER, n. [See Tedder.] A rope or chain by which a beast is confined for feeding within certain limits. NWAD TETHER.1

TETHER, v.t. To confine, as a beast, with a rope or chain for feeding within certain limits. [It would be well to write this word uniformly tedder.] NWAD TETHER.2

TETRACHORD, n. [Gr. four, and a chord.] In ancient music, a diatessaron; a series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last, constituted a fourth. These extremes were immutable; the two middle sounds were changeable. NWAD TETRACHORD.1

TETRAD, n. [Gr. the number four.] The number four; a collection of four things. NWAD TETRAD.1

TETRADACTYLOUS, a. [Gr.] Having four toes. NWAD TETRADACTYLOUS.1

TETRADIAPASON, n. [Gr. four, and diapason.] Quadruple diapason or octave; a musical chord, otherwise called a quadruple eighth or twenty ninth. NWAD TETRADIAPASON.1

TETRADRACHMA, n. [Gr.] In ancient coinage, a silver coin worth four drachmas, 3s. sterling, or 66 2/3 cents; the drachma being estimated at 9d. sterling, or 16 2/3 cents. NWAD TETRADRACHMA.1

TETRADYNAMIAN, n. [Gr. power, strength.] In botany, a plant having six stamens, four of which are longer than the others. NWAD TETRADYNAMIAN.1

TETRADYNAMIAN, a. Having six stamens, four or which are uniformly longer than the others. NWAD TETRADYNAMIAN.2

TETRAGON, n. [Gr. four, and an angle.] NWAD TETRAGON.1

1. In geometry, a figure having four angles; a quadrangle; as a square, a rhombus, etc. NWAD TETRAGON.2

2. In astrology, an aspect of two planets with regard to the earth, when they are distant from each other ninety degrees, or the fourth of a circle. NWAD TETRAGON.3

TETRAGONAL, a. Pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles or sides. Thus a square, a parallelogram, a rhombus, and a trapezium, are tetragonal figures. NWAD TETRAGONAL.1

1. In botany, having four prominent longitudinal angles, as a stem. NWAD TETRAGONAL.2

TETRAGONISM, n. The quadrature of the circle. NWAD TETRAGONISM.1

TETRAGYN, n. [Gr. four, and a female.] In botany, a plant having four pistils. NWAD TETRAGYN.1

TETRAGYNIAN, a. Having four pistils. NWAD TETRAGYNIAN.1

TETRAHEDRAL, a. [See Tetrahedron.] NWAD TETRAHEDRAL.1

1. Having four equal triangles. NWAD TETRAHEDRAL.2

2. In botany, having four sides, as a pod or silique. NWAD TETRAHEDRAL.3

TETRAHEDRON, n. [Gr. four, and side.] In geometry, a figure comprehended under four equilateral and equal triangles; or one of the five regular Platonic bodies of that figure. NWAD TETRAHEDRON.1

TETRAHEXAHEDRAL, a. [Gr. four, and hexahedral.] In crystallography, exhibiting four ranges of faces, one above another, each range containing six faces. NWAD TETRAHEXAHEDRAL.1

TETRAMETER, n. [Gr. four, and measure.] In ancient poetry, an iambic verse consisting of four feet, found in the comic poets. NWAD TETRAMETER.1

A verse consisting of four measures or eight feet. NWAD TETRAMETER.2

TETRANDER, n. [Gr. four and a male.] In botany, a plant having four stamens. NWAD TETRANDER.1

TETRANDRIAN, a. Having four stamens. NWAD TETRANDRIAN.1

TETRAPETALOUS, a. [Gr. four, and leaf.] In botany, containing four distinct petals or flower leaves; as a tetrapetalous corol. NWAD TETRAPETALOUS.1

TETRAPHYLLOUS, a. [Gr. four and leaf.] In botany, having four leaves; consisting of four distinct leaves or leaflets; as a tetraphyllous calyx. NWAD TETRAPHYLLOUS.1

TETRAPTOTE, n. [Gr. four, and case.] In grammar, a noun that has four cases only. As L. astus, etc. NWAD TETRAPTOTE.1

TETRARCH, n. [Gr. four, and rule.] A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; a subordinate prince. In time, this word came to denote any petty king or sovereign. NWAD TETRARCH.1

TETRARCHATE, n. The fourth part of a province under a Roman tetrarch; or the office or jurisdiction of a tetrarch. NWAD TETRARCHATE.1

TETRARCHICAL, a. Pertaining to a tetrarchy. NWAD TETRARCHICAL.1

TETRARCHY, n. The same as tetrarchate. NWAD TETRARCHY.1

TETRASPERMOUS, n. [Gr. four, and seed.] In botany, containing four seeds. NWAD TETRASPERMOUS.1

A tetraspermous plant, is one which produces four seeds in each flower, as the rough-leaved or verticillate plants. NWAD TETRASPERMOUS.2