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Ellipse :: Ellipse (n.) An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis. See Conic section, under Conic, and cf. Focus..

Minor :: Minor (n.) The minor term, that is, the subject of the conclusion; also, the minor premise, that is, that premise which contains the minor term; in hypothetical syllogisms, the categorical premise. It is the second proposition of a regular syllogism, as in the following: Every act of injustice partakes of meanness; to take money from another by gaming is an act of injustice; therefore, the taking of money from another by gaming partakes of meanness..

Moll :: Moll (a.) Minor; in the minor mode; as, A moll, that is, A minor..

Epichirema :: Epichirema (n.) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner..

Underaction :: Underaction (n.) Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode.

Wallhick :: Wallhick (n.) The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor).

Subsumptive :: Subsumption (n.) That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism..

Cinque Ports :: Cinque Ports () Five English ports, to which peculiar privileges were anciently accorded; -- viz., Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich; afterwards increased by the addition of Winchelsea, Rye, and some minor places..

Vesta :: Vesta (n.) An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by Olbers in 1807..

Gens :: Gens (a.) A minor subdivision of a tribe, among American aborigines. It includes those who have a common descent, and bear the same totem..

Ward :: Ward (n.) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery..

Cool :: Cool (superl.) Quietly impudent; negligent of propriety in matters of minor importance, either ignorantly or willfully; presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool behavior..

Centurion :: Centurion (n.) A military officer who commanded a minor division of the Roman army; a captain of a century.

Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A curved ridge in the floor of the leteral ventricle of the brain; the calcar avis, hippocampus minor, or ergot..

Crankbird :: Crankbird (n.) A small European woodpecker (Picus minor).

Minoration :: Minoration (n.) A diminution.

Gaol :: Gaol (n.) A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail..

Chalybean :: Chalybean (a.) Of or pertaining to the Chalybes, an ancient people of Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for working in iron and steel..

Mohair :: Mohair (n.) The long silky hair or wool of the Angora goat of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from this material, or an imitation of such fabric..

Slepez :: Slepez (n.) A burrowing rodent (Spalax typhlus), native of Russia and Asia Minor. It has the general appearance of a mole, and is destitute of eyes. Called also mole rat..

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