Adhibition
(Ad`hi*bi"tion) n. [L. adhibitio.] The act of adhibiting; application; use. Whitaker.
Ad hominem
(||Ad hom"i*nem) [L., to the man.] A phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed
to the principles, interests, or passions of a man.
Adhort
(Ad*hort") v. t. [L. adhortari. See Adhortation.] To exhort; to advise. [Obs.] Feltham.
Adhortation
(Ad`hor*ta"tion) n. [L. adhortatio, fr. adhortari to advise; ad + hortari to exhort.] Advice; exhortation.
[Obs.] Peacham.
Adhortatory
(Ad*hor"ta*to*ry) a. Containing counsel or warning; hortatory; advisory. [Obs.] Potter.
Adiabatic
(Ad`i*a*bat"ic) a. [Gr. not passable; 'a priv. + through + to go.] (Physics) Not giving out or
receiving heat. — Ad`i*a*bat`ic*al*ly, adv.
Adiabatic line or
curve,
a curve exhibiting the variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it
expands without either receiving or giving out heat. Rankine.
Adiactinic
(Ad`i*ac*tin"ic) a. [Pref. a- not + diactinic.] (Chem.) Not transmitting the actinic rays.
Adiantum
(||Ad`i*an"tum) n. [L., fr. Gr. maidenhair; 'a priv. + to wet.] (Bot.) A genus of ferns, the
leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.
Adiaphorism
(Ad`i*aph"o*rism) n. Religious indifference.
Adiaphorist
(Ad`i*aph"o*rist) n. [See Adiaphorous.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of the German Protestants who,
with Melanchthon, held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential, which Luther
condemned as sinful or heretical. Murdock.
Adiaphoristic
(Ad`i*aph`o*ris"tic) a. Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice. Shipley.
Adiaphorite
(Ad`i*aph"o*rite) n. Same as Adiaphorist.
Adiaphorous
(Ad`i*aph"o*rous) a. [Gr. 'a priv. + different; through + to bear.]
1. Indifferent or neutral. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Med.) Incapable of doing either harm or good, as some medicines. Dunglison.
Adiaphory
(Ad`i*aph"o*ry), n. Indifference. [Obs.]
Adiathermic
(Ad`i*a*ther"mic) a. [Gr. 'a priv. + through + heat.] Not pervious to heat.
Adieu
(A*dieu") interj. & adv. [OE. also adew, adewe, adue, F. dieu, fr. L. ad to + deus God.] Good-
by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.
Adieu
(A*dieu"), n.; pl. Adieus A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting. Shak.
Adight
(A*dight") v. t. [p. p. Adight.] [Pref. a- (intensive) + OE. dihten. See Dight.] To set in order; to
array; to attire; to deck, to dress. [Obs.]
Ad infinitum
(||Ad in`fi*ni"tum) [L., to infinity.] Without limit; endlessly.
Ad interim
(||Ad in"ter*im) [L.] Meanwhile; temporary.
Adipescent
(Ad`i*pes"cent) a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + -escent.] Becoming fatty.