Cyclopædia
Assuming repellers is required, the following 4 results were found.
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APOCROUSTICShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/APOCROUSTICS
of large Particles; wherein they differ from drawing Medicines, which are hot, and consist of more subtle parts. See REPELLERS. The Word is derived from ἀποκρούω (apokrouo), πηλός (pēlos), πέλλω (pello), I drive. APOCROUSTICS
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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APOLOGYhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/APOLOGY
APOLOGY, Ἀπολογία, Defence; a Discourse or Writing in vindication of a Person. See DEFENCE, VINDICATION, etc. The Word is formed of the Greek ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoumai), I refute, I repel with Words. APOLOGY
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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APOSTROPHEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/rhetoric/APOSTROPHE
APOSTROPHE, in Rhetoric, a Figure, whereby the Orator, in an extraordinary Commotion, turns his Discourse from the Audience, and directs it to some other Person, or thing. See FIGURE. Thus, Cicero, in his Oration for Milo, addresses himself to the Great...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Rhetoric
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ACCELERATIONhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/mechanics/ACCELERATION
ACCELERATION, in Mechanicks, the Increase of Velocity in a moving Body. See VELOCITY, and ACCELERATED MOTION. Deceleration stands directly opposed to Retardation, which denotes a Diminution of Velocity. See RETARDATION. Acceleration is chiefly used in...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Mechanics