aspirator

Aspirator \As"pi*ra`tor\, n. 
   1. (Chem.) An apparatus for passing air or gases through or 
      over certain liquids or solids, or for exhausting a closed 
      vessel, by means of suction. 
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   2. (Med.) An instrument for the evacuation of the fluid 
      contents of tumors or collections of blood. 
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Branchiopoda

Phyllopoda \Phyl*lop"o*da\ (f[i^]l*l[o^]p"[-o]*d[.a]), prop. n. 
   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fy`llon a leaf + -poda.] (Zool.) 
   An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species, 
   most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or 
   leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in 
   swimming. Called also {{Branchiopoda}}. 
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   Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell 
         ({Holostraca}); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped 
         carapace ({Monostraca}); in others, like Artemia, there 
         is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented. 
         Sometimes the group is made to include also the 
         Cladocera. 
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Branchiopoda \Bran"chi*o*poda\, n. pl. [Gr. ? gill + -poda: cf. 
   F. branchiopode.] (Zool.) 
   An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of 
   branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of 
   gills. It includes the fresh-water genera {Branchipus}, 
   {Apus}, and {Limnadia}, and the genus {Artemia} found in salt 
   lakes. It is also called {{Phyllopoda}}. See {Phyllopoda}, 
   {Cladocera}. It is sometimes used in a broader sense. 
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aitiology

Aitiology \Ai`ti*ol"o*gy\, n. 
   See {[AE]tiology}. 
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Bourgeois

Bourgeois \Bour*geois"\, n. [From a French type founder named 
   Bourgeois, or fr. F. bourgeois of the middle class; hence 
   applied to an intermediate size of type between brevier and 
   long primer: cf. G. bourgeois, borgis. Cf. {Burgess}.] 
   (Print.) 
   A size of type between long primer and brevier. See {Type}. 
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   Note: This line is printed in bourgeois type. 
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Bourgeois \Bour*geois"\, n. [F., fr. bourg town; of German 
   origin. See {Burgess}.] 
   A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping 
   class. [France.] 
   [1913 Webster] a. Characteristic of the middle class, as in 
   France. 
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capitalistic \capitalistic\ adj. 
   1. Of or relating to capitalism or capitalists. capitalistic 
      methods and incentives 
 
   Syn: capitalist. 
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   2. Favoring or practicing capitalism. [Narrower terms: 
      {bourgeois}] {socialistic} 
 
   Syn: capitalist. 
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cumulo-stratus

Cumulostratus \Cu"mu*lo*stra"tus\ 
   (k[=u]"m[-u]*l[-o]*str[=a]"t[u^]s), n. (Meteor.) 
   A form of cloud. See {Cloud}. 
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Cloud \Cloud\ (kloud), n. [Prob. fr. AS. cl[=u]d a rock or 
   hillock, the application arising from the frequent 
   resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or 
   air.] 
   1. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, 
      suspended in the upper atmosphere. 
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            I do set my bow in the cloud.         --Gen. ix. 13. 
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   Note: A classification of clouds according to their chief 
         forms was first proposed by the meteorologist Howard, 
         and this is still substantially employed. The following 
         varieties and subvarieties are recognized: 
      (a) {Cirrus}. This is the most elevated of all the forms 
          of clouds; is thin, long-drawn, sometimes looking like 
          carded wool or hair, sometimes like a brush or room, 
          sometimes in curl-like or fleecelike patches. It is 
          the cat's-tail of the sailor, and the mare's-tail of 
          the landsman. 
      (b) {Cumulus}. This form appears in large masses of a 
          hemispherical form, or nearly so, above, but flat 
          below, one often piled above another, forming great 
          clouds, common in the summer, and presenting the 
          appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow. It 
          often affords rain and thunder gusts. 
      (c) {Stratus}. This form appears in layers or bands 
          extending horizontally. 
      (d) {Nimbus}. This form is characterized by its uniform 
          gray tint and ragged edges; it covers the sky in 
          seasons of continued rain, as in easterly storms, and 
          is the proper rain cloud. The name is sometimes used 
          to denote a raining cumulus, or cumulostratus. 
      (e) {Cirro-cumulus}. This form consists, like the cirrus, 
          of thin, broken, fleecelice clouds, but the parts are 
          more or less rounded and regulary grouped. It is 
          popularly called mackerel sky. 
      (f) {Cirro-stratus}. In this form the patches of cirrus 
          coalesce in long strata, between cirrus and stratus. 
      (g) {Cumulo-stratus}. A form between cumulus and stratus, 
          often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint. 
          -- {Fog}, cloud, motionless, or nearly so, lying near 
          or in contact with the earth's surface. -- {Storm 
          scud}, cloud lying quite low, without form, and driven 
          rapidly with the wind. 
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   2. A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling 
      vapor. "A thick cloud of incense." --Ezek. viii. 11. 
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   3. A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; 
      hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's 
      reputation; a cloud on a title. 
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   4. That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; 
      that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or 
      depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud 
      upon the intellect. 
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   5. A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. "So great a 
      cloud of witnesses." --Heb. xii. 1. 
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   6. A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the 
      head. 
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   {Cloud on a} (or the) {title} (Law), a defect of title, 
      usually superficial and capable of removal by release, 
      decision in equity, or legislation. 
 
   {To be under a cloud}, to be under suspicion or in disgrace; 
      to be in disfavor. 
 
   {In the clouds}, in the realm of facy and imagination; beyond 
      reason; visionary. 
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