Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.

Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure.

A fossil coral.

A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down. A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications.

A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought.

A madrigalist.

A composer of madrigals.

a tomato-flavored consomme, often served chilled.

Of or pertaining to Madrid in Spain, or to its inhabitants. A native or inhabitant of Madrid.

An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.

A madrepore .

A small evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of Pacific North America, having a smooth bark, thick glossy leathery leaves, and edible orange-red berries, which are often called madro/a apples; the wood is used for furniture and the bark for tanning.

a woman lunatic.

A genus of cruciferous plants (Alyssum) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. Alyssum maritimum is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual.

An inflatable life jacket, originally used as a personal flotation device by aviators downed at sea.

A genus of brain corals.

A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway. any large or powerful whirlpool.

A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus.

A German men's chorus or singing club.

Majestic or majestically; -- a direction to perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner.

A master in any art, especially in music; a composer or orchestra conductor.

A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad; called also Matakam.

to celebrate publicly with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious and extravagant behavior.

To stammer.

A stammerer.

A secret society which organized in Sicily as a political organization, but is now widespread among Italians, and is used to further or protect private interests, reputedly by illegal methods; called also the Sicilian Mafia.

A member of the mafia.

see maffia, maffioso.

Shortened form of magazine, the periodic paperback publication.

Same as magnetic tape.

A subfamily of Indic languages.

To store in, or as in, a magazine; to store up for use.

A rack or stand for displaying magazines{4}.

One who edits or writes for a magazine.

The act of editing, or writing for, a magazine.

One who edits or writes for a magazine.

See Maegbote.

Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman.

Designating an orange-red dyestuff obtained from naphthylamine, and called magdala red, naphthalene red, etc.

A reformed prostitute.

A medicine in the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster.

A city of Saxony.

A magician.

Of or pertaining to, or named from, Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521), the navigator.

Either of two conspicuous celestial nebulae near the south celestial pole, resembling thin white clouds, each of which is a galaxy{2} smaller than but separate from the Milky Way galaxy, and together they are the galactic formations nearest to our galaxy. They are not visible from the northern hemisphere, and are named after Ferdinand Magellan, who saw them in his expedition, which passed through the Strait of Magellan in South America, and one ship of which completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.

A hexagram{1a}, when used as the symbol of Judaism; called also Mogen David and Star of David. It is included on the flag of Israel

An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also fuchsin, fuchsine, roseine, etc.

Worn; fretted; as, a magged brace.

Greater, in respect to scales, intervals, etc., when used in opposition to minor; major.

The footless larva of any fly. See Larval.

A magpie.

State of being maggoty.

Full of whims or fancies; maggoty.

Infested with maggots.

The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.

A name for daisies and camomiles of several kinds.

A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.

One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion.

A comprehensive name for all of the pretended arts which claim to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural beings, or departed spirits, or by a mastery of secret forces in nature attained by a study of occult science, including enchantment, conjuration, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, incantation, etc.

A drug or therapy or preventive that cures or prevents a disease, with only minimal side effects; as, there is no magic bullet against cancer.

A verbal formula considered to have magical force.

An feat of illusion performed by an illusionist, which appears magical to naive observers.

Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature, and the producing of effects by their agency.

In a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.

One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer.

See Megilp.

A line of fortifications built before World War II to protect France's eastern border.

Master; sir; -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.

Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in authority; having the manner of a magister; official; commanding; authoritative. Hence: Overbearing; dictatorial; dogmatic.

Magisterialness; authoritativeness.

In a magisterial manner.

The quality or state of being magisterial.

Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy.

The office or dignity of a magistrate.

A sovereign medicine or remedy.

Magisterialness; arbitrary dogmatism.

In a magistral manner.

A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some branch of it.

Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate.

Magistracy.

Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste.

A great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; the counterpart of the Greek Rhea and the Roman Ops.

A great act or event; a great attainment.

The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul; that quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for noble objects.

Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror.

In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.

Magnet.

A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide (MgO), and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See Magnesium.

Pertaining to, characterized by, or containing, magnesia or magnesium.

Pertaining to, or containing, magnesium; as, magnesic oxide.

Native magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or granular masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals.

A light silver-white metallic element of atomic number 12, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.305. Specific gravity, 1.75.

A slightly alkaline chemical substance, Mg(OH)2, the active principle in the antacid milk of magnesia, also used as a laxative.

Magnesia.

The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also natural magnet.

A magnet.

Any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions.

An device using a magnet (such as a magnetic needle) to indicate the direction of magnetic north.

The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north; called also magnetic variation.

The angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon.

A dipole with opposing magnetic poles.

A physical quantity associated with the magnetic field of a dundamental particle; as, An orbiting electron in an atom will have a magnetic dipole moment.

A ditical memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored; a hard disk, floppy disk, and diskette are typically magnetic disks.

An imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip, the dipping needle being horizontal; called also aclinic line.

The space around a magnet through which it exerts magnetic force; a field of force surrounding a permanent magnet, electrical current, or a moving charged particle; called also magnetic flux and field of magnetic force.

The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow.

A measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area.

The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow.

The force caused by a magnetic field, a force which affects objects having a magnetic field and objects in which a magnetic field can be induced, such as ferromagnetic substances; a magnetic force manifests itself as an attraction for iron. It is associated with electric currents and moving charged paticles as well as permanent magnets.

An electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a magnetizable surface and later retrieved.

Same as magnetic dip.

The process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently).

Same as magnetic field strength.

Magnetite.

The process of supporting an object, such as a vehicle, with a magnetic field so that it does not contact the object supporting it; it is a method used for eliminating friction in moving vehicles, and is used, e.g. in high-speed rail technology where a train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction.

A line of force in a magnetic field.

An imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the earth.

A marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that detects the nearness of magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship). A magnetic counter mine may allow the passagw of several ships before detonating.

The torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field.

A slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a low-friction mounting; used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetic pole.