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Slow :: Slow (superl.) Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion..

Ulterior :: Ulterior (a.) Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither..

Respective :: Respective (a.) Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not absolute; as, the respective connections of society..

Correlatively :: Correlatively (adv.) In a correlative relation.

Universal :: Universal (a.) Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; -- opposed to particular; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient..

Correlative :: Correlative (n.) The antecedent of a pronoun.

Correlativeness :: Correlativeness (n.) Quality of being correlative.

Devisor :: Devisor (n.) One who devises, or gives real estate by will; a testator; -- correlative to devisee..

Circulatory :: Circulatory (n.) A chemical vessel consisting of two portions unequally exposed to the heat of the fire, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation..

Orrery :: Orrery (n.) An apparatus which illustrates, by the revolution of balls moved by wheelwork, the relative size, periodic motions, positions, orbits, etc., of bodies in the solar system..

Leucoscope :: Leucoscope (n.) An instrument, devised by Professor Helmholtz, for testing the color perception of the eye, or for comparing different lights, as to their constituent colors or their relative whiteness..

Lady :: Lady (n.) A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord.

Descendant :: Descendant (n.) One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant..

Adjunct :: Adjunct (n.) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a..

Creditor :: Creditor (n.) One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to whom money is due; -- correlative to debtor..

Wherewith :: Wherewith (adv.) With which; -- used relatively.

Sloven :: Sloven (n.) A man or boy habitually negligent of neathess and order; -- the correlative term to slattern, or slut..

Adjust :: Adjust (v. t.) To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope..

Key :: Key (n.) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their relative position; a cotter; a forelock..

Centrode :: Centrode (n.) In two figures having relative motion, one of the two curves which are the loci of the instantaneous center..

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