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Tangent :: Tangent (v. t.) A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function..

Bistoury :: Bistoury (n.) A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife, either straight or curved, generally used by introducing it beneath the part to be divided, and cutting towards the surface..

Subcutaneous :: Subcultrated (a.) Having a form resembling that of a colter, or straight on one side and curved on the other..

Striction :: Strict (a.) Upright, or straight and narrow; -- said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters..

Bend :: Bend (v. t.) To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee..

Right :: Right (a.) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong..

Half-ray :: Half-ray (n.) A straight line considered as drawn from a center to an indefinite distance in one direction, the complete ray being the whole line drawn to an indefinite distance in both directions..

Peen :: Peen (v. t.) To draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the peen of a hammer or sledge..

Rod :: Rod (n.) A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes)..

Straightways :: Straightway (adv.) Immediately; without loss of time; without delay.

Arrowwood :: Arrowwood (n.) A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender shoots..

Gemsbok :: Gemsbok (n.) A South African antelope (Oryx Capensis), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns..

Straighten :: Straighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Straighte.

Radius Vector :: Radius vector () A straight line (or the length of such line) connecting any point, as of a curve, with a fixed point, or pole, round which the straight line turns, and to which it serves to refer the successive points of a curve, in a system of polar coordinates. See Coordinate, n..

Uncurl :: Uncurl (v. t.) To loose from curls, or ringlets; to straighten out, as anything curled or curly..

Orthospermous :: Orthospermous (a.) Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some umbelliferous plants; -- opposed to coelospermous..

Scepterellate :: Scepterellate (a.) Having a straight shaft with whorls of spines; -- said of certain sponge spicules. See Illust. under Spicule.

Bias :: Bias (n.) A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line..

Forthright :: Forthright (a.) Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man..

Aside :: Aside (adv.) On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart..

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