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Electrotonic :: Electrotonic (a.) Of or pertaining to electrical tension; -- said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both circuits remain stationary.

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To pass over and view; to survey carefully.

Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the woods, or the country..

Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as, the needle of a compass traverses; if it does not traverse well, it is an unsafe guide..

Traverser :: Traverser (n.) A traverse table. See under Traverse, n..

Odometer :: Odometer (n.) An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed..

Cheval-de-frise :: Cheval-de-frise (n.) A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc..

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A barrier, sliding door, movable screen, curtain, or the like..

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the habitable globe..

Beat :: Beat (v. i.) To make progress against the wind, by sailing in a zigzag line or traverse..

Electrode :: Electrode (n.) The path by which electricity is conveyed into or from a solution or other conducting medium; esp., the ends of the wires or conductors, leading from source of electricity, and terminating in the medium traversed by the current..

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope..

Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To use the posture or motions of opposition or counteraction, as in fencing..

Barruly :: Barruly (a.) Traversed by barrulets or small bars; -- said of the field.

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A turning; a trick; a subterfuge.

Pathfinder :: Pathfinder (n.) One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.

Traverse :: Traverse (adv.) Athwart; across; crosswise.

Scour :: Scour (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast..

Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed..

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A work thrown up to intercept an enfilade, or reverse fire, along exposed passage, or line of work..

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