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Gyroscope :: Gyroscope (n.) A form of the above apparatus, invented by M. Foucault, mounted so delicately as to render visible the rotation of the earth, through the tendency of the rotating wheel to preserve a constant plane of rotation, independently of the earth's motion..

Troyounce :: Troyounce (n.) See Troy ounce, under Troy weight, above, and under Ounce..

Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted..

Supernatant :: Supernatant (a.) Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water..

Supraspinal :: Supraspinal (a.) Situated above the vertebral column.

Above :: Above (adv.) More than; as, above five hundred were present..

Major General :: Major general () An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a corps..

Rising :: Rising (a.) Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon..

Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above).

Desiccator :: Desiccator (n.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture..

Slide :: Slide (n.) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below..

Transom :: Transom (n.) A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or between a door and a window above it. Transom is the horizontal, as mullion is the vertical, bar across an opening. See Illust. of Mullion..

Transcendency :: Transcendency () Elevation above truth; exaggeration.

Symplectic :: Symplectic (a.) Plaiting or joining together; -- said of a bone next above the quadrate in the mandibular suspensorium of many fishes, which unites together the other bones of the suspensorium..

Superlation :: Superjacent (a.) Situated immediately above; as, superjacent rocks..

Perquisite :: Perquisite (n.) Something gained from a place or employment over and above the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered; especially, a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service..

Irreproachable :: Irreproachable (a.) Not reproachable; above reproach; not deserving reproach; blameless.

Surbased :: Surbased (a.) Having a surbase, or molding above the base..

Redound :: Redound (v. i.) To be in excess; to remain over and above; to be redundant; to overflow.

Superposable :: Superponderate (v. t.) To wiegh over and above.

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