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Definition of instead
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Instead
(adv.)
Equivalent;
equal to; --
usually
with of.
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Viviparous
::
Viviparous
(a.)
Producing
young in a
living
state,
as most
mammals,
or as those
plants
the
offspring
of which are
produced
alive,
either
by bulbs
instead
of
seeds,
or by the seeds
themselves
germinating
on the
plant,
instead
of
falling,
as they
usually
do; --
opposed
to
oviparous..
Rock Shaft
::
Rock shaft () A shaft that
oscillates
on its
journals,
instead
of
revolving,
--
usually
carrying
levers
by means of which it
receives
and
communicates
reciprocating
motion,
as in the valve gear of some steam
engines;
--
called
also
rocker,
rocking
shaft,
and way
shaft..
For
::
For
(prep.)
Indicating
that
instead
of which
something
else
controls
in the
performing
of an
action,
or that in spite of which
anything
is done,
occurs,
or is;
hence,
equivalent
to
notwithstanding,
in spite of; --
generally
followed
by all,
aught,
anything,
etc..
Retardation
::
Retardation
(n.) The
keeping
back of an
approaching
consonant
chord by
prolonging
one or more tones of a
previous
chord into the
intermediate
chord which
follows;
--
differing
from
suspension
by
resolving
upwards
instead
of
downwards.
Panel
::
Panel (n.) A slab or plank of wood upon
which,
instead
of
canvas,
a
picture
is
painted..
Twill
::
Twill (v. t.) An
appearance
of
diagonal
lines or ribs
produced
in
textile
fabrics
by
causing
the weft
threads
to pass over one and under two, or over one and under three or more, warp
threads,
instead
of over one and under the next in
regular
succession,
as in plain
weaving..
Elohist
::
Elohist
(n.) The
writer,
or one of the
writers,
of the
passages
of the Old
Testament,
notably
those of
Elohim
instead
of
Jehovah,
as the name of the
Supreme
Being;
--
distinguished
from
Jehovist..
Calamus
::
Calamus
(n.) A
species
of
Acorus
(A.
calamus),
commonly
called
calamus,
or sweet flag. The root has a
pungent,
aromatic
taste,
and is used in
medicine
as a
stomachic;
the
leaves
have an
aromatic
odor, and were
formerly
used
instead
of
rushes
to strew on
floors..
Triploidite
::
Triploidite
(n.) A
manganese
phosphate
near
triplite,
but
containing
hydroxyl
instead
of
fluorine..
Hendiadys
::
Hendiadys
(n.) A
figure
in which the idea is
expressed
by two nouns
connected
by and,
instead
of by a noun and
limiting
adjective;
as, we drink from cups and gold, for
golden
cups..
Drawfiling
::
Drawfiling
(n.) The
process
of
smooth
filing
by
working
the file
sidewise
instead
of
lengthwise.
Roadster
::
Roadster
(n.) A
hunter
who keeps to the roads
instead
of
following
the
hounds
across
country.
Hyostylic
::
Hyostylic
(a.)
Having
the
mandible
suspended
by the
hyomandibular,
or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in
fishes,
instead
of
directly
articulated
with the skull as in
mammals;
-- said of the
skull..
Instead
::
Instead
(adv.)
In the place or room; --
usually
followed
by of.
Overland
::
Overland
(a.)
Being,
or
accomplished,
over the land,
instead
of by sea; as, an
overland
journey..
Escutcheon
::
Escutcheon
(n.) A
marking
upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the
perineum),
formed
by the hair
growing
upward
or
outward
instead
of
downward.
It is
esteemed
an index of
milking
qualities..
Bow-compass
::
Bow-compass
(n.) A small pair of
compasses,
one leg of which
carries
a
pencil,
or a pen, for
drawing
circles.
Its legs are often
connected
by a
bow-shaped
spring,
instead
of by a
joint..
Marksman
::
Marksman
(n.) One who makes his mark,
instead
of
writing
his name, in
signing
documents..
Chromatoscope
::
Chromatoscope
(n.) A
reflecting
telescope,
part of which is made to
rotate
eccentrically,
so as to
produce
a
ringlike
image of a star,
instead
of a
point;
-- used in
studying
the
scintillation
of the
stars..
Oe
::
Oe () a
diphthong,
employed
in the Latin
language,
and
thence
in the
English
language,
as the
representative
of the Greek
diphthong
oi. In many words in
common
use, e alone
stands
instead
of /.
Classicists
prefer
to write the
diphthong
oe
separate
in Latin
words..
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