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SCI'OLISM, n. [See Sciolist .] Superficial knowledge.
SCI'OLIST, n. [L. sciolus, a diminutive formed on scio, to know.] One who knows ...
SCI'OLOUS, a. Superficially or imperfectly knowing.
SCIOM'ACHY, n. [Gr. a shadow, and a battle.] A battle with a shadow. [Little used.]
SCION. [See Cion .]
SCIOP'TIC, a. [Gr. shadow and to see.] Pertaining to the camera obscura, or to t...
SCIOP'TICS, n. The science of exhibiting images of external objects, received th...
SCI'ROC, SCIROC'CO, n. In Italy, a southeast wind; a hot suffocating wind, blowi...
SCIRROS'ITY, n. [See Scirrus .] An induration of the glands.
SCIR'ROUS, a. 1. Indurated; hard; knotty; as a gland. 2. Proceeding from scirrus...
SCIR'RUS, n. [L. scirrus; Gr.] In surgery and medicine, a hard tumor on any part...
SCISCITA'TION, n. [L. sciscitor, to inquire or demand.] The act of inquiring; in...
SCIS'SIBLE, a. [L. scissus, scindo, to cut.] Capable of being cut or divided by ...
SCIS'SILE, a. [L. scissilis, from scindo, to cut.] That may be cut or divided by...
SCISSION, n. sizh'on. [L. scissio, scindo, to cut.] The act of cutting or dividi...
SCISSORS, n. siz'zors, plu. [L. scissor, from scindo, to cut, Gr.] A cutting ins...