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ECH'INITE, n. [See Echinus .] A fossil found in chalk pits, called centronia; a ...
ECH'INUS, n. [L. from Gr.] A hedgehog. 1. A shell-fish set with prickles or spin...
ECH'O, n. [L. echo; Gr.sound, to sound.] 1. A sound reflected or reverberated fr...
ECH'OED, pp. Reverberated, as sound.
ECH'OING, ppr. Sending back sound; as echoing hills.
ECHOM'ETER, n. [Gr. sound, and measure.] Among musicians, a scale or rule, with ...
ECHOM'ETRY, n. The art or act of measuring the duration of sounds. The art of co...
ECLA'IRCISE, v.t. To make clear; to explain; to clear up what is not understood ...
ECLA'IRCISSEMENT, n. Explanation; the clearing up of any thing not before unders...
ECLAMP'SY, n. [Gr. a shining, to shine.] A flashing of light, a symptom of epile...
ECLAT, n. ecla. 1. Primarily, a burst of applause; acclamation. Hence, applause;...
ECLEC'TIC, a. [Gr. to choose.] Selecting; choosing; an epithet given to certain ...
ECLEC'TICALLY, adv. by way of choosing or selecting; in the manner of the eclect...
ECLEGM', n. [Gr.] A medicine made by the incorporation of oils with syrups.
ECLIPSE, n. eclips'. [L. eclipsis; Gr. defect, to fail, to leave.] 1. Literally,...
ECLIPS'ED, pp. Concealed; darkened; obscured; disgraced.