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ACU'MINATED, a. Sharpened to a point.
ACU'MINATE, a. [L. acuminatus, from acumen.] Ending in a sharp point; pointed.
ACU'MEN, n. [L. acumen, from acus or acuo.] A sharp point; and figuratively, qui...
AC'ULON, or AC'ULOS, n. [Gr. probably from ac, an oak.] The fruit or acorn of th...
AC'ULON, or AC'ULOS, n. [Gr. probably from ac, an oak.]
ACU'LEI, n. [L.] In botany and zoology, prickles or spines.
ACU'LEATE, a. [L. aculeus, from acus, Gr. a point, and the diminutive. See Acid ...
ACUI'TION, n. [from L. acuo, to sharpen.] The sharpening of medicines to increas...
ACUBE'NE, n. A star of the fourth magnitude in the southern claw of Cancer.
AC'UATE, v.t. [L. acuo, to sharpen. See Acid .] To sharpen; to make pungent, or ...
ACT'US, n. Among the Romans, a measure in building equal to 120 Roman feet. In a...
ACTUA'TION, n. The state of being put in action; effectual operation.
ACT'UATING, ppr. Putting in action; inciting to action.
ACT'UATED, pp. Put in action; incited to action.
ACT'UATE, a. Put in action. [Little used.] ACT'UATE , v.t. [from act.] To put in...
ACT'UARY, n. [L. actuarius.] A register or clerk; a term of the civil law, and u...