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111met|a|phys|ics — «MEHT uh FIHZ ihks», noun. 1. the branch of philosophy that tries to explain reality and knowledge; study of the real nature of things. Metaphysics includes epistemology (the theory of knowledge), ontology (the study of the nature of reality),… …
112Abstract — Ab stract (#; 277), a. [L. abstractus, p. p. of abstrahere to draw from, separate; ab, abs + trahere to draw. See {Trace}.] 1. Withdraw; separate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The more abstract . . . we are from the body. Norris. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
113Abstract mathematics — Abstract Ab stract (#; 277), a. [L. abstractus, p. p. of abstrahere to draw from, separate; ab, abs + trahere to draw. See {Trace}.] 1. Withdraw; separate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The more abstract . . . we are from the body. Norris. [1913 Webster] …
114Abstract numbers — Abstract Ab stract (#; 277), a. [L. abstractus, p. p. of abstrahere to draw from, separate; ab, abs + trahere to draw. See {Trace}.] 1. Withdraw; separate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The more abstract . . . we are from the body. Norris. [1913 Webster] …
115Abstract terms — Abstract Ab stract (#; 277), a. [L. abstractus, p. p. of abstrahere to draw from, separate; ab, abs + trahere to draw. See {Trace}.] 1. Withdraw; separate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The more abstract . . . we are from the body. Norris. [1913 Webster] …
116Abstracted — Ab*stract ed, a. 1. Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. [1913 Webster] The evil abstracted stood from his own evil. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Separated from matter; abstract; ideal. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. Abstract; abstruse;… …
117Abstrude — Ab*strude , v. t. [L. abstrudere. See {Abstruse}.] To thrust away. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] …
118Abstrusely — Ab*struse ly, adv. In an abstruse manner. [1913 Webster] …
119Abstruseness — Ab*struse ness, n. The quality of being abstruse; difficulty of apprehension. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …
120Abstrusion — Ab*stru sion, n. [L. abstrusio. See {Abstruse}.] The act of thrusting away. [R.] Ogilvie. [1913 Webster] …