<B>analysis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>separation of anything into its parts or elements to find out what it is made of. An analysis of the sentence "Babies like soft food" shows that it is made up of the plural noun <I>babies,</I> the verb <I>like,</I> the adjective <I>soft,</I> and the singular noun <I>food.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) an examining carefully and in detail. An analysis can be made of a book or a person's character. <DD><B> c. </B>a statement or table giving the results of an analysis; outline or summary. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Chemistry.) <DD><B> a. </B>the determination of the kind or amount of the constituents of a substance. <DD><B> b. </B>the intentional separation of a substance into its ingredients or elements to determine their amount or nature. A chemical analysis of ordinary table salt shows that it is made up of two elements, sodium and chlorine. <DD><B> 3. </B>the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder; psychoanalysis. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Physics.) the resolution of light into its prismatic constituents. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Mathematics.) <DD><B> a. </B>algebraic reasoning as applied to geometry. <DD><B> b. </B>treatment by the calculus. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Philosophy.) the breaking up of a concept or event into its constituent elements or into its causes to reveal concealed content or form. <BR><I>expr. <B>in the last</B> (or <B>final</B>) <B>analysis,</B> </I>in essence; fundamentally; ultimately; basically. <BR> <I>Ex. Is not peace, in the last analysis, a matter of human rights? (John F. Kennedy).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="analyst">
<B>analyst, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who analyzes or is skilled in analysis. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who practices psychoanalysis; psychoanalyst. </DL>
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<B>analytic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=analytical.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Linguistics.) characterized by the use of separate words, such as auxiliary verbs and prepositions, rather than by the use of inflectional endings. English is an analytic language, whereas Latin is synthetic. </DL>
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<B>analytical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>separating a whole into its parts; of analysis; using analysis as a method or process. <BR> <I>Ex. The methods of science are analytical. The detective had an analytical mind.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>concerned with or based on analysis. </DL>
<A NAME="analyticalbalance">
<B>analytical balance,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a precision balance, used especially in analytical chemistry for weighing quantities as small as 1/10,000 of a gram. </DL>
<A NAME="analyticalchemistry">
<B>analytical chemistry,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of chemistry that deals with the determination by analysis of the components making up samples of matter. </DL>
<A NAME="analyticalcubism">
<B>analytical cubism,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an early form of cubism characterized by simple geometric forms. </DL>
<B>analytically, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>by means of analysis. <DD><B> 2. </B>to or toward analytical methods. </DL>
<A NAME="analyticalpsychology">
<B>analytical psychology,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a system of psychology that uses introspection in the attempt to reduce sensations or emotions to their elements. <DD><B> 2. </B>the school of psychology founded by Carl Jung, differing from Freudian psychology mainly in method of dream interpretation, the concept of a collective unconscious as well as a personal one, and the use of the term <I>libido</I> as a will to live, not primarily or necessarily sexual. </DL>
<A NAME="analyticaltable">
<B>analytical table,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an arrangement of the prominent characteristics of a group of plants or animals to make identification of specimens easy. </DL>
<A NAME="analyticgeometry">
<B>analytic geometry,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the use of coordinates and algebra or the calculus to solve problems in geometry. </DL>
<A NAME="analyticity">
<B>analyticity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> analytic quality, condition, or character. </DL>
<A NAME="analytics">
<B>analytics, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> mathematical or algebraic analysis. </DL>
<A NAME="analyze">
<B>analyze, </B>transitive verb, <B>-lyzed,</B> <B>-lyzing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to separate (anything complex) into its parts or elements to find out what it is made of. <BR> <I>Ex. After you analyze a sentence grammatically, you should be able to understand its meaning better.</I> (SYN) resolve. <DD><B> 2a. </B>(Figurative.) to examine carefully and in detail, especially to determine why something has happened or may be expected to happen. <BR> <I>Ex. Analyze the situation before you act.</I> (SYN) dissect. <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) to examine critically the parts or elements of; find out the essential features of. <BR> <I>Ex. Many men have tried to analyze the causes of success.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Chemistry.) to subject to analysis: <DD><B> a. </B>to determine the nature or amount of the components of (a substance). <DD><B> b. </B>to separate intentionally (a compound or mixture) into its elements. <BR> <I>Ex. A chemist can analyze water into two colorless gases, hydrogen and oxygen.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Mathematics.) to submit (a problem) to treatment by algebra, and especially by calculus. <DD><B> 5. </B><B>=psychoanalyze.</B> adj. <B>analyzable.</B> noun <B>analyzation.</B> noun <B>analyzer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="anamnesis">
<B>anamnesis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the recalling of things past; recollection; reminiscence. </DL>
<A NAME="anamnestic">
<B>anamnestic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> recalling to mind. adv. <B>anamnestically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="anamorphic">
<B>anamorphic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or characterized by anamorphosis. </DL>
<A NAME="anamorphize">
<B>anamorphize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-phized,</B> <B>-phizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to represent by anamorphosis. <DD><B> 2. </B>to project with an anamorphoscope. </DL>
<A NAME="anamorphoscope">
<B>anamorphoscope, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a special mirror or other device for correcting the distortion of anamorphosis. </DL>
<A NAME="anamorphose">
<B>anamorphose, </B>transitive verb, <B>-phosed,</B> <B>-phosing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to represent by anamorphosis. </DL>
<A NAME="anamorphosis">
<B>anamorphosis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a distorted image or projection that appears in natural form when reflected from a curved mirror, or the like. <DD><B> b. </B>a method of producing such images or projections; distortion. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Botany.) <DD><B> a. </B>an anomalous change of form in a plant. <DD><B> b. </B>a gradual change of form within a group of plants or animals over a long period of time. </DL>
<B>Ananias, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a famous liar who, with his wife Sapphira, was struck dead for lying (in the Bible, Acts 5:1-10). <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) any liar, especially one who lies habitually. </DL>
<B>ananym, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a name written or spelled backward. </DL>
<A NAME="anapest">
<B>anapest</B> or <B>anapaest, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a foot of verse having three syllables: <DD><B> a. </B>(in modern or accentual meter) two unaccented followed by one accented, as <I>by the way.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(in quantitative meter, such as Greek or Latin) two short followed by one long, as <I>pietas.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a line of verse composed of or containing such feet. (Example:) "From the cen/tre all round/to the sea/I am lord/of the fowl/and the brute" (Cowper). </DL>
<A NAME="anapestic">
<B>anapestic</B> or <B>anapaestic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or consisting of anapests. <DD><I>noun </I> an anapestic verse. </DL>
<A NAME="anaphase">
<B>anaphase, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) the third stage in mitosis, characterized by the movement of the two sets of daughter chromosomes to opposite ends of the spindle. It occurs after the metaphase and before the telophase. </DL>
<A NAME="anaphora">
<B>anaphora, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Rhetoric.) the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. (Example:) "Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world?" (I Corinthians 1:20). </DL>
<A NAME="anaphrodisia">
<B>anaphrodisia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> absence or lack of sexual power or desire. </DL>
<A NAME="anaphrodisiac">
<B>anaphrodisiac, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> capable of decreasing sexual desire. <DD><I>noun </I> an anaphrodisiac drug or other agent. </DL>
<B>anaphylactoid, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or resembling the symptoms of anaphylaxis. </DL>
<A NAME="anaphylaxis">
<B>anaphylaxis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> increased sensitivity to the action of a normally nontoxic protein upon exposure to it, especially for the second time, sometimes causing severe or even fatal shock. Serum sickness in humans is an instance of relatively mild anaphylaxis. </DL>
<A NAME="anaplasmosis">
<B>anaplasmosis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a disease of livestock, especially cattle, caused by a protozoan parasite which infests the blood. </DL>
<A NAME="anaplastic">
<B>anaplastic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having to do with or involving plastic surgery. <DD><B> 2. </B>having reverted to a more embryonic form, with increased capacity for multiplication, as in malignant tissue. </DL>
<B>anaptotic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> tending to lose, or having already lost, by phonetic decay, the use of inflections. <BR> <I>Ex. English is an anaptotic language.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anaptyctic">
<B>anaptyctic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with anaptyxis. </DL>
