<B>eightfold way,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Nuclear Physics.) a theoretical classification of strongly interacting elementary particlesinto multiplets and supermultiplets, whose relationship is established by their having nearly the same mass, hypercharge, and isotopic spin; SU(3) symmetry. </DL>
<A NAME="eighth">
<B>eighth, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>next after the seventh; last in a series of 8. <BR> <I>Ex. August is the eighth month of the year.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>being one of 8 equal parts. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the next after the seventh; the last in a series of 8. <DD><B> 2. </B>one of 8 equal parts. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Music.) an octave. adv. <B>eighthly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="eighthnote">
<B>eighth note,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a short note in music played for one eighth as long a time as a whole note; quaver. </DL>
<A NAME="eighthrest">
<B>eighth rest,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a rest, or sign for silence, in a musical notation equal in duration to an eighth note. </DL>
<A NAME="eightieth">
<B>eightieth, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>next after the 79th; last of a series of 80. <BR> <I>Ex. My grandfather is in his eightieth year.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>one of 80 equal parts. <BR> <I>Ex. The eightieth penny rolled under the radiator, leaving us seventy-nine cents.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eightling">
<B>eightling, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a compound or twin crystal consisting of eight individuals, such as are common with rutile. </DL>
<A NAME="eightpenny">
<B>eightpenny, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nies,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> eight British pennies. <DD><I>adj. </I> worth eight pence; costing eight pence. <BR> <I>Ex. An eightpenny nail is 2 1/2 inches long, and it is so called because originally the nails cost eight pennies per hundred.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eightsquare">
<B>eight-square, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> having eight corners; octagonal. <DD><I>noun </I> an octagon or an octagonal solid. </DL>
<A NAME="eighty">
<B>eighty, </B>noun, pl. <B>eighties,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> eight times ten; 80. <BR> <I>Ex. The eighty cows were milked in two groups, forty at a time.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eightyniner">
<B>eighty-niner, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who settled on a homestead in Oklahoma in 1889. </DL>
<A NAME="eightysix">
<B>eighty-six, </B>or <B>86,</B> transitive verb, <B>-sixed,</B> <B>-sixing</B> or <B>86'd,</B> <B>86'ing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) to refuse to serve (a customer). </DL>
<A NAME="eikon">
<B>eikon, </B>noun, pl. <B>eikons,</B> <B>eikones.</B> =icon.</DL>
<A NAME="eikonogen">
<B>eikonogen, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an organic sodium salt used as a photographic developer. </DL>
<A NAME="eilemitweile">
<B>eile mit Weile,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (German.) makehaste slowly. </DL>
<A NAME="einfesteburgistunsergott">
<B>Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (German.) "a mighty fortress is our God," the first line of a famous hymn by Martin Luther. </DL>
<A NAME="einkorn">
<B>einkorn, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a variety of wheat having a single grain, grown in central Europe. </DL>
<A NAME="einmalistkeinmal">
<B>einmal ist keinmal,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (German.) once does not count. </DL>
<A NAME="einstein">
<B>einstein, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of radiant energy, equivalent to the energy required to transform photochemically one mole of a photosensitive substance. <BR> <I>Ex. In the realm of chemistry the most useful unit for measuring the work that light can do is the einstein, the energy content of one mol of quanta (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="einsteinequation">
<B>Einstein equation,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an equation expressing the relation of mass and energy; E equals m times c-squared; mass-energy equation. E = the energy in ergs; m = the mass in grams; c = the velocity of light in centimeters per second. </DL>
<A NAME="einsteinian">
<B>Einsteinian, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or by Albert Einstein. <BR> <I>Ex. The Einsteinian universe is curvilinear, with four dimensions (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="einsteinium">
<B>einsteinium, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a rare radioactive, metallic chemical element, produced artifically from plutonium and uranium as a by-product of nuclear fission. <BR> <I>Ex. Five new twins, or isotopes, of the artificial element, einsteinium, have been created by scientists at the University of California (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="einsteinshift">
<B>Einstein shift,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a slight shift in the light spectrum of stars toward the red. </DL>
<A NAME="einsteintheory">
<B>Einstein theory,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the theory that there is no absolute motion, or motion with respect to absolute space filled with ether, but that all motion is relative, being that of one portion or manifestation of matter with respect to another portion of matter. </DL>
<A NAME="eirenic">
<B>eirenic, </B>adjective. =irenic.</DL>
<A NAME="eirenicon">
<B>eirenicon, </B>noun. =irenicon.</DL>
<A NAME="eisbein">
<B>eisbein, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a German dish consisting of a stew of pork's knuckle, usually served with sauerkraut and mashed peas. </DL>
<A NAME="eisegesis">
<B>eisegesis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a reading of one's own ideas into a passage of the Bible; slanted or biased Biblical exegesis. <BR> <I>Ex. Says Preacher Cleland: "To translate debonnaire [meek] into debonair is a sign of eisegesis" (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eisenbahn">
<B>Eisenbahn, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (German.) a railroad. </DL>
<A NAME="eisenhowerjacket">
<B>Eisenhower jacket,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a waist-length jacket originally part of a military uniform and now used for casual wear. <BR> <I>Ex. ... one brown paper bag ... jammed into the pocket of my Eisenhower jacket, where it didn't show too much (Guy Endore).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eisenundblut">
<B>Eisen und Blut,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (German.) iron and blood. </DL>
<A NAME="eisteddfod">
<B>eisteddfod, </B>noun, pl. <B>eisteddfods,</B> <B>eisteddfodau.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a meeting of Welsh poets and musicians, especially as a modern festival at which prizes are awarded. <BR> <I>Ex. The eisteddfod ... is a movable feast and held in a different city every year (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eisteddfodic">
<B>eisteddfodic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with an eisteddfod. </DL>
<A NAME="either">
<B>either, </B>adjective, pronoun, adverb, conjunction.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>one or the other of two. <BR> <I>Ex. Either hat is becoming. You may read either book.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>each of two. <BR> <I>Ex. There are fields of corn on either side of the river.</I> <DD><I>pron. </I> <B>1. </B>one or other of the two. <BR> <I>Ex. You may wear either of the hats.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>each of two. <BR> <I>Ex. Either of the fields is suitable for growing corn.</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> <B>1. </B>any more than another. <BR> <I>Ex. If you do not go, I shall not go either.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) a word used to strengthen a negative in contradiction or retraction. <BR> <I>Ex. I've finished all my homework; no, I haven't either.</I> <DD><I>conj. </I> one or the other of two. <BR> <I>Ex. Either come in or go out.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eitheror">
<B>either-or, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> limited to either one or the other; without alternative. <BR> <I>Ex. an either-or proposition. An either-or choice in such a conflict inevitably has far-reaching ... consequences (New York Times).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> an either-or choice or alternative. <BR> <I>Ex. [He] winces before the untender either-ors of history (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ejaculate">
<B>ejaculate, </B>verb, <B>-lated,</B> <B>-lating,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to say suddenly and briefly; exclaim. <DD><B> 2. </B>to eject; discharge. <BR> <I>Ex. The violet seed pod burst open and ejaculated the seeds over a considerable distance.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> (Physiology.) an ejection; discharge; ejaculation. <BR> <I>Ex. The speed with which sperms are formed in the adult is phenomenal: an ejaculate of human semen normally contains some 100-300 million sperms (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ejaculation">
<B>ejaculation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>something said suddenly and briefly; an exclamation. <BR> <I>Ex. an impatient ejaculation of disgust.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>ejection; discharge. <BR> <I>Ex. the ejaculation of semen.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ejaculative">
<B>ejaculative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like an ejaculation. </DL>
<A NAME="ejaculator">
<B>ejaculator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that ejaculates. </DL>
<A NAME="ejaculatory">
<B>ejaculatory, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>said suddenly and briefly; containing exclamations. <DD><B> 2. </B>ejecting; discharging. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Physiology.) used for the ejaculation of sperm. <BR> <I>Ex. ejaculatory ducts.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eject">
<B>eject, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to throw out from within. <BR> <I>Ex. The volcano ejected lava and ashes.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to drive out; turn out; force out; expel. <BR> <I>Ex. The landlord ejected the tenant who did not pay his rent.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> (Psychology.) something that is concluded to be real, but lies outside of one's ability to detect it consciously. (Example:) A person can conclude that he himself has a consciousness, but is unable to conclude this consciously in someone else. </DL>
<A NAME="ejecta">
<B>ejecta, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> matter ejected, as from a volcano. <BR> <I>Ex. Granitic rock fragments are never found in their [Pacific islands] volcanic ejecta (Gilluly, Waters, and Woodford).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ejectable">
<B>ejectable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be ejected. <BR> <I>Ex. The Navy recently unveiled an ejectable cockpit capsule.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ejectamenta">
<B>ejectamenta, </B>noun pl. =ejecta.</DL>
<A NAME="ejection">
<B>ejection, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the action of ejecting. <BR> <I>Ex. A landlord's ejection of a tenant always creates sympathy for the tenant.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the state of being ejected. <BR> <I>Ex. His ejection from the hall caused a riot.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>something ejected. <BR> <I>Ex. Lava is a volcanic ejection.</I> </DL>
