Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... ( Ital . by beating ) , in music , an expression signifying that after a break the time of any piece is to be beaten as before . Abat - voix ( Fr. throwing down the voice ) , in acoustics , a sort of sound- ing - board or canopy placed ...
... ( Ital . by beating ) , in music , an expression signifying that after a break the time of any piece is to be beaten as before . Abat - voix ( Fr. throwing down the voice ) , in acoustics , a sort of sound- ing - board or canopy placed ...
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... ( Ital . ) , a term in music to ex- press the manner in which particular passages are to be executed . Accipen'ser ( Lat . the sturgeon ) , a genus of malacopterygious fishes , from which the isinglass of the shops is made ; fam ...
... ( Ital . ) , a term in music to ex- press the manner in which particular passages are to be executed . Accipen'ser ( Lat . the sturgeon ) , a genus of malacopterygious fishes , from which the isinglass of the shops is made ; fam ...
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... ( Ital . ) , in music , a term denoting slow time . Ad'amant ( Lat . not to be subdued ) , a stone formerly supposed to be of impenetrable hardness ; a name ap- plied to the diamond , and also to the loadstone . The crystals of the ...
... ( Ital . ) , in music , a term denoting slow time . Ad'amant ( Lat . not to be subdued ) , a stone formerly supposed to be of impenetrable hardness ; a name ap- plied to the diamond , and also to the loadstone . The crystals of the ...
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... ( Ital . tender ) , in music , a term denoting that the strain is to be played in a slow and gentle manner . Affinage ( Fr. ) , in metallurgy , the pro- cess of refining metals , or obtaining them in a state of purity . Afzelia , a genus ...
... ( Ital . tender ) , in music , a term denoting that the strain is to be played in a slow and gentle manner . Affinage ( Fr. ) , in metallurgy , the pro- cess of refining metals , or obtaining them in a state of purity . Afzelia , a genus ...
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... ( Ital . ) , in music , a rapid and broken style of performance , calcu- lated to awaken surprise . Aglai'a ( Gr . beauty , or splendour ) , in botany , a genus of plants , of the order Aurantiaceæ . - In ornithology , a genus of very ...
... ( Ital . ) , in music , a rapid and broken style of performance , calcu- lated to awaken surprise . Aglai'a ( Gr . beauty , or splendour ) , in botany , a genus of plants , of the order Aurantiaceæ . - In ornithology , a genus of very ...
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