358 The Realm of Nature 



Latitude, L. latitudo, breadth 



Lithosphere, Gr. lithos, stone ; sphaira, a sphere 



Littoral, L. littus, the shore 



Longitude, L. longitude, length 



MEDIUM, L. medius, middle (anything coming between) 



Meridian, L. meridies, mid -day 



Mesozoic, Gr. mesas, middle ; zoe, life 



Meteorite, Gr. meteoron, suspended beyond ; lithos, a stone 



Meteorology, Gr. meteoron, suspended beyond ; logos, a discourse 



Miocene, Gr. meion, less ; kainos, recent 



Mollusca, L. mollis, soft 



Monocotyledon, Gr. monos, alone ; kotuledon, a cup(-shaped leaf) 



Monsoon, Malay musim, a season 



Musci, L. muscus, moss 



NEBULA, L. nebula, a little cloud 



Nimbus, L. nimbus, a rain-cloud 



Nitrogen, Gr. nitron, nitre ; gennao, to produce 



Node, L. nodus, a knot 



Normal, L. norma, a rule 



OBLATE, L. oblatus, carried forward 



Oligocene, Gr. oligos, few ; kainos, recent 



Oolite, Gr. oon, an egg ; lithos, a stone 



Oosporese, Gr. oon, an egg ; sporos, seed 



Orbit, L. orbis, a ring 



Oriental, L. orior, to rise ; hence' the east 



Orographical, Gr. oros, a mountain ; grapho, to describe 



Oxygen, Gr. oxus, acid ; gennao, to produce 



Ozone, Gr. ozo, to smell 



PALJEOCRYSTIC, Gr. palaios, ancient ; krustallos, ice 



Palaeozoic, Gr. palaios, ancient ; zoe, life 



Parabola, Gr. para, beside ; ballo, to throw 



Parallax, Gr. para, beside ; alasso, to change 



Parallel, Gr. para, beside ; attelon, one another 



Pelagic, Gr. pelagos, the sea 



Perihelion, Gr. peri, near ; helios, the sun 



Perturbation, L. per, thoroughly ; tttrbo, to disturb 



Phanerogam, Gr. phaino, to bring to light ; gamos, marriage 



Phenomenon, Gr. phainomenon, an appearance 



