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Vortex, (vor'teks). [The Latin word.] v. 



Eddy. Ring V., Ring-vortex, q.v. 

 Voussoirs, (voo-swawrz'). [The French word.] 



Wedge-shaped stones, &c. , forming an arch. 

 Vulcan, (vul'kan). [Classical] A supposed 



planet, probably seen in 1859 and in 1S62, 



between the Sun and Mercury. 

 Vulcanicity, (vul-kan-is'i-ti). [Vulcan, god of 



fire.] v. Vulcanology and Seismology : vol- 

 canic energy : reaction of the interior of a 



planet upon its exterior. 

 Vulcanised, ( vul'ka-nizd ). V. caoutchouc: 



caoutchouc and sulphur combined by heat. 

 Vulcanists, (vul'ka-uists). [Vulcan, god of 



fire.]=Huttonians, q.v. 

 Vulcanite, (vurka-mt)=Ebonite=Vulcanize<l 



India-rubber; a hard, horny modification of 



caoutchouc. 

 Vulcanology, (vul-ka-nol'6-ji). The science of 



the phenomena of high temperatures, such 



as fuse minerals. 



Vulgar. V. fractions, v. Fractions. 

 Vulpecula et Anser. [The Latin name.]=The 



Fox and the Goose: a northern constellation 



formed in the 17th century. 

 Vulpes, (vul'pez). [The Latin name.] Fox, 



Vulpine, (vul'pin). [Vulpes, q.v.] Fox-like. 



V. opostti=Phalan- 



gista vulpina. 

 Vulpinic acid, ( vul - 



pin'ik)=Carmelochi o- 



mine: a colouring mat- 

 ter obtained from the 



Wolves-lichen, Ever- 



nia vulpina. 

 Vulture.(vul'tur). [\ T ul- 



tur, the Latin name.] 



A bird belonging to 



Raptores. King V.= 



Sarcorhamphus papam. Vulture. 



W: 



Wacke, (wak'e). [The German word.] A 



clay-like rock, formed by the decomposition 



of basalt, <fcc. 

 Wad, l.=Hydrated dioxide of manganese: 



an amorphous metallic mineral, resembling 



pyrolusite. 2. A local term for blacklead. 



3. v. Wads. 

 Wadhurst clay. A sub-division of Hastings 



sand, in Wealden formation. 

 Wads. Used to keep shots steady in guns: 



made of oakum, rope, paper, coal-dust, kc. 

 Waggoner= Auriga, q.v. 

 Wagnerite, (wag'ner-it). A mineral, chiefly 



chloride of magnesium. 

 Wagtail=Motacilla, q.v.\ 

 Wain, (wan). [Ween, 



the A.-S. word.] 



Charles's !F.=Ursa 



Major, q.v. 

 Wake-robin =Arum 



maculatum. 

 Walker's battery. A Wagtail. 



galvanic battery consisting of plates of zinc 



and graphite in dilute sulphuric acid, the 



graphite being roughened to allow of the 



ready escape of the evolved hydrogen. 

 Walking. W.-stick insects = Phasmidae: in- 

 sects resembling dried twigs. W. leaves= 



Phyllium: insects resembling leaves. 

 Wall. W. butterrly=Sa.tyrns megsera. W. 



o-e.ss=Arabis. W. /lo?ce?-=Cheiranthus. 

 Wall-pepper=Sedum acre. 

 Walnut, (wawl'nut). [A.-S. icealh, foreign; 



knut, nut.]=Juglans regia, q.v. White W. 



= Hickory. 

 Walrus, ( wawl'rus ). 



[D. ical, whale; ros, 



horse. ]= Morse=Tri- 



chechus rosmarus: an 



aquatic animal be- 



lonsing to Phocidje. 

 Walter. A crater in 



the Moon, 70 miles in 



diameter. Walrus. 



Wanderoo, (won'dr-6). [ll'andern, tlie Ger- 

 man name.] A variety of Maoacus: has a 



long mane, encircling the face. 

 Warbler, (wawr'bler) = Svlviadas : a general 



name for a number of birds belonging to 



Dentirostres. Marsh JF.=Salicaria palustris. 



Reed JP.=Salicaria strepera. Sedge ?F.= 



Salicaria phragmitis. 

 Ware. v. Honey-ware. 

 Wargentin. A crater in the Moon, 53 miles in 



diameter. 

 Wannth,(wawrmth). [Wearm, the A.-S. word.] 



Tremulous molecular motion, v. Heat. 

 Warp, (wawrp). [A.-S. iceorpan, to throw.] 



1. An alluvial deposit obtained by allowing 



water to cover the land for some time. 2. 



The main threads of a textile fabric; cf. Weft. 

 Warrior's belt. Three bright stars, Alnitak, 



Alnilam, and Mintaka, in the constellation 



Orion. 

 Wart, (wawrt). [Weart, 



the A.-S. word.] 



jr. cress = Senebiera. 



W. hog = Phacochcerus 



ffithiopicus. ^j 



Warts,(wawrts). [Wearts, 



the A. -8. word.] Sm.-ill 



hard tumours formed 



on the skin. Wart-hog. 



Wash leather, v. Leather. 

 Wasp, (wosp). [Wasp, the A.-S. name.]=: 



Vespa : an insect belonging 



to Hymenoptera. W. bees 



=Nomada: wasp-like bees; 



also called Naked bees. W. 



beetle=Clytns arietis. W. 



fiies=ETistaz\s. 

 Wasps, (wosps). [Wasp, q.v.] 



:=Vespidae: a family of in- 

 sects belonging to Hymen- 

 optera. Mason W.=Ody- 



nerus murarius. Solitary 



JF.=Eunienida;. 

 Water, (waw'tcr). [Water, the A.-S. word]. 



Wasp 



