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Identifier: centurydictionary01whit Title: The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894 Smith, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Eli), 1857-1913 Subjects: English language Atlases Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: New York : The Century Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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Text Appearing Before Image: aK7iv-), ray (see actinium), -f- ,xp/t color.]A red pigment obtained by Moseley from somespecimens of Bunodes crassus, one of the Ac-tinozint. and developed by Augustus to celebrate his naval victoryover Antony near that town. Sept. 2, .U Ii. C. As remod-eled Ipy the Uouians they were celebrateil every four years,and became the llfthin importance of the great Greek fes-tivals. Hence, Aetian years, yeare reckoned from theera of the new Actian games. Games also called Actianwere celebrated, by senatorial decree, every four years at_ .. - - . Home, ihristian martyrdoms, from judicial registers or reports actinal (akti-nal), a. [._t_:„:„i »« *i,„ „;,i„ J + -fl/.] In ro67.: (a) Pertaining to the side ofa ratliate animal which contains the mouth:equivalent to vral, since the pole, surface, or aspect of the body whence parts radiate is also actinism (akti-nizm), n. [< Gr. axr/f (n/v7iv-),

Text Appearing After Image: that in which the mouth is situated: the opposite of (iliiicVnud or ahiraJ. lln- jutnial side orsiu-facemay In-the upper one, in the Usual attitude of the ani-mal, as in the ease of u sea-aticinone, which is fixed by itsahactiual or aljoral pole, and grows upward ; or it may betlie lower one, as in the case of a starfish, which creejis uponits actinal or oral smface. In a sea-urchin of more or lessglobular shape nearly the whole superficies is aelinal. The so-called mouth is always placed at one end of thesepoles, and from it radiate the most prominent organs, inconsequence of which I have called this side of the bodythe oral or actinal area, and the opposite side the aboralor abactinal area. L. Atjaisi:, Contrib. Nat. Hist. N. A., IV. 376. The mouth (of sea-urchins) is always situated upon thelower or actiiuil aspect, wliich is applied in progressionto the surface upon which the animal moves. Stand. Nat. Hist., I. 161. (&) In general, having tentacles or rays. The upper extremity

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