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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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in pevee ot chem a, Mp Si only a linall rest). COMMON Divisor, is char Number utich
or licrle paule, ichour breakins oA che Sen- exactls divides any rivo ocher Numbers, wichour
tence.
COMMA in MuLick, is ihe ninch parc ot a
learins any Remainder.
COMMON- PLEAS, is che KineS CourE non
Tone or the Incerral Whereby a Semi-tone or. a, held in Westminster-ul; all Civil Causes, borte
Perfect Tone excecds che Impertect. This Term Rcal and Perlonal are or vere in former cimes
is ulcd omly in Theorical Musick, co ter ches ery d in chis Courr accordins co che Ariet Lou o
exdet proporcion berueen Concords.
ihe Rcalm. Thie chiet Judee ot rhar Courr is cal
COMMANDINC Cround, in Forriticarion, is Led, The Lord Chiet Fustice of ehe Common-Pleas
such as overlooks any Post or Srrone Place: Ot) astisted wich chree or Four Alociares, wtrich are
this cher reckon 3 POrrS: 1. A Fronc Commandins) creaced by Lerrers Parenis from che Rinz, and a5
Cround, Which is an Fleighe oppolire ro cheface ic ere enstalled or placed upon che Bench by che
Ot rhe Post wtich plays uxon ies FrOnE. 2. ARC- Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief fustice of the Court
verse Commandins Ground, Which is un Pminence
Forrescue, Cap. 5I. The rest oF che Olicers De-
thac ean plar uxon ehre Back ot any. Place Or Pos. longine ro ihis Courr are, che Custos Brevium
3. An Pinfilade Commandins Ground, Or Curtin chree Proronoraries, one Chiroerapher. Fourteen
Commandine Cround, Which is an hieh place chac Filacers; Four Exisenrers, Clerk of che Warranis
can wich ies Si scour all ile senpch ot a Crair Clerk ot the Juries, or Furara Wrirs; Clerk of ehie
Linc.
Kings Silver, Clerk oF che Treatury, Clerk ol
COMMENDAM, is a Benehce rhac beins roid, che PNoyns, Clerk oF che Ouclacries; Wvhole di-
is commended ro the Care ot leHe Lanicient Clerk, Ainct Functions sec in cheir proper places.
lure; 25 Aand B by C
For C repeaced 6 rimes
meatures A; and re.
peaced 3 cimes, mea.
Tures B; cheretore 
and B are laid eo De Commensurable. Def. 1, 2
C90. C. 10. Fuclia
COMMENSORABLL Sumbers, Whecher In
resers or Fractions, are such as have some orher
Number wvhich will measure oc divide them wich.
out any Remainder. Thus 6 and 8, ~ and 3
are respectively Commensurable Numbers
COMMENSOMadEE in Lover: Riphr Line
are Caid co be Commensurable in Pomer wtien their
COMMON Ray, in Opricks, is a Righe Line
dravn trom ehe Point ot Concourse ot che ene
Optical Axes chrouph the midale ot the Riphe Line
Which passech by che Cenere ot the Pupil ot che
Fyc
COMMON Recepracte, in Anacomy, is a cer
tain Vesset, (0 termed, because ie receires boct
s
etie Chyle and Bympla promiscioustr, chouph some
FalAy call ic che Recepsacle ot che Chyle in parti
cutar.
COMMON Section, OF tVO PlaneS: Sec Section
COMMON sensory, che common perception ol
all Senlarions, or char which receives che Images
et sensible chinos. or the Impression made by che
Objects uoon the Nerves, and accordine ro chese
Impulses decermines che Apperire and exerrs ortier
Animal Actions.
GOMMOMT Castodia, Wwas e Weic chac lay for
thac Lord, Wwhole Fenanc holding By RnipHE-(er.
vice, dies, and leares his eldest Son under ABe
apainst a Scranger chac enrerech che L and, and
obraineth che W ard oF che Body: Bur nou is be-
come ot no ule.
Communia Placita non tenenda in Scacearia, is 2
Weic directed ro che Treasurer and Barons oF che
Exchequer, Forbiddine chem ro hold Plea berween
cuo common Perlons in that Courr, Where neichee
Squares are measured by one and che lame Space ot them belone. io ic.
Or Superticies. Def. 3, 6. 10. F.Vol.
COMPARATWVE Degree, in Crammar, id
COMMENSOKABLE Surds, are such Suras a5 when an Adjectire hach foined eo ies nacural and
beins reduced corneir leaH Terms, become crue
figuracire Ouaricicies oF cheir kind; and arechere.
Fore as a Racional Ouancier eo a Racional.
COMMINOTION, is a dividins oF a chins in
to rery (maII Parrs or Parricles.
ordinary. Sixnificarion ehe word more, cirher actu
ally or implied; a5 more mise, oe morse, chat is,
more bad
COMPARISON, in Crammar, is the Variari
on of ehe Sense ot an Adjectire, a5 ro Depree; 25
COMMISSAEY: In an Aemy chere are civo 500d, betror, Best, are che chree desreesol Compa-
lorrs ot Commissaries; r. The Commissary Genera
ef ehe Musters, Or Muster- master General, Wtro
tattes an Accoune ot che Screngcl ot every Rexi
ment, reviens chem, sees that the Horse be vel
mounrec, and alI Men ell armed and accourred
2. The Commissary General of Provisions, Who hact.
rilon oF chac word.
COMPARTIMENT, is a repular orderly dis
position ot sprecable Fieures all round any Pi-
Eture, Map, Dravehe, Csc. For irs becter Orna-
MenE.
COMPASS, in Navipation, is a Circle divideo
he charee et turnithins che Army wich all chinss inco four Ouadranes, represenrine rhe four cardi
oF chac Kind.
CoMMLSSORES, a Word uled trequently by
Mtr. Boyle anct. ochers For che (mall Pores oF ani
nal Winds, Or Principal Points, F ast. West. Norsh,
and south; and each Ouarrer subdivided inco
eistr ocher equal Parrs, makine in alI 32 Rbumbr
B0d3. Or che lirrle Cletes, Cavicies, or Incerstices or Points
evtrich are berveen che Parricles oF any Body
especially when che Parricles are broadisti and AAF.
ith, and lie conrisuous ro on ane re
hin PLaLES.
This chus praduared Circle beine deawn on L
Chard, or PaAt-BOard, hath a rouche NealC OB
Wire placed under ic, and in ies Cenrre a BraIS
licele Cell or a Covical. Hollow, by Which means in
hanes therinoncally on an erect PiB, ane hccpono
eo be suxplied rill ic mas de Cchrenienely provi
ded ot a Minister. Ic ro whom che Church is
commended hach che Frures and Protrs chereot
onty tol a cerrain cime, and che Prature ol che
Churck is noc changed chereby, buc is as a chins
deponed in ehe Flands of him ib whom ic is com
menced, who hach nochins buc ihe Custody chere.
ot lrhich may be revotied. When a Parion is
made a Bistop, there is a Cession ot his Benetice
Pouer ro tiold ic in Commendam
by che Promorion; bur che Kins may sire him:
COMMENSORABLE Magnitudes, are such a
are mealured by onc and che lame common. Mea
M Axis, in . Sec ats.