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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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Lensch and Breadth; and 2 Body or Solid harh, found accordine 10 ihe bieness ot the Plane, and
allchree Dimensions. Tis uled also wich repard chie distance ot the Flour-Lines trom each orter.
eo the Porvers oF any Roor in an Equarion, which
are called the Dimensions of that Root, as in a Bi. kins ot ehem a lable, a5 che tollowins one tor
quadrarick Rquarion rhe hixhest Porver hach 4Di. che Lat. 5I des. 32 min.
mensions, Or iis Index is 4.
DIMETIEN T, che Pame ich Diameter.
DTMITNTSEIED Angle, a Permin Forrificarion:
Sec Angle.
DIMINDTIO: Sec Litotes.
DIMIINO TION, in Musick, is nochins else
buc che diministrins or abarins somentiar of the
Fuil Value or Ouanciey oF any Note.
DINOS, accordins co some, is the Name ot a
Dilease called usually the Verrigo.
DIOPTEK, is che same wich ihe Index, Ox AI.
Bidada ot an Astrolabe, or che like instrument.
DTOPTRA, is an Instrumenc uled by Chrrur-
zeons, Whereby onc mar lec inco che Marrix;
orherivise called Dilaratorium, Wheremich che
Womb is dilaced and entarsed in the extraction
ot a dead Faetus our of ic, or in ihe inspectins ans
OIcers chac are in ir. Tis also called Speculum
Matricis.
DIOPTRTCRS, Is a ParE OE Opricts, crearins
oF che difterent Relractions oE che Lizhr pastins
chrouxh disserent Mediums, as che Air, Water.
ClaSOS, (9C.
DIORTHOSIS, a Chyrurgieal Operarion, By
Wrhich crooked or distoried Members are madelevera n seu  en  suons
eren, and restored ro cheir primicire and regular
Shape.
DIOTA. che Chrmists Term for a circularine
or double Vessel.
DIELASTASMOS, is a Reduxlication oF Dis-
eases; also rvo Muscles oF che Arm, Which serre
torurm it about. Blanchard.
DIPLOE, is the lorver chin Plare or Strell ot
ihc SkuII; also 2 double Vesset usual wich Chy-
mists.
DIPLOMA, ihe Tame ich Diploe; Comerimes
it is taken For a complicared or folded Clorh.
DIPEIHO Necale, is an Enslist Dilcovery.
(DE. Vallis chinks by MIE. Blagrave Or Pome orher
Crectramire, Phil. Frans. 276) OF a Proverey in
the Magnetick Necales char belides its Polariey or
Verriciry which is ies direction rorards the Norrh
in 2 Fsorixoncal Posicion, it hach also a direction
os Alcicude abore che Florizon; and char ic wili
(it duly poired abour an Horicontal Axis) alvay.
boint ro a determinare degree of Altitude Or Fle.
varion abore che Horizon, in chis or char place
respectiveir.
DIESACOS, Accordins 10 Tome, is che Pame
vich Diabetes.
DIETERON, in Archirecture, is a Name whict
ehe Ancients acrributed eo chole Temples wrhictr
ivere encompassed wich a double Row oF Pillars
makiins ruo Porricos, Which chey called Wines
bur we commonly call ehem estes, From che French
word Ailes ot che lame significarion.
BIPTOTES, are Tuchi Nouns in Grammar 25
have BuE civo Cales, as Suppetiae, Suppetias, ec
DTRECT, in AUrOnOmY, a Planet is laid eo be
airect, wohen by iis provet Motion ic Boes forward
in che Zodiack accordins ro che Succession oF rhe
Sisns, or racher, when ic appears (0 r0 d0, chc
Oblervers Rye beins placed on our Barth.
DIRFCL, Frect, Fast Ox W est Dials, are thore
Wvhole Planes lic directly open rorhe Last Or N’ est
Poinrs of che Fcaveris, or parallet c0 the Meridi.
an ot thePlace.
2o dcan ahis Dial che Siytes hciehre may be
and ot ChC LaHC LLC1 BC 6,9, do lne L ullo
Prime venicals.
totertilt.
oebe 11
Reclinine SPlaius: Bec Din Placnoa
DIRECI
by rhe direction eiven under Polar Dials, ma-
Labur 3.
M
cast
Tours.
a
Then eo deleribe the Dial, deav che Porizontat
Linc AB, and wich 60 deg. trom vour Chords
deseribe the prickd Arch C D, Whereon set che
Cd Laricude ot che place From C 10 D. Prom A
chrouea D, deam AD C, represenring the Equa-
cor oE che Dial; chen chuse a Poine in ehis Line
EO DeThe FTOUT OF6, a5 aC F, drai 606 aE Riphe
Anples Wirk che RguaTOE; and FrOM F (et OH che
and chole hall be cheleveral Poines Tor hC LabIS,
and chrouoh cach Poine dram the HIOdE.LIES Pa-
rallel eo the EquaTOr 6c6.
The Seyle may be a crair Pin egnal in FleishE
eo che Rixhr. Line 6, 9. in cicter Dial; or which
is berrer and more ulual, a Rod or Ledge ofTron
supporced by coo Lees, and set upon che L. inc 6, 6.
A Direct, Erelt, E ast Dial, Lar. 51 des. 32. min.
The West Dial is made atcex che lame manner,
omly sel anid numbred a concrary vay.
DILECT, Erect, Sourh or Norch Dials: de
DIRECT Frect Plains: Sec Diat Plains.