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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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PEOMB. Line, ihc same wirh Perpendi) out into che Sca) a Point; wvhich is oE mucti
cular.
PEOMBOM ustum, is a ComPOStION OF EVO
Poris of Lead melred in a Por or Crucible, with
one Parr ot Sulphur chen added ro ic, and KepE
oer theFire rill cher be burne allour; che Mac
ter wil rhen be curned into a Black Powder,
Which cher properly call by chis Name Plumbum
Dsum.
PLOME, is ihe Ferm uled by Boranists FOr
char Part oF che Seed oF a Plant, wtich in ies
Growrh becomes the Trunk; eis inclosed in tvo
Imal Coricies Formed in the Lobes for its Recep-
tion; andis noc likse che Radicle an entire Body.
buc dirided at its loose end into dirers pieces all
closelr bound cosether likre a bunch ot Feachers;
Whence Dr. Eret very propertr sires it che
Name OE elume. In Corn it is thac part, wvtrich
atterthe Radicle is Mor Forch, Mhoors out tomards
che smaller end ot the Sced, and cheretore is by
feme calledthe Acrospire.
PIDRTES, is a Weic char goech oue in the
chird place, atter crvo Former Wrirs chac had no
efect: Forfirst che Original Capias ilsues, and il
thac speed nor, then goerh our the Alias, and il
thacalso Fails, then che Pluries.
PHEOMATTCK Engine, the Came with che
Aie Pump.
PNEOMATOCBLE, is a Winds Rupture.
when the Skin of the Scrorum is distended wict
Wind.
PNEDMATODES, is a Bor BreachinE.
PHENMATOHIPHTALOS, is a Svellins in
the Navel, Socby Wind.
PNEOMATOSIS, is the Generation oF Ani-
the fame Sense ith rhiem as the Word Cape-
TherCar uuo Poines of Land are one in ano-
cher, when chey are (0 in a Rishe Line one a.
Sainst anorher, as chat the Tnmermost is hinderec
irom beins seen by che Outermost.
POTI os Concourse, in Opticks, isthac Point
where che Visual Rays, beins reciprocally incli
ned, and sufficieney prolone d, méer rogerher.
are unired in che midale, and crols the Axis
This Poine is most usually called the Focus; and
omerimes the Point of Converrence.
POHVT os Concurrence, a Jerm in Perspe.
ctire. Se Principal Point.
POMTof Divergence. Sec Virrual Foc
POTNT of Inoidence, in Opricks, is chat Poine
on the Surtace oF a Clals, ox other BodY on
vhichans Rar oF Lighe Falls: Andas lome also
vord chemselres, Thac Poine oF the OtalS
Wtrich a Ray parrstrom, alter irs Retraction, anc
vhen cis recumins into che Rare Medium a
Bait.
POTNE os instexion OE a Curre. Sec In-
Rexion.
POTHT Principal, a Term in Perspectire.
Sec Principal Point.
POTHI sensible, according r0 MIF. Lock, i5
the least Parricle oF Mattet Ox Space wrtrich vc
can discern; and cothe Carpest Fres, is seldom
lels than chirry Seconds oF 2 Cirele, Whereot
the Lye isthe Center.
POINTINC ihe Cable, is wtien the Scrands
about civo Foor trom che end are untwisted, in
Order ro matce Sinner of the Rope- Yarn, and
then ro lay them one over the other again, ma-
mal Sxirirs, which is pertormed in the Corrical) Kins ic sels corards cheEnd, wrhere all is made
Substance oF the Brain; the licele Arteries there
are empried, and che Spirirs dictil, which atrer
chey are come a5 tar as the midale of rhe Brain,
cher Actuare and Inrigorare all the IPerres.
PODACRA, vid. Arthritis, The Couc in che
FCet.
POETTCAL Risime and Settine os the Scars
This is peculiar ro rhe Ancient Poetical Wrirers
for they reter che Riling and Setrins ot ctie
Scars, alvars ro chac ol the sun; and accordins.
Jy matre chree Porrs of Poctical Risins and Set
tins. Cosmical, Acronycal, (or a5 lome vorite it
Acronvetal) and Feliacal. Sec those Words.
POINF, 2 Point in Ceometey, is thac which
is supposed to hare no manner oF Dimensions,
Duc eo be Indirisible in erery respect.
ThC Ends, OE Extremities OF Lines, are
Points.
IF a Point be suppoled co be moved any way.
ic ill byics Morion describe a Linc.
POIIT Blante, a Perm in Cunnery, signity.
ins thar a Shor, or Buller soes directly For-
ward r0 che Mark, and doch not move in 3
Curre as Bombs and highly elerared Random
Shotsd0.
POINT in Pavigarion, Signities IL DeGrCes
LS Minures, Or onc 32d pare oE the C ompals:
The half oF ehich is 5 Deprees 38 Minutes
evhich chey call a TTals Point; and the half ot
chis, Which is 2 Dexrces 49 Minutes, cher cal
2 Duarter Point
The Seamen also call che Fxtremity oF any
fast rogether wich a piece oF Marlin, the Delisn
OE ertrich is parely co Kcep the Cable From R aF-
Ring OuE, bue chieAtr, char none oE che C able
may be cur of, and Aole avvay.
POTMI In, volen uvo Piles are born in a
Coat oF Arms, (0 a5 ro hare their Points meer
tosether in any parr oE che Fscurcheon. They
PaY, Ise beareth vo Piles in Point.
POTDES in Fseralary, are several Places in an
Fscuteheon, diversy Named accordins eo cheie
Situation. Sec the Word Fscurcheon.
POIHT Campion,) NII Abacemenes os FO-
POITI Dexter,
POLI Plain,
enous; wlich see under
Desrees OF che Zodiack, in Which a llanet leems
to Aand quire sill, and nor to more at all.
POLAR Circles, are evo Circles Supposed ro
be drann Parallel ro che Equinoctial Ox L quator
thro 23 Dcgrees 30 Minures Distance From the
Polar Points; and thac about the North-Pole is
called che Arrick Circle, and the orher abour the
Sourh Pole, the Antartick Cirole, because op-
Polcero che Former.
POLAK Oyals, are thole whole Planes are
Parallel ro lome Crear Cirele chac passes chroetie
Poles, Ox parallel ro Lome one of ihe FTOurS; le
char the Pole is neither Flerated abore, nor de-
pressed belon the Plane, chereFOre the Dyal CAn
Prommontaes sntich is a Piece ot Lariè rumvines have no cenire, ane conequemds icoseite, die
stiten
POINT in Point,  chac W ord.
POIIES os Scation, in AAronomY, are thole