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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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RAMESS Pesterior, another Branch OF Etie Sub
curaneous Vein ofche Arm, runnin near the LIbow:
ic seneo our a Branch which gocs ro che WV rist, chen
it unires wich ihe Cophalica Interior, and Formsche
Medianas
RANDOM-ShoT, is a Shor made when itie
Murzle ot a Cun is raised above che Florizontal
Line, and is nor designed to SHoor directls Or
Point-blantE. The urmost Random OF any Picce
is about ten rimes a5 Far as che Bullet will B0Point
blanke; and the Buller will 80 Farrhest when chc
Piece is mounted to about 43 Degrees abore the
Level-Range. The Distance oF che Random i5
ours, make the Pores oE Bodies larger. Blan--
chard.
RAREFAOTION, oE any natural Body, is
wotren ic cakes up more Dimentions Or a larger
Space chan ic had Betore.
There are chree vrays oF Explicarins OF Rare-
faction.
P. That OF che Aristotelians, wtich is called the
Risorous waz; Who suppole the lame Body dortr
noc ontr obtain a greater space in Raretaction, bur
also adequatelr sill ic; and acquires larger Dimen-
sions, Without cicher having any Pores or Vacuiries
berween iis Corpuscles, or admittins ariy orter
reckoned From the Plar-Form cothe Place where che Body or lubril Marter to be joined wich chem.
Ball ArstOra2C5.
RANGE, a Tem in Cunnery, signifyine che
Line a Shor goes in From che Mouth oF the PiccC.
IF the Bullet 50 in a Line parallel co the FToriron
thacis called the Right Or Level Range; it the Cun
be mounced t0 15 Degr. then Will che BaIl have
chehishest or urmost Ranse, and lo proporticnabls
all orhers becrueen on Degr. and 45, arc called
the Intermediate Ranges.
RANOES, in a Chip, are trro pieces oF Timber
soins a crols trom Side r0 Side; one alote on the
ForeCastle a licele abatE the Fore-Mast; and che
orter in the BeakeSead Betore the Wouldines ot
che Bon Sprit.
Thac in che Fore Castle, is Fastened into che
Timbers oF the Ships-Sides, and hath evo Knecs
abour the Middle, on cicher side che Fore Mas
Fastened ro the Decke and the Timber, in wrhichche
Top- Sail-Sticers run in a Stiver: In ic al(o are se
veral WVooden Pins co belay the Fore-bomline, che
Fore-Fack, and che Fore-l00f 1100k
Thac in the Beak-Leau ses i the Torm ot the
Other, and hach the Sprir. Sail, and Sprit Sail- TOr
Sail Sheers and Ropes belared about ies Pins.
RANOFK, is a Som OHicer oF che FOreA
Whereot chere are Twelre: Ilis Businels chieAr
consilts in three Points; F0 WValte daily choroustu
his Charse, 10 see, hear, and inquire, a5 vell’ oF
Trespasses, as Trespassers in his Barliwick; T0
drire che Beasts ot the Forests, boch ot Venery
and Chase, our of the Disforested inro the FO-
resced Lands; And, F0 present all Trespasses oF
the Forest. This Ranger i5 made by che Rines
LCtterS-PatrenE, and hach y carty Pension out oL ch
Exchequer.
LLANOLA. SeC TTypogIos
REANVLARES,are chole Branches ot  Caler
nal Jucular Veins which run ro che Tongue, an
are vers apparene under ll
RAPHIE. SeC Satura
RRAPINE, in Lav, cocake a chins in privare
againse the Oners Will, is PIOVCTI) LHCIL; BIETO
talce ic openlr, Or by violence, is Rapine.
R AESODZ, originally signities a Connectionto
serher, or d Repiririon ot a vate Luber  Lctosck
Verles, suchasthose oF TTomer, Ec. But noW ve
utually understand by ic, a lone, cedious, imperri-
nent spinmirie out oF a Dilcourse eo licele Or no pus
Dose or benete ro che Reader.
RAPTO Sscraedis, is a Wric lins torche calino
avar ot an Peir holdins in Socage; ot wrhich
chere are Evo POrrS; one whenthe Heir is Marricd
the orter When he is Hol. Ot Wchele, sec che
Reg. Orig. Fol. 163.
RAIIF Bodies, are Cueh as hare more space, 0
talse up more room in proporrion 10 cheir Matter
chan orher Bodies do
2. THat OE the Cartesions, wtrich W25 allo che
Ovinion oF many oE che old PhyloCoptrers, volio
aNterr, Thacin Harefaction ihe Pores ot ihe rarified
Body are dilared, and replenistred vith lome Ane
Tubril and ethereal Substance, utich insinuares ic
selF freely inco che incerstices berween iis disjoined
Parricles.
3. Thac oF the Atomists or Vacuists, Who suxpole
the Parrs oF che rarisied Bods eo be disjoined anc
remored Carcher trom each other, and rec no orher
Body (necellarily) comes in becrcen them. Scerhis
explained under Air
HASANT Line of Desence, in Forrification, is 2
Line dravn from che Poine oF the Bastion alone
the Face, and prolonsedtill ic come to che Currain
and cheretore ews hor much ot the Curtain vil
ClCaF OF SCOUT che Face. This is called aI(O chC
Second Flank. che FTankins. Ot Strinsent Line.
RASETTA, che lame wich Carpus.
RASTI. Sec RatCh.
BASPATORIVM, OE Scalprum Rasorium, i5 2
Chirurocons Instrumene t0 Serape or Bave AIchy OP
Ecaby Bones wictr.
RATCFT, iS a TOTF OF WWheel OF L2 large FANGS.
thac runneth Concentrical co che Dial-W heel, ane
Terrech to lifr up the Derents ever Hour, and make
the Clock Arike; and are by some called Rast
RATCITET, in a Wacch, arc che (maH Fecch ar
ehe BorrOm oF che Fusy Or Barrel, chat Cop ic in
windins up
RATE-Erthe, is Wohen Sheep or other Cartle are
Kepe in a Parist For a lels rime chan a TCar, ihe
Oioner must par Tyrhe For chem pro rata, according
to che Custom ofche Place.
RATTEICATION, aCaW- Perm, used For the
Consirmation oF a Clerke in a Prebend, Csc. For-
mersy siven him by che Bimop, (90. irhere the
Ristir ot Pacronase is doubred to be in che Rins.
RATIO. When tvo Ouantities are compared
one wich anocher in respect of their Grearnels Oe
Smallness. Thac Comparison is called Ratio, and
sigrities che Rate, Reason or Proportion in Ouantiey.
char one hach co cheocher. Tho some, indecd
contine Racio or Reason only 10 2 PTumbers, and
Calic Proportion, When ic is between 3, 4, Or more
Numbers or Ouanciries. Bur the WVord PFOPOT
tion is otren uled instead ot Rario Or ReaIOn, 1O
express the Comparison of ore linele Cuanrier 10
anecher, by very 800d AuchOrS.
RATIOCHIALION, a Ratioral way Of AF-
ouins.
RATTONTABTET parte bonorum, is a Wric chac
lies For che Wite again Fhe EXCCUEOrS OF her FTUI.
band, denzins lier che Third parc oF her Husbands
C10045.
RATTONABIETDOS divisis, is a Vrie that lies
Where evo Lords, in divers Touns, have Seienio-
RAREFACTENTTA, Parifvino Remedies, are ries joinins cogether, For him chat Andech his W acte
lu.h as by dissipatins a lieite che Vapours and Au. by sicele and linle co hare been encroached upon.
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