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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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SOTTARINO. BY che WordSquaring, etathe.
maricians understand che maKinS OE a Square
equal to any Figure siten. Thus che Ouadrature
Or Squaring of ehe Circle, is the sinding a Sguare
equal eo the Area OFa Circle, wtich hach noE ye
been done Geomerrically.
SOSTNTANCY, Or Cuinser, a Svelling and In.
Aatrmarion in the ThTOaL. See AucinA.
STROMA, are suices oF Plans mix dcogerhe
in order t0 Distillation.
STALACTITA, are 2 Tore OF ROnY, SparP
Aceyeles which hans doron From che TOpS Or AF
Ches OF GrOTOS, Caves, OF SubteTFanCAM C aVerNS.
and trom ehie Roots oF che. Buildings and C apicals
Ot che Pillars ot such Places as are buile orer the
Thermae or FlOr Springs. OF this seind are che sat
Alumen and Vitriolum Scelactitum, the Minera
Ferri stalactica, the Virriolum Capillare, and che
Alumen Capillare, _C. These Scalactiee De. Wood
mara Cairh, Monld rather be called Staconitae.
STAMINA, in Bocans, are chose licrle fine
Threds or Capiblamenes wvhich sron ux wictiin ehc
Florvers oF Planis encompatsins round che Scyle
and on wtrich che Apicos sto, ac their exeremiries
Whence the Boranists call thac a
STAMINEODS Flover, Which is (0 Car imper.
fect, as to want those coloured Leares which are
called Petalae, and consists only of che Scylus ane
chestamina.
And such PlanES 25 do Bear these Stamineou
Flomers MIT. Ray, makes ro constiture a large Genu
oE Planes, wtrich he calls Herbae Rore impersecto siv
apetalo Stamineove.
Andchese he divides inco such a6,
I. Flave their Fruit or Seed rorallo. divided trom
the Florver; and chese are such PlanES 2S are Caid
Eo bc ot different Sexes: The realon oF which is
thac From the Came Sced lome Planes Mall arise
wich Flovers and tio Fruir, and ochers wich Pruir
and no Florvers: As FTops, Hemp, stingins Nettles
Spinach; Egnocrambe, Mercurialis, and Phyllon.
2. Such as hare their Fruit only a licele disjoine
Trom theie FIOWerS; as the Ambrosia, Bardan
minor, Ricinus, and che Trelitropium Tricoccon.
3. Such as hare cheir Fruir immediacely conri
suous, or adherins co cheir Flover: And cheSecd
Ofthese is ciclier,
E. Triangular: Ane oF chis (OrE, Tome are lu
cid and Minins, 25 the Lapathum, Rhaborbarum
and Bistorra; eo Wrhich also may be reckonec
the Persicaria.
Ochers are roush and not Minins; a5 che
FTelleborus Albus; Fecopyrum, Convolvulus niser
andthe Polysonum.
2. Such astrave a roundism Secd a licele AaF-
ted ox compressed, or ot any otter Figure bus
the FOrmer Friguerrons Ox Friangular Onc. Anc
chele have their Florver, or che Calyx oF che
Flover adhering to che Bortom Or Basis OF chc
Secd Ox Fruir; as che Potamoziton, Blitum Sil-
vistro, Parictaria, Atriplex, Blicum Sarivum.
amuranthes Fsolocericens, and the saxifrasa Au
reao
And ro chese Hind OE PlanES, NIP. Ray reduces
alsoche Kaliseniculatum, Sedum Fruticosum, ure
Scoparia, or Belvidere oF che lralians.
STANCEIIONS in a Strix, are chole Timbere
erhicti beins sec up Pillarwise, do suppore atie
Arenschen the wast Precs.
STANDINE Part OE che Sheat, is chac pure
wrhich is made Fast r0 a Rins ac che Stixs Ouar-
Fer. When chey CaY, Over bale the Sbeat, they
mean, FTale upon thestandins Part; Buc when chez
Cay, Ptale ihe Sheat barely, chey irirend ir orty oE
the Runnins ParE.
STANDINC Ropes, are chole Ropes Which do
nOE run in any BIOCKS, but are seE FaUGLIE, Or lec
AaCk, as occation serres, a5 che Sheat- Aa)S, BaCK-
Aays, and chelikc.
STANDINC Parr OF a Fackle aboard a Strip.
is che end ot che Rope where the Blockis seired or
Fastned; as che ortet wohich is halec, is called
Fallo
STAPES, Or Ihe ScirroB, Becaule dE its relem-
blance eo a Scirrop, is a licele Bone in ThC FaF, OF 2
Triangular Figure, and is maderot civo Branches
sec upon a Aat Basis, Which sands apon che FOrA
menovale; the union ot che tuo Branches is called
ihe Fead oE che Scapes, in wohich chere is a sma
Cariey, Wherein lies anocher licele Bone.
STAPHIZLOMA, is a Discase oF the FYe, Er
Which the rvo Tunicks of che Fyc, Cornea and
Duea, beins broken, tall ourward in che Mape ot
2 Grape.
STAR, in Forriscation, is a Nork wirh severaL
Faces, generally composed oF From 5 10 8 Points
wich Saliane, and Rc-entrino Aneles Flankino one
anochet; every one oE ics dides concainins troim
T2 EO25 F2CHOIS.
STALBOARD, che Righc hand side oF a Ship.
25 Larboard is the letr: Thus cher Cay, Scarboara
the Felm, Or FTelm a.rarboard; When he chAE
Conds vould hare che Man ac the Helm puc che
Flelm ro che Righe- Sde oF che Strip.
STAR- Fort. SeC Fort
STARS. SeC Fixd StarS,
STATICAL BaroscopC, an Iostrumene Invened
by phe FIonourable MIE. R. Boyle, Wrhose Delcrip.
tion lec in Baroscope.
STATLCAL HyeroseopC. SeC Lyroscope
STATICRS, is a Science purely Specularive
beins a Species oF Mechanicks, Converlane abouE
Weighes, and Meing che Properries of the Hes
viness aud Lichiness, Or Equilibria oF Bodies
Wrtien ic is restrained co che Specitick Weighes and
Eguilibria eF Liquors, it is called Aydrostaticls;
whichsce.
STATION, in auronom, sgnities certain
Places oF che Zodiack, Where a Planet beins ar-
rived, seems to stand Ail for lome time inthe
Tame Degree, cither in ascendins to irs Aposee, or
descendins coirs Perigee.
STATION is a Place where a Man sres him
SelF and his Instrumenes, ro cake las in Surrerins)
any Angles  Distances.
tvo Rusers chac Ilide to ten foot, divided into
Leet at Inches, W a MOS Vahe OF SighE;
cvo oE which are uled wich a Level; and on the
Edges, chere are the Links oF che Cunters Chain
3. Such whole Florvers adhere to the rop or divided. Uc is uled in Surrerins For, che more casie
appertmoie ot ihe deca; ad ihe Beta, Aarum,
Mehimilla
catine D Peleto.
STATION Line. Sec Line os Scation.
dlALIOII-Sta, L al Muen ContInB OL