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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. -

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  1. PEOMB. Line, ihc same wirh Perpendi) out into che Sca) a Point; wvhich is oE mucti
  2. cular.
  3. PEOMBOM ustum, is a ComPOStION OF EVO
  4. Poris of Lead melred in a Por or Crucible, with
  5. one Parr ot Sulphur chen added ro ic, and KepE
  6. oer theFire rill cher be burne allour; che Mac
  7. ter wil rhen be curned into a Black Powder,
  8. Which cher properly call by chis Name Plumbum
  9. Dsum.
  10. PLOME, is ihe Ferm uled by Boranists FOr
  11. char Part oF che Seed oF a Plant, wtich in ies
  12. Growrh becomes the Trunk; eis inclosed in tvo
  13. Imal Coricies Formed in the Lobes for its Recep-
  14. tion; andis noc likse che Radicle an entire Body.
  15. buc dirided at its loose end into dirers pieces all
  16. closelr bound cosether likre a bunch ot Feachers;
  17. Whence Dr. Eret very propertr sires it che
  18. Name OE elume. In Corn it is thac part, wvtrich
  19. atterthe Radicle is Mor Forch, Mhoors out tomards
  20. che smaller end ot the Sced, and cheretore is by
  21. feme calledthe Acrospire.
  22. PIDRTES, is a Weic char goech oue in the
  23. chird place, atter crvo Former Wrirs chac had no
  24. efect: Forfirst che Original Capias ilsues, and il
  25. thac speed nor, then goerh our the Alias, and il
  26. thacalso Fails, then che Pluries.
  27. PHEOMATTCK Engine, the Came with che
  28. Aie Pump.
  29. PNEOMATOCBLE, is a Winds Rupture.
  30. when the Skin of the Scrorum is distended wict
  31. Wind.
  32. PNEDMATODES, is a Bor BreachinE.
  33. PHENMATOHIPHTALOS, is a Svellins in
  34. the Navel, Socby Wind.
  35. PNEOMATOSIS, is the Generation oF Ani-
  36. the fame Sense ith rhiem as the Word Cape-
  37. TherCar uuo Poines of Land are one in ano-
  38. cher, when chey are (0 in a Rishe Line one a.
  39. Sainst anorher, as chat the Tnmermost is hinderec
  40. irom beins seen by che Outermost.
  41. POTI os Concourse, in Opticks, isthac Point
  42. where che Visual Rays, beins reciprocally incli
  43. ned, and sufficieney prolone d, méer rogerher.
  44. are unired in che midale, and crols the Axis
  45. This Poine is most usually called the Focus; and
  46. omerimes the Point of Converrence.
  47. POHVT os Concurrence, a Jerm in Perspe.
  48. ctire. Se Principal Point.
  49. POMTof Divergence. Sec Virrual Foc
  50. POTNT of Inoidence, in Opricks, is chat Poine
  51. on the Surtace oF a Clals, ox other BodY on
  52. vhichans Rar oF Lighe Falls: Andas lome also
  53. vord chemselres, Thac Poine oF the OtalS
  54. Wtrich a Ray parrstrom, alter irs Retraction, anc
  55. vhen cis recumins into che Rare Medium a
  56. Bait.
  57. POTNE os instexion OE a Curre. Sec In-
  58. Rexion.
  59. POTHT Principal, a Term in Perspectire.
  60. Sec Principal Point.
  61. POTHI sensible, according r0 MIF. Lock, i5
  62. the least Parricle oF Mattet Ox Space wrtrich vc
  63. can discern; and cothe Carpest Fres, is seldom
  64. lels than chirry Seconds oF 2 Cirele, Whereot
  65. the Lye isthe Center.
  66. POINTINC ihe Cable, is wtien the Scrands
  67. about civo Foor trom che end are untwisted, in
  68. Order ro matce Sinner of the Rope- Yarn, and
  69. then ro lay them one over the other again, ma-
  70. mal Sxirirs, which is pertormed in the Corrical) Kins ic sels corards cheEnd, wrhere all is made
  71. Substance oF the Brain; the licele Arteries there
  72. are empried, and che Spirirs dictil, which atrer
  73. chey are come a5 tar as the midale of rhe Brain,
  74. cher Actuare and Inrigorare all the IPerres.
  75. PODACRA, vid. Arthritis, The Couc in che
  76. FCet.
  77. POETTCAL Risime and Settine os the Scars
  78. This is peculiar ro rhe Ancient Poetical Wrirers
  79. for they reter che Riling and Setrins ot ctie
  80. Scars, alvars ro chac ol the sun; and accordins.
  81. Jy matre chree Porrs of Poctical Risins and Set
  82. tins. Cosmical, Acronycal, (or a5 lome vorite it
  83. Acronvetal) and Feliacal. Sec those Words.
  84. POINF, 2 Point in Ceometey, is thac which
  85. is supposed to hare no manner oF Dimensions,
  86. Duc eo be Indirisible in erery respect.
  87. ThC Ends, OE Extremities OF Lines, are
  88. Points.
  89. IF a Point be suppoled co be moved any way.
  90. ic ill byics Morion describe a Linc.
  91. POIIT Blante, a Perm in Cunnery, signity.
  92. ins thar a Shor, or Buller soes directly For-
  93. ward r0 che Mark, and doch not move in 3
  94. Curre as Bombs and highly elerared Random
  95. Shotsd0.
  96. POINT in Pavigarion, Signities IL DeGrCes
  97. LS Minures, Or onc 32d pare oE the C ompals:
  98. The half oF ehich is 5 Deprees 38 Minutes
  99. evhich chey call a TTals Point; and the half ot
  100. chis, Which is 2 Dexrces 49 Minutes, cher cal
  101. 2 Duarter Point
  102. The Seamen also call che Fxtremity oF any
  103. fast rogether wich a piece oF Marlin, the Delisn
  104. OE ertrich is parely co Kcep the Cable From R aF-
  105. Ring OuE, bue chieAtr, char none oE che C able
  106. may be cur of, and Aole avvay.
  107. POTMI In, volen uvo Piles are born in a
  108. Coat oF Arms, (0 a5 ro hare their Points meer
  109. tosether in any parr oE che Fscurcheon. They
  110. PaY, Ise beareth vo Piles in Point.
  111. POTDES in Fseralary, are several Places in an
  112. Fscuteheon, diversy Named accordins eo cheie
  113. Situation. Sec the Word Fscurcheon.
  114. POIHT Campion,) NII Abacemenes os FO-
  115. POITI Dexter,
  116. POLI Plain,
  117. enous; wlich see under
  118. Desrees OF che Zodiack, in Which a llanet leems
  119. to Aand quire sill, and nor to more at all.
  120. POLAR Circles, are evo Circles Supposed ro
  121. be drann Parallel ro che Equinoctial Ox L quator
  122. thro 23 Dcgrees 30 Minures Distance From the
  123. Polar Points; and thac about the North-Pole is
  124. called che Arrick Circle, and the orher abour the
  125. Sourh Pole, the Antartick Cirole, because op-
  126. Polcero che Former.
  127. POLAK Oyals, are thole whole Planes are
  128. Parallel ro lome Crear Cirele chac passes chroetie
  129. Poles, Ox parallel ro Lome one of ihe FTOurS; le
  130. char the Pole is neither Flerated abore, nor de-
  131. pressed belon the Plane, chereFOre the Dyal CAn
  132. Prommontaes sntich is a Piece ot Lariè rumvines have no cenire, ane conequemds icoseite, die
  133. stiten
  134. POINT in Point, chac W ord.
  135. POIIES os Scation, in AAronomY, are thole

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