| suppedanium | An application to the sole of the foot. Origin: Late L., a footstool, fr. L. Sub, beneath, + pes, foot (05 Mar 2000) |
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| supplant | 1. To trip up. "Supplanted, down he fell." 2. To remove or displace by stratagem; to displace and take the place of; to supersede; as, a rival supplants another in the favor of a mistress or a prince. "Suspecting that the courtier had supplanted the friend." (Bp. Fell) 3. To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of. "You never will supplant the received ideas of God." (Landor) Synonym: To remove, displace, overpower, undermine, overthrow, supersede. Origin: F. Supplanter, L. Supplantare to trip up one's heels, to throw down; sub under + planta the sole of the foot, also, a sucker, slip, sprout. Cf. Plant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| supplantation | The act of supplanting or displacing. "Habitual supplantation of immediate selfishness." (Cloeridge) Origin: Cf. F. Supplantation, L. Supplantatio hypocritical deceit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| supple-jack | <botany> A climbing shrub (Berchemia volubilus) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem. A somewhat similar tropical American plant (Paullinia Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its stem. "He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack, . . . Yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never broke." (W. Irving) This name is given to various plants of similar habit in different British colonies. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| supplement | Something that supplies a want or make an addition: something that completes, adds a finishing touch or brings closer to completion or a desired state. (18 Nov 1997) |
| supplemental air | The extra volume of air that can be expired with maximum effort beyond the level reached at the end of a normal, quiet expiration. Common abbreviation is erv. (12 Dec 1998) |
| supplemental groove | A curvilinear depression normally found on each side of a triangular ridge (crista triangularis). (05 Mar 2000) |
| supplemental lobe | In dental anatomy, an extra lobe; one that is not included in the typical formation of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supplemental ridge | A ridge on the surface of a tooth that is not normally present. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supplementary | Added to supply what is wanted; additional; being, or serving as, a supplement; as, a supplemental law; a supplementary sheet or volume. <physiology> Supplemental air, a bill filed in aid of an original bill to supply some deffect in the latter, or to set forth new facts which can not be done by amendment. <mathematics> Supplementary chords, in an ellipse or hyperbola, any two chords drawn through the extremities of a diameter, and intersecting on the curve. Origin: Cf. F. Supplementaire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| supplementary motor area epilepsy | A localization-related epilepsy syndrome in which seizures originate from the supplementary motor area of the mesial frontal lobe. Typical seizure semiology includes sudden bilateral tonic movements, vocalization, and preservation of consciousness. Attacks are often nocturnal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supplementary motor cortex | A region from which, by electrical stimulation, the musculature of all bodily parts can be activated, as it also can by stimulation of the motor cortex of the precentral gyrus; the region corresponds approximately to the expansion of Brodmann's area 6 over the medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere; this area has largely a bilateral representation and is concerned primarily with tonic and postural motor activities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supply | 1. The act of supplying; supplial. 2. That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want. Specifically: Auxiliary troops or reenforcements. "My promised supply of horsemen." The food, and the like, which meets the daily necessities of an army or other large body of men; store; used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was discontented for lack of supplies. An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures; generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies. A person who fills a place for a time; one who supplies the place of another; a substitute; especially, a clergyman who supplies a vacant pulpit. Stated supply "Demand means the quantity of a given article which would be taken at a given price. Supply means the quantity of that article which could be had at that price." . Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve. <zoology> Supply system, the system of tubes and canals in sponges by means of which food and water are absorbed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| support | 1. To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches. 2. To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes. "This fierce demeanor and his insolence The patience of a god could not support." (Dryden) 3. To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits. 4. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear. 5. To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel. 6. To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate. 7. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations. "To urge such arguments, as though they were sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy." (J. Edwards) 8. To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause. 9. To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration. "Wherefore, bold pleasant, Darest thou support a published traitor?" (Shak) 10. A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons. Support arms, a command in the manual of arms in responce to which the piece is held vertically at the shoulder, with the hammer resting on the left forearm, which is passed horizontally across the body in front; also, the position assumed in response to this command. Synonym: To maintain, endure, verify, substantiate, countenance, patronize, help, back, second, succor, relieve, uphold, encourage, favor, nurture, nourish, cherish, shield, defend, protect, stay, assist, forward. Origin: F. Supporter, L. Supportare to carry on, to convey, in LL, to support, sustain; sub under + portare to carry. See Port demeanor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| support medium | The material in which separation takes place, as in separation of components in electrophoresis. (05 Mar 2000) |