| sciography | See Sciagraphy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sciomachy | A fighting with a shadow; a mock contest; an imaginary or futile combat. Alternative forms: scimachy. Origin: Gr,; a shadow + battle: cf. F. Sciomachie, sciamachie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sciomancy | Divination by means of shadows. Origin: Gr. A shadow + -mancy: cf. F. Sciomance, scaimancie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scion | 1. <botany> A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker. A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting. 2. Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock. Origin: OF. Cion, F. Scion, probably fron scier to saw, fr. L. Secare to cut. Cf. Section. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scioptic | <optics> Of or pertaining to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room, usually called scioptic ball. <optics> Scioptic ball, the lens of a camera obscura mounted in a wooden ball which fits a socket in a window shutter so as to be readily turned, like the eye, to different parts of the landscape. Origin: Gr. Shadow + belonging to sight: cf. F. Scioptique. See Optic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sciopticon | A kind of magic lantorn. Origin: NL. See Scioptic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scioptric | <optics> Scioptic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sciosophy | Rarely used term for a system of beliefs that are claimed to be facts but are not supported by scientific data. Origin: G. Skia, shadow, + sophia, wisdom (05 Mar 2000) |
| sciotheric | Of or pertaining to a sundial. Sciotheric telescope, an instrument consisting of a horizontal dial, with a telescope attached to it, used for determining the time, whether of day or night. Origin: Cf. L. Sciothericon sundial. See Sciatheric. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scirrhencanthis | An obsolete term for an indurated tumour of the lacrimal gland. Origin: G. Skirrhos, hard, a hard tumour, + en, in, + kanthos, canthus (05 Mar 2000) |
| scirrhosity | <medicine> A morbid induration, as of a gland; stste of being scirrhous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scirrhous | <medicine> Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus; indurated; knotty; as, scirrhous affections; scirrhous disease. Alternative forms: skirrhous. Origin: NL. Scirrhosus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scirrhous carcinoma | <tumour> A hard carcinoma, fibrous in nature, resulting from a desmoplastic reaction by the stromal tissue to the presence of the neoplastic epithelium. Synonym: fibrocarcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scirrhus | Origin: NL, from L. Scirros, Gr, fr, hard. <medicine> An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland. A cancerous tumour which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish colour, and emits a creaking sound when incised. [Sometimes incorrectly written schirrus; written also skirrhus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scission | 1. A separation, division, or splitting, as in fission. Synonym: cleavage. Origin: L. Scissio, fr. Scindo, pp. Scissus, to cleave (05 Mar 2000) |