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• chi|mer´i|cal|ly — chi|mer|i|cal «kuh MEHR uh kuhl, ky ; MIHR », adjective. 1. unreal; imaginary: »Sir, this book…is a pretty essay…though much of it is chimerical (Samuel Johnson). SYNONYM(S): illusory, delusive. 2. wildly fanciful; absurd; impossibl …   Useful english dictionary

• chi|mer|i|cal — «kuh MEHR uh kuhl, ky ; MIHR », adjective. 1. unreal; imaginary: »Sir, this book…is a pretty essay…though much of it is chimerical (Samuel Johnson). SYNONYM(S): illusory, delusive. 2. wildly fanciful; absurd; impossibl …   Useful english dictionary

• Ho|mer´i|cal|ly — Ho|mer|ic «hoh MEHR ihk», adjective. 1. by the ancient Greek poet Homer. The Iliad and the Odyssey are Homeric poems. 2. of or having to do with Homer, his style, or his poems. 3. in the style of Homer; having characteristics of Homer s poems. 4 …   Useful english dictionary

• mes|mer´i|cal|ly — mes|mer|ic «mehs MEHR ihk, mehz », adjective. = hypnotic. (Cf. ↑hypnotic) –mes|mer´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• nu|mer|i|cal|ly — «noo MEHR uh klee, nyoo », adverb. 1. by numbers; in a numerical manner: »to state one s findings numerically. 2. in numerical respects; so far as numbers are concerned: »The size of our school is numerically larger than theirs …   Useful english dictionary

• nu|mer|i|cal — «noo MEHR uh kuhl, nyoo », adjective. 1. of a number; having something to do with numbers; in numbers; by numbers: »numerical order. 2. shown by numbers, not by letters: »10 is a numerical quantity; bx is a literal or algebraic quantity. 3. (of a …   Useful english dictionary

• met´a|mer´i|cal|ly — met|a|mer|ic «MEHT uh MEHR ihk», adjective. 1. Chemistry. (of compounds) having the same molecular weight and the same elements combined in the same proportion but with their radicals in different positions, and hence differing in structure and… …   Useful english dictionary

• nu|mer|i|cal|ly-con|trolled — «noo MEHR uh klee kuhn TROHLD, nyoo », adjective. automated through numerical control …   Useful english dictionary

• cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

• mer — mer·al·lu·ride; mer·a·mec; mer·bro·min; mer·cal·li; mer·cal·lite; mer·can·tile; mer·can·til·ism; mer·cap·tal; mer·cap·tan; mer·cap·tide; mer·cap·to; mer·cap·to·acetic; mer·cap·to·benzothiazole; mer·cap·tole; mer·cap·tom·er·in; mer·cap·to·purine;… …   English syllables