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delphian

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delphic

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DELPHIA or DELPHINIA

n.A vegetable alkali lately discovered in the Delphinium staphysagria. It is crystaline when wet, but it becomes opake when exposed to air. Its taste is bitter and acrid. When heated it melts, but on cooling becomes hard and brittle like resin.

DELPHIAN or DELPHIC

a.Relating to Delphi, and to the celebrated oracle of that place.

DELPHINE

a. 1. Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes.
2. Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as the delphine edition of the classics.

DELPHINITE

n.A mineral called also pistacite and epidote.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DELPHIAN

DELPHIAN Del "phi *an, a.

Defn: Delphic.

DELPHIC

Del "phic, a. Etym: [L. Delphicus, fr. Gr. Delphi, a town of Phocis,in Greece, now Kastri.] (Gr. Antiq.)

1. Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place.

2. Ambiguous; mysterious. "If he is silent or delphic. " New York Times.

DELPHIN; DELPHINE

Del "phin, Del "phine, a. Etym: [See Dauphin. ]

Defn: Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum Delphini ).

DELPHIN

Del "phin, n. Etym: [L. delphinus a dolphin. ] (Chem. )

Defn: A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also phocenin.

DELPHINE

Del "phine, a. Etym: [L. delphinus a dolphin, Gr.

Defn: Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes.

DELPHINIC

Del *phin "ic, a. Etym: [See Delphin, n.] (Chem. )

Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic. Delphinic acid. (Chem. ) See Valeric acid, under Valeric. [Obs. ]

DELPHINIC

Del *phin "ic, a. Etym: [From NL. Delphinium, the name of the genus. ](Chem. )

Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically, relating to the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria ).

DELPHININE

Del "phi *nine (; 1 4 ), n. Etym: [Cf. F. delphinine. ] (Chem. )

Defn: A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria ), as a colorless amorphous powder.

DELPHINOID

Del "phi *noid, a. Etym: [L. delphinus a dolphin + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin.

DELPHINOIDEA

Del `phi *noi "de *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins, porpoises, and related forms.

DELPHINUS

Del *phi "nus, n. Etym: [L., a dolphin, fr. Gr.

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See Dolphin,

2. (Astron.)

Defn: The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila.

New American Oxford Dictionary

Delphi

Del phi |ˈdelˌfī ˈdɛlfaɪ | one of the most important religious sanctuaries of the ancient Greek world, dedicated to Apollo, situated on the lower southern slopes of Mount Parnassus above the Gulf of Corinth. Thought of as the navel of the earth, it was the seat of the Delphic Oracle, whose riddling responses to a wide range of questions were delivered by the Pythia.

Delphic

Del phic |ˈdelfik ˈdɛlfɪk |(also Delphian |-fēən |) ▶adjective of or relating to the ancient Greek oracle at Delphi. • (typically of a pronouncement ) deliberately obscure or ambiguous.

delphinium

del phin i um |delˈfinēəm dɛlˈfɪniəm | ▶noun ( pl. delphiniums ) a popular garden plant of the buttercup family that bears tall spikes of blue flowers. [Genus Delphinium, family Ranunculaceae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek delphinion ‘larkspur, ’ from delphin ‘dolphin ’ (because of the shape of the spur, thought to resemble a dolphin's back ).

Delphinus

Del phi nus |delˈfīnəs dɛlˈfaɪnəs |Astronomy a small constellation (the Dolphin ), just north of the celestial equator near Cygnus. • (as genitive Delphini |delˈfīnē |) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Alpha Delphini. ORIGIN Latin.

Delphi technique

Del phi tech nique ▶noun a method of group decision-making and forecasting that involves successively collating the judgments of experts. ORIGIN in allusion to the ancient Greek oracle at Delphi .

Oxford Dictionary

Delphi

Delphi |ˈdɛlfi, -fʌɪ | one of the most important religious sanctuaries of the ancient Greek world, dedicated to Apollo and situated on the lower southern slopes of Mount Parnassus above the Gulf of Corinth. It was the seat of the Delphic Oracle, whose riddling responses to a wide range of questions were delivered by the Pythia. Greek name Dhelfoí.

Delphic

Delphic |ˈdɛlfɪk |(also Delphian |-fɪən |) ▶adjective relating to the ancient Greek oracle at Delphi. • deliberately obscure or ambiguous.

delphinium

delphinium |dɛlˈfɪnɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. delphiniums ) a popular garden plant of the buttercup family, which bears tall spikes of blue flowers. ●Genus Delphinium, family Ranunculaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek delphinion ‘larkspur ’, from delphin ‘dolphin ’ (because of the shape of the spur, thought to resemble a dolphin's back ).

Delphinus

Delphinus |dɛlˈfʌɪnəs |Astronomy a small constellation (the Dolphin ), just north of the celestial equator near Cygnus. • (as genitive Delphini |dɛlˈfʌɪni |) used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Alpha Delphini. ORIGIN Latin.

Delphi technique

Del phi tech nique ▶noun a method of group decision-making and forecasting that involves successively collating the judgments of experts. ORIGIN in allusion to the ancient Greek oracle at Delphi .

Duden Dictionary

Delphi

Del phi Eigenname |D e lphi |antike Kultstätte in Griechenland

delphisch

del phisch Adjektiv |d e lphisch |1 Delphi betreffend; aus Delphi stammend 2 bildungssprachlich doppelsinnig, rätselhaft, dunkel, unverständlich ein delphischer Spruch

French Dictionary

delphinium

delphinium n. m. nom masculin Plante herbacée ornementale. : De beaux delphiniums très bleus. SYNONYME pied-d ’alouette . Prononciation La dernière syllabe se prononce niomme, [dɛlfinjɔm ]

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Delphi

Del phi /délfaɪ /名詞デルフォイ, デルフィ〘ギリシャの古い町; Apolloの神殿があった〙.

delphinium

del phin i um /delfɪ́niəm /名詞複～s, -ia /-iə /C 〘植〙デルフィニウム, ヒエンソウ (larkspur )の類 .