Rhyparography, rip-a-rog′ra-fi, n. genre or still-life pictures, esp. of low subjects.—adj. Rhyparograph′ic. [Gr. rhyparos, dirty, graphein, to write.]
Rhyphus, rī′fus, n. a genus of gnats.
Rhypticus, rip′ti-kus, n. a genus of serranoid fishes—the soap-fishes. [Gr. rhyptikos—rhypein, to cleanse—rhypos, dirt.]
Rhysimeter, rī-sim′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the velocity of fluids and the speed of ships. [Gr. rhysis, a flowing, metron, a measure.]
Rhyssa, ris′a, n. a genus of long-tailed ichneumon flies. [Gr. rhyssos, wrinkled, eryein, to draw.]
Rhyssodes, ri-sō′dēz, n.pl. a genus of clavicorn beetles. [Gr. rhyssodēs, wrinkled-looking—rhyssos, wrinkled, eidos, form.]
Rhythm, rithm, or rithm, n. flowing motion: metre: regular recurrence of accents: harmony of proportion: a measure, or foot: (mus.) the regular succession of heavy and light accents: (phys.) the succession of alternate and opposite states.—adjs. Rhyth′mic, -al, having or pertaining to rhythm or metre.—adv. Rhyth′mically.—n. Rhyth′mics, the science of rhythm.—v.t. and v.i. Rhyth′mise, to subject to rhythm: to observe rhythm.—n. Rhyth′mist, one who composes in rhythm.—adj. Rhythm′less, destitute of rhythm.—ns. Rhythmom′eter, an instrument for marking rhythms for music, a metronome; Rhythmopœ′ia, the art of composing rhythmically. [L.,—Gr. rhythmos—rhein, to flow.]
Rhytina, ri-tī′na, n. a genus of Sirenia, akin to the dugong and the manatee, once plentiful in the northern Pacific. [Gr. rhytis, a wrinkle.]
Rhyton, rī′ton, n. a Greek drinking-vase, with one handle, generally ending in a beast's head:—pl. Rhy′ta. [Gr.]
Rialto, ri-al′tō, n. a famous bridge over the Grand Canal, Venice, [It., rio, stream—L. rivus, a stream—It. alto, deep—L. altus, deep.]