GLIOMA
Gli*o"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -oma.] (Med.)
Defn: A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous system.
GLIRES
Gli"res, n. pl. Etym: [L., dormice.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of mammals; the Rodentia.
— Gli"rine, a.
GLISSADE
Glis`sade", n. Etym: [F., fr. glisser to slip.]
Defn: A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps. Tyndall.
GLISSANDO
Glis*san"do, n. & a. Etym: [As if It. = Fr. glissant sliding.] (Mus.)
Defn: A gliding effect; gliding.
GLISSETTE
Glis*sette", n. Etym: [F., fr. glisser to slip.] (Math.)
Defn: The locus described by any point attached to a curve that slips continuously on another fixed curve, the movable curve having no rotation at any instant.