Defn: To offer an apology. [Obs.]
For which he can not well apology. J. Webster.
APOMECOMETER
Ap`o*me*com"e*ter, n.
Defn: An instrument for measuring the height of objects. Knight.
APOMECOMETRY
Ap`o*me*com"e*try, n. Etym: [Pref. apo- + Gr. -metry.]
Defn: The art of measuring the distance of objects afar off. [Obs. or
R.]
APOMORPHIA; APOMORPHINE Ap`o*mor"phi*a, Ap`o*mor"phine, n. Etym: [Pref. apo- + morphia, morphine.] (Chem.)
Defn: A crystalline alkaloid obtained from morphia. It is a powerful emetic.
APONEUROSIS
Ap`o*neu*ro"sis, n.; pl. Aponeuroses. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciæ which
cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles.
They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See
Fascia.
APONEUROTIC
Ap`o*neu*rot"ic, a. (Anat.)