Defn: Having all or many degrees of power; having a great range of power; — said of an eyepiece made adjustable so as to give a varying magnifying power.
PANCRATIC; PANCRATICAL
Pan*crat"ic, Pan*crat"ic*al, a. Etym: [See Pancratium.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the pancratium; athletic. Sir T. Browne
PANCRATIST
Pan"cra*tist, n.
Defn: An athlete; a gymnast.
PANCRATIUM
Pan*cra"ti*um, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Defn: An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants, having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The American species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis.