SIDEROGRAPHIST
Sid`er*og"ra*phist, n.
Defn: One skilled in siderography.
SIDEROGRAPHY
Sid`er*og"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]
Defn: The art or practice of steel engraving; especially, the process, invented by Perkins, of multiplying facsimiles of an engraved steel plate by first rolling over it, when hardened, a soft steel cylinder, and then rolling the cylinder, when hardened, over a soft steel plate, which thus becomes a facsimile of the original. The process has been superseded by electrotypy.
SIDEROLITE
Sid"er*o*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite.]
Defn: A kind of meteorite. See under Meteorite.
SIDEROMANCY
Sid"er*o*man`cy, n. Etym: [Gr. -mancy.]
Defn: Divination by burning straws on red-hot iron, and noting the manner of their burning. Craig.
SIDEROSCOPE
Sid"er*o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]
Defn: An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a very delicate combination of magnetic needles.