Defn: A complete course or vibration; time of vibration, as of a pendulum. [Obs.] Locke.
DIAERESIS; DIERESIS Di*ær"e*sis, Di*er"e*sis, n.; pl. Diæreses or Diereses. Etym: [L. diaeresis, Gr. Heresy.]
1. (Gram.)
Defn: The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; — the opposite of synæresis.
2. A mark consisting of two dots [..], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, coöperate, aërial.
DIAERETIC
Di`æ*ret"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Caustic. [Obs.]
DIAGEOTROPIC
Di`a*ge`o*trop"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism.
DIAGEOTROPISM
Di`a*ge*ot"ro*pism, n. (Bot.)