EMPIRICISM
Em*pir"i*cism, n.
1. The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment.
2. Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; charlatanry; quackery.
3. (Metaph.)
Defn: The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.
EMPIRICIST
Em*pir"i*cist, n.
Defn: An empiric.
EMPIRISTIC
Em`pi*ris"tic, a. (Physics)
Defn: Relating to, or resulting from, experience, or experiment; following from empirical methods or data; — opposed to nativistic.
EMPLACE
Em*place", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emplaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Emplacing.]
[Cf. F. emplacer. See En-; Place, v. & n.]