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Intervertir 228 Ixomfetre<br />

intervertir, v. a., to invert.<br />

fntestin, a., civil, in guerre e, civil war.<br />

hitimer, y. a., (law) to assert or indicate with<br />

.<br />

authority; to give legal notice. ,<br />

Intonation, f., intonation;<br />

ecole d' , (mil.) voice drill in giving <strong>com</strong>mands.<br />

tntrados, m., (cons.) intrados.<br />

Introduction, f., introduction; (steam) admission<br />

of steam;<br />

fermerV , (steam) to shut off steam;<br />

orifice d' , (steam) admission port.<br />

invalide, a., invalid, disabled; m., invalid, pensioner;<br />

(in pi.) the Hotel des Invalides, at<br />

Paris;<br />

externe, out -pensioner;<br />

hdtel des s, soldiers' home (U. S. A.); the<br />

Invalides at Paris; military or naval hospital<br />

for invalids. ,<br />

Invalidity f., (law) invalidity.<br />

invasion, f., (mil.) invasion;<br />

guerre d' , war ol invasion.<br />

inventaire, m., inventory, return.<br />

Inverseur, m., (elec.) <strong>com</strong>mutator.<br />

Inversion, f., (mil.) inversion; formation left in<br />

front.<br />

investigation, f., inquiry, investigation.<br />

Investir, v. a., (mil. fort.) to invest, blockade, surround.<br />

tnvestissement, m., (siege) investment, blockade;<br />

corps d' , investing body or army;<br />

definitif, final or <strong>com</strong>plete investment, when<br />

the line of investment is thoroughly established;<br />

ligne d' , line of investment ;<br />

provisoire, preliminary investment, to dislodge<br />

besieged from his advanced positions<br />

and to close his <strong>com</strong>munications with the exterior.<br />

invincible, a., invincible.<br />

Invitation, f., invitation;<br />

defeuille de route, (Fr. a.) request for transportation.<br />

Invulnerable, a., invulnerable;<br />

poste des s, a synonym of mont . pagnote, q v.<br />

lode, m., (chem.) iodine.<br />

Ions, m. pi., (elec.) ions.<br />

ipe'ca, le pere , (mil. slang) regimental surgeon.<br />

IrrMuctible, a., irreducible, impregnable,<br />

irregulier, a., irregular; (mil.) irregular, said of<br />

troops not belonging to the regular line (practically<br />

obs.);<br />

fortification e, (fort.) fortification that for any<br />

reason whatever follows no regular definite<br />

system.<br />

irrigation, f., irrigation.<br />

irriguer, v. a., to irrigate.<br />

irruption, f., inroad, irruption.<br />

isabelle, a., (hipp.) yellow dun, clay bank; m., a<br />

clay-bank colored horse;<br />

cheval , clay-bank horse;<br />

couleur , dun.<br />

ischion, m., ischium, hip bone.<br />

isobarometrique, a., isobaric.<br />

isocele, a., isosceles.<br />

isochrone, a., isochronous.<br />

Isodynamique, a., isodynamic;<br />

ligne -, isodynamic line.<br />

Isolant, a., (elec.) insulating, nonconducting; m.,<br />

insulator;<br />

tabouret , insulating stool.<br />

Isolateur, m., (elec.) insulator, nonconductor;<br />

arret, terminal insulator;<br />

cloche, petticoat insulator;<br />

& double arret, shackle insulator; terminal insulator;<br />

isolateur double cloche, double petticoat insulator;<br />

ejecteur. (sm. a.) the ejector of the Russian<br />

model '91 (so called from its two parts);<br />

d paratonnerre, lightning rod insulator;<br />

h suspension, suspended insulator; hook insulator;<br />

tendeur, stretching insulator.<br />

isolation, f., (elec.) insulation.<br />

isolfi, p. p., isolated, solitary, unconnected, disconnected;<br />

(elec.) insulated; (mil.) detached,<br />

separated from his regiment or garrison (of individuals);<br />

serving, acting, or operating alone<br />

i. e., not in connection with other troops (said<br />

of troop units); carried on aloiie i. e., without<br />

the help of other troops (said of a <strong>com</strong>bat undertaken<br />

by a bataillon , etc.); (sm. a.) separate<br />

(said of a bayonet, to which there is no corresponding<br />

rifle); m., (mil.) man detached or<br />

separated from his regiment or garrison; soldier<br />

traveling alone; (in pi.) detached soldiers, in<br />

number insufficient to constitute a detachment<br />

responsible for its own administration (in war,<br />

clerks, secretaries, orderlies of officers not attached<br />

to troops, are classed as isoles);<br />

bataillon, etc., , (mil.) a battalion, etc., operating<br />

alone, v. encadre;<br />

corps , (elec.) insulated body;<br />

depdts des s, in the more important <strong>French</strong><br />

ports, depots or establishments charged with<br />

the discipline, administration, and subsistence<br />

of men about to embark.<br />

isolement, m., isolation; (elec.) insulation; (art.<br />

windage over studs (of a projectile) (obs.) ;<br />

des contagieux, (med.) isolation of sick affected<br />

with contagious diseases;<br />

du projectile, (art.) in studded projectiles, the<br />

difference between the length of the stud and<br />

the depth of the groove (obs.).<br />

Isoler, v. a., to isolate, detach, cut off, separate;<br />

(elec.) to insulate.<br />

isoloir, m., (elec.) insulating stool.<br />

Jsomfcre, a., (chem.) isomeric.<br />

isomiTie, f., isoinfirisme, m., (chem.) isomerism.<br />

isometric, f., isometry.<br />

isometrique, a., isometric.<br />

isotherme, a., isothermal.<br />

isotrope, a., isotropic.<br />

iso tropic, f., isotropy.<br />

issue, f., issue, egress, outlet, passage, vent, end,<br />

means, expedient; (in pi.) odds and ends,<br />

waste arising in the handling and preparation<br />

of food (denrees) ;<br />

sde la boucherie, viscera and extremities of<br />

animals;<br />

s de la meunerie, what is left after grinding<br />

flour (bran, etc.);<br />

s des ordinaires, slops, swill.<br />

isthme, m., isthmus.<br />

isthmien, a., isthmian.<br />

canal , isthmian canal.<br />

itague, f., (cord.) tie, pendant, runner;<br />

deculasse, (nav. art.) breechrunner (obs.);<br />

et palan, palanb, , runner and tackle;<br />

- de retenue, preventer rope ;<br />

de voice, (nav. art.) muzzle runner (obs.).<br />

italique, a., italic; f., italics.<br />

itineraire, m., itinerary; route of march; (r. r.)<br />

time-table;<br />

leve d' , (top.) road sketch, road map.<br />

iv.oire, m., ivory; dentine, ivory (of the teeth).<br />

ivre, a., drunk.<br />

ivresse, f., drunkenness.<br />

ivrogne, a., drunken; m., drunkard.<br />

Ixometre, m., instrument to investigate the viscosity<br />

of liquids.

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