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theoretical physics, Lovelock's theory of gravity (often referred to as Lovelock gravity) is a generalization of Einstein's theory of general relativity
Lovelock_theory_of_gravity
Topics referred to by the same term
theorem about gravity Lovelock theory of gravity, an extension of Einstein's theory of general relativity 51663 Lovelock, a minor planet Lovelock (novel),
Lovelock
Proposed theories of gravity
Starobinsky (R+R^2) gravity, Gauss–Bonnet gravity, f(R) gravity, and Lovelock theory of gravity. Starobinsky gravity, proposed by Alexei Starobinsky has the
Alternatives to general relativity
Alternatives_to_general_relativity
British theoretical physicist and mathematician (born 1938)
David Lovelock (born 1938) is a British theoretical physicist and mathematician. He is known for the Lovelock theory of gravity and Lovelock's theorem
David_Lovelock
Kinetic theory of gravity
Le Sage's theory of gravitation is a kinetic theory of gravity originally proposed by Nicolas Fatio de Duillier in 1690 and later by Georges-Louis Le Sage
Le Sage's theory of gravitation
Le_Sage's_theory_of_gravitation
Attraction of masses and energy
Gravity is described by the general theory of relativity, proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915, which describes gravity in terms of the curvature of spacetime
Gravity
Theorem in general relativity
Physics portal Lovelock theory of gravity Vermeil's theorem Einstein tensor § Uniqueness Clifton, Timothy; et al. (March 2012). "Modified Gravity and Cosmology"
Lovelock's_theorem
Theory in modern physics that describes gravity as an entropic force
Entropic gravity, also known as emergent gravity, is a theory in modern physics that describes gravity as an entropic force—a force with macro-scale homogeneity
Entropic_gravity
Description of gravity using discrete values
Quantum gravity (QG) is a field of theoretical physics that seeks unification of the theory of gravity with the principles of quantum mechanics. It deals
Quantum_gravity
Hypothetical physical concept
forces, and gravity. Finding such a theory is one of the major unsolved problems in physics. Numerous popular books apply the words "theory of everything"
Theory_of_everything
English scientist (1919–2022)
functions as a self-regulating system. With a PhD in the chemistry of disinfection, Lovelock began his career performing cryopreservation experiments on rodents
James_Lovelock
Theory of gravity
f(R) is a type of modified gravity theory which generalizes Einstein's general relativity. f(R) gravity is actually a family of theories, each one defined
F(R)_gravity
Generalized theory of gravity
General relativity Brans–Dicke theory Dual graviton Massive gravity Lovelock theory of gravity Alternatives to general relativity Horndeski, Gregory Walter
Horndeski's_theory
Classical statement of gravity as force
Newton's law of gravity, there were many theories explaining gravity. Philosophers made observations about things falling down − and developed theories why they
Newton's law of universal gravitation
Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
Scalar theories of gravitation are field theories of gravitation in which the gravitational field is described using a scalar field, which is required
Scalar theories of gravitation
Scalar_theories_of_gravitation
Physics theory
Rainbow gravity (or "gravity's rainbow") is a theory that different wavelengths of light experience different gravity levels and are separated in the
Rainbow_gravity_theory
Theory of gravitation as curved spacetime
relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity, and as Einstein's theory of gravity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert
General_relativity
Comformal theory of gravity
The Hoyle–Narlikar theory of gravity is a Machian and conformal theory of gravity proposed by Fred Hoyle and Jayant Narlikar that originally fits into
Hoyle–Narlikar theory of gravity
Hoyle–Narlikar_theory_of_gravity
Theory of gravity in which the graviton has nonzero mass
massive gravity is a theory of gravity that modifies general relativity by endowing the graviton with a nonzero mass. In the classical theory, this means
Massive_gravity
Field theory in physics that aims to unify the fundamental forces and particles
physics, a unified field theory (UFT) is a type of field theory that allows all fundamental forces of nature, including gravity, and all elementary particles
Unified_field_theory
Theory of quantum gravity merging quantum mechanics and general relativity
Loop quantum gravity (LQG) is a theory of quantum gravity that incorporates matter of the Standard Model into the framework established for the intrinsic
Loop_quantum_gravity
Theory of quantum gravity
Hořava–Lifshitz gravity (or Hořava gravity) is a theory of quantum gravity proposed by Petr Hořava in 2009. It solves the problem of different concepts of time in
Hořava–Lifshitz_gravity
specific gravity. In the 6th century AD, Byzantine Alexandrian scholar John Philoponus modified the Aristotelian concept of gravity with the theory of impetus
History of gravitational theory
History_of_gravitational_theory
1922 theory, now obsolete
Press. ISBN 978-1-107-60052-2. Bain, Jonathan (1998). "Whitehead's Theory of Gravity". Stud. Hist. Phil. Mod. Phys. 29 (4): 547–574. Bibcode:1998SHPMP
Whitehead's theory of gravitation
Whitehead's_theory_of_gravitation
Geometric algebra approach to gravity
Gauge theory gravity (GTG) is a theory of gravitation cast in the mathematical language of geometric algebra. To those familiar with general relativity
Gauge_theory_gravity
Early attempts to explain gravity
Mechanical explanations of gravitation (or kinetic theories of gravitation) are attempts to explain the action of gravity by aid of basic mechanical processes
Mechanical explanations of gravitation
Mechanical_explanations_of_gravitation
Theory proposed by Roger Penrose
Yuan for Yang–Mills theory and gravity and subsequently for a variety of other theories. They were then understood as string theories in ambitwistor space
Twistor_theory
Model of gravity with dilation
theoretical physics, Jackiw–Teitelboim gravity, also known as JT gravity or the R=T model, is a theory of gravity with a dilaton in one spatial and one
Jackiw–Teitelboim_gravity
Restatement of Newton's law of universal gravitation
Gauss's law for gravity, also known as Gauss's flux theorem for gravity, is a law of physics that is equivalent to Newton's law of universal gravitation
Gauss's_law_for_gravity
Theory of gravity
nonlinearities. Einstein–Hilbert action f(R, G, T) or f(R, T, G) gravity f(R) gravity Lovelock gravity Lovelock, David (1971), "The Einstein tensor and its generalizations"
Gauss–Bonnet_gravity
Unified field theory
Kaluza–Klein theory (KK theory) is an attempt at creating a unified field theory of gravitation and electromagnetism based on the idea of a fifth dimension of space
Kaluza–Klein_theory
Fringe theory of physics
part of the E8 Lie algebra. The theory is presented as an extension of the Grand Unified Theory program, incorporating gravity and fermions. The theory received
An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything
An_Exceptionally_Simple_Theory_of_Everything
Classical theory of gravitation
Einstein–Cartan theory is purely classical, it also does not fully address the issue of quantum gravity. In the Einstein–Cartan theory, the Dirac equation
Einstein–Cartan_theory
Predecessor to the theory of relativity
Newtonian theory of gravitation and the one in general relativity. The second term shows that the tidal forces are a bit stronger in Nordström gravity than
Nordström's theory of gravitation
Nordström's_theory_of_gravitation
Classical field theory describing gravitation
application of gauge field theory to gravity. They constructed the Einstein–Cartan–Kibble–Sciama (ECKS) theory. However, in the ECKS theory, torsion is
Poincaré_gauge_theory
Theories of higher-dimensional general relativity
Higher-dimensional Einstein gravity is any of various physical theories that attempt to generalize to higher dimensions various results of the standard (four-dimensional)
Higher-dimensional Einstein gravity
Higher-dimensional_Einstein_gravity
Modified theory of gravity developed by John Moffat
Scalar–tensor–vector gravity (STVG) is a modified theory of gravity developed by John Moffat, a researcher at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Scalar–tensor–vector_gravity
Linear perturbations to solutions of nonlinear Einstein field equations
the theory of general relativity, linearized gravity is the application of perturbation theory to the metric tensor that describes the geometry of spacetime
Linearized_gravity
Relativistic generalization of Mordehai Milgrom's MOND paradigm
forms the basis of TeVeS theory. MOND is a phenomenological modification of the Newtonian acceleration law. In Newtonian gravity theory, the gravitational
Tensor–vector–scalar_gravity
Idea in quantum gravity
one to create a theory of gravity with torsion from a world crystal model of spacetime in which the lattice spacing is of the order of a Planck length
Induced_gravity
{B}}_{\mu }=0.} So the theory coincides to the Einstein–Hilbert gravity in its Newtonian and strong regimes. The MOND regime of the theory is defined to be
Gauge_vector–tensor_gravity
Concept in physics
obvious possibility for a unified theory: a nonsymmetric tensor composed of a symmetric part representing gravity, and an antisymmetric part that represents
Nonsymmetric gravitational theory
Nonsymmetric_gravitational_theory
Hypothetical elementary particle that mediates gravity
In theories of quantum gravity, the graviton is the hypothetical elementary particle that mediates the force of gravitational interaction. It is a quantum
Graviton
Attempt to find a consistent theory of quantum gravity
find a theory of quantum gravity, the idea of a nontrivial fixed point providing a possible UV completion can be applied also to other field theories, in
Asymptotic_safety
Theory extending Einstein gravity
non-perturbative ultraviolet fixed point. Unitarity, essential to a theory of quantum gravity, has been established in appropriate constructions, where the
Quadratic_gravity
Newtonian gravitational attraction of a spherical shell, outside of that shell, is equivalent mathematically to the attraction of a point mass. The theorem is
Chasles'_theorem_(gravity)
Approach to quantum gravity using discrete spacetime
quantum gravity. Its founding principles are that spacetime is fundamentally discrete (a collection of discrete spacetime points, called the elements of the
Causal_sets
Gravity theories that are invariant under Weyl transformations
Conformal gravity refers to gravity theories that are invariant under conformal transformations in the Riemannian geometry sense; more accurately, they
Conformal_gravity
Proposed model of gravity
The Dvali–Gabadadze–Porrati (DGP) model is a model of gravity proposed by Gia Dvali, Gregory Gabadadze, and Massimo Porrati in 2000. The model is popular
DGP_model
Proposed theories of gravity
Bimetric gravity or bigravity refers to two different classes of theories. The first class of theories relies on modified mathematical theories of gravity (or
Bimetric_gravity
Modern theory of gravitation that combines supersymmetry and general relativity
algebra, supersymmetry as a gauge theory makes gravity arise in a natural way. Like all covariant approaches to quantum gravity, supergravity contains a spin-2
Supergravity
Proposed theory of gravitation
the Brans–Dicke theory of gravitation (sometimes called the Jordan–Brans–Dicke theory) is a competitor to Einstein's general theory of relativity. It is
Brans–Dicke_theory
Formulation of general relativity
quantum gravity is an attempt to quantize the canonical formulation of general relativity (or canonical gravity). It is a Hamiltonian formulation of Einstein's
Canonical_quantum_gravity
Attempt to describe spacetime and associated phenomena in terms of geometry
of recent work toward a quantum theory of gravity and further developments in the very extensive mathematical theory of initial value formulations of
Geometrodynamics
Concept in general relativity and quantum field theory
entropy of the system, respectively. The GSL also holds for theories of gravity such as general relativity, Lovelock gravity, or braneworld gravity, because
Black_hole_thermodynamics
Theory of gravity
Infinite derivative gravity is a theory of gravity which attempts to remove cosmological and black hole singularities by adding extra terms to the Einstein–Hilbert
Infinite_derivative_gravity
Approximation method for general relativity in physics
Einstein gravity. Solar System tests of general relativity match that value to better than one part in ten thousand. Historically other theories of gravity predicted
Parameterized post-Newtonian formalism
Parameterized_post-Newtonian_formalism
Class of models of gravitation treating gravitons as composite particles
gravity refers to models that attempted to derive general relativity in a framework where the graviton is constructed as a composite bound state of more
Composite_gravity
Theory of gravity
teleparallel gravity), was an attempt by Albert Einstein to base a unified theory of electromagnetism and gravity on the mathematical structure of distant
Teleparallelism
Hypothetical approach to quantum gravity with emergent spacetime
causal-set theory. In the continuum limit, CDT is probably related to some version of Hořava–Lifshitz gravity. In fact, both theories rely on a foliation of spacetime
Causal dynamical triangulation
Causal_dynamical_triangulation
Theory of fundamental physics
mechanics (which describes three of the four known fundamental interactions) with gravity, making SVT a derivative of quantum gravity and describes all known interactions
Superfluid_vacuum_theory
Tensor field in Riemannian geometry
is a central mathematical tool in the theory of general relativity, the modern theory of gravity. The curvature of spacetime is in principle observable
Riemann_curvature_tensor
Analogies between Maxwell's and Einstein's field equations
Gravitomagnetism is the kinetic effects of gravity, in analogy to the magnetic effects of moving electric charge. The most common version of GEM is valid only far from
Gravitoelectromagnetism
Theory of gravity
field theory of electromagnetism to quantum electrodynamics fail, and that it has proven very difficult to construct a theory of quantum gravity which
Yilmaz_theory_of_gravitation
Hypothesis proposing a modification of Newton's laws
(MOND) is a theory that proposes a modification of Newton's laws to account for observed properties of galaxies. Modifying Newton's law of gravity results
Modified_Newtonian_dynamics
Physical theory with matter as quantum fields but gravity as a classical field
Semiclassical gravity is an approximation to the theory of quantum gravity in which one treats matter and energy fields as being quantum and the gravitational
Semiclassical_gravity
Gravity filtration is a method of filtering impurities from solutions by using gravity to pull liquid through a filter. The two main kinds of filtration
Gravity_filtration
General relativity in 2+1 dimensions
Because of this property, (2+1)-dimensional topological gravity (2+1D topological gravity) is a topological quantum field theory: the global structure of spacetime
(2+1)-dimensional topological gravity
(2+1)-dimensional_topological_gravity
Approach to quantum gravity utilizing Wick rotations
gravity exploits the Wick rotation to describe gravity according to the principles of quantum mechanics. This particular approach to quantum gravity is
Euclidean_quantum_gravity
Theory of gravity
Scalar-Tensor theories (or DHOST theories) are theories of modified gravity. They have a Lagrangian containing second-order derivatives of a scalar field
Degenerate Higher-Order Scalar-Tensor theories
Degenerate_Higher-Order_Scalar-Tensor_theories
Hypothetical gravitational particle
from matter in pressure-less regimes, allowing the scalar–tensor theory of gravity involving it to pass solar system tests, as well as tests on the equivalence
Pressuron
Hypothetical particle
appears as a radion in Kaluza–Klein theory's compactifications of extra dimensions. In Brans–Dicke theory of gravity, Newton's constant is not presumed
Dilaton
wave theory in general relativity) Hendrik Lorentz (Hamilton's principle, coordinate-free formulation), David Lovelock (Lovelock theory, Lovelock's theorem)
List of contributors to general relativity
List_of_contributors_to_general_relativity
Theory of gravity
AQUAL is a theory of gravity based on Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), but using a Lagrangian. It was developed by Jacob Bekenstein and Mordehai Milgrom
AQUAL
Theory of gravity on antimatter
different theories have been published. The first theory of repulsive gravity was a quantum theory published by Mark Kowitt. In this modified Dirac theory, Kowitt
Gravitational interaction of antimatter
Gravitational_interaction_of_antimatter
Aspect of theoretical physics
2003. Twistor theory was introduced by Roger Penrose from the 1960s as a new approach to the unification of quantum theory with gravity. Twistor space
Twistor_string_theory
Postmodern literary genre
Fritjof Capra's description of systems theory as a "new vision of reality", LeClair invoked ideas from thinkers such as James Lovelock, Gregory Bateson and Douglas
Systems_novel
tensor vector gravity theory (BSTV) is an extension of the tensor–vector–scalar gravity theory (TeVeS). TeVeS is a relativistic generalization of Mordehai
Bi-scalar tensor vector gravity
Bi-scalar_tensor_vector_gravity
Tensor used in general relativity
Mathematics of general relativity General relativity resources Lovelock, D. (1971). "The Einstein Tensor and Its Generalizations". Journal of Mathematical
Einstein_tensor
Contraction of an astronomical object due to the influence of its gravity
contraction of an astronomical object due to the influence of its own gravity, which tends to draw matter inward toward the center of gravity. Gravitational
Gravitational_collapse
Nonpertubative field theoretic approach to quantum gravity
to quantum gravity provides a nonperturbative notion of renormalization in order to find a consistent and predictive quantum field theory of the gravitational
Physics applications of asymptotically safe gravity
Physics_applications_of_asymptotically_safe_gravity
Algebraic object with geometric applications
J. (2003). Tensor Analysis. World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-238-360-0. Lovelock, David; Rund, Hanno (1989) [1975]. Tensors, Differential Forms, and Variational
Tensor
Valiant–Vazirani theorem (computational complexity theory) Chasles' theorem (kinematics) Chasles' theorem (gravity) Helmholtz theorem (classical mechanics) (physics)
List_of_theorems
Third planet from the Sun
ISBN 978-0-313-31505-3. Lovelock, James E. (2009). The Vanishing Face of Gaia. Basic Books. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-465-01549-8. Lovelock, James E. (1972). "Gaia
Earth
Scientific device
to calculate the force of gravity when placed at an angle. It was invented in the early 1960s at the California Institute of Technology by Prof Neher
Air_track
British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster
of notable scientists, including Richard Dawkins, Alice Roberts, James Lovelock, Steven Pinker, Martin Rees, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Mark Walport and Tim
Jim_Al-Khalili
Scientifically insubstantial theories interpreting archaeology
Tepe Great Zimbabwe Gunung Padang La Ciudad Blanca Lovelock Cave Machu Picchu Megalithic Temples of Malta Nan Madol Nazca Lines Tell el-Hammam Teotihuacan
Pseudoarchaeology
Toy model of general relativity
string theory and dimensional reduction of higher-dimensional model. It also distinguishes it from Jackiw–Teitelboim gravity and Liouville gravity, which
CGHS_model
Hypothetical planetary engineering process
Michael Allaby published The Greening of Mars. Lovelock's book was one of the first to describe a novel method of warming Mars, where chlorofluorocarbons
Terraforming
Conformal anomaly free CGHS model
+\phi \partial _{+}\partial _{-}\rho \right]} . It might appear as if the theory is local in the conformal gauge, but this overlooks the fact that the Raychaudhuri
RST_model
English author and parapsychological researcher (born 1942)
religious ways of thinking can no longer be kept at bay". The book was reviewed by James Lovelock in Nature, who argued that "the theory of formative causation
Rupert_Sheldrake
Philosophical and spiritual question
Bang (where zero time corresponds to infinite temperature); a theory of quantum gravity would be required to understand events before that time. Nevertheless
Meaning_of_life
Study of organisms and their environment
PMID 16432665. S2CID 10709679. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Lovelock, J.E.; Margulis, L. (1974). "Atmospheric homeostasis by and for the biosphere:
Ecology
(December 1, 2017). "Gravity fixes: Habituating to the human on Mars and Island Three". HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory. 7 (3). University of Chicago Press:
Colonization_of_Mars
British evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)
Dawkins has also been strongly critical of the Gaia hypothesis of the independent scientist James Lovelock. Critics of Dawkins's biological approach suggest
Richard_Dawkins
illustrator (at Owen's College) William Boyd Dawkins, geologist James Lovelock, independent scientist and prominent environmentalist. Proposed the Gaia
List of University of Manchester people
List_of_University_of_Manchester_people
University of Massachusetts Amherst; National Medal of Science 1999 for Endosymbiotic Hypothesis; developed Gaia theory with James Lovelock George Willard
List of University of Chicago alumni
List_of_University_of_Chicago_alumni
Education strategy or academic discipline
When Humans Transcend Biology. New York: Penguin, 2006. Lovelock, James. The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning. New York: Basic Books, 2009. McAnany
Big_History
Known extent to which a planet is suitable for life
to the respiration of later animal species. The Gaia hypothesis, a scientific model of the geo-biosphere pioneered by James Lovelock in 1975, argues that
Planetary_habitability
Measure of a civilization's evolution
atmospheres of exoplanets (such as freon, oxygen, or even ozone, residues of biotic activity according to James Lovelock's research) are one of the most
Kardashev_scale
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Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1' Earl of March. Scroop.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Lovesick
Girl/Female
Greek
Watcher.
Male
Greek
(ΘήÏων) Greek name THERON means "hunter."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Cherie, SHERRY means "darling."
Female
Greek
(ΘήÏα) Greek name THERA means "lustrous." In mythology, this is the name of one of Amphion's seven daughters. Compare with another form of Thera.
Male
English
English form of French Henri, HENRY means "home-ruler."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, Hindu, Indian, Jamaican, Latin
Fruit; Cherry Fruit; Dear; Beloved; Form of Cheryl; Brotherly Love; Name of a Fruit; Darling; Cherry
Male
English
Compare with feminine Terry. English form of Norman French Thierri, TERRY means "first of the people; king of nations." Pet form of English Terence, possibly meaning "rub, turn, twist."Â
Girl/Female
Biblical
There they are, their riches.
Biblical
there they are; their riches
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Loveless. The spelling is apparently the result of folk etymology, which understood the word as a nickname for a dandy fond of lace. The modern sense of this word is, however, not attested until the 16th century and at the time of surname formation it meant only ‘cord’ or ‘shoelace’.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Terrie, TERRY means "harvester." Compare with masculine Terry.
Female
Scandinavian
Variant spelling of Scandinavian Tora, THORA means "Thor" or "thunder."
Female
Spanish
 Pet form of Spanish Theresa, THERA means "harvester." Compare with another form of Thera.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, HAVELOCK means, "sea war."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Lovesick
Male
French
Variant spelling of Norman French Thierri, THIERRY means "first of the people; king of nations."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Town of Thorns; Thornton Variant; Surname; From the Thorny Thicket
Boy/Male
Australian, Christian, Norse
Sea War
LOVELOCK THEORY-OF-GRAVITY
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Australian, French, Latin
Strong; Form of Valerie
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Articulate
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Bright; Beautiful and Soft Hearted
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Goddess Laxmi
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love for Desires
Female
Cornish
, bear.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bhadrakapil | பதà¯à®°à®•à®ªà®¿à®²
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Tamil
Charuhasa | சாரà¯à®¹à®¸
Goddess Durga
Boy/Male
Tamil
Subhradip | ஸà¯à®ªà¯à®°à®¤à®¿à®ª
Humble
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Buddhist, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Latin, Portuguese, Swedish
Praised; Jewish; Admired; A Women from Judea
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n.
A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.
v. t.
To formulate into a theorem.
n.
Same as Laverock.
n.
A long lock of hair hanging prominently by itself; an earlock; -- worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.
n.
An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science; as, the theory of music.
n.
A lock or curl of hair near the ear; a lovelock. See Lovelock.
n.
The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc.
n.
Same as Gavelock.
n.
A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
superl.
Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
n.
The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
n.
Speculation; theory.
n.
The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; P. avium and P. Padus, European trees (bird cherry).
a.
Relating to, or skilled in, theory; theoretically skilled.
prep.
Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; as, they went of their own will; no body can move of itself; he did it of necessity.
pron. & a.
The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country.
n.
The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory and practice of medicine.
a.
Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.
prep.
Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water.
n.
The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors.