It having hitherto been a deſideratum to draw ſilver wire fine enough for aſtronomical uſes, our author's improvement "conſiſts in nothing but in flattening the fineſt wires which are now drawn."
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Desideratum
//dɪˌsɪdəˈɹɑːtəm//
Synonyms for "desideratum" (70 found)
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15 translations across 14 languages.
Czech
1 entries- dezideratum noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
French
2 entries- desideratum noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
- désideratum noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
German
1 entries- Desideratum noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
Hungarian
1 entries- kívánalom noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
Ido
1 entries- dezirajo noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
Indonesian
1 entries- desiderata noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
Italian
1 entries- desiderato noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
Latin
1 entries- dēsīderātum noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
Polish
1 entries- dezyderat noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
Portuguese
1 entries- desiderato noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
Romanian
1 entries- deziderat noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
Slovene
1 entries- zaželeno noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
Spanish
1 entries- desiderátum noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
Swedish
1 entries- önskemål noun (something wished for, or considered desirable)
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I shall now, agreeably to your request, endeavour to point out some of the principal Desiderata of the science of Natural History, and the most effectual means to be pursued for the Advancement of Science.
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The kettle was singing on the side, and a thin white column of smoke announced, that desideratum of tea-makers, that the water boiled at a gallop.
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Less teaching and good healing is to-day the acme of "well done;" a healing that is not guesswork, – chronic recovery ebbing and flowing, – but instantaneous cure. This absolute demonstration of Science must be revived. To consummate this desideratum, mortal mind must pass through three stages of growth.
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