VANISHINGLY

vanishingly

(adverb) so as to disappear or approach zero; “errors are vanishingly rare”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

vanishingly (not comparable)

So as to vanish, or appear to vanish; especially, very small or rare.

Source: Wiktionary

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VANISHING

Van"ish*ing,

Definition: a. & n. from Vanish, v. Vanishing fraction (Math.), a fraction which reduces to the form Math. Dict.

– Vanishing line (Persp.), the intersection of the parallel of any original plane and picture; one of the lines converging to the vanishing point.

– Vanishing point (Persp.), the point to which all parallel lines in the same plane tend in the representation. Gwilt.

– Vanishing stress (Phon.), stress of voice upon the closing portion of a syllable. Rush.

VANISH

Van"ish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Vanished; p. pr. & vb. n. Vanishing.] Etym: [OE. vanissen, OF. vanir (in comp.): cf. OF. envanir, esvanir, esvanuïr, F. s'évanouir; fr. L. vanus empty, vain; cf. L. vanescere, evanescere, to vanish. See Vain, and cf. Evanescent,-ish.]

1. To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land. The horse vanished . . . out of sight. Chaucer. Go; vanish into air; away! Shak. The champions vanished from their posts with the speed of lightning. Sir W. Scott. Gliding from the twilight past to vanish among realities. Hawthorne.

2. To be annihilated or lost; to pass away. "All these delights will vanish." Milton.

Van"ish, n. (Phon.)

Definition: The brief terminal part of vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part; as, a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill, o as in old with a vanish of oo as in foot. Rush.

Note: The vanish is included by Mr. Bell under the general term glide.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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