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fnfirmerie 224 iiiiiavigabJIite
1 ii fi riueric, f., infirmary; hospital for light diseases
or slight wounds;
d'etapes, v. s. v., etape;
de fort, (Fr. a.) sort of hospital established
in each besieged or invested fort;
garc, de gare, (Fr. a.) hospital established
during war in railroad station for the treatment
of sick and wounded in transit, and of
those too sick to continue the journey;
de garnison, (Fr. a.) same as regimentaire,
but organized in garrisons composed of
detachments of different regiments;
de gltes d'etapes, v. s. v. etape;
-hopital, (Fr. a.) a regimental infirmary
receiving the sick for treatment (established
in garrison towns not having a regular military
hospital, and some distance from regular military
or civil hospital);
regimentaire, (Fr. a.) regimental infirmary;
veterinaire, horse infirmary.
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Infirmier, m., hospital attendant; private
hospital corps (U.S.A.);
commis aux Ventures, (Fr. a.) (formerly)
hospital clerk (had no medical instruction or
duties);
d' exploitation, (Fr. a.) hospital attendant
who does heavy work (loading ambulances,
litters, etc., setting up tents, care of field material,
etc.);
-major, (Fr. a.) sergeant or corporal in
charge of a division de malades, q. v. (responsible
for ventilation, heating, good order, police,
etc.);
mecanicien, (Fr. a.) hospital attendant in
charge of the engines of the establishment,
hospital engineer; .
militaire, (Fr. a.) hospital attendant belonging
to the service de sante (i. e., not detailed
from the troops);
regimentaire, (Fr. a.) soldier detailed for duty
in the infirmerie regimentaire;
de visite, (Fr. a.) hospital orderly in direct
attendance upon the sick (dresses wounds,
gives medicine, distributes food, etc.).
inflxer, v. a., to fix or set in (rare).
inflammability f., inflammability.
inflammable, a., inflammable.
inflammateur, m., (elec.) firing key; (torp., expl.),
igniter;
d mouvement d'horlogerie, clockwork igniter.
inflammation, f., inflammation (esp. of a powder
charge); spread of the flames over the surface
of grains;
centrale, (sm. a.) center-fire (system);
electriquc, (expl., art., etc.) firing or discharging
by electricity;
par percussion, (sm. a.) percussion fire;
ptripherique, (sm. a.), rim-fire (system);
retard d' , (art.) hang fire;
spontanee, spontaneous inflammation.
InflCchir, v. a., to inflect, t9 bend, to elbow.
inflexible, a., inflexible, rigid.
inflexion, f., inflexion, (art.) whipping, thrashing
(of the chase of a gun); jumping of the gun
when fired; droop.
infliction, f., infliction.
infliger, v. a., to inflict.
influence, f., influence; (expl.) sympathy;
detonation par , (expl.) sympathetic detonation,
detonation by influence.
In-folio, m., folio.
information, f., investigation, inquiry; (in pi.,
mil.) intelligence, news, information in the
informer, v. a. n., to inform, make known, acquaint;
(law) to investigate a case, inquire
into an accusation or charges.
in foi tillable, a., (fort.) not susceptible of fortification.
infracteur, m., infringer.
infraction, f., infraction, breach, violation.
infrastructure, f., (r. r.) roadbed; (more strictly)
masonry work and earthwork; (pont.) structure
under the roadway of a bridge.
infraye, a., not opened (of a road).
infusibilite, f., infusibility.
infusible, a., infusible.
infusotres, m. pi., infusoria.
ingenieur, m., engineer; (mil.) military engineer;
(Fr. nav.) naval constructor (two classes of,
assimilated to captain and commander, respectively,
U. S. N.);
ahiUeur, artillery engineer;
de cam,pagne, field engineer;
en chef, chief engineer;
des chemins defer, railroad engineer;
civil, civil engineer;
consultant, consulting engineer;
-constructeur, (nav.) shipbuilder;
des constructions navales, (nav.) naval constructor;
du corps du genie maritime, (nav.) naval constructor;
de cuirassement, armor engineer;
du genie maritime, (nav.) naval constructor;
geographe, surveyor, topographical engineer;
hydrograpJie, hydrographer; (Fr. nav.) hydrographic
engineer;
hydrograpJie de Ire (2me) classe, (Fr. nav.)
grades assimilated to captain and to commander,
respectively, U. S. N.;
inspecteur, superintending engineer;
de la marine, maritime, naval construc-
tor;
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mecanicien, mechanical engineer;
militaire, (mil.) military engineer .(a current,
not an official, expression);
des mines, mining engineer;
opticien, maker of optical instruments;
de place, garrison engineer;
des ponts et chaussees, (French) government
engineer (for bridges and roads);
des poudres et salpetres, (French) engineer
for manufacture of explosives;
de routes, road engineer;
sous assistant , engineer; ( Fr. nav.) assistant
naval constructor (three classes of);
sous hydrograpJie, ( Fr. nav.) assistant hydrcgrapher
(three classes of);
torpilleur, torpedo engineer.
ingredient, m., ingredient;
de proprete, (Fr. a.) cleaning material (soap,
wax, polish, etc.).
ingueable, a., unfordable.
inhumation, L, burial.
inhumer, v. a., to bury.
ininflammabilite, f., uninflammability.
ininflammable, a., uninflammable,
ininfiammation, f., failure to inflame.
initial, a., initial.
point , (mil.) initial point
of a march (in-
accurate term);
Vitesse e, (ball.) muzzle velocity.
initiative, f., (mil.) initiative (bold, offensive
spirit);
esprit d' , spirit of initiative.
injecter, v. a., to inject.
injecteur, m., (steam) injector;
aspirant, suction injector;
automoteur, self-adjusting injector;
Giffard, Giffard injector;
universe!, universal injector.
widest possible sense; (mil. law) preliminary
investigation of a case (interrogatory of the
accused and of witnesses and drafting of a
report setting forth the facts, with all the injection, f., impregnation of wood; (steam) in-
circumstances; corresponds to investigation by jection;
the judge-advocate. U. S. A., only much eau d' , (steam) injection water;
more formal and elaborate); report of an in- levicr, rolnnet, tiroir, tuyau, d' , (steam) injecvestigation;tion
lever, cock, slide, pipe.
service a' s, (mil.) a generic term for all means injonction, f., injunction; formal order, impera-
of transmitting information, orders, intellitive command.
gence, etc.
innavigabillte, f., state of being unnavigable,
Informe, m., investigation.
(nav.) unseaworthiness.