(mathematics) The trigonometric function of the complement of the supplied angle.
(programming) A costatement that takes the form of a function and can accept parameters and return a value.
cofunctions
cofunctions
noun
plural of cofunction
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
colourfast
colourfast
adj
Alternative spelling of colorfast (Items with dyes or pigments that are capable of producing a stable colouring effect.)
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
comfortful
comfortful
adj
Full of comforts; comfortable.
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
confabulate
confabulate
verb
(intransitive) To confer.
(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
confabulation
confabulation
noun
(psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true.
A casual conversation; a chat.
confabulations
confabulations
noun
plural of confabulation
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
confabulatory
confabulatory
adj
colloquial
confabulating (fabricating)
conversational
confecture
confecture
noun
(obsolete) confiture
(obsolete) conjecture, hypothesis
conferruminate
conferruminate
adj
(botany) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
verb
To unite into a solid mass
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
configurating
configurating
verb
present participle of configurate
configuration
configuration
noun
(algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
(physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
configurational
configurational
adj
(grammar) Of a language: having a relatively fixed style of grammar where the subject of a sentence is outside the finite verb phrase but the object is inside it.
Of or pertaining to a configuration.
configurationally
configurationally
adv
With regard to a configuration
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
configurationist
configurations
configurations
noun
plural of configuration
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
confiture
confiture
noun
a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
conflictful
conflictful
adj
Tending towards conflict
conflicting
conflictual
conflictual
adj
Characterized by conflict
confluent
confluent
adj
(biology) Describing cells in a culture that merge to form a mass.
(geometry, of a triangle) Exactly the same size as another triangle.
(mathematics) Given a binary operation →_𝛽 on a set A, and its reflexive, transitive closure ↠_𝛽 , then, for all a1, a2, and a3 in A, if a1 →_𝛽 a2 and a1 →_𝛽 a3, then there must exist an a4 in A such that a2 ↠_𝛽 a4 and a3 ↠_𝛽 a4.
(meteorology, of wind) Converging, especially as viewed on a weather chart.
(of two or more objects or shapes) Converging, merging or flowing together into one.
noun
A stream uniting and flowing with another; a confluent stream.
confluently
confluently
adv
In a confluent manner
confluxibility
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confricamentum
confucianist
confucianist
Noun
A follower of the teachings of Confucius
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confustication
confustication
noun
(informal) The act of confusticating; confusion; perplexity.
confutability
confutability
noun
The state of being confutable or disprovable.
confutable
confutable
adj
(archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.
confutation
confutation
noun
The act or process of confuting; refutation.
confutations
confutations
noun
plural of confutation
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
confutator
confute
confute
verb
(transitive, now rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.
confuted
confuted
adj
Disproved; refuted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confute
confuter
confuter
noun
A person who confutes
confuters
confuters
noun
plural of confuter
confutes
confutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confute
confuting
confuting
verb
present participle of confute
consentful
consentful
adj
With consent; consenting or consensual.
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
contemptful
contemptful
adj
Full of contempt.
contentful
contentful
adj
(obsolete) Full of contentment.
Having content.
contrafacture
contrafissura
contrafissure
contrafissure
noun
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
contraflexure
corruptful
corruptful
adj
(obsolete) Tending to corrupt; full of corruption.
corticiferous
corticiferous
adj
Producing bark or something resembling bark.
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
corticifugally
corticifugally
adv
In a corticifugal manner.
costful
costful
adj
(archaic) Expensive; sumptuous
Indicative of expenditure or loss; costly
costiferous
costiferous
adj
(anatomy) Bearing ribs.
cosurfactant
cosurfactant
noun
A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.
coteful
cotransfuse
counteraffirm
counteraffirmation
counterbuff
counterbuff
noun
A buff (strike) in return; a counterblow.
verb
To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.
counterclassification
counterclassifications
countercraft
countercraft
noun
Strategies or tactics that serve to counter something.
counterdefender
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterdraft
countereffect
countereffect
noun
An effect that is the opposite of another (especially another that has the same cause)
countereffects
countereffects
noun
plural of countereffect
counterefficiency
countereffort
countereffort
noun
An effort made in opposition to another.
counterefforts
counterefforts
noun
plural of countereffort
counterfact
counterfact
noun
A counterfactual.
counterfactual
counterfactual
adj
Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue.
Of or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world.
noun
(linguistics, philosophy) A conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false.
A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts.
A hypothetical state of the world, used to assess the impact of an action.
counterfactually
counterfactually
adv
In a counterfactual way.
counterfallacy
counterfallacy
noun
A fallacy that opposes another fallacy.
counterfaller
counterfaller
noun
(engineering) A faller that opposes another faller, so that one rises while the other is descending.
counterfeisance
counterfeisance
noun
(obsolete) Deception, dissimulation.
counterfeit
counterfeit
adj
Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.
False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
Inauthentic.
noun
(obsolete) An impostor; a cheat.
(obsolete) That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
A non-genuine article; a fake.
One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
verb
(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
(transitive, obsolete) To feign; to mimic.
(transitive, obsolete) To produce a faithful copy of.
(transitive, poker, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.
counterfeited
counterfeited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit
counterfeiter
counterfeiter
noun
A person who counterfeits
counterfeiters
counterfeiters
noun
plural of counterfeiter
counterfeiting
counterfeiting
noun
The act of one who counterfeits.
verb
present participle of counterfeit
counterfeitly
counterfeitly
adv
In a counterfeit way; falsely.
counterfeitment
counterfeitment
noun
counterfeiting
counterfeitness
counterfeitness
noun
The state or quality of being counterfeit.
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterferment
counterfessed
counterfire
counterfire
noun
(military) firing of weapons in response
counterfires
counterfix
counterflange
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
counterfleury
counterfleury
adj
Alternative spelling of counterflory
counterflight
counterflory
counterflory
adj
(heraldry) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis or other floral motifs arranged in pairs opposite each other, especially on opposite sides of a border on a shield or banner.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterflux
counterfoil
counterfoil
noun
the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
counterforce
counterforce
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.
noun
A force that opposes another force.
counterformula
counterformula
noun
A formula that counters or goes against another formula.
counterfort
counterfort
noun
A buttress built against a wall.
A spur of a mountain range.
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
counterhaft
counterinflationary
counterinflationary
adj
(economics) Counteracting inflation.
counterinfluence
counterinfluence
noun
An influence exerted against another influence.
verb
To influence contrary to another influence.
counterinfluences
counterinfluences
noun
plural of counterinfluence
counterlife
counterlife
noun
A counterfactual life; a life other than the one actually lived.
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermanifestoes
counteroffensive
counteroffensive
noun
US spelling of counter-offensive
counteroffensives
counteroffensives
noun
plural of counteroffensive
counteroffer
counteroffer
noun
An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.
verb
To offer as a counteroffer.
counteroffers
counteroffers
noun
plural of counteroffer
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
counterrefer
counterreflected
counterreform
counterreform
noun
Opposition to reform.
counterreformation
counterreforms
counterreforms
noun
plural of counterreform
counterscoff
counterscoff
noun
A retort; a scoffing utterance in response to another.
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
countertransference
countertransference
noun
(psychotherapy) The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to his or her patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.
countfish
countrification
countrification
noun
The act or process of countrifying.
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countrify
countrify
verb
(transitive) To make rural or rustic.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
courtcraft
courtcraft
noun
(sports) Skill on the court, as in squash or tennis.
The artifices and intrigues at courts.
cruciformity
crustification
crystalliferous
crystalliferous
adj
Containing or producing crystals
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.