(figuratively, postpositive) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
Just before, after, or facing.
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
noun
Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.
prep
(figuratively) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
Next to; beside.
adjacently
adjacently
adv
In such a way as to be adjacent.
adjection
adjection
noun
Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adjoinant
adjoinant
adj
(obsolete) Contiguous, adjoining.
adjoint
adjoint
adj
(geometry, of one curve to another curve) Having a relationship of the nature of an adjoint (adjoint curve); sharing multiple points with.
(mathematics) Used in certain contexts, in each case involving a pair of transformations, one of which is, or is analogous to, conjugation (either inner automorphism or complex conjugation).
(mathematics, category theory, of a functor) That is related to another functor by an adjunction.
noun
(geometry, algebraic geometry) A curve A such that any point of a given curve C of multiplicity r has multiplicity at least r–1 on A. Sometimes the multiple points of C are required to be ordinary, and if this condition is not satisfied the term sub-adjoint is used.
(mathematics) The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix.
(mathematics, category theory) A functor related to another functor by an adjunction.
(mathematics, linear algebra, of a matrix) Transpose conjugate.
(mathematics, mathematical analysis, of an operator) Hermitian conjugate.
An assistant mayor of a French commune.
An assistant to someone who holds a position in the military or civil service.
adjoints
adjoints
noun
plural of adjoint
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
adjudicating
adjudicating
verb
present participle of adjudicate
adjudication
adjudication
noun
(emergency response) The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.
(law) The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
(law, Scotland) A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.
A judgment or sentence.
The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
adjument
adjument
noun
(obsolete) Help; support; that which or one who helps or supports.
adjunct
adjunct
adj
Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.
Connected in a subordinate function.
noun
(brewing) An unmalted grain or grain product that supplements the main mash ingredient.
(category theory) One of a pair of morphisms which relate to each other through a pair of adjoint functors.
(dated, metaphysics) A quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.
(grammar) A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that modifies its meaning.
(music) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.
(rhetoric) Symploce.
(syntax, X-bar theory) A constituent which is both the daughter and the sister of an X-bar.
A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
adjunction
adjunction
noun
(category theory) Given a pair of categories 𝒞 and 𝒟: an anti-parallel pair of functors F:𝒞→𝒟 and G:𝒟→𝒞 and a natural transformation 𝜂: mbox id_C→GF called “unit” such that for any object A∈𝒞, for any object B∈𝒟, and for any morphism f:A→GB, there is a unique morphism g:FA→B such that Gg∘𝜂_A=f. (Note: there is another natural transformation called “counit” as well but its existence may be derived by theorem.) The pair of functors express a similarity between the pair of categories which is weaker than that of an equivalence of categories.
(law) The joining of personal property owned by one to that owned by another.
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjunctive
adjunctive
adj
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adjuncts
adjuncts
noun
plural of adjunct
adjuntas
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustation
adjustation
noun
(rare) Adjustment.
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adjustment
adjustment
noun
The action of adjusting something
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
adjustmental
adjustmental
adj
Relating to adjustment.
adjustments
adjustments
noun
plural of adjustment
adjustoring
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
adjutancy
adjutancy
noun
The state or office of being an adjutant, assistant, or helper.
adjutant
adjutant
adj
Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.
noun
(military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
(zoology) Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia.
An assistant.
adjutants
adjutants
noun
plural of adjutant
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adjuvant
adjuvant
adj
(medicine) Designating a supplementary form of treatment, especially a cancer therapy administered after removal of a primary tumour. [from 19th c.]
Helping; helpful; assisting. [from 16th c.]
noun
(agriculture) An additive (often a separate product) that enhances the efficacy of pesticide products, but has little or no pesticidal activity itself. [from mid 20th c.]
(immunology) A substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen. [from 20th c.]
(medicine) Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment. [from 18th c.]
(pharmacology) An additive (as in a drug) that aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient. [from 19th c.]
Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper. [from 16th c.]
adjuvants
adjuvants
noun
plural of adjuvant
antejudiciary
circumadjacent
circumadjacent
adj
Lying immediately around
coadjacent
coadjacent
adj
Mutually adjacent; contiguous.
coadjacently
coadjument
coadjument
noun
Mutual help; cooperation.
coadjustment
coadjustment
noun
mutual adjustment
coadjutant
coadjutant
adj
Mutually assisting or operating; helping.
coadjutement
coadjuvant
coadjuvant
adj
cooperating
noun
(medicine) An adjuvant.
codisjunct
conjectured
conjectured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conjecture
conjugated
conjugated
adj
(organic chemistry, of an organic compound or part of such a compound) Containing one or more pairs of double bonds and/or lone pairs, each pair being separated by a single bond.
Joined together in pairs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conjugate
conjuncted
counterjudging
damkjernite
dejectedness
dejectedness
noun
The state or quality of being dejected.
dejecting
dejecting
verb
(rare) present participle of deject
dejection
dejection
noun
(medicine, archaic) Defecation or feces.
A low condition; weakness; inability.
A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
The act of humbling or abasing oneself.
dejections
dejections
noun
plural of dejection
dejeration
dejeration
noun
(obsolete) The act of swearing solemnly.
dijudicant
dijudicant
noun
One who dijudicates.
dijudicating
dijudicating
verb
present participle of dijudicate
dijudication
dijudication
noun
The act of dijudicating; judgement.
disenjoyment
disenjoyment
noun
lack of enjoyment
disjecting
disjecting
verb
present participle of disject
disjection
disjection
noun
destruction; dispersion
disjoint
disjoint
adj
(set theory, not comparable) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.
Not smooth or continuous; disjointed.
verb
(obsolete) To fall into pieces.
To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.
To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.
disjointed
disjointed
adj
(figuratively) Not connected, coherent, or continuous.
disjointedly
disjointedly
adv
In a disjointed manner.
disjointedness
disjointedness
noun
The state or condition of being disjointed.
disjointing
disjointing
verb
present participle of disjoint
disjointly
disjointly
adv
In a disjointed state.
disjointness
disjointness
noun
(mathematics) The condition of being disjoint
disjoints
disjoints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disjoint
disjointure
disjointure
noun
An instance or state of being disjoint; separation.
disjudication
disjunct
disjunct
adj
(botany) Occurring in widely separated geographic areas.
Separate; discontinuous; not connected.
noun
(linguistics) An adverbial that expresses the speaker's or writer's attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the associated clause or sentence.
(linguistics) Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence.
(logic) One of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction).
The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a disconnect.
disjunction
disjunction
noun
(biology) During meiosis, the separation of chromosomes (homologous in meiosis I, and sister chromatids in meiosis II).
(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.
(mathematics) A logical operator that results in “true” when some of its operands are true.
The act of disjoining; disunion, separation.
The state of being disjoined, contrasting, or opposing.
disjunctions
disjunctions
noun
plural of disjunction
disjunctive
disjunctive
adj
(grammar, of a personal pronoun) Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.
(logic) Of or related to a disjunction.
(music) Relating to disjunct tetrachords.
Not connected; separated.
Tending to disjoin; separating.
noun
(grammar) A disjunct.
(logic) A disjunction.
disjunctively
disjunctively
adv
In a disjunctive manner.
disjunctives
disjunctives
noun
plural of disjunctive
disjunctor
disjunctor
noun
(biology) A small, temporary body between the conidia of some fungi.
A kind of electrical circuit breaker.
disjuncts
disjuncts
noun
plural of disjunct
disjuncture
disjuncture
noun
A lack of union, or lack of coordination, or separation.
disjunctures
disjunctures
noun
plural of disjuncture
duodenojejunostomies
duodenojejunostomies
noun
plural of duodenojejunostomy
duodenojejunostomy
duodenojejunostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of a connection between the duodenum and the jejunum
forejudgment
forejudgment
noun
(obsolete) prejudgment
forjudgment
inadjustability
inadjustable
infeijdation
injected
injected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inject
injucundity
injucundity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being unpleasant; disagreeableness.
interjaculateded
interjected
interjected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interject
interjectionalised
interjectionalized
interjoinder
interjoined
interjoined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interjoin
interjudgment
introjected
introjected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of introject
jadestone
jadestone
noun
Synonym of jade (“semiprecious stone”)
jamtland
janthinidae
jaundiceroot
jaunted
jaunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jaunt
jettisoned
jettisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jettison
jitneyed
jocundities
jocundities
noun
plural of jocundity
jocundity
jocundity
noun
(countable) A jocund remark; a witticism.
(uncountable) The state of being jocund.
jointed
jointed
adj
(Ireland, slang, of an entertainment venue) Extremely full of people, packed, chockablock.
Having joints.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of joint
jointedly
jointedly
adv
In a jointed way; with, or by means of, joints.
jointedness
jointedness
noun
The state or condition of being jointed.
jointured
jointured
adj
(of a wife) Supplied with an estate through jointure.
(of an estate) Bequeathed to a wife through jointure.
jointweed
jointweed
noun
Any member of the genus Polygonella of knotweeds and smartweeds.
jointwood
jolterheadedness
jordanite
jordanite
noun
(mineralogy) A grey monoclinic sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb₁₄(As,Sb)₆S₂₃.
jourdanton
jucundity
jucundity
noun
(obsolete) Pleasantness; agreeableness.
judaisation
judaization
judaization
Noun
The act of Judaizing; a conforming to the Jewish religion or culture. Compare with Hellenisation.
judgement
judgement
noun
(chiefly Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of judgment.
judgemental
judgemental
adj
Alternative spelling of judgmental
judgements
judgements
noun
plural of judgement
judgment
judgment
noun
(law) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.
(theology) The final award; the last sentence.
The act of judging.
The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.
The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely
judgmental
judgmental
adj
(chiefly of a person) Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.
Of or relating to judgment.
judgmentally
judgmentally
adv
In a judgmental manner.
judgments
judgments
noun
plural of judgment
judication
judication
noun
The act of judging, judgment.
jugendstil
jugendstil
noun
The German equivalent of art nouveau.
junketed
junketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of junket
junketeered
junketeered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of junketeer
juramentado
juramentado
noun
(historical) A Moro swordsman who attacked and killed occupying and invading police and soldiers, expecting to be killed himself.
juramentados
juramentados
noun
plural of juramentado
jurisdiction
jurisdiction
noun
The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.
The power or right to exercise authority.
The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.
The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
jurisdictional
jurisdictional
adj
Of or pertaining to jurisdiction.
jurisdictionalism
jurisdictionalism
noun
(politics) A policy of affirming a laical jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical one.
jurisdictionally
jurisdictionally
adv
In a jurisdictional way.
jurisdictions
jurisdictions
noun
plural of jurisdiction
jurisprudent
jurisprudent
adj
Understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence.
noun
One skilled in law or jurisprudence.
jurisprudential
jurisprudential
adj
Of or pertaining to jurisprudence
jurisprudentialist
jurisprudentially
jurisprudentially
adv
In terms of jurisprudence.
jutland
jutlander
jutlander
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Jutland.
jutlandish
jutlandish
Adjective
Jutlandic
Proper noun
Jutlandic
juventude
kjeldahlization
lutjanidae
maladjustment
maladjustment
noun
(psychology) The inability to adapt oneself to the needs of others, or to the stresses of normal life.
A poor or faulty adjustment, especially of a mechanism.