(astronomy, archaic or historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.
(astronomy, archaic or historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
calumniate
calumniate
verb
(transitive) To levy a false charge against, especially of a vague offense, with the intent to damage someone's reputation or standing.
(transitive) To make hurtful untrue comments about.
centiplume
chaumontel
clementius
coambulant
columnated
columnated
adj
(architecture) Having columns; columnar
columnates
columnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnate
columnists
columnists
noun
plural of columnist
communital
couplement
couplement
noun
(obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair
culminated
culminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of culminate
culminates
culminates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of culminate
cumulating
cumulating
verb
present participle of cumulate
cumulation
cumulation
noun
Accumulation.
The effect of free trade agreements on the rules of origin in calculating importation tariffs, quotas, etc.
demulcents
demulcents
noun
plural of demulcent
documental
documental
adj
(archaic) Of or relating to written evidence; documentary.
(obsolete) Of or relating to instruction.
glutaminic
glutaminic
adj
Related to, or derived from glutamine
impunctual
impunctual
Adjective
Not punctual.
incolumity
incolumity
noun
(obsolete) safety; security
loculament
loculament
noun
(botany) The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.
maculating
maculating
verb
present participle of maculate
maculation
maculation
noun
(obsolete) The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.
(zoology, botany, chiefly uncountable) A pattern of spots.
malconduct
malconduct
noun
(less common) Synonym of misconduct
metaconule
metaconule
noun
(dentistry) The distal intermediate cusp of an upper molar tooth
monoculate
monoculist
monoculist
noun
(rare) A one-eyed person
monticulus
monticulus
noun
A little elevation.
mulctation
multisonic
noctambule
nummulitic
nummulitic
adj
(geology) Pertaining to or consisting of nummulites, especially as designating a type of Eocene limestone formation.
omnilucent
omnilucent
adj
All-illuminating; shedding light in every direction.
placuntoma
plutonomic
plutonomic
adj
Of or pertaining to plutonomy.
scuttleman
semilucent
semilucent
adj
Partially lucent; allowing less light to pass than through than something translucent but more than something opaque.
stimulance
stimulancy
stimulancy
noun
The act of stimulating; stimulation.
The quality of being stimulating.
tenaculums
tentaculum
tentaculum
noun
(anatomy) One of the stiff hairs situated around the mouth, or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be tactile organs.
(zoology) A tentacle.
triclinium
triclinium
noun
(historical, Roman antiquity) A couch for reclining at mealtimes, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts.
(historical, Roman antiquity) A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.
