(rare) A device that maintains equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
equilibratory
equilibratory
adj
Relating to the physical sense of balance, or equilibrium.
equilobate
equilobate
adj
(biology) Equally lobed; divided into similar lobes.
equilocation
equimomental
equimomental
adj
Having equal moments of inertia.
equinoctial
equinoctial
adj
(astronomy) Of or relating to the celestial equator.
(astronomy) Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
(uncommon) Equatorial: Of or relating to the equator of the Earth.
noun
(rare) The terrestrial equator.
An equinoctial gale.
The great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator.
equinoctially
equinoctially
adv
In an equinoctial manner; relative to the equinox.
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equiomnipotent
equiparation
equiparation
noun
(chiefly historical, law, philosophy) The transfer or imputation of attributes from one object or concept to another; the drawing of an equivalence between them.
(more generally, rare) Comparison.
equipartition
equipartition
noun
(mathematics, of a graph) The partition of its vertex set into sets whose sizes differ from each other by no more than 1.
(statistical mechanics) Short for w:Equipartition theorem.
The division of something into equal parts.
verb
(transitive) To divide into equal parts.
equipollent
equipollent
adj
(logic, of each of two statements) able to be deduced from the other
equivalent
having equal power or force
noun
An equivalent.
equipollently
equipollently
adv
With equal power.
equipollentness
equipollents
equipollents
noun
plural of equipollent
equiponderant
equiponderant
adj
(obsolete) Having equal weight.
equiponderate
equiponderate
verb
To counterbalance.
equiponderated
equiponderated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate
equiponderating
equiponderating
verb
present participle of equiponderate
equiponderation
equiponderation
noun
An equiponderating, or counterbalancing.
equipostile
equipotent
equipotent
adj
(mathematics) Of two sets, having a bijection with one another.
Having equal strength, ability or efficacy.
equipotential
equipotential
adj
Having equal potential.
noun
A region whose every point has the same potential.
equipotentiality
equipotentiality
noun
The condition of being equipotential
equiprobabilist
equiprobability
equiprobability
noun
The state or condition of being equiprobable
equiproportional
equiproportional
adj
equally proportional (to two or more other things)
equiproportionality
equiproportionality
noun
The condition of being equiproportional
equirotal
equirotal
adj
Having wheels of the same size or diameter; having equal rotation.
equisetaceous
equisetaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Equisetaceae, or horsetails.
equisonant
equisonant
adj
(ancient music) Intra-octavally consonant.
equitation
equitation
noun
The art, practice or act of riding a horse; horsemanship.
equitations
equitations
noun
plural of equitation
equitemporal
equitemporal
adj
Of equal time.
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
equivelocity
equivelocity
noun
An equal velocity
equivocalities
equivocalities
noun
plural of equivocality
equivocality
equivocality
noun
The quality of being equivocal.
equivocate
equivocate
verb
(intransitive) To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive.
(transitive) To render equivocal or ambiguous.
equivocated
equivocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivocate
equivocates
equivocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate
equivocating
equivocating
verb
present participle of equivocate
equivocatingly
equivocatingly
adv
With equivocation.
equivocation
equivocation
noun
(logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
equivocations
equivocations
noun
plural of equivocation
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivocatory
equivocatory
adj
Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
equivote
equivote
noun
(obsolete, rare) A hung vote, one having an equal number of votes cast on each side of the question.
estoque
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
forequarter
forequarter
noun
The foreleg, shoulder and surrounding area of the body of a quadruped.
The front half of a side of meat.
forequarters
forequarters
noun
plural of forequarter
forequoted
forequoted
adj
Cited before; quoted in an earlier part of the treatise or essay.
forerequest
foucquet
fouquet
frequentation
frequentation
noun
The act of frequenting a particular place
giottesque
giottesque
Adjective
In the manner of Giotto di Bondone
grandiloquent
grandiloquent
adj
(of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid
grandiloquently
grandiloquently
adv
showing grandiloquence
grotesque
grotesque
adj
(typography) Sans serif.
Disgusting or otherwise viscerally revolting.
Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.
noun
(typography) A sans serif typeface.
A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.
Anything grotesque.
grotesquely
grotesquely
adv
In a grotesque manner; disgustingly.
grotesqueness
grotesqueness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being grotesque.
grotesquerie
grotesquerie
noun
(literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
The quality of being grotesque or macabre.
grotesqueries
grotesqueries
noun
plural of grotesquery
grotesquery
grotesquery
noun
Alternative form of grotesquerie
grotesques
grotesques
noun
plural of grotesque
hacqueton
haqueton
hawthornesque
hydroxyanthraquinone
hydroxyanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
hyperequatorial
illaqueation
illaqueation
noun
(obsolete) Trapping or entangling someone or something in a noose, snaring; hanging.
The process of pulling away an inverted eyelash by passing a loop of thread behind it.
inadequation
inadequation
noun
(obsolete) Lack of exact correspondence.
inconsequent
inconsequent
adj
(archaic) Alternative form of inconsequential
illogical; not following from the premises
inconsequentia
inconsequentia
noun
Trivia; items or facts of little or no importance.
inconsequential
inconsequential
adj
Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
Not logically following from the premises.
noun
Something unimportant; something that does not matter.
inconsequentiality
inconsequentiality
noun
(countable) anything that is inconsequential
(uncountable) the property of being inconsequential
inconsequentially
inconsequentially
adv
In an inconsequential manner.
inconsequently
inconsequently
adv
In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence
inconsequentness
inconsequentness
noun
inconsequence
ineloquent
ineloquent
Adjective
Not eloquent
ineloquently
ineloquently
adv
Without eloquence.
inequation
inequation
noun
(mathematics) A statement that two expressions are not the same.
inequicostate
inequilobate
inequilobate
adj
(biology) Unequally lobed; cut into lobes of different shapes or sizes.
inequipotential
inequipotentiality
iniquitousness
iniquitousness
noun
Quality of being iniquitous.
inquietation
inquietation
Noun
disturbance
inquisitorialness
inquisitorialness
noun
The quality of being inquisitorial.
interequinoctial
interequinoctial
adj
Coming between the equinoxes.
irondequoit
isoquercitrin
isoquercitrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid glycoside, isolated from mangoes or from the giant rhubarb, that has anti-inflammatory activity
jacqueminot
jacqueminot
noun
A variety of deep crimson rose.
joaquinite
joaquinite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare silicate mineral.
jusquaboutisme
liquefaction
liquefaction
noun
Process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas)
The liquid or semiliquid that results from this process.
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
longiloquent
longiloquent
adj
long-winded
loquacities
loquacities
noun
plural of loquacity
loquent
loquently
machinotechnique
magniloquent
magniloquent
adj
Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.
magniloquently
magniloquently
adv
In a magniloquent manner.
maquoketa
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
mastoideosquamous
mastosquamose
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
methaqualone
methaqualone
noun
(pharmacology) A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates. Also used recreationally.
microtechnique
microtechnique
noun
Any small-scale technique.
The art of preparing objects for examination under a microscope.
milquetoast
milquetoast
adj
(originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
noun
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
milquetoasts
milquetoasts
noun
plural of milquetoast
misquote
misquote
noun
An incorrect recitation of a quote.
An incorrect recording of a quote.
verb
To incorrectly recite a quote.
To incorrectly record a quote.
misquoted
misquoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misquote
misquoter
misquoter
noun
One who misquotes.
misquotes
misquotes
noun
plural of misquote
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misquote
monchiquite
monchiquite
noun
(mineralogy) A black, basaltic igneous rock consisting of a ground mass of automorphic augite and magnetite with many embedded phenocrysts, usually of olivine.
montesquieu
moquette
moquette
noun
A kind of fabric with a thick pile used for carpeting or to upholster seating, etc.
An article covered in such material.
moquettes
moquettes
noun
plural of moquette
mosquelet
mosquitocide
mosquitocide
noun
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
mosquitoes
mosquitoes
noun
plural of mosquito
mosquitoey
mosquitoey
adj
Swarming with mosquitoes.
mosquitofishes
mosquitofishes
noun
plural of mosquitofish
mosquittoey
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
mousquetaires
mousquetaires
noun
plural of mousquetaire
multiloquence
multiloquence
noun
The state or condition of being multiloquent; talkativeness.
multiloquent
multiloquent
adj
Talkative.
musqueto
naphthoquinone
naphthoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomers of polycyclic aromatic ketones derived from naphthalene.
negqtiator
nesquehonite
nesquehonite
noun
(mineralogy) Magnesium carbonate trihydrate.
nonacquaintance
nonacquaintance
noun
(countable) A person who is not an acquaintance.
(uncountable) Lack of acquaintance; the quality of being unacquainted.