(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
fireplough
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
fluorographic
fluorographic
adj
Relating to fluorography.
fluoroscoping
fluoroscoping
verb
present participle of fluoroscope
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
foreglimpse
foreglimpse
noun
A glimpse or revelation of the future.
verb
To glimpse something in the future.
foreglimpsed
foreglimpsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreglimpse
forepaling
foreplanting
forepoling
gonfaloniership
gonfaloniership
noun
The role or status of gonfalonier.
leapfrogging
leapfrogging
noun
(economics, business) The idea that small and incremental innovations lead the dominant firm to stay ahead, whereas radical innovations will permit new firms to "leapfrog" the dominant one.
The act of one who leapfrogs.
verb
present participle of leapfrog.
lightningproof
lightningproof
adj
Resistant to lightning.
lightproof
lightproof
adj
Sealed so that no light can enter.
lymphangiofibroma
oilproofing
oilproofing
verb
present participle of oilproof
overamplifying
overamplifying
verb
present participle of overamplify
oversimplifying
oversimplifying
verb
present participle of oversimplify
perfilograph
pettifogulizer
phalangiform
phalangiform
adj
(biology) Resembling a phalanx.
photofluorographic
photofluorographic
adj
Relating to photofluorography.
pigflower
preflavoring
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
preformulating
preformulating
verb
present participle of preformulate
prefungoidal
pregolfing
professionalising
professionalising
verb
present participle of professionalise
professionalizing
professionalizing
verb
present participle of professionalize
professorling
professorling
noun
(obsolete) a young and unexperienced professor
profiling
profiling
noun
(military, historical) In the construction of fieldworks, the erection at proper intervals of wooden profiles, to show to the workmen the sectional form of the parapets at those points.
The forensic science of constructing an outline of a person's individual characteristics.
verb
present participle of profile
profilograph
profilograph
noun
An instrument for automatically recording the profile of the ground it traverses.
profligacies
profligacies
noun
plural of profligacy
profligacy
profligacy
noun
(countable) Careless wastefulness.
(uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.
profligate
profligate
adj
(obsolete) Overthrown, ruined.
Immoral; abandoned to vice.
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
noun
An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
An overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
verb
(obsolete) To drive away; to overcome.
profligated
profligated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of profligate
profligately
profligately
adv
In a profligate manner.
profligateness
profligateness
noun
The state or condition of being profligate; wastefulness.
profligates
profligates
noun
plural of profligate
profligation
profligation
noun
(obsolete) defeat; rout; overthrow
proliferating
proliferating
verb
present participle of proliferate
prolificating
prolificating
verb
present participle of prolificate
scientificogeographical
selfpropelling
slipforming
slipforming
noun
The use of the slipform technique in working with concrete.