A mirrored device which gives a correct image of an anamorphosis.
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anapterygotism
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anisometrope
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anthospermum
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropometrist
anthropometrist
noun
A practitioner of anthropometry
anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
anthropomorphised
anthropomorphised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphise
anthropomorphotheist
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
antiexpressionism
antispermotoxin
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
apperceptionism
apportionments
apportionments
noun
plural of apportionment
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
archimpressionist
aristorepublicanism
aspermont
aspidospermine
aspidospermine
noun
(medicine) An alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever
astrospherecentrosomic
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosyndesmitis
cameraperson
cameraperson
noun
A person who operates a camera.
capersomeness
castanospermum
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
centropomus
centrospermae
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemosorption
chemotherapeuticness
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystonephrostomy
chondroseptum
chrysosplenium
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cicrumspections
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
circumspection
circumspection
noun
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
circumspections
circumspections
noun
plural of circumspection
cnemidophorus
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
commentatorship
commentatorship
noun
The office or occupation of a commentator.
commissionership
commissionership
noun
The role or office of commissioner.
commissionerships
commissionerships
noun
plural of commissionership
commonership
commonership
noun
The condition of being a fellow-commoner.
companeros
comparableness
comparableness
noun
The state or quality of being comparable; comparability.
comparativeness
comparativeness
noun
The state or quality of being comparative.
compartmentalizes
compartmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize
compartments
compartments
noun
plural of compartment
compensator
compensator
noun
(literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation
(nautical) One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass
A building control device used to deliver the compensation relationship or curve between the air temperature outside a building and the temperature of water or air provided to spaces or zones within the building for purposes of heating or cooling.
Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance.
compensators
compensators
noun
plural of compensator
compensatory
compensatory
adj
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
compenser
complainers
complainers
noun
plural of complainer
complementaries
complementaries
noun
plural of complementary
complementariness
complementariness
noun
The state or quality of being complementary; complementarity.
complementarism
complementers
complementers
noun
plural of complementer
complimentariness
complimentariness
noun
The state or quality of being complimentary.
complimenters
complimenters
noun
plural of complimenter
comportments
comportments
noun
plural of comportment
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
comprehends
comprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend
comprehense
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
comprehensible
comprehensible
adj
Able to be comprehended.
comprehensibleness
comprehensibleness
noun
The quality of being comprehensible; comprehensibility.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
comprehension
comprehension
noun
(Christianity) The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
(logic) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
(programming) A compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages.
Thorough understanding.
comprehensions
comprehensions
noun
plural of comprehension
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
comprehensiveness
comprehensiveness
noun
The state of being comprehensive.
comprehensivenesses
comprehensives
comprehensives
noun
plural of comprehensive
comprehensor
comprehensor
noun
(obsolete) One who comprehends; one who has attained a full knowledge.
compresence
compresence
noun
(philosophy) The state of existing together concurrently.
The tie or relation responsible for holding properties in the bundle theory of substance. Also called 'togetherness'
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
compressibleness
compressibleness
noun
The quality of being compressible.
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
compression
compression
noun
(astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
(computing) The process by which data is compressed.
(music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
compressional
compressional
adj
The quality of compression
compressions
compressions
noun
plural of compression
compulsoriness
compulsoriness
noun
The state or quality of being compulsory.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
coniospermous
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
contemplators
contemplators
noun
plural of contemplator
contemporaneous
contemporaneous
adj
Existing or created in the same period of time.
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
contemporaneousness
contemporaneousness
noun
The state or characteristic of being contemporaneous.
contemporaries
contemporaries
noun
plural of contemporary
contemporariness
contemporariness
noun
The state or quality of being contemporary.
contemporise
contemporise
verb
Alternative form of contemporize
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise
contemporising
contemporising
verb
present participle of contemporise
contretemps
contretemps
noun
(fencing) An ill-timed pass.
An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event.
copernicanism
copernicanism
Noun
Belief in, or advocacy of the heliocentric model of the heavens
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
coppersidesman
coppersmithing
coppersmithing
noun
The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
corpsmen
corpsmen
noun
plural of corpsman
cotemporaneous
cotemporaneous
adj
Living or existing at the same time; contemporaneous.
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
countercomplaints
countercomplaints
noun
plural of countercomplaint
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
counterimpulse
counterimpulse
noun
An impulse that runs counter to another impulse.
counterstamp
counterstamp
noun
A countermark made with a stamp.
verb
To countermark with a stamp.
countersympathy
cryptomnesia
cryptomnesia
noun
(psychology) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience
cryptomnesic
cryptomnesic
adj
Relating to cryptomnesia.
cryptomonadales
cryptonemiales
cupromanganese
deanthropomorphism
decompensatory
decompensatory
adj
Relating to decompensation.
decompressing
decompressing
verb
present participle of decompress
decompression
decompression
noun
(medicine) The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery.
A mode of operation of some internal combustion engines which reduces the engine's compression ratio, making it easier to start but significantly increasing fuel consumption.
The process of decompressing.
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).
decompressions
decompressions
noun
plural of decompression
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
demonstratorship
demonstratorship
noun
A position as a demonstrator (at a university etc.).