(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acquisitions
acquisitions
noun
plural of acquisition
acquisitor
acquisitor
noun
one who acquires
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
aquasco
aquascope
aquascope
noun
A device used to view beneath the surface of water
aquashicola
aquicolous
aquicolous
adj
(biology) Living in water.
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquintocubitalism
aquocapsulitis
aquocellolitis
armouchiquois
caquetoires
chylaqueous
chylaqueous
adj
(zoology) Consisting of chyle diluted with water; said of a liquid that forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals.
chymaqueous
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
coequalness
coequalness
noun
The state or quality of being coequal.
coequals
coequals
noun
plural of coequal
coequates
coequates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coequate
colliquativeness
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colloquialisms
colloquialisms
noun
plural of colloquialism
colloquialist
colloquialist
noun
A good conversationalist.
A person who uses colloquial words or phrases.
colloquialness
colloquialness
noun
The state or quality of being colloquial.
colloquials
colloquials
noun
plural of colloquial
conquassate
conquassate
verb
(obsolete, transitive, rare) To shake; to agitate.
conquerableness
conquerableness
noun
The quality of being conquerable.
conquians
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
conquistadors
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
consequentialities
consequentialities
noun
plural of consequentiality
consequentiality
consequentiality
noun
The property of being consequential.
consequentially
consequentially
adv
In a consequential manner; with consequence or significance.
consequentialness
consequentialness
noun
the quality or state of being consequential
coquinas
coquinas
noun
plural of coquina
corinthianesque
cosaque
cosaque
noun
(dated) A cracker bonbon.
cotqueans
cotqueans
noun
plural of cotquean
cowanesque
disqualification
disqualification
noun
(basketball): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
disqualifications
disqualifications
noun
plural of disqualification
equicostate
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equisetaceous
equisetaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Equisetaceae, or horsetails.
equisonance
equisonance
noun
(music) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
equivocacies
equivocacies
noun
plural of equivocacy
equivocalities
equivocalities
noun
plural of equivocality
equivocalness
equivocalness
noun
The state of being equivocal; ambiguity
equivocates
equivocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate
equivocations
equivocations
noun
plural of equivocation
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
fouquieriaceous
fouquieriaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the plant family Fouquieriaceae.
glacioaqueous
glacioaqueous
adj
Relating to, or formed by, both ice and water.
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.
inequicostate
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
loquacious
loquacious
adj
Talkative; chatty.
loquaciously
loquaciously
adv
In a loquacious manner.
loquaciousness
loquaciousness
noun
The state or property of being loquacious.
loquacities
loquacities
noun
plural of loquacity
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
mosquitocidal
mosquitocidal
adj
Acting as a mosquitocide; fatal to mosquitos.
nonacquaintanceship
nonacquiescence
nonacquiescence
noun
Lack of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
nonacquiescent
nonacquiescently
nonacquiescing
nonacquiescing
adj
Not acquiescing; not resting one's opposition to something.
nonacquisitive
nonacquisitive
adj
Not acquisitive.
nonacquisitively
nonacquisitiveness
nonacquisitiveness
Noun
The quality of not being acquisitive.
nonconsequential
nonconsequential
adj
Not consequential.
nonconsequentiality
nonconsequentially
nonconsequentialness
nonsequacious
nonsequacious
adj
Not sequacious.
nonsequaciously
nonsequaciousness
nonsequacity
preacquisition
preacquisition
adj
Prior to acquisition
noun
acquisition prior to some other action.
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
preconquestual
proacquisition
pseudoacquaintance
pseudoaquatic
psychoquackeries
quadraphonics
quadraphonics
noun
quadraphonic sound
quadricornous
quadricornous
adj
having four horns
quadricostate
quadricostate
adj
Having four ribs.
quadricotyledonous
quadricrescentoid
quadricrescentoid
adj
(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.
quadriporticus
quadriporticus
noun
A nearly square courtyard surrounded by colonnaded porticoes.
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadrophonics
quadruplications
quadruplications
noun
plural of quadruplication
qualifications
qualifications
noun
plural of qualification
quantifications
quantifications
noun
plural of quantification
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quasicontinuous
quasicontinuous
adj
(mathematics, physics) Having some characteristics of a continuous function, system etc
quasiperiodic
quasiperiodic
adj
(mathematics, of a function) Such that an increment of a variable leads to a multiplication by some function.
(physics, of an oscillation) Having two unrelated periods.
Almost periodic; recurring at irregular intervals.
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
quatrocentist
quatrocentist
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentist
quiinaceous
quinquecostate
quinquecostate
adj
(botany) Having five ribs.
quintocubitalism
quintocubitalism
noun
The property of being quintocubital.
quizzacious
quizzacious
adj
(rare) Mocking or satirical.
reacquisition
reacquisition
noun
A second or subsequent acquisition.
reacquisitions
reacquisitions
noun
plural of reacquisition
sanctiloquent
sanctiloquent
adj
Prone to speaking in a sanctimonious manner; preachy.
Speaking of holy or sacred things.
semicolloquial
semicolloquial
adj
Somewhat or partially colloquial.
semicolloquially
sequacious
sequacious
adj
(Of musical notes or poetic feet) Following neatly or smoothly.
(Of objects, obsolete) Likely to follow or yield to physical pressure; easily shaped or molded.
(Of people) Likely to follow, conform, or yield to others, especially showing unthinking adherence to others' ideas; easily led.
(Of thought) Following logically or in an unvarying and orderly procession, tending in a single intellectual direction.
sequaciously
sequaciously
adv
by a logically developed argument.
with blind acceptance.
sequaciousness
sequaciousness
noun
The state or condition of being sequacious.
sesquicarbonate
sesquicarbonate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing one carbonate and one bicarbonate ion in each formula [CO₃HCO₃].
(inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing three carbonate ions for every two metal ions.
sesquioctava
sesquioctaval
siliquaceous
siliquaceous
adj
(botany) Having siliques.
sobriquetical
sobriquetical
adj
Of or relating to sobriquets.
soliloquacious
soliloquacious
adj
Of or relating to a soliloquy.
somniloquacious
somniloquacious
adj
(rare, humorous) Talkative in one’s sleep.
spheroquartic
squacco
squacco
noun
A species of pond heron, Ardeola ralloides, which is small, and brown and white in colour; it is found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe.
squaccos
squaccos
noun
plural of squacco
squamaceous
squamaceous
adj
squamose
squamatotuberculate
squamocellular
squamocellular
adj
Relating to, or composed of squamous cells
squamosoimbricated
squamosozygomatic
squamozygomatic
squamozygomatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to both the squamosal and zygomatic bones; applied to a bone, or a centre of ossification, in some foetal skulls.
squamscot
squattocracy
squattocracy
noun
(Australia, historical) Wealthy landowners (squatters) considered as a class.
squattocratic
squattocratic
adj
Of or relating to squattocracy.
squireocracy
suaviloquence
suaviloquence
noun
The quality of pleasantness or sweetness in speech or writing.